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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1949)
!!- r The Stetoimem. Scdam. Oregon. Thuradcryy April .7. 1943 Tht Statesman Farmer - of FARMER OF THE WEEK Ernest C. Brunk farm hi grandfather's laud donation claim but that doesn't mean that what was good enough for Grandpa is good enough for the grandson. On Tuesday, Ernest had 73 acres ot crop land fertilized by airplane, and it took about an hour of ac tual flying time over the field to put the 7,500 pounds of ammonium 'sulphate (from the Salem plant) onto the ground. It would have taken his grandfather considera bly longer. Ernest runs 300 acres of Polk county land. But he seems to en Joy most his 22 acres of peaches and 31 acres of cherries. He re gretted that they were almost in the pink of bloom this week and may be a bit past prime on Blos som Day. The cherries will be fine, however, he says. Last year the fruit crop was small, but the year before 11 acres of .trees gave more than 5,000 boxes of peaches and the SU acres of cherries yielded 120 tons ot fruit. Dortha Brunk started out to be school teacher but was talked out f the Idea while practice teaching at Sola. Ernest says he "sure put crimp la good ca reer" The have two sons which put the Brunk acres well on the way to be fanned by the fourth gener ation ef Brunks. Dale. 19, la a Gooseberry Fly Traps Set Up in Hubbard Fields C. E. Bradley, Hubbard goose Jerry grower, and Oregon State college entomology specialist, Rob ert W Every, set up two yellow currant fly emergence oages on Saturday at the Bradley farm. , These cages will cover small plots that were stocked with wormy gooseberries last summer. The worms or larvae have been In the soil ever since. However, they have changed into pupae and will eventually come to the sur face as flies. When Bradley finds the first fly in one of the cages, he and other gooseberry growers will apply lead arsenate sprays 'jfvtthtn one week and maintain a protective spray cover until the berries are harvested. These sprays will kill the flies and keep them from laying their eggs under the skin of currants and gooseberries. Failure to kill the; yellow currant flies causes cull fruit and complete loss of the crop. Marion county gooseberry grow er who would like to know when Bradley finds the first yellow cur rant fly can write or call D. L. K wmussen, county extension ant, Salem. Growers In other Willamette valley counties can write Robert W. Every, entomol ogy specialist, Oregon State col lege, Corvaliis. Mt. Angel Cow Tops County Dairy Record A Mt. Angel coUege HoUteln cow topped Marion County Dairy Herd Improvement association's production this month, with 89.2 pounds of butterfat. Bob Clark, Aurora, had second high cow, a Jersey producing S4.3 pounds of fat. Third high was another Hol stein from" Frank Poeppings herd t Mt. Angel, with 81.5 pounds of fat; and fourth high, a Guernsey In William Frith's herd at St Paul, with 80.7 pounds. Peter Mitchell, Mt Angel su pervisor, reports many dairymen have been forced to shift from hi to corn silage until pasture ready for use. This shift has re sulted in a drop in milk flow and. many dairymen say, less attrac tive color to the milk. Bea A. NeweU, county extension agent (livestock) points to many exper iments snowing grass silage to have many times the Vltamia A content of corn silage. Leonard Chinn, supervisor of one half of WEN ATCH EE APPLE " ; - - C . - . ?..'-, - t r -: , x " - . T , " mn I, i if V i ' . ' I ' ..y,.' - m w r , ; ? tV'V 0 -ir ,;it r .' f ' " L. (Nfa y f - .. v. "-X fa-T- II..IH! ,, -r I, ii jr Tharetea (above), 18-year-e44 high school girl, will relent queen aver tat Apple Blessem Festival at Weaa tehee, If ask. May f-7. - t he-Week ""SB. 4 " Ernest O. Brink Future Farmer student la Salem high, and Gordon, IS, is showing a decided yea for farming . . . and baseball. And that is another thing the Brunk men have la common. Mr. Brunk felt' badly he had to miss three Senator games last summer and spoil' his no-miss record of the year prior. When they aren't fanning or going to ball games the Brunks are fishing or hunting. Farm Calendar April 7 Market Hog exhibition, 10:30 a.m., state fair grounds. April 7 t-H Poultry club local leaders meet, OSC Poultry build ing, 10 a.m. April 8 Homemakers festival. First Methodist church, Salem. State and Church sts. Daa W. Poling, speaker. April 12 Oregon Swine Grow ers meeting. Carcass display, 1 p.m.. Valley Packing company. April 14 Polk county Home makers festival Monmouth 10 a.m. IOOF hall. April 17-18 Second annual Ab erdeen Angus show and sale. Klamath Falls. April 21 Pacifie Northwest Guernsey sale, Pacific Interna tional building. North Portland. April 24 Marion county Jersey Cattle club, RNA hall, Qulnaby. April 28-29 Marion county 4-H club show, Silverton. April 29 Yamhill County Homemakers festival, : McMinn ville. May 27-28 Una County Lamb show, Scio. t June 4 Marion County Lamb show. Turner. June 14-24 4-H Summer school. June 22 Oregon Bay Chick As sociation. Oregon State college. June 28-July 1 Fourth annual Leadership Institute for Town and County churches, OSC. William Teutsch, general chairman. WOOL GROWERS Two new directors were elected and 12 were reelected at the recent annual members meeting of the Pa cific Wool Growers. Floyd M. Ed wards of Albany and Stanley Christensen of McMinnville will serve for the first time: this year. Directors reelected were R. V. Hobb, Salem; H. O. Avery, Union; C. M. Hubbardi Junction City; J. T. Alexander, Chehalis. Wash.; S. S. Brown, Troy, Idaho; C. E. Orel le, Portland; C. C. Eubank. Ogden, Utah; B. F. McComba, Oriok. Calif.; R. G. McKenzie, Sixes; O. A. San dner, Scio; Gaylord Madison, Echo; H. P. SpiEman, Powell Butte. A 15th director, representing the pub lic. Is to be appointed by the di rector of extension. Oregon State college, as provided la the by-laws. the DHIA work; reports Bryon Gordon. Route L SUvertoa. as new member ; la the association. Marcus Wampack, Mt Angel, is also starting a tasting psogiaia for the first time. . QUEEN- Peril - Joan Farmers Come Down to Earth Via the Air By Lfllie L. Madsea rrm Editor. The Statesman Polk county farmers have been up in the air this week. They were up in the air last month, too, and things being what they are over there, they plan to be up in the air again along in late May or June. In fact Polk county farmers are so much up in the air that they have organized one cooperative group to accommodate themselves, and may organize another. The : group already organized is the Polk County Dusting Coope rative. Charles Ross, Dallas, is president and John Dickinson, In dependence, is secretary. Direct ors include Wesley Schenk, Wil- Iamina; Gerald Freeman, Rick res 11, and Wylie Gardner, Dallas. Approximately 12,000 acres are expected to be under the co-op's dusting program this year which Includes hairy vetch and Austrian peas only. Dusting is usually let out by bid and cost to the farmer was right around $3 an acre last season. Mr. i Ross recalls that Drior to the dusting co-op, germination of hairy vetch had dropped down to 30 per cent Last year it was up to 80 or better. Big Cash Crep Saved We have saved one of our big Polk county cash crops by our co-op,? says Mr, Ross. He adds that besides the co-op there are a number of farmers who deal directly with airplane companies which ' dust. But ; dusting for leeume weevil isn't the only thing that is done by airplane on Polk county farms. This year, . when the crop land has been too wet to get on until late, land plaster and other early fertilizers have been spread by plane, oats were sown in Febr uary, and S. E. Starr sowed 50 acres of Austrian peas in Febr uary. They are growing nicely now, he reported. Some farmers in Polk county tried sowing wheat in February. While this Is coming along, it is not doing as well as some of the other crops planted by plane. Rye grass has been planted in this manner suc cessfully for the past few years. ce-ep rear rears Old The airplane co-op was organ ized four years ago. It has been. Ross says, an education not only to the farmers but also to the fliers. At first the plane men flew far above the ground and would contract for dusting only certain acreages in the open. Now they ny much closer to the ground. are able to aim much more cor rectly i at the field to be dusted and no field seems too difficult for them to handle. The farmers who have planted and fertilized by plane this spring admit "it probably cost us quite a bit more than it would have by ground work," but, they add. "our fields have been too wet to get onto this spring and we will prob ably make up in returns the amount we may have expended In getting the materials on in cor rect time." JERSEY SHOW DATE SET Clackamas County Jersey Cat tle club has chosen June 18 for its annual spring Jersey show. This will be at the Canby fair grounds and more than 100 entries are already listed, says Elmer Deetz, chairman of the event IT expect to close operatioju for the spring season some time this, month, IFVOUIIEED AinioinuiJ SULPHATE ; IPIloso TToboip rrdlcir Att caoo In cese your dealer cannot supply Telephone or write direct to our plant C0LUI1BIA IIETALS COnPORATIOII Box 269, Salem, Oregon lieu Rololillers At New LOOS! At a Price Yon Can Easily Afford. It's Worth Money to Yon to Call in Factory Trained Men Win Gladly Demonstrate on Your Land. YES, WE GIVE TERMS Tcarjuo S5S N. Liberty Phone Shewn here Is the way. farming Is dene In Pelk eennty. It Is expected approximately 12,s0s acres ef Austrian peas and hairy vetch will be given this treatment In Pelk eennty late in May er early In June. Dusting at that time will be dene far the control ef weevil. By Rural Reporter Come April Fool's Day, says Art King, extension specialist at Ore gon State college, cultivating equipment should be la the wal nut orchards, and everything worked at least once by April 13. The reason, he says, for the early cultivation is to stop growth of the cover crop and weeds that take moisture and plant food from the trees. If the plant food is used up, then the cover crop does not decay when turned under. Also, it leaves the tree lacking in plant food. Floyd Mock of Lafayette and Lloyd Baron of Newberg seem to give proof to Art's statements. Floyd said he had a very satisfac tory grade of nuts this past year when most growers had something awful. He cultivated his orchard in early April last year, and Lloyd cultivated even earlier than Floyd. Lloyd's orchard gave out one of the highest cracking percentages of the year, while neighboring or chards had a poor quality walnut at harvest time. The quality of even the best orchards slipped a bit In 1948, but turning under cover crops at an early date did help some. Neal Thompson of Canby has been doing rather better than good in the production of ladino clover seed. Neal just had a lot of seed cleaned up which tested 99.88 per cent pure. That is aw fully close to perfect. Oregon cer tainly does produce some top qual ity seeds. Henry Zorn, Champoeg, one of the oldest Jersey breeders in Mar ion county, has a new three-cow pit-type milking parlor. Henry, and his son Joe, plan to run about 50 cows through this new sett-up. Speaking of dairy barns and set ups, Art Schwab over at Mt. Angel has a new 40 by 100 quan set hut type barn which combines loafing shed, milking parlor, and milk house under one roof. Con crete stave silos with pea vine silage are at the end of the loaf ing shed, providing for convenient feeding. Art uses flax waste for bedding and is high in its praise. Low Prices A NEW RIDING TRACTOR Ilofor Co. Salem, Oregon 1-4173 Up la Waldo Hills, one crop, the farmers report, was one hun dred per cent but the wrong way. The oats seeded last fall were a complete loss throughout the Wal do Hills. While reseeding should have been completed In February it was just being completed this week, due, also, to a trick of weather. By Kara! Reporter Alfred Werth over at Amity thinks that much of the land now growing nothing but evergreen blackberries and other brush good only for goat feed, is some of our most valuable pasture land. Dur ing the past five years he has cleared off more than 19 acres of swamp land, is draining and tiling it. The land, he says, is very rich and will make valuable land when the project is completed. But it does take time, he sighs. s U. T. Buyserie & Son of Wood burn is boasting a bit on the side of Lilac Remus Chief Baronet, which was recently announced by tne American Jersey Cattle club as a tested sire. Baronet's ten daughters have averaged more than two times the butterfat pro duction of the average dairy cow in the United States. They pro duced an average ef 8,508 pounds of milk testing S.8 and averaging 490 pounds of fat each. Baronet was bred by M. N. Tibbies of In dependence in 1940 and bought by Arthur Buyserie in 1941. The farmers must have some thing special over at Wood burn, be cause Pauline s Eagle Double Boy, owned by Herbert S. Coleman, Woodbum, has been rated as a Superior Sire by the national cat tie club. He has 19 daughters Quality farm quipment Is now immediately available at Iaterstate. Due to stepped -up production m our factories we can now offer, at present, immediate delivery on the tractors illustrated here - - and certain John Deere farm imple ments such as "CC" Field Culti vators. Offset and regular Field Disc Harrows, Spring Tooth Har rows and other products. All of this equipment is world-famous for its field-proven dependability. Come la today and see it oa our floor! MODEL "MM JOHN DEEUE TK ACTOR The Model M" John Deere trac tor is designed especially for the 100-acre farm - and for help with the field and belt work on larger farms. Owners like its extra pow er, new comfort and safety for the operator and its four forward speeds, ranging from 1 Vj M. P. H. up to 12 M. P. H. Come in today and look over the Mode. "M." MODEL "A AND "B" JOHN DEERE TRACTOR The new Model "A" matches the power requirements on larger row-crop farms and the new Mod el "B" is ideal general-purpose power for farms of medium size. Both are heavy-duty tractors with an abundance of power to handle big-capacity plows, bedders and disc harrows. Both are on display in our store. Look them over the next time you're in town! viiirA' w.' ar i i r-1 a ssv i m v m r m i sr a w mar iiiil-i:iim i jClA 7 eaaMi4)y " DiUi ' vutiuwii j i. Southern States Growing Cover Crop Seeds W. F. Cyrus'in a recent Issue of Washington County News Times, gives an interview which is of wide interest in the valley both because he is known as an authority on market seeds and because he has made a trip south through the Oregon seed market territory. Cash farm income, ssys Cyrus, in the 14 southern states has in creased 150 per cent in the past 20 years. Along with the Increase in farm income, the deposits in banks have also increased. A large part of this increase is ac counted for in the general over all increased price of farm pro duction. In the opinion of Cyrus, there are other factors that con tribute importantly to the bettered financial conditions of the south ern farmer. Farm owner-operators are in creasing. These have changed the type of farming. From 1930 to 1948 the acreage planted to cotton was cut in half, but the total pro duction remained practically the same. Cover crops, grom from Pa cific Northwest gron seed, play an important part in the soil im provement program. Cyrus be lieves that the use of Pacific Northwest annual legume seed will continue until something bet ter Is developed. But Oregon farmers and the seed trade can expect continued re sistance to high prices. Higher prices in recent years have stimu lated efforts throughout the south in developing winter cover crops that will produce, profitably, seed in the area. These efforts arc now bringing some success. Most notable among southern grown crops is variously called wild peas, caley peas or singletary peas. The production and use have increased five times in the past four or five years. They are not entirely satisfactory as a cover crop but seed being available lo cally at considerably less cost than Oregon vetch seed, growers are using these. Blue lupine is still on the in crease. Another southern develop ment Is the hard-seed strains of crimson clover. Hairy vetch seed production has increased in Texas and Arkansas. Such developments, in the opinion of Cyrus, should not alarm Oregon seed growers but should give them pause for thinking. Getting seed to the south early, meeting competitive prices and supplying the quantity and quality desired are more than Important they are absolute essentials, he says. tested for production. They aver aged 8,054 pounds of milk and 461 pounds of butterfat. He also has 14 daughters classified for type with an average rating of 85.71 per cent. This sire was bred by John H. Fick, Woodburn, and bought by Herbert in 1930. INTERSTATE TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT CO, SALEM, OREGON Loo Johnson LOYAL ("Rick") ADKISON, a 20-year veter an la the farm machinery business and a long time Interstate salesman, has been transfer red from outside selling to floor salesman at our Salem store. He will be on hand at all times to help you with your farm equipment selec tions when you come to our store. Rick's wide field ex perience In all types of farm methods and application of farm equipment will be of real value in helping you choose the right size tractor, farm implement or pump for your own particular needs. MODEL "D" JOHN DEERE TRACTOR The Model "D" is the "daddy" of all John Deere Tractors and is still the outstanding heavy-duty farm tractor. Among other things it burns low-cost fuel efficiently v ... . will pull a 4-bottom plow, cover 25 acres a day with a disc tiller, pull a 20-ft. combine and many other jobs where real power is needed. Equipped with electric starter and lights, the Model "D" provides the latest word in a pow erful, heavy-duty tractor for all heavy farm jobs. There's one on our floor ready for your inspection! 191 HO- 3 V45r"-24?v i Irrigation Seen As 'Out' for Oregon Hop Men Irrigation may be the future dif ference between "make or break" for Oregon low-yield hop yards now that odds are being stacked against many growers by industry surpluses, believes G. H. Hoerner, hop specialist. Approximately 5,000 bales from the state's 1948 crop remain un sold. Much of this stock, however, is inferior grade. Hoerner states. State yield figures for the 1948 crop year relegate Oregon produc ers to a poor competitive position. The 1948, Washington state per acreage average hop yield was 1, 725 pounds. California was second high with an average per acre of 1,232 pounds. Idaho ranked third with an average of 1,050, while Oregon, with an average of 899 pounds per acre, ranked fourth. Higher yields are essential to low er production costs, Hoerner points out, as he emphasizes that most of Washington's hop acreage is locat ed in the irrigated Yakima valley. uregon county-by-county yield figures further emnhaalz h dif ference between irrifftH irrigated hop yards. Umatilla coun ty iea ine state last year with an average yield of 1,820 pounds per acre. In Willamette valley, mean while, where most of the yards are THENCHUIG for Faro Drainlili Phone or write for free estimate. John Lnyben tttl N. K. Sehayler Portland IX, Ore. WEbster 7451 Second Annual Registered exe1 Commercial ' ABERDEEN ANGUS SHOW April 17 th SALE April 18k 71 W4 roftstered females and bulls. 50 hood commer cial koifers in pent of 3 ond S. I - Jadf Wayne Lenhard, Deer Park, Wash. . I Aartleneer Cel. Earl Walters, riler. Idatae. - Fairgrounds, Klamath Falls, Oro. y raeifle Cease 'Aherdeea AagM Breeders Asseeitiea, and "Rich AdMson past six months Lee has been concentrating on Jac-1 uzxl pump Installations, but! in his new job as outsider sales representative he willf om cauinM on you rgiraui our fuU line of "Caterpillar", John Deere and J a eu sail pumps and water systems and other products. Lee la a young veteran who has dem onstrated outstanding abil m ity helping farmers with their equipment problems. We hope you will call on -RICK" MODEL "Q" JOHN DEERE TRACTOR The Model "Q" is the ideal row crop tractor for the large-acreage farmer who wants to burn the heavier fuels. It is specially de signed to operate at top perform ance on low-cost fuels. The Model CP develops 36 drawbar H. P. and J9 8 belt H. P. Hydraulic Powr-Trol as well as Roll-O-Mat-le knee-action front wheels are av ailable. Come In today and let us demonstrate this powerful tractor! Iniersialo Tractor Your Dealer For 3 11 ill "Calerpillar" - John Deere - Jacuzzi located on rolling rtvet'bottom lancu, yield figures snow trie lack of supplemental water. Last year. Polk county's hop yield averaged 879 pounds; Linn county 679; Mar ion county 910, and Clackamas county,. 768. Hoerner says that six year irrigation trials on the Ore gon State college experimental hop yard, show supplemental water in creased yields 25 per cent.;' Fertilization and disease icon trot are other factors to be considered, in obtaining higher yield, Hoerner concludes. i I MARKETING IS BIO JOB At the recent pasture! forage' livestock conference held in Om aha, Professor R. C. Ashbey, Uni versity of Illinois farm economist, termed effective livestock market ing the most difficult and the most important job confronting the far mers of the nation. He urged stock men to band together to employ salesmen equal to buyers in trad ing skill and bargaining ability. ! -, 1:: THIRD TESTES ADDED, f ' Lawrence Allen of Bend has been added as Marlon county's third Dairy Herd Improvement association tester, report! Fred Davis, Woodburn, president of th association. There art now over 100 herds In the county 6n test, but there is still room for more, says Mr. Davis. Either he or Bea A. Newell, Marion county-extension agent, livestock specialist, may be contacted on registration. 7& Am ttmms 44f Tizr.;;yi SOKSTZ3H0 in IIou Job M M II la ' 1 -n-L. LIE JOHNSON, who first joined Interstate as a floor salesman, has taken over Rick Ad kison's territory la Marion county. For tho LEI him whenever he can be of service. I : Ci Equipmcnl Co.' Phont 2-4161