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12 The Statesman, frm. Oregon. Thursday. March 9. 1950 Dusting Co-op Elects New rrr-rt WHERE US. INCOME GOES') i . i . , i. t ... '.- - J., WILLAMETTE VALLEY -FARMER News and Views of Farm and Garden -By LILLIE L. MADSEN 1950 Officers We$t States Wool Gohtest Sets Openings Approximately $13,000 In col lege scholarships,-savings bonds and valuable merchandise will be awarded in the 1950 "Make Yourself With Wool" home sewing contest, sponsored by the Wool Bureau, Inc. and the Women's auxiliary of the National Wool Growers association. The contest opens this month for its rourtn consecutive year In 12 western states. The contest, designed to pro mote skill and fashion knowledge in making coats, suits and dresses ef virgin wool fabrics, Is open to all girls from 14 through 22 years ef in livin in California, Colo rado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Hew Mexico, Oregon, soma Da kota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, and other western states which' may qualify later, in the year. 1 A national fashion show, held the first week in December in eon junction with the 86th annual con vention of the National Wool Growers association In Casper, Wyo, will terminate the contest During the show, all top-ranking state winners will model their own home-created fashions in com petition for national awards. Prizes will be ; awarded by a .. Judging panel of fashion and home sewing experts, s : National awards offered in this ear's contest include: Grand prize or best garment in all divisions of senior class $300 scholarship by Jorstmann Woolen company. . - '- Grand prize for best garment In all divisions of Junior class $300 scholarship by Pendleton Woolen Mills.- - . . 1 School ' of Fashion scholarship - for best national entry garment made from an 'original design $450 scholarship for one year's tuition at the Traphagen School . ef Fashion, New York, New York, awarded by the Traphagen School. ? Junior class (includes girls from 14 through 17 years of age) Best coat $100 Savings Bond by Mil- lidge Woolen Co., Inc.; best dress a Singer Featherweight portable sewing machine bySingerJSewing Machine Co.; best suit $100 .Savings Bond by Milrklge Woolen C&, Inc. " . . Senior class (Includes girls from 18 through 22 years of age) best suit $100 savings bond by John walther Fabrics, Inc.; best dress $100 savings bond by Botany Mills, Inc.; best coat a singer Mahog- Iny Console sewing machine by inger Sewing" Machine Co. ' -t Original design class includes all garments made from original de signs. It is open to all contestants from the ages of 14 through 22. econd prize $100 savings bond y the wool Bdreau, Inc. Savings' bonds, cash and other awards will be presented In local, area and state contests. In ad dition, state winners will receive wool fabric lengths awarded by Botany Mills, Inc., John Walther fabrics. Inc., and Milrldge Woolen Co-Inc. The wool bureau this year Is ffering $223 In "bonus prizes" to contestants writing the best 300 word statement on 'sewing with wool fabric &le nennies, pictured here, la a ,.i asy man. Tonlrht he will pre II side at the Marten county Llve- J stock association dinner at Un- lea nilL As seen aaJie is through with that he will shift his at tention te the Marlon Coantr Fat Lamb shew where he Is a director sad as his special little project wiU'4 tract the state sheep dog trials In Jane. (Farm photo for The Statesman.) - Marion County Fat Lamb Show Plans Announced Karl Wipper of Clover dale has been re-elected president of the Marion County Fat Lamb show to be held the first Saturday in June. - Wipper, Louie Hennies and Bob Bunsacker have been named for three-year terms on the executive board of the Lamb Show corpora tion which conducts the event ! 1 The rtate sheep dog trials, held in connection with the show, will be directed by Hennies. Carl Booth Will have charge of the fleece and wool display. Lamb entries and exhibits will be cared for by M. O. Pearson. A new I ruling limits fat lamb competition to grade sheep. Purc- As mustrsted here, lighting specialists recommend that a 25f-watt i K-4t type reflector bulb be snspended at a ccmfertablc height, yet high eneagh so that straw will act catch fire aa a simple and easy way te provide warmth f or yeong animals. ! Pigs Do Well Through Use Of Heat Lamps Infra-red heat lamps Installed In y,m hrnnder will oar bis divi dends in getting hogs to market while prices arc at their peak. - The heat lamp used over the farrowing pen will keep the sow Mtmfrtrtahl ' before she farrows. prevents smothering or chilling, and- discourages' .cannibalism; which .frequently , causes heavy losses In eacH utter, v whether vou use a commercial or homemade brooder, be sure that It is sturdy enougn so tnat inc nor nt fc-nnrk. it dawn. .Many OT-itiiitural colleges and ex periment " stations offer detailed instructions on now to comituci various strled brooders, three of which are Illustrated in the sketch es at the bottom of the photograph. in addition to' nsina heat lamps In ti . chicken and lamb brooders. rnanj fanners depend on this con venient source ox quicx.neai zor drying newborn nvestocsr. ' Exchange Value! r Of Fann Products Down 5 Percent i ! The exchange value of farm products has declined about five per cent during the past year, ac cording to the weekly Tann price, crops and weather review prepar ed by the Oregon State college extension service from USDA re ports and other data.4.5 - " The government tnaex ox prices received by farmers dropped seven per cent during the 12 months pe riod ending February 13, while farmers costs prices declined only 2 per .cent. For the s e e o n d consecutive month, however, the Index of nrices received br farmers ad vanced 2 points. On February IS, this index stood at 237 per cent of the 1910-1914 level. Higher prices for meat animals and cotton were mainly responsible for the rise. Truck crops, dairy products and eggs weakened - from mlo- January to mid-February. . Somewhat lower prices lor zeea. elnthiwg and farm supplies lower ed the parity index 1 point during the month. This index, which in cludes prices paid by farmers, taxes, Interest and wage rates. now stands at 248 per cent of the 1910-1914 level. As a result of the higher price index and lower parity Index, the purchasing power of farm prod ucts rose slightly, but, as a whole, they are still below parity. The parity ratio stood at 96" on Feb ruary 18. That was up -2 points from January IS, but S points be low mid-February 1949. Honey Producers Are" Awaiting Supports The market for honey continued unsettled during the last half of February. Many producers and dealers were marking time until the effects of the price support program could be determined. No details on the program have, been announced but the parity price for extracted honey at mid-January was calculateed to have been 18.3 cents a pound. i The average received by United States beekeepers for the 1949 crop is estimated at 11.S cents a pound for all 'grades and methods of sale. The 1949 Agricultural act authorizes . support on the 1950 crop at 60 to 90 per cent of parity, which, as . given previously, was 16 J cents at mid-January. During the first part of March, dark am be honey in the Pacific northwest was moving to bottlers at 8 to 8 cents a pound In large lots. Inter- mountain white clover was 9 to 914 cents while midwest white clover was bringing mostly 9 to 10 cents a pound. breds can be shown only In breed ing lamo classes. Lcni-Irslisg Delhi fcr Il:by Skin Irritilica Here's a tip! So away people ccpead ea Reaiaol OiaUacat to relieve eaartiai kefc of dry w mm. chaSag. w aa rah. it mmM W omd. At alt ra(rtau. The coat tosaatt-rclkf kj great. Try Itl i i ' ' ' - ' :' ' HAROLD P. ZWALT jLgikaStani Xxtenslon 0crrtca , orc-oacwetwpi Ewalt to Talk un JLiairy In Oackamas Reducing the Cost of Producing Milk., is the subject on which Harold P. Ewalt, dairy specialist of Oregon Stats college, will italic before a meeting of the Clackamas County Jersey. Cattle club Sunday, March 12, In he community ihall at Mulino. This hall is located a quarter-mile west of the Junction Of highway 21S and the road (be tween Mulino and Canby, adjacent to the latter road. Meeting begins at 11:30 ajn, with preliminary business. to be' transacted while the potluck dinner is being pre pared, and will resume after din ner with the balance of the busi ness and Mr. Xwalt's talk. 1 Harry F. Lane, president of the Clackamas County Jersey Cattle club urges all members to attend and Invites all dairymen with Jer sey strains in their herds to parti cipate in the meeting. i . A second feature of Sunday's meeting will be a brief talk by Paul Reeder, president of the Columbia County Jersey Cattle club, who Is bringing a delegation of his mem bers as special guests of the Clack amas club. This Is in line with the. latter club's plan to invite members from another county dub to attend each of their meetings during the year, and in turn to visit at meetings In the other counties. I i Plans for Clackamas county's spring show will also be formulat ed on, Sunday. 1 i5 'mm mm "jSt 'tweaNat-S) ' t mf m"i 14 -p gp -jh- ; 9 3 I 3SttilO I ii - - , C21PIT0L JaUIMR CO; ZTo. CJoaar Ave. j Phone) or 24431 New Zealand Glover Being Planted Here Clackamas county farmers arc planting 2000 acres of New Zeal and mother white clover seed this month. By next spring hopes are to have a few fields clean enough for harvest, after which this seed will enter regular channels of trade. Most of the seed harvested is expected to find a market for improved pastures in the Willam ette valley. Fifteen years ago it was believ ed the Willamette valley climate was too dry for white clover, par ticularly, when raised with grass. However, after some of the fields were well fertilized and planted to improved grasses and subterran ean clover, white clover started volunteering. There is a lot of difference in white clover types, of which New Zealand mother white, is recogniz ed as one of the best. Among those to plant certified seed of this strain for the first time this spring are Harry Lane and Charles Couchc, Sherwood; Rognar Anderson, Colton; Vernon Hepler, Albert Eyman, Henry Krllo. C. C. Conrad. G. E. Gil- more, of Canby; George Wells, O. O. Ogden, Gilbert Schaad, Rollin Maddock and N. L. Winzler, Au rora; George Wrolstad and Harold Fisher, Molalla and Eugene Will board. Woodbura. - Walter Hardy of Russellvllle and Fred Sailer of Molalla have nice 1949 spring plantings which will be used for demonstrations this spring. Farmers to Get Questionaire In Late March :. The United States bureau of the census, is' preparing for a large Trailing- job in connection with the 1950 census of agriculture, More than six million farmers arc on the mailing list. . .Late in March every rural route boxholder will receive an agricult ure questionnaire which he will be requested to fill and have ready for the census taker when he calls at the farm in April during the Seventeenth -Decennial Census of the United States. The questionnaire to be used .in the 1950 census of agriculture has been designed so as to be filled out as easily as possible. . .The ave.l rage farmer will answer less than 100 Inquiries, most of which can be completed without reference to any records. - ' - . About one-half of the inquiries on the agriculture questionnaire apply to all farms in all sections of the country. Of the Inquiries regarding approximately fifty kinds of field crops- vegetables and fruits, the average farmer will answer less than a dozen since, generally, he will have produced only four or five different crops. For crops harvested in 1949, the farm operator will be asked to report the acreage, yield and value of the crops sold or to be sold. Livestock inventories will be re ported as of April 1, 1930, while inquiries for the production of livestock and livestock products refer to the 1949 calendar year. To further simplify the ques tionnaire, a special form will be used for nearly every state, listing only the crops principally grown by the farmers In that state. Farm Cciendar ' March Oregon Jersey Cattle club directors meeting, ll'ajn. Senator hotel. V - - March Marion County live stock association dinner meeting, Union Hill grange halL pjn. Louis Hennies, Turner, president March It Valley Farmers Co op annual meeting Silverton KP hall, 10:30 ajn. March 14 Polk County Farmer Merchanhaiiquet. Dallas city hall. MarcSi 19 Marion County Jer sey Cattle club. April 1 Grand National Junior Livestock Exposition, San Fran cisco. April 1 Linn County Home makers' Festival, Sweet Home high school. AprU 4 and 1 Oregon Swine Breeders association Market Hog and Carcass show, Portland. AprU Si-May I National home demonstration week. May 8-18 Annual Oregon State Cattleman's association convention, Klamath Falls. Jane 2 Marion County Fat Lamb show, Turner. The board of directors of the Polk County Dusting Cooperative were commended at the recent an nual meeting for the excellent work done in the 1949 dusting pro gram. The board of directors was given a vote of confidence for 1950 and recommended that they pro ceed immediately with the dusting cooperative pool for the dusting of hairy vetch and Austrian peas. - At the board meeting following the annual meeting, Charles Ross was re-elected president, and John Dickinson, Independence, secre tary. . Report of the board. of directors stated that the cost of dusting last year was $2.48 per acre net cost to the grower. . This was a reduct ion of almost $1X0 from the pre vious year. President Ross stated that this cost was down for a num ber of reasons: 1, A lower cost of dust; 2, a lower priced contract with the flying companies; 3, the cutting of administrative expense by the board of directors serving in the area in which they were located in Polk county. The total of 9,978 acres were dusted in the 1949 program. Big Acreage Planted Indications for the 1950 year are that about double the acreage of hairy vetch and Austrian peas arc grown in roix county. A prelim inary survey, of which 100 grow ers had reported, showed almost 9,000 acres of peas and vetch to be dusted. Alec Cellers of Buchanan Cellers ... m i ' , J f Til irilllll- ville, was the principal speaker. Cellers reported on bis recent trip into the south regarding the de mand for cover crop seeds. He stated that there Is a good demand for hairy vetch and the only pos sible competition might be from Texas, if they get a high yielding crop., He also reports a good out-' look for common ryegrass, al though the price may be down slightly from last year. Carry-ever Large In regard to Austrian winter peas, Cellers stated that most of these will be bought under the government purchase program on support prices, due to the great supply being produced this year and quite a large - carry-over ' in the western part of 1 the United states. . v. - - - .1 At the close of the austina meet ing. President Ross reported that the contracts will be out to grow ers just aa soon as they can be let with the flying service and dust ing concerns, in, order that a price may be set for the 1950 dusting. - ; " ' " OFFICE18 NAMED 5 . John Steele was retained as manager of the Lower Columbia Cooperative Dairy association for 1950 and H. O. McEntire,' Browns mead," president Other officers arc Walter CarL Birkenf eld, vice president and G. A. Rock, Sven sen, secretary-treasurer.- Head quarters of the plant is at Astoria. Invites You to See i V" ALEXANDER WHITE of the . National Cooking School - In His Famous "Pinner-Kwiclcs" Every Day This Week at 10:30 - 12:00 - 2:00 - 4:00 New ideas for your use in daily pressure cooking SEE How to pop corn in your pressure cooker. SEE s A complete dinner of 6 differ, nt veflCtaWes, custsrd pud ding and meet cooked In only five minutes In-your pressure cooker. FREE a favor to every adult at tending a ' Dihner-K wick, lasts only 10 to 15 minutes. SPECIAL SALE PUCESI This Week Only on NEW "MAID OF HONOR . Pressure Cookware 550 N. Capitol .Ph. 3-9191 t r . (A COMPARISON OF . . ; J fsstoaa ' Polk County yrange To Be Awarded The annual meeting" of the Polk county agricultural and home eco nomics committees of the Polk county ranges will be held Satur day, March 11 at 10 ajn. at the Rickreall (range hall, O. C. Brown, Pomona grange agricultural chair man, announces. R. w. Schmidt, state agricultural grange chairman of Albany, will attend the meeting and discuss the agricultural program of the state grange. Rex warren, farm crops special ist of the extension service, Ore gon State college, will attend the meeting and discuss various weed control methods and answer ques tions in regard to chemical control Of noxious weeds and brushy plants. Brown states that selection of the Polk grange to receive the Dallas Chamber of Commerce trophy will be' held in the morn ing with announcement to be made at the noon luncheon. Each year the grange with the best agricult ural program for the year receives the revolving trophy offered by the Dallas Chamber of Commerce. Farmer-Merchant Banquet Plans Made Governor Douglas McKay will be the featured speaker on . the 11th annual Polk County Farmer Merchant banquet to be held Tues day. March 14. 7:15 pjn. at the Trophy Dallas city ball. W. C Leth will'J I y WESTERM UTCUPPLY CO. 1 36x36 In. 1 CHAMOIS 149 Full atae akia of tbe fiaest quality chamois, If s large enough a cut loto two. One for tbe car and ooe for omehoid Wdg CUSHION Rsig. $1.89 $44 Kade' of fiber cfedt with leatherette cad panels . ( . tape booed aeaau ; . . well padded for comfort. 5 Wind DEFLECTORS 59c pair 39 c i PLASTIC GARDEN HOSE Fits all can with tco tilator wiags . . . de flects air current dowa . into car ... tetoforced plastic . , colors. ataal "Varton" SPARK PLUGS or More Oee ticce shell atructtoa . . . prcdaioa bwiU aa every detail , . . Gtos yowr cat power aod pep -arm on galk serve as toastmaster. Tickets are being sent tof community PMA committeemen for distribution to farmers, throughout Polk county. The committee in charge of the banquet includes W. Frank Craw rafiClfJ6vand-: High Quality U. S. 8. Brand. ''1 Compare These Pricea ' POULTRY IIETTIIIG 20 Gauoo 150 JL RoQa SO" high, T spacing , ; Only ; " Ij'- v , ' -7V high. 2" fpadng only ''! ' , 60" high. 1" spacing Only .:.. 72" high, I" spacing Only 6V4 it Steel U" posts 2pout barb wire i Complete Line Valley Faro .Store . ' ,434$ . STerton.Rd,' 'At Lancaster thre ; ' Phono 2-2024 ' 'fiitVf PS SPECIAL 6.0O-16 $99 ruBOUSE 6 our -jffS VSmst pian v you wisn. f lat adirf-roUy guaraotetd. well" IS a -Jl. M aWoa d a djk. w" i s. mm fMitstaediag Ore al- naom UBEBAL TRADED o!t YOUK OLD TIRES . TWES MOUNTED iaaaaaTT "HOMIGUAKD" ONE COAT FLAT PAINT Hides aay old sorface . easy to apply with brmh or roller . . t drica quickl. If 100 oil beat paiat, r . . i o Ft. STEP LADDER Hade of fioest ladder flock -fully roddtd woder each step. Ball type epreader for streagth aad safety,, baody foldiag shelf. Rea. $4.45 Yoe can't bay a better boat at double tbe price. 5-year guarantee Is cot affected by sua, beat or ex treme cold weather, Koavfadiaa 25-rt. LONG HANDLE SHOVEL ash handle hardened round point blade. Sturdy coa- , A real value at thai prate 1L V7. Corner Court & Commercial Sts. . ' - ! .. Phono 3 ford, Salem; John Dickinson,' In dependence; rank Neuf ald, Rick- ; reall; Claude Hoisington, secretary of the Polk County PMA commit- tee, and N. John Hansen, county , extension agent. 549 S5.30 59.S0 Sli.62 88.c ch $7.85 of Woven Wire. Ixilerslale Trader acdlEqnlpnenl Co. 30S5 SHverton Rd. - - Phono 2-4161 : If, $393 nrrsi Witaantaiai trtaiT-""' $219 . I Salem, Oregon - 7177