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1& The Statesman, Salem, Ore.. Thursday. December 14. 1950 WILLAMETTE VALLEY FARMER News and Views of Farm and Garden By ullie l. madsen Oregon Food Gift Boxes Available -If You Hunt Hard Farm Calendar December 15 Spring Valley farmers union covered-dish din ner 7 p. m. at school. Unions to give program. December 17 Annual meet ing of the Marion County Jersey Cattle club, Mayflower hall. Sa lem. December 18 Annual meet ing of Marion County Dairy Herd Improvement association, 10:30 a. m. i Blue Lake Packers, Inc., 10 a. m, Izaak Walton League hall, south end of Cottage street. December 18-20 Oregon Seed Growers 10th annual meeting, Multnomah hotel, Portland. December 19 Oregon Pure bred Sheepbreeders association. Polk Committee Aims at County Health Council By Ullie Madsen Farm Editor. The Statesman Willamette people as a whole are sending and giving at home more and more fancy food items out of Oregon soil, one prominent grocer at Salem told me Tuesday afternoon as I stood watching him making up a package of Oregon cheese, Oregon cranberries and Oregon prunes. '(But, he added, "it's still funny how many people want to send packages of the famous Wiscon sin cheese. IH bet we have packed a half-hundred packages of Wis consin cheese to go back to Wis consin as Christmas gifts. If they want to send cheese to a cheese state why don't they send Oregon cheese?" I could answer that question myself. Wherever you go in groc er stores here in the valley, you can find nice little packages rang ing from $2.50 and up for fancy cheeses all strating with "Wis". I took time out Tuesday to go into five different grocer stores here in the valley. In each I asked the same question: "Do you have any gift pack ages of Oregon cheese?" In four, I found the same an swer, "No, but we could make you up one." . Surrounded by Wisconsin ' in the ruth store, 1 found a very fine gift package of four varieties of Oregon cheese. All around this package were other nice gift packages of Wisconsin cheese. . The grocer told me this was the last one of the Oregon boxes. He added, "You know these gift box es of Oregon cheese aren't too good a buy. You Can buy the same packages separate at less money, We didn't figure folk would buy them so we only made 50 of them. They certainly went fast. Next year well make more." That proves something, -doesn't it? Perhaps the cheese does come a bit higher. But there is time and good looking packaging included. Time is an element for most of us who work. And I noted that the Oregon package was every bit as good a buy as were the many different Wisconsin . packages. ; I have nothing against Wisconsin cheese. My background is Wis consin.' but the .Oregon cheese is right up at the top. For a number of years, my Wisconsin relatives have sent me a box of cheese for the holidays. I have returned the compliment with Oregon cheese we ve all enjoyed the exchange. Make Niee Gift I found some delightful little round three-pound cheeses in a few of the grocery stores. These packed with a . sack of filberts (they, too, come in interesting lit tle burlap sacks) or a box of Ore gon prunes, make a nice gift for east, south, north or right here at home. When it came to prunes, I had - considerable difficulty, too. Wher ever I went I could buy California prunes, in fancy and plain pack- ages. Only twice in my ramblings did I find Oregon PRUNES. The capitals are intentional. The Ore gon prunes I found were excep tionally fine. They were done up in attractive five and 10-pound Eackages already to ship. They ad been packed in Salem, the label said. One grocer had some very at tractive mixed packages of nuts, jellies and lams, all Oregon pro ducts and labeled so. To a similar package another grocer had added cranberries in attractive cello phane bags. No Yule Packages I tried to get a fancy package of Oregon fish there is an oys ter association with headquarters in Salem I could buy the cans individually but nowhee did 1 ' find a Christmas package of such I found jars of canned turkey and of canned chicken Oregon can ned, that is but there were no Christmas packages of these. In early November, when I was spending my vacation in Southern California, I found hundreds of fancy packed California foods with large advertisements calling attention to the "colorful, delight ful, romantic gifts right out from the land of sun and desert" We Oregonians are prone to crab a bit about California "hog ging the markets." We are apt to say, when looking at a nicely done package of prunes or walnuts or other food item (outside of citrus fruit) with a California label "Yeah, but IH bet that was grown in Oregon, the big bums!" Step Forward That remark isn't the answer, The nut growers, at their recent meeting held at Salem, took a step forward. They voted a committee to investigate a self-imposed tax for the furtherance of research in marketing their product The tur key men have a similar tax which goes toward publicizing the use of their product the year around, Oregon cranberry men are doing a nice publicity iob. Others are fall ing in line but we are still way Denina. May be someone is missing a Dig cnance in not starting a bus lness in gift-packaging Oregon proaucis. And the shonner could hln 1 ' bit too, by stressing, in his request lor uiese items, tnat they be Ore- . con grown. ... I'm not rabid on the subject of uregon proaucis, mere is room for the products of all of our states. But Oregon is our . home and we should enjoy particular. ly at gift time sending out Ore- gon products. You know you like to get a box .of oranges from Flor Ida, a box of dates from Indio, California; a box of pralines from - New' Orleans, a box of little cans ot lisn from Norway and even box of cheese from Wisconsin. 50 Per Cent Of Dairy Cows Said Underfed Fifty percent of Oregon's dairy cows are underfed. This defect in dairy cattle feed ing greatly overshadows any de- fluencies of vitamins or trace- mineral elements, claims H. P, Ewalt, Oregon State college ex tension dairy specialist Most essential minerals, for ex ample, are found in hay or forage plants and will supply adequate amounts providing dairy animals get enough supplemental grain feed to meet their requirements If cows are forced to graze on scattered plants in unproductive pastures, malnutrition is a pos sibility, Ewalt admits. Animals Eat More Fertilizer applications, which may or may not alter composition of plants, should increase forage production and palatability. By causing dairy animals to eat more this reduces or eliminates the pos sibility of mineral deficiencies Dairymen frequently lose mon ey by not paying attention to their December 18 Annual meeting I Pf m Percentage, Ewalt states, With good legume silage and hay, a 10 percent digestible protein content is plenty. This can be ob tamed through use of a farm grains mix 50 percent oats; 25 percent barley; and 25 percent millrun. Where poor roughages are fed. Growers Say Tree Scale On Increase An increased number of scale clusters on the limbs and twigs of some iruit and nut trees in the Sa lem area is bringing about early winter plans ror the control of these pests, according to reports Deing received by County Exten sion Agent D. L. Rasmussen. Most growers are planning to ap ply sprays containing dormant oil emulsion. Growers report that the Lecanl- um scale population has notice ably increased on some Italian prune orchards luring the past two years. However, Lecanium and other species of scale have also been building up on some peach, cherry, apple, pear, and filbert orchards. Even walnut or chards may be attacked by scale, Rasmussen says the standard control for Lecanium scale is to apply an oil-emulsion spray in the early spring as the winter buds are beginning to swell. The spray should contain four per cent actual oil. Under no circum stances should dormant oil sprays be applied after the buds start to open or spray injury will probably result, "The interest being shown by farmers in controlling scale is encouraging", says Rasmussen. "Progressive farmers know that scales devitalize trees and short en terminal growth. Fruit or nut production decreases in badly in fested orchards Arrangements to pool an or der of dormant oil emulsion for nearly 30 growers have already been completed by two Orchard Heights district farmers, James B. Best and Abe Withers. Most of the oil will be used on Italian prune trees in the Liberty, Zena Oakgrove, and Orchard Heights district according to Best and Withers. "Dormant oil-emulsion in 28- 1 lAj '?g'-r- 'O Ml" , . j m 0 If if WZ (f) P Honor Cows To Be Named Dec, 18 Meet ' The annual meeting cf Marion County's Dairy Herd Improve ment Aaaociatioo In Salem, De cember, II mil announce tr high production records of tho 1S0 testing year. Den A. Newell. Vlarion County eitentioa agent reports. President Fred Davis of wTood burn, said the meeting would - start at 1030 a. m. In the May- flower hall in north Salrm. Besides lb DHIA auperrlMrs reports that will honor high, pro duction cows and the herds with the high averages, a full program has been . arranrcd. Pro! ewer Floyd Wolberg of Ore ran Slat coUrgt dairy department will re port on testing throughout the state. Bill William, manager cf the Marion County Dairy Breeders association. wi3 diacuss the rela tion of the testing and breeding programs. Here is a group ef prod acta aff frem the Omoa mIL With the exrertiaa t the hallr. thee Item m be used as gift items the year araund. There arc scores l ethers aiaag the aaane tbae which aahe aOe ruts at anytime. (Farm rneto far The Statesman.) Women Should Know About Electric Fuses hop yards were left unpicked in COW BUDLDS HE ID i'aetl- rw nut SEA TON, Ill-WVLady. an An- rTOdOCtlOa Coat High I nil row . ha inmrMlU Cost accountants, meanwhile. 4 -,,. i figured that Willamette valley hop Kniwi K-r,.! ,1" In the in their crops prior to picking. fVj 1 Pr.h.rv.Mt Xrvct. -r. .v K10SIC,1V nd " Ut One Cam ifl pairs. Carson believes the 11 -year- old cow may nave set a record annual meeting, American Legion economical to raise the pro- hair?- 2650 South Pnmmprrial vuuicni uj id ucrteui uigcsi- street Salem i De nutrients. A common dairy January 3-5 Oregon Dairy- J? erFOT says specialist, tnpn's acenriatinn annual m.no is holdmg back on relatively cheap Grants Pass. ' nay expecting to take up the January 11-12 Oregon Essen-11 . W increasing tne nigner ual ou Growers league, second WTT Z, 1 7 annual mtiniy crtorn Ktaf More Protein Needed Wp second to teed shortage as a Jinnm 1S-17 Wm nann leeumg error is proiein oeiiciency Livestock assnciaHnn ann,.ai rnospnorus aeiiciency, usuauy ae- meetine. Grants Pass. tected by poor appetite, ranks as Jinnm 29.S1 Rtata Pri,. the most common mineral lack, tion Market association meeting, Where cows get all the high qual Hotel u earn art. a penny in me I use socxei mar l t,t;,t. cost you your home. Than what high as 42 cents a pound, many lfor twin iKuuK i . wciiaiun nume ,oid for as UtUe as 35 cenU a economist, is telling farm women poun Thus, profit margins from ii iaii.iuuwu.njr. Mie of certificates was slim in- She says that many people are I deed. still unaware of the danger of Hoerner points out that Ore- eallon drums can be Durchased overheating wires by replacing gon now has the lowest average by farmers for 30-35 cents per gal- burned out fuses with a penny, hop yield of any principal west ion " savs Rasmusen. than In recent survey she points out ern hop producing sute. This in Hmm lots will rnst mnre " that pennies had been used to eludes Idaho, Washington and Oil emulsion can be obtained " IU5S m lVQ oul OI ,,' iarm v,auiomia. u iregon u to mam- nomes. i tain its competitive position, the Alma exDlains that the fuse is specialist believes more attention ms ity roughages they will eat and re ceive a grain mixture of the ne cessary protein content, miner al requirements will usually be met, The college feed recommenda tions are contained in an experi ment station bulletin. No. 464, which is entitled, "Feeding for Milk Production." A chart to use in figuring amount of grain sup plement required on the basis of 1 J 1 Tom moin, ooi k.. I miiK now is exiension circular no, by-.the -p;ikcounty VrrmHome J"- an1 Rural T if a MmmfriAA otouquic 1951 proiect. First of these is to work with l- the members of the Polk county S I tZlZUll Ji Dublin health rfenartment In nr. -7 ganizing a county health coun- Thsrrfrits TJ Q ciL Mrs. W. E. Knower of Salem LStZCUrUIAZ U O has been appointed chairman of tne committee to work on this Two of Oregon's specialty crops iujcvi- iatmg ncr wm dc irs. Christmas trees and holly are ?J:ov?teTSO?,rSt dependence; helping to decorate the nation for Mrs. warren Wheelock of Airlie. th hni;n nnxmn fa Mrs. S. VanSUavern of Perrydale forest lands will supply part of auu lYuo. endues cowman aiso i some 28 million Christmas trees maepenaence. to be sold throughout the nation Second major goal is to correct during the next two weeks. About and prevent roadside dumping of a fourth of this year's trees will garDage and trash. Oregon high- come from Canada. Most of the ways cannot be kept attractive if Christmas trees harvested in the tnis practice persists, the commit- United States are grown on pn tee reports. There is a state law. vate land, with a heavy penalty attached. While the sumly of Christmas against dumping on public right- trees is about the same as a year oi-ways and the law will be en- ago. holly is not as Dlentiful as forced if necessary, it has been last year. The Nation's best holly stated. However, tne committee is grown in the northwest, but nopes to correct tne evil by pub- many trees in this area were dam licizing the dump grounds.; Re- aged by last winter's low temper commenaauon was made mat H. atures Captain, Polk county sanitarian, assemble information regarding ocation of public dumps in the county as well as ways of : more effectively caring for the idump proDiem. Minor goals planned by the committee were: continued atten tion to drainage problems,! im- through most feed and seed stores, farmer cooperatives ,and corn- chemicals, Rasmussen says. nanie hanrilinir acrrimltiirnl I a nrotection and when it "hlnwi" I must be paid to Improved cultur- tnats tne warnine that trie wires m yiuuui-e miner are overloaded. More electricity yeios 01 top quauty nops picsea is being carried than the circuit maraeu can handle safely. The trouble may be that two many heating ap- PoJ Gross Income nuanrvv dtp npin? ufn in nnp ntw i cuit It may be some defect In the High. Net Income Down HLJuiiaiiuc uscu. x lie ucin.1 call ue in the cord or the appliance. While Polk county agricultural Too few women are familiar, i""" ,r5chd. n aU"tife hlth says Miss Hartman. with the size du" 195. nt J?: of wires in the house and the 1"iL""-" . "wu: ""i An miemauonai iiavor win oe i .v.........u . tj-j- pi.i- added to discussions of Oregon them. Check, she says, with your Z.SC.7 RUln.cwt,I f: SShfem, af thHen SnnaSr. electrician if there is any doubt fuced the net Income, he pointed " i A 11 M I J PL. OUL - m n m m ina vitb ri t tiiu ti nwn nn nv i egon oeea urowers league t-on- . . .1 Animal and dairy production vention at the Multaomah hotel i! acoTtei fo? 41 SrcStrttS m ruuui, x... o, i. uu i "Tr" a nnliance rlrcuits can take county income. Hansen lUted. The 5tnirVto J??.' ? amPireanfCuseClrCUitS &J&W FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP Auto Truck Fire ' Listen to Our Program 8:30 Tonight KSLM BILL OSKO Seed League To Hear About Foreign Lands Uti N. Capitol Phone J-i6l Between Hood and Shipping Streets Off Street Parking - i EILL osro DisL Avwzl Junction City, president. Nearly 600 persons are expected to at tend. Two recent visitors to other lands have been scheduled for the first general assembly Tuesday, Hop Agreement following a Monday program de- i-f-gfag lfrilatTI voted largely to a weed confer-1- xO -a. A U1J1C111 ence. Polk Herds Test Higher Average milk production head per cow increased per 200 m. tion per cow increased 3.6 pounds rrrrI." above last year in the Polk coun- through landscaping. Weather Helps oheep Problem Of the home beailtifiratinn nri ule roix. c h,e,K 1- ; T ' V -airy nerd improvement as sociation. Average milk produc tion 'was 8,213 pounds and but terfat production 411.2 pounds. Last year Polk county had the highest average in the state with 407.6 poiuads butterfat per cow. Top herd in Polk county, bas ed on butterfat average, was Ed Lanffe's anH T.lnvrf Knire nerH rif It's getting near the time of Falls City with an averaee of year when lambs will be coming 524.2 pounds butterfat Eight cows ana so iar we nave had a very were averaged in computing this open winter." says Louie H. Gross, fieure. Walter ierman nf TnHenen. Yamhill county extension agent dence was second with 522 pounds This mean, he adds, that probably on 22 cods, and third was Ray we have not fed our sheep very Hobson, Amity, with 497 pounds uiuui nay or grain. . ; on Z COWS. In Gross's opinion a little car bohydrate in the ration is desira- Steusloff Rprrunrla ble for ewes prior to lambing time. eu81GI1 nemindS He suggests that about a month Sheepmen of Meet before lambing we start feeding the ewes a little gram or molas- Sheep raisers are invited to at- sesv Possibly one-half pound of tend the annual meeting of the grow uay wm De sumcient uregon Furebred Sheep Breeders where the ewes have cood Das- association at the Amerirnn t ture. The molasses and grain are on Hall, 2650 S. Commercial st, about equal In feed value and Salem. December 19 rennrts lOfS? m?yi want to feed a 1Utle of Claude Steusloff, Salem, president wwu. i.iuioaaca uas Deen tnown i me meeting starts at 1:30 p.m mj ue especially neipiui in ine pre- With a banquet scheduled for 6:30 venuon oi paralysis m ewes. A p.m. Speakers include James T. wupie oi pounas oi gooa legume Brand, Chief Justice. Oregon su nay is aiso gooa, oross says. I preme court; Howard Vaughn, largely i China Farming Topic i fY I mWPrfi management soecialist of Mon tana State colleee. wiU sreak on uregon nop growers must at 'China As I Saw It." Mr. Jack- ciae ana soon wnetner wey son SDent a year in China as an are going to grow hops or 'cer aericultural adviser. His travels uiicates. took him into the hinterlands of This is the view taken by G. the Orient where few white men R- Hoerner of Oregon State col have been. lege. The extension hop special Dr. A. L. Strand, president of ist explains that certificates un Oregon State college, will discuss der the hop marketing agreement his recent exDenences in the Phil- must accompany an nops onerea ippines as a member of the gov-1 for sale. On the other hand, that ernment survey mission. portion or a growers crop not The South American picture covered by certificates may not will be described Wednesday af- be sold ternoon bv E. R. Jackman. OSC Too Many Hops farms crop specialist and secre- ine marxeung agreement is w- tanr-treasurer of the seed lea rue. tended to bring hop supplies in Oregon Problems Stated I to line with supply and demand. After survevina- the world out- In recent years, Hoerner aaas. look, the growers will eet down to hop production has tended to lean Oreeon Droblems. The use of de- heavily toward over-supply. As foliants materials which cause a consequence, prices nave Deen premature ripening or drying of low. Effect of the market agree plants will be discussed by J. R. ment is to bring growers a better McCambridee of the Chinman price lor tneir product Chemical comoanv. In cases Growers may now either sell where defoliants can be used, they that portion of their crops cover enable a farmer to set his own ed by certificates about 85 per- harvest dates for seed croDS. cent of the total last year or Tuesday afternoon will be de- seu me cerxiiicates. in me latter voted to committee meetings on case, the portion of the yard no notatoes. weeds and defoliants, longer covered by certificates is ladino clover, legislation and fed- not eligible to go into trade chan eral Droerams. insect pests, pollin- eis, Ization. harvesting methods, and i-asi year, many uregon grow- f ertilizers and soil analyses, ers sold the certificates for their Growers will be guests of the ag- entire crop. Some even sold cer- ... ... . I a.' i a a. a. M ncultural committee of me Port- wucaies xo oui-oi-siaie growers land Chamber of Commerce at a banquet Tuesday night The seed business in Oregon Is a $30,000,000 industry, according to Jackman. Oregon has a high er percentage of land used for seed crops than any other state, and Oregon seed is sold in all 48 states as well as in foreign lands. About 90 percent of the fine lawn seed. one third of the alsike clover seed and about 75 percent of all alta fescue seed used in this country is produced in Oregon. other cash receipts. Dairy pro ducts were second high with $1,642,600. Three other divisions ran over the one million dollar mark: meat animals and wool at II .543.000: grain and hay at $1.- 070.000 and specialty field and drug crops at $1,400,000. Your Savings Are Safe i A 1 1 M flDHAt SAVIN Ql IQAHf M4 State Street liliaa. Oracoa TairpboM S-413 Conscientious, Dignified Service 545 North Capitol Tel 3-3672 This explains why many Oregon president. 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