20 -The Statesman, Salem, Ore. Thursday, December 21. 1950
WILLAMETTE VALLEY FARMER
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' News and Views of Farm and Garden Sy uuje l madsen
state Arrange
Studies New
tioiimcnt
A new plan for reapportioning
the state legislature is reaching
newspapers this week from the
desk of Elmer McClure, Oregon
State Grange master.
McClure hastens to explain that
the plan has been "prepared for
etudy purposes only and is not ne
cessarily endorsed by the Oregon
State grange."
He admitted in the outset that
Its weaknesses are that it will re
quire an amendment to the con
titution and that the number of
representatives would vary with
each apportionment
Described as an adaptation of
the Missouri plan, the grange for
inula first establishes representa
tive districts, all of the voters In
the component counties would vote
on all of the representatives from
the district. The representative
ratio would be reached by dlvid
lug 120 (twice the present num
ber of representatives) into 1,5 ll,
000, the state's 1950 population.
This ratio is 12-591.
-Flan Explained ' '
In representative districts where
the population density is less than
10 per square mile,. the grange
clan would apportion one repre
sentative for each 12,591 persons
plus an additional representative
for any major fraction.
In districts where the popula
tion density is more than 30 per
square mile, the plan would allow
one representative for each 2 Mi
rations (31,475 people) or major
fraction thereof.
Districts envisioned . by this
plan, and the number of represen
tatives each would have, are:
Plan Outlined
Deschutes, 2; Malheur, 2; Grant-
Baker, 2: Union-wallowa, 2; Har
ney - Lake, 1; Sherman - Gilliam-
Morrow-Wheeler, l; Klamath, 3
Hood River-Wasco, 2; Jefferson
Crook, 1: Lincoln - Tillamook, 2
Umatilla, 2: Coos-Curry, 2; Lane,
I; Josephine 1; Clatsop-Columbia,
S; Linn, 2; Douglas, 2; Benton
Polk, 2; Clackamas, 3; Jackson, 2
Washington, 2: Multnomah, 15
TamhilL 1, and Marion, 3.
The senate would be apportioned
en a population basis.
Two plans were much discussed,
ft will be recalled, this past spring.
The so-called balanced" plan was
backed by the Oregon Farm Bu
reau federation and Young Re
publicans. It was voted down in
November.
The second of the two earlier
plans was the "population" plan
supported by the labor groups, the
Farm Union and the Democratic
organizations. This failed to make
the ballot by petition.
The Farmers Union has with'
drawn its endorsement for any of
the plans and now stands pat on
the constitution as it is. Arthur
Bone, editor of the "Farmers Un
Ion", organ forjthe state union,
stated this week that "We are
standing for . straight population,
the constitution as it is."
We're Not Out
Of Fertilizers,
Survey Shows
A little over a century ago Rob
ert Malthus, a British clergyman,
predicted a black future for the
world. People, he said, would soon
-outrun available food supplies
with our only salvation to be
found in the tragic spectres of war,
pestilence and famine.
The followers of Malthus are
still with us, although scientists
nave made it possible to grow
increasing amounts of food, feed
and fiber far beyond man's pres
ent needs, and indeed beyond the
needs of far greater populations
than now exist
In addition to the natural nitrate
deposits in Chile, the by-product
nitrogen recoverable in the man
ufacture of coke, and our natural
organic sources, the air, provides
unlimited reserves.
Man has learned how to "fix"
this elusive atmospheric nitrogen
so that it can be used agricul
turally. The supply from air
four-fifths of which is nitrogen
is inexhaustible because combined
nitrogen from proteins Is returned
to the air during every-moment
of the decay processes occunng in
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Natural deposits of 'phosphate
rock, our chief source of phos
phates, are w I d e 1 y scattered
throughout the United States.
Known deposits of phosphate rock.
says The Fertilizer Review, occur
In many states but the deposits
oz commercial importance are
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found mainly in Florida, Tennes
see, Idaho, Montana .and Wyoming.
The estimated reserves of phos
phate rock in the United States
exceed 13,000,000,000- long tons
(material containing the equiva
lent of 40 per cent or more of tri-
calcium phosphate) of which 38
per cent is in Florida and 60 per
cent in the western states.
When potash resources in the
United States are considered, ac
count must be taken not only of
those presently being worked, but
also of potential resources, esti
mates are made that in the Carls
bad area alone gross reserves of
sylvite and other highly soluble
potash minerals are up to 86,000,'
000 short tons.
Recent discoveries in eastern
Utah disclose important beds of
soluble sylvite and carmellite
which appear to be thick, relative
ly high in potash content and to
have a potential equal to those in
New Mexico.
Sulfur is found as native sul
fur. sulfides of metals and sul
fates. The most important suirur-
producting area is in Texas and
Louisiana and borders on the gulf
of Mexico. USDA surveys show
that our available reserves of sul
fur include about 82 million long
tons in the native form, plus more
than 150 million long tons in the
form of pyrites.
Sheep Down
Fifty Per Cent
In 8 Years
(Editor's Note: First details of
this meeting were published
Wednesday morning.)
The pioneer reasons for hold
ing a sheep show still stand,
George Cadmus, Philomath, told
the more than 75 members of the
Oregon Purebred Sheepbreeders
association, meeting in annual
convention at the American Le
sion club Tuesday.
The reasons were, he said "to
advertise particular breeds and to
beat neighbors in the show."
Some sheep breeds have outliv
ed, their usefulness and should be
discarded, was also his opinion.
In addition, he advocated giving
more credit to breeds In fleeces.
Too frequently, he explained, the
breed from which the top fleeces
were taken in a show was not
mentioned.
Howard Vaughn, retired presi
dent of the national association,
told of a trip he had made to
Europe during the summer to see
the Royal Stock show, and show
ed pictures of the various sheep
breeds on display there- Willam
ette valley folk wouldn't recog
nize the Shropsbires In the open
faced, longer, deeper, wider, ani
mals shown In that breed abroad,
he said.
William H. Steiwer, Fossil, na
tional president, and one of the
evening banquet speakers, an
nounced that the National Wool
Growers association would come
to Oregon next autumn for the
first time In its 87 years since
organization.
Mrs. Floyd Fox, president of
the Oregon Wool Growers auxil
iary, called upon the wives of
Oregon sheep breeders to Join the
auxiliary and give assistance in
the entertainment of the national
group.
That the sheep population has
declined over 50 per cent in the
three western states hi the past
eight years was the statement of
Chester Wing, California ram sale
manager, as he urged all sheep
men to increase their flocks as
rapidly as possible.
During the banquet Dr. E. R.
Derflinger of the state department
of agriculture, was presented with
wool blanket for the "great as
sistance he has been to sheep
breeders."
Walter Holt was toastmaster at
the evening banquet, having been
introduced by President Claude
Steusloff . Musical numbers includ
ed Ronald Sheetz, Salem, vocal
soloist and Margaret Hogg, Sa
lem, piano soloist-
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Chauneey Hubbard. Junction City,
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tation. Mrs. Chauneey Hubbard
Hubbard, Jr. (Farm photo for
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Discussing plans for the 1951 National Wool Growers convention to bo held In Portland are from left to
.right, seated, W. H. Steiwer, national president; Mrs. Floyd Fox, Oreson Wool Growers auxiliary
president; Mrs. Steiwer, Mrs. Chester Wing. Standing; Floyd Fox. director of the Oregon Purebred
Sheepbreeders association; Claude Steusloff, association president, and Mr. Wing, manager of the
California Ram sale. The picture was taken during the recess at the sheepbreeders association meet
ing at Salem Tuesday. (Farm photo for The Statesman).
Grain Market is
Termed War Market'
W. A. Berge, manager of the
feed department of the Pacific
Cooperative Poultry Producers
has this to say about the feed and
grain markets:
"Present grain markets can al
most be termed war markets with
considerable nervousness being
displayed day by day.
"It seems that any time the
word 'peace' comes into the head
lines there is an almost immediate
reaction downward. When our
forces in Korea meet with re
serves we have a very quick re
action upward . . t but there have
been more ups than there have
been downs and practically every
grain now carries a higher price
tag than it did a few weeks ago.
Farm Calendar
January 2-5 Oregon Dairy
men's accociation annual meeting,
Grants Pass-
January 11-12 Oregon Xssen-
tial Oil Growers league second an
nual meeting, OSC.
January 15-17 Western Oregon
Livestock association 15th annual
meeting, Grants Pass.
January 18-21 Oregon Fairs
association annual meeting, Mult
nomah hotel, Portland.
January 13-25 District 4-H
leaders conference, Corvaills.
January 29-31 State PMA con
ference, Hotel Gearhart, Gearhart.
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White Leghorn
Broilers May
Come into Own
Leghorn cockerels as broilers
may bo coming into their own
again, says Noel Bennl6n, exten
sion poultryman, Oregon State col
lege. "Consumers are interested.' Ben-
nlon quotes Newt Hansen, head
poultry buyer for the Fred Meyer
company, as saying, "in buying
smaller birds and smaller cuts. As
a result the spread in price is be
coming less between colored and
leghorn fowl. With the increased
demand for smaller birds and
smaller cuts, it looks as if there
may bo some possibility of in
creased production with Leghorn
broilers."
Bennion goes on to state that "it
is estimated that poultry produc
tion, with the exception of com
mercial broilers, will show a slight
reduction for the United States in
1951. Laying hens on farms Janu
ary 1 are expected to be about
430 million which would be a 3
per cent decline from January 1,
1950."
Turkey production Is expected
to total a decrease of 5 per cent
from the all-time record crop pro
duced in 1950, and It looks as if
Oregon, Bennion says, will raise
at least 10 per cent less market
turkeys next year than it did in
1950.
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Polled Hereford Sale
Dates Are Announced
The date line for the deadline
of the entries to the Oregon Polled
Hereford sale has been set for
January 1. The sale itself for
March 12, 1951. The catalogues
will bo available about one month
before the sale.
The sale will be held at the sale
ring at the state fairgrounds and
Ellis White of Ontario will cry it.
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money go
UOrC Hiail 87 out of erery $1.00 that you pay b
dues to Oregon Physicuas' Service is paid out for
direct service costs.
50c is paid out for physician's care, including
X-ray and Laboratory fees.
32c is paid out for hospital care.
Be is paid out for other services, including special
nursing, ambulance, first aid, etc
1 3c is paid out for administration, Including serv
ice offices in Portland, Salem, Medford,
Black Cap
Culture Maclc
OSC Study
By UUie L. Madsea
Farm Editor, The Sutranan
Marion county, which at one
time was classed among the four
top counties in the state when it
came to black raspberry acreage.
has dropped out of that picture.
There are now only three top
counties YamhilL Washington
and Clackamas county.
In 1944, the four counties, with
a bit in Linn county, produced 93
per cent of all this type of berries
raised In Oregon. By 1948. Yam
hilL Washington and Clackamas
county produced 81 per cent. Since
then the three counties have taken
even a larger percentage of the
state s total blackcap production.
Some small plantings were made
again In Marion county in 1950.
There are some rumors of addi
tional plantings to be made here
this coming spring.
sroaucuon oi the buck rasp
berry or blackcap as it is
called for the 10-year period
1939 to 1948 averaged about .4
million pounds per year. The big
production which brought up the
average during these 10 years was
in the Utter part. In 1945. only
2 J million pounds were produced.
GusUve W. Kuhlman, agricul
tural economist, who spoke at the
recent nut growers meeting, also
has, in recent years, made a de
tailed study of the bUckcap situ
ation In the Willamette valley. I
High Quality Urged
Rigid adherence to the policy
of Improving the yield and qual
ity of his product, will enable the
grower to compete advanUgeously
with other growers of the same
product as well as with other pro
ducts, Kuhlman states.
He continues, "Berry farming
is a fairly long-term undertaking.
A raspberry' enterprise docs not
lend itself to any ordinary crop
roUtion plan or contribute direct
ly to a livestock-production pro
gram even on those farms with
sufficient acreage and equipment
to Justify diversification."
He adds, however, that the
i fanner who has a diversified pro
! duction program is able to em
ploy his farm machinery, power
equipment and his own and fam
ily labor more advanUgeously over
the entire year than the special
ized farmer with a one-crop sys
tem. Kuhlman, reporting on a study
of 38 bearing fields in the Wil
lamette valley, gave this informa
tion: Good Drainage Essential
The best yields are usually pro
duced on land that has depth and
good drainage.
Alice were mentioned as espe
cially destructive in new plant
ings of the buck raspberry. Some
growers noticed borer (crown,
cane and so on) damage. One
mentioned slugs and several spoke
of finding weevil damage. While
a few were willing to venture the
sUtement that they had seen an
thracnose or powdery mildew, the
more usual terms used in referring
does
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Approved by rhe American Meokal Association
to unthrifty punU were blight,
wilt and dieout.
4- Tne eirnli life, clantingv
varying from 4 years to 10 years
or longer, averaged around ?
crop-years on the farms studied.
Avoidance or effective centred
of diseases and pests, torether
with adequate provision for soil
rertiliration may extend the nro-
ducthe life of a raspberry stand
beyond the period now obtained.
The width of rows varied from
7 feet In one planting to 10 feet
on eight of the 38 puntings stu
died, un more than one-half of
the plantings the rows were spac
ed 8 feet apart and one one-fourth
of the puntincs 9 feet anarL
The spacing of planU in the row
varied from 3 feet to 9 feet. The
largest number of puntings were
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If you are an OPS member, you share low cost
prepaid medical and hospital care with more than
132,000 employed and self-employed Oregonians.
You hold rnembership in a strong, growing organi
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number were set 1 bv S frrt nA
There er u plantings of the
Hunger variety. Eight were of she
t-ium rarmer, and 17
identified by the grower.
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new, strange cult known at the
"Seven Hourii" (virgiaa) U brtr.g
Investigated by the government cf
Perils state In northern Malaya. A
committee of 11 religious ledr
U Inquiring into what's behind the
cult which seems to promise vir
Tins to all who remain faithful to
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