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12 Thn Statesman.- Ealem -Oregon, Thursday Jnne -7.-1 Sol. . j VALLEY FA . j ; , News and Viows of Farm and Garden By LILLIE L MADSEN i- - - 1 . i - New Fair Assistant Manager Likes Valley and VAay Stay By Lillie L. Madsen Farm Editor. The Statesman Dick Richards, who came here frem eastern Oregon a brief spell ago to help manage the Oregon State fair, may be rather new to the valley, but he isn't new to Oregon agriculture, particularly Oregon livestock. I managed to corner him and Leo Spitzbart, state fair manager, inspecting a few pens of sheep at Saturday's Marion County Fat Lamb and Wool show at Turner. You know. Dick taught me animal husbandry down at Ore gon State college in 1918," Leo said by way of introduction. When three former Oregon Staters get together ! : ' Goes to Lake County , Anyway, after teaching at Ore ' gon State college, Richards went to Lake county where he served as county- agent.' From there -he moved over to Grant county, also as agent, before, going back to his native Montana to serve as live stock specialist in . Montana Stat eolleee.' " -". - ',. He returned to Union county to manage the Eastern .Oregon Live : stock , Experiment ' station .from where ; he -went - over,, to Oxbow. 1 Ranch as manager, of -that Aber - fleen Angus herd, one of the better known ones west of the Rockies. .1 Tve" moved about a bit getting acquainted witlT.lhe different angles of- farming in the state,1? Richards said, adding that ,;but - uL mar not get "rid of- me.j so outekJy here.-I -kind- of -like the valler and may decide to' stay " . There" are two' points 'which rather indicate that Richards may remain in the Willamette valley. In the first place," he bas bought a farm here and is moving out to it this week. This is known as the Gus Schlicker farm, 70 acres, on the Turner road.". The entire acre age will be converted to grass seed. : "Can't Divide Time" "I can't divide my time between an apartment and an office. I got to have my feet on the ground af ter hours, and Maysel feels the same way," Richards said, ex plaining that Maysel was Mrs. Richards, a native Oregonian whom he had met while they were both going to school at Ore gon State. Then, the Richards have a daughter, Mrs. Gerald Baltimore, who lives at Corvallis and teaches home economics at Philomath. There is another daughter, Mrs. Edward Griggs at Halfway, too, "which makes it bad; she should be down in the valley, too," the Richards claim. - When asked if there would be any changes in policy this year now that there were two helping put the fair across, ..Richards re plied, "Certainly not by me. Leo's ' boss, and then we have five very fine commissioners fo work with." : No Major Changes Spitzbart said they, were not planning any major changes, "just the old effort of trying to put on the best fair one can have. With two of us, this goal should be easier to reach. Dick will have time to go out and contact a lot of the folk I can't get around to. To gether we really should make a whopping good fair this year." - Harney county claims the 1951 record in being first to ask for ex hibit space. So far there are seven counties which have asked for ex hibit space at the fair, which it is recalled, will be two days longer than fairs in the past. Instead of starting on Labor day, the 1951 Oregon State Fair will open the Saturday before. Another change this year, too, will be the management back of the management of the fair. For the first time in years, the state fair will again be under a com mission. At one time, years ago, a fair commission handled the bus iness of Oregon's big event Var ious methods have been tried since, with the fair being under the state department of a gricul ture for the past 20 years. Commission Arranged The legislature this year created fair commission in whose hands the success of the event will rest -we nave a mignty line com mission," say both Spitzbart and Richards. "They are taking time to study the matter. They meet "regularly and are of great assist' ance." - - . Serving on that commission s. now are Dr. Earle B Stewart, Jtoseburg, cnairman; Henry Ah rens, Turner, secretary: Robert G Fowler Med ford, Harold Barnett, -Pendleton, and S. B. Hall, Trout- dale. Dr. Stewart, a doctor of medi cine, has retired from active prac tice and will devote much time to the interests of promoting the fair, Ahrens is widely known for his sheep ranch in the Turner area I 1 . ..... . xowier,-Known to me "iracte .as Bob, has worked with the Jackson county fair lor 20 years. He has served as county agent in Jackson county and is not unknown to the Salem community, having served as manager of Foot Hills farms at one time. Jlrad? Holstein Group Hall is at present the national president of the Holstein associa tion. He served for a number of years as county agent in Multno mah county and has raised Hoi steins for 40 years both as a hobby and a profession. Twice he went to Argentina to judge at the Hol stein shows there. He will judge this year at the national Holstein show in Cincinnatti. Barnett, whose interest in civic affairs is well known, is one of the largest pea growers in the United States. He is also a wheat rancher in the Pendleton area. Oregon agriculture seems to be eff to a good start for its big an nual show in September. -aw (i ? Dkk JUcharsa (left), ene! Lee Ipitxbart, assistant i manager and man ser, respectively, ef the Ores - Saturday diseaaatog laaw far Farm pheto for The Statesman). Spefeial Statewide Committee Boosts Value J June is dairy month, the season when milk production reaches its peak. - 1 ' f -I A statewide committee headed by Antone Larsen, ; Portland, is reminding consumers this month that there are no foods more ver satile, nutritious or -i good to eat than milk and dairy products. Dairy foods, the committee says, are basic in the diet from infancy to old age. j ! Oregon producers and manu facturers are cooperating in the 15th annual national June dairy month campaign. ' It is planned and sponsored by the industry to help consumers become better ac quainted with nutritional and economic significance of milk and milk products, Oscar Hagg, Oregon State college extension dairy mar keting specialist, claims. i Hagg adds that dairy foods sup ply three-fourths ofi all I the cal cium, approximately one-fourth of all proteins, nearly half of the riboflavin, and over 18 per cent of the vitamin A consumed in the diet All of these provide 17 per cent cf the food energy; required Tour of Detroit Dam Planned For Tuesday ; 1:1 v Farm folk of Marion county who have not had a recent look at the Detroit dam may do! so on Tues day, June 12. The Willamette Basin project of which Floyd Fox, Silverton, is Marion Irounty chair man, has arranged the tour. Businessmen as well as farm people are invited, i ! The tour will start at 9:30 a.m at Detroit dam with' a review of the activity underway. At noon, a basket lunch at Marion Forks hatchery and dedication of the hatchery will be featured. Returning from the dam area, the caravan will follow: the Fern Ridge road, then into the Stayton Canning company to watch straw berry processing and on put to the Bill Towery ranch. -Towery is a vegetable grower. I j A no-host dinner at the Marion hotel at 6:30 completes the day. Vetch Weevil Control Time, dose at Hand Hairy; vetch weevil control is due when the first pods appear. The exact timing, county agents report, will have to be determined by each grower as the stage of growth of all fields is not the same. ' . J . j Recommended dusts are a three per cent. DDT applied at the rate of 25 pounds per acre, ior a five per cent DDT applied at the rate of 20 pounds per' i acre. Early morning or late afternoon appli cation is best to reduce possible damage; to honey bees. We or aqodn buying oil brining vazietiaa of cherries. ; " :j ' ; Thesa cherries' rnust b dusted or sprayed lor the fruit fly. 'f ; ? ICS Tils TLzzi (Honywood District) mi ! State Fair., were "eaarhf at Turner this fall's .big afrtcultural event. "' '.-- . of Dairy! Foods in a balanced diet, i : Last year in Oregon total milk production was 1,310,000,000 pounds, enough milk to fill more than 609,000,000 quart bottles Average production of Oregon's 235,000 cows is 5,890 pounds of milk containing 269 pounds of butterfat Oregon's first Ice cream plant was built in 1900.' Annual pro duction reached 6,680,000 gallons by 1950. This figure does not in clude 1,300.000 gallons of ice milk. In the past year the state's pro duction of cheddar cheese was 24,000,000 pounds.-; Butter pro duction, declining, ; has slipped from 32,000,000 pounds in 1940 to 17,000,000 in 1950. i Total value of dairy products consumed on farms, and milk, cream, butter, sold ; by farmers is valued at more than $57,000,000 in 1950. Strawberry Root Weevil Baiting Urged Baiting to kill strawberry root weevils is recommended whenever adult weevils emerge from the soil In strawberry fields in western Oregon, most growers start their baiting program as the harvest gets underway. Additional applications may be necessary during the sum mar in some fields. : Apple pomace baits containing calcium arsenate or sodium fluosi llcate or home made baits are reo- ommended for control of this seri ous Insect pest of strawberries, according to County Extension Agent D. L. Rasmussen. Rates of application vary from 25 to 100 pounds of bait per acre, depend ing on age of the planting, row spacing and planting system. About one teaspoon ful of bait around the crown of the plant is recommended for use by the home gardener. For growers having mat ted row plantings, the bait should be broadcast among the plants, Best results come from placing the bait on the ground close to the crowns or bases of the plants rather than on the foliage. How ever, occasional particles of bait that lodge on the leaves will fall to the ground as the picker rustles through the leaves for the fruit. FIVE GO TO SCHOOL CLOVERD ALE Children from this area who will leave for 4-H summer school at Corvallis next Tuesday are Phyllis Archibald, Margie Drager, Pat Hennies, Pat Ahrens and Jerry Wipper. Of this group, Jerry, Margie and Pat Ah rens are attending on full scholar ships : awarded them from state and county achievements, while Pat Hennies and Phyllis are at tending from half scholarships given by local community groups. ' y i .---'-"" - . - Jt TiirlceybGruW On Variety Of New Drugs You may be getting your peni cillin through the turkeys you eat Or if aureomycin agrees better, choose a turkey of that flavor. Down at Oregon State college, where facilities for turkey re search art considered among the best in the nation, some interest ing tests are being carried on. Use of penicillin in turkey ieea- ing experiments are producing some promising results, J. A. Har per, assistant poultry husband man, reports. The addition of 2ft grams of procaine penicillin to a ton ol feed causes poults to grow faster and more uniformly than those which are not given penicillin. Mortality is also reduced with this feed. Two of the experimental pens at the college turkey farm show up the effects of penicillin-fortl fied rations unusually well, says Harper. In one, birds fed the usual ration vary greatly in size, with some even appearing weak and runty. In the 'other pen. where penicillin has been added, the birds are almost entirely the same size and all are vigorous. The theory has been advanced, explained Harper, that the anti biotic controls microorganisms ia the Intestinal tract, and that under ordinary growing conditions some birds are stunted from the ' be ginning because of such organ isms. ' ' '-This Is the second year -of ex- periments at Oregon ' State . with antibiotics and vitamin Br 11 in turkey feeding. Last year, results show that auromyein , - helps but that the vitamin has no -apparent effect further feeding trials .aire being made with terra my eini and baeitracin. . ' ' Ck)nstracti6ii Jobs Ended In Soil District . The first construction Job using a whirlwind terra car. in the Silver Creak Soil Conservation distriet. was oompleted this week on the Vera Savace farm south of silver ton. Farm operators are Wayne Savage and Arlie Martin. . This waterway takes the place of three parallel gullies which have interfered with crop harvests on about eight acres of land. The waterway is 1300 feet long, 20 feet wide and 18 inches deep. It re quired the complete removal of 1,400 cubic yards of earth and was completed in two days so far as channel construction was oon cerned. A wheel tractor was used for power as the whirlwind can be pulled by any three-plow traetor. To BIy Dobbins of the Silverton Hills community goes the honor for the first terrace constructed la the Silver Creek Soil Conservation district. This terrace has been built during the past week across new land which is to be planted to strawberries. It is designed to intercept runoff water and lead It to a natural waterway where it cannot cause damage. It is ex pected to reduce the loss of soi and fertilizer in the berry fields. Erosion has been a severe prob lem in the strawberry fields of the hill areas. One of the best meth ods of reducing this loss of soil and commercial fertilizer is to protect the fields with diversion type ter races. reDorts Austin Sanford. soi conservationist in the Silver Creek offices at Silverton; There are 100,000 sweat glands on the soles of the foot, Order that needed 'heater nowl Later, riicVipl rhar vrwi'H before installation - CrttnoiHP OhxiiLcJh lift you want to finance through FIRST NATIONAL ...he'll do the rest. A First National Home Improvement Loan is easy for. your dealer to arrange. " Prompt service ... no mortgage t equusi B ooaveaiecl for you to pay eut PD C201T HOT C3 AD, DAC 11 S J ! OS PORTLAND Open lOtef lnclwlng Sotvrdof : ;. ' .'.. r- Karl Wipper (left), president el presenting the trophy ta Bob Banlek, 4-H clubber of Brooks, whs held at Tamer Satardsr. (Farm phsis far The Statsa). - Mr. and Mrs. Kay Hobson ef Amity and their grand champion eow of the Willamette Valley Gaernsey shew held st the state fsirrreands Taesdsy. Hebseci Is sJse president ef the Oregon Guernsey Breed ers association. (Farm pheto for Judges Named For Lamb Show June 9 at Canby i Judges for the 8th annual Spring Lamb and Wool show, scheduled for June at cancy fairgrounds, have been selected, reports Walter Fisher, president of the Clackamas County UvestocK association. ' Ed Arnold of Armour and Com pany, Portland, and Leonard Max call of Benson commission com pany, North Portland.' 'wfll work together In judging all; fat lambs in competition as well as 4-H and FFA Judging contests. R. A. Ward, general manager of the Pacific Wool Grower will iudea all flaece olasses In the wool show, says Fisher, The Pa cific Wool Growers have offered a wool blanket to be used as an award. 4 Competition in the spring Lamb and Wool show is open to all rest dents of Clackamas county. furnace or wttef your dealer may be eej ' - Tnrtnr Alm'rtmfnr i - can be made. Just tell your demies of monthly : r n ( : the Marion County Lamb and Wool 'r j. Ii L the Statesman). , . Borers Seek Trees With Little Vitality Presence of shot-hole borer In fruit trees is an indication that the tree is not in a healthy condition. Since these borers seldom attack healthy trees, she best way to keep from having borer trouble is to keep fee trees vigorous, advises Leon G a r e i a n, 1r- Claekamas county extension agent. When some condition gives a tree a set-back, it develops what is known as "sour-sap" condition. This condition is necessary for the growth of the fungus which is the food of the grubs of the shot-hole beetle. Seriously Infested trees or limbs should be cut and burned im mediately. Since beetles may kill trees before they can be brought back to healthy condition. The infested trees that have not been urs Btms) efeN wtTMCS 1J V show assocUtlen. la picture! here tappet hie elders at the shew , - r eut and burned should be treated with a wash prepared bv dia solving one pound of 80 per eent wettable DOT to I gallons of water. The wash may be applied wiin a wnitewash brush er large paint Drusn, Net Income cf U. 8. farmers In 1950 was about $18 billion S per cent below the postwar peak Ul 1V4Y. otraB tsi f tote St. ORIGINATORS DuQCorfsGfc Shop The MIDGET MAKIET8. No "Specials" No "Hot shots" No "Limits.' Compare These) Value. Stop Ia See For YoursalL i ' veal Loin Eateii !L 79c Porh SScahi Hide Bacon' Lloast mil fciver Saasago lb. 15c CTienegs ; lb. 55c Bing Mopm lb. 19c Pdsi:Bs mill JGC0R Sansarjo Kse1!s EnEis OUE CAITTOL CTHZST MAKXTT D CmiUirTiLT P. It ITIDATS SATUT.DALd VlTtlL A U. iiign liecogniuon r For Production - A Ton of Gold certificate fcaa been awarded registered Jersey cow owned by Floyd E. and Lesta C Bates of Salem. 1 The - award went to Graymere Dear Duches, which produced 2,041 pounds of butterfat in fonr years. The cer tificate was presented by The American Jersey Cattle club. I Bates, former president of the Oregon Jersey Cattle club as well as of toe Marion county club, has been nominated for western di- rector of. the American Jersey Cattle club. . Bates ia the only nominee from the west. i Calendar, Jane 7 Blue Lake Packers as sociation, Marion hotel, 7:30 pan. ! June 1-9 Eastern Oregon Livestock show, Union. j. , Jane II Linn County Live stock 'association picnic.' Butte's farm, Brownsville.: . - I June 11-13 Oregon State Grange annual convention i' Jnne 12-22 Annual 4-H club summer school. , . Jnne It Willamette Valley Basin project, Detroit dam tour. Jane lz-ll Oregon associa tion of Nursesf men, Corvallis. . : Jaws II Farm Crops fiele; , dsy, Oregon State college. . am if j, uiiu.LU sa. it.1 ' It.. Jnne 17 Western Oregon Live stock association and Swine Crow ers picnic, Champoeg state, park, i r Jim 11-11 Annual nullorunt ; . ;tinc and flock selection school. St Bk . l - . Jane 11 Oregon Foul try Im T nrnvuntmi . auAHation lfth an 1 S. l A? i . i-f"yrI nasi aneeuaz. vcu ' . . ?aby 'Ckiek association meuhf( mum m - - m buu nvtwn wwm Fartiiiaar conference, .OSC-s-.' J J ; Jmlv 11.11 Oregon's fifth an , nuai leeoersmp insuiuie xor town . and country ehurshes. - , . t . Jsiy 17-ie -a Oregon state Horticulture" society orchard" touri . July. 17 :the dalles;- July. 18, Hood " folk invited. ; -; : V Jnlr.U-U National Farm r Safety week. ' Jnir 14 All American cor riedale show end sale,' Creely Cole. t i Aagaet 4 Willamette valley's 11th annual Purebred ram and ewe sale, Albany, 10 a.m. ! 1 Aa-mst 4 Western Oregon horse shew, Silverton. I :' Anraet I Oregon State Jer- JSi i a . l sey came eiuo annual - picnic, Champoeg park, H Marion county elub, host. Festival. : Avgnst IT Oregon Ram sale Pendleton. j August 11-21 National Rant sale. Salt Lake City, Utah. . i AnaM-ll Multnomkai county fair, Gresham. i August 18-28 Pelk oounty fair. - ' The ITnlted States uses about hail the world's supply of tin. i . OF LOW PBICE3 h. 53c ib. 39c flONIQ !b.!fjc lb. I rra ten Ol HALT O w 9