Willamette valley farmer
News and Views of Farm and Garden
-By LILLIE L MADSEN
Strawberry
Growers Will
Meet Jan. 18
Frost prevention in strawberry
fields vtU be one of the featured
talks at a meeting of strawberry
growers cheduled by County Ex
tension Agent D. L. Rasmussen for
Friday. Jan 18, in Salem. The
meetiiig will start at 1:30 p-m. in
the Izaak Walton League club
house,; S00 South Cottage Street
Albert Jesse, strawberry grower
frem Gales Creek in Washington
fCduaty; will discuss frost preven
tion methods and results at his
farm. Jesse has kept records dur
ing the past five years that should
be of Interest to those attending
' the meeting.
Other speakers on the program
will discuss the outlook situation
for strawberries in 1952 and di
sease and insect control. A panel
' discussion by certain Marion
County etrawberry growers will
eomnlete the oroffram. Tentative
plans call for brief discussions
about irrigation, cover crops ana
fertilizers, and other management
practices by members of the panel.
RioMusen renorts that there
will be plenty of room to seat
everyone in tne izaax waiion
League building. At similar straw
berrr growers meetings held else
where m Salem the past two years,
overflow crowds forced some
growers to stand during the pro
gram. These growers and others
wilt be assured of seats at the
meeting on Jan. 18.
4-H Stamp to Be
Available Jan. 15
A new 8 cent postage stamp
commemorating the 4-H Club work
will go on sale in the post offices
about January 15. The stamp will
be green m color with a 4-H Club
emblem , in the center. beneath
which Is printed "The 4-H Clubs"
and across the top "To Make the
Best Better." A farmstead scene
is on the stamp and a boy and
girl wearing 4-H Club emblems.
Essential Oils Will
Be Discussed at
Corvallis Parley
Essential oils around the world
will be discussed by Dr. Ernest
Guenther, outstanding essential oil
authority for New York City, at
the Oregon Essentia! Oil Growers
League annual meeting In Corval
lis Jan. 10 and 11.
Dr. Guenther is vice president
and director in charge of research
for the Fritzche Brothers Essential
Oil Company of New York City.
Karl Baur. Director of Research,
Pacific Supply Cooperative, Port
land will speak to the essential oil
growers on fertilizers. Weed con
trol in mint will be discussed by
Arthur J. Renney, agronomist.
University of British Columbia. A
report from the eientlal oil in
dustry will be given by Larry Giv
ins of I. P. Callison and Sons
Company of Seattle
Egypt Needs
Small Industry
LOS ANGELES - (JPi - Egypt is
undergoing a period of rapid
change and jieeds small indus
trial enterprises and social serv
ices, says Dr. Karl de Schweinitz
of the University of California,
who has recently returned from
heading a U. S. state department
Point Four mission in Egypt.
Two factors are bringing about
great social change, Dr. de
Schweinitz said. The first is in
terest in western technical ad
vanceS and social Customs which
have resulted in modern building
construction and increased rights
for women.
The second factor is that the
Egyptians for the first time In
their history are running their
own government. From 52S B.C.
to 1838 AJD- Egypt has been ruled
successively by the Persians,
Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Turks
and British, he said.
Egg Contest
Entries Will
Close Jan. 11
CORVALLIS Entries in the
contest to decide which Oregon
poultryman produces the best eggs
are due at Oregon State College
by Friday noon, Jan. 11.
Producer entrants are restricted
to no more than four entries of a
dozen un cracked eggs each, and
single entries must include eggs of
the same color. Prospective en
trants must notify the club by
writing to the egg snow commit
tee. Poultry Club, OSC poultry de
partment by Jan. 9, giving name
and address, number of entries
and color of eggs.
Sheep Raisers
Are Warned of
Ewe Paralysis
Ewe paralysis or pregnancy dis
ease in sheep flocks has made its
appearance already this year and
flock owners are warned to watch
the ewe flock closely.
Many things may contribute to
the disease according to County
Extension Agent Ben A. Newell:
Pregnancy, poor feeding and lack
of exercise usually are the causes.
Symtoms usually include lagging
behind the rest in moving, and
the victim grinds her teeth, ap
pears weak and dull and trembles.
If good green pasture is not
available then give clean bright
legume hay.
Small quantities of molasses,
pure dextrose, corn syrup or brown
sugar also are advised as well as
plenty of salt and clean water.
INSTITUTE JUNE 28
CORVALLIS Dates for the
fourth Institute of Northwest Re
sources at the 1952 Oregon State
College summer session have been
announced as June 23 to July 5.
Farm Income
Outpaced by
Rising Costs
J. J. Inskeep, Clackamas County
Extension Agent, says Clackamas
farmers are rubbing their sore
shins and looking hopefully to
ward the New Year because their
bout with old man 1951 was dis
appointing to say the least.
Even a whopping and surpris-
inz 25.687.000 dollar income, 2 per
cent above that of last year, failed
to keep pace with rising costs, he
said. While income was up, on the
whole purchasing power of the
average farm family has under
gone a decline because of continu
ed inflation and increase in oper
ating expenses.
During the past 10 years almost
everyone on the farm made a little
money. This year, however, many
individual farm operators, berry
growers in particular, went into
the red, Inskeep said.
The gross Income preliminary
figure for 1951. $25,637,000 is sub
ject to adjustment as more com
plete information is obtained. This
estimate compares with the first
estimate of $24,696,000 for 1950.
Of this year's figure farm crops
accounted for $12,397,000. The to
tal for animal products including
meat animals, dairy and poultry
products is estimated at $13,290,
000. Dollar increases were shown in
dairy products, meat animals and
wool, poultry and poultry pro
ducts, tree fruit and nuts, specialty
field and drug crops, potatoes and
truck crops.
Decreases were shown in mis
cellaneous animal products, grain
and hay, seed crops, small fruit
crops and horticultural specialty
crops.
Farm forestry products held
even.
Communism in Malaya
Described as Racket
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaya-yP)-
A Malayan leader says commu
nism in Malaya is 'nothing more
or less than a fabulously wealthy
racket.
W. M. MacLeod, member of the
Council of the Malayan Associa
tion, said he estimated conserva
tively that the communists in the
jungles were collecting something
like $3,300,000 monthly from the
sale of stolen rubber.
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