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14 The Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Thursday. August 21. 1951 fc&wb ss& feze sf! fentro anil (senfe &v wisse i (mmu V TFoodfmrn Area 4-H Youths Groom Jerseys for Fall Fair ..... n i . m. .,. i in M i vi i,' v' rAr-T -,-m rr''-anjji ! 4 r'V"'-jt-T'-fH';: Nil V . i . 1 ftHLfflraelhi IHisunmlbllOmigs By LILLIE L. MADSEN 1 - Lambs really aren't so lamby this yearr We noted at the 26th Oregon Ram sale held in Pendleton Friday that prices were down rather sharply from a year ago, with the top price,of $300 paid for a Rambouillet lamb. The average was down to $114 against last year's $221. During the past two weeks, however, the lambs have been do ing better in Oregon stockyard markets. In fact, they've been upped a dollar or more this cast month. ! Got a note from Walt Holt this week, and he's retting all hep ped up about the Pacific International, his special show in North Portland, slated for October (Leo Spitrbart says Walt should real ly be more quiet until after the state fair is out of the way.) But the thing that is interesting Walt most this year seems to be the National Hereford show at which the national Association Is offering $1,000 if the grand Champion Steer of the entire beef show Is a Hereford. But the Aberdeen Angus group has eome out with the same offer provided, of course, the steer is of that breed. Because of the extra tough competition expected, Glen Bratcher from the Animal Husbandry Department of Oklahoma A & M College, Stillwater, has been obtained to Judge. He's one of the best known steer Judges in the nation. j .. I Walt Is also boasting a bit about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police coming down for the PJ. horse show. However,' Leo says they don't have bakings and kitchen queens. The foods department is go ing to be one of the big features at the fair, says Mrs. James H. Turn bull, Salem, who is again superintendent -of this division. A lot of demonstrations have been planned in this division this year. The state fair ticket wagon will be in downtown Salem Frl- -- day morning and from then on out, people wanting reserved and box seats of any of the 1952 State Fair events will be able to get them from the wagon, which in previous years was on the Court House lawn. Because there is no lawn there this year. It will be situated on State Street Just off South Liberty Street in front of Stevens and Son Jewelry store. The wagon will be open each day except I g Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. j ' r Holstem-Friesian cow owners here in the Tgillamette Valley say they are doing fine so far as records are concerned. Bragging a bit this week was Bernard P. f Vandecoevering, Mt. Angel, on Walker Valdessa Sir Peerless, who had 545 pounds of butterfat and 18,078 r tunas or miuc in auo uays, m iwimudw uclujt juu&w, at v years, 6 months. -.- ! !, . ; California, Oregonians t least will admit, must do things that are different. Usually one of the southern states' desires is to grow everything bigger. But here la a place whre the state, hopes to pro duce something not so big. ! Sunflowers, the state had bragged, grow awfully tall there. But growing this spring in a plot at Meloland (down in Imperial Valley) Is just as big a sunflower, but Stalks grow four to five feet talL Ob ject in trying for the smaller sunflower is to get one that can be har vested with a combine. Dr. Paul Knowles, plant expert at the college of agriculture, University of California, is aiming at a sunflower that will produce good, heavy heads at a uniform level of around five or ix feet. . " I i Most of you remember Dr. Fred W. MacKenxlej head of tha Department of Animal Husbandry at Oregon State College? Prob ably you also know he is cavorting in Australia on a leave of ab sence from the college. His cavorting, however, takes the form of studying animal husbandry in the Australian area. He writes: "Merinos (talking about sheep) are everywhere, but the lambs that sell best for slaughter are by Dorset rams and out of Merino crossed with Border Leicester ewes or Cotridale ewes or Bomney ewes. Sopue Southdown rams are used and some Cheviot rams to get market lambs." Dr. Fred also wrote that nine inches of rain fell at Sydney on July 26 and he was there. I We haven't heard yet whether he's going to show it at the State Tair, but we have heard that Russell Alsip, Monmouth, bought one of the top rams at the Des Moines, Iowa, Cheviot sale.; Down in linn County Philip Haddan's registered Jersey cow, Rosalie, at Riverside, topped 1,073 cows in the butterfat record for the past month. Rosalie produced 91.5 pounds of fat in 1,634 pounds of milk for the individual honors for the month. James S. Ruby & Son, Scio, was second high with Modella, a Holstein, at 98.6 pounds of fat in 'l,907 pounds of milk. Another Jersey, Sable, was in third Elace for John Harshbarger of Shedd. Sable made 88.3 of butterfat l 1,606 pounds of milk. ' ' i Top 305-day records for three year olds went to Floyd Fischer & Son's Jersey, Boots which made 511.9 pounds of fat and 8,500 pounds of milk. . ' i . 1 ' Arbor Grove 4-H youngsters have been pretty well with their Jersey project in various shows and events in the valley. Here are Jeanette and Joe Davis, Freddie and BUlie Fern Ballrot, Sydney Coleman, all of the Arbor Grove Jersey 4-H Club, near Woodburn, at the Marion County 4-H fall fair at the State Fairgrounds Wednesday. (Statesman FarnTThoto.) Borers Attack Valley Fruit Trees in Fall r v is it.:. month yet, one to kill and one to preserve life. If the spray to control black berries is to be used this season, it should be done very soon, county agents report. The chemical, 2,4,5-T in combina tion with 2,4-D, to be effective in the control of blackberries, should be applied in advance of the cal lousing off of the leaves in the fall. This chemical kills blackberries the same as 2,4-D kills broadleaf weed plants in that it goes through the leaves and kills the roots. This means that it must be applied be fore the leaves fall. The rate to use this chemical is two and one-half to three pounds of actual 2,2,5,-T acid to 100 gallons water, and sprayed on the plants until they drip. If the brush killer spray is put on properly, a good kill of the top growth should be had this fall. However, there will be about a 15 per cent regrowth of the plants the following year. A follow-uD SDrav should' be put on in the early summer next year. Vines should not be grubbed or burned for at least six weeks after being sprayed. It is better, spray companies report, to wait several months if possible. In other words, spray the vines now. In late January or February. when weather is clear, grub out the old canes. Then in late spring or early summer respray the i re- growth which appears. Almost a 100 per cent kill should be had within a year. Trees Being Attacked The treatment to preserve life Is to preserve the cherry and prune trees which are being damaged by snot-noie borers. And there is a great deal of this damage being aone uus year, orchard experts are aavising. If small holes are present in the limbs or trunks of the tree holes about the size of a shot-gun pellet. chances are that it is the shot- hole borer. The insect lays eggs inside these small tunnels, and the grubs that hatch soon develop into adults and repeat the perfor mance. Such borers will soon gird le a umb causing it to die. Cut Out Dead Limbs The first step in controlling the insect is to cut out the dead limbs and burn them at once (with a per mit). If the infested limbs are left lying about, the borers will come Campers Cent Help Keep Oregon Green One way for Oregon campers to prevent forest fires is to take a tip from the Indians, says Charles R. Ross, extension farm forestry specialist at Oregon State Col lege. "White man make heap big fire stand way off. Indian make little fire sit down side him," is how the Indian used to put it, Ross aays. .- The farm forester advises camp ers to scrape away all flamma ble material from a sport at least five feet in diameter. Then they should dig a hole, in the center and build the fire there Indian fashion. Other Ross suggestions forkeep - Jug Oregon green include: . .When choosing the site for the eampfire, avoid brush, logs, over hanging, flammable material and ground filled with punky roots. Also consider the availability of water for quenching fires. Extinguish the fire beyond any shadow of doubt. Standard pro cedure for experienced woodsmen is to stir and scatter the coals while soaking them with water, and then to wet the ground around the fire. When it is thoroughly wet and feels cold, it is safe to leave. If water is not available, stir lots of moist earth among the coals, turning and separating them, and tread on them afterwards. Make sure the match is out by breaking it in two before throw ing it away. . j Smokers should observe the law that forbids throwing cigaret stubs or pipe ashes from car windows. Smokers in the forests should be sure stubs or pipe ashes are dead out, and placed in non Gamma ble spots. Carry an axe, a shovel, and a bucket in the car. If you see a fire. put it out. If you cant do it alone, call help. Report all fires to the nearest fire warden or ranger. Remember, saya Ross, the time to stop a fire is before it gets started. ! out of the tunnel and migrate to the tree again. The big migration periods are the middle of Septem ber and in early May. A fairly good control of the in sect can be had by spraying when the insects are migrating. Watch the trees closely and" when the ad ults are found on the limbs, spray with DDT at the rate of four pounds of 50 !per cent wettable DDT in 100 gallons of water. But ! don't wait until migration time to cut out the dead limbs. Catch ;this group of borers before they migrate, is the expert's ad vice. - Polk Co. Fair Starts mouth Today at Mon Nut Growing Cost Studies Made byOSC The 33rd annual Polk County Fair will open today at 1 p.m., standard tiitle, at the. fairgrounds in Monmouth. The program will begin with the 4-H and FFA swine showmanship contests. This will be followed by the judging of the swine classes. Othr activities for the afternoon. include the beef showmanship contest and judging of the heef and rabbit classes. " A rabbit judging contest will conclude the afternoon program. ' ' 1 , . . The Thursday evening entertain ment program will be provided by the Boy Stfouts with Andy-Irwin of Dallas in charge of the program. The following is "' a. schedule of events in -the 4-H livestock , and miscellaneous exhibit division: . ! - THURSDAY. .'-? -12 All exhibits in place. . ; 1:30 i p.m. Swine showmanship contests followed by the judging of the swine classes. Judging of the rabbit classes fol lowed by a rabbit judging contest. 3:30 p.m. Beef showmanship con test followed by judging of the beef classes. - . ' , FRIDAY 9:30 a.m. Dairy , showmanship! contests folowed by the judging' of the dairy classes. , Judging of the vegetable crops and rose and flower exhibits fol lowed by vegetable judging con test ; , Judging of the electricity, wood working, forestry, entomology, and bee culture exhibits. 1:15 p. m. ' Sheep showmanship contests folowed by the judging of the sheep and goat classes. Demonstrations. 2 p.m. Judging of the poultry classes followed by poultry Judg ing contest. 3. p.m. Livestock judging con test. SATURDAY 9:30 a.m. Forestry identification contest. 8 p.m. 4-H entertainment pro gram and style review. Farm Calendar Aug. ! 21 ' Second day of Mar ion County fall 4-H Show, state fair grounds. - Aug.' 21-23 Polk County Fair, Monmouth (See story on this page). Aug. ! 23-27 Washington Coun ty Fair, Hillsboro. Aug. 24 Second annual Oregon Booster Jersey Sale, Myrtle Point. Aug. 25-27 Linn County fall 4-H and FFA show, Albany. I i Aur. 26-27 Clackamas Coun ty Fair, Canby. ,) i Aug. ! 30-Sept.6 Oregon State Fair, Salem. - i Sept. 8 Southern Oregon Ram Sale, Lakeview. j i - Sept.' 12 Oregon Turkey Im provement Association, Withy combe Hall, Corvallis. Sept.! 13 Your Opportunity Jer sey Sale, Pacific International, North Portland. ' :l -I " Sept.! 17-20 Lane County Fair, Eugene. i - t Sept.! 18-20 North Marion Coun ty Fair, Woodburn. Sept.' 22 Marion County Dairy Breeders Association annual heif er sale, fairgrounds, Salem, 1 p.m. Oct. 4-11 Pacific International Livestock Show, North Portland. Oct. 7 International Hereford Sale, 1 p.m. at P.I. . ! j Oct 10-11 Fifth annual round- table Pacific Northwest Chicken and Turkey Conference, Corvallis. i - Oct 18 4-H and FFA Guernsey Heifer sale, State Fairgrounds. Oct. 121-25 National Rabbit show, North Portland. Canning Acreage Almost. Tripled In Past 10 Years The increasing importance rf canning as a major source of Ore gon iarm income is shown by the fact that the state's vegetable pro ducers are devotine nearlv thrpp times as much land to crops for canning and other forms of pro cessing as they did 10 years ago, according to American Can Com pany, suppliers of metal containers. Dr. H. E. Michl. economist fnr the company which adapted the vacuum-pack method of canning ior ine industry, explained that in i4i, oniy Z6,ti$u acres of Ore eon farm land were planted tn vegetable crops for processing. In idi rarmers cultivated 78.850 acres. He noted that last voar'a vpca. table acreage for processing alone was almost two-and-a-half timps the total 1941 acreage devntpd tn crops for both processing and iresn markets. Oregon dairy cow numbers this summer have been estimated at 204,000 head. This is. only one per cent increase over a vear aeo. -California dairy cows also stennpd w r c up one per cent during the past year. Nationally, dairy cow num bers are down one per cent be low a year ago, the smallest num ber since June, 1928. The islands of Indonesia stretch along the equator from the south emmost mainland of Asia to the northern tip of Austrailia. Salem Youths at 4-H Fair The United States lamb crop for 1952 totalled 18,401,000 head, two per cent larger than the 17,989,6X0 head reported in 1951, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. :" ... ' ' :- " rv x'"" - '.:is ij , ;.-s-- v v - 4 . i - Vr ' rm rm -w in I" iin-T'Tn I ii inn wr nianini iTrgifflT-'ax'-';',r 'if These two little fellows aren't 4-H clubbers yet, but hoped they'd be "next year." They are Frank and Robert Clark of Salem and were busy Wednesday admiring Michael Denham's registered Ayrshire heifer. Willow Jo, mt the Marion Coonty 4-H show. (Statesman Iva rhoto.) COUNTY TRAPPER APPODJTED Larry Bivan. 120 Dimiek Street has recently been appointed bv the Polk County Court as trapper for predatory animal control. Bivan is also serving in the same capacity , in Linn County. Oregon grows 87 per cent of the filberts and one-fifth of the walnuts in the United States. These fig ures were given in two production costs" bulletins issued this week by the state experiment station. The bulletins were both written by" Dr. G. W. Kuhlman, agricul tural economist. From 1940 to 1950, the prices re ceived by filbert growers averaged 118 per cent of the estimated cost of production, and the price of wal nuts 102 per cent, Dr. Kuhlman pointed out. A wide variation in in dividual grower cost was noted, however, in the surveys, indicating that improved efficiency of opera tion is possible in many cases. 93 Filbert Farms Studied Oregon has about 29,000 acres of filberts. The bearing filbert tracts on the 98 farms in the study, varied in size from 3 to 83 acres, and aver aged about 20 acres. The estimated capital investment in the filbert enterpnze averaged $14,722 per planting, or $728 per acre, of which SG00 was for the orchard. The cost of producing filberts in Oregon during the period studied, averaged $163 per acre, or 14.4 cents per pound with an average yield of 1,132 pounds (orchard run) per acre. Cost of labor averaged $63 an acre, or 42 per cent of the totall cost. Ha rvesp labor comprised two- thirds of the entire labor cost, or one-fourth of all costs. The cost of 35 plantings of fil berts with the lowest costs aver aged 11 cents while the 35 plantings with the highest costs averaged 22 cents per pound. Bottom Land Best Orchards producing less than 400 pounds per acre had average costs of 27.5 per pound while those with more than 1,600 pounds per" acre averaged 11 cents. Bottom land and well-drained valley orchards were the most productive and lowest-cost tracts. The use of cover crops and fertilizer and dusting or spraying increased yields and low ered the cost per pound. In the walnut study, the 93 bear ing walnut tracts on 91 farms var ied in size from 2 to 300 acres and averaged 37.5 acres. The estimated capital investment in the enterprize averaged $22,216 per planting or $592 per acre, of which $495 was for the orchard. The cost of producing walnuts in Oregon during the period under test, which was the past four-year period, averaged $117 per acre or 15.8 cents per pound with an aver age yield of 741 pounds, orchard run, per acre. Cost of labor in raising walnuts is less than filberts per acre, aver aging $40 ot one-third of the total cost. Harvest labor in both nuts, comprised about two-thirds of the entire labor cost. Pig Gets Dolled Up for Fair i r--'1 r mi ! k -' i mm i nir -f . - Jt ' j6 1 r-rM- '.-BSSSBSSMBSBMSSMSSBBBIBSBBSSlSBllBBSSBUBBMBfl 'Oil . '- '- -.:r .. I mnim.iti ia&k -Aft. - J Carol Strand, 10, of the Brush Creek 4-tt Club near Silverton, doesnt think that a pig should look like the common conception of a pig jeven if the pig insists upon eating while 'getting prettied up for the Marion County 4-H fall show. (Statesman Farm Photo.) Forest Soil Post to Youngberg "We aren't thinking in terms of a week or two, or even a year or two, when we talk forestry in Ore gon," members of the Oregon State Forestry department reports. j A forestry program must be long termed and in making the- study long-termed, soils are among the first matters to consider. Because of this i long-range pro gram fo protect and maintain Ore gon's forest industry, through con structive soil management has been launched by the agricultural ex periment station and the school of forestry at Orejon State college. Included in the program is the ap pointment of Dr. C. T. Youngberg as forest soils' scientist at the ex periment station. Dr. Youngberg comes to the col- Weyerhaeuser Timber Company where he has been with the forest soils research division. His appointment to the newly created position of forestry soils scientist will find him working with the state forestry department and with federal and private forestry agencies in the development of a sound soils program for Oregon's . more than 26 million acres of com mercial forests. Principal laboratory for the re search program will be the 11,000 acre McDonald Forest of the coL lege. Estblishment of the soil test ing laboratory at OSC this fall will place 'another aid In building the research program at the disposal of Dr. Youngberg, Dr. btrand, col lege forestry department from thelege president, reports. World wool production In 1952 is estimated at 4,070,000,000 pounds grease basis, an increase of ap proximately 70 million pounds over the revised 1951 totals. 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Lean Boiling Beef Pot Roasts Meaty Swiss Steak Cube SteW Boneless T-Bones Small Pork Roasts Loin Roast pork Loin Chops Pork Steaks jLb. 38 .49 j. 69C 65 59 u, 69 Lb. LEAN BACON JOWLS Sugar Cured Double Smoked. Delicious With Vegetables Nice To Slice And Fry LB. Picnics Shankless -a. 47c FRESH THE 'DAILY DOUBLE' PURE PORE Sausage Ground Beef 0 Lb. From Fresh Cuts. Useless To Pay More Risky To Pay Less. Polish Rings Llinced Ham Bologna Liverwurst . Sliced Luncheon Wieners Skinless Lb. 49 v, 49 u,49 u,40 u,. 55 .u,55 OUR CAPITOL STREET MARKET IS OPEN UNTO. 7 P. M. ' FRIDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 8 P.M.. CLOSED SUNDAYS
