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Nows and Views of Farm and Garden -By LIUIE L MADSEN
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North Marion Farmer Proves
Whiteland Can Be Profitable
By LILLIE L. MADSEN
Farm Editor, The Statesman
Whiteland can be made to pay.
But it isn't easy. Besides that,
it's costly.
These are a few of the obser
yations made by Raymond Hen
drie as he told of his French
Prairie farming venture which
started on May 15, 1945.
The Hendrie farm lies on the
Fairfield Road, between SL Paul
and Gervais. with the Willamette
River banking the place to the
west It is a part of the old J. B.
, Decour land donation claim, and
the pioneer Feister Landing is
on the place.
"We hapened to picnic here
once with our sons that was it
Ever since I was a youngster
living along the Mississipi, I've
wanted a farm. So we bought the
450 acres. It was so run down
we got it cheap. We fixed the
old house up it's a hundred
years old and now this is our
coast and mountain cabins. We
spend our spare time here," Hen
drie said.
"Sometimes it's more than
spare' time," Mrs. Hendrie add
ed, recalling one time when they
had a band of sheep which be
came infected with foot-rot
how she and the hired man took
care of them, while Hendrie di
rected from his office in Port
land. Farmland Worn
The place had been fanned
for 100 years and I can't be
lieve very successfully. I can un
derstand why the old-timers call
ed this Buttermilk Flats. Water
just stood nn the soil We could
n't work it until late in tne
spring. The first two years we
tried farming it we didn't get
our seed back. The second sum
mer I went two rounds with a
12-foot combine on a 50-acre field
and got two sacks of oats. Then
1 knew .'something had to be
'done if this place was to be farm
ed," Hendrie continued.
That was the time the $12,000
drainage project on the 170 acres
began.
The land was too heavy for
tile, so three big graders were
turned in for open ditching. A
test was made by placing these
75 feet apart, but it was found
that 60 feet apart as a maximum
was more economical.
"Now we can get on the land
SO days before our neighbors in
the same location," Hendrie said.
"We till just as deeply as we
can, and we use a lot of fertilizer.
When land is ready to go, we
just throw all of the machinery
on it and keep going 24 hours a
day until everything is in."
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Grass Farming Find
Grass farming has been a
"find" for this type of land, in
the opinion of Hendrie, who has
170 acres of Alta Fescue, all in
rows. He gives this 400 pounds
of fertilizer to the acre each year.
Of this amount 200 pounds are
40 per cent available nitrogen
and 200 pounds are treble phos
phate. .
The first year this was seed
croped, it yielded 35,000 pounds
in the dirt and gave 14,000
pounds of clean seed, none of it
blue tag. The second year there
were 72,000 pounds in the dirt
and 42,000 of certified seed, of
which 21,000 pounds were blue
tag and the remaining half red
tag. ;
"I like to experiment, so when
I was told that grain couldn't
be grown here, I had to try it,
of course. Last year we took off
from three-fourths to Vi .tons of
oats and Willamette vetch to the
acre. We give our barley 200
pounds of treble phosphate to
the acre, too. We get back $3
for each $1 we spend on fertili
zer," Hendrie went on.
Plane Fertilizing Fails
On most of the fields, he said,
he spent up to $15 and $17 an
acre for fertilizer. He had tried
fertilizing by plane, but didn't
like this. He believed consider
able i fertilizer was wasted this
way.' It didn't all get where it
was supposed to.
In referring to his experiments
he told of having 10 acres in
now of a new Swedish oats he
was trying out He is also test
ing out some acres of hulless
oats i and some of Overland.
"And while we have tried our
own combines, and have three of
them which sat idle last year,
we find custom harvesting pays
best You cant put an Inexperi
enced man on the grass combine.
You need three 12-foot machines
to harvest the Alta Fescue I
have when it is right ready to
harvest These cost about $6,000
apiece. I can get it done for $6
an acre. If s really cheaper that
way when you take into consid
eration the three men you'd have
to hire to sit on your own com
bines and the upkeep of the ma
chines," he said.
When asked if he could always
get the custom harvesters right
when needed, he replied that he
contracted ahead for them.
She's Ne Farmer
"There's a farm family living
on the place all the time to do
the ! regular farming. The Hen-
dries, however, keep the old house
for themselves, and here they
live practically all of the sum
mer. And while Mrs. Hendrie
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assists in the management and
even has given a hand to some
of the manual labor, she insists
she is not a farmer at heart
"But Ray likes to farm spas
modically, at does a lot of bis
farming from his desk in Port
land, but he does read every
thing he can on farming and he
likes to talk about it but he
doesn't always follow the rules.
But I guess breaking the old
rules and making some new ones
is the way you find new meth
ods and new materials. How
ever, secretly I doubt if he'd like
farming well enough to give up
his fuel brokerage work and live
here all the time, living com
pletely off the income of the
farm I think you sometimes need
another business to support this
kind of farming certainly you
do in the beginning until it gets
started," she said.
"But this farm does pay for it
self and then some. That's cer
tainly more than it did when we
took it over," Hendrie concluded,
as he explained he kept a very
careful bookkeeping system : on
the outlay and income of the
place.
Oregon Growers
Boost Vegetable;
Canning Acreage
Oregon vegetable growers are
devoting more and more land to
crops for processing, with 1952
recording a 23 per cent increase
in acreage over the average for
the 1941-50 period.
Asparagus, with a spectacular
gain of 243 per cent led the four
major vegetables that contribut
ed to the mounting acreage for
processing.
Sweet corn growers more than
doubled their acreage for canning
last year over the 10-year aver
age, while growers of snap beans
and green peas increased their
processing acreages substantially
during the same period.
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Farm
Calendar
Kay 1 Folk County Home-
makers Festival, RickrealL
May t Guernsey Cattle Show,
Canby.
May 11-13 Annual Oregon Cat
tleman's convention, Multnomah
Hotel. Portland.
May 16 Clackamas County
Spring Jersey Show.
May 19 Oregon Sheep Breed
ers Field Day, Witbycombe Hall
8:30 a.m.
May 21 Hearing on proposed
lit Angel Soil Conservation Dis
trict, 1 to 8 pjm. Mt Angel city
halt
May 22 Linn County Livestock
Associations! annual tour, 9:30
sun. Paul Heisenbheimer farm.
Brownsville. ;
May 23 Marion County Spring
jersey show, Salem,
May 23 Clackamas County
Lamb Show, Canby.
June 1-2 Linn-Benton Breed
Dairy Show, Albany.
Jane 4-C Lebanon Strawberry
Festival.
Jane 4- Tri-County Fat Stock
show and sale, Bend.
Jane C Turner Lamb Show.
June 8-12 Oregon State Grange
Convention, Medford .
Jane 10 Annual Farm Crops
field day. OSC.
Jane 10 Dedication of Detroit
Dam.
Jane 13 Marion-Polk Guernsey
Cattle Show. Salem.
Jane 18-26 Annual 4-H sum
mer school.
Jane 18 Oregon Poultry
Hatchery Association, Withy
combe HalL Corvallis.
Jane 19 Oregon Poultry Im
provement Association, Withy
combe HaH, Corvallis.
Pole Frame Type
Buildings Have
Long Life Ahead
Life-expectancy of low-cost pole
frame farm buildings may be as
high as 35 years if pressure treat
ed poles are used, says M. G.
Huber, agricultural engineering
specialist Buildings made with
home-treated poles should last for
15 to 20 years or more where de
cayed stubs of the poles are re
placed with new butts.
Growing popularity of pole
frame buildings both round and
square poles stems from low in
itial cost particularly from less
skilled labor required for con
struction.
A disadvantage of pole con
struction is that some designs
lack sufficient bracing to with
stand high winds or heavy snow
loads which may weaken joints
and loosen roofing, especially
metal roofing. Insufficient nail
ing, or fastening of rafters or rail
ing strips is the chief cause of
roofs "blowing up" from under
neath wind pressure.
The specialist points out, how
ever, that well-designed struc
tures will withstand excessive
winds.
Ticks Keep Lambs
From Normal Gains
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Control sheep ticks either be
fore or after sheering. Lambs in
fested with ticks fail to make the
best rate of gain and often end
up as feeders rather than fats.
Eight pounds of 50 per cent
wettable DDT powder in 100 gal
lons of water makes a good
spray for ticks. Use 300 to 400
pounds pressure and thoroughly
soak each sheep.
Many dips and sprays have
been successfully used says Coun
ty Agent Ben. A. NewelL The
main thing is to control the ticks
now.
Turner Families Move
Itittnm News Strrtes
TURNER It was moving day
for three Turner families over
the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Vickera moved to Salem and
"Nels" Nelson moved to the ap
artment vacated by the Vlckers
and Mr. and Mrs; Paul Messer
moved to where Nelson has been
living. Nels Nelson who has been
working for Ball Bros, garage
opened his own garage at Four
Corners.
Nitrate Is still an important ex
port of Chile, despite world-wide
synthetic production.
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THE VALLEY NEWS COLUMNS
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Laurels at Spring Fair
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STAYTON Boys exhibited
and cupcakes here Wednesday as
inated the second day or the Marion County 4-H Spring Fair.
: The fair continues Thursday
and other divisions, and winds up
The exhibits are on display at
the Civic Building.
Some well-known names flash
ed to victory Wednesday , with
Keizer and Hayesville particular
ly well represented in the blue
ribbon department. Other com
munities that bad several win
ners included Butteville, North
Santiam, Aumrville, Swegle, Cen
tral Howell, Jefferson and Moni
tor.
The boys - who won firsts In
baking included Lloyd Ralphs of
North Santiam; Charles Way,
Aumsville; and Dennis Kreuger,
Swegle.
Bjeizer Sweeps Class ,
Keizer swept the Clothing II
division with firsts going to Car
ol Ann Hudson, Donna Ebert and
Sarah Mayers. Jeanette and Janice
Siddall of Hayesville swept the
Clothing III and IV sections.
Winners in the MC3iarmingly
Yours" sewing contest who will
advance to the State Fair were
Sandra Lee Maas. Auburn; Judy
Mogster, Keizer: Ethel Ralphs,
North Santiam; Loretta Gassoner
and Carol Raid, both of Monitor.
Other blue-ribbon winners in
"Charmingly Yours" who did not
qualify for State Fair were Betty
Bethel and Beverly Martin, both
of North Santiam, and Diana May
ThrelkeL Marion.
Other first-place winners, most
of whom are eligible for State
Fair: ,
Good posture demonstration
Barbara Lichty, Central HowelL
Wool sewing Priscilla Dur
ham, Keizer.
Formals Betty Zahara, Hayes-
vilfe Joyce Mount and Priscilla
Durham, both of Keizer.
Clothing V Sally Klein,
Aumsville; best dress, Margaret
Katka, Hayesville.
Cooking Winners
Cooking muffins, Lloyd
Ralphs, North Santiam; Carolyn
DuRette and Connie Arendt, both
of Champoeg; cupcakes, Charles
Way, Aumsville, Eloise Robbins,
Pioneer, Dennis Kreuger, Swegle,
Sherill Hockspeier, Jefferson,
Glenna Jo Riley, Butteville.
Cooking in senior division,
Lois Holmquist, Aumsville; juni
or division verlene Meisenhel-
mer, Betheny; Janice Kauffman,
Central Howell: bread-Baking,
Jeanette Siddall, 'Hayesville
(goes to State Fair), other blue-
ribbon winners, Maribel Starr,
Auburn, Helen Watts, Central
HowelL Verlene 'Meisenheimer,
Bethany, Carolyn Adams, Jeffer
son; drop-cookies, Margaret Ann
Gilman, Swegle, Ronald , Seely,
Union; Connie .Stewart, Bntte-
vOle, Pat Miller, Fruitland.
Polk Jury Finds
For Defendant in
Accident Lawsuit
Stateaaaaa Ntws S trries
DALLAS A Polk County
jury found for the dexendent in
a S23.000 civil suit that stemmed
from an auto accident.
George W. Etheridge, plaintiff.
had sought the damages : from
Dale R. Walker as a result of an
auto accident south of Monmouth
on 99-W on June 9, 1952.
The circuit court jury deliber
ated over six hours' before re
turning a verdict in favor of Wal
ker late Tuesday night.
CUBS WATCH SENATORS
HAZEL GREEN Cub Pack
57 ofaHazel Green and Brooks
attended the ball game at Waters
Park Friday night They were ac
companied by Cubmaster Gardner
Johnson, Glen Looney and Leo
Hawley.
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cooking and sewing judging dom
with competition in art. knitting
Friday with a big parade at 1 pjn.
Fetes Mothers
StaUmaa Naws Srrle
GERVAIS Gervais Chapter
118, order; of Eastern Star, Fri
day honored Mrs. Clara Jones,
93, the oldest mother, Mrs. ceiia
McClaughry, youngest mother;
Mrs. Kathryn McClaughry and
Mrs. Katie Sturgis, having the
largest family. It was also ad
vance line officers night
The chanters of Woodburn,
Donald and Canby were invited
for the June 5 meeting when
there will be conferring of de
grees. !
The refreshment committee
named for the June meeting will
include the Star points, Mrs. Dor
othea AspinwalL Mrs. Florence
Oddie, Mrs. Anne Elder, Mrs.
Vera Harper and Mrs. Adelaide
Toombs, who is chairman ox the
committee.
C M. Van Zuyen was chairman
of the refreshment committee, as
sisted by men of the chapter.
Valley Births
tatMMUft News Strrle
STAYTON To Mr., and Mrs.
Clay Perkins, Stayton, a son, May
4, at Santiam Memorial Hospital
To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rog
ers, Stayton route L a daughter.
May 3, at Santiam Memorial
Hospital
Valley
Briefs
Hazel Green A decision whe
ther or not to continue the Hazel
Green Extension Unit next year
was deferred until a later date
when it met at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Gilbert Tuesday. A large
membership -will be needed if it
is to be continued.
Roberts G. T. Chib will meet
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
John Osborn on Route 1, Gervais.
Assisting Mrs. Osborn will be
Mrs. Albert Blankenship, Mrs.
Frank Needham and Mrs. E. E.
Jones. A dessert luncheon will be
served at 1:00 p-m.
Victor Point Mrs. Kenneth
Warnock will entertain the McAl
pin Stitcher's Club Thursday at
an all-day meeting, the last of the
club year. Officers will be chosen.
Turner The fire department
was called to the; William Bales
residence to extinguish a fire
Sunday night when the children
mistook a bottle of gasoline far
a bottle of oil and it exploded.
burning Kenneth Bajes severely.
North Howell Diane Bartsch
waa the first-place winner in the
sewing n division at the 4-H
Achievement Night program, re
ported previously. Christine Pic
kens and Louise Dixon tied for
second, and Sharon Mayte was
third. Judges were Mrs. 'Andrew
HalL Mrs. Jasper King and Mrs.
Agnes Booth.
Elliott Prairie Kenneth Og-
ren. 15, son of Gil Ogren, broke
his leg while riding, his motof
scooter Friday evening. He hit
a rock which was laying in the
road, throwing his scooter out of
control and into the gravel at the
side of the road. He is at the
Silverton HospitaL
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Scott who live near Sublimity, Ore, is honor graduate ef the cur
rent class of Army cooks here. He is shown pointing to a past
wheel, one ef the kitchen utensils he learned to use. Before !
duction he was a ranch hand. He and Us wife, Mary Ann, live,
a motel in nearby Paso Bobles . ;
Girls9 Camp .
Slated Again
At Silverton
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SILVERTON Sil vert on's fifth
annual Girl Scout Day Camp has
been set for the Coolidge & Mc
Claine Park from June 30 to July
9, 10 ajn. to 4 p.m. daily.
Mrs. William Woodard will be
director for, the fifth year. Her
committee consists of Mrs. Har
lan Moe, chairman; Mrs. Lowell
Hoblitt, Harlan Moe, Mrs. John
Middlemiss, Mrs. Maurice Schnor
enberg; Mrs. Robert Mallorie,
Mrs. C. R. Wilson, and Mrs. Wal
las Satern.
The camp is intended primarily
for Brownies and Girl Scouts,
Mrs. Moe reports, but adds that in
the event there are not enough
scouts to fill the available spaces,
non-scouts will be admitted after
June 5. Registration of all Brown
ies and Girl Scouts is due on that
day and should be sent to Mrs.
Satern, at 418 E. Main Street
Any intermediates who would
like to complete tenderfoot or
second class requirements in out
door activities are encouraged to
submit to the director a list of
these requirements.
Any adult wishing to assist at
the day camp, either full time or
part tune, is asked to contact a
member of the committee, Mrs.
Moe concluded.
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to at least flat panels, which is made easy by
the prefabricated construction of these units.
Two-bedroom unrt, 24x26 feet, $550.
Three bedroom unit , $620.
Duplex Building , .. $850.
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May Day Program
Friday at N. Marion '
tatesataa Ntws Stt1m .
HUBBARD Robin Berk
will reing over May Day fest
vities at North Marion Higl
School Friday. Crowning cere
monies will be held during' Um
program: beginning at 8 fLm
Music will be provided by thi
band, skits by the senior, Junior
and sophomore classes, the
chorus will sing and the Maypole
dance will be by the freshmen
The Queen's ball will follow th
program. Everyone is welcome
The queen is the daughter r
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Berke
Hubbard East Salem ' ;
P-TA Elect ;
Statesman Naws Sarrtct
EAST SALEM Dr. Robert .
derson was elected president
the Hoover P-TA Monday night
Other officers" elected: Vic
president Albert Morris; seere
tary, Mrs. Jordan Johnson; anc
treasurer, Donald Culp. The new
officials were installed by Dennb
Patch, Marion County P-TA presi
dent . The picture of Herbert Hoover
for whom the school was named
wu presented to the school b
Harry Johnson, curriculum direc
tor of Salem schools. It waa ac
cepted, on behald of the ttudecti
by Linda Seeburn.
Pcrcival Jones
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