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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1954)
f -I ft S t ! ; 'I (Sec 2 Statesman, Solera. Ore. -Thuraw Jem. II. 1954 I?) (fcfe sins) tsM ofi fenro snte? -lavuuuQu waisi LKj y ,-. G C5 " O G -V. :jj - . Ranch Rnmblings By RL'KAL REPORTER j A. L. Chandler of Salem, man ages to maintain the same num ber of herd stires in his Guernsey herd although he does spme swapping about. j ' Just recently he sold a young Guernsey sire, Moonbeam's Cor rection, to Joe Foster, Albany Guernsey man. This young bull Is out! of the cow, Joyce's Moon beam : and is sired by Mabel's tampson of Linn Valley. j Then Al buys the young Guern sey sire, Spring Branch Duke from Frances M. McNerney, also a Salem Guernsey raiser. DUke is out of Oresean Daffodil and is sired by Wandamere Daisy's Duke, the latter onei of the fa mous Wandameres from Trout dale which have made numerous local and national records. i We were interested in a lit tle sqnib in "The Eggmastet," journal put out by Nulade, the egg cooperative to. which so many Willamette vSley farm ers and poultrymen pelong. j "Today everyone is looking for ways to cut costs. And that's fine. But just be sure that in cutting costs, you don't cut your profits. Don't, make the mis take of getting bargain chicks, for instance, thinking you'll cut your costs. AH you'll do is cut your profits. j "If you want to cut costs, you have to get more eggs per hen. j So, instead of bargain chicks, yon want better chicks chicks that are really bred for production. Sure, they'll cost yon more. But only a few "more pennies more. And for those few extra pennies, you will make extra dollars." j Farm storage is one of the jbig jroblems today, with grain prices ind crops looking like what they io now. Polk County farmers ire going to look into the matter, joo. There's to be a farm Stor ge building meeting, Friday; at 1:30 at the city hall in Dallas. Types of buildings, types of pon 5truction? I materials and sjbee needed will be among the points discussed. In addition. type$ of cleaning equipment will also! be talked about. j j While rambling around over in Tolk County, we chatted aj bit with Eldon Riddell, who was; re rentlv re-elected president of the Ash Creek Water Control district Eldon said that funds are being raised by taxation i of the j dis trict folk for maintenance of; the drainage ditch which has been serving such a . marvelous pur pose in the area. The district has also agreed to meet in early Bummer to investigate the main tenance work needed, and to makei plans for elective meas ures to be carriedout during the summer in helping maintain satis factory drainage in the area. George Kurre has been added s a hew jnember to the control district board. Re-elected Swith Eldon were J. B. Lorence of Monmouth and Frank Neufejd of Dallas. 'J. B. is vice president and 'Frank is secretary-treasurer: for the directors. We hear a lot of rumors Weed Control Still Forms I . : L Study Basis A new weed control chemical that might be the answer to quackgrass will be under test this year at Oregon State College, W. R. Furtick, OSC farm crops de partment, told Oregon chemical applicators at their annual short course at the college this week. Furtick said the chemical, Dal apon. might also control annual grasses in beans, corn, flax, al falfa and other broad leaf crops. The researcher reported planned experiments with Phenyl Dim ethyl Urea for control of morntag glory. Neither chemical yet has been released to the public. Because PDU is a soil sterilant, its use against morning glory will be limited to patches rather than widespread application. However, it does not remain in the soil as a residue toxic to plants as long as does CMU to which it is close lv related. PDU has been effec tive , elsewhere i in the United States for controlling deep-rooted weeds not controlled by CMU, but it must meet the test of Ore- gon weather conditions, wnicn could limit its effectiveness to certain parts of the state. Other Herbicides Studied Other current weed research at the college includes trials with pre-emergence herbicides to re place 2,4-D for controlling weeds in wheat and barley. They would not present the "drift" problem that has brought vigorous critic ism of 2, 4-D. ! The latter has proved dangerous to other crops than those being treated and some law-suits have resulted. The re searcher reported that several of the new herbicides now look promising and will be tested for j possible effects on grain yields. Dr. E. J. Kraus, widely known horticulturist, told the applica tors that plant injury to trees, in- E Livestock President Likes Shorthorns H v j - v v -' :r ' i vi" a -.4 VI .milted ..!! V Xr. VI VI 1 II v; vj it -;( J fit f p s - in Twilight j Time i By FARMER'S WIFE A clear, cold night and a bright barnyard light helped me to Jsee, as I was sitting here by the window facting the farm, that the man of the place just returned fromjjthe far corners with a ewe and a pair of twins. There's no time on the place I like much better than lamb ing time. I always sort of heave a sigh of regret when the Facmer comes in to say that the lastfewe has lambed. This was the fifth ewe this year but the first pair of twins. Even if it's true as they tell us that: one has to look to the meat rather than the wool of the sheep industry for the future profit, it looks as if the sheep business is here to sty. I can't quite see how all the new fa brics can replace natural wool, however. But I like lamb chops too. I 4 Roger Dumdi, McMinnville, was found feeding1 his prize-taking Milking Shorthorns when The Statesman farm editor and photographer arrived to get information on the Western Oregon Livestock Associa tion. Dumdi is president, and the association meets for its annual event at Salem, Jan. 25-21. (States man Farm Photo.) j ! i i Cattle Do Best on 350-Acre Dumdi Farm in Yamhill County By LILLIE L. MADSEJf Farm Editor, The Statesman jA practical program for practical livestock men will open at Salem Monday when the Western Oregon Livestock Association be gins its 18th annual convention. Headquarters will be the Senator Hotel. ' The program is practical and gives promise of being interesting flowering plants and vegetable j because it is planned by livestock men whoj are in the business plants that are sensitive to 2,4-D. ! . u.u., is easily recognized. But, he add-j Vllle fho 15 the association presi ed, legal responsibility for dam-! dent, j age is hard to fix since the sub- IMi now farms approximate fArm ran h. trans, l.v 350 acres in the McMinnville . ! and Yamhill areas. He was born reared on a farm near Carl On his mother's side of the ly, members have farmed in mitted manv miles as vaDor or dust In areas of mixed agricul- j ana ture, where 2,4-D is used in ; on- wtilin-Art qnnliitstinnc it im liarH I fam L ;int nf th Hrift i the Carlton district since Dumdi s i, t - j great : grandparents, the Alexan- Dr Kraus explained symptoms , cKame cross 'the plains by of 2,4-D injury as including trans-, ' . -nar.nt voir, in 19vpi whn held waSPn irain. ldl ICU S I'll uuvuti up to light. Sometimes leaves also curL These symptoms can be noted in injured tomato and grape vines, box elder trees, Chi nese elm and basswood. Locust in jury shows up in small shriveled leaflets. The short course, which I 11.. 1 iL. ponsorea annuaii, uy u , cows ; in production on his farm lege ana me iiaie ueuariinem ui ty. agriculture was attended by 150 ; Amei,ican Milking Shorthorn As- Dumdi himself started his live stock! work with one Milking Shorthorn heifer in a 4-H project in 1932. There were high school and college years in between, but when he was ready to return to farming he also returned to Milk- ' Vi i k .k ',iing Shorthorns. He now has 40 mually by the col- . . nrnAll:nn nn n!! farm Farm I f ; ( : Calendar spray and dust applicators. Aluminum Roofing Lasts a Lifetime - Costs Much J : Less See' Your ! 1 Local Dealer ' WILLAMETTE ALUMINUM CO. 3035 Portland Rd. Ph. 2-8058 while roaming around the val ley. One of the biggest guessing games during the past three weeks is: "Who's to be man ager of the Mt Angel Cream ery?" Frank Hettwer, who has been manager almost since the beginning, has resigned. The stockholders expect to hear all about the new one, it seems, at the business meeting set for Feb. 6. Most folk out through the district have sort of thought f Frank and the creamery as one. This readjusting isn't easy! I NEW WM P0VIER TOOL. FOR EASY; WOODCUTnNG j Wtichs only 20 lb! Saws 1-foot lof bi 15 sicoris! Oily $ j New McCulloch gasolin-powcrd chain saw cuta firewood, pulp- wood, saw logs, fence posts, ties, props, beams. It fells and limb trees, bucks logs and prunes branches. It rips logs into construe tion timber. In land clearing; orchard mainU nance,rtre surgery or any kind of woodcutting; this professional quality chain saw will savt its purchase price in lest than a year, otew.t len tXcne month.' ' : . DEMONSTRATION TODAY! ' ( ' j TOJE EQUIPMENT CO. sociation. His cattle have taken purples and blues at the shows throughout the Pacific Northwest But Milking Shorthorns aren't the only livestock on the Dumdi farm. There are 50 -xpfnmercial ewes now lambing, 2yHerefords and 12 registered Hampshire sows and a boar from Indiana. The lat ter are feeders bought in the Portland stockyards to help out on the pasture program. There were 500 commercial sheep pastured on the Dumdi ranch during the past summer and 2,200 the summer before that "But," said Dumdi, in referring to the sheep project, "I'm easing out of sheep. We are bothered too much with parasities here on ir rigated pastures. I know they raise sheep on irrigated pastures in California, but it's more dry in between times there, I guess. We 've tried all the rules, but we still have parasite trouble. Sheep do better, it seems, on higher, drier pastures. Was "Grassman Pasture is one of Dumdi's true loves, and no matter what the farm conversation is, it leads back .toward pasture. In fact, his pro gram was so good and he carried it out so well that he was named "Yamhill's Grassman of the Year," two years ago. "I divided 100 acres of irrigated land into seven different fields. he told as we sat in the cozy liv ing room in the Dumdi home at McMinnville, with two-year-old Penny Kay helping make notes, and Mrs. Dumdi filling in with information. "Into all of the 100 acres, planted Meadow Foxtail and Tua litin Oat grass," he continued. "Then on one-third I sowed Ladino Clover, on another third, Kentish White, and on the last third Mo ther White, the new clover which is a cousin to Kentish and which looks like it's going to be the best of the three." When asked why, Dumdi said that "it spools out and covers the ground very quickly. By doing this it retains the moisture in the soil much longer. It isn't quite so stemmy las the Kentish and the leaves start right from the crown. but it is as large a plant. There's as much forage. It makes awfully good hay and good silage. I think a lot of jTualitin Oatgrass, too and so do the animals. The cows are giving excellent returns on the hay i which is all grass and clover. Had four cows last month that beat 50 pounds of milk each and these are dual purpose cat tle." ! ' Limes Well Dumdi limed his soil well, us ing two ton to the acre, and from there on but uses an annual pro gram of 200 pounds per acre of 16-20, splitting applications be tween spring and fall. "The spring application goes on as early: as possible, usually March, February if we can make it" the livestock association pres ident said. The farm on which they are now living is leased, but they are remodelling the pioneer home on the 108-acre Fred Bund pioneer ranch which they purchased sometime ago at YamhilL The family will move to this when school is out for the summer. There's: a new milking parlor and a 50 by; 60 feet loafing shed being readied on the place prior to re ceiving! the Milking Shorthorns, now housed and pastured on the McMinnville farm. Dumdi's knowledge of livestock is being passed on, too, in the same manner in which his own interest began. He is leader of the 4-H sheep and beef club. Bawl and Blat, which won the Yamhill trophy i last year. While Dumdi admits it's rather difficult! to arrange, he is taking off three days next week to pre side at the Western Oregon Live stock Association, the first gener al assembly of which has been set for 1 p.m. Monday. Jan. 22 Farm Storage Con struction meeting, i Dallas City HalL 1:30 p.m. j ! Jan. 22 Linn County Poultry meeting, 10 a.m. 1 Linn County fairgrounds, Albany.' ' Jan. 22 Strawberry Growers j meeting, Newbergi Chamber of j Commerce, 1:30 p.m. j Jan. 23 Willamette Production Credit Association j annual stock holders meeting, Marion hotel, 11 a.m. ! Jan. 23 Pomona Grange. Polk County. J I Jan. 25-27 Western Oregon Livestock association, Salem, Sen ator hotel. i Jan. 25 10 a.m. Deetz Milk Hearing, Salem, j ; Jan.. 25 Soil fertility meeting, Middlegrove, 8 p.m. Jan. 26-28 Annual 4-H Club Leaders conference, OSC. Jan. 28-29 Oregon Essential Oil Growers League. OSC. Jan. 29 Linn County Silage tour, 10 a.m. at Arthur Hanebury farm, six miles fcam Albany on Corvallis River road. Jan. 29 Polk j County silage meeting,' Courthouse, Dallas, 9:30 a.m. H Feb. 1 Soil FeHility meeting, j Middlegrove, 8 p.m. i Feb. 2 Fruit tree and nuts in formation meeting, fair building, McMinnville, 8 p.m. Feb. 4-5 Animal nutrition con ference, OSC. ji ' Feb. 6 ML Angel Creamery meeting, 10 a.m. jj 1 Feb. 6 Oregon 'Swine Growers Bred Gilt Sale, Salem, 12 noon, state fairgrounds.!! Feb. 8-10 Fruit and vegetable handlers short cotfrse, Multnomah hotel, Portland, jj Feb. 8 Soil fertility meeting, Middlegrove, 8 p.m. Feb. 10 Blue Lake Inc., an nual business meeting. Feb. 10 Polk County Dusting Cooperative meeting. Feb. 11-13 Oregon State Farm ers Union annual 'meeting, VFW hall. i Feb. 11 Yamhill Dairy Day, fair building, McMinnville, 10 a.m. j Feb. 12-13 Range bull sale, Ontario, sponsored by Oregon Cattlemen's Association. Feb. 16 Linn j County agricul ture outlook conference, city hall, Lebanon, 10 a.m. Feb. 16-19 Oregon dairy in dustries 43rd annual convention, OSC. V: Which reminds me of the clothing j survey, plans for which are: get ting underway here in Oregoj This time it isn't what the j col lege girl or the society matron, or even the high school girl is to wear. It's what the grade school girl is wearing. Home economists ad Ore gon State College are goirig to study the girls' clothing this year. They're starting a new research project aimed at improving the de sign, fit, construction and general looks for the girls in this so-called awkward age. sj Miss Ida Ingalls, associate pro fessor of clothing at the college, is heading the study and says there's no such a thing as a "girl's awk ward age." What makes her appear awkward is that the dresses, blous es, skirts for grade school girli are often too young or too old; i The girls in that age are chubby;,; thin or leggy, and that might not help the designer's problem, but tit's a problem, Miss Ingalls believes; that can be overcome with thtl right study. 1 Mothers of grade school girls in nine Oregon counties will be; inter viewed. Their opinions will be ;used for further study in clothing im provement. Final recommenda tions will be turned over to-clothing manufacturers. j Questionnaires are being prepar ed for certain school districts in Marion. Polk, Yamhill, Linn,:Ben- ton. Lane, Multnomah, Clackaimas, Washington counties. If one -comes to you. study it carefully and an swer sincerely. I ; Expert; Gives Apple Tree Pruning Hints Training and pruning apple trees is a necessary orchard man agement practice for quality fruit production, says D. L. Rasmussen, :ounty extension agent However, since pruning is a dwarfing proc-l ess, growers must sacrifice a part, of the crop in order to have qual-j ity apples for harvest j As with other fruit and nut crops, the fruiting habit of the apple affects the type of 'prun ing. Apples are borne on per manent spurs in the presence of sunlight. Young spurs are two years old when the first crop is. harvested. These spurs lengthen each year and may reach a length; Df several inches. The frequency of apple production from a single spur depends upon the variety! age of tree, amount of sunlight soil fertility, water supply, and other factors. . Non-bearing apple trees are trained to select well spaced scaf fold limbs. Most growers prefer trees with three to five scaffold limbs spaced along the trunk and around the trunk. The distance from the lowest scaffold limb to the ground level will vary with the grower and the district and Makes Study r i hi ii I Jmlmtif-l nm i 1 e conditions under which the apples are grown. When apple trees are headed back to about 36 inches at planting time, the lowest scaf fold limb usually originates about 24-30 inches from the ground, j Strong crotch angles of 30 to 45 degrees between the scaffold branch and the trunk are neces sary to lessen the breakage of limbs from heavy crops, sudden guests of wind, and other causes. Strong crotches also result when only one scaffold branch is al lowed or originate at a given point on the trunk. A desirable spacing between, scaffold limbs is at least four to six inches or more. jj Going out in Waldo Hills Is al ways bad for the figure. Somehow or other they've managed td Igath er together some of the valley's best cooks in that area. That the place has a name for itself , ;foo, is evident every time thefe's a "come-and-get-it" notice out. At two dinners recently, cooks! admit ted there were almost twite as many as expected two J public dinners at the Waldo Hills i Com munity hall, that is. And yet; there was plenty to go around. Somehow it isn't just tlUt it's bad for the figure when you are there. The men of the family al ways like the food so well that we have to carry home the recipes to try out. ; i I recall one night up at the home j of Mrs. A. J. McCannel we were j eating custard pie. ! "Why it's the easiest thing ito make," said Helen. "You just take three eggs, four tablespoons of u gar, a pinch of salt, Vi teaspoon nutmeg, and two cups of warm milk. Stir but do not beat the eggs. Add sugar, salt and nutmeg and mix with fork. Add the heated milk and mix. Pour into pie shell and bake in 37S degree oven until silver knife comes out clean. Jte move from oven and sprinkle nut meg over the top. It's just as easy-" J That, I've since learned, depends on wno s aoing the cooking. W. A. Fuller Jrn Harrisbarg teacher,, who made farm youth survey for master's degree the sis. Survey Shows Scholarship Winners Stick Farm scholarship winners make higher grades and stay in college longer than other students, accord ing to details released Wednesday of a study my by an Oregon high school principal. The survey was made by W. A. Fuller, Jr.. high school principal and agricultural instructor at Har risburg for his master's degree thesis. Fuller investigated the records of 90 former winners of Union Pacific Railroad' Carl Raymond Gray Ag ricultural Scholarships who attend ed Oregon State College. It was found that 96 per cent of the winners were farm-reared and represented almost every type of farm. The group had an average of 34 years of j vocational agriculture in high school and all received the Chapter Farmer Degree in the Fu ture Farmers of America. Of these 43 earned the State Farmer Degree and six won the American Farmer Degree. In addition to scoring higher grades. Fuller found that a larger percentage of scholarship winners were graduated than other stu dents. The Union Pacific Railroad es tablished the scholarships in 1921 and in the 11 western states it serves. Fuller himself was a win ner of one. Although cats are still found wild in some parts of Europe, j students do not believe any of the i ancient European wildcats exist ! without at least some strain ; of ; domestic breeding. ; ! 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