Oregon i Corn Harvest Successful,
MctkinsIot6a Mook to Its
By LILLIE L. MADSEV ' ,
Farm Editor, The; SUIesmai
NORTH HOWELL From the
looks of things this could be Iowa.
Only Iowa won't admit that there
Is corn ' being grown any place
else. In fact most j of j the Mid
west and farther east simply ig
nores that corn is ;being grown
west of the Rockies at all. i
For instance, in 'one of the na
tion's better known farm maga
zines was a, note this month urging
farmers to buy conn if they were
near the corn belt ; because, by
spring, prices would be at loan
level or higher, but if the farmer
lived farther west than that, he
just better forget about corn and
stick to barley. ! ; . '
That's old stuff. Frank Johnson
said this week, asking if the Mid
west" hadn't Teard about the wheat
allotment acreage sort of .chang
ing, farming in this area. 5
"We have to change our methods
to meet with requirements," Frank
went on. He was ' sort of the
opinion that the allotments for
wheat production should have been
fixed according to cultivated acre
age on the farm rather than upon
what amount of wheat was grown
the '.year previous to the allot
ments. -
Ne Relation Allowance Mide
"You know -if. you - farm right
vou practice rotation. If the al
lotments caught you! at the time
when -you had taken; your wheat
acreage uui iu yui Bujiicumig ss
In for the rotation, you were
caught sort of short. j It happened
that way to me. I only have six
acres for wheat on my 150 acre
farm. Some fellows with half that
acreage have three times : that
much -wheat allotment because the ,
allotments went into effect "at a
time when these fellows had their
heavy year for' planting wheat,"
Frank said. I i
However, he wasn't complaining.
Ife was happy with his, corn. His
neighbors too, were i happy with
corn. It grows well, they said, in
Korth Howell just as well about
as in - the famed Iowa corn coun
try. 1 Certainly much "weller," they
jokingly explained, than many "of
us would nave believed a few years
ago. We were just reared to think
corn wouldn't grow well here in
the Willamette Valley." . ' :
" On the Frank Johnson farm
mere are 44 seres vi vvm, iwnrai
of which is now being completed.
The variety used was 355 and the
average per acre will be better
than T bushels. The corni .was
planted rather early and had a slow
beginning. Johnson hadn't expect
ed to make such a good yield he
bad 70 bushels to the acre last
year. . : 1 ; -'I
Cora, Talk Happy -r
When the farm editor called at
the Johnson farm a -jolly crew of
corn harvesters was foundJ Har-J
vest had been going onv too, at the
other farms. Neighbors were help
ing each other, r One ' farmer re
marked he had 10 acres which
had already filled a 700-bushel crib
and there were still two acres to
pick. :. ' i
Johnson said he noted that corn
drilled in, ripenened earlier than
that planted in check-rows on his
farm. . He was trying to figure
this out and advanced a couple
of theories on' the problem: The
mere stalks in the row, absorbed
more moisture, taking it out of
the ground and ripening! the corn
more rapldlyi In the drilled rows
- the fertilizer, too, was-placed dif
ferently, and that might have
something to do with the ripening.!
I "One thing, we might complain
a little about," Johnson said. ! "is
that here we have to be a little
more careful about putting corn
Into the cribs than we would in
Iowa. It ripens a little more un
evenly here. Yoa have to have
someone sort out the ears and yet
matured as the , crib-filling goes
on.-, These immature ears will
cause mildew and might' do a lot
of damage."
Corn isn't to be artificially dried
at the Johnson farm. It will re
main in the cribs where it dries
slowly through ventilation, during
the winter, being ready to. shell but
and market next May and June.
X'ational CraD Dram -
Other Willamette Valley farmers
are reporting a goott, corn crop,
too, this year when early proph
ecies were for "no corn." As i
whole, the USDA crop service: is
reporting a smaller 1954 corn crop
harvest than usuaL A report re
leased Tuesday shows that esti
mates are for 7 per-cent smaller
crop in 1954 than hi 1953 .and a
4 per cent below the 10-year av
erage crop. v
1 ; However the carry-over stocks
Huge Rock
No Meteorite
; S.VLT LAKE CITY ifFor many
years the large ore specimen rest
ed an Utah s statehouse and bore
the label "meteorite.r , I
' Secretary of State Lamont F. Tor-
onto became suspicious of .toe
labeL The geology department at
the University of Utah confirmed
that the specimen was of geological
and not meteorological interest. ,
Inquiry revealed it came from
the Victoria mine near Eureka,
weighed 1,300 pounds or more and
.' contained lead, silver, - gold . and
copper. i i : , -; .- .
! It reached the statehouse as part
of a Juab County exhibit and wound
un in a dusty corner.- Brought out
"later, it somehow got the ; "me-
.teorite" label n ,
of corn in all positions in Octobei
were the largest on record. -Farm
stocks of .corn in October totaled
nearly 9 per cent more than a yeait
ago and nearly one-fifth large!
than the average carry-over.
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NORTH HOWELL Corn harvest in
a big machine project each fan.
two trockloads aa hourp such as
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Holly Crop j
NearlvRead
arvestl
By ULLIE.L. MADSEN
Farm Editor, The Statesman
Within, the next four to sit
weeks, one of Oregon's biggest
specialty farm crops will be haiti
vested. Not only will it be har
vested front the more than 70f
acres planted into the product
commercially, but from the homl
garden and 'eurbside plantings af
jwell. : .;v. .j.-j
' I am referring to English Holly
which yields some $150,001 of
more annually to Oregon grow-
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While Oregon State - says that
"although the demand at present
would seem to iustifv some ex
pansion in acreage," the experts
add that this demand is not sul-
fkient to warrant the planting of
holly, which because of wrong vf
riety of growing conditions, will
not meet the rigid requirements
that are sure to develop by the
time it comes into production, g
Those of you who are serious
ly interested in growing thollji.
should visit commercial acreages
during the next few weeks to look
over the process. But it is not the
time to spend much timej ques
tioning the grower. This should
be reserved; until after the holi
days when his slack period, is on
hand. i : , J
Sprout Readily; I S
Most of the forms or varieties
of I English Holly are slow, biit
robust and hardy growers.
They
are versatile as to their abilities
to withstand heavy pruning,
sprouting' out readily eve after
the heaviest 'cutting back. Mei
tionjis made of this characteris
tic because they have been plann
ed so long in many gardens that
they! have grown up to 'obscure
view,; or to cut out tool much
light during winter months. If t
is necessary to prune them heav
ily, keep :n mind that the new
growth; which comes out lmot
immediately will not be mature
enough to give another crop f
berries short; of two 'or three
years, i. ; --11
Pruning should be done any
time I from the time the berries
are ready to cut up to early Feb
ruary. ; ; I I - 1
Mulch Needed
Oregon State College studies
indicate that over-fertilizing Hol
ly i with nitrogen may bet detr
imental to" berry production, too.
Mulching, plus moderate use tof
a balanced fertilizer, should keep
the tree in good productive con
dition.: - i j i
If you plan to do any exper!
menting with commercial- holly
growing, be sure that you hate
a deep fertile, well-drained orch
ard-type soiL Although holly wul
grow on a wide range of soil
types, the planting should not be
made on marginal tree land lit
yoa plan to crow , good commer
cial holly. The soil should j be re
tentive of moisture throughout
the summer months. Soils three
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Corn prices during October av-1
eraged around 12 cents per bushel 1
above a year ago at the 'principal
midwest markets.
Marion County lays claims to be
ing the center of Oregon corn busi-
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the Willamette Valley has passed
Picture No. 1 shows George Vachter
the track pictured here.
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So. 3 this is the Frank Johnson
ing is from the roof. There's no
jTOVl 4 inwaie
T UOl VFrOWeiS
To Hold Meet
In Roseburff
The Oregon Wool Growers Asso
ciation, which in its earlier years
of existence always met east of
the Cascades, will bold its annual
meeting this year again on the
West Slope. Set for Nov.; 11-13,
the lamb and wool producers will
gather in Roseburg at the Umpqua
hotel. Last year the group met
in Portland. . ;
John Withers of Paisley is presi
dent and has announced commit
tee meetings to start at 1:30, Nov.
11. A full program has .been' ar
ranged for Nov. 12, with the an
nual banquet that night. :
Saturday afternoon of the meet
ings bring vi rank w. Masche,
deputy director of the Commodity
Stabilization Service in Washing
ton, D. C, to the program. He
will present the "New Incentive
Program for Wool." 1
Floyd Fox, Silverton, is a mem-
mer of the wool growers execu
tive committeei and .Mrs. Alvin
Hartley, Silverton, is vice presi
dent of the women's auxiliary and
has been chairman of the f Make
It Yourself With Wool" program
which completed its judging in
Portland a week ago. '
to four feet in depth and liber
ally supplied, with organic mat
ter should grow good holly. It is
generally accepted that slightly
acid soils are best; i i
Announce New
Pain tf Arthritis
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Without Pills!
& p speds up flow
arM atuairy kalps drfr awnyj pitv .
eausinf confuden mnd pruawwi.
Ktw Tork, K T. (SoMiai)
Seienee has now dtvalopad n
dorlecs. frnnttimt etmm tha
acta in a new way to bring naw
kind of falief f rom pains of artfarf
" Ha, rhaamatiara aa4 mwealar
schaa and pai&a. This aw wa
nlieras theaa paiaa wiihovt tha
. Seed of taking pills aad other hv
-' kMraal nMdicinea tba my onff
tpaet the ysUaa.
V Gaotly mbbd into painful
ami, ihis cream pnatrataa so
. 4aep and completely tha fc acS
: ally vniab . Quiakiy a atatatt
- Ing feeling of waanch darelope
and tha whole painfal ana takes
an a pleaeing gkrw. Thia ia atrfk-
bog evidence of the power of this
' cream to penetrate quickly and
stimulate the! circulation of the
blood. This glow illustrates how
it speeds np the flow of fresh, riek
blood into the acre area and ae
. tually lr drive away the pain
causing eongettion and preMura.
Laureh
ness this year. The Marion County
eir.
show has been scheduled fort Nov.
20 at. Central Howell, while the
Oregon Statr Corn Show will :be at
the Woodbu:
ber 3-4.
n Armory on Decem-
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the hand-work stage and is quite
manning the picker whick fills
corn crib, 50;
feet long and 13 feet
scooping or
hand-handling of corn
Questions
Questions Was told that cauli
flower often! suf feiled from boron
deficiency. Ours isn't doing quite
right and we wobdered if you
could tell us what the deficiency
symptoms are? B. V. , n i
Answer Sjmptoqis are a brown
ing of the head and development
of a hollow stem. Small spots oc
cur on the head which may spread
until the entire heai is discolored.
The taste wil be bitter. Distortion
of leaves -also occurs.
Question Frankly this , is just
to settle an argument , . . but we've
failed to find the answer elswhere.
Would you j kindly accomodate?
Could you tell us where the Beagle
dogs originated? Some say they
are German; and others say, they
are of American irigin from the
revolutionary timej N. E. .T. j
Answer According to my .books,
the Beagles are the "oldest British
breed." For inany years they were,
according to this book, "Pedigree
Dogs," edited by v. C. Sanderson,
"favorite of ; the Royalty.'
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Question Now that the I cooler
weather has! set hi, we are being
bothered with rats at our farm.
Have forgotten what we tised to
aS. them. Would jyou please tell
us? H. J. !
Answer Warfarin j or Red SquiH,
are, I believe, the ItWo most highly
reoomrnended poisons for ; rats.
Warfarin is said toj be safe because
the small amount necessary to kill
rats is not harmful to humans or
I other larger animals .k (however.
Way to Relieve
ud Rheumatism
of tntlx, rich blood int
UB Brhkh and frmok doctors
sm so sti5d wtth ttm newitefy
for patMote wmSmrmg from r
tbvftic and yheuinttfara WMt
pvepared. written rtporis af
MMd on handreas ct
'. t of the leadinc
arttiritk and yfawwaatism duu
ciam in tha United 9tata ka
now confirm d ta fiadcags ot
Umm doctors.
, Now for jib fin time tbia ra
ttwrkabla crant can bo obtai&ad
witiwvt a pxcrtptioa at dnar
thm thaoaghoaSi Jumrkm ao
dor tha name iciraEUB. Tna
priea of IofraSUB ft onb 984
for a lg tebl XnlraRUB is
Utekxd bjtm amwring guaraotot
that auifwars from the pains o
arthritia, rbaamatism, himbagi
nearttia, neuralgia or muaeat faa
juries or sprains twill get how
and boar of eonfWtiac wlirf r
thir avmey wfll be icfinted la
fult 1 "j
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No. 2 shows Ed Schubert, left, and
is. mechanically removed from
wide, holding 1,800 bushels. Fill-
necessary. - ." j :,.
Answers
don't take any chances), and Red
Squill is also said to be nwpoisoa
ous to humans, dogs, cats, poultry
and farm animals. Follow direct
ions on the container -Sery careful
ly. That's important. If you are
trapping, vou might bury the
traps in a pan of grain or meaL
Set the traps over night, removing
them in the day time. Some farm
ers nave found that leaving the
trap, in a sack of grain during the
day, and setting it at night proves
effective. If left around too long,
the rats become suspicious.
Question Do you' know if: there
has been any experimenting done
on when it would be best to have
chickens start to lay? We always
had our chickens hatched in late
April and it seems they just start
to lay and the price goes down.
Could you tell us when would be
the best time to start them so
that we'd have eggs before the
prices dropped? i We are rather
new at the business. J. K. L-
. Answer A Utah State Agricul-j
tural College economist has this
to say about time of starting
chicks: ' Start your chicks in De
cember. This will give you pul
lets that produce the necessary
small and medium eggs during
March and April, when their price
is at its best, and largest! eggs
from September to December,
when their price is at its best. ,
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Qnestion Are having a lot 'of
trouble . with our Boysenberries.
They seem to be : diseased.';. Will
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InttnM blood rod.
3-yaar branched plcmts.
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Vulcan
Bright red 3-year
branched plants.
SPECIAL WHILE TIIEY LAST
al. VAN NES, Lara' carlt trusses - $2.95
ir-24M and 24"r30" Plant, only $3,95
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45 Sowtli His eW St. S!fuOrgws
"Growing JUiododendron Is Our Business";
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Joe Erpeling, watching ant for
the track and hoisted into the bus.
Farmers Union To
The annual meeting of ttfe Maf
ion County Farmers Union; will be
held at Mayflower Hall, Saturday!,
starting at 10:30 a.m. The morn
ing program will include a! talk by
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spraying in the fall,' like you do
for peacbesj help berries? If so,
what should we use? We used to
spray in the spring after the prun
ing was done. Not long ago, noted
a field up around McMinnf ille that
was all pruned. We doii't pruife
ours (which is just a small patdi
for home use) until spririg. ' Is t
better to prune now? E N.
Answer Probably the i commer
cial grower had some cane spot.
If you have' leaf or cane j spot dis
ease, it is a good idea tto prune
out the old fruiting canes as soon
As harvest is over. ( li left for the
winter rains, the 'disease spores
wash down into the ground. Then
(as you say, with .peaches) .it is
good to give the canes an S-8-100
Bordeaux mixture spray; this fair.
Use a good spreader-sticker with
the spray. " During the dormant
season, don t forget your limfr
sulpnur, spray.
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No. 4 Frank Johnson crawled into the ton of his corn bin to show I f f
i xiv w near me rvoi mc corn cvmes wnea me cno is Iiuea. LT
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Brillicmt red, darker fj ,
markings, 3-yaar :
branched plants. Only
seed store
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immature ears of corn as the corn
Meet Saturday
a member of the1 soil conservation
group, along with legislative re
ports by the Mehama local, ' an
agricultural report by the-Bethel
ocal, the educational report by
the Gervais local and the coopera
tive report by the Central Howell
local. ' 1 '. .
Joe Berptj Mt.
Angel, is pro-.?
gram chairman. '
Earl Newbry, secretary of state.
will be the featured speaker, for
the afternoon session. - Y
Officers for the new year win
be elected following a report from
the nominating committee includ
ing Alois Duda, Ed Zimmerman
and Hubert Esser.
A no-host luncheon ; win be held
at noon. j j , -
Why Owcow ftpwn -find
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THE (URE;lVAYi TO
FEED TREE CROPS
lor lugher oef profits
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Puts 82 Nitrogen fertftraer
directiy in ike root zone with
and
experience -1
-Provides low cost mtrogea
' fertilizer applied to the soil
Increase crop yields ... grrea
more h-frade, top-price fruit
1 per tree; evens out alternate
bearing
Saves hauling, handling and
application costs... reduces
farm overhead
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Farm
Calendar
Nt.! 14 Western Oregon Live
stock Association annual meeting.
Gold. Beach. ; i -.
Nari S-Annual meeting Willam
ette .Basin project I committcp,
American Legion Hall, Albany,
9:30' a.m.l s- . I . vr -.
Nev. 5 Oregon Poultry Hatch
ery annual meeting Mallory Hotel.
Portland, 2 p.m.
..Nov,; S Marion County Farmers
Union annual meeting, Mayflower
Hall, 10:30 a.m. i
Nov4 S-lO Agriculiural Coopera
tive Council, Portland.
Novj 8-10 National Reclamation '
Association annual meeting, Multi
nomahl Hotel, Portland.
NovJ -sA-Farmers Night at Mt
Angel Business . Men's meeting.
6:30, social hour; 7 p.m. dinner,
St. Mary's Dining HalL "
Novj S-kDHAI supervisors Coun
ty Agents1 conference, Withycombe'
Hall, i a m.
Not $--Polk County 2-4 Oub,!
Rickreall Grange half, 6:30 p.m.
banquet, j .
' Nov.; 11-13 Oregon Wool Grow
ers Association, Roseburg.
"Nov 114-Dinner honoring E. L.
Peterson, out-going director of
Oregon Agricultural Department,
and r. incoming director, James
Short, ! Neighbor's of Woodcraft
Hall,. Portland, 7 p.m.
: Novi 13-i-Farm Festival sale, 10
a.m jMarquam Methodist church.
cleaning.
fproblems piEng
nn? i r
stroke of a damp
cloth cleans oor
jrmaim blind
ODestrokeiad erea sticky jam whisks
off. the plastic tapethe newsmaking
plastic cordii...thft inap-bick alurainam
klata! tybaft more, weather aiidwear
can't make a nark on any of them. Aim!
wait till you aee hew smoothlr this blind
optw Drop eTeTjrthinf bow sad rash
to see the sil-flexaluin bhnd.
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il Venetian Blinds '
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