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'.' By RURAL REPORTER
FLATTERED? The truth is that Jim Phillip. silverton dairy
man, didn't know whether he should be flattered or not . . . That is,
not at first, he didn't
It could be taken two ways, Jim admitted: Maybe famine hadn't
been so hard a job after all, and he didn't look so old as he had
thought he did. That would be nice.
On the other hand, maybe his farming wasn't being done 'with
the apwmb and experience he thougt he was doing it with
ana the committee thought he was younger than he looked. That
wouldn't be so nice.
But the committee, whose membership selected Jim PhllHos as
the SaJem area Oustanding Young Farmer for the Salem Junior
Chamber of Commerce, said the formerly was definitely true
that he looked younger, not that farming was'nt quite a Job. Jim's
oustanding ability with his high production dairy herd and hit
production of related crops, along with the extra time he gives to
farm" organizations, would do credit to a much older and longer
time farmer, the committee members agreed, as they admitted
that they hadn't thought of Jim being over 32-33 years well within
the age limit of the 21 through 35 years set for the Outstanding
Young Farmer., - . .
So the selection was made, the announcement given. Then George
Norris, who had made the announcement in all good faith, and Jim
got together for a follow-up interview. Age came up, and informa
tion came out that Jim topped the limit by a couple of years.
Jim said he had been sort of wondering about age, after he got
over the first surprise of selection, but there was the 20-40 farm
club and he knew he still ducked well below that line.
Stuck Not the Jaycees. They liked their Oustanding Farmer, and
even if they couldn't enter the state contest with him this year-
so what? They knew they had picked a good man . . . we nave, i
they explained, "selected a really Outstanding Farmer In the Salem (
area, ana so iar as we are concerea, ne sianas mis year, men
are other years for the state contest."
And said Jim: "I don't know why I was selected in the beginning.
I was awfully surprised. I know there are lots of farmers doing
a much better job than I am, but it is most awfully nice to know
someone thinks I'm doing a good job at it." (Jim's sort of modest)
So everything ended happily for the Salem Junior Chamber of
"Commerce, who is doing a bang-up job itself in encouraging and
giving recognition to good farming regardless of age.
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NOT SO MANY, RUT OH MY! A Holstein cattle association
has been organized in Marion County which in years gone by has
been known chiefly as a Jersey County, with now and then a
1 Guernsey herd. Holsteins are still not so numerous as other breeds
but they are setting some outstanding production records
Remember when six-year-old Nugget Walker Korndyke, owned
by the Clem Bernings of Mt. Angel, set a production record of
1,172.6 pounds of butterfat in 364 days? That was a world pro
duction record for all breeds and only a Holstein cow, owned by
Carnation Milk Farms, was able to pass it
Alfred Berning of Nugget Dairy, Mt. Angel, was made president
cf the new association, and Marcus Wampach, also of Mt. Angel,
selected for vice president. Catherine Wampack is the secretary
and Richard Racette, Aurora, (just to prove there are Holsteins
in other towns than Mt. Angel), and Florin L. Zielinski. St Paul,
the directors. .
MEN NATURAL COOKS? After listening to Charlie Couche
"" of Sherwood, Floyd Bates of Salem and Newt Davis of Uoodburn
discusing the menus for the various banquets and luncheons lor
the national meeting of the American Jersey Cattle Club, the
Rural Reporter wondered why any mere woman ever use the re
mark: "What on earth will we have ior dinner tonight? Just ask
Ev' detail from crab cocktail a la Newport to nutJ i from the
Willamette Valley was taken up, discussed and decided upon. There
were women on the committee, but we noticed they didn t say J
thing. The men were doing all right The menus are to be printed.
Eastern Oregon Prime Rib roast Willamette Valley pear and cot
tage cheese salad, topped bv one of Salem's own Maraschino cher
ries DeKhrter potatoes. Willamette Valley Blue Lake beans. Hood
River aTple Pe Tillamook Cheese ... Oh, crackers and Langlois
Blue Cheese with the crab . . . That was one banquet Not one
trebUwrnfmoked turkey and strawberry supper. A fried
freoTBSton?Ma.CfromgEl Paso Texas from Vancouver B C
SewUse meters are' supposed to be farmers-aounded like
the belt kind of Chamber of Commerce deal.
' r atti FMEN TOO And then word comes up from..Crylli
CATTLtaitw, oreffon Cattlemen's Association is to
that the committee the Oregon ceme Cor
feature beefsteak and salmon at its annual conve
vallis, May 8 to 11, and in2 there to. The annual
present also. The men are doing the planning inere
beefsteak breakfast will , be served 6 am. (farm e wiU be in
getting up early) on n tn. -oA Inin
Ifs tlie Label, Not the Price Tag
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The seed buyer who wants to spend his money wisely will watch the label for purity and germination
tbiucs, as wen aa noxious wceu sera presence, it a tnis iaoei, ana not tne price tag, that is most import
ant In the picture above two lots show how far apart the long-run cost may be on seed purchased at
identical price. The State Department of Agriculture prepared this information from actual cases in its
seea inspection iues. ine lot on me left is an extreme case in which a farmer was selling untested
and unlabeled seed which contained a large amout of screenings.
Bomber 'Blister' Used as Aquarium
DALLAS. Tex. (INS) Two Dal
las schoolteachers have fashioned
an attractive, economical aquar
ium for their students from the
plastic "blister" off of an old army
bomber.
The bowl is held upright with
large rocks on the outside and a
pile of sand inside. Around the
base is an attractive arrangement
But teachers Amy Cnitchfield
and Verda Ligon aay the aquarium
is as educational as it is decora
tive. Ne science
classes have living mod
els when they are taught marine
life, and even first-graders benefit
when they learn not to poke their
fingers into the "water.
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Holstein Cow
Tops Others
In Prodduction
A million ana a half pounds
of milk and 33 tons of butterfat
were produced in Marion County
dairy herds during March, ac
cording to Dairy Herd Improve
jment Association records. Of
'these 53 herds were on standard
dairy herd improvement test and
19 on owner-sampler.
Each cow produced an average
of 695 pounds of milk and 30.5
pounds of butterfat
cRacette Brothers Holstein,
Timid, a four year, old topped
305 day records with 565.8
pounds of butterfat and 12,570
pounds of milk in 10 months.
Hilda, another Holstein, in the
same herd made 560.0 pounds of
fat and 17,670 of milk ia 305
days. i '
St Benedicts Abbey, second.
Sheep Tick Dust Offered
A new dust for sheep tick con
trol has been used in Wyoming
with good results. The one and
one-half percent Dieldrin dust
gave complete control after one
treatment. The Wyoming tests
proved this dust to be more
effective than any other material
tried.
Effectiveness is due to two
reasons, says County Extension
Agent Ben A. Newell. Dieldrin
is a tailor-made poison for sheep
ticks and it stays in the wool
long enough to kill young ticks
as they hatch from eggs.
gave 552.3 pounds of fat and
13,980 pounds of Ailk in ten
months.
Cindy, a Holstein in the Racette
Brothers herd, was high milk
producer with 2,720 pounds of
milk and 92.5 pounds of fat.
Galanthia. a registered Holstein
at the Marcus Wampack farm,
Mt. Angel, produced 2,257 pounds
of milk and 81.3 pounds of fat
in March.
Dusting all sheep on the farm
just once after shearing will con
trol ticks. The new dust will
cost 75 cents to cue dollar a 50
pound bag more than the older
dusts, but its effectiveness will
pay in the long run.
Dieldrin is a poison so that
usual precaution should be prac
ticed.. Users are warned not to
breathe in the material. It does
not affect the meat of animals
and has the approval of the Food
and Drug Administration for use,
Newell states.
GOOD OLD DAYS
FREDONIA, N. Y. (UP)
Glenn S. Carr believes it's time
for a change meaning he'd like
some more in his pocket Carr
gets $25 a year as official care
taker of the village clock in the
tower of the First Baptist Church.
He checked over some old rec
ords iecently and found that the
job paid $35 annually back in
1874. He wants a raise.
1955 Oregon
Lamb Crop
To Be Larger
The 1955 early spring lamb crop
In -the principal early lamb states
is estimated to be about the same
size as last year, R. B. Hile, USDA
statistician, reports-.
The number of breeding ewes
is .down from a year ago, but this
was onset oy a nigner percentage
of the ewes l&mbin? earlier this
season. The 1955 lam bins ter cent-
age (lambtf saved per 100 ewes)
is only slightly smaller than last
year. California, the leading early
lamb atate, has a smaller early
lamb crop than a year ago, but
lexas crop is larger.
In the Southeatern States, the
number of early lambs saved i
smaller than a yean earlier, due
to a smaller proportion of ewes
Pacific Northwest, on the other
hand, has a lareer earlv lamb
crop than a year ago.
Generally mild, ooen winter
weather in most states has been
favorable in sections which suffer.
ed from dry weather in 1954. Sup
plemental feeding has been necess
ary in these sections to maintain
condition of ewes and promote the
growth of lambs.
In Oregon, conditions have been
generally favorable for early lamb
development. Pastures have been
very good all winter and sup
plemental feeding has been light.
The early lamb crop is somewhat
larger than last year.
Recent studies indicate that the
United States has more than million
alcoholics.
Stafr tmtn, Salam, Or.r ThgrTvRfffl f$, ftSri?, tT
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Wheat Alldtment
Points
Farmers intending to raise wheat
for erain ar-4 reminds hv tK
County Agricultural Stabilization
ana conservation committee of the
important points to keep in mind
in order to comply with the Fed
eral wneat allotment and market
ing quota act.
1. A farm without an allotment
(or with an allotment of less than
15 acres) can harvest mt mnn
than 15 acres of wheat regardless
ot wnetner it is eold or fed.
ained
Nature Offers
Queer Concert
PITTSBURGH. Pa. UP) Andre
Kostelanetz. here to direct the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,!
entertained friends with a private
playing of recordings he made1
while visiting the Orient. The rec
ords included such sounds as: i
A Chok Chok lizard greeting the
sunrise in Bangkok; belled ele-i
ohants moving throueh the streets'
during a Buddhist festival: chants
ot oeggars in oazaars and Bangkok
temple bells swaying in the eve
ning breeze.
Kostelanetz says he plans to re
lease the records commercially in
an album of "unusual sounds of
the world." i
2. "Farm means all the land
an operator is farming. It may
consist of two o- more ownership
tracts. This doc? not mean he can
raise 15 acres cn er.ch ownership
tract. ,
3. Wheat in the 'Willamette Val
ley counties c:cs net include grain
mixtures ccntr n nz lrss than 50
per cent w-rt by wht. There
is no rcr rict! on on acreage of such
mixtures.
4. A farm harvest '73 more wheat
tvn it: r'lrl-cnt cr harvesting
tr.v wheat rithsvt an allotment)
will rat be eligible tj receive cost
fhc ,T cr any conservation prac
tices in 1Sj3.
All whest fields are being meas
ured row, to determine if acrcre
allotments are ovsrcicd wiv'ch
oficn is tor? t n'nirrt'or.ally. When
it is f:rhd t'T'i-; ccced area ex
ceeds tlit a?-it: jtc:, fie
grower has until' June 13 to utilize -the
exc-s-acreacc a hay, pas
ture, sile?e or ti-.n it undc- as
green rrrnuTf. t:rs rva'din zny
penally t' e bv provides to: ex
cess wheat.
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