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i&iw emil nvvv? si? (Rgiiii (mil (sh?. liv iUsC-,l walK Silverton Area Farmer's Inventions Helping to Make Farm Work Easier V By LILLIE L. MADSEN . Farm Editor, The Statesman ' It really all had its beginning back on a Dakota wheat farm when a small, 9-year-old boy bunt a threshing machine out of some wooden boxes and nails and found that Reworked. - 'Heads of grain would actually go through the machine and come out in separate kernels. Spools were used for the twine belt, pulled by means of someone pumping an old foot-peddle grindstone. .From then on Jonas Byberg had many an invention of farm machin eryin miniature form. It wasn't until seven years later, when liv ing on his father's prune farm south of Silverton that Jonas took out his first patent The high school youth didn't like the method - of washing prunes. So, he set about making a washing tray by means of a floatation system. The water went over the prunes, and this worked much better than the former system of dipping the prunes, which bruised them. A patent was granted ."But I wasn't equipped to build the washers. I justdid the plan ning and tried to build a few in a.sbop in our bam. They worked out but individual production does not pay. I couldn't build them fast enough. Byberg said, smiling at the youth who got ahead of him self. There was college in between, but all the time there were plans for machines and gadgets that would make work, on the farm more efficient, less difficult. There were scores of patents, and finally there was a factory built at Sil verton. ' . Thinking Changes Gradually the thinking of farm ers has changed. For them, too, it has become an automatic age. Steps, heavy labor, time, all have to be saved to meet the tight com- Eetition. Always, Byberg, think lg back to his boyhood and early youth on the farm, was a step head ... "A prophet in his own home town? Well, it was while I was ramblingi out oyer the countryside in Polk County that I firskheard of. the iew piece of machinery a grinder-mixer. Inquiry brought out that it was. actually new, that.it was built at Silverton (my home town), and patented Jy Jonas Byberg (whose farm adjoined ours when we were youngsters). . ,' With the enthusiasm of the user of the new machine still ringing in my ears, I went back home for my week's farm story ... "1 believe this is the first time a farmer has had available a ma chine that will automatically feed itself grind any grain to whatever grade he desires thoroughly mix the ground feed, without rehand- hng from a grinder to a mixer. and automatically shut itself off when the job is done. - Many feed ers can, with this machine, dump in various whole grains, previously ground ingredients and desired feed supplements and concentrates, then turn on the automatic switch and thereafter leave the machine to do the whole task while they do other work or take a nap. . When the feed is to be used, the switch is thrown again and the feed is discharged into - any convenient cart or bags. Much Dust Eliminated . Byberg, reared on a farm and recalling the dust of the grinding operations, has perfected a princi pie whereby the grain is ground while submerged - under a layer of previously ground feed, elimi nating much of the dust. Careful planning has made this little mill fit numerous farming condiUbns. In most feeding units that I have visited, the farmer has hadfo locate his grinding and mix ing equipment in the most suitable place and bring his grain to the units in the best way possible, This new mill, when equipped with its ball bearing, rubber tired cart, is so manueverable that it can be rolled easily up, to, under, or into any feed bin for filling, and again rolled to any desired point for grinding or discharging. Like all else in the Byberg in ventions, a rather unique method of blending heavy, sticky molasses with the feed has been evolved in : this machine. Most molasses mix ing principals create small globules of molasses coated with a layer of feed. Here I saw the heavy molasses thoroughly atomized, and the spray, meeting a constantly moving layer of feed, turning out feed minus the usual lumps. Tok Five Years How long did it take to perfect this machine. I asked? , It came out that the thing wasn't ' done overnight, but was the re sult of constant application in ce veloping the mill over a period of full five years. To incorporate all the features in one inexpensive little mill, it became necessary as time went on, to design and build many special machines and special equipment without which parts of the mill could not be made. -1 stood in the small Silverton plant, listening to my former farm neighbor explaining casually and I was supposed to grasp il just as casually about equip ment which consists of intricate rubber molds, of "a deep section of band iron on edge for the man ufacture of its continuous helix" a special "carburizihg furnace which hardens a large circular part of the mill while being boiled at 1,600 degrees in molten salts and subsequently drenched in cold water." I did understand that this latter process . went on be hind a glass and metal curtain to protect the mechanic during car burning the parts. , A 230-ton, press was built in the Byberg plant some years ago which also' makes possible the production of some of the parts. Test mills have been in use for sometime in Oregon, California, Idaho and Illinois under varying farm conditions. If the interest of others in any way parallel the interest shown by the feeder I visited, the Byberg plant may find its 23,000 square feet of available floor space none too large. Certainly, I thought, as I left the plant, there is considerable saving in hauling grain to town and seed back to the farm the method used by Jonas' and my father on the old home farms. A 4 - V: V Donald D. Rowland, Rickreall livestock feeder, was one of the first to try out on the farm one of the new grinder-mixers which, to quote him, "Makes this division of farming much, easier." Rowland runs 110 bred white faces, and 325 ewes on his 1,045 acres. He travels to Eastern Oregon where he bays his weener calves in Grant County, and brings them back to Rickreall to fatten out. The wav things are now, It paya to market the grain through the livestock, in the opinion of Rowland. Polk County Farmers Hear Control Talk Dairy Luncheon to Be Given at Show ' Fourth Annual Linn-Benton All- Breed Dairy sho wwill be held at Albany June 4. Serving on the show committee are Jim Ruby, Darrell Shepherd and Everett Struckmeier all of Scio; George Chandler and Paul jserger. Ai '.Plumed as a feature of, the show v- - V i V :J. Coon Among Cattlemen's Meet Speakers A program designed to keep peo-' pie wide awake is being put to gether for this year's convention of the Oregon Cattlemen's associ ation. May S to 11, in Corvallis, reports Ed Coles, association sec retary. , Program headliners will include both state and nationally known speakers along with demonstra tions and a panel of experts. Gen eral sessions will be held on the Oregon State College campus. Listed as principal speaker is Sam Coon, Baker, now serving his second term in the U. S. House of Representatives. Coon will discuss "Happenings in Washington as Re lated to the Beef Industry" Mon day morning, May 9. Also scheduled or Monday morning ; is a panel composed of John Hounsel, state senator from Hood River; Harold Copple, secretary-manager of the Washington State Apple Commission, Wenat chee; and two members of the Oregon , Cattlemen's association yet to be chosen. The panel will discuss the pros and cons of a beef commission for Oregon. National Figure Listed How the beef industry stacks up public relations-wise is scheduled for a going over Tuesday after-j noon by Radford Hall, assistant' executive secretary of the Ameri-j can National Cattlemen's associ-! etion, " Denver. George Tucker, I secretary of the California Cattle j Feeder's Association, Los , Ange-; les, will outline the growth of the cattle feeding industry on the West Coast that same afternoon, Tuesday afternoon," Alan Rogers, Ellensburg, Wash., past president of the Washington Cattlemen's as sociation and now chairman of the . research committee of the Amer-. lean National Cattlemen's associ-; ation, will talk on the "Strides We Have Taken in Beef Cattle Re search." Later that day, Roy, Nelson, state department of agri culture, Salem, is to discuss the state livestock brand recording j code and demonstrate . the filing i system used to record brands. j Movie on Nutrition . ; On Wednesday, final day of the convention. Rita Campbell, nutri tionist for Jhe National Livestock and Meat board, will talk and j show a movie on the nutritional) values of meats and the functions! of the board. ' Pigs are Less Pigs if Given Clean Pastures Clean, fresh pastures and spring pigs go-well together. Cheaper gains can be realized on pasture, and parasites and worms are held at minimum. Clean ground means . land that has not been used for hog pasture for at least one year, and better two years. Sodium floride at the rate of one pound to 100 pounds of dry feed for one day will do an ef fective worming job on sows or pigs that have been weaned. Plenty of shade, water and salt are needed for hogs all the time. Be sure to include animal protein in the bog ration for most efficient gains. Farm Calendar Mint Market Reported Up Supply and demand prospects point toward favorable prices for the 1953 peppermint oil crop, but prices are likely to work down as production increases, marketing experts report. i Meanwhile, returns should be quite satisfactory for Oregon grow- April 26-28 Fanners from Australia to visit Oregon. April 27 30 City of Salem 4-H Club Spring Show. April 30 Marion County borne extension spring festival, Leslie Junior High. May 2-3 California Ram Sale, Sacramento. May 2-6 Marion County 4-H Spring Show, Silverton. May 3 Marion County Hol stein Breeders meeting, Virgil Dei hi, ML AngeL May 9-11 National Guernsey meeting, Los Angeles. May 9-11 Oregon Cattlemen's Association annual meeting, OSC. ' May 13-14 Polk County 4-H Spring Exhibit, Dallas Chamber of Commerce. May 15 Nationd Rural Life Sunday. May 17 Evergreen Guernsey Classic, ML Vernon, Wash. May 18 Polk County Sheep Show,' Rickreall. May 24 Linn County annual pasture and livestock tour, Craw fordsville. May 27 Farm crops weed con- ers able to get 50 pounds or more oil per acre. Larger exports, strong domes tic demand, and some decline in peppermint oil production since 1952 brought new strength back into the peppermint oil market during the past two seasons. trol field day, OSC. May 28 Marion County Spring Jersey Show, -Salem. May 28 Linn County Fat Lamb Show, Scio. May 30 American Jersey Cat tle club . (Salem headquarters) trip to Multnomah Falls. Smoked turkey and strawberry supper at Marlin Fox Farm, Molalla. May 31 American Jersey Cat tle Club tour of Polk and Marion county Jersey farms; chicken luncheon at Silver Creek Falls State park; salmon bake at State Fairgrounds, and Your Opportun ity Sale, 7 p.m Oregon State Fairgrounds. , June 1 Business meeting and annual dinner of American Jer sey Cattle Club in Armory and Marion Hotel. June 2 American Jersey Cat tle Club membership choice of trip ' to Tillamook and . Lincoln Counties or attendance at All Western Jersey Cattle show at Pacific International, North Port land. June 3-4 4-H club fat stock show and sale, Bend. June 4 Clackamas County Spring Lamb Show, Canby. June 4 Manon County Spring Lamb Show, Turner. June 6-10 Oregon State Grange Convention, Klamath Falls. June 8 Farm Crops Field Day, Hyslop farm, Corvallis. June 9-11 Lebanon Strawber ry fair. BIG WAREHOUSE SALE Used and New Office Furniture (Warehouse Building Must Be Vacated by May 10) SHOP FOR SPECIAL VALUES (Entrance Through Cooke's Stationery Company) 1 v Controlling weeds , is becoming more practical each year, with many new products on the market ror that purpose, according to Rex Warren, farm crops specialist, Oregon State college. Warren, speaking at a Polk county weed meeting held during the week at the Rickreall Grange halL discussed the various chemi cals available for weed' control and their uses. The meeting, sponsored coopera tively by the Pomona Grange and the Polk County extension office, is one of a series of three county wide meetings during the year, under the leadership of the Po mona Grange. Small patches of perennial weeds that are beginning to show up in fields, can still be controlled satisfactorily by sodium chlorate, using about four pounds per square rod. CMU, now known under trade names of Telvar-W and Karmex-W is recommended for areas of quackgrass and other hard-to-kill grasses. Discusses Brash Control Brush control methods discussed by Warren included a basal spray, which includes four gallons of 2,4D tq 100 gallons of oil and put on the brush around the base during the dormant season. Another brush control method is using 2.4D and 2.45T at the rate of one gal lon to 100 gallons of water, spray ed over all the foliage of the brush when it is in full leaf. Garlic control recommended is 14 pounds per acre of 2,4D, pref erably in the ester form. Annual weeds in grain crops and vetches can be sprayed out by using ap proximately three-fourths of a pound of 2,4D acid per acre, War ren stated. Late April, May Tansy ragwort control is most economical during late April and May when the plants are in the rosette stage. Recommended material is 2,4D ester at the rate of three pounds acid per acre. After the tansy ragwort plant be gins to form seed stock, chlorates, ammates, or similar materials can be used as a spray by mixing one pound per gallon of water. How ever, the later spray is about three times as expensive as the 2,4D material. Some of the crop producers in Polk County have already sprayed with 2.4D and are getting fairly good controL Sprayufg of grains is recommended as soon as weath er conditions permit on fall-seeded grains. Spring seeded grains should be sprayed when the crop is about five inches high. No. 3 Barley Price Support Set at $1.07 Marion county farmers who grow barley in 1955 are assured by yf. M. Tate, chairman of the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, that the crop will be supported at a minimum of $1.07 per bushel for Grade No. 3 or better. "Mixed' barley will not be eligible for price support As in other years the support will be through Com modity Credit Corporation loans and purchase agreements. The minimum 1955 barley sup port, Chairman Tate advises, is based on 70 per cent of parity as of December 1. The 1954 crop support in Mar ion county was $1.30 per bushel for No. 2 barley or better, and was based on 85 per cent of par ity. To be eligible for a loan the barley must be within the grade requirements and must be stored in approved storage on the farm or in a commercial warehouse. Barley with more than 13.5 per cent moisture will not be eligible for a loan. , Ben A. Newell. Marion county extension agent, said farmers who wish to take advantage of price-support programs for 1955 barley and other supported crops. are urged to check up on their storage requirements before the season gets too far alone If addi tional storage is needed plans to meet local conditions are avail able at the County ASC office and from the county agent Loans and purchase agreements will be available from the time the crop is harvested until Janu- will be a complete dairy luncheon served to business men of Lebanon and Albany besides exhibitors tak ing part in the event. The lunch eon will be served by members of the Linn County Dairymen's As sociation as part of June Dairy Month publicity. . i - - - , . - .. r . - ("V"' i rrr , ..... j 5"v- ' s r-' ' A ' iA - i W X'Ax W r YmJ J(f Y -Til f.J v ' jf- j : - il as- ; FATS FE ITS Oregon Folic To Take Part In Ram Sale When the 17th Annual Far West era International Sheep Dog Trials take place at the State Fair grounds, Sacramento, on Sunday, May l, tamous canines such as Lassie and Rin Tin Tin will be pushed out of the limelight by a group 'of extraordinary working dogs. These black (or border) collies are runts compared with Lassie, but centuries of training dating back to their origin in Scotland make up in sheep-tending skill for what might be lacking in size. Visitors to the trials, which pro vide one of several preliminaries to the 35th Annual California Ram Sale, will see some of the West's finest sheep, dogs competing in a contest of wit and skill. Ribbons and trophies are awarded to win ners. Nine "Senior dogs, ranging in age from '19 months to 6 years, and four Junior dogs, from 10 to 17 months, have already been entered, according to William R. Hosselkus, president of the Call :onua Sheep Dog Society which sponsors the trials in cooperation with the. California Wool Growers Association. At the Ram sale almost 30 Ore gon Rams from the Willamette valley, will go on the block. GET THE FACTS ON "ALL 3" LOW-PRICE CARS AND YOU'LL HAVE PROOF PLYMOUTH IS FIRST: First In Size By actual measurement, the 1955 Plymouth is the longest car of the low-price 3. (It's even bigger than some medium-price cars.) Plymouth is truly a big car ... 17 feet long! First In Room Wss Plymouth is also the biggest car inside, with the greatest hip room and leg room. More comfort for you ! And Plymouth's trunk, by far the largest in its field, lets you pack everything;. i First in Visibility-Comparison proves that .Plymouth's glamorous new Full-View windshield with cornerposts swept back both top and bot tom gives you the greatest visibility of "all 3." First in Beauty Compare styling and see why Charm, a leading fashion magazine, chose Plymouth "Beauty Buy of the Year." Plymouth's long, sleek Forward Look wins over the hand-me-down styling of the '"other 21 First in Economy-Smoothest and thriftiest engine xf all! That's the fast-stepping new Cyl inder Power Flow. 117. Its Chrome-Sealed Action means extra thousands of trouble-free miles. First in Riding Comfort Plymouth gives you the most comfortable ride you ever experi enced in a low-price car. Only the biggest car in the lowest-price field can give you a true big-car ride. First In Extra Value Plymouth; gives yon many extra-value features that the "other 2" low price cars don't have. Come in and let us show you why Plymouth is first for value! j Why pay up to 500 more for I a car smaller than Plymouth? Don't be fooled by the claims of so-called medium price cars that they cost practically the same as Plymouth. When you compare price tags youU find that, model for' model, Plymouth sells for much, much less than medium-price cars, and gives you more car for your money! . : BEST BUY NEW; BETTER TRADE-IN, TOO! nn UL Plymouth dealors are listed In your Classified Telephone Directory. cJcalcr vj headquarters far value y X : X vf me 1