I ti -! . i-E
n h n
'Thursv Junto '-1 IWS-ffH.' SV-S
WILLAMETTE
Jersey Judging on Schedule Today
Spray TimeNow
For Fever Weed
j ' Statesman, Salem, Or.,
VALLEY
FARMER
News and Views of Farm and Garden
-
-By LILLI E L. MADSEN
Lambs Set for Judging at Turner Saturday
. - .
v
4. '
1''
7
(V
v;-fi;
ri
Lamb tuck ai these win e Judged at the ISth annual; Fat Lamb Show set far Turner Saturday.
Some ever ilOO lambs are expected for the show, which is fojlowed by. the annual State Bog
Trials. Judrinr of lambs starts at II a.m. and tie dog trials are held as soon as the judging is
eompleted, usually at 2:30 or 3 p.m. at Cascade High 2cnooi neia. (aatwrni rrm mw.j
Ranch Kamblings
Farm
Calendar
' , . ' . By LILLTE L. MADSEN
At ReToir This' is the day that the finals for, the American Jer
ty Cattle club's 87th annual convention are wound up so far as
Oregon is concerned. It has been a good convention even with a
few rain sprinkles occasionally over which opinions even among
the Texas folk were divided. There were those who said a "little
water from above looked good." Again there were those who j
like Mrs. D. T. Simons, wife of the national Jersey club president
would just as -soon any rain or chilly weather "would hold off." .
There wereli't any that we ran across during the convention who
didn't think that the Willamette Valley was the "most beautiful
state," a point we haven't once argued.
Salem Chamber of Commerce members, as well as the Oregon
Jersey Cattle Club members, were just as agreed that this "was
the nicest crowd." Perhaps the fact that the bar4n the Marion
Hotel lobby was a milk bar and that Miss Grace Workman of the
Oregon Dairy Council manned it, helped.
Anyway, most of Salem is saying today au revoir come again
to the national Jersey folk.
,
' But We Are Not Through While the out-of-state Jersey folk are
mostly leaving Salem today, a lot of them right along with many
from Oregon--are going to North Portland to view the Western
Classic Jersey Show, sponsored by the combined Oregon-Washington
Jersey Cattle Clubs. It's opening this morning at Pacific Internation
al Livestock Exposition Building at 9 a.m.
Rex Ross of ML Angel is show boss. There are entrees from Rex's
own farm, Rossmere, at Mt AngeL as well as a number of other
. Willamette Valley farms including those of Ross Marquam of Mar
quam. L. S. Lorenzen and the Frank Finnicums from Dayton, the
Everett Struckmeirs from Scio. ,
.j ..-
Political Too I was sort of interested early in the convention if
there were Jersey politics, so between judging at the Marion Coun
ty Show, 1 asked Lawrence Gardiner from Memphis, Tenn., one oi
the "ins" in all the Jersey convention affairs, about it, casual like.
Well,' he wasn't at all casual-like in his reply.
"WhaKwe want to know is why a good old Republican state
elected ftjta such democrats as Neuberger and Morse?" said he.
- That took me rather back. I had been thinking in terms of eandi-
dates for the offices of the national Jersey-club. . t
- "Well, in the first place the eood old Republicans' didn't elect
Neuberger or ven Democrat Morse. And anyway, being from Ten
nessee why should you be objecting to Democrats? I countered.
"Well, we arent that kind of Democrats. We want to get back to
. a little more conservatism not all these wild ideas maybe the old
time Republicans and the old time Democrats better get together.
This -Neir-Deal and throw-away political idea is getting to be too
'old time' for some of us. We want a new, new time," he said.
So I never did find out a thing, really, about the national Jersey
Solitics excepting that while there were factions, they seemed to
ove-tail in much better than I had thought Jersey people could do.
Not Only Cows Ted Hobart of the agricultural division of the
Salem Chamber of Commerce was busy squiring the visitors around
the valley showing them this-and-that fine Jersey herd in the Salem
vicinity. (Salem Chamber of Commerce helped furnish the cars for
the sauirine.) I hacoened to be standing in the Inhhv of the hotel
when one large party, chiefly from .Louisiana and other southern
states returned. .
"See some nice cattle?' I idly asked, knowing full well they had
at such places as the Eaglenest (owned by the Neal Millers) and
Brookshire (owned by Floyd and Lesta Bates).
"Cows? Oh, yes But what on earth is this? And where could
we find out about the yellow azaleas we have red ones and salmon
ones Dut we ve never seen such gorgeous yellow ones! And the
lilacs and the rhododendrons : . ."and they shoved a huge branch
of this," which was our lovely tamarix, at me. '
Next, they wanted to know about the irises which they had heard
f in Oregon.; Iris would grow, but not so tall, in Louisiana, Florida
- and Georgia, they said.
- . i N
The Show Is Dead, Long Live the Show And so it goes. This big
convention toward which we have all looked forward so many weeks
is over. Saturday we have the big sheep show at Turner with the
State Dog Trials.
This is the! 18th annual fat lamb and wool show held at Turner
and George Cadmus, who knows as much about sheep as most folks
In-the Willamette Valley, is chairmaning the event. He is being
assisted by Florence Jarman as secretary. -
Of course George fis being guided greatly by such veteran sheep
men as those on the show's board of directors, including Karl Wip
per, president; Claude Steusloff, Bob Hunsaker, Arthur Gath, Merle
Jnne 2 Western Classic Jer
sey Show, PI grounds, North
Portland, 9 a. m.
June 3-4 Fat Stock. Show and
sale, Bend, 4-H group.
June 4 Clackamas County
Spring Lamb Show, Canby.
June 4 Marion County Lamb
Show. Turner.
June 4 Linn-Benton Aii-Breea
Dairy Show. Albany.
Jnne 4 American Legion ret
Parade. 10 a. m Silverton.
June 6-10 Oregon State Grange
convention, Klamath Falls.
June 8 Farm Crop Fields Day,
Hyslop Farm, Corvallis.
June 9-11 Lebanon Strawber
ry Fair.
Jane .11 Oregon Guernsey
Breeders Spring Show, State Fair-
grounds, 12 noon. s
June 11-24 4-H Summer
School.
June 16 Annual meeting Ore
gon Poultry Hatchery Associa
tion, Withycombe hall, OSC.
Jane 16-18 Oregon Shorthorn
Beef Type Breeders Association
Willamette Valley tour.
June 17 Annual meeting Ore
gon Poultry Improvement Asso
ciation, Withycombe hall, Corval
lis. June 19 Linn County Live
stock Association annual picnic.
Leo Ranch, 11 miles east of Har-
risburg, 12:30 noon. : ;- !
; - June ZO-zz National Livestock
Brand Conference, Multnomah
Motei, f omana.
July 26-30 Santiam Bean Fes
tival, Stayton.
Aug. 6 Annual Western Horse
I Show, . Silverton.
Aug. 17-Z0 Clackamas County
Fair, Canby.
Phosphorus
Increases
Corn Yield -
i . -
Home gardeners who are grow
ing sweet corn can profit from
experimental work with this crop
at Oregon State College. Dr. W.
A. Frazier and Dr. S. B. Apple,
department of horticulture, have
found that an adequate supply of
phosphorus together with nitro
gen comprises a good fertilizer
program for sweet corn.
Nitrogen alone has resulted in
later, maturity than a combina
tion of nitrogen and phosphorus.
Although no significant yield in
creases have resulted from the
use of potash under conditions in
the Willamette Valley, moderate
amounts of potash are often in
cluded by processors in their fer
tilizer recommendations to tneir
growers. Potash is usually includ
ed for its possible effect on'quat
ity. i i
Banding Good
If, date of maturity is import
ant, phosphorus and nitrogen
should be a p p 1 i e d at planting
time. Best results are obtained
by banding the commercial ferti
lizer 2-3 inches to the side and
2-3 inches below the level of the
seed. Experimental work and
grower experience has shown
that applying all the phosphorus
at planting time is the best time
of application. Although nitrogen
should be applied at or prior to
planting time, additional applica-'
tions during the growing season
may be necessary in some years.
To convert -field rates for use
in backyard gardens, suggestions
are that about one pound actual
nitrogen be combined with- about
two pounds actual phosphorus at
planting time 'in bands to the
side and below the level of the
corn seed. In soils deficient in
nitrogen, a better ratio might be
two pounds actual nitrogen to
three pounds actual phosphorus.
To avoid possible fertilizer burn,
not more than 40-50 pounds ac
tual nitrogen per acre should be
included in the fertilizer mixture
at planting time.
From 80-120 pounds actual
phosphorus per acre is a good
range for home gardeners to use
at planting.
Apply at Planting
If a home gardener wants to
apply 50 pounds actual nitrogen
per. acre at -planting time, this
rate converts to one pound ac
tual nitrogen to 300 lineal feet of
row, assuming the rows are three
feet jpart If the gardener is us
ing 10-16-8, it will require 10
pounds of this fertilizer mixture
to give one pound actual nitro
gen to 300 lineal feet of row. Ten
pounds of 10-20-10 will give the
same amount of actual nitrogen
but more phosphorus and potas
sium than in the 10-16-8 formula.
Growers are reminded that the
first number in a three number
formula represents pounds of ac
tual nitrogen; the second repre
sents pounds of actual phospho
rus; and the third represents
pounds of actual potassium in a
100-pound sack of the mixed fertilizer,-
Thus, a 100-pound sack
of 10-16-8 contains 10 pounds ac
tual nitrogen, 16 pounds actual
phosphorus, and 8 pounds actual
potassium.
r
A
-
I
I' A1
i 1
ft
Tansy Ragwort Is in ideal con
Idition to spray now with 2-4-D.
i Four to 6 pounds of Amine
i 2-4-D per 100 gallons of water
!will spray tansy effectively.
Only a few days remain befoce
seed stalks - will begin to form
and then sodium chlorate, alta
cide and other harsh knockdown-
Se sprays are needed to get a
L Resistance to 2-4-D builds up
rapidly in tansy at seeding time.
The Marion County Court and
Weed Supervisor J. R, Neufeldt
plan persistent action for land
owners who let plants seed this
year.
Control of tansy is possible as
; demonstrated by many land own
ers who have made an honest
' effort , at controL 2-4-D spray
later1 treatments to prevent
early is the cheapest method but
blooming, are also necessary.
Jerseys such as this pictured here will be judged today (Thursday) at the Western Classic Jersey
Show at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition grounds at North Portland. Many of the
cattle entered in the show have been at the State Fairgrounds this week. Viewing this heifer are
Floyd Johnston, national secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Club, Columbus, Ohio, D. T.
Simons, Fort Worth, Tex," national president, and Mort Tibbies, Keizer, Oregon Jersey Cattle Club
president. (Statesman Farm Photo.) '
LEGUMES TAKE LIME
Legumes are said to remove
rmore lime than grains or grasses
from the soil. For example, lVt
tons of barley per acre will re
move about 40 pounds of lime,
while 5 tons of alfalfa hay per
acre will remove about 500
pounds of lime. In buying lime
a farmer should know the cal
cium carbonate content or the
per cent of actual lime. He
should also know the fineness of
grinding. Finely ground lime
comes in contact with more soil
particles and thus it reacts more
quickly , with soil acids.
FREIGHT RATES HELP
Thanks to the buildup in grain
supplies, Oregon is , in a better
position to produce more of the
pork eaten in tne West than this
state has been for a long time.
There is plenty of barley and
this now costs less than corn on
many Midwest farms. There is
also the hog-pride advantage over
Midwest competitors until more
pork is produced in the west
than is used here. For once, farm
economists point out, the freight
cost is on the western advantage
side. It will take time, growers
are told, until sufficient pork is
produced here to fill the need.
FARMERS EYE CORN
This spring, more Oregon far
mers than usual are eyeing corn
as a crop possibility. Unless a
calamity hits corn in the Mid
west, prices are almost certain to
be lower in the year ahead, says
M. D. Thomas, agricultural eco
nomist He a d-d s that even so,
corn should make good returns
on many farms in western Oregon.
Pearson. Henry Ahrens. Sam Drager. Louis Hennis. Carl Booth . . .
one just knows it's going to be a top show.
Judges will be Bob ritzmaurice, Bob Drager and Claude Steusloff
nf Salem- RnnalH flnoa frnm Pnllr Pmtntv (unt'n Salem aHHroceV
Eddie Ahrens-(who has quit legislating for the time being to look
after his sheep). Turner, and Floyd Fox, Silverton.
Almost $500 in cash prizes are being offered in the sheep and
wool show besides a number of merchandise prizes. In the dog
trials, $80 and a trophy are being offered. The Turner Garden Club
flower show itself, held in conjunction with the other events, is
offering $35 in cash prizes for eight divisions of individual displays.
And the Areme Club of Turner is serving lunch on the ground
during the day.
Ill GRADUATES - 1
HI Will Love Them ... II
HI Distinctively Styled . . . i'5Hj::
WW ELGIN WATCHES yfflj
HI MILLIONDLLAR LOOK! VMyfe
111 (mm $31 7C
i a mm m m 1 1
L i fey CHOOSE DL$ewJBox l ;. ' 1
JT ' wuh Confidence 111 p- -y r- ifvlk "
Vf3 The Jewel Box ;7 s ' Pf;,''?
fyVtiKJ That Fine Diamond III 'jfit
s YUr June Br'de I
te4 ( Complete Selection of I II
9s2& 10-D1AMOND V I aoiN afton $4ts HAMILTON ELGIN
. iHtefV WEDDING III WLGM siNCUit $3371 ; BULOVA BENRUS
Bridal Set $0050 r vl II M-fcAhAU. . GRUEN
6 Diamonds Ensemble 11 III - ;
I, $L5tAWeek! $i25 A Week! Ill qtCTrt&fTt 4&G (Priced from
14 Diamonds I i-"XA 1 7 j &
vgW -Double-Row : CjOdJfJ t.
Wedding Band . i;-: 3
rJ If! . M - NyrS ' ' ; interest or car- III
M : I $7Q75 : -QS vP5? 1 ' 'JSS
I WLJ'- ' ' -SUrCSTSAaCCE. ! Open Friday
, - . .. , , Nights Till HI
j .7T $5.00 o Month! The Store That Sells Qiulity Merchandise at the Eight Prices ; 9 P. M. j
As New and Exclusive Dealer for the Incomparable CAP EH ART
TV We Are Able to Offer a Factory Direct Special Such as Salem
Has Neyer Seen!
LOOK AT THIS ...
A DELUXE CONSOLE REG $319.95 FOR
THE TABLE MODEL f
.PRICE OF ONLY . . ; .
All These Deluxe Features:
Jc Polaroid Picture Filter System For
Lets Glare Easy Eye Comfort.
fc Aluminixed Picture Tube
it Capthort Symphonic Tone.
fc Deluxe Cabinet in Mahogany or Blonde.
ic New Cluster Controls Quick, Easy Tuning.
it All Channel Reception. '
ic New Comet Chassis Super Powered,
No Booster Needed For Fringe Area.
Wait There's More!
Men's and Ladies SPRING GAR
DEN GLOVES Just for Stopping
in to See a Demonstration of
Polaroid!
ICA
MLVi V iAs An Introductory 5Decial, tor a
i
Limited Time Only, We Will Give With the Purchase of a CAPE
HART TV (Including the Above Special) a Deluxe U pholste red
Contour TV Chair, Value of $19.-95. Don't Wait on This as We Are
Offering ...
THE CADILLAC OF TV FOR FORD PRICES!
5) fi(p)m , ;
. .y m.i' ' -
Hi - ( A , v
y. . . .. s
NOW . . . NIGHT SERVICE TILL 9 P. M.
j By Polaroid Corp.
FOR SALES . . . SERVICE AND IIISTALIATIOH
OF TV CALL "THE MEH FROM MARK'S" AT
a "LTLlfLLlWDSD
2140-S. Commercial St. , Phone 3-9201
OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT TIL 9