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Page 6 Section 2 State Descendants of Well-Known Leghorns Being Raised At Cottage Farm Descendants of the world famous record egg laying Oregon strain of While Leghorn chickens, developed 50 years ago by the noted poultry breeder James Dryden at Oregon State col lege, are still cackling busily in the State hospital cottage iirm flock near Salem. Dryden started his work in Oregon in 1907. Lady Macduff, a product of his intensive breeding program, during her first laying year, 1912-13, produced 303 eggs to become the first hen in the world to lay more than 300 eggs in 12 months. The cottage farm secured some ot the Dryden breeding in 1910 and drew replacements from there until about 35 years ago when Dryden retired. Since that time the tlock of about 6.000 laying hens has been maintained by line breed ing with no outside blood of any kind. 5,000 Each Year Each year about 5,000 pullets are hatched according to Mathow Burecrmcistcr, poultry manager of the State hospital. These come from specially selected two year old hens mated with cockrels chosen from hatchings of the previous spring. During an inspection trip last summer the unusual reservoir of original Dryden bloodlines at the cottage farm was "re-discovered" by Jesse Parker, head of the Ore con State College poultry depart ment and Paul Bcrnier, poultry geneticist at the college. Arrange ments have been made to hatch tome of the cottage farm eggs at the college for crossbreeding work there. Dryden would have revelled in present day poultry improvement work with inbred lines, crossbreed ing and emphasis on hybrids. But B0 years ago, his methods were looked upon with little favor. Lady Macdulf was seven-eighth White Leghorn and onc-c i g h t h Barred Plymouth Rock, this being produced in three generations by crossing back to Leghorns from the original Leghorn - Plymouth Itock mating. Flock average of the first Leghorn stock was 108.9 eggs per year, from the Plymouth itocks the average was only 84.7 eggs. Lady Macduff's daughters averaged 230 eggs per year. Today between SO and GO million hybrid chicks from inbred and crossbred lines are produced each year according to Bcrnier. The groat bulk of them arc reared in bigger and bigger hatcheries which often contract their stock out on a royally or franchise basis. Kni-r inlUU Dlfitlirhcd "Poultry specialists are dis turbed by this centrnllinrton of hriwdine work, that is nol the only way by which good thickens can bo produced," Bcrnier said at a recent poultry meeting in Salem, ivhon I came lo Oregon a few years ago there were 10 breeders of chickens ncrc, now won.- " only two," he continued. Bcrnier pointed out the danger of disease susceptibility cropping up in largo scale hatching opera tions of hybrid strains. Small breeders can observe and develop mutations, exceptional birds which suddenly occur in all flocks, while they are losl in large operations, Bernier stated. Dryden in his book "Poultry Bleeding and Management," said it this way: The breeder will make rapid progress in reaching the high standard in proportion as he is successful in identifying the ex ceptional individuals that possess In a high degree the power of transmitting desired characteris tics to their offspring." Bernier hopes more people will enter the chicken breeding field. "There is room for many, many oung people In it," he stated. Dryden wrote: "The true breeder Corn Becomes Bargain; Price Per Can Drops Canned corn whole kernel nnd cream style is on the bargain list now and will be lor several weeks ns Oregon stores drop prices lo cnc.iHirnfic. sales ot large canned Mocks. Zelnui Heinle, Oregon State col lege tood marketing specialist, re minds shoppers to waleh lor spe cials that leaturc corn by the can or by the case. Canned corn is n big help, she says, to working women who want In cut down on i i ,",':"","m ""V"' ,:.. ? j u , V . 1 food buyers gel greatest returns irnm ineir money tnese buying I nil n mi- aiikimiu: If your family likes com, and you have extra storage room, buy a 24-rnn case. The price per can is less, and it's on hand when you need II. It keeps well on the pantry shelf or in a dry .storage space Nerve rorn in various ways lor bettor meals, she suggests. Corn chowders, fritters and cassriclrs arc tasty ways to satisfy winter appetites. The 16- to 17-ouncc can, two cups, is a recommended family size buy, with four to six servings. Smaller size cans, 12 ounces and Bi ounces, are suggested for smaller families or for ingredients in breads or muffins. Reason for the surplus of canned corn Is explained in increased acreage of sweet corn planted last iininiig areas. Oregon has a pi e year for processing, plus favorable ; dominance of high-testing Im-eds v eainer conniuoi's ior iinrvesin". T-e crop lor prncvssliv! Hs hues nrKw thM I t it. J tMtu tsttavS ttetflifuls is0. 0K,W pom laatnm, 1TT.is tm 4w4MB nMt flavor. ,(i&i S ! Us processed fJDoWf (h itl)WE) ft mldwetcomparison with animals under iJWESCjj", " Owns will Ignore a fixed standard of production and breed for a pro gressive increase and no one can yet say what is the maximum pro duction of the nen. Self-Employed Farmers Now Covered by SS Thin Means Payment of 3 Per Cent Tax Compulsory Malph C. Granquist, district director of internal revenue, pointed out this week that most self-employed farmers arc now covered by the fed eral social security law and must pay a self-employment tax. The rate of self-employment lax for the year 1956 is three per cent and for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 1957, the rate is in creased to three and three-eighths per cent. This is in addition to any income tax payable. Under the federal social socurilv law, social security taxes are paid Dy employes and their employers, and a tax, known as the self employment lax, must be pnid by persons who arc self-employed. These taxes arc placed in special funds by the U.S. Treasury and arc used only to pay for old-age. survivors and disability benefits under the social security program. Farmer Self-Employed A self-employed person Is one who operates his own business. Farmers who operate a farm ei ther on their own land or land rented from someone else, are self-employed. This Is true even though they may employ someone else lo do the farm work and do nol live on the farm them selves. Ciranqulst reminded farmers of this area that they must file a leacrai income lax return and pay any seii-empioymeni tax due, even though they owe no income tax Normally, no self-employment tax is due unless net earnings from self-employment amount lo $400 or more for the year. farmers who have actual net earnings from the operation of their farms of less than $400 may, under cerlniil circumstances, elect to pay the self-employment tax and thus bring themselves in line lo receive benefits under the social security system, Granquist point ed out. The self-employment Inx rules. together with rules pertaining to the federal income tax, nre ex plained in the instruction booklet which farmers will recieve in the mail along their blank re turn forms, Granquist said. For those who havo unusual or com plicated problems, copies of the official pamphlet, "Farmers' Tax (lulde," which proved so helpful to farmers last year, may he ob tained by calling or writing lo the insiricl Directors (mice at M0 N.F.. Ilolladay, or by contacting your nearest Internal llevcnuc service- field office. Can Gel Help For those who find thev need help in preparing their income or self-employment returns. (Iranqiiist said that assistance will he avail able from the district and local offices of the Internal llevcnuc service, both by telephone nnd in the office. He requested, however, that taxpayers lill out Iheir own returns so tar as is possible be lin e calling or visiting the Internal llevcnue oltiee. lie reminded fanners of this area thai Feb. 15 Is the deadline I fur filing Iheir income and self- I employment tax returns in event I they did not file an estimated re- " II till 1 .11 llllllll'll return as filed nnd the lax due 'T - nid on .Ian. 15, farmers have un, Aprjl ,',,,,, ' r(,lurn ,nr ,,, year W.V.. Milk Halm ti Low in Stale. EiidJl Claims llrcent reports of low milk tiro- duclinn per cow in Oregon, com pared to cows of neighboring slates, point up the need for closer culhog of animals, according to Harold Kwalt, Oregon Stale col lege extension dairy specialist. Kwalt says the reports are some what misleading, however. In failing to rocngime differences in breeds Wllrn (Ir.'iumt; r,, ri,n. : in.-u pim-o Hie state next In the lop in the n.ilun in richness ni milk or average milkfnt percent-' ago. Fmphasijing the value of reuis- lering cows under testing nnd culling programs, the specialist says Oregon animals rale high In similar proATami Id other states. Dry den Bred Hens Real II Burns Chrisloffcrson lcft) president of the Marlon County Farm bureau, present!) "Farm Bureau Minerva," a registered Hampshire gilt, lo ltobcrt Austin, North Salem High Vocational Agriculture stu Farm Calendar Feb. 12-13 First Annual Oregon Seed Processors short course, OSC. 11-14 Oregon Dairy Industries 46111 annual conference, OSC. 12 Southern Oregon Produc tion Credit Assn. annual meeting, Roscburg. 12 l.inn Co. DHIA Dairy Breeders and Dairymans Assn. combined annual meeting. Morning Star Grange hall north of Al bany, 10:30 a.m. 3 p.m. 13 Southern Oregon Produc tion Credit Assn. annual meeting, Mcdford. 14 Siuslaw Soil Conservation District annual meeting, Florence District office, 1 p.m. 15-Mnrion Co. Vegetable Growers meeting, lzaak Walton League Club House, 500 S. Collage, Salem, 1:30 p.m. 15-16 Oregon Cattlemen's Ass'n, annual range bull sale, On lario. 18 Joint annual meeting of Josephine Co. Dairy Herd Improvement association nnd Josephine Co. Dairy Breeders Assn., 10 a.m, IS Fast I, inn Soil Cons, dist rict nnnunl meeting, Scio Grade School gymnasium, 7 p.m. 19 Josephine Co. Soil Con servation District Super visor annual meeting. 10:30 a.m., 411 Clubhouse at county fairgrounds Grants Pass. 19-20 Oregon Wheat Industry conference. Multnomah Hotel, Portland. 20-21 K.ighlh Annual Norlhwest Perishable Loss Proven lion short course, court house, Mcdford, 8:30 a m 21-22 Western Slates Phosphate work iiroup conference, nl.U. 20B, OSC. 23 Jefferson county Livestock Producers and Feeder Assn. nnnunl meeting, Madras Air Baso theater. March 2-Itabbit school for 411 club members, leaders and par ents, OSC. 1314-Annunl Sale Cal-Ore Here ford Breeders, exhibit on i:ilh. sale on 14lh. 1415-Stntewide 4-H Tractor Tour, Portland. May 6-8 Oregon Cattleman's nnnunl convention, Fugcnc. 7 Josephine Co. Looks to the Future Planning confer ence, 10 a.m. 17-18 Annual Oregon Home Kc nssocialinn meeting, Jlnr ion Hotel, Salem. June 25-4.11 FFA Wheat League miow and hale. The Unlles. 11-21-411 Summer School. OSC 24-26-Weslern Society of Crops foionco nnnunl meeting, OSC. 26-28-F.iRhlh Annual Fertilizer conference of Pncilic N. V Benson Hotel, Port land. 26-28 Pacific Branch, F.ntom nlogical Society of Amer ica. Multnomah Hotel. Portland. Oregon Wilt Is Different Feppermint wilt in Indiana Is different than the wilt found in Oregon's peppermint fields, ac cording to Dr. Ralph Green, Pur due university pathologist. Dr. Green reviewed the wilt problem recently at the essenlinl oil league of Oregon annual meet ing in I'nrviillis Although proof is not available, wilt may have been the reason fur keeping "mint on the move " The first t'nited Slates peppermint was raised In Massachusetts In early iboo. Frsw here II hs moved to New York. Ohio. Michi gan, Indiana, Oregon and Wtscon- " ' o Proud of This . T , '- Bulletin Out for Who Hanker for Country Life City dwellers eyeing a spot in the country rural residence, part time or full-time farm can check points to consider in a new bul letin just published by the Oregon State college extension service. Country living, transportation, services and utilities, the land, and Farmers Pocket t More Money in '56 Farmers have more money in their pockets this year, according to U. S. department of agriculture statisticians. And Oregon farmers arc sharing in these higher in comes, reports Mrs. Elvera llor- rell, extension agricultural econ omist at Oregon Stale college. She says sales of farm products in Oregon from January through September of 1956 show an increase ot 3 per cent compared with the same months in 19;i5. r armors took in more money from both crops and livestock, with larger market ings of both more than offsetting the lower average prices farmers received in 1956. Nationwide, Mrs. Ilorrell said farm income turned up after four years of decline. The realized net income of the nation's farmers, based on the first nine months of 1956. was 4 per cent nbovc that of l:b5. Mrs. Ilorrell thinks soil bank payments had a hand in swelling the 1956 total. In general, the nation's farmers came up with a crop production that equalled the highs set in 1948 and 1955. And Mrs. Ilorrell reports this was done with the smallest total acreage in farm land in 20 years. BUY YOUR HEATING OIL FROM THE DEALER WHO DISPLAYS THIS SEAL OF QUALITY Th heating oil dealer who display this ital ii an indtptndent butintti man personally Inttrtiltd In your comfort, lofety and satisfaction. Ms Is plsdgtd to givt you dependable ervlt, fair builneti practices and highest quality products. Bt turt you buy your heating oil from th dtaltr who displays this seal. MARION COUNTY CHAPTER Oil HEAT INSTITUTE OF OREGON Capitol City Transfer C. J. Hanson Home Fuel Company Larmer Transfer Master Service Stations Mennis Oil Co, Merritt Trua) E. Burr Miller Service Oil Co. a H. A. Simmanc Howard J. Smlky Tweed ie Fuel C. THE CAPITAL JOURN'AE Pig J'" v. i i dent. Christofferson, a Hazel Green straw berry grower, won the pig at a recent farm bureau meeting and has turned it over to the North Salem Vocational Agriculture department. (Capital Journal Photo) City Persons ways to finance the venture are among points examined in the bulletin, "Do You Want to Live in the Country? Copies arc avail able to Oregon residents through local county extension offices or tho OSC bulletin clerk, Corvallis. The bulletin points out the im portance of studying all aspects of rural living and then making "a family decision." For example, the extra living space may require extra work by the entire family. Often-overlooked items include flow of water from a domestic system. The bulletin gives require ments for house use and the added need for lawn and garden. Yearly round-trip costs to jobs and schools are charted for various distances. Other handy reference charts include a list of labor re quirements and estimated pro duction costs per acre for various crops suited to small acreages. Tips for evaluating the land soil, irrigation source, drainage, and serious weed problems are offered along with suggestions (or appraising building and equipment needs. Opportunities to gain added in come from farm forestry, fruit and vegetable crops, specialty crops, and animals are reviewed briefly. A handy section of Ihc bulletin is a buyer's checklist for judging country properties and homesites to help think through the proposed move. VISITS SISTERS MONMOUTH (Special) Mrs. Harry Snyder went home with her sisters to Keating and Halfway for a months visit when they returned home after attending the funeral of Harry Snyder here. 5.1 Short Details Bills Affecting State Farmers J. F. Short, director of the state department of agriculture has made a resume of bills offered to the legislature affecting the farmer. They arc: livestock brand re cording and theft identification (HB 272) would permit the de partment in its discretion to fix the brand recording fee at less than the present $5 maximum; would strike out the mandatory provision for furnishing certified copies of all brands to county sncrms mommy: and would tighten the laws with respect to Handling eslray animals. Ragweed control (HB 283) this would create a ragweed con trol area of Benton, Clackamas Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Mar ion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill counties and appropriate $50,231.52 for con trol measures- in the next bien nium. Grain warehousing (HB 292) Amends the grain warehouse li censing act: provides for notifica tion to owners of stored grain if tne warenouse is to quit business; in case of insolvency, authorizes the department to help work out the situation and if this cannot be done to request receivership of the circuit court; permits deposit of grain for purposes other than storage if accompanied bv a siened statement; and adds a sanitation provision to the law. Herbicide control (SB 13) ner. mils the department to attomnt In settle disputes over alleged dam age from spray application with out cost to either party. usage auait ot grade A m k (HB 175) this bill, introduced at the request o( Oregon Milk Producers, seeks a state audit of all milk dealers (except stores) so producers will get the grade A price for all milk used as grade A. It provides for licensing of dealers for this purpose at $1 per year, Donaing ot dealers, and pay ment by the dealer of fees up to one cent per hundredweight to de fray cost of administration. Oregon to Send Man lo Ag Meet The Oregon department of agri culture will be represented at the USDA Agricultural Research serv ice regional meeting in Berkeley, Calif., Feb. 13-15. Frank McKcn non. plant division chief, will at tend. Among items to be discussed will be: Federal-state quarantines against importation and move ment ot products which carry plant insects and diseases; plant pest surveys, which Oregon is al ready using as an increasingly ef- licicnt method to delect first signs of an insect or plant disease new lo the state; research for control and eradication of pests already established and to keep ahead of possible luture prootems. (3D Speaker s Gene Flack (above),- a member of the sales counsel for Sunshine Biscuits in New York, will be the fea tured speaker at the Ore gon Wheat Industry confer ence Feb. 19-20 in Portland. Oregon Wheat Confab Slated For Portland Two internationally-known speak ers will be featured at the Ore gon Wheat Industry conference, scheduled Feb. 19 and 20 in Port land under sponsorship of Oregon State college. Speaker at the Feb. 19 morning session will be Gene Flack, sales counsel and director of advertis ing for Sunshine Biscuits, Inc., New York. On Feb. 20, C. B. Davidson, secretary of The Can adian Wheat board, Winnipeg, Can., will address a noon, lunch con. Flack will speak on "Future Markets for Your Wheat." He will explore possible future uses aod markets for types of wheat grown in the Pacific Northwest and will discuss ways to improve market ing of local wheat. Flack is a member of the nation al distribution council of the U. S. department of commerce, is on the committee on advertising of the U. S. chamber of commerce, has been appointed to the advis ory council of the U. S. treasury, and is a member ot the advisory boards of Junior Achievement and the National Urban League. Davidson will speak on the topic, "Through Your Neighbors' Eyes." lie will discuss the effect of competition between Canada and the United States on world wheat markets. The wheat conference is being sponsored by the college at the request of the Oregon Wheat Growers league. Wheat growers experienced a 4(1 per cent drop in wheat crop values during 1953 55 and decided to try to find solu tions to problems facing their industry. .-svyi I Lit . s ' ' " .Supercbarged-andtlooksiittrYoujge'tlexfraTpow J)uilt-irrsupcrcharger?.i.,..'extra'beautyJtoo wtliitHeJyear'sTniostladvariced'styling Plu?iTwiTraction"whicif lirakos'to match" performance withsafetyCrofimflnsiipmakesUhelbigdifferencel Drive a Golden Hawk at your.dealer's,.today BONESTEELE SALES AM) SERVICE, LNC. 570 3S. Church Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, February 12, 1957 FOR BEINTGRASS CERTIFICATION Seed Stock Program Needed, Finnell Says "Certification of Bentgrass seed hinges on whether a seed stock program is developed in the future. If such a program is not started, there will bo no Bentgrass certifi cation within five years," Harold Finnell, Oregon State college seed certification specialist, said at the recent Bentgrass growers meeting at Waldo Hills. The lack of parent seed stock fnr rtentprass has been of concern to the state certification board and iti iio(ii is rrmsidering research the college Is considering research on it, Finnell continued. The difficulty is that with a cross pollinated crop such as Bent grass, the three varieties grown here (Highland, Seaside and As toria) could become mixed. "They could be loused up in a seed mill or by wind pollination under field conditions," Finnell warned. Finnell said that four alfalfa varieties, one vetch and three other grasses have no seed stock program. Some of these have been put under a generation breeding plan to protect parentage for certi fication. Highland Bentgrass is an un usual plant, which literally forced it's way into our agricultural econ omy. For years it was fought as a weed by grain farmers in the Waldo and Silverton hills because of its turf forming habit in fields. Seed buyers and the grass trade knew little of it and it often was mistakenly called Redtop. Seed crops have been maintained from the original stocks and little effort has been necessary to keep the stock pure. Highland Bentgrass was first certified in 1934 and that was t4D key to its acceptance and increaAi in early day markets. In 1936 there were only 956 acres of High land Bent certified. By 1956 there COME ONE! To Our )alenli line in ( arlu .... a Feb. 14, ISth, & 16th In Celebration of the GRAND OPENING of D0RAN he CoMen Hawk, one 0J Studebaker-Packard c:o;RirioiRMITlioln were 10,076 acres certified. Last year 838 acres of Seaside variety and 1,511 acres of Astoria were certified. They are grown chiefly in Clatsop county but small plant ings have appeared in Marion county. Bentgrass is an extremely fine seed. There are nine million of them in a pound. Certification of the seed sample itself is based on Jrcedom from weed or noxious seeds and also on germination. Of 428 Bentgrass samples tested last year, 30 failed to pass. 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