C lackam as ^C ounty N ews
VO LU M E XXXV
ESTACADA, OREG O N
Looks Like Boom
for Estacada
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IN D IC A T IO N S P O IN T TO GRE A T
LY IN C R E A S E D
A CTIVITY IN
T H IS A R E A
People who have been studying the
situ atio n will tell you th a t Estacad.j
is due to boom. T h at the hour is at
hand fo r th e c ity and com m unity ti
expei ience one o f the greatest
grow ths in th e history of any com ­
m u n ity in O regon. This is not w ish­
fu l th in k in g th ey say, b u t is fo u n d ­
ed upon fa cts, some of which a re :
The fed eral governm ent is about
to tak e action on th e sale o f vast
a re a s o f m erchantable tim b e r which
lies ju s t a few miles e ast of E stacada
T ins a ie a contains billions of fe e t ol
fi st quality tim b er enough to keep
a score of logging cam ps and a doz­
en mills busy fo r fifty y ears o r m ore.
Due to th e n ational em ergency and
dem and fo r tim ber, it is considered
c ertain th a t this tim b e r will be o ffe r­
ed fo r sale in the v e iy n e a r fu tu re ;
One logging com pany has p u t ui
a c ertifie d check fo r $25,000 to aid
in im proving the C lackam as rivei
road w ith th e provision th a t th ey get
a share of the v a st tim b e r being of»
fe re d fo r sale. A survey shows tha*,
th is road could easily be m ade su ita ­
ble fo r h auling logs.
S everal tim b e r com panies have*
sta te d th a t th ey will p u t in m ills in
E stac ad a and it is u nderstood th e po­
w e r com pany will allow th em the use
o f the mill pond a d ja c e n t to theii
C azadero pow er house.
T he C lackam as riv e r road which
in now u n d e r U. S. fo re s t service su­
pervision will undo u b ted ly be tu rn ed
over sh o rtly to the b u re a u o f public
roads who have set aside one million
d ollars to im prove a n d m ake this road
a m odern highw ay re ac h in g fro m Es
ta c a d a over th e C ascades into easte rn
O regon..
T he U. S. fo re s t service is nov
looking fo r a p ro p e r site in o r nea
E stac ad a fo r a p e im a n e n t statio n
T his would c e ita in ly m ean th e erec­
tio n of several fine biuldings and the
stro n g possibility o f a CCC cam p ii
addition.
T he E stacad a c o u n try d u rin g the
p a st few y ears has m ade w onderful
strid es to w ard a g ric u ltu re a n d indus»
tti a l grow th.
M ore b e rrie s,, n u ts,
grapes, etc., .have been plan ted ,
T h ere a re bum per crops and prices
a re good. A new in d u stry , cheese
m aking is un d erw ay a n d folks a r t
fin d in g it p ro fita b le to use th e th o u ­
sands o f a cres o f c u t over lan d in
th is a re a fo r g ra z in g goats.
As these v a rio u s in d u strie s and
a g ric u ltu ra l p u rsu its develop and
m ore people come to th is a re a it will
becom e m ore w idely know n th a t E s­
ta c a d a has a clim ate th a t is unexcel­
led now here in the w orld. Mild w in­
te rs , cool sum m ers, w o nderful soil.
T his and th e fa c t th a t th e E stacada
c o u n tiy is one o f th e b e a u ty spots of
the world and a m ost desireb ale place
to live will bring a g re a t in flu x of
populaton to this a rea.
GRADE SCHOOL MEET­
ING HERE MONDAY
FR ID A Y , JU N K 13, 1941
May Establish
Factory Here
The an n u al school m eeting o f E s­
tac ad a school d istric t No. 108 will
be held in th e g ra d e school a u d ito r­
ium next M onday evening commença PA C IF IC C H E E S E CO. R E P O R T E D
ing a t 8 o’clock.
S E E K IN G L O CA T IO N IN ESTA-
The m eeting is called fo r th e p u r­
CADA
OR V IC IN IT Y
poses o f e lecting one d ire c to r fo r a
te rm of th re e y e ars and one d istric t
clerk fo r a one y e a r te rm and the
R e p resen tativ es o f th e P acific
tran sac tio n o f business usual a t such Cheese com pany h a v e been m aking
a m eeting.
inquiries re la tiv e to th e location of
a cheese fa c to ry in E sta c a d a and
th ere is a stro n g possibility th a t such
FIR E CRACK ER SHOOTING
a n e n te rp rise em ploying fiv e o r six
NOT AL L O W E D IN ESTACAD A
people will lo ca te in E stac ad a .
A city ord in an ce p rohibits th "
O. V. B reese o f G eorge, re p re se n t­
shooting o f fire crac k ers in th e city ing th e P acific C heesse com pany saicj
of E stac ad a e x cep t fro m J u ly 1st th a t his com pany now h a s a la rg i
to Ju ly 5th.
n u m b e r o f m ilch g o a ts a n d th a t the
m a rk e t fo r th e ir cheese is steadily
increasing .The com pany in now m ak ­
ESTACAD A BAND W ILL
ing five d iffe re n t k in d s o f cheese
3 E IN P A R A D E
a n d Mr. B reese says th a t te s ts have
T he E stac ad a union high school proved th a t th e g o a t cheese p u t oui
band will be in th e P o rtla n d Rose by his firm is o f th e b e st q u ality . He
show p arade th is a fte rn o o n , F riday,, said th a t the sm oked Cheddar cheese
J u n e 13th. T he local high school m u­ is the m ost p o p u lar cheese a t th e p re ­
sical o rg an izatio n will be led by Jesse sen t tim e.
A lthough a new com er to th e E sta ­
F o ster, d irec to r.
cada c o u n try M r. B reese is a lre ad y
one of th e m ost e n th u sia stic booster.-
GE N E ST RAT T ON P O R T E R 'S
fo r th is te rrito ry . H e h a s b u ilt u p a
“ L A D D IE ” A T E S T A T H E A T R E
good business on m a n u fa c tu re of
cheese a n d contends th a t th is p a r t oi
“ L addie” b y G ene S tra tto n P o rte r,
C lackam as co u n ty is id eal fo r the
one o f th e best sellers o f all tim e ii
g ra z in g o f m ilch g o a ts a n d th a t every
i.he title o f th e firs t fe a tu re in tit
ra n c h e r should have goats.
double bill a t th e E sta th e a tre for
th is F rid a y and S a tu rd ay , Ju n e 13
and 14. The m em orable roles o f L ad­ E A ST E R N ST AR M E E T IN G
die th e stu rd y fa rm boy,, P am ela, .thq
b e au tifu l “ P rincess, a n d m ischevious
A re g u la r com m unication o f M oun­
k ittle S iste r a re d e lightfully p o rtra y ta in C h a p te r No. 108 O. E S. will bs
d by Tim H olt, V irginia Gilmore held in the M asonic tem ple, E s ta ­
and Jo a n C arroll. T h rills a-p le n ty cad a on T uesday evening, Ju n e 17th
a re prom ised in “ Dead Men T ell’ R ep o rts o f g ra n d ch ap ter. M otion pic­
rhe second fe a tu re on th is program tu re s o f In te rn a tio n a l tem p le by P ast
s ta rrin g Sidney T o ler as C harlie G rand P a tro n P h il Jones.
,'han..
A p ic tu re in w hich w eir
By o rd e r W. M.
sounds come from an a n tiq u e c o ffir
A n n a D illon,, Secretary*
i ghost o f a p ira te chief dead 100
ears a p p ea rs to b a ffle Clian, the
J u n e 14th is fla g d a y ; J u n e 15th
u p e r sleuth. A p ictu re in w hich the
a stu te Chan b a ttle s th e m ost elusive is fa th e rs d a y ; J u n e 17 is B u n k er Hill
day'; J u n e 20 is W est V irgiia day:
d v e rsary in his b rillia n t coreer.
and J u n e 21 is th e lo n g est day o f the
T h a t Night in Rio”
y ear, th e day w hen su m m er o fficial­
1941’s g re a t g lam o u r m usical styl ly begins.
:d th e “ ‘show o f y o u r d re am s” in glo
ious tech n ico lo r comes to the screen
of the E sta th e a tre on S unday, M on­ “ K E E P O R E G O N G R E E N ”
day and T uesday evenings, J u n e 15, SAYS F O R E S T M A R SH A L
16 a n d 17, “ T h a t N ig h t in R io’
¡tats Alice F a y e , D on A m eche and
S. E. L aw rence fo re s t m arshall of
Ja rrn e n M iranda. T he glam o u r and
C arl D ouglas p o st o f th e A m erican
rom ance sug g ested by th e so ft B ra ­ L egion re p o rts th a t m em b ers of the
zilian m oon, th h e th ro b b in g rhythm local po st will jo in w ith th e s ta te or­
o f the Sam ba and th e ta n ta liz in g g an iz atio n in fu lly su p p o rtin g thq
m ovem ents o f exotic d an cers provide
“ K eep O regon G re en ” cam paign to
the background fo r th is g re a t produc­
keep fo re s t fire s o u t o f th e s ta te this
tion. T he tech n ico lo r c am era has cap ­ year.
tu re d the richnesc a n d lush tropica!
“ F o re st p ro tectio n is a v ita l phase
b e a u ty o f Rio de Ja n ie ro m aking this o f n a tio n a l d efen se a n d fits d irectly
an unforgetablc- p-.cture. P ic tu re con­ into the A m erican L eg io n ’s p ro g ra m ”
cludes w ith c a ito o n and new s
said Mr. L aw rence.
“ Gold ■> W h e r e You Find I t ”
T he o ffe rin g a t th e E sta fo r W ed­
nesday and T h u rsd a y evenings, J u n e
I s and 19 b a rg a in nights, is th e spe­
cial V ita g ra p h tec h n ico lo r fe a tu re ,
“ Gold is W here You F ind I t ” This
is a w e ste rn p ic tu re w ith a kick and
stars. G eorge B re n t, O livia de Havi-
land and C laude Rains. A th rillin g
rom ance a g a in st th e gorgeous b a ck ­
1941‘s g re a t g lam our m usical, th g ro u n d o f th h e golden w est. In addi­
show o f yo u r dream s, “ T h a t N ig h t in tio n H enry Busse and his o rch estra.
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R io” comes to the E sta th e a tre this
Sunday, M onday and T uesday, Jun<
15, 16 and 17 in glorious technicolor O L IV E R BOWMAN HAS
S ta rrin g Alice F aye,, Don Am eche LARGE S T R A W B E R R I E S
and C arm en M iranda.— Adv.
O liver D. B ow m an w ho is one of
the
p ro m in e n t fa rm e rs o f th e P o rte r
MUCH ACTIVITY A T
d istric t has w hat a re p e rh a p s th e la r­
P A R K BONNY LURE
gest stra w b e irie s in th is section. Some
of Mr. B ow m an’s b e rrie s a re n e arly
G eorge S. Sm ith m an ag er o f P ark th re e inches in len g th and as large
B onnylure a t E agle C ieek reports as a good sized tom ato. Mr. Bowm an
th e follQAiing firm s and organizations in add itio n to hav in g exceptionally
will be h aving o u tin g s a t P a rk B onny­ large b e rrie s also has a heavy crop
lu re in the n e a r f u tu r e ; F irs t Na-
to n al B ank o f P o rtlan d , F re d Meyers,
K ing Bros., several A m erican Legion M ISUND ERSTA NDIN G ON
posts.
PICK ING PR IC E NOTED
H u sband’s clan n u m b erin g some
200 people headed by H.G. H u s b a n f
L ast w eek’s re p o rt in this new s­
o f C a lifo rn ia will g a th e r a t P a rk paper th a t pickers w ould be paid 2
B onnylure J u n e la t h fo r a w eek v a ­ c en t r n n -n d and m ay g e t a bonus
cation. M em bers o f th is clan a re com ­ f o r picking loganberries was a little
ing from C anada, S a lt L ake C ity p re m a tu re . No price has been se t ti
Iow a, C a lifo rn ia, O regon and W ash, d ate. I t is u n d e rsto o d th a t a m eeting
ington fo r th e o u tin g and h ave all t a ­ will be held th is e vening to fry and
k e n cabins a t th e p a rk fo r the w>eek e stab lish a price.
o f J u n e 18th.
H. G. H usband clan head, said h*
had looked all over th e P acific coast
Q uite a n u m b e r from E stacad a are
and found P a rk B onnylure th e m ost help in g to pick lo g an b erries a t th e
m odern and b e a u tifu l p a rk on th r W’atson place in Viola. Picking s ta rt
coast.
ed T uesday.
“ W hen we see th e g r e a t w aste of
tim b er, scenic b e a u ty a n d w ildlife due
to m an-caused fo re s t fire s in O regon
e v ery y e a r a n d re aliz e t h a t obser­
vance o f a few fo re s t s a fe ty rules can
check m ost o f th a t w aste we m ust
a d m it th a t a g ra v e resp o n sib ility rests
upon every loyal citizen o f th e state.
T h a t responsibility is sim ply to c o r­
re c t o u r own indvidual caielessness
in th e fo rests a n d in tra v e lin g th ru
th e fo re s ts a n d u rg in g o th ers to do
likew ise.
" T h e re seem s little excuse fo r the
fa c t th a t 40 p e rc e n t o f O reg o n ’s fo r ­
est fire s last y e a r w ere tra c e d to sm o­
k ers carelessness. I hope th a t O re ­
g onians g e n e ra lly w ill a ctively su y
p o rt th e “ K eep O regon G re en ” asso­
c ia tio n and help to w ipe o u t th is in—
excuseable d e stru c tio n o f o u r sta te s
g re a te s t n a tu ra l reso u rce, a resource
th a t supplies 60 p e rc e n t o f O regon’s
a n n u a l in d u stria l payroll.
T W O MEN W I L L E N T E R
ARMY J U N E 23RD
T he local d r a f t bo ard a t E stacada
has selected th e follow ing tw o m en
fo r induction in to the U nited State}
a rm y a t P o rtla n d on J u n e 23rd.
F ra n c is L eroy Cobb rt. 1, E stacad a
H aakon P e terso n , rt. 11, Milwau-
kie.
“ L addie” is one o f th e six b e st se!
le ts o f all tim e. Its p |rtu rr» '* io ’
comeg to th e E sta th e a tre th .. ?r:
day and S a tu rd ay , Ju n e 13 and 1
a s th e firs t fe a tu re o f th e doub
hill. T he o th er fe a tu re s ta rs C hari
C han in the g re a t th rille r "D ea d M
T ell.” — Adv.
LICENSE EXAMINERS
ARE COMING
County defense
Council Named
GOV. S P R A G U E A P P O IN T S MEN
TO
O R G A N IZ E
CIVILIAN
DE-
KENSE ACT IV IT Y
On M onday o f this w eek Governor
C harles A. S prague announced the
a p p o in tm en t o i the follow ing person­
nel o f tile C lackam as county dofense
council w hich is to organize civil­
ian p a rticip a tio n in defense activity
u nder s ta te a n d natio n al defense
agency g uidance.
C ounty ju d g e £ . L. Pope, P a ri
Place; S h e riff F re d R eaksecker, Coun
ty com m issioners C. W. K ruse, Geo.
Randall, C ity m an ag er E. L. Franzen.,
c ra n k A ldrich, E v e re tt B urns,, J . R.
G uynes,, A lvin H ash, Chas. L egler,
Guy B a rn e tt, Tom Sm ith, I. J. Lav-
ire, R ichard H oover und J. E. Cole­
m an, all o f O regon C ity ; S. E. L aw ­
rence a n d L. D. M eade o f E sta c a d a ;
O rville B u tle r of S an d y ; W a lte r B urg
a a .d t o f P a rk P la ce ; F loyd H all of
C anby; a n d C. M. Ire la n d of Mo
lalla.
Counties Being Organized
Gov. S p ra g u e said cou n ties which
ilruudy have organized defense units
'.could fin d th a t th e ir plans can be
litte d in to the general schem e with
o u t sa c rific in g th e ir efficien cy ..
One of th e firs t re q u ests w hich wil)
be m ade of co u n ty councils will be
the e n ro llm en t of citizens desiring
service in civil reserves. E n ro llm en t
blanks will be fu rn ish e d by th e state
defense council on a p p lic atio n to
g e th e r w ith a sug g ested org a n iz a ­
tio n plan fo r d efen se units. A rra n g e ­
m en t fo r technical tra in in g o f police
and fire leserv e s also c an be m ade
th ru th e s ta te council.
Ju d g e Calls Meeting
T he co u n ty ju d g e w ill a c t as ex-
o fficio chairm an and call the firs t
m eeting o f th e county council a t
which tim e th e chairm an a n d vice-
chairm an w'ill be elected.
DISPLAY OLD GLORY;
SATURDAY IS FLAG DAY
S a tu rd a y ,, Ju n e 14th is F la g Day.
N ot in the histo ry of o u r c o u n try has
th ere been such a n e c e s s ity fo r im­
buing the people of this c o u n try with
a p ro p e r resp ect fo r the flag and
fo r w h at it stands.
R esidents o f this com m unity are
asked by m em bers o r th e local Le­
gion post to display th e A m erican
fla g all day F rid ay , Ju n e 14th.
Mattress Program
is Progressing
T he sta te license ex am in er will be
in S andy on W ednesday, Ju n e 18, at
th e city hull fro m 9 to 4 pm and at
E sta c a d a a t th e c ity h all on M onday,
J u n e 23 from 9 to 4 p.m.
A pplications will be received a t
th is tim e and ex am in atio n s given foi
perm its to d riv e m o to r vehicles.
A p plication lo rm s fo r d riv ers li­
censes are to be had a t th e o ffices
o f peace o ffic e is o r a t m ost o f the
stores and g a ia g e s in th is area.
C u rre n t d riv ers licenses expire oq
Ju n e 3Uih a n d new p c im its will be
required a f te r th a t d a te a ccording to
K ail Snell, se c re ta ry o f sta te . Pei
ons 70 years oi age o r older m ust
take the sta te ex am in atio n fo r new
perm its and persons n o t holding c u r­
re n t licenses also m nst tak e th e ex-
um inaton. Ail oth ers m ay renew w ith­
o u t exam ination.
Will Open
Sandy Branch
L. A. Chapm an, E stac ad a m o rti­
cian has purchased th e S andy g ra n g e
hall a t Sandy and will rem odel it into
a fu n e ra l p a rlo r a t a co st o f ab o u t
$5000. W ork of rem odeling will b e­
gin next w eek it is announced.
Mr. C hapm an said th a t th e fu n e ra l
parlors a t Sandy will be o p e rated u n .
d e r the nam e of the C hapm an F u n ­
eral hom e, the sam e as a t E stacad a,,
w here he will continue to m ake his
head q u arters.
T he S andy gran g e has already-
s ta rte d plans foi replacing th e ir old
grunge home w ith a new s tru c tu re to
be co n stru cted on a site across from
M einig’s store, Inc. A com m ittee com
posed of R o b e rt J o n s m d , E. Her::,
E d F . B runs, M is. A. W. Beil and
V. D. B u tle r have charge o f th e con
st ruction.
S ta rtin g S a tu rd ay , J u ly 5th the
S andy gran g e will hold its m eeting!
in th e Sandy W om en's club building
u n til its new q u a rte rs a re com pleted.
SU PT .A ND S E C R E TA R Y OF
RE A P R O JE C T A P P O I N T E D
F ra n k C hristenson J r . has been a p ­
pointed resident, s u p e rin te n d e n t of
-he N o rth e a st C lackam as C ount;
REA p ro jec t and J o h n W. Schm alz
Dover, succeeds J. P. C olley as resi
d e n t se c re tary . T his o ffice furnishes
by the REA probably w ill be h e ad ­
q u a rte rs fo r th e u n it fo r some _b)
years or until su b scrib e rs tak e ovei
the plant.
F o rty of th e a p p io x im a tly 180
hom es in th e p ro je c t have been a l­
ready wired and th e poles n e arly ail
set. H ow ever th ere is likely to be a
delay in se c u rin g w ire fo r strin g in g
due to w ar o rd e rs having p re fe re n ce .
ESTACADA P I O N E E R V IS IT S
T he c o tto n m attress program is H E R E T H IS W E E K
well u n d e r w ay w ith 213 m attresses
One of th e pio n eers of E stacada
com pleted J u n e 7. M attress making
c en te rs th a t a re o p e ia tin g a t the pre­ Chas. E. S h o rt o f W ashington, D. C.,
se n t tim e a t C anby in the dance had visited here on W ednesday o f thi.-
pavilion a t th e fail-grounds un d er week. Mr. S h o rt bought the firs t tw o
th e supervision of Mrs. D. W. Cuts? lots in the city o f E stac ad a , these lots
fo rth ; a t the Muiino com m unity hall being w here th e Mrs. Mae O. Reed
a t M uiino w ith Mrs. O. C. William.- residence now stands. He also bought
c h airm a n ; a t the L u th e r L eague park •onsiderable o th e r p ro p e rty th ru o u t
a t C olton w ith Mrs. M ilton Chind- th e c ity and one of th e s tre e ts was
g re n c h airm a n ; a t the E llio tt P ra ir­ nanved a fte r him ,, S h o rt S tre et. M r
ie com m unity hall w ith Mrs. Paul S h o rt is now v isitin g a t the home of
B u ik h a rt chairm an and a t the M orri his son-in-law E. A. Olsen o f P ort,
g ra n g e in W ilsonville w ith Mrs. Gei land.
aid B a k er chairm an and a t Currins-
ville w ith H ugh C arlin as chairm an.
N ow th a t these c en ters a re in ful,
p ro d u c tio n th ey will tu rn o u t about
25 m attresses a day in th e county.
Those m attresses a re m ade th ru thn
cooperation o f the fam ily receiving
them . M other, fa th e r and c hildren are
w orking w ith vim to tu rn o u t a big
flu ffy m attress fo r th e ir use. Some
o f th e m attresses m easure 16 to 17
inches deep.
I t is th ep la n to open m a ttre s s c en ­
te rs a t M uiino, O regon C ity and Wil-
a m e tte w ithin the n e x t th re e w eeks.
A to ta l o f 1,400 m attresses will b |
m ade in th is county be fo re Septem ­
ber. T his cotton m attress program >«
u n d e r supervision of M. Ire n e Leach,
hom e dem o n stratio n a g e n t as a coop­
e ra tiv e program o f th e su rp lu s mar»
k e tin g corporation, a g ric u ltu ra l adju?
m en t adm inistration, th e co u n ty ex­
ten sio n service and the fa rm security
a d m in istratio n . T he purpose o f the
program is to m ake available surp.us
cotton to the fa rm and ru ra l fam ily
N U M B E R 40
Study Fishing
Conditions Here
GAME
COMMISSION
COOPERA.
T IN G W I T H F E D E R A L S E R V IC E
IN T H IS W ORK
The O regon sta te gam e com m ission
in co o p eratio n w ith th e F e d e ral fish
and w ildrire service and the fo rest
service a re o b tain in g some valuable
fe d era l d a ta a b o u t fish in g conditions
in th e stu d y a re a n e a r th e v icin ity of
O ak G rove ra n g e r sta tio n :
The stu d y a re a e xtends from A lder
F la ts to a b o u t one m ile up th e C lack­
am as a n d C olaw ash riv e rs and from
the c onf uence of th e tw o stream s.
F rom the l 2 t ’ o f A pril to the 8th
of J u n e 419 fish erm en fished the
area. T hese fish e rm e n fished a to ta l
o f 2039 ho u rs and c au g h t 1842 fish
O ne e a ste rn brook tro u t, 18 Dolly
V ardens, 55 c u tth ro a t and 1768 ra in ­
bow com prised th e to ta l catch.
Chas. J . Cam pbell has charge o f th e
w ork in th e stu d y a re a a n d re p o rts
very good c o operation from th e fish­
erm en in re p o rtin g desired in fo rm a­
tion.
Tha fish checked fro m th is a rea
a re a c c u ra te ly w eighed a n d m easu r
ed, scale sam ples ta k e n a n d stom achs
rem oved fo r analysis.
B ottom sam ples a re also ta k e n from
the riv e r each day.
F rom th is d a ta th ru w ork in th a
la b o ra ta ry th e condition fa c to r o f th e
fish, th e n um ber o f tim es th ey have
spaw ned is d e te rm in e d a n d r a te of
g ro w th stu d ies a re m ade.
It is expected th a t th ru th ese stu-
dies plans will be developed fo r g re a t­
ly im proving th e fishing conditions
in the e n tire C lackam as riv e r w a te r­
shed.
Regarding Loss
on Clover
P a st experience o f C lackam as
C lackam as county clover grow ers in­
d icates th a t severe losses m ay be ex­
pected w hen crim son clover is coiut
bined sta n d in g in th e field a n d coun­
ty ag en t J . J . Inskeep recom m ends
c u ttin g w ith a m ow ing m achine and
allow ing the crop to becom e thoroly
dried be fo re com bining.
W hen crim son c lo v er is harv ested
stan d in g a large n u m b er o f th e seeds
are m ashed in the process and o th er
se -ds a re cracked so th a t g e rm in atio r
is low ered and th e p rice o f th e seed
is g re a tly reduced. On account o f the
large am o u n t o f g re e n gro w th exist­
ing in crim son clover fields th is y ear
the dam age m ay be exceedingly se­
vere w hen com bined standing.
Way to Clear W arehouses
of Fertilizer Suggested
Fall ap plications o f AA A super-
phosphate is recom m ended fo r var­
ious crops in w estern O regon th is
y ear by A rth u r King, extension spe­
cialist in soils a t O regon s ta te col
lege. K ing points o u t th a t to n s of this
fe rtiliz e r a re now occupying w a re ­
house space th a t will be needed for
this y e a r’s b um per crop.
The superphosphate can be stored
successfully on the farm u n d e r roof
d uring the sum m er a n d can be appli­
ed th is fall to an n u al legum es, old
stands o f peiennial legum es o r g ra s­
ses and on new seedings o f grasses
S uperphos­
C h e ster H ayden who has been vis­ o r p eren n ial legum es.
itin g re la tiv e s here fo r a couple of p h ate applied w ith th e seed is the
w eeks le ft fo r his hom e S a tu rd ay at best p rotection a g a in st w in ter killing
of an n u al legum es says K ing.
V allejo, C alif.
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