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CLACKAM AS CO U N TY
N E W S.
NOTES BY
By J. J. Inskeep, County Ex-
tension Agent
It seems appropriate at the
beginning o f the new year that
w e take a peak at the future,
the next twenty years.
What
do the experts think of the fa r­
mer's future? What is the pros­
pect fo the young farm fam ily?
What changes do we look for?
What surpluses
CALL
U N I O N OI L C O M P A N Y
L. L. JENKINS, Consignee
Last week w e presented the
ideas o f the editor o f one
of
our farm magazins leaving out
those items which related to
the extension
service only.
This week w e want to
bring
you a few ideas as expressed
by a great economist. Dr. Ray­
mond G. Brcssler, Jr., Director
o f the
Gianinni Foundation,
University o f California. This
information is gleaned
from
our notes o f Dr. Bressler’s talk
during the mid- Decem ber Ex- ;
'ension Conference at C orval­
lis. May w e suggest that you
clip these tw o items fo r future
reference.
Res. 55-7
Estacada
Office 76-1
ESTACADA SHOE SHOP
NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
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Featuring a line of NSW SHOES and
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A hundred years or so ago
one of the earlier econmoists, !
a Britisher named Thomas M a i-1
Malthus brought forth a theory !
'The population of the world
tends to increase more rapidly j
than the food supply.”
This
has since becom e known as the ;
Malthusian theory.
ROOTS, GALOSHES AND OVERSHOES
Line of Logger’s Boots - also English Brogues
Why take your repair work out of town when
you can get service in Estacada.
H. L. Banks, Operator-Manager
Many farmers of the United j
RALPH J. A N D E R S ON
BOOKKEEPING AND TAX SERVICE
There is no substitute for a well documented
and carefully prepared tax return taking
advantage of all allowable deductions.
Office: 326\ S. E. Roberts Avenue
Telephone MOhawk 5-5312
Gresham, Oregon
You Can’t Afford to Pass
Up These Values in
Dependable Motor
Cars
1950 FORD, New Paint, R & H
«350
1953 MERCURY MONTEREY .
«1075
Four-Door - Radio and heater, sharp
1950 CHEVOLET, R & H, Sharp
«395
1949 0LDSM0BILE, R & H . . . .
»295
Six cylinder, standard shift
1948 INTERNATIONAL PICKUP
.
. $195
Runs good.
1951 GMC PICKUP
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Good condition
«495
WHETHER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING A CAR OR
NOT, WE HAVE RECEIVED OUR CALENDARS FOR 1957
WHICH HAVE A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF ESTACADA S
UNION HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. THE RANGERS!
WE INVITE YOU TO COME IN AND GET YOURS!
Miller Chevrolet Service
ESTACADA. Phone 84-2
F R ID A Y . JAN. I* .
19S7
Apple Pancakes For “Brunch”
THE WAYSIDE
ton MATING on
ESTACADA. OREGON,
Sunday or holiday "brunch”, that happy combination of a late,
late breakfast and an early hearty luncheon, has become a national
habit. This marvellous meal permits the kids to sleep late without
keeping mother everlastingly in the kitchen. And then v/hen every-
one is up and about — and hungry, too — it combines two mer-.ls in
'one. A time saver and a work saver, even a family fun occasion.
Pancakes have been a national
J habit, too, for a long, long time.
But apple pancakes are suggert-
ed this year as a pleasant charge,
^ for this has been a vintage year
in American orchards. Those ap-
J petizing 'cakes made of such tas-
ty ingredients as tart cooking
apples, cinnamon and lemon juice
satisfy even the biggest appe­
tites in the most healthful way
They are easily and quickly
prepared, too, on the handsome,
new Revere Ware griddle, a
stunning companion piece to tho
popular hue of copper-clad stain-
less steel cooking utensils. The
£¿3 heavy copper bottom spreads the
heat evenly and swiftly. The
shiny stainless steel is so easy to clean. Those apple pancakes will
taste better, for sure.
one o f the elements, alluded to
above might cause difficulty.
Most of our orchard soils here
are apparently w ell supplied
with mineras except boron.
So much for preliminaries—
our correspondent asks about
the value o f steamed bonemeal
“ th ■ filbertorchard.
1 1 J
~J
We ad-
vised against it.
. In this instance, w e are look ­
in g fo r a cheap source o f nit­
rogen. Bonemeal contains only
6 percent o f nitrogen as com ­
pared to 20 percent in ammon­
ium sulphate, 33.5 in am moni-
( Continued on Page 6)
Apple Pancakes
(Makes 20 Pancakes)
2 eggs, separated
2 tart cooking apples, pared,
3/4 cup milk
cored, and finely chopped
1 tablespoon cooking oil
J
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup sifted flour
/,
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 teaspoons sugar
cup sugar mixed togther with
JÇ 1/4
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
dash of allspice
Beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored in 1 quart mixing
bowl; stir in milk and oil. Measure flour, sugar, salt and allspice
into 4 quart mixing bowl; add egg-milk mixture; beat with rotary
beater just until smooth. (Overbeating batter tends to toughen pan­
cakes.) Batter will be fairly thin. Chill 30 minutes. Marinate
chopped apples in lemon juice while batter chills. Drain apples;
stir into batter. Combine egg whites and crear.i of tartar in 1
quart mixing bowl; beat until stiff; fold into apple mixture. Heat
Revere Ware griddle. Test temperature by sprinkling a few drop*
o f water on it. When drops "skitter” about, temperature is right.
Spoon 2 tablespoons batter onto heated griddle to make 3-inch pan-
cake. Repeat to make 3 or 4 pancakes at each baking. (They should
be about 1/4 inch thick.) Bake until tops appear fairly dry and
undersides are golden brown; turn; brown on other side. Sprinkle
each pancake with cinnamon and sugar; arrange in stacks of 3 or 4
on plate; cover until ready to serve.
States would not accept
this : One o f our correspondents
theory. Have we
not
been asks about the advisability o f
plagued with surpluses for the o f using steamed bonemeal as a
last fifty years or so. But, if we fertilizer in a filbert orchard,
look around the w orld we find It is a good natural question.lt
that fe w nations are so blessed is this type o f inquiry w hich
or cursed, depending upon the can save the farm operator real
w ay you lfTnk at it.
The Mai- j money.
thusian theory holds true pret- J
....................
ty well, w orld wise
' W hile there m ay be a slight
........
difference in perform ance of
During tne
middle-thirties. 1 fertilizer elements in accord-
many o f us, unable to see the ance with their combinations
upsurge hTfarm
technology with other elements, essential-
and the ripening fruits o f sci- ly w e purchase nitrogen, phos-
entific research ready for the phorus, potassiu, boron, mag- I
harvest, believed the
United nesium and calcium . Cacium, |
essential in- I
States actually faced a dismal o f course, is the
food situation. It did not hap­ gredient o f limestone.
pen. We gained a phenomenal
increa e in production. 40 per­
Certain crops require m ore ;
cent or so, and still have a sur­ o f certain elements than others.
plus. But actualv the surplus For instance, all o f our legum- j
is not as great percentagewise es are heavy users o f minerals- |
as its effect on farm prices. In calcium,
phosphorus, potash, |
terms o f dollars— 145— 1949 suphur, boron and megnesium.
dollars— here are the figures. -
Grains and grasses are heavy j
lo the U. S. at_tlie farm level:
feeders of nitrogen. Members
C ros^ prn dijfl^ ., -
21 billion o f the cabbage fam iy are sen­
Livestock
-
20 billion sitive to shortages o f boron and
sulphur.
Cane fruits also re­
The total is 41 billion
Substracting what w e use for quire at least fairly adequate i
Red and seed, w e have a net supplies o f minerals, but lots
production o f 30 billion. In ad­ [ of nitrogen for growth. Straw- ; |
dition. w e import com m ercial­ berry plants evidently like a b -
ly to the tune o f 2.8
billion. i undant phosphorus.
The later incudes such items as
coffee, tea, pineapplesl banan­
Experiments conducted by
the Oregon
station indicate
as, and canned fish.
that tree fruits are compara­
O f this amount w e consume tively heavy users o f nitrogen
for civilian use 28.7 billion.The althongh a soil starved for any
military uses .5 billion. Com ­
mercial exports total 2.8 billion
This leaves in round figures
a commercial surplus
o f 1.6
billion.
If we include items
pureshased and given away the
surplus amounts to betw een 6
and 7 percent.But w hat a head­
ache this smal surplus proves
to be, and it might b e greater
but for governm ental control
o f programs.
The principle items o f sur­
plus include food grains, cot­
ton and tobacco.
During the
drought years o f the
thirties
w e dipped into our surpluses
because production w as
not
adequate to feed our
popula-
tion at that time.
Now let’s take a look
into
! the future No one can predict
how long the present rate
of
population increase will con ­
tinue Statisticians look for a
population of between 207 and
! 230 million by 1975. If w e ar­
rive at an in-between
figure
w e w ill have an increase farm
; production over
40 percent
from the present figure to feed
I ourselves in accordance with
present standards.
When w e stand
back and
comprehend these figures our
nrsent day surpluses seem trif-
leing. Can w e do it? W ell, w e
suspect we can and w e m ay dis­
cuss this matter at
a
later
date. We may also have some­
thing to say about the younger
farmer’s prospects.
But look at it anyw ay you
want to - the prospect is chal­
lenging.
We have little more
land to bring into production.
Wo «hall have to tap ou r pool
o f scientific research
to the
fullest We shall have to con-
tiue our research programs.
And let’s not
forget
the
stake the consuming public has
in this deal.
Could it be that our present
day surplus problem is not so
painful as what w e might face
with a 1956 population
w ith
j 1936 production?
E x c itin g !
C o lo r fu l!
The w hole fam ily w ill enjoy this delight­
ful picture, specially filmed for our John
Deere D ay audience. It's the sto>y of the
Roper fam ily—w h o are just like the folks
next door— and the mixture of hilarity, anx­
iety, and suspense they experience w hen
Mrs. Roper becomes a candidate for the
M other of the Year. Pop, mom, sister and
brother will each find a personal hero in
this down-to-earth story, for all m embers
o f the cast contribute their share to the en­
tertainment.
PLUS
★ A New T O M GORDON H it
★ “ O ddities in F a rm in g ”
★ “ M a k in g T ra c to r H is to ry ”
AND
★ “ W hat’s New fo r 1957”
Wednesday, January
23rd
7:30 P. M.
Gresham Armory
Division Street,
lext to High School
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E. Powell
Gresham, Oregon
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DRASTICALLY REDUCED
SALE NOW ON
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