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and wagons necessary for silo ternoon's wirk and left the THE CLACKAM AS COUNTY NEWS filling for such a small amount bales laying in the field until | Estacada, Oregon, Friday, Sept. 6, 1957 of bulk and I had to rely on the next morning when we be one of my neighbors (Harvey gan cutting again. We found Chapin) to custom-fill it for no heating in the bale and I (By J. J. Inskeep, Extension me with his equipment. That am reasonably sure they could proved satisfactory to us until have been left at least 24 hours he sold his place and moved to in the bale without any appre Extension Agent) fresh We have obtained permission I Woodburn last season. Then I ciable warming of the [ to use the letter quoted below. was confronted with the prob cut grass and clover.” ‘ From my standpoint as a It is presented with pleasure lem of filling the silo when no operators were feeder if these cattle, this feed in this column because it con other custom | is as good as any we had put up tains wealth of interesting and available.” “ I remembered an article I previously by various other informative material. The writer? Milton Essig who lives had seen a few years earlier in means and we had added no about half way between the ci a farm magazin regarding sil thing to the ensilage except an refresh amount of water to aid in pac ties of Beavercreek and Ore age and re-read it to my memory as to one of the king. Financially, it cost me gon City. systems described. This spring only the amount if the baling did the ‘‘I would like this opportun I utilized that method and only fee and Mr. Steiner ity to write to you about some last week I opened the silo and work on an huorly basis rather feeding than a tonnage because he said experimental farming practi began supplemental estimating ces I have been undertaking for my herd on drying pas lie had no way of this past few years and of some ture. The silage is in good con tonnage on a dry basis. In this thought that instance the actual out-of-poc- of the results encountered with dition and so I the idea in mind that some of others of us with small acre ket cash cost was less than $1 about I it may be of interest to you age might be interested in fill 1 per ton of ensilage; or and use to others of my neigh ing small silos under this met ; half of what it had previously hod; at a cost most any of us | been on a custom-cutting basis. bors in their daily work.” K\f course my labor of chop- 'Five years ago I installed a can afford” “ I contacted Herb Steiner oi - ping and packing is there also small steel silo for my herd of Miking Shorthorns in order to Beavercreek and he agreed to but not a cash outlay.” "Under this method most more fully utilize some of the try to bale the fresh cut grass excess pasture grasses in the and cut the size of the bale in anyone who has or can obtain lush growing seasons. As you half to facilitate handling the an old stationery ensilage cut grass silage prehaps remember at that heavy green stuff. He obtained ter can put up time, the sil0 is of corrugated a double trip head for his ma utilizing any of the many cus the area. I steel, galvanized, eight foot di- chine and it made us a bale of tom balers in amter highway culvert, which about half the standard, weigh might add that my silo (25 ton I had placed on end and into ing about 50 lbs. with no ten capacity) kas filldd and topped whcih I cut doors for access. sion on the machine. It was a from the excess grasses on on Visitors to Ottawa, Canada’s Capital, are always attracted by the This has proven very satisfac- very simple thing to haul these [ ly two acres of my regular pas where j ture; by previous experience I stately beauty of tSe Peace Tower of ihe Parliament Buildi gs. It rises to a I tory in service and gives me a light bales to my silo | steel silo at only a fraction of we ran them htrough the stat-; know I can feed 8 ti 10 head height of 293 feci above the carefully tended grounds oi Parliament Hill, pur five 5 montns with this supply. and dominates the whole city. Here, too, visitors may photograph the a standard model; in fact at the ionary ensilage cutter I scarlet-coated Mounties as Ihev ride their sleek horses on summer traffic same price as a wooden one. chased at a very nomial cost.” I now have growing one-half i patrol. For inforr r.tion cm wh^re to r o c r 1 what to r. e on your vacation corn in Canada, write lo Canadian Government Travel Bureau, Ottawa, Canada. As is the case with most of us "As another part o f the trials acre if Oregon 355 field baled morei which I will use to top off the small farmers, we cannot af we deliberately ford the expensive machinery than we could handle in an af 1 0 again ate this fall when the grazing allows me to stop feed of 8 or 10 head, yet after 60 tions. At the same time Mead ing silage for 6 weeks or so. days of pasturing this spring ow foxtail conies on very early it required only 2 acres to fill in ttie spring o f the year. Un What kinu o f grass provided j my siio; the balance I cut for less it is clipped and soil kept eniugh roughage to fill a 25 \ hay and also received a second moist, in the summer ia usual ton silo from two aerts and j cutting for my calf hay feed ly quits producting along abouv what was the fertilizer pro ing.’ the middle of June or before. gram? Here is Milton Essig’s "Further in ragard to that However with adequate fertil I reply t0 this inquiry: this grass The ity and moistur same piece of pasture: Mrs. Chris Meyers has return- FILM SHOWN HERE ing every other Sunday at the Fine Cars at your nearest Ed- “ This is a five acre piece of lowest portion of the swale seems to produce rather abun lurned to the Emmanuel Hos SUNDAY EVENING farm of E. L. Condon. A ny sel dealer. j low swale pasture lying direct- area— the part that receives dantly all smumer long. pital in Portland for a checkup A film “ Far From Alone” one who is interested in partic- | ly alongside the Beavercreek the most flooding in periods ol Timothy is just the opposite, CORRECTION; The follow pavement nirth of my house; heavy tains— I intend to plow particularly Cornell was shown Sunday evening.lt ipatisg may call Mrs. E. L.Con timothy ing item in last week’s Estaca one acre of which is now Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. was sponsored by the Temper don at CR 9-6245. in up and grade to shallow, wide which we lkie so well in da Community Bulletin rela calf pasture and fenced Denovek announce the engage ance League and a very inter off, waterway as soon as weather this county. Cornell timothy Principal Wm Jones leaving four acres of ment o f their daughter Judy esting and helpful film to the Mr. and Mrs. Tom Giles and tive to regular allows. My dilemma right will bloom approximately six having moved pasture for the rest of the herd. now is what to plant into that weeks later than meadow fox Lee to Norman Belmont of congregation. family of West Linn were Fri and family Redland. day evening dinner guests at should have read as follows; It is not infrequently under area (only about 2 acres. I tail and so if you have the YOUNGSTERS FORM Principal Wm. Jones of the water during the winter and I have decided on Timothy and moisture and want something the home o f Mr. and Mrs. Lar Estacada Union High School, was originally dubious about Meadow-foxtail a sthe grasses to come along later in the sea RIDING CLUB HERE ry Meade. REV. PAUL KILBURN Mrs. Jones, Mike and Bonnie, j planting it fir pasture but by but cannot decide on the clov son then Cornell timothy would A group o f youngsters com BRINGS MESSAGE have moved to a farm in the watching the condition of the ers. What sort of performance be a good one. posed of May Walls, Ray BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT The Estacada Church o f God Moore, Sandra Condon, Har The birth o f a new car, the Ed- Boring area. The children will ground and with holding the would I look for from NZ others have sel, is announced by Ford Mo attend Barton school this year. stock when too wet it has pro- white under that wet was honored Sunday, Sept. 1 old Rhodes and condit This has been a terrific sea formed a riding club for child tor Company of Dearborn, | ved a good stand. with a message entitled "The ion? What do you think of my son fer insect pests and plant The Don Day family attend ren over 8 years old. They are Michigan. You are cordially “ Planted in the spring of choice of grasses? Will they disease outbreaks. Not since Mountain of Life’brought forth calling themselves the Junior invited to see this newest ad ed the State Fair last Sunday 1948 to alta fescue and sub- perform under that condition? 1934 have we previously ex by Rev. Paul Kilburn. at Salem. Bronc Busters. They are meet- dition to the Ford family of i clover it will soon be 10 years perienced a serioos outbreak of old and has passed its peak of OUR REPLY— I think your sessian fly in wneat and bar production yet continues to choice of Meadow foxtail and ley. Aphids appeared in abun produce at better than most j timothy are very good but dance to carry virus from rae. I dressed with 200 lbs. would like to make a » ■ • point grass fields to grain fields. of commercial annually, divid here. Meadow foxtail is a very Disastrously ow yields have re ing that into three applications ly well under wet soil condi- sulted even though most fields once early in the fall at 100, hardy grass and does extreme- (Continued on Page 6; twice in the spring at 50 per dressing.Of course it requires an eye on its balance to know j UBlt27-8 /$ 6 what ingredients to use so as not to over-balance the grass or the clover; using heavy nit rogen when the grass needs help and heavy phosphate when the clover needs assis tance. “ This year the fall applica tion was 100 of nitro prills (33 1-3 percent)and one spring! application of 47— 14—-0 fol lowed 60 days later with 11— 48— 0. Also used large am ounts of chicken fertilizer SALAD DRESSING ¡ when we used to have birds but for the past three years it has received no barnyard fer-1 tilizers because I have used al lof that in my blackcap ; trials.’ “ I would estimate that I get 180 days of pasture from this piece annually for a herd NOTES BY THE WAYSIDE VIEWPOINT V acation Scene in C a n a d a WELCOMES YOU and the return of -rr// "LITTLE ELVIS" DOYLE with The Doyle Trio FRIDAY and SATURDAY Come Early - - Rock Roll to REAL COOL M U S K ! Join the fun every Sunday Afternoon with C y Shannon and his "Rancheros" TUESDAY IS SPAGHETTI NIGHT 1 - h r r i h s'V i SI e |\S I o re ESTACADA COM M UNITY BULLETIN PRICES Fri-Sat Sept. 6-7 We reserve the right to limit! Always Better Values at Currinsville Miiade Whip— BONELESS BEEF ROAST BABY BEEF LIVER Lb. 6 7 c Lb. 5 c SEEDLESS GRAPES 2 Tbs. 2 5 c 1946 Chev. Sedan 1950 Chev. hardtop 1949 Ford Club Coupe 1951 Ford '6 ' Cyl. . 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