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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1952)
< llliroM Vall.y Naw* ably more satisfactory than the flake type of bait. The amount to use per acre will vary with the type of vegetation on which it i- scattered As little as 4 pounds of pellets per acre have given good control. Our experiment station recommends 10 lbs. per acre. Slugs are foliage feeders. They chew leaves and stems and th* slimy, shiny trail they leave often indicates their presence. individual slugs may live for 2*4 years. They are bisexual, that lb , every individual is capable of laying eggs. It is estimated that an individual slug may lay as many as 800 eggs, most of which are laid during mild, wet weather. Baiting now will reduce damage and may eliminate the need of later, more extensive control mea sures. Friday, D.c.mb.r 5, 1952 Eliminate all cows from the herd that do a poor job of raising their calves. Cull your herd at least once or twice a year. Cattle showing evi dence of disease should be culled immediately. Cull rigidly. High labor and feed coats make it very expensive finished unless the feeder is very to maintain unproductive cows. able. —o— It pays to sort your animals Watch for Garden when feeding a number of cattle. Sort light cattle from heavy cat Slugs, Warns Agent tle; horned from hornless; steers Now is the time for growers to from heifers; better quality from inferior; quiet animals from ner be watching for garden slug?. vous animals. Put the poor “doers” Slugs are a particularly serious together and market them early. pest of all fall planted legumes After culling your cow herd, and permanent pastures. They select herd replacements on the thrive best under moist conditions basis of type, quality, size, growth, and do most of their feeding at ability, disposition, milk produc night or on cloudy days. On clear tion of dams, and milk production I bright days, they conceal them- . . . .0 ■ -------------- of dams of sires. These points are selves under clods, debris, or important in both registered and cracks in the soil. i Prepare Pastures Now The best means of control is a commerical herds. metaldehyde-calcium ardenate bait. For Winter Weather Select large cows with adequate For best results the bait should A little shovel work here and mammary development because contain three percent metaldehyde they tend to produce large calves. and five percent calcium arsenate. there may prevent water from Complaints of poor results from standing on parts of the pasture slug baiting have often been traced this winter. Standing water may to the use of a bait containing cause some winter kill and sour less than the three percent metal ing of the soil. Good sod on weu- drained soil will stand a lot of dehyde Slugs often work out from fence fall grazing, but grazing the pas rows into newly planted vetch, ture when the soil is wet from pea or clover fields. They may heavy fall or winter rains will occur only in portions of the damage the pasture. Over-grazed field. The extent of infestation pastures are more subject to win may be determined by test baiting ter kill than those which go inte with a dozen or so bait pellets the winter with a fair amount placed in various parts of the of growth. o- field and theid location marked with a stake. These baits are JOB PRINTING—Call the NEWS examined after 24 hours. If two or more dead slugs are found at Symptoms of Distress Arising from a bait station, it will pay to treat that part of the field. STOMACH ULCERS Slug bait is available under a due to EXCESS ACID variety of trade names. The pel leted form is the more populai QUICK RELIEF OR NO COST and under most conditions prob- .-^klFARM HEWS From Your County Agent Points Given on Feeding And Culling Herds Cattle should be started on feed slowly—no grain at all the first day or two. Start with not more than 1 pound of grain per head per feeding the first day, and in crease very gradually, especially as you approcash full feed. Don’t push your cattle too fast. Scouring in a single day can cut off a week’s gain. Feed regularly; feed quietly. Self-fed cattle show less ten dency to go off feed than do hand-fed cattle. However, it is a little more costly because more grain and less roughage will be eaten. Self-fed cattle are better Shower Given Mrs. J. Heald By Mr*. Virginia Babcock Phone 1209 HOLLAND—A stork shower was given last week for Mrs. Jack Heald at the home of the Monte Healds with Mrs. Monte Heald and Mrs. Harry Floyd as hostess es. Those present included the Mesdames Dale Brown, Herb Sal vage, Jack Phillips, Dick Nealy, J. G. Heald, Jim Payne and Scott Turner. Those sending gifts but unable to attend included the Mes dames Odis Wise, Y. J. Higura, Ted Puezner, Andy Vivian, Rich- ard Smith, Bert Pierce, Wayne Petsch, Miss Margaret Higiera and Mrs. Bob Valancia. Games were played and prizes won by Mrs. Scott Turner and Mrs. Dick Nealy. Mr. Charles Van Arnam is mov- i ing into Grants Pass. He resides at the Boothe Street Rest Home for the winter. He has lived for many years on the Burnt Ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Lusk and son i Mike spent the Thanksgiving hol idays in Medford. He returned home Thursday evening and Mrs. Lusk and Mike returned Sunday. | They were accompanied by Mrs. McDaniels. Recent visitors at the Terry Roberts home were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Roberts and family of 1 Grants Pass. a community bank WITH American Legion community interest JANCE ♦ Our future is closely linked with the future of our customers and their continued prog ress is dependent on community advance- menu It is logical then that thia bank should fS r. be eager to promote local progress and the Mp advancement of our citizens in every way >1 ■ consistent with sound banking practice. Let us work together for our mutual advan tages and further improvement of local conditions. ♦ SATURDAY, DEC 9 P. M American Legion Hall, Cave Junction ♦ ♦ Hair» Accounting Service CAVE Earl Bogan's Orchestra JUNCTION. OREGON Audit*. Bookkeeping, Income Tax Service and Quarterly Re- ports. 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