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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1953)
o © o At. E o O Q OUFX.ON MOKU, h»l k MUHIMAN COI s i i FK IU A Ï, M U H II 13, 1953 HOW TO PLANT A TREE i uf us Personals irge L Rufus grange had a nice dance at its hail Saturday night despite so many people at the tournam ent in The Dalles. Mrs. Robert Uyrd will entertain the Home Ec club at her home on March 12. Wprd has been received in Ru fus that Mr. and Mrs. Joe Willard of Portland have a new daughter. G randparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thompson of Rufu.-> and Herb W illard of Biggs. The Rufus orchards have been beautiful with their white apricot blooms on for several weeks now. Miss Joan Brackett the young daughter p f Mr. and Mrs. Fay Brackett was taken to The Dalles hospital Saturday w ith an appen- pendicites attack. But it was re ported Joan was resting comfort ably. Mr. and Mrs. Don Macnab went to Portland last week to get their daughter Jeannie’s artificial leg repaired after she broke it while at school. George Fox was a visitor in H er miston the first of the week. QnJer By C ounty Agent 1 n PLANT A TREE*KEEP OREGON GREEN • How (H H iT i • o o im m u u n iin ' jo « O R S I m a h s a n k HOG K .O «. 1012 - * * • « . **.»1« W«X> with Lovely Spring and Summer merchandise, including Dresses, Blouses, Slips, Jackets Jewelry and Baby Gifts GAY SHOP, Wasco, Oregon Plan your EAST CONTROL W E E D S IN Y O U R CROPS by U N IO N DOW w eed and brush k illers m eet sp ecific farm problem s PACIFIC Travel com fortably in the coach o r Pullm an accom m o dation of your choice . . . relax in the hom elike lounges . . . enjoy w onderful meals in the dining car . . . arrive at your destination refreshed. pastures. Esteron® Ten-Ten, Esteron 44, and 2-4 Liberal stopover privileges perm it you to visit en route, including Sun Valley, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas- H oover Dam...and during the regular season, the scenic W estern W onderlands: Yellow stone-G rand Teton N a tio n a l Parks, Jackson Hole, Zion-Bryce Canyon— G ra n d Dow Weed Killer, Formula 40 control weeds in Canyon N a tio n a l Parks a n d the Colorado Rockies. Dow makes a complete line of farm-tested, farmer- proved products to control weeds in crops and grain and grass crops and in pastures. Esteron THREE TRAINS DAILY TO AND FROM THE EAST Brush Killer aids in clearing land and keeping "CITY OF PORTLAND" brush and weeds out of pastures. Esteron 245 "PORTLAND ROSE" controls wild blackberry. Dow Sodium TCA 90% "ID A H O A N " CONVENIENT SCHEDULES. . . LOW FARES controls quack grass. See your supplier. THE DOW L e t as help p la n yoar trip CHEMICAL COMPANY, W estern D iv isio n , San Ask for beautifully illustrated booklet on Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles. "V A C A T IO N S E A S T " you can depend on DOW AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS < DOW FOB D IM N D A ill TBANSFOBTATION.. S i SA & dfic.. S e lf WHOM PACIFIC O REG O N A OWN F IN E BEER S IN C E /Ô 5 6 WEINHARD FORME! bout Slam d Oil («rnpany of California products, uil ycuf k il Standard man R IN E A N D E R S E N K E IT H M cD O N A L D Fd iliOId ifnOlt'iiuli ¿ ©CATE u n v if t y The Qay Shop Opens February 3 O agronom ist, form erG reen G iant • t h ill T T II Where ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate w’as applied in the fall sufficient nitrogen Is avail able in the first foot to allow proper spring growth according to tests taken on the Ritzville type soil. Fertilizer w*as not ap plied on the Reid farm last fall re sulting in low nitrate contents in the first four feet and concentra tion in the fourth and fifth foot. Nearly half the nitrates were in the fifth foot on the Reid farm. All fields sampled were sub jected to leaching resulting in most fields having the greatest concentration In the fourth foot and below soil depth. George Mit chell indicates yield increases un der proper m oisture conditions occur with good nitrate contents in the first, second, and third feet. N itrates in the lower depths are used to increase quality of wheat and not yield. Farm ers in this area not apply ing fertilizer last fall should find the application of 20 to 30 pounds of actual nitrogen quite profitable. Moisture conditions are good and if you feel at least a half-inch of moisture is expected you should get a nice response. Ammonium nitrate is felt to be the best ma- W i;h R P M D E L O H'-avy D u ty L u b ric a tin g O il engin i and c u t t ir ^ wear, they w ill p more ¡x iT c r and do more ijothly, tny n the job nnd need less over- R P 4 r ■ .LO Heavy D u ty today. • • • Ggt "know-how" Trom KFMS • WTrite or Phone terlal for spring application since inent r e p e a te d ^ intervals of two it is readily soluable in w ater and weeks. quickly available to the plant uli Trailing berries such as logan on entering thesoil solution. berries or boysenberries need at The Art W atkins, Wiasco, have tention now so as not to damage had difficulty with a mushroom long runners. An extension bulle fairy ring and other fungus di tin “Culture of Trailing B erries” seases in their lawn. H. J. O’Reil is available through this office ly, our extension plant Pathology for those who need suggestions. specialist, has suggested a mix \ dlacuMioa ••>( M artine plants ture of one ounce mercuric chlor from seed and cuttings is found ide and one ounce mercurous chl in a bulletin titled “Propagation oride in 10 gallons fo w ater to and Improvement of H orticultural treat a 500 square feet lawn area. Plants” also available for Sher Application can be made by gar man county folks. Cuttings may den or sprinkler can. The chemi lie taken from stem, roots, and to increase cals are available through drug occasionly leaves, stores. Both are poisonous and plants or secure new varieties. should be kept away from child 'Phis bulletin is instructive and ren or pets. Spray solution should should t>e helpful to all having lie stirred frequently and treat- home gardens. I Y o u can reduce “ down lim e ” a r d save on o p e ra tin g costa b y lu b ric a tin g y o u r < <1 and heavy d u ty gasoline engines w ith R P M I )l IX ) H eavy D u ty L u b rica tin g O il. Specially com- j u n d e d .itn id s corrosion, prevents the form atio n c ( h a rm fu l engine deposits, keeps co n ta m in a n ts c! i rsed and stops foam ing of o il in the crankcase. • • expert; now your soil®nalyit, • • fertilizer and crop rotation guide, • • on a professional basis. a Available moisture for the crop varied from 6.5 to 9.5 inches on these four fields. Six percent of the moisture is not available for crop use. Generally speaking yield tNEpectancy is based on 2.6 to 3 bushels for each inch of moisture available. The particular point of interest was in regard to the placignent of nitrates in the soil. N itrates are generally assum ed as the only form of nitrogen leached by the downward movement of water. (Prelim inary results at Pendleton indicated anhydrous ammonia is subject to leaching) Therefore, due to late seeding and excessive January rainfall, availability of these nitrates for the young plant was questioned. ir*re work from yo-jr beavy-ííuty engines • framram form land! ; • g r a n g e r s ^ ere from Harlandview, 13, Rufu^48, Barlow Gate 2. Pine GroveS, Cherry Park 32, Rockfort 9, Ramsey Park 5, Chenowith 51, Parkdale 23, Mosier 14 and Mill Creek 14. March 7 to 15 has been set apart for the observance of National 4-H Club Week w ith the theme “Wor king Together for World Under standing’’. We want to congratu late the over 120 Sherman county 4-H club boys and girls and their leaders during this time. Through 4-H work, they’re learning responsibility—coopera tion—th rift—and hard work. The program helps them develop lead \\5 ; ership and good citizenship, to serve America as loyal and useful • t i l l l>i"TREF.S IF THEY C?MH0T I? YOU OWN 8 ACRES OR MORE citizens. They learn by doing, in BE PLANTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SEEDLINGS L A Y BE PURCHASED their project work, lietter prac ARRIVAL FROM NURSERY. FROM STATE FORESTER. tices in agriculture and home economics. “Make the Best B etter” is the slogan for 4-H club boys and girls. Through the 4-H’s they pledge their “Head to clearer thinking, H eart to greater loyalty, Hands to larger service, and Health to bet ter living for their club, commun ity, and country.” Four-H club goals are: “finish w hat I begin, do my very best, then, make my best better, play fairly, be honest, help others, practice good health habits, lx? clean, neat, and on time, be courte ous at all times, be my own liest exhibit, be responsible, and live the 4-H club pledge.” Sherman .,**»*> - ______ TH. county 4-H club members welcome 4 Tr.ir-*' -HAr* K t iiw . j * •« u - «isa your help as a parent, leader, or I.XSER T MATTOCK-LIFT HANDLE CH THE DAY OF PLAMTIHS KEEP friend in achieving these goals» ANO PULL. MAKE HOLE BIG ROOTS DAMP W it II WET MOSS OR Soil samples taken over a week ENOUGH FOR ROOTS. BY DIPPL’iG IN PUDDLE LIKE THIS. ago in cooperation with George Mitchell, give someinteresting re sults. Samples were taken in the north p a rt of the county on Ritz ville sandy loam soil on the Tracy Fields, Macnab Bros. Leland Med- ler, and F rank Reid farms. Over the last weekend, the Ru fus community was still talking about the spectacular shot Paul Blackburne made with the basket ball at the district tournam ent in The Dalles K urtz gym Saturday night. Rufus, the next to the sm al lest high school in the state, scor ed with a victory over Moro Wed nesday. Then came back to do it again Thursday by a victory over Culver. Rufus w ent down to de feat Friday when Heppner came out with a win over them. For the Saturday game Rufus was pitted against Arlington. Rufus led the first half then the score was tied on several occasions. Rufus was ahead up until the last m inute of play during th last quarter, but when someone fouled Rich Sher rill who made both foul shots to give Arlington a one point lead over Rufus, the crowd thought had the game in the bag. Then the ball was tossed to Paul Black burne who dribbled down the floor as close as he thought the time allowed, then shot out the ball with everything he had to cover the distance. It couldn’t have been closer than one third of the gym floor. The w histle blew ju st as the ball neatly w ent throu PLACE TREE IN HOLE AT CORRECT PACK SOIL FIRMLY. AROUND SEcD- gh the basket w ithout touching DEPTH. THIS DEPTH IS SHOWN BY LIHG TO PREVENT FROST HEAVING the sides of the hoop giving Rufus ( ROOTS FROM DRYING OUT. COLLAR MARK ON STEM. SPREAD a one point lead. Paul’s team m ates went wild ROOTS $ PACK WITH MOIST SOIL. with joy as they grabbed him up and carried him about the gym to the cheers of their followers. This made Rufus third place in thetournam ent for which they re OREGON STATE BOARD OF FORESTRY ceived a lovely w hite trophy. Ru S A L E M , OREGON fus thinks the trophy looks pret GEORGE SPAUR . STATE FORESTER ty nice in its glass show case in the main hall at the school. A1 Blake, Rufus center was chosen Curtis Neal, agricultrual chair- George Fox had all stand and as an All Star on the first basket man spoke on chemicals for spray- shake hands and sing, “How Do ball string. ing. Bill Huck, insurance agent, You Do”. This was followed by This w asn’t the first time Rufus said the agents m ust be careful Mrs. Rolland Johnson reading a basketball team made showings to investigate their risks before story Mrs. Fox wrote on the fam- at the tournam ent. Back in 1931 selling insurance. ilies experience raising a wild ra the team came through w inning Mrs. Atlee Wilson, Secretary, ven- Mrs. Leo W atkins sang all their games until the last days read a letter from Mr. and Mrs. hen Irish Eyes Are Smiling game. Then Rufus lost by one William Macnab thanking the and Out W here The West Be- point, making second place, for grange members for w hat they Kins. Sam Brock gave t talk on which they were awarded a tro- did for their daughter Kay. Mrs. conditions in Sherman county phy. Wilson also read a note from the when he came here in 1888. To the Donald Douglas of Rufus school H arlandview grange saying they amusem ent of the crowd he told was chosen as an All-Star on the will have their visitation March the methods of wheat farm ing at Wheat Timber league football *-I at the Moro school house. 1 he that time. The program ended team of last fall. A1 Blake receiv- m aster said the application cards with Mr. and Mrs. Will Huck putt ed honorable mention. for new members should be in mg on a good skit which all en- right away. The executive com- poyed. After the meeting supper was The bird bill and yellow bell m ittee worked its way into the wild flowers are seen on the pas- hall. served to the 219 grangers and one ture lands. For the lecturers program Mrs. visitor present, Mrs. Mary Wil Spring plowing is getting under son’s sister from Portland. The W’ay at a good many of the ranch .1 es at this time in the surrounding area. • Make sure you can • make more money © COVNTY HAMBLIN’S Rufus grange entertained the tri-granges (Hood River, Wasco and Sherman) at its hall last Thursday nighp Parkdale grange opened and closed the meeting. All the Rufus officers were found present when Rolland John son, master, called the meeting to order. Mrs. Rolland Johnson, Home Ec chairman, showed a doll which will have a complete ward robe and -chest to keep her clothes in to go with her when the draw ing is held at a later date. Chances were sold on the doll. Those buy ing chances need not be present to win. George Fox, legislative chairm an spoke oj Joe Stalins death w’hich happened that day. Mr. Fox said there werent too many bills pass ed at the legislature so far. ® © G rass V a lle y , O regon phone: Gras« V a lle y , 232 W asco, O regon Phone: W asco 552 t *J T T 1 M ’r r p T n * « ff. / ♦ , ’ iL . * o BLITZ W f IN WARP C O M P A N Y P O R ÎL A N P ,Q H S C tO H
