T ualatin V alley Poultry Flocks Disease Record Good In Oregon FARM NEWS 4 - H Safety Workers in A ll- O u t A t t e m p t to Reduce Accidents on F arm s in 1949 O regon poultrym en in coo p era­ tio n w ith s ta te ag en cies are do­ ing a good jo b in keeping seri­ ous d ise a ses in check . Dr. C. F. H aynes, v ete rin a ria n of the sta te d ep artm en t o f ag ricu ltu re, told about 100 baby ch ick producers who a tten d ed the annual m eet­ ing o f th e ir sta te association at O regon S ta te college. O nly 27 o u tb rea k s of paraty­ phoid w ere diagnosed in 1948. D r. H aynes reported. A good rec­ R. F A R M E R , baa the 4-H Club ord has a lso been made with N ew­ m em ber In your fam ily checked c a s tle d isease w ith only 33 known your farm and hom e fo r accident o u tb rea k s o f th is extrem ely con- and Are hazard s la te ly ? If not, you ta g eous d isease sin ce the firs t can ex p e ct him to do bo any day c a s e w as d iscovered in Ja n u a ry , now. 4-H 'ers a re m aking an all-out 1947. atte m p t to red uce the annual cost of a ccid e n ts a ffectin g farm folk s— T h e sta te d ep artm ent o f a g ri­ Including m otor vehicle. Are and cu ltu re has gran ted ju s t five per­ property dam age — which totals m its to v a c c in a te poultry flo ck s m ore than one billion dollars, or fo r N ew castle disease sin ce the about $35.00 per p erson ! They are a lso try ing to cu t down the number d ecision to allow controlled use o f a ccid e n ta l d eaths, which kill 51 o f th e v a ccin e w as made some farm re sid en ts In the U. S. every m onths ago. V a ccin a tio n is to be day in the year. allow ed In ca s e s where im m ediate Your 4-H 'er d ou btless will cau­ in fectio n from nearby infected tion you to drive ca re fu lly on high­ birds is likely. ways, and use proper sig n als when N ew castle vaccin ation co sts are tu rning or stopping (top rig h t). More than 7,300 ru ral people are expensive. At present rates, it killed annu ally in m otor vehicle oosts tw o and on e-h alf cen ts per a ccid en ts. In fa ct, m ore fa ta l auto­ bird fo r th e vaccin e. T h e re is m obile a ccid e n ts occu r in rural also d a n g er o f a violent vaccine a re a s than in any oth er location. reactio n . th e poultry sp ecialist Kalis rank second in farm a c c i­ adds. dent cau ses. So w atch your step when ca rry in g a c lo th e s basket, like the girl show n in rig h t photo. Your 4-H sa fe ty w orker probably will su g g est you ta ck down throw rugs or put them on non-slip m at­ ting, and keep Hlalrways unlittered. Are your lig h tn in g rods properly Now Available grounded? T h e 4-H 'ers shown a t top le ft found the ground wlreH broken, and th e re fo re w orthless. L ig h tn in g , which is one of the g re a te st ca u ses o f farm Ares, each y ear d estroy s 20 m illion dollars w orth of farm property, k ills 500 farm re sid e n ts and In ju res 1,300 /V o th ers. Silo* are «team cured for N ational F a rm S a fe ty W eek will strength and d u ra b ility . be observed Ju ly 24-30. R ural boys and g irls tak in g part in the Na­ Eco no m ically Priced tional 4-H F a rm S a fe ty program M Concrete STAVE SILOS 12’ x 30* ...... $771 erected want to m ake you, your fam ily and neighbors safety minded so th a t a ccid en ts m entioned above w on't happen. F o r a ch iev em en ts in s a fe ty work, the 4-H hoy or g irl m ay re- ueive a prized ste rlin g s ilv e r m edal of honor a s county w inner. G en eral M otors a lso provides an edu ca­ tion al trip to the N ational 4-H Club C ongress, C h icago, n ext N ovem ber, fo r the s ta te w inner, and $300.00 colleg e sch o larsh ip s for each o f th e eig h t n atio n al cham pions. By p ra cticin g s a fe ty from th is tim e on, you’ll n o t only help your 4-H’er In his sa fe ty work, but help save a life— w hich m ay be your own. T h e N ational 4-H F a rm S a fe ty program is conducted under th e d irection o f the C ooperative E x ten ­ sion S e rv ic e . F o r fu rth e r Inform ation w rit* Mt. Hood Silo Co. 220'/* E a st 9th Street M cM Inn vlil*, Oregon ATHLETES FOOT ITCH NOT HARD TO KILL IN ONE HOUR I f not pleased, your 40c b a ck a t M y d r ttf store. T-4-L, a S T R O N G fu ngicid e, c o n ta in s 90 per c e n t a l­ cohol IT P E N E T R A T E S R e a ch es M O R E g erm s to K I L L th e Itch T od ay at B ea v erto n P h a rm a cy . S P R IN G P IG C R O P E s tim a te s prom ise and Increase In O reg o n ’s sp rin g pig crop. E x ­ pected fig u re th is y e a r is 196,000 head, an in c re a se from 1948 o f som e 5% . In th e re c e n t low y ea r o f 1945, only 159,000 head w ere produced and the record sp rin g cro p was In 1943, when 304,000 head w ere reported. R ep orted in te n tio n s o f O regon fa rm e rs is to keep at>out 18,000 head o f sow s fo r fa rro w in g in th e fall, th e sam e nu m ber a s o f last y e a r but 25% less th an the p re­ vious 10 y e a r averag e. P e y g J -M ortu ary W E. PEGG Wm SPEARS Moths Threaten County Filberts; Control Advised E ffe c tiv e co n tro l m ethods at once a re advised by cou n ty agen t P a lm e r T orvend , a fte r rep o rts th a t filb e rt m oths w ere found in tra p s o f W ash in g ton cou n ty Ju ly 5. R ecom m en d ed is sp ray and dust a p p lica tio n s w hich fo r m ost s a tis fa c to ry resu lts should be m ad e by Ju ly 15. R eco m m en ed spray program . T orven d points out, is o f lead ar­ sen a te, used a t th e rate of th ree Pounds to 100 gallons o f w ater, plus a sp rea d er o r spray of 2 pounds o f 50% w ettahle D D T to 100 gnllons o f w ater. W h ere d u stin g is favored, e ith er a 40% lead a rs e n a te of a 5% D D T | d u st applied a t the ra te o f 40 pounds per a c re Is recom m end ed. D D T ap p licatio n , w h eth er by dust o r sp ray , should include the ground around th e tre e s ns well a s th e tree. Not all th e filb e rt m oths will em erg e at one tim e. F o r th is re a ­ son, tw o o r m ore applieations m ight be n e c e ssa ry to Insure con trol. T h e second application gener ally follow s th e first by two w eeks. Your community mortician since 1910 Phone 3411 BEAVERTON, OREGON kJUiUiUfiUAUSUfiusumisu^^ T o co m b in e b lig h t and filb ert worm co n tro l, a recom m ended sp ray is 6-3-100 R rod eaux, plus 3 pounds o f lend a rs e n a ',. in 100 gallons o f w a te r plus an efficie n t and co m p a tib le sp re a d er-stick e r mixed in th a t order. D usting has not proved e ffe c tiv e in con trollin g Might T h e te n ta tiv e program advised fo r b lig h t. Is 25% m onohydrnted cop p er su lp h ate. 33Mi% hydrated lim e. 40% lead a rs e n a te and l ' - f . light m in e ra l oil or 10% yellow cu prou s oxide. 40% lend a rsen ate, 48’ j% ta lc and 1H% light min ernl oil F u r th e r infoi mat ion on both hliKht unit m oth con trol m easures may be ob tain ed from th e cotin | ty n g en t's o ffic e In H illsboro Kean» th a t dust p articles In the a ir m ig h t sp read the foot-and ; m outh d isea se viru s front M exico to the U n ited S ta te s sectn to be ! unfounded. In th e light of recent v e te rin a ry m ed ical research in Sw itzerlan d F a ilu re to tra n sm it 1 th e d isea se to exp erim en tal calve- ' th ro u g h dust and a ir from In fected q u a rte rs led to th is con j elusion. * — AND T H E R E 'S NOTH IN G SER IO USLY W RONG WITH YOU T H A T A R E L I A B L E , E X P E R IE N C E D P L U M B E R C A N T C U R E , PR O V ID ED Y O U C A L L H IM N O W / " For Export W o rk m a n sh ip — Quality M aterials—- Caimful S u p e rv isio n — Thorough Inspection— CaM BEAVER PLUMBING CO., Inc. First and Main Sts., Beaverton Phone 434« H A H I r l l H K " O FO TCKK*. New p resid en t of the O regon > * Hsby C h irk a sso c ia tio n as Harry | B row nell M llw aukle He su cceed - 1 B o s s H a rt. B ea v erto n V lce-pres I tdent fo r the com in g y ear will be ! H J (V m s te e lt, P o rtlan d Noel | Hrnnton w as re-elected secretary ! tre a s u re r. T o su cceed re tirin g board mem j hers O. A B o y ln g to n . Hood R iv er and C o m sto ck ; W a lt Schw ed ler P o rtla n d ; and PhU L am on L E u I g e re . w ere nam ed. MONETARY REWARDS ARE SLOW ON SELECTED CLATSOP FARMS BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE— Fridoy, July 15, 1949 VIGOROUS METHODS PROMISE RIDDANCE OF GRAIN INSECTS K eep your g rain dry and avoid Tw o fu m ig a n ts are advised fo r in se ct p ests. T h a t’s th e advice o f use in c a s e s w h ere in s e c ts a re R o b ert W . E v ery , O S r ex ­ p resen t in stored grain . T h e y a re ten sio n en tom olo gist. G rain in sect a m ix tu re o f eth ylen e d ichlorid e STUDY SHOWS INCOME AND FACTORS CAUSING pests are not lik e ly to becom e and carb o n te tra c h lo rid e o r ch lor- trou blesom e In g ra in th a t has a op icrin . T h e la tte r is com m only VARIATIONS; EACH ENGAGES IN DAIRY OUTPUT m o istu re co n te n t o f 10 p ercen t know n a s te a r gas. F eed and or less, he adds. seed sto res o r ch e m ica l supply F a rm -U n it test d em o n stratio n s 227 o r to ta l fa rm ca p ita l of U pw ard s o f 300,000,000 bushels 1 houses s to ck both ch em icals. in- co o p eratio n w ith th e T e n n e s­ $28,944 each , $255 per acre. o f g ra in a r e d estroyed each y ear About 6 to 8 g allo n s o f fu m i­ see V alley A u tho rity in use o f B’or th e y e a r d u ring w hich the by in sects, o ffic ia ls o f th e U. S. g a n t a re requ ired fo r each 1.000 phosp hate fe rtiliz e rs have been te s t w as cond u cted, av e ra g e m ilk ­ d ep artm en t o f a g ricu ltu re e sti­ bushels o f g ra in to be fu m ig a t­ cond u cted on seven selected d airy ing herd w as 22 cow s, ran g in g In m ate. L o sse s in sto ra g e a re high ed. fa rm s In C latsop cou n ty and ju s t value fro m $102 to $258 per cow. becau se th e la rg est part of th e F u m ig a tio n is accom p lish ed by released fo r publication by the o ats and corn L a r g e s t ou tlay In ca sh w as fo r n a tio n ’s w heat, sp rin k lin g o r sp ray in g th e ch em ­ O regon S ta te College a g ricu ltu ra l pu rchased feed, w h ich absorbed is stored on farm s. U p-to-date in ­ ical over the to p o f g rain bins. exp e rim e n t statio n 37% o f th e to ta l expense, or sect con trol m easu res a re in use S in ce both g a se s are d angerou s, T h e ta b u la tio n show s av e ra g e s the $4,146. E q u ip m en t p u rchased av- , on only ab ou t 5 p ercen t o f it is ad v isab le to w ear a gas per fa rm fo r such item s as size eraged $1,624 o r 14.5% of the to ­ farm sto ra g e space. m ask. \ o f fa rm , fa rm expenses and fa rm tal exp ense. H ere a re the A. B C ’s th a t will receip ts. T h e an aly sis goes into reduce In sect d am ag e: F irs t, G re a te s t g ro ss revenue, of M A RK ET SH O RTS net fa rm incom e, labor incom e clean sto ra g e bins thorou ghly. B e cou rse, w as fro m m ilk, w hich a v ­ and th e fa c to rs responsible fo r R e tu rn s fro m d airy c a ttle have sure th a t all g ra in fro m last v a ria tio n s am ong the seven units. eraged $9,585 per farm o r 82.9% y e a r’s crop slum ped low er th a n an y o th er a n ­ h as been rem oved L iv esto ck , 5.6% , O f th e seven co o p eratin g fa rm s, o f all re ce ip ts. im al produ ct d u rin g th e past sin ce it is a possible sou rce o f in­ tim b e r, 5.1% and poultry, 3.7% , th e av erag e size w as 114 a cre s year, a cco rd in g to fig u res and sect co n ta m in a tio n . w ere n ext in ord er. G ov ern m en t com p ilation s o f th e U. S. D ep art­ o f w hich 40 a cre s w as in tilla b le E v e ry recom m en d s th e use of p aym ents, in cid en tally , averaged p astu re and 21 acre s in tilla b le a 5 p e rce n t D D T em ulsion spray. m ent o f A gricu ltu re. T h e index only .6% o f to tal gro ss incom e. crop s. A v erage value o f land and F o r b est re su lts applied at the figu re on d airy p ro d u cts on Ju n e build ings, by the fa rm e r s ’ fig ­ I N et incom e, fro m $13,303 gross, ra te o f 1 gallon o f sp ray to each 15 w as down 21% fro m a y e a r e a r ­ ures, w as se t at $18,717, or 6 5 ^ av erag ed $2,097 and rep resen ted 1,000 sq u are fe e t o f bin area. lier. of the to ta l cap ital in v estm en t. I re tu rn to th e fa rm o p era to r fo r M eat a n im al index fig u res were A fte r g rain has been placed A verage inventory value o f liv e­ his w ork and cap ital. A fte r de- j in the bin, it is also a good idea down 14% ov er th e sam e period in te re s t on th e ca p ita l j sto ck , m ach in ery. equipm ent, d u ctin g p o u ltry and egg p rices to in sp ect it p eriod ically to see w hile th e o p era to r received fo r ! cro p s a s supplies w as set a t $10,- used. sagged only 4% in th e sam e tim e. if in sects a re p resen t. his lab o r and m an ag e m e n t an av- I e ra g e o f $939, exclu siv e o f the FO R H EA LTH Y GA RDEN house, food and fuel fo r h im self and fam ily . ^ In s e c ts have no vote o f p re fe r­ A v erage r^tu$n on