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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.
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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 <he to tal
en ce
to c a s t fo r a h ealth y g a r
den,
a cco rd in g to fa rm ag en t fa rm in v estm en t, by th e te s t fig
su g g e stio n s
because th e cle a n e r ures, am ounted to m inus $464.
J
FOR
and h e a lth ie r
a garden Is, the
less su scep tib le it is to a tta c k
A h e alth y ,
vigorous plant well
supplied w ith plant food has
a
m uch b e tte r ch an ce th an those
la c k in g such quality.
In ad d ition to plant food and
w ater, how ever weed should not
only be kept out of the rows and
around th e borders o f the gard en
also. All com p etition fo r sunlight
and m o istu re must be elim inated.
And h id ing places fo r m an y in
s e cts should also be done aw ay
w ith.
So, to m ak e your gard en grow
w ith b u rstin g pride, get out the
hoe, th e scy th e, the sp ray or dust
gun w ith n ecessary ch e m ica ls and
bend your back in devoted ca rr
fo r thofce fu tu re vegetable prizes.
N ico tin e and
D D T sp ray or
d ust a re th e m ost p ra ctica l ch e m
ica ls fo r the average hom e g a r
dens.
L a b o r incom e on th è Individual
fa rm s
varied
fro m a loss o f !
$2392 to a gain o f $2729 fo r an j
av e ra g e o f $939 per fa rm .
T h is |
dif^prxince
is a ttrib u te d
m ainly
to m ore e ffic ie n t labor, h ig h er
produ ction
and m ore e ffic ie n t
feeding, p a rticu la rly of p u rchased
feeds.
To
m erely have high produ c
tion, it proved, is not enough to
g u a ra n te e re tu rn s fo r th e labor
and
m an ag e m e n t
given to the
w ork. On one fa rm , fo r in stan ce,
e x cep tio n al produ ction
per cow
w as m ore
th a n o ffs e t by high
co sts
o f labor and p u rchased
feed s as well a s co stly farm -b u s
iness p ractices.
Im proved p astu res
contrib u te«1
fav o rab ly to lab o r incom e. T h is
proved to be on e m ethod by w hich
d airym en could in cre a se produc
tion o f hom e grow n feed and in
cre a se labor incom e.
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