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About Southern Oregon miner. (Ashland, Or.) 1935-1946 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1936)
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Friday, May 29, 1936 On Oregon Farms Ita* of Alfalfa In Diilry Itatlon* NtuilliMl ut O. N. <’. With the rapid incream* <>t al- fulfil acreage In western Oregon hik I th«* cinphiiMla on thin crop thr ough! th«* stalo under th«* new ag ricultural conservation act, in- creuHing intercut In best uae of hay in the dairy rution him developed. In Horne places alfalfa hay him ta*«*n used by Itmdf aa a dairy feed during th«* non -pasture months, and In other placet« it him been uaed with corn Milage or other suc culents or with grain or both. Recent feeding tests conducted by th«* Oregon Stat«* College ex periment nt nt ion indicate that It la . ....... to produce milk on alfalfa huy alone, even though it la the beat dairy huy known Nei ther la It economical to feed alfal fa huy with com Milage, without some grain supplement. Another conclusion la that it la not economical to lalac com Mil- ug,< to fcc<l with alfalfa hay If the coat of growing the com silage la more than one third the coat of growing the alfalfa hay. in other ^^^fc>rda, says Dr. I. R. Jones, pro- ^^^Baor of n dairy huabundry, who ^MMier-viacd the tests, if alfalfa hay Ttin be grown and put in the bam for lit a ton, com sllag«* in the allo should coat no more than *3 a ton. If alfalfa hay costs Si2 a ton to grow, then it would seem entirely logical to raise com for al luge if It can I m * put up for S3 a ton. There appears to be very little difference whether aucculcnt feed eap«*clally com ailage, la fe«l along with alfalga hay or not, un less the coat of growing the crop la less than one-third that of the hay Th«* feeding trial from which thca<* conclusions were drawn wax comparatively short and ia being duplicated for further checking, but it ia point«*d out by Dr. Jonea that the results obtained compared closely with thos<. found in tests at th«* Kansas agricultural exper iment atation. Related testa on the feeding of alfalfa hay with other succulents and other dairy feed stuff are being carried on at both the c«*ntral experiment ata- lion at Corvallis and at the Uma tilla field station at Hermiston. Kann Act Kept Clear To IU-st Scientific M *th<»ds Page 7 Th«* Fire Waste Contests Beginning in 1923, a large num- ber of Chambers of Commerce have participated in an annual fire waste contest. The object of the contest is to reduce fire loss, and each year awards of merit arc presented to winning commun ities by th«* National Board of Fire Underwriters To say th«* contests have been successful is to understate the case During the years since 1923, the |>artlcipatlng cities have shown a steady improvement in their fir«* records, and each year their proportional fire Joss lias been under that ot the country as a whole It is reliably computed that the cities whom* Chambers ol Commerce have taken j>art in Un it re waste contests have suffered $380,000.000 less in fire losses than *.hey would have had their Joss been proportionately the same as tor the entire nation It would be difficult to find a more worthy community endeuvoi than this Every time a fire is pre- veted, everyone In the community is economically benefitted. By the .«am«* token, every time a fire oc curs, everyone In the community must chip in to pay for the loss. On«* of the greatest tragedies of ¡ire Is that it is almost entirely preventable-- a little knowledge, a dttle time, a little money, will ullmlnat«* practically any hazard When Chambers of Commerce take the lead, local citizens are spurred on to do their part and a infer community is the result. Awards for Uie calendar year of 1935 were presented to cities in tlx |>opulation brackets; Philadel phia, Atlanta; Hartford; laike- wood, Ohio; Parkersburg, West Virginia; and Geneva, New York. The grand award went to Atlanta, which was adjudged to hav? the finest record of all contestants, re gardless of size. These cities an* to be congratu lated— may they do as well in coming years And may other Am erican cities look U[mn these shin ing examples and seek to emulate them. Farm Woodland Importance Studied The importance of farm Umber lands to the economic set up of Oregon and Washington is shown in u recent report by 11. Johnson of the Pacific Northwest Forest experiment station, who states that if these lands are wisely han dled they are capable of perman ently returning to the owners as much income as at present with out depleting the forest capital. Farm woodlands in western Ore gon and Washington, according to the report, comprise roughly 2,8- 00,000 acres, representing 44 per cent of the farm area and averag ing about 20 acres per farm in the region. Ia 1s <x>nservatively esti mated that this farm acreage con- . tains some 20 billion board feet of | merchantable Umber valuable on i account of its greater than aver- I age accessibility Thousands of other acres carry lu*avy stands of pole and sapling size* materia). < viisua Bureau reports for 1929 showed timber product sales from this farm woodland acreage val ued at $5.500,00, an amount near ly equal to the farm income from th«* berry crop in the same year Timber products Included fuel wood totaling 711.307 cords valued at 13,208,432 ; 233,929,000 board feet of saw logs vallued at $1 454,318; 142,747 poles and piling at $317,108; 45,281 cords of pulp wood $274,083: 227,832 posts at $134,863; and the Ues at $121,640. These totals do not include the large amount of fence posts and fuel wood used on the farm ann- ualy. Douglas fir is the dominant farm species, according to the report, with hemlock, cedar, white fir, Sitka spruce, and hardwoods , comprising lesser stands The report points out that dur ing the depression years cutting from farm woodlands has increas ed because of the need of owners for ready money. Large Inroads in to the second-growth stands of these farms have been made, often precluding the chance for future cuttings. "If wisely handled, it yields a constant Income to the owner" but if abused aa it is in many instan ces under present methods, forest capital will be depleted and private and public loss will result. A farm program kept closely in line with local needs and in harmony with the best practices advocated by the state college ex periment stations ia the objective of the Agricultural AdjustnA*nt administration. declared Dr. D. C. Mumford of the western regional staff, on a recent visit to Corval lis to confer with staff members of th«* college who are active In Inaugurating the new agricultu ral conservation program. Dr. Mumford, who is assistant to George E Farrell, regional di rector for the western states, arrived in Oregon from Washing ton, D .C., immediately following the announcement of the detailed rates of payment for soil building practices under the act He con ferred with the Oregon technical committee regarding those rates and discussed with the members suggested additions and minor modifications. > In general, it was agreed that the new rate schedule which in cludes a number of practices heretofore in doubt, will tend to raise the standard of farming in the state and further the object ives of the act, which are to con serve the soil for pres«*nt and fu ture generations and d«*crease the relative volume of soil depleting crops now troubled with non exportable surpluses. Chief among the new rulings of importance to Oregon art* the in clusion of weed control as a soil iuilding practice, classification of Immer fallow as soil depleting reage, and the re classification f orchards of all agea as soil depleting if clean cultivated or in terplanted to soil depleting crops. Renewed attempts are being made to include liming as an approved soil building practice. Control of perennial noxious weeds according to methods ap proved by the state college spec- ialiats will qualify for payments of $10 an acre, if chemical treat FOR SALK—WrdgcwiMxl gas cook ment is used, and $5 an acre if stove, circulating gas heaters, clean cultivation is practiced. one % bed and springs, one full Wee la of most Importance to Or bed and springs, bed mattress, egon included in the list are morn camp cot, card table, carpet ing glory, white top, Canada sweeper, new 2 2 long rifle. thistle und Russian knapweed. Iiaqire at the Miner office. ... tf The change in classification of orchards is of importance in en couraging the practice of grow ing green manure crops for pre vention of erosion and to maintain soil fertility. Hates of payment are $2 an acre for green manure crops seeded on crop land between the fall of 1935 and July 31, 1936 and grown and turned under prior to October 31. October 31 is the closing date for most 1936 prac tices. In regard to summer fallow, provision is also made for pay ments of from 50 cents to 75 cents an acre for various erosion preventing fallow practices, such as trashy, strip and .contour strip fallowing. Fa1|^w bo treated can be counted In establishing a crop total unless it is seeded this fall to grass or legumes Detailed rates on all Oregon soil building practices are now In Phone 59 We Deliver the hands of county agents and county committeemen. Onion Sets Gladiola Bulbs Garden Seeds Cooking Apples £ 25c HERBERTS ¡SPORT SHORTS S port S By Bill Huien Unanimously, the boys up and down the main stem are hoping fiat its a "name” coach the Ash land school board will be appoint ing to fill the high school vacancy. Opinion ta that an unknown stepping into the sho«^» of Don Faber will already have two strik- es call«%i on him; principally be cause he will bring no prestige to the local institution. This department can think of other reasons why a man with a prov«sd athletic record either in playing or coaching, or both, should be a better bet than one as yet untested. For instance; the business gentlemen of town would undoubtedly support a man they lad hoard about much more readily than they would someone whose name they had never seen in print before. Also, the players themselves would be much more apt to take a "name” coaches word as gospel, than someone they had never heard of. In the average high school athlete's mind*, stars from Oregon State or Oregon are ab solute tops, while the players from other schools in the state are just players. So far as efficiency goes, only time and the won and lost column would be the judge. However the "name” coach, bringing with him proven knowledge of football, basketball and baseball, Shold have the edge. On the other hand, looking back through the years to 1920, Ash land high has had but ope "name" coach. Jack Bliss from U. ofO., and nobody can say that Ashland high hasn’t had good coaching. Walt Hughes was what might have been termed an "unknown,,, when Christy Upsets All Dope in Mondays Battle With Bob By Harry Chipman That contemptible, swarthy, con ceited reprobate, and in this writ- ers opinion, Los Angeles disgrace to the wrestling profession, Ted Christy, Mcked our friend. Bob Kennaston at the Medford Armory TED CHKIHTY last Monday night, but had to resort to "sucker" punches below the belt to keep himself from being laid out upon some hill-side with a white stab above his head, As the bell sounded for the first fall, Christy charged from hta corner as would the new Union Pacific streamlined train, but ran into something that wouldn't effect the train, when Kennaston blasted three terrific drop kicks along with several uppercuts and hta Gold Hill crab, to take the initial spill In one-half minute. Christy put a powerful hammer lock on Kennaston's arm which, along with some low punches, an nexed the second fall for the south ern terror. Nine crashing uppercuts, two of which put Christy among the fans laps, began to take their toll, but aa the ex-marine was about to put on another Gold Hill crab, Christy 1929 Chev. Coach - $159 192« Chev.Coach - $135. 1929 Chev. Coupe - $135. he came here from Colorado Col lege. Russell Cripe, coming from little Wabash College in Indiana, fell into the same category. And Faber himself, although an excell ent athlete at Willamette, was fairly unknown. Be all that as it may, we, wit h many others, sincerely hope that the sch«M»l board appoints a man with a name, one who will bring prestige to Ashland high along with complete proven knowledge of football and basketball. Espec ially basketball. After many years in the Coast league and several with the lowly Philadelphia Nationals, Curt Davis finally got a break that was com ing to him and was sold to the Chicago Cubs. The tall pitcher's many local fans heaved a sigh of relief and freely predicted that the pride of Southern Oregon would bum up the league even more than he did with the Phils. However, in the first start in Cub uniform last Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, Curt was ham mered from the mound in five in nings. Which proves that even the best of them have their off days. Why not a baseball game here the Fourth of July? Two good teams could be brought in for per centage of the gate and the at traction would interfere with none else the committee has as yet lined up. Grants Pass, under the manager ship of Ken Williams, would un doubtedly consent to play a game here, and a strong team from the Northern California league could probably be procured. I*oR SALE— 1929 Dodge panel delivery at Ashcraft and Lee ver Garage FOR SALE- - 1929 Chev. Coupe, new paint, good rubber. Ash craft and Leever Garage. BOB KENNASTON GOLD HILL MARINE hit him low again and Kennaston was disabled for the night. Dude Chick spun Cecil McGill, the cleverest kid ever seen here abouts, eleven times to win in the third round. Tiger Tsakoff, Bulgarian toughy, cam« within a hair of creating a riot when he tossed Danny Savich from the ring many times but a foul and a Serbian pump handle won for Savich. 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