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TilURBDAY MARCIt 31,^927
Lane County Farmers Union News
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ALFALFA SEED READY
FARM MARKET REVIEW
FOR DISTRIBUTION
Grimm alfalfa seed bought by th>* Brief Report of Agricultural Com
Rngeae Farmer» creamery and dis
modity Trends March IS, 1937
tributed by the county »Kent has ar
rived from Glascow. Montaua. and Is
(Prepared by 1_ R Breithaupt of
ready for the farmers. Extra No I. the O. A. C. Extension Service Di-
blue tag. certified Grimm alfalfa Is , vision of Agricultural Economics
the variety recommended for l-ane on information from U. S. D. A.
county farms. In this shipment 11- and other official sources.)
Apples. The greatest crop fail
#00 pounds of this seed Is on hand.
There are also 52« pounds of Grimm ure of the last 30 years has been
caused in Victoria, Australia, by
Seed from Douglas county whirl was ravages of thrip insects and dry,
(Town from the seed originally form hot weather The light crop in
Idaho. While It is not certified this New South Wales and moderate
seed Is Extra No. 1. and its origin is crop m Tasmania are not enough
to bring exports np to normal even
known
County Agent O. S. Pletcher calls with good crops in west Australia
attention to the three grades of a’fal- ’ and New Zealand. Total exports
ta seed for the benefit of those buy are estimated at 2,047.000 boxes
ing at stores. The blue tag Is the compared with 3,700,000 last year.
Butter. Butter prices declined
best grade while the red and yellow sharply at San Francisco the week
tags indicate lower grades. Only the ending March 25. Butter scoring
best grade or Extra No. 1 blue tag '-93 opened at 40 cents, declining to
curl tiled la recommended for planting 434 cents by Wednesday but ad
• s I-ane county lands
vanced sharply Friday, closing at
44 cents, while 90 acore declined
from 45 to 40 centa Receipts from
Rabbit Club Meeting
The Lane County Rabbit club and the Pacific coast states were quite
Cary Breeders association held a light but local production bad in-
created enough more than to take
luncheon at noon today at the Eu care of all current demand
gene Chamber of Commerce. Presi
At New York, Chicago, Philadcl-
dent Ed Hayes of the Portland club .phia, and Boston prices advanced
addressed the luncheon and also sharply each day but buyers hesi
•poke to an afternoon meeting. A tated late in the week to pay the
display of different breeds of rabbits advances and the market appeared
was put on by the boys and girls slightly top-heavy with tendency
* lower on some markets, especially
rabbit clubs.
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The rabbit industry In Lane county Chicago.
Firmness at New York was tem
la crowing. On an average 1! doseo pered somewhat by arrival of 16.397
rabbits are sold each Saturday at the boxes of Agentina and New Zea
Eugene public market. There are land butter and 673 casks of Dan
several breeders in the county now ish butter. Operators are conser
with over 1000 head.
vative regarding heavy purchases
of foreign butter.
CALX, AND SEE Dr. N W Emery
Statistical situation of the mar
sn prices on plate and other work, t* ket continues very firm. Storage
! holdings on the four markets are
at an exceptionally low point for
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this season of the year and are
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TIM E AND PLACE OF
• more comparable with May 1 hold
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LOCAL MEETINGS
• ings than with those of any other
• Canary—First Wednesday. Third • season. Production continues to
• Saturday, Farm* is Union Hall.
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run below that of a year ago
Wool. Wool prices at Boston,
• Cloverdale—Second and Fourth •
• Fridays. Cloverdale School House. • remain steady and fairly firm on
• Creswell—First and Third Tues- • l choice offerings. Some mohair buy-
• days, Creswell. M W. of A. Hall. • j ing is under way in Texas and Ari
zona, but the volume is not large
• Coast Fork—Second and Fourth • and the price level is not yet estab
• Thursdays. Farm Union Han.
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lished on the new clip, according
Danebo—First Tuesday, Danebe • ! to reports.
• School House.
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Seeds. General demand for most
Dorena—Second and Fonth Tuaa- * ' seeds was slow in the week ended
March 19, but prices were well
• days, Dorena Church.
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• HadleyvlUe — First and Third • j maintained. Red clover was either
' unchanged or slightly higher. Al-
• Thursdays. HadleyvlUe School. •
' sike clover continued in fair to
• Heceta—First Sunday of each • good demand. Prices averaged
• month. Heceta School House
• ■ about 50 cents higher per 100
Jasper— Second and Fourth Wed- • | pounds.
Livestock. Prices are generally
• nesdays. W O. W. Hall, Jasper •
ruling firm on beef cattle and
• Lorane—Second and
Fourth •
• Wednesdays. I. O. C. F. Han.
• j lambs, but not so firm on hogs.
The falling off in the supply of
• Mt. Vernon—First and Third •
cattle was marked at all markets in
• Wednesday. Bnufield Store.
• ' March. Seven large markets got
• 8ilk Creek Meets First and Third •
approximately 407,000 h e a d as
• Thursday at Cedar School House • against 523,000 for the correspond-
• Spencer Creek—Third Friday, • ! ing period a year earlier. These
same markets during the week end
• Pine Grove 8chool House.
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ing March 19 were 35.000 head'un
• Trent—Second and Fourth Wed •
der the supply a year earlier. From
• nesdays
Pleasant HUI High •
• School Bldg.
• j a tonnage standpoint the March
run has also shown abatement.
• Secretaries will please send In •
California grass conditions are
• time and place of meeting and •
causing the withholding of normal
• changes of date as they may ue- •
livestock supplies from market al
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though values, grade for grade, are
higher than at intermountain and
middle western markets.
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Your Money Can’t Buy
Better Value Anywhere
U s e d C a r s P r ic e d F or Q u ick S a le
1924 Fordor Sedan, Ruekstell, Bumpers, License
$350.00
1923 Touring with License..... .....................
$135.09
1924 Truck Open Steel Cab Platform Body, Warlord
Transmission and License, O. S. Tires, Excel
lent Shape.................... .......................................... $375.00
1922 Touring with License ....................................
1920 Touring with License
Ford Bug with IJ cense ............
Fordson Tractor
1924 Coupe
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$115.00
$60 00
$50 00
$275 00
$250 00
1924 Coupe Balloon Tires new ..*1.-
1923 Coupe ___ ___ ____________. ____ ______
$300.00
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E. R.. Danner Motor Co.
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FARM REMINDERS
' Community News ¡ JZJSSZ
UPPER WILLAMETTE
GARDEN WAY
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l ulwurm relief Is had by use of
potaon bran mash, reports the <) A. C.
experiment station
It la made «•(
coarse bran 25 pounds, parts green
or while arsenic I pound, salt 1 pound
and moln-i»es I pint, with enough
eater to make a crumbly mash This
Is scattered lightly about the grouml
after preparation for planting, before
the plants are up al least Chickens
are not allowed on the field
der II la not a dueling spray and a
always dissolvati In water before ap
plication
Dry lime sulfur gives as
good results as liquid If used In i-qul
valent amounla - 4 pounds for each
gallon of concentrated lima sulfur
solution.
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Ih-cldiious trees and shrubs Io he
Miss Ksthor Uulllford teacher if
For the pleasure of her daughter,
planted
III Oregon are Io he on hand
Margaret. Mrs. O. M. lUuganu spoil the primary grades at Pleasant Hill
as stain as possible, says the Inn4*
; sored a delightful party Saturday has been very sick the past week and
scape gardening department of the
‘ evening at her home The young peo- It Is feared sill have to undergo an
stale mites«- If Ihe plants come be
| pie enjoyed dancing and games Re operation for appendicitis. Mrs C.
fore the ground can be worked they
freshments consisting of sandwiches. K. Jordan Is substituting In her place
are heeled In unii) a suitable lime to
The Mlsaes Aide and-Jennie Mann
, fak e and cocoa were served Music
When laying out flower or shrub I plant them In Ihnlr permanent placea.
was tarnished by Mr and Mrs Ulen ing of Springfield vlalted at the horns
' bery areas that ore to have a curving
• Riddle, Lena Frliaell. and Cecilia . of Belle and K iii I im Olson the past
Oregon gardeners who watch Ibis
nulling. a garden hose la valuable to
i Monson. The following young peo- week-end
i use to get the outline regular The aeason will conclude thai II Is beat to
Mr
and
Mrs.
M.
E.
Haya
of
Gard
pie were present: Alma Ftah, Bill
I hose Is easily bent. By laying It along plant all early materials In the fall,
, Lindley. Albert Lindley. Virgil Mc iner were at Pleasant Hill (or the
the edge of the area all Irregularities aaya the landscape gardening depart
Pherson. Eether McPherson. Horace Christian Endeavor county meeting.
Lilacs,
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W A Baker of Tacoma haa pur are seen and correrled before any men! of the atats college
Meyers. Mrs. Glen Riddle, a n 1
splreaa
and
eacperlslly
peonies
are
material
work
la
done
to
the
ground
Margaret. Gertrude. Helen, and Ralph chased the ranch of C. F. Hyde at
Pleaaaut Hill Mr and Mrs. Morteu- —<J. A. C. landscape gardening da- beat when planted In the fall. Coni
! Haughann.
fers can be planted relatively late In
sen. who were living on the Hyde périment.
Several brands of dry lime-sulfur Ihe season They are often planted
The play sponsored by the P. T A (arm. have moved near the lleaaant
are on the Oregon market the expert-| when It ta too late for deciduous mat
In District 140 Friday night was well ' Hili public school
attended and the sum of IIS was real
The loosing literary society enter meat station reporta Although a pow erial
Ised Half of the proceeds will go to tained the winners of the Pleasant
the Wlllaglllesple cast who put on the Hill high school at a welner-roast
play. A candy sale was held after the Friday night on ths Woodman
play
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grounds.
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A J. Lathrop, state dairy lnapertor.
Prof. E. E Kilpatrick la taking his
made a tour of Inspection to the varl < civic class ot the Pleasant Hill high
school to the Brownlee trial In Ku
: ous dairies In this vicinity.
Mrs Merle James and little son 1 gene.
arrived Friday from Eugene for an
Baseball suits and shoes and base
indefinite visit at the Ferree home ' ball equipment have been purchased
Mrs. James Is convalescing from a by the student body of Pleasant Hill
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serious operation which she recently high for the boys and girls teams
underwent at the Pacific Christian
The Lane County C. K. Convention
hospital She and Mrs. Ferree were held at Pleasant HUI March 25 to 2?
former Ohioans.
closed Sunday evening with consecra
John Koke of Eugene spent Sunday tion service at 8:45 The Pleasant
with Dick Maxwell.
Hill society won the attendance ban
The added enjoyment ot knowing that the Meat served In ,
A physician was railed during the ner for the year The banquet given
of the very flnent quality, la a point well worth considering
' week to attend Mr». C. C. Kelloge at the Harden home Saturday night
when you order your Meat. Phone 63 and you are Manured
who has not been well since her ar proved a decided success, extra plates
the finest alwaya.
rival from Dakota, however, she Is were put on until not another one
rapidly Improving.
could be seated Mrs. Carrutbera and
Mias Doris Caldwell and Mix Grider Mias Mary Harden were assisted bv
were callers at the Maxwell borne M I sees Verna Wylie. Arlene Mlt* loll.
during the week.
Bonnie Jeane Tinker. Mildred Swift
Under New Management
Mrs. Eichhorat of Portland la at the and Lncetta Baughman. The basket
4th and Main St a.
McElhany home for an indefinite visit. dinner given at the shurch Sunday
E. C. S T U A R T
PR A TT HO LVER8O N
Mrs. Edna Michaels arsl two rhll was well attended
, dren visited Alma Fish Sunday Mrs.
Michaels formerly taught In this dis
THURSTON
trict.
Mr and Mrs James Calvert and
Mrs. Anna Knox and grandson.
Billie, and Miss Chloe Wood of Spring- family from Junction City spent Bun
field were dinner guests of the A. <’ day at John Edmiston's.
Travis family Tuesday evening.
Mrs. P. Conley Is III and was re
Mrs. Geneva Wilson and daughter moved to the hospital In Eugene Mon
of Eugene were guests of the J. R day afternoon It la feared that she
Let ua clean them
Fish family Saturday and Sunday.
may have to under go a major opera
When You
Serve Meat
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INDEPENDENT MEAT CO.
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If Your Rugs Are Dirty
Misses Gertrude Koke, Helene Koge
and Virginia Wood of Eugene spent
Thursday evening with Grace Max
well.
.Mr. and Mrs. Howard Truman, re
cent arrivals from Fresno. C;*l'tarnl i
moved Into the house recently vaaated
by the J R. Fish family. Monday. Mr.
and Mr« Truman will be employed al
Chase Gardens.
Fire broke out In the W. R Hardle
residence Wednesday morning, pre
sumably caused by the flue About
425 damage was done the roof and
some clothing Mr. Hardle states tint
owing to able assistance rendered by
men who were at work on the road
near by and his neighbors, his horn-
was saved. The property was In
sured.
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtiss Price and
Perry Price and Jay Grant returned to
Corvallis last Sunday after a few days
with home folks here.
Misses Maude Russell and Flossie
Herrington and Marjorie Grant re
turned to Monmouth Sunday after
«-pending the spring vacation here.
Mrs. Wllla Rixxl Is able to be up
ag.. n after several days confinement
with the flu.
If Your Rugs are too Old to Clean,
L et ua M ake N ew Ruga out o f Them
FLUFF RUG CO.
1636 Jfferson St.
EUGENE.
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Phone 401
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Darrel Homer from Toledo spent
the week end In Thurston.
..Jack Harblt. who works In Wendt-
Ing. spent the week-end at Ihe homo
of his mother.
The Ladles Aid will give an April
W. H. Brockbank and Harold Ke I- frolic at the hall on Friday evening
' er from Portland visited from Friday April 1. They will also sell pies.
until Sunday at the Frank Bailey
Fred Gray has gone to Landax to
home. Harold Keeler Is a nephew of
help Stanley Gray, who has been very
Mrs. Bailey.
111 with flu ahlch settled In his leg.
Knute BJodahl of Eugene spent
Mrs. Silas Gay from Silverton Is
Tuesday night at the Haughann
visiting
her brothers, John and Har
home. He left for Veneta Wednes
day.
Z vey Conley and helping care for her
mother, who Is quite 111
Four men are being employe«} grub
Miss Eldora Danewood spent Sun
bing hops at the Fish Hop yard this
day
night with Hazel Edmlston. They
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left Monday morning for Ashland
• The Frank Bailey family visited at where they are attending Normal.
I the Frank Bailey htrne at Lorane
Merrit Renter from Cuslsman spent
Sunday.
the week-end visiting friends In
Twenty-seven men are employed In Thurston.
the Anderson Hop yard th is. week
Ivan Richard and Mr. Hardnell and
grubbing and planting hops. Fifteen two sons from Belfountaln spent Sun
acre« recently acquired from J. W. day In Thurston. Mr. Hardnell was
Chase are being planted to young trying to buy milk goats.
hops.
The play "Bashful Mr. Bob," given
About fifty relatives and friends by the high school last Friday even
gathered at the Cline home Tuesday ing was largely attended and enjoyed
evening to honor the birth-lgya of by all.
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Phetteplace rtatt-
Mrs. U. G. McElhany. Mrs Meek, and
Mr. Ctyie. Games of rook and flinch ed at Ray Rennie's last Sunday.
The Bible school teacher's training
were played and refreshments of cake
and i t j cream were Served.
class met with Miss Heetsma last
Tuesday evening.
W arehouse manager Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell spei t
Sunday In Coburg guests of Mr. and
MORRISON QUITS AS
Mrs. Harry Harblt's.
Mr. McAlllston from Ashland and
E E Morrison has been succeed *d
as manager of the Lane Ceuntv Farm Dr. and Mrs. Buchanan and family
ers Union Warehouse company by from Eugene railed at John Edmis
C. E. Banning, and has relinquished ton's last Sunday afternoon.
j the reins of the company to Banning
Dr E M. Fletcher of New York de
I already. Banning's atpnlntment marks
I the opening of a stock selling cam clared In an addreas that If the girls
paign by which the directors hope to would pinch their cheeks fifty times
refinance the company.
a day they woul never need rouge.
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«42 Willamette St., Eugene, Oregou.
dfler 25 yean qf growth
Row a nation-wide shopping service
T 3 E G IN N IN G April first next, we will celebrate w ith
pride and thankfulness, our Tw enty-fifth or Silver
Anniversary— with pride for the privilege of serving the
American public— with thankfulness for the generous
response that haa come to our effort.
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Since April 14, 1903, when Mr. Psaney started in an incon
spicuous way, s Retail Shopoiag Service which was destined to
become one of Nation-wide Helpfulness, a quarter of a century
has pa«««d.
It has been a period of notable growth, of winning millions
of friends, of serving them faithfdlly, ef basing achievement
upon the good will of mutual satisfaction.
At this milepost in eur history, we pause only long enough
to express our thanks to the great American people lor their
continued confidence and appreciation of our efforts in their
behalf and to offer the assurance that in the future as in the
past, we shall.strive to serve not only well but better and b etttr
w ith each succeeding business day.
Dry Goods, Outer-Apparel, Millinery, Clothing,
Hals, Furnishings and Shoes (or the Entire fam ily I
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