THUM IM Y APHIL 14. 1»27
Lane County Farmers Union News
O F F IC IA I F U B L IC A T IO N
HEN CONTRACTS NEEDED
TO ASSURE NEW PLANT
Contracts
fo r
about
30.000
more
F
f lu IL..
b ras are needed b^o ro thia deatrlct
B u rl Report <M A tite U 'tu ra l Com
can be sure of the establishment of
m o d ity T re n d s A p r il l l .
• plant of the Pacific Cooperative
P o ultry Producers association, ac
cordine to Kugene Chadwick secre
ta ry of the Kugene chamber of com
Bierce, who was a Springfield visitor
this morning.
The association has promised a
plant here If 140.400 hens are signe-1
up Already about 60.000 were signed
when the agreement was made, and
14.004 have been added since th a t
tim e. T he association has but one
plant tn the stats, at Portland, and
Is planning to locate elsewhere.
M r. Chadwick said that the plant
would he a distinct advantage to Lane
county ponltrym en. as It w ill save the
J cent freight charges to Portland,
and assure a good m arket, not only tn
the east, where the eggs are shipped
or here where the exports w ill pre
vast glutting the local m arket.
SYNETA-LEAF BEETLES
ATTACK CHERRIES SOON
C h erry groweis la Oregon w ill soon
be bothered w ith the syneta-leaf
beetle, states Don C. Mote, entomo
logist of the experim ent station. The
beetle attacks fru it buds, blossoms and
unfolding leaves of the cherry, mak
lng holes In blossoms, petals, buds
gad foliage.
Control of beetle In cherry trees
th a t have not been previously treated
requires tw o applications of lead a r
senate
One application la made be
fore the blossoms open or when beet
les are first abundant, and another
when the blossoms fall
Trees pre
viously treated for beetles require one
application before blossoms open
T his beetle is small and active,
about a q u a rte r of an Inch long. Body
is cream y w hite w ith light brown head
and legs. Some have a black stripe
down th e ir backs. I t passes the w in
te r as la rv a two to 10 Inches below the
•o il surface a t the base of the trees
T he larvae transform to adult beetles
in F ebruary and M arch, and are v e ry ;
active on foliage and young fru it from
M arch IS to A p ril IS.
T hey m ate a t this tim e and the fe
males drop th eir eggs to the ground.
Eggs hatch In two o r three weeks and
the m lnnte larvae And th e ir w ay Into
the soil where they feed upon roots
of various orchard trees.
Blossom and foliage in ju ry is moat
common, often all the foliage and bads
being eaten. G reatest loss Is dne to
In ju ry caused by beetles' eating botes
In the side of fru it which la te r appear
as shallow, rough, cal'oused scars. De
form ities and blotches reduce fru it
prices 15 to 8« per c e n t
Spray form ula recommended for
cherries Infested
w ith
syneta-leaf
beetle la 4 pounds o f dry lead arsen
ate and * pounds o f hydrated lim e to
•v e ry 104 gallons of w ater. 8 prays
th a t do not contain hydrated lim e are
lik e ly to burn the foliage oC the cherry
M any methods of destroying ground
Squirrels have been tried, but probab
ly the most pconomlcstf and satisfadt
ory Is a ll ways is the nse of poison.
T h e biological sarvey recommends
th e follow ing:
14 quarts barley, 1
ounce strychnine. 1 ounce baking soda,
U ounce ounce saccharine, >4 pi nt
heavy corn syrup, % p la t thin starch
paste. 1 tablespoon glycerine.
O
tl*T* eel bi I.
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K
-e c o
et tbs
lim iw i or
A s -v u liu n l
K v s a o e e i-
>« «sl-Minslwa
ttw « V S 11 A a n . «•>»’ o lbcial h w -
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Poultry. M ilita ry conditions in
China have caused egg (reeling
plants at Hankow and Nanking
and the m apority of egg drying
plants in the interior to close
down. T h e outlook is for 50 per
cent of last year's production or
less.
Livestock. Receipts ol lambs and
sheep at leading markets were
slightly higher last week but prices
were well sustained. H og receipts
fell off as a result of lower prices
the week before but supplies were
still above those of the correspond
ing period a year before, Demand
for heavy, fed cattle continued
strong, with other cla«««.« reflect
ing the improved situation.
Ex
pansion of the supply oi heavv cal
tie it not expected in the near fu
tnre. T h e trade believes that in
creased rues when they come will
comprise mostly light steers. Con
ditions in most early lamb regions
were more favorable this year than
last and on A p ril I the early lambs
on the whole were better devel
oped than a year ago. M arketing
■n volume will be earlier than last
year and lambs wi.. be heavier and
of better quality
Hie supply be
fore Inly 1 will be considerably
larger.
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W o o l.
Sales v. foreign wool
stored in bond for re-export M ill
feature Boston wool trad* reports.
M oderate trading in domestic wool
evntinaca. Some South African
m «hair stored in the United Stales
in ix>nd has been exported to Eng
land A ll offers at the recent sealed
LANS
C O U N T Y U N IT rvO
Community News
,4
By Special
Corre sponde nta
THURSTON
GARDEN WAY
T he Sunshine Club w ill meet with
| M rs. J. R. Fish Thursday afternoon.
T he Thurston grade school bas<>-
ball team motored to W alters III« last
F riday afternoon where they defeated
the W a lte rv lllv team In a came 34 Io
• FRO M S T A T I M A R K I T A O B N T •
W heat Proapeota Oood
Reporta fr o n county agents and
others from wheat raising counties
of central and E astern Oregon s ta e
that the prospects for large crops were
never b elter a t this tim e of year
In
j U m atilla county wheat la reported as
I a fool high and condition, are more
April 1«.
Mrs, Clarence Chase Is 111 w ith the
tavornbto than for »everal y e a r * H o *
11.
' flu.
! ' ver, wheat la never a aure crop um
T
h
e
High
school
baseball
tea
m
,
Mrs. Krlc Allen of Kugene gave a
! It la In the sack the growers state, and
, very Instructive talk on the National motored to Pleasant H ill last Frldav
where
Ih
e
lr
met
th
eir
defeat
In
g
am
e,
••’ ey are wishing that the coupioua
I Parent-Teachers Association In the
w ith the Pleasant l l l l l teams
T h e ! " P t'" « rain» might be held buck until
i school house F riday evening
Kuby Oldham haa beeu out of school boys score w a . 4 to 1 and the girls » “ re needed.
team was 31 to 3 In favor of Pleasant
on account of Illness.
Farm Prlaaa to Go Up
St. M ary a A lta r Seolety met at the H ill
M r. and M rs M arvin Jackson and
home of M ia. T . J. M axw ell Thursday
From Iowa, one of (he hardest hit
afternoon.
A regular business was fam ily also Alice Calvert from Kugene agricultural stales of the nation,
held and plan« for a fte r Raster parties visited relatives here last Sunday.
comes (be cheering newe from Dr, C.
Mrs. F ells Sparks from Blue R iver L. Holmes, head of lha agricultural
were discussed aud articles were
made for a future sale.
M argaret spent the past week-end vlaltlng M r. economics departm ent o f Iowa Slate
O 'F a rre ll.
Frances
Franaaw a
and and Mrs. Arch Shough.
College, that prices of farm products
Mra. M arla Spires from Kugene are due for aa Increase which w ill
Iren e Moore furnished Mime musical
number«, a fte r which refreshm ents apent Sunday with her parents, M r continue over a period of year*..
were served
The following m em bers and Mrs. C harlie Heatings, here.
"Fanm p rice, are on «he u p, era.' Mr
Arch Shough who waa tortan ale Holmes states, "aud according to ex
s e re present: Mrs. F. X. Schaefers.
Mrs. Charles Schaefer*. M rs McGlllts. enough to draw a piece of Government parts are likely Io overtake Ik e prices
M rs O. H. Campbell. M rs. Geo I-am land for a homestead near \9da la o f other things between 1430 and I486,
mera. Mrs. Roland B urkhardt. Mrs. 1 having It surveyed this week and la and « ill continue for a considerable
Jane H all. Mra. C. W Iddlngs. Hiss planning on building a house end mov. length of lim e, probably Indefinitely "
Cosgrove. Mra. C. B. Chrlstenagn. Mra Ing his fam ily on It.
D r W llî'a m Pe,ergon, d irecto r of the
T h e [» d ie s Aid met at the church
M argaret Diane. Mrs Jo. Koke. Mra.
Utah A gricultural College, says that
8. B Finnegan. Mra. W'm Dawson. Thursday afternoon and cleaned It more than 84,004 people have deserted
Mrs. W , W
Bristow. Mrs. W
H. and decorated for Raster Sunday aa Utah fa rm i and moved to the cities
Stael.
Visitors wera: Rev. K V. there w ill be a basket dinner there since 1*30 and that this condition w ill
O 'H a ra. Rev. D. P. Carley. Irene * Easter Sunday and the men of the continue until farm prices are such
Moore. M argaret O 'F a rre ll. Frances church are preparing a flower rack »«e» farm ers ra n make a profit on the
Franaawa. Mra. Singletary and Mar- and the ladlee are to bring a potted
(lower ae a decoration.
g a rrt M ary Bristow.
M r, and M rs Ira G ray motored to
I^ s lle Monday ml «ted several days
W heat en F ró tela Beete
Landax last Sunday to visit th eir ton.
of school on account of lllnese.
I
f
the
statement made by Roger
H. K. Chase returned from G rants , Stanley, who la III but they report
w
ill
soon
come when (he price of
him
Im
proving
ae
hie
many
friends
Paas Wednesday, where he had »peat
wheat w ill be determ ined very largely
w ill be glad to bear
ten days.
At present the
The Bible school class study met on Its protein content
e e e a e e e
e e e a
Tuesday evening w ith M r. and Mrs. protein teet la of much Importance
and when there Is a scarcity of high
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F A R M F O IN T I R S
• W illia m Henson
Mrs Jennie E d m l.ton from Eugene ' protein, premiums are paid on w h e t,
e e a e a a e
e e e e
which roes over a basic amount. The
Sulfur, chem ically combined with arrived In Thurston last Tuesday to
Departm ent of Agriculture la taking
spend
several
days
vlaltlng
relative«.
calcium to form calcium polyaullide.
M rs' M argaret Campbell la spead up (he m a ile r o f uniform testing In
Is the principal active Ingredient In
Ing
a few days at Goshen at the home the different laboratories.
llm e-sulfnr solution. For a ll practical
purpose. Its concentration It Indicated of M r. and Mrs. Hemenway.
No W o n d -r a Farm Problem
‘ by the hydrom eter test which, for
It la thought l y many that the tim e '
UPPER WÌLLAMETTE
com m ercial brands, should be at least
bid mohair sale in Texas a rt re
ported to have been rejected.
W heat
W o rld wheat markets
were practically unchanged during
the week ending April 9
A la ir
domestic demand and e x p o " -■
qniry offset liberal market an
and good new crop condition- re
ports. Private trade reports indi
cate a s m a ll" total yield of winter
wheat in ti e United State* this
rear than In -i bv 45 to 50 million
bushels. Ilie Indian wheal crop it
30 degrees Baune.
now being harvested and is report
W hile w restling with his older bro
ed only slightly io exceed domestic
T he garden slug Is a very annoying ther. Dw ight, little George Brown 7
requirements.
and destructive garden pest. This re years o f age tripped, fe ll and brok"
Rye. Export demand has given
pulsive. slimy, slow moving f e a t u r e his collar bone Sunday A p ril 10.
strength t( the rye market.
Is often Incorrectly termed a snail.
T he Freshmen of the Pleasant H ill
Peed grains.
Corn prices ad
vanced in leading markets last
T h e adult Is about two Inches In highschool entertained
the
upper
week and barley markets were firm
length. I t la a deep m ottled gray or classmen at an annual reception F r i
and higher.
greenish gray In color. T he body is day night A p ril 8. A splendid pro
Hay. S lig htly less bay remains
covered w ith a mucous slime which gram was followed by games and re-
to be marketed than a year ago,
forms a slimy tra il on any object over freshmen U .
but taking the country over deal
which the slug crawls.
T he Pleasant H ill high school bas>
ers expect a quiet spring m a rk e t
ball team defeated the Tburatou
Extrem e shortage ol clover hay
has helped the market for alfalfa
T w o or more species of caterpillar« team laat F riday by a score of 6 to 1.
in Illino is and stales to the east i attack the pear fru it from the tim e
M r and Mrs. J. A. Phelps and two
ward.
‘ the fru it seta until It Is the size of a children of Swlsshome spent th>-
Apples. Competition for Am eri
w a ln u t
Many Injured fruits drop, week-end w ith friends at Pleasant
can apples i t beginning in Euro
but others m ature as scarred and m al H ill. T hey have purchased IS acres
pean markets with New Zealand
formed pears, typical examples of on the northeast corner of the Andy
and Australian apples. Prices about
A p ril I were showing a decline on
fruit-w orm Injury. These worms ap Olson ranch.
This Includes the 3-
moat varieties, but there waa a
pear very early and feed promiscuous a e rr ranch and cottage form erly own
fairly active demand in Copenha ly over the foliage before the fru it sets ed bv Mias Bertha Manning.
They
gen for O regon Yellow N e w to w tt
I^ a d arsendte in the pink spray af Intend to. move to Pleaoant HUI In
at $J 28 to 83.5J a box g , auction,
these prices being a liRle higher ford« excellent control. T he calyx ap June.
plication Is not equally succan ful as
T he various committees which ere
than for the previous week.
w orking on the com m unity gathering
It la too late for best results In con
Butter. M arkets were very sen
sitive and erratic during last week, trot
to he held at Woodmen hall the la tte r
but stocks continue light and the
p art o f A p ril met at the home of Mrs.
statistical position is strong
P ro
Money In W alnut«
McPeek In Coast F ork. Friday A p ril *
■faction is increasing slightly but
According to the figures credited to to form ulate plans for the gathering
with little prospect of any sharp
increase for several weeks at least the Oregon experim ent station there T hia gathering Is being sponsored by
Some foreign butter continue« to la money made in walnut growing In a com m ittee appointed by Rev. W . A.
a rriv r hut not much interest is be western Oregon. The gross expenses Elkina tor the purpose of getting the
in g s' <vn by dealers in the for
of bearing orchards run from $60 to new comers of Pleasant HUI acquaint
eign uilcrings.
$76 an acre, the statements say; the ed with the older residents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hyde and two '
returns fro an aerage orchard are I
1000 pound« to the acre; the average daughters of Eugene spent Sunday at
price haa been 26 cents per pound; ■ Pleasant HUI.
Miss H ilda M ille r fa on the sick list. i
riv in g a gross Income of about $260
A chicken house on the ranch of
per acre, and a net Income of $150 to
Cornelius
burned
tn the
$200 per acre. Cultivated crops be M illa rd
Mr,
tween the trees while they are m atu-- -round the mornng of A p ril 9
: Cornelius has Just finished two more
Ing fa recommended.
modern coops and had nothing of
( value In the old building. The origin
B jp tis t Church
! of the fire Is unknown.
We have a full line of poultry feeds.
Staple groceries, fresh vegetables and fruit can always
be found here. Quality and right price is part of the ser
vice at Gray’s.
A y s
C A5H&CA RRX
The Bible School meets at 10
o’clock and nt 10:30 a program of
longs and recitations w ill be given by
the p rim ary departm ent. At 11 o'clock
M orning Worship.
T he pastor w ill
speak on The Message of the Resur
rection
T w o anthems by the cMfilr.
*0
Sacred H ead,” and "W o rth y Is The
Lam b.”
A t 7:30 P. M. the Junior and In te r
mediate departm ents of the Bible
School w ill give a program and a mes
sage by the Pastor on the rainbow,
I
«•**•«.ustiona are Io be held In a ,I
p ails of tits country for applicants
lor (be hundreds uf positions now
brought under the civil service Those
desiring to apply can learn p articulars
by applying at any poatotnra.
Included in the list of Juba to be
awarded are Ile o prohibition ag en ti,
a t $1(40 a y e a r. 143 warehouse watch
men a l IlkVO a year or leas. 334 prie
hibillun agebta at >3400 a year, and
numerous higher positions running u
salaries up to 14000
The exam laatiuna » I I I be practical.
.
.
the quallDcatlona and fltseaa of the
applicants to perform the p articu lar
brauch of the work fur which lh a t
kind of exam ination is held.
LOCAL MAN WILL BE
AT PAN-PACIFIC MEET
U n lv e ra lly of Uragun. Eugene. O re ,
A p ril 1 4 ~ (S p e e la l| George >1. God
frey, form er U n iversity student and
m anaging editor o f the H ilo Tribune-
H erald was today appointed repres
cola llv s of the U niversity o f Oregon
at the l*aa-l*aclfie conference called
by 1‘realdent Coolidge tn Honolulu.
A p ril 11 34 Mr Godfrey was form erly
a reporter tn Springfield.
A ll countries h arin g te rrito ria l In
terests bordering on ths Pacific ocean
w ill be represented at Ibe meeting,
ihe purpose of which la to establish
cooperation, provide a medium for the
exrbange of knowledge, afford a w ider
field of service for technical organlxa-
t.'ons, and aaalat the territo rie s In
other ways.
Hubert W ork, secretary of the Inter-
lor. w ill be chairm an and
Ill head
the United States delegation.
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Be Sure Your Meat is of First
Quality For Your
Easter Dinner
LBO OF LAMB
ROAST CHICKEN
LEG OF VEAL
BAKED HAM
I JOG OF PORK
REEF PRIME PIT (rolled)
SWISS STEAK
BOILED COTTAGE ROLL
SUced Ham or Sliced Bacon for Breakfast
All our Eaater Meals are exceptionally good.
They are youna. tender, grain fed and you will be
pleased with the flavor.
INDEPENDENT MEAT CO.
4th and Main Sta.
E. C. STUART
$30.000,000 in Co Op Eggs
T h irty m illio n dollars' worth of eggs
were m arketed co-operatively In this
country In 1925; there was a great In
crease In these flguren tn 1926 und
the volume Is expected to fu rth er In
crease In 1927. T he poultry Industry
Is increasing in nearly every iitate as
Is also the consumption of eggs. Can
ada eats more eggs per capita than i
any other country In the world— 230 ;
e«gs per person per year.
D u rin g !
the past six years the Canadian con-
I sumption has Increased about ten dox- '
Lata Opening Expected
, en for each person, w hile In this coui.-
l a t e opening o f the M cK en zie pass H T th ,‘ Increase has been only about
Is epectcd this year as a result of “ ne-flfth thia a m o u n t
unusually deep znows In the moun-1
tains at tho present time, in a re
port. to the state highway commission
bv scouts who crossed the pass Sat
urday and Sunday, It was declared
th a t If a ro tary snow plow Is not
brought Into use In the pass It w ill
not be open for traffic until July 1.
Word has V ed i received by Walter
Mossier, local civil service rwprescnut-
llve. Io Hie effect lhat ibe lu u u d
ftiAlvn i iv ii tto rv iie coui r u m ima Ima
launched a country wide campaign lo
iv i i U h Mlglutee fot the Cotto posatoti,
tn o.- i,.,i,u u oi trom binoti which
..u ss.oen under (he civil service
law tu March.
Babson, the W a ll Street financial an
alyst. are true, there can be no wond
er at the general de; resalon of a g ri
MILLINERY
culture.
H e say» the farm ers are
paying out In taxes each year $4 rents
WESTERN >8.00 HAT CO.
T h ird floor of M iner Building. Eu
out o f every d ollar over and abov--
his farm ing coats and living expenses gene. Q uality and Style equal (o hats
No other Industry would lung continue usually priced double our price of
$6 00
m !»
under this great overhead load.
Seed Time Is Here
We carry a complete line of seeds—garden, grass and
clover. Only the kind that grow and are known to be first,
class are carried by us. You can’t go wrong by buying your ft
seed at Gray’s.
OPPORTUNITY GIVEN TO
U t T F H U H IB IÌIO N JOBS
T h a t the presence or absence of
tuber discoloration la an unreliable
guide to the presence or absence of
wilt-producing fungi in potato tubers
has beon clearly shown on a number
of occasslona. T his la fa r from being
an In fa llib le sign.
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Phone 63
PRATT HOLVBRSON