f THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS robllshed Every Thurgday a t Springfield. Lane County. Ore«on. by H. E. M AXEY, Editor. second class matter. February 34. IMS at U>« m poetofflce, Springfield. Oregon M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E One year in A dvance....... »175 K z Month» ................ ......... « • * County Agent Fletcher’s This is an age of speed. Every make of auto Farm Report Show Progress mobile now going on the market for 1928 Is faster SPEED — FASTER AUTOMOBILBB —TRAFFIC LAWS than before. It is faster for ordinary, every-da.v (Continued from 1-ast Weak'» Issuvt tended live d»>mon»lratlona of the um of pyrotol In land clearing and diteli use, not just for test purposes. The automobile IM P R O V E M E N T ing work manufacturers have met the demand for swifter 1. F S O K. IL Price. extension ciiglu*er RODENT CONTROL machines Rut unless traffic regulations are o( the tlregun Agriculture! College, t. An Intensive campaign again»! strictly observed. 1928 Is likely to see an unpre run levels mill furnished plans for a the gray digger ground squirrel was cedented number of lives sacrificed on the alter com m unity drainage system for Kay carried on throughout the county lu nixntt Johnson am! other farmer» of cooperation with farm organisation« to the god of speed. livin g district Preliminary level» H„ j committees of Interested farmer« The situation calls for a general tightening up the were run for another community ditch in communities having no (arm or on the part of those responsible for the enforce Involving six farm» In northern M a e sanitations. ment of speed laws. Pedestrian and motorist and southern Itenton counties near S. The county agent, assisted hy Monroe l>v Mr. Price, and he at»*» ran representatives of the Bureau of Bi alike must be forced to obey the laws or be pun - , levels and determined grades for live ological Survey, mixed 6.925 pounds of ished. It is better that they suffer mildly than i other Lane County farmers planning strychnine poisoned barley, amt ap proxlmntely 6.400 pounds ot thia was private drainage system s that they die. u If both motorists and pedestrians obey the | S. Mr. I*rlce »pent two day» In the sold during the year. Forty two deal office of the county agent the first era and committeemen assisted In dis rules many lives will be saved and nobody will he week In May to render »»»(stance to trlbullng reallv Inconvenienced. Ami If everybody obeys farmer» Interested In Installing Irriga county poison In all parts of the the regulations, traffic will move faster, too. tlon system s Three farmers were as 3. E lghtyfour committeemen to en Don't take a chance, for you may make It your sisted In laving out and planning Ir force the rodent control law were ap pointed by the county court on re rigation systems. last one. J. A tour to observe and study sup commendation of the county agent. • • • * T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS ätered T M T R S P A Y JA N U A R Y 18. 11 T W i IP W W O FM LP OTOT PAOB F O U R Three Month. S m ile Cory .... 76c _bc CLUB WORK IS CHARACTER MOLDER Probably the greatest Influence outside of the school in the country boys' and girls life in Lau» county, is the extensive club work being carried on. This extension program has re1aclhed, every community and has interested hundred. ol boys and girls- not about something mUes away in the cities but about something right at « ____ . « a » m n i't » « ..A THURSDAY JANUARY 19. 197S _ • K ,,e M t l.in ln n a_i . in iiim _a ia c r tltn llc » fS * . . . . I u tH ip t-r u i io n t ls 'llF •> *1'k t. . w u n 1 m M I I «t I t » n u .k g I l l at t il'll m » r n j n t ii o n system s used u> riv pi nini were "« »» SlXty-stX of inr*»- these u'liuuiur« committeemen plemental i Irrigation In stiviy to acquaint the»» organisation» with Hie work of the county agent. S T A T IS T IC A L S U M M A R Y 1. Received 2.915 office calls and 470 telephone calls In regard to farm problems. 2 Wrote 3.86» Individual tollers .3 Mailed 11,»58 copies of 76 cir cular tellers. 4. Made 258 farm visits • 5 Devoted 180 days Io field work amt 120 days to work In the office 8 Travelled 13.379 miles by auto mobile and 854 tulles by (rain oe »tags. 7 Speclall«!» from the Oregon Agricultural College cooperated a total of 109 daya with the county agent ». Forty four demnsttrsMns meat- Ing» Sere held, and the rounly agent or cooperating specialist» spoke at 137 meeting with a total attendance of 4,319 9 The number of daya devoted to various projects was as follows' farm crops. 80; dalrv hustmndry and »oil Improvement. 32 each; miscellaneous, St; rural engineering. 27; rodent con trol, 24; horticulture and organisa tion. 20 each; general livestock. 16; agricultural economic* and marketing, 14. community activities, 13; poultry, 10; nutrition and clothing. I 5 each O. 8. FLKTUIIKll.. County Agricultural Agent. TO FARMER'S DOOR—ENGLISH RAILROADS growing truck crop» was conducted ' nominated by eighteen farm organlm Boys and girls club work covers a multitude In cooperation with the county horti j n„ns or by farmer» nt special squlr WAR ON BUSSES of subjects handled in the best known scientific cultural society. rel control meetings 4 Fourteen committeemen In «» manner. It not only teaches the youngsters how Fanners In England are profiting by the war 4. Lane County fanners were as aisled In pooling orders for nine car- j communities poisoned squirrels to do something useful and a little better than it the English railroads are waging against en- loads of lime Eight carload» were many CALL AND BEK Dr. N. W. Emery on 10,81» acres of land In forty tract» croachnients on both their passenger anu irelgh* is ordinarily done but it gives them pride in doing ordered through the office of the that were neglected by the owner« on prices on platee and other work, tf it. The right spirit is the essential characteristic /raffle by motorbusaea and motortrucks, says the county «gent E lghtyelght farmers . and expense» charged against the Ian I for the coming generation to have and club work Daily Express of London. The railroads now pro living In twenty-nine different com by the count' Committeemen »Iso purchased 313H tons of Bin« poisoned -»qulrrels on 2.720 acres ail vide trucks to haul produce to the trains. Thus, inanities is doing a lot toward this end. In the nine shipments dttlonal land at the request of the While Club Leader Collier's report shows a nice in effect, the railroads have come to the fanners 5. Ftour demonstrations were start- owners that would hav» been neglect- od to show the Influence of time on ,-<l but fur the organised campaign yearly profit that will please the practical minded rlover. A representative of the Bureau Of as a justification for the work, to our mind the | The new move on the part of the railroads Is sweet demonstrations conducted | Biological Survey, assisted by farmers Specializing In Tonsils most benefits for the years work will be derived particularlv beneficial to small farmers and j on 6. the Two Diamond 8. ranch at Junction of the community, poisoned squirrels traders, who are now able to market their pro »'tty shnwisl acid phosphate to be on 400 acres of forest reserve land in years to come in better citizenship. * • • • duce without incurring the heavy expense caused valuable as a fertiliser for corn. Inear Oakridge and two committeemen Over Penney’s Store when local transport is undertaken by the farm 7. Two demonstrations were con j in other parts of the county poisoned LAWS FOR REFORESTATION to show the Influence of acid squirrels on 320 acres of government ers themselves. To those fanners dealing in per ducted During 1927 130 laws touching on tax legisla ishable pnvduce, the services are invaluable. They phosphate, a complete fertiliser, murt- land Squirrels were poisoned on a of potash, and land plaster on total of 14.06» acres of neglected land tion covering reforestation of logged off lands no longer need to undergo the expense of sending ate Eugene of alfalfa hay. during 1927. Phone 356 have been passed according to a report of the a truck to the shipping point with only a hundred the S. yield Demonstrations were conducted 5. Rodent control work was discuss West Coast Lumber Trades Bureau. There should pounds or so of the perishable produce. Manv on two farms to show the Influence of .»d al live special m eetings and In a talk be tax legistlation in Oregon covering reforesta large manufacturers have also taken advantage acid phosphate and other fertilisers '■ over the Oregon Agricultural College on clover seed production. j radio broadcasting station by the tion. Any logged off land owner who will go to of the situation, it is reported. 9. The soils department of the O re-! county agent. the expense of planting trees should be exempt Perhaps the railroads of the United States will gon Experiment Station was assisted j 8. The county »gent has assisted from having the land taxed during the growing have to make the same fight some day that the . In establishing u fertiliser experiment 1 the government coyote hunter by help period. It's a short sighted policy to keep cutting English railroads are now making If that day ' on Elmira aoll on the farm of C B | Ing him to establish contact with uear Elmira. farmers needing his services and by timber and never planting to any great extent. ever comes, marketing problems will be simplified i Forbes 10. One hundred twenty-three farm promoting Interest In the control ot But with taxation like it is now planting of trees for many farmers, even though it will mean folk attended four Joint »oils farm predatory animals. and waiting for them to grow would show the smaller profits for the railroads. 'crops meetings held In western Lane MISCELLANEOUS County during Matvh under the aus , 1. Seventy five farmers attended a owner little if any profit when the timber is finally to the worker. Everybody pices of farm organisations Soil Im- farmers' Institute held In Junction H O W T O H E L P YO UR N O R T H W E S T cut. provement and forage crops produc- City under the auspices of the Junc wants comfort! Everybody • • • tion were discussed. . | tlon City coromerelal club needs comfort. (Reprinted from Seattle Star of December 21.) 11. Sumlch Brothers of Blschly i 2. Officials and department heads The Line county jail is much too small for the The comfortable man or If you are thinking of building a home, or alter were assisted In building a concrete of the Lane County fair were assisted number of occupants that is has and now comes ing the one you already have, now is a good time manure pit to serve as a demonstra- In making the fulr a success woman can do more and I 3. The committee In charge of the a report from the Oregon penitentiary that it is to get the work started. In our pleasant climate, tlon better work than a person 12. Fifty-two samples of soli sub Lane County exhibit at the State Fair full up and the warden does not know where he is building operations go on all the year 'round, milled conscious of even a slight by twenty-flve farmers were was assisted In assembling and dis- going to put any more prisoners. Similar condi quite efficiently. physical discomfort. I tested to determine if the soils needed ' playing the exhibit. tions are reported throughout the United States. I 4. The county agent Judged farm When you build or alter, use the good north lime and, tf so, how much "The most comfortable RURAL ENGINEERING | crops ami horticultural exhibits s t th e There sure is one industry that is not falling otf west lumber that forms the foundation for the glass»*» I have ever worn,” 1. Nine carloads of pyrotol, with ; Washington und Deschutes County and that is the criminal activity. ¡northwest’s prosperity. You will be helping to a fatal of pyrotol. with a total of fairs, and farm crop exhibits at the is what wearers are string • • • keep mili wheels turning and the loggers work 203,300 pounds, have been distributed Junction City harvest festival, of Soft-Lite Lenses. during the past year. Four hundred 6. Data on production of various Travel undoubtedly broadens a man, but lots ing in the timber. five Individuals made 508 purchases farm and orchard products were as of people prefer to stay home and spread them 1 Use lumber everywhere you can. and forget the with a total of 133,300 pounds and the sembled for the Oregon State Public cotton and corn stalk substitutes that the south county court flve purchases with s Service commission upon request of selves. and east are trying to sell you. Every time you to u t of 70,000 pounds. The total sav- j that commission O ptom etriat 6 Speakers aud program helps ings to tax pavers effected by the | buy a lumber substitute you create more work WATTS OPTICAL CO. A news dispatch says that “stingless mosquitoes agent and the county court la have been furnished to various farm someone a thousand miles away—and throw county organisations No. 14 8 Ave. West approximately 216,458. are being propagated in France,” and it leads one for a nor'westerner out of a job. 7. Various civic and service organi 3. One hundred sixty farmers at Eugene. Oregon to wonder if they sting, too, over there. Dr. Geo. A. Simon COM FORT IS CAPITAL Dr. Ella G. 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A scientist has rigged up a device to expose the e e e real thoughts of persons and It would be a good: A fool and his money are soon in the divorce thing to try it out on the defendant's lawyer in ! court. almost any big criminal case. • • • • • • Many a man is honest simply because his price It would be Interesting to know what Mrs. Rud- is too high. yeard Kipling said when she read that line of her • • • husband’s that goes, “A young man married is It is well to bear in mind also that all things a young man marred.” • • • come to those who go after them. e e e Oklahoma is almost as peaceful as China these Where there is a will, there’s always a lawyer days. • • • to break it. • • • Anyway, those New Year's resolutions didn’t Most humorists take themselves too seriously. i do any harm. f— ■ ■" 1 1 1 ™ ■ Little Glimpses o f Am erica B y Albert T. 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