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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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Springfield. Lane County. Ore«on. by
H. E. M AXEY, Editor.
second class matter. February 34. IMS at U>«
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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THURSDAY JANUARY 19. 197S
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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
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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tion were discussed.
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| 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
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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
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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. Meade
sations were addressed on Invitation
“Dry8 Cart Away Helen’s Night Club." says a
it’s the groundless rumor that covers the most headline
in a New York newspaper, and in the old
ground.
days they couldn't have done it without licking
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Hector or Achilles or some other champion.
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Loafing men always look more comfortable
than loafing women.
A scientist has rigged up a device to expose the
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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.
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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
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husband’s that goes, “A young man married is
It is well to bear in mind also that all things a young man marred.”
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come to those who go after them.
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Oklahoma is almost as peaceful as China these
Where there is a will, there’s always a lawyer days.
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to break it.
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Anyway, those New Year's resolutions didn’t
Most humorists take themselves too seriously. i do any harm.
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B y Albert T. Reid
Coming to
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He
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