MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2. 1942.
PAGE FIVE
Jackson County Farm Notes
Compiled by County Office O.S.C. Extension Service
Progress Mad Oa
Milk for Cmp Whit
Progress U being rapidly
made In inspection of dairy
farms from which t's milk sup
ply for the cantonment will be
furnished. Aage Gribskov of the
state department of agriculture,
has been In the county for a
week and Is covering the ter
ritory, giving advice to pros
pective milk producers as to
housing and sanitary require-
ments to meet the army regu
lations. There is every evidence
that a sufficient supply of milk
' will be obtained in Jackson and
Josephine counties to fill the
requirements of the camp. Any
dairy farmers who have not
turned in their names to the
county agent should do so at
, once, so that the preliminary
4 inspection can be made.
There appears to be some ap
prehension on the part of the
public that the cantonment will
bring a scarcity of milk in this
territory. This Is not the fact,
as there will be two pools set
up one a civilian pool, which
is in effect, and a military pool
from which will come all of the
milk required for Camp White.
These two pools will be kept
entirely separate and will both
be under Jurisdiction of the
Oregon Milk Control Board, one
of the duties of which is to see
that a supply of milk is avail
able for the public at all times.
Farmer Invited
In Army Day Parade
All farmers and farm women
are being urged to participate
jn the parade at Medford, Mon
Wday, April 6, starting at 7 p. m.
Easter Cards
For Everyone
Lovelier than ever before.
Thousands to choose from
in our big display. Select
them now.
SWEM'S
GIFT SHOP
ill
This is in celebration of Army!
day and the parade will be par
ticipated in by all civic and de
fense organizations.
Farmers are playing a far
more important part than most
people realize in producing
food both for ourselves and our
allies, and this parade will not
be complete without a good
representation from the farm.
All you need is your working
clothes and a hoe, rake or
shovel. The parade starts in the
neighborhood of 6th and Bart
lett streets at 7 p. m.
Wast Products Salvage
To Be County-Wide
The county agent has been
appointed chairman of the coun
ty salvage committee of the
county council for defense. Or
ganization has not yet been com
pleted, as the details of all
waste that is to be salvaged
have not been worked out, but
further information will be
available at an early date.
Committees will be appointed
in the various communities in
the county to work with the
existing committee, so that an
orderly collection of waste pro
ducts can be effected. So far,
in the rural areas scrap iron
is about the only thing that
has been collected. To date 1200
tons have been shipped from
this county alone, which is a
very good record. There is that
much more that can be easily
picked up.
Farmers are warned, how
ever, to go through their scrap
iron piles and save any articles
that will be of repair value to
machinery on the farm and any
steel that can be used for re
pair farm implements should be
saved. The process of planting
I and harvesting farm crops must
be kept in the forefront and
the repair of farm machinery
can be of as much importance
in some instances as more bul
lets and tanks. Steel for repair
ing farm equipment is already
on the priority list and when it
is necessary to use steel in farm
implements it may be difficult
to obtain.
Governor Sprague has stated
that this collection of salvage
is a long term program and
what we need Is a constant flow
of waste material to the places
where it will do the most good
By R. G. Fowler,
t County Agent.
Pink Bud Spray.
For Scab Control
The Anjou buds are still in
good condition to receive the
pink bud spray for scab con
trol. As buds are developing
rapidly, time Is short on this
variety. Six pounds of wettable
sulfur per 100 gallons or four
pounds of 325 mesh sulfur plus
two pounds of dry lime sulfur
per 100 gallons are the safest
materials to use on Anjou. Many
growers are preferring to take
the risk of russeting the fruit
in order to use the more effect
ive liquid lime sulfur at 2 or
2Vi gallons per 100 gallons.
BartletU are also ready for
the pink application and Bosc,
Winter Nelii and Cornice will
be ready in a few days. All
these varieties except Cornice
can be safely sprayed with 2V4
gallons of liquid lime sulfur per
100 gallons. On Cornice use six
pounds of wettable sulfur per
100 gallons.
This spray should be applied
when the buds are well separ
ated in the cluster but no harm
will be done if 10 or IS percent
of the buds are in full bloom.
This Is a very essential spray
for scab control as a rainy per
iod any time now will start a
large number of infections.
Lawn Fertilisation
Will Bring Pickup
If the lawn Is not growing
very well it can be stimulated
by an application of fertilizer.
For quick stimulation, five
pounds of ammonium sulfate to
1.000 square feet is excellent
Fifteen pounds of complete fer
tilizer or a mixture of-12 pounds
of cottonseed meal and four
pounds of ammonium sulfate
per 1,000 square feet will give
longer lasting results.
The lawn should be thorough
ly sprinkled after these fertiliz
ers are applied to prevent burn
ing.
Organic Matter For
Victory Gardens
If your garden soil is stiff and
works up with difficulty, the
chances are that it is low in
organic matter. If sufficient de
caying organic matter Is pre
sent in the soil, it serves to keep
it in a loose, friable condition.
As decay progresses, the organic
matter is turned into plant food
and stimulates plant growth.
The organic matter in the soil
is used up more rapidly when
the soil is cultivated and
cropped. As a result, after a
piece of ground has been culti
vated for a few years, it be
comes hard to work and runs
together very tightly. This is
especially trve of the clay and
clay loam soils.
Mhis condition can be cor
rected in two ways. One of
these is by cover cropping and
the other' is by the direct addi
tion of organic materials. As
cover crops cannot be grown
now, the other method must be
resorted to. Barnyard manure
is one of the most commonl
used and one of the best organic
materials. A ton of manure on
a SO by 100 foot garden will be
a big help.
Straw or hay of any kind Is
very good for loosening up the
soil and after it decays, it Is
also good fertilizer. As straw
decays very slowly, some am
monium sulfate should be added
at the same time. Five hundred
pounds or more of straw and SO
pounds of ammonium sulfate is
a good application to a 50 by
100 foot plot.
Another material that will be
available at many homes in
limited quantities for the rest
of the summer is lawn clippings.
These are especially desirable as
they are free of weed seeds and
can be worked into the soil be
tween rows of vegetables that
are already planted.
Increase Wanted In
Canning Tomatoes
There is need for a larger
acreage of tomatoes for canning
if Jackson county is going to
contribute its share of this im
portant food. The national goal
for canned tomatoes calls for a
50 per cent increase over last
year's pack.
To date, tomato growers
locally have not Indicated an
intention of exceeding last year's
small acreage. Anyone with a
suitable piece of ground that
does not have a crop planned
for it, should give consideration
to planting it to tomatoes.
Tomatoes are a particularly
valuable source of vitamins and
minerals and play an essential
role in maintaining the health of
our soldiers and the civilian
workers necessary in war pro
duction.
By C. B. Cordy,
Assistant County Agent.
Moisture Conditions
in Mid-Columbia Top
Record of Ten Years
The Dalles, Ore., April 2
(JP) Crop prospects in the mid
Columbia region have not been
Detier in lu years so far as
moisture conditions are concern
ed, it was agreed today at the
annual meeting of the water
forecast committee, held In the
courthouse here and presided
over by K. A. Work, federal irri
gation engineer of Medford.
Snow water supplies in the
mountains are the best since
1939 or longer, with watershed
soils saturated, insuring maxi
mum runoff later, acording to
figures submitted by Roger Wil
helm, Wasco watermaster
Throughout the farming regions
of Wasco, Sherman and Jeffer
son counties soil moisture con
ditions are the best in years, it
was agreed. Partial reports indi
cate that Gilliam county soil are
not quite so well saturated.
The meeting here Is the first
of a series of seven throughout
eastern and southern Oregon be
ing held by the snow survey and
irrigation water forecast forces.
Smudge Season This Year
Has Sanction of Army As
Good Blackout Practice
By Juenetse ButUr.
As regularly as pussywillows along Bear creek, dandelions In
front yards, daffodils in florists' windows and black straw hats
for milady In shops along Main street or Central avenues, comes
Roy Rogers, from Pomona, a sure sign that spring is definite
ly here.
To sec Mr. Rogers (who comes
for the season) and Floyd Young
(who stays but friefly), associate
and senior meteorologist, re
spectively, of the U. S. weather
bureau, go walking down the
street, is as much a part of the
season as the fragrance of the
daphne on the library grounds,
the first new grass in the park,
lambs in the fields and sunshine
after rain. That is, to the aver
age citizen.
To the pear grower and to the
careful housewife, the appear
ing of these two estimable gen
tlemen is another story and
sometimes viewed with alarm.
or at least with little quivers of
apprehension. To the pear grow
er it means the beginning of a
period of maintaining lookouts
for the arch enemy, J. Frost.
To the housewife, it means
"tattletale gray" on her white
window curtains, on the nice
new wallpaper in ner guest
room, not to mention nostrils
that look very peculiar when
she first looks at herself in the
bathroom mirror some cold
spring morning. In brief, Mr.
Rogers and Mr. Young are not
only signs of sweet spring. They
are also signs of smothering
smudge.
Mr. Rogers arrived on a bad
day this year, Friday the 13th.
He will remain until May 31st.
He brings word that the esti
mated damage from frost, to the
citrus fruit in California is be
tween 15 and 20 per cent. In
our own little valley, he says
the budding is more normal and
much behind last year when the
buds had almost blossomed on
the 13th.
Mr. Young was In the valley
for three days, March 18 to 20.
He will return about April 4th.
For man;- years the meteorol-
ogists have spent part of the
spring season in our vafley and
some have just "put up with"
the smudge, others have rather 1
enjoyed the sight of the lighted
orchards and still others have
referred to the practice as "real
ly our only drawback." But this
year, it is quite different. This
year, the smudge will act as a
most effective blackout, If such
measures become necessary.
This year, it may have a two
fold purpose. It may save not
only the fruit. This year, the
United States army lifts the
smudge pot from its lowly social
status, albeit usefulness, to a
I sition meriting respect and
gratitude.
States Brigadier General Wil
liam Ord Ryan, commanding
general, fourth interceptor com
mand: "Smudge pots used by
fruit growers for the protection
of growing fruit from frost, are
authorized to continue to burn
during blackouts, provided the
smudge potu used do not give
off a bright light. Smudges cre
ated by these pots increase ef
fectiveness of blackout."
So Roy Rogers and Floyd
Young and Jack Frost and the
smudge pots are here again and
there may be smoke screens
over our valley but no clouded
issues in our minds, we hope, as
the "all clear" signal sounds
continuously in the thoughts
and hearts of loyal Americans.
CONTRACTS GIVEN
Washington. April 2 MV
Secretary of Commerce Jones
announced today that Rubber
Reserve company and the De
fense Plant corporation, RFC
affiliates, have awarded con
tracts "which will bring the
annual production of synthetic
rubber to mora than 700,000
tons."
The plant participating In the
contracts and agreements will
go into operation over the next
18 months, an announcement
said, "and if no unforeseen con
struction delays are encountered
all should be In production by
the end of 1943."
HELP LIVER BILE
FLOW FASTER-
For the ne 80 dy follow this
simple recipe to stir up the now of
UieM important dlgestlon-eldlnc
Juteee and ere If you too after you've
finished tha first bottle cannot aay
that jou "feel aver to much better."
Oet a bottle or Kruschen Salte (a
famoua blend of au ealta not Juas
one) that acta aa a senile excitant
and take half a level teaspoonful la
a glasa of water (hot or cold) half
an hour before breakfast. Thla rouera
the flow of bile with Its eentte bowel
action. Keep thla up for SO daya and
you too may ahake off that 'all-in.
our feeling, alck headaches, eo-calle4
Blllouineaa. Poor DUeeUon and moat
prohably Conatlpatlon.
You can Ret Kruchen Salts,
famoua English formula at any drug
store eatl.factton ruaranteed. or
money back. Weatarn Thrift.
Detroit, April 2. P) Of the
seven Fisher brothers, five now
remain. Howard Fisher, 40,
youngest of the group whose
name became famous in the
automobile industry, died last
week in Henry Ford hospital.
He had been critically 1U three
weeks.
Monlag Furnaces
St Air Conditioning Systems
LEONARD ELECTRIC CO.
309 E. Main. Phone 4427
TRUCKS FOR HIRE
Local and Long Distance Hauling
Small and Large Van Equipment
Rate $1.50 to $2.75 per hour
LOCKER ROOMS
FOR FURNITURE STORAGE
Wa now have several Individual LOCXER
ROOMS available for furniture storage. Dry,
dustless and a safe place for your household
goods. We Invite you to sea our locker
rooms when In need of storage space for your
, household goods.
NEW LOW RATES
SAMSON STORAGE
FURNITURE MOVING AND STORAGE
Phone 3756. 4th and Front
WA
Tastes Be ffi?r
The brewing process
makes the difference!
S-l-O-UI, BRiniUEO breujiiic...
Ho short cuts for Blitz-Vi'einhard! Cartful and time-
consuming blending regulates and stabilizes Blitz
Vi'einhard's famous flavor.
OlO-FRSHICfflED, OOUBlE-ITIflSH PROCESS...
Brewed not once, but twice. . . to bring out all the rich,
natural goodness of the choice hops and grain.
t tOnTROUEO CHARACTER...
Painstaking checks and double-checks, frequent tests and
samples, assure Blitz-B'einbard'i full-bodied character.
Btiti-WtMr4 fku tkt tlmt to mtkt t W
V W' Cnrtntttl Sitisfylaf."
1
w rw
Blitz-Weinhard is not made by 'rule
Of thumb." Each painstak ing step in the
brewing is planned, each operation checked.
For it is Blitz-VC'einhard s famous brewing
process that distinguishes this fine beer from
all others. This S-L-O-W, careful brewing
process produces a beer .... ."so good it's
Guaranteed Satisfying".
LJ : U
iaUXOtiEHHO TO K.ARAJe-nS fc' . s?.aato fiT '
DISTRIBUTED BY SNIDER DAIRY t PRODUCE CO.
NT A
Qt fOR EASTER
1 THE LIMIT
. . . BUT 1
Fm getting Wards famous
one:
. . . there s no better shoe
StyU Ho. 1547
it black wine tip,
with military haal
for haitht.
made at...
Styla No. 1765 It ft
clastic black oxford
with contarvativa
cuttom to
4
29
Tm an average tort of fellow. Got family to support
and a job where appearance count. I must wear good
shoes! But I can't spend too much, the way the cost of
living it rising. My Easter shoes must give me good
service long after Easter. They must feel comfortable.
They must look presentable. And they must meet my
price! That's pretty tall order. But Wards Grenadier
Just fill the bill. Tm making them my shoe brand from
now on. Why don't you?"
Styla We. t
ia a comfortable
brown plateau ihoa
with rubber aolee.
Styla No. 1T9
ia the poputer FIT
in Cedet m milt
tary brown.
117 SOUTH CENTRAL.
TELEPHONE 1(30
Uta WMM MOarTMlT raVMINT HAM aa toy teeter all
fm waete femirf. IseeeoeeH el Hea aet ea aHiptay I
kefa la euf CATAIOO MM MARTMINT.
a