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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942. PAGE FIVE-' Jackson County Farm Notes Compiled by County Office O.S.C.' Extension Service Quota Referendum May 2 Vital To Wheat Crowari Informing every eligible wheat grower in Oregon of the import ance of casting his ballot in the second wheat marketing quota referendum for May 2 is the goal of county and community A.A.A. committeemen now holding meetings in 30 counties. Oregon wheat growers led the nation in approving quotas by a 95.5 per cent favorable vote last year. The goal this year is a 100 per cent turnout of every eligible voter, according to Rob ert B. Taylor of Adams, chair man of the state A. A. A. committee. While marketing quotas are important from the standpoint of assuring: the wheat grower a fair return for his crop, this A aspect is far overshadowed by the importance of quotas to the entire war effort. Taylor De lieves. He listed seven ways in which quotas will help the wheat farmer do his Job proper ly in wartime and make his maximum patriotic contribution: 1. Quotas provide for an or ganization of supplies so trans portation systems will not be clogged. 2. They make possible more efficient use of storage facili- "' ties, now so valuable to the food program. 3. They aid in directing pro duction into the crops where it is most needed, rather than wasting it on over-production of a crop of which there are now big reserves. 4. They help maintain a j strong wheat structure for pro Qrduction of wheat as it is needed and at fair prices. 5. They help maintain soil resources for continuing produc tion of wheat. 6. They help alleviate the situation created by a virtual lack of export outlets. 7. They help divide equally the responsibility for adjust ment among all wheat farmers. cooperatively and democrat! cally. With a billion and a half bushel wheat supply in sight af ter 1942 harvest, as against maximum 1943 needs for 650 million bushels, the United States has ample reserves of wheat to meet any emergency created by the war in the next several years, Taylor pointed out. Quotas provide a fair and equitable way of maintaining this big reserve without injuring Q the wheat industry, he said. Turkey Outlook Good Even With Expansion Favorable market demand conditions for turkeys are ex pected to continue during the 1942-43 marketing season, de spite prospects for increased pro duction of turkeys, chickens and other meats, according to an analysis of the turkey outlook for 1942 released by the agricul tural extension service of O.S.C. for distribution by county agents. The report also points out that costs for producing and marketing turkeys will be some what higher owing to increases in wage rates, feeds and other items. Indications are that turkey production will be substantially greater than in 1940 and 1941 when record sized crops were produced which were twice as large as in 1929. In the coun try as a whole growers reported intentions to increase turkeys eight per cent, but the number of turkey hens to lay eggs was only five per cent greater than a year ago. The price of turkeys per head was practically the same for the crop of 1941 as for 1929 when the supply was only one-half as large and the purchasing power of consumers was also at a high level. A steady increase in the per capita consumption of tur key meat in the United States has occurred since 1929. With respect to chickens and eggs, the report contains aata showing an increase of 12 per cent in the country s laying flocks compared with a year ago. with producers indicating inten tions to purchase 12 per cent more baby chicks this year. In terms of grain-consuming animal units, the total number of livestock on farms at the be ginning of 1942 was six per cent greater than a year before. These conditions suggest a ma terial increase in the meat sup ply, but on the other hand de mand for meat is unusually great and the purchasing power of consumers is high. The extension service report also shows a favorable potato outlook for 1942 and gives infor mation on the horse and mule situation. That further decrease in work animals will take place is indicated by the fact that only 6.5 per cent of all horses and mules are under two years old, compared with 13 per cent in 1920. By R. G. Fowler, County gent. be 2Vi Inches In diameter and can be made by cutting squares from tarred building paper. A spike should be driven through the center to make a hole for the plant stem then make a slit from the side to the hole so it can be slipped around the plant. The paper must fit snugly against both the stem and the ground. Ready made discs may be purchased. The other control is to dissolve an ounce of corrosive sublimate in 12 gallons of water, or six tablets in one gallon and pour cupful around each plant. This must be repeated three times at 10-day intervals. This material li a deadly poison and must be handled carefully. As it corrodes metal, it should be prepared in a glass or wooden container. Thoroughly clean the container after using. Plant Rhubarb Asparagus. Turnips It is now time for home gardeners to plant rhubarb, as paragus, turnips and Swiss chard. Early planted crops as cabbage, carrots and beets can still be successfully planted if you have not already done so. Fifty to 100 asparagus plants will furnish the family with a supply of early spring vege tables rich in vitamins A, B and C. After planting one year old plants you must wait two years before any asparagus is cut and very little can be cut before the third year. When the plants are four years old, it can be har vested for two to three months each spring. The plants should be spaced two feet apart in the row and the rows three feet apart. A dozen Victoria or mam moth red rhubarb plants will add another early vegetable to the diet. A fertile, well man ured soil Is essential for success ful rhubarb growing. If you al ready have rhubarb growing, be sure to keep the seed stalks re moved as allowing.them to grow retards the production of new leaf stalks. Turnips and Swiss chard should be grown from seed. Fifty feet of row of each of these will supply an average family. The Swiss chard should be sown so the plants will be spaced six inches apart in the row with 30 inches between the rows. Ford- hook giant is a good variety of Swiss chard. Purple top, white globe or golden ball turnips may be seeded fairly thickly in rows 18 inches apart. As the turnips grow and become crowded, the extra plants should be removed and used as greens. The tur nip greens are richer in vita mins than the turnips them selves. Apricot Spray For Spotting Fruit spotting on apricots can be partially controlled if the trees are sprayed now with an 8-8-100 bordeaux mixture. If you do not want to make the bordeaux, commercially pre- r. jr l ft i i a3M Ml can be used. It a copper sub stitute is preferred, use five pounds per 100 gallons or 'i I I Mi II T M . : I puuuu ill live Bauuiis. &i iruu spotting nas Deen severe in the past, tliis spray should be re peated in about three weeks. By C. B. Cordy. Assistant County Agent. Lake Creek Bsrrtlle, where she will make ber bom. Mr. Bush will lrara later. Mr. and Mra. Lyle Hoefft of Phoe bix are guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. i. Hoeftt. The M liar Edith Hoefft and Joyce Grtsaom were hostesses at a party Wednesday evening at trie Wn. Hoefft home for a group of young people. YOUNG OFFICER Portland, April 8. VP) Ed. ward L. Kropp. Jr., 20, of Port land, was sworn in today as a second lieutenant in the marina corps reserve. He is thought to be the youngest commissioned officer in the marine corps. Us Mall Tribune wmnt ads. Q U I E N-Wilhelmlna of The Netherlands, a war exile In Lon don, recently broadcast to her people, whether exiled or Axis dominated, saying that thousands of Dutch sailors who escaped from Dutch East Indies would re-form a Netherlands fleet, pared bordeaux or copper sub stitutes can be used. Sixteen pounds per 100 gallons or one pound In six gallons of bordeaux Lake Creek. April 9 (Spl.V Sunday guests at the Tonn home were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tonn and family and Mrs. Ray Grigs- by and son Dick and daughter Charlotte of Medford. Mrs. I. E. Meyer Tlalted Wadneaday with Mrs. Ilia Meyer, who la 111 at the home of her daughter. Mra. Frank Pettlgrew at Eagle Point. The Mlase Joan Nuaebaum and Virginia Pech, with a team of hones hitched to a top-buggy. Joined Edith Hoeftt and Joyce GrUaom la the hone and buggy parade Sunday. Mra. B. M. Buah left Sunday for the Columbia river aecUon near Bon- PIMPLY SKIN Here's an Honest Offer Satisfaction or Money Bark tf TOUR akin has broken out with ugly surface pimple rashes caused by local Irritations, or It you suffer from an externally caused Itching, burning skin soreness, go to your druggist and get a small bottle of Moone'a Emerald Oil and use as di rected. Soon you'll find It start right In to aid nature clear up the trouble promoting faster healing. Use aa directed and If after 10 days you are dissatisfied. Money Back. Western Thrift Store and every druggist sells Emerald Oil on this guarantee. Cabbage Pest Control Given Cabbage root maggots will soon attack cabbage and cauli flower plants. These maggots hatch from eggs laid at the base of the plants by flies that re semble a house fly but are a little smaller. There are two practical con trol measures. 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