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UG ICIE IS INSTALLED IN G. $25,000 Contrivance Will Do Work of 500 People at Eismann Ft.Vannoy Ranch Grants Pass, Aug. 10 Open ing of the hop picking season Monday at the Eismann Fort Vannoy yards on the Lower river yard will see a new $25,000 mechanical hop picking plant in operation, said to be the first modern mechanical plant in Ore gon, It was stated today, by H. D. Eismann, manager. The Fort Vannoy yards have 180 acres of hops which normal ly would require 500 pickers. The new machine, which Is receiving its finishing touches this week, is expected to handle the entire crop in two daily shifts of 40 persons per shift. The hop picker Is housed in a building 130 feet long and ex tends thirty feet on each end of the building. Auto trucks with extended bodies will haul the hop vines in from the field. The trucks will carj-y racks with ' removable cross beams having iron teeth on which the vines will be threaded. Driving in to the pick er the trucks will back under an electric hoist which will pick up the beams with their loads of vines and place them on an end V less chain. The revolving chain will carry the trailing hop vines over a long series of drums that carry wire fingers for picking the hops. These drums are on two levels and the hop vines will do a round trip over the top series of drums and then between the top and lower drums, to be pick ed clean of hops. Provision Is made for mechanical picking of any arms of hop vines that fall off without going through the picking drums. The hops as they are picked fall Into a central bin through a series of slanting angle bars that clear out clusters of hops and pieces of vine. Men will stand beside these to pick off any hops and throw them back. From the bin the hops will be eonvcyed by endless belts to an other machine that cleans them by an air blast and conveys them by other belts before a grading belt where women graders wilJ Inspect and grade them on their ' way to the sacking machine. Af ter sacking the hops will be hauled to the drier. A feature of the picking ma chine is provision for saving the lupulin, a yellow dust, that is aid to be worth about $15 a pound and is the real product the brewers are after when they buy hops. Some of this dust that otherwise would be lost will fall to a shelf under the pickers, and from this shelf it can be burshed off and marketed so there will be no loss. Forty-year tests at the U. S. Fisheries Laboratory at Piver's Island, N. C, show that diamond-back terrapin can be bred as easily as chickens. I Russia 32, and other claimants 10. R. G. Fowler, County Agent. JACKSON COUNTY FARM NOTES Compiled by County Office O. S. C. Extension Service Farm Wag Ruling Clean Up Question Copies of an official Interpre tation of the regulations govern ing legal rates for farm wages which will clear tions arising in Jackson county have just been received from the Oregon War Food Adminis tration Wage board. The statement released by the Oregon WFA Wage board ex plains provisions of the farm wage ceiling set by the general farm wage stabilization regula tion, special wage ceilings, indi vidual adjustments, and pro visions for enforcement of the ceilings. The general regulation pro vides that salaries and wages of agricultural laborers may be increased up to $2400 a year without aDnroval. unlocc a specific wage ceiling has been sei dv tne war Fnnrt Adminis tration. The S2400 nor voop hoc been defined by the regulation to mean 5200 a month, or the equivalent weekly hourly (85 cents in most easesV nipwwnrt rate, or comparable basis. Board ana room, Donuses, or anything else of value must be included in figurine salaries nr waws 1ht statement explains. I he same salarv nr wnfff rati for the same type of work for the similar period or season maae lawfully between Decern ber 9. 1942. and Dpramhsr O 1943. mav he naid without an. proval even though the compen sation is more than $2400 a year. An employer who established a new lob classification aftpr n,x. cember 9, 1943, may pay the maximum rate paid within the local area for the year preceding December 9, 1943, for that Job classification. Amilic&tinns for individual ad lustmpnts for farmers wishinf to pay rates in excess of $2400 a year may De maae on torms available in the county Exten sion nffiro. The wage stabilization office will investigate cases of non comnlianrp and will pnforrp compliance, the statement points out. special wage ceilings may be established by the WFA whpnpvpr a mnlnritv of tho rro- ducers of any crop in any given area request the help of tne Oregon Wage Board. Near Maximum On Milk Cows Maximum number of milk cows (about 28.2 million head) for which there will be feed and other facilities should be reach ed by the end of 1944, WFA of ficials point out. The larger-than- normal number of heifers re tained In 1942 and 1943 will then be in milk production and there will be less need for in creasing the number of milk cows so that' more dairy heifers and heifer calves can be market ed for slaughter or used for re placing less-productive cows. This would contribute toward reducing cattle numbers without reducing milk production. June Food Delivery Lett Than In May June deliveries of food and other agricultural products un der lend-lease and other war programs totaled 806,942,749 pounds about 24 per cent less than deliveries in May. The British Empire got 58 per cent. Canning Program Heavy In August Headliners for canning in the coming month will be beans, corn, peaches, pears and toma toes. With snap beans at their prime now homemakers will want to be sure that proper food preservation methods are used Many homemakers have been disappointed with the results of frozen string beans. Latest re search from the college indi cates that the degree of matur ity and length of blanching time are most important to insure a palatable product. The most out standing change in procedure during the last year has been lengthening the blanching time ta five to eight minutes, depend ing on the maturity of the pro duct. If the bcuns are too young the resultant product will not be satisfactory. Any homemaker who does not have the latest edition of the Freezing bulletin issued in September, 1943, by the Oregon State College Exten sion Service may have one free of charge through the office in the courthouse. Since beans are a non-acid vegetable and, therefore, sub ject to botulinus poisoning they should be canned in a pressure cooker. To aid in heat penetra tion and assure a full pack beans should be precooked for five minutes before packing in clean hot jars. If bacon or other fatty product is added to the beans for flavor this should be placed low in the jar to prevent fat from boiling over onto the sealing surface of the jar. Pro cess at 10 pounds of pressure, 35 minutes for pints and 40 minutes for quarts. Canning Arithmetic Listed below are quantities necessary to fill a specified number of jars. Peaches: 48 pounds of peaches fill between 18 and 24 jars, depending on how packed. (2 to 2V4 pounds fill one quart.) Plums: 56 pounds of plums fill 24 to 30 quarts. (2 to 1h pounds fill one quart.) Tomatoes: 53 pounds fill 15 to 20 quarts. (2 i to 3 pounds fill one quart.) Snap Beansi 30 pounds fill about 15 to 20 quarts. (1V4 to 2 pounds fill one quart.) Sweet Corn: 35 pounds fill 8 or 9 quarts. (6-16 ears, depending on size, fill a quart.) Marian J. Farrell, Home Demonstration Agent. Program of events for the an nual picnic of the Nebraska as sociation, to be held next Sun day at the Helman picnic grounds in Ashland, has been announced. Dinner has been set for one o'clock and speaker of the day will be the Rev. Earl Downing, pastor of the First Christian church, Ashland. Also scheduled for the pro gram are community singing, a business meeting, with election of officers for the coming year, a "get acquainted" period, and awarding of prizes to the oldest gentleman, oldest lady, largest family and youngest baby pres ent at the picnic. The program will close with "Auld Lang Syne" and the national anthem. It is stated that the bath serv ices at the picnic grounds will be available all day. T. W. O'Harra, president of the association, urges all former Nebraskan residents to attend. It is stated that families should bring ample food to provide for visitors, and table services for their own families and for guests. Mrs. W. D. Morgan is secre tary and treasurer of the association. Boy Scout News By Roy Pyle, Asst. Scribe A short meeting of Troop 8 was held August 8, followed by games. Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Don Buncty gave an account of activities at Lake O'Woods Scout camp. He stated that Troop 8 won nine first and five second place ratings out of fourteen inspections at the camp. Flans are being made now for fall activities for the troop, and a busy future Is in store. Signalling is being featured in our work, and most Troop members are doing very well. The average American motor ist today uses only 43 per cent as much gasoline as he used in 1941. THE GRANGE Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange met in reg ular session August 8. The ceremony of draping the charter was performed in trib ute to the memory of our be loved Brother Floyd Bell. His sudden passing is mourned by us all and we will feel nis loss keenly in both our Grange and community affairs. Brother Bell was active in Grange work, hold ing many offices and performing his duties efficiently. One candidate, Bob Shroedcr, was balloted on. Next serving committee Is to be Mr. and Mrs. Floyd, Parker and Edwards. During the refreshment pe riod H E. C. Chairman Myrtle Hi'xori announced that there will be a pot-luck picnic at Edith Poe's horn on August 16 at 7:30 p. m. Members are to take their own table service, a covered dish and their husbands. The committee is anxious to have as many as possible attend this meeting as we don't want to lose contact with each other during the summer. were welcome visitors. He spoke on trucking conditions in Ore gon. Aug. 13, at 1 p. m. was the date and hour set for the annual grange picnic on the banks of Rogue river, across from the William Puhl residence. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Ganong. A group of Gold Hill grangers and candidates attended the Sams Valley Grange meeting, Aug. 5. Sams Valley degree team put on first and second degrees for a group of their own as well as visiting candidates. Our grange wishes to thank the Sams Valley Grange for putting on this work. Aug. 17, Gold Hill Grange will put on the third and fourth degrees. Any granges wishing to bring candidates, are wlecome to do so. Sams Valley Grange A dance will be given at Sams Valley Grange hall Saturday night, August 12. Good music and a good time is assured. Sup per will be served at midnight. Regular meeting was held Aug. 5 when a total of 12 can didates were given the first and second degrees. Forty-six visi tors were wrosent from Gold Hill, Live Oak, Phoenix and Redwood granges. Seven candi dt.tes were initiated for Gold Hill. Sams Valley degree team put on the degrees and also their floor drill which they used at the state session at Grants Pass. Wm. Howes announced third and fourth degrees would be put on at Gold Hill grange Gold Hill Grange Gold Hill Grange met in regu lar session Aug. 3. With regret the members accepted the resig nation of Brother Wilbur Martin as assistant steward. Brother Glen Chase was elected to that station for the remainder of the year. The Martins are moving to Idaho and will be greatly missed here. Brother and Sister Brooks, master and lecturer of the Jose phine county Pomona Grange Last Gall! CANNING . PRECOTS Dryland Blenheims 8e-10c POUND Bring Containers OAK DALE GROCERY Highest Prices Paid for Clean USED GARS We See It! We Do It! AUTOMOBILE MARKET 6th and Barttett Stt. Phone 3919 4 ,n Ftl ON ALL NON-RATIONED SHOES Baby Ties Dress Shoes Low Sandals Many Others We have just the thing in a non-rationed shoe for any occasion. Dress shoes, sport sandals, pumps, low shoes and seuf fers. The soles on these shoes are synthetic but give you good wear con idering what they are made of and that they don't require any shoe ration stamp. Como in and see them for they are on sale for $2.98. If you want to make your leather shoes last longer buy one or more pair of these non-rationed shoes. Save un necessary wear and tear on leather. Some large sizes. Colors are red, green, brown, white, black and two-tone combinations these colors. ues to $3.95- $2.98 SEE OUR LINE OF STYLISH ALL LEATHER RATIONED SHOES Friday & Saturday Specials Pineapple Delight Cake A rich, tender layer cake, iced and flavored with crushed pineapple (a refreshing dessert for these warm summer days) 59 r ea. Danish Sweet Roll Pastries The ideal breakfast treat or tuck in a couple of these flaky rolls in that lunch paill (Delicious heated) . . .3 for 10 Thursday ntght.. August 17, ana Invited all candidates. Mr. Walker of the Redwood grange spoke on the cooperative cream ery efforts of Josephine county granges. Thursday. August M. 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIB ONE TOREK Lecturer Frances Spurlln was reported on the sick list. Next regular meeting will be August 19. The Red Cross handles 20,000 messages a month for service men in war zones and for their families. FROM WARDS BIG PREVIEW OF 1945 FURS I AT DB9 plvi 20 t xene Tone YOU CAN CHOOSE Handsome, durable mouton lamb with tuxedo, deep turn-back cuffs Rich beaver-dyed coney In the new brief 36-Inch length that's so important Let-out skunk-dyed opossum greatcoats . . . wonderfully warm and long-wearing Jet black seal-dyed coney ... the year in, year-out favorite of smart women mil Kit I Iv f I i r y IS AT THESE PRICES h bit h! ' M Naturally, if you pay twice as much, you gel o finer fur. 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