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how t&8$ fceis ana!sa their
posts Is? EssgGfp. Of course,
you as gpeagura treated
posts tM3 ili ktfit veryweil,
but o& 4h2? ?e expensive,
go th &asngnS h6s been for
a do-i23y5U tygn? off treat
ment. All maiftca ascribed in
this article, i groporly done,
will lenstin Ss life of your
posts 3om mfiny times.
Also, all nrftAos that can be
done by you. lomt require
more preparation before the
treating thgg othOrjj. Som
work better a .Douales fir
than others.
.!ethod ona, Snosa es the
cold soai mSthafi, uses gsno
achloroohanol (ponte), cop
per nptAas&t, p oil tar
creoeota tail tr?3tment
fanS ssires gas3 penetration cn
epiR8 jfoeia. ut, poets must bp
gsei&S &e3 thoroughly dried
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PLSN NO 3605
B? I&ATBA ESTEQ
From the chimney pot nd
upturned gables to the plant
ers tfcat flank the entrance,
this home will captivate you
wish its charm of design and
practical plan.
TK& long, low lines are en
hanced by 3 rough cedar
shake roof with band-sawn
trim at the gables. The warm
colored used brick in the
chimney is repeated in the
front facing and planters.
Shutters and diamond paned
windows lend a. continental
air to the exterior.
A planter topped half-wall
separates the entry hall from
the living room a bright,
cheery room with a wide fire
place and a bank of windows
that looks out toward the
street.
1 Planned to b3 tha faigily
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SQUARE FEET F-.'-VJSif:r7V.-rt
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Method thr is known
the double diffusion mOthod
ani9 us gren pel9 pogts,
whose butts Qro soaked in
two separale solutions (cop
per sulfet and sodium fluor
ide). A. wooden borral or
metal one lined with C cor-rosion-resistont
material finch
os roofing pitch, is rsguired
for the copper eulfats solu
tion. Either b metal or wood
gn barrel is OK for the so
dium fluoride. The combina
tion of these two chemicals
form a compound which is
practically insoluable in wat
er and therefore does not
leach out to any great extent
from wood that is used ire
moist soil.
Penetration eppears to be
verv eood in a number o?
species, including Douglas fir.'
posts.-It is also superior for
alder. In fact, sodium, chrom
ate is no longer recommndad
in this region.
With satisfactory preserva
tives for Douglas fir avail
able, there is no reason why
pr - commercial thinning
should not yield useful pro
flucts. Salts for method num
ber two avepafa about ten
cents per four inch post.
Chemicals for methofl num
ber three run a9 low 69 ten
cents for th am post, but
in certain areas cost three
times as much. Small dia
meter post9 cost less to treat
and are easier to handle.
SEW FI2SUBS
Catania, Sicily (1 Rum
bling Mount Etna has 8 new
large fissure pouring out 8
steady flow of molten leva
and giant puffe of steam, local
Scientists reported today.
Short-rua chopping trips
put eBout 800 mil e year on
th averaga tutomobila usefi
by an American householS.
Town, SoMUfr
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activity center is the family1
room actually an exten
sion of the kitchen area, open (
except for a half-wall back
at the back, of the eating
nook. Here "is the spot for
friendly, jnformal gatherings,
for the children to play or
the family to watch television.
Glass doors merge indoors
and outdoors in warm weath
er and summer meals could
be served on the patio.
.A door also leads from tSe
patio to the bedroom wing,
with shower and bath con
venient to the rear yard.
The two bedrooms are
ideal for teenage children,
practically sound - proofed by
their separation from the ac
tivity areas. The front bed
room could be master bed
room or den. A second com
plete bath opens to both thi
bedroom and the hall.
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Bjr DOS HHBT
Both home gafdeners nd
commercial ggrdeners should
sproy strewberrie for legf
rollers
Thesa, pests er8 quite ri
oi; during the cPring cnd
summer in strewberry patches
and couse trouble by rolling
end gilling tha leaves on the
plants. The damage is caused
by b small worm which de
velops from fin egg laid by
small buff - colored moth.
These moths are easily spot
ted when walking through
the strawberry patch because
great numbers of them fly
close to the surface of the
ground during bad infesta
tions. Control measures consist
of spraying during bloom with
DDT, or later up to harvest
with Malathion or Methoxy
chlor. A heaping tablespoon
of 90 per cent DDT powder
in one gallon of water will
generally control these pesfc
fbr the seagbn. If they recur,
one heaping tablespoon of
Malathkm or Methoxychlor
powder in two gallons of wa
ter may be used up to within
three days of picking provid
ing the berries fire washed
before eaten.
CLUB
NEWS
Gnfffia Cuoaft Cooking Clii
At our meeting April 29 we
hafi our business meeting,
then we said the pledge and
motto. After that we tested
some ef the muffins some of
the girls baked. Then we re
vised on measuring liquid
and dry ingredients. Then our
two leaders, SSrs. Doright Al
bright anfl Mrs. Rajidy Hug
dehl, gave us some pointers on
using single and double acting
baking powder.
Karen Hugtdahl
Reporter
House
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Ok R A6 E
The unusually large serv
ice area holds ample room for
washer, dryer, a freezer or
a sewing area. A back door
to the double garage is ad
jacejit to the eervice en
trance and one can get from
the service to the remainder
of the house without having
to go through the kitchen.
An abundance of closets
provides plenty of storage
space for the average family;
Complete working drawings of
the above plan can be- obtained
at a cost of S7.50 for the first set
and S5 for each additional set,
when ordered at the same time.
This plan will be available for a
period of four rjonths from this
date. Please allow two weeks for
deliver?. If the above home does
not entirely meet with your satis
faction a new hogie plan book.
Town and Country Homes, may be
purchased for SI. Send all orders
for either plans or books to
Hiawatha Estes. P.O. Box 404-T,
Nonhridge, Calif.
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Sfllbssfrel Hormone taosls 3 Ins
f eeri sf
is Stilbestrol hor
Corvellis Stilbestrol hor
mone, now given most beef
cattle in feedlots throughout
the country to boost gains,
also gave excellent results
with steers on summer pas
ture in tests by the Oregon
State college agricultural ex
periment station.
David C. England, OSC
animal husbandman, reports
steers on pasture gained an
added V to Vz pound daily
after & stilbestrol pellet was
implanted under the skin of
the ear. In drylot feeding,
stilbestrol is either implanted
or added to the feed.
Trials in cooperation with
Oregon ranchers and county
extension agents were con
ducted on Grant county
range and on irrigated pas
tures in Linn and Umatilla
counties. Length of the graz
ing period varied from 80 to
140 days.
England says the trials in
dicate that 3 stilbestrol im
plant of 18 to 24 milligrams
at the start of the pasture
season will give best results
with steers under most con
IT
By JOE G. COWLEY .
Mail Tribooa Bru Bcb'tor
News of rockets and satellites has generally turned
peoples' thoughts toward scientific progress. However, when
people think of scientists these days they are inclined to
think of men in neat white jackets locked away in almost
spotless chambers and working with equations long rows
of mathematical figures or with a series of peculiar looking
gadgets and test tubes.
True, these people are scientists and for their self
sacrifices in time and energy should be appreciated. How
ever, when you lift your spoon-full of wheaties in the morn
ing do you stop to think of all the research that goes nto it?
Scientific research also developed it. The same type pf
research went into making that smooth-skinned potato
you see on your plate at night and a better grade of cow
from which thg butter on the potato . comes from. These
farmer-scientists are the. ones who have been largely re
sponsible for turning the United States not just into "a land
of plenty" but e land, of surplus plenty.
4'-
0 One of the main industries; of the area is the pear in
dustry. To this the farmer-scientists in the experiment sta
tion and county agent's off ice have made sizeable contribu
tionsFor instance; the spider tftites looks like their name
have been damaging pear production for years causing heavy
leaf removal, weakened trees arid fruit which could not be
sold. The Southern Oregon Branch Experiment station work
ers were able to recommend control measures which reduce
losses and permit growers to continue production despite,
the potential damages. Losses prevented by this control are
estimated at 3300,000 annually with the station' contribu
tion estimated at $100,000 a year.
Representatives of the experiment station anfl the county
agent's office ftave been working with , a project to keep
pears in Storage at a higher level of quality. The results
from this experiment are far from complete and more about
it later.
These are only small samples, of the work which is going
on eontinuously. These men, as they go afcout their worft
both indoors and outdoors don't look like the TV versions
of scientists. They look more like just plaiJ? dirt formers
and the soles of their shoes contain a goodly sampling of
cow dung, dirt and various types of fertilizers and just plain
mud as their long-suffering wives will testify. Part oi their
job is meeting he public talking to the farmer about his
crops, to the sightseer or to the housewife who may call up
to find out about that funny looking bug crawling across
the pantry shelf. Of course the latter questions are usually
asked of the county, agent's crew.
One of tha more enterprising farmer-scientist keeps ; 6
log of his activities a little black book which he carries
around with him. A quick way to start a fight is to ask him
what he does with all of his time. He was toting up his
figures recently when we stuck our long Scotch nose into
the wee book. The twitching beak was nearly shortened by
two inches when he suddenly snapped it shut. However, we
did see enough to learn that the average day figures out
about 11 hours. Of course, that doesn't include the many
hours spent at outside study to keep up with new ideas ig
agriculture. All these men have to db it. It's just part of
the job.
Working with these men ve other scientists lika those
in the public health department and inspectors in the state
department of agriculture who make sure that such farm
products as milk are kept fit for human use. As you may
have noticed in Tuesday night's Mail Tribune these inspec
tors are cracking down on the. sale of milk by unlicensed
dairies. This does not include the man with one cow or three
goats who merely sells the surplus to his neighbors or friends.
For instance, a roadside stand may have large jugs of
milk for sale. If it is state-inspected the cap on top is sup
posed to be stamped with the name and address of the pro
ducer, and certified grade mark.
It's amazing all the trouble these inspectors will go to to
make sure that milk is delivered to your doorstep fresh and.
germ-free. In another county we rode along with such an
inspector. He was a young fellow, three years out of college
and had been raised on a dairy farm. Some day he hoped to
have his own farcn, so he had plenty of sympathy for the
smaller operator.
During the first part of the tour we stopped'on a "drop-
in" inspection of a" known violator. It was milking time. The
cows' bags were checked to see if they had been washed before
milking, the covering of shavings in the loafing shed was
examined to see if it was kept fresh and of course the milk
ing equipment was inspected for sanitation.
This particular dairyman had been warned repeatedly on
easily seen violations. An injunction had been served on him
forbidding him to delive? milk until he had corrected the
abuses. So, early next morning we drove along this dairy
man's known delivery route. Some bottles on the front
porches of some of the homes showed he had violated the
stop delivery order. Next stop was circuit court.
" Aided by a smart lawyer and a fumbling witness, the
operator made his plea and won the case. Unfortunately, the
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- 1 ditions. The tests also showed
that ffnimals will makt com
parable growth increases
when implanted with Syno
vex, a combination of two
natural female hormones.
Stilbestrol, 3 synthetic hor
mone, costs less than Syno
vex. The tests also threw light
on the question of whether
increased gains can be ob
tained from use of stilbestrol
more than once during an
animal's life. It is reported
that some midwest Corn Belt
cattle feeders believe stilbes
trol is a "one shot affair" and
ae. reluctant to purchase
feeder steers that have been
implanted while on pasture.
Added Response
OSC trials indicate that
added response can be ob
tained from proper dosage
levels of repeated hormone
implants. England recom
mended that implants for
grazing animals may be fol
lowed with a 30 milligram
implant when animals go into
the feedlot. He added, how
ever, that the second implant
should . be -made at least 75
CHAT
9 89 ?3
Court & McAndrews
College
I day after tne fi
day after tne firat implant
for best results.
Steers receiving a stilbes
trl implent before going on
irrigated pasture in Umatilla
county gained 95 pounds more
than ' non-treated steers dur
ing an 83-day grazing period.
When put into the feedlot,
steers given 3 second 30 milli
gram implant gained 6 pounds
more during 71 days in the
lot than steers that received
only 1 the pasture implant.
The reimplentei steers
gained 20 pounds more while
in the feedlot than animals
receiving no stilbestrol either
on pasture or in the feedlot.
Also, they gained one pound
more during the ieedlot period
tha steers that received their
first implant at the feedlot.
Total gains during both
pasture and feedlot opera
tions were even more strik
ing in pointing up proper re
implanting, England explain
ed. Steers implanted during
both periods gained 46 pounds
more on pasture and feedlot
than did animals implanted
only at the feedlot.
Dee Registration
Urged In Oregon
Salem Oregon beekeep
ers are urged to register their
bees with the state , depart
ment of agriculture so more
inspections can be made this
year for American foulbrood,
the principal disease of bees.
If American foulbrood ex
ists in any apiary, state law
requires that the diseased col
onies must be burned, includ
ing the bees, brood, combs,
frames,, honey and wax. The
ashes must be buried and the
hives disinfected.
The foulbrood rating last
year was increased by the ex
tremely high incidence of the
disease found on the request
inspections. . made at two
apiaries, according to Ken
neth Goeden, state apiary
supervisor. In 1957, reports
show 434 of the 15,239 colon
ies inspected had this deadly
disease; this was almost
double the number .infested a
year earlier.
Bees are very necessary to
our agricultural economy be
cause of their value as polli
nizers, Goeden commented,
while pointing . out that the
pollinizing vahia far out
weigns the . honey producing
value of bees.
On April 23 nearly 800 bee
keepers had registered their
bees with the department, ac
cording to Goeden. Thfc fig
ure is approximately 100
higher than the number reg
istered on the spme deje in
1957.
At the close of 1957, 1341
beekeepers had listed 27,664
colonies on department rolls.
Bight out of every 10 vaca
tioners travel by automobile.
young inspector had not been trained to testify from the
witness sta?id.
So what happens if you drinJJ milk which may be con
taminated? For one thing, you could get strep throat. And
that can make y9U pretty miserable. By drinking non-state
inspected milk from an operation which you don't know is
clean you also run the risk of developing undulant fever.
Switching to another form of agricultural science pest
control, many people here this season have been bothered
by ants. Little Diminity and I like &oney on our hotcakes
and were getting a little Biad when we had to scrape a layer
of ants off the lid before opening the can. We learned there
are two potent anti-ant chemicals you can use chlorodane
and dieldrin. Of the two, chlorodane i considered the safer
since it is not harmful to humans. These chemicals can be
applied with a spray or a paint brush.
In the kitchen and around the food it is better to use the
paint brush. The chemical should be applied to the cracks
on the outside walls as well as inside, the county agent's of
fice advised. An oil-base spray for ant control should con
tain 2 per cent of chlorodane. Do not use oil sprays near an
open flame because they are inflammable; or on asphalt tile
because they will dissolve the asphalt; or in a lawn or gar
den, or on trees and shrubs, because they injure plant life.
To prevent ants from entering the house apply tie spray
to the outside walls 'from the ground up to the windows.
Spray around the lower part of the window frames and
around the doors. If you have open places under the house
apply the chemical underneath the house, too. Put the chem
ical into any cracks or openings that ants can use to enter &
room and on nearby surfaces. An application once every two
or three months should be enough.
If the ants keep coming in, then apply the chemical to
places you haven't covered before. There are reliable pro
fessional exterminators who can help you with your prob
lem, too.
If possible find the ants' nests. You can trace the insects
to their nests by watching to see where they are particularly
thick and where they are crawliag from. Keeping long-lasting
insecticides on all ant-crawled surfaces will prevent more
coming in. Of course, keep the food in tight containers.
Black Walnut trees or trim them for you.
ALSO Did you know? ... It is NOT TOO LATE to trim your
shads trees!
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LICENSED and INSURED
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Picture Bright
Salem As oi April 18,
Oregon can look" forward to
the second best year on rec
ord in the amount of fresh
fruit and vegetables shipped
from state inspection centers,
according to the federal-state
shipping point inspection
service of the state depart
ment of agriculture.
The season total through
March 31 was 35,555 cars of
produce shipped, approxi
mately 3000 cars ahead of last
year at the same time. Ship
ping point years run from
July 1 to June 30.
A total of 4131 carlot equi
valents were shipped in the
month of March alone
about 200 cars over March,
1957.
Potatoes accounted for 76
per cent of the March busi
ness. Reports show 21,665
cars of potatoes have been in
spected from July through
March, including about 4500
carloads which went for di
version. About 1500 cars of potatoes
remain to be shipped two
thirds of these are in the
Klamath Basin and the rest
in the central Oregon. Pota
to planting is about 75 per
cent completed in Malheur
county.
Onion shipments this year
are about 10 per cent under
the figure recorded at the
same point last year. The
total to date is 4458 cars. The
decrease is due mostly to
maggot damage in eastern
Oregon.
Gooseberries
Need Spray How
Home gardeners who have
had trouble with worms in
their gooseberries should be
gin by spraying now to con
trol the gooseberry maggot,
according to Don Berry, Jack
son county extension agent.
These maggots hatch from
eggs which are deposited be
neath the skin of the fruit by
flies similar to the Cherry
fruit fly.
These insects' overwinter in
the soil and emerge during
April, and once eggs are laid
no controls are effective.
Therefore, control measures
are directed against the adult
flies to kill them before they
lay eggs. Three pounds of
50 per cent Methoxychlor per
100 gallons of water, or one
heaping tablespoon in wo
gallons of water should be
applied immediately and re
peated at ten-day intervals
until harvest. Tlje additiog of
two o pounds of Ferbam or
Captan per hundred gallons
or one level tablesgoon in two
gallons of water or leaf spot
control would be advisable
when applying the spray for
gooseberry maggot.
Surveys show that -of all
tha items in the daily news
paper, advertising ranks first
in interasj; among women.
ATTENTION
This Is the . . .
Walnut Grafting & Trimming
Season!
LtT US graft English Walnut to your
County Agenf Suggests
Planting of Perennials
By BOtf BERRY
A 6mall arsa in every homa
gard8n 6hould be devoted to
perennial plants.
These come each year from
roots and require less cars
than plants grown annually
from seed. Most perennials
are heavy feeders and require
lots of fertilizer. A four-inch
mulch of barnyard fertilizer
or two pounds of ammonium
sulphate per 100 square feet
annually is important for con
tinuqus good production.
Perennials which all home
gardeners consider a.m u s t
are rhubarb, asparagus, and
some herbs. Gardeners look
forward to asparagus as the
first spring vegetable. Fifty
roots is sufficient for the av
erage family. One to two
year old roots should be 6et
two feet apart in rows three
feet apart. These are planted
in a treneh about eight inches
deep and the trench is filled
as the plant grows. Tops
should be kept growing vig
orously in order to insure
next year's crop. A light har
vest may be made the second
year. Spindly shoots indicate
lack of fertility or over-harvesting.
Besides fresh eating,
asparagus is also excellent for
home freezing. Mary Wash
ington or Paradise are the
best local varieties. '
Rhubarb is easy to grow
and may be harvested lightly
the second year after setting.
Roots should be set four
inches deep and three feet
apart. Three or four plants
well-cared-for vwill generally
supply family needs. River
side Giant is large and green
while the cherry and straw
berry varieties are red. All
do well in this area.
Other perennials like horse
radish and artichoke may be
planted, depending on prefer
ence.
Many herbs may be plant
ed by seed or cuttings in the
spring. These may be used
fresh or dried to enhance the
flavor and nutrition of home
cooking. Anyone interested
in planting herbs should stop
by the Jackson county exten
sion office and pick up the
booklet "Savory Herbs, Cul
ture' and Use."
Coyotes Top List
Of Animals Killed
Salem ' Federal .- state
hunters took 1049 predatory
animals throughout Oregon
from March 9 through- April
5. Coyotes topped the list
with 398 killed in the four
weeks period. Robert E. Long
of Malheur county accounted
for 76 of these animals and
Carl McDaniel ftok 72 of
them in Morrow county.
Hunters also reported tak
ing 302 bobcats, 97 porcu
pines, 85 badgers, 85 rac
coons, 44 foxes, 33 skunks,
four bears and a mink. This
information comes from Mel
vin D. Smith, district agent
for the U. 3. Fish and Wild
life Sorvice and M. E. Knick
erbocker, chief of the state
department of agriculture's
division of animal industry.
Interest Reduced:
FEDERAL LAND BANK
NOW
ONLY
NEW LOANS AND CURRENT LOANS'
INCLUDED IN FEDERAL LAND BANK
POLICY OF 'CREDIT AT LOWEST COST!'
In addition to reducing our new loan rate, we
are reducing the interest rate to 5 on all of
our Land Bank loans closed in the past year at
higher rates. This voluntary rate reduction will
save over $110,000 a year in interest costs for
farmers dnd ranchers concerned, and is another
definite illustration of one of 'the many advantages
8
of financing farm and ranch properties the Land
Bank way.
THE FEDERAL LAND BANK OF SPOKANE
For Your Farm Loan Contact
your nearest National Farm ' Lean Association located at:
1212 Court Street P.O. Box 1146
Medford, Oregon Phone SP 2-4002
On Bangs Operation
Corvellis A rango live
stock opepattou can be
thought 0$ os , mfeat' ifeetory
?ith tfrobloms bisB. like
thoa ef ethsr maHufaisa-ringi
plants, suggests rbw Bulle
tin published Isy tfts $ogon
State college oxtonfikca serv
ice. Titled, "RsncBoes, SJsH,es,
and Cows," tha hcw Bulletin
points out that evepy afldiep
is in bu6ineee producing earner
thing to sell. As factory Man
ager, tha ranchep usss (feeds
as his raw materials, feis hord
is his factory, anfl. meat' on
the hoof jg his Smis&sQ. prod
uct.
Details Given On
Blight Control
By DOS' BESRt;
One of the common peony
troublee during 'cet springs
in the home gardens is blight.
This disease attacks both
the buds and tho young shoots
and is one of the common
reasons in failure of peonies
to bloom. B u d 6 generally
blast, and young ehoots sud
denly wilt, turn black and
tall over.
Cutting out infected por
tions of tho ptant and spray
ing with a weak copper (1
tablespoon per gallon) will
help in the spring. Repeat
sprays are needed. However,
for good year around control
sanitary measures are ad
visable. Cutting tiff and burn
ing stalks in the "fall, and
promptly removing infected?
shoots in the spring,' as well
as diseased buds, flowers and
leaves during the season, is
advisable.
73 Animals Tagged
For Condemnation
Salem Thirteen animals
were condemned on live in
spection and 113 carcasses
were rejected after slaughter
during January and Febru
ary under the slate meat in
spection program. These
figures were just released by
Robert J. Steward, state de
partment of agriculture director.-
The compulsory meat in
spection program was initiat
ed section by section through
out Oregon and became state
wide in February.
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At
Builders Supply
3
QUALITY
BLOCKS
Bricks, Flues,
Drain Til
727 "
W. McAndrawt
Ph. SP 2-4107