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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1941)
OtugUftt 21, 1041 Dairymen Boost Production As Defense Effort Br 3' H. MaCAMBPUDOE. f Assistant County Auent j Dairyman are bolng asked by government agricultural lead er (or 10 per cent lucrum n dlry products, which will be Used for the land-lean (took Alii (or Great Britain, wall wo it hoint. It li bolng rocognli' d that tht health of tha nation will ba Improved when the milk consumption la Increased. W art much better fed to day than wa wsra 30 years ago: fr know more about vitamins and nutrition, but even io, the rmy hoi rejected thousands of young men from telcctlvo scr vlca till! year simply becuuat they did not have th body, health and conatltutlon that America noedi ond wanta (or her rmy. Tiny say "a man li what tats aim "a man can travel many mllci ou hli stomach" and there ia a lot In those atate menU. Or. Charlea F. Nelaon of Beverly Hills, California, says, "milk la the food which cun isupply enough calcium to assure ,th development and maimer lance o( man'a maximum mental and phyaical cnpacltloi." Cal cium deficiency la present In aS per cent of hti case of dolor titles and diseased bonus, and bone (racturei which do not houl properly. Big Possibilities I Klamath county hue an ad' vantage over many other coun ilea In Oregon (or an outatand .lng dairy enterprise, (or two main reasons. Klamath county ia located meauy lor marketing dairy product If a aurplua Is produced here, and tha soil and climate produce outstanding yields of Irrigated pastures and alfalfa, aa well as grain and ether feeds (or dairy cows. ' No (actor Is of greater Import nce In reducing the cost of milk production than the pro- vlding o( excellent pasture (or tha hard over Just aa long a period as possible. The economy and Importance of good pasture (or dairy cowa has been shown by the U. S. department of agrt eultura In seven of the loading fJMrj tactions of this country, VAn these sections pasturage fur nished nearly one-third of the total nutrient consumed by cowl during the year, yet the cost of tha pasturage was only one-eeventh of tha annual feed oar. When well-fertilized and pro perly managed pastures are pro vided, a high yield of milk can ba maintained throughout the summer with a minimum amount of grain or other harvested feeds On the other hand, when little effort li made to Improve the 'pastures, a large amount of addi tional (eed must be supplied In 'order to keep up a good milk supply and prevent the cows rrom running down In (lesh. I; Tha proper (eedlng of milk !eow on pasture Is much simpler I than during the winter when no 'pasture Is available, and doubt A1. ess this 1 the reason that so many (srmers, busy with their crops, (all to give their herds the necessary attention during the summer when pasture is at hand. Often the cows are merely turned out to pasture after milk. ing at night and in the morn ing, without any further thought as to tha supply of (eed actual ly available (or them. It Is no wonder then that when the pas ture becomes scanty In the latter part ot the season, ' the cows , lose (lesh and (all off severely In milk production.' Even 1( (ed liberally when barn (eedlng start In the (all, It is uncom mon If they can be brought back to their normal production.. When cows producing milk Care first turned on pasture In the spring, the (eedlng- o( some concentrates and hay should be I continued until they become used to pasture and until the grass becomes abundant. If this is not 'done, good cows will run down In condition, (or the young grass stimulates them to produce mora milk than on winter rations, yet 1 often low In dry matter and nutrients. The cows are, there fore, unable to eat enough of it ; to supply tholr needs. ' Fertilized pasture land, pro perly grazed and managod, will produce an abundance of (eed which can ba harvested (or the moat part by the cattle them selves. This feed grazed at the proper height, will (urnlsh an abundance of nutrients having protein content of about IS or . ;'17 per cent in dry matter. Any , ' good pasture should be made up of a mixture of palatable grasses and at least one or two legumes. This feed needs only a Qitnall amount of . supplemental low protein concentrates to be come an exceptionally well bal anced ration. This is a ration which furnishes the several nu trientscarbohydrates, proteins, iand fats In auch proportions land amount that an animal will be , properly nourished (or 34 hours." . ' JWfctn planning- .pasture, " Asked to should choose a piece of land suitable (or tha purpose In mind. The size will be dotermlnod by the number of cows to be pas tured. It Is suggested that ono aero be sot aside (or ouch cow. It Is felt that 9 or 8 cows on an acra gives tha best control of grazing. With a 30-cow herd, each field should be 4 or 8 acres In area, For example, If a man has a 30-cow herd and has a UO-acre pasture, he can divide his field Into six S-acre pieces and use a rotation plan of pastur ing, thus preventing any over grazing or wasting any pasture by not receiving enough graz ing, It won't ba long now until barn (eedlng will be started. Any dairyman should have In hi (arming rotation plenty of alfal fa hay (or (eedlng his cattle. Alfalfa la universally racoin mended as the best hay (or dairy foeding. Curing hay Is a big factor which should receive more at tention. If hay isn't handled properly It may lose much ot lis fotdlng value. The leaves o( alfalfa hay contain mostly pro tein and if the hay Is allowed to become dry before stacking or putting In the barn, many of these leaves are lost. Leaching from rain and bleaching will also reduce the quality of hay severe ly. Concentrates are also neces sary during the winter months and should be (ed with the roughage. Most of the concen trates can be produced on the (arm and a balanced ration can bo prepared by the dairyman without much additional ex pense. However, (eed alone will not make high producers out of low-producing dairy cows and neiUier la looks or appearance a true indication of production. Development of dairy herds on the basts of appearance alone with little regard (or production must sooner or later (all. Consid eration may well be given to both production and appearance, with the emphasis on produc tion. Culling Is necessary in Im proving a herd of dairy cow. almost every dairy herd has unprofitable producers. The sooner these animals are weed ed out tha easier it is (or the other improvement (actors to show their effect. In many dairy herd improve ment association herds, during the first year of testing, it has been possible to locate several unprofitable cows. By selling these animals to the butcher, the owner has been able to de rive fully as much income over feed cost from the remainder of the herd, with (ewer animals to (eed and care (or. This Is the (Irst step in herd improvement. Reports have been made that by selling two "boarder" cows out of a herd of eight, and by using better feeding methods, one dairyman reduced the (eed costs of producing butterfat (rom 46 cents to 25 cents a pound. It has been said that by close culling, production In many herds can be Increased 28 per cent and that by proper (eedlng it can be Increased another 23 per cent. Improvement through breed ing offers another and very Im portant opportunity (or even greater Increases in production. Tha sira is tha most important animal In the herd. A good sire Is half a herd and a poor one Is all of a herd. If the herd bull is able to sire daughters that are higher producers of milk and butterfat than their dams, he is improving the herd, but if he ia unable to sire such daugh ters, the herd will decline, even when careful selection and prop er feeding are practiced. It will pay each dairyman to consider this (act and secure the best possible herd aire with a high production record. If history repeats Itself, we may expect the same radical drop that occurred after tho last war. However, there may ba a considerable change when we stop to think of the years ahead for the dairy Industry. From all information that is coming to us now, it looks as TRY OLD STOCK ALE . Outsells oil others In tha Wast because It's topi In ' Purity, Zest and Flavor! UIHIH ItlWIMA COUMMV UN fUNCIKft U SBBk-BkM. g( rT7IIMI in 7r .f. KJk. '-Ll BV w.. ... With the Junior livestock show less than a month away, making plans (or a big 1941 show. Left to right, Lee Jacobs, C. A. Htndtrson, T. B, Watttrt, chairman; Ed Geary and Bert Dates of the show, September 13, 14, IS and 16. Malm Youth Among Winners Of College Scholarships OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Corvallis, (Special) Lowell Ken yon, a graduate of Alulin high school, has received a $100 scholarship (rom Scars. Roebuck and company to attend Oregon Slnto college this (all. Ho is ono of 25 high school students in Oregon to receive such scholar ships this year. A similar group of scholarships were awarded a year ago by tho company. Among other high school activ ities, Konyon was president of tho student body, editor of the school paper and annual and val edictorian of his class. He also held a number of class offices though Europe is going to bo In a critical position (rom the standpoint of duiry cattle when this present conflict comes to an end. Germany is taking all of the tattle she can possibly get (rom Holland, Denmark and other countries in Europe to (eed hor roving army. Famous high-producing herds of dairy cattle have been broken up and scattered where probably no ef fort will be made to keep them up. It will bo up to the dairy men of the United States to maintain and build up their own high-producing herds to help (eed a world hard-pressed (or the essential nutrients of life and hcolth. Time Limit on Seed Purchase Program to End CORVALLIS September 1 is set as the closing date (or the 1941 seed purchase program in Oregon, tho state AAA office announced recently. For the protection of late harvest areas, the time limit will be either September 1 or 12 days after the (irst seed , Is delivered to the cleaning plant, whichever is the later. Six kinds of seed come under the purchase plan this year Austrian field peas, Hairy, com mon and Willamette vetch; Ital ian rye grass and crimson clover. New Dairy Cattle Judging System Proposed in Plan , "A method for Judging dairy cattle by classification and pro duction rather than by a hard and fast process of scoring is described and commented upon by H.- P. Ewalt and Roger W. Morse of Oregon State college, In a new extension circular No. Seed Growers: During the past 7 years the stad Industry in Klamath Basin has doubled "many times, and now is on of the best cash crops. This Important crop also de mand the beat in stod clean ing equipment, experience and ability. . Since that time I have tried earnestly to give you the For the best seed cleaning and marketing service, Lou Digger's Warehouse Hatfield Weekly Page Making Plant for Show 'J l 15 I. r throughout high school. He was actlvo in 4-H and FFA work and received the unqualified recom mendation of his principal, A. E. Street, (or the award. These scholarships are now awarded annually by the com pany to encourage the develop ment of trained rural leaders. Actual selection Is mado by the school of agriculture (rom among worthy Oregon (arm boys o( good character and scholastic at tainment, who have demonstrate ed leadership ability through par ticipation In 4-H club, Future Farmers or other agricultural or community activities. 374. The authors believe that the classification system has' merit. particularly In 4-H club, FFA, special breed shows, and county fairs. . Under the classification sys tem it is also possible to require that all animals of three years old or more have certain mini mum production records which Will give this practical phase due recognition in the placings. The circular may be obtained free from any county extension office. - 4-H News Altamont Sunshine Canntrs May Wright entertained the club at her home Friday, Aug ust IS. We had a judging con test in which the winners were Jean Thomas, Mary Quinouski and Jean Owens. Gloria Stewart furnished our game. Jean Thom as won the prize. We chose two demonstration teams to practice at our next meeting. Colleen Car penter, May Wright, Jean Thom as, Virginia Quinouski are the teams. Our meeting will be held at Mrs. Stewart's on Thursday, August 21. Members and guests are to come dressed as hoboes. At the 'close of the meeting dainty refreshments were served by our hostess, May Wright. Guests for the afternoon were Mrs. Wright and little Jean Wright was our mascot for the afternoon. Jean Thomas, news reporter. CANADIAN LOBSTERS Last season's catch of lobsters in tha three maritime provinces of Canada amounted to 2,653, 000 pounds with a valuation of $483,200.' Eight Canadian aircraft com panies hold order (or approxi mately 125 million dollars for 3800 airplanes ordered by the British government. best, most honest and con scientious service that my 17 years of actual experience has afforded. For this reason I' have' In stalled additional equipment which makes It the most eomplettly equipped plant In Klamath Basin. Come In . and let's talk It over, thtre is no obligation. -f t i i'T i j of Farm NewsN ' it v fit ' f I u uw this committee of Rotarians has Frank Fleet, Robert Sproat, A. Hall Not in the picture, Keith SUFFER HEAVY CORVALLIS, Aug. 21 tf) Oregon's agriculture has suf fered severe losses through the almost total elimination of ex port outlets (or soma o( its prin cipal crops, even though grow ers have reduced the acreage of export-type crops, the Ore gon state land use planning committee announced. Wheat, prunes, apples and pears are the principal export crops of this state. During the past decade wheat acreage has been reduced approximately 24 per cent, prunes 28 per cent, apples 65 per cent, and pears 10 per cent. This means that Oregon's export crops, which formerly accounted (or approxi mately 30 per cent of the total farm acreage, now occupy only approximately 20 per cent. There remain approximately 800,000 acres of wheat, 41,400 acres o( prunes, 14,100 acres of apples, and 19,000 acres of pears. Under normal conditions, approximately one-third of the production o( this total acreage would go to (orcign markets, with two-thirds used in the United States. Much of the Columbia basin is ideally suited to continued wheat production and unsuited to diversided crops, the com mittee said. A number of its recommendations for 1942 con cerning wheat have already been put into effect by the AAA, including close correla tion of acreage reduction with soil conservation, increase in loan values to nearer parity, and reduction of acreage allot ment for 1942 to the minimum provided by law. Numerous other recommendations were made looking to the future. Further reduction in apple, m m n. n OREGON FARMS EXPORT LOSSES 7 BIO MS AND NIGHTS of Thrilling entertainment AT NO INCREASE IN PBICES Huge Agricultural Exhibits and a very outstanding FARM MACHINERY SHOW PARl'MUTUU HORSE RACING! A MAGNIFICENT NITE HORSE SHOW! "MZAPOMH" GRAND NITE REVUE! featuring 75 Top flight Ptrformml mWAY THRILLS! (REE ACTS DANCING to Afttea's Onhostrol BRING THI FAMILY for a Grand Tim m& 1 .in ?R A. .j T I ri i mm r m already knuckled down to work H. Bussman, Marshall Cornett, K. Ambrose and Alfred Collier. Groups at Work For Stock Show Committees appointed by T. B. Watters, general chairman of the Rotary committee in charge of the Junior livestock show, are working on plan which they hope will result In the finest ex hibition presented in the history of the 4-H and FFA shows. The barbecue, to which are invited Rotarians, exhibitors and their (amilies, will be held Mon day night, September 15, at the (air grounds. On Monday and Tuesday of this coming week scouting groups will visit exhibitors throughout the county. Thursday at noon in the Pelican, Bert Hall, publicity director, has called a committee meeting. Irrigation Pipe Lines Described Since western Oregon leads the country in the application of sprinkler irrigation to general farming, a great deal of interest has developed in the proper de sign of small irrigation pipe lines to get the maximum results at minimum cost for materials and power. M. R. Lewis, Irrigation engineer at the experiment sta tion, is the author of a brief cir cular which contains tables and charts to be used as a conveni ent guide in determining most efficient and economical sizes of irrigation pipe lines. Figuring such a problem Is ordinarily a complicated mathe matical process, but with the aid of the tables and charts pre pared by Lewis, the fact may be determined without special m' thematical ability. The pamphlet is station circular No. 143, "De sign of Small Irrigation Pipe Lines.' acreage through the elimination of varieties not now in demand is recommended, while change in pear acreage might be limit ed to removal of diseased trees. Immediate and drastic improve ment in prune quality' is neces sary to save the prune industry, the committee reported. EXPORT CHOPS OF STATE SEE SEVERE LOSS (Editor's Not: This Is on of a series of articlts prepared by the extension service at Oregon Stat college on the report and recommendations of the Oregon lend usa planning committee on how Oregon's agricultural pro gram may best be adjusted to meet the Impacts ot wsr and national defense.) Oregon's agriculture has suf fered severe losses through the gradual but almost total elimlna Hon of export outlet (or some of tht principal crop of this state, even though growers have gone far In reducing tha acreage of export-type crops, the Oregon state land use planning commit tee points out in its summary of present conditions and recom mendation (or the immediate future. Wheat, prune, apple, and pear are the principal export crops of this state. During the past decade wheat acreage has been reduced approximately 24 per cent, prune 26 per cent, apple 65 per cent, and pears 10 per cent. This means that Ore gon's export crops, which for merly accounted (or approxi mately 30 per cent of the total farm acreage, now occupy only approximately so per cent. There remain approximately 800,000 acres of wheat, 41,400 acres of prunes, 14,100 acres of apples, and 19,000 acres of pears. Under normal conditions, ap proximately one-third of the production of this total acreage would go to foreign markets, with two-thirds used in the United States. The state committee consider ed each one of the crop ss to the problems Involved and possible action to be taken. Much of the Columbia basin is ideally suited to continue wheat pro duction and unsuited to diversi fied crops, the committee points out. A number of its recommen dations - for 1942 concerning wheat have already been put into effect by the AAA, includ ing close correlation of acreage reduction with soil conservation, increase in loan values to nearer parity, and reduction of acreage allotment for 1942 to the mini mum provided by law. Numer ous other recommendations were mad looking to the future. Further reduction ia apple acreage through the elimination ot varieties not now in demand is recommended, while change In pear acreage might be limited to removal of diseased tree. Im mediate and drastic improve ment In prune quality is neces sary to save the prune Industry, the committee reported. Follow Citizens of ttUlfmtl FALLS! Do realize what fine SOUTHERN PACIFIC train service you have to other places in Oregon and California? Look! ft FIY1 S.P. train dally hi eh alhewHoii. DAY and OVERNIGHT train to bark 9 Portland and San Francisco. You can onjoy roarfnl daytimo trip, or travol whll yea tlp. St !vry Mguhr ear it AIR-COOLED. , j. Our faros m low choapor than driving f yoor own car. For example, hero's all It et In ehslr cam SXAMATM 1 AUS ta ttofr XaaaaMp PORTLAND . $5.90 , $10.65 SAN FRANCISCO $6.60 $1 1.90 Next da you plan a trip, drop ia or ttltphon i and tot at show you whit wo lur to odhrl C. H. REEVES Diitrttt tttitU tmtmt Ajm IP. Senlea, Sertag aad Oak ha. TtlapBoa lllk PAGE NTNB Return of Waste r - To Earth Urged - "Don't burn anything that can be converted Into humus" la a basic rule for maintaining fertility of Oregon Mils, accord ing to. Dr. R. X. Stephenson, toll scientist at the OSC experiment . station, In a new station clreu lar No. 143,' entitled ' Humus for Oregon Soils." Humu or organic matter Is what keep soil physically (it Any waste product of the farm, or city lot for that matter, such as straw, weeds, stalks, suitable, vines, canes or leaves, all are valuable sources of humus and, when returned to the soil, help to prevent it becoming hard and baked. Where such materials are deficient in nitrogen their vaiu 1 increased and their decompo sition hastened by the addition of nitrogen fertilizer. Estimates are that on year of legume sod will restore about a much humus a 1 lost with one year of cultivated row crop. The upper three feet of food soil may contain more than 200 tons per acre of organic matter, accumulated through thousand of years, which Is lost under cultivation at tha rat of about 7S0 pound per acre per year. Oregon Insured ' Fire Losses Over Three Million SALEM, Aug. 21 tfWlitstired fire losses in Oregon during 1940 totaled $3,719,302, ' on which 93,294,783 insurance was paid, the state (ire marshal re ported today. The - loss was approximately the same as tha average for the preceding 10 years, although the insurance paid was $400,000 more than the 10-year-avtrag. Hucks Entertain ; At Francis Park 8T. FRANCIS PAWC ' VW. tors at the Joseph Huck horn over the weekend war Mrs, Minnie Keller and children, et.- sins of Mrs. Huck, and Mr. an Mrs. William Tomascheck an4 three children of Ellis, Kansas, Before returning home they expect to stop ever In Phoenix, Ariz. The party also visited in On- tralia, Wash. ' ' Government figures show that there are now more than 2100 licensed women pilots. , , Don't Experiment!. Speelfy . Hygrode Fluorescent! Fixtures and Lam ni i uur waul, aHJ or f. R. Hauf r I J 11 NKt tHN9ttYlMlHfn 1 1
