Weekly Page of Farm News
PAGE SIX
May 7,
WEED BATTLE
1ST
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By J. H. McCAMBRIDGE
Assistant County Agent
Weed control is Just as lnv
portant during war times as it
is any other time. Farm oper
ator who have been practicing
weed control nhould not relax
their efforts against the eradica
tion of weeds. With the shortage
of labor and equipment you may
feel that this weed control prob
lem can wait until the war is
over. Regardless of war, weatlv
er. or time, immediate action on
small infestations of weeds is
money saved and it is much
easier to control and eradicate
small patches of weeds than it
is to work a large infestation.
Weed control consumes man'
power, machinery and time, it
is true, but weeds reduce the
land value, and lower the qual
ity of crops and seed raised on
such land.
Chemicals are satsfactory when
used on small infestations. So
dium chlorate is a good weed
killer and it is recommended
for use on waste lands and ditch
banks where crops are not being
grown. Sodium chlorate is a
salt and leaves the soil sterile
and plants will not grow for four
or five years where this mate
rial has been used.
Carbon bisulphide Is another
good weed killer and is more
adapted to use on crop land be
cause it does not leave the soil
unproductive except for a short
time. There is a great deal of
detail on the appreciation and
use of these materials which will
not warrant space in this article.
Any information on the use of
these chemicals is available at
the county agent's office, 213
Federal building, Klamath Falls.
Farms that have weed infesta
tions of one acre or more, large
enough where machinery can be
used, can work in a weed eradi
cation program with livestock or
dairying, and make it a very
profitable undertaking. Smother
cropping is proving excellent in
this area for weed control. The
land should be plowed deep,
early in the spring, disced and
let stand until the weeds make
a 10-day growth, then cultivate
with rod-weeder or duck-foot,
repeating this cultivation until
late August or early September.
Then, seed the land to Austrian
field peas and rye or hairy vetch
and rye. The rate of seeding
should be increased by at least
one-fourth the usual rate to as
sure a good thick stand. The
crop is then cut for hay, either
when in full bloom, or when the
weeds are in the bud stage. The
hay is removed, the ground
plowed and cultivated as before
until time for fall seeding. This
practice is repeated for three or
four years and terminated with
a seeding of alfalfa or a perma
nent pasture. By this intensive
cultivation and cropping prac
tice, the land can be kept in pro
duction and a crop taken off
each year while controlling and
eradicating the weeds.
Weeds are spread by seeds and
creeping roots. By clipping or
burning to prevent seed forma
tion, rapid spread of weeds can
be prevented until some definite
eradication program can be
started.
This is no time to be lax in
weed control as a little neglect
of weeds will cause them to
spread and do more damage each
year, and previous weed control
practices will be lost
Victory Gardens
Should Have Deep,
Infrequent Soaks
Beatty Postmaster
Gets Commission as
Permanent Official
BEATTY Friends of Veston
Casey will be happy to learn
that yesterday he received from
Postmaster General Walker his
commission as Postmaster of
Beatty. Mr. Casey has been
serving as acting postmaster for
the last fifteen months.
Veston Casey is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Casey, pio
neers of Klamath county, who
live on their ranch near Beatty,
engaging in the cattle and poul
try business.
CONSTIPATED?
EASY DOES IT!
If you're constipated,
chances are it may be due
simply to a lack of "buW
farming foods in the 6ieU
If that's your trouble, why
resort to purges? They usu
ally work by working on you
by jolting your Intestines
Into action or drawing wa
ter into. them from other
parts of the body.
Olve yourself gentle, yet
effective, relief by eating
xeuogo's all-prak regular
ly. It's a delicious breakfast
cereal that helps form a soft
mass in the intestines, get
ting at the cause of consti
pation due to lack of "bulk"
and correcting It. Gat
all-man regularly, drink
Slenty of water and "Join
10 Regulars"! Made by
Prepared by ths IT. S. Depart'
ment of Agriculture for NEA
Service
Victory Gardens don't just
grow like Topsy they have to
be cared for and watched over
and protected. In other words,
to get the most out of your gar
den, you have to hoe and weed
and water.
Cultivation of a garden should
be steady and restrained not too
aggressive.
Weeds should be kept under
control by pulling or shallow
hoeing. Deep cultivation of
vegetables lhat is, too much
weight on the hoe should be
avoided in most instances be
cause of the danger of cutting
or disturbing roots that grow
near the surface. If allowed to
grow uncontrolled weeds will
rob the garden plants of moisture
and plant food, and will shade
them from needed sunshine.
WATERING IMPORTANT
As soon as the soil can be
worked after a rain, it should be
thoroughly hoed to kill the
weeds that have sprouted and to
put the surface in a loose, por
ous condition to absorb the next
rain. Weed control is the main
object, of course. Garden speci
alists and experienced gardeners
point out there is no proved
benefit from stirring an already
Jurlous. Light sprinkling or ir
rigation serves to water the roots
of shallow-growing weeds, but
does not provide enough water
for the rows of garden plants.
SOAKING METHOD
Some gardeners have had
good results from soaking the
soil thoroughly about once
week and then loosening the sur
face by light cultivation as soon
as it can be worked.
On a small scale and over a
limited area, watering a few
plants can be handled with a
sprinkling can, but when avail
able a garden hose should be
used. A good way of applying
the water is to open slight fur
rows along the rows of plants
and to allow the water to trickle,
along these furrows. After irri
gation the ground should not be
worked until it has dried enough
so that the soil is not sticky.
Mulching between rows with
straw, lawn clippings, leaves or
other suitable material will help
conserve moisture and keep
down weeds.
TRUCKS OKEH IDEA
A mechanic In Burns has been
so successful in transforming old
trucks no longer usable for high
way work into buck rakes for
haying purposes that the Exten.
sion service at OSC has just is
sued construction plans and de
scriptions of such a rake modeled
largely after one owned by Jeii'
kins Brothers at Diamond, Ore'
gon.
A study of number of differ
ent buck rakes used in the east'
em Oregon livestock areas show'
ed this to be one of the best of
its kind, report F. E. Price and
W. L. Griebeler of the agricul
tural engineering department,.
who are authors of the new ex
tension circular. No. 402.
In reconstructing a truck Into
a buck rake, the cab is removed
and the steering mechanism Is
changed so that the driver sits
facing the drive wheels In the
rear, on which the rake itself
is mounted. Copies of the clr
cular containing construction
plans are available at county ex
tension offices.
Every summer resort will be
the "playground of the nation"
again this year exactly what
the ol' front porch will be for
most people.
Weekly Market Trends
(Editor'! Koto: Th tollovtnf nsrkri In
formation fa luDnlttd from material ob
tained over tho government leaved wira tn
the offiea of tha extension wonomlit at
Oregon State college. The material, tn tha
form ot a weekly aummary ot trendi In the
liTeatock market. Is not Intended to replace
pot daj by day market reporu.)
Shallow cultivation spares the
easily-disturbed roots of young
plants '
cultivated soil that Is free of
weeds.
As all experienced gardeners
know, frequent light sprinkling
or irrigation of the garden is the
wrong way to provide the moist
ure required by the growing veg
etables. If water is needed, the
garden should be thoroughly and
deeply soaked, as by a fairly
heavy rain, and watered again
only when the soil shows signs
of becoming dry. Proper water
ing will prove a decided advant
age during dry periods, but if
not done right it may prove in-
CATTLE MARKETS
Cattle receipts at North Port
land Monday were higher than
for some time, probably as a
reaction to last weeks strong
market, and while quotations
were high at the start of the
trading, they slackened off some
what as it progressed. Two
loads of choice steers weighing
un to 1200 pounds topped at $17,
which was higher than last week
and equal to the previous high
at North Portland. Most of the
medium to good fed steers, how
ever, moved at S15 to $16.25.
The top price of $17 at North
Portland was closer than usual
to the top of $17.60 paid at Chi
cago , for choice prime 1400-
pound steers.
The market at San Francisco
was' fully steady, with medium
to good 900-pound steers bring
ing $16.
The wholesale' meat trade of
the Pacific coast has continued
to experience shortages' in most
kinds of carcasses except lamb.
Cattle feed lots have been largely
emptied and grass-fat cattle
haven't yet appeared in volume.
This may have led to a rescind
ing early this week of previous
ly granted expanded beef quotas
to slaughterers. The action was
taken to insure, more beef for
the armed forces. As a result of
a recent change in federal in
spection service, both the meat
inspection and meat grading are,
for the first time, in history,
being handled by a single agen
cy, the bureau of animal indus
try. ,
SHEEP-LAMB MARKETS
Receipts of sheep and lambs
at North Portland Monday
amounted to 1550 head, of which
1000 were available for local
trading on a market about steady.
Good spring lambs sold at $15,
with choice quality somewhat
higher. Good to choice fed wool
ed lambs brought $15.50, with
shorn lots at $15.25 or lower.
Good to choice spring lambs at
San Francisco were quoted at
$15 to $15.75. Prices approxi
mately 25 cents below last week s
close prevailed at both Chicago
and Omaha.
Indications are that the total
number of . early lambs raised
this year will be somewhat small
er than last, as a result of fewer
ewes and poorer feed conditions.
The number of feed lot lambs
remaining unsold in the west is
also smaller than a year ago.
HOG MARKETS
Hog supplies continue relative
ly heavy at North Portland, al
though below the figures of
year ago. On Monday 2000 head
were offered locally, with the
market about steady with last
week's close, but about SO cents
under prices of week ago.
Good to choice drlve-lns of best
weights brought $15, while a
few truck-ins and moat carload
lots brought $15,15. An San
Francisco the market was up
about 10 cents to top of $15.50,
while 'at Chicago a slight rise
was noted, with $14.85 the top
prico reported.
Tho hog market at North Port
land a week ago made sharp
gains because of lighter receipts
in the lace of Increasing demand.
This brought out larger offerings
as the week progressed with a
corresponding reduction In price.
Uie effect of which was contin
ued at the start of this week.
WOOL MARKETS
With the government handling
all wool purchases since April
25 cither direct or through li
censed handlers, very little ac
tivity has occurred in the Bos
ton wool trade. Some consign
ment of wool to secondary
handlers has taken place, these
being country merchants or as
semblers who purchase wool
from producers in lota not to
exceed 1000 pounds each, grease
weight, or who take wool from
producers in any quantity on
consignment. Most of tha 1943
Oregon wool crop waa under
contract before the government
took over the clip. Lots still in
producers' hands that amount to
less than 1000 pounds may be
sold to local secondary handlers
as In the past If the volume ex
ceeds 1000 pounds, the wool may
be taken by the secondary hand
ler only on consignment at prices
for handling stipulated by the
government. Growers who co
operate in pooling their wools
may eliminate up to 21 cents In
the local buying charge and
much of the handling charge.
We're not fighting this war
for the perpetuation of want,
misery, hunger and unemploy
ment I think the world can
dispense with those things per
manently. Ralph M. Heintz,
vice president Jack & Heintz
ot Cleveland, O.
Always read the classified ads.
Four-H News
MAL1N VICTORY GARDEN
CLUB
Matin's first Victory Garden
club was held on March 17,
1043. Our leader Is Mrs. Nina
Price and our assistant leader
Miss Anna B. Dolczal. The of
ficers are as follows: President,
June Pitts; vice president,
Virgil Ratllff; secretary, Lola
Kaniplng; news reporter, Curl
Rajnus; yell leader, Krunclo
Phillips. The members are us
follows: Carl Rujnus, Tony
Cacka, Kranclo Phillips, Shirley
Johnson, Rose Mary Pitts,
Sarah O'Kcefc, Con McCuff,
Jorry Lou Wilson, Howard Bor
ough, .Wesley Hamilton, Joyce
McDonald, Norrjia Hawkins.
Mary Jo Miller, Lola Kamplng,
Anna Carka, Norman Rupert,
Virgil Ratliff, Lloyd Fields,
June Pitts.
The name of our club Is "Un
cle Sam's Second Front," our
slogan is "Food Will Help Win
The War."
News Reporter, Carl Rajnua.
GARDEN CLUB
Our club has had three meet
ings called to order by our
president,, Jean Thomas. Other
officers are as follows: Vice
Presidont, Joyce Thomas; secre
tary, Richard Weakly; treasur
er, Keith Thomas; song leader,
Gloria Stewart; business man
ager, Morris Weakly. We havo
received our seeds but wo do
not have all ot them planted.
We had a great deal of fun
at an Easter party which was
Friday the 23rd at 4 p. m. We
decided that each member was
to bring a guest. We ench took
a colored egg. Our club leader,
Mrs. Miller, gave us a dozen
eggs. The girls of the club col
ored tho eggs. They were used
for an egg hunt at the party.
We played games out of doors.
The party was ended by our
leader giving us some very nice
Easter remembrances. I am sure
we all had a good time.
News Reporter, Jean Thomas.
The more raids you pull on
your pocketbook for War Bonds. I
the less chance of raids on your
country.
IEBE
BIEDER L. V. Greenlcnf
has been elected principal of
Blelier High ichuol to succeed
J. B. Parker, who resigned ef
fective this month.
Greenlenf has been an Instruc
tor in the high school here for
three years. Tarkor became
principal In 19.13. He has not
announced his plans for the fu
ture. BODY'S AIR NEEDS
Tho human body Is able to get
along on three pounds of food
and four pounds of water, but It
needs 34 pounds of air daily.
BRIGHT METEORITE
A mnteorlto that plunged to
earth near Paragould, Kan., was
so brilliant thut dllznna of St.
Louis, Mo., thought It was ait
airplane fulling at the St. Louis
airport.
FIRST PUBLIC
DANCE
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9th and Walnut
Rg. Prices Ladles Free
Every Saturday
waning..
We will not b ablo
to deliver any coal
this fall and winter
IF there ii none
available.
Rail transportation will prevent regular deliveries, ai
all government agencies ore served first. Essential In
dustries alio have priorities on coal. BUT we can de
liver coal to you NOW If you will act at once.
Lump, Nut and Stoker Coals, all high
quality Utah Coals. Order today from
FRED H. HEILBRONNER
Yards at Klamath rails and Merrill
Klamath falls Telephone 4151 Merrill Telephone 10
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Our Forests Are in Greater Danger
Than They Ever Have Been!
TIMBER IS ESSENTIAL WAR MATERIAL
And losing our forests by fire would be a
greater blow this year than at any previous
time.
DON'T BE A SABOTEUR
Kill Your Matches Kill Your Cigarettes
Kill Your Campfire
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