Weekly Page of Farm News
Mny 27, 1043
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A plnn for mobilizing women
In Oregon cities mid towns for
work on forms or In food pro
cesslng pliints tills scuson hits
been worked out by the Oregon
Extension nervlco In cooperation
with tha United Blntes Kniploy
nient service mid approved by
tho state fiirin Inbor advisory
commllteo mid other Interested
agencies, W. L. Tcutiicli, arniist
mil director of extension, an
nounced todiiy.
The plan In designed to euro
lor Oregon s slmro In tha nutlou
nl program recently nnnounccd
for recruiting n women') bind
PLAN
A D
TO GET WOMEN
I
IRK
urmy by the Cooperative Ex
' tension service. The plnn nu
tlonnlly culls for about 00,001)
Otown women who would put In
a minimum service of ono month,
and 300,000 women for part-time
work.
j Tho Oregon plnn will bo hnnd-
led on a county basis by tho L.v
tenslen service In closo coopora
tlon with the U. S. Employment
! service, with enlarged county
' farm labor committees outlining
tha program In a manner best
adapted to each county slum
tlon, cxplulned Mr. Tcutsch, Tho
' general objectives arc to provide
orgnnl.ed direction for u movo'
inont ulready carried on last year
and previously, but which will
require expansion this year to
make possible handling Increased
farm production with reduced
regular farm lubor.
Tha plan calls for recruiting
non-farm women for cither part
time or full-time agricultural
work, particularly during the
harvesting and processing sea
Q son.
Types of agricultural and re
lated work suggested for women
Includo thinning fruits, hoeing
vegetables, training berries, pick
ing fruits and vegetables, work
ing In canneries, packing houses,
and dehydration plants; assisting
In tha orgnnlzntlon, recruiting,
and supervising of other work
ers; and curing for young chll
; dren whoso mothers arc em
ployed In agricultural work.
Plans for county organization
al work call for an advance edu
cational program, the enlisting of
tho cooperation of local women's
organizations, the oppolntment
of group lenders, orrangliiK for
transportation, and localized
publicity programs to keep all
Informed as to tho needs and
methods by which women con
e of tho most help In winning
"the 1043 food production battle.
Out of all this (lend-lease)
aurely is emerging n basic prin
ciple of our grand alllanco
thot euch of tho United Notions
should give according to Its
ability 0114 recolvo according to
its needs. No exact monetary
reckoning can give expression
to this principle. British Am
bassador Lord Halifax.
WARNINOI BKWARI 0
BOWEL
Hot nil wnrmi InMda you or your child emn
nun rtftl Iroublt, And you may not know
wht ( wrong. Warning alsni nrt "picky'
appetlUt ninmunaii, u nanny Inma.ch,
Itchlna Mrt. Clot Jnyiin'i Vrmlfii r'fht
wy( JAYNR'M la Amortr' Uti!n pro
trUlary worm mcdlclrn). uttd by milllont,
Aol gtntly yet itipnl roundworm,,
turt ou gel JAVNFa VERMIFUGE!
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I Content y aw.'!,J
Never Sprinkle Garden;
Give ft a Good Soakinq
This Is the last of three ar
ticles prepared for NEA Serv
ice by oxperta of tha U, S. De
purlment of Agriculture,
Your Victory garden will have
a much better chance for suc
cess if you understand how to
wntor It properly,
In sections of the country
whore ruins fall during the grow
ing season, watering la not the
vital problem It la in arid regions
whero gardens uro dependent on
artificial Irrigation for their
molsturo. But ovon In humid
sections, rains do not fall at reg
ular Intervals, and the average
gurdener will have to resort to
artificial watering from time to
lime.
Many gardeners are Inclined
to a cureless Job of watering. If
they live In a city or amall town
whero they Imvo a hose to use,
they oro likely to think that a
light sprinkling la all that la re
quired. But In that way, the
plants get wet from tho top
down rather than from the bot
tom, whero tho roots ore. Many
n garden gets a light sprinkling
of this kind evory two or three
days, which docs more harm
Jhun good,
HOME-MADE IRRIGATION
Tho object of watering the
gardon should be to wet the soil
thoroughly and do It ovonly and
deeply, Tho experienced gar
dener runs the wator down each
row, holding tho hose low
enough to keep the tops of the
plants from getting wet. If you
have tlmo to open slight furrows
alongside the rows of plants for
the wator to run through, so
much the better.
A good goal to shoot for la to
try to leavo tho ground in the
sumo shape It would be after a
ruin.
In areas where irrigation Is
common practice, mony garden
ers work out homc-mado irriga
tion systems that are highly sat
isfactory for soli that ii not too
light or porous. They got their
water from a pipe that runs from
tho well or reservoir to the high
est corner of the garden. Then
they run a deep furrow along
ono side of the plot and make
openings nt the right places for
each row of plants. When the
water runs into tho main furrow,
it will flow gently Into tho small
er furrows between the rows of
plants and tho ground gets a
deep, even soaking,
DRY WEATHER PLANTING
If a garden plot is watered
thoroughly this way, no more
molsturo will be needed until the
next soaking Is due about a week
or so loter. After watering, do
not trample down the soil or try
to work It until it has dried out
enough not to be sticky. Then
cultivato the ground enough to
loosen it up.
i no Best time to water any
garden Is when the plants need
It. Tho tlmo of day makes little
difference, and under war con
ditlona you may be forced to ap
ply tho water when it suits your
convenience. If you glvo the
ground a good soaking, the re
sults will bo satisfactory, no mat
ter what time of day it happens
to oe.
Here Is a gardening trick
which may bo helpful to those
who want to plant seed for
succession crop during an cxccs
sively dry spoil: open up the
row and run water through it
Lot the water soak In thorough
ly. Then sow the seed and cover
them with dry earth.
The sparkling purity of the water
brings out the full flavor oi
choicest grains and hops in
That famous Bttr from StattU
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In setting out cabbage plants,
this youngster has protected
thtm with papar collars
against cutwormi. Now iht
soaks tho ground thoroughly and
later wilt pull dry earth evor the
moist soil.
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Oregon growers engaged in the
comparatively new but rapidly
expanding vegetable seed busi
ness will need to take precau
tions against the Introduction of
diseases into vegetable seed
fields, in the opinion of Dr.
Frank P. McWhorter, plant path
ologist at Oregon State college.
Dr. McWhorter has been con
ducting considerable research
with vcgetnblo diseases for tho
agricultural experiment station
in the last few years and has
reported his preliminary find
ings and recommendations in a
new circular of information No.
307.
Ho discusses the Importance
of using disease-free seed, treat
ing certain kinds of seed, and
roguing where tills is practical.
Control of diseases of vegetables
being grown for seed is mure
complicated than is the case with
table vegetables, he says. Many
suggestions for handling the 1943
crops are contained In. this free
circular.
The local war prico and ra
tioning board reported today
that there still seems to be some
confusion concerning sugar for
home canning purposes. Mrs.
Tucker, board clerk, stated,
"stamps No. 15 and 16 In Book
I are good for 8 pounds of sugar
each for canning purposes. If
more sugar is needed, applica
tion may be made at the local
board, 434 Main street. Re
quest for the application blank
may be made in person, or by
mail. War ration book I must
be brought In when applying In
person.
"The extra allotment allowed
will not exceed 15 pounds. If
both stamps and extra allot
ment are required, the total
amount, of sugar will be 25
pounds per person for the com
plete canning season. No extra
allotments over 15 pounds per
person will be granted. It must
also be understood that allow
able sugar may be less than 15
pounds, according to the amount
of canning planned."
WAR BONDS and
LIFE INSURANCE
Help Prevent Inflation
Oregon Mutusl Lift policyholders
are buying bonds individually i s i
and they ara buying mon bonds
through (heir purchase of life injur,
tnce, bscauie life Insurance company
dollars are going to war bonds. Every
dollar saved, whether in bonds or Ufa
insurance helps prevent Inflation
HmeHeeper
A I It Ihtlt
the complete 4
wy protection
f tha llorae.
eper Flan,
LYNN ROYCROFT
116 North Seventh Street
OREGON MUTUAL LIFE
E PROGRAM
ORGANIZED N
1
ES
A comprehensive program for
farm fire protection In the hot
months ahead has been organ
ized here In the past week, It
was disclosed by Robert McCain
bridge, assistant county agent.
Sixteen volunteer units will be
In operation to help fight fire in
areas not protected by the regu
larly established fire agencies.
TheBe volunteer crews will as
semble their own equipment and
under leadership of one or two
men In each unit will be ready
to fight any fires that develop.
They will also report to M. J.
Barnes, county fire warden.
Leaders meetings were called
for Merrill on June 1, and Bo
nanza on June 2. At these meet
ings, John Sarglnson, Rogue
River forest ranger, and Fire
Chief Keith Ambrose will speak.
The public Is Invited.
The following unit leaders
have been announced:
South Poe valley Rex High,
Wilbur Roiling.
North Poe valley Dan LIs-
key, Guy Barton.
Swan Lake Jack. Marshall.
Dairy M a r 1 1 n Stoeschler,
Clifford Sewall.
Bonanza Cecil Haley,
unanes Mccarlle.
Langell valley Oscar Camp
bell, John Horn.
Henley Percy Dixon, Earl
Mack.
Old Fort road Clarence
Hard.
Olcne M. J. Barnes.
Lower Klamath lake Clive
McPherson.
Merrill Louis Kandra, Bill
Hammond.
Malln Frank Paygr, Harry
Wilson.
Malin Harvey Clugston.
Spring Lake Ward Dolan,
Bill Cheyne.
Glen Dehllnger Stukel.
Hlldobrand Yet to be filled.
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Closing date for the govern
ment's 1942 seed purchase pro
gram has been set at June 1, the
state AAA office announced this
week. Purchase of cover crop
seed produced in 1942 will be
discontinued on that date, and
growers who are still holding
seed they wish to sell to the gov
ernment are advised to execute
the proper papers with their
county AAA committe before
then.
As announced last fall, the
seed purchase program will be
continued for the 1943 crop on
substantially the same basis as
last year. '
The reservoir at Zaghouan, Tu
nisia, has been supplying drink
ing water for more than 18 centuries.
-WE, ASM-
Attention Eagles! .
Again It's
MalcomStine
And That
Hot Jazz Dance Band
Featuring
Mr. (Alias) Colonel Cada
In Person
That handsome gentleman from the
Southland. Soma toy he's gigantie
e e e lOtllt toy COlollfll e . Ofhtrl
lay itupendoui!
Colonel Cada says, "Ah . . shucks . . Ah
just aims to please."
Saturday Night
EAGLES HALL
9th and Walnut- Adm. SOe
. Follow tha Crowd to Eagles Hall
Weekly Market Trends
(r1ltor'i XoUi The folimrlof rniiM Ii
formetlon ll nipplM from materiel Ob
Uloel orer the tOTrrnmeni leeicj wire Is
the office of the eaUriilon cconomlit it
Oregon State eollefe. The rneterlel, lo the
form of a weekly eummery of trerifle In the
llvMtork merket, le not Int.n'M for re.
pledns eput d7 he dee merket reporte.)
CATTLE MARKETS
More livestock in all divisions
wore available last Monday than
In recent weeks, Including H0U
head of cattle. Een with the
bettrr supply, trading was active
In the cattle market with prices
mostly steady, but with some fed
heifers 25 cents higher than at
last week's close. The best fed
steers available brought $15.75
to $16.85, only slightly under the
season's high. Prices were oft
about 25 cents at San Francisco,
where the only quotations avail
able were on grass-fat cows that
sold from $12 to $12.25. The
market was no more than steady
at Chicago, with some classes 25
cents lower. Strictly choice fed
steers of the heavy weights were
scarce and reached a top of
$17.50.
Cattle supplies last week were
among the lowest in recent years,
with less than 1000 head sold the
first four days, compared with
2470 in the same period in 1942.
A major development In the
country's meat marketing last
week was the establishment of
a war meat board by the War
Food administration. The board
of nine members, with head
quarters In Chicago will estimate
requirements of the various gov
ernmental services and thus keep
the movement of supplies from
week to week on a more orderly
basis.
SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS
Although 3000 head of sheep
and lambs arrived at North Port
land early in the week, only 1100
were offered locally, though this
was a considerably larger supply
than at the start of last week.
Good to choice spring lambs
brought $15 to $15.50, and good
shorn lambs with No. 2 pelts
brought $14. These prices were
essentially the same as those last
week, although one particularly
choice lot reached a top of
$15.75. A decline of 25 cents
developed at Chicago on Monday
applying to all grades except a
few lots of best wooled lambs,
which reached a top of ....16.35.
Lamb supplies have been run
ning consistently under those of
a year ago at North Portland, as
was last week's total of 1650
head. It was 325 head below
the figure a year ago for the cor
responding week. Old crop, fed
lambs in western feeding areas
are now mostly sold off except
ing for a few scattered bands in
the intermountain region. Ap
proximately 4400 double-deck
cars of lambs have moved from
the three most important feed
Ing districts, which was about
1400 cars under shipments from
the same areas last year. The
campaign for shearling pelts put
on a year ago produced exactly
twice as many as were marketed
in 1941. The estimated require
ment for 1944 is approximately
71 million usable skins, some of
which are normally Imported.
HOG MARKETS
Hog supplies have been con
tinuing nearer last year s figures
than other classes of livestock,
although on Monday of this week
only 1600 head were offered.
Quotations on carlots were about
the same as last week, although
drive-Ins were up about 80 cents.
Good to choice slaughter hogs
brought $14.85 to mostly $15.
Approximately 3500 head
were sold last week compared
with about 3800 head for the
corresponding week e year ago.
Hog slaughter In the United
States as a whole has been heavy
for the past several months, with
the 4t million head marketed
in April constituting a new rec
ord for that month. This total
was 6 per cent above the April
1942 slaughter and 31 per cent
above the 5-year average April
slaughter.
WOOL MARKETS
Sales on free wools at ceiling
prices were made on the Boston
wool market last week as a
strong demand continued for
domestic wools suitable for use
In the big blanket contract let
by the government. Prices to
growers In the fleece wool states
advanced from three to five cents
on medium wools to within a few
cents of their former record
highs. Ohio offerings of bright
medium wool went at 46 to 48
cents to growers compared with
a recent low of 42 cents grease
basis. High for the year was
50 cents. Some fine and half
blood unrestricted territory
wools were offered In Boston but
little Interest was shown.
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WASHINGTON, May 27 (VP)
Pressure cookers for preserving
Victory garden products will be
available in increasing numbers
as the harvest season gets under
way.
The war production board an
nounced last night it was allo
cating enough materials for 275,
000 cookers, a substantial in
crease over any previous year.
The agriculture department
said that the cookers will be ra
tioned because of the "great de
mand" for them.
Approximately 31,000 cookers
will be available to retailers by
June 1, the WPB said.
I believe the government will
have greater power after the
war and that this power will be
used in some way to integrate
and not to destroy individual
ism. Atty. Gen. Francis Bid-die.
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3 nights weekly
by CECIL SOLLY
Sponsored by Olympia on ten stations.
A nationally renowned expert on home
gardening, Mr. Solly gives valuable in
formation to insure the success of
Victory Gardens.
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SALEM, May 27 (P) The
new state tax program "means
virtually 'skip a year' taxes in
Oregon," Governor Earl Snell
declared In his Wednesday night
weekly radio broadcast.
Any foreseen cut In taxes
must depend upon the accuracy
of current estimates, Snell
pointed out. "The estimated per
capita tax cost in Oregon for
the next fiscal year should not
exceed $42," the governor main
tained. Washington's per capita
average is $60, California's $80,
he said.
The question of the necessity
of paying gift taxes should the
taxpayers involved have elect
ed to take advantage of the
community property law "will
be clarified and finally deter
mined in the very near future,"
Snell promised.
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Truly fine beers, invariably, are made with choice
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. . . BB CAREFUL AND
property tax law adopted to
meet provisions favoring hut
band and wife Income taxpay
ers In higher brackets offered
in neighboring states does make
It possible for those "with rath
er large Incomes to effect voi-y
substantial savings," the gov
ernor declared.
Some of the conditions which
have made Oregon's tax aavlnga
possible "may change over
night," Snoll warned, urging
recognition of the fact that
there are potential tax prob
lems to which the state must
look.
SURPRISE
CHICAGO, (fP) William Mer
cur believes tho thief who stole -his
typewriter Is going to get
mild surprise when he starts to
operate It.
In reporting the theft of the
machine to police, Mercur, New
York theatrical producer, show
ed Sgt. William Murphy a sam
ple of the machine's work.
The printing was in Hebrew
characters.
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