Vernonia eagle., February 21, 1946, Page 5, Image 5

ordinarily are replaced currently.”
Many Suggestions Given
At Planning Conference
A wide range of suggestions
to Columbia county 1‘armi rs on
how they might adjust their op­
erations to postwar conditions
were reported and then discussed
and adopted by those attending
the county program planning con­
ference in St. Helens, on Feb­
ruary 8th.
The conference was attened by
more than 100 from practically
all communities of the county,
many of whom had worked in
advance on one or more of the
committees that studied all in­
formation available in deciding
on
recommendations for this
county.
Plans Needed
There has been considerable
build-up in agricultural produc­
tion during the war to meet war
conditions but there is now a
need to plan on the anticipated
changes that may tak. place dur­
ing the reconversion period. Al­
bert Gregory, acting as sécréta y
of the crops committee gave the
report on crops. J. C. Sktnas was
chairman of the committee. They
emphasized espec!ally the grow­
ing of more and better forage
crops for dairy and other live­
stock. Also, they advocated the
use of more grass silage and em-
phasiezed especially the need of
controlling noxious weeds. The
livestock committee report was
given by W. A. McClintock, one
of the members of the committee.
C. W. Sherman was chairman
of the livestock committee. He
advised the need fo- better feed
for stock. The need for additional
fences for controlling stock on
the farm and range land and the
use of goats for keeping land
clear of weeds and brush was
emphasized.
Given prominence on the day’s
program was the report of the
farm home and rural life com­
mittee reported by
Mrs. Ed.
Howe. This report stressed the
importance cn individual farms,
and rural community health and
social conditions are improved so
as to 'make thorn attractive to
the best farm reared youth and
enjoyable to all ages.
Income Crop Anticipated
Only visiting speakers on the
one-day conference program were
Wm. Teut'ch, assistant director,
and Mrss Frances Clinton, assist­
ant state heme demonstration
agent. Mr. Tsutsch reviewed the
general agricultural outlook na­
tionally, saying, “that, although
farm incomes will probably be
down about 15 per cent under
1945, the national agricultural
income barring catastrophic?, bad
weather and strikes) will be 80
per cent above prewar levels and
the net income will be double.
The rural condition is now better
than in many years, with the
national farm indebtedness at a
rtw low and with 16 billion dol-
lais worth of war bonds and sav­
ings available for improving and
replacing equ:pment and build­
ing?. Although this high level
of savings during the war yea's
represents about 130 per cent
production over prewar, it also
represents fences, buildings, ms-
ch'nery ard equipment that have
perforce been allowed to deter­
iorate, during the war, and which
Hats Cleaned, Blocked
85c
DRY CLEANING PRICES REDUCED
Pants .............. 50c Overcoats ......... $1.00
Dresses ........... $1.00 Suits ................ $1.00
Sweaters .............. 50c
Pick Up and Delivery Weekly on Thursdays
Office: Pen Brickel’s Barber Shop
Oregon Laundry and Cleaners
Better Living Wanted
Miss Frances Clinton compli­
mented the local rural life com­
mittee on its report and indicated
some of the principal needs in
rural life betterment in the state
in general and Columbia county
in particular. Speaking for the
women in Oregon rural anas,
she stated that “farm people gen.
erally want improved living con­
ditions. Mere existence, food,
clothing
and
shelter
is not
enough. Better rural schools,
churches, libraries, security and
healthful living conditions were
among the postwar plans among
the women from farm homes.”
The dairy committee report
was made bv Harry Ingram of
Clatskanie, chairman of the com­
mittee. He reported that 67.4%
of the animal units of the coun­
ty are represented by the dairy
stock. This Columbia county’s
major industry. Columbia county
dairymen are milking 10,000
cows. The committee recommend-
-1 that dairy herds be improved
by dairy herd testing of every
cow in the herd to determine
her individual production. They
recommended the use of better
breeding stock,
especially high
producing nitre bred sires; also
that the dairymen should look
forward to the organization of
artificial insemination nrograms
for the breeding of dairy cows
to higher quality sires. In the
feeding program they recommend
the use of more grass silage and
the improvement of forage crops,
generally, for these purposes, and
the continued control of bangs
disease.
the maximum amount of forest­
ry crops during the future by
production from wise and proper
management. The development of
a certain amount of cut-over land
in the farm owned areas for
grazing puroses and the care and
management and proper utiliza­
tion of farm cut-over lands. They
draw special attention to the val­
ue of the river fronts with its
advantages of water transporta­
tion, railroads, highways and elec­
tric line from Bonneville.
The horticultures report, given
THE EAGLE, Vernonia, Oregon
by J. A. Bacon, chairman of the
committee, recommends especial­
ly the increasing of the straw­
berry acreage to meet the in­
creased demands for this crop.
He advised that Columbia county
had maintained its acreage dur­
ing the war period, but the state
had decreased their about 50%.
The poultry committee brought
to attention that poultry has been
increased by 50% in the nation,
but Oregon had increased 15%
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A Message on behalf of our Retailers
| ~^URING the war years it was imperative for us to ration Sicks’
Select Beer to our retailers because of our firm policy to maintain
the unvarying high quality of our product. Even now, with the return
of peace, rationing must be continued until our plant expansion program
will enable us to meet the tremendous demand with quality unimpaired.
Through this trying period the cooperation of our dealers has been, and
is, so generous that we wish to make public acknowledgment of it. The
fact that Sicks’ Select Beer is rationed requires a sacrifice on the part of
your dealer and may mean that he cannot always immediately supply you.
If this should ever occur, we ask your patience on his behalf as his stock
will be regularly replenished. You may be sure it is always his desire, and
TO THE MAN
WHO GUIDES THE PLOW
ours, to serve you with as fine a Beer as it is possible to brew.
Tractors and bulldozers do, in days, jobs it
Sicks’ Seattle Brewing & Malting Co.
would otherwise take farmers weeks to finish.
ranch, your job is worthy of modern equip­
ment. This bank is eager to help you finance
the purchase of such equipment with a
Farm Loan.
ST. HELENS BRANCH
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UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK
MEMBER FEDERAI DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
to 20%. Mr. Keller’s committee'
recommended that the poultry in­
dustry remain about the same in
Columbia county, with about a
10% reduction in chickens and
15% in turkeys.
NOISELESS CLEANERS
Noiseless vacuum cleaners and
silent tractors are< two of the
latest inventions.
WE WORK ON ALL DIF­
FERENT TYPES OF CARS
AND TRUCKS. IT IS OUR
BUSINESS TO KEEP
YOUR CAR OPERATING.
A LITTLE NEGLECT
MAY COST YOU A LOT
OF MONEY.
COME IN
REGUARLY AND AVOID
MAJOR TROUBLES.
Eat more fresh items this time of year to
keep your body functioning properly. For ex­
cellence in produce, there is only one place
to shop. We are particular about our own
food and naturally we are particular about
that of our customers.
Whether yours is a small farm or a sizeable
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AND DOUBLE CHECK !
Land Use Cited
The land use committee report­
ed on by Ralnh Langdon, chair­
man, and Glen Hawkins, sub­
chairman of the forestry commit­
tee, and Fred Zimmerman, chair­
man of the farm forestry com­
mittee. In th "se reports it was
brought out that the farmers of
Columbia county now own about
161 000 acres of land.
About
45,000 acres is plow land and the
balance is in pasture and timber
pod cut-over lands, and about
250,000 acres is in forestry land
owned by the county, state and
federal government, private con­
cerns and individual owners.
Thev made reports on the proper
ha-diine’ "f the lands to produce
THURS., FEB. 21, 1946
Since 1878
E. G. Sick, Pres.