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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1949)
« THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949 THE EAGLE, MOUND THE FARM As crops start to grow in the many interesting things come to light. The effects of fertilizer applications, hard freezes, time of planting, varieties and soil begin to show up. Last fall we applied a fertilizer trial of ladino clover pasture at Ralph McKee’s, Vernonia. Nitro gen and phosphate fertilizer plots were put out. LaBt fall and early this spring nitrogen fertilizer gave a greatly increased growth. Now the effect of the nitrogen has worn off but the phosphate plots are just beginning to show. The clovers are much thicker and much greener where phosphate was applied and the plots show up very definitely in McKee's pasture. Ross Winans, applied ammonium »ulfate, a nitrogen fertilizer, to his pasture and feels he is getting a greatly increased growth. On one pasture several strips of ni trogen fertilizer were applied. These strips show up with twice as much growth and a much VERNONIA, ORE. By W. G. Nibler County Extension Agent greener color. spring irHIE FOLKS ffl IHOMfE ¿y VeBHOWA TRAPING co . Subclover is not growing as well this year as it generally does. Most farmers feel that the cold weather of last winter is the reason. Fred Spath, Goble, points out that ordinary subclover does a lot of growing daring the winter and develops a good root system. This past year the ground was frozen so much of the time that the subclover plants had a poor root system this spring and growth is not up to par. Spath is not worried about this, how ever. His subclover pasture was very good last year and with a normal winter he feels it will be as good as ever next year. I looked at a trial subclover varities on the Lloyd Burnham farm, Rainier, and Tallarook va riety is doing well. This is a deep fertile soil. In a similar trial at Martin Pumala’s, Quincy, Mt. Baker is doing the best. Pumula’s soil is a south slope or hill soil. Both Tallarook and Mt. Baker are good varities with Tallarook best suited to deep fertile soils and Mt. Baker best suited to shallower, south slope, hill soil. More and more folks are re porting they are finally getting good stands of lotus. Gus An derson, Mayger, has a good stand of lotus major on a hill pasture he cleaned and seeded last spring. Acetylene and Electric WELDING HtyMAV// REMIND METO OIL . »ESE HINGES SOMETIME SOON? WIEIRNONIIA | TRADING COMPANY I SEED PEED FERTILIZER BUILDING MATERIALS CEMENT EXPLOSIVES WEED AVENUE PHONE 681 Portable Welder to Go Anywhere Telephone 453 Rose and Columbia Rose Avenue Welding Shop Russell Junken ä LIGHTING FIXTURES Wide Selection APPLIANCES — WIRING All Your Electrical Needs at — L. A. JACKSON ELECTRIC Cornelius — Phone 371J — Contractor Oregon-American LUMBER CORPORATION Vernonia, Oregon Irving Conklin, Vernonia, is get ting very good stands of both lotus major and lotus comiculatus. I was particularly impressed with the lotus corniculatus he has. He seems to be getting better stands of this crop and it is making as good or better growth than lotus major. Roy Johnson, Rainier, reports on the sure-fire insect killer. His grandfather discovered it back in Tennessee when the big potato bugs first became a problem. Farmers were picking these bugs off by hand when a new device was advertised. It cost $1 and was guaranteed to kill. Of course, Johnson’s grandfather sent for one. When it arrived it consisted of two blocks of wood, A and B. The bug was to be placed on block A and block B brought down firmly on top of it. In 1948 the net income per per son on farms was $909. Income per person for people not on farms was $1,569 in 1948. With the 4-H Clubs Sewing Club Meets The Sewing III 4-H club met Saturday at the home of Mrs. L. Laramore with five mem bers and two visitors present. The morning was spent in practices of songs and yells. The club enjoyed a picnic at Dass park in the afternoon. Busy 10 Meets The Busy 10 Cooking club met at the home of Mrs. Bessie Tapp Monday, May 9 and the after noon was spent in checking re cord books, making arrangements for the community day and plan ning menus. The club is also planning for a picnic on May 16. Skull Found by Bridge Gang Mon. CAMP McGREGOR — Mr. and Mrs. Erick Peterson motored to Portland Sunday to visit Mrs. Peterson’s sister and brother-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Art Morter- son. They were joined there by Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson of Clatskanie. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bemis and Mr. and Mrs. Conlee of Portland visited Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Bemis Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Britton Moms and daughter, Kathy, visited Mrs. Morris’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ayers in Camas Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Mason and children visited Mr. and Mrs. John Daugerty at Ridgefield, Washing ton over the week end. They also visited Joe Mason of Vancouver and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Matson and Gene Sims of Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover and children of Portland visited Mr. and Mrs. Arland Sliffe Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wynne and Aaron Chapman are visiting the LeRoy Cook family at Sea side. Aaron Chapman of Edmonton, Alberta Canada is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wynne and niece, Mrs. Shelby Cook. A human skull was found at Jap Camp by some members of the bridge repair gang Monday, May 9. Jap camp is about 1 mile from Camp McGregor. A surprise birthday party was given Mrs. Una Miller Monday. Those attending were Mrs. Ann Bemis, Emily Peterson, Verda Cook, Alma Lund, Ellen Wester- berg, Dawn Lee and Emma Sliffe. A lunch was served. Many nice gifts were received. PflINTI NG Demonstration Studied The Seven Busy Bees 4-H Clothing club met at the home of Lois Sc’.nepp on Wesnesday. The girls worked on their dem onstration which will be given at the P.-T.A. meeting on May 12 at the Mist gym and again on Saturday in Vernonia for the 4-H Community Day. Job Taken Recently At Hotel in Vernonia MIST — Ernest Lane was in the village last week. They have recently been living in Roseburg. His wife has recently taken over the kitchen at Oveson’s hotel in Vernonia. Mrs. J. O. Libel went to Pomona Grange at Beaverton and was taken ill and had to send for her daughter, Mrs. Ed Lindberg in St. Helens to come and get her. However, she was much better Sunday and Mrs. Lindberg brought her home. Mrs. Percy Baillett and Mrs. Clarence Brown went to Astoria Friday, Mrs. Baillett to see the doctor for medical treatment. Jesse George is building a new house down below Birkenfeld. Bernard Dowling left last Wed nesday to go to Portland. We haven’t heard from him since. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sundland were home from McMinnville to spend Mother’s Day with his folks, the Chas. Sundlands. There are lots of fishermen along the river banks these days. Mrs. I. E. 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