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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1950)
eat THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1950 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA. ORE AROUND THE FARM oÄVSÄ- Irrigation developments in the oeunty are continuing at a rapid rate. Frank Schmidlin, Ver- aonia, has purchased a sprinkler outfit for 30 acres to be irrigated from Beaver crek. His neigh- t>ors, Cecil Huff and George Moderation lends gracious charm to living. The number of horses and mules in the United States has decreased so greatly from 1910 to the present day that it has released 59,000.000 acres former ly used to produce feed for these animals for other crop produc tion. light beer is the beverage of moderation. Enjoy — At our dairy meeting in War ren last week, Henry Hagg of Washington county had an inter esting story on how they are using grass silage on their dairy farm. Hagg became interested in grass ilage because he had no pos- ibility for irrigation and needed a good summer feed supply. So he planted 50 acres of grass and tarted into a grass silage pro gram. Last year they put up lots of grass silage and started feeding about July 1. During last sum mer, fall, and winter they fed only 8 bales of hay. The rest of the roughage was all grass silage. Why, someone asked, did Hagg bother to feed 8 bales of hay. He explained that at four dif ferent times during the year they broke op <n 2 bales of hay and put it in front of the cows iust to see if the cows were really satisfied with only grass 0£“RpiA It's the Water OLIMPIA BREWING COMPANT OLYMPIA Forester, have applied for water right and are preparing to ir rigate out of the Nehalem rive~. At Deer Island, Elis Workman is completing arrangements for irrigation out of Merrill creek. Elmer Loyd has just completed drilling a well for irrigation and Frank Trachsel has just started to drill a well for irrigation. R. R. Schimmel, Beaver Homes, is completing arrangements to irrigate from Goble creek. Geo. and Bill Hammer, Deer Island, have a household well on hill land that appears to have enough water for some irrigated pasture. Plans are to test this well further and either use it or drill another well for irrigation. Drilled wells on hill land that will supply enough water for irrigation are the exception. Pos sibilities for drilled wells with supplies of water adequate for irrigation are good in the War ren area. WASHINCION U $ » Cookies, Cup Cakes Topics of Busy Bees The Seven Busy Bees 4-H cooking club met at the home of Ronda Edgerton on April 12. Members worked on cookies and cupcakes. Bertie Lu Ashley and Maxine Oblack gave a demonstration on vanilla drop cookies. Mrs. Edgerton served ice cream with cookies and cup cakes. Charlene Jones led the group in some yells. 4-H Fair Dorm Group to Meet TREHARNE — The 4-H fair dormitory committee will meet April 29 at 10 a.m. at the home of the committee chairman, Mrs. Byron Kirkbride. The Happy Home Makers 4-H club met Sunday, April 16 at the home of their leader, Mrs. Byron Kirkbride. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds and son moved into their new lo cation near Treharne junction Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Kirkbride attended the 4-H leaders Neha lem Valley district meeting Tues day evening at the Henry Ander- egg home on Mist route. All leaders of district were in at tendance for the first time of years work. Mr. and Mrs. B^rt Tisdale were in Portland last Wednesdav. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Leach of Portland were visitors at the Bert Tisdale home Sundav. i'ace. Since the cows ate prac tically no hav when offered all grass silage they wanted, Hagg sold the hay. Six countries in the world orovide more wheat ner canita than does the United States. They are N°w Zea’and. Canada. Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Denmark. If a pair of flies in vo>»r barn- vard starts breeding in April and none of the offspring were killed, by August they would blanket the earth 4.7 ft. deen. Fortunately, natural conditions kill many of these flies, but the example shows how rapidly num bers will build up. Now is the time to think about fly control. When temperatures get above 69 degrees fly activity ■tarts. If breeding spots are cleaned up and spraying begins early control will be much easier during the year. Methoxychor is the insecticide recommended for fly control in dairy farms and dairy animals this year. Loaded Truck Overturned TREHARNE — Mike Pierson has the mumps. C. E. Pierson made a trip to Portland Friday. Mrs. Emma Brown, who is Mrs. C. E. Pierson’s aunt, is visiting the C. E. and E. D. Pier son families. Mrs. Jack Kells is on the sick list this week. Mr. Jack Kells tipped his truck over Saturday with a load of lumber but luckily was not injured. Jimmy Odam has been ill the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shipley, Mike and Mr. Shipley’s mother were dinner guests of the Arthur Smith’s of Banks Saturday even ing. They enjoyed looking over the new home the Smiths are building. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Birt were in Portland for Easter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Junken of Hillsboro spent Sunday with the Russell Junken family. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Thacker motored to Hillsboro Wednesday on business and called at the Otto Stowell family of Buxton. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Radliff of •Vancouver, Washington visited with the former’s sister, Mrs. Martin Petersen, Sunday. Mist-Nehal'em Unit Meeting Enjoyed Fri. MIST — Mrs. Joe Roeser and her brother, Norvin Wikstrom, went to Shedd Saturday morn ing to see their sister. She re turned home with them for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hansen and son, Norman, went to Quincy Monday evening and attended church. A very interesting meeting was he'd Friday at the home f Mrs. Ashley of-the Mist-Ne halem extension unit. A nice program was conducted by Miss Patterson. Mrs. Austin Duwlftig and son. Bernard, were in Longivew Sat urday afternoon. Return from Ireland Due BIRKENFELD — Mr. and Mrs. Oakland Walker and son from St. Helens visited with Mr. and Mrs. H. Ober Wednesday. Mrs. Virginia Hendrickson and son, Mrs. Maggie Everett and daughter, Kathryn, of Astoria and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Weller of Yakima, Washington, visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hen drickson Wednesday. Mrs. T. M. Hopkins left by train Thursday for New York where she will join her husband on his return trip from Ireland. Mrs. Martha Rosenberg and Mrs. Pearl Perkins entertained the Tea Club Thursday. A nice time was had by all and a fine lunch was served. The next regular meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Esther Stonefelt. Two Births Noted for Birkenfeld Families BIRKENFELD — Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Larson are happy over the arrival of a son, Robert Dale, born April 13 at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Larson are the parents of a girl, Linnea Pauline, born Easter Sunday at Astoria. 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