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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1952)
d THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 1952 THE EAGLE, AROUND THE FARM Increased prices of wool, lamb and mutton have made sheep one of the most profitable of 'arm enterprises. Several years ago I recall Harry Lindgren, Ex tension animal husbandman from OSC, telling members ot our Columbia county livestock com mittee that the continuing de- ■ ime in sheep numbers would certainly result in high prices for wool, lamb, and mutton. These predictions have cer tainly come true when we hear ,d flocks of breeding ewes being bought and sold for as high as $50 per head These high prices have resulted from farmers bid ding for breeding stock to get into the sheep game. Columbia county has never had very many sheep. The largest numbers were probably in the :93<Xs when fairly large num bers of sheep were grazed on the logged off lands. Most of these sheep were just being summer ranged on these lands and their home station was in eastern Ore gon. Greatest numbers of sheep '.re now found in the diked land ureas. Several she'-p men in the Clatskanie area run good sized farm flocks, working their own pastures into an arrangement of pasturing sheep in peppermint fields Along with the Clatska nie area, Rainier and Scappoose diked lands both have some sheep owned and run as farm flocks Most of the sheep raised ji the p- ppermint area are a summer feeding operation but more and more peppermint far mers are holding over a breeding flock. This insures them some sheep to run in their peppermint and the sheep can utilize some other pasture and feed available on many of these farms. Hill lands of Columbia county A TREAT A TREAT" After an active morning ruldoor play — nothing tastes better to your child than fresh, nutritious bread spread thick with golden butter and dali cious jam. Serve plenty of it to your youngsters — it's the food that's tops for quick en ergy. We make it a habit to carry nothing but the best in all food items. Drop in today and see for yourself our bountiful shelves. You too. will become one of our many satisfied cus tomers. i ; : MILL MARKET j AND LOCKERS « Remember— J DELIVERIES TWICE } DAILY : 10 a.m - 3 p.m. PHONE 1391 1 VERNONIA, ORE BY W. G. NIBLER County Extension Agent are well suited to sheep produc tion. These hills will produce good pasture up to the time the lambs are ready for market and summer pasture is adequate to carry the ewes. There are two major problems in increasing our sheep popula tion on hill farms. First, the size of many hill farms is too small to justify a flock. Second, dogs and coyotes are a problem in some areas. However, as we look at live stock numbers in the U.S. and plan farm operations that hold promise of being profitable, sheep are high up on the list. Sheep numbers are down and have not been increasing very rapidly. For the past two years many sheep men following good man agement have figured returns of ablt $30.00 per ewe. The wool clip has paid the cost of keep- ing the ewe and the lamb sale was the profit. If you us? a feed cart for your grass silage here is one way to estimate the amount of silage you are feeding. Grass silage as thrown into the feed cart will weigh somewhere between 18 and 22 pounds per cubic foot depending upon whether it was put up wilted or green. To de termine the amount of grass silage in your feed cart measures its dimensions and determine the number of cubic feet it holds. Then multiply the cubic feet by the above factors depending upon how you put up your silage. Cooking Clubs Study Preparation of Foods I Rise Due Farm Income. Costs The Busy Bees met at the Clar ence Kyser home at Mist Janu ary 3. They are the five cooking II girls: Bonnie Kyser hostess, Evelyn Kyser, Glenda Coleman, Evelyn Powers and Ethel Tug- gles. The girls all worked on sponge cake. While waiting for their cake to bake they made potato soup to complete their dinner. On January 17 the cook ing III girls met at the Ernest Kyser home with Esther Kyser as hostess, Darlene Wilson. De lores Wilson, Bertie Lu Ashley and Ella May Kyser, They made yeast bread. While waiting for the bread they made stew to complete the dinner. Esther Kyser furnished cake for desert. The next meeting will be at the Crawford home with Evelyn Kyser as hostess. A new bleacher section in the north end of MacArthur Court increases the seating capacity of MacArthur Court from 8,165 to 8,400. For resulti—Eagle Classifieds! What’s ahead for the Oregon farm family in 1952? Agricul tural economists say that, al though the farm income may be slightly higher, costs will be up scmewhat; so, most Oregon farm families will have somewhat less money to spend in 1952. Careful planning and management are therefore necessary to improv? family living in 1952, according to Frances L. Gallatin, county home extension agent. Inventories of consumer goods and supplies of raw material are good as the year begins but will probably decline during the last half of the year. Few changes in clothing prices are anticipated in the near fu ture. Both fabrics and ready-to- wear items are plentiful. This is a good time for the consumer to be “choosy.” Home sewing and wise buying with careful reading of labels will stretch the clothing dollar this year. Food will be plentiful with prices at present levels or slight ly higher. Families will provide satisfactory, w.ll-balanced meals I at lower cost by producing and preserving part of their food sup ply, buying foods in season and using low cost substitutes for expensive foods whenever pos sible. Home furnishings and equip ment are plentiful: even though marked cut-backs in production are expected lated in 1922. Some rural building will be possible during the year as substitute materials will be available for those in short supply. Planning, wise buying and hem? production will help to stretch the family income. Now is the time to pay off debts as fast as possible and avoid further heavy indebtedness. We can help curb inflation by working hard, producing more, buying only what w? need, saving more and exercising our right to vote after careful consideration of all issues. Speak to animals when ap proaching them. Keep them calm by acting with calm self- assurance. Families Make Home Changes RIVERVIEW — Nate Huntley. Mary Unroe and Tom Teed of McMinnville visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huntley Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Barker and two children of Timber route moved into the Breedin house Sunday, having sold their home there to his brother. Verle Barker, who, with his family moved to their new home Mon day from Third Street. Mrs. Jeff Breedin and tw ' daughters are staying at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Huntley. •Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hibler and baby of Springfield spent the week end visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lindsley. The Lindsley’s and their guests spent Saturday evening at the Vernon Lindsley home and Sunday at the Sam Smith home. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Galloway and Mrs. Vincent Monaco spent I Friday in Portland on business ■K To the Person Who Never Heard of You YOU DO NOT EXIST Leaders to Hear OSC Specialist John Landers, livestock spe cialist, Oregon State college, will b< in Clatskanie for a leader training meeting for 4-H live stock club lead'rs on February 1 announces Harold Black, coun- 4 ty extension agent. Leaders from Columbia and Clatsop counties will attend this meeting The morning session will begin at 1C00 in the soil conservation office, Clatskanie. Landers will discuss record books, feeding, selection of stock sanitation, and management as they affect the 4-H club project. This includes dairy b-ef, sheep, hog and goat projects. The 4-H livestock program in Clatsop county will be discussed by Dale Hoecker, county exten sion agent in Clatsop county, Black will explain the program in Columbia county. During the afternoon farms in the are' will be visited. Actual practices in livestock manage- mint w.’’. be demonstrated, All persons leading 4-H live- stock clubs or who are interested in a 411 livestock club ar? urged to attend this meeting, states Black. RIGHT NOW As you read this, you may be sitting next to other people. If these people don't know who you are, you mean no more to them than a shadow. Our friends are simply those whose features we recognize, and whose characteristics we know. This rule of acquaintance applies to goods as well as people. We buy the article or the package or the brand we are familiar with because we know it—just as we nod to the men and women we know, and ignore strangers. Relatives Gather at Home in Portland Friday THEREFORE RIVERVIEW — Mrs W J. Lindsley, Mrs Vernon Lindsley and baby and Mrs. Sam Smith and baby attended a gathering of all of Mrs Lindsley’s sisters and several of her nr ces at th" home ot Mrs Elnore Ruef in Portland Friday Mr and Mrs. Henry Parker of Coquille and Mr. and Mrs. James Gann and children of Medford spent Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Annie Roberts. Mr, and Mrs. Jewell Lloyd and children and Mr and Mrs. Jack Tomlin visited Mrs. Robert Poole at the Seaside hospital Sunday Mr. and Mrs Poole are th" parents of a boy born Jan uary 17, weighing 6‘s pound If you don't advertise and bring your firm to the fore, you are just one of the thousands of firms in your type of business. An advertisement is primarily an introduc tion, and secondarily a salesman. It makes people know your firm and regard you in a friendly light. To stop advertising is to stop greeting old friends and to stop making new ones. ADVERTISING IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERY BUSINESS The Vernonia Eagle Phone 191 4'5 qt. 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