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THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1953
THE EAGLE,
VERNONIA,
ORE.
Auction Sale Dated
At Natal Farm May 28
AROUND THE FARWcL.T^Lr^
An auction sale of his dairy
cattle and a few other farm items
has been scheduled for May 28
by James Stout at the Lew
Choate farm at Natal, according
to an announcement made earlier
this week. He will offer his 28
head of dairy catue under the
auctioneering of Walt Altman,
Forest Grove.
A. H. Abts will be clerk of
I the sale which will begin at 1
I p.m.
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While visiting with Columbia
county weed inspector Robert Ro­
binson recently at the regular
Wednesday morning office day at
Clatskanie, we were reminded of
the importance of doing spray
work early. This stock poison­
ing plant is readily killed with
24-D while it is in the rosette
stage. As the plants approach
the bloom stage they become
more resistant to 24-D and more
< xpensive controls are necessary.
The ester form of 24-D has
given good control of tansy rag­
wort when applied at the rate
of three pounds of acid per acre.
Sometimes a simpler method of
calculating spray is to use three
pounds of the 24-D acid per 100
gallons of water. Spraying on
a calm day helps to avoid spray
drift.
A note in the Eggzaminer states
that "Few failures in poultry
farming are due to conditions be­
yond the control of management.’’
Disease control, a good per cent
of lay and a full production dur-
■ tlg high priced egg seasons are
questions of good management.
The poultry industry is well
known for two unfavorable con­
ditions. One, it is easy to get
into so folks looking for “some­
thing’’ often go into poultry.
Second, the percentage of those
going into poultry and failing at
it is somewhat higher than in
most other agricultural enter­
prises.
to maintain her body weight for
one year than a 6 pound bird. If
the 5 pound bird lays as many
eggs and of equal quality as the
6 pound bird you will have the
10 pounds less feed as an extra
profit.
Weight or size varies within
the breed and also varies by
breed. Indications today are that
commercial egg producers favor
the medium size laying strain of
chickens.
With our gooa egg market in
Oregon the medium sized white
leghorn is gaining in favor.
Lawn diseases have been at
work around the county recently,
resulting in an undesirable ap­
pearance of an otherwise good
lawn. There are a number of
these fungus diseases of turf
grasses, and the different ones
appear at varying times of the
year. Some of these diseases go
by the names of “brownpatch,”
“dollarspot,” "snowmould,” and
“fairyring.”
Control of these
diseases is difficult at best. A
mixture of one-third corrosive
sublimate and two-thirds colomel
has given good control of some of
the fungus diseases at seasonable
cost.
In severe cases the two
materials are mixed in equal pro­
portions. Two ounces of the mix­
ture to 10 gallons of water is sug­
gested for 500 square feet of lawn
area.
Some of the new organic msr-
cury compounds have given good
control of certain turf diseases.
A word of caution about all these
materials—they are all poisonous
and should be handl.d carefully to
prevent accidents.
Of the various diseases, "fairy
ring,” is probably most serious be­
cause it is almost impossible to
control. It is identified by dis­
tinct rings of mushrooms or toad­
stools in the turf. The grass just
outside the ring is apt to be stimu­
lated and be dark green, while
just inside the ring there may be
a zone of dead grass.
Oregon is still importing about (
30 per cent of the eggs consumed
and at one time used to actually
export eggs. We probably never
again will be in a position to ex­
port eggs but there is room for
proficient poultry producers.
The answer of whether or not
the new producer can succeed
teems to be in this question of
management.
Another note in
the Eggzaminer suggests that the
poultry producer "spend more
time in the laying house studying
the needs of the birds.”
Here is just one problem that
might be a question of manage­
The recent legislature passed a
ment and observation. ’ A 5 pound bill making the control of com­
hen will need 10 pounds less feed
mon ragweed mandatory. Rag-
Twin beds were first made by
Sheraton, the furniture designer.
IDENTIFICATION given for the photo of mother* and daughters
who attended the honor tea at Mist May 3 is: back row. left to
right—Mrs. Jack Crawford. Mrs. Bill Wilson, Mrs. Charles Hansen.
Mrs. Lloyd Carlock: next to top row—Esther Kyser, Mrs. Clarence
Kyser, Grandma Carr. Mrs. Ernest Kyser, Mrs. Claude Kyser.
Mrs« Jane Pidcock. Mrs. Kallesee: third row from top—Bertie Lu
Ashley, Bonnie Kyser, Evelyn Kyser, Margie Kyser. Ella May
Kyser: front row—Carolyn Garlock. Judy Kyser. Deloris Wilson.
Raymond Kyser. Mrs. Kallesee’s granddaughter. Mrs. Aldon Ash­
ley, leader of the cooking club. not in picture.
Six mothers, one grandmotht-r
and several friends attended a tea
Christmas Tree
Bulletin Issued
Farm acres that dont pay off
for most crops may be ideal for a
money-making venture into the
Christmas tree business, according j
to a new bulletin released by I
I
Oregon State college.
The best Christmas tree soils in
Oregon are the sandy, gravslly,
well-drained loams where trees
grow slowly and become bushy,
the bulletin points out. North-
west farmers who are cashing in
these conditions now reap 10 mil­
lion dollars annually from the six
million trees shipped from the
area.
The illustrated bulletin discus­
ses all phases of raising Christ­ i
mas trees—soil, climate, marketing
requirements, management and
harvesting the crop. The publica­
tion, "Raising Christmas Tre s
for Profit,” is a joint work of
the extension services of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
Copies of the bulletin are avail­
able on request from county ex­
tension offices or from Oregon
State college.
For GradeA
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THIS WEEKEND
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PEBBLE
PTA Gets Stung by a "Bee"
The local PTA ia feeling sheep­
ish today. Seems they complained
the youngsters weren’t learning
enough. Said they couldn’t even
spell. So the kids challenged them
to a spelling bee.
"I was captain of the PT A’era,”
“Doc” Brown told me. "Both
teams made the first round just
fine. But on the second round
Speedy Taylor went down on
‘efficiency.’ Then his boy Chip,
who happened to be next on the
school team, rattled it right off.
From then on it was murder!"
So now "Doc” says that the
honoring their mothers and given
by the members of the Busy Bee
4-H cooking club May 3 at the
home of Mrs. Aldon Ashley in
Mist.
Carolyn Garlock played a piano
solo, Margie Kyser, Bertie Lu
Ashley and Delores Wilson recited
a poem and Bonnie Kyser and
Carolyn
Garlock and Evelyn
Kyser sang two songs.
whole PTA is thinking of sign­
ing up for night school!
From where I sit, it always
pays to look and think before you
leap to conclusions. Take those
folks who would deny me a tem­
perate glass of beer without a
moment’s thought. They wouldn’t
want me to interfere with their
personal preferences for, say, but­
termilk. It’s a good idea to think
twice before you “spell out” rules
for your neighbor.
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Columbia County Fairgrounds
Vernonia. Oregon
Deer Island
CREEK DAIRY
She’s gorgeously gowned in a white dress
complete with veil. She sleeps. Her head and
arms move. Her real-to-life hair is beautifully
done for the great occasion. Beautifully boxed
... a perfect birthday gift ... a wonderful way
to remind your favorite little girl that you love
her very, very much ’
Similar dolls of this same
fine quality can be found
in other leading stores
priced up to $3.00. Ixiok
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TREHARNE — The Kenneth
B. West family of Timber route
had a family reunion Sunday,
May 17 in honor of their son.
Private Kennetn H. West, who
was home on furlough from Camp
Roberts where he has just com­
pleted his basic training. Private
West left Sunday for Camp
Stoneman for reassignment.
Mrs. Byron Kirkbride visited
Mrs. L. L. Wells in Riverview
and Mrs. Frank Morris in Ver­
nonia Tuesday evening.
From where I sit... //Joe Marsh
weed is not common in Oregon,
but it has been found in Clacka­
mas, Marion and Douglas coun­
ties. Summer before last it was
reported as possibly 4being in
Columbia county.
Ragweed is important from a
health standpoint in that the
pollen causes hay fever for those
folks who are allergic. It is an
annual that is easily controlled,
with 24-D spray before blossom­
ing.
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