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< THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1053 THE EAGLE. AROUND THE FARM “Are you interested in alfalfa?” Elmer Loyd, Deer Island, asked us recently. Naturally we were, so we had to do a little check ng up on it. Elmer has a com- mg stand of Talent alfalfa that he planted on a good firm seed bed this spring. There is a little more than four acres in the field which had 12 ton of lime put on before seeding with 50 pounds of the new Talent variety of alfalfa Talent alfalfa was developed at the Southern Oregon Experi ment Station from some seed that originally came from France in 1SS5 We are going to be parti cularly interested in Loyd’s plant ing to see how it behaves under ur own local conditions. Under Willamette Valley conditibns. Tal ent shows real promise, but local ly Elmer Loyd’s planting is the first we know of that is of any .cue. This alfalfa makes an early spring growth, starting 10 to 14 days ahead of other» varieties. Its regrowth after harvest is faster than most other varieties, and if weather conditions are favorable, rt may make one mor? cutting of hay than others. In tests, Talent alfalfa has out yielded oth?r va rieties over a period of years, al though the first year its yield may not be as high as some other varieties. One characteristic that may or may not be a disadvan tage is that tendency to start t arly in the spring. If it can be made into silage there will be little problem, but otherwise weather may not permit early hay making. , Finding a mole in the act of pushing up a mound is a wonder ful opportunity to stop all future activity of that particular mole, as we can verify after watching Ed Raappana, Clatskanie, dem onstrate for us. The only diffi culty is that we don’t very often get such a chance and have a shovel at hand. Trapping is a good effective weans of controlling moles, but it takes a lot of time and dili- 1'CBce on the part of the person doing the trapping. Even th n it owns that not every one has :fce knack for that sort of thing. -Anyhow, if large areas and lots of moles are involved, poisoning might be a more desirable means of eliminating the bulk of these itrange creatures before starting •w trapping program. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with its research labora tory at Denver and its district offices over the states, is th? or ganization responsible for deter mining the best ways of control ling rodents and pi dators. After i-onsiderable research they are now recommending two ways of poisoning moles. One involves the use of earthworms soaked in a poison. Sine ■ a poison called 1080 is not available to the public because of its deadlmess, another BEN S BARBER SHOP Expert Tonsorial Work Vernonia, Oregon VERNONIA. Proper Handling Told for Pullets ORE. BY DON COIN WALROD County Extension Agent poison, thallium sulfate, is used. It can be purchased from seed and feed dealers as a solution. It needs to be handled with care and according to directions. An I other bait that is newer and per haps easier to use bicause it is ready to go is a specially pre pared vegetable bait using the same poison, thallium sulfate. It too can be purchas' d from your seedsman. There are a good many mole baits on the market, but most of them have not been too successful in actual use. I I Numerous rose fanciers have asked why some varieties of roses developed a disease in the flower buds and then the bud would rot on the stem without ever open ing. On checking this situation with the pathology department at Oregon State College, a fungus was indicated as the cause. A ten per cent fermate dust pur chased from your f ed and seed dealer and used every 10 to 14 days will give control. By mix ing one part of formate dust with nine parts of dusting sulphur, black spot and powdery mildew will also be controlled. KEEP YOUR HEAD B'afcA your head-size when .you drive your car. Does the hat you wear as a pedestrian fit you when you get behind the wheel, inquires the AAA driver training book, ‘‘Sportsmanlike Driving.” Some people who have no sign of the ill-mannered bully in them when you meet them afoot seem to change into somebody else when they drive their cars. Of course they look absurd— pushing other drivers out of lanes and honking pedestrians off of crosswalks. They brand ‘hemselves. You know they’re akoin » Summer School Work Completed HOME... Forty-three 4-H club members returned to Columbia county Fri day, June 26, after spending ten days on the Oregon State college >' campus attending the 38th annual 4-H club summer school. While there, a number took part in special activities. Betty Ste phens, Warren, and Janet Peter son, Scappoose played in the 4-H band. Those who sang in the 4-H girls chorus were Helen Julum. Deer Island; Dixie Dexter, Quincy; Donna Lovelett. Shiloh Basin; Loretta Mills, Birkenfeld; Janice Garner, Birkenfeld; and Judy Hanson, Clatskani *. Over 100 girls sang in this chorus which was under the direction of Robert Walls, head of th.' music depart ment at the college. Sandra O’Neal, Scappoose, p r- formed in the 4-H tai nt show and again was featured during the dress revue. Nancy Sensen bach, i Goble, modeled the dress which | she had mad ’, in the dress revue. MIST — The Mist Helping Circle met last Thursday at the home of Mrs. Reed Holding There v/ere 13 members pr.sent. Two new members were vot 'd in, Mrs. Lloyd Beach and Mrs. George Mathews. A delicious dinn r was served at noon after which busi ness session took up. At the July meeting it was decided to ' have a picnic at Dass park for ! the club memb rs and their fam ilies, inst 'ad of the regular 4th Thursday meeting and the picnic is to be the 12th of July on Sunday. This was to be Mrs. Eastman's turn for entertaining. FAMILY.,BUSINESS^ This car serves two purposes: (1) use it for business, (2) use it for family and pleasure. In either case this sturdy, all steel 2-purpose vehicle gets full drive on each of the 4 w heels . . . travels over rough trails, across country ... through mud, muck, sand or snow. Place your order now for this ”go-anyplace” STATION WAGON. COAST MOTOR COMPANY WILLYS SALES AND SERVICE r.ione 1252 — Vernonia, Oregon ‘ Agent Suggests Planting Care | Entered as second class mail matter. August 4, 1922 at Bte post office in Vernonia, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price $3.00 yearly in the Nehalem Valley. Else- where $3.50. NEWS PA PER , j , i PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATION AL MJ I TO R I A I v*/ I I ASSOCILA! IO,N Ç I Prisoner of War Son Writes Parents Here TREHARNE — Mr. and Mrs. [ ‘ - I ACTIVE 1 O « .MEMBER Improvements on Home Being Made MIST — J. Brooke has been adding a lot of improvements to his home. A new garage and an exterior painting job are among them. The L. P. Wikstroms went to Salem last Friday and spent the day with th? Chet Clenderien family, her daughter. Mrs. Chas. Hansen sp°nt last Thursday and Friday in Marsh land and Quincy with relative and friends. Mrs. Clara Libel came up from Seaside Wednesday and attended th? Mist Helping Circle meeting at Mrs. Holdings on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hansen and Mrs. N. Hansen and Sandra Kay spent Tuesday in Astoria. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foster and Miss Janet Himman from Clats kani? were here visiting Mrs. Foster’s father, Henry J.pson, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Jones called on the Austin Dowlings Thursday evening. Turner Daniel and family have Columbia county home garden received two letters from their I Heat "sets” many tyre's of f ers who have planted potatoes prisoner of war son, Orville. He strains that might easily be re will want to be alert to the pr.- I is well and hopes to see his family moved by prompt treatment with ' sence of the potato flea beetle, soon. Mr. and Mrs. Turner Daniel, cool water, says Frances Gallatin I suggests Don Coin Walrod, county Johnny and Carolyn. Mrs. Flora home agent. Many an expensive I extension agent. Whitmire and Mrs. Byron Kirk garment or household fabric has Flea be.ties ar? small, very been spoiled by pressing over active black insects which eat bride motored to Hillsboro and stains with a hot iron or plung small round holes in the potato Forest Grove Saturday. On their j ing the item into hot wash water. leaves. The real damage, how way home the battery ground wire shorted out, buring out A little cool wat;r sponging or ever, is caused by the fl a beetle th? battery and catching fire. soaking before washing may save larvae which feed on the develop Frank Morris pushed the Daniel : such waste. Stains that often ing tubers. car back to Staley's- Junction . respond to cool-water treatment Flea beetles can be controlled where they had it repaired. include those made by non-greas- ; by applications of 5*7 DDT dust y foods or beverages, fresh gar- | to the potato plants. Dusting den foliage that may contain tan- | should begin soon after the plants nin, mud and prespiration. For I ar? up and continued at two best success in removing stains, week intervals during the grow start while the stain is still fresh ing season. This treatment will —before it dries, if possible. also control the western spotted Do not sponge silk shantung for cucumber beetle, another common Balloon Ascension 7:00 P.M. it will wat.r spot. You will be pest of potatoes. Auto Stunts 8:30 P.M. DEER ISLAND, ORE. safer to let your local dry cleaner Some gardeners may have mad remove a spot from shantung. It ’ soil treatments of aldrin. The is wise to test all garments for ' use of aldrin in the soil at the water spotting before using this tim? of planting eliminates the method. You can do this by need for regular applications of testing a place on a hidd n seam. insecticides to control flea beetles. Soil treatment with aldrin will Tom Poffenberger, family life also control wireworms, another specialist, OSC, gives the follow- common garden insect pest. advice to parents: I talked to a woman th? other day who was A rugged escarpment in the Cas greatly ups.t because she had dif cade Mountains of Oregon neat ficulty in getting her eight-year- Three Creeks Lake has been old son to take his piano lessons. named Tam McArthur Rim in As with many parents, she had honor of Oregon's authority on always wanted to play herself, geographic names. but never had the opportunity and want d to be sure the boy had the chance. However, by nagging and scolding him to pound out Chopin when he want ■d to be out playing ball, the effect FOR was to make him hate it. If parents want their children to enjoy music, it is necessary to make it a pleasant rather than ; a painful experience. If this mother would take the ! r ÄKI KIMURA 1 ssons herself, she would satisfy I. . . Serve them at every her own desire to play and th-1 • meal. Nourishing, boy would be far more likely to become interested. • wholesome foods are es- SAT. NITE JULY 4th CHAMMOW/ GREAT ATT 7 stunt I7 thrill |30 ! teams ! SHOWS! i GOOD FOODS i GOOD HEALTH • • sential to health and I I happiness . . . and we! 'j have those foods! Clam Digging Not Very Good BIRKENFELD Station Wagon I Official Newspaper of Vernonia, Oregon Columbia County Fairgrounds Two Members Add to Mist Circle Thursday ^CITY m FARM... i • 1 little, frustrated persons bor rowing bigness and power from a car. These puffed-up drivers wouldn’t shout, as pedestrians, if slowed down in a sidewalk crowd, but they blast with their horns when waiting behind you at street stop signs. They “give you their dust,” crowd your car too close, skin through yellow lights, contest the right-of-way, scatter pedestrians on the run. In dozens of ways they display false importance. Size your driving up, and watch your head-size! Pullets raised on range should have clean pasture that is well covered with green feed and some shade, advises Don Coin Walrod. county extension ag:nt. In order to provide clean range, it should be used only every other year for chickens. A good pasture will care for about 300 pullets per acre. This number of birds will need to be provided with two range houses or summer shelters. The houses and feed hoppers should b? por- table so tlfty can be moved oft ?n to avoid contamination of the soil, killing out of the grebn feed and to control coccidiosis. It is difficult to control coccidiosis with stationary equipment on rang?. Wh n the pullets ar? moved from the brooder house to the range, it is important to see that they are evenly divided in the rang ■ houses. If the majority of th? pullets start roosting in one house, they will continue to do so. This 'makes it difficult to get them prop?rly distributed. THE VERNONIA EAGLE Marvin Kamholz Editor and Publisher — Mrs. Elsa j Richardson. Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Beach. Mr. and Mrs Guy B illing. ham and Mr. and Mrs. Trent Garner w re among those who went clam digging over the week end. They report the digging was not very good. John Berg, son of Mr. and Mrs Robert Berg, is home for a fe w days. He has been attending college at Corvallis. He plans ■ to attend a camp sponsored by 1 R.O.T.C. this summer. Winema H F..C does not meet in July. The next m "eting will ; be August 4 with Mildred Elliott ' as hostess. A picnic is planned 1 at that time. If the weather is | unfavorable they will meet in . the Grange kitchen. Several members of the N - halem Valley Square dance club I went to Forest Grov' to square danc > Saturday night. Among those going wer . Mr. and Mi's I Vic Berg and family, Mr and Mrs , Francis Nordstrom and Mary Ann. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Jepson. Mr. and Mrs. Art Bellingham. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Larson. Mr. and Mrs. I Sam Baker and Mr. and Mrs. | M ckey H< pk ns. ! ! DEL MONTE ! LIBBY DIVE BOMBER CRASH 1 SHURF1NE II • In fact we feature them: • Along with these foods • we also feature the very | best in n eats. Come in • today and see for your- • self. I • T. ‘S3 fORD CATAPULTfD FROM 3” WORLD'S IARGFST CARR0R! ¡MILL MARKET i AND LOCKERS i I I • Remember— • DELIVERIES TWICE • ; DAILY: 10 am - 3 p.m. ; PHONE 1391 THRILLING PRECISION DRIVING CONTEST
