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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1953)
-4 THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1953 THE EAGLE, AROUND THE FARM VERNONIA, ORE. Ragwort Control Grows Difficult BY DON COIN WALROD County Extension Agent Mint growers will want to over into the oil in the distillation rircie Friday, August 7, on their process, making the oil unsalable. Last year’s work indicated ap calendar, for that is the day set proximately a 20' <. increase in to observe the results of some yield of oil on treated plots over work that has been going on for untreated. three years to find a satisfactory Five tons of strawberries per means of controlling mint rust. Everyone interested in this mint acre on a minimum of five acres problem is invited to meet at Roy was apparently a pretty hard goal Engbretson’s machine shed and for Columbia county growers to hop at 1:30 to go over the spray reach this year. We were hoping plots on Roy’s farm and dust plots that at least a few growers would ■n Joe Wyman's place. Chester be able to qualify. Earl Saxton. McNulty, came as Jack) Horner, research assistant .at Oregon state college, will ex close to making five tons per acre Saxton’s plain the work that he has been I as anyone we know. doing for the past three years. field produces 4.8 tons per acre Dr. S. M. Dietz, head of the bo- for the first year crop. Since tawy and plant pathology depart being cleared about eight years ment will also be at the field day ago, this field has always been program along with others con- planted to red clover or oats and c-erned with the research prob vetch, except for the- summer be fore planting. That year the field lem. One of the main purposes of was summer fallowed and planted thu years work in mint rust con to rye in the fall. trol is to determine possible resi A banquet is to be given in due problems that might result honor of those who qualified for tn the oil. Some materials that the Five Ton Strawberry club. might control mint rust will pass Other interested growers are in vited and urged to attend this I banquet, but it is necessary to make reservations. The banquet will be at the Multnomah hotel, Portland, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, August 7. George Darrow, head horticul- I turist of the U. S. Dept, of Agri- I culture in Beltsville, Maryland, is to be speaker at the banquet. He is in charge of small fruits research. for ■GOOD QUALITY « If good quality is what • you are hunting for then »do your shopping at Mill • Market and Lockers for ¿that is where you will •find it even in these •«times of high prices. •And remember, Mill • Market offers you ex- • cellent service. Let the • MILL MARKET AND • LOCKERS help you to- •day! MILL MARKET i AND LOCKERS • Remember— •DELIVERIES TWICE » DAILY : 10 am - 3 p.m. PHONE 1391 * • Tansy ragwort is now blooming in pastures and waste areas. Con sequently, control measures will now be more difficult than earlier in the season, notes Don Coin | Walrod, county extension agent. After tansy ragwort reaches the bloom stage its susceptibility to 2,4-D sprays decreases. To get effective control it then becomes necessary to use chemicals that are more rapid acting and severe in their killing action. Some chemicals that are gested for control of tansy wort that has started to bloom are: animate, sodium chloride, at- lacide, or mixtures of sodium chlorate and borax. These chemi cals are used at the rate of one pound of material to one gallon of water. A thorough wetting of plants with this spray material is necessary for an effective kill. Sodium chlorate and atlacid .• are poisonous to livestock. Live stock that have accress to sprayed areas may become poisoned from eating the sprayed plants. Spray ing often makes such plants more attractive to animals. Chlorate materials can be a fire hazard in some instances. Their use is not recommend d during the dry summer period in places where there is danger from fire. For the sam? reason, spray opera tors should wear clothes than can be washed or discarded after spraying. Fifty seven million pounds of Pulling tansy ragwort that is in capped strawberries had been de bloom is not enough to keep it livered to Oregon processors from going to seed, warns Walrod. through July 17. Prospects were Such plants that are pulled and that at least another million lift in the area usually have suf pounds would come in. This yield [ ficient moisture and strength to is about 10 per cent larger than continue the development of seed last year and 56 per cent above that will grow. When plants are the 1949-51 average. pulled, the h ad should be clipped Apparently some reduction in and burned to prevent this seed yield was sq/fercd by producers development. with lowland fields, due to rot Columbia county landowners caused by rainy weather. Hill who are having difficulty in get fields were later in ripening and ting effective control of tansy escaped much of the rotting. At ragwort are advised to contact the the same time excellent moisture ! county weed inspector, Robert tended to boost the normal yields Robinson, Clatskanie, or the coun of these fields. ty extension agent. An outdoor fireplace can be a mighty pleasant center for out door eating on thes? warm sum mer days. They can range from very simple affairs to very ela- | borate structures. Although no one type suits all people or all locations, they can all be practical and safe from fire hazards. Unless elaborate designs are used, the average home owner can build a satisfactory fire place. Mat rials used for construction may be brick, stone or concrete blocks. Brick fireplaces should be lined with firebrick, but as a general rule, the firebrick may b ■ eliminated from stone or con crete construction. For those who would like to try their hand at building an outdoor fireplace a circular entitled "Out door Fireplaces" gives some very good tips on th', ir construction. TANSY RAGWORT that has reached the bloom stage requires more than averagt diligence io kill. These plants were in bloom when they were pulled last fall. During the winter they were lef. outdoors in the bt d of an old pick-up. Wa ;m weather this spring showed that every blossom had matured seed, and apparently every seed had sprouted and was growing. County Weed Inspector Bob Robinson suggest that the heads of all tansy ragwort that is in bloom be clipped and burned. AHOI Ml iiomi :... Those rusty-looking spots on your cotton cloth:s may not be rust stains, Recent tests by U.S department of agriculture home economists show that aluminum and copper zippers or decorations for wash dresses may be the cause of a type of stain resembling rust. Under certain conditions, these two metals may s"?t up an elec- trolytic action—an electric cur- rent which passes between two metals. Acid formed by this elec- tra-chemical action apparently causes the stains. The small electric current is set up when certain substances are placed in solution by sprink- ling the garments. These include the minerals present in hard water, the finishing materials sometimes left on the fabric or Second cover spray for codling moth control on apples and pears needs to be applied as soon as possible, if not already done, sug i gests Don Coin Walrod, county I extension agent. Recommend d sprays are three pounds of lead arsenate or two pounds of 50 per cent wettable DDT powder to 100 gallons of water. If red spider mites are a problem, it would be advisable to include a miticide in the second cover spray. i Some of the materials that can be added to control the red spidei mites are: DN 111 at on.-half pound; parathion at one pound of 25 per cent wettable powder; EPN-300 at one pound, or two pounds of 25 per cent wettable malathon. These amounts are basi d I upon 100 gallons of spray. DN 1 Ill may give some spray burn in period of high tempera ture. Further details on apple and pear spray programs may be found in an Extension Circular entitled "Spray Program for Apples and Pears." Does Your Roof LEAK? Lcok at big ad on Page 2 I PHONE 775 RIVERVIEW AT FIRST VERNONIA. ORE. Handy put on a great act. He set up a whole bunch of balloons on a muslin backdrop and then took out his pea-shooter. He shot blindfolded, standing on his head, every which way—and broke a balloon every time! No wonder Handy impressed the ladies. What they didn’t know —till the show's end—was that Buck Mulligan was hiding be- RWiifl Laundry and Dry Cleaning I IN THURSDAY BACK THURSDAY Bring To— BEN BRICKEL’S BARBER SHOP Oregon Laundry and Dry Cleaners PIE EATING CONTEST GREASED PIG CHASE i PLAYING OSTRICH? IT won’t help ! Ignoring facts and trust ing to "blind luck” will never prevent your pro- perty from being dam- aged or destroyed by disaster. Sunday, Aug. 2-2 p.m City Park Field See Alex, the donkey that worked in Pictures with Francis Adults 75c Children 30c Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Better get strong and adequate insurance. Look up I O oooo VERNONIA INSURANCE Bill J. Horn, Agent eosy for women io handle 905 Bridge Street Phone 231 — Vernonia From where I sit... llandy Peters entertained for the ladies of the Auxiliary the other night—and had the ladies heliecing for a » hile that he’« the best marksman ever. While some flies in many areas now resist effects of DDT, and in some areas resist chlordane ami lindane, thsy do not have any good resistance against good sani tation. Donkey Baseball hind the backdrop improving on Handy's aim with a hatpin. From where I sit. we all get things “put over" on us now and again. When it’s good-natured— tine' Hut. M>me folk« would like to fool the rest of u« into believ ing it's *rong to enioy an occa sional glans of beer—just because they prefer something else, real American tolerance neighborliness these people simply "off target. Ctping hr, /v 'J. I t Joe Marsh It's Fine To Be Fooled -Sometirnss TED'S SAW SHOP zipper, detergents not removed by sufficient rinsing, or sodium chlo ride present in many liquid starches. Anv of these materials in solution may act as an elec trolyte which conducts electri city between the two metals. The damage* to fabric may* oc cur soon after sprinkling but is not visible until the garment has been heat d in ironing. The damage then appears as brown spots which differ from rust spots in that the threads will b? greatly weakened. Oftentimes hol:s will be found in the center of the spots. A common bleaching method to remove apparents “rust spots” may leave a hole in the fabric. Ac tually, the threads had already been weakened and any pressure on them would havo caused the hole. There is no known method for removing stains caused by this Second Codling Spray Needed It’s Here! HOMELITE’s New ALL-ANGLE Chain Saw . • • We've got this nigged, quick-starting 4 h p. HOMELITE »ith •hr •ew umplifieJ diaphragm carburetor that gives full-power performatur at <ra» *"gle or in f>outio*. Standard equipment rat hides (at no extra coat) special handle for all-position felling •ad tracking . . . massive spiked bumper plate for big timber rwrtieg—EVERYTHING you need for cutting bt£ trees’ Don't •ran—eak for a free demonstration TODAY! electrolytic action. The best policy is to avoid the difficulty when doing the family wash. Damage is not only caused to gar ments on which the zippers or metal decorations are located but also to other clothes that come in contact with these metals when clothing is sprinkled and allowed to stand. Although many metals used on clothing have a protec tive covering, the homemaker has no way of knowing which will cause damage. Another source of metal might be an aluminum pan in which sprinkled clothes are plac'd. A garm. nt which has a copper zip per or decorations should not be placed in an aluminum pan where the two metals can set up elec- Also, gar- tra-chemical action, ments having the two metals should not be mixed and allowed to stand after sprinkling. The Aero-Ace is a dream car for women . . . easy to park . . . nimble in traffic . . . restful for j/unt or journey. Ask for a demonstration. 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