Vernonia eagle., November 26, 1953, Page 4, Image 4

* THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 1953 THE EAGLE,
VERNONIA.
ORE.
AROUND THE FARM"
Burlap sacks received on the
Tann through th? purchase of
teed can often be returned for
. redit providing they are proper­
ly cared for. By returning these
M<cks. the net cost of the feed is
reduced slightly. Taking care of
these sacks is important and is
often somewhat of a problem.
George Gesford, who lives near
Burlington, recently showed us a
«.<>vel method that protected the
acks from rats and mice and kept
Lnem out of the way until they
<<>uld be returned. George’s meth­
od of storing feed sacks consists
<n placing 24 sacks inside the
twenty-fifth. Then all of them
.«■ placed inside a paper bag
each as us d for some feeds. The
ta*: is tied with a wire and the
*ire used to suspend it from an
overhead beam.
In this way,
George can tell at a glance how
many sacks he has on hand and
at th- same time they are pro­
tected from rodents and damp­
ness.
!
Lotus major has one big dis-
.ufvantage, and that is that it is
often difficult to establish a stand.
One fellow we knew stated that
a stand was obtained only about
•-net
of
every
six plantings,
whereon another who had had
«onsiderable experience with lo­
tus major said that once out of
mscty-idx times would be more
tike it.
This latter statement
may be exaggerated some, but at
4,-asl it points out this one char­
acteristic of the plant.
• rank
Schmidlin,
Vernonia
stwwed us a field with a good
stand of young plants, along
with some other plantings that
were made some time ago. The
targe field, which as we recall
was about 15 acres, was seeded
to alta fescue and orchardgrass
and a small amount of subclover
a year ago September. Early in
•pring lotus major, or big trefail
<us it is often called, was broad-
-• ast over the field. This field is
•>retty much on a hillside, but
i <us major is usually thought of
us being adapted to wetter soils.
Frank did show us some small
gdanting that had been made
several y ars ago in some seepy
areas
Stands were the but
whei - there was the most water.
Thss s.ems like a good way to
utilize some of these areas that
are wet but for one reason or
•another cannot be drained. Mead-
<'w foxtail might be a good
grass to try with the lotus in
such cases, as it will stand more
«.ater than probably any other
grass except reed canary grass.
Slugs have been doing con­
's tderabl damage to clover fields
<wr the county this fail. This
j**«t thrives in cool moist sum­
mer, and mild winters, and they
tec often a problem when fields
are under irrigation. They can
i-dapt themselves to a variety of
< nditions. having a liking for
many different plants as well as
decaying plants.
Most of the activities of the
s<ugs are earn'd out at night,
tut during dark, cloudy days
tn y will often remain active
tnruughout the day. Otherwise
they will conceal themselves in
oa>'. places such as brushy fence
WEEKLY FOREST
1
MARKET REPORT . . .
Subject Studied,
Party Planned
Officers Train At 4-H Meeting
Eighty-three 4-H club members agent; and "Recreation at 4-H.
from all parts of the county were | club Meetings” by Harold Blac .
present at th? 4-H officers train­ 4-H agent.
November 23, 1953
During the afternoon, the oft
Oregon State College — Con­ ing meeting held on Saturday,
tinued ram kept the supply of November 21, at the McBride c?rs divided into groups for he:,,
in better understanding their job;
open market sawlogs low in west­ grade school, St. Helens.
Persons in charge of these group.
ern Oregon last week. A number
Those present h ard John
of small mills operated on a Whipple, Columbia county judge, were: Mrs. Elmer Loyd, De-i
limited schedule because of a tell the importance of their jobs Island, secretary; Miss June Go<--
tze, information specialist, Co.
shortage of logs.
as 4-H club officers.
He said
Christmas tre? buyers
were that as officers of their clubs they vallis, news reporter; Miss Hele
doing more looking than buying. were leaders. He urged them to Sellie, president; and Haro J
A few sales were reported, but accept the challenge given them Black, vice-president.
Following the group sessior
most buyers have bsen searching by fellow club members, who
only for top quality trees.
voted them into office, and do as reports were given by club mem­
bers on the discussion in the
SAWLOGS:
No.
2
second ' good a job as they could.
groups.
Those making report':
growth Douglas fir sawlogs at
Other talks given during th?
Willamette valley mills ranged [ general session in the morning were: Wilburta Bowen, Rainie.
from $32 to $38 a thousand, most­ were: "What Makes A Good 4-H Carol Petersen, Delena; Georgi' •
ly $34 to $36. No. 3’s were most­ Club Meeting” by Miss Helen Miller, Dter Island; and Caroli
ly $25 to $29. Long-camp run Sellie, home extension agent; “4- Sherburne, Rainier.
logs were mostly $30 to $35 a | H Club Work in the Extension
Group singing was led by M •
thousand.
Eight-foot logs were Service" by Don Walrod, county Emil Adolphs, St. Helens.
mostly $15 to $16 a cord, or $32 to
$36 a thousand.
POLES AND PILING: Forty
and 45-foot barki? poles were in
good demand at most Wiliam.tte
Valley yards. Forty-five foot I
barkies ranged from 15 to 23
cents a lineal foot, depending on 1
diameters.
CHRISTMAS TREES: Quotes
for Douglas fir Christmas tre?
stumpage range generally from
20 to 35 cents a tree, mostly
around 25 cents.
PULPWOOD: Pulpwood de­
mand was pretty much limited to
the St. Helens area, as the Oregon
City market stopp d buying of
all species. Th? paper mill at
St. Helens was making new con­
tracts at $15 a cord unpeeled for
all species.
This report, based on informa­
tion supplied by the state board
of forestry and other sources, was
prepared by F. H. Dahl, extension
agricultural economist.
Issued Weekly by Extension De­
partment. OSC and USDA
rows, weed patches or other heavy
"Gifts from Cloth" was the les­
field growth,
under clods,
boards or trash, and in cracks I son given by Virginia Hansen and
and tunnels in soil.
D?lla Wilson at the regular meet­
Until a few years ago there I ing of the Mist-Nehalem exten­
was no known control for these sion unit Monday, November 16.
slugs. It has been found that at Mrs. Fred Busch's home. There
metaldehyde-calcium arsenate bait were 12 members plus two visi­
is effective in killing the slugs. tors present. Making toys, stuf­
Generally it has been the most fing them and laundering was
effective in the pelleted form, discussed with the lesson. Sev­
specially because distribution is eral toys were provided for the
better. Five to ten pounds of members to look at and take pat­
bait per acre should be sufficient. terns from and also an apron
The bait is broadcast by hand or and a Christmas stocking from
by the use of broadcasters.
felt.
The degree of infestation may
Committee reports were given
be determined by test baiting if on World Citizenship, 4-H ana
necessary. This is done by put­ program planning. The meeting
ting out a number of baits over was taken up by planning the
a field and staking them so that program that was wanted for the
they can be relocated. If several next ytar, keeping in mind the
dead slugs are found around these idea of saving time, money and
bait stations after 24 hours, it energy.
would be worthwhile to consider
The next meeting will be the
baiting.
Christmas party at Ellen Wan-
In spite of baiting, good control strom’s home. Iren? Jones and
is oft:n difficult, as George Virginia Hansen will have charge
Cowles, Rainier, can verify. Where of the entertainment and Mary
the plant growth is heavy as in Ann Devine and Phyllis Busch
an established clover field, it may will plan the food.
Gift ex­
be difficult to get the slugs to change will be had. AH interested
eat the bait because of the abun­ will bring a gift costing not more
dant food supply. George has had than one dollar, and not less than
a heavy infestation of slugs in fifty cents.
Everyone is wel­
his ladino clover fields, and con­ come. The party starts at 1:30
trol has not been too good. It p.m. December 11.
would probably be more effec­
tive in new plantings.
Baits can be purchased from Cooking Club Elects
feed and seed dealers, or they Officers November 16
can be mixed at home if neces­
A 4-H cooking II club group met
sary.
November 16 at the Heath home
in Riverview to elect: Donna Sa­
vage, president; Violet Brissett,
vic -president; Jeanette Olson,
secretary; Rosemary Patterson,
news reporter; Opal Knoedler,
treasurer and Joyce Thompson,
game leader.
Electrical power failures are
Other members are Melva Bar-
never pleasant for anyon?, but
for the dairyman they may be sett, Sherry Roediger, and Connie
particularly disagreeable.
Such McKenny. The club is named
a power loss may mean additional Harriet’s Little Bakers, is !?d by
hand labor if the dairyman can­ Harriet Heath and meets th first
not operate his milking machines. and third Mondays.
However, hand milking can be
avoided by using the farm trac­
tor as a source of power, says
Don Coin Walrod, county exten­
sion agent.
To use a tractor in this way it I
is nec?ssary to make a connec­
tion to the intake manifold for
the milking machine. Most trac­
tors can be used in this way al­
though on some models the in­
take manifolds are not as ac­
cesible as on others. Magnetic
milkers cannot be operated in this
manner.
A few minutes spent in prepar­
ing a milking system to operate
from a tractor may sav? a dairy­
man considerable time and labor
if a failure should occur, says
Walrod
Tractor Can Be
Used to Milk
WANTED
SHORT PILING
20 ft. to 36 ft.
PRICES: 25c & up per lineal foot
with bark on.
Oregon hatcherym n olan to
hatch 6 per cent more chicks for
flock replacement in 1954, ac­
cording to a recent survey con­
ducted by Noel Bennion, Oregon
State college extension poultry
specialist.
CREOSOTING PLANT
ST. HELENS
PHONE 102 FOR ORDERS
County Bond Sales in
October Total $20,428
Sales of E and H savings bonds
in Columbia county during the
month of October totaled $20.428
according to Philip L. Hickey,
county chairman. In the state.
Octob r bond sales totaled $2,-
540,069. an increase of 20 per
cent over th?
corresponding
period last year.
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