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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1954)
«4 THURSDAY, FEB 18. 1954 THE EAGLE. AROUND THE FARM VERNONIA. A ORE. BY DON COIN WALROD County Extension Ajent Two ten-year-old girls. Opal X needier and Sherry Roediger, stole the show, in our opinion, at .i recent community 4-H meeting club members, leaders, par ents and i others interested held in Vernonia. These two girls did a er.iet remarkable job of demon strating the proper way to pack a lunch. Their dialogue covered the points to consider in selecting the ingredients while at the same lime they were actually demon strating the preparation and Slacking. Their poise and delivery were actually amazing. Eleven of these community «rivetings have been scheduled by ■County Extension Agents Mrs. Helen Sellie Hazard and Harold Black. Club members of the community cooperate m putting on the program. We would re- <ommeiid them as being worth while for any parent or boy or Ctrl. t \ trate, cyanamid, and the two very excellent ammonium phosphates, 16-20 and 11-48. Prices of these different fertilizers vary consider ably as does the nitrogen content. And so you ask which one should I buy. When buying anything we nor mally look to see how much we get for a dollar, and the same thing should be true for fertiliz ers. This can easily be done by determining the actual pounds of plant food elements in a ton of fertilizer material. Divide the cost per ton by this amount to determine the cost per pound of plant food. Then compare the different ones to find the best buy. Using local price quotations on a ton basis, nitrogen of ammoni um sulfate costs between 17 and 18 sents per pound, Nitrogen in ammonium nitrate, a high analy- sis fertilizer, costs about 1414 Fertilizers was one of the im- cents per pound. In calcium ni- f-ortant topics of discussion at a trate the nitrogen costs just over tecent meeting of the soil con- 20 cents per pound, and in cyana. M-rvation committee of the Colum- mid the cost runs over 22 cents i îa county advisory council. Mem- per pound. Thus, ammonium ni of the committee, under the trate is the best of those listed trmirmanship of Jack Sather, with ammonium sulfate being a Clatskanie, felt that farmers close second. Other factors should be con- iM-eded more information about sidered in buying a fertilizer, fertilizers. The field of commercial fertiliz such as the fact that the nitrate ers is a big one of greater scope form of nitrogen is more subject than could be covered at any one to leaching than that of the am I lime here. Nitrogen is one of monium form. If weather or ir Use essential plant foods that is rigation conditions are such that < ften a factor in crop production this fertilizer might be leached, in Oregon. Although the atmos one of the ammonium forms would phere contains about 80 per cent be the most desirable. Otherwise nitrogen, it is not available to high analysis fertilizers are gen plants, Certain bacteria are able erally the best buy. Farmers and researchers have to take nitrogen from the air and make it available for plant noted that the ammo-phos (com growth from decaying plant and mon abbreviation used for the ammonium phosphates) materials animal tissues. For many years the only known give better results on most crops «ay of supplying nitrogen to the than comparable amounts of Mill was through the use of le straight nitrogen fertilizer or gumes with their nitrogen-fixing superphosphate. This is thought bacteria and barnyard manures. to be because the phosphate is Both methods are good and should more soluble and being tied to «ontinue to be used because they the ammonia is taken into the tenefit the soil in some other plant with it. In addition the 16- ways also. Since there is never 20 ammo-phos contains about 14 enough manure and other crops per cent sulfur which is b ne- i-eMdes legumes are needed, com. ficial to most of our soils. For more information we would rrsercial sources of nitrogen, as well as other fertilizers are being recommend Extension Bulletin used at a constantly increasing 699 entitled "Nitrogen Fertlizers.” sate. Political parties make a plat Many different commercial fer tilizer* are available in this area form to fit the people and then such as ammonium sulfate, am alter a candidate to fit the plat monium nitrate, urea, calcium ni- form. The Long-Bell LUMBER COMPANY Vernonia Division ONLY ONE GALLON » £ Hearing Set for 1 Fluid r»i ■ * Milk «««it Price I Dairy Club Judges, Talk* Summer Trip* • A public hearing to consider minimum price to be set for fluid milk in nine counties of I Northwestern Oregon for the ' summer months will be held by the Oregon milk marketing ad- ministration March 1, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 36 of the state office building, Portland, according to notices published by W. S. Wei- del, administrator. The hearing is one of nine meet ings to be held in as many mar keting areas of the state at which opportunity will be given for milk producers, dealers and other inter sted citizens to express their opinions concerning minimum price schedules and other regu lations designed to effect orderly market conditions in the fluid milk industry. A policy adopted by ths State board of agriculture, which ad ministers the Oregon milk market ing act, requires that such hear ings be held twice each year in order that market orders issued by the board can reflect chang ing economic conditions in each section of the state. The present series of hearings follows a simi lar set held last fall. The Lower Willamette-Mid Co lumbia marketing area, familiar ly known as "Zone 2” comprises Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Washington, Co lumbia, Hood River and Wasco counties. Present prices for milk at the producer level in the area are $3.16 per hundred pounds plus 76 cents a pound butterfat for milk used in the fluid trade in the Wholesale and mark, ting area, retail prices vary slightly accord- ing to location. Milk is sold to stores in Portland at 20 cents a quart for products containing 3.8' < butterfat. The minimum retail price is 22 cents a quart for “standard” 3.8', milk. Prices of other products are graduated ac- cording to butterfat cont. nt. The Maple Meadows Dairy club held its February 4-H meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dimbat on February 7 with seven members and three visitors pre sent. The members judged a group of Guernsey cows and dis cussed making trips to Meadow land Dairy in Portland and the Tillamook cheese factory and to various county fairs as they open this summer. At the next meeting the Winema calf club from Birkenfeld will be invited to attend a showing of slides by Harold Black who will come over from St. Helens. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Dimbat, then the meeting was adjourned and the members watched TV. The next meeting will be held at Moran’s March 7 at 7:30 p.m. President Announces Association Meeting Members of the Clatskanie Dairy Breeders association will I hold their annual meeting Thurs day, February 25, starting at 8:00 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Clatskanie union high school announces Shalmon Libel, Mist, president of the association. A movie will be shown and re. freshments served in addition to the regular business of the as sociation. A representative of the Oregon Dairy Breeders associa tion will be present for the meet ing, says Libel. Membership cer tificates and capital stock certifi cates will be presented to those dairymen who have them com- ing. All dairymen, wnether mem- bers or not, arc invited to attend this meeting. ROCK CREEK — The Keasey extension unit met at the hom. of Mrs. Herb Counts February 10. Since the subject was "Salads and Salad Dresings," three of the members brought salads. The rec. reation period featured Valen tine games. Those attending were Betty Brady, Rena Brady, Eda Parker, Edith McFarland, Mary Christensen, Hilda Keasey, May Krieger, Ella Martan, Necia De Witt and Blanche DeWitt, be sides five children. Vivian Counts and Mary Chris, t risen attended the Timber Route Extension unit since they had been unable to attend the project leaders training meeting. Dad Bonnick celtbrated his 84th birthday a day ahead of time with the women of the Keasey extension unit. i The Ted Keaseys have a new grandaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Phi lip Keasey have two daughters and a son now. Margaret Bjornsen is at home convalescing after h r recent op eration. The Smith homestead just west of the Chet Fugate place is finally being logged. “Salads, and Salad Dressings” was the subject presented by Mrs. Bud Larson and Mrs. Ray Garlock at the regular meeting of the Mist-Nehalem home extension unit. The meeting was at the home of Mrs. Howard Jones, Bir. kenfeld. February 12. Instead of observing the usual custom of bringing the sack lunch, the mem bers paid for the ingredients for the salads, then sampled the sa lads demonstrated, for lunch. After lunch, the business meet ing was called with 21 answering the roll. Two new members weie added: Mrs. Donald Jeo.un and Mrs. Delmer Jepson. In the ab sence of the world citizenship chairman, Mrs. Norman Hanson read the high points of interest in an article from the Reader s Digest on An American in Mexico, marrying into an old Mexican family, traditions and ideas. Mrs. Bill Wilson announced the 4-H community day for th.- Mist gym March 1. The unit will sell re freshments for the kitchen fund. A sample plate for the festival was presented and acc.pted and a memorial service was held in memory of Emma Melis. Bible passages and prayer were giv.n by Mrs. Guy Bellingham. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Buddie Larson of Birken- feld March 12 and Mrs. Thoma- Dyer will substitute as sitter foi the day. The subject will be cake decorating by Mrs. Udey. Shi asks those attending to bring either a cake or a pi- tin to work on and decorating tips. Opportunity is what opens the door for you, but it takes hard work to stay on the inside. I Vernonia Drug Co Phone 101 PICTURE FINISHING CAMERAS. FLASHBULBS SNAPSHOT AND MOVIE FILM I I I I i I i I RADIO t i and TV CENTER i i < Now showing and installing i i 1954 Models of Admiral TV ! sets. Also Radios and Record i • Players. i ADMIRAL SALES i i AND SERVICE PHONE 774 PHONE 853 ! : I NEHALEM VALLEY MOTOR FREIGHT SPOKANE. 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