Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974, February 18, 1954, Page 4, Image 4

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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.
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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
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Vernonia Division
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Hearing Set for
1 Fluid
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«««it Price
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Dairy Club Judges,
Talk* Summer Trip*
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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
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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.
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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.
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