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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1954)
M THURSDAY. MAY 1$. 1954 THF EAGLE, MOUND THE FARM VERNONIA, ORE. BY DON COIN WALROD County Extension Agent Spittle Bug War I Mexican Theme Marks Festival Must Begin Now bia City, Delena, Mist-Nehalerc. Scappoose and Timber Route re ceived seals. Eleven members of the Over 300 Columbia county ored. The traveling gavel was again homemakers attended the Home- | Chapman unit had 100'; atten •'It is corn planting time when control of the wireworm and awarded to Yankton unit for hav Field observations show that makers Festival which was held | dance. tne oak leaves are as big as a spotted cucumber beetle besides ing an attendance of 87'< which dusts for spittlebug control in ' on Wednesday, May 5, at the | Fifty-eight unit members mo was the highest percentage at Mjuirrels ear” is a saying that we the tuber flea beetle. The same ' Rainier high school, according to • strawberries will give best re deled their dresses made recent tendance at the festival. have heard and now the oak insecticides are used except that sults if applied during the next • Mrs. Margaret Allyn, home agent. a third one, deildrin may be ly in the Better Dress workshop. Mrs. Aldon Ashley, county com jeaves at the lower elevations few days, depending on the wea • < I used. Both of these bulletins are Have more than reached that ther, indicates Don Coin Walrod. mittee chairman, presided. The Some of the ladies modeled ac available from the extension of- cessories such as gloves, bags, point At any rate, the season Five per cent methoxychlor dust theme was Sombrero Days. fice, courthouse, St Helens. The Mexican exhibit, in charge belts, buttons, scarves and jack rtf the year is here when corn at 50 pounds per acre in bearing plantings can be made. fields will control spittlebugs and of the Chapman unit, with its ets which they made to complete Recent frosts have strawberry I Gardeners have reported the aid in the control of the straw gay colored pottery, glassware, their costumes. growers worried — and guessing Thirteen units were awarded relatively new variety of sweet berry fruitworm (omnivorous leaf rugs, hangings and other articles how much of a crop they have added a foreign atmosphere to » with certificates and seals for corn called Iochief to be an ex tier). left. Fields along the bottom meeting the requirements of a cellent one, and we have found A second application of the the day's program. areas were the most severly dam standard unit. Beaver Homes, All unit officers were instai it so ourselves. However, it is methoxychlor dust three weeks aged with possibly as much as 50 Fern Hill and Mayger-Downing slightly later than the Golden after the first is needed for full i led in a candle lighting ceremony CroM Bantam, the sweet coin to 60 per cent of the blossoms control of the strawberry fruit | conducted by Mrs. Myrtle Carter, received certificates, while Cana- destroyed Many of the higher tuat is probably grown more than worm. However, to avoid any Oregon State college extension I an-De?r Island. Vernonia, Lind YOU'LL BE fields or those with the best air any other. Most gardeners have possible residue problem, grow , home furnishings specialist. She berg, Yankton, Chapman; Colum- drainage escaped such severe GLAD AFTER — J found that the time for harvest ers should not make the second also brought greetings from the i i damage. I i ran be stretched considerably by » application within two weeks of college. i Estimating crop losses from ♦ WHEN you refurnish | staggering planting dates of During 1953, Mrs. Carter plan i harvest, cautions Walrod. i I i i blocks of their favorite variety, or frost is difficult and cannot be A three-quarters per cent ro- ned and executed the furnishings i ■fcy planting once with several determined on the basis of counts tonone dust can be used for for the new Azalea House, a c > your home after a fire,} of open blossoms or even blos varieties having different matur spittlebug control but it will not operative dormitory fort girls at soms still tightly closed. While you’ll be glad you took { mg dates. be effective against the straw- OSC. The colored slides of Aza it is true that many growers lost Com has a number of inseci berry fruitworm. With either ro lea house, which she presented, this Hartford agency’s» most of the open blossoms, some peats, and if the family corn tenone or methoxychlor dust, best were exceedingly interesting to Ladies Suits and 2-Pc. fruiting spurs not so far along patch hasn’t done too well re county homemakers results are obtained from a power Columbia Dresses from $1.50 up I advice to increase yourj are quite free of frost damage. cently. it might be worthwhile duster equipped with a hood over since they, along with other mem Favorable weather from now SI. 60 up ¡ Coats from ■wonsidering an application of each row to confine the dust and bers of Oregon home extension ; insurance to keep pace • through harvest might still bring seme of the new soil insecticides increase penetration and cover units, helped finance it. $1.50 Toppers from up } fair to good yields, Growers age. with today’s greater in- { The guest speaker, Mrs. Carl Approval has now been given on I should attempt to conserve what $1.50 up I Dresses from Yhv use of aldrin and heptachlor Spittlebug nymphs hatch as the Brandenfels of St. Helens, in her moisture they Have in their fields surable value of your » lor use on corn. These insecti- fruiting spurs are unfolding. As travelogue, gave her audience in 75c ' Skirts, plain by controlling all weeds with give good control of teresting glimpses of Mexico and I rides will the yellow nymphs enlarge, they I furnishings. : shallow cultivation. Light irri- I •wire-worm, seedcorn maggot, and secrete the protective masses of the life of it’s people. She point gations would be in order if the the western spot^gd cucumber spittle which accounts for the ed out that one could find great I With out obligation » surface is dry. beetle. These insect ¿jests affct name spittlebugs. Spitlebug feed contrasts in Mexico and many of On frost damaged fields that TREAT YOUR you can have your in- • germination causing reduction of ing on the tender leaves, flower its people have made little pro stands and stunting of the plants have not had nitrogen fertilizer parts, and small strawberries re. gress during recent years. CLOTHING TO earlier this year, and where ir surance policies review-• feeding on the hew corn Four committee members and suits in deformed fruit and re rigation is available, 20 pounds 81 unit members with 100'< at roots duced yields. I QUALITY ecl too—just call— i Aldrin or heptachlor thorough of actual nitrogen per acre might Th'- amount of spittlebug ‘in tendance at all regular meetings i be worthwhile. i ly worked into the soil prior to CLEANING jury may vary with in the field during the past year were hon i < The nitrogen can be side-dress, I planting will effectively reduce or between fields. Spittlebugs de I ed and washed in with an irriga « I AT velop rapidly in fields having ! •tie ravages of these and possibly À ! I other soil borne pests such as tion, or it can be applied through southern exposures. Spittlebug I t i symphilids Oregon State col- the irrigation water. Nitrogen development is also greatest on I » i plus the water will help to in I I lege Circular of Information 540, warm days. The best control is I 1 I » I "Control of Soil Insect Pests At- crease leaf surface which will obtained when dusts are applied I • < Bill J. Horn, Agent Cleaners - Tailors i lacking Sweet Corn” gives full reduce the possibility of sunscald after the eggs have hatched but i Although most formulas for ! I Phone 231 — Vernonia i• cetails about the use of aldrin during the last pickings. before the tiny nymphs have whitewash mixtures specify fresh I Phone 1211 Growth regulating sprays 905 Bridge Street I and heptachlor much protection from the spittle slaked lime, this lime is gener I : « I A companion circular, “Control thoroughly applied and properly masses. ally hard to get and hydrateu timed were reported to have in «if Insect Pests of Potato Tubers” Frequent spot checks of his lime must be sbstituted in the gives similar information on the creased yields 10 per cent last i field will help tne strawberry formula, indicates Don Coin Wal year. Probably more of these grower decide when to use spit rod, Columbia County Extension NOMINATE materials will be used this year Agent. tlebug dusts for best results. to compensate for losses from the Comparisons between formu frost. I las indicate that hydrated lim • can be substituted for the fresh ly burned product in the propor 4-H Rabbit Club Members Republican Candidate tion of four to three. Plan Tour for Saturday A satisfacttory formula for ex COLUMBIA I Spring weather makes it pos- terior whitewash designated Four H rabbit club members «wt. o-ir! XDFF O«»u<ptiv« Booklet MU.: if»4B ■ K K K Wffti or Coll I COUNTY sible for owners of farm wood- the use of hydrated lime is in Columbia county will be ab‘e THE DEAN CLINIC to see commercial rabbit raising I I lots to selectively thin their Doug follows: Dissolve 15 pounds COMMISSIONER Open 10 until 5 Monday through Friday. during a tour in the Portland las fir stands* with an eye to using common salt in 7H gallons U««'l Bpm. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Oiie«MPCtic Physicians ... In our 43rd yaar- area on Saturday, May 15, an the thinnings for fence posts, water. To this solution add Primary Election »MN Off THE A ST SANDY BOUlfVAID nounces Harold Black, county 4- says Don Coin Walrod, county pounds of hydrated lime and mix TAsR 3f IB Portland 13, Oro May 21, 1954 extension agent. thoroughly to form a thick paste. H extension agent. Prior to this time the bark Then thin it to the desired con Two places to visit include the 4-H Club Leader 8 Years— Lowit Blueblood rabbitry and the would not slip easily, making sistency with fresh water. 35 Yrs. a Resident of county Where a mild disinfectant ac Rabbit Meat Company. Black peeling a difficult job. It is es- I —Ex-Lcgger and Dairyman states lhat various phases in rab sential that the bark be removed tion is desir d, 1 quart of crude bit management, such as feeding, from prist material when it is to carbolic acid can be added to the 1 ... by checking all clothing i butchering, sanitation, breeds of be treated by a cold-soak method above mixture, according to Wal Honesty — Courtesy • now Have it clean for sum- i rabbits and equipment will be using materials such as penta rod. Alum added to the mix re Fairness to All « mcr use. We can handle your duces flaking. seen. chlorophenol, says Walrod. a work to your satisfaction. Those planning to attend should Normally, Douglas fir is not —Paid Political Adv.— meet at the Scappoose grade well suited to using as fence posts, Mayan hieroglyphics have school at 9:30 am. on May 15. but when given an adequate never been deciphered. a This week's unclaimed num- Everyone is to bring their own treatment the life of such non a her fix $5 cleaning credit: lunch. durable woods is increased from a 070581 about six to 15 or mor? years. ■ More than 15.800 persons were However, the fact that the posts killed in week end traffic acci- need to be r:—?led and seasoned i dents last year before soak ng m >ans that the « user needs u anticipate his needs - In 1953, 269,360 ped strums ahead of time « d were injured in U S. tra.'lic ac- Pentachlorophenol, n o r m a lly 4 cidents. called “penta" for short, has an advantage over most other wood preservatives in that it is more toxic to wood decaying agents than creosote and it is practically insoluable in water so it is not leached out. Penta is easier than many other preservatives in that a hot soak treatment is not required and hence the fire hazard is minimiz ed Danger is not prolonged. Freshly cut, green Douglas fir posts treated by the “salt meth od also provide excellent, lasting posts and is a “best buy.” The KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 1 advantag - in this type of treat ment is in the fact that there u Oregon's largest - selling no delay in seasoning and the la straight bourbont bor involved is less. However, the penta treatm -nt gives slightly better post. NE LOW PRICES White Wash Use, Formulas Given SEAWRIGHT'S VERNONIA INSURANCE : M. 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