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t THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1955 THE EAGLE, VBRNONIA, ORE Sheep Producers association in the past, but we will have to ad cooperation with the extension mit that the more we see of it, BY DON COIN WALROD service. The association indi the more we think of it. We have County Extension Agent cates that the purpose of this pro now reached a point where we some difference in adaptation ol gram is to recognize commercial recommend it over all other clo vers, including Ladino Clover. varieties over the state, but for ewe flocks that are especially ef We do not mean to imply that ficient in the production of lambs the northern part of the Willa the New Zealand white clover and wool, and to encourage mette Valley, including Columbia would be superior for all areas, county, the Du Puits variety greater participation in produc but trials indicate that it will out tion practices that enable farm seems to be outstanding from the produce Ladino in the cooler yield standpoint. At Corvallis, ers to make more profit from their sheep enterprises. coastal counties. This includes DuPuits was top in the yield, Enrollments in this program Columbia county. Ladino would with a 4 year average yield of be recommended only 6.36 tons of dry forage per acre. must be made by December 1, normally is possible to irrigate, It is maintaining that yield too, and the minimum flock must have where it Zealand not only res- but New at least 35 ewes. We have some but some of the other varieties ponds to irrigation, but it is able good ewe flocks here in Columbia are producing less each year. to produce well under many non Grimm, for instance, has drop county, and the sheep industry is irrigated conditions. It is far growing We feel that it has ped from an average of 5 03 to a superior to what is called "white considerable potential and would 1954 yield of 3 81 tons. like to see some of our growers dutch”. I We understand that seed of participate in the sheep roduc- Everyone that we know that some of these newer varieties like tion contest. We have all the has tried this clover here in the DuPuits will be available for forms and information on the county is enthusiastic about it. planting this year. That, coupled program for those who would Ron Engbretson planted some on with the fact that the agricultur like to consider it. the Nolla Angus ranch, Clatska al conservation program of the nie, a year ago August. For som? ASC office is planning to include New Zealand white clover has reason it didn't come along too alfalfa as an approved species for had a great deal of publicity in well that fall and early this federal cost sharing in 1956, spring, but now it has become es tablished and Ron is well pleased with it. He says that it is far better than the adjoining Ladino field, and there is no slug damage in it. AROUND THE FARM While Columbia County does mt have large acreages of alfalfa, many folk« including ourselves, feel that we could well increase the acreage of this important for age crop. It even has a possibili ty on some of the deeper, well «trained hill «oils. Although alfalfa does not re quire nitrogen fertilizers due to Hie fact that certain bacteria growing in conjunction with it father nitrogen directly from the air, it 1« rather a heavy feeder on most of the other plant food ele- ment. In addition it requires a nearly neutral soil, meaning that almost all of our soils will need to be limed. Recently E R. Jackman, OSC farm crops specialist, summarized liie work that the experiment sta tion at Corvallis and the branch experiment stations have been doing the last few years with alfalfa This particular work has should mean that more alfalfa to do mostly with varieties and will be planted in the county. Because of the earliness of the yield. It is evident that there is first cutting, utilization of an al falfa crop is rather difficult un less it is possible to put the first crop into a silo, and use succeed- ing crops for hay. Folks who have used this program are most Forest trees for Oregon farms enthusiastic about it. and woodlands are now available to landowners from the state For the second year a sheep nursery, advises Don Coin Wal production contest is being spon- rod, county extension agent. Landowners may order trees sored by the Oregon Purebred from the state for purposes other than ornamental. Trees can be BURNS TV AND planted for reforestration, Christ inas trees, wind protection, ero RADIO REPAIR sion control, and post production. They can be planted only outside Service Calls Taken uf incorporated city limits. Daytime and Evenings These trees, usually 2 year old stock, may be secured by sending Phone HA 9-5441 order to the nursery. Special i blanks for this purpose are avail able from the county extension office. Trees are sold at cost and will carry with the species. This years cost ranges from ten to fifteen dollars per thousand, ex cept in the case of very large quantity orders of Douglas Fir. There are seven conifers and EASY TERMS five hardwoods available that are adapted to planting in Western Oregon. The shipping season for tree» extends from November, 1955 to March 31, 1956. Since ship ping dates can be specified, it is well to order trees early, says Walrod, as supplies of certain species may become exhausted Ute in the planting season. Trees Available To Landowners The Long-Bell LUMBER .* COMPANY Vernonia Division s When You Order Coffee H H ORDER FOLGER'S Payment On Approved Credit BURNS TV AND RADIO Last spring we obtained a small amount of seed of a new hybrid sweet com through the Oregon State College Experiment Sta- tion for trial locally. The pre- vious year’s trials indicated that it was a high quality com that was earlier than Golden Cross bantam Ten other counties re ceived seed for trial Reports from all are in now and we have a summary of the results. Indi cations are that this variety call ed “Canearly”, is one to two weeks earlier than Golden Cross bantam, ears are short to medium in length and production is good to heavy. It has deep kernels with some variation in color, and is very sweet. It is good either fresh or processed but will be for home use rather than commercial processing. H H for the best coffee you have ever tasted. H GET IT AT FINE Groceries Meats—Vegetables H SAM’S FOOD STOPÆ Free Delivery HA 9 5501 H H BEN'S BARBER SHOP Expert Tonsorial Work Vernonia. Oregon iPhone HA 9-3462 NEHALEM VALLEY ’ MOTOR FREIGHT What about New ’56 Dodge holds more official AAA records for performance than all other cars combined I Turn I he hey; push a button GET TUE FEEL OF SUCCESS ! Next Christmas? 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