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< THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 1955 THE EAGLE, VBRWONIA, ORE flDATTMB THF FHDM BY DON COIN WALHOD CUlUUIlU mil f HAITI County Extension Agent Fertilizers paid off in higher yields of potatoes for Fred Zim merman, Apiary, in trials that he conducted this summer for his own information. In an effort to find out just how much benefit he was getting from fertilizers on his soil, Fred used fertilizer on some rows and left others with out. In the trial, a 6-20-20 fertilizer was used at the rate of 600 pounds per acre. From the in formation supplied by soil tests, this should have been about right, as this soil was somewhat low in both phosphate and pot ash. In addition potatoes use re latively high amounts of potash. The rows in this potato patch were 207 feet long. For com parison 1 fertilized row, contain ing 117 hills, was dug and the potatoes sorted by grade. There was a total of 270 pounds of po tatoes, with 162 pounds of them being number ones, 67 pounds of number two and 41 pounds of culls. An unfertilized row containing J29 hills produced a total of 167 >pounds of potatoes of which 111 5 pounds were number 1, 28 pounds graded number two and 28 pounds ± -cull. On the basis of these results, the fertilizer boosted yields of number ones by more than a ton and a half per acre and number twos by more than a ton. It alto increased the number of culls by slightly more than 700 pounds, and Fred indicates that the fer tilized potatoes were larger and | were a little more knobby. If irrigation water had been avail- . able, it might have been possibl? ito control to some degree. Because movement of frozen BURNS TV AND RADIO REPAIR Service Calls Taken Daytime and Evenings Phone HA 9-5441 No Down Payment On Approved Credit EASY TERMS BURNS TV AND RADIO 7S3 2nd St. — Ph. HA 9 5441 fruits out of storage has a great influence on the market, we know that local strawberry growers will welcome the news that 9.2 million pounds of strawberries moved out of storage during October 1955. I The holdings of eleven differ ent fruit crops were recently re ported on by the agricultural marketing service. Of the 11, only three were in smaller sup ply than a year ago, blackberries, down ten per cent, blueberries down 17 per cent, and grapes down 27 per cent. The increase of strawberry holdings amounted to about 19 per cent as of Novem ber 1. wage earners rights in Oregon Subject: Training for Skilled Trades When the outgo exceeds the in come. the upkeep is the downfall. WHY NOT JOIN THE HEALTH PARADE! Shippers can take a tip from wise old Santa l or « hi tunc delivery and cartful handling to all ma- jor points in the United States, choose Spokane, Next tune you make a shipment, call your S P 4S freight agent. I or information call: C. L. Johnson. Railroad Station Oeeerol Offkac American tank lldg , Partland, Ora. SP9K.I.XE. I’OIITI.AM) and SEATTLE RAILWAY SYSTEM Grain feeding ewes for six weeks before lambing is a good practice for preventing preg nancy disease in ewes, according to Lou Oester, county extension agent at large. This disease is rather common in sheep that are underfed dur ing the gestation period. The cause of the disease is malfunc tion of the metabolism of sugars and may occur in either thin or fat ewes. In the first stages, the affected ewes lag behind the flock or stand around by themselves and seem unthrifty. Later, they go down and turn their heads around to the side. A paralysis of the hind quarters also sets in. In this stage, a drench 3 or 4 times a day of one-half cup sugar in one pint of water usually brings abou recovery. Prevention is better than a cure and this disease can usually be prevented by feeding one-half pound of grain per day p?r ewe. This would amount to less than 25 pounds of grain per ewe for this Young men are trained to be come journeymen in skilled trades right on their jobs in ap prenticeship. BaSLc regulations for this training are fixed by law. The training course for each trade is formed by committees equally representing labor and management of the particular in dustry with approval of the state apprenticeship council. Here are some apprentice queries. Q. How can a young man start training for a trade? A. There are four steps: 1. Determine what he would like for a lifetime vocation and take aptitude tests to see if he is adapted for the work. These tests may be taken at any state em ployment office. (Skilled trades require above-average facility in hand work as well as physical fit ness and good mental ability.) 2. Consult an apprenticeship su- perisor to be certain the desired trade is apprenticeable. 3. Take ordinary employment channels to seek a job which pro ROYAL vides the training. 4. Join the employer in secur The World's First ing approval of the local appren TRULY MODERN ticeship committee of an appren ticeship agreement which assures Portable Typewriter training in all phases of the trade THE VERNONIA EAGLE while earning on the job. Q. One of my boys wants to be Ph. HA 9 3372 — Vernonia, Ore. a painter and the other a book keeper. Can they acquire these vocations as prrentices in on-the- job-training? A. Skills of the painter trade may be acquired through appren ticeship. The boy desiding book keeper training would not be a candidate for apprenticeship un der the Oregon law since a book keeper’s abilities are not involved primarily with manual skills. If you have a question, write Commissioner Norman O. Nilsen, state Bureau of Labor, Salem, Oregon. Good farm records are a basic tool that the farmer needs for in creasing the efficiency and in come of his farming program, ac cording to Lou Oester, county ex tension agent at large. The first step is to secure a good farm record book and keep an account of all expenses, receipts, and other pertinent information on the farming program. This may be done on each individual enterprise or on the whole farm ing program. The latter uj the easier method and will be satis factory for most farms. Records are often kept only fpr income tax and social security purposes. However, the greatest value in records is to use them in planning the farm program and making the program more ef ficient, stated Oester. The far mer can compare his records with those of other farmers and with experimental data to determin ’ the cause of any difference in in come. Many measures of efficiency have been set up by farmers themselves. Dairymen realize that an average of 5,500 pounds of milk per cow is not enough to make a profitable enterprise. Yet this is the national average. Dairy Herd Improvement association members have an avrage of 9,- 253 pounds of milk per cow. Their records have helped them cull their herds and follow other man agement practices that increased GEMS OF THOUGHT their production per cow. HOPE AND JOY Poultry men realize that under Artificial optimism alienates good management their hens should average from 225 to 250 more friends than it makes. —F. C. Aspley eggs per year. If their records A propensity to hope and joy show lower production, they can analyze their records further to is real riches; one to fear and determine why their production sorrow is real poverty. —David Hume is lower. A happy man or woman is a Record keeping requires very little time if a suitable system is radiant focus of good will, and used. Most folks feel that this their entrance into a room is as time is well spent. The Oregon though another candle has been farm record book and assistance lighted. —-Robert Louis Stevenson in keeping records may be secur When the destination is desir ed from the county extension able, expectation speeds our pro agent. gress. — Mary Baker Eddy Get into the habit of looking for the silver lining of the cloud, and, when you have found it, continue to look at it, rather than at the leaden gray in the middle. It will help you over many hard places. —A A. Willitts It is almost always when things ar? all blocked up and impossible that a happening comes. If you are sure and rea dy, that is all you need. God is turning the world around all the time. —Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney Portland and Seattle Railway. Grain Feeding Aids In Lambing Drink MILK daily for your health's sake, and when you drink MILK know you are receiving the best by drinking Nehalem Dairy ; MILK. Order yours today at your favorite indepen- J dent grocery! NEHALEM JfllRV PRODUCTS (0. 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