• - " " r M - ty r c i i i n n n n n u o f _BROOKINGS, OREGON
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LILY BULBS ABE $600,000 CUBBY COUNTY INUUSTRY
Curry County Economic Survey
as fruits, and vegetables seeds G row ers Association andl local
and lawn and p astu re seeds. bulb grow ers, a plot of ground
They would also like to have a one to two aci. > in ex ten t for
crop th at could be produced on experim ental purposes in the
available land in this are a not B rookings-H arbor
area. This
suited to bulb growing.
plot would be obtained on a least-
The com m ittee recom m ends! basis for a period not less thai
th at the news le tte r form erly is th ree years. The experim ental
sued by the O regon S ta te De plots would be used for the fol
purposes: 1. Develop
p artm en t of A griculture on lowing
H o rticu ltu re topics be re-activ m ent of a oom m unity m o th er
ated. They suggest th at the Ex block. 2. N em atode control. 3
tension Service, E xperim ent S t a S tudy of rotation crops. 4. >
tion. organizations and the O re study to develop a lte rn a tiv e
gon S ta te D epartm ent of A gri crops. 5. Development of new
c u ltu re cooperate to issue a lily varieties. 6. Weed contrdk
q u arte rly new s le tte r which 7. Insect control.
would ca rry a b stra cts on the
It as agreed, by those present
w ork Ix'ing done on specialty th at th e m aintenance of suet
crops.
plots would rest m ainly w ith tht
The com m ittee recom m ends the hx'al extension office.
I
developm ent of a specialty crop
short course to be held on the
Oregon S ta te College cam pus, I
Report Of Specialty Crop Committee
K. B. Lee, Brookings
Roy S pringer, H arbor
B. E. D ahlstrom , Brookings
F red G ustafson, Brookings
C. P. W att, Brookings
R. I. Oliver, H arbor
H ow ard C antrall, H arbor
Joe K nutsen. H arbor
K. W. r riest, Count> Extension
Agent, S ecretary
At the present time, C urry
County s ag ricu ltu ral income,
from the production of lily bulbs
exceeds $600.000.00
Since the close of W orld W ar
II the trend has been from many
sm all grow ers to a few, larger,
more efficient operations in this
ag ric u ltu ral industry This trend
has been greatly influenced by
increased production costs, caus
ed by higher wage rates, taxes
and land values. x
LAND USE
The com m ittee felt th a t all
the available land in the so u th
ern end of C urry County suitable
for lily bulb production w as now
being used. F u rth e r expansion in
acreage would have to lie made
on u nsuitable land. Anyone try
ing to get into the bulb industry
in this a re a should take this into
consideration. The com m ittee
felt th a t it would be unwise to
encourage any fu rth e r expansion
of the bulb industry due to the
lim ited am ount of adaptable
land and available w ater th a t
would be neoesary for irrigation
This com m ittee feels th a t the
bulb in d u stry at the present
is q u ite well stabilized and this
stability should be m aintained.
SIZE O F U N IT : An econom
ical sized unit at the present
tim e is 16 acres. F our acres of
which should be planted to bulbs
each year. A th ree year rotation
should be followed. Bulbs should
follow a sod crop. P lanting
should yield 25,000 com mercial
bulbs per acre. Two and one-half
acres usually yields 50,000 com
mercial bulbs, and furnishes
planting stock.
M ECH A N IZA TIO N : The bulb
industry is p retty well m echan
ized. As m any operations as poss-
I ible a re now being done by mach-
ines. The F arm Im plem ent Com-
panics are doing considerable
am ount of research to perfect
better m achines and they are be
ing tried by the grow ers as fast
as they come along. Phis trend
is expected to continue in the
future.
Some of the com m ittee m e m
bers felt th at perhaps th? col
lege should conduct som e re
search in th is area on grading.
Much of the grading m ade av ail
able through private research is
too big and expensive for grow
ers in this area. The m achines
are not econom ically p ractical
for the size enterp rise the grow
ers to operate.
M echanization is necessary in
speeding up the handling o per
ations as well as reducing costs.
G rading is the one place w here
this m echanization is lacking.
W EED CO N TRO L: The com
m ittee would like to see more
w ork done w ith selective type
weed spray. They recognize th at
much w ork has already been
done by the college and private
industry, but they would like to
see this w ork increased and com-
tinued. D em onstrations and tria l
plots should be established in the
county and the resu lts should be
m ore conclusive than just killing
the weeds. T his com m ittee would
like to have th e college m aintain
trial plots continuously, testing
new chem icals as fa st as they
come along and not only ch ?ck
for weed control, but effect on
soil organism s and long tim e
effect on the lily bulb production.
It is felt th a t m any grow ers are
using these new chem icals based
on research conducted on diff-
¿er.t type .-.oils and u nder differ
en t c k m al.c conditions tha, of
those th a t exist in this concen-
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tra te d production area.
Along w ith this sam e thinking
it was recommended th a t a coun
ty agent trained in H o rticu ltu re
I lie stationeod in th is are a and
w ork m ore closely w ith the bulb
grow ers and tria ls being con
ducted in the area. Some discuss
ion took place regarding th e
costs for establishing an E x te n
sion office in the area and it w as
felt by the com m ittee th a t p er
haps it wouldn’t be necessary
to station an agent in the are a
perm anently, but from the Gold
Beach office an agent could be
available in this area a ce rtain
num ber of days each week.
(Suggested three days» this the
com m ittee felt th a t th e C ounty
Agent would be m ore beneficial
i to them under this system .
RO TA TIO N : R otation is an
absolute necessity to good bulb
growing. However, at the pres
ent tim e conflicting recom m end
atio n s are being m ade by the
college pertaining to the crops
to use. This is all very confus
ing to the grow er. One d e p a rt
m ent recommends a legume crop
and an other says th at legum es
a re conducive to
ncm atod?
trouble. The com m ittee would
like to have rep resen tativ es of
the college coordinate and ca rry
out this experim ental w ork in
this area on th e soils th a t are
growing the bulbs.
F E R T IL IZ E R : The com m ittee
feels th a t nearly every bulb
grow er in C urry County uses a
different fertilizer. It advises
th a t w ork conducted by Dr.
Stevens some years ago be re-
irsta ted . Need some work done
n leaf analysis, and am ounts of
fertilizers to apply and tim e ol
application. Need work on appli
cation on fertilizers through an
'
system.
IRRIG A TIO N : The com m ittee
•. i, ii . like to see an educational
program carried out by the E x
tension S nvice th at would m ake
¡i.i in th s area aw are of th e
•t that ,he w ater supply for
irifc-L n in this a re a is lim ited
and th at every effort possible
should be taken to conserve the
w ater table level. SCS is suposed
to m ake a survey to determ ine
he present level. The com m ittee
vould like to see this acccmp-
shed. The com m ittee also rec
ommends that the college m ake
•nodic w ater an; lysis to d e te r
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changes th a t m ight occur. It
was felt th a t as th e w ate r level
dropped some grow ers might
s ta rt pum ping salt w ater via
th eir irrig atio n system s onto
th eir bulbs.
This com m ittee recommends
th a t w ork be conducted in this
area to d eterm in e minimum
am ounts of w a te r needed to
properly irrig a te th e bulbs. A fter
th e m inim um ra te s are e s ta b
lished, the Extension Service
should do ev erything possible to
influence grow ers to sta y w ithin
the recom m ended am o u n ts of
w ater. T his would help to con
serve th e w a te r supply.
W ork being done by the col
lege to d eterm ine the tim e foi
irrigating, th e am ount of w ater
to use and length of tim e to run
system should be continued.
G row ers should be inform ed re
garding w a te r rights legislation,
and should be encouraged to ap
ply for w a te r rig h ts as soon a.s
possible.
the w holesale d istrib u ters and
greenhouse o p erato rs or bulb
forcers,.
A suggested snort
course for these perons m ight
help to im prove th e handling
and sto rag e methixls. It was also
felt th at the tran sp o rta tio n com
panies should tra in th eir pers
onnel in m ethods o e stacking and
storing bulbs for and during
tran sit. Many bulbs have been
held in the production a re a by
the tru ck e rs too long a period of
tim e as well as at unfavorable
tem p eratu res. Muon of this coul 1
lx* corrected through an ed u c at
ion program .
M A RK ETIN G : Manv im prove
m ents can be m ade in this livid.
Some consideration should In
given to the shifts th a t a re ta k
ing place ion the num ber of buy
ers in th e field has not affected
the bulb industry yet, but it is
felt th a t this shifting should he
w atched and when it s ta rts to
affect the bulb in d u stry changes
should lx1 m ade to equalize the
D ISE A SE CONTROL:
Hie n um ber of buyers and sellers
com m ittee recom ends that w erk
The com m ittee recognizes the
he conducted by the research
need
for additional work' in lhe
w o rk ers on field tests as well as
greenhouse tests, but they feel field of packaging. They feel
it would be m ore beneficial to : that package lining m ay help to
th e in d u stry if these diseases m aintain quality and bring b et
could l>e isolated in the field and te r prices for the bulbs It is
control m easures taker, prior to also felt that consum er s.zed
harvest tim e. The com m ittee packages probably w ' never b
would like to call atten tio n to a m ajo r facto r in the hull) in
w ork th a t has been dene in dustry, hut some "v p erim en tat
C onnecticut and reported on in ion should lx* done along th
the C onnecticut Floral Assoc- line. Cost studies should also I *
ation, B ulletin No. 2.54 dated carried out to determ ine the ec
Decemlier 1955. The com m itteee onomics involved. The IJSDA and
i 'comm ends th at if research OSC should coonerate on thif
w orkers are not acquainted w ith work. T rum an Fassum , Cost and
this w ork they become ac q u ain t Research ranch USDA, has off
ered to b.dp on this tyjx- of
ed w ith it.
project.
The g reatest problem co n fro n t
ing the bulb grow ers is th a t of
L E G ISLA T IO N : At the pres
root rot. T hey would like to ent f me bulb im portation ha
know th e cause* of this and a not been to much of a problem,
control for it.
but it is f^lt that import dui <
and
restrictions should lx* m ain
C E R TIFIC A T IO N PRO G R A M :
The com m ittee considers that tained at present levels. Along
this sam e line the com m ittee
a certification program would be
helpful and m ay be necessary in feels th at the Extension Service
the future. However, at the pres should incorporate in its ed u c at
en t tim e the trad e does not re ional program an effort to en
quire it and until the trad e is courage bulb grow ers to join
b e tte r inforrr>?d and willing to and support existing o rg an izat
pay a prem ium for bulbs the ions th at work tow ard b etter-
com m ittee feels th at it would not m ent of the industry. (E xam ple:
pay a grow er to produce bulbs The Society of A m erican F lo r
for certification. It would a ls o 1 ists) T his tyjx' organization is
be difficult to obtain isolation in w orking on legislation favorable
to the bulb industry as well as
this area due to the lim ited land
program s th at help prom ote th e
th a t is available.
use of bulbs and flowers. All of
NEW V A R IE T IE S: T his com the activities conducted by such
m ittee feels th a t the Croft strain organizations help bulb grow ers
ill probably run out one of indirectIv. T herefore this com-
ihese days. Therefore, it would m $tt«‘i? feels th a t all grow ers
be advisable to have a v ariety should support this type of oig-
stablisf *d th at would replace anization and its work
he Croft. T hey realize th a t th e:
A LTER N A TE C R O PS: The
breeding w ork is very slow, but
com m ittee feels th a t OSC should
hej w ant th • college to continue
conduct some r<«each in the field
th eir work.
of a lte rn a te crops, They would
H ANDLING AND STO RAG E: like to have a crop th at would
Many m istakes are being m ade supplem ent the income from the
n handling and storing bulbs. bulbs and also fit into the crop
These m istak es reduce th e q u al ro tatio n plan. Land values and
ity of the bulbs. An educational taxes are increasing and it is be
’ rogram conducted by the E x coming more im portant to m ake
tension Service would help (his b etter use of the land The com
situation The fault not only lies m ittee would like to have the
w ith the grow ers hut w itl the college conduct research that
’ ersons handling the bulbs in the would include m ark etin g poss
m ark etin g chain The truckers, ibilities for a lte rn a te crops such
Im m ediate action w as urged
th a t the P acific Bulb G rowers
contact C ongressm en and Rep
resentatives urging the provision
of additional funds for a m ore
increased and intensified insect
control experim ental program on
lily bulbs u nder th e specific
supervision of Dr.
C harles
D oucette, USDA, Entom ologist,
Sum ner, W ashington.
The com m ittee recom m ends
th at the se cretary co n tact the
D ean of A g ricu ltu ra l E n g in eer
ing D epartm ent fo r the develop
m ent of root p runing equipm ent
for lily bulbs. It was fu rth e r
recom m ended th a t the develop
m ent of such r»x)t pruning equip
m ent lx* th e resu lt of the com
bined thinking of the County
Agent in Gold Beach, Oregon
S ta te College B otany D e p a rt
m ent and the A g ricu ltu ral E ng
ineering D epartm ent.
The final recom m endation re
garding the use of experim ental
plots in the B rookings-H arbor
area w as m ade as follows:
The C om m ittee recom m ends
th a t O S C o b ta in , through the
cooperation of th e County Ex-
t 'iisio n Service, the Pacific Bulb
Auto Increase
According to the com putations
of the U niversal C.I.T. Credit
C orporation th ere will lx* an in
crease of m ore th an 523,(XX) care
registered in Oregon during the
next ten years. T his ou tfit fig
ures th e re will be 16,000 more
fam ilies living in th e s ta te it
1965 th an th ere a re now in '56
The survey: according to G. R
M cElhany of S eattle, vice-pres
ident, points convincingly to a
higher level of p rosperity in the
fu tu re. P assenger ears registered
in Oregon should be 1,127,000
o r an increase of 85 percent ovej
th e 604,000 now registered. Mc
E lhany adds As for fam ilies, hi
foresaw a gain of 31 percen t
raising the to ta l to m ore th a i
710,(XX) as com pared to about
544,(MX) now,
M ixlernization of highw ays
and stree ts, including relief of
city congestion anil provision for
m ore parking facilities, are v ita
considerations in view of the ex
pected increase in a u to regis
tratio n s, the vice-president said
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