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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1954)
Cji " - - . i i Many Columbia Slieep on Riddell Farm MONMOUTH Jimmie Riddell, Monmouth, widely-known sheep breeder, pictured here with his Colum bia stud rani, doesn't think the sheep business looks too bad this winter. Tve seen lamb prices lower l at this time1 of the year," he told the Statesman farm editor. (Statesman Farm Photo.) If V 1 r ; V if, s t "i MONMOUTH "Hey, where yon going with my baby, cowboyr this Columbia ewe asks five-year-old Dnane Riddell, who brought the twin into the house to show his mother, Mrs. Jimmie Riddell, who besides taking care of the house and three young sons, is a senior at Oregon College of Education. - .... . -mm A - 1 J A - 1 41 t Dnane attends kindergarten school (Statesman Farm Photo.) Three Generations of Riddell Family Find Breeding Slieep n. Kj lAMJ&VClXl.l-Xt.M. I J By LILLIE L. MADSEN Farm Editor, The Statesman MONMOUTH Down through the years,! on the average, the sheep business is pretty good. It has its ups and its downs, to be sure, but still, as a whole, it runs to a good substantial business. -People just 1 can't find any sub , stitute for Iamb thank good ness! I These were among the com ments made by Jimmie Riddell, as we Mr. and Mrs. Riddell, the farm photographer and I sat in the spacious living room talking farming land drinking coffee. " Five-year-old Duane, dressed in a cowboy suit was there also, to assist He even went out and brought in one of the twin lambs, born recently, to demonstrate how very huskey a little lamb can be. I I There Is jno doubt that Riddell knows, the sheep business. He is the third generation in the work, with his S three sons showing an interest lor! the fourth one. Grandfather Started It "Dad, who is James Riddell of Monmouth4-my name's Jimmie, not James-i-was born in Lebanon. His fatherf was William. Grand father was raising sheep even be fore my; dad and mother were married. My father always raised sheep, and, I started- through 4-H work. Our three boys, Mike, 10 years, and Allan, 8, along with Duane here seemingly have in herited the interest too," Rid dell remarked. 'Lincoln; and Cotswolds were the first breeds raised by the Riddells. To these have been added iHampshires, Columbias and Cofriedales. r In his opinion, the day of the black face sheep is here again. These are? better mutton sheep, he said, as he added that the white faced sheep were the wool producers x "But right now the meat end is better than the wool in paying out" he explained. MI think the future lis' in lamb and not so ' ffiucfr ins wooL However, the range breeders prefer the white- faced ewes to cross with the blackfaced rams, providing a : market for both types." There fare around 130 ewes kept for lambing each year on the 500-acre ranch which r lies ' just a little to the north of Mon- moutbj while grains, are also grown,' with field peas, and grey oats in most of the diverted acres from wheat, pasture is the heavy production on the farm, j - e & s v : i,sf - out can naraiy wan w g nume M. til SIS JWJKsKsMM. Heavy Pasturing Used "We put in a heavy pasture mixture last June. We sowed fes cue, sudan, rye, subclover, red clover, alfalfa and rape. The rape, of course, was just for quick pasture. We began pasturing in August" Riddell went on in re sponse to questions. We asked about the fertiliza tion program. "Usually we put around 100 pounds of 16-20 on the ground in March. We'll put some on the pasture just as soon as it clears enough to let us get on it We also fertilize our wheat and we pasture it quite heavily. We put the sheep on in February and let them pasture the wheat until April. "You can't set a definite time for pasturing wheat because on some soils you can pasture ear lier or later than on others. Sea sens vary too," the sheepman continued in answer to prompt ing. California Market Good Only the cull sheep find their way onto the market from the Riddell band. The better speci mens are sold here in the valley, in Southern Oregon and in the California breeding markets. In fact, Riddell said, that the big California sale is one of the best markets. A total of 30 young rams were held over by Riddell, for the 1954 ram sale in California the first week in May. Of course, he added, a few of these will be sold locally before then. ! There's al ways a spring demand for rams. When querried on the eastern Oregon market Riddell said he had never tried for that because there was sufficient demand in California and the' Willamette Valley to take care of most of the sheep they produced. "We have our own Oregon ram sale too at Albany in Au gust he reminded us. Besides Jimmie. his father and his grandfather, there are others of the Riddell name associated with the sheep industry. There is an uncle, William, whose im portation of Romneys a few years ago gave much interest to that breed in Oregon. And this Riddell has a son, Eldon, who has added much to the Riddell name as representative of fine sheen breeding. And originally associated with James Riddell were two other brothers, Dave and Ed. v r r -The Riddells just run to sheep," 'Jimmie .smiled, adding that "they've been a pretty good thing for ns to like." . . r ?7 - , ; wn amy to neip wa w snccp. Seed Growers To Hear About Merion Grass Higher yields of cleaner seed crops at lower production costs will . be discussed at a Marion county seed meeting scheduled for Waldo Hills .Community Clubhouse; on the Stayton road, five miles south of Silverton, Jan. 12, 10 a.m. A panel of local seed growers and dealers will tell of their ex perience in producing, cleaning and marketing seed. Included in the panel; are Roy King, produc er and cleaner of chewing fes cue and bentgrass; Floyd Fox, producer land cleaner; E. I. Rose, a Merion Bluegrass pro ducer; Roy Wilcox, manager of the Pratum Cooperative,? and J. J. : Doerfler, bentgrass grow er. I A quartet of specialists from Oregon State College, including Harold Finnell, Tom Jackson, Ray Teal and Rex Warren, will be on hand to discuss soils, mar ket news service and I farm crops, certification," seed! grow ing and i the general seed out look, t Hollis Ottaway, Marion Count ty extension agent reports that there will be some changes in the seed industry because of surpluses. Included in the sur plus seeds now are Altai fescue and ladino clover. Crops that ap pear favorable are Merion blue- grass, chewing fescue, highland bent common ryegrass , and crimson I clover. f Merion bluegrass will have special mention at the meeting. This crop has been in very short supply. During the past year some growers in Oregon grossed ' over $2,000 per acre. Other growers in the same area have grossed less than $100 per acre., j , A similar meeting'will 'be held in Polk County the following day, Jan. 13, in the Dallas City hall, N. JohaTIansen, county extensions-agent reports. This win start at 10:30 a.m. ndthe same specialists are goingNto speak as will appear in Marion county and a panel ox Folk county I producers and ware housemen, not yet named, will discuss j local problems. Anyone interested in the seed business is invited to attend either meeting. f ' The famed cedars of Lebanon are often employed in the Scrip tures as symbols of power, pros perity and longevity. ' t . i . 1 . Farm Income Tax Changes Pointed Out Farmers who built grain stor age bins or who terraced land during 1953 may find they can benefit from income . tax changes, Manning! Becker, ag ricultural - economist at the state college said Wednesday. Becker, who is widely known in the Silverton area, his wife being the former Lois Legard of Silverton, explained that the law now provides that the cost of building corn cribs or grain bins can be written off morei' rt it.- rri quicjuy over w moauts. xne last congress put this incentive in the law to encourage farmers to build more storage bins and cribs. Becker said the cost may be 1 spread over a longer time. But . anyone who decides to deduct i in 60 months must indicate his ! Honieinn urithin a vpar after 1ht new storage structure is built ! costs is the result of a recent court decision, ine economist said a court had ruled that ter racing costs are ; deductible as operating experience in the year terraces were finished. Now all terracing costs with the exception of the farmer's own labor can be deducted or handled like any qther operat ing cost Until this year, they could be deducted only when the farm was sold. Two filing choices are open to persons who get two - thirds of their total (income from farming. They may file and pay j their tax on or before Jan. 31, or they may file and pay an es timate by Jan. 15. Those who choose the estimate method then have until March 15 to file their return and pay the bal ance. Farm record books for keep ing accurate accounts for farm income taes are : available from the county extension agents. Swine Growers Asked to Submit Grade Choices Changing the grade names for slaughter hogs is being consider ed by the U.S. department of ag riculture. Producers and market ing men who are not satisfied with the present grade may sub mit their views, j USDA recently announced that it is considering: a proposal by a swine industry! committee to change the present grades, of Choice No. 1, Choice No. 2, and Choice No. 3, to Good and Over fat Medium and cull grades would remain the same. Interested, persons will have un til Feb. 14 to submit views and comments on the proposal. Let ters may be sent to the director. Livestock Branch, Production and Marketing Administration, USDA, Washington 25, D.C. B jove on these famous -..'' , ; J fv ? (i ' -- y V, ' I SPECIAL DRY-SKIN MIXTURE U Reg. $4.00. Sole $175 J j Reg. $2.25... Sole $1.00 Jj j CELLOGEN HORMONE CREAM j Reg. $5.00. Sole $2.50 , M HORMONE HAND CREAM " ' f Reg. $2-50 .!. . . Sole $L25 U pnew pirn tah , i 1. . -. . L . , s CAPITAL DRUG STORE 405 STATE ST. CORNER OF LIBERTY , - h- i -.j j- - WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS : ' Farm Calendar Jan. 7-Final day of Oregon Livestock Conference, OSC. Jan. 7-8-r-Oregon Dairyman's Association convention, Ontar io. .:. " ? Jan. 8 Oregon HopjGrowers Conference, OSC. I Jan. 11 Yamhill County Winter Seed meeting, Fair Building, McMinnville, 10 a.m. Jan. 12 Polk County Live stock: Association meeting, Rickreall. 3 . Jan. 12 Marion County Seed Meeting, Waldo Hills Club House, 10 a.m. f Jan. 12-14 Landscape con struction and maintenance short course, Withycojmbe halL OSC. j Jan. 13 Polk County Seed Growers meeting, Dallas City Hall, 10:30 a.m. ! Jan. 15 Yamhill Livestock Association meeting,? city li brary, McMinnville, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 19 Linn County Live stock Association meeting, Leb anon, j Jan. 19 Polk County 4-H officers training school, Rick reall Grade School, 1 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 Willamette Produc tion Credit Association, annual stockholders meeting, Marion Hotel, Salem. Jan. 25-27 Westejrn Oregon Livestock Association conven tion, Senator Hotel. I Jan. 25 Soil Fertility meet ing, Middle Grove, il Jan. 26-28 Annual 4-H Club leaders conference, OSC. Jan. 26-28 Annual 4-H Club leaders conference, OSC. Jan. 28-29 Oregon Essential Oil Growers League, OSC. Feb. 1 Soil Fertility meeting, Middlegrove. Feb. 2 Fruit tree and nut in formation meeting, Fair Building, McMinnville, 8 p. m. I Feb. 4-5 Annual animal nutri tion conference, OSC; I Feb. 6 M.t Angel Creamery business meeting, Mt Angel, 10 a. m. j Feb. 6 Oregon Swine Growers Bred Gilt sale, Salem; 12 noon. , Feb. 8-10 Fruit and vegetable j handlers short course, Multnomah Hotel. n S Feb. 8 Soil fertility meeting, j Middlegrove School.!! ; Feb. 10 Blue Lake, Packers, Inc., annual business session. 1 "Feb. 11-13 Oregon State Farm ers Union, VFW hall, Salem. Feb. 11 Yamhill i Dairy Day, Fair building, McMinnville, 10 a. m. I Feb. 16 Linn County Agricul tural outlook conference, City Hall, Lebanon, 10 a.,m. RENT A PIANO! Give You Child a Future Special Rental - Purchase Plan Sites PIANO COMPANY once-o-yeor chance i Dorothy Gray Beauty Cream Advised for Light annual pruning of sweet cherry trees is Recommended by D. L. Rasmussen, Marion Coun ty extension agent Since ! the cherries : are produced on per manent spurs, excessive ' pruning reduces the crop by removing fruiting spurs.! Pruning jthe! bearing sweet cherry treej is really pruning for convenience, Jtasmussen con tinues, as he explains that s the scaffold branches have al ready been selected, the grow er's main jbb is to remove wood that hinders farm operations. If the orchard is clean-cultivated during the summer, the "grower must remove enough low hanging wood so that equip ment can be moved through the orchard. An ' occasional . side limb can be pruned out so that the tree Will be easier to pick. Dead and Weak wood can be re moved. Stubs left from previous pruning jobs or broken limbs should be ? sawed or lopped off close to the branches that re main. J ; Height of topping a sweet cherry tree depends upon the grower's preference. In general, a sweet cherry tree should be topped to a convenient heicht for picking. Remove any limb? mat cannot oe reacned irom leanto ladders; or stepladders. In certain crowded sweet cherry orchards, tree thinning is needed; more than tree prun ing. 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