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Mcuiager 0-(Sec. II) Statesman, Salem, Ore., Thurs. June 21, "50 Conservation Award Winner i Bf LUXIE L. MADSEN state this year. John Schifferer "Selection wasn't easy-in spite r.. Mit Tfc fitatMaaaa " ,0P farmer-cooper- af Mr. ShUXerer i excellent farm ram Editee, Im suiesamaa r jng Thu t0UtheaJt end o( Mar. TURN E B It eouldnt have A rassily Affair ion County is full of good farm- happened to a better fanner. This ooinion was subscribed tor, too, by Mrs. John Shifferer, No individual can work the soil conservation in all prac whea she remarked: "I'm eo alone, really, and make a go of t ices that could be applied to his proud of John. I m certainly glad he got the honor of being the most cooperative farm conserva tionist la the state. He s worsen bard oa thia farm." The two of us wert talking at our end of the table. ' "You know I couldn't have done this without Mother's help. She knows just as much about It as I do. I only wish the could go with me ea the trip to Ariaona," said John a few minutes later when we were talking at that side of the table. .'And that cooperation is one reason way John won the Ore gon Soil Conservation farmer cnoperative award." said Ralph Wilson, Salem, cnairman 01 inc Sintiam Soil Conservation dis trict board and named top con servation board member for the sear. At was announced la the Tuesday morning Statesman, the Santiam district was named the tp conservation district in ine Nut Growers To Market, PackHolly ' English holly will be packed and marketed this season by Northwest Nut Groweri for Holly Growers, Inc, John W. Graham and Gordon Hsnson, presidents of the two cooperatives an nounced Wednesday. Plans are going ahead rapidly for cutting, dipping. packing, selling and shipping, John E. Trunk, ga a era I manager of northwest said. He added that but organization bad been "seek ing diversification for tome time, and Oregon holly fits Into the pic 'ture." The holly will be pro cessed at the quiet season so far as nuts art., concerted. Trunk added.' - . Trunk also explained that many ot Northwest'i filbert and walnut memben arr holly producers, also. "Soma hotly growers have been able to, find fairly satisfactory markets as individuals," Hanson - mA "kilt aii mmHra ImI that the inly opportunity for a healthy bnlly Industry in the future is through a cooperative effort tuch u thia " Information on the new coop. ratives' venture will be handled through the Portland office atricuiture. The disease uieo an 1601 N. Columbia Blvd. Root Fungus Not Native To Valley ' thvtAnttttiAPai lnnsmnttl ft fun. gui eapable of causing serious in. two "e "' herds. Other root rots in many kinds of plants, the umbr ,of brucellosu b not widely distributed in west- f"cto" li norml reDorts Dr rn Oregon and is likely not a -"iMson. native organism in this state. Infectious keratis, a pink eye L B. Loring. pathologist for the disease in livestock, was the next lata. 4attai-t manl nf mttrlfitUur fTtnlt VirttKnrParl Htpne with iki. .i . ! eent Phvtonhthnr. conference .timostlv in Morrow and Umatilla i Oregon State College. i Loring's Information was based on a recent survey of 108 samp lings of rhododendrons, an ap-, parently preferred host. The soil and root samples were from west tn Oregon locations. Forty-four were from home and cultivated plantings distributed throughout the Willamette valley. The re maining 64 were largely from wild plants growing In the Cas-1 cade, Coaat and Siskiyou moun-! bins. - j Loring's survey in home and Wild plants Is independent of a phytophthora study made earlier in Oregon nurseries by the de partment's bureau of nursery ser vice. The earlier survey found thit fungus in a few Oregon nurseries, for which a control program was mapped by the nursery officials. Polk County Qub Picnic Set Sunday . . The annual Polk County 20-40 club familv picnic has been sched uled for Sunday, June 24 at 'he B a e 1 1 Park, according lo Bob Scharf, president. Scharf stated that all 20-40 mem bers, their families and friends are Jnvited to participate in this fam- ily event, which will get underway With a potluck dinner at 1 p.m. The club will furnish ice cream, coffee and pop for the dinner. Scharf itated that in case of ' rain, the picnic will be held In "the Buell grange hall. The 20-40 club, which meets reg Ularly the second Tuesday of each month, starting in !eptemDer, rlimave the vear'a activity with a family picnic in June. The club does not meet In July and Autust due to rush of farm wor!:. The next regular meet ng will be held Sept. 11 Scharf stated. DEBRIS BIDS TO BEGIN . PORTLAND (l Bidf will be opened by Army Englneeri here June n tat debria cleanup on the Bow Rlrer, 11 mllee aootnweat at Xaf-asv. They vert received Tnaaday Soil conservation must always ; j k a family affair to be success- j it, wilsoa explained. Then 1 asaea jonn smnerer on what practices he won the hon ors. "You ask someone else that one. I really don't know.. The Soil Conservation district has helped us a lot in recent years," was Shifferer't answer. W' I if 1 - - Farm forestry la part of the eeeaervatioa practices ea the farm of Jaaa Shifferer which helped win Mm Ike tap aware ia.iarmer eeeperaUr soil eeaeenraUea la Oregea this year. The little Douglas ftra at Mr. BhINerer's leet are developing rest aystem before being tat eat la. the forest. (SUtesman Farm PhaU.) Shipping Fever Biggest Killer Of Livestock I Pasteurella, a livestock shlp- ping lever, uura more mimam than any other livestock disease reported in April, according to 'Dr. K. J. Peterson, chief veterln ariaa for the slate department of 78 twine of i Multnomah county herd affected with it. Swine erysipelas was next on the livestock killer list, causing 24 swine mortalities. Seventeen of 41 cases reoorted in Yamhill county proved fatal. Brucellosis moved into the top spot as the most widespread live stock disease during April with 135 caset reported. The increase was due to a number of reactors well nvor inn ,.. r.nnrtoH counties. Lawyer Given Suspension By High Court Attorney Jame, L d pleaded gmHy to ?ePof Sn iofile . PORTLAND Means, who had a federal charge income tax returns, was suspended from law nr.rtiee for sir mnnlh. ! Wednesday by the State Supreme Court. The Board of Governors of the Oregon State Bar had recommend ed a suspension of one year. The court said It found the of fense was undoubtedly a violation of laws, but also found mitigating circumstances. It said Means had maintained all of his records, had cooperated with the investigation and appeared lo have dealt at all times honestly with his clients and in all his professional activities. Lower Valley Bank Debits Note Increase EUGENE Bank debits in the lower Willamette Valley area, in eluding Salem, showed an increase of 20.5 per cent for May, 1956, over May a year ago. At the same time, the area reported a rise of 8 3 pef cent over April, ij6. ti, ,ih;,. n a ,i.i.. from n2 Oregon ba!:s b" Ihe bur- pa 0( busies rearch at the University 0( Oregon. The bank df,bit, rfpresrnt the dollar value of checks drawn against the deposit accounts of individuals and bus iness firms. Debits are regarded as good indicators of current bus iness activity. Totals for the state for May were $1,81,754,448, an Increase of 13 1 per cent ever May 155, and a M per eent Increase erer April. ere." Wilson said. Shifferer had (one along with farm. Wilson went on. He coop-J f rated with cover-cropping ail steep slopes to hold down ero sion. He ditched and drained completely on the lower levels. Permanent pastures were planted and suggested fertilizer programs were earned plained. out, Wilson . TT . 1 W, Strawberry 5-Ton Club Back in Action Membership In the Five Ton Strawberrv Club is ooen to any strawberry grower in Oregon or Southwest Washingtdn who har - vests at least five tons per acre from a total of five or more prod ucing acres. The "Five Ton Club" is sponsored by the Oregon-Washington Strawberry Council. The main purpose is to help increase the average yield of strawberries per acre. Application blanks can be obtain ed from the offices of county ex tension agents in strawberry-pro- tion farming." said H. Ralphs, ducing counties. In some counties, work unit conservationist in including Marion, growers can ob- charge of the Santiam district of tain blanks from processor field-' fiCe in Stayton. Ralphs hadjoiu men. I'pon the completion of his ed us at the strawberry brunch. strawberry harvest, ihe grower; can (ill in the blank and return it to his tount' "tension ai nt for checking and forwarding to the secretary of the strawberry coun cil. In 1935, Marlon county had 40 growers who qualified for mem bership in the "Five Ton Club." This was nearly half of the 90 growers who qualified from Ore gon and Southwest Washington. Although no one expects this many growers to qualify in 1956, i Cnuntv Kvtenfiinn Agent n I. Ra. i ! musn ii kiihim rn,iniu .,n have some growers who qualify lor membership. These and other 'l'Wle growers will be invited to annual strawberry industry bV '!' Friday evening. Auus' 1. Portland. Additional details on the banquet and pro- gram will be available later. Portland Girl Orchestra to Tour Again PORTLAND i - The all girl Portland Chamber Orchestra which toured Kuriipe ;inil Seandi- naxia last vear has planned an- other tour lor 11157 ,. i , .. , of 2 Z , , 'S Sllf"(',n)',7"11' of music at Lewis and ( lark ( ol - lege, said a 3'j-week tour is being planned with concerts in his na tive Finland, and in Sweden, Nor way, England, France and Italy. Sirpo, who has just returned from Europe where he made ar rangements for the tour, said that the U.S. State Department has made inquiries about whether he would consider taking the 16-girl orchestra to Asia for a good will ""' ' ' I''"0' I nivrs llnsnlt'il ii""mi.ii LONDON (-T. S. Eliot, 67-year-old poet and playwright, left the hospital for home Wednesday after eight days of treatment for heart trouble. The American-born Nobel prise winner for literature had an attack aboard the liner Queen Mary while returntnf from the United States. ) While I got busy on my straw berries, coffee and home-made sugar cookies which Mrs. Shif ferer had set before me, in real farm hospitality fashion, 1 asked Mr. Shifferer to "bring me up" on the history of his farm opera tions. jonn Shifferer. 1he First (so far as this history goes into the family), moved with his family, onto this farm a few miles south of Turner, on Oct 11, 1893. Came (2 Years Ago I remember the date real well. e"ilt was my fifth birthday," Shit Jtcrer (John the II) said. The family came from Elgin, 111. "There was just a little old house up here," he went on. (We were sitting in the Shifferer din ing room where a view window gave up a beautiful panorama of the valley, clear across to the Cascade ranxe and its mountain peaks. We had followed a little gravel road from the highway be low, to get here.) Forty-five years ago, the Shiffcrers built their first bouse on the hill top. The present house, of 1928 vintage, a good, roomy house, was built for the second and third generations of Shifferers. The home place has 96 acres. To this has been added further operations, including 180 acres of low-land on which now lives one of the sons, Carl, a third gen erationer. And in addition, the 83 acres of a brother and sister of John Shifferer, the Second, have been included in the opera tion. In addition to Carl, Ruber; is in the John Shifferer L Sons project. "Years ago we set out a wal nut grove on the hillside. It was beautiful. After seven years, we got our first small crop all jum bo nuts. Then that Oct. 31 frost hit us. The trees were so badly injured, that we had to remove most of them. Italian prunes have been on of our top crops here. We took 40 years of prunes off our first orchard. Some of these trees were replaced 15 years ago, but there is still one acre of the old 45-year orchard left and this gave an excellent crop last year. So long as I man age this farm there'll be prunes on it, Shifferer said. More Prunes Planted We went out to view the trees. They which included a 15-year-old orchard looked excellent. Promise of a very fine crop showed. ' Over the hill apiece, Shifferer told us "a really pretty orchard" was growing. In it, the tret's were just pine years old and in their third year of bear ing. "Those trees in this last orch- ard are really good. They've been brought up right from the i beginning," their owner claimed, .M.P,ined ,?!atu'e?r ag0 raisiig we do now A we tried to do was push the trees we didn t think of long term bearing." Forty years? That look ed like comparatively "long term bearing" to me. But even the older trees had been cover-cropped in recent years and this gave them new life, I was told. "Some of you farmers don't ! think of cover-cropping as rota- "But actuallv if vou cover-crop properly, which Mr. Shifferer does, then vou have crop rota tion and your soils are built up even in orchard lands," he con tinued. "Mr. Shifferer used ni-tro-prills on his cover crop in the prune orchard, and so fertilized :hrough the cover crop." See Forestry Nursery Ralphs brought to our atten tion then, a row of four or five inch-high Douglas fir trees grow ing amid rows of carrots, peas, beans, in the neatest kitchen gar- den I had ever seen 'There are 10,000 Douglas fir r;" on ' 1 ,hl11' hp These will be us, , the ed rr , jhev wiM be nSd m Z farm-Th" " be. 1plan,pd '1 lumber. Already there are 2,000 ill inn pan it . vru m iiiW IdllVI spot, 1,000 Cascara trees will be planted. "Why are they In nursery rows and not planted out direct ly?" I queried, thinking of oth er farm woodland projects I had seen. "Well, we tried some directly, but the trees are so tiny that brush, ferns, and wild grasses choked out some of them. I lind "U'V (l" Mu'r " ,m' h:lve 1 ear ,lu mi,M'rV r"w develop r;ilh,'r ,han 1!" l"'T'ly i"1" the 1 1 "' wi,s ln '''many dining World War I," Shillenr began. '' remember the beautiful . , lrin)med am ,hinnwJ out just like Marion Square in Salem. So 1 trimmed and thin ned out a part of our woodlot. It makes good pasture. And like in Germany, I will plant a tree when I take one out . . . Just think of what our cut over, log-ged-off areas would be like now. if we had done that down through the years," the farmer-operator said, and his wife added: "I nev lr 'w vuor . aner irees ' 'ohn nlanls them in the most unlikelv places, :ill over the fenn. and they nil grew ." H.-lnhs a-rrrcd tlv t the thin ninr onerat'on on I f shnding woodlot was "beautiful to be hold." Supports Beef Project There is a trial field of Mont gomery Red clover, a clover that matures late, which if experi ments prove successful, will be combined later with timothy grans to taake a late crop to avoid the present aayini-ralna. Gives Credit to Family Help So far the farm is dry-land ber Company, sponsor! of the farmed. Besides soil conservation. Conservation Contest at Wigwam there is a game conservation pro- Resort and Goodyear Farms at ject in the form of a 14-acre Litchfield Park, Ariz., in Novem duck pond. A fish pond will be ber. added shortly. I In addition to Wilson, the San- Shifferer and Wilson will be j tiam district has aa outstanding guests at Goody ear Tire and Rub-1 heavy equipment program bead- H. Ralphs, work anit conservationist for the Santlam district with (flees at Stavtoa, and Ralph Wilsoa. chairmai of the Santiam Soil canservatioa district, look aver the farm plans which won for Johi Shif lerer Tamer, top individual honors la the state. Wilsoa was winner ( the second top honor, that of high point nil la the district governing bodies. WUsoa and Shifferer la ga Arliona la Ntvrmber oa a paid vacatlaa trip as part of their awards (Statesman Farm Photo.) Gas Refund Forms Now Obtainable Forms for claiming refund of federal tax on gasoline used on the farm are available now at the county extension agent's offices. The application for tax refund is in card form and contains eom plete instructions for filing. Farmers may pick up copies at Room.75 Courthouse. Forms will be supplied to gas companies on request for distribution to their .customers, according to Oris 'Rudd County Extension Agent. Claims are to be filed between !June 30 and Oct. 1 for refund of the 2 cent tax on gasoline used on the farm between June 1 and June 3 of this year. Subsequent refund claims will be filed on a fiscal year basis ending June 30 each year. Farmers should keep sufficient records of gasoline used to enable the Internal Reve nue Service to verify all claims. Farmers may apply for the tax refund on all gasoline used in their farming operations. This in cludes gasoline used in hired equipment as well as in the farm er's own equipment. Less Onions Beiiiii Sent C7 rni in"" l nan m ivoo Fruit and vegetable inspections in Oregon last month totaled 411 cars. This was the second lowest point of the shipping year, be cause most products were ship ped earlier in the season, reports W. L. Close, federal-state ship ping supervisor for the state department of agriculture. The May inspection volume was 558 cars under a year earlier and 44. cars under May, 1954 Potato shipments, the greatest item in spected, followed this same trend. Last mnnlh inspectors cheeked 244 cars of potatoes, over 1,000 cars under April of last year and almost 600 cars under May, 1955. Onion and apple inspections were down, too. Onions were al most three times less than a year earlier and apples were down twice the May, 1955 volume. Pears reversed the picture, how ever, with 101 cars, a 75 car Increase over May, 1955. Morse Rejects Delegate Job l'OKTI.WD - Sen Wayne Mor-ie said Tuesday he will work r re-election rather than as an alternate delegate to the Demo cratic national convention. Sen. Neuberger and Rep. Green had asked that he serve as an alternate for them. Morse, although turning down the request, aald that "if they need any help from me they'll get it. I don't need to be an alternate to help them." BAPTISTS TO REORGANIZE SEATTLF. The American Baptist Convention Tuesday night adonted a reorganization plan to cer.tralize authority in the Gen eral Council, administrative wing of the 1.5O0.0O0-member sect. Dumons Gt thia quick nllaf. Lifti ho prfwiii. tooth . WMh loaa, protect th matin pat. Aak far tha Buar ttm. r There's a Trick To Gelling Milk Out of Cows How do you go about getting your cows ready for milking? Wisconsin Agriculturist and Farmer says the recommended practice is to wash only one cow ahead of the machine, instead of going down'the line and washing all of them. But you'll actually be time ahead. Research has shown that a hormone made in the cow s pilu- j Hary gland helps speed up the milking process. This hormone contracts the muscles that force the milk out of the cells where it's stored in the udder. But the hormone only does this work for a few minutes. If you wait too long the stimulation caused by the warm water has worn off and you're right back where you started. " Bean Picking Price to Be Set This year's bean picking price will be decided by Oregon State Bean Growers Association mem bership at a meeting in May flower Hall. Salem, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28, reports Gor don Walker, Independence, presi dent. Last year, pickers received a 234 cents a pound. The association will also elect officers at the meeting. On goes 0RTH0 ed by Ed Gilbert of Aumsville.i Other supervisors on the Satiti- am board, with Wilson and Gil- bert are Douglas Heater. Stay-: ton; Max Schultz. Jefferson; Floyd Bates, Salem; Vernon Jet-! te. Shaw, and Samuel Calvin, i Turner. Hen Disease Problem of Veterinarian Dr. L. E. Bodenweiser, a vet erinarian for the State Depart ment of Agriculture, was recently designated to spend his entire time On poultry disease problems throughout Oregon. Formerly Dr. Bodenweiser spent a portion of his time on poultry diseases and the remainder on general live stock disease control. Dr. K. J. Peterson, state vet erinarian for the department, made the appointment because he believes Oregon's multi-million dollar poultry industry needs the assistance of a full-time vet erinarian from the department veterinary staff. In working with the poultry in dustry, Bodenweiser will visit poultry ranches, hatcheries, broil er operations and processing plants. He will also work closely with the Oregon State College diagnostic laboratory in poultry disease problems. Bodenweiser will be available to assist practic ing veterinarians in diagnosing and treating poultry diseases. Bodenweiser has three years experience with a large midwest poultry producing manufacturer and 17 years general veterinary practice in which he handled large midwest poultry and turkey flocks. He has been with the agriculture department about year. UP 90 CaR yew rjj I 'll 1 r ff rtftfl Ul 111 Cdlendar June 23-24 10th All-Arabian Horse Show, State Fairgrounds. June 28-29 7th annual ferti lizer conference, Chinook Hotel, Yakima. June 28 S a 1 e m Chamber of Commerce Farm Tour. June 28 Oregon State Bean Growers Association meeting. Mavflower Hall, 7.30 p. m. iune 30 July 1 Pacific Coast District Sokol Gymnastic Festi val, Scio. July 1-4 Molalla Buckcroo. i Julv 15 Aberdeen Angus' Field Day, Hawthorn Farm, Hills-! boro. July 20 Wheat Quola Vote. July 22-28 National Farm Safety Week July 2fi 4th annual OSC pure bred livestock sale. OSC. 1 p.m. July 29 Oregon State Jersey Cattle Club picnic, Sunset Bay, North Bend. July 31-Aug. 4 Santiam Bean Festival, Stayton. Aug. 4 Willamrtte Valley Ram Sale, Albany, 10 a. m. Aug. 12 Clackamas and Mar ion County Joint Jersey Club Pic nic, Rivcrcrest Farm, Wilson- ville. Aug. 15-H Clackamas County Golden Jubilee Fair, Canby. Aug. 23-25 Yamhill County Fair, McMinnville Aug. 24-26 Polk County Fair, Rickreall. Sept. 1-8 Oregon State Fair, Salem. Sept, 12-15 Pendleton Round up. Sept. 20-22 North Marion County Fair, Woodburn. Sept. 21 Annual Oregon Tur key Improvement Association, 9 a. m., OSC. Oct. 15-18 10th annual Town ind Country Church Conference, OSC. Oct. 20-27 Pacific Internation al, Portland. Nov. 8-10 Oregon Wool Grow ers annual convention, Imperial Hotel. Portland - Nov. 12-14 Oregon Weed Con ference, Bend. Nov. 15-17 Western Oregon Livestock Association annual meeting. Eugene Hotel.' Dec. 3-5 Oregon Seed Grow ers League convention, Eugene Hotel Dee. 4-5 Nut Growers Society of Oregon and Washington, Yam hill Fair Building, McMinnville .pi 7kcmfwyp jp jp jp qy kww Malathion Helps Kill Hollv Scale Commercial holly growers can control effectively soft brown scale by spraying plantings now with malathion, according to Ro bert Every, Oregon State college entomologist. Malathion at the rate of l'i pounds of actual chemical in 100 gallons of water is recommend ed. It will clean up infestations of the insect that secretes "hon evdew," which is a food supplv lor a fungus that gives leaves a black sooty appearance that I dow ngrades holly, ; Malathion is most effective during warm weather and the in sect moves about more at this time of year, Every sas in rec- ommending spraying as soon as possible. V 1 -M J rs- -v"'' ItV because V"t . J I 1 t Complete PEST CONTROL PROGRAM YOjor orchard's post problems ara bound to bo Htrle different than any other's . . . That's why 0THO main tains a eompatant staff af trained ntomologlsts-reotiy to servo you on a mamont't norlto wlrhovt obligatiasw. Chanca car your ORTHO FICIOMAN has th esmwat- tor 7ts, liinieie ttsneVa cm OTDeO prooW eW rry e MPOM0Wni Find out why fhotnondi of Northwest farmert say. "0ITH0 DOESNT COST-IT PAYS!" 0ITM0 Deeltr or me nearest office of HOI Ow a haaritdl. mi MEEKER - 121 Trade It Max M. Matwhester, Partlaad. wiU manage the korse show at Ibe Oregoa State Fair this fall. Horse Show Returns to 1956 Fair STATE FAIRGROUNDS Completion of arrangements to stage a combination rodeo and horse show at this year's Oregon State Fair in Salem, Sept. 1 through 8, has been announced by the fair commission. It has been six years since the last horse show and three years since the last rodeo at the fair. Selected to manage the horse show is Max M. Manchester, Port, land, a etcran in the Pacific i Northwest Horse Show circles, land a recognized judge by both ! the American and Canadian home j show associations. Manchester served as stewsrd for the last two Pacific interna tional horse shows and managed the Portland civic horse show. He is a past president of the associated Hunt Clubs of Ore gon and has been secretary treasurer for three years. He has , been president of the Portland Hunt Club four times, on that 'group's board for 11 years. Manchester will take a leavt I of absence without pay from his : position as executive secretary of the Public Employes Retirement board to be the fair horse show manager, according to Dr. E. B. Stewart. Hoseburg, fair commis sion chairman. War Waged on Soil Root Pests Fields and garden pests that feed on plant roots are forcing rapid expansion of underground chemical warfare by growers of . high-cost ornamental and other specialty crops. Chemical control measures this summer will be largely on valu able lands near cities where spe cialty growers are combating the destructive pests with soil fumi gation chemicals and equipment ranging from hand-operated guns to tractor-drawn applicators. Soil fumigants liquid chemi cals that turn to deadly gasses when released beneath the ground surface are popular wea pons against such pests as nem atodes, symphilids, and certain insects that eat roots. One of the big problems la equipment to assure evenly spread dosage of chemicals. 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