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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2. 1942. PAGE FIVE Jackson County Farm Notes Compiled by County Office O.S.C. Extension Service Progress Mad Oa Milk for Cmp Whit Progress U being rapidly made In inspection of dairy farms from which t's milk sup ply for the cantonment will be furnished. Aage Gribskov of the state department of agriculture, has been In the county for a week and Is covering the ter ritory, giving advice to pros pective milk producers as to housing and sanitary require- ments to meet the army regu lations. There is every evidence that a sufficient supply of milk ' will be obtained in Jackson and Josephine counties to fill the requirements of the camp. Any dairy farmers who have not turned in their names to the county agent should do so at , once, so that the preliminary 4 inspection can be made. There appears to be some ap prehension on the part of the public that the cantonment will bring a scarcity of milk in this territory. This Is not the fact, as there will be two pools set up one a civilian pool, which is in effect, and a military pool from which will come all of the milk required for Camp White. These two pools will be kept entirely separate and will both be under Jurisdiction of the Oregon Milk Control Board, one of the duties of which is to see that a supply of milk is avail able for the public at all times. Farmer Invited In Army Day Parade All farmers and farm women are being urged to participate jn the parade at Medford, Mon Wday, April 6, starting at 7 p. m. Easter Cards For Everyone Lovelier than ever before. Thousands to choose from in our big display. Select them now. SWEM'S GIFT SHOP ill This is in celebration of Army! day and the parade will be par ticipated in by all civic and de fense organizations. Farmers are playing a far more important part than most people realize in producing food both for ourselves and our allies, and this parade will not be complete without a good representation from the farm. All you need is your working clothes and a hoe, rake or shovel. The parade starts in the neighborhood of 6th and Bart lett streets at 7 p. m. Wast Products Salvage To Be County-Wide The county agent has been appointed chairman of the coun ty salvage committee of the county council for defense. Or ganization has not yet been com pleted, as the details of all waste that is to be salvaged have not been worked out, but further information will be available at an early date. Committees will be appointed in the various communities in the county to work with the existing committee, so that an orderly collection of waste pro ducts can be effected. So far, in the rural areas scrap iron is about the only thing that has been collected. To date 1200 tons have been shipped from this county alone, which is a very good record. There is that much more that can be easily picked up. Farmers are warned, how ever, to go through their scrap iron piles and save any articles that will be of repair value to machinery on the farm and any steel that can be used for re pair farm implements should be saved. The process of planting I and harvesting farm crops must be kept in the forefront and the repair of farm machinery can be of as much importance in some instances as more bul lets and tanks. Steel for repair ing farm equipment is already on the priority list and when it is necessary to use steel in farm implements it may be difficult to obtain. Governor Sprague has stated that this collection of salvage is a long term program and what we need Is a constant flow of waste material to the places where it will do the most good By R. G. Fowler, t County Agent. Pink Bud Spray. For Scab Control The Anjou buds are still in good condition to receive the pink bud spray for scab con trol. As buds are developing rapidly, time Is short on this variety. Six pounds of wettable sulfur per 100 gallons or four pounds of 325 mesh sulfur plus two pounds of dry lime sulfur per 100 gallons are the safest materials to use on Anjou. Many growers are preferring to take the risk of russeting the fruit in order to use the more effect ive liquid lime sulfur at 2 or 2Vi gallons per 100 gallons. BartletU are also ready for the pink application and Bosc, Winter Nelii and Cornice will be ready in a few days. All these varieties except Cornice can be safely sprayed with 2V4 gallons of liquid lime sulfur per 100 gallons. On Cornice use six pounds of wettable sulfur per 100 gallons. This spray should be applied when the buds are well separ ated in the cluster but no harm will be done if 10 or IS percent of the buds are in full bloom. This Is a very essential spray for scab control as a rainy per iod any time now will start a large number of infections. Lawn Fertilisation Will Bring Pickup If the lawn Is not growing very well it can be stimulated by an application of fertilizer. For quick stimulation, five pounds of ammonium sulfate to 1.000 square feet is excellent Fifteen pounds of complete fer tilizer or a mixture of-12 pounds of cottonseed meal and four pounds of ammonium sulfate per 1,000 square feet will give longer lasting results. The lawn should be thorough ly sprinkled after these fertiliz ers are applied to prevent burn ing. Organic Matter For Victory Gardens If your garden soil is stiff and works up with difficulty, the chances are that it is low in organic matter. If sufficient de caying organic matter Is pre sent in the soil, it serves to keep it in a loose, friable condition. As decay progresses, the organic matter is turned into plant food and stimulates plant growth. The organic matter in the soil is used up more rapidly when the soil is cultivated and cropped. As a result, after a piece of ground has been culti vated for a few years, it be comes hard to work and runs together very tightly. This is especially trve of the clay and clay loam soils. Mhis condition can be cor rected in two ways. One of these is by cover cropping and the other' is by the direct addi tion of organic materials. As cover crops cannot be grown now, the other method must be resorted to. Barnyard manure is one of the most commonl used and one of the best organic materials. A ton of manure on a SO by 100 foot garden will be a big help. Straw or hay of any kind Is very good for loosening up the soil and after it decays, it Is also good fertilizer. As straw decays very slowly, some am monium sulfate should be added at the same time. Five hundred pounds or more of straw and SO pounds of ammonium sulfate is a good application to a 50 by 100 foot plot. Another material that will be available at many homes in limited quantities for the rest of the summer is lawn clippings. These are especially desirable as they are free of weed seeds and can be worked into the soil be tween rows of vegetables that are already planted. Increase Wanted In Canning Tomatoes There is need for a larger acreage of tomatoes for canning if Jackson county is going to contribute its share of this im portant food. The national goal for canned tomatoes calls for a 50 per cent increase over last year's pack. To date, tomato growers locally have not Indicated an intention of exceeding last year's small acreage. Anyone with a suitable piece of ground that does not have a crop planned for it, should give consideration to planting it to tomatoes. Tomatoes are a particularly valuable source of vitamins and minerals and play an essential role in maintaining the health of our soldiers and the civilian workers necessary in war pro duction. By C. B. Cordy, Assistant County Agent. Moisture Conditions in Mid-Columbia Top Record of Ten Years The Dalles, Ore., April 2 (JP) Crop prospects in the mid Columbia region have not been Detier in lu years so far as moisture conditions are concern ed, it was agreed today at the annual meeting of the water forecast committee, held In the courthouse here and presided over by K. A. Work, federal irri gation engineer of Medford. Snow water supplies in the mountains are the best since 1939 or longer, with watershed soils saturated, insuring maxi mum runoff later, acording to figures submitted by Roger Wil helm, Wasco watermaster Throughout the farming regions of Wasco, Sherman and Jeffer son counties soil moisture con ditions are the best in years, it was agreed. Partial reports indi cate that Gilliam county soil are not quite so well saturated. The meeting here Is the first of a series of seven throughout eastern and southern Oregon be ing held by the snow survey and irrigation water forecast forces. Smudge Season This Year Has Sanction of Army As Good Blackout Practice By Juenetse ButUr. As regularly as pussywillows along Bear creek, dandelions In front yards, daffodils in florists' windows and black straw hats for milady In shops along Main street or Central avenues, comes Roy Rogers, from Pomona, a sure sign that spring is definite ly here. To sec Mr. Rogers (who comes for the season) and Floyd Young (who stays but friefly), associate and senior meteorologist, re spectively, of the U. S. weather bureau, go walking down the street, is as much a part of the season as the fragrance of the daphne on the library grounds, the first new grass in the park, lambs in the fields and sunshine after rain. That is, to the aver age citizen. To the pear grower and to the careful housewife, the appear ing of these two estimable gen tlemen is another story and sometimes viewed with alarm. or at least with little quivers of apprehension. To the pear grow er it means the beginning of a period of maintaining lookouts for the arch enemy, J. Frost. To the housewife, it means "tattletale gray" on her white window curtains, on the nice new wallpaper in ner guest room, not to mention nostrils that look very peculiar when she first looks at herself in the bathroom mirror some cold spring morning. In brief, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Young are not only signs of sweet spring. They are also signs of smothering smudge. Mr. Rogers arrived on a bad day this year, Friday the 13th. He will remain until May 31st. He brings word that the esti mated damage from frost, to the citrus fruit in California is be tween 15 and 20 per cent. In our own little valley, he says the budding is more normal and much behind last year when the buds had almost blossomed on the 13th. Mr. Young was In the valley for three days, March 18 to 20. He will return about April 4th. For man;- years the meteorol- ogists have spent part of the spring season in our vafley and some have just "put up with" the smudge, others have rather 1 enjoyed the sight of the lighted orchards and still others have referred to the practice as "real ly our only drawback." But this year, it is quite different. This year, the smudge will act as a most effective blackout, If such measures become necessary. This year, it may have a two fold purpose. It may save not only the fruit. This year, the United States army lifts the smudge pot from its lowly social status, albeit usefulness, to a I sition meriting respect and gratitude. States Brigadier General Wil liam Ord Ryan, commanding general, fourth interceptor com mand: "Smudge pots used by fruit growers for the protection of growing fruit from frost, are authorized to continue to burn during blackouts, provided the smudge potu used do not give off a bright light. Smudges cre ated by these pots increase ef fectiveness of blackout." So Roy Rogers and Floyd Young and Jack Frost and the smudge pots are here again and there may be smoke screens over our valley but no clouded issues in our minds, we hope, as the "all clear" signal sounds continuously in the thoughts and hearts of loyal Americans. CONTRACTS GIVEN Washington. April 2 MV Secretary of Commerce Jones announced today that Rubber Reserve company and the De fense Plant corporation, RFC affiliates, have awarded con tracts "which will bring the annual production of synthetic rubber to mora than 700,000 tons." 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