im MZDfORD (ORCaOW) MAIL triiuns
iund.y. April II, 1116
Comprehensive Review of Agricultural Progress Given by Grange
Nine Planning Committees
Make Recommendations on
Variety of Farm Products
Ech spring tight or nine "program planning committtti" of
tht Jaekion county Grangt't agricultural council mttt to draw up
a uriei of rtportt that constitute tht moit comprthtniivt sum-
mariti 01 int county agricultural ptctura that art availablt.
Eltawhtrt on this pagt will bt found condtniatloni of rtports
from tht land uit committtt, H. E. Congtr. chairman, horlicullurt
committte, David B. Lowtry, chairman; small farmi committtt,
Arthur Wimtr, chairman; farm cropi, Arnold Bohnari, chairman;
poultry, Lawrtnct Luy, chairman; dairy committtt, undtr Victor
P, Birdstyt, and tht livtitock committtt, undtr C, C. Hoovir.
Each rtport aurvtya tht progrtia madt by tht various agricul
tural anttrpriits during tht patt ytar, rtcommtndf what apptar to
bt appropriatt projacti for tht futurt and gtntrally tummarliti
tht condition of tht tntarprizt throughout tht county. All tht rt
portt rtviewtd on thii pagt hart bttn accepted by the agricultural
council.
Horticulture
Technological advancement in
near production methods has re
suited in an increased produC'
tion of about 20 per cent in Jack
son county. The horticulture
committee feels that this
equivalent to an increase in
acreage of 20 per cent. In view
of this, no increase in pear
acreage is believed justified.
The committee emphasized
that caution should be used in
planting new varieties such as
red bartlett and packham's
triumph. Increasing the acreage
of minor varieties sucn as p
barrv and seckel Is also caution
ed against since markets for
these are limited and could eas
ily become oversupplied.
Market Warning
With current depressed mar
ket conditions, growers were
warned that there may be no
market for pears below the
grade of "fancy.'' Low produc
inn blocks may also be unorofit-
able. Additional experimental
work ia urged as a means of
utilizing pear culls as by
products. The committee went on rec
ord as discouraging additional
plantings of apples, peaches,
plums, sweet cherries, sour cher
ries, walnuts, filberts and small
fruits.
Regarding applet, the commit
tee said there should bt no addi
tional planting in the county but
present plantings should be
maintained.
The acreage of peaches has In
creased rapidly in recent years
both in Oregon and throughout
the United States. Until further
fresh market outlets are estab
lished it is recommended that no
more hale peaches bt planted.
There Is a demand for elbertas
for canning but this variety must
meet California competition.
There is no market for local
consumption of plums, so, be
fore planting, a market outlet
should bt assured.
Discourage Chtrrltt
Due to the presence of albino
cherry, a very destructive virus
disease, cherry planting is dis
couraged until a control Is found
or a resistant variety developed.
Walnut planting is not recom
mended except in very favorable
locations. Because of heavy over
production, filbert planting is
discouraged.
Sufficient canning berries art
now produced for local con
sumption, the committee declar
ed, and further exDansion in boy-
senberries should be made only
with the thought of aupplying
processors.
There may be some room for
expansion in raspberries, provio
ed shipment to out-of-state mar
kets proces successful. A small
increase in strawberry acreage
will be Justified when a good
disease resistant variety is
developed.
Could Increase Vegetables
A small increase in vegetable
acreage would be justified here
for supply to local markets, and
canneriea may also be an outlet
for certain truck crops like to
matoes and cabbage. Canneries
should be contacted and a labor
supply assured before any con
siderable acreage is planted.
One of the principal problems
tackled by the committee was
the lack of housing for seasonal
labor. The lack of on-the-ranch
and orchard housing In this
county is a serious obstacle to
securing enough of the better
class of seasonal workers, they
declared. Jackson county prob
ably has less of these facilities
than any fruit district on the
Pacific- coast, it was claimed. In
the past the fruit growers have
maintained a transient labor
camp and have Imported con
tract labor. This year, and
the future, these may not be
available, adding to the serious
ness of the labor problem.
The committee recommended
that growers provide quarters
for seasonal workers In this or
dtr of preference collages,
tents with floors and frames,
hnu.c trailer parks.
is a slight increase in the beef
enterprise In the county, partic
ularly on the Irrigated farms.
In reference to sheep, the com
mittee believes the number of
breeding stock have decreased
but total numbers of sheep in
the county have increased over
last year. The increase should
be encouraged.
The swine population has in
creased almost 100 per cent in
two years. This enterprise may
bt expanded so lung as grain
prices are in line.
The committee believes that
stockmen should give more con
sideration to the production and
harvesting of silage crops. A
large percentage of the hay
crops of the valley are ruined or
badly damaged each year by
rain. If this were converted into
grass suagc, losses would be cut
It Is apparent that the dairy
cow numbers in Jackson county
have been on the increase. It is
estimated that there are now
nearly 13.000 dairy cattle in the
county. The marketing situation
has eased somewhat insofar as
grade A milk is concerned and
a considerable amount of market
milk is being shipped out of this
area and marketed in the Eugene
area.
The increase in the produc
tion oi market milk u bringing
greater interest to bear on cows
of the lower testing breeds, par
ticularly noistetns, in this area,
and the trend of many dairymen
ia toward keeping at least 30 per
cent hnlsteins along with their
nign test cows.
should maintain their present
size operations to the maximum
of their equipment and financial
resources,
4. Those contemplating start
ing a commercial poultry enter-
prize should study and analyze
present economic conditions an
arrange for buildings, equip
ment, leej supplies and financ
ing prior to embarking on
poultry entcrprize.
9. Since three rats consume
or waste a Quantity of feed equal
to that required by two laying
hens, all poultry producers
should practice an intensive
rodent control program.
8. Poultry men considering
the production of broilers or
capons should first investigate
market outlets and probable
costs of production. Those now
producing broilers are advised
to consider marketing their
birds at two and one-half to
three pounds instead of the
usual three to four pounds.
Land Use
Dairy
Control Batter
In the 1948 report the com
mittee was considerably con
cerned with the fact that dis
eases such as brucellosis were on
the increase in this area. This
was blamed on the lax program
during the war, but with the
new brucellosis law and better
organization within the county
setup, control is now much bet
ter than before and the disease
incidents is expected to decline
rainer than increase.
The dairy committee recom
mends that because the profits
in dairying are not large, new
dairies be established only on
farms wrere good pastures are
available and where the owner
can establish a silage program
for economical production. All
milk markets in Oregon are
flush for the first time in seven
years. This makes the establish
ment of new quotas very un
likely. The committee therefore
recommends that all new dairies
plan to produce factory milk.
Poultry
Livestock
The liver fluke, ox warble, or
heel fly, and general livestock
disease problems were thorough
ly discussed by the livestock
committer. Suggestions were
marie that the disease control
committee study these problems,
such as community treatment of
wet snail Infested areas, certain
ranalu and the heel fly menace,
and develop a program for im
proved control.
In regard to the testing of
animals for brucellosis and tu
berculosis, a resolution was pre
sented as follows:
Resolved that this committee
go on record as favoring the em
ployment of any registered, prac
ticing veterinarian by any live
stock owner, and that county,
slate and federal agencies accept
the tests by such employed
licensed veterinarians.
Bttf Incrttst
Tht committee believes there
It is estimated that the dodu-
lation of the Pacific coast states
has increased approximately 60
per cent since 11)40. The shifting
of population has not reached a
stationary point an d present
trends indicate a continued in
crease in Jackson county.
The poultry population has
not kept pace with this increase
and the coast states are, there
fore, consuming a greater num
ber of eggs than is produced in
tne area. The per capita con
sumption of eggs has increased
from about 200 eggs per year
before the war to approximately
tl83 in 1949
Feed Price Differential
The increased population to-
geiner with the increased con
sumption would normally indi
cate a demand for increased
numbers of laying hens. More
eggs are now being imported
from midwest slates which
could be produced here. If other
factors were equal. But midwest
poultry producing areas are now
enjoying a prire differential of
about a dollar per hundred
pounds on feed supplies. Jack
son county producers have
usually fed high percenlages of
wheat and present federal sup
port prtces on all wheal places
this grain In an almost prohib
itive class for feeding purposes.
Nearly all feed supplies are
plentiful here but the feed cost
egg price ratio it too narrow.
In view of present economic
conditions and the relatively
high feed costs In relation to the
average price of eggs, the com
mlttee marie a series of recom
mendations: Six Recommendations
1. Ettorts should be made to
secure lower feed costs to pro
ducers by supporting the two
price program for wheal as
advocated by the Eastern Ore
gon Wheat league. This provides
for a support price for only that
wheat used for human consump-
iioii. an wneat oiner man this
In be priced comparably with
other feed grains.
2. Commercial flnrkt almnlri
he maintained at minimum of
2.000 laing hens, a side line or
part time poultry enterprise
with S00 laying hens and a farm
nock should be maintained at
about 25 laying hens.
. isitbiished producers
Reporting on subsistence
homesteads, the land use com
mlttee said they believe the
number of small farms (10 acres
or less) is still increasing, ' but
at a lesser rate in 1950 than in
either 1948 or 1949.
The expansion of these small
non-economic farms, when pur
chased by operators of independ
ent income, present only the
problems of less production
When such farm units are ac
quired by persons of limited in
come and operators are depend
ent upon the tarm income to pay
a considerable part of the pur
chase price and operating ex
pense, as well as family subsis
tence, then a real economic
problem develops. When indus
trial and nearby agricultural
employment lags, these prob
lems become more acute ana
added burdens are thrust on the
community.
Councils Organized
The extension service has
made a start in attacking the
small farm problems through
community organization of
small farm councils where oper
ators in a community meet to
gether locally once or twice a
month to discuss common prob
lems. The committee urged an
immediate expansion of the
program.
r-rogresj nas been maae in
plans for increased water sup
plies through individual and co
operative efforts. In addition io
a review of tne progress maae
thus far on Rogue basin develop
ment, the committee commented
on the increasing number of
reservoirs. SDrings. suitids and
wells that Ijave been developed
in the county the past two years
to supplement the irrigation
water supply. Individual pump
ing plants to provide sprinkler
irrigation have been installed to
conserve water supplies as'well
to adequately irrigate steep
or uneven land. Several hundred
acres are now made more pro
ductive and less water is allow
ed to contribute to wet land or
un off- to streams.
Brush Elimination
The transition from brush to
grass has been started as a result
of the recommendations of the
committee. The many trial and
demonstrational seeriings marie
on various different soil na
elevation types of range repre
sent a start on a large program
of development. These trials
seem to point a way that may be
successfully loliowcd by inch
divuals and groups in larger
scale efforts to increase feed
supplies, reduce erosion and
conserve soil in the uncultivated
areas of the county.
These trial seeding should be
maintained and enlarged both
through private and public ef
forts, the committee said.
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Farm Crops
The farm crops committee be
lieves that while sub clover is
satisfactory pasture crop on cer
tain lands of the county, it does
not have a general adaptation
on all lands.
The committee is aware of the
wide publicity now being given
lo the various strains and varie
ties of lotus. Since the narrow
leaf birrisfoot trefoil, lotus cor-
niculalus. is a native of Jackson
county and since all commercial
plantings are of this strain, and
since a seeci entcrprize has been
well developed and market out
lets built up for this particular
variety and an outside demand
has exceeded productive sup
plies, the committee recom
mends that growers consider
only this variety for additional
plantings.
The introduction of other
varieties would endanger the
tnesent enterprlze In mixtures
that would soon appear.
Clover Imoortant
The product inn of ladino clo
ver has long been an important
seed crop in the county. This clo
ver has proven its superior value
for pasture. Frequently farmers
have used low grade seed or seea
of unknown origin for planting
purposes. The committer recom
mended that only Oregon blue
lag seed be used for either seed
or forage plantings.
Since alsikr clover plantings
have destroyed the ladino clover
seed enterprlze in several Ore
gon communities by spreading to
ladino clover fieiris with the
consequent mixture of the seed
crop, and since ladino is a su
perior seed crop to produce for
sale and is generally a better
pasture or forage crop than al
sike clover, it is recommended
that alsike clover and dutch
white clover not be used for oas-
ture. forage or seed crop plant
ings In the county.
"Emergency" Crop
Sudan grass must still hm can.
sidered as an emergency crop
t crop to fill a particular need I
rather than a regular year to
year crop.
J he committee recommends
that growers give due consider
ation to an increase of alta fes
cue, tualatin oat grass, smooth
brome grass, harding grass.
chewing lescue and red creeping
fescue.
Small Farms
The subdivision of acreage is
still being accomplished in Jack
son county, resulting in more
small or part-lime farms than in
1948. It is apparent that many
people are beginning to depend
little more on their small acre
ages for Income and sustenance
than they have previously.
ucveiopmcnt of the Soutnern
Oregon Rabbit Growers' asso
ciation and the Jackson County
Poultrymen's association will
give the operators of small acre
ages an opportunity to get the
most out of these two enter
prises. Outlets Found
During the past year operators
of small farms have found out
lets for crops sueh as berries.
fruits and vegetables to jobbers
who are operating in this area
and who market the fruit at the
most advantageous points.
Other specially crops have not
come Into prominence in the
county. With the population con-
inuing to Increase in the west,
the markets will probably im
prove for the more intensive
crops which have been raised in
this area.
News of 4-H
CLUBS
Gold Hill club met at the
Eskew home on Sardine Creek
for the regular meeting on April
12. A record attendance of 23
members and seven adults was
present and in absence of Lead
er Norman Gail the meeting was
in cnarge oi veuie Biles.
New record books for the cur
rent year were passed out to the
members for use in making re
port on the various projects.
Poultry records were not avail
able and will be handed out
later to those members interest
ed in poultry projects.
Next regular meeting will be
April 26 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Newnham in Gold
Hill.
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Three out of four traffic acci
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