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J A ! tIGHT MEDFORD (OREOOH) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, Juna 23, 19S0 450 Visitors Attend Field Day at Experiment Station; Progress Told The value of research work in agriculture and the benefits to be gained from applying research findings by farmers of this area were demonstrated Friday at the annual crops field day of the southern Oregon branch station of the Oregon agricultural ex periment station. More than 450 visitors attend ed the annual event, despite rain and cool weather. Crops research at the branch station is under di rection of Harold H. White, as sociate agronomist. Hear Work Discussion Field day visitors were guided on a tour of the experimental farm and heard research special ists discuss the various phases of work Including forage, seed grain and corn crop improve ment, range improvement, and weed control in seed, grain, corn, truck and bulb crops. Special note was made of the outstanding performance of tal ent alfalfa, the fast-growing, high-yielding variety developed at the branch station and now being grown for seed increase In this area. Because of its early season growth and its rapid re covery following cuttings, it is possible to get an extra cutting each season from talent com pared with standard varieties, field day visitors were told. Harry A. Schoth, senior agron omist for the United States de partment of agriculture who is stationed at Oregon State col lege, lead the party through the forage experimental plots and outlined the characteristics of the various varieties under test. Grow 48 Kinds Forty-six varieties of alfalfa are being grown on the farm to check their adaptability to south ern Oregon conditions. Fifty va rieties and strains of grasses are under observation for use in farm meadows, pastures, and for range reseeding. A report by L. G. Gontner, en tomologist at the southern Ore gon station, on the remarkable State Positions Open On Tax Board, Library Salem, June 24 Oregon civil service commission has an nounced that three classes of positions with promotion possi bilities are open for competitive examination to qualified Ore gon residents. Two positions are with the state tax commission, income tax auditor 1, starting salary $250, and appraisal engineer 1, starting salary $280. The other, librarian 1, ' with the state li brary, has a $210 starting sal ary. Information and application forms may be obtained from state civil service offices, 102 public service building. Salem, or 614 Mead building, Portland, and any state employment serv ice office. Last filing date for the tax commission post exams h July 15 and for the library position July 20. Hoo-Hoos to Initiate New Members Friday The Rogue Valley chapter of the International Concatenated Order of the Hoo Hoo will con catenate a large litter of kittens Friday, June 30, at Rogue River lodge In Trail, Srrivenoter Frank Rowe announced today. In other words, the local group of the social organization of lumbermen, loggers and for esters will initiate a large class of new members, according to an announcement from the chap ter's secretary. Snark Robert Voeglly said that Supreme Custocntian Art Gcigor of the Supreme Nine of the Hoo Hoo will be here to as sist with the concatenation. seed increases resulting from DDT dusting for control of in sects in ladino, alfalfa, and lo tus seed, was one of the high points of the seed production dis cussion. More Than Double Gentner pointed out that la dino seed yields were more than doubled last year as a result of dusting to control lygus bugs. Sixty-six ladino growers with a total of 852 acres of seed made dust applications and obtained an average yield of 141 pounds of clean seed per acre, he ex plain, while 98 growers with 566 acres who did not dust obtained an average yield of only 63 pounds of clean seed per acre. For each dollar expended for control of injurious insects in this case, the grower got an in crease in yield of seed valued at $9.80, the entomologist said. Dr. D. D. Hill, head of the farm crops department at OSC, was leader of discussions on small grains and field corn im- J'ville Promised Help in Staging Gold Rush Jubilee Jacksonville, June 24 Over 65 persons attended Thursday's booster meeting for the Jack sonville Lions club Gold Rush jubilee held in the U. S. hotel. The meeting principally con cerned preparations for South ern Oregon day first day of the jubilee, August 5 when ceremonies dedicating the old county court house as a mu seum will be held. Other Towns Represented Representatives from through out southern Oregon attended the meeting, presided over by P. E. "Scotty" Matheny, gen eral Jubilee chairman. Speakers included County Judge J. B. Coleman, Ray Clark, chairman of tourist convention commit tees for Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce; Diamond Flynn, Medford mayor; Miss Claire Hanley, president of the Southern Oregon Historical so ciety; Albert Hackert, Jackson ville mayor; Don Lane, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce manager; A. C. Van Galder, ju bilee entertainment committee, and E. C. Ferguson, managing editor of the Mail Tribune. Other speakers were Bob Snider, Ashland Lions; Lloyd Rupp, sponsor chairman of Ju bilee queen contest, and repre sentatives from Medford, Crater, Central Point, Talent and Phoe nix Lions clubs. The Phoenix representative also spoke in be half of the Phoenix Community club. All were enthusiastic in sup port and plans for Southern Oregon day and the two-day jubilee. Matheny brought out that the j event had grown from a small beginning three years ago to where is now seeks participa tion from all southern Oregon and he asked cooperation of all the communities In backing It. Phil Metschan Miss Hanley announced that Phil Metschan, dean of Oregon hotel men and owner of the Roosevelt hotel, Portland, will be main speaker at the Jackson ville Museum dedication, Aug ust 5. Mrs. Metschan was born and reared near Jacksonville and the Motsclians are well known In the vicinity. Miss Hanley also stated that identifying plaques will be placed on downtown Jackson ville's historic buildings. Van Galder stated that plans had been made for routing traf fice In such a manner as to avoid congestion such as ex perienced at last year's Jubilee. provements. In this phase of work more than 100 varieties of wheat, oats and barley are un der test at the experiment sta tion. Planting Shown The planting of carlcton oats, a spring variety now being grown for certification, was out standing. Seed of this variety will be available on contract in 1951. Winter club barley, form erly known as Utah winter and introduced by the experiment station in 1948, was also noted as making a particularly good showing. Twenty-three varieties of field corn have been planted for test this year. Last year, the stand ard hybrid idahybrid 544 contin ued to show well in trials but several new varieties showed promise in preliminary trials. Temporary control of arsenic residue in soils can be obtained by heavy applications of organic matter and soil sulfur but no permanent, economically feasible control is yet known, it was pointed out by Harold White. White explained that soils treated with a two-year crop of sweet clover plowed under in 1947, plus 500 pounds of sou sul fur per acre applied in the spring of 1948, produced two grain crops with little if any apparent damage from arsenic. This year's grain crop is showing marked damage on the same soil, how ever, he pointed out to visitors. As one phase of the grass seed production program, White is conducting trials to determine the comparative yields of alta fescue and harding grass in rows and in solid plantings. Also be ing checked is the best spacing of rows, best rates of solid seed ing, and best levels of nitrogen fertilizer. Members of the field day com mittee who helped plan the field day program and who assisted throughout the day in answering questions and in organizing the tours included W. B. Tucker and Earle Jossy, Jackson county ex tension agents; Jens F. Svinth and Clifford Jenkins, Josephine county extension agents, and J. 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