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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.
Rolland Parker, Douglas county
extension agent.
of
School Principal to
Meet With Committee
Lester Harris, principal
Medford senior high school left
Friday by plane for Salem
to attend a meeting of an edu
cational advisory committee in
the capital. The committee was
set up to work with the person
nel making a state-wide survey
of Oregon's educational facilities
under the supervision of an in
terim committee of the legislature.
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TUE. 4. WED., JUNE 27-289 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
Evening! By Appointment
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