Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 28, 1956, Image 10

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Newspaper Page Textha tu in O TEH MEDFO'D (OF.ESOK) MAIL TRIBUNE I ro S3 st. ; Triday, December 28. 195S I Agricultural Income Reaches '28,688,361 in County in '56 0 r o 3 O c Jackson county's gross agricul tural income for 195b reached $23.688.3ftL. according to the an nual agricultural report by the county extension service. The county agent's office c pointed out, however, that these are.fross sales figures, and do not represent income to valR-y people. Tii is is particularly true in the fruit industry, since al most all the prer crop is sold outside the valley, with attend , ant costs charged against the gross price. A true .figure of jiet income to valley residents would be considerably smaller than the figures given, it was explained.' Horticulture income totaled $19,000,000. livestock $5,174,310, farm rops $3,737,351 and poul try $726,700 t f i . . . . . ro - ut tne iotbi i.niu.nmj acres oi I land acres in Jackson county, 472.739 were farm land. 96.904 o -c acres crop land and 53.674 acres a, irrigated land. The average size 3 fflrro Has 178.6 acres and total -t number o farms was 2.647. Full '0 owners operated 2,197 of the O - farms, part owners 284 farms. q o rrtnnagers 32 farms and .tenants " 134 farms. c The Sams Valley-Beagle Soil Conservation district consisted of 3 H96.040 acres and the Rogue Con " sorvation district consisted of " & 766,260 acres. 3 'a Horticulture Income j c Pears, peaches, apples, wal J TKits and plums accounted for ? most of the horticulture iniome. . i-ears covered iu.iiuu commercial t 3 c q acres and 100 other acres, came c irooi approximately 70U.oou tTees or an average of 68 trees per acre and total yield was 3.490.000 boxes. Pesrhes covered 1.400 cora jiiercial seres and 50 other acres fame from approximately 150. 000 trees or an average of 98 tre per acre and total yield ;-as 400.000 boxes. Apples cov- er.ed 300 commercial acres and ! 1B0 otiier acres, came from ap ! ,jircximately 25.000 trees or an j average of 58 trees per acre and J total yield was 60.000 boxes, j V. Walnuts covered 200 rammer j rcial acres and 180 other acres, i "came from approximately 6.840 ' trees or an average of 18 trees I per acre and total yield was 75 J tons. Plums covered 100 com I mercial acres, came from ap i proximately 10.000 trees or an j7 average of 95 trees per acre and j total yield was 25.000 boxes, j-i r Cherries covered 80 commer ; cf.il acres, apricots 75. filberts ; 20. boysen and yoiingberries 90, straw berries 65. red raspber- ries 5. tame blackberries 3 and ! graps 10. In specialty horitculture crops, j gladiolus covered 15 acres, cut . flowera 20. nursery crops 15, j w holly 3. greenhouse area 2. and Iris, luies and narcissus 1 each. DnJry enterprises accounted for $2.6M.Ono of tha total live , slock income. Thera were 9,500 I 'producing cows in the county yieidfng an average of 5.263 pounds of milk and 305 pounds Qof butterfat. Grade A sales to taled 30.000.000 pounds for a . valii of $1,701,000; Grade B factory sales totaled 15.000.000 pounds for value of $475,000 and milk separated n farms n total! 5.000 noo. pounds for a Rvalue of S120.000. Dairy Cat 1 la Sale Dairy" ciIe sales included 1.500 rows. 6.000 calves for meat and't.Onp heifers and yearlings QOtor a total of $355,000. Beef .cattle sales totaled $2. 642.05i and tncludecf 19.000 beef cows. 2.000 beef bulls. 1.500 two-year-old "''ers. K.550 one-year-o oid" ;fters. 1.200 two-year-old Cifprs. 8.550 one-year-old heif ers ami 20l calws. O Sheep sales totaled $268,260 and fivrluded 7.000 ewes. 8.000 e lambs, 9.000 feeders and 103,000 pounds of wool. Swine sales brought $76,600. including 700 brood sows, 2,000 market hogs and 300 weaners and feeders. Miscellaneous livestock sales totaled $101,400. Rabbits ac counted for S37.200 of this total and included 4.000 working does, 1.000 bucks and 9.600 fryers. Goats accounted for $12,400 and included 100 angora, 1.000 milk and 1.700 kids. A total of 1,700 horses and mules brought $35, 000. Other livestock sales in cluded 150 mink, $1,500; 300 chinchillas. $7,500; 100 nutria. S2.000; 6.000 pollinizcr bee col onies. $24,000 and 240.000 pounds of honey and wax, $16,-800. Poultry income totaled $726, 700. In the chicken classification, laying hens brought $96,000; broilers. $85,000 and eggs. $335, 500. Turkeys brought $138,000. turkey eggs, $35,100 and turkey fryers. $6,000. Geese sales brought S7.500 and ducks brought $3,600. Farm crops brought an income of $3,737,351 to the county. For age crops accounted for $2,774. 920 of this total, including 52, 000 tons of alfalfa produced on 1 3,000 acres for an income of $1 . 352.000; 3.800 tons of grain hay produced on 3.500 acres for $87, 400: 7.000 tons of oats and vetch produced on 5.000 acres for $168,000: 23.000 tons of clover produced on 13.000 acres for S552.000; 4.000 tons of mix and wild eusilage produced on 4.000 acres for S80.000; 7.500 tons of grass produced on 425 acres for $60,320 and 59.000 tons of corn produced on 1.930 acres for $475,200. Cereal crops accounted for $583,274 of the farm crop income and included 72.000 bushels of wheat produced on 1.600 acres for $144,000; 280.000 bushels of barley produced on 5.600 acres for $285,600; 150.400 bushels of oats produced on 3,200 acres for $97,760; 2.200 bushels of rye pro duced on 100 acres for $2,794; and 26.560 bushels of corn pro duced on 332 acres for $53,120. Seed crops accounted for $179,157 of the farm crop income and included 145,040 pounds of Talent alfalfa on 621 acres for $58,016; 10.000 pounds of ranger alfalfa on 40 acres for $2,500; 9.975 pounds of ladino clover on 133 acres for $5,986; 7.200 pounds of kenland red clover on 18 acres for $2,376; 1.000 pounds of granger lotus on 16 acres for $2,000: 35.520 pounds of merion bluegrass on 74 acres for S53, 230; 8.100 pounds of pcnnlawn fescue on 9 acres for S4.860: 336.000 pounds of sugar beet seed on 84 acres for S47.040; and 31 acres of miscellaneous seeds for S3. 100. Truck Crops A total of 608 acres of truck crops brought an income of S250.000 to the county. These in cluded asparagus. 10 acres; snap beans, 8 acres; table beets, 10 acres: cabbage, 10 acres; canta loupes. 30 acres; carrots, 15 acres: cauliflower, 5 acres; celery. 1 acre; sweet corn, 103 acres; cu cumbers. 55 acres: lettuce. 25 acres; onions, 61 acres: green peas. 5 acres: rhubarb. 5 acres: spinach. 10 acres: squash, 25 acres; tomatoes. 79 acres: tur nips. 5 acres: watermelons, 10 acres; potatoes, 80 acres: and other truck crops, 50 acres. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Birmingham. Ala. The Rev. F. W. Shuttleworth. a Negro lead er, on integrated bus riding: "We proved yesterday that integration will work without vio lence and the only interference is that from the police who are violating our civil rights by imposing the segregation law." Washington Benjamin F. Fairless. former board chairman of United States Steel Corp., cn President Eisenhower's special advi sory committee on foreign aid that will inspect the mutual secu rity program: "It is really a conscientious, open-minded study. We are going out to observe at first-hand the effectiveness of what our country has done in the field of foreign assistance." Zuma Beach. Calif. Mrs. Sarah Hollister in escaping the dis astrous Malibu fire: "It was like somebody rolled a fireball down the hill." Indianapolis, Ind. Municipal Court Judge Virgil Norris admit ting he was arrested for selling whiskey in 1933: "I ran out of money, and in those days ... it was eilher steal, starve or sell whiskey." New York Leo Wodarz. a former German prisoner of war in this country, returning legally to the United States: "Everywhere I went, I saw what wonderful people you Ameri cans were. They were kind and generous even to us prisoners. I made up my mind that if I ever got a chance to return, I would do so and become an American citizen." Hollywood Actress Yvonne Douqhty on the ruling that acior Jess Barker was the father of her year-old daughter born out of wedlock: "I don't know how it happened. He told me his wife (actress Susan Hayward) was very cold. And he told me lots of other things that no man should tell a girl just after meeting her . . ." J I fv if ri Arm Arbor, Mich-JflJ.ff Cuss ing coins contributed id" patrons j ri a io&ii oar go lo neip me b'ind. The tavern proprietor, James W. Karns. 9nd his wife ask customers to drop some cash into a cSnister eaoij time they curse. The money goes to the Leaders Dos for the Blind School at Rochester, Mich. $Sf?n i e,e cMdren in New York's Grand Centra h , l0Sly kisses her 5-year-old son, Victor and hugs daughter, Sandra. 3, during reunion in New York. Her third child, a -six-months-old baby boy. James was Housed in a foundling home in another part of the city .o All tlircjugli tlie liolidats... Nothing does If 0 like Seven-Up! Bottled by The C 7-Up Bottling Co. MEDFORD 65 violation Court Records jni.irc coi'RT Patricia A GusUfson. basic rule?. $10 Eugene G. Ray, violation basic rule, $10 . , Dean Martin Humaker, violation basic rule. $20: disobeyed stop ien. $5. Onl Leland Wheeler. diobeyed traffic signal. S5. Allan E. Stolz, violation basic rule. 1 . Radford Earl Ma r ruder, violation baxu: rule. $10. Hazpl Uabell Carter, violation basic rule. SI0. Violet Winifred Ayer. violation basic rule, $10. Albert Glcnne Worth Hue, disobeyed top sign. $3. Carl Thomas Dawson, excessive noise, pipes. $10. Berths Rebecca Chrisler, no driv er license. 55. Gene Edward Fisher, violation basic rule. $10. DISTRICT mi'BT James LaUarr Peart, improperly changing Janes on highway, 57 50 - Wade Henry Fletcher, no PLC per mit. $15. Dean -Martin Hunsaker, no muffler. $15 Charles Leo Ghelardi. failure to dim headlights. $6. Bernard Keith Schultz. no opera tor s license. $5. Franca Yimmerlee. overload. $1" David Harold Seitzenger, failure to display two license plates, $10. eiRcr.T coi'RT Richard Page Bitney vs Mary Jane Bitne. divorce complaint. OUT THEY GOi 3SAVE WQWj m a m ici i b tc, wa mam Hm tm nat-iiM w bi . m t msw mm m dB 30" RANGE Repossessed Ksw warranty Lamp, Timer, A Big CVen 2I J70 70 MARRIAGE I K ESSE APPLICATIONS Joseph Warren Meeker. Berkeley Cahf , and Marlene Rae Rundeil. Valleio. Calif Charley Elmer Meads, post office hox 2Kfi. Jacksonville, and Neva Verla Beth Partridge. Siletz. Ore. Frsnk Alfred Lowe. 117 North Peach st .. nd Jacqueline Katherme Wright, route 2. box 495. Gold Hill. William Mathewson Vandever, Seattle. 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