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fmm amid Qqrdemi Fruit Shipping Losses Discussed at Meeting American railroads are faced jvith an annual freight loss and 0 xlaim bill averaging more than $10 million, it was reported he Wednesday at the opening of a regional short course aimed at reducing shipping losses of pears. An estimated 110 shippers, packers and other fruit handlers from Oregon, Washington, Ida ho, California and British Colum bia were present for the open ing session at the county court house. They were told that loss claims increased during the past year over 1955. Damages Increase V. S. Boomer, Portland, of the Association of American Rail roads, said loss damages in creased more than 16 per cent during the first 11 months of 1956 compared to a similar period for the previous year. Boomer presented a study compiled by A. L. Batts, Chi cago,, executive vice chairman of the AAR's freight claim divi sion, who was earlier scheduled to address the meeting. Batts' report showed that 25 per cent of the fresh fruits, melons and vegetables grown never reach the consumer. Problems con tributing to this economic waste include adverse weather, disease and bisect loss, and packing and shipping losses. The most serious problem con fronting carriers in connection with shipping losses is rough handling, Batts reported. Method Praised Credit to this area for Intro ducing the "on-end" method of loading wooden pear boxes was given by A. M. Fielding, San Francisco, superintendent of the Trans - Continental Freight Bu reau. Fielding said the "on-end" method, introduced in the mid- 30's in the Medford - Ashland area, remains the most satisfac tory loading method to reduce shipping losses. He said his bu reau is continuing efforts to have the method adopted else where. Those attending the course went on an afternoon tour yes terday to study car loading methods at Southern Oregon Sales, Bear Creek orchards and Rogue River orchards. Today's Schedule Talks gcheduled for today were to include reports on car loading, transit temperatures for cars and various icing schedules, pear storage tests with poly ethylene bags and the future of irradiation of perishable foods. The conference, now in its eighth year, is known as the Northwest Perishable Loss Pre vention short course and is sponsored jointly by Oregon State college, Washington State college, the University of Idaho and the American Railway De velopment association. Chairman of this year's program is Dr. Spencer Apple, head of the Ore gon State college horticulture department. Govert ' A. Dyke, Spokane, chairman of the short course committee, keynoted Wednes day's session with a history of aimed at getting produce to the consumer in the best possible condition. Loan Funds Available To Farmers in County Soil and water conservation loan funds are now available to eligible farmers in Josephine and Jackson counties, E. M. Denny, county Farmers Home Adminis tion supervisor, said today. The soil and water conserva tion foan program of the F.H.A. is designed to help farmers in the improvement, protection and proper use of farmland by pro viding adequate financing for soil conservation', water develop ment, conservation, and use; and drainage, Denny pointed out. The loans help farmers and ranchers make good use of land diverted from the production of surplus crops, protect their land resources against adverse weath er conditions, and improve their economic circumstances. 0 C 3 It KING SIZE NESTLES o BAR Wijji A $10.00 OrcUr ee Groceteria A4 Page 6 Local Cattlemen Purchase Hereford Bulls at Red Bluff Nine horned Hereford bulls wer puchased and three sold by Josephine and Jackson county cattlemen at the 1957 Red Bluff, Calif., Bull sale held Feb. 7-9. Q-X Ranch, Josephine county, purchased a bull from Peterson Bros., Ogden, Utah, for $2,425; Charley Bros., Eagle Point, pur chased one from Winterton Bros. Kamas, Utah, for $1,500; Donald K. Nichols. Ashland, pur chased one from Herbert Chand ler for $900, Fleming Bros. Jack sonville, purchased one from John Bohnert, Central Point, for $620. I E. M. Bigham, Eagle Point, purchased one from Stein Here fords, for $700; Charley Bros., Eagle" Point, purchased one from John Bohnert, Central Point, for $700; Fleming Bros., Jack sonville, purchased one from Dudley Parker ranch. Gazelle, Calif., for $550; Floyd Johnson, Josephine county, purchased one from Fenton O'Connell, Gilroy, Calif., for $550; and Henry Owens, Eagle Point, also pur chased a bull, though purchase price and name of the seller were not available. John Bohnert, Central Point, also sold a bull to Bill Russell, Upper Lake, Calif., for $530. Champion honored Hereford and top seller was purchased for $2,425; reserve champion, $1, 100; average sale was $749.44; and total of sales was $92,930. There were no Jackson or Josephine county sellers or pur chasers listed for polled Here fords. Champion polled Here ford was purchased for $1,050; reserve champion, $675; average sale, $449.69; and total of sales was $22,035. Uses of soil and water conser vation loan funds includes such improvements as construction and repair of terraces, dikes and ponds, ditches and canals for irrigation and drainage, water ways, and erosion control struc tures. Also included are perman ent pasture improvement, minor brush removal, land leveling, basic application of lime and fertilzier, well drilling and the purchase of sprinkler irrigation systems and other irrigation equipment, Denney explained. To be eligible for F.H.A. loan assistance, the applicant must be a farm owner or operator and be unable to obtain the neces sary credit on reasonable terms and conditions from private or cooperative sources, Denny said. Each loan will be secured by the best liens obtainable on chat tels or real estate to the extent necessary to adequately protect the government's interest, Den ney stated. Denny urged that all interest ed applicants file their applica tions immediately if they are in need of the loan funds for this summer's irrigation season. Ap plications may be filed at the local FHA office, located in the Manchell building, or by mail addressed to P.O. Box 311. Home Improvement Contest Scheduled The National Lumber Manu facturers association and Farm Journal magazine have joined in sponsoring a 1957 rural home improvement contest featuring $10,000 in cash prizes. The contest, designed to spur sales of lumber and wood pro ducts and improve farm living, is open to anyone who com pletes an addition, remodeling or similar home improvement project between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31. Applications for official entry blanks may be obtained at retail lumberyards or from Farm Journal, Philadelphia 5, Pa. Sheep Disease Season Said Here This is the season when sheep owners may expect signs of preg nancy disease or lambing paral ysis to show up among ewes, the American Foundation for Animal Health warned today. "Farmers can detect the early stages of this disease by care ful observation of the flock," foundation spokesmen said. "Early symptoms include slow walking, a tendency to remain apart from the rest of the flock, weakness, stiffness and dif fuculty in getting up and down. These early symptoms soon pro gress to the fatal stage." If a veterinarian is called promptly after the first symp toms are noticed, he can usually prevent the disease in the bal ance of the flock, and save a percentage of the sick ewes. Pre ventive measures are especial ly advisable, the foundation says. The flock should be checked closely, each day and provided with a reasonable amount of exercise. Extremes of nutrition, either i underfeeding or overfeeding, are to be avoided, it was pointed out. Exercise is important. The feed supply should be placed at least one-quarter mile from the sleeping area of the flock, but water and salt should be kept close to the bedding area. o o egt done o facfer CPOCDQoooo Yes, use enough Simplot TRIPLE this Spring to get maximum results. One crop that really thrives on phos phate, alfalfa, for instance, can on the average profit ably absorb 3 sacks of Simplot TRIPLE per acre. Special circumstances may call for more of less, but the main point to remember is to use ENOUGH. You lose when you apply too little ! For recommended rates of application of Simplot TRIPLE to all crops, consult your nearest Simplot dealer, or write to J. R. SIMPLOT CO. Fertilizer Division ir Pocatello, Idaho Nine Carcasses Condemned in State Pilot Meat Program Salem The state pilot meat program inspectors condemned nine carcasses or 1.24 per cent of the 725 animals inspected on their third entry into Jackson and Josephine county slaughter plants, according to the state de partment of argiculture. This covered operations from Jan. 28 through Feb. 8. Carcas ses of eight cattle and one swine were destroyed as unfit for hum an consumption. High Percentage The percentage of condemna tions, all on post-mortem exam inations, was the highest of any area where this short-term study has operated, according to de partment officials. On this round, inspectors also condemned 311 livers or 43.4 per cent, and 15 heads or 2 per cent. The three main causes of liver condemnations were fluke, abscesses and parasites. Meat Food Products Forty pounds of meat food products, divided equally be tween brisket and trimmed pork, were also condemned. This pilot study covered four slaughter operations in Jose phine county and five in Jack son county. The 725 animals in spected included 334 cattle, 30 calves, 26 sheep, three goats and 332 swine. The eight cattle were pulled from the slaughter lines because of mastitis, pyemia, abscess, met ritis, cancer and tuberculosis and the one hog was condemned because of atrophic rhinitis. Thursday, February 21, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) 941 Highest Producing Dairy Herds in County Named The Jackson County Dairy Herd Improvement association this week named the five top producing dairy herds in the county for the month of Jan uary. The top herds are owned by L. L. and Blanche Wyant, Ed Ramsey, Grief and Nelson, Birds eye Brothers and Clarence and Sadie Williams. Top Herds The Wyant herd, consising of 34 cows, one of which was dry, produced an average of 699 pounds milk and 39.8 pounds butterfat; Ramsey, 41 cows, 5 dry cows, 819 pounds milk, 38.4 pounds butterfat; Grief and Nel son, 17 cows, no dry cows, 793 pounds milk, 37.2 pounds butter fat; Birdseye Brothers,' 75 cows, 10 dry cows, 672 pounds milk. 35.5 pounds butterfat; and Wil liams, 33 cows, 3 dry cows, 650 pounds milk, 34.9 pounds butter fat. The 10 top producing cows in the county were Bluey, owned by M. B. Caster, 1,959 pounds FFA Chapters Enter Contest Landscape Clinic Appointments Due Appointments are now being taken for the annual landscape clinic, to be held March 4 and 5 in the courthouse auditorium, ac cording to C. B. Cordy, county horticulture agent. Landscape architects partici pating in the clinic will be Mrs. F. C. Lorish, John Adams, C. E. Corry and I. B. Solberg and George Fredeen from Oregon State college. Cordy said appointments are being scheduled on a 30-minute basis. During that time a resi dent desiring advice on land scaping will meet with one of the landscape architects. Each home owner planning to attend the clinic is requested to bring a photograph and rough sketch of his dwelling, Cordy said. Appointments may be made by telephoning the county agents' office, Medford 2-5264. Vegetable Growers Meeting Thursday All vegetable growers are in vited to attend a vegetable mar keting and packaging meeting in the county courthouse audi torium Thursday, Feb. 28, at 1:30 p.m., according to Don Berry, county horticulture agent. Purpose of the meeting is to acquaint local vegetable grow ers with the latest packaging and marketing methods. R. H. Groder, fruit and vege table marketing specialist from Oregon State college, will dis cuss packaging fresh market vegetables; Gerry Korzan, agri cultural economist from Oregon State college, will present in formation on grower organiza tions; and Manning Becker of Oregon State college, will dis cuss competition in marketing and production costs. Demonstrations on Pruning Offered C. B. Cordy and Don Berry, county horticulture agents, to day said they would give dem onstrations on pruning decidu ous trees and flowering plants requiring winter pruning to neighborhood groups upon re quest. The county agents explained work schedules prohibit giving individual demonstrations to property owners who have only a limited number oft rees to be pruned. However, demon strations will be given for bene fit of several such tree owners at one time. Groups desiring pruning demonstrations may call the county agents' office in the courthouse, 2-5264, the agents laid. Jackson county Future Farm ers of America chapters took honors in all divisions of the Rogue-Umpqua district voca tional contest held recently in Roseburg. Chapters represented includ ed Marshfield, Myrtle Point, Roseburg, Illinois Valley, Grants Pass, Crater, Eagle Point and Phoenix. Winners in the contests were public speaking, first, Ron Han son, Eagle Point, second. Bob Lechti, Crater, and third, Mike Burnett, Illinois Valley; stunts, second, Bob Lechti and Carl Vanderpool, Crater; story tell ing, second, Calvin Rhodes, Crater; hog calling, second, Steve Pratt, Crater, third, Bill Bradshaw, Eagle Point; agricul tural mathematics, third, Bill Ryan, Crater and Bill Rasmus sen, Phoenix. Seed identification, first, Jack Esp. Eagle Point, second, David Hughes, Eagle Point; rope work; first, Ed Beeson, Phoenix: arc welding, first, Dave Morris, Crater; secretary's books, first, Crater chapter; treasurer's books, first. Crater chapter, third, Eagle Point chapter; be ginner's project book, first, Lewis Nickerson, Crater, second, Don Ryan, Crater; completed project book, first, Lyle Big ham, Crater, third, Bill Ryan, Crater; and chapter scrapbook, first. Crater chapter, third, Eagle Point chapter. Date for Soil Bank Sign-Up Extended Corvallis Sign-up date for the 1957 conservation reserve program of the Soil Bank has been extended from March 15 to April 15, according to Robert T. Lister, Prineville, chairman of the Oregon state agricultural stabilization and conservation (ASC) committee. This means farmers have an extra month to plan and sign up for conservation projects under the program, Lister said. But he urged farmers to contact their county ASC office soon, because applications for projects under the conservation reserve are be ing accepted on a "first come first served" basis. The conservation reserve is a national farm program aimed at cutting the acreage of soil-depleting crops and reducing the flow of surplus fram products into government warehouses. Under the program, however, farmers have an opportunity to receive substantial government assistance often up to 80 per cent of the actual cost as they shift their crop land into soil and water conserving sues. An nual "rental" payments are then made to farmers to help them maintain their incomes while their land is being conserved and improved until needed in the future. More information about the conservation reserve and help in signing up under the program is -available from county ASC of fices and county extension offices. BEWARE Of IMITATIONS LOOK f OR THE HAPPY UTTLf rOG TOPS IN QUALITY! LOW IN PRICE milk, 96 pounds butterfat, 32 days in milk; No. 25, owned by Gilman's Dairy farm, 1,500 pounds milk, 87 pounds butter fat, 39 days in milk; Star, own ed by M. B. Caster, 1,764 pounds milk, 82.9 pounds butterfat, 41 days in milk; Nelda, owned by Birdseye Brothers, 1,094 pounds milk, 82.1 pounds butterfat, 35 days in milk. Marlow, owned by Clarence and Sadie Williams, 1,380 pounds milk, 81.4 pounds butter fat, 31 days in milk; Blackie, owned by M. B. Caster, 1,727 i pounds milk, 79.4 pounds butter- j fat, 59 days in milk; Maybee, j owned by Harry Dunn and Sons, j 1,442 pounds milk, 79.4 pounds butterfat, 36 days. in milk; Belle, I owned by Harry Dunn and Sons, ; , A AH 1 Ml. R A 1 ' puuiiu& hi.uk., -1 1 .if pounas butterfat, 76 days In milk; Hoot nanny, owned by James and Neola Edge, 2,136 pounds milk, 76. 9 pounds butterfat, 49 days in milk; and No. 34, owned by Straus Brothers, 1,789 pounds butterfat, 38 days in milk. 4tH CLUB MEWS Elk-Trail Forestry Squirrels The club's first meeting was held at the home of Margaret and Leonard Hanson Saturday, Feb. 16. Election of officers was held and Margaret Hanson was elect ed president. Other officer! are Cheryl Miller, vice-prsident; Jo lene Casebier, reporter; Linda Naumann, secretary - treasurer; Earl Naumann, song leader; and Leonard Hanson, memory book. Elk-Trail Forestry Squirrels was chosen as the name of the club. Plans include camping and overnight trips. Next meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Trail, Ore. The club' motto is "To Make the Best Better." Jolene Casebier, Reporter. DRIVE-IN CLEANERS and SHIRT LAUNDRY Fastest Service Brighter Cleaning v All Garments in Plastic Bags All Work Guaranteed 2 Convenient Locations 844 S. Riverside 702 West Main St. FREE FORD TICKETS See "FRONTIER DAYS" KBES-TV Every Wednesday. 10 a.m. Celebrate and save during Chase Sanborn's ffiMHMT on new giant-sizG jar... enjoy -the -finest instant coffee ever developed! Chase & Sanborn climaxes 93 years of coffee-mating experience with a great new Instant Chase & Sanborn G,ve yourself a the first, the only, full-bodied instant coffee. 7"77lT)Rl)RPT?YTr Join the celebration. 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