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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.
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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.
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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.
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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, ;
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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.
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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.
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