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WJR MZDFORD (OREGON)
County Agent Suggests Removing
Old Wood In Pruning Rosebushes
lerMvibg old wood and leav
tej new woed is a key to success
Hi rosebud pruning, according
t C. . Cerdy, county horticul
tr aent.
Cordy pointed eut that bush
rears should consist primarily of
ore-y(r-old wood. He recom
mended removal as much as pos
sibly of wood lcwr than one
year.
Sine pruaiic stimulates
owth, it a advisable to prune
vigorous-growing bushes lightly
and weaker bushes more heav
ily. Pruning reduces the number
of blossoms. Cordy noted, but
enhances their quality. Those
who grow roses to provide color
in gardens generally prune their
bushes less severely than those
who grow them for show pur
poses. Many growers who desire
color more than high quality
blossoms prune Just enough to
assure growth of new wood from
the base of the bush.
Cordy said the extent to which
a bush should be pruned also
depends partly on the amount
of care it has received. A bush
that has been well fertilized and
watered needs less pruning than
one that has been neglected.
Common Error Noted
If there is a scarcity of new
ood on the bush, the county
gent advises growers to retain
what new wood there is and
also leave some old wood bear-
Wheat Industry
Goals, Necessities
Set for Future
Corvallis The task of chart
In the future development of
Oregon's wheat industry has
been assigned to a five-man ex
ecutive committee by the 200
persons who attended the Ore
gon Wheat Industry conference
held Feb. 19 and 20 in Portland.
Four of the five were chair
men for . main conference corn
wheat problem for more than
10 months with the help of 18
sub-committees.
They are Don McKinnis, Sum
merville wheat grower, who
headed the production and land
use committee; Sam Cook. Pen
dleton wheat grower, chairman
of the income and costs com'
mittee; Vic Moen, president of
the Portland Grain Exchange,
chairman of the marketing com
mittee; and Clancy Jean, man
ager of the agricultural depart
ment, Portland chamber of com
merce, chairman of the govern
ment programs committee.
F. E. Price, dean and director
of agriculture at Oregon State
college and chairman for the in
dustry conference, is the fifth
member of the executive group.
A resolution unanimously
passed at the final session of
the two-day conference set up
the five-man organization to
study the reports presented and
to devise methods for carrying
out the recommendations made
by the various committees in
behalf of the state's No. 1 farm
crop.
Recommendations Listed
DSome of these recommenda
tions included:
Reasearch to develop new
types of wheat food products
suited to modern diets; mainte
rfnc, of a large strategic food
wheat reserve charged to civil
ian defense; expansion of con
servation practices, with estab
lishment of grass in a long-time
rotation on wheat farms for a
permanent productive cropping
system; an industry-sponsored
wheat price support programs
which would encourage greater
production of high quality types
of wheat and modernization of
terminal wheat unloading facil
ities. The conference, one of the
most thorough self-studies by
an agricultural group in history,
was prompted by sharp declines
in wheat crop dollar returns.
It was organized by the college
at the request of the Oregon
Wheat Growers league.
It was pointed out that the
value of the state's wheat crop
has dropped 40 per cent in the
last three years from around
S74 million in 1953 to $44 mil
lion in 1955.
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ing one-year-old sidt shoots.
The county agent said com
mon error evident in amateur
pruning in this area is lack of
thinning. Many growers have cut
the tops off their bushes, but
have failed to eliminate some of
the old growth in the center
of the bushes. Cutting off only
tops will cause the bushes to
grow upward and blossoms will
be plentiful. However, too much
old wood in the center of the
bush will cause excessive shade
and prevent growth of new
wood.
Another reason old wood
should not remain in the bushes
is that there is danger of disease
occurring, spreading to young
shoots and eventually killing the
bushes.
Remove Shoots
Most commercially sold rose
bushes have stems of one variety
grafted onto roots of another
variety. Cordy explained that
sometimes shoots originate from
the roots and press through the
earth, resulting in a rose growth
different from the one the grow
er is raising. Cordy recommends
removal of shoots growing below
the graft union. These can be
recognized easily because the
size and leaf texture of the shoot
will be different from those
above the graft union.
Pruning of climbing roses dif
fers somewhat from bush prun
ing. Cordy stated. Some climbers
bloom well on one-year-old
wood, and wood older than one
year should be removed. Others
bloom better on two-year-old
wood, and wood older than two
years should be removed.
When To Prune
For varieties which bloom
once during the summer, prun
ing should be done immediately
after the blooming period. Wood
on which blossoms were most
plentiful should be taken out
and wood with fewer blossoms
should be allowed to remain.
For ever-blooming varieties,
pruning can be done during the
dormant season, after blooming
period, Cordy said.
Spring flowering roses should
be pruned after they are through
blooming and summer flowering
roses should be pruned during
the winter.
Spray Recommended
Cordy recommends use of
spray consisting of one-fourth
pound of neutral copper in three
gallons of water after pruning.
The spray will sterilize
wounds and prevent diseases
from originating in the cuts and
spreading to the remaining
shoots. It it not necessary to
use wound paint if copper spray
is used, Cordy said. He empah
sized the importance of thor
oughly wetting the cane area,
especially the cut surfaces.
Stimulation of new blooms
during the summer will be more
rapid if the blossoms are cut
as soon as they fade rather than
being allowed to form seed pods,
the county agent said. He added
that cutting back the blossoms
also makes the bushes appear
neater.
Faded blossoms should be cut
back at least to the first five
leaflet cluster on the stem.
Cordy said buds will not produce
well in clusters of less than five
leaflets.
Animals Condemned
In Four Counties
Salem Animals condemned
under the pilot meat inspections
recently concluded in 12 plants
in Washington, Yamhill, Polk
and Marfan counties represented
1.85 per cent of the total slaugh
ter in the two weeks of the
study.
This is the highest figure yet
recorded for a single period of
the pilot inspections, according
to M. E. Knickerbocker, animal
division chief of the state de
partment of agriculture. This
study did not include all plants
in the four counties.
In these plants, 810 animals
were slaughtered. One was con
demned on antemortem inspec
tion and 14 on post-mortem in
spection. Animals condemned as
unfit for human consumption
were nine cattle, four sheep and
two pigs. The causes ranged
from emaciation to cancerous
conditions.
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BEFORE PRUNING This rosebush at the R. D. Hollenbeck
residence, 1002 Mt. Pitt ave., was photographed before prun
ing. It contained much old wood and evidenced a need for
thinning. As it appeared here, the bush would produce a large
number of blossoms but a limited amount of new wood.
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AFTER PRUNING County Agent C. B. Cordy removed
old wood and thinned center growth in this rosebush at the
Hollenbeck residence. Wood older than one year should be
removed from bushes. Although this bush will not produce
as many blossoms as it would have if left unpruned, quality
of the blossoms will be better, Cordy said.
Department of
Describes Work in Floods
Salem The recent floods in 1
eastern Oregon brings to light a
little known activity of the .state
department of . agriculture. This
is the investigation of food sup
plies, including locker plants,
in all areas under water.
Here, for example, is the way
the department operates under
flood conditions as summarized
from recent daily reports of R.
M. Smith, foods and dairies field
man working in the territory on
the eastern side of the state.
Surveyed Stores
February 26 Surveyed food
stores and lockers flooded Sun
day and Monday at Vale. Lower
tier of lockers flooded in one
locker plant; room cleaned and
temperature now down to 15
degrees. Owner notifying all
people with flooded lockers to
clean them. Health department
on air to notify owners not use
meat in flooded locker areas.
Food stores cleaning up and do
ing good job of disposing of
damaged food.
February 27 R. F. Wolthar,
federal foods and drug official
from Seattle arrived from Boise
to volunteer services. Visited
grocery stores, locker plants and
drug stores. One food market
opened on limited basis; no dam
age at two stores; two groceries
still closed and cleaning up.
Preparing sign to warn locker
renters at one plant of contam
ination in lower tier; meat from
other lockers moved to Nyssa;
two tubs contaminated ham
burger meat taken off market.
Preliminary estimate of damage
to food stores: $6000.
Warnings Potted
February 28 Posted warning
signs urging locker renters to
discard foods contaminated by
flood waters. Inspected another
grocery; it is closed and will fol
low directions in salvaged sub
merged foods but situation is
bad due to common line for sew
age and storm drains. Revisited
other stores; warned one on
cleanup practices.
March 1 Checked three more
stores in Vale area. Cooperation
throughout this period has been
excellent between the depart
ment health department, the
Red Cross and federal men here.
And if you wonder what may
or may not be salvaged from
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food stores in flooded areas, here
is a typical instruction given to
owners under these situations:
Instructions Given
1. If they have been sub
merged, the following items
must be junked or diverted to
animal feed: all paper goods,
waxed containers, sugar, flour,
cereals, raisins, beans, or any
commodity packed in paper or
cellophane bags, meat products
of all kinds, vegetables, dairy
products, eggs, all bottled prod
ucts with screw type or pressure
type lids.
2. Bottled goods, if not sub
merged over the lids, may be
washed and sanitized with a
chlorine solution. The same ap
plies to canned goods which are
sealed, even if completely sub
merged in the flood.
At times, - and in widespread
flood situations, the department
fieldmen call in J. D. Patterson,
chief chemist, and other officials
from the foods and dairies staff
at Salem to assist in the food
survey work.
Nine Local Entries Sent
For Annual Exposition
Glenn Klein, county 4-H
agent, Wednesday mailed nine
local entries to San Francisco
for the Grand National Live
stock exposition April 13-17 at
Cow Palace.
Entering Jackson county ani
mals in the exposition will be
Bill Hernlein, Ashland; Dale
Smith, Central Point; Charles
Elmore, Applegate; John James,
Talent; Leon Small, Medford;
Carol vonderHellen, Central
Point; JoAnna Malloroy, Eagle
Point; Susan Wright, Medford;
and Judy Bradshaw, Lake Creek.
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Foirinn) orad Garden
Pruning Costs Here
Estimated $500,000
As pruning in the Rogue val-1
ley draws to a close, orchardists
tallied up the cost of this annual
operation.
In the Medford-Ashland dis
trict it is estimated that nearly
5500,000 will be spent on labor
alone to prune the more than
10,000 acres of pears. Pruning
of other fruit trees in the valley
will push this figure well over
the half-million dollar mark.
According to C. B. Cordy,
county agent for horticulture,
the correct pruning methods can
produce measurable results in
increased production over a rela
tively short span of years. He
noted that research in this field
Weeds
and
Herbicides
By RAY HUBBEL
County Weed Control
Superintendent
Editor's note: This is the
first in a series of articles on
weeds and herbicides written
for the Mail Tribune by Ray
Hubbel, county weed control
superintendent. Readers hav
ing questions concerning
weeds or weed control may
send them to the county ex
tension office, county court
house, Medford. As many an
swers as possible will be print
ed in the Weeds and Herb
icides column. Others will be
answered by letter.
First of all, what is a weed?
A weed is any plant growing in
an undesirable place. A herb
icide is a material for chemical
control of these plants. If any
plant then can be classified as
a weed under certain conditions,
this means weeds number in the
thousands.
Each plant has somewhat dif
ferent requirements as to loca
tion, soil, weather and water
needs. They also have different
tolerances to the herbicides used
for their control. For this rea
son the different formulations
of herbicides are large in num
ber. Experiments Conducted
Experiments by colleges.
chemical companies and many
others have detemined some of
these plant tolerances, which
herbicides to use for best re
sults, when they should be used
and how they should be used.
We hope through these arti
cles to be of assistance in help
ing to control some of these weed
problems.
These are some points to con
sider in weed control work:
1. The weed to be controlled,
its growth habits and location
in regard to plants we may not
want to damage.
2. Which herbicide should be
used for best results, economy
and safety.
3. Times this herbicide should
be used, susceptibility of plants,
surrounding conditions and
weather.
4. How the herbicide should
be applied, what rates to use,
carriers, necessary emulsifiers
and the like.
Labels Important
We might stress at this point
ALWAYS READ THE LABEL
on any chemical container. Know
what you are working with and
how it is to be used. You will
find better results by following
the directions on these labels.
Methods of control can be
classified as selective and non
selective. The herbicides, de
pending upon which weeds they
are used on and at what rates,
may' be used for either of these
control methods. At high rates
of application, herbicides are
used for complete sterilization.
At lower rates, this material is
used for taking annual grasses
and weeds out of alfalfa.
Meeting Planned
Those interested in'weeds and
weed control will be welcome
to attend the all-day meeting on
weed control by chemicals and
mechanization to be held
Wednesday, March 27, at Big
ham hall, at the county fair
grounds. The meeting, sponsored by the
state department of agriculture,
highway department and Oregon
State college, is one in a series
of area meetings being held
throughout the state.
Speakers will include Ray
Kelso, state department of agri
culture; Jack Ross, Oregon State
college farm crops specialist;
and Bill Kosesan, member of the
state highway department.
Court & McAndrews
has shown that the cqst of prun-
ing is more than offset by in
creased yield in succeeding sea
sons.
Boost to Economy
Cordy explained that the prun
ing operation, coming as it does
in the normal slack period of
employment in the area, pro
vided a valuable boost to the
economy. The majority of or
chards employ only a few prun
ers at any one time, however
total season's employment is felt
throughout the district.
v Approximately 500 men are
engaged in pruning in valley or
chards at the peak of employ
ment, Cordy said. He stated that
most orchards have completed
pruning and that the balance
of them plan to finish by the
middle of March, provided that
the weather will allow outside
field work.
Dormant Spray Program
In the continuing and over
lapping round of orchard opera
tions is the dormant spray pro
gram which is drawing to a
close. This protective measure
in pear orchards is applied to
combat pear psylla, San Jose
scale and red mite. Following
on the heels of the dormant
spray will be the early pink bud
spray and the late pink bud
spray, applied primarily to pre
vent scab from developing. The
next major spray program will
come at full bloom and is rec
ommended for the control of
blight in pears.
Cordy pointed out the impor
tance of the spray programs in
combating insects and disease
by stating that a 1 per cent loss
of the total crop for any reason
means a total economic loss of
$150,000 to the area.
Plant Guide List
Published by OSC
Corvallis A new bulletin de
signed to help homeowners se
lect the best plants to use in
landscaping their homes and sur
rounding areas has been pub
lished by the Oregon State col
lege extension service.
More than 400 plants grown
in Oregon are listed in the new
bulletin. Plants are classified ac
cording to height, with low
plants from 6 to 12 inches high
to trees over 100 feet high in
cluded in the listings.
Growing zones are included
as a guide to home owners in
various sections of the state.
inscriptions include manner
of growth, flowering habit and
color, scientific name, common
name, amount of sun needed.
geographical area of adoption in
the state, and a brief summary
on now to grow the plant.
Special sections also are in
cluded on vines, rhododendron
culture, and health and heather
culture.
The bulletin, titled "Plant Ma
terials for Landscaping," was
written by Don Martel, head of
the ObC department of landscape
arcnuecture. Oregon residents
can get a copy at their local
county extension office, or from
the OSC bulletin clerk in Cor
vallis. Gov. Holmes Announces
March Wildlife Week
Salem Theme for observance
of National Wildlife Week in
Oregon, March 17 to 23, will be
"There is still much worth in a
bird in the bush," Gov. Robert
D. Holmes, has announced.
The governor warned, "Ore
gon's fine heritage of wildlife,
wilderness and recreation areas
may easily be frittered away un
less we take concerted measures
to preserve them."
He asked citizens to acquaint
themselves with the problems of
preservation of natural re
sources, to give support to pro
grams of protection and restora
tion of wildlife areas.
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Four-door or two
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glamorous as a Hollywood premiere.
But they're great workers, too. A spe
cial two-stage rear spring lets them
carry heavy loads on rough roads, and
Five Top Dairy j
Herds for February
Named in County
The Jackson County Dairy
Herd Improvement association
has announced the five top pro
ducing herds in the county for
the month of February.
The herds are owned by Grief
and Nelson, 20 cows, none dry,
average milk production 762
pounds, average butterfat pro
duction 40.1 pounds; Harry Dunn
and Sons, 41 cows, 1 dry, 696
pounds milk, 34.4 pounds butter
fat; Ed Damsay, 39 cows, 5 dry,
742 pounds milk, 33.5 pounds
butterfat; and Gilman's Dairy
farm, 101 cows, 10 dry, 835
pounds milk, 32.9 pounds butter
fat. Top Cows
The association named the 10
top cows in the county as fol
lows, No. 7, owned by Gilman's
Dairy farm, 1.938 pounds milk,
112.4 pounds butterfat, 36 days
in milk; No. 12, Gilman's Dairy
farm, 1,809 pounds milk, 106.7
pounds butterfat, 30 days in
milk; Nickelette, Richard and
Elizabeth W esterberg, 1,459
pounds milk, 105 pounds butter
fat, 30 days in milk; No. 114,
Gilman's Dairy farm, 1,148
pounds milk, 80.4 pounds butter
fat, 25 days in milk.
No. 78, Gilman's Dairy farm,
2,262 pounds milk, 79.2 pounds
butterfat, 36 days in milk; Bluey,
M. B. Caster, 1,624 pounds of
milk, 73.1 pounds butterfat, 60
days in milk; Myra, Richard and
Elizabeth Westerberg, 1,436
pounds of milk, 71.8 pounds but
terfat, 97 days in milk; Julie,
Lewis "and Ruth Clark, 1,095
pounds milk, 71.2 pounds butter
fat, 41 days in milk; No. 2,
Straus Brothers, 1,148 pounds
milk, 70 pounds butterfat, 37
days in milk; and Dina, Clarence
and Sadie Williams, 1,215 pounds
milk, 69.3 pounds butterfat, 34
days in milk.
PICTURE SCHEDULED
Gold' Hill The Rev. Howard
Walton, pastor of the Commu
nity Methodist church, has an
nounced that a feature film "The
Magnificent Adventure," will be
shown Friday, March 15, at 7:30
p.m. at the Communitv Meth
odist church. It is the story of
the life of Paul.
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Virus-Free Sione
Fruit Selections
Undergo Revisions
Salem For the benefit of
Oregon nurserymen growing
fruit tree nursery stock the state
department of agriculture has
issued a revised list of stone
fruit selections that are virus
free or carry only a minor virus
disease. The list covers sweet
and sour cherries and prunes.
It was prepared by Dr. Julius
L. Heinis department plant dis
ease survey pathologist and Dick
Hemmerling nursery inspector,
on the basis of research work
done with Dr. J. A. Milbrath of
the Oregon experiment station.
Some Eliminated
The current list eliminates
some of the selections made in
1954 because they carried a
virus that make them less de
sirable for planting stock than
those substituted.
This information, available to
anyone mterestea, carries an
evaluation of the various stone
fruit sources used for nursery
scion orchards and propagation
stock. Fruit growers setting out
new orchards or replanting old
ones also might find it helpful
in guiding their choice of nurs
ery stock.
Later it is hoped to have avail
able registered virus-free selec
tions of pear and apple fruit
stocks, department officials said.
Help Offered
The state department of agri
culture and the experiment sta
tion will help nurserymen in get
ting budwood to establish mother
blocks for virus-free selections.
Both agencies discourage nurs
ery row propagation (taking bud
wood from growth of last year's
grafts in the nursery) but urge
nurserymen to cut scionwood of
indexed mother trees.
Under the nursery stock im
provement program, indexing of
scionwood orchards will be done,
at the experiment station by the
department of agriculture. No
indexing done by nurserymen
will be approved unless it i
carried on under close super
vision of the department.
Regulatory procedures call for
destruction of all trees that show
distinct virus symptoms.
The revised list may be ob
tained from the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, Salem,
from its Portland branch office,
or from the experiment station
in Corvallis.
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