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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
New Pear Slated
For Market Test
Under Agreement I
Corvallis Market tests of a
new pear selection have been
made possible under an agree
ment between growers and the
Oregon State agricultural ex
periment station, it was report
ed recently.
'Christmas Seckel '
The new hybrid pear, a cross
between Seckel and Cornice No.
63, Is often referred to as the
"Christmas Seckel." It was de
veloped about 12 years ago at
tlJ Southern Oregon branch ex
periment station by several or
chardists in the Rogue River
valley.
Recency, there has been In
creasing interest in the new
selection, but the amount of
q fruit produced by experimental
plantings has been too small to
permit an adequate market test,
experiment station officials said.
The new agreement will allow
cooperating pear growers to ex
pand their experimental trials
and increase the amount of fruit
grown.
Make Applications
Pear growers who wish to ln-
Ocrease their plantings of the se
lection, or who are interested
In testing it, must apply to the
experiment station and sign a
memorandum of understanding.
This memorandum permits
growing the selection for test
purposes, but prohibits the sale
or other distribution of propa
gating stock.
Applications for participating
in the expanded testing program
can be made at the branch sta
tion office in Medford, or the
central office of the experiment
station in Corvallis.
Weed's
and
Herbicides
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County Wd Control
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eplumn thtt herbicides, at high
ttag of ipplicttion, are used for
cttnpltte a'eriliMtion. Speaking
af sterilizfltion, and sine this is
Othe time of yr for use of some
of these materials, our sugges
tion would be to look into that
weed problem and see if this
method would apply.
Irrigation ditches, parking ar
eas, fire breaks around build
ings, lumber piles and fence
lines are a few of the places
where complete sterilization
works wall.
Steriani Material
A sterilant material works
through the soil. Rainfall takes it
into the area of the plant's root
system. Extreme caution must
be used so the sterilant applied
will not come into contact with
desirable plants. Applications
made on wet ground prior to a
heavy downpour, may'be washed
off and into an area where dam
age will result. Leaching may
also cause damage if applied too
close to wanted plants.
If your problem is primarily
annual grasses or plants of shal
low root systems, urea materials
will work very well. However,
if deep rooted plants are present,
a chlorate material may be used
for best results. The chlorate
combinations, being more solu
ble in water, penetrate deeper
into the soil than the urea ma
terials. Urea Material
If the predominant plants are
shallow rooted annuals, with
"
which are susceptible to hor
mone type sprays such as 2-4-D,
we use a urea material for our
first application. If any of these
plants are up and growing, we
could add 2-4-D to our spray for
their control. Possibly a touch-up
O would be needed at a later date.
Since deep rooted plants are
the main problem, chlorate ma
terials would probably be the
most effective. These herbicides,
requiring from four to 20 or
more inches of rain depending
upon rate of application and soil
texture, should be applied prior
to this moisture need.
This might be a good time to
remind residents that all wild
blackberry areas sprayed last
fall or winter should now be
burned to remove all top growth.
This will permit more intensi
fied coverage of any regrowth
this spring.
GAMMA FLOWERS
Storrs. Conn. (U.R) Prof.
Gustav Mehlquist of the agri
cultural College at the Univer
sity of Connecticut said he pro
duced "more attractive carna
tions and other flowers" through
the use of gamma radiation.
Farm and Garden 1
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WINS FOURTH PLACE Ron
Hanson, member of the Eagle
Point Future Farmers of Amer
ica chapter, won fourth place in
public speaking competition at
the recent 29th annual state
FFA convention in LaGrande
Topic of his speech was "We
Raise It: Let's Sell It." He re
ceived a permanent plaque from
Oregon State Grange.
Crater Hig FFA
Group Wins Honor
The Crater Future Farmers of
America chapter received a Mas
ter Chapter award at the 29th
annual FFA convention held in
LaGrande March 11-15.
The award was given for
standards and accomplishments
met by the chapter during the
1956-57 school year.
14 Boys Attend
Fourteen Crater FFA boys and
their two instructors attended
the convention.
Ralph Simon and Bob Elden
were given State Farmer de
grees during the convention.
The State Farmer degree is the
highest FFA degree given by the
state board. To qualify, a boy
must have an outstanding farm
ing program, along with leader
ship qualities.
Team Places Third
The Crater parliamentary
team placed third in the state
contest. Newberg placed first;
pendreton, second; Scappoose,
fourth; and Vale, fifth.
The Crater team was composed
of David Mack, Bob Elden, Al
len Barnes, John Caster, Leigh
ton Skou and George Gilman.
Lyle Bigham received a third
p'ice award for his chapter
treasurer's book and a fourth
place award for his project rec
ord book.
Fire Prevention
Measure Introduced
Salem U.R)
A bill re-
quiring hospitals, day nurseries,
and institutions for aged and in
firm to meet fire prevention and
protection requirements set by
Jnf sale "fe ?"al
UU1UUULCU 111 bilVT HUUJt.
Gov. Robert D. Holmes
had
asked for a review of fire pro
tection requirements at the in
stitutions. Rep. Norman Howard, Port
land, sponsor of the bill, said it
would establish maximum num
bers of persons permitted and
set standards for construction,
wiring, fire escapes and warning
and extinguishing devices.
Also introduced today was a
resolution providing for ap
pointment of an interim commit
tee to study state regulation and
taxation of public transportation.
Rep. George Annala, Hood Riv
er, and others, sponsored the res-'
olution.
State Developing List
Of Broiler Raisers
Salem The state department
of agriculture is developing a
list of Oregon broiler and fryer
palun as rostilt nf t Vt o ritrpnt np.
titin fri. .--..ion nf an Ornn
! Fryer commission.
Xo speed tne compilation, the
department is asking all poultry
processors and handlers for re
ports of fryers and broilers han
dled last year for each grower.
Paul T. Rowell, market develop
ment chief for the department,
said the reports should be in
Salem by April 12. Any proces
sor or handler whoh as not re
ceived the report forms may ob
tain them from t!-.e department
headquarters in Salem.
Scoff Firm To Move
60,000 Cords of Timber
Walla Walla (U.R) Nearly
$1 million worth of timber will
be moved from the Blue Moun
tain area near here to Everett by
the Scott Paper co., officials of '
the firm said today. j
The company moved 8,000
cords from the Blue Mountain j
area to Everett last year on a '
trial basis. This year the firru '
plans to move 60,000 cords. J
AUTHOR-EDITOR DIES I
New York (U.R) Burton Ras
coe, 64. author, editor and for
mer drama and literary critic,
died Tuesday night of a heart
attack. 1
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Thursday, March 21. 1957
Prepink Spray
Should Be Applied
For Scab Contral
Prepink spray should be ap
plied soon for control of scab,
according to C. B. Cordy, coun
ty horticulture agent, and L. G.
Gentner, entomologist at the
Southern Oregon branch experi
ment station.
On bartlett, bosc and winter
nelis. Cordy and Gentner recom
mend 8 gallons liquid lime sul
fur or 12 pounds polysulphide
per acre. On D'Anjou and corn
ice, they recommend 7 pounds
ziram or ferbam per acre. If mil
dew is a problem on D'Anjous,
24 pounds of golofog per acre is
recommended.
Cordy and Gentner advise 12
pounds malathion or 6 pounds
parathion per acre in this pre
pink or the pink spray (preferab
ly the pink) if any of the follow
ing conditions prevail:
1. The dormant spray was not
applied.
2. Where aphis is a problem.
3. Where scale was severe and
additional control is desired (in
this case use parathion.)
If lime sulfur and parathion
are combined, do not allow the
mixture to stand, Cordy and
Gentner cautioned.
Produce Brings
$100 Million
Corvallis Oregon farmers
marketed about $100 million
worth of produce through farm
er cooperatives last year with
grain, dairy products, and fruits
and vegetables heading the list,
according to Paul Mohn, Oregon
State college marketing special
ist. Marketings combined with
other s ervices and supplies
brought gross business to more
than $160 million for the state's
120 farm cooperatives which
have a combined membership of
75.000.
Oregon now ranks 18th in the
nation for gross business of farm
cooperatives. California led the
national last year with about
$830 million. Total business for
all farm cooperatives of the na
tion passed the $9'2 billion mark
last year, an increase of about
14 per cent over the previous
year.
Marketing accounts for about
75 per cent of the nation's farm
er cooperative business with
dairy products and grain the
leading commodities. Feed was
the biggest item among farm sup
plies handled by cooperatives,
the OSC specialist said.
While the number of farm
cooperatives in the country is
declining from 10,058 in the
fiscal year 1953-54 to 9,887 the
following year Mohn said mem
bership remained stable at
slightly more than 7V4 million.
STAR-GAZING
Springfield, Mass. (U.R)
Springfield claims the first
American-designed and American-built
star projector. It was
designed and built by a mu
seum technician and serves the
public, classes and special
groups in teaching astronomy.
Fruit, Vegetables May Be
Key to Expansion of Crops
Corvallis The amount of
fruit and vegetables being un
loaded in major West Coast pro
duce markets may be the key
to expansion of the truck crop
industry in Oregon, R. H. Grod-
er, extension marketing special
ist at Oregon State college, be
lieves. For instance, Portland pro
duce markets handled the equiv
alent of 11.000 carlots of fruit
and vegetables in 1956, Groder
reported. Of this, California
growers furnished nearly 42 per
cent, Oregon 22 per cent, Wash
ington 11, and Florida 4 per
cent. Imports of bananas and
tomatoes from other countries
made up another 10 per cent.
Products Being Imported
By watching what products
are being imported in large
quantities from other areas, Ore
gon can spot fruits and veget
ables that should be considered
when expanding their plantings,
Groder pointed out. On the Port
land market, large amounts of
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SUCCESS in vaccinating
chickens against leukemia,
incurable blood cancer, is
reported by Dr. B. R. Bur
mester, U. S. Department of
Agriculture scientist, at an
East Lansing, Mich, lab
oratory. (International)
Beekeepers Get
Register Reminder
Salem Two thousand bee
keepers have received reminders
that April 1 is the date to regis
ter bees for this year with the
state department of agriculture
At the same time, the depart
ment has sent notices to all bee
keepers in an effort to recruit
more deputy state bee inspec
tors. The inspection season nor
mally opens in April, but weath
er conditions may delay it this
year, A. Burr Black, in charge
of apiary inspections, said.
The state faces a problem in
getting deputy inspectors be
cause of seasonal nature of the
work. The need for more help is
especially urgent for Lane and
Washington counties.
The department is sending ap
plication forms to all bee own
ers on the state registry in the
last few years. Those who no
longer have colonies are urged
to so advise the department to
help reduce mailing and clerical
costs.
The number of small beekeep
ers in Oregon is declining. Bee
registrations in the last four
years were: 1956, 1,253; 1955,
1,342; 7954, 1,526; 1953, 1,537.
Most of the commercial oper
ators now rent bees for pollina
tion purposes, with the 1956
rentals ranging from $3.50 to $5
per colony. This business may
get a slight upturn this year due
to increased crimson clover
plantings in the Willamette val
ley and more alsike in central
Oregon and the Klamath basin.
Onions May Be Packed
In Any Container Now
Salem Onions grown in Ore
gon may now be packed for sale
in any kind or size container the
grower or shipper wants to use.
This follows an order of the state
department of agriculture, based
on a hearing held several weeks
ago,, rescinding all standard con
tainers for onions.
Onions offered for sale must
still be labeled with the name
and address or brand of the
grower or packer, and the net
weight. Culls must also be prop
erly marked (letters two inches
high) with the word "Culls".
potatoes, lettuce, vegetables, and
melons were brought in by rail
and truck.
Information from other. West
Coast markets can also show
trends where expansion might
be profitable, the marketing
specialist said. Los Angeles, sec
ond largest produce market in
the nation, unloaded the equival
ent of 125,000 carlots of fruit and
vegetables last year. San Fran
cisco, Oakland, and Seattle are
also major market areas on the
coast. Unloading information
from these markets can help
local growers spot current mark
et trends and locate major areas
of compeition.
Growing populations on the
West Coast will increase the de
mand for garden products and
cause production areas to
change, Groder says. And he
thinks Oregon growers should
also be planning now to satisfy
at least some of this increased
demand with fruit and veget
ables from their farms.
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Baker Leads State
In Brucellosis
Testing Last Month
Salem Baker county, with
3,456 cattle tested in 72 herds,
topped the February testing for
brucellosis (bang's disease) in
Oregon counties. Second and
third greatest number of tests
last month were in Marion and
Malheur counties, according to
the monthly report of the feder
al veterinarians and state de
partment of agriculture.
Statewide, 31,780 cattle in 2,-
525 herds were tested in Febru
ary with 212 reactors or .667 per
cent. The percentage of infection
was lower than in January,
when eight-tenths of one per
cent of the 42,333 animals test
ed were reactors.
Without Reactor
Fourteen counties came
through February testing with
out a single reactor. They were
Benton, Clackamas, Coos, Curry,
Douglas, Harney, Hood River,
Jefferson, Klamath, Linn, Mar
ion, Sherman, Wasco and Wheel
er. In eight counties from 1 to
9.2 per cent of the cattle reacted
to the 'test.
In the first two months of this
year, 30,824 calves in 1,458
herds were vaccinated, and 3,948
cattle were tested at sales yards
for movement back to farms.
Tuberculosis testing in Febru
ary uncovered 23 reactors in the
12, 565 cattle tested in 1,335
herds. Twenty-one of the reac
tors were found in Jackson coun
ty and one each in Marion and
Multnomah counties. In January,
no TB reactors were found in the
17,003 tests made.
Grange Protests
High Taxes in State
The Phoenix Grange No. 799
at a meeting last week resolved
to ask Jackson county represen
tatives in the state legislature to
use all their influence in defeat
ing any and all measures call
ing for increased taxes.
In the resolution Grange
members said, "The cost of
State, county and school opera
tions have reached a point that
creates a heavy burden on far
mers and other other business
men in the state of Oregon . . .
There has been submitted to the
current legislature a multitude
of bills, many of which involve
the appropriation of money to
implement them, and to date
there has been submitted no
comprehensive plan to finance
them."
Copies of the resolution were
to be forwarded to all subordin
ate Granges in the county, to
Jackson County Pomona Grange
and to the Oregon State Grange.
Veed Control Meet
Set For March 27
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A public meeting on weed
control by chemicals and mech
anization will be held Wednes
day, March 27, at Bigham hall
on the county fairgrounds, un
der sponsorship of the state de
partment of agriculture, high
way department and Oregon
State college.
The all-day session will begin
at 9 a.m. It is one in a series of
J area meetings being held in 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
highway department.
POTATOES
NEED!
Stronger root develop
ment is one of the im
portant results of using
Simplot TRIPLE . . . and
that makes phosphate b
"must" for potatoes.
Tests prove that properly
phosphated spuds do
have greater quality,
truer type, better color
and net, and increased
yield. Reason enough to
use PLENTY of Simplot
TRIPLE this year. For
proper combinations and
rates of application, see
your County Agent or
nearest Simplot dealer,
or write to
J. R. SIMPLOT CO,
Fertilizer Division
Pocatello, Idaho
for Better
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SHADY COVE-TRAIL
Third, Fourth
Scottie Parrick of Trail will
go to the Veterans' hospital in
Portland the last of this month
for check up and observation.
Walter Cross of Shady Cove
has returned home from Sacred
Heart hospital where
he was 1
confined last week.
On Saturday, March 30, at the
Shady Cove school gym the
Roxy Ann degree team of the
Roxy Ann Grange will hold
third and fourth degrees for
Shady Cove Grange starting at
8 p.m. The event is for Grang
ers only.
On March 27, the regular
monthly social meeting of the
Shady Cove Grange will be held
at the Shady Cove school start
ing at 7 p.m. with a potluck sup
per. Anyone interested in the
Grange has been invited.
Of interest to his many
friends in the area is the mar
riage of Claude Close of Glide,
formerly of Trail, to Mrs. Fleta
Robinson of Lodi, March 3, in
Reno. Another recent marriage
is that of Douglas Johnson of Ft.
Ord, Calif., son of Mrs. Jeanette
Johnson, and grandson of Mrs.
Frances Miller, both of Shady
Cove, to Miss Marge Oaks of
Medford. They were married
March 4 in Reno. Doug expects
to leave shortly for Germany
and Mrs. Johnson is returning to
Modford to live while he is over-
Mrs. TSldon Grow of Shady
Cove was hostess at her home
Monday, March 18 with a pink
and blue shower honoring Mrs.
Earl Warren of Medford. The
Warren family formerly lived in
Shady Cove where Warren man
aged the McCullough saw shop.
Guests present were Mesdames
Richard Pfeifer, Ed Learning,
Frances Miller, Carroll Watson,
Russell Harris, Fred Kiel, Joe
Waltz and Howard Nutt of
Shady Cove, Rose Sturgill and
Joe Fosser of Medford, Arthur
Mahaker and Archie Kincaid of
Ashland, Jack Grow of Eagle
Point, the honored guest, Mrs.
Earl Warren of Medford, and the
hostess, Mrs. Eldon Grow of
Shady Cove.
The annual Easter breakfast
will be held this year from 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the VFW hall
in Shady Cove sponsored by the
Ladies auxiliary of the VFW,
The menu will include ham, eggs
and hotcakes. Chairman for the
event is Mrs. Gene House of
Shady Cove..
Mr. and Mrs. John Wubbels
of Medford were visitors recent
ly at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Barrett of Shady Cove.
A note from Mrs. Helga
Mitchell, Applegate-Jackson-
ville correspondent asks the
identity of the gentleman from
Shady Cove, who was in Apple-
gate at the scene of the fatal
heart attack of Clyde Smith and
who furnished a blanket from
his car to cpver Mr. Smith. Mrs
Smith wishes to thank him and
return the blanket. Mrs. Smith
said she was grateful to the gen
tleman but neglected to get his
name or how to contact him.
Mrs. Alberta Hughes of Rid
dle spent her spring vacation
from her teaching job visiting
her daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Walt Messecar of Shady
Cove.
Special evangelistic meetings
are being held every evening
this week at the Trail Commu
nity church with the Rev. Floyd
Fradenburg as guest speaker.
iir i in fcjai mm
Degrees Set
Mrs. Roy Vaughn of Laurel-
hurst rd., Trail, is visiting her
son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Vaughn in Napa, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clair
lo shady Cove who lived in
j Kenneth Oliver homj have
moved to Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. Athel Dudley
and son-in-law, Tom Quail of
Central Point, and Mrs. Clara
Thurman of Shady Cove, attend
ed a meeting of the Dry Clean
ers association of Medford and
vicinity at the Rogue Valley
Country club March 12. On Fri
day, March 15 Mr. and Mrs.
Athel Dudley and Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Quail and son, Alan, cele
brated the Dudley's 29th wed
ding anniversary.
Mrs. Ruth Sanford, her daugh
ter, Ann, and Henry Connor re
turned Monday from Los Ange
les where they have been this
past winter.
Teddy, Paul and Philip Trusty
of Klamath Falls spent their
spring vacation visiting their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ru
fus Trusty of Elk Creek. Billy
Trusty, the oldest grandson is
leaving for San Diego where as
a Naval reservist he will take a
two weeks cruise in a training
program.
Chet Wilson of Trail is on a
business trip to Portland and
Bend.
Mrs. Paul Bulkin and daugh
ter of Far Hills Ranch, Shady
Cove, spent the spring school va
cation in Portland.
EAST EVANS CREEK-MEADOWS
4-H Club to Meet April 12
By NELLIE BERGMAN
East Evans Creek The next
meeting of the Meadows 4-H
club will be at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Mattison April
12 at 7:30 p.m.
Spring weather is bringing out
a large attendance at the Mea
dows Sunday school and work
on the new church is progress
ing. The cement foundation has
been poured.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eek and
boys visited at the Carl Berg
man home Sunday.
Mrs. Mapleden was ill a few
days but is better.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mattison
had their grandson at their
home over the week end.
Gerhardus was bitten by his
burro on his arm and was taken
to the doctor at Shady Cove
several times.
Jack Ansures left for Rose
burg March 20 and will go to
Portland to be examined for
the army.
The last storm brought rain
and snow missed earlier and
brought streams up some.
Mrs. Truman Bishop and chil
dren visited friends at Creswell
and Eugene during the spring
vacation.
Mrs. Hazel Mattison sprained
her ancle recently.
Mrs. Friminchow and children
of Klamath Falls are spending
their spring vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Bishop.
Bernard Bishop spent his va
cation at the home of his par
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Milk Distributor
Book Inspection
Passed by House
Salem (U.R) The House has
passed 49-7 a bill requiring a
state audit of Grade A milk dis
tributors' books at least twice a
year to determine how the milk
is used.
Rep. Joe Rogers, Independence
dairyman, said most Oregon
milk producers favored the bill
along wtih three large Portland
distributors.
Rogers said an audit was im
portant to producers because if
the distributors could not use a
producer's milk in the bottle and
can trade and t-rn it into man
ufacturing channels, the produc
er received less money. He said
the producer now had no way of
checking how the milk was used
or how much he should be paid.
Said Opening Wedge
Rep. Keith Skelton, Eugene1
Democrat, opposed the bill on
grounds it was an opening
wedge for a return to milk con
trol which was voted down by
the people three years ago.
Rep. Arthur Ireland, Forest
Grove Republican, said the bill
as not a return, to milk con
trol. "Oregon is trying to get
along without state or federal
milk control," Ireland said. "All
this bill does is provide a little
protection for the distributor."
An estimated cost of the audit
ing program of $34,000 a year
would be paid by the producers.
The Department of Agriculture
would hire four auditors to do
the job.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bishop.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bergman
spent Saturday night at Drew
on business. ,
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