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Newspaper Page TextTWO MEDFORD (OREGON) r - i . U - 1 UNUSUAL ROSE: Mrs. Robert of 1909 Hazel st., Medford, found cabbage rose growing in her week. The bloom, only slightly Weeds and Herbicides By ray hubbell County Weed Control Supervisor Woody vines, shrubs, shrubby trees and even tall trees may be troublesome plants in some lo cations. Probably the most trou blesome in Jackson county are wild blackberry, poison oak and williow. Controlling these is often as important as controlling herba ceous weeds. Chemicals are now widely used to supplement or replace the older methods of burning, cutting and grubbing. Chemicals, 2-4-D or 2, 45-T, may be used for selective control or blanket control of woody plants. Combinations of these two, ar senicals nd chlorates are all useful for this purpose. The com bination of 2-4D and 2, 45-T are the most commonly used. Foliage Spraying Foliage spraying is best suited for dense thickets and brushy areas such as blackberry patches, fence areas, creek banks and the like. Poison oak and willow in most cases will be found best controlled by this material where elective control is not desired. Spray to thoroughly wet foliage and stems when plants are in full leaf and making active growth. Blackberries and poison oak should not be out prior to treat ment if a chemical control is to be carried out. The blackberry root system is enormous.. Even by cutting all top growth" and spraying regrowth, it is impossi ble for enough of the chemicals to be carried to the root system to achieve good results. AH methods of control will re quire some retreatment, particu larly if root-sprouting species such as these three are involved. Treated plants should not be cut or otherwise disturbed for sev eral months after treament. This is to let the chemical work through all the plant's system. If this program was started the last of June or in July on dense growth, it would be best to burn off all the dead stalks the fol lowing spring. This will give ac cess to all regrowth spray and cut overall cost. Generally, it is better to cut plants over 10 to 14 feet high and either spray the stump or the first year regrowth when 3 to 4 feet tall. The volume of spray required depends on size and density of the brush. Up to 300 or 400 gallons per acre may be needed. A word of caution should be given for foliage spray control on brush or blackberries. The job should be well surveyed for plants susceptible to this spray. Glover and alfalfa fields nearby should be protected. Spray on a calm day, using low pressure and moderate volume. Don't let drift or volatilization cause loss of nearby crops. Know the ma terials being used and read the label. For specific problems consult the county extension agents for recommendations as ,to dosage and time of application. .. t ' UNSUITABLE ANIMALS Freehold, N.J. IIP! Warren O'Hara won a $5,000 settlement Wednesday from James and Benjamin Pascucci, owners of a Long Branch food market, in a suit in Monmouth county court. O'Hara's suit charged that a cat leaped on his dog's back in the market and in the en suing rumpus he was thrown to the floor and injured. Animals ajre no longer allowed in the Pas cucci Brothers' store. 113 k 12 XIIM IPcpirinn) omid iirdlemi .i MAIL TRIBUNE ? A. Williams, this unusual garden last larger than I . -w .::- : j ' r i Conservation of Soil Vital to All (Editor'! not. May 20 to 26 ii Oregon Conservation week, proclaim ed by tne governor to draw attention to the state's wealth of natural re sources, and the Importance of con serving them for future generations. To mark the occasion, the Mail Tri bune is printing a series of x articles, prepared by experts In var ious fields of conservation.) SOIL CONSERVATION By Clem Aull Soil Conservationist U. S. Soil Conservation Service Everyone is interested in food, shelter and clothing. We in this land of plenty take these items more or less for granted. Yet few of us are giving serious thought to saving our soil and water. These are our basic re sources, and the source of every thing we eat, wear or have for shelter. Too often the average person thinks of soil and water conser vation as government problems or responsibilities. Nothing could be farther from truth if effective, efficient soil and wa ter conservation work is done. Action and work are required by individuals and small com munity groups everywhere to accomplish a real conservation job. Do Own Work The program of the Soil Con servation Districts, which are farmer organized and directed by farmers, is the best example of this fact. Here in Jackson county we have the Rogue and the Sams Valley districts. Ap plications by land operators for help on conservation problems are submitted to and approved by these local farmer boards, after which technical help from the Soil Conservation Service or other agencies may be provided. Normally in the district pro gram the soils are surveyed as the primary step. Then a pro gram may be developed with the farmer based on the soil on his farm and on his needs. In other words, a practical farm plan or program is developed with, not for, the farmer by go ing over his farm or ranch on a field by field basis. Such a pro gram might include water stor age, land leveling, creek chan nel improvement, pasture or range management, timber man agement or other practices of in terest to the farmer and needed by the soil. This plan is set up as a guide for operations; it is not compulsory and can be changed to fit changing needs of the farmer or weather conditions. With this guide, the farmer does his own work. It is not done by the government. Examples Given Examples of recent work done locally by individual farmers and groups of farmers are: (1) Rebuilding of Squaw Lake dam, by the cooperative efforts of Ray Widner, Bert Harr, L. E. Bigelow, Jack O'Brien and A. E. Collings. The old condemned dam was torn out and a new, safe earthfill dam was rebuilt to protect people and property be low from possible flood damage, and to assure these farmers of their irrigation water supply. (2) Irrigation reservoirs by Lester James, C. A. Petrehn, W. E. Hammill and Bob Von der Hellen. (3) A large concrete drop spillway and water diversion structure by Bert Elliott on Griffin creek. (4) Fifteen hundred feet of concrete lined ditch by Jack Winton. (5) Land leveling by Mrs. Bertha Bursell, Carl Hover, Jim West, Frank Preston, Vic Skou, Fleming Brothers and James E-. Luce. (6) A cooperative drainage Thursday, Mar 23, 1937 average size, contains three seperate buds, or "hearts," within a ring of apparently . "normal" outer petals. The rose is deep pink. People ditch by Don Bohnert, Ray Vo- gel and George Swanson. (7) A suspended cable pipe line across Applegate river is being constructed cooperatively by Louis Straube, J. W. Ziegler and Jackson county. (8) Straube, Ziegler and Jim Corson have placed 810 feet of 24-inch tile to save irrigation water and reduce open ditch maintenance. (9) Ogden Kellogg in the Sar dine creek area has completed overhead creek flumes and sev eral hundred feet of irrigation tile. (10) Applications are being prepared by local groups for as sistance on flood control on Bear creek and Ashland creeks. These are examples only of the individual and organized group accomplishments with technical guidance through the Soil Conservation districts. On some of these projects incentive payments are being made to as sist in financing through the ag ricultural conservation program. Much of our local support has come from groups other than farmers which have toured the county to see the problems and work being done. As a result of these "look-see" trips, many are talking and spreading word of the overall needs of the area and benefits derived by people who are carrying out conservation programs. Groups who have seen this work beside farmers are League of Women Voters, teach ers, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and classes from schools. These groups have all been keenly in terested and have done much to stimulate interest in getting more soil and water conserva tion work done. This job of soil and water con servation, they believe, is not "Uncle Sam's" but the business of every man, woman and child in the community. More "look see" trips are needed as are more interest more knowledge of the problem more action by every one. Oregon Poullrymen Plan Annual Meets Corvallis Oregon's Poultry and Hatchery association and the Oregon Broiler Growers associa tion will hold annual meetings June 13 and 14 at Oregon State college, according to N. L. Ben nion, college extension poultry specialist. The poultry-hatchery associa tion members will hold their 37th annual meeting June 13. The second annual meeting of the broiler growers will be June 14. Both will start at 9:30 a.m. in Withycombe hall. Featured speakers will be presidents of the national organ ization of each group. Fred Don sing, Rio Linda, Calif., president of the American Poultry and Hatchery federation (APHF), will speak at the first day's ses sion and ' Joe Fechtel, Dallas, Tex., president of the National Broiler council, will be main speaker the second day. HEY-KIDS! SEE OUR AD Oil PAGE 2 FATHERS & MOTHERS - Be Sure and Check Our Lucky License Numbers Eastside Market Local Homeowners Advised to Watch For Termites Now Homeowners should be on the look-out for termites this time of year, according to Don Berry, county agent for horti culture. While it isn't easy to remain i calm when termites are attack ing a house, that is exactly what should be done, he emphasized. It takes considerable time for a termite colony to actually dam age a house structurally, so ,if termites are suspected it is ad visable to spend a few days in vestigating the best course to follow. Unethical Practices Alarmed homeowners are easily subjected to high-pressure sales talks where termites are concerned, and these may end extensive and expensive con trol jobs before the facts are clear. There have been some reports of unethical practices in termite control in some parts of Oregon, Berry pointed out. Oregon State college and the U.S. Forest Serv ice entomologist stationed in Portland, as well as the Oregon Forest Products Laboratory, have been investigating the best methods of controlling the ter mite problem. ' Identify Pest They suggest the first step for the homeowner is to make sure they actually are plagued with termites. This can be done by sending the suspected termite to the county agent's office for identification. Where termites are a problem, some situations can be controlled by the home owner at little cost. Where ex tensive house repairs are neces sary, Berry advises homeowners to deal only with reliable local pest control firms. Don't Spray Now For Cherry Fruit Fly County extension agents to day advised cherry tree owners to watch notices of when to ap ply cherry fly spray. The cherry fruit fly usually becomes active late in May, it was explained. The adult fly lays eggs directly in the fruit, rather than on leaves as some insects do. For this reason, spray is directed to kill the adult fly. Control material must be fresh in order to be effective, it was pointed out. If spray is applied now, it will be worn out before cherry fruit flies become active. Garden Notes By C. B. CORDY County Extension Agent for Horticulture With the frost danger pretty well over, gardeners can plant out tender crops such as peppers, eggplants and tomatoes. In the home garden a few of these plants, well cared for, will give an adequate supply of veget ables. The Ace, Wasatch and Big Boy are good tomatoes for grow ing in the home garden. Buy good sturdy plants, plant them carefully and put a handful of commercial fertilizer in a circle around each plant and out 4" to 8" from the stem. This fertilizer will be washed down by later rains or irrigations. Other Crops Other hot weathehr crops such as melons, cantaloupes, cucum bers' and beans should also be planted now. Bush beans are good for an early crop and are very reliable. Pole beans are susceptible to diseases and are not recommended unless the gardener particularly wants them. In this case the planting should be delayed until early to mid June. Pole beans are quite sensi tive to a wilt and this disease seems much less severe on those which are planted later. Peas Blooming Many peas are also blooming at this time and it is during the bloom period that the pea weavil attacks the young pods. This weavil will sting its eggs into the very small pods and later, as these hatch, a small worm will develop in the peas. Control is rather easily affect ed by dusting the peas when they are in full bloom with a 5 per cent DDT powder. This dust should be repeated in about a weeks time. It it is more con venient a DDT spray could be used instead of the dust. In this case use a heaping tablespoon of 50 per cent DDT in one gallon of water. K -w a a m v mo.. In Dairy Wind and rain didn't dampen competition as the 4-H members of Jackson and Josephine coun ties participated in the annual Rogue River Jersey Cattle club and Junior Dairy show Satur day at Gold Hill. Four Jackson county club members and one from Jose phine county topped the award winners as they competed in judging and showmanship. Crowned Queen Carolyn Tiegs, Talent, was crowned queen of the Jackson County Rogue River club and will represent the county in state competition this summer at the state fair. Bill Hubbard, Antelope, Jack Esp and Ron Nelsen, both of Reese Creek Renegades, tied for first in the livestock judging contest. Judy Bird of the Jerome Prairie Snappy Dairies, Josephine coun ty, was named champion show man. More than 150 4-H'ers, par ents and friends watched Bill Wivell, Coos Bay, who was of ficial judge. Other results are as follows: Advanced Showmen Advanced showmen, first, Dave Parsons, Rogue River; sec ond, Sally Mongold, Eagle Point; third, Carolyn Tiegs, Talent; fourth, Bill Hubbard, Antelope; fifth, Judy Gradshaw, Antelope; sixth, Donna Parrack, Josephine county; seventh, Roberta Mar tin, Josephine county;' eighth, Jack Esp, Reese Creek Rene gades; ninth, Duane Jamison, Josephine county; tenth, Gail Glidden, Phoenix; and 11th, Zane Strickland, Rogue River. Intermediate showman, first, Georgia Hubbard, Antelope; sec ond, Ronald Anderson, Antelope; third, Carole Martin, Josephine county; fourth, Jerry Moore, Reese Creek Renegades; fifth, John Hughes, Reese Creek Rene gades; fifth, John Hughes, Reese Creek Renegades; sixth, Kay Stephenson, Reese Creek Rene gades; seventh, Daryl Zapell, Talent; eighth, Ricky Anderson, Antelope; ninth, Billy DeMeser man, Josephine 'county; 10th, Lanny Parson, Rogue River; 11th, Cheri Hadley, Josephine county; and Roger Martin, Jose phine county. Intermediate Showmanship Intermediate showman ship, first, Julie Bird, Josephine coun ty; second, Carol Foote, Central Point; third, Verne Doland, Josephine county; fourth, Donna Law, Josephine county; fifth, Gary Doland, Josephine county; sixth, Kathie Zapell, Talent; sev enth, George Martin, Josephine county eighth, Judy Prather, Josephine county; 11th, Mike Anhorn, Central Point; and 12th, '57 Fruit Season Relatively Warm Thirteen cold nights during the 1957 fruit season made this a relatively warm, year, accord ing to Bill Rogers, frost fore caster who has been in the Med ford area for the past few months. Last year there were 16 cold nights, Rogers said. The frost danger for the area is considered over by May 30, he explained. He will return to Po mona, Calif., on June 1. Rogers said frost damage to fruit was not great so far this year on an averall basis but the greatest damage was felt in un heated Bartlett orchards. The loss there was mainly in ap pearance, Rogers said. He added that the majority of the damage caused by frost this year was April 7 when a "high frost" sent temperatures below the freezing mark even in the higher unheated orchards. . Self Cleaning Tines Won't ball up with grass or sod. Ask For Demonstration in The Dirt At Our "Farm Store" Sea the Tiller in Actual Operation Doing the Same Job You'll Ask It To Do. II ss MM DDI) MamkAK Dnr:n m vai Show at Gregory Hooper, Reese Creek Renegades. Beginning dairy showman ship, first, Bobby Hubbard, An telope; second, Terry Jamison, Josephine county; third, Sandra Nelmes, Reese Creek Renegades; fourth, Cheryl Basnett, Jose phine county; fifth, David Strickland, Rogue River; sixth, Billy Ullom, Central Point; sev enth. Sandra Buchendahl, Jose phine county; eighth, Elwin Heckart, Rogue River; ninth, Paul Medina, Reese Creek Rene gades; 10th,. Vincent Medina, Reese Creek Renegades; 11th, Mary Ann Gardener, Antelope. Judging Contest Judging contest, first place Sally Mongold Named 4-H Member of Month Sally Mongold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Delbert Mon--. gold of route 1, box 126J, Eagle' Point, has been named Jackson county's 4-H club member for the month of May. Sally has enrolled in 4-H club work with a dairy project for ten consecutive years. She start ed in 1948 with a registered Jer sey calf, and now has six regis tered Jersey animals. A brother, Larry Mongold, was also a ten year 4-H club member with reg istered Jerseys as his primary project. Cliff Moore, Bob McDonald, Kermit Carroll and her parents have all served as her 4-H club leaders sometime during this 10 year period. Sally has held all the elective offices in her 4-H club, and has worked as a junior leader for two years. Sally has exhibited her registered Jerseys at community, county and state fairs. On May 18 she exhibited at the Rogue Valley Jersey club junior show at Gold Hill. This was her fifth year to enter this show. In 1956 she placed first with a cow at the Oregon state fair, and was named grand cham pion dairy showman. During competition at nine county fairs she has exhibited four grand champions in dairy classes. Sally has completed projects in foods and clothing. She has had three champions in sewing classes in the county fair. These exhibits were sent to the Ore gon state fair. Her home econom ics 4-H leaders have been Mrs.i Kermit Carroll, Mrs. Fred Far low and Mrs. G. P. Clymer. Working together with fellow 4-H club members, and learning to get along with others are high on Sally's list of benefits from 4-H club work. She has attended 4-H summer school at Oregon state college three times, and has attended 4-H summer camp three times. Sally is a senior in Eagle Point High school! She plans to enter Lewis and Clark college in Port land next fall. She has a scholar ship to the school, and plans to study medical technology. Sally has attended Eagle Point schools for 12 years. On May 29 she will serve as salutatorian of her graduating class. She has been active in a variety of extra curricular events during her high school years. Vegetable Care Hints Champaign, 111. (IB Lift fresh vegetables out of the water when you wash them so the grit which settles to the bottom of the pan won't be poured back over the vegetables, says Mrs. Barbara McGrath, food specialist at the University of Illinois. Some other tips: Store peas and beans in the pod to keep them fresh longer. Soak cauliflower, ' cabbage, broccoli ' and Brussels sprouts head down in cold salt water be fore cooking to draw out any in sects in the vegetables. Remove wilted outer leaves from lettuce, rinse with cold water and store in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator. BIG . 3 h.p. Engine! Springfield Tiller &g)95 Nothing Else to Buy! Budget Terms If 'you so desire! 6th & Bartlett 10th & So. Fir IVIMUli Gold Hill tie, Bill Hubbard, Antelope, Jack Esp, Reese Creek Rene gades, and Ron Nelsen, Reese Creek Renegades; second place tie, Carolyn Tiegs, Talent, John Hughes, Reese Creek Renegades, and Donna Parrack, Josephine county; third place tie, Roger Martin, Josephine county, and Julie Bird, Josephine county; fourth place tie, Daryl Zapell, Talent, Sally Mongold, Eagle Point, and Paul Medina, Reese Creek Renegades; fifth place, Gregory Hooper, Reese Creek Renegades; and sixth place, Bob Prather, Josephine county; Ce celia Fichtner, Central Point, Carol Foote, Central Point, and Christine Moore, Rogue River. SALLY MONGOLD 4-H Member of Month Fruit Developed To Survive Cold Climates Minneapolis (IP) Minnesota's department of horticulture has developed 64 varieties of small fruits which will survive ex tremes of northern climates. Leon C. Snyder, superintend ent of the University of Minn esota's fruit breeding farm, aid more than 60 per cent of all the fruit acreage in the state is occupied by .the 64 varieties developed by the farm.'For one, the Latham raspberry has meant millions of dollars to the state's fruit growers.' FROM, rnwm. m GiB.ercu rADCI II rC iHfinii4 MAumi CtlUlfl AIIT AtrYatT VVIPPtHtlllllW VRW WW WW limVBfeill ni tie leplite Pint Cmrtk tatTfl FtowtT FamatiN Cntnl FliwtriR! Time Imtsi Fnit Sct&ai Break Domaticy Jthnliti Strt Semiittin licreasi Lawn and Turf Growth PradBCt Earlier Seel tart ate Rerkiehlal Effectivetess EtaBUtc Traesplnthii Stick Cf. 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Q 40 tablets (40 grams). .(SS GIB ORO NOW AVAILABLE AT MONARCH SEED & FEED 'CO. 305 South Fir - Phone SP 2-5687 103 North Bartlett Phone SP 2-2460 BIG Y SEED & SUPPLY North Pacific Hiway Phone SP 3-3160 PACIFIC SEED & SUPPLY East 4th & Front Phone SP 2-2413 I0SC Studies Buyers - , . , nciciciitci hi dcci Corvallis Three-dimensional color slides are providing Ore g o n State college researchers with realistic "stand-ins" for fresh beef samples in a consum er beef preference study now underway in eight Oregon cities. Food shoppers in Grants Pass, Lebanon, Baker, Dallas, Salem, Portland, Corvallis and Tilla mook are being surveyed as they purchase meat at local markets. OSC food technologists hope to survey 10,000 consumers in the next six weeks. Purpose of the study is to de termine what quality or grade of beef consumers prefer to buy Preferences are not always re flected in purchases because consumers often have to take what's offered over the meat counter, says Allen Angiemier, food technologist who heads up the study. Supply and price, he reports, more generally influ ence meat buyer choices. In the survey, shoppers are asked to view color pictures showing two identical meat cuts, and to select the cut they would buy if 'the price was the same for both. Samples of meat from the five grades prime, choice, good, standard and utility in round and sirloin steaks, arm and standing rib roasts were photographed at OSC for use in the tests. Free Breeding Classes Offered to Youngsters Salem. Both 4-H and FFA youngsters from Jackson county are being offered free admission to breeding classes during the first day of the 11th annual All- Arabian Horse show June 22-23 at the state fairgrounds in Salem. Manager Ward W. wells said the show will be especially in teresting to youngsters who raise and show livestock as a hobby. Breeding classes begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 22. Performance classes' start at 7:30 p.m. the same day and again at 1:30 Sun day, June 23. Thirty-one events and more than 200 horses will be featured in the show. METAL WORKS NEW LOCATION 2287 WEST MAIN at Lozier Lane Commercial Industrial Residential ;- -Sheet Metal Work PHONE SP 2-4440 t l ii 1 ml . mill JUST SPRAT FOLIAGE Item witk niracataR (II HO. Watd mziif iiffireece, n little as 2 weeks wen TLtiTi SHRUtS-SUSHES OlMMEITtU TIEES MIUILS PEIEHULJ auies coin TUIEtS uwas nmlnn PICTURE CODKTESY I.SJJL, MS, HiiEt KURT, DIV. leltsville. Harylaai mm Irs. Harti, Aeia,Mitcltll.li print. Betanicil Gazette. '58. 6R0W GIANT AFRICAN VIOLETS araeir A col "ONLY 2 CAPSULES IR RPPUUrOI MAKES ENOUGH SPRIT tl effectively treat tfezeu ef plants ef all kins iadeers and eel New raise kite flat's, ktj eeits, dirs, delptiieiei, pklex, daisies, canaiiois, roses, lamias, etc. POTENT CAPSULES OtDa AT OMCII UMtTID WMT. TREE. Spray lilitiM chart Makes the ise if ElB'GROeasy, effective. SENI FOR ADDITIONAL FREE LITERATURE 0N6IBGR0! f C- fiMATOCI . a mww- 2 l