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EIGHT MZDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBONE Thursday, July 25. 19S7 Fun With Minimum Cost, Delay Found on Motorlog Into Mexico Output of Crops, Livestock Goods s-1- - Farm god Garden feMl ft In 1957 May Be Down 5 Per Cent Br GAYLORD P. GODWIN United Press Correspondent Washington IW The agricul ture department said today the combined output of crops and livestock products in 1957 may be down as much as 5 per cent from 19S6. The department noted, howev er, that with large carryover stocks of wheat, cotton, corn and other feed grains, supplies of farm products generally will continue high. Department economists, writ ing in the monthly publication "The Demand and Price Situa tion," said current production State Crop Prospects Generally Favorable Corvallis Oregon crop pros pectso at mid-year are generally favorable but farmers through out the nation may reap the smallest total crop harvest in six years, report Oregon State college agricultural economists. Oregon farmers will probably follow the national trend this year toward less wheat and corn but a bumper barley crop. Few er peaches, grapes, and prunes than last year also are expected in Oregon, but increases are in sight for most other field and fruit and nut crops, according to the USDA'a July crop report. Hay Production Hay production in Oregon for 1957 is estimated at more than 2 million tons, up 7 per cent from last year and 20 per eent more than average. The state's barley production is forecast at a record-high of 22 2 million bushels, S per cent larger than last year and nearly double the average harvest. Present prospects are for a Bartlett pear crop about one fourth above average, and fall and winter pears are estimated at nearly one-fifth above aver age. A sizeable crop increase is also spected in Oregon's late summer potatoes. The generally good prospects for Oregon harvests are in con trast to the national picture. A combination of bad weather and Soil Bank acreage cutbacks has resulted in the smallest planted acreage in nearly 40 years, the economists report. The national crop output now looks to be about 7 per cent below last year and the smallest since 1951. Slow. Unpromising Start Major crops planted last fall and this spring in important areas throughout the United States got off to a slow and unpromising start. Favorable weather for the rest of the grow ing season could change the pic ture but probably not enough to match last year's record ton nage. . Meanwhile, farm income sup ported by slightly higher farm prices and Soil Bank payments is holding up. Spending for food has been up about 5 per cent, in line with a 5 per cent increase in consumer income. About half the increase went to cover high er marketing charges with the other half going to farmers. Winners of Pre-Fair Horse Show Listed Bill Morgan, Eagle Point, and Penny Sampert, Westside, were champions at the 4-H pre-fair horse show sponsored by the Eagle Point Desert Pegasus Sun day at the posse grounds. Morgan was high in the boys division with 57 points and Miss Sampert in the girls with 55 points. Entrants represented the Pegasus, Westside Hayburners and Ashland Sis-Q's. First, second and third place winners respectively, in each di vision, follow: Horsemanship, age 9-13, Linda Gibson, Steve Stewart and Bill Morgan; horsemanship, age 14 18, Penny Sampert, Sharon Forde and Susan Wright; halter, age 9-13, Linda Gibson, Mike Blanchet and Bill Morgan; hal ter, 14-18, Margaret Taylor, Pen ny Sampert and Joyce Kerr; western pleasure, 9-13, Linda Gibson. Dale West and Steve Stewart; western pleasure, 14-18, Ken Stewart, Susan "Wright and Nancy Lusk. Parade Class Parade, 9-13, Mike Higday, Marcia Ackerman and Mike Blanchet: parade, 14-18, Susan Wright, Penny Sampert and Roy Moore; trail horse, 9-13, Dale West, Laura Noble and Bill Mor gan; trail horse, 14-18, Penny Sampert, Sharon Forde and Mar garet Taylor. Pole bending, 9-13, Bill Mor gan, Mike Higday and Linda Gibson; pole bending, 14-18, Sharon Forde, Penny Sampert and Nancy Lusk; Texas barrel, 9-13, Bill Morgan, Linda Gibson and Mike Higday; barrel, 14-18, Ken Stewart, Sharon Forde and Penny Sampert. Baton race, Sharon Forde, Penny Sampert, Susan Wright and Linda Gibson of Westside; Don Higday, Marcia Ackerman, Mike Blanchet and Bill Morgan, Eagle Point; and Nancy Lusk, Joyce Kerr, Ken Stewart and Steve Stewart, Ashland. Gibberellic Acid May Free Strawberries of Viruses A new technique using gibber ellic acid may free strawberry plants of yield-reducing viruses, according to research at the Ore gon State college agricultural experiment station. This miracle plant - growth booster may also make it possi ble to grow Marshall strawber ries in Jackson county, C. B. Cordy, horticulture agent, said. "However, this only helps a plant become virus free not virus resistant." Ralph Garren, OSC horticul turist, reports that some new plants produced on runners of strawberry plants treated with gibberellic acid have checked out free of virus. He says the new technique makes it possible to produce virus-free plants of strawberry -varieties, such as the Northwest variety, which have not been eligible for certi fication in Oregon due to virus infections in all known stocks. Plants Stunted In his experiment, Garren used strawberry plants stunted by several viruses that cause re duced yields in the state. Gibber ellic acid was injected into the crowns of the plants, stimulat ing runners to grow rapidly and develop new plants much sooner than usual. Theory behind the experi ment was that gibberellic acid might speed growth to the point where new plants could be pro duced and separated from the mother plant before viruses could be produced and sepa rated from the mother plant be fore viruses could move into the new plants. Paul W. Miller. USDA plant pathologist at OSC, says sev eral young plants produced by this method have been checked by the best virus indexing meth ods known at this time. So far. the new plants have been found free of virus. The mother plants also seemed to benefit from the gib berellic acid treatment. Some of them developed into normal appearing plants that produced normal berries. Yellow Star Thistle Should Be Killed Hay containing yellow thistle is being refused entry into Cali fornia, according to Earle Jossy, county extension agent. Several loads have been returned this year, he said adding that this makes more important than ever an all out effort for the control of this weed by the individual land owner. Yelow star thistle is an an nual plant and as such can be controlled by cultivation before it goes to seed. Infested fields should be plowed or thoroughly disked in the next few days, before seed is formed. Wild carrot with its nodding white disk, chicory with the pretty blue flowers in the morn ing, and bull thistle, the bright green thistle with stickers on the ends of the leaves, are weeds which should be cut to prevent seeding. Cutting should be done soon, as seed will be formed in a short while, Jossy said. Evergreen blackberries o r Himalaya berries can be con trolled by spraying now and up until October with a commercial brush killer containing 245T and 2.4D. Use this material ac cording to directions, he advised. Use only the Amine or low vol atile ester forms and sprays when there is no wind. An estimated two billion pen cils are manufactured in the world each year. prospects indicate crop output this year may be 7 per cent be low last year. This would be the smallest since 1951. The crop production index, based on the 1947-49 average, probably will be 99 per cent in 1957 compared with 106 per cent for last year, the department said. Total production of livestock and livestock products likely will be off about 1 per cent from last year, dropping the livestock production index off 122 per cent a year ago to 121 per cent for this year. Drop Anticipated The combined production in dex crops and livestock prod ucts probably will -drop from 1956's 113 per cent to 108 per cent this year, the department added. Causes of the anticipated cut in crop production, it said, were acreage reduction under the soil bank program and poor starts for major crops planted last fall and this spring in important areas. Prospects for wheat, corn, rice, tobacco, dry beans, peas and sweet potatoes are all below 1956, judging from July 1 con ditions. Cotton acreage planted was estimated at 14,200,000 acres, 15 per cent less than last year. The corn crop was estimated as of early July at three billion bush els compared with last year's crop of 3,400,000,000 bushels. Grains High But crop prospects for barley and oats are well above last year. Acreage planted to sor ghum grains is a record. Some reduction in pork out put is indicated and beef pro duction may be down slightly from last year. The department said production of eggs should come close to last year's record and turkey output will reach a new high. Broiler production is running above last year and for the year as a whole likely will exceed 1956. Output of dairy products is expected to surpass the 1956 record. The department predicted con tinued high experts for the re mainder of 1957 with some pick up in coarse grains offsetting possible declines in wheat and rice. Farm exports for the year ended June 30 reached a value of 54,700,000,000, a gain of 3SV3 per cent over a year ago. More Labor Needed In Farm Related Jobs Corvallis America isn't keep ing as many workers "down on the farm" as it used to but it needs thousands more trained workers than ever before for farm-related jobs and many of these jobs are going begging, according to F. E. Price, dean of agriculture at Oregon State college. Opportunities for college grad uates in agricultural fields are brightest in history. Price main tains, despite the declining num bers of actual farm workers needed to produce food and produce for the country. He pointed out that the 8 mil lion workers represent only about one-third of the number actually involved in agriculture and related Industries. Traps in Peach Trees Reveal Fruit Moth Salem Traps placed in Wil lamette valley peach trees turned up three more light in festations of the Oriental fruit moth, according to survey en tomologists with the state de partment of agriculture. The findings were in a com mercial orchard near Salem and in two residential trees in Salem and Portland. All are in areas in which the moth was found last faU. This is the fourth time this spring traps have yielded the moth. Surveys are continuing and wherever the pest of fruit trees is located the state requires further spraying with DDT for controls. Peaches are the favor ite host, according to depart ment officials. Second Highest Volume Recorded in Shipping Salem The second highest volume in the 31-year records of the federal - state shipping point inspection service in Ore gon was reached in the 1956-57 shipping year, Robert J. Stew ard, director of the state depart ment of agriculture, has re ported. Inspection certificates for the year ending June 30 were issued on 37,629.6 carloads of fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts. This total was 3.356 cars behind the record breaking 1950-51 season and 5.025 carlots more than in 1955-56. The inspections are performed at shipping centers as the com modities are loaded for markets. Movement is largely to other states. m m .rr K isw j '3pii . . - - zz..' -mam THIRSTING FOR MILK these Chihuahua pups struggle to get out of their cups and be first at bottle. Mama watches from top of sofa in their Brooklyn home. (International) Careless Smokers Set One-Third of Forest Fires in State in '57 Corvallis Careless smokers start about one-third of Oregon's man-caused forest fires, Charles Ross, Oregon State college farm forestry specialist, has reported. In 1955, the latest report year, smokers caused 233 of the 729 man-caused forest fires in Ore gon. Ross said smokers are tra ditionally at the top of the fire- Excessive Water Causes Poor Pears Three California horticultur ists toured Jackson county or chards Saturday with Dr. Ro land Blake, horticulturist with the Southern Oregon Experiment station, and Clifford B. Cordy, county agent in charge of horticulture. The local visit followed a tour by research workers last week in Washington orchards. They studied a "decline" condition which has reached serious pro portions among pear trees in the Prosser, Yakima and Wenat chee districts, Cordy said. Results of the Jackson county study indicate the poor condi tion of some pear trees in this area is due, not to the "decline" under study in Washington, but to excessive soil mosture, Cordy asserted. Trees suffering from the Wash ington "decline" quit growing and fruiting, he said, and in the worst cases, die. No cause or treatment or easy diagnosis for the serious ailment has been found. "Local pear trees which ap pear in a similar condition need moisture c o n t r o 1," Cordy warned.. The horticulturists who made the tour and suggested better drainage and irrigation prac tices. They were Dr. Harry O' Reilly and Dr. George Nyland, University of California at Dav is, and Dr. Gilbert Stout, Cali fornia state department of agriculture. Brand Inspection Conference Slated Salem The second annual brand inspection conference for state department of agriculture personnel engaged in livestock brand inspections and related work will be held at Pringle Falls Aug. 7 to 11. About 100 men will attend, with the con ference divided into two sections to avoid disruption of public services. The first section will open Wednesday night and close Fri day noon. M. E. Knickerbocker, chief of the division of animal industry, will head the school, assisted by Livestock Supervising Officers Henry Matschiner, E. L. Wright and Chester B. Liechty. Robert J. Steward, director of agricul ture, will participate, as will Charlie McCracken, Boise, Idaho state brand inspector; Jerry Mul cahy, Olympia, Washington brand supervisor; and represen tatives of the Oregon Cattle men's association and the State Livestock Advisory board. Hormone Spray Is Advised for Pears A hormone spray should be applied soon for control of fruit drop, C. B. Cordy, county horti culture agent, advised. Bartletts should be sprayed between July 25-31, D'Anjous from Aug. 19-24, Bosc and Corn ice, from Aug. 26-31, and Seck els between Aug. 15-20. The hormone is effective for about 30 days on Bosc, 25 days on Bartlett, 20 days on Cornice, D'Anjou and Seckel, Cordy said. Sprays should be timed to be applied about that far ahead of the completion of harvest. "Use 25 grams of hormone per acre on Bartlett and Bosc, and 37 grams on Cornice, D'Anjou and Seckel," Cordy directed. "If psylla are showing up, add six pounds of malathion per acre." Insects cause an annual agri cultural loss in the United States of at least S3.6 billion, according to Department of Agriculture estimates. setters list. The fire which des troyed Bandon, in 1936, killing nine persons was started by a cigarette. Smokers are urged to follow three basic rules to prevent for est fires: (1) Use the car ash tray. It is unlawful to throw cigarettes, cigars, pipe heels, and matches from car windows, he reminded residents. (2) Watch woods smoking. Never drop lighted materials along forest trails or streams. (3) Break matches in half. Be sure the match is out before thrown away, he advised. Abandoned Campfires Neglected or abandoned camp fires ranked second in man caused fires in Oregon forests in 1955, accounting for 124 fires. Next on the list was logging with 81 fires. Burning of debris caused 75 forest fires, and railroads ac counted for 32. Nineteen resulted from intentional setting of fires. There are, of course, a large number of lightning fires which cannot be prevented, Ross ex plained. But many of these fires can be anticipated during storm periods so that "lookouts" and fire-fighting crews are usually prepared to combat them. Meeting of New Board Of Agriculture Set Salem Robert J. Steward, director of agriculture, has called the organization meeting of the new state board of agriculture for July 31 in the state depart ment of agriculture headquar ters, Salem. Members were appointed July 15 by Gov. Robert Holmes and will function in advisory capa city. Also new to the board meet ings will be Dean F. E. Price, who as director of the Oregon State college agricultural exten sion service becomes an ex-offi-cio member under 1957 legisla tion. Members of the board, their field of representation and term expiration are Mrs. Kenneth Liv ingston, Portland, the public, July 1, 1960; Loyd Key, Milton Freewater, wheat, July 1, 1961; Ward Spatz, Medford, horticul ture, July 1, 1960; Ralph G. Witcher, Junction City, dairy ing, July 1, 1959; Cornelius Bate son, Salem, diversified farming, July 1, 1958; Robert Pierce, On tario, row crops, July 1, 1959; R. A. Long, Lake view, cattle men, July 1, 1961. New Clover, Rye to Be Tested in State Corvallis New clover and rye grass varieties developed in Aus tralia and New Zealand will be tested by Oregon State college next year, according to D. D. Hill, head of the OSC farm crops department. The varieties were discovered by J. Ritchie Cowan, OSC agron omist, when he attended the International Grassland Con gress in New Zealand last year, Hill said. Seed stocks of possible high yielding rye grass and orchard grass varieties and a new var iety of strawberry, clover are now being obtained so they can be checked for forage production under local conditions and as possible parent material in plant breeding projects. F&stms. ' urn ii r - I From the Caiirilio national moeiuMt oa Point r. vista ta I While the motorlog pasty stopped here the riant carrier V. S. 8. and providing an opportunity for a striking photograph. Mexico Too fotlowtur to a eadea ation of a motorlor appear ing im The Sunday Oregonian. It to one of an annual aeries pensored jointly by The Ore gon State Motor association and The Oreronian. BY CONNIE McCREADY Special Writer. The Oresoalu Care to leave your umbrella behind and take a low-budget trip to a foreign land where the sun shines all the time? Then, whether you're the lively type that likes fishing and hunting, or one of those who prefer to lounge under a palm tree, you'll find what you're looking for in Baja California. Contrary to a mass of misin formation we gathered before our trip, there is no trouble and scant delay crossing and recross ing the international boundary to Mexico s youngest state. American citizens need only some proof of citizenship. A smallpox inoculation certifi cate and a Mexican tourist card are required only if you travel south of Ensenada, 68 miles below the border. It is recommended, however. that short-term auto liability in surance be taken out. It's cheap, can be purchased in border towns (we bought ours in San ' Ysidro, Cal.) and takes over where regular policies leave off at the border. The fun of our auto trip to Baja California began long be fore we reached the border. Old Mission Visited There's so much to see and do en route, depending on how much time you have. You have your choice of scenic coast route through the redwoods and San Francisco or the faster, straight er Sacramento valley. We took the Oregon State Motor associa tion white motorlog car down the central route to visit the children's mecca, Disneyland. Then on down along the south ern California coast, making brief stops to see the yachts men's paradise, Balboa island, the historic old mission at Capi strano, the Scripps oceanography marine museum and aquarium at beautiful La Jolla, and into San Diego, navy city. It's a short drive from there to the Mexican border. Through the gale without a Red Tape Nil At Tijuana Gate stop and you are in Tijuana. This teeming, tourist - happy border town is frankly in business. Open shops spill their wares onto the crowded sidewalks, while street vendors with bulging carts assault the pedestrian from the curbside. Wherever you look, huge signs in Spanish and English proclaim "Marriage Divorce !" One particular establishment caught our eye advertising "Marriage Divorce Free Parking Liquor.' " Once out of frantic Tijuana, the living pace obviously slackens. There is little settle ment, and houses are far apart The barren, desert terrain and rugged surf provide handsome scenery, but obviously meager livelihood. It's a 90-minute drive from the border to Ensenada, a pictur esque seaport on beautiful To dos Santos bay. This popular sports fishing center (tuna, alba core, white sea bass, yellowtail and barracuda from June to Oc tober and rock cod, halibut. black sea bass the year around no license required) boasts "at least 360 days of bright sunshine a year. Excise Tax Hissing Be sure to leave some space in the car when you pack for this trip. There's everything to lure the shopper beautiful, hand-tooled leather goods, deli cate silver jewelry, hand-woven m California DIEGO ENSENADA W ' $ V The motorlog party drove as far sooth as Ensenada, back tracked to Tijuana and then went east on highway t to town of Meiicali on the border. oattt sumps San Disg harbor. Philippine Sea steamed to sea lies efily a few miles to sotrtav skirts and stoles, baskets of al sizes. In addition there are luxury items from overseas French perfumes, German clocks and cameras all minus the 20 per cent excise tax You are' allowed to bring back 200 worth duty free if you've a hotel or motel receipt to prove you've been in . Mexico 24 hours. You'll save much time at the border on your return if, as we did, you keep a list of your purchases and their prices. Outstanding tourist accommo dations line a resort area around the bay, with its sandy beaches and fishing boats providing a movie-set backdrop. Most have heated swimming pools and the prices compare favorably with good motels In the States. Most also advertise special winter rates till May. Motor travel south of Ensena da is an adventurous thing, we understand. The AAA tour book says highways are none too good and recommends the motorist be equipped for any emergency. Water is scarce, gas must be carried, and only at isolated spots can supplies, repairs and parts be obtained. Highway t Thrilling . " , We therefore retraced our coastal route to Tijuana and there ' branched off on what turned out to be the most spee tacular, scenic treat of our trip possibly of any of our trips. We can't recommend too high ly the magnificent drive over Mexico's highway 2, along the border to Mexican, where we recrossed into California. Nor can we understand why this fine road, an engineering feat, has not been exploited in tourist literature. The spectacular stretches of barren and beautiful desert fall away as the road climbs and cuts through craggy mountain ranges of sheer rock with only an occasional scraggly tree or shrub clinging to a crevice. These fantastic rock formations completely surround you, chang ing constantly as the road carves its way to the summit, treats you to breath-taking expanses, then drops you suddenly to the desert, miles below. Traffic is slight, isolation the rule, so fill your gas tank, check your tires and somehow include this thrill in your trip to Mexico. Farms Can Save Time and Expenses Urbana, I1L (LI By elim inating farm accidents, farmers can save themselves 20 days of working time and S40 in hospit al working time and $40 in hos pital and medical expenses a year, according to the U. S. Bureau of Agriculture Economics. Servicing machinery and ad justing it before use, is the first step in preventing accidents, the bureau added. Tractors are most responsible for causing farm accidents, be ing involved in nearly 75 per cent of all accidents. The bureau said, for, safe use, the tractor should be completely stopped be fore getting off and it should be out of gear before cranking. Ragweed Control Project Set in Western Oregon j Salem The new ragweed J control program in western Ore- j gon will move into action as I soon as possible after the agrono mist chosen to direct the field work returns to Oregon Aug. 7. The man selected is George H. Moose, 35, Oregon resident serving the past 11 months as land management agronomist for the Sioux Ordnance depot at Sidney, Neb. He held a like position at the Umatilla ord nance depot in Oregon from 1952 until August, 1956. St. Paul, Minn. Of) Min nesota turkey producers expect to narrow the gap by which they trail California as the nation's leading producer of the big birds this year. They' hope to raise 11,371,000 turkeys com pared with 9,560,000 in 1956. California producers expect to raise 13,548,000 this year com pared with 12,643,000. WILLAMETTE VALLEY RAM SALE Linn County Fairgrounds Albany, Oregon Saturday, August 3, 1957 Sale Starts at 10:00 A.M. Offering 260 Head Registered Stud and Range Rams and Ewes from Top Willamette Valley Flocks Breeds: Suffolk, Hampshire, Romney, Lincoln, Corriedale, 'Southdown, Shropshire, Columbia and Cheviot Under Management of: Oregon Purebred Sheep Breeders Assn. For catalogue write: O.E. Mikesell, Secretary Courthouse, Albany, Oregon For "Better Luck"vith future Layers -e-ri n M1 r DEVELOPING FEED Toa make your own good luck when yoo feed. yor pullets this famous formula to insure a. Faster growth and better development b. A Bodily reserve for highest egg production Triangle Developing Feed has the full nutrient balance to insure an early start and better egg production this fall. We carry full stock in mash or cracked pellet form. 4 n 'i SOLO IOCAUT MORTON Milling Go. Medford, Oregon
