EIGHT MZDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBONE
Thursday, July 25. 19S7
Fun With Minimum Cost, Delay
Found on Motorlog Into Mexico
Output of Crops, Livestock Goods
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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