Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 15, 1957, Image 18

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Newspaper Page TextI TWO MEDFORD (OREGOIO I ''IP f- ,.ia. 19 L, - f ; EARLY PEAR PICXER Mrs. John Brandstatt, Albany, reaches for gome prime Bartlett pears on the Sunny Crest orchard near Medford. When Mrs. Brandstatt has filled her half metal and half canvas ' bucket" she scoots down the ladder and unsnap? the chords holding the canvas bottom and the pears cascade into a waiting box. The picture was taken Monday as picking got underway on many ranches , In the Rogue River valley. Harold Holmes, manager of Rogue River Orchards, said the Bartletts are in wonder ful shape. Changes Ai the pear harvest shifts into high gear this week, the visi tor as well as the seasoned pear men have noted the gradual changes now evident. Perhaps one of the biggest changes has been in the pickers themselves. The professional "fruit tramp" who returns year after year to the same orchard is gradually diminishing. In stead of the ancient cars and trucks laden with house-hold pos sessions and family, now a man and his wife often roll up in a sleek late model car pulling a trailer. Many of these people now are picking for both profit and pleasure. Some are retired, somecjust picking to earn enough rnjjney to travel around during tne summer, or for a brief This Week's Town and Country House Plan i mi -i - i i i i' M imji O v! I pLt.Io M LZ ' ' o't f 0 fc of i "r-i fa. iff If you've ever wanted a home of your own, you've dreamed of owning one like this. There s the mark of quality in its long, low lines, in the "hand-hewn" shake roof, the small-paned win dows, the interesting combina tion of vertical and horizontal siding. Soft-toned brick is used in the chimney for planters and as veneer to frame the double doors that lead to the entry. From the spacious foyer, the center hall channels movement throughout the home. The vast living room opposite the entry is the place for graci ous entertaining. Family activ ities will center in the relaxed MAIL TRIBUlfS 3 Evident In Pear Harvest change to outdoor work. So, an ever-flexible industry has to become more flexible through the ever-changing qual ity of its help. That means, too, that better facilities must be provided for those wishing to live in the orchard during pick ing season. However, many 'of the pickers in the Rogue Valley area are "drive-its" who live in town. Rogue River Orchards, for in stance, provides small stucco houses for its pickers. Each has a sink with running cold water and a stove. Martin Luther, man ager of the company, and Har old Holmes, sales manager, both say this housing helps to attract good pickers. Also, the easily heated cabins are a big boost in atmosphere of the Informal fa mily room. Deep brick fireplaces back to back, plus a large book case form the wall between the two rooms, both of which, open through large sliding doors to a broad garden patio. A pasr-through space between the kitchen cupboards and base cabinets unite the family room with the large dining alcove and kitchen. An abundance of cupboards and counter tops make this well lighted area a pleasant work center. There's plenty of space for your home freezer, laundry appliances, wa ter heater and broom closet in the roomy service room. A Thursday. August IS. 1S5T v z -..lei V 1 A' ' ' ' a "4 ,,. ..-...fc ,r . t mMtf RELAXING The Evert Chaneys enjoy their magazines on the doorstep of their cabin in the Sunny Crest orchard after a hard day of pear picking. This is their first year in the Rogue valley. They say they usually make the circuit from California through to Washington, following the apples, peaches and cherries. Those who know say pears are harder to pick since they must be handled mpre carefully. the pruning season when crews are hard to get. Facilities equivalent to a 24 unit trailer camp are provided plus wash-room and laundry fa cilities. For the single man there is a large boarding house. They are charged a nominal fee for board. This season usually runs for seven weeks from early August. The school youngsters who are available the first part of the season are back in school near season's end when they are need, ed. Near the end of the season, too, other pickers are likely to jump into the next fruit harvest which further complicates the situation for the fruit man. Also, the Rogue Valley does not harvest two or more differ- 7T breezeway offers covered - pas sage between the service door and double garage. . The fourth bedroom and three-quarter bath are located off the small hall way near the family room. All bedrooms are exceptional ly large. A three-quarter bath and spacious dressing room com- i plete the master bedroom suite, j The family bath doubles as pow- I der room for guests. I The extra large garage has been attached to the home at an angle to make a more interest ing exterior. Extra room in th3 garage has been provided for storage and workshop. 1 Jt-?t 3" 'aJmJ& " r i i ent kinds of fruit which tends to keep the picker on the spot. It s not like Hood River, for in stance, where the picker can shift directly from pears into apples. Since there are now no pro fessional pacKers, fruit men must rely on unskilled help here too. The three-weeks packing school is the answer. Organized by the Fruit Growers League, this school is available to all packing plants in the area. Ron James of Southern Oregon Sales Inc., has been running the school for several years. Each would-be packer is first directed to the Oregon State Employment Service office here. There they are given -aptitude tests. If they pass they attend the packing school. Wooden pears are used to help develop speed and coordination. Upon graduation each person is given a card placing them in three rated groups. If they fail, a packing house may or may not hire them. However, failures are few. f The school is financed in part by the league, the state voca tional education department and eacht rainee pays a small fee. Increasing mechanization is yet another new facet of the pear industry. Pallets or small wooden platforms are used on which to transport the boxes of pears. They move from low-bed tractor-pulled trailers to a truck, to the warehouses where fork-lifts move them to the pro cessing lines. Those favoring the operation say the fruit is protected from bruising by more gentle and less handling. They argue fur ther it provides a smoother, fast er operation in distributing empties through the orchard as well as in pick-up and delivery. However, .Manager Luther registers some doubt as to the time-saved. His company is stick ing by the simple truck loading and unloading operation. Luthor says his company's operation is set up to receive not less than 6,000 lugs a day. However, mechanization is a story in itself. After the picking season ends in October the labor force soon dwindles. A packing house em ploying about 150 will maintain a skeleton lorce -or tive or six employees plus the car-unload-ers. A ranch or orchard having 560 bearing acres will keep ap proximately 14 men for irriga tion, cultivation etc. Then, in the winter approximately 60 pruners, depending on their quality, will be needed to cut the dead wood out of the trees as they are prepared for anoth er harvest season. The , pruning operation will run as long as from the middle of November up to bloom time, depending on weather. GOING TO DOGS Chicago Of) The Cook coun ty dog catcher won't be able to miss the radio call number as signed to his new pickup wag on. It's K-9. "X' BARGAIN GRADE 2x4.-8' $12.50 Per M' CHENEY STUD MILL CENTRAL POINT : Form cssid Gardeim 1 New Entry Records Set In 4-H Home Ec Events The Jackson county 4-H home economics demonstrations and contests ended Friday afternoon with possibly the largest number of entrants ever listed, it was reported. . Champions were: Donna Ger en. Antelope, junior individual food preparation; Judy Patter Fair Opens Friday At Yreka, The Siskiyou county Tenth District fair, one of the oldest on the Pacific coast, will open for a three-day session Fridav at Yreka. Ed Matthews, fair manager, said more and more visitors come from the Medford area each year. Some have exhibits. Iris Dodge is expected to have horses in both breeding classes and the horse-show. Richard Ire land has entered his Hereford strain beef. Ralph Cook has en tered Herefords also, as has R. E. Smiley of Grants Pass. Mika Maynard, Grants Pass, is expect ed to enter race horses along with Fred Hall of the Medford area. A number of people of this area have also entered hors es in the cutting horse class. The fair in Yreka, now known as the Tenth District Fair, start ed as a county fair in 1859. It was not until 1927, however, that It became a district fair under the state of California. The fair has grown gradually until this year exhibits are con sidered generally 30 per cent larger than last year's Only div ision which has not increased, Matthews said, ist he swine div ision. Sheep have 270 head entered compared to 156 head last year, a boost of nearly 100 per cent. Dairy cattle number 190 head, beef 180 head and Matthews said he has many more horses Fall Seeding Best, Lawn Men By ROBERT W. SCHERY Director Better Lawn and Turf Inslilula Who says to seed the lawn in autumn, rather than wait until spring? Of course the ex perts do, for all "bluegrass coun try," that immense sweep of our nation north from Tennessee. But above all nature says so. Here's why. The great hordes of weeds and crabgrass which flourish during hot weather will taper to a halt as frosts approach. There'll be more space, nutrients and sun light for the fine bluegrass and fescues freedom to grow dur ing their favorite cooler season unhampered by competition. Planting and Car Easier Soils are more easily prepared for seeding than when soggy as in spring. Shortening days give less heat and drying out of vital sprinkling, yet are warm enough to encourage fast sprouting with quick seedling growth. Autumn Rains Beneficial Usually spring-style thunder- showers give way to gentler penetrating rains in autumn, Notices To Be Sent To State Beekeepers About 300 Oregon beekeepers will shortly get delinquent li cense notices from the state de partment of agriculture. Licenses are four-months overdue, says Apiary Supervisor A. Burr Black. So far, 1957-58 licenses indi cate beekeeping isn't holding Its own in Oregon. While some new beekeepers are showing up, more old ones are dropping out. Black says this is due to loss of small lots of bees and the price of replacement. He deplores this because he says "small lots of bees scattered over the state play a responsible role in pol lenizing our fruit and garden crops and, to some extent, seed crops." son, Central Point, muffin bak - ing; Cathie Carroll, S and R Sewing club of Eagle Point, wool sewing contest and junior dollar dinner; Colleen Franek, route 2, Medford, canning con test; Mavis Strom, Southwest Medford 4-H club, junior bread baking; Sharon Coffman, Cen- Calif. than the 72 box stalls available. The latter class incudes quar ter horses, standard - bred, Am erican saddle and a class com posed of all other breeds. Main events are the rodeo Friday and Saturday nights, harness-racing Saturday and Sun day afternoons and the junior livestock auction Sunday night. FAIR SCHEDULE Friday 9 a.m. Light horse classei judged in horse barn area. 10 a.m. Exhibit building, conces sions open and whole fair officially opens. 12 p.m. Fair parade through down town Yreka sponsored by the Cham ber of Commerce. Throughout the day punch and judy show, cldSvn acts and mid-way stunts. 5-7 p.m. Fair barbecue. 8 pjn. Rodeo using Dick Hemsted stock, brahma bulls, bronc riding, bare-back riding, bull-dogging and calf-roping. 10 p.m. Exhibit buildings close. Saturday 9 a.m. Judging of starts where it left off the day Defore. Senior judg ing follows junior judging left over from Friday. 11 a.m. Pet parade for children under 12 years sponsored by the Yreka Elks lodge to be held in tne Esplanade area in Yreka. Redding, Calif. TV clown Jerrio to be featured. 2 p.m. Harness racing, horse rac ing and horse-show events to be held in the grandstand area and on the track. 10 p.m. to 2 an. Dancing in the National Guard Armory ai Yreka with Baldy Evans and his band from Klamath Falls providing the music. Buildings close to 10 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. Fairgrounds open. 1 p.m. Freeman's accordian band and stage show in the National Guard armory. 2 p.m. Harness racing, running races and horse show. 6 p.m. Junior livestock auction of 100 head of animals. Emphasize soaking in for the benefit of the grass rather than running off, Season of good soil moisture is approaching rather than drought. 4. Head Start for Both Gardener and Grass Garden chores are less de manding in autumn than spring, giving, greater chance for good lawn care. Quality lawngrasses (bluegrass, red fescues, bent grasses, Poa trivialis) seeded in autumn will be vigorous year lings by next spring, much bet ter equipped to withstand sum mer weeds and heat. Doing the right thing is only half the battle. Doirfg it at the right time is the other half. So, if at all possible, sow bluegrass based mixtures in autumn, for the best odds insuring a fine lawn. Farm Problems Asked By Ag Board Member Ward Spatz, Medford, horti culture representative to . the Oregon State Board of Agricul ture told the general farm meet ing Monday night that he wants farmers in this area to bring their problems to him so he can refer them to the board. - He said they should be writ ten so he can submit them at the next board meeting in Oc tober. The meeting was primarily a discussion of farm markets, it was reported. C. C. Hoover, Lu Cula and C. H. Elmore are drying some 50, 000 cull pears at Camp White to be used as cattle feed, it was reported at the meeting. Two Fine TRIANGLE X-TRA EGG PRODUCER Here's a "Famous Formula" feed that cuts your cost per dozen eggs. A perfect balance of egg producing elements which enables your birds to lay to the limit yet keep in perfect bodily condition. TRIANGLE 16 EGG LAYER A complete laying feed with all the necessary egg producing elements plus scratch, grit, and shell, all in one formula. Simplify your feeding job with this self-contained, easy-to-use feed. :soio lOCAur it: MORTON Milling Co. Medford, Oregon 1 tral Point Kandy 1 Kids club, senior bread baking. Other results were: Individual foor preparaUon demon stration Mike Anhorn. Central Point, blue ribbon and Kathleen Fredrick, a white ribbon. Juniors Teams) Carol Straus and Karen Griggs; Shir W Savage and Nancy Inman. all of Central Point. Seniors Charlotte Bush, Antelope, red ribbon: Marv Lous Savage and Donna Meade, both of Central Point, white ribbon win ners. Dairy Food demonstration Patsv Charley, Central Point, Sharon and Marlena Coffman, all of Central Point, blue ribbons. All three will go to the state fair. Special bread demonstration Joan Dobrot, Central Point; team of Carol von aer Hellon and Carolee Brantley, both' of Central Point. Senior team Karen Jossy and Alice Woolfolk, both of Antelope, blue ribbons; Pat Cran ston and Laura Rupert, both of Med ford, red ribbons. Junior dollar dinner contest Nelda Chapman. Siskiyou, red ribbon; and Joan Dobrot. Central Point, blue rib bon; and Nelda Chapman, Siskiyou, red ribbon. Brownie baking contest winners were; Mike Charley. Mike Anhorn. Carol Foote. all of Central Point: Mary Ann Carnegie, Medford; Erral Coffman, Central Point and Carol Jaffrey. Antelope, all blue ribbon winners. Red ribbon winners in the contest were: Florence Woolfolk, Antelope; Judy Bagley, Talent: Elaine Young. Central Point; Martha Merriman. Medford: and Paulette Anderson. Antelope. While ribbon winners in brownie baking were: Janice Neel, Elva Root and Margie Root, all of Medford: Karen Hunter. Central Point; Alta Neel, Medford: Cecelia Kee. Linda Paulson. Diane Steele and Carol Hale, all of Shady Cove. Muffin baking winners were: Laura Rupert. Medford; Phyllis Jaffrev and Donna Geren. both of Antelope and Maryeda Frost, Evans Vallev. Red ribbon winners in muffin bak ing were Karen Griggs. Kathleen Fredrick, Carol Straus, Shirley Savage and Carolyn Barnes, all of Central Point and Betty Jo Howell, of Talent. The two white ribbon winners in the contest were Nancv Inman of Central Point and Marthanne Good win of Applegate. Wool sewing contest Carol Myer, Centra Point and Dona Brown, both blue ribbon winners: Rommelle Fos sen. Ruch. red ribbon winner. Sun 'n Fun contest: Nancy McKay. Central Point: Nelda Chapman, Ash land; Allison Pinkham, Central Point; Nedra Harris, Phoenix and Julie Ash- ton. Central Point, were all blue ribbon winners. 1 Julie Ashton, Central Point, won a reu riuoon ana mflry nernoii, Apple gate was presented a white ribbon. Bread baking contest winners: (Jun iors) Patsy Charley, Central Point: Jo Anna Malloroy, Antelope: Ursula Bates, ana Ann uariana, both ol Medford. Charlotte Rush, and Donna Mearie both of Antelope, were red ribbon winners.. (Seniors) Margaret Taylor and Carolee BranUev. both of the Central Point Kandy Kids club, blue ribbon winners. Carol von der Hellon. Central Point Kandy Kids club was a white ribbon winner. ATTEND CAMP Jackson county boys who attended the Youth Range camp held recently at the Umatilla National forest were (left to right) Russell Elmore, Applegate; Wayne Distworth, Talent; David Hughes and Steve Carroll, Eagle Point. Jackson Boys Return Four Jackson county boys have returned home after a week at this year's Youth Range camp at the Tupper Guard sta tion in - the Umatilla National Forest near Heppner. They are Steve Carroll and David Hughes, Eagle Point; Wayne Ditsworth, Talent; and Russell Elmore, Ap plegate. Carrall and Elmore won n honorable mention in the new campers section of the plant identification contest at the Lcamp, in which the boys locat ed and gave the common and scientific names of as many as possible of 75, range plants found near the station. The 58 boys from 16 eastern and southern Oregon counties TRIANGLE Laying Feeds Weevil Spreading ' In Legume Crops In Areas of State Growers of legume crops are warned that the pea leaf weevil not to be confused with the old established pea weevil is rapid ly spreading southward in the Willamette valley. Joe Capizzi, survey entomolo gist with the state department of agriculture, reports the pest has spread to southern Polk county this year and is also in Marion county. This insect was first found in Oregon in 1951, and shortly be came a pest of peas in Washing ton county. It has traveled south ward through Yamhill and northern Polk county, inflicting economic damage in areas it en ters. The pea ' leaf weevil looks somewhat like the clover root curculio; the larva feeds on th roots and the adults on the fol iage. It eats the foilage of most of the legumes and shows a def inite host preference. For exam ple, in birdf oot trefoil fields con taining scattered clovers, the weevil will defoliate the trefoil but not the clover. Capizzi says there is a great deal to learn about the pest, but it is now apparent farmers and entomologists are dealing with a serious jest with an even greater potential. In Yamhill county, the weevil inflicted ser ious damage to red clover seed, alfalfa hay and birdsfoot trefoil seed fields, and also to irrigated pastures containing legumes. Two years after the insect en ters a county, it begins to assume damage proportions that cut into the farm production. Capizzi reports that Hubert Prescott of the U.S.D.A. labora tory at Forest Grove and E. A. Dickason of the O.SC experiment station, have been doing exper imental, control work with pea leaf weevil in the valley this uimmer. These men have found that in some pastures the weevil apparently prefers ladino clover to subterranean clover. In Mar ion county. Extension Agent Ben Newell has reported substantial damage to red clover. The pest is beyond its peak for this season, but survey work is continuing. It can still inflict damage to pasture lands. Capizi is sending sample spe cimens of the pea leaf weevil to all Willamette valley county ex tension offices where the pest i not known to be' present. mm From Range Program who attended were selected through plant identification con tests or on the basis of leader ship, citizenship and love of the outdoors. Crater Lake motors of Med ford provided a $25 scholarship for each ' of the boys attending from Jackson county. FAILS TO LAY EGG New Brunswick, N.J. W Meg O'Day, a Leghorn, failed to lay an egg Wednesday for the first day since last Oct. 1. But Prof. Clarence Plait of the Rut gers University Agricultural col lege thinks Meg's consecutive day streak of 284 is a national and possibly a world record, he said. 1 j E66WS ?mm ' g MASH OR fWy KRUMBLES f"