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JLocal Man Made
A Milk Auditor .
D. P. Shoup, 741 Jackson St.,
Medford, has been appointed
revenue auditor to supervise
field operations of the new milk
usage audit, according to Rob
ert J. Steward, director of the
state department of agriculture.
The audit law was passed by
the last legislature as requested
by grade A milk producers.
At the same time Steward
said he has placed responsibil
ity for the milk usage audit in
the hands of the department's
business manager, E. A. Bam
ford. This -move will disassoci
ate the usage audit from the de
partment's long-established dairy
sanitation program.
Three additional men with ac
counting background and audit
ing experience are needed for
the program. The department
will be interested In interview
ing applicants for these posts.
Steward said.
Shoup was with the state
PUC as a district auditor in
southern Oregon and northern
California before going into bus
iness for himself early last May.
He came to Oregon In 1947 after
being stationed in the Pacific
Northwest while in World War
II Navy service.
He is already on the job, and
will work out of Salem, it was
reported. He will move his wife
and four children to Salem be
fore school starts.
The poundage fee which sup
ports the audit program was ef
fective as of Aug. 20, and ail
auditing will be from that date.
All milk plants in the state
have been sent copies of the
law and other information in
getting the new program into
operation. OtheVs interested may
obtain a copy of the law from
the department at Salem.
New Swine Bulletin
Ready For Issuing
A study of economic factors
that effect hog production in
Oregon has been published by(
the Oregon State college agri
cultural experiment station.
Titled, "Economics of Hog
Production in Oregon," the new
bulletin shows costs of produc
ing market hogs in the state
gives factors that affect these
productions costs, and compares
the swine-production operations
used to produce market hogs.
Feed and equipment needs, and
the effect oL, Mid-West compe
tition, are discussed also in the
bulletin.
The bulletin was written by
Grant E. Blanch, OSC agricul
tural economist. Blanch visited
76 swine-produclng farms over
the state to gather information
for his study.
Oregon residents can get a
copy of the new bulletin from
their local county extension of
fice, or from the OSC bulletin
clerk, Corvallis.
The greatest deposits of pot
ash in the Uniteci States, near
Carlsbad. N. M., were discovered
during oil exploration.
this Week's Town and Country House Plan
For the couple panning to
retire or those that prefer a
large two-bedroom home to a
small three bedroom, here is a
dream home that has everything.
With the kitchen facing the
street, a housewife can see any
one approaching either the front
or service door. Broad windows
brighten the sink and dining al
cove and built in appliances
make light work of meal prepar
ation and clean-up. A pantry
closet and plenty of cupboards
provide a place for everything.
There is ample space for home
laundry equipment in the big
service area and a convenient
three-quarter bath has been lo
cated off the service.
The rear living-room faces the
wide patio and garden. Glass
doors slide open from the liv
ing room and master bedroom to
make this partly covered terrace
a part of the recreational and
relaxation area of this home.
Dominating the living room is
a broad corner fireplace with a
raised hearth. Unbroken wall
areas add to the ease of furni
ture arrangement.
Both bedrooms are unusually
large allowing for extra dressers
or twin beds. Both have wide
sliding panel wardrobes with
deep drawers below for extra
storage.
In the family bath the pull
man lavatory has drawers and
storage cabinets underneath.
Te tub. with shower over, and
water closet are separated by
a one-half wall with opaque
glass above.
Off the hall are telephone
desk and closets for linens,
brooms, and the forced air heat
ing unit.
The 'simple, conservative lines
of the exterior are enhanced by
a combination of vertical and
horizontal siding together with
some stone veneer and a stone
planter. Metal casement win
dows have been used throughout.
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Study Required
In Buying House
Certain major pitfalls can be
foreseen and, avoided when buy
ing or building a house through
careful study, according to Don
McNeil, Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce manager.
Among the important ques
tions cited by the chamber man
ager for consideration by future
homeowners is the matter of
price. He stated:
"Three factors enter into this
question. The first is the home
owners annual income and his
prospects for the years to come.
The second is the amount of sav
ings available to the homeowner
at the time of purchase. The
third is the extent of obligations
and commitments in other areas
which the homeowner may have,
or may reasonaby expect in ad
dition to the cost of carrying a
home.
"It has sometimes been sug
gested that under normal circum
stances, a family can buy a home
priced at about 2V4 times its an
nual income. For some families,
Marketing Tour
Planned For 4-H
Oregon 4-H club members
will learn how livestock is
marketed from farm to con
sumer on an educational live
stock marketing tour Sept. 4 in
Portland.
Cal Monroe, state 4-H club
extension agent at Oregon State
college, says the tour is planned
for all 4-H club members who
have market animals at the
State Fair and for other club
members who have animals
ready to market.
The Oregon Farm Bureau
federation will truck State Fair
animals from Salem to North
Portland, Tuesday evening,
Sept. 3. Other 4-H'ers are to
take their livestock to the stock
yards Tuesday afternoon or
have them in the yards by 7
a.m. Wednesday. The day's pro
gram will start with breakfast
at the Red Steer cafe and end
at the livestock exchange.
Step-by-step processes of
marketing sheep, hogs and cat
tle will be shown in the day's
program, Monroe reports. W. Y.
Fowler, OSC's livestock market
ing specialist, and officers of the
stockyards company and live
stock exchange will explain ap
plication of marketing proced
ures as youngsters watch their
animals sorted, weighed and de
livered to buyers.
After animals are sold, club
members will see how animals
are slaughtered, processed and
delivered to whosesale and re
tail markets. The 4-H youths
will visit Swift and company,
Livestock Market News and the
state brand inspection offices,
and the Safeway meat ware
house on the tour.
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i three times the annual income is
not excessive, and, in other in
stances, even 2Vi times the an
nual income may prove to be
too risky. Such risks can arise
when other large expenditures
loom such as medical outlays,
or a new business being started
by the head of the family."
Regarding down payments and
mortgages, the Chamber man
ager noted that the larger the
down payment the homeowner
can make, the less will be his
monthly carrying charges. Also,
a mortgage carriedover a short
er period of time will cost con
siderably less in interest charges
than a long term mortgage.
These factors, however, must be
weighed against certain other
considerations.
The Chamber manager pointed
out:
"It is not wise for a family to
divest itself of all its savings in
order to make the maximum pos
sible down payment. Many ex
tras can and will arise, for which
cash must be available. For ex
ample, the purchaser of anew
home may find that he wishes to
acquire storm windows, electri
cal appliances and additional
landscaping. The purchaser of a
second-hand home may have all
the necessary screen doors, ap
pliances and landscaping, but
may soon be faced with repairs
to heating and plumbing instal
lations and the roof. Both pur
chasers can expect certain costs
to attend the closing of the trans
action." The Chamber manager also
cited the following important
factors to keep in mind in select
ing a home most suited to the
family's needs: accessibility,
taxes, land values, zoning pro
tections, characteristics of the
neighborhood, availability o f
public services and public util
ities, and schools. '
The chamber man also cited
five important elements that are
present in the value of a home:
lot or piece of property, the ap
pearance and architecture of the
home, the layout and floor plan
of the home, the structural fea
tures which have been included,
and mechanical installations.
These items should all be care
fully checked, and the homeown
er should take any deficiencies
into consideration when making
his decision.
The 'manager strongly recom
mended that prospective home
owners retain an attorney's serv
ices in making, the transaction
for the purchase of the home.
He also encouraged residents
of Jackson county to seek infor
mation from 'the chamber of
commerce on persons or firms
with whom the prospective
homeowner is not personally fa
miliar. "As in all other fields, a small
minority of promoters in the
home building industry have
perpetrated schemes on the pub
lic. Homeowners and the reputa
ble building industry will both
profit when the homeowner in
vestigates before investing in a
new home."
Youth Regulated
On Farm Labor
With school ' days about to
start again, the U.S. Department
of Labor cautions that boys and
girls under 16 may 'not work on
farms during school hours.
"The Wage-Hour law has
often been called 'A ceiling on
hours, a floor on wages and
a break for kids,'" said John R.
Dille, regional director of the
Wage-Hour division which en
forces the law in the West.
"Child-labor provisions ofthe
law ensure that our youngsters
are given a chance to get their
schooling."
Dille said the Labor Depart
ment and other Government
agencies were now actively pro
moting a national campaign to
urge boys and girls to STAY IN
SCHOOL AND GRADUATE.
"Part-time or summer jobs are
usually a rewarding and char
acter-building experience for
our youth," he said, "but in
the economy of today and to
morrow, a high-school education
is the minimum credential for
success in almost any field."
t There is one exception to the
rule prohibiting children under
16 from working in agriculture
during school hours, Dille said.
That's when the farmer's child
is working on his parent's farm.
"And of course," Dille added,
"children may lawfully work on
farms before and after school
hours, and on week ends and
other days when school is out."
To make sure a youngster is
"of age to work," farmers
should require that the boy or
girl has an age certificate show
ing they are old enough. for the
job. These can generally be ob
tained from local school of
ficials. The child-labor restrictions
apply to farmers who engage in
produce in interstate commerce
or to dealers in the same State
who ship the produce in inter
state commerce. v '
Listings Received
For Feeder Auction
Listings of feeder cattle to be
sold in public auction sponsored
by the Jackson County Stock
man's association are being re
ceived at county agent W. B.
Tucker's office at the courthouse.
Two feeder stock sales are
scheduled, one Oct. 23 and one
Dec. 3.
So far, 218 head of cattle have
been listed for sale the first date,
and 82 for the December sale.
This is the second annual
feeder, cattle sale sponsored by
the association, according to
Tucker. Last year about 1,200
head were sold.
Buyers come from northern
California, eastern Oregon, Ida
ho, this valley and other areas.
Anyone owning feeder stock,
calves or yearlings, may list
stock for the auction. They must
pay the 3 per cent sales charge
for the-auctioneer, feeding fees.a
and a $2.50 fee which entitles
them to membership in the
stockman's group.
Merton Bradshaw, Lake Creek,
is in charge of the sale this year.
President of the stockman's as
sociation is Charles Stanley, also
of Lake Creek.
Dead Line on Classified Ads: 5:30
p.m. for following day. except 10
a.m. for Monday; for Sunday, noon
Saturday.
Blackberry Bulletin
Recently Published
How to grow blackberries in
Oregon from selection of a
planting site through harvesting
is outlined in a new bulletin
published by the Oregon State
college extension serivce.
Choice of varieties, training
of canes, and effects of the new
growth regulators on yields and
size of berries are a few of the
topics in the 21-page bulletin,
"Blackberry Growing in Ore
gon.. Copies may be obtained
from county extension offices
or the OSC bulletin clerk, Cor
vallis. This is a companion booklet
to a . recent OSC bulletin,
"Blackberry Growing," also
available from county extension
offices.
Soil Study Set
For Hill Farming
Oregon State College A long
range economic study of soil fer
tility problems and forage crop
production potential of Willam
ette Valley hill soils has been
started by Oregon State college
under a cooperative agreement
with the Tennessee Valley Au
thority. TV A will contribute $33,500
toward the study during the next
five years.
Findings will help the college
pinpoint the economics of fer
tilizer recommendations for the
hill soils and help lead to ex
pansion of forage crop produc
tion in western Oregon, soil sci
entists point out.
More and more hill soils will
have to be and can profitably
be utilized in the future for for
age crop production as the popu
lation continues to grow in the
valley, they explained. Inade
quate information on soil fer
tility is one of the drawbacks at
present.
The need fdr lime, phos
phorus, sulfur and boron on hill
soils has been demonstrated.
More facts are needed, however,
on best rates of application of
these and other nutrients from
the standpoints of yields and dol
lar return, taking fertilizer costs,
crop prices and other factors into
consideration.
Alfalfa will be the test crop
and trials will be conducted in
cooperation with farmers in va
rious locations. Soil samples will
be moved into OSC greenhouses
to help speed up screening work
on soil deficiencies and fertilizer
needs. Greenhouse experiments
will be followed by field expert
ments. Fundamental lab studies
and relationships of yield to soil
tests are aso planned. Soil tests
will be made in the college's soil
testing laboratory.
Tte study will involve the com
bined efforts of several research
workers in soils and agricultural
economics. Soils departmtment
staff members are Moyle E. Har
ward, Tom Jackson, Lawrence A.
Alban, Ellis G. Knox, and David
James. Roger G. Petersen, ex
periment station statistician, will
direct the mathematical analyses
and William C Brown, agricul
tural economist, will handle the
cost-return phase of work.
Work Increases In
Modern medicines and disease
treatment techniques are keep
ing animal disease low in Ore
gon, but they are also creating
new problems and demands in
diagnosing animals ills, accord
ing to a report from the animal
diagnostic laboratory at Oregon
State college.
Oregon farmers and veteri
narians are asking for more
thorough and detailed examina
tions of diseased animals so that
correct materials and methods
can be used, says Dr. L. R.
Vawter,' veterinarian in charge
of the laboratory. One illustra
tion of this, he said, is an in
creased demand for mastitis ex
aminations since . the disease
now can be treated with anti
biotics. -
Howeyer, extensive use of
antibiotics has apparently re
sulted in the development of
mastitis-causing microorganisms
that are resistant to penicillin,
streptomycin, or aureomycin,
Vawter added. As a result, there
is an increasing number of re
quests at the laboratory for ex
aminations that will determine
which antibiotic will be . effec
tive in a particular case.
Recent development of blood
test leptospirosis, a disease caus
ing trouble in some herds in the
state, also has kept the labora
tory busy, Vawter reported. Dur
ing the last five years, the labo
ratory has received blood sam
ples from every county of the
state, checking nearly 27,000 cat
tle in around 2,000 herds. Of
these, only slightly more than
2Vi per cent gave a positive re
action to ' the . test, the report
said, indicating the disease ex
ists in only scattered herds in
Oregon at this time.
The report also noted that
most cases of tetanus found in
lambs brought to the laboratory
resulted from keeping lambs in
dirty, old barns following elas
tration, castration, or docking.
Old barns that have been used to
house horses or hogs are espe
cially likely to carry tetanus in
fection, Dr. Vawter pointed out
Cooperation of the laboratory
Program Continues
n Spite Of Suit
The' state will go ahead with
the brucellosis control program
as established by the 1957 legis
lature pending outcome of the
suit filed in Marion county cir
cuit court August 23, according
to Director Robert J. Steward
of the state department of agri
culture. Steward made this statement
after a copy of the complaint
was served upon Jbim Monday.
The suit attacks the constitu
tionality of the 1957 law which
places the control of brucellosis
(Bang's disease), tuberculosis
and paratuberculosis in the
hands of the state. Plaintiffs are
the Wallowa County Stockmen's
association and 32 cattlemen.
"The courts will, of course,
decide the merits of this case.
But I want to assure the dairy
people of Oregon and the great
number of beef owners who
Farmers Here
On Bureau Groups
Two Eagle Point farmers and
one from Talent have been in
vited to attend a meeting in
Salem next week as members of
the Oregon Farm Bureau Feder
ation commodity advisory com
mittees, it was announced today.
Merton Bradshaw and Mau
rice Davies, Eagle Point, and
David Lowry, Talent are listed
as members of committees which
will consider means for improv
ing marketing of agricultural
products during a series of meet
ings. Bradshaw is on the live
stock committee, Davies on the
field crops committee and Low
ry on the committee for fruit
and vegetables.
The series of meetings starting
with the livestock committee
meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the
dairy meeting will meet Wednes
day, Sept. 4, the field crops com
mittee on Thursday, Sept. 5,
the fruit and vegetable commit
tee on Friday, Sept. 6, and the
poultry committee on Monday,
Sept. 9. The meetings are called
for 9:30 a.m. on each of desig
nated dates.
Besides a study of marketing
methods the committees will con
sider promotion programs, pro
duction problems, and agricul
tural prices to develop recom
mendations for action by the
state and national Farm Bureau
organizations.
Each committee will also de
velop a program for 1958. This
will include activities of both
state and county committees for
each of the commodities.
Chairmen of the Oregon Farm
Bureau Federation committees
are: Tom McElroy, Vale, live
stock; Frank Setniker, Hillsboro,
dairy; Sidney Newton, Corvallis,
field crops; Jim Jackson, Brooks,
fruit and vegetable; and Cyril
Chambers, Oregon City, poultry.
Members of the committees
represent the 12 Farm Bureau
regions in Oregon. Selection of
regional representajives to the
state committee are made locally
from County Farm Bureau com
modity committee chairmen
within each region.
Diagnostic Lab At Oregon State
in a long-term research project
on anaplasmosis in cattle was
also reported. This disease of cat
tle destroys the red blood cells,
Dr. Vawter said, and is becoming
fairly serious in Oregon and
across the nation. Animals that
do survive the disease are able
to transmit it to other cattle
through insects, ticks, or instru
ments used to dehorn or perform
other operations on cattle.
The agricultural experiment
station research project, to be
carried on cooperatively with the
agricultural reseach service of
USDA and other OSC agricul
ture departments, will try to de
termine how long animals which
have recovered from the disease
can transmit it to other cattle.
How insect and tick numbers in
the state affect the number of
animals with the disease from
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are going along with the Bang's
disease cleanup that we will
continue the program until the
court reaches its decision,"
Steward said.
"Right now, we estimate the
Bang's disease battle is 70 per
cent won," he added. "The tax
payers of Oregon, through their
counties and through the state's
general appropriations as well
as federal funds spent here,
have poured more than $2.3 mil
lion into this program in the last
five years. Our department does
not intend to stand idly by and
see this money .lost if we can
avoid it.
We believe we owe this to the
health and welfare of our live
stock industry as well as to
the health and welfare of state
citizens who without this pro
gram would certainly not have
the present protection from un
dulant fever."
Steward said that 14 counties
are now certified as brucellosis
free and that so far as the de
partment knows, only two coun
ties, as expressed through their
livestock associations are un
willing to go along with the con
trol program. These two coun
ties are in eastern Orogon.
The 14 counties with modified
certified brucellosis-free status
now are Curry, Coos, Clatsop,
Columbia, Doughlas, Josephine,
Marion, Morrow, Multnomah,
Sherman, Tilamook, Umaptilla,
Washington and Yamhill.
Counties rapidly approaching
certification are Lane, Linn,
Lincoln, Clackamas, Polk, Bent
on, Hood River, Baker and Des
chutes. Counties near or over the
half-way mark are Grant, Un
ion, Wheeler, Jackson, and Mal
heur. Klamath, Lakeview and
Harney have indicated interest
in going ahad with a cleanup
program, and part of Wasco has
been under -the program.
Steward said all counties are
now accredited under the tuber
culosis program.
On another front, Dr. A. G.
Beagle, in cha; ge of federal vet
erinarians in Oregon, today
pointed out that the suit against
the program jeopardizes federal
money allocated to Oregon in
the accelerated brucellosis con
trol program.
Dr. Beagle said that the fed
eral government is unwilling to
continue its co-operative brucel
losis and tuberculosis control
programs unless the state,
rather than the counties, has di
rect charge. "We did go along
with Oregon for several years
cn the old county basis only be
cause it was evident the state
was moving toward the new
program, Dr. Beagle indicated.
He said in his opinion all fed
eral payments will stop if the
1957 program is discontinued.
Currently, the federal govern
ment is spending approximately
$500,000 in Oregon in the
stepped up brucellosis control
program. This increased amount
is provided to help the state
reach its goal of statewide
certification within the next two
years.
year to year also will be investi
gated. The laboratory performs diag
nostic services for livestock men
and veterinarians over the state.
A small fee is charged. However,
the laboratory does not treat
sick animals, Dr. Vawter empha
sized, but merely determines
what disease the animal has and
then refers the case back to the
local livestock man, veterinar
ian, . or livestock-disease control
authority for treatment or other
handling.
Dr. Vawter also cautioned
livestock men against bringing
sick animals to the laboratory
without first consulting their
local veterinarian. Hauling sick
livestock any distance may
spread the disease, he explained,
and livestock brought into the
laboratory cannot be returned to
the owner but are destroyed.
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at 20 tteeks ibast birds were laying at 61
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Advice Presented
On Proper Seeding
ROBERT W. SHERY
Director
Better Lawn & Turf Institute
A prepared seedbed, tilled
and fertilized, is essential for
a cod lawn start. But a good
seedbed will be in vain unless
Quality seed is properly sown.
It's not difficult to choose the
right seed mixture, for most of
the nation north of Atlanta and
Albuqueque. Just read the fine
print on the seed box, to make
certain it predominates in the
so-called basic grasses, bluegrass
and its cohorts. On a percentage
basis Kentucky bluegrass and
the red fescue group should ac
count for most of the mixture,
perhaps with lesser quantities of
bentgrass and little or no coarse
"nursegrasses" the likes of rye
grass. There are over two million
bluegrass seeds to the pound.
The problem is to distribute
these uniformly, certainly not
easy by hand methods. Well
made seeder-spreaders can dis
tribute as little as two pounds
over an area 30' by 30'. Or
hand-cranked whirlwind seed
ers can help sow larger areas.
When sowing must, be by hand
uniform distribution at light
rates becomes more difficult.
Thee is no advantage in sow
ing too heavily. More than about
four pounds, to the 1000 square
foot of a seed mixture with
seeds mostly the size of Ken
tucky bluegrass can crowd the
grass to its detriment.
For an inexperienced lawns
man it might prove helpful to
dilute the seed 50-50 with some
inert, such as sand, screened
soil, cornmeal or even fertiliz
er. This gives greater bulk, that
can be distributed half in one
direction, the other half at
right ' angles to assure against
missed spots. -
After sowing, application of a
mulch will prove helpful. This
is frequently clean straw, a few
straws deep. Mulches keep seed
and soil from washing, and help
retain moisture after sprinkling.
The combination of moisture
with warmth, a combination fa
vored in autumn, should get the
new seeding off to a iast start.
Beemen Plan Booths
For This Year's Fair
Rogue River Valley Beekeep
ers assiciation will sponsor a
bee and honey exhibit in the
county booth at the state fair
this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Smith
left Medford to set up the exhibit
at the fair this week after ar
rangements were worked out at
a beekeepers meeting in the
county agent's office Tuesday
night.
- Smith is to be in charge of the
county booth.
Fighters Holding
Fire Near Coos Bay
Coos Bay HP) Fire fightert
fought today to hold a "four
mile fire" within the 160 acres
of forest already burned.
Ivan Young, district warden,
said that 35 men were at the
scene of the fire with a tanker
and the fire was reported trail
ed with the men "holding their
own" and the fire virtually un
der control.
Another fire, believed to have
been started by a careless smok-
er was reported Wednesday
about 15 miles east of here. But
the fire was brought under con
trol before it could get much
of a start.
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