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S) Pear Production Up To Season Estimates Pear pack-out tabulation close ly approaches the pre-season estimate of 2,850,000 boxes, in dustry spokesmen said today. An initial figure of 2,400,000 packed boxes of pears is report ed. This does not include can nery tonnage and cornice va rieties. Figures in the latter two categories are expected in the next two days, an industry spokesman said. An appraisal of season's pro duction shows total Bartlett packout somewhat under expec tations. D'Anjou and Bosc are on par with the pre-season esti mate with Cornice crop expected to exceed the figure given by the prognosticators. Pears led the fruits in Ore gon cash farm income, accord ing to the state department of agriculture's 1956 figures show ing an increase of 7 million dol lars over the previous year's total. Pears and peaches were the only fruits which showed gains in sales in 1956. income from strawberries, apples, cher ries and, plums and prunes dropped. Local agricultural authorities estimate that half the pear crop in Oregon is grown in the Med ford district. Filberts and walnuts also showed marked sales decreases for the past year. Sale of forest products cut from farms declined almost $4 million in 1956. Green house and nursery products in the state in creased slightly for the past year. This Week's Town, Country BY HIAWATHA ESTES This it IT! the home you've been waiting for! In 1668 square feetit incorporates all the fea tures you have ever wanted. The modern ranch style is tastefully carried out, from the interesting lines of the stained shake roof to the stone planters across the front. Grooved ply wood panels lend textual accent to the doors of the double gar age. The deep front porch is semi-screened from the street. A bank of windows brightens the living room, affording a com plete view of the street. Centered on the end wall is the large stone firplace. A space-saving sliding door leads to the family room. The family room and kitchen will undoubtedly become the center for family activities. Open except for a half-wall behind the built-in range, this area affords a place for little ones to play within mother's view, yet not under her feet. When adults en tertain, it can serve as a din ing room, or it can be com pletely closed off from the liv ing room. ' Wide glass doors merge this all-purpose room with the large rear patio. With the service door opening to this terrace, it would be easy to serve meals out-doors in warm weather. A large pantry and an unusual ly large amount of cupboard space help to make kitchen work easy. The corner breakfast nook has a view of the patio and garden. From the service area a door Salad Dressing 32c qt BORDEN'S PLUS NORTHERN STAMPS Van Camps Light Meat cans $H00 PLUS NORTHERN STAMPS Gross income figures for the state showed cattle topped the livestock category, and wheat headed the crops division. Total cash sales of Oregon farm products in 1956 was S407, 852,000, about S6 million above Oregon's gross cash farm in come in 1955. Pears showed a gross income in 1956 of S20,438 compared to $13,317, the state department of agriculture fig ures show. Among the states, Oregon ranks 29th in cash receipts from 1956 marketings, it was report ed. Ten seed varieties brought Oregon growers more money in 1956 than 1955 perennial rye grass, bentgrass, chewings fes cue, Merion bluegrass, alsike clover,- red clover, alfalfa, crim son clover, red fescue and tall fescue. Seed sales went down in only three varieties common ryegrass, hairy vetch and com mon Willamette vetch. Forest products Income drop ped from $17,585 in 1955 to $13, 635 in gross income, according to the agriculture department figures. Explaining the figures Robert J. Steward, director of the state department of agriculture, said there is a wide difference be tween the gross farm income and the net farm income. The report just received shows a total net farm income after all expenses in Oregon of S162.5 million. This figure is $14.8 mil lion greater than the net farm income here in 1955. -i 1 WH0 PATIO, J jfl H-l HOOK. mmmm i 3 FAMILY BOOM ): I 0 v wm f PLAN NO. 35 IS f-" ittfTKi- 1668 St FT. aS5m leads to the three-quarter bath that is part of the master bed room suite. The dressing room contains a built-in dressing table linen closet and extra large wardrobes. Large windows and ample wardrobes are features of the children's bedrooms. In the family bath, as is the smaller one, double p u 1 1 m a n lavatories are provided and the 4th and I i Tree Seedli For Autum Corvallis Shortages of tree seedlings for commercial plant ings continue this year with rationed supplies from the Ore gon forest nursery expected to fall far short of demands for the fall planting season, says Charles Ross, Oregon state college farm forestry ' specialist. An inventory of about .73,4 million conifer seedlings at the forest nursery is reported by thr state forestry department. More than five million of these are Douglas fir seedlings ear marked for state forest rehabili tation, mainly the Tillamook Burn. Applications Ready The remaining conifers and about one-quarter million broad leaf species will be available for sale at prices ranging from $9 to $12 per thousand seedlings. Applications for order blanks can be made now with the state board of forestry, Salem. Order blanks will be mailed but in October, according to Charles Ladd, chief farm for ester, state forestry department. Purchase limits for each species are shown on order blanks so supplies can be stretched among as many persons as possible, Ladd explains. Douglas fir purchases are lim ited to 50,000 seedlings per ord er, and other species range from House Plan water closets have been made semi-private by partitions. Complete working draitings of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of S7.50 for the first set and $5 for each additional set, when ordered at the same time. This plan will be avail able for a period of four months from this date. Please allow two weeks for delivery. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satisfaction. a new home plan book. TOWN & COUNTRY HOMES may be purchased for SI. Send all orders for either plans or books to: Hiawatha Estes, P. O. Box 404-T, Northndge, Calif. n n Picnic Style 3 PLUS NORTHERN STAMPS Front Hunts Cream Style 300 H ; n 00 PLUS NORTHERN STAMPS ngs Short n Planting 1,000 to 5.000. Shipment of seedlings will begin in Novem ber. While the forestry nursery is small in relation to demand, Ross says it is 1V4 million larg er than last year. In addition, Woods' Nursery, Salem, expects to have a limited supply of seed lings available, mostly Christ mas tree planting stock. Ross says this is the only known pri vate source, in Oregon offering trees in commercial quantities. Meanwhile, attempts to boost seedling supplies in the Pacific Northwest have resulted in an estimated 76 million seedlings this year, in Oregon and Wash ington compared to only 20 mil lion last year, according to the Industrial Forestry association, Portland. Further expansion in Oregon is slated, next year with the new Oregon state forest nursery at Elkton planning to offer 'about 15 million seedlings next tan. Tree olanting ' on marginal Oregon cropland under the soil hank rjroeram is expected to take a large chunk of the ex panded seedling supply next year, reports Robert Madsen, soil bank forester, state forestry de partment. The soil bank not only makes annual "rental" payments to farmers for placing such land in the conservation reserve out pays up to 80 per cent of plant ing costs the first year. Contracts are offered for 10 years when plantings are made for forestry purposes. ' Starting in 1958, the soil bank will offer five or ten-year contracts, at the option of the producer, for tree or shrub plan tings for shelterbelts, wind breaks, or wildlife habitats. The present ten-year contract re quirements remains in effect on tree plantings for forestry pur poses. Spraying Arbor Vitae Should Be Done Now Central Point Now is the time to spray Beckman's arbor vitae, advises C. B. Cordy, coun ty horticulture agent. This conical-shaped evergreen shrub should be sprayed now with neutral copper to control a fungus disease which creates brown areas on one side of the tree. Recommended solution is three pounds of the neutral cop per to 100 gallons of water or an ounce in two gallons of water. Each shrub should be spray ed thoroughly and followed up with a wetting agent, either com mercial or a household deter gent. Spraying is desireable now since with the coming of the first fall rains the fungus spore will take root and grow. The same spray should be used on Boysen berries and apri cots at this time, Cordy added. Registration Open For New Soils Course Central Point Local farmers who are interested in getting better crops from their farm lands are invited to enroll ' in the farm crops and soils course starting at 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7 in the vocational agriculture room in Crater high school at Central Point. "This is a chance for farmers to relax and learn new ideas from top-notch instructors and specially selected movies," Ed Griggs, vocational-agriculture in structor at Crater high school. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided. Enrollment fee is $5 for the series of 10. classes. Fur ther information may be obtain ed by calling NO 4-1103 at Crater high school. Ready to Eat lb mm Well Registration Required By Law, Authorities State- Those farmers in Jackson county who have not registered their . wells should do so now, county extension agents advise. "For a small registration fee, farmers can protect themselves and save considerable expense in legal fees later- on," it was ex plained." "In fact, a lawsuit was reported as pending in the West Hills section of Portland, An in junction is asked against the drilling of a well for water to be used for domestic purposes. Rea son for the suit has been given as possible interference with existing domestic wells." Registration Required The registration is required under the Ground Water Act of 1955, according ' to Marvin N. Shearer, irrigation specialist at Oregon tate college. Th;s act re quires all persons claiming a right to appropriate grouhd water because they have used it prior to Aug. 3, 1955 in western Oregon must register their wells by Aug. 3, 1958, Shearer said. "The state engineer estimated that considerably less than half the wells eligible for registration have been registered to date," Shearer wrote. "Failure for any person to register his well by Aug. 3, 1958 will be interpreted as abandonment of all, claims to the right of appropriating such water by reason of use prior to Aug. 3, 1955." Situation Serious "This situation becomes in creasingly serious because of the number of farmers reporting water tables lowering," he added. According to the official sum mary of the act, the law is con cerned with development and use of all ground in Oregon ex cept for use of ground water for stock watering purposes, lawns and non-commercial gardens if less than a half-acre in area, single or group domestic pur poses in amounts not exceeding 15,000 gallons per day, and single industrial or domestic purposes in amounts not exceed ing 5,000 gallons per day. Instructions Listed According to the official re lease, those persons in western Oregon who have wells con structed prior to effective date of this 'act should: 1. Write to the state engineer requesting forms for registration of well. (Within three years of effective date of this act.) 2. The state engineer will then issue a certificate of regis tration as evidence the registra tion is complete. 3. A ground water right certi ficate is issued after a final de termination is made. . Other Procedure Given Those acquiring wholly new right to appropriate ground wat er or to enlarge upon the exist ing right should follow this pro cedure: 1. Obtain a permit from the state engineer before construc tion is started. 2. If approved the endorsed application is a permit to appro priate ground water and con struction may be started. 3. Construction must begin within one year from date of ap plication approval. 4. It must be completed with in two years from approval date on application. 5. ,Within 30 days after com pletion, the permit holder must file a certificate of completion. 6. A ground water right certi ficate shall be issued by the state engineer after the appropriation has been. perfected. A permit granted under the old law is considered to be a valid permit. However, their holders must continue to make annual reports to the state engi neer. All others should apply to the state engineer" for instruc tions. A New Winter Wheat Outlined In Booklet Corvallis -A hard white wint er wheat for the medium and low rainfall areas of Oregon is des cribed in a new folder publish ed by the Oregon state college agricultural experiment station. The new wheat variety, named 'Burt," yields more bushels per acre than other hard winter varieties, according to the fold er. Burt also resists smut and may turn out to be a more at tractive variety on some major foreign markets than medium to high protein club varieties now grown. The first hard white bread type winter wheat released joint ly by Oregon and Washington, Burt is generally recommended in areas of 14 inches or less rail fall. In higher rainfall areas, the Omar variety is better, the fold er says. Oregon residents can get a copy of the folder at their local county extension office, or from the OSC bulletin clerk, Corvallis. INSURANCE AUTHOR DIES Chicago OP) Dr. Harry W. Dingman, 73, insurance official and author of several books on Thursday, October 3, 1957 Little Price Rise Expected In Future For Turkey Market Little if any increase is pre dicted in turkey prices, W. T. Guerts, manager of the Oregon Turkey Growers, told approxi mately 200 turkey growers at the recent 18th annual meeting of the Oregon Turkey improve ment association at Oregon State college. There may be some increase in the price of hens as the holi day market is approached, he added. However, the large carry over of big toms is depressing the torn market, he explained. H2 said that toms stored at pres ent prices may increase enough to pay for the storage but that is air. This information would affect turkey men here who raise ap proximately 23,000 birds, in Jackson county, it was estimated. To compete for the increased chain store buying a producer must have a large, efficient op eration with a top quality uni iorm product, according to Dr. G. B. Wood, head of the agricul tural economics department, Ore gon State college. Many chains are buying directly from large producers, he explained. Commenting on controls vs. free enterprise, he stated this issue will have to be decided by the turkey industry. Jim Hill, manager of the Pen dleton Grain Growers empha sized that the turkey industry must integrate or work together to obtain efficiency and reduce production costs. This would be in keeping with the integration or tie-ms taking place in many types of business. "Growers in this area must be able to borrow money, buy feed and have their turkeys processed and sold as cheap as any place in the United States if we are to stay in business over the long pull," he remarked. Commenting on the feed situ ation, Wally Berge. of the Ore gon Egg Producers, stated most feeds are cheaper than they were a year ago. Corn is now $10 per ton less, barley $2, oats $6 and milo $7 a ton less than a year ago, he illustrated. Soybean meal is the only main ingredient that is higher than last year, he add ed. Berge predicted slightly cheaper feeds. This reduction will be offset to some extent by the increase in freight rates. To obtain cheaper feeds in this area the industry should use more home grown grains, he marked. re- LAW BOOK Columbus, Ohio (IP) A man charged with drunk driving and changing traffic lanes with out safety was book as John Law, 39. PRESERVES and JELLIES HURRY! Take this coupon to your grocer NOW during ill n it Hill i NEW CROP CANNED FOOD CUP -HIS COUPON g noc) New Areas Assigned . To Brand Inspectors Salem Assignments for five of Oregon's livestock brand in spectors were reported this week by Henry A. Matschiner, super visor of the state department of agriculture's livestock theft pre vention service.. Formerly stationed at Prine ville, Lee Perdew will take over brand inspector's duties in the Sutherlin area. Ray Ego has been transferred from the north Port land stockyards to the Prineville position. Vera McCauley, Port land, has been assigned to The Dalles. Two of the men will do com bination inspection work for the department. Jim Campbell, Port land, will carry out auction yard disease inspect ion, livestock brand inspection and meat in spection in Herminston. John Wayne Jones, Jr., Portland, will have the same duties in Madras. Contract Awarded For County Trucks Contract for two pick-up trucks for the Jackson county road department was awarded Crater Lake Motors yesterday morning by the county court. Net price for the two six-cyl-iner trucks was $2,709.28. The trucks will be delivered in the immediate future, County Judge Rodney Keating said. A trade in allowance of $450 was allow ed on a 1946 Dodge pickup truck and a 1941 GMC pickup truck. Tonight at 6:30 "ART at the "Organ" PRESENTED ON KBES-TV BY Purucker Piano House SEE HOW THE BEAUTIFUL HAMMOND ORGAN Will Fit Into Your Home . . . Fill Your Famils Life With the MAGIC of MUSIC ON ANY JAR OF ALL fLAVORS ANO TAKE IT TO YOUR GROCER p ""m" " ""' IJ3Afc5S--.-V3C---' V5C lift T THIS COUPON WORTH HQvM wn rwi vi Standby preserves or jellies , ?T ,,. ; yy coring ptmhaM wMwi la tO An onty cm tt porcho of 9m w of SwrKtor CuSom-r -kk pay laUs tea. o-. PrLrv d WKJ- TJ vSTSmZ r , or locality proW. rZJl i9. Bert" tod"9 or MoutotBg wmpemu iliwTlMiirilii. Mi.MOa, for handling. - Bi-uwf fnrovah Aoncf. FIN- FOODS, INC., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.; " Ann EXPIRES NOV. 30, 157 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Crater High Student Receives $25 Check Central Point Lyle Bigham, vice president of the Crater High school chapter of the Future Farmers of America, placed sixth in the United States in th Lincoln Arc welding competi tion. Bigham received a check for $25. His entry was a hydraulic three-point lift. Last year Lyle, won fourth place in the nation in the same contest. Then he built a hay and grain elevator. He received a check for $100 for this entry. Oregon Form Woodlands Bring $1,421,741 Gross Salem Farm , woodland own ers in the state of Oregon benefi tted to the extent of a gross in come of $1,421,741 during the fiscal year ending on last June 30 from the sale of forest products on the farm woodland, according to Assistant State Forester Don Maus. By far the greater part of the income came from the sale of stumpage, Maus pointed out, with 50,198,000 board feet of sawlogs bringing cash in the amount of $1,010,092 to the farmers. Other stumpage pro ducts included 4,768 pieces of piling and 42,250 fence posts, hop poles and bean posts, the forester added. Hear and See ART MANTER Play the Organ S Purucker Piano House, 111 North Central s: SEATTLE, WASH(flr VWV V3 2 insurance, died Monday.
