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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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