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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, October 31.' 1957 reeding Talk Given iy Carnation SVSan One of the main talks at the recent Western Conference of the American Polled Hereford association here was given by Russell Pfeiffer on the breeding program at the Carnation milk farm at Duvall, Wash. He laid out a nine-point pro gram used for years in the out standing Holstein breeding there and now applied to polled Here fords. These points include 1. families instead of individuals, 2. breeding combinations, 3. line breeding, 4. show ring activity, 5. production testing, 6. personal analysis and pedigree informa tion, 7. sanitation and disease control, 8. rigid culling, and 9. complete honesty and integrity. Families Important Discussing emphasis of family lines instead of individuals, the Carnation farm manager said, "We know that strong cow fam ilies of the desired characteris tics are far more important than any' individual. These families were developed- Animals that did not measure up in type and conformation, in production of milk and butterfat, in percentage of fat test, in wearing ability,- in reproducing regularly, and do ing these things over a long span of years, were eliminated." While developing the cow fam ilies different breeding combi nations were used and are still being used, Pfeiffer continued. A bull that will work on all your females is a rare exception, he pointed out. Different bulls were used in different combi nations to find those that did the acceptable job- Next point in the Carnation farm program is line breeding to find the correct breeding com binations with as many of the total desirable characteristics as possible. These families are line bred to a bull with the same de sirable characteristics and which had also strong inheritance of characters or genes that were weakest in the female lines. "For 47 years line-breeding has played a most important part in our Holstein breeding program," the farm manager said. "We firmly believe that a line breeding program properly carried out will keep the breed er out of more serious troubles and heartaches than any other type of breeding system." This program is continued in the herd and steps taken so as This Week's Town, Country c HI fAM,tr Lv-Lu ? J few ,3" P LAM MO. 3 521 ' vSr- Vv ,2?o s? fi 7 Br HIAWATHA ESTES Your life will be relaxed in this easy-care, easy-living Mod ern home. Open planning makes the kitchen and family room a prac tical, comfortable center of fam ily activities, where the little ones can play under mother's supervision, but not under her feet. With the range and over head cabinets accessible from both sides, it will " be easy to serve either family or "com pany" meals in a part of this all purpose area. The handy "catch counter" beside the built-in oven provides a spot to place hot dishes fresh from the oven. 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Production testing also plays an important part in the Carna tion program, Pfieffer said. The farm management also expects to use it is an important part of the recent polled Hereford pro gram. There production testing is used as a definite guide in evaluating the job the bulls have done. "Up to the present time, 738 Holstein cows in the United States have produced in excess of 1,000 pounds of butterfat. Twenty-two per cent of these records, or 160 of them, have been pro duced by cows at Carnation milk farms," Pfeiffer said. "No other Holstein herd in America has more than three generations of 1,000-pound fat producing cows." Defines Pedigree "We define pedigree as the health of those animals, the re producing ability of those ani mals, the undesirable character istics of inheritance, weaknesses, and disease resistance, Pfeiffer explained. "Breeding takes a combination of breeding on pa per and by physical appearance." A long-time practice of the farm has been to have the herd under state and federal super vision, the manager pointed out. Strict sanitation in the calf-raising program has held the calf losses for a 12-year average to less than 4 per cent, Pfeiffer il lustrated. The farm also practices ruth- broom closet are in the service laundry room. The rear door leads directly to the patio for convenience in serving outdoor meals and refreshments in summer. Large glass doors open be tween the patio and the living room, and a big stone fireplace brightens one corner of the liv ing room. To maintain quiet and pri vacy, the bedroom area ,can be closed off from the rest of the house. In the bedroom hall are the phone table, linen and guest closets and the forced air heater closet. The three-quarter bath opens to both the hall and master bed room. The family bath contains a tub with overhead shower. Both baths have pullman lava tories. Tapered rafters are used at Two Area Delegates To Hear Loan Talks In Spokane, Wash. Oliver H. Roundtree, Wil liams, and William C. Higin botham. Central Point, will rep resent the Southern Oregon Na tional Farm Loan association at a four-state conference of NFLA directors in Spokane, Nov. 5-6. F. E. Bowman, secretary-treasurer of the Southern Oregon Farm Loan association, said rep resentatives to the Spokane meeting will hear Robert B. To otell, governor of the farm cred it administration, Washington, D.C. discuss national trends in the long-term agricultural credit field. Also appearing on the conference program will be Earl H. Brockman, Caldwell, Idaho, a member of the Federal Farm Credit Board, and Oscar G. Swenson, Malone, Wash., and H. C. Ellis, Great Falls, Mont., members of the 12th District Farm Credit Board. Fred A. Knutsen, president of the Feder al Land Bank of Spokane, will report on operations of the bank. Eugene Fisher, Oakland, Ore., chairman of the 12th District NFLA advisory committee, and also chairman of the natioaal advisory committee, will pre side at the meeting. Bowman said this committee, composed of two NFLA directors from each of the four states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washing ton, works in an advisory capa city with land bank officials to improve long-term credit ser vices to farmers and ranchers. The NFLA's make and service land bank loans. Oregon members of the 12th District NFLA Advisory com mittee are Eugene Fisher of Oakland and James Beamer of Weston. less culling. However, this" is done through both personal and record scrutiny in regard to type conformation and quality, the farm manager pointed out. "Furthermore, one's records and record systems must be such that the integrity of same is be yond question. Such honesty and integrity must be complete, not only in the program at home, but in the, show ring and sales ring as well. 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Send all orders for either nlane nr hnnks tn: Hiawatha Estes. P. O. B o x 401-T, ! Norlhridge, Calif. i By JOE COWLEY Farm Editor The large Cornice pears use'd as place markers at the recent Oregon Public Health association banquet here definitely made a hit with both local" and out-of-town guests. However, an old saying of the sales people is get the product into their hands and you have a sale. Here it would be "put it in their mouths." It might have' been better, then, to have served pear salad and baked-pear desert. Local dairy products could have been fea tured also with a proper display table near the entrance of the dining room of the Rogue Valley Country club. Incidentally, it still bothers the writer that such a small number of stores put pears in an attractive display, much less sell attractive fruit at "reasonable" prices. Les Isham, new Grants Pass rancher, may be right. He pre dicted at the meeting at Gold Hill on formation of a beef com mission that the beef industry is a coming thing for the Pacific Northwest. A. northern California friend of the writer told him recently that farmers in California are gradually being pushed northward through population pressure. Anyway, we'll wait and see. Those pondering the advisability of a state beef commission should study the results of the Oregon Wheat Growers League a promotional organization for wheat. Pakistan now rates third after India and Japan, as consumers of U. S. wheat. More than 600 thousand long tons of wheat will reach Pakistan from the U. S. during 1957, according to a recent release from the league. Walter Holt, manager of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland, sounded an optimistic note on freight rates at the Western Conference of the American Polled Hereford association Sunday. Increase of feed yards already in evidence will help reduce the rates which western livestockmen say are discriminatory. His Sunday night "speech intimated that the cattle industry will increase on the Pacific Coast. Holt has had an unusually well-rounded experience in agriculture having been an extension agent for a number of years, a vocational agricul ture instructor for a number of years, and now manager of one of the largest livestock shows on the Pacific Coast. Horticulture Agent Cliff Cordy recently declined to give any opinions on how people back Agriculture. "After all he's my turned from a national meeting took several side trips while there. Considering that the eastern ers are still a little afraid of raising pears due to pear blight, it might pay more the few of apple growers here to switch to pears. Cordy said hot, moist summers, in the possible pear growing areas there tend- to encourage pear blight. Also, this area can produce better quality fruit due to both soil and cli mate conditions. The Mcintosh apple with its bright red skin and snow-white flesh is second only to the Delicious in quality. Since the eastern growers are right next to the big markets they can undersell the Pacific Coast, growers. Those farmers who are worried about ground squirrels should wait until spring before starting a poisoning program, advises W. B. Tucker, county extension agent. Then poisoned barley can be scattered near their runways before they come out hungry from hibernation. Of course, in this climate some of them might not hibernate, Tucker said, but spring, summer and early fall are still the best times to start control measures. The county court has made it easier for the farmer by authorizing the county extension office to keep a supply of poisoned barley at the fair grounds handy for the farmers and free of charge. The scene at the meeting of the Jackson county planning commission Monday night proved that the modern farmer is not only becoming a good accountant through necessity, but also a good lawyer. Many of those who spoke indicated they had studied the proposed county subdivision ordinance thoroughly and could give intelligent appraisals of it. One farmer even quoted exten sively from the state statutes. . Those people who feel the modern generation is becoming too interested in hopped-up jalopies, television and bop might be pleased to learn that the old parlor game of musical ( chairs was one of the most popular games played by teenage 4-H members at their recent Halloween party. The . hayride is still popular, too, we are informed by local youth leaders. - Those farmers and wives who groan over food prices in this area should take a trip to northern California particularly to the area just south of Red Bluff. The food prices there are con siderably .over the ones in this area and in some cases almost twice as much. Some food ads we sent some friends almost had them moving bag and baggage into the Rogue River valley. According to a story in the current issue of Harper's magazine, we grocery-shoppers here could be overlooking a good deal in coupons. People in the New York area earlier this year were slocking freezers, refrigerators and cupboard shelves with results of coupon snatching from national magazines. There, for at least awhile, coupon discounts were being allowed on any mer chandise in the stores, according to the story. "Later, in New York City, clipped and sorted sets of coupons began showing up on subway stands selling at 50 or 60 cents per set," the article stated. A business acquaintance reports triumphantly he increased the egg-laying capacity of his hens from 15 to 22 eggs recently just by leaving theelectric lights on longer in the hen house. Until some old rooster organizes the brood this gimmick sounds as if it should work pretty well. Renedu Elected President At Talent 4-H James Reneau was elected president of the Talent 4-H Com munity club at the combined 4-H meeting, achievement night and potluck dinner held last Saturday at the Talent commu nity hall, according to Glenn Klein, 4-H extension agent. Other officers elected were Dean Sommer, vice president; Janet Zediker, secretary; Sam Howell, treasurer; Carolyn Tiegs, reporter; Mrs. William Sommer, treasurer co-signer; and Stan Zapell, community 4-H chairman. Club members and their par ents were greeted by Mayor J. F. Christian as they entered the newly completed facilities in the community hall. Cards, Pins Presented Gerald Wenner and Gene Mc Curley, staff members of the First National Bank of Portland, presented achievement pins and cards to 4-H club members.- Those receiving the awards were Carolyn Tiegs, seventh year: Lucila Lowry and Janet Zediker, sixth year; James Re neau, Dean Sommer and John James. Nyla Cooper, fifth year; Gerald Reneau, Gary Richard son, and Starlene Wilkins, fourth year; Linda Sommer, Daryl Za pell. Mary Lee Lowry, and Dor ish Bench, third year; Kathy Za pell, Bernard Reneau, Susan SLABWOOD t Green or Dry PHELPS FUEL GO. Phone SP 3-5878 east feel about the Secretary of boss," Cordy said. He has re- of county agents back east and Meeting Thompson and Paulette Creel, second year. Others were Gary Cook, Christy Elrod, David Hampton, Dean McDowell, Betty Jo How ell, Joyce Critten, April Bur nett, Linda Hazelton, Judith Bagley, Juliette Tipsword, Shar on Beare, Greg Goodrich, Bon nie Jo Silva, Eddie Haikkila, and Sandra Roth, all for the first year. WRONG PARTY Novi, Mich. (IP! The Novi Township Republican Club thought it would be a good idea to invite he oldest registered voter in the township to a po litical rally. But there were a lot of red faces when the oldest voterturned out to be 101-year-old Mrs. Adella Richardson a staunch Democrat. BARGAIN GRADE 2x4-8' $12.50 Per M' CHENEY STUD MILL CENTRAL Trees Not Needed To Gel Payments From Soil Bank Corvallis Oregon farmers who earmark marginal cropland for forest plantings under the soil bank program can receive payment for the conservation practice even though they are unable to get trees to make the planting this year. Charles Ross, Oregon State college extension farm forestry specialist, says forest tree seed lings in Oregon are being ra tioned to stretch supplies among as many persons as possible. Even so, seedling supplies may run short of demand this fall. A four to five-fold increase in seedling supplies is expected next year. Ross advises farmers to sign up land now for the soil bank's conservation reserve pro gram and receive rental pay ments until trees are available. Sign-up before April 1 will pre vent any loss of eligibility. Trees Available The state forestry department, Salem, has reported 3 million young trees, mostly Douglas fir, available from the Oregon state forest nursery this fall. An esti mated 15 million or more seed lings will be available next fall following expansion of the nurs- ery program to meet expected soil bank needs. Meanwhile, the forestry de partment, OSC extension serv ice, and the U. S. forest service are cooperating with farmers to get as . many plantings as pos sible started this year. County extension agents can advise farmers on getting technical assistance to help decide what to plant and how to plant, Ross says. The soil bank . pays $25 an acre toward cost of buying and planting trees plus annual ren tal payments of $8 to $14 an acre for land in the rserve pro gram. Most lands in Oregon will be eligible for $13 an acre ren tal, the specialist says. Ten - year contracts are re quired on tree plantings for forestry purposes. Either five or ten-year contracts are avail able, however, if plantings are for shelterbelts, windbreaks, or wildlife habitats. Farmers with lands not eligible for the con servation reserve are advised to investigate possibilities of forest plantings under the agricultural conservation program. New Storage Being Carried Oregon State college agricul ture department Is experiment ing with controlled atmosphere storage for pears, according to Clifford B. Cordy, county horti culture agent. Cordy said he visited plants back east recently where the new type of storage method is being used for apples. He re turned last week end from the meeting of the National Associ ation of County Extension Ag ents in Boston, Mass. Cordy said in Worcester coun ty near Boston six such storage plants are in operation. Cordy explained that apples breathe, giving off carbon-dioxide. This chemical in this stor age process, is allowed to in crease up to five per cent in the gas-tight storage room air, then is removed. Oxygen in the air is maintained at 3 per cent. The air, he said, is "scrubbed" or put through a chemical to re move the excess chemicals. The Mcintosh variety apple which is prominent in the east is "ideally suited" for controlled atmosphere storage he said. If kept in this storage for four to six months, the shelf-life is increased to two weeks. Other wise the shelf life for that var iety is three days. Such an apple removed from cold storage has a shelf life of one day, he added. Eastern applegrowers believe this new storage method will increase the market value of their product, he said. To furth er promote their apples, the packing houses are turning more to well-packaged fruit, Cordy said. Medford district pears are well received in the east, Cordy said. Promoters, he said, have done a good job in getting the retailers to display them properly. 7 POINT Fumigation Expected to The quarantine on fruit ship ped into British Columbia, Can ada "may not continue in effect for very long," was the person al opinion expressed recently by Frank McKennon, chief, division of plant industry of the state department of agriculture. "Personally, I believe that they cannot long maintain Brit ish Columbia as an island com pletely surrounded by Oriental Fruit Moth," he wrote Ward B. Spatz, Medford gruit grower and member of the state board of agriculture. "New methods of control have reduced this insect to just an other pest not too difficult to control. The restrictions against' the shipment of host fruits into British Columbia, I believe, will cut off a large part of their supplies and add to the costs. Probably they will find that the costs of maintaining the quaran tine will be higher than the benefits derived will justify. Since they are basing their re strictions entirely on pest risk involved there is not much that we can do in protest." To Be Discussed Further The letter concluded by stat ing the matter will be brought up for discussion between the Canadian officials and the state division of plant industry dur ing a meeting of the Western Plant Board in June, 1958. Spokesman for the fruit in dustry here say those packing houses in fruit gift-package trade stand to lose considerable money since British Columbia is one of the major outlets. Robert J. Steward, Oregon di rector of agriculture, on Oct. 10, informed Canadian plant of ficials that Jackson county's large gift package fruit business is seriously impaired by the Or iental fruit moth fumigation re quirement imposed earlier this year by British Columbia. Steward wired W. N. Keenan, chief of the Canadian depart ment of agriculture's division of plant protection at Ottawa, that the Oriental fruit moth is not present in Jackson county and that it is impossible and imprac tical to fumigate gift packages. He also sent the same wire to W. D. Touzeau, district plant in spection officer at Vancouver, B.C. . However, Canadian officials later reaffirmed their order. Ac cording to a copy of the letter Experiments Out By OSC ."They learned early there that fancy displays do not sell the fruit," Cordy added. "Now they place them in a square with the stems up so the shopper has to either buy the fruit or replace it exactly as she found it." The displays are kept well-filled and the fruit moving, the county horticulture agent said. ENTERPRISE Brigham City, Utah OP Boy Scout Troop 185, to raise money for camping equipment, drove a bus to a bird refuge, set up a concession stand, sold hot drinks and sandwiches to duck hunters on opening day. BUSTED ELEPHANTS North Syracuse, N.Y. (IP) Even thieves can't do much with pink elephants. Howard C. Smith told officers that a thief, failing in an effort to haul away his two stone pink elephants driveway markers, smashed the pair. The CLEANEST Rock and Sand Makes the STRONGEST CONCRETE And We Haye Both! READY MIX BEST Order Not Remai received by the state secretary of agriculture from Keenan "In the case of importations from the United States, the Can adian regulations have stipulat es, a requirement of fumigation of both nursery stock and fruit from the areas where the Orien tal fruit moth was known to occur, and in the case of mater ial from other areas in the Un ited States, a certificate from a state official declaring that such material originated in an area believed to be free from the pest was required." Blamed on Peaches "There was an unfortunate oc- curance last fall when it was discovered very late that peach es from the state of Washington had been delivered to the can ning plant at Summerland, B.C., infested with living fruit moth larvae and some peaches were quite seriously infested." Keenan explained in his let ter that the order was issued on apricots, peaches, pears and quince to protect the Okanagan fruit industry from extra spray ing costs in the control of the pest if it should become estab lished there. He added that the following trapping operations carried out during the past sev eral months in the Okanagan, "no adults of the species were collected." Elder Bug Harmless County Agent Says The box-elder bug is not harmful when found in the house, according to Don Berry, county horticulture agent. . "It will not harm the person, clothing or household articles," he said. "It is just extremely annoying when found in the home. They soon disappear after a good frost and may reappear during sunny days." The bugs live and feed on maple and box-elder trees dur ing the summer, the horticulture agent said. He described them as being gray-brown to black in color with orange lines on their backs and having black heads. The underside is red, he said. They congregate by the thou sands in the sides of houses and under the shingles. At this stage of their life-cycle extremely strong dosages of chlordane are needed to kill them, he said. Five per cent chlordane spray is recommended. Another bug reported by householders recently is the Jerusalem cricket. It is not dam aging either to a person, cloth ing or home furnishings, Berry said. He described them as hav ing thick amber-colored bodies, dark lines across them and be ing wingless. They are some times called potato bugs or sand crickets. They are found usually in basements or garages. Berry 'said. They are not considered i pests on a commercial scale. IV Builders. 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