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"TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) Some Experiments Planned For Truck Garden Group Some work will be done -jfcis year by the Southern Ore igpn experiment station to help -The truck crops industry of j4fae valley with its problems, jpdustry representatives were Hnformed recently. Representatives of the ex--periment station told the growers during a recent truck crop industry meeting that if they felt the problems were vitai enough for them to give 'assistance and further assist .ance could be obtained from ;the Oregon State college, some 'could be done this year. Growers said as taxpayers they are helping support the station and are entitled to some help on their problems. They volunteered to assist by growing some crops under the supervision of the station per sonnel if the station could handle the technical aspects of the study. To Have Trials It was agreed to run two tomato variety trials one on the Joe Meyer and son farm at Talent and one on Ken ..Beebe's place at Central . .. . . 1 i A Oint. A xnira xomaio variety trial will be placed on the Hanley farm or new experi ment station site if irrigation water can be developed by this spring. Three sweet corn variety trials will be established. One will be on the farm of Clar ence Holdridge, near Talent, one on the Beebe farm, and one on the Don Bohnert farm at Central Point. . A sweet corn fertilizer trial will be placed on the Hanley farm if water is available. Onion Variety trials will be conducted on the farms of Joe Meyer and Son and Otto Bohnert, Central Point. A weed control experiment In onions will be conducted on Ronald von der Hellen's farm near Central Point. All such experiments are planned to start this spring. Although this type of work generally falls within the scope of horticulture, the hor ticulturist at the Southern Oregon station is a .federal employee. He is assigned to the station for work on tree fruit problems. Therefore, he cannot participate in this type This Week's By HIAWATA ESTES Practical planning has made this 1678 square foot home particularly suitable for a family with growing children. Living areas are divided family room for teenage gath erings or evening studies living room, with its corner fireplace, for adult entertain ing. Yet both areas cpen walls of glass to the wide, sheltered patio for outdoor relaxation. A view-through above the built-in range cooking unit opens the family room to the kitchen. Windows on two sides brighten the large cor B ner breakfast alcove. A half-bath off the service laundry room is convenient to the work area and play yard. Built on the center-hall plan, all rooms are accessible K. i. MAIL TRIBUNE of research, it was pointed out H. H. White To Lead The work on truck crops will be under the leadership of H. H. White, station super intendent and assisted by John Yungen, agronomist. Various cooperating personnel from the truck crops section of Oregon State college will as sist by supplying plants, seed and supplies and by giving assistance in evaluation of re sults, White said he had learn. ed while visiting OSC last weekend. During the recent meeting, growers requested research on onions, sweet corn and tomatoes. Trials were request ed to search for better adapt ed varieties for this area. Fertilizer trials were request ed to develop economically sound fertilization practices for soil types of this area where onions are grown. The request for weed con trol would be to test effective ness of various new weed con trol chemicals as a means of controlling weeds that are common in this area. Livestock Losses Considered High Salem Known livestock losses from predatory animals during the last three months of 1957 totaled 471 head of animals and poultry, includ ing 229 sheep, three goats, 136 chickens, five geese, 97 tur keys and one duck. These fig ures come from Mel Smith, district agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and M. E. Knickerbocker, animal di vision chief of the Oregon De partment of Agriculture. These totals should not be considered all the livestock losses due to predators: they are ones actually found by the federal-state predator hunters. In addition to livestock and poultry losses, 16 game ani mals and birds were found killed. Twelve of the game animals were deer. Coyotes were way ahead in the list of predators caus ing the most losses of ani mals and birds. Dogs, bob cats and fox were next 1 Town, Country House J patio w .'I0- 0 L.R. . f TAttlY ROOM ISI4 XJ PLAN NO. 3S.00 jo',. (Of , i7S SO. FT. to the entry, with no room being used as a passageway. The bedroom hall can be closed off from the work and activity area to maintain pri vacy and quiet." Extra large closets are an important feature of the three spacious bedrooms. An inside door leads directly from the double garage into the front bedroom or den. Unusual is the partitioned bath-half-bath, which opens to both the hall and master bedroom. The family bath contains tub, stall shower, water closet and a pullman lavatory with storage cabinets below. A wide linen closet opens to the hall. The central loca tion of the forced air unit will help reduce costs during construction. Thursday, February 6, 1958 The committee of growers also pointed out that some disease, probably a virus, is threatening to wipe out the melon industry in the area However, committee members agreed work on this problem could not be undertaken now due to the complicated condi tions. Expansion Needed The growers backed up their requests by pointing out that the southern Oregon area needs to expand its range of cash income crops. This would increase employment oppor tunities for the expanding lo cal labor force during the early part cf the season. It would also provide a more desirable economic status for the reportedly increasing number of small farm units. The committee of growers also pointed out Southern Oregon is not supplying its own population with many truck crops for which the area is well suited to produce a high quality product. Markets for this area in clude nearby parts of Eastern Oregon, northern California and coastal areas of Oregon within trucking distance, it was pointed out. Growers said increased ir rigation water from the Tal ent project already being de veloped and other future de velopments make a more intensified type of agriculture possible on a larger area. Truck crops are suited to this type of farming, it was point ed out. Public recognition of the need for this type of research was shown in the report of the small fruits and vegetable section of the 1957 Jackson County Program Planning conference of March 1, 1957, it was pointed out further. Attending the meeting were Don Berry, Jackson county extension horticulturist and representatives of the truck crops industry: Otto Bohnert, Ken Beebe, Clarence Hold ridge, Joe Meyer, Ronald Mey er, and Ronald von der Hel len. Jim Baggett, assistant horticulturist of OSC and H. H. White and John Yungen of the experiment station also attended. The homey, rustic atmos phere of the exterior is em phasized by the rough shakes of the roof, the birdhouse that projects from the gable and the combination of vertical and horizontal siding. Color ful shutters frame the win dows. The warm-toned used brick of the chimney is re peated as veneer at the front of the garage and extends to form a planter for bright flowers and greenery. Complete workine drawings of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of S7.50 for the first set and SS for each additional set, when ordered at the same time. This plan will be available for a period of four months from this date. Please allow two weeks for deliv er. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satisfac tion, a new home plan book, TOWN & COUNTRY HOMES, may be purchased for $1. Send all or ders, tor eitner plans or dooks io: Hiawatha Esteg, P. O. Box 404-T, Northridge, Calif. Ways Explained To Check Losses Of Baby Porkers Corvallis Anemia in baby pigs a widespread killer caused by iron deficiency can be drastically reduced by any one of three methods re cently tested at the Oregon State college agricultural ex periment station. Baby pig losses from anemia have been estimated as high as 30 percent, reports J. E. Oldfield, OSC animal hus bandman, who headed the re search. The three methods tested by Oldfield are provid ing a pan of clean soil in the farrowing pen, an iron solu tion drench, or an injection of an iron preparation. All three methods prevented death losses from iron defi ciency anemia. Blood tests show that baby pigs raised Indoors often have abnormally low amounts of hemoglobin, the coloring mat ter in red blood cells. Iron is required to build the red cells that carry oxygen from the lungs through the body. Low in Iron Sow's milk is low in iron, and baby pigs don't eat much iron-fortified dry feed until two to three weeks of age often too late to save them. Oldfield says symptoms in clude a "whitening" of the skin around the eyes, nostrils, and mouth; Forequarters ap pear "stocky'i because the heart enlarges to pump the small supply of blood faster to meet body needs. Oldfield says a shallow pan of clean soil that is free of parasites, placed in the far rowing pen shortly after birth, maintained red blood cells at satisfactory levels in pigs at three weeks of age. Soil should be taken from an area where pigs have not been kept. He also obtained excellent results with a solution of iron ammonium citrate as a drench or from a new form of iron called Armidexan, injected in the pig's ham. Both treat ments should be given with in 24 hours after birth. Details on treatments are explained in the OSC experiment station magazine, "Oregon's Agricul tural P r o g r e s s," available from local county extension agents. i Landscape Clinic Planned Locally A landscaping clinic is planned for March 10 and 11 in the auditorium of the Jack son county courthouse, accord ing to Clifford B. Cordy, county" horticulture agent. "This is a service for the people to come in, sit down for 30 minutes with a land scape architect and go over their landscaping problems or plans," Cordy said. " The clinic is free. Nobody has to buy anything to attend, the horticulture agent said. Cordy suggested those plan ning to attend should have at least a rough sketch of their houses and grounds. This would enable the architect to write in what they should plan and where to plant it. Best thing is a picture of the house and yard with a draw ing to scale of the yard, Cordy Cordy added. The county agent said also that he had received some questions on filling in around trees. No harm is done provid ing a person doesn't fill in gainst the trunk, he said. Dirt piled against the trunk will become water soaked and shut off the circulation of air around the tree, eventually killing it. It is best to make a six-inch well around the trunk he sug gested. Committees Set For Pear Event A partial listing of commit tees was completed during the recent meeting of the Pear Blossom Festival committee. Jennings Pierce Jr. was ap pointed chairman of the king and queen selection commit tee. Others appointed to that committee were Granville Brittsan, Elliott Becken and Howard Boyd. Dick Walsh was appointed in charge of the parade and floats. Gene Orr will head the finance committee. Gran ville Brittsan was also named chairman of a committee to determine whether to have a second section composed of automobile drawn floats. During the meeting Dr. Frank Wilson and David Irv ing outlined plans for the Southern Oregon Sports Fair which may be held on the same day as the Pear Blossom Festival parade. Next meeting of the com mittee will be held at Henry's Broiler at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Fred Beck is general chair man. Fa ir mm amid Qavden CHIT By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor We don't get riled easily, but a current mail campaign has stooped to a new low! This literature now being sent through the mails is sponsored by the Society for Animal Protective Legislation with offices in New York. The idea of enforcing more hu mane slaughtering methods may be a good one. But send ing gruesome pictures of ani mals being slaughtered to children is hardly the way to carry the campaign to their adult parents. The explana tion accompanying the pic tures in the folder, is hardly less gruesome. Children naturally form an attachment to their farm ani mals. The 4-H program builds on this attachment by show ing the youngsters how to properly care for farm live stock. As one 4-H leader ex plained it to us It's hard enough to convince these youngsters that farm animals are naturally designed to pro vide food for the human race and must be slaughtered with out somebody stirring up their sentiments with such lit erature. This material is ob viously designed for appeal to adults 'and not to children. S'nuff said! In the lighter vein we like this list of interpretations for terms commonly used in an auction sale. It's provided by Bill Lee Ord (Nebr.) Quiz advertising manager "As I have decided to quit farming" (His wife refused to do the Chores while he loafs in town). "Complete closing out sale" (Everything he hopes to stick someone with). "Eight miles out on a good graveled road (Put on your chains). "Dis mantled steel tower" (He bought it God knows why at another sale). "Two wheel spreader like new" (Three years old, but still mortgaged). "1954 Chevrolet, new tires, A-l condition" (Re caps and the rear axle whines). "Many other articles too numerous to mention" (A pail of nails in the barn). printed courtesy of Editor and Publisher. Farm . spokesmen and var ious agricultural authorities ara pointing out the farmer has to take a more active part in promoting and selling his products. Integration is be coming more of a by-word in farming. By integration we mean one party will provide the basic materials, will pro duce the farm commodity and sell it. As we pointed out last week this is becoming partic ularly prominent In the broil er business. The farmer has to decide who the integrator is going to be himself or somebody else. Among the factors listed to help the farmer out of this current squeeze on his prof its are commodity commis sions like the proposed beef commission and marketing cooperative organi zations. The latter could be merely a group of farmers who get together, decide their eggs have to meet a certain standard and sell them through a roadside stand, a store or other outlet whose manager they have hired. Such a group might start small and wind up big. While discussing this idea with some farmers and agri cultural authorities here it was pointed out that the man ager of such a cooperative or ganization would have to be one of the best men in the selling field, because he would be faced with several problems. Also, in this age of laree chain markets with their uniform standards, the product brought to the, coop erative would have to meet a hieh standard of auality so the cooperative could more easily create a demand for what it is selling. Some effort is now being made to build up the truck garden industry here. When we mentioned a cooperative to handle such produce and small fruits, the idea was re jected by one agricultural au thority. He argues that a man who knows the marketing business must be allowed to operate as he thinks best by owning and operating his own cannery or packing house. In a cooperative organ ization too often the manag ing expert is given too little credit for his knowledge and is overruled by the board of directors. This board ' consist ing of growers know little or nothing about how their pro ducts must be processed and sold. In another area one such board booted out its manager because of a conflict of personalities and general lack of good judgment on the board's part. Since he had amassed considerable s mar CHAT keting knowledge and had a host of loyal farmer friends it could have ruined the or ganization. There seems to be lack of enthusiasm throughout the state on the proposed Oregon Beef commission. In fact, some groups are even butting heads over the idea. In this county the last count we had was 59 producers represent ing 6,621 head of cattle had registered. Beef-raisers must get together to study consum er demand, to understand what. type of beef the house wife will buy and how to get more beef into her refrigera tor, A poll conducted of 52 com panies operating 8,700 super markets and stores revealed recently that their customers want less waste fat on their beef. A national cattleman's organization was recently told its members should dis cover some way to put beef in "convenience packages." These two statements point to the growing need for a com mission if Oregon beef is to compete successfully with other agricultural products. Of course, all this fancy packaging and processing means more money will be taken from the housewife's food budget to buy these pro ducts. As a local agricultural authority explained it to us, the costs of producing the ag ricultural commodities are not rising as rapidly as the addi tional costs being slapped on for more handling and pro cessing. We think the house wife, should be allowed a choice. If she would pay less for the less uniform fruit and produce, be willing to do more of the final 'processing for the table herself, then she should be allowed to do so And that is why we would like to see a large centrally located farmer's market set up in this area. Of course, the housewife would have to sup- hport local farm products which she is apparently not doing now. Farmers would have to be assured their pro ducts would be purchased, or setting up such a market would not be worth the ex pensive gamble. However, like the aforementioned co-op, it could also have to start on a small scale. Some difference of opinion still exists on whether more small farms or a few large farms will result from the Talent and other irrigation projects. One agricultural authority here firmly believes that the whole thing hinges on proper management. -A small, weljjmanaged farm can produce just as much in come as a larger farm spread ing over more acres and in volving more costs, one man claims. Another insists that a small farmer is not likely to produce the uniformly high quality farm products now re quired by the large chain store market. Most equipment is ' still too expensive for the small farmer, it is argued. Maybe this item is an an swer. Bealer corporation of California is planning to lease expensive air blast sprayers to orchardist, vegetable grow ers and nurserymen. This, some people believe, would start a trend toward leasing expensive equipment for all interested farmers. An item on Comfrey was handed to us earlier this week. Not knowing anything about it we checked with agri cultural authorities who might. This plant is the size of an artichoke plant, looks more like spinach, and like spinach, it can be used in sal ads and cooked as "greens." According, to this paper, it is supposed to contain a large amount of protein. This plant is rated highly as a food by those who don't believe in eating anything grown with fertilizer. If it has the same qualities as spinach, then we doubt it s nutritional value. We can remember when the family doctor became our best friend by remarking spinach passed through the system too quickly for it to leave much of its iron in the body. According to our source Comfrey does not yield par ticularly well under local soil and climatic conditions. Sev eral tests were made of its qualities in the valley, we are informed. , Glancing at the livestock market quotations for the past week we notice the Portland market is about the same as last week with choice grades at $24.50 to $26. Chicago was tops with $26 to 28. The re cent storms which hit this area were kind to California pastures. This should send even more California cattle men up here to our livestoclrJ Bacteria Found Resistant To Lethal Radiation Corvallis A search for the mysterious mechanism used by radiation-resistant bacteria to protect themselves against normally-lethal doses of ato mic radiation is under way at Oregon State college, accord ing to Dr. P. R. Elliker, head of the OSC bacteriology de partment. The study is financed by a $25,000 grant from the Na tional Institute of Health. It includes investigation of the metabolism the way an or ganism uses its , food and and chemical make-up of a radiation-resistant bacterium discovered at OSC two years ago. The bacterium has now been established as a new, dis tinct species and has been tentatively named micro cocccus radiodurans. Dr. A. W. Anderson is leader of the study. Tests at the OSC agricul tural experiment station have shown the new species can withstand radiation dosages of more than 4 million ro entgens about 10,000 times as much as a normal human. New research has also found that the bacteria are equally resistant to normally-lethal doses of ultra-violet light and X-rays. Attracted Wide Interest The ability of the micro organism to resist radiation damage has attracted wide in terest over the nation and in Europe, Dr. Elliker sad. Cul tures of the bacteria have been supplied laboratories in the United States and Eng land. The radiation-resistant bac teria studied to date aren't dis ease producing, Dr. Anderson emphasized, and are easily killed with heat. Study of the microorganism was prompted when OSC sci entists found the metabolism of the bacterium was appar ently different from that of any living matter studied by science to date. It is hoped this study, will lead to a bet ter understanding of the me chanism of radiation resist ance and ultimately to ways of protecting other living or ganisms against radiation damage. Work is being carried out by Dr. Anderson, Dr. H. D. Raj, and Miss Frances Duryea, OSC bacteriologists, in co operation with Dr. C. H. Wang of the chemistry department, Mailing Date Set For Beef Ballots "Salem Ballot forms for the beef commission referendum to be held from Feb. 10 to 24 will be mailed by the state department of agriculture this weekend to nearly 4250 Ore gon cattle producers who reg istered to vote. Paul T. Rowell, the depart ment's ,-market development chief, said more than half of Oregon's cattle population on Jan. 1, 1957 is represented by those who registered. Producers may either mail their hallots directly to the department at Salem or de posit them in Dauoi um ju any county extension agent's office. County agents will for ward the sealed ballots to Salem. ' Any registered cattle pro ducer who does not receive his ballot form in the mail by Feb. 10 may obtain one from any county agent or from the department of agri culture in Salem. Ballots postmarked not later than midnight, Feb. 24, will be counted. TAKES THE LONG WAY Altmore, Northern Ireland ttPi Farmer Harry McVeigh will break a window the next time he's locked out of his house. He forgot his key Wed- rather than mar Iieauaj' ou his newly decorated house by breaking in, aeciaea xo suue j v himnev T?pscuers UUW11 U' vuu pulled him out 13 hours i iter he got stuck halfway down. sales for animals which they can fatten up. nnn't fnrcret. the Oregon Broiler Growers association meetiner set fnr Feb. 13 at the Dairy Co-op association in Sa lem. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2287 Wesl Main PHONE SP 2-4440 Farming Operations Said To Be In Planning Stage This is the time of year when Josephine and Jackson county farm families plan steDs to increase the effic iency of their farming opera tions during the coming farm season, said E. M. Denney, Farmers Home Demonstration county supervisor. The agency advances oper ating credit rjrimarily to help eligible farm families make improved use of their land and labor resources on family tvrje farms and make needed changes in their farming sys tems, he explained. Most of khe changes call for adopting better farming practices and improving the efficiency of their farming operations. The loans help farmers pay for eauiDment. livestock, feed, seed, fertilizer, and other farm and home operating needs in cluding refinancing chattel debts. Operating loans run from one to seven years at 5 per cent interest. The aver age operating loan in Jose phine and Jackson counties is approximately $4,873. Agree To Improvement Before an operating loan for adjustment purposes is Lcirae Delecsation Expects To Attend Red Bluff Sale A large number of Jackson county people are either at tending or are planning to at tend the 17th annual Red Bluff, Calif., bull sale which started today and will con tinue through Saturday. The event will feature the sale of 360 service age "Red Bluff type" beef bulls, con signed bv 81 breeders iron nine western states, according to Don Smith, sale manager Grading of the bulls started yesterday. However the re mainder of the 281 Herefords were to be graded today. The 51 head of Shorthorn Coyotes Top List Of Predators Taken Salem Nearly 1000 preda tory animals were taken from Nov. 17 to Jan. 11 by hunters working under Oregon's fed eral-state-county program. Ac cording to reports from the state department of .agricul ture, coyotes topped the list, with 536 exterminated. Bobcats were not far behind with a total of 373 killed. Hunters got seven bears and one mountain lion. . Traps also yielded 80 foxes, 27 badgers, 73 skunks, 276 racoons, 191 porcupines, one opossum and one mink dur ing the two-month period. Predatory hunters worked in 32 counties. The largest coyote kill was in Lake county with 95 for EVEN GREATER EFFECTIVENESS More Profit from Your farm ta the form of tiny pellets . . . P with no dust or chunks .. .there S,mP,tT Analysis that saves in handiing closed, the applicant and the county supervisor agree on the proposed long-time im provement. At the beginning of each farming year while -the loan is being repaid, the family makes annual plans for the best use of the farm in come - and determines addi tional credit needs. A year end review of the past year's successes and mistakes guides the family and the county supervisor when they get to gether to plan for the year coming up. Denney said the Farmers Home Administration can make operating loans only to families who have or can ac quire land and labor re sources needed to help them improve their farming, and who are not presently able to turn to private or cooperative lenders for adequate financ ing of the type they require. ah hnrrowers graduate to conventional credit as sbbn as they can." The local office of the Farm ers Home Administration is located in Room No. 9 of the Manchel Building, Grants Pass. bulls and 29 Angus will be graded Friday morning and sold at l-:30 p.m. Remainder of the program consists of: FRIDAY, February 7th 9:00 A.M. G r a d i n g ana show 51 Shorthorns and 29 Angus bulls. 12:00. noon B a n q u e t for Cattlemen of Year in Tremont Hotel with Red Bluff Rotary club. 1:30 P.M. S .ale of "Red Bluff Type" Shorthorns and Angus bulls at fairgrounds. 6:00 P.M. "Bullerama" in Red Bluff. An open night with dancing, entertainment, buf fet dinners and vaudeville. SATURDAY, February 8th 9:00 A.M. Sale Ring. Award of boots to Cattlemen of Year. 9:30 A.M. Sale of excellent polled Hereford bull donated by Rolling Ridge Ranch for March of Dimes. 10:30 A.M. Sale of 281 "Red Bluff type" horned and polled Hereford bulls. aT Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Filial, Drain Til 727 . W. McAndrewa Ph. SP 2-4107 end spreading co - -- jj. t arealer yield cau ur - j trred oualiry from gnu VOur farm wh.cn meu... ' . ?.- .Mil Aft more prom " harvest time. S1MPLOT TRIPLE FROM YOUR NEARBY SlfAPLOT DEALER
