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Most Important Pests To Listed By Survey Entomo Salem The ten most im portant crop and forest insect pests in Oregon in 1957 and the ten most important in sects to "man, animal and household' were named this month by Joe Capizzi, survey entomologist with the state department of agriculture. No attempt was made to rate the pests in order of importance. In the agricultural list, the Hessian fly and balsam wooly phid replace the alfalfa wee vil and the mountain pine weevil which appeared on the 1956 "most important pest" list. The crop and forest list in cludes: 1, Aphids These are prob abtV the most Important of the plant pests. Many species re involved and almost all crops are attacked. 2. Mites Like the aphids, mites are prolific and persist ent. Many species are pests so no one species is listed. 3. Symphylids These pests are becoming increasingly im portant on truck and field crops wherever grown in Ore gon. Control measures are ex pensive and erratic. 4. Western cherry fruit fly This is an insect that causes little actual damage to our S0V2 million commercial cherry crop when proper con trols are applied. But each grower- must apply control measures to protect his crop. 5. and 6. Codling moth and pear psylla Without contin ued control practices against these pests, commercial pro duction of fruit (particularly apples and pears) would be impossible. 7. Onion maggot In 1957, of Malheur county's 2,600 acres of onions, an estimated 15-20 of the crop was lost to this maggot. The Malheur 1957 onion crop is valued at $1,685,000. In other onion areas control practices were Mankind logist Dr. Peerson Summarizes Stock Disease Situation Salem Dr. K. J. Peter son, state veterinarian with the state department of agri culture, this week made a quick summary of the live stock disease situation as it appeared in Oregon in 1957. According to Dr. Peterson, anaplasmosis in cattle appears to be slowly spreading. The number of cases of bovine leptospirosis remains about the same as in 1956, although In certain areas of the state the disease has been more important than in the past. As usual, he continued, quiet a number of cases of pink eye in both cattle and sheep and quite a few cases of vine ecthyma were diag nosed. One outbreak of in fectious bovine rhinotracheit is was found in a feed lot. Two cases of ornithosis were discovered in Oregon turkey flocks. No scabies or anthrax in cattle or sheep were reported. Several cases of hog cholera were diagnos ed, according to Dr. Peter son. In 1956 several cases of blue tongue in sheep were diagnosed the only time this disease had been discov ered in the state. Last year, however, no cases of blue tongue were reported. Over 2600 cases of brucel losis in cattle were reported. In cattle, more than 200 cases of leptospirosis were diagnos ed; 171 cases of anaplasmosis were reported, as well as 78 cases of blackleg and 62 cases of tuberculosis. Reported sheep diseases in cluded infectious keratitis and ovine echtyma. Oregon hogs suffered from 293 cases of inflenza, 64 cases of atro phic rhinitis, "35 cases of hog cholera, 34 cases of enteritis, and many cases of erysipelas. Nearly 40 cases of encephalo myelitis in horses were re ported in 1957. effective but some losses oc curred. ' 8. Hessian fly The worst outbreak in the Willamette valley in 30 years occurred affecting spring wheat and barley. Conservative damage was estimated at S500.000. Woolly Aphid Increases 9. Balsam wooly aphid This pest continues to increase in importance. Epidemic in festations total 385,200 acres of subalpine fir standing most ly in the Willamette National Forest. No satisfactory control measures are known. 10. Spruce bud worm A total of 830,960 acres of epi demic infestations were rec orded in Oregon in 1957; 812, 000 acres in and adjacent to the central Blue Mountains were recommended for con trol treatment during 1958. Capizzi's list of insects most important to man, animal and household remains unchanged from the 1956 top ten. They are: cattle grubs, mosquitoes, earwigs, houseflies, termites, carpet beetles, roaches, sheep ked, northern fowl mite and cattle lice. Fa rm Living Rated Best For Families Forms Mailed Out To Poulfrymen Salem Any poultry pro cessor or producer who has not received .the Oregon Fry er commission's registration card, reporting forms, and regulation on amount and method of assessment, should contact the commission in care of the state department of agriculture in Salem. Beginning March 1, an as sessment of 17100ths of one cent per pound live weight will be charged at first sale of all fryers grown in Oregon, The rate is 22100ths of one cent per pound on dressed birds. Broiler and fryer produc ers are liable for direct pay ment. of the tax on birds shipped out of the state or to any federal agency. This Week's Town, Country House aVpfc steewo noa. . ' r a t 1 R mml WU 11 I I. A. fs4 ' $m gwg ' iT I 10. pa- SwAtoiSkjfcS v pi tn 'no A600' S J., isso 59 r 1 By HIAWATHA ESTES You don't sacrifice luxury for economy when you build this 1197 square foot home. The trim", modern styling of the exterior makes attractive use of the textures of com bined stucco, vertical boards and fieldstone. Large facias edge the soft-toned rock roof. Shielding the wide front porch from the street is a long stone planter, a spot for colorful flowers or year around greenery. Fluted glass flanks the panel front-door and admits light to the foyer. Living room and den open off the entry hall and a space saving sliding door leads to the quiet sleeping zone area of the home. Both bedrooms are extra large, cross-ventilated and equipped with sliding panel wardrobe doors. The family bath contains a Pullman lavatory and re cessed tub with overhead shower. Closets for linens, brooms and your forced air furnace open onto the bed room hall. The den, with its big walk- in closet and three-quarter bath, could be used as a mast er bedroom or guest room if desired. A second door to the three quarter bath from the service makes it accessible to both the kitchen and play yard. Home laundry appliances are kept in the service room. Built-in range, oven and re frigerator conserve space in the compact kitchen, allowing extra room for overhead cabi nets and under-counter stor age. The roomy dining area is brightened by big corner win dows. A half-wall, with verti cal wood louvres above, di vides the dining room and liv ing room. Waif' areas in the living room offer an unbroken back ground for attractive group ings of furniture, with the focus on the big corner fire place. Triple glass doors make the room light and airy, and can be opened to the partially roofed patio insummerweath roofed patio in summer weather. Plans for an attached double garage are included with the house plans. If you have a large lot and prefer a wide home the garage could be attached to the kitchen service side of the house by a breezeway during the. actual construction of the home. Complete working drawing of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of $7.50 for the first set and $5 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 delivery. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satisfaction, a new home plan book, TOWN and COUNTRY HOMES may be pur chased for SI. Send all orders for either plans or books to: Himatha Estes, P. O. Box 404-T, Northridge, Calif. 17 Builders Supply S 11 QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Flues, Drain Tile 727 W. McAndrews Ph. SP 2-4107 The James Edge family on Brophy rd. out by Eagle Point believes in putting the family back on the farm. Some of the latest magazine articles point out the family farm is a thing of the past. However, the Edges don't agree with that. They believe the family that works, plays and prays together is a fami ly that not only stays together but gets the most out of life. James Edge is not a veter an dairyman. He has been at it here for only three years. Before moving to the Rogue River valley area he owned a small dairy farm for lVfe years at Woodlawn, Wash. He purchased it when he retired from Sears-Roebuck and com pany. Cows Look Good "Honey, after waiting on all those people for so many years, these cows look awful good to me," Mrs. Edge said her husband often tells her. . "I guess there's something about those cows standing pa tiently waiting for their feed or their contented expressions that just attracts Jim," she laughed. Although Jim Edge is a fairly newcomer to the dairy business, his wife isn't. She grew up on a dairy farm in North Dakota. When her hus band needs an extra hand she climbs into the tractor seat or can-jnilk with the best of them. The Edges have 80 acres with 59 acres of it under irri gation. They started out with seven milk cows and now have 44 milking plus some young stock. Their cows each produced 9,643 pounds of milk this year with 373 pounds of butterfat. Edge is proud of his Hol stein herd and reports his young cows give four per cent milk or better. To insure the quality of his herd he purchased three registered cows and two registered bulls from Portland. One of the bulls he bought as a day-old calf whose mother was state high cow. This salesman-turned-farmer and his wife study all dairy publications and attend many of the meetings of dairy farm ers to keep up with the latest techniques. They ship by bulk tank, which means the milk flows through the milking machines on the cows through an elab orate systeri of pipe's into a large tank. Here it is instantly chilled to the right tempera ture. For delivery it's piped into a tank truck which car ries it to the processor. Never Touched It's never touched by hu man hands. The emphasis is on cleanliness. At milking time the cows file through the chute, tromp . through a spe cial foot - bath and into the milking parlor. There the cows' bags are carefully wash ed with warm water and chlorine to kill any possible lingering germs. Edge, like other farmers who want to stay in the mar ket, keeps an eye on market conditions and looks ahead. He put up 250 tons of grass silage this year in a bunker type of storage and sealed it with Kraft paper. He's think ing of using air-tight neo prene a plastic material to give befter protection for his silage. To get the most from his grass he's thinking of keeping his cows in a feedlot type of operation. The grass on the pasture would be cut and run through a chopper, then dumped in a truck which would carry the daily meal of grass to the cows. Like some of the more suc cessful beef men in the valley, Edge also believes in feeding a balanced ration. A protein supplement is provided in a pellet type of feed. This, plus molasses, rounds out the cow's diet. Edge also keeps a sharp eye on his feed expenses. He fixed a special three-ton tank on a truck so he can go right to the source of supply and get his molasses cheaper. "If you're going into farm ing get big enough so you can hire a good man to help. That way both the hired man and the farmer get time off," Edge said. Although mainly a farm story this also has its roman- 'tic angle. Edge and his wife met in Medford. They had both lost their mates shortly before. Mrs. Edge has three daughters now 10, 11 and 13 years of age. Edge was on his way through Medford to Cali fornia when he met her. Sort of Waylaid "I guess he sprta got way laid," Mrs. Edge said laugh ing. "It's just been perfect for both of us. They lived in town for awhile, but Mrs. Edge started to worry about her daughters They were no different from most youngster of that age and were bound to go a lot, The family looked all around the valley and finally bought their farm from James and Lowell Watson. "I like to have the kids where I can keep my eye on them and there are a lot of other kids around here. They all have horses and' our daughters have a horse," Mrs Edge said. They put in a swimming pool on the farm recently within shouting distance from the kitchen window. All the youngsters in the neighbor hood gather there and the Edges are glad to have them just as long as they behave themselves. "Trouble with so many par ents nowadays is they just don't have time for their kids don't want to bother having them around all the time. like it because I know just where they are," Mrs. Edge said. "The farm is the place to raise kids there's just no get ting around it," the vivacious brown - haired woman said "People say kids don't have enough to keep them busy, The trouble with these kids is they just don't have enough time to do all the things they have to do. They come home and do their chores, practice on their accordions, do their homework and it's soon time for bed." Work Out System The Edge family have worked out also a unique church and- Sunday school transportation system. When the family first moved out on the farm Mrs. Edge discover ed few of the children in their vicinity went to Sunday school or church mainly be cause of lack of transportation. They worked out a system so a neighbor brings her car to the Edge home and bor rows the family station wag on. Then she picks up all the youngsters living in that im mediate area for Sunday school. The Edges take her car to church. There they leave It and pick up the sta tion wagon and any young sters who stayed for the serv ices. And how does Edge like Dear Annabelle... DOUBLE DATE by Nulade Annie DEAR ANNABELLE: How old does a girl have to be to go on dates alone? I'm thirteen, but big for my age. Besides cooking my father's breakfast of NULADE eggs every morning, I vacuum, help do the ironing, and make most of my own clothes. Father says that anyone who can scramble or poach NULADE eggs as well as I do is old enough to date. The only trouble is, he thinks he and Mother should go along and make it a double date. Is he kidding, or I should say, who does he think he is? DISGUSTED. DEAR DISGUSTED: Aside from the fact that you are mature in appearance and can do a dreamy job of scrambling or poaching NULADE eggs, still you are only thirteen. And how do you know that your mother and father aren't a barrel of fun on a double date? Yonr father, who is smart enough to appreciate your way with NULADE eggs, must be a real good egg himself. If you'll excuse the expression. Why don't you include them on a double date? You may get to stay out longer. Have you thought of that? CONFIDENTIAL: Good breakfasts deserve NULADE eggs. Your grocer can get them by calling Oregon Egg Producers, SPring 2-2621. LOCAL FARM-FRESH Revised Bulletin Published on Trees Corvallis Easy ways to Identify the many trees of Oregon are explained in a re vised bulletin published by the Oregon State college ex tension service and the Ore gon state board of forestry. Being able to identify trees increases enjoyment of the outdoors, improves forest manners, and will help own ers of woodlands, the bulletin notes. Simple characteristics that identify each, kind of tree are listed. Titled, "Trees to Know in Oregon," the bulletin identi fies 30 native conifers, 32 na tive broadleaf trees, 8 native shrubs that often grow' to tree size, 12 introduced shade and ornamental trees, and 7 fruit and nut trees found in the state. Onion Grade Hearing Set For Salem Offices Salem The state depart ment of agriculture will hold a public hearing in Its offices in Salem Tuesday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m. to consider chang ing the present Oregon-U.S. standards for onions to con form with the present U.S. grades. Frank McKennon, chief of the department's plant indus try division, urges any inter ested persons to attend. Nulade GUARANTEED FRESH CHINESE NEW YEAR New York (IP) Residents of New York's Chinatown be gan a five-day New Year cele bration Tuesday welcoming the advent of the Year of the Dog the year 4656, accord ing to the Chinese lunar cal endar. The celebration, run ning through Sunday, will reach its climax Saturday when the lions and unicorns will be joined by a golden dragon with many feet in the street processions. HAPPY COINCIDENCE Chicago (IP) A restaurant seeking to capitalize on the approach of Feb. 22 and the fact that It has an employee with a famous namesake is advertising: "George Wash ton works here." farming after a large dose of it? "Lot of work to it. But, it's a healthy life. When you want to get a cup of coffee you get it. You are your own boss. You can't get ahead working for wages. The way I figure it the cows make money for you while you sleep." Thursday, February 20, 1958 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVB Cupp's Angus Bull Gets Grand Champion John Cupp of Central Point took a prize for having the Grand chapion Aberdeen An gus bull during the Pacific Coast Aberdeen Angus asso ciation sale at Klamath Falls Feb. 15, it was reported. Approximately 56 head were entered in the sale. Cupp operates a 180 acre ranch at Central Point. ONE LESS Oakland, Calif. Iff) Dep uty Sheriff Robert Donovan counted 30 prisoners Tuesday when he closed up a county bus and started out for the Santa Rita prison farm. He counted only 29 when the prisoners filed out. Donovan said it appeared that Vincent L. James, 21, a convicted burglar had squeez ed out a window while the bus was moving slowly through heavy traffic. Sturgeon are rare fish ex cept in some Russian waters. Rural Traffic in Oregon Increases Salem (IP) Rural traffic in Oregon increased 13.7. per cent In January compared with the year before, the State Highway Department has reported. . Traffic increases were re vealed by most of the state's 44 rural automatic traffic counters. The only decreases were at five counter locations in the extreme southwest part of the state. Traffic on U. S. 101 was up 24.9 per cent at Gearhart and traffic on U. S. 30 was up 42 per cent at Troutdale. At Chemult on U. S. 97, a 24.1 per cent sain wac regis tered. Largest single increase was on the North Santiam highway at Gates where traf fic was up 50.9 per cent. Coffee, chocolate and tea were among the first foods advertised In newspapers. NOTED PAINTER DIES New York (IP) Eugene Higgins, 83, noted painter and etcher died at New York hos pital Wednesday after a long illness. He was known for his graphic and compassionate paintings of the lowly labor ers, tramps, refugees, among them. Persons who like their gadgets portable can now buy a prefabricated nuclear reac tor designed for training pur poses at universities and en gineering schools. 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