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.
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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
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brightened by big corner win
dows. A half-wall, with verti
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vides the dining room and liv
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Waif' areas in the living
room offer an unbroken back
ground for attractive group
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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
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Complete working drawing of
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$5 for each additional set, when
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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
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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
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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
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a prefabricated nuclear reac
tor designed for training pur
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