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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) Fear EDeciine To Get Rlajor Attention - The horticultural research '-program for 1953 was dis--pissed at a meeting Feb. 21 :jf the Southern Oregon Branch Experiment station advisory committee and staff jnembers. , Problems receiving major attention this year will be pear decline, stony pit, con trol of storage rots, evalua tion of promising new fungi cidal materials and testing of .rajbino resistant cherry va rieties. Pear work will be under taken to determine the best rtlme for picking red bartletts, from the angle of storage and -handling, and work will con--tinue on controlled atmo ;sphere storage of pears. ;Tre Nutrition : Studies also will continue Zen pear tree nutrition with Preference to nitrogen sources r.and time and rates of appli cation and on the place of potash in the fertility pro--gram. . j Other projects concern :work on orchard soil manage ment. The committee also en couraged continued work on development of new pear va rieties under the direction of Dr. R. C. Blake, assisted by various members of the cen tral experiment station staff at Corvallis. - Entomological work relat ing to horticultural problems will be under Dr. L. G. Gent ler and include studies aim- ing for better control of pear .leaf blister mites, pear psylla, San Jose scale, two - spotted and carpini mites and codling , moth on pears. Dr. Gentnef ' will be testine the effective- 1 nes of dormant applications of .. new experimental types oi T spray applications. '. Attend Meeting ; Attending the meeting were ' Howard Bush, Orville Hamil ;; ton, Charles Henry, Ron S James, Paul Culbertson, Tom X Spatz; Lyle Kenney, president C of the Fruit Growers League: Clif Cordy, horticultural ex- ; tension agent; Dr. 5. B. Apple, ! h e a d. horticulture depart- i ment, Oregon State, college; I Dr. Roy Young, department of botany and plant patholo ? gy. Oregon State college; Dr. R. W. Henderson, acting dean f in charge of Oregon Agricul i tural Experiment Station, i. Oreeon State colleee: Dr. -Blake, H. H. White, superin- tenaent, soutnern jregon jlx- periment Station. During the meeting, Dr ; Henderson and Dr. Apple This Week's ; " -" ' EE ' I " I RR ? O 11.14 s' J ; PLAN NO 35H H3 S FT. By HIAWATHA ESTES Here is a home tailor-made Z for family life modern, in formal and economical to -build. The open plan takes ad- vantage of long summer even ings to make the patio a part ;of the living area. The activi ty zone faces the rear yard Tand possible barbecue or pool. ; Twelve-foot wide glass doors open between the unusually ; spacious livijg room and the patio. In colder seasons this ;wall of glass seals tight to Z present a picture window ;view of your garden. The big Zstone fireplace can be en ;joyed from both the living room and dining area. For ;snacks and lunches you have ;the corner breakfast area in he kitchen, close to the coun-igr-top range. Built-in oven MAIL TRIBUNE in Research Plan called attention to the large amount and constantly in creasing participation of the staff of the central station at Corvallis in trying to work out solutions of the problems of this area. They pointed out that in the past year the staff of the central station spent in excess of $38,000 working with the State Feeder Assn. Organized Salem A new organiza tion, to be known as the Ore gon Livestock and Poultry Feeders association, was form ed in Salem Feb. 19, with Arthur P. Ireland of Forest Grove named temporary chairman. Noel Bennion of the state college extension staff was chosen temporary secretary-treasurer. Ireland outlined the pur poses in this brief statement: "The Pacific Northwest is the only region in the country unable to utilize its own most economically produced feed grain. We therefore are forced to import other feed grains from distant areas in which similar livestock prod ucts are being produced. Develop Program. "We propose to develop a program that will enable this region to utilize all grains not used for human consump tion at a competitive feed grain price and to permit growers t6 use any grain they produce for feed purposes if desired." The organization grew out of a preliminary study session January 23 when feeders met to consider their common problems. At that time they designed the special commit tee which met this week and developed the streamlined statement of purposes and aims announced by Ireland. Another meeting will be called in the near future to complete the organization and formulate a complete state ment of aims and purposes. Labor Represented The organizers were repre sentatives of beef and dairy cattle, lamb, turkey and chicken groups. 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February 27, 1958 Southern Oregon Experiment station staff on horticultural problems of the southern Ore gon area. They felt that the research team approach is the most effective and satisfac tory method of attacking the complicated problems most of which require attention of specialists in several scientific fields, he said. In Salem All interested feeders in all these groups will be given an opportunity to join in this effort and will be approached later by leaders in their re spective segments. The preliminary meeting in January was called by Rob ert J. Steward, state director of agriculture, at the request of feeder interest groups. Commend Committee Steward, following the meeting this week which was held in the department head quarters, commended the special committee on taking "this historic step". He said there has long been a need for livestock and poul try feeders to present an or ganized viewpoint on their problems to the rest of the livestock industry and to the cereal grain and forage crop interests Ireland said he assumed the temporary chairmanship because as a dairyman he is vitally interested in the eco nomical feeding of cereal grains which is so important to maintain high milk pro duction at competitive costs, He noted he has watched a substantial decline, in the manufactured dairy products industry in Oregon due large ly to high feeding costs. Ice Cream Award Won By Jorgensen Corvallis Jorg ensen's dairy, Medford, took third place in the strawberry ice cream division at the recent Oregon Dairy Industries an nual dairy products contest. James Dunlop, Medo-Land Creamery, Eugene, took sec ond place in that division James Sweatt, Klamath Falls Creamery, took first prize for the best strawberry ice cream ets, the family bath contains a recessed tub, stall shower and twin pullman lavatories. The trim, low lines of this 1676 square foot home would be equally attractive in a city or" suburban setting. The col orful rock roof tops board on board siding and cut - stone veneer and planter. Brightly painted frames box the alumi num casement windows to continue the horizontal lines. 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 withv our 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: Hiawatha Estes. P. O. Box 404-T, Northridge, Calif. Fannrp amid Qoirdlemi ' - CHIT CHAT By JOE G. COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor We said goodbye to an old friend four days go.-We said it with a lump in our throat and a stinging mistiness in our eyes. This fellow had been our friend and partner for over 11 years and was leaving on a long trip. We would never see him again. We mention it in this column since he is like the partner of many farmers. One farmer on a local turkey farm says his partner takes the place of three good men in handling the birds in the field. Herdsmen have come to know him as a friend and companion while standing watch over the flocks on the lonely mountain pastures. Children have both trusted and loved him. He has protected a good many from onrushing cars on busy streets and the dangers of the nearby mill pond or irrigation ditch. We remember this big Collie, with his tail waving like a triumphant plume, guiding school children across a busy street. Those who strayed out of the crissing lines were promptly but gently nudged back into the safety zone. Noth ing which trespassed on his property was too big nor too tough for him to tackle. Whiskey-soaked bums and, stray salesmen were quickly dispatched with an ominous growl and a quick charge. On the ranch he was a constant com panion of a young ranch-hand and his horse. One time Robbie, the Collie, was holding the reins while his master was inspecting the far end of an irrigation ditch. The horse suddenly decided to join his rider and both dog and horse were sailing over the ditch. That accounts for the slightly crooked tooth. The scar on his nose was caused by a .22 bullet from a Christmas rifle. A slight scar on one forepaw came when hardly out of his puppyhood. An Airdale had growled threateningly at his master and was stopped nearly at the cost of a leg. Robbie was a furry comforter against the cold night air on overnight camping trips in the mountains, someone to talk to. during a spell of loneliness, a mischievous puppy with an air oi, wisdom, a patient retriever of tossed balls He was all of these things and the veterinarian puts him out turned him over to a farmer his last trip. We didn't have Recently, .we moved into things important to most men, bathtub. And while moving in a new neighbor said "howdy. There was a time when we thought most people had forgot ten the cheerful meaning of hear it used more often around Medford and vicinity. We have been interested in since so many articles have publications. Some seem to think that both hay and feed can be put into pellet form and used profitably by the farmer and others do not. During a recent state feed dealers' meeting Dr. Wise Burroughs, Iowa State college, is so high that increased feed not enough. A local agricultural authority claims that much alfalfa hay has enough protein without the pelleting. How the hay is taken care of and the stage at which it is cut are among factors which determine its protein content. Now protein in itself is which to judge feed value. being used to indicate the calories of productive energy. In other words, how feed can be converted into energy units is the key to efficient feeding, farmers' wives may be surprised soon to find their husbands discussing calories for their Most of this work has been done with poultry. Cost of feed required per unit of product is the real measure. Feeds, then, must be both efficient and economically sound. This is determined by the rate of growth in production and the potency and balance of the ration, according to G. F. Combs, University of Maryland. Now, on an ever-shrinking margin to the thin line. Those farmers the feed, the less feed required per unit of product, will be ahead. They will be using less feed and getting more for what they jio feed. Research in . Maryland There the farm scientists discovered energy levels ranging from 505 to 1,240 calories of have been shown to give rapid "It is particularly important that rations be formulated so that both energy and protein will be efficiently utilized in order to produce products most economically," Combs stated in his study. . :- Oregon State college is conducting a study to test the efficiency of pellet feeding. According to reports, dairy cattle are less productive on pellets, but the reasons have yet to be learned. This is based on So far there seem to be two waste if the stock are good up self-feeders. Under the feed could be put out for cattle in one day to last them a week. However, some farmers way to .keep a check on the Other agricultural authorities report there is no magic in pelleting livestock feeds. It is a good idea, they say, to check into the quality of hay roughages used. If the hay is ground finely before pelleting you can't be certain of the quality. Dr. James Oldfield, partment has pointed out that quality control is needed to evaluate the total protein energy vitamin and mineral value of such feeds. Ranch equipment for hay pelleting is coming, agricultural authorities predict: J. D. O'Connor and Sons of Klamath Falls are credited with the first commercial pelleting in this state. There are various types alfalfa pellet or one with 10 l-A-J 1 , r ieiea cuoes are popular ior alfalfa and one-third grain. added, or pellets may consist According to dairy specialists at Kansas State college, if a farmer gives his cows all the hay they'll eat with enough concentrate added, it isn't necessary to give them any extra mineral except saltThese specialists say cows getting alfalfa hay need a concentrate which protein. There seems to tie no limit scientists. At Washington State being treated with radio waves to soften them up. Germina tion is said to increase from People who are interested in Jackson county's participa tion in the Oregon Beef commission referendum say not nearly enough farmers have Fifty-nine were eligible for 10 to Feb. 24. We counted 38 A statement in Hoard's the farmer something to think about. The article in this pub lication for dairymen states, "The dwindling farm popula tion indicates the farmers This may in part explain why tary of agriculture is fairly isn t so big anymore. we hope he understands when of the misery of old age. We - friend who will take him on the nerve to do it ourselves. a house which has the two a broad fireplace and a deep this word. We would like to the pelleting process for feeds appeared in the popular farm said the cost of this processing efficiency and rate of gain are not considered a good basis by Calorie - protein ratios are now according to the new trend. So livestock. while the farmer is working of profit his costs must be kept who realize the more potent ' ' . was concentrated on broilers productive energy per pound growth. the exclusive feeding of pellets main advantages absolutely no feeders, and it is possible to set second main advantage enough may say this is not the proper cattle's condition. of OSC's animal husbandry de of pellets. One is the straight per cent molasses added. Pel- t nl A J. AT- i 3 Deei. inese contain iwo-mirus Molasses or antibiotics may be of a straight grain cube. has about 12 to 14 per cent for the ingenuity of the farm college hard alfalfa seeds are 60 per cent to 96 per cent. registered and few have voted the voting scheduled from Feb who had voted as of last Friday, Dairyman recently should give political influence is waning. Benson feels his job as secre secure. The big pressure bloc Refunds Are to Egg Producers Patronage refunds totalling $522,618 are currently being distributed to the farmer members of the Oregon Egg Producers, Grant Young, Medford branch manager, has announced. Medford area members' share of the 1957 patronage sefund payment will total $54,157. On Jan. 1, the association continued' its policy of re deeming its capital certifi cates in five years by recall ing tne 19o3 issue at the face value of S573.810. In addition, $135,444 was- paid out to members-as 1956 interest on outstanding certificates. - Altogether, the Oregon Egg Producers is currently dis tributing a total of $1,231,872 to western Oregon farmers. Young pointed out that with 1957 agriculture markets again at depressed levels, the payments represent a welcome boost to local farm income. Audit Figures Final audit figures for the 1957 operation of the farmer owned marketing and pur- cnasing association showed a dollar volume of business in excess of $9,500,000. Although leed ana supply volume de clined slightly from the rec ord high reached in 1956. sales for both departments in 1957 represented the second highest volume attained in as sociation history. Egg receipts increased by 12 per cent and were the highest since 1945 The patronage refund being returned to local producers represents a refund of 8V6 per cent in the feed depart ment and a four per cent re fund on all farm supply pur chases. The management re ported that the association closed the 1957 business year with assets exceeding $334 million and no mortgage in debtedness. ' Dunbar Carpenter, route 3, Medford, has represented Jackson and Josephine coun ty farmers on the board of di rectors since 1953. Fifty-Two Head Sel For Cal-Ore. Sale Fifty - two head of cattle will be offered for sale at the annual California - Oregon sale scheduled here March 19 and 20, according , to Earl Jossy, county extension agent. Consignors include Apple- gate Farm, Jacksonville, a bull and two cows; Bernice Bigham, Eagle Point, two bulls; Dale E. Bigham, Eagle Point, a cow; Ralph L. Cook, Medford, four bulls; Robert H. and Nettie. Field,, Central Point, four bulls and four cows; David H. Holmes, Med ford, a bull; Norman and Lois Jacob, Merrill, six cows; Don ald K. Nichols, Ashland, three bulls; and Seven Oaks Here- fords, Central Point, three bulls and four cows. R. E. Smiley, Grants Pass, two bulls and a cow; R. W. Smith, Medford, a bull; Bill and Gayle Wood, Eagle Point, three bulls and seven cows; Yankee Creek ranches, Med ford,. three cows. 15 Associations Sponsor Conference Corvallis Fifteen leading industrial, professional and trade associations throughout the Northwest are cooperating in sponsoring the statewide conference on research and development for Oregon small business, scheduled March 13 to 15 at Oregon State college. Five other colleges of the state also are sponsors for the sessions, which are designed to benefit small businesses of the state by showing how re search programs and findings can be used to advantage in improving products and mar keting methods. Leaders in planning the conference are the Oregon department of planning and development, the ""ortland of fices of the U.S. small busi ness administration and the department of commerce, Cor vallis Chamber of Commerce, and Oregon State college. Oregon is the first state in the nation to have a state wide conference for small business as recommended at the national meeting called last September by President Eisenhower. Gov. Robert Holmes is honorary chairman and wiM be the opening-day luncheon speaker. STRAYED ANIMALS Salem More than 80 strayed or stolen animals are listed on the January estray bulletin of the state depart ment of agriculture. Heaviest loss was sustained by a Lake county rancher who reported 36 yearling calves missing. Drastic Changes Announced For Brucellosis Testing Salem Drastic changes j in procedures and payments under the cooperative brucel losis testing program in Ore gon will become effective March 1, this year, the state department of agriculture an nounced on Feb. 20. The changes are the result of a heavy cut in the federal share of the cooperative funds anticipated to carry the state through to the certification goal set for June 30, 1959. The adjusted program calls for reduction in federal in demnities for reactors to match the state payment of $8 for grade cattle and $12 for purebreds. This will also be effective March 1. Some counties have a voluntary in demnity program in amounts similar to or under the state level. The revised program will not affect free vaccination and testing on farms and ranches until each county is certified to be free from Tsru- cellosis. One phase of the revised program requires livestock auction ' markets in eastern Oregon to make available ap proved, separate clean pens on and after March 1, for pur poses shown below. All counties except Hood River east of the Cascade mountains, and also Jackson county, are designated as range counties. - Hood River Downward Trend Halted on Milk Corvallis The recent downward trend in Oregon's milk production seems to be halted, according to Stephen C. Marks, extension agricul tural economist at Oregon State college. Milk production in Oregon during 1957 has been esti mated at one billion, 137 mil lion pounds, Marks said, the smallest annual output since 1926. However, 76 million pounds of milk were produced in Oregon this January, top ping December's output by three million pounds and matching that produced dur ing January, 1957. Mild weather over the state during January stimulated a higher average output of milk per cow, Marks explains, with this average output reaching a record level for the month. Incomes of dairymen last month were slightly lower than a year ago, however, with -wholesale milk prices partly offset by lower grain and hay prices. Across the nation, tenta tive estimates by the U.S. de partment of agriculture set 195? milk production at 127 bililon pounds, one per cent above 1956's record output. Certificate Given Snider Dairy Entry Corvallis A gold certifi cate award for fluid milk products went to David Kurtz, Sniders Dairy at the recent Qregon Dairy Industries 47th annual conference. Kurtz was presented the certificate for his entry of Grade A half and half and Grade A pasteurized whip ping cream. The dairy products contest is a highlight of the confer ence for dairy plant man agers, plant technicians, and dairy industry representa tives to review latest trends in manufacturing dairy prod ucts. Record Reported in January Inspections Salem A January rec ord, 5,348 carlot equivalents or 173 cars a day, was set by the amount of vegetables and fruits inspected last month at Oregon's eight federal - state shipping point districts, the state department of agricul ture reported. This is 23 cars a day more than during January last year, and breaks the previous rec ord of 165 cars a day set in January 1951. Extra Soil Bank Funds Temporarily Approved Washington (IP) The House has voted temporarily to pro vide $250 million in extra soil bank funds this year to cover an expected flood of farmer applications. The lawmakers also agreed to slap a $3,000 ceiling on soil bank payments to any one individual or cor poration. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2287 Wes! Main PHONE SP 2-4440 and all other counties are classed as dairy counties In no event will testing be required or paid for by coop erative funds if cattle are going to slaughter or to an approved quarantine feed lot. Neither will free vaccina tions be administered for fe male calves in auction yards if the calves go directly to slaughter, or to an approved quarantined feed lot. Otherwise, these differences will prevail between range counties and dairy counties for eligible cattle going Lemhi 53 May Be Grown Here Lemhi 53, a new spring wheat variety, will be grown commercially in this area this year for the first time,' ac cording to officials at the Southern Oregon Branch Ex periment station. The variety has been test ed in trials at the station since 1954 and has performed in an outstanding manner, they re port. It has yielded about 15 per cent more than White Federation 38, a recommend ed variety commonly grown here, while the test weights per bushel of the two have been equal. Lemhi 53 is a white chaffed wheat with a blocky head, of moderate height with fairly stiff straw, and it carries re sistance to stem and leaf rusts. It was developed for ir rigation, but it has performed well under dry land condi tions of this area, they said. The variety possesses a "considerable" degree of cold resistance for a spring wheat. Official United States Depart ment of Agriculture grain standards class it as a soft white wheat. A small amount of certified seed is available for growers this spring, according to the station. Local Company Gets Third Place Award Corvallis Milton Gordon, Borden company. Central Point, took third place in the cottage cheese eontest at the recent Oregon Dairy Indus tries annual dairy products contest. Curtis Jensen of the Eu gene Farmers Creamery is Oregon's 1958 sweepstakes butter maker. Jensen won first places for both the sweet cream and cul tured cream butter divisions for an uncontested title to the sweepstakes trophy. Awards for tops in each division in cluded a trophy and gold watch. aa3 ffiteto f XrJt Triple I 1 are no . J PjOs. 1 l ontmo oroM 1 V m woU increased Y' 1 ?JX' " lop through livestock auction markets: In range counties, brucel losis tests will be free .on cattle originating from non certified counties and going through federal or federal state approved sale yards. Testing of cattle originating from negative herds located in certified counties will not be required or paid for at these yards. But the federal and federal-state yards must keep animals from certified counties in separate clean pens to prevent mixing with other animals. If segregation pens are not provided, cattle must be tested at the yard and the cost borne by the auc tion market or owner or pur chaser. Finances Outlined a In dairy counties the bru cellosis cooperative funds will pay for the testing of eligible cattle going through federal and federal - state approved salesyards if the animals are going directly back to a farm or ranch. In all salesyards not federal or federal - state approved, wherever located, testing is now paid directly or indirect ly by the yard. This practice will continue at these yards. In another change, blood testing of animals not under the milk ring test will be re quired only once each three years, with the exception that dairy cattle owned by raw milk producers or distribu tors must still be blood tested at least once each 6ix months. A final provision of the new regulations says that in range counties coming up for recer tification before June 30, 1959, the certification may be renewed by retesting at least 20 per cent of the eligible cattle in, at least 20 per cent of the herds in the county once every three years. (An original certification holds for a three-year period.) Three TB Reactors Found in Cattle Salem Three tuberculosis reactors and 495 brucellosis reactors were found in Ore gon cattle tested under the federal-state control programs during January, according to the monthly report from the federal and state veterinari ans' offices at the state de partment of agriculture. In the brucellosis work, 56, 728 cattle were blood tested in 2,568 herds, more than eight-tenths of one per cent of the cattle reacted. Calf vac cination was conducted in 1,187 herds containing 22,756 calves. , An estimated 35,700 cattle were tested in 1,785 herds under the milk ring method; this disclosed 179 suspicious herds. wo Cto mm
