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1 2A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tnursday, April 3, 19S8 pGrim qimdl Garden Rules Amended For Meat Check By Ag Department Salem The state depart ment of agriculture calls at tention to several amend ments in the regulations re lating to state meat inspection. These additions were made over a period of time in an attempt to clarify the pro gram, says M. E. Knicker bocker, animal industry divi sion chief. Under one amendment, no change in the established slaughter schedule may be made unless application is for warded to the department, or given a department livestock officer, seven days in advance of the desired change. This re quirement is made so inspec tion personnel will be avail able. Meat inspectors who work on legal holidays or in excess of 40 hours of straight time in any calendar week, or be fore 6 a.m. or after 8 p.m., or in excess of eight continu ous hours in a day, will come under the overtime provision of the regulations. This means a cost of one and one-half times the straight time alloca tions. , Legal holidays established under the order are all Sun days, New Year's Day, Me morial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If holidays fall on Sunday, the succeed ing Monday will be consider ed the holiday under the meat inspection program. The third revision permits the department to allocate a minimum hourly charge, if meat inspections personnel is available, In plants that re quire meat inspection at times other than the established schedule. Such services will be charged as four hours if the overtime is four hours or less, or as eight hours if the overtime period is more than four hours. Officers Reelected For Potato Group Bakersfield, Calif. HI) The Western States Potato Growers council has reelected all officers and directors in a meeting held in conjunction with the 14th annual Kern County Potato Growers As sociation convention. They are Claude Aunger, Stockton, Calif., president; Roy Hirai, Nyssa., vice presi dent, and Merrill Webb, Red- Increase yields vjiffh Soil insects can take a big bite out of your crop dollar by destroying the seeds, young plants, and root systems. One application of Heptachlor, at planting time, will protect your crop from seed to harvest or only a few dollars per acre. Agricultural experiment station tests prove that Heptachlor increases yields from 10 to 100, so play it safe! Get Heptachlor now in any of these easy to apply forms: HEPTACHLOR SPRAYS for broadcast or row treatment HEPTACHLOR GRANULES for row treatment HEPTACHLOR-FERTILIZER MIXTURES-do two jobs at once, save 50 of time and labor. KILL FOLIAGE INSECTS LATER IN THE SEASONI Heptachlor also provides ellnt control of lygus bugs, army worms, thrips, grasshoppers, flea beetles, crickets, cutworms, and ether foilage insects. USA. tests prove Heptachlor treated alfalfa does not contaminate milk! sa rout DiAue today ro riovm iNt ia PITJIlC INI Hi! .AMHICAI UADINO VELSICOL. CHIMICAL CORPORATION 2082 Center Street, Berkeley, California Smaller Plantings Set Bv Farmers for This Year Corvallis Oregon farmers a intend to plant about 5 per cent fewer acres this spring than a year'ago, according to Mrs. Elvera Horrell, extension agricultural economist at Ore gon State college. Studying results of a ques tionnaire sent recently to the national's farmers by the USDA crop reporting service, Mrs. Horrell found that Ore gon growers plan to seed 18 per cent fewer acres of spring Segregation Pens Now Postponed Salem The state depart ment of agriculture said to day it has postponed, for the present, putting into effect its recently announced require ment for segregation pens at auction markets for clean cattle tested under the bru cellosis program. Other major changes in the brucellosis, eradication pro gram, originally announced as effective March 1, were put into effect March 15. Under the principal change, all herds not reached by the milk ring test will now be blood tested only once each three years. Robert J. Steward, director of agriculture, says the state's activity in testing for brucel losis reactors through all slaughterhouses and auction yards will be continued to the fullest extent as a means to trace back and locate centers of infection. The program of milk ring testing will also be continued for the same pur pose. The second major program change entails a reduction in indemnities for reactors, as previously announced. NEW RECORD MADE Salem A record 4958 cars of vegetables and fruits passed through Oregon ship ping point inspection centers during February. This total not only constitutes a record for February, but is 817 cars more than during the same month in 1957, reports the state department of agricul ture. mond. Ore., secretary-treasurer. Directors and the states they represent are Arnold W. B. Whiteley and M. O. Stratford, Idaho; Howard Michaelis, Washington; Ted Still, Colorado, and Hirai, Oregon. Cheyenne, Wyo., is the highest state capital. SO. HSICDOW wheat this year than in 1957. More acres were planted to winter wheat last fall, how ever, and this would still mean 8 per cent more land in wheat this year, she said. The state's farmers also in dicated they expect to plant 7 per cent fewer acres of oats than last spring, 3 per cent less barley, 2 per cent less sugar beets, and expect to harvest 3 per cent fewer acres of hay. On the other side of the ledger, Oregon farmers said they intend to up their usually small corn acreages by 11 per cent, and increase fall potato acreages by 4 per cent. Acreages of dry field peas will be about the same as last year, it was reported. Over the nation, small cuts in acreage of spring planted crops were indicated. If grow ers carry out their March 1 intentions, acreage of 16 ma jor crops planted in the spring would be down, 2 per cent from a year ago, Mrs. Hor rell said. And, the way things look now, this means the total planted acreage of 59 princi pal crops will be a shade be low last year but even this slight decrease would shrink the planted acreage in the nation to the smallest total in 40 years. Even though acreages should be cut this year, total prpduction could hold up, Mrs. Horrell reminded. Mod ern machinery, use of fertiliz er, and all-around farming "know - how" have upped yields greatly in recent years. There is also the chance that farmers may change their minds before spring planting time is over, Mrs. Horrell em phasized. The whole purpose of the spring questionnaire is to let each farmer know the thinking and tentative plans of other farmers. After learn ing what growers intend to do, each farmer wants to do some adjusting of his own planting plans. Price changes, labor supply, amount of available money, government programs, and the weather could also change the picture, Mrs. Horrell ad ded. This Week's By HIAWATHA ESTES Most in demand today is the "charm" home with three bedrooms, two baths and a. family room. Add flexible planning and a delightful ex terior and you have this me dium size home. Like an Old Country cot tage, the exterior combines natural materials to their best advantage stained wood shingles, vertical board and batten siding, field stone and wrought iron. A flower pot shelf provides a spot for color beneath the front win dows, and a planter adds in terest to the roofed entry. Kitchen and family room combine to make a light, airy activity center playroom, television room, or the place Seal Given Snider Dairy By Magazine Peterborough, N. H. Gol den Guernsey milk, national breed milk distributed in Medford by Snider's Dairy, Medford, has been honored by a national consumer maga zine. Golden Guernsey, Inc., Peterborough, N. H., has" an nounced that their nationally trademarked Golden Guern sey Milk has been awarded Good Housekeeping maga zine's Guarantee Seal. Chemist Named For Foods Field Salem Thomas P. Marsh, formerly of Los Angeles, re cently joined the staff of chemists with the state de partment of agriculture. He will work entirely with foods. Since the advent of statewide meat inspection, the depart ment is stepping up its la boratory work in the foods field. At first, Marsh will work primarily on dairy foods and meats. Later, the department plans to tring jams and jel lies and other processed food into the laboratories and will concentrate on food items made in Oregon and sold pri marily to the Oregon market. Marsh comes to Oregon from the Los Angeles Health Department where he served as a chemist in industrial hy giene for six years. Prior to that he spent five years as a chemist- with the U. S. Pub lic Health Service in Wash ington, D. C, and five years with the Los Angeles City Health department. . He received his B. S. and M. A. degrees from Oregon State college, and did ad vanced work at Purdue uni versity and the University of Southern California. Rate Lobbying Shows Salem The effectiveness of combined efforts from the Pacific Northwest is indicated in ICC ExamineF Otto A. H a n s o n's recommendation that the commission condemn reduced rail freight rates on dressed meat coming into the Pacific Northwest, according to Robert J. Steward, state di rector of agriculture. 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Casement windows in the bedrooms are high-set for ample light with privacy. x The rear living room has a Gardens Delayed By Spring Rains By DON BERRY County Horticulture Agent Spring rains have delayed the early bird gardeners, how ever on light soils early gar dens should be planted as soon as possible. Good soil preparation is the foundation for a successful garden. Working the soil when it is too wet will leave it cloddy and stiff, and it is better to delay cultivation un til excessive water has drain ed out even if a few of the early crops are not planted. The addition of fertilizer and organic matter when the soil is prepared for a seed bed is a good practice. Where obtainable barnyard manure spread two to four inches deep and worked into the top six inches of soil will not only maintain high fertility but also loosens heavy soils. Where barnyard fertilizers are not available the applica tion of sulphate of ammonia at one pound to two pounds per hundred square feet or a complete fertilizer at four to six pounds worked into the surface ahead of planting is beneficial. Sawdust applied about three inches deep and worked into the surface soil will help loosen the soil, he said. Extra nitrogen should be applied along with it, since sawdust takes the nitrogen from the soil. In addition," later applications of nitrogen to the garden will be required to keep the plants growing vigorously. Any kind of fresh sawdust is good and you need not worry about pitch or resin. Sawdust also makes an excellent ' mulch for shrubs, strawberries and cane berries. Here again extra nitrogen should be used to keep the plants vigorous. . Results nishes ample proof that when all of the forces of agribusi ness pool their efforts, results can be obtained. About 80 farm, livestock nd business groups in the Pacific North west region joined the public utilities : commissioner and our department Sept. 30 in Denver to present our case contesting the reasonableness of these selective freight rate reductions. Steward said. N NO. 3603 SQUARE FEET big corner fireplace and glass doors that opens to the par tially sheltered patio. If you prefer a front living room and ear family room, these two rooms could be in terchanged by simply rear ranging the kitchen. A garage could be attached during con struction, next to the family room, if a wider home is de sired. Complete working drawing of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of $7.50 for the first set and So 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 deliverv. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satis faction a new home plan book. Town and Country Homes may be purchased for $1. Send all orders for either plans or books to Hiawatha Eestes. P.' O. Box 404-T, Korthridge. Calif. CHIT CHAT By JOE G. COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor All you have to do to bring the neighbors over for a chat on a bright, sunny day is to start pushing a lawnmower. The other day one of the neighbors started leaning on the fence to waggle chins with us when somehow the con versation got around to farming. He used to be a beef rancher in Montana before and during World War II. His spread was up near Glacier National park where things got pretty rugged in the winter. He had done considerable wheat farm ing in other localities, too. This veteran sod-buster and cow puncher got out of the business . when his son decided he had had enough. ' Now in his mid-70's this fellow looks anything but feeble. He seems mid-stride in life. No cane supports a rheumatic body. His blue eyes are still sharp and keen. A wealth of knowledge on farming has been tucked away under that white thatch of hair. Only trouble is it's not being used except on the garden patch he's recently plowed behind his house. We have run across a number of old farmers like him who are neither really old nor worn out just retired. But why should all of their accumulated knowledge be re tired? It's too bad some of these old fellows can't be formed into some sort of an advisory group to give the younger farmers the benefit of their experience. The old timers can usually find the easy way to do things. This being the back-scratching or political"2eason (you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours) any labor-saving ideas in that direction should be timely. One old veteran of the soil decided his steers could just as well be doing some good while scratching their backs. He strung a heavy cable across one end of his pole-type shed in the feed lot He wrapped some heavy burlap around one section of this cable and soaked it with insect-killing chemicals. It saves him consid erable spraying as the solution runs down over the backs of his animals as they scratch. Too bad political lice can't be removed the same way. This same old fellow started "pioneering" when he was 62. Being a county official might have prompted it. We have noticed over the years county officials seem to have a yearn ing to high-tail it for the brush now and then. He and his wife lived in a corn crib while he cleared and started devel oping his 100 plus acres with his two sons. Only way you could reach his farm in those days was by pulling yourself across a boiling white section of river in a flimsy ferry. No telephone line extended into this wilderness so this was one county commissioner who spent a peaceful evening at home. By the time civilization did reach him he had left politics far behind him. That included the state senate later. Such a man could easily teach the younger politicians and farmers a thing or two. As we said, he did things the easy way. The old senator carefully classified his land as to soil types and then grew on it only suitable crops. He evidently had learned early in life that "Mother Nature" and "Mother Earth" are logically thought of as female elements. You can't control 'em and you usually wind up doing things their way. This old gent usually got underway on a troublesome chore by saying, "Well now, being a lazy man I just have to sit down and think for a bit. Hate to use a lot of energy when I don't have to." It's too bad such wisdom has to be thrown on the scrap heap of Dr. Burton Wood, Oregon omist, feels big changes are that agriculture of Oregon is according to Robert Henderson, Oregon State college, lien derson said leadership is needed to keep up with the changes and the agriculture board is one agency which might provide that leadership. Dr. Wood said, however, when appearing before the board that "Our farmers are really aware of what is underway and they will look over all individual operations from the standpoint of where they are going to be. He added that a statement from the board would relieve panic in some circles of agriculture and suggested the board help farmers see through the some industries. Dr. Wood said a top merchandising manager of a food organization in the east cast some doubt about the future of the Pacific Northwest frozen food industry. Dr. Wood reported this executive was doubtful if his company will be buying any products from the Pacific Northwest in the next five years. ' Reasons given were: first, the rising transportation costs; second, the company representative said his firm cannot depend on the Pacific Northwest for a source of supply. "You have a one-crop agriculture and you are subject to instability in climate," this marketing man said. "Some years you have a lot and other years not much." "Just a few days ago we submitted samples to a test panel for frozen strawberries. It was one of the professional testers Northwest berries." Dr. Wood commented that has to guard agtinst any complacency on products. Oregon farmers must be alerted to with processing organizations "These terms of contracting farming are much misunderstood in the minds of many farm ers and they close their minds to it. Get it out to the farmer that this is nothing new and some farmers are pushing agri culture in this direction." The agricultural specialist turbed since he feels it is shaping up as a struggle for inde pendence. The board can help by making a statement giving the farmers a view of what is ahead. This would alert them to "these needs" and "will give assurance," Dr. Wood sug gested. Regarding the dating of pesticides, board members sug gested that O. K. Beals and Dean Patterson of the Foods and Dairies division of the,y state department of agriculture meet with Jackson county people cluded in this meeting would Western Agricultural Chemical from Oregon State college. Henderson told the board tive regional projects on pesticides were formed to keep up with the Miller amendment. spent then on California stations to serve as clearing houses on pesticides and he thought through that regional project. Beals and Patterson made All inorganic pesticides may arsenicals, copper compounds ganic pesticides before diluting are stable. Examples of these are DDT, TEPP, parathion, nicotine, and 2,4-D. A few or ganic pesticides may lose effectiveness after being diluted for consumer usage, it was pointed out. Well known example of this is TEPP as formulated in dusts'. Dating of inorganic pesticides would be of no value, the report stated. The dating of concentrated pesticide organic material also would be of little value, it was pointed out. Slabs and Rough BIox Green Dries Fast 12 or 16 Inch 6 Big Double Loads Summer Prices MEDFORD FUEL CO. TeleoKone SP 2-2111 Court & McAndrews "progress." State college agricultural econ taking place in farming and not keeping up with them, complacency which exists in of significance to us that only gave any preference to Pacific this means Oregon agriculture the fact that they must work and other groups to keep apace. and integration and corporate , . said the small farmer is dis interested in the problem. In be Frank Stewart of the association and two men about two years ago coopera Several thousand dollars were maybe the board could work their report on this problem. be considered stable, such as and fluorine compounds. Or 3 New Specialist Hired By State For Label Work Salem "The state depart ment of agriculture is launch ing upon a broad program in the consumer packaging and labeling of food products," ac cording to Robert J. Steward, state director of agriculture. - He announced that Walter L. Morgan, Jr., of Longview, Wash., has been added to the department staff as a food specialist. In Longview, Morgan was plant superintendent for In terstate Packers for six years. His work in Oregon will be guided by O. K. Beals, chief of the department's division of foods and dairies, weights and measures. Because of the wide rami fications in the consumer food field, Morgan's activitiy will develop on a gradual basis. At first, he will be checking labels of consumer package for compliance with the truth ful labeling provisions of the Oregon Food act, which is a counterpart of the federal food act. Later he' will devote con siderable time to sanitation inspections of food processing plants whose main business is sales within the state of Oregon. Most of this will be on a seasonal basis'. Eventually the program will be expanded as Morgan assists in training district rep resentatives to carry on these duties. A U.S. Army veteran, the new food specialist majored in food technology and minor ed in food chemistry at Ore gon state colleg; he received his B.S. in 1952. He was born in Astoria and grew up in Silverton. Morgan is married and has three daughters. QUICK RESPONSE Marietta. Ga. (m Mavis Eugene Spears, 38, advertised in a farm market bulletin for a job and now is assured of at least a year's work. Sheriff Jesse Cooper answered the ad. served a six-month - old vagrancy warrant on Spears and took him before a judge who sentenced him to 12 months on a road gang. "Nearly four-fifths of U. S agricultural exports go to trade agreement countries. CROWD f HOW DID YOU 6Et V A1 WAY? J M fi HOG CHOW, MAN, HQS CH0WJ THE POUNDS FAST AND AT LOW COST WITH PURINA HOG CHOW AND GRAIN HERE'S HOW WE DID IT We took 2 barrows, farrowed on Dec. 21, 1957, and at 40 days qf age placed them in our feeding pen on Jan. 30, 1958, at Our Farm Store.. (Let's Call 'Em "Mike" & "IKE") MIKE'S WT. 42-Lbs. IKE'S WT. 41 -Lbs. TOTAL WT 83-Lbs. AFTER 8 WEEKS MIKE'S WT. IKE'S WT. TOTAL WT Starting Wt Gain, for 8 weeks on Gr. Barley and Purina Hog Chow Average Daily Gain Cost Pound of Gain for Feed. MONARCH SEED & FEED CO. See These Pigs at Our Farm Store P.S. If we can do it-you can do it too with Purina ICC To Consider Portland Hearing Saleni The Interstata Commerce commission has ad vised Robert J. Steward, state director of agriculture, it will give careful considera tion to his request for a re gional hearing in Portland on the railroads' recent general freight rate increase. Chairman John Winchell of ICC Division 2. which will hold the hearings, stated the commission has received re quests for regional hearings at other points as well a at Portland. Steward's request stressed, the need for a Pacific North-' west hearing to enable more growers ana shippers in this area to attend and testify. All agricultural interests in at tendance at a PUC shippers' meeting m Portland on March 10 supported the need for a regional hearing. The deadline for filin of verified statements for car riers has been DostDoned to April 21. Extension has been granted until June 9 for those in opposition to the increases to file statements. Weight Regulations In Revised Booklet Salem The state depart ment of agriculture has re vised printed regulations re lating to weights and meas ures, according to Walter B. Steele, deputy state sealer. The rules give specifica tions, tolerances, and regula tions for commercial weigh ing and-measuring devices. Oregon's rules-are patterned after the National Bureau of Standards' weights and meas ures handbook 44, second edi tion as amended. The state department of agriculture is responsible for administering weights and measures laws in Oregon. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE SP 2-4440 At Start of.... Feeding trial ON FEED 144 lbs. 143 lbs. 287 lbs. 83 lbs. These pigs . from Dora Dorich Farm -204 lbs. .1.82 lbs. 12ttc
