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t 4A MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Oregon. Thursday, April 17, 1958 Serious Tree Damage Results From Mice Portland Attack by mice and small rodents is causing a heavy mortality in trees from one to five years of age in Oregon and Washington, according to Walter G. Thom son, division of state and pri vate forestry, of the U.S. For est Service. "Our recent examinations of plantations made by farm ers and owners of small wood lots in both Oregon and Washington have revealed the advisability of good ground preparation and cul tivation in new plantations of trees in order to reduce the mouse and small rodent pop ulation as well as to retain the moisture," he said. Thomson urges those who are planning to plant trees under the Conservation Re serve Program to consider ground preparation this sum mer even though it may now be too late to plant trees this spring. "By signing up be for the April 15 deadline," he said, "it will be possible to receive conservation re serve assistance in preparing the ground (as for summer fallow) so that both rodents and weed competition can be reduced. A much better stand o trees will result if this practice is followed, even if the trees are not planted un til next fall or winter. Thomson said, "Even in northern Washington I ob served so many mouse run ways that I could not avoid stepping on them while ex amining plantations. One planting crew reported so many mice in one area that two of the mice were killed by just stepping on them while the men were planting the little trees. One of the best ways to reduce this mouse population is to re move all herbaceous cover, especially grass sod, by plow ing before planting and culti vating afterwards." Thomson pointed out, "The conservation reserve pay ments are planned to share in the cost of ground prepar ation and also the cost of cul tivation. The county ASC committees have authority to pay up to 80 per cent of these costs as long as they do not exceed $30 to $35 per acre for ground preparation and tree planting. They also can pay $1.50 to $3.50 per acre for each cultivation, up to two cultivations for the first two years, after planting. This cost sharing is in addi tion to the annual rentals during the 10 years of the contract period under the conservation reserve program." 3,500 Herds Get Brucellosis Test During March Salem During March, 2050 herds or a total of 36,246 cattle were blood tested for brucellosis, according to the state department of agricul ture. In this type of testing 339 reactors were discovered for a percentage of 0.93. In addition, 1381 herds contain ing an estimated 27,620 cat tle were milk ring tested, which disclosed 124 suspici ous herds. More than 6,000 cattle were tested for the disease at saleyards for movement back to farms; among these 36 reactors were found. Since the state meat in spection program became statewide recently, a system of collecting blood samples at the various slaughterhouses for brucellosis testing has been instituted. This'program will be of material advantage in locating infected herds as well as for record purposes in the recertificatiorr of coun ties, according to Dr. A. G. Beagle, who is in charge of the federal program in Ore gon. Testing for certification as modified brucellosis-free areas is completed or almost completed in Baker, Union, Grant, Benton, Lincoln, and Polk counties, according to Di Beagle. Tax rolls and all other sources of information are now being checked for any possible missed herds, he added. June 30, 1959 is the date set as a goal for certifi cation of the entire state. Calf vaccination against brucellosis was conducted in 903 herds containing 20,919 calves. One tuberculosis reactor was found in the 3,672 tests administered. More than two thirds of the cattle tested were from Jackson county farms and ranches. Integration Set For Discussion At Poultry Meet "Will integration and con tract egg production take over our industry?" is one of the questions which will be discussed during the 12th an nual Western Poultry con gress this June 17, 18, and 19 in Santa Rosa, Calif. Other questions which will be considered will be the ma jor problems facing the turk ey industry west of the Rockies, sale of more eggs. According to Frank Lang, WPC president, the three-day program will emphasize cur r e n t marketing problems, headlined by such well known men such as Peter Crafts, president, National Turkey federation, and Lloyd Geil, PENB. The turkey day program will run concurrent ly with other activities. Social Events Listed Some of the social events designed to brighten leisure hours will include the annual PENB breakfast, the tradi tional Western Poultry con gress banquet, show and dance; the chicken barbecue and the California turkey federation luncheon. Headquarters for the three day session will be the lux urious Flamingo Garden Ho tel in Santa Rosa. Business meetings and exhibits will take place in the spacious convention hall at the Santa Rosa fairgrounds. Those who are planning to attend are urged to send in their reser vations now directly to the Flamingo , Garden hotel. The Western Poultry con gress is a non-profit organiza tion composed of men in all segments of the , poultry in dustry in the west. Anyone who is in any way connected with poultry in the 11 West ern States is cordially invited to attend. Admission is free. DROPS PASSENGER RUN Baltimore, Md. flfl The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will discontinue passenger service between New York, Baltimore and Washington effective April 27. The com pany said it planned to main tain present service from Washington westward and anticipated no change in freight service to Wilming ton, Del., Philadelpnia and New York. Fa and Qordemi Various Solutions Given Government On Agricultural Surplus Difficulty Washington HP) When "John Jones" of Chicago saw his government wrestling with a knotty problem, he decided to help. He wrote a letter to Wash ington, telling a top admini stration official how to elimi nate U.S. farm surpluses and population surpluses else where in two easy steps: Put a 10-year moratorium on "creation" to take care of the population problem. Order every U.S. citizen to buy one bushel of wheat, Farm Forecast Printed By OSC Corvallis Oregon net farm income has gained a lit tle in each of the past three years and has a good chance of further improvement in 1958, says M. D. Thomas, Ore gon State college agricultural economist. Oregon's farm economy is reviewed in the current issue of "Oregon Farm and Market Outlook," prepared by OSC economists and marketing specialists. Copies of the 8 page outlook booklet may be obtained on request from the local county extension agents or the OSC bulletin clerk, Corvallis. Discussed in the booklet are the general farm picture, livestock, seed and grain crops, forestry, poultry and eggs, horticultural crops, dairy, and consumer trends. Guernsey Bull Sold By Medford Farmer Peterborough, N. H. P. K. Nelson, Medford, has sold the registered Guernsey bull, Wandamere Bonds Hero, ac cording . to the American Guernsey Cattle club. The purchaser was Perle S. Mesto, trustee of the Marguer ite S. Tyson Trust, Reno, Nev. This bull is out of the Guernsey cow, Ivy Oak Peg gy's Petal, that has an offi cial production record of 16, 315 pounds of milk 'and 861 pounds of fat, made on three times daily milking in 365 days. He was sired by Wanda mere Anson's Bond. one bushel of corn, and 10 pounds of tobacco. That would help empty the government's surplus warehouses. Might Create Problems You can see at a glance that the "Jones" plan might create some problems of its own. But rest easy. The government is taking the suggestion with re markable calm. "Jones" the name is fic tional though the letter was real received a polite, tact ful reply from an agriculture department official who answers dozens of similar let ters every week. The official passed over the population control suggestion in silence. He thanked "Jones" for his "thoughtful ness in taking time to send your suggestion." He noted cautiously that the farm sur plus plan would depend on the government's ability to get citizens to agree to stash away wheat, corn, and to bacco in the pantry. Another suggestion for deal ing with the surplus stockpiles came from a man in Ohio. Put the stuff in a sort of outdoor icebox, he suggested in a letter. Just stack it in Three Animals Said Missing Salem Just three animals were reported strayed or stol en by Oregon farmers and ranchers during March, accor ding to the monthly estray bulletin of the state depart ment of agriculture. However, the bulletin also describes 171 fat spring lambs missing from a ranch near Corning, Calif., and a Shet land pony reported lost by an Oreana, Ida. rancher. In Oregon, two whiteface steers aare missing from a Baker county ranch and one black whiteface bull has strayed or been stolen from a farm in Benton county. Descriptions of the missing animals have been issued to state police, county sheriffs, and the department's live stock officers and brand in spectors, according to Henry A. Matschiner, supervising livestock officer. Antarctica. An elderly Kansas farmer wrote to urge Agriculture Sec retary Ezra Taft Benson to sponsor a mass back-to-the-land movement. With a farm family on every 160 acres, he argued, the farmers them selves eat up the surplus. But before Benson could do anything about that, he got a letter from a lady in Michigan who reported the solution to the farm problem came to her suddenly as she mused at the beauty of the countryside. The lady told Benson to find some potential Henry Fords to build agriculture into big business like the auto industry. Top Herd Sire Brings $1,500 A sale price of $1,500 was brought by.Homeplace Eileen mere, top herd sire, during John Cupp's Homestead An gus farm dispersal sale at the Midway Auction Yard Tues day. Over 200" people attended the sale which saw the top herd sire go to Charles El more Applegate. The second herd sire, Eileenmere 1353 sold to Fenton O'Connell, Gil roy, Calif., for $975. A yearling bull sold at $650. Two cows sold at $600 j eacn. Average saie price iur 26 cows was $393. ' The top 10 heifers averaged $377.50 and 26 heifers aver aged $273 including small calves. The sale of the nationally known Angus attracted buy ers from Washington, Idaho and California plus buyers from this state, it was reported. U. S. farm exports in fiscal 1957 totaled $4,700,000,000, an increase of 68 per cent from the $2,800,000,000 value of exports in 1953. They were the equivalent of more than, half the wheat, cotton, and rice crops; more than one-third of the soybean pro duction; one-fourth of the to bacco; one-half of the tallow; and one-fifth of the lard production. Ag Council Asks More Research For State Farmers Corvallis An expanded program of basic research in agriculture at Oregon State college has been requested by the Oregon Agricultural Re search and Advisory council, composed ox representatives of 25 state farm organizations. The need for a broadened program to help farmers of the state was stressed at the annual meeting of the council this week with members of the OSC agricultural experi ment station staff and Presi dent A. L. Strand. Robert J. Steward, director of the state department of agriculture, and Ralph G. Witcher, state board of agri culture member from Junc tion City, also participated in the meeting. Money spent for agricultu ral research must be consid ered "an investment . rather than an expense because it re turns three-or-four-fold pro fits in increased farm in comes and producer benefits," Larry Williams of Canyon City, retiring council presi dent noted. Basic Research Necessary Basic research is necessary in plant and insect physiology as the basis for developing disease-resistant plants and more effective pest controls, James Doty of Portland, Ore gon Association of Nursery men, and Gordon Walker, In dependence, State Horticul tural society, pointed out. Walker was elected new president of the council. Oth er officers include Carey Strome, Junction City, Ore gon Seed Growers League, vice president; and Lyle Ham mack, Portland, Oregon Dairy Industries association, secre tary. Named to the executive committee of the council with them were Williams, Oregon Cattlemen's association; Frank Anderson, Heppner, Oregon Wheat Growers League; Leon Funke, Eugene, Oregon Essential Oil Growers League; C. R. Tulley, Port land, Northwest Canners and Freezers association; Charles Swango, Eugene, Western Oregon livestock association; and Doty, Oregon Association of Nurserymen. Seamless aluminum cans, for use as food containers, are being made by impact extrusion. Latest Weed Data Given By OSC Corvallis Latest weed control recommendations for Oregon are presented in a handy booklet just published by Oregon ' State college exr tension service. Oregon resi dents may obtain copies of the booklet from local county extension agents or the OSC bulletin clerk, Corvallis. Titled "1958 Recommenda tions for Weed Control in Oregon," the 10-page booklet is prepared in chart form with brief easy-to-follow di rections for controlling all major weeds. Specific weed control pro grams are also, charted for Oregon farm crops, lawns, and small fruits and vege tables plus controls for weeds in ditches and ponds. Includ ed in the booklet are spray precautions to protect nearby susceptible crops or plants. RETAIL PRICES RISE New York (IP) Retail prices in New York Citv went up .5 per cent in March, the National Industrial Confer ence Board reported Wednes day. 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