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4A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, ThunJay, May 8, 1958 Half-Billion Boost Given Annually by Corvallis More than one- half billion dollars annual "buying power" in Oregon's economy has been cerdited directly to the state's agricul ture by an Oregon State col lege agricultural economist. Dr. Gerald E. Korzan has completed a study of Oregon agrfculture showing that gross farm income plusvalue added in the first step of marketing contributed $571 million to the state's economy in 1956. The total does not include important dollar payrolls pro vided by such activities as wholesaling, transportat ion, and storage ofarm products enroute to retail markets. Tfet Income' .The state's 55,000 farmers about 30,000 of . them classed as commercial farm ers received only $94 mil lion of the total as "net in come." Farmers paid out $301 million to earn $395 million. Of the $571 million, $176 million value was added in what Korzan terms "the first step beyond the farm gate. The "first step" included $68 miUion in direect payroll for canning, freezing, dairy man ufacturing, and other methods of processing or handling Ore eon's farm output. The economist estimated that farm production itself Deer Creek Ranch Sold To Alaskans San Francisco, Calif. - Deer Creek ranch in Selma, Ore., has just been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Reis, re cently of Anchorage, Alaska, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Craig, parents of Mrs. Reis, according to Previews, Inc., national real estate clearing house. The $140,000 transaction was handled by Del Rogue realty of Grants Pass. The ranch comprises 840 acres, 340 acres level bottom land, fenced and cross-fenced in 25 fields of permanent ir rigated pastures of various sizes, 355 acres in woodland, 140 in pasture and approxi mately five acres in grounds around the residence and ranch headquarters. Deer and Squaw creeks cut through the property. The house is New England colonial in design. The eight room ranch house, on a knoll overlooking the valley, in cludes five family and guest bedrooms. A 25 foot by, 36 foot living-dining room ex tends through the house and opens to a terrace. A knotty- pine modern kitchen opens to a servant s bedroom and bath. Also included is a two-car gar age with bedroom and bath above. The basement has a game room. CHECKMATE fM Cleared for Residue tolerances have been throughout the season, as needed for efficient mite control J This is good news for everyone who has the problem of keeping mite populations at low levels. Kelthane is the best you all these advantages: Fast initial kiL. Long residual activity Control of most species Safety on crops and to operators -when used as directed ' .m Harmless to beneficial insects w Solve your mite-control problems with Kelthane fast-acting, long-lasting checkmate for mites. Ask your supplier for additional information. State Agriculture generated $79 million of di rect payroll $53 million paid to hired farm labor andj $26 . million to persons em ployed by Oregon firms sell ing farm supplies and equip ment of all kinds. Annual employment, not in cluding farm operators and their families, for production and processing is estimated at more than 40,000 jobs when translated to a full-time basis. This is the total hours of full- time workers and part-time seasonal workers figured in terms of full annual employ ment. Seasonal Payroll Helps The seasonal labor payroll carries many advantages for the economy, Koran explains. It provides summer work for young people and opportunity for homemakers who can spare some time from home duties to earn money for "ex tras." Processors interviewed in the survey said most sea sonal workers employed in their plants are Oregon resi dents. Year around employment, however, accounted for the bulk of the total payroll for jobs in such activities as dairy plants, livestock slaughtering and packing plants, and stores handling farm supplies. Fruit and vegetable processing plants, alone, provide about 3,000 full-time jobs. Beans An Example Snap beans which require considerable processing is an outstanding example of the economic activity generated by a single crop, the econo mist states. Buying powert of Oregon's annual snap bean crop in terms of local jobs and supplies was estimated at $29 million nearly tripling the $10 million paid to grow ers. Almost $4Vfc million of the growers' receipts went for Tulip Blight Plagues Gardeners Due to a wet spring season, many home owners are plagued with a tulip blight disease, according to Don Ber ry, county horticultural agent. This fungus disease caused the flowers, leaves and stems of the plant to become spotted and distorted as though they had been hit by fire or frost So the disease is sometimes called "tulip fire." When severe, plants die or at least fail to flower, where mild cases . simply spot the leaves and stems. When rain continues a gray mold some times appears on the surface of the plant. Control measures consist of first removing and destroying all affected leaves, shoots and flowers, followed by a' spray using Ferbam at the rate of two tablespoons per gallon of water (add a spreader to the FOR MITES n n - " f 'Cf.'l','1" i ' i ft UdU U U full-season use established for Kelthane all-round miticide overdeveloped. Only Kelthane gives JL Kelthane is a trademark, Reg. US. Pat. Off. and in principal jortign anaurus. Economy direct payroll in harvesting. Not included in the $571 million buying power was em ployment for production of supplies used in processing farm products. Oregon can neries and freezing plants, for example, spend millions of dollars annually for cans and packaging materials. Egg car tons, paper milk cartons, and wooden shipping cartons are also among supplies, most of which are manufactured in Oregon. Dr. Korzan's detailed study is being puDiisnea ty jso and is titled "Oregon Farms Generate Buying Power." Copies will be available soon from county extension offices or the OSC bulletin cleric, Corvallis. Trees Need Care Same As Garden Local Agent Says A eood gardener raises good trees, according to Clif ford B. Cordy, county horti cultural agent. Trees should be carefully raised the same as a garden, Cordy explained. This means proper cultivation, fertiliza tion and application of mulch Before planting the soil should be worked up to elim inate all weeds. A mulch saw dust 4 to 6 inches deep can be put in to extend a radius of three feet out from the tree trunk. This will keep down the weeds and hold the mois ture, Cordy said. Common Mistake A common mistake is made in over-irrigation, the county horticultural agent said. Many soils in this area are so heavy that when the young trees are over - irrigated, the. water drowns them out. Irrigation should be withheld until the first of June. The bulk of the orchards are irrigated but by thorough cultivation will tend to hold much of the spring moisture until June 1. Young trees will be helped by irrigation, Cordy said. However, it should not be ap plied too heavily or early. If the young trees can be kept growing after July 1 and all summer the danger period of losing them will be passed, he explained. It is important to maintain good - growing conditions and maintain good growth during the first of the season, he said. spray to help wet leaves). . Home owners should plant disease - free bulbs. Digging and replanting bulbs in a new location each year will pre vent a buildup of this fungus disease in the sou. Well-drain- ed, airy spots also Show lower incidence of this disease. UJ UD 1 that, in general, rjermit its use ChemcalsfofArieultutt- COMPANY WASHINGTON SOU If, PHILADELPHIA S, PA. KtpraaUatiua in principal foreign axintrieti j Livestock Districts Explained; Cow May Be Salem Do you know that if you hit a cow while driving on some Oregon highways the cow may.be in the right? If the cow knows more about the law than you do, it's time to be educated about livestock districts. The state depart ment of agriculture offices at Salem are now a central de pository for official orders and descritpions of every live stock district in the state. Livestock districts are re gions where it is illegal for horses, cattle, . mules, asses, sheep, goats and swine, or any of these animals to run at large. Boundaries have now been established for livestock dis tricts in all counties except one. An election will be held in May in Clackamas county to determine whether the en tire county will be closed. For the other -35 counties the de partment at Salem now has on record what livestock dis tricts exist, where the boun daries of each are located, by what name or number each district is designated, and what livestock or classes of livestock cannot run at large within a given, district. Right Exists The right to create, change or dissolve a livestock district by a county or an area within a county has existed over 70 years. In the 1930's the legis lature established about 30 districts in which livestock or a type -of livestock were not allowed to run at large. The 1947 and 1949 sessions repealed the districts created by statute and then attempted to continue their existence by a savings clause. This stip ulated that those districts al ready created by . statute should be continued as if they had come i n t o existence through a local vote. Realizing the importance of accurate knowledge for pur poses of disease prevention, theft and police laws and pri vate rights, the 1957 legisla This Week's By HIAWATHA ESTES Beautiful simplicity of line and economy of construction make this contemporary home doubly attractive. The crushed rock roof cov ering could be changed to ce dar shakes or shingles if de sired. Long horizontal frames surround the basement win dows. Vertical siding and stucco combine for exterior interest, and a stone planter edges the covered porch. Family activities was a ma jor consideration in planning the big kitchen-family room. At one end of this area is the step-saving work area, with built-in appliances, corner windows over a double sink, and a spacious eating area. Only a half-wall marks the separation between this and the activity area, where the small children have room to play or where one may enter ? MAJtV - ''X t kitchen stOVKC '-S?f v v 'Nbf MOOK ". bedroom ; FAMILY ROOM . V E'7' 12 ' ' -tcM-o LIVING ROOM J-IUI I3' 18' at it ' 1 , rr" ... r) ' 1 lri ' " "1 ltk 1 BEDROOM J '( . .-I ' EjlSir-IcXri BE0ROOM I3'I2' !V :0 I.'"---!-'' PLAN NO36l8--:v:- ,n ...... . , .. i Jrjr X.j - ;; 1565 SQUARE FEET.yr-'. -"'. -'-Mt" .X"-4 . a ... . ' - Right, Motorist Wrong ture directed the state depart ment of agriculture -to find out what districts exist and the exact boundaries. M. . Knickerbocker, chief rof the department's division of ani mal industry was designated to direct the study.' He ap pointed Chester B. Liechty to carry out the field work and conduct the hearings. Holds Hearings Then, county by county, Liechty held public hearings to receive testimony or evi dence bearing on the exist ence of livestock districts. State laws and county records were also studied for evidence on existing districts. t These studies definitely had complications. For example, in Dechutes county, . fire had destroyed all records in 1927. However, C. L. Allen, Des chutes county judge, who was in office from approximately that time, testified that to his knowledge no districts had been created by local option before 1927. , Liechty praised the coop eration he received from all the county clerks, county judges and district attorneys. Mapmaking Besides becoming adept at deciphering the old elaborate Farming Atlas Out, Shows Sfo(e Resources Corvallis. An "Atlas of Oregon Agriculture" that out lines state land and water re sources, farm operations, live stock and crops, and market ing and processing - facilities has been published by the Oregon State college agricul tural experiment station. Dr. Richard M. Highsmith Jr., of the department of na tural resources prepared the Atlas, assisted by an advisory committee drawn fromvan ous departments in the school of agriculture.; Town, Country House tain informally. Thus the liv ing room, with its huge stone fireplace, is kept free of toys and clutter for adult gather ings. Wide glass doors open from both the family and living rooms to the sheltered rear patio for summer air and re laxation. If desired, a sliding wooden door or doors could be installed between the liv ing room and family room during construction. Home laundry appliances find space in the service area. The three-quarter bath is ac cessible from both the service area and the master bedroom. Secluded for quiet and pri vacy, three bedrooms are lighted by banks of high set windows, leaving room for furniture below. Roomy ward robes and closets provide plenty of storage space. There are two linen closets one in script used to record official documents in the early 1900's, Liechty had considerable ex ercise in mapmaking while weeding out overlapping in formation and hazy bound aries. In Josephine and Jackson counties, mass confusion exist ed. Not only had livestock districts been created and then parts withdrawn and made into open range areas, but the voting precincts them selves had changed names and boundaries through the years. And certain roads pass ing through school districts had been designated as closed to livestock; now the school districts are changed. This made it necessary to deter mine school district bound aries as of the date the dis tricts were created. Unfortunately, no electric computer is yet available to crank out the accurate infor mation needed in these cases. So Liechty, with the records in one hand, colored pencils in the other, and a county map on his desk, had to start from the beginning and draw in the first districts, then mark out all tke changes. Following this procedure, he finally arrived at the now existing official information. Local Opinion .Both Polk and Washington counties had districts created by local option in 1908. This necessitated a search to see if the counties had the power, at that time, to create live stock districts by the optional method. Don Parker, assistant attorney general with the de partment searched the law books and found the author ity in an 1893 law. ine aoove examples are only some of the problems en countered in finding the exist ing boundaries; But the . ob jective of having one unit of state government with com plete records on Oregon live stock districts has been reached, the hall, one in the family bath. Fixtures in bath, are semi partitioned.. The dressing table pullman lavatory has a mirrored medicine chest above and storage cabinets underneath. The forced air heating unit is centrally installed in a closet off the hall. Two pas sage doors open from the double garage one to the back yard, the second to the covered front porch. -4 ' - Complete working drawings of the above clan can be obtained at a cost of $750 for the first-set and S5 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 satis faction a new home plan book. Town and Country- Homes, may be purchased for SI. Send all orders for either plans or books to Hiawatha Estes. P. O. Box 404-T, Norumdge, Calii. Pear Trees Are Planted on New Experiment Land By HAROLD H. WHITE Superintendent, Southern Oregon Branch Experiment Station Eight sets of plans have been released to contractors who have indicated a desire to bid on construction of the three buildings on the Han ley farm. These t are an office build ing, caretaker's residence and an implement shed. ' Sealed bids will be opened May 19. A total of 3395 pear trees (2480 hybrids plus 915 root stocks) were planted. These trees came from nurseries the station has located on Gor don Kershaw's farm in Sams Valley. The hybrids are from crosses made, in recent years that have not yet fruited. Those labeled as rootstock will be used for transfer of the large collection of pear varieties assembled by Prof. F. C. Reimer. . The group was originally collected and maintained by the Southern Oregon Experi ment Station but since July 1, 1955, has been perpetuated under Federal financing. This is the largest collection of pear varieties in, the United States and is being main tained as a source of material for pear breeding. Owing to the purpose and nature of this material the trees are planted on a spacing of 12 feet be tween rows with trees two feet apart within the row. Cut Alfalfa Early With the first cutting of alfalfa hay near agronomists at the station are calling at tention to the importance of cutting when the alfalfa is showing not over 10 per cent bloom. Research has shown that the stage of maturity at which alfalfa is cut has con siderable influence upon' yield, quality of hay, and longevity of the stand of. al falfa. The researchers have found that alfalfa cut in the bud stage contains over 19 per cent protein and about 13 per cent crude fiber: However, when cutting is delayed until the field is in full bloom, the protein content is less than 16 per cent but the,- crude fiber has increased to over 33 per cent. Since crude fiber is undigestible while protein puts milk in the pail or meat on the animal, it is the pro- ten that determines the value of the hay. For maximum yield of protein per acre, cut when not over 10 per cent of the plants are in bloom, Codling Moth Dr. L. G. Gentner, ento mologist, Southern Oregon Experiment station, reports that the first codling moth of the season was caught in the bait traps on May 3 but as yet no eggs have been found. Eight new chemicals for con trol of codling moth are being tested by Dr. Gentner in. Ex periment Station plots. These materials are being expored because the codling moth like some other insects may be come resistant to DDT. Re sults of these tests will be available in the fall of ' 1958. On May 6 the first brood adults of pear psylla appear ed. For control measures on these insects watch for . an nouncements in the paper from your county agents' office. - Remember: . Research is the process of finding out what we are going to do when we can't profitably continue doing what we are doing now. Beekeeping Meet Set For Friday Beginners in beekeeping, as well as amateur apiarist, are invited to attend the regular meeting of the Rogue River Valley Beekeeper's association in Bigham hall, county fair grounds, Medford, Friday, May 9, at 8 p.m., according to W. B. Tucker, county agent. .."" -' ' Deimar Smith,- president, said that a door prize will be awarded which will enable the winner to start yi business producing honey. - Dr. W. P.' Stephen! assistant professor of entomology at .Oregon State college will lead the discussion on "important steps for successful bee cul ture." A motion- picture en titled "Bees and Honey" in color has been ordered to sup plement the discussions. The insecticide spray pro grams are increasing as crop blossom time approaches methods of protecting the honeybee will be presented. There is no enrollment fee and any person interested in apiculture, either commercial ly or as a hobby is invited to attend, Tucker said. Milk can supply more than half of your daily nutritional requirements. Milk is nature's most perfect food. w ' CHIT - By JOE G. COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor Sunday is Mother's Day. The typical farm scene in the spring is an expression of the maternal instinct. The cow suckling a calf. A across the pond by their mother, their little webbed feet all paddling in rhythm. Downy yellow chicks crowding under their mother's wing at nightfall. This is farm life and an expression 'of the maternal instinct. Although nobody seems to pay as much attention to her as far as marking a special day Mother's Day also should be considered Grandmother's somewhat of a past-master" mother. We have m mind, especially, a pert little Irish grandmother who raised six big, strapping sons and three daughters on a farm in the Dakotas, then without a cross word raised a granddaughter. She served her day on the farm when time was not measured by the swing of a clock's pendulum as much as by the rise and sinking of the sun. She worked in the fields during harvest time, handling a team of horses while the men did the heavier work. Even now it isn't hard to imagine her small, wiry figure perched on the edge of a high wooden seat, her small hands tugging on the reins as she wheels the large draft horses around the field pulling the heavy reeper. Although 93 years old now, her faded blue eyes snap and her jutting Irish chin sticks out further as she tells how "thim wimmen is spoiled nowadays! Thim with their own office jobs makes 'em too independent like. I worked, too, worked real har-r-rd, but didn't get paid for it." . ", Her eyes sparkle as she shows visitors faded old photo graphs of a grain harvest on the farm under the burning hot Dakota sun. She tells about how as a girl and later as a wife in her own farm kitchen she bustled around preparing the huge mid-day harvest meal. There would be large enamel coffee pots with steaming, black liquid, large loafs of bread right out of the oven, small plates of butter freshly churned that morning, and chunks of meat and large bowls of potatoes and other vegetables - grown in the garden plot. The long plank table set on saw-horses in. the shade of the house practically sagged in the middle with all this and the large pies and cakes. "Ol' Mis Callahan sets the best table 'roun," the farmers would say so it wasn't hard to get harvest hands when the grain was ripe for the cutting. Those were the days' when it wasn't hard to get a good hired man. It was a time, too, when come harvest time neighbors from miles around would come to help with the harvest and the harvest equipment would be rented for the number of days it required to harvest grain. ' This peppery little Irish woman has seen a complete evolution or cycle in farming. While she was still on the farm the horse drawn equipment gave way to the snorting, panting, steam belching monsters which rolled up and down the fields. Sounded more like a railroad had invaded the farm. These were soon replaced with the modern sleek, gas and diesel powered equipment which now must be owned by each farmer and causing the farms to grow bigger and gradually squeezing' out the small family farm. Perched next to the window of her small front room many thousands of miles from her farm, the little Irish grandmother shakes her head in wonder over the goings on of the younger folks. Cards and letters from friends -keep her up with the news along with the local paper which she practically devours each night. She keeps her mental powers tuned up by trading Irish wit with the local priest who drops in occasionally to check on the well-being of "th' ol miracle." 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