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8 MAM. TRIBUNE, Medford. Oregon. Thunday, My 2?, 1958 FarmrD pond Qocdeini Oregon Poultry Meet Planned for June Corvallis New trends in eg? production and marketing nd the fast-growing broil er industry will be reviewed by two leading Oregon poul try organizations, June 12 nd 13, at Oregon State col lege. National poultry industry presentatives and other ag ricultural leaders will speak St the annual meeting of the Oregon Poultry and Hatchery association, June 12, and the Oregon Broiler Growers as sociation, June 13. Dr. Earl L. Butz, former assistant secretary of agricul ture, will address the organ izations joint banquet, June 12. Dr. Butz, now dean of agriculture at Purdue uni versity, will discuss social and political implications of integration in agriculture. So-called integration or combining of production and marketing ' processes under one ownership from the farm to the retail level has develop ed rapidly in the poultry in dustry. Butz, one of the na tion's outstanding agricultural economists, was assistant sec retary of agriculture from 1954 to 1957. To Talk Production Larry N. Thompson, gen eral manager, Poultry Pro ducers of Central California, will discuss trends in pro ducing, grading, and selling market eggs on the Pacific Coast. Other featured speak ers include D. A. W. Brant, chief of the USDA poultry re search branch, an authority This Week's By HIAWATHA ESTES Extended gables accentuate the interesting lines of the shake roof, giving his home the loot f a storybook cot tage. The front entry and rear patio have been completely roofed. Lending textural con trast to the wood siding, soft colored stone is used as a fac ing for the chimney and as veneer at the front bedroom as -well as the planter at the entry. The center hall plan makes all areas accessible to the en try. A half-wall between the living room and hall admits light to the entrance area. The .living room and fam ily room have big corner fire places, back-to-back. Double sliding doors between these rooms can unite them for par ties, or separate them when parents and younger family members are entertaining WmaXtZ ts'SB?Zr gtftT .-, i i rati" Maari g j. .,. . 'aa1 If I 1 I I -'iSVl- pti r I BEOpOOM TS I F4MII.YS0OM f LIVING POOM 13 IS rT. 1 2r, T I 14' t 19' v ti fri J IF - o ;. 9'. '-. - Bo : CT'cil . I " I 0 ... X " r00 l ixicb PLAN NO 3611 KX". 2020 1773 SQUARE FEET ' J'(" in the field of egg-grading techniques and egg quality. Noel Bennion, OSC poultry specialist and OPHA secre tary says this year's program is designed especially for mar ket egg producers but should also be of interest to hatchery men, feed dealers, processors and field service men. Brant will also address the Boiler Growers meeting, June 13, discussing flavor in mod ern broilers. Don Turnbull, Kansas City, executive secre tary of the American Poultry and Hatchery Federation, will report trends in Midwest broiler production. Key speaker for the broiler growers' meeting will be Charles Vantress, Duluth, Ga., one of the nation's largest breeders of broiler stock who will present a 10-year outlook for the broiler industry. Charles Fischer, OSC poul try marketing specialist and broiler association secretary, says another highlight of the program will be a panel dis cussion on selling fryers to the Pacific Northwest. Cor nelius Batesan, Salem broiler grower, will moderate the panel which will represent producers, processors, retail ers, and market promotion. Aims and objectives of the new Oregon Fryer commis sion will be reported by Dale Stuart, Salem, executive sec retary of the commission. Poultry research at Oregon State college on "Feeds and Feeding Cage and Floor Lay ers" will be reported by Dr. Town, Country House separate groups. The family room could also double as a separate dining room. Sliding glass doors open to the covered patio, and the windows between the kitchen and patio could be used as a pass-through when summer suppers are served outdoors. Planned for easy care and work efficiency, the kitchen has built-in appliances. A floor-to-ceiling pantry is a handy place for storing trays, linens and canned goods. Home laundry appliances, water heater and broom closet are out of the way in the serv ice area. The adjacent three quarter bath also opens to the den or guest room. Both family bedrooms are spacious and light, with cross ventilation and unusually large closets.. In the master bedroom a dressing room with wardrobes on each side opens Meeting Planned On Bang's Disease Salem Members of the Oregon and Washington State Departments of Agriculture met in Portland May 21 to measure progress made in the two states on brucellosis con trol. Robert J. Steward, Ore gon's director of agriculture, and Joe Dwyer, head of Washington's Department of Agriculture, arranged the meeting. Also attending from Oregon were M. E. Knicker bocker, head of the depart ment's division of animal in dustry; Dr. K. J. Peterson, state veternarian, and Dr. A. G. Beagle, in charge of the federal disease control staff in Oregon. Steward said he and Dwyer, along with Idaho's commis sioner of agriculture, Robert Reichert, will ask heads of livestock organizations in the three states to meet later in the summer to correlate in ter state movement of cattle. At the May 21 meeting, the state officials also discussed the effectiveness of the Oregon-Washington reciprocal agreement on brand inspec tion put into effect last No vember. He said both states thought the agreement was helpful in theft prevention and should be continued. G. H. Arscott, and W. B. Mc- Clusky will report broiler re search. A panel discussion on producing and selling eggs from cage and floor layers will be moderated by Dr. Paul Bernier, OSC poultry depart ment. to the family bath, which con tains both a tub and stall shower. Fixtures are recessed, and the pullman lavatory has storage cabinets below. A large linen closet opens from the hall. The forced air unit, closeted off the center hall can be easily equipped for summer air conditioning as well as winter heating for this 1773 square foot home. A breezeway shelters pas sage between the service area and the large double garage. Complete working drawings of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of S7 SO 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 deliv ery. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satisfac tion a new home plan book. Town and Country Homes, may be pur chased for SI Send ell orders for either plans or books to Hiawatha Estes, P.O. Box 401-T, Northridge, Calif. CHIT Bt JOE C. COWLEY ' Mail Tribune Farm Editor In the spring a young man's and an old man's thoughts turn to farming. Many people seem to think it would be nice to have a little farm out in the country and beat the high cost of groceries by raising their own fruit and vege table, have a cow for milk and butter, and maybe some chickens for meat and eggs. That's fine just thinking about it. But, several things aren't shown in the seed catalogues. You have to know how country life will fit in with your personal interests and activities. Think of these points: (1) Crops require close attention and extra hours of work during the growing and harvesting season, (2) Livestock feeding and disease control will re quire knowledge of these subjects, (3) Livestock need watchful and DAILY care. (4) Crop production, fertilizing, pest control, and marketing all require some special study. (5) Many jobs associated with the care of crops and live stock call for heavy physical labor. (6) Country life gives children a chance to keep busy with live and growing things. (7) Many persons enjoy country life, the living space, and the opportunity to grow some crops and livestock. These points should be considered carefully. The calendar pictures of contented cows grazing in lush green meadows look pretty good. But remember it takes plenty of work to keep those meadows properly fertilized and irrigated for that velvety green color and even more work to keep those cows contented. You won't have much time to put your feet up on the porch rail and enjoy the view. In case this sounds too pessimistic, we will admit that agricultural authorities have told us quite frankly some times the man who goes into farming with little prior knowledge and an open mind may do much better than the old sod-buster who sticks to the old tried and true way of doing things. He does, that is, if he does considerable studying on the modern methods of farming and seeks expert advice. Farming is being done right here in this valley by men who are successfully taking advantage of other people's mistakes and experimenting. This includes the more exacting dairying, and beef raising. Many are carrying on farming after regular business hours. One restaurant owner here serves beef he has raised on the farm. He's working hard to "retire" to the farm. Another considers farming a more profitable hobby than golf and much more fun. These people are all doing well. On the other hand we know of a hard-headed old ship builder who continually lost so much money on his farm he had to give it up. He was too busy building ships to give it adequate attention and had to hire the jvork done. Besides that he accidentally put his wife and children through a frightening experience. During the first inspection of the newly acquired farm his young daughter and son proceeded to give a cow close inspection. Accustomed to checking over partially completed ships with their father, they naturally proceeded from stern to bow. However, they didn't get any further than the stern "when the ol' flag went up" as their father told it. Recognizing the danger signal dad yanked the kids out of danger just in time. Cross as a she bear with cubs, mother wanted to know why he nearly yanked the children's arms out of their sockets. "Listen, Carrie, he retorted," they would have cried a lot harder in a few seconds, if I had left them there!" Oregon is great country for farming. The fact so many people come out here from the Dakotas, the south and New England should prove it. In fact it's pretty hard to find a native Oregonian. Not long ago we heard one man with a down south drawl snort "Oregonians? What did Ore gonians ever do for Oregon?" We neither agree nor disagree with this remark. Of-course, if you're really set on farming it pays to have a good hired man. That way you can get off the place once in a while. We recommend the variety from Oklahoma. They can get more mileage on a plate of beans than any other breed we ever saw. Then, if the moon is just right and the ground damp enough to leave the hounds a scent they will go all night on a coon hunt. All they need is a bottle "o' the 'right kind o' stuff" to keep the stomach warm, and a group of them will lit around a little fire all night listening , to their dogs run a 'coon or possum. Anyway, if you plan to raise animals for meat or milk you should have two or three acres for pasture and winter feed. While selecting . the farm you should check the soil, labor required and, like buying any home the financing. Of course, selection of the land is important. You have probably heard the old story about land being so poor that the owner gave it to the church. After the church was built, a minister was obtained and services held. However 10 sacks of fertilizer had to be brought in before the congregation could raise a tune. , Other items to consider when moving out to the country or buying a small farm is the transportation costs and whether a good supply of water exists. Drilled wells are said to be better than, dug wells due to less seasonal varia tion, in flow and less danger of contamination. The water should be analyzed- by the county health department to make sure it is pure. Transportation costs are important when you consider round-trips to a job, school and shopping district. People who are good at figuring such things estimate transportation costs $72 a year or $6 a month if you live four miles from town, 10 miles it figures at $180 a year and $360 for 20 miles. Don't forget the labor costs. It may take plenty of labor to harvest the crop. Agricultural experts figure 41 . man hours of labor per acre to harvest sweet corn with total cost per acre of production set at $123. Strawberries per acre figure out at 409 man hours and $678 production costs per acre. Remember, too, that fruits and vegetables have a big peak when plenty of labor is needed right now. When you make plans to buy a farm you should figure how close to a good labor supply you are and the costs. Straw berry labor requirements per acre, for instance, will jump from about 100 man hours in May to almost 225 man hours in June, and drop off to less than 25 man hours in July. . ' Switching to another subject, those in the know say that completion of. the Talent irrigation project and the additional supply of water will mean more smaller farms. We heard it again just recently. Dairymen say this will mean more emphasis on dairying. That being true perhaps now would be a good time to more strictly enforce the milk inspection and certification regulations. We'll stick our neck out and say we think it is only fair to require newcomers to the dairy business to meet the requirements before they get into business. Dairymen of this area are complaining that they have a certain grace period which makes the regulations harder to enforce. It's something like putting a can of peanuts before a man, then trying to stop him from eating more than two. Book on Weeds Issued; Corvallis Work on Ore gon weeds that was started 50 years ago by an Oregon State college botanist, Dr. Helen M. Gilkey, has produced a valu able new reference book, "Weeds of the Pacific North west," that is the first com prehensive key to weeds of GHAT Valuable Reference the region. ; The 440-page book contains descriptions and drawings of 235 weeds that have economic importance or potential in the Northwest. Oregon, Washington, Idaho, western Montana, and agricultural areas of British Columbia Dunbar Carpenter Named First Vice-President Of Oregon Egg Producers Dunbar Carpenter, well known Medford poultryman and pear grower, was named first vice-president of the Oregon Egg Producers at the 38th annual membership meeting of the farmer-owned marketing and purchasing as sociation held in Portland re cently. Carpenter has repre cented producers in Jackson and Josephine counties on the Association's board of direc- DUNBAR CARPENTER New Egg Producers Officer tors since 1953. For the past two years, he has served as second vice-president of the farmer organization. Other executive officers named for the coming year include Kelly Comstock, Portland- president Harlan Christensen, McMinn ville, second vice-president and Fred Petersen, Junction City, secretary-treasurer. The 150 members and guests attending the meeting heard H. R. Rhoe, general manager, predict a somewhat stronger egg market this fall than had been earlier antici pated. Rohe's optimistic out look was based on the fact that the nation's poultry flock numbers are slightly down during the same period last year. The national picture off sets a small gain in Oregon laying bird numbers. If the nation's late hatch is held within reasonable limits poultrymen can expect prices for the remainder of 1958 to hold up at fairly stable lev els. Rohe reported that the Ore gon Egg Producers dollar vol ume of business totaled $9V& million in 1957. Members re ceived a 1957 patronage re fund of $522,618 which rep resented- a refund of ZVz per cent on feed percentages and 4 per cent on supply purchas es. All refunds were paid in cash or its equivalent. On Jan. 1 of this year, the Oregon Egg Producers con tinued its policy of redeeming its capital certificates in five years by recalling the 1953 issue at the full face value of $573,810. In addition. $135, 444 was paid out to members as 1957 interest on outstand ing certificates. Altogether, the Oregon Egg Producers Century Farm Award Explained Jackson county farm fam ilies who have owned or man aged continuously the same farm for 100 years are elig ible for a Century Farm award from the Oregon His torical Society and the State Department of Agriculture. The society will award each qualifying family in Oregon a handsome document convey ing proof of Century Farm ownership in a ceremony at the Oregon State fair.- To be eligible, the family must have operated the farm (of three acres or more) since 1858 or earlier. Local farmers seeking to qualify must sub mit an affidavit or other cer tification of continuous own ership to County Judge Rod ney Keating by July 20. He will submit the accepted ap plications to Robert J. Stew ard, director, State Depart ment of Agriculture, Salem, before August 1. In event of joint occupancy, each family will receive a document. Farm Prices Dip Slightly in State - Corvallis Oregon farm prices turned downward last month in contrast to national farm prices which continued to rise, according to Mrs. El vera Horrell,- extension agri cultural economist at Oregon State college. Lower livestock prices in the state during April more than offset a slight rise in crop prices paid farmers, Mrs. Horrell said. Milk, beef cat tle, hog, lamb, and wool prices slipped during the month and helped lower the this spring distributed a total of $1,231,872, a welcome boost to the buying power of western Oregon farmers. Feed Shows Decrease . Feed volume in 1957 total ed 70,501 tons, a slight de crease compared to 1956 but still the second best year in the feed department's history. A dollar volume of $342,871 in the supply department, also showed a slight decrease from the 1956 level, but here again represented the second high est volume ever attained by this division. Egg receipts to taled 232,513 cases, an in crease of 12 per cent over 1956 and the largest annual volume of eggs handled since 1945. Due to two periods of sharp egg price decline dur ing 1957, there were no addi tional payments made to egg shippers. The close of 1957 found the 4200-member marketing and purchasing association in ex cellent financial condition. Net assets totaled $3,771,073, and the association, with 16 plants and branches in west ern Oregon, continued to op erate free of any funded in debtedness. Harley Libby, past presi Half of Oregon Products Shipped Out of State Corvallis More than $200 million are added to Oregon's economy each year by farm products shipped to out-of-state markets, according to Oregon State college agricul tural economists. Out-of-state sales account for about one out of every two dollars taken in by Ore gon farmers. In the case of some specialty crops such as Oregon's $15 million annual pear crop upwards of 90 per Incoming Grain Said On Increase Salem Incoming grain to Oregon terminals ' during April was up from the March totals; however, this April total 5,787,165 bushels is about three million bushels lower than April, 1957. This information comes from the state department of agricul ture's division Of grain in spection. , About 3.7 million bushels of grain were exported in April, down slightly from the four million bushels shipped out in March, and down sub stanially from the 7.9 million bushels exported a year ago at the same time. Wheat received in Portland was up from 3.6 million bush els in March to 4.3 million bushels in April. More bush els of barley, corn and milo were received in Portland last month than in March, tout to tals on oats and rye were down slightly. Portland grain arrivals in cluded 490 carlots of grain from points east of the Rocky mountains. These shipments were wheat from Montana and Iowa, corn from Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota, milo from Kansas and Colo rado and rye from Wisconsin. At the Astoria office, 489, 409 bushel of incoming wheat were inspected; 83,466 bush els were inspected at the Pendleton branch. Object To Check On Tax Statement Salem Twelve producers and 19 distributors, including seven cooperative representa tives attended the April 30 public hearing on the propos ed grade A milk usage audit regulations. The hearing was held in Salem by the state de partment of agriculture. Those attending the hear ing agreed with the major part of the rules prooposed for carrying out the law. The main objections voiced were to the proposed rule that pro cessors make their tax reports available to the department's auditors. A few of the produc ers felt this information was irrelevant. They also dis agreed wiih a proposed re quirement that they sign a statement that all records have been made available to the department. A few processors objected to a proposal, which follows the law, that bases computa tion and payout on actual us age or utilization, as opposed to a sales 'computation and payout on actual usage or uti lization, as opposed to a sales figure. After the department has evaluated the comments received at the hearing, the final regulations will be drawn up. price index. It marked the first . drop in meat-animal prices in the state since Oc tober. , dent of the Oregon Farmers Union, told the meeting that a sound agricultural program must put people first that human values come before economic values. He said that you can hide surplus crop pro duction in warehouses but you can't hide people. If small farmers were driven off the land, where would they go? Libby 'foresaw the event ual enactment of a program geared to production for mar ket,' not for storage. Such a program would provide Am erican farmers with a fair in come for their labor. Results of the election for six of the 13 positions on the association's board of direc tors were also, announced. Joe Toman, Oregon City poultry man, was elected to his first two-year term as a director. Winning reelection to the board were Ewald Ek, West Linn; A. J. Wilson, Albany; H. W. Akerstedt, Astoria; Le Ray I. Snyder, Azalea and Comstock. Incumbent directors are: D. L. St. John, Gervais; Howard Hughes, Hillsboro;, J. . Clif ford Hess, Roseburg; Merrill L. Jensen, Eugene; Christen sen, Peterson and Carpenter. cent are sold outside the state. Crops with more than 90 per cent of farm receipts from shipments to outside markets include snap beans and straw berries, each grossing around $10 million a year. Other berries, filberts, pep permint oil, hops, cannery beets, green peas, cherries, prunes, and more than a doz en grass and legume . seed crops are in the 90 per cent plus groups highly dependent on outside markets. Wheat and cattle top the outside market list for dollar volume. More than three fourths of the cash income for Oregon's $50 million annual wheat crop comes from ouW side the state, and one-fourth to one-half the $60 million yearly sales of cattle and calves are out-of-state. The OSC economists say sales outside the state prob ably account for 75 to 90 per cent of the cash income from farm forest products a $15 million yearly business and from such crops as onions, walnuts, sweet corn and bar ley. Between half and three fourths of the farm income originates outside the state for Oregon's $12 million potato harvest, the $5 million apple crop, sheep and lambs, wool, turkeys, red clover seed, car rots and cauliflower. Oregon Ranks High in Sheep Salem Oregon ranked 13th in the country last year in live weight of farm produc tion of sheep, 27th in cattle and 30th in hogs. Oregon pro duced 51 million pounds of sheep and lambs 3.3 per cent of the total U.S. production of 1525 million pounds. Nearly VA per cent of the total U.S. poundage in cattle was Oregon stock, - with 377 million pounds live weight prouced in this, state. In hog production, Oregon had a total of 49 million pounds. These figures came to the state department of agricul ture in a bulletin issued by the USDA's Agricultural Mar keting service. Plantings Urged For Future Forestry Need Corvallis Farmers and other small forest-land own ers hold the key to meeting future timber needs of the nation, said Gary Sander, ex tension forestry products marketing specialist at Ore gon State college. Three-quarters of the com mercial forest lands in the nation are now privately owned and under the control of 4.5 million owners, Sander said. Nearly 3.5 million of these owners are farmers, with most of their woodlands under 100 acres in size. ' SATURDAY IS THE END off Our Big "CHANGE, of OWNERSHIP" SALE Buy that Lamp or Lucas & Howard WHh National Brands YOU Know Hiway 99 South of Central Point North of Medford-Phone NO 4-2243 Packers Study Meal Grading Pilot Program Salem Southern Oregon meat processors and packers will study the possibility of a pilot meat grading program in their area to obtain informa tion on costs and effectiveness of a statewide service. This direction was taken at a con ference at state department of agriculture in Salem May 20. Chester Liechty of the de partment's animal industry staff presided at the confer ence and presented rough fig ures on costs per man and per hour on several types of statewide programs. He ex plained it is difficult to deter mine the exact costs of such e program as so many factong are unknown including the volume of cattle to be graded, lodging and travel costs for the grader, and the number of plants willing to commit them selves to the program. A state grading service must be self-sustaining on a fee basis from the plants ap plying for the service. Packers Agree Packers attending the meet ing agreed that with the small volume of slaughter and dis tances involved between many of the plants, sarvice would be impracticable with out commitments from a num ber within the area to be served. Most of those attend ing also said it would be bet ter to have a specialized staff of graders devoting their time specifically to that work, than to use as graders lay meat inspection personnel, al ready employed by the de partment. F. L. Ritter, Oregon Meat council, will investigate if a state service could use the closest federal grading super visor as an appeal agent. This is the second meeting concerning a state grading service for plants under state inspection for meat sanita tion and wholesomeness. These processors said they are handicapped in their markets by not being able to offer graded meats, which more and more are in demand by consumers. Agriculture director, Rob ert J. Steward, told the group, "We are trying to enlarge our feeder industry in Oregon in order to take the animal from the ranch to the slaughter house right here in our own state. To do this, we must de velop our meat processors and packers. If the lack of a state' grading service is a weak link in the chain, we must look for a method to charige this." , Steak Dinner Set For Cal-Ore Tour Charcoal broiled beef steak will be served for lunch in Lithia park during the Cal Ore Hereford tour of county ranches Sunday, June 1. The annual tour, scheduled for the Ashland area this year, will include stops at the Ar rowhead ranch and El Cresto ranch in the morning and Don Nichols, Howell Cook and L. C. and Richard Ireland ranches in the afternoon. Members of the Cal-Ore as sociation hold the tour and lunch annually as a means of saying "thank you" to those who help make their annual sale a success, according to County Agent Earle Jossy. Friends of the association and others interested in cat tle will be welcome. Women are to bring a salad or des sert and table service. The Second Class Scout is prepared for hiking including knowledge of clothing and equipment, hiking methods and first aid. A moonlight hike up Mt. Pitt will be a feature of the Boy Scout camp at Lake of the Woods this summer. Sawdust for gardens Summer Rates McGINTY FUEL CO. Phone SP 3-6297 Chair Today at Furniture Barn
