8 MAM. TRIBUNE, Medford. Oregon. Thunday, My 2?, 1958
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. '
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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