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MacLaren Dairy Herd
Of Jerseys Up For Sale
5alem Thetalp MarLaren
school's entire registered Jer
sey herd, witha recognized
(production record, will be
sold at public auction Satur-
day, June 28, at the state fair
bounds in Salem.
MacLaref) school going
out of dairy business be
cause the small dairy unit
does not lend itself to educa
tional needs of this correc
tive institution. This is the
reason for the dispersal, ac
cording to Joan F. Richard-
son, director of the state de
partment of finance and ad
ministration, and Robert J.
Steward, director of the state
department of agriculture.
Richardson's department is
arranging the sale, which will
start at 12 o'clock noon.
This sale was recommended
to the state board of control
by 8 committee, headed by
Steward and Marion County
gent Bill Newell, which sug
gested sweenjng changes in
(Jh form set-up at state insti
tutiono Th board approved
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So judge by the many lux
ury features of the 1586
ftiutrt foot home, one w.ould
Scvtr guess that 'economy,, of
construction was one of its
hif advantages.
Rough-cut beams extend
frqm the pointed gables and a
field stone chimney tops the
stained shake roof. A stone
plater provides a place for
colorful blossoms beneath the
front windows. Vertical board
and batten siding has been
used on the front elevation.
Frgm the sheltered porch
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the committee"s report. The
MacLaren sale is the first
large move to carry out the
recommendations. The dis
persal was recommended as
part of an efficiency program
and because MacLaren Super
intendent Amos E. Reed has
found little or no therapeutic
value resulted from the dairy
operatibn.
Lists 30 Cows
The sale catalog lists 30
milkings cows, nine bred heif
ers. J. F. Svinth, recognized
Jersey authority, has pre
pared, the herd history and
pedigree information. He will
present and guarantee the
pedigree at the sale. 'Auc
tioneer will be Roy Benson of
Hillsboro. William L. Regan
of finance and administration
will be sales manager.
Svinth says the herd was
started in the late 1930's and
early 1940's with such famous
Jersey blood lines as Darling
Oxford Sultan, Volunteer
Son's Sybil Baronet and'Ob
server Louise Volunteer. In
Town, Country House
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PLAN NO. 3610
1586 SQUARE FEE!
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double doors open to the en
try foyer, which leads to "both
the living area and the' pri
vate bedroom hall .
In the master bedroom,
"Mr. and Mrs." wardrobes are
separated by a built-in van
ity table. The master bath
between the two bedrooms
has a recessed tub, partioned
water closet and pullman lav
atory. The nearby water heat
er assures an abundance of
hot water at all times and the
central location of the forced
air heater will keep air ducts
short which will help lower
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Lyndon, Vt. (UPI) Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Nichols no
sooner went into the taxi busi
ness than their cab was called
to the Lyndon Outing Club to
take their sons, John 8, and
Richard, 7, to the hospital.
Both boys broke their left
legs skiing.
recent years breeding has
been by artificial insemina
tion from the best lines avail
able. '
The herd has been under
the Marion County Dairy
Herd Improvement associa
tion testing program continu
ously. The 1957 average pro
duction was 8,456 pounds of
milk on 29 cows. The average
butterfat production in 1957
was 452 pounds.
The complete sale catalog
is available from the state de
partment of finance and ad
ministration, property control
section, 1965 Taft st., N. E.,
Salem.
The Jersey herd may be" in
spected at the state fair
grounds in Salem Friday,
June 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,' and
June 28 from 9 a.m. until the
sale time.
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construction costs. A tele
phone table and linen closet
are located in the hall.
The two fireplaces in the
living area can be built as a
unit. - The one in the family
room could be a barbecue, if
desired. A half-wall and plant
er beside the fireplaces de
fines the two rooms, while en
hancing the open feeling of
the living area. Triple glass
doors open between the fam
ily room and patio.
v Partially roofed, sheltered
on three sides, and only a step
from the kitchen, this rear
terrace will be your private
outdoor living and dining
room in summer.
Corner windows brighten
the eating area in the large,
well-planned kitchen. Range,
oven and refrigerator are
built-in. Long counter tops
and plenty of cupboards make
this an ideal work center.
A space-saving sliding door
opens between the three-quarter
bath and service laundry
room. A second dodor makes
this bath accessible to the
family and deh-guest room.
The double garage faces the
street, with a rear door near
the service entrance of the
house. .
Complete working drawings of
the above plan can be obtained at
a cost of S7.50 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 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 $1. Send all orders for
either plans or books to Hiawatha
Estes. P. O. Box 404-7, Nortnridge,
Calif.
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By JOE 6. COWLEY
Mail Tribun Farm Editor
We were thumbing through one of the wife's magazines
the other day and cam across an article about life in
suburbs. It is written by one of the foremost developers
of suburban housing in defense of the "peas in a pod way
of life."
He answers the complaints that homes in such develop
ments are all the samer there is no privacy, tracts are "young
children's ghettos," and people who live in tracts become
stereotyped, drab and dull.
That's one of the many advantages of life. in southern
Oregon or in the rest of the state you have room to
stretch, to ramble around. People here do not have to
follow a pattern of living. As a newcomer remarked people
in this area still have the pioneer's, ideas on living. They
want to do what they want to do, when they want to do
it and have plenty of room to do it in. ,
This seems particularly true of those who live in the
small towns. Contrary to the magazine author's beliefs
people in small towns do have privacy. However, there are
plenty of community affairs for those who want the buzz
of constant activity.
In the small town we live in a man is still judged on,
whether he has a good garden in and a large woodpile.
You might say this area has a leisurely "rabbit hunting"
type of living compared to the scurrying "train chasing"
type of living in the more crowded suburbs of the east.
Children don't live in "ghettos" where houses are all alike on
postage stamp size lots. There's plenty of room to climb
trees, hunt, fish and to skip stones over the waters of a
nearby stream.
Speaking of hunting, many of the farmers, and particu
larly their wives, in the Sams Valley-Beagle area are irate
over 'coon hunters turning their hounds loose on pet cats.
It seems the hunters set their dogs on the domestic cats
just to N keep the hounds in practice. This is particularly
true when they have had an unsuccessful night's hunt.
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However, with the recent rains the ground should be
damp enough still to keep the scent of the 'coons and pro
vide some good hunts. Shooting housecats from their perches
for dogs to finish is not only needless cruelty and vandalism
but downright dangerous to the nearby residents.
We've been in a California ranch house when bird shot
from hunters guns rattled against the window-pane. After
many warnings, the ranch boss finally stopped it by break
ing a shotgun over his knee and literally booting a hunter
off his property. We would hate to see even a few hunters
get that careless here. We like to get out and shoot our
selves so hope the few won't spoil the opportunity to
hunt on farm land for the majority.
Hunters have also performed valuable services for the
farmers particularly the predatory, animal hunters who
keep down the numbers of animals preying on farm stock.
In Jackson county alone it's estimated such bounty
hunters save the farmers considerable money annually in
preventing stock losses due to predators. Alsow hunting
done by the thousands of sportsmen, if done intelligently and
with consideration for the farmer's rights, can protect the
farmer against crop losses. A surplus of deer have ruined
many fine crops in other sections of the country.
Redmond will have an Oregon cattlemen's convention
in 1959. It might have been slated for Medford. In fact,
we understand Medford just missed it through lack of
active promotion. Portland will have, it there in the follow
ing year because of the centennial celebration. The date
after that will be open.
Figuring $15 a day per convention , goer, Medford' lost
an estimated $13,500 by not .having the event scheduled
here. Those who attended the event May 11 through May 14
in Ontario estimate 300 were there.
It's too bad ihat local service organizations and clubs
of Jackson county don't make a continuous effort to pro
mote agriculture in the valley and thus boost the economy
of the area as a whole. If there had been an active liaison
between business and agriculture here this MIGHT not
have happened. (A Chamber, of Commerce convention bid
is not recognized).
The Medford Kiwanis club, we feel, is making a step in
the right direction by planning a county fair at the new
armory Aug. 21-24. This organization is hoping to have
many "exhibits of agricultural activities in the valley. But
the Kiwanians can't do it themselves, they will need help
and plenty of it.
Many of the home-economics extension clubs in the
county are enthusiastic, according to reports. They are
planning to have a number of displays, " according to ' a
Kiwanian spokesman.
Various service clubs also are planning games and con
cessions. Marilyn Van Derbur, Miss America," is scheduled
to participate in the beauty and talent contest at the fair,
a spokesman said. She will crown the local queen and
possibly make appearances at the 4-H and FFA fair planned
for Aug. 19 through Aug. 23. We are told more activities
are in the planning stage and will be announced later.
Jackson county cattlemen can expect an intensive drive
after Aug. 1 for a larger membership in the Oregon Cattle
men's association, according to two, local spearheaders of
the state-wide drive.
These two men insist beef must be promoted as an
agriculture product the same as pears and milk. To do this
solidarity of action is needed. Therefore, more members are
needed for the county and state organizations, so their
numbers and money can more effectively promote the
sale of beef. This was the thought, too, behind the state
department of agriculture's idea of setting up a beef com
mission. However, too few stock owners on a state-wide
basis were for the idea. It lost when it came up for vote.
Local promoters estimate that 44,000 cattle owners in
the state could belong to the association. A total of about
1,200 cattlemen now belong. Membership in the organiza
tion is not restricted to beef producers. Dairymen who sell
cows for beef can belong also, it was pointed out.
Why every cattleman should belong to his state and
county cattlemen's association is best summed up by an
OCA pamphlet called "Why Beef."
"Every cattleman has two distinct sets of problems: one
set pertains to his own ranch operations, and the other to
his industry. Your association can't get your hay up work
your cattle or fix your fences. It can however, do countless
other chores which will put or keep many dollars in your
pocket."
About 16 of such chores are listed. They range from
influencing state or national legislation to offsetting unfair
and untruthful publicity which is damaging to the livestock
producton business.
Deputy State Sealer
Named To Committee
Salem Walter B. Steele,
Oregon's deputy state sealer
with the state department of
agriculture, was named to the
executive committee of the
National Conference on
Weights and Measures at their
43rd conference in Washing
ton, D.C., earlier in June.
He was elected to a one
year team. More than 500
weights and measures officials
and representatives of busi
ness and industry from
throughout the United States
and territories attended the
conference.
BOOKMAN RETIRES
Boston (UPI) At 76, Har
ry (Vic the Bookman) Victor
son has retired after peddling
books for 50 years in Boston's
Newspaper Row.-
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TRIES CLIPPING Sue Jahn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Norman E. Jahn, Foothills road, Medford, tries her hand at
clipping a goat's coat. She and other members of the Kaper
Kids 4-H dairy goat club practiced clipping following a
demonstration by leader Mrs. Donald Lindstrom. This club
is the only dairy goat club in the county.
Peach Blight Seen
A number of the peach
growers in the area have been
reporting trouble with Cali
fornia peach blight, County
Agent Don Berry said.
This disease is showing up
as reddish to purplish spots
on the fruit, somewhat resem
bling those caused by San Jose
scale. Ordinarily this area is
not affected by this disease
because of our hot dry sum
mers. Prolonged rainy spells
this year caused the appear
ance of this disease, and more
rain could increase trouble
from this organism, while hot
dry weather will check its
State Inspectors
Work 2,204 Days;
Duties Extensive
Salem A handful of men,
the state department of agri
culture's livestock officers,
worked 2204 days and drove
292,496 miles last year in
carrying out a variety of state
duties.
This report is. almost six
months behind schedule, but
Animal Division Chief M. E.
Knickerbocker says there's a
good reason. The clerical staff
has been too involved in more
demanding work to compile
the figures.
Seven livestock officers
worked from January to Au
gust when the unit was in
creased to 11 men due to the
tie-in with supervision of non
technical work of lay meat in
spectors. . h:;
This is how the livestock of
ficers spent their time last
year and it'll show you
broadly what they do: J.
They spent 653 days investi
gating livestock theft cases, 96
days searching for estray ani
mals, 112 days inspecting auc
tion yards and 20 inspecting
garbage and rendering plants.
That wasn't all. Another
318 days were absorbed in in
specting operations of 654 ap
plicants for meat dealer li
censes as well as 696 days on
Livestock brand inspections
and 13 on brand recording
work.
Fort y-nine investigations
growing out of the division's
brucellosis and tuberculosis
control program claimed 112
days; 63 days were devoted to
basic livestock sanitation in
vestigations and 111 to the
meat inspection program. .
These' officers made 31 ar
rests, two-thirds of which
were on charges of larceny of
livestock or related causes.
They conducted 226 investi
gations of law violations;
made 367 road checks; and
handled 1022 routine investi
gations, 50 per cent of which
involved meat, dealers and
brand inspections. They at
tended 105 meetings. The
tally doesn't mention tele
phone calls, but it does show
28 days sick leave and 43 days
annual leave.
Most of the activity of these
men is chargeable to a parti
cular license or fee account.
The single exception is 460 of
the hours and 5227 miles of
the travel spent in searching
for more than 200 of the
estray animals reported.
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spread.
Where the disease is a prob
lem, peach growers can spray
with wettable surfur or cap
tan, providing temperatures
do not exceed- 95 degrees for
several days following the
fungicide application. Wet
table sulfur would also be ef
fective in J suppressing mites
and mildew.
If the weather should be
come hot and dry during July,
increased peach blight infec
tions on the peaches are not
anticipated, Fungicide sprays
applied after harvest and be
fore the fall rains occur (this
will be the middle of October)
are very important for con
trolling peach blight on the
twigs and branches. All com
mercial growers and home
gardeners should make a spe
cial effort this fall to see that
these sprays are applied prop
erly.
Texan Gets Truth
On Oregon Apples
Salem A Texas man re
cently sent this query to the
state department of agricul
ture: What area grows the
best apples, and what kind?
W. L. Close, who has
watched shipments and qual
ity of Oregon's commercial
apple production . for more
than 20 years, says, "Why,
any man from Texas ought to
know that all apples grown in
Oregon are the best." '
Keep mites under control by using
Kelthane in your June-July sprays.
Kelthane does a fast clean up job even
on "resistant" populations. Remember
that mite-free trees are healthier trees . . .
better able to withstand hot weather . . .
better able to produce' top-quality fruit.
Kelthane has 1-o-n-g 1-ans-t-i-n-g resid-
Kelthane, rids your
of all these troublesome mites:
European red '
Clover (Bryobia)
Two -spotted
Yellow
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Peach silver
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Clipping Shown
4-H Goal Club
The Kaper Kids 4-H club
last Thursday learned how to
trim a goat's hooves and clip
his coat.
Mrs. Donald Lindstrom,
2793 Springbrook road, Med
ford, gave the demonstration
to the Medford 4-H club of
which she is a leader.
Members tried clipping sev
eral goats. A dehorning dem
onstration was given on two
of the goats.
During the business meet
ing, equipment needed this
fall at the county fair was
discussed. Next meeting was
scheduled for this Thursday.
Club members were to start
out in cars from the Lind
strom house to visit each
home to see the goats of the
members. ,
Hair Worms Seen
In Local Gardens
Earlier this spring many of
the home gardeners reported
noticing an abundance of hair
worms around the yard and
garden, County Agent Don
Berry said. As the name im
plies these worms are very
thin and up to three inches in
length, and were noted mostly
during the morning or evening
when the garden was moist.
standing up on their tails and
whipping around like minia
ture cobras.
Actually, this animal falls in
the category of nematodes and
might be classified as benefic
ial since they are common
parasites of insects. Grasshop
pers, crickets, ants and va
rious beetles are the common
host of these nematodes.
According to Dr. Harold
Jensen at Oregon State college
it is very difficult to get spe
cific identities on this group
of nematodes but he did feel
that they were parasites of in
sects and would in no way
harm man, animals or garden
Thrips Pester
Home Gardeners
By DON BERRY
County Extension Agent
One of the pests of interest
to our berry growers, both
commercial and backyard gar
deners, are thrips.
Each year we get a lot of in
quiries about controlling the
tiny, thread-like black bugs
about one-sixteenth of an inch
long present on raspberries
and boysenberries.'
It is not difficult to control
the thrips present on the ber
ries, but since they are gen
erally present on many weeds,
flowers, grasses and other
plants, keeping a patch clean
is hard because of the constant
reinfestation. .
Repeated sprays of mala
thion between" pickings will
materially reduce the thrips in
a berry patch. .
from your
orchard
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Dripping Naples
Slopped by Spray
Home owners who had trou
ble with dripping Maple trees
last year should spray this
year for controlling cottony
maple scale.
This pest is easily noted on
the maple trees, showing up
as white, cottony blobs on the
twigs and 'branches. From
these cottony masses thou
sands of tiny crawlers are be
ginning to emerge.
Barely visible tp the naked
eye, these tiny crawlers settle
on the twigs and foliage and
begin secreting a sticky fluid
called "honey-dew" which
drips from the tree causing a
sticky deposit on bicycles,
automobiles, chairs, tables
and other objects under the
trees.
The crawlers are just be
ginning to emerge and since
they are difficult to control
until they are all hatched, de
laying control measures for a
woislr nv ton Have urnnlH hi
advisable. One gallon summer
oil plus two pounds of 25 per ,
cent malathion wettable pow
der per one hundred gallons of
water should be applied at
that time. This spray will also
help control aphids, thus giv
ing, a double barreled effect
in cleaning up maple pests.
Home owners who are no
ticing defoliation on their elm
trees no doubt will want to
control the elm leaf beetle im
mediately. Where serious these
pests cause the tree to lose
foliage, and turn brownish,
somewhat resembling damage
from fire. Since several broods
per year cause damage until
fall frosts, spraying is import
ant in controlling these pests.
A spray of DDT and malathion
will control for the remainder
of the season.
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ual action; one application stays on the
job for a long time. Therefore, fewer appli
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Kelthane is safe, even on ,sensitive,,
varieties, when used as recommended.
For an all-'round low-cost, yet effective
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