A MAIL TRIBUNE, VW,
Hearing on Grades
For Spuds Planned
Salem The Oregon de
partment of agriculture will
call a hearing later this sum
mer to coffeider bringing state
potato grades in line with the
newly announced revisions in
federal grades. 4
At the same time, according
to Plant Division Chief Frank
McKennon, the' department
hopes to cover revisions in
standards for fruits, including
prunes, now coming under
federal changes. .
The federal revisions on po
tato standards will become ef
fective July 15, the U.S. de
partment of agriculture has
announced.
Details of Changes -
A release from Washington
gives (these details of the fed
eral changes:
For U. S. No. 1, U. S. Com
mercial and U. S. No. 2 grades
the revisions consist in mod
ifying definitions of damage
and serous damage by certain
factors.
The U. S. Extra No. 1 grade
is dropped and this grade and
the former U. S. Fancy grade
844 Predat&rs Taken
During May Period
Saxem A total of 844 pred
atory animals were taken by
46 federal-state hunters sta
tioned throughout Oregon dur
ing a four-weeks period, May
3-31.
Coyotes led the list with
327 reported trapped by the
hunters; 44 of these were tak
en Lake county and 38 in Mal
heur. The largest number of bob
cats were also trapped in Lake
county hunters there report
ed 28 of these predators
caught during the month. Har
new and Malheur were second
and third with 25 and 21, re
spectively.
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1395 SQUARE FEET .
By HAIWATHA ESTII
If you family enjoys indoor-outdoor
living, this is
the home for you. This design
offers relatively large rooms
throughout and yet the total
square footage is less than
1400. Also, for privacy, the
four main rooms of the home
all face the rear yard and
still the overall width is only
45 feet, ,
Extending over 32 feet
across the rear, the partially
roofed patio will be an inte
gral part of your entertain
ing and activity area. Slid
ing glass doors in the living
room and family room can
be opened for airy, easy access
to this private terrace, and
a door from the large eating
area in the kitchen will .save
steps when summer suppers
are to be served outside.
Wide eaves offer your choice
of sun or shada while you
wn, Tnunday, July 10, 1938
will no longer exist. The re
vised federal standards pro
vide for a new U. S. Fancy
grade which is similar to the
former U.S. Extra No. 1
grade except for these differ
ences:
1. Higher requirements for
maturity, shape and clean
ness. 2. An increase in the mini
mum diameter from 1 inches
to 2 inches, unless otherwise
specified.
External Defects
, 3 A change from the toler
ances of 6 per cent for ex
ternal defects and 5 per cent
for internal defects to a total
tolerance of 5 per cent for
both internal and external de
fects. 4. A reduction in the re
stricted tolerance for southern
bacterial wilt, ring rot or late
blight from 3 per cent to 2
per cent; also a reduction in
the tolerance for soft rot, wet
breakdown, or frozen potatoes
from 1 per cent to one-half of
1 per cent.
Other Changes
Other federal changes in the
standards include switching
the Size B classification from
a range of 1 V4 inches to 2
inches to a range of 1VS to 2Vt
inches and adding a Size C
classification with a range of
from 1 to IV2 inches. The tol
erance for oversize is reduced
from 15 per cent to 10 per
cent.
The scoring of defects in
all grades will be based solely
upon the extent to which the
individual potato is affected.
The federal standards no
longer provide for considering
the general appearance of the
potatoes in the lot in deter
mining damage.
The revised federal stand
ards are, significant to . Ore
gon's large commercial potato
industry because Oregon
standards have traditionally
conformed to the federal ones.
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relax or entertain outdoors.
Highlight of the living
room is the broad stone fire
place. A half-wall, open above,
separates the living room and
hall. A louvered section over
a half-wall screens the fam
ily room from the front en
trance hall. Half-walls are also
used to define the family
room from the kitchen while
increasing the feeling of open
space and allowing mother to
watch the small children,
either in the family room or
on the terrace.
In the kitchen, the range
and even are built in. Washer
and dryer are located in the
service area. The handy half
bath opens to both the service
area and hall, to double as a
powder room.
Three bedrooms are se
cluded in a quiet hall that
can be closed off from the
rest of the house. Wide ward
Enzymes Now Added
To Brighten Jams
Corvallis Addition of en
zymes to blackberries to re
move some of their dark purple-red
color has made pos
sible brighter, redder, more
attractive jams, jellies, and
wines.
Oregon State college food
technologists have success
fully developed a method of
adding an enzyme to blackber
ries that removes some of the
dark, undesirable color, with
out any changes in flavor or
texture of the fruit.
Called anthocyanase, the
enzyme acts as a catalyst and
changes the blackberry pig
ment to a new colorless chem
ical compound.
New Hay Wafers
Noted in Booklet
Corvallis, Ore. New "hay
wafers" for dairy cows are
compared with baled and pel
leted hay in a publication just
issued by Oregon State Col
lege agricultural experiment
station.
Research by Dr. I. R. Jones,
OSC dairy scientist, and Ben
jamin F. Magill, dairy techno
logist, is reported in detail in
the illustrated 10-page book
let. Chopped alfalfa compressed
into a wafer combines the ad
vantages of easy-to handle pel
leted hay and the feed value
of high-quality loose or baled
hay, the researcher explains.
Title of the booklet is "Bal
ed, Wafered, and Pelleted
Hay". Copies may be obtained
from county extension agents
or the Oregon State college
bulletin clerk, Corvallis.
TO REPRESENT WEST
Salem Earl Reitsma of
Corvallis, supervisor of the
state department of agricul
ture's turkey and poultry im
provement programs, has been
named to the executive com
mittee of the national pro
gram. He was selected at the
biennial plans conference held
last week in Louisville, Ky.
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robes and plenty of windows
make these rooms conveni
ent, restful and attractive. A
pullman lavatory, recessed
tub and stall shower are fea
tures of the master bath.
To save closet space, a hori
zontal forced air heater has
been located in the attic. A
large attic recess, and a built
in ladder have been provided
for easy access.
Upturned gables, shuttered
windows and an abundance of
stonework lend a rustic air
to this ranch style home.
Complete working drawings of
the above plan can be obtained at
cost of $7.50 for the first set and
S5 for each additional set., when
ordered at the same time. This
plan will be available for a period
or 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 all orders for
either plans or books to Hiawatha
Estes, P. O. Box 401-7, Northridge,
Calif.
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Epidemic Tremors Study
By State Poultry Advisory
Salem If an experiment
can be designed to give worth
while answers to the problem
of epidemic tremors vaccina
tion, the state department of
agriculture's poultry advisory
council will endorse the use of
the vaccine in Oregon for such
an experiment. The program
must have approval of the de
partment and Oregon state
college.
This action was taken at a
meeting held last week in
Salem. The council, which is
composed of members of the
poultry industry, acts as an
unofficial advisory group to
the department's division of
animal industry.
According to Dr. K. J. Pe
terson, state veterinarian, epi
demic tremors (chick enceph
alomyelitis) occurs in Oregon
flocks. To date, no vaccine has
been proven effective.
Vaccine Produced
Only two places on the Paci
fic coast one in Seattle and
one in California produce a
vaccine for epidemic tremors.
Both of these are large poul
try farms and the -vaccine is
used only on their own flocks.
Dr. Peterson said if a pro
gram can be worked out that
would provide much needed
reliable information on the
use of vaccine for this disease,
the department, and the col
lege will approve the experi
ment. The board then discussed
Blood Disease
Spreads in State
Salem More cases of ana-
plasmosis, a blood disease of
rattle have been diagnosed re
cently than is normal at this
time of year in Oregon, inis
information comes from Dr.
K. J. Peterson, state veterin
arian with Oregon's depart
ment of agriculture.
Dr. Peterson said anaplas-
mosis apppears to be slowly
spreading into new areas in
the state. It has now been
diagnosed in Wallowa county
and in Curry county, ne con
tinued. This disease is quite
common in many areas in
eastern and southern Oregon.
Anadasmosis does not
spread to other types of live
stock or to man, but is re
sponsible for heavy losses in
cattle.
This disease occurs in acute,
mild or chronic forms. In
acute cases the cattle show a
marked general weakness,
high temperature, labored res
piration and nasal discharges.
The mortality rate is high in
acute cases the animal usual
ly dies in two or three days.
Toward the end symptoms in
clude anemia, jaundiced or
icteric membranes and mus
cular tremors.
Symptoms in the mild jorm
are rough coat, dullness, lack
of appetite and loss of condi
tion. This form usually oc
curs in calves. The animal
may recover in a few days.
Chronic cases have the
same symptoms as those in a
severe acute case, except tne
attack may last three or lour
months.
Farm Safety Week
To Start July 20
Corvallis. Ore. Prevention
of farm and home accidents
which killed about 100 farm
residents in Oregon each year
will be stressed during nation-
al Farm gaiety . wees, ouiy
20 to 26. . "
The governor's committee
nn farm safety, reoresenting
public and private agencies
and dedicated to make me
safer in Oregon, points out
that farming takes more
deaths from accidents tnan
any other major industry.
Home accidents take an even
worse toll. Nearly 4,600 per
sons are injured in local home
accidents each year.
Carelessness in use of ma
chinery, drownings, misuse
of firearms, falls, electric cur
rents, animals, insects and
burns are cited as main acci
dent causes.
The governor's committee
i annealing to local profes
sional organizations, such as
vocational agriculture depart
ments, the- soil conservation
service, county extension
agents, state forestry, welfare,
and agriculture departments
to adopt year around safety
programs.
William C. Smith, director
of farm programs, KOAC,
Oregon State college, is chair
man of local farm safety week
observances.
The rugged coastline of
tiny Nova Scotia is three
times longer than the entire
Pacific frontage of California,
Oregon and Washington
states. '
the current ornithosis situa
tion in Oregon and the future
handling of infected flocks.
The members unanimously
passed a resolution recom
mending a meeting of federal
and state authorities . con
cerned with ornithosis be
called promptly to discuss the
problem. , '
-CHIT CHAT -
By JOE G. COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Sunday, July 20 is the date for the Ben Tucker picnic
at TouVelle state park.
Previously we had stated Aug. 20, but we were misin
formed. It's July 20. This picnic sponsored by the Medford
Rotarians and the Eagle Point Grangers is a chance to show
a little appreciation to a good friend and neighbor. It's also
a chance to get better acquainted with both farmers and
some of the businessmen of the community and some just
plain citizens. The public is invited.
A group of people Tuesday were examining cases of
pear decline in the valley. Loss of vigor may be another way
to describe it. The trees thin down in foliage, the leaves lose
their color and a poor crop also results. Although agriculture
authorities here say it first became serious from to 10
years ago people in the business only became acutely
conscious of it during the last year or two.
Nobody seems to know the reason for it. Speculation
on causes have centered around rodent damage around the
base of the tree, poor irrigation practices and root stock.
"It's hard tracking it down," one agriculture authority
said recently. "The decline is appearing in different en
vironments. It is noted as a serious problem in California,
Oregon and Washington. It has became a serious problem
for some people and not serious for others."
"It's hard tracking it down," he continued. "This re
search is just plain damned hard work sweat and tears.
Trouble is, 90 per cent of the time you can't score."
Dr. Louis Gentner, entomologist at the Southern Ore
gon Branch Experiment Station, recently attended a meet
ing of the Pacific Branch of Entolomogical Society of
America in San Diego, Calif . This group includes entomolo
gists and representatives of the agriculture and chemical in
dustry of nine Pacific states, the Hawaiian islands and Brit
ish Columbia. It has a membership of 1100 and meets every
summer in different sections of the west.
Dr. Gentner returped with all kinds of interesting notes
on papers presented at the meeting. These took up all phases
of entomology or bugology for those of you who don't like
biff words. These papers dealt with recent developments on
research into pest control. They dealt particularly with in
sects which are developing resistance to some chemicals.
These papers are to be published later in a national journal
of entomology. AlSbut 150 or more papers were presented.
One of. the most interesting papers perhaps to people
of this area was one presented by Dr. W. P. Stephen, Ore
gon State college. He reported on his studies in pollination
of pear trees here. Apparently seedlessness of D'Anjous, Bosc
and ; Cornice result from self:pollinationi There was no
significant difference in sizej . shape or quality between
gears which had seeds and those which did not, Dr. Stephen
said.' : , ' -r .- , v
' . Trees kept free from other pollens and insects showed
92 per cent decline in yield by, the third year, Dr. Stephen
said These trees obviously needed cross pollination from
year to year from other pear varieties to keep up production
of fruit. . - '
Another interesting paper was read by a representative
of the citrus experiment satibnat Riverside; Calif. There
scientists carried on experiments with insecticides in rela
tion to bees. Safest insecticide tested, according to this re
port, were DiDterex. Thiodan. Trithion anrl PhnsnVfn. in
that order. These phosphate
saier man paratnion.
The soil insecticides of Aldrin and Heptachlor were
still effective in controlling root weevils in strawberries
after five years," according to experiments conducted in
Washineton. Lindane and Chlnrrlane were inin their ef
fectiveness, they discovered.
sou oeiore setting tne plants. Doseages used were 2Vi, 5 and
10 pounds of actual chemical per acre. This was mixed with
the soil before setting the plants, it was emphasized.
This paper applies to the Rogue valley since much root
weevil trouble occurs around here. It works in the soil and
on the roots of quite a lot of ornamental plants locally.
The grain peach aphid was effectively controlled for as
long as 86 days by treating seed pieces of potatoes, it was
reported. Formulations of Thimet and Di-siston were applied
before planting. This same material was also applied to the
soil in 2 per cent granules. The granular applications were
more effective than the seed piece treatment, entomologists
said. The treatments also controlled leaf hoppers and flea
beetles. .
Since sugar beet seed production is fairly heavy in this
area this note may be interesting. Scientists at the River
side, Calif., station found that greenpeach aphid was re
sponsible for spread of virus yellows in sugar beets during
the past two years.
Locally, Gentner is testing what non-phosphate miticides
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Proposed
Council
Members of the poultry ad
visory council are William
Martin, Milwaukie; C. M. Bur
meister and D. H. Mishler,
both of Portland; Howard
Hughes, Hillsboro; Fred Pe
terson, Junction City; Lewis
Clark, Eugene; Carlos John
son, Oregon City; and Tom
Dybvad, Canby.
materials were all considered
Applications were made to the
ClackamasCounfy
Notes Old Farms
Salem The first two Ore
gon farmers to be officially
qualified for the 1958 Cen
tury Farm program honors
come from Clackamas coun
ty. They are Ross Marquam
and William E. Baker.
Their claims have been
verified and approved by the
Clackamas county judge, C.
E. Latourette, Oregon City.
Judge Latourette. is the first
county judge to submit ap
proved names for this honor
to the sponsoring groups. The
century farm program is a
joint recognition for continu
out farm ownership since
1858 or earlier and is spon
sored by the Oregon Histori
cal Society, Portland, and the
state dpartment of agricul
ture, Salem.
The sponsors have as yet
no check on the number of ap
plications pending before
other county judges (in Lane
and Multnomah before county
commissioners). Deadline . for
submitting v applications ' to
county officials for verifica
tion and approval is July 20.
can be used for effectively controlling spider mites. These in
clude Kelthane and Tedion as some of .the newer chemicals.
He is also trying out quite a number of phosphate materials
and some other materials for coddling moth control. These
experiments are being conducted in case some of the mites.
here show resistance to DDT.
some other areas.
The local entomologist is also testing such materials as
Dieldrin, Toxaphene, Endrin, Heptachlor for pear psylla
control in case they show some resistance to Parathlon and
Malathion. He said some indications in Washington show
they vlack control with phosphate materials. Testing of a
chemical called Sevin shows both good coddling moth and
pear psylla control.
Speaking of bug control we hear rumors that the
Medford area was really jumping with fleas. We tracked
down these rumors and discovered that actually only two
reports of flea cases had come to officials concerned.
One man pleaded,' "You must have some sort of a cure.
My wife said if I didn't get rid of these fleas she would
divorce mel"
"Don Berry, entomologist at the extension office, recom
mends certain measures to control fleas. First, put DDT on
the dog. Don't put any on the cat since cats lick themselves
more than dogs and may be poisoned. A special powder is
manufactured for cats. Then dust the dog's bedding ' place
thoroughly with DDT. For spraying the lawn and area which
contain fleas a mixture of DDT and water is recommended.
Use two heaping tablespoons
water.' Spray the lawn and
Berry explained that the young fleas feed in organic
matter like manure and live in dogs'- beds. The adult fleas
may go more than a year without food. So, when people
move into a house and start poking around dark corners
they may, suddenly be chewed
A number of local stockmen and representatives of the
Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service plan
to make a. tour in the near future of some experimental
pasture plots on their range lands. Stockmen have long been
concerned over the mandatory decrease of herds on this gov
ernment range lands. The problem is how to make the pas
tures support more herds on range. As one cattleman put
it, "This means the difference between a cattleman eating
or not eating!" :. y
... CHECKMATE FOR MITES-
The most economical and effective way to keep mites in
check is with a thorough spray application of Kelthane
before the props go up. This program will normally keep mite
populations low for the rest of the season. Kelthane can be
used close to harvest on all fruits. And for post-harvest mite
control on cherries, remember to spray with Kelthane. yf
Willamette Valley Said
'Heart, Hub' of State
Corvallis, Ore. The mean
ing of VWillamette" may be
open to doubt, but there can
be no doubt that the Willamet
te valley has been the "heart
and hub" of Oregon's develop
ment, according to an Oregon
State college geographer who
has made a detailed stury of
the valley's history and po
tential. The first of the west's agri
cultural areas to be opened,
the Willamette valley contain
ed 97 per cent of the 1850
population of the area that
was later to become the state
of Oregon, Dr. Wilfred G.
Myatt points out.
Today, eveq with the great
growth in other regions of the
state, the 130-niile long by
30-mile wide Willamette val
ley floor still has about 66 per
cent of the people of Oregon,
he noted.
Looking ahead, Myatt sees
much greater increases be
cause of the "same things"
that attracted the early settr
lers rich soils, woods, wa
ter, mild climate, and beauti
ful scenery.
Such cases have shown up in
.
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Myatt finished the report
this spring as his doctor's
thesis at Clark University,
Mass. In it, he traces not only
the history and economic de
velopment of the valley but
also gives some interesting
sidelights on the dominant
role it has played in Oregon's
99 years as a state.
Local Men Join
Hereford Group
Kansas City, Mo. Monte
Cook and William Rasmussen,
both of Medford, today were
named to junior membership
in the American Hereford as
sociation. This is called the world's
largest purebred registry or
ganization, according to the
announcement. Headquarters
are in Kansas City, Mo. 1
Fifty-two junior Hereford
breeders were placed on the
association's official roster
during June. The organization
maintains active accounts for
more than 80,000 breeders of
registered Herefords through
out the country.
The Hereford association
during the last fiscal year re
corded, 430,951 purebred
calves.'
Jossy Returns from
Summer School j
County Agent Earle Jossy
returned Tuesday from a
month regional extension ser
vice summer school at Color
ado State university at Fort
Collins, Colo.
Jossy was granted a $100
scholarship by the Farm Foun
dation study farm policy He
also took a course on public
relations.
Colorado State is one of
three schools which conduct
ed regional summer schools
for extension agents. Others
were Michigan State and Cor
nell. William Nunn of Minnesota
State college conducted the
session on public relations.
Tyrus R. Tim of Texas A&M
instructed the session on farm
policy.
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