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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1958)
0 o MifLlBUVE. Htdfortl, Clovcriown to GAwrage The Cloverlawn Guernsey farm dairy erd had the high est averag butterfat produc tion in the county during 39ne, according to statistics Seased By the Jackson Coun ty Dairy Herd Improvement (gdoci'ion. The me herd tapped the list in May. One Cloverlawn herd, Med rd, vera4'i 49.7 per cent . the month, well under the q 3 per rrfe average it turned Qn for Iy. Average milk production for the herd, O which inclined 13 producing and one dry cow, was 939 O pcnds. he Richar and Elizabeth 'esterberg ierd, Ashland, was second again in June with " an Average of 48.4 per cent O hntfbrAt nd a 914 pound av erage of milk. The herd in- ' clucSd 2 producing and one dip ow. thirdf on G Third on tb list was the Bg; Point herd belonging to Bill and Jo Hubbard with a butterfl average of 44.4 per cent and n average milk production of 1080 pounds. Q The here?, which was also : third i8 May, included 47 pro rfnrins a3 seven dry cows. Pi he Milo Academy herd, ' n Milo, was fourth with 29 pro- aucing aim live ui j tua v rfiirins an average of llo7 nounds of milk and an aver age butterfat content of 43.6 tier cent George A. Holt's herd, Med ford? xounded out the top five with 19 producing and no dry cows contributing an av- 1 erage of 1002 pounds of milk having a butterfat average O content of 43.3 per cent Tod Producing Cows . The ten too producing cows in the county were divided 4 among five dairies, with the Straus brothers herd contrib uting three cows to the list. Bonnie, belonging to Richard and Elizabeth Westerberg, toDDed the list by producing 1.347 Dounds of milk and 94.3 pounds of butter-fat. Bonnie was in milk 83 days. Straus brothers' cows 86, 92, and 78 placed second, O' sixth and eighth In the list. : Their r records were: second This Week's 9 64GE 20 i 20 Long, clean lines and the lavish use of glass lend a quiet elegance to this 2,097-square-foot Contemporary home. The three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and its many luxury features make this a home to own proudly and live in with a maximum of com fort and a minimum of care. A shake roof tops the soft hued stucco exterior, and square-cut stone has been util ized for both planters and veneer. , Two guest closets flank the double entry doors while planters open the living room to e foyer. The big stone fireplace is flush in the wall, . allowing unbroken wall space for ease in arranging furni ture. A broad picture window flo"" I80" rn I MylLY noon I some I . KITCHEM .. si 1 BREE2twY - , TfcurUy, July 24, HS 1 Guernsey Dairy Herd First Butterf at Production cow 1.824 pounds of milk and 93.0 butter-fat pounds, 43 days in milk; sixth cow 1,995 pounds of milk, 87.8 butter-fat nounds. 31 days in milk; and eighth cow 2,229 pounds of milk, 82.5 butter-fat pounds, 54 days in milk. Eagle Point Herd The Spear L. Ranch herd, Eagle Point, contributed the number three cow, known as 30. It produced 1,632 pounds of milk, 89.8 butter - fat pounds, 48 days in milk. Blos som, belonging to the Milo Academy herd placed fourth with 2,112 pounds of milk, 88.7 butter-fat pounds, 30 days in milk. Spear L. Ranch cow 113 was fifth with 2,199 pounds of milk, 88.0 butter - fat pounds, 113 days in milk. Lundette of the Cloverlawn Guernsey farm, Ashland was seventh, producing 1,580 Hormone Spray Vill Prevent Fruit Drop A hormone spray should be applied soon for control of fruit drop, Clifford B. Cordy, county extension agent, has announced. Bartletts should be sprayed between July 25 and 31, D' Anjous between Aug. 19 and 24, Bos and Cornice between Aug. 26 and 31, and Seckels between Aug. 15 and 20, he said. The hormone is effective for about 30 days on Bosc, 25 days on Bartlett, and 20 days on Cornice, D'Anjou and Seckel, according to Cordy, and sprays should be timed so that they are applied that many days ahead of the com pletion of harvest. In preparing the spray. Cordy said that 25 grams of hormone per acre on Bartlett and Bosc, and 37 grams per acre on Cornice, D'Anjou and Seckel should be used. He added that one fourth pound of neutral copper per 100 gallons on Bartletts should be added if blight is a problem. Town and Country Home m i LIVIN8 ROOM 15 1 21 PLAN NO 3615 2097 SQUARE FEET j 9P extends across the end wall of the living room and glass doors lead to the roofed patio. Sliding glass doors also merge the patio and family room a spacious, informal activity center, with a hugh corner fireplace and a snack bar open to the kitchen. Backing the family room fireplace is the barbecue in the kitchen. Oven, surface cooking units and refrigera tor are built in. The service area provides space for washer, dryer, broom closet, frozen food lock er and a handy clean-up bath. The center hall may be closed to maintain quiet and privacy in the bedroom wing. Big wardrobes in the bed rooms double as sound proof 0BEMOOM I I CUD I V I FFF m pounds of milk, 83.7 butter fat pounds, 27 days in milk. Bill and Jo Hubbard's Bon nie was ninth with 1,470 pounds of milk, 82.3 butter fat pounds, 93 days in milk. Rounding out the list was Loretta of the Milo Academy herd with 1,911 pounds of milk, 82.2 butter-fat pounds, 57 days in milk. Shipping Points -Show Good Year Salem Oregon shipping point inspectors experienced their second best year on rec ord during the 1957-58 season 39,410 carloads of fresh fruits and vegetables were re ceived at shipping point in spection centers throughout the state. This figure exceeds last year's total by about 1,800 cars, the state department of agriculture reported. Total potato inspections, 24,501 cars, topped last year's by about 1,400 cars but is short of the record of 1950 51 year by about 1,500 cars. The onion shipments this year were slightly lower than us ual because of onion maggot in the Snake river country. About 4,500 cars of onions were inspected for shipment. Totals for both apples and pears were well above the average yearly figures. Ap proximately 7,108 cars of pears, and 1,900 cars of apples were inspected this shipping point year. The larvae of the pronuba moth eat the seeds of tne yucca plant, which is fair enough since there would be no plants without the moths, the National Geographic So ciety says. The yucca's pollen is meager and too sticky to be moved by the wind. When the mother moth lays her eggs in a blossom, she gathers pollen from its anthers and places it on the stigma, thus fertilizing the plant's eggs. When they young hatch they find a banquet of seeds await ing them. What they do not eat propagates the yucca. MtCSWM BATH SEDAOOU 13 I IS EOWOOM ing between the activity area and sleeping zone. The family bath with recessed fixtures and pullman lavatory can serve as a guest powder room. The luxurious master bed room has an unusually large wardrobe-dressing room with linen closet and built-in van ity, and a three-quarter bath with "Mr." and "Mrs." lava tories. 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. Homes for Living, may be purchased for SI. Send all orders for either plans or books to Hiawatha Estes. P. O. Box 404-7. Xorthridge, Calif. --CHITCHAT-- Br JOE G. COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor We drove out to the new Southern Oregon Branch Ex periment station property near Jacksonville Tuesday to see for ourselves what was going on. The contractors are coming right along with the three buildings there. The trusses from the old Rogue Valley ball room are already in place on the largest building which will house the equipment and machinery. The walls are also up on the office building" and the caretaker's cottage. We noticed a small knot of men on the edge of the barley field so ambled over to see what was going on., Harold White, station superintendent and Agronomist John Yungen were explaining their new layout to men from Oregon State col-, lege. Yungen explained to us that the station is raising the comparatively new Bonneville type of barley to see what it will do on the new location. This is more of a test to see how even the soil is as far as productivity goes. A farmer doesn't have to be so particular. However, the experimenters do. Yungen explained that the Bonneville variety is a higher yielder than the Velvcn variety widely grown here. He esti mated the yield with Bonneville is about 20 per cent more. Also, Bonneville variety has a stiffer straw. It isn't so apt to fall down. Only trouble with this variety is that it thrashes harder. The beard is harder to break off. However, adjust ments can be made on the combine. One other objection with the Bonneville is that it must be planted earlier not later thari April 10. It needs more moisture which usually comes in the early spring. Then, too, Velvon is more susceptible to smut than the Bonneville variety. This is a fungus-like disease which gets into the kernels and turns them black. It isn't too serious in this area. Bonneville is recommended variety for both spring and fall grain. It can be used in this way since the winters here are comparatively mild, Yungen explained. At the other end of the field about 25 acres is planted to a variety called Atlas 46. This is a later maturing variety, the agronomist explained. Practically all such grain raised in the valley is used for feed. Barley is generally in short supply here since the diversified farmer doesn't have too much room in which to grow it. It usually comes in from Klamath county area, Willamette valley and eastern Oregon. Yungen said hail hurt about 40 per cent of the grain crop being grown on the new experiment station property; The Safflower plot was least affected. It looked as if the tomatoes and sweet corn were hard hit. However, both seem to be coming along fine. The tomato crop will be a little late because of the hail, it was explained. The-com and tomatoes being raised on the new property are part of a fertilization experiment. Those working with tomatoes are trying to find out how nitrogen added to the soil will affect them. So far those tomatoes fed nitrogen seem to be developing stronger vines. The experiment is far from completed yet, however. Before the experimenters will say what the tomatoes will or will not do under fertilization conditions, the crop will be harvested, weighed, graded and sized. The Ace variety of tomato is the popular one here. House wives take notice agricultural authorities here say the valley raises as good a tomato as will be found anywhere. It is so sweet that it can be eaten like an apple. The experiment station is conducting some work to see if this same high type of tomato can be brought into the market earlier to give our local crops a fighting chance with those of Yakima, the Willamette valley and California. This work is a direct result of some meetings held earlier this year with vegetable growers of the valley. Then they asked representatives of the extension service and the experiment station to do something to help bolster the vegetable industry of the valley. One of the things the additional water brought in from the Talent project is supposed to do is to boost the develop ment of truck gardens in the valley. These types of crops require more water. How long will this experiment take? Yungen says the time is indefinite since new varieties of tomatoes are being brought onto the market every day. The corn experiment is with field corn. The station is always testing new varieties. Such testing usually takes three years anyway. One year is not enough, Yungen says. This is because of seasonal differences mainly. Experimenters need a good cross section of seasonal variations of weather before they will release a variety as okay. Feed dealers of the area deserve much credit for working with the station. The dealers buy their seed on recommendation of the experiment station. This doesn't mean the station will recommend only one va riety. Four or five varieties may be equally good, Yungen said. Idahybrid 544 is a good standard field corn and can be used for silage as 'well as for grain. Another good one is Illinois 1570. Other recommended varieties are KY 4, KS 5, KS 6 and PAG 244. Earlier this month Yungen attended a northwest con ference on fertilization in Idaho. There he read a paper on crop rotation an experiment conducted by ? the Malheur experiment station in eastern Oregon. Yungen had partici pated in this experiment while working there. Actually, it is called a regional phosphate experiment. The work was conducted in North Dakota, New Mexico, Oregon and Montana. By applying different rates of phosphate fertilizer the experimenters wanted to see what effect it would have on a rotation of crops over a six-year period. Barley, alfalfa and field corn were the main crops used in the rotation. Sugar beets were tried the sixth year after the fertilizer had been applied. The beets were examind for phosphate content. Yields and soils were measured also. The experimenters discovered that application of 48d pounds of actual phosphate per acre left enough in the ground over a six-year period to support a good sugar-beet crop. Additional amounts applied did not increase the yield. Such an experiment would work in Malheur station where soils are basic, but not here where the soils are slightly acid. While attending the meeting , at Pocatello, Yungen ex amined the irrigation projects developed under the Bureau of Reclamation there. Useless desert land is being converted to crop land. Some of it is private development. Yungen said he was surprised to see so much land under sprinkler irrigation. Usually such projects bring .in surface and ditch irrigation. Rolling topography makes the sprinkler system necessary, however. Believe it or nov the water is brought to the farmer under pressure in many cases, Yungen said. This eliminates the need for pumps. Reason for this is the bureau feels some of the land has to be irrigated. Several of the irrigation projects are located near American Falls. We received this little jingle in the mail the other day in a letter "Dear Mr. Editor . The rain split my cherries. The hail got my pears ' The slugs got my cabbage And I'm up for repairs." . The letter continues "Now really Mr, Editor why don't you make a few suggestions to the valley folks to start walnut groves now and be able to get the kids trim college later. "Of course the trees grow slowly but the grafts grow rapidly. California's crops run into millions. Why not Ore gon's? This valley can produce nuts, I mean that grow on trees and you don't have to get up at five to milk them, either, and rain don't split them." Signed, Your Faithful Subscriber Agriculture authorities of this area state that walnut trees have never done consistently well in this area since the soil is too thin. Trees may produce large amounts of nuts for 15 years, then they start to decline. Also, the Rogue valley is to& far from markets such as Portland to make com mercial walnut tree raising profitable. During the fall meeting of the Jackson-County Stock men's association, forestry officials agreed to postpone ear tagging. This was on condition that stockman using govern ment range lands cooperate to see that such lands were not overgrazed that they put no more than their designated number of animals on the government grass. This agreement has been carefully kept by the stockmen concerned which speaks well for the public relations of the forestry officials and the cooperative spirit of the cattlemen. The Applegate area was particularly concerned. We observed an experiment at OSC being carried on with rats to test the affect of irradiated foods. This was to de termine what effect Atomic bomb fall-out might have on foods and in turn on the people who might eat them. Five of the basic foods were prepared in typical Army mess-hall fashion, exposed to the deadly rays then fed to the rats. Our guide explained that of theh 1,200 rodents examined over a four-year period no ill effects had been found. This is part of a nation-wide experiment. The rats have a much shorter life span than humans so this experiment is equiva lent to four generations of human life. This would take it back as far as the American Revolution. After eating, each rat was removed from the cage and vitamins squirted past clenched teeth. " "You will notice that these little animals are being fed vitamins the same as your children possibly receive after every meal." "By the scruff of the neck, too?" A tour member asked. Pelleted Alfalfa, Cull Peas Used As Concentrate Corvallis Pelleted-quality alfalfa hay and cull peas can serve as a protein concentrate in wintering or fattening ra tions for weaner steer calves, according to Dr. David C. England, Oregon State college animal scientist. The- Pacific Northwest does not produce major quantities of any protein concentrate commonly used for cattle feeding. However, consider able quantities of cull peas are available seasonally in parts of this area. Large supplies of alfalfa hay of more than 16 per cent crude protein are also usually available. And, with hay pel leting equipment now avail able, ranchers and feeders were wondering if this high quality alfalfa hay might serve as a protein concentrate for wintering and fattening feedlot cattle, he said. Compares Results In his experiments with weaner steer calves, England compared results using soy bean oil meal, cull peas, and pelleted high-quality alfalfa hay as a protein concentrate during a 146-day feeding per iod. All concentrate rations were pelleted and added to a basic grain mix except the alfalfa, which was fed sep arately. The roughage ration during the experiment con sisted of peavine silage with a crude protein content of about 11 per cent, fed free choice. , Animals on the wintering ration received about ZVt pounds of concentrate a day. Those on a fattening ration received 7V4 pounds per day. Results of the experiment indicate that, per unit of pro tein, pelleted high-quality al falfa ha& and cull peas, are as effective as soybean oil meal in promoting gains then added to weaner steer rations, England stated. It remains to be seen, however, to what ex-, tent pelleting of alfalfa will influence-use of alfalfa as a primary source of protein for fattening cattle in areas low in protein concentrate, he added. Further' experiments are to determine the value of pel leted alfalfa for cattle of var--ious sizes on rations contain ing large amounts of grain, England concluded. Six Locations Are Available for Brands Salem Owners of horses, mules and cattle recording new brands may choose from six locations either right or left hip, right or left rib or right or left shoulder. This is in line with the state de partment of agriculture's reg ulation enacted as a result of 1957 changes in the livestock brand law. Owners of sheep, goals, hogs, poultry and foxes may also record brands, but they are not restricted as to loca tion. INSURANCE COST RISES London (UPD British in surance underwriters have boosted the "war risk" pre mium for "ships using Iraqi ports sevenfold from 10 cents to 70 cents per $280. Iraq, which is in the throes of a rebellion, has a short coastline along the Persian Gulf and is a major, oil producer. Receipts Necessary To Buy Produce Salem Effective July 11, wholesale dealers who buy produce in Oregon from a grower on any basis other than for cash, must keep a record or receipt of the trans action. The original receipt must be given to the grower at the time the produce is re ceived or picked up, which ever' date is sooner. An order, to this effect was signed recently by Agriculture Director Robert J.. Steward and Frank McKennon, chief of the state department of agriculture's division of plant industry. The order stipulates that the record or receipt must give the name, address and license number of the pro duce dealer, the name and ad dress of the grower or pro ducer and the conditions of the produce upon receipt. The receipt must also bear the date the produce is received, the amount of produce, the date payment is to be made and the total price to be paid. Warm waters on the Gulf Stream pass near the New England coast but have little direct effect on winter tem peratures because prevailing winds blow from the land. 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 Jceep 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 r i , -v r fl I Chemicals for AgriaJturt j f Jr W ROE 3 2 & HAAS ggg COMPANY illk gggjgS WASHINGTON SQUJUtZ, mtUDamU 5, PA. mm " ' Kklthakb it a trade-mark, Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. tmmmmmtk y!lVJ and in principal foreign countriet. v' . . & Commodity Group Problems Aired At July 7 Meet . Salem Oregon's commodi ty commission and adminis trative officers met on July 7 in the Agriculture building in Salem to discuss matters of general interest and mutual problems. Included in the topics cov ered were grower and public relations, cooperation between commodity commissions, mu tual administrative problems and state department of agri culture office services offered at cost to commodity com missions. The 1957 legisla ture authorized these services as needed and requested by any commodity commission. The commodity group rep resentatives also discussed possible amendments to the commodity commission en abling act which would allow changes in the individual budgets to be made more easily. Don Duncan, execu tive secretary of the Filbert commison and administrator of the Filbert control board, was appointed chairman of a committee to study this prob lem. He will be assisted by R. C. Kuehner, executive sec retary of the chewirigs and creeping red fescue commis sion, and Don Thomas, execu tive secretary of the Oregon dairy products commission. Second Conference - This was the second con ference of commodity com mission officials; the first one was held in Salem last Febru ary. Agriculture Director Rob ert J. Steward called the first meeting at the request of sev eral of the cdmmodity com missions. At that time they decided to continue these con ferences on a quarterly basis. At the July 7 meeting it was decided to hold following con ferences under alternating sponsorship of each of the seven commissions now in op eration. Lee Albright of Mc Minnville, who was one of the representatives of the Ore gon dairy products commis sion, presided at this meeting. The next joint conference will be hosted by the Oregon wheat commission in Pendle ton in October. Following their own meet ing the commodity commis sion officers met at the capital with the legislative interim committee on government re organization. . The legislative committee had requested com ments from ..the , commodity group representatives on its studies of the California plan nf operations for self-help oommodity. boards or commis sions. . Rattlesnakes get a new rat? tie every time they shed 'their skin . about-three times a year. with A ...CHECKMATE FOR Machinery Use Helps Trim Cost Corvallis Use of more ma chinery and fertilizer and less manpower and horsepower is helping the state's farmers hold the line against rising costs, according to Mrs. Elvera Horrell, extension agricultur al economist at Oregon State college. Although last year's farm output was a third larger than in 1940, it was produded on the same acreage of cropland by fewer farmworkers and on fewer but larger farms, Mrs. Horrell noted. Farmers have learned more about how to use commercial fertilizers in recent years, she pointed out, and these fertil izers have become cheaper in relation to land and other costs of production. Fertilizer costs have gone up only about 6 per cent in the last 10 years. Land values have risen about 40 per cent, and other produc tion costs have gone up from 20 to 25 per cent. During the same period, new machines have been de veloped and old machines im proved, eliminating the need for many horses and farm la borers, Mrs. Horrell noted. Wage rates paid farm workers have increased 30 per cent in the last 10 years, but costs of operating farm machinery have gone up only about half that much. As a result, use of tractors and other machines has nearly tripled, while use of hired labor on farms has been on the downtrend. Savings from increased use of fertilizer and machinery have helped farmers meet the cost-price squeeze of the Jast few years, Mrs. Horrell said. Pricewise, most commodities grown in Oregon still average well below the level set by Congress as a "fair" exchange rate between prices received by farmers for the products they sell, and prices paid by farmers for the goods and service they must buy, she em phasized. - Oil was first discovered in the United States near Cuba, N. Y. in 1627. 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