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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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--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
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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.
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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. A Franciscan
missionary was led to the site
by Seneca Indians, who used
the crude petroleum that bub
bled up in a spring for medi
cine and as a paint base.
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