2A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford,
Population Hike
Makes Coast Area
Meat Importer
Corvallis Prospects for ex
panding Oregon's livestock
and poultry industries to fill
local demands for meat are
under study by Oregon State
college agricultural experi
ment station.
West Coast population in
creases, coupled with higher
standards of living, have turn
ed coastal stales Into a meat
importang area, reports Dr.
Gordon R. Sitton, OSC agri
cultural economist heading
the new project.
A large percentage of the
pork and broiler meat eaten
in Oregon is shipped fh from
outside the western region.
Increased cattle feeding in
Oregon during recent years is
bringing supplies of beef clos
er to local demands, the econo
mist explains.
Greatly expanded feed
grain production in Oregon
during the past five years
may be the key to more live
stock and poultry grown for
local markets, believe state
agricultural leaders.
The OSC study is expected
to run for two or three years.
Results will be public in a
form designed to help farm
ers decide whether it is eco
nomically sound for them to
go into the livestock business
or to expand present livestock
operations.
Long-range economic op
portunity for various types of
livestock enterprises on Ore
gon farms will be studied.
Alternative livestock pro
grams will examine such in
formation as investment re
quired, risk, and amounts and
types of feeds required.
Relationships in past years
between local feed grain sup
plies, livestock numbers, and
This Week's
By HIAWATHA ESTES
"We have a large family
by today's standards and
want a home that offers both
family unit and individual
privacy."
To meet these specifica
tions, this 2,095 square foot
plan has the living room and
family room to the broad rear
terrace a place where the
family can relax, entertain,
even dine outdoors in warm
veather. In colder seasons
this wall of glass offers a wide
view of the rear garden and
play yard.
In both the living room and
family room the twin fire
places extend into attractive
walls of used brick. Wide
bookshelves are located in the
living room, while a wood
box opens to either the living
or family rooms.
, For a more open plan, the
wall (shown with a dotted!
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Oregon, Thursday, August 7, 193
Formm pond Gordeim
Storage Regulations
In Effect July 25
Salem Regulations gov
erning the operation, licensing
and maintenance of bonded
public warehouses in Oregon
were put into effect July 25
by the state department of ag
riculture. ,
The final order modifies
the department's original pro
posals on marking and ideni
fication of grain and storage
facilities, maintenance of qual
ity and quantity of grain and
maintenance of grounds and
physical plant. ,
The new regulations require
that storage facilities must be
adequate to protect commodi
ties from the elements, rod
ents, birds and injurious ver
min. Windows and other open
ings used for ventilation must
be permanently screened.
Warehouse interiors must
be kept free of all rodents
and birds and reasonably free
of dust and live infestations
of injurious insects. Breeding
prices will be of major im
portance in the study, Sitton
explains.
Oregon farms produced an
average of 425,000 tons of
barley, oats, and corn per
year from 1949 to 1953. By
1956, production of these feed
grains had increased to 767,
000 tons. Barley prices in
Oregon fell from $54.58 per
ton during the 1949 to 53 pe
riod to $39.58 in 1957.
The project will analyze
business agreements, market
ing patterns, and other eco
nomic trends that could influ
ence the course pf Oregon's
livestock and poultry industry.
'Home for Living' Plan
line) between the family room
and hall could be omitted dur
ing construction, if desired.
The dining alcove, actually
an extension of the family
room, is divided by a planter
topped half-wall room from
the eating area in the kitchen.
Built-in appliances and a
pantry in the kitchen, home
laundry equipment and extra
storage in the service area
make up the efficient work
center. The three-quarter
bath opens to both the serv
ice and den. .
Only a , step across the
breezeway from the service
entrance is a side door to the
double garage, for sheltered
passage in bad weather.
Three family bedrooms
open from the quiet hall. To
complete the master bedroom
suite, a spacious wardrobe
dressing room leads to the
private three-quarter bath
places for rodents weeds, old
machinery, garbage and other
debris must be eliminated
from warehouse grounds.
Stocks or grain on hand
must at least cover the qaunti
ty, class and quality of obli
gations outstanding under receipts,-
scale tickets, loadslips
or other evidence of deposit.
Warehousemen must post a
chart of bins and permanent
bins for bulk storage must be
permanently numbered or let
tered. Each lot of field run, identity-preserved
dry beans or dry
peas mut be given a lot num
ber and each lot must be
identified by a tag showing
lot number, number of bags or
containers and warehouse re
ceipt number. Identity-preserved
lots of edible dry beans
and peas must be placed in
numbered, divided sections.
If a warehouse is not open
each weekday, a notice on the
entrance will state the name,
address and telephone number
of an accessible person auth
orized to do "business in the
name of the concern.
Warehouse licenses are is
sued yearly and expire on
June 30 of each year. Prior to
obtaining a license, ware
housmen must have a surety
.bond approved by the depart
ment. One state warehouse
license covers adjoining ware
houses operated by the same
person or firm if the buildings
are connected structurally or
by a grain conveyor. v
Copies of the warehouse
regulations are available from
the department's division of
grain inspection, 606 SE Ninth
Avenue, Portland 14.
while an additional wardrobe
has been provided in the room
itself. The den would make
an ideal fourth bedroom for
a teenage member of the fam
ily. Partitioned fixtures are
luxury features of the family
bath.
"A water heater has been
placed in the forced air heat
er closet and another located
in the service for more effi
cient hot water distribution.
A cedar shake room, used
brick veneer and band-sawn
trimmed gables add color and
charm to the rustic exterior.
Complete working drawing of
tne above plan can be obtained at
a cost of S7.50 for the first set and
S5 for each additional set, when
ordered at the same time. This
plan will be available for a period
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 for books to Hiawatha Estes.
P. O. Box 407-7, Korthridge, Calif.
Six-Months Report
Given by State
On Stock Diseases
Salem The state depart
ment of agriculture's latest
animal disease report ' shows
that 1671 cases of brucellosis
were reported during the first
six months of 1958.
Other cattle diseases report
ed during this' period include
177 cases of anaplasmosis, 51
cases of leptospirosis, 43 cases
of bacillary hemoglobinurea,
17 cases of blackleg, ten cases
of tuberculosis and one case
of mucosal disease. ,
In addition many cases of
hemorrhagic septicemia and
infectious keratitis were diag
nosed in Oregon cattle.
In sheep, many cases of
ovine ecthyma and infectious
keratitis led the list, followed
by 41 cases of back disease
and 14 cases of bacillary hem
oglobinurea. Swine were hit hardest by
erysipelas, influenza and en
teritis. Two cases of lepto
spirosis and one case of hog
cholera were reported during
the six-months period.
Three horses had encepha
lomyelitis (sleeping sickness).
Poultry diseases reported
include 31 cases of chronic
respiratory disease, six cases
of erysipelas and 17 cases of
salmonellosis. Considerable
cases of infectious bronchitis
were diagnosed in poultry,
and an outbreak of ornithosis
occurred in one turkey flock.
Dr. K. J. Peterson, state
veterinarian, says the compil
ation on communicable dis
eases is from reports filed by
private, state and federal vet
erinarians. Swine Conference
Set for November
Leaders of all segments of
the swine industry are plan
ning a National Swine con
ference for this fall at Pur
due University at Lafayette,
Ind. It is tentatively sched
uled for Nov. 14 and 15, it
was announced.
Preliminary plans for the
conference were made at a
meeting July 28 at Chicago,
called by the National Swine
Growers council.
Attending the meeting were
representatives of producers,
land-grant colleges, marketing
agencies, the veterinary medi
cal profession, feed manufact
urers, general farm organiza
tions, the meat packing in
dustry and meat research
agencies.
Nearly all groups, associa
tions and allied interests in
volved in the producing, mar
keting and processing of
swine have pledged their sup
port for this initial National
Swine Conference.
The conference, as outlined
at the group planning meet
ing, will include discussions
by authorities from colleges
and industry on selected swine
problems, to be followed by
open committee workshops to
develop recommendations on
research and other action.
Leaders, in promoting the
conference idea,' declared that
"There is a need for genuine
leadership in bringing about
united industry-wide action on
the problems of the swine in
dustry." Predator Beetles
To Fight Aphid
Corvallis Eight shipments
of tiny "predator" beetles
have been brought to' the
Northwest from Europe in an
attempt to find control or
checks for the balsam woolly
aphid that is threatening the
true fir stands of Oregon and
Washington.i
The beetles feed upon the
aphids originally from Eu
rope also and have given
partial control of the damag
ing pests in some spots there.
They do not eat other insects
and are not harmful in any
way, according to Dr. Julius
Rudinsky, Oregon State col
lege forest entomologist.
OSC and the Pacific North
est forest and range experi
ment station, Portland, are
cooperating on the project.
Canadian entomologists study
ing control programs in Eu
rope arranged for the ship
ments. The aphid now is in epide
mic stage on Pacific silver fir
and subalpine fir in western
Oregon and Washington. More
than a half-million acres of
trees are infested.
The true firs include silver,
subalpine, grand, noble, white,
Shasta red fir, and others, but
not Douglas fir. Noble and
Shasta red fir are least affect
ed and appear to have some
degree of resistance to the
aphids.
CHIT CHAT
Bt JOE G. COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Wednesday we visited the 4-H pre-fair at the Elbert
Bigham place on Bigham rd. at Eagle Point. It's a tradi
tional affair and draws luncheon guests from miles around
to relieve tables groaning with sandwiches, salads and cakes.
Visitors lined up as large, man-sized ham and chicken
sandwiches were flipped onto paper, plates. Cool, tasty
mounds of potato salad and cole slaw followed. Then came
the crowning touch of large wedges of thick-frosted cakes.
Steaming black coffee served country style from large
enamel pitchers poured in continuing black streams into
paper cups.
The moss-covered tables proved the event is of long
standing. White butcher-type paper covered the tables and
blankets the benches. In the background hogs grunted and
dairy and beef cattle stirred restlessly in the heat. Over
100 4-H members of all ages painstakingly brushed down
and combed the coats of their animals while preparing for
the final events.
The bright-eyed, active youngsters with their sleek,
well-cared-for livestock proved again that a large chunk of
this county's future lies with agriculture.
On the way back our companions stopped their car to
give us a good look at some "bottle trees." It seems these
are reported to be the only "bottle trees" in existence.
Following a visit to a local tavern some of the residents tie
a string and a stone to the neck of beer bottles, thea throw
them up in the trees. The bottles hang there, glistening in
the sun just as if they sprouted from the branches.
The storm which worked havoc with farms and orch
ards in the Wagner creek area didn't do much damage to
the agronomy station at Talent, according to Harold White,
superintendent. The station just caught the fringe of the
storm, White said. Most of the corn there was harvested.
An experimental plot of sweet corn on the Clarence
Holdridge farm in the Wagner Creek area was hit, White
said. This experiment will have to be wiped off the slate
and started over again, he said. It was a variety trial. Ex
perimenters were working on 19-20 varieties of corn which
may be suitable for southern Oregon.
The corn you now have on your table is largely local
corn. Quite a little acreage of sweet corn is raised here.
Some of it is marketed locally. A large percentage is trucked
out to the coast, to northern California and east of the mountains.
Those people involved in the Talent irrigation project
and othe heavy construction aren't the only ones anxiously
awaiting the vote results by the operating engineers on
the general contractors' package offer. Water development
at the Hanley property of the Southern Oregon branch ex
periment station is also delayed pending the outcome of this
strike.
- Drive south on Highway 99 and you will notice by the
National Guard armory a trim looking tree-shaded park
complete with picnic tables and electric stoves. This makes
a cool rest stop for hot and weary tourists. The Kiwanis
club and others who helped develop it are to be commended.
This is only the start we hope! At the same time it must
be remembered that it was the Jackson county fair board
which pioneered the idea. It donated the land and originally
tried to get the state highway commission to take over its
development five long years ago!
Remember last summer and early fall when frozen
vegetables and fruits were up for big sales? This season it
may be different. According to word from Elvera Horrell,
extension agricultural economist, prices of most canned
and frozen vegetables are likely to average slightly to mod
erately above last season. V
Reason? "Total stocks of processed vegetables at the
beginning of the 1958-59 marketing season were below last
year's heavy stocks. At the same time they are well above
average. All of the decrease was accounted for by the 15
per cent fewer frozen vegetables on hand," the economist
explained.
Those of you who thirst' for ice-cold watermelon on
these hot summer days will be happy to know that extension
economists predict late summer watermelon production will
be 19 per cent larger than 1957 production and 43 per cent
above average.
We like Boysenberry and blackberry pie so were sorry
to learn that the recent high temperatures west of the Cas
cades damaged some of the remaining Boysenberry and
blackberry crops, according to extension economists. The
raspberry season is over in Oregon and reports show nearly
10 million pounds of red raspberries and 8'i million pounds
of black raspberries were delivered to processors. Deliveries
toward the end of the Boysenberry season totaj about 414
million pounds. " .
Those planning to can peaches can expect slightly high
er prices this year. The peach crop in this area is expected
to be light. We haven't heard from the Yakima area yet.
Prices are expected to be higher in California a major
peach .producer. An agreement between canners and the
association controlling a considerable tonnage of regular
and Fay Elbertas has settled on $47.50 a ton, roadside, 2
inch minimum.. Last season's price is reported as $45.
New Device Used
New York An improved
automatic device for addingn
Terramycin in correct
amounts to poultry drinking
water offers flock owners a
better way to save birds and
fight disease.
The unit is constructed to
hook directly into the main
water supply line and will au
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CHENEY STUD MILL
Central Point
For Terramycin
tomatically portion out the
right amount of terramycin
as the birds drink. The new
dispenser, made up of an
aluminum dispensing bottle,
connecting .head, complete
with stand, is easily installed
to permit continuous treat
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Four Picked as Champions by
Antelope
Eagle Point Four cham
pions were named as a result
of the Antelope 4-H pre-fair
held at the Elbert Bigham
ranch Wednesday.
Named as champions were
Willie Debrick, Central Point,
swine showmanship; Susan
Wright, Oak Grove, sheep
showmanship; Carolyn Tiegs,
Talent, dairy showmanship;
and , David Woolf oik. Ante
lope club, beef showmanship.
The pair were named cham
pions following the morning
session of judging and exhibit
ing. Approximately 150 4-H
members, their families and
visitors were present at the
luncheon served on the farm.
The various divisions and
the results included:
Swine Showmanship
Senior Betty Higday, An
telope, first, and Bill Hub
bard, Antelope, second.
Intermediate Willie Deb
rick, Central Point, first; -Don
Higday, Antelope, second;
Clint Gibson, Central Point,
third, and Mike Higday, An
telope, fourth.
Beginners Lewis Barker,
Ruch, first;-Wayne Debrick,
Central Point, second; Judy
Growth Booster
Put On Market
A new hormone growth
booster, the first developed
specifically for heifers, will
be available next month, ac
cording to an article in the
current issue of the western
edition of Farm Journal, pub
lished this week. New and im
proved implants for steers and
lambs were also revealed in
the article..
All three implants are made
of naturally-occuring hor
mones. The heifer implant (called
Synovex-H) is a brand new
product. It is a combination
of two hormones one male
and the other female.
The lamb implant is called
Synovex-L. It contains two
hormones progesterone and
estradiol benzoate and will
cost approximately 45 cents
per head. Squibb researchers
state that Synovex-L will get
lambs to market as much as
30 days faster, with no risk
of undesirable side effects.
The steer product, to be
sold as Synovex-S,. is a modi
fication of the regular Syno
vex implant which has been
on the market for the last two
seasons.
Production of pleasure
boats, from private yachts to
outboard motors is increasing
Lin the United States. There
were 2,440,000 in 1927, and.
more than 6,000,000 in 1957
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The most economical and effective way to keep mites in
check is with a thorough spray application of Kelthanb
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., .
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Frink, Central Point, third;
and John Anderson, Evans
Valley, fourth.
Sheep Showmanship
Senior Susan Wright, Oak
Grove, first; Craig Wright,
Oak Grove, second; Charles
Badcock, Evans Valley, third;
and Sharon Suhr, Grants Pass,
fourth.
Beginners Robert Strawhe,
Ruch, first; Ronald Martin
son, Eagle Point, second; Clint
Gibson, Central Point; third;
New Man Joins
Angus Field Staff
Douglas A. Wood of Clovis,
Calif., joined the field staff of
the American Angus associa
tion Aug. 1. He took over a
portion of the territories in
the northwest formerly han
dled by field representatives,
William S. Roche and Ray
mond W. Buchanan.
His area, brought on by the
expansion of Angus in the
West, includes Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and Western
Montana.
Wood received his B. S. de
gree in . animal husbandry
from Fresno State College,
Fresno, Calif., in July. In 1957
and 1958 he worked as herd
consultant for Clovis Angus
Ranch, Clovis and McAngus
Ranch, Tranquillity, Calif.
From 1954 to 1956 he was
manager of Fresno, and 1950
and 1954 he was student
herdsman at Fresno State col
lege. In 1951 he worked as as
sistant herdsman for the
Lucky Hereford Ranch, Gil
roy, Calif.
Active in farm youth proj
ects, Wood was a 4-H Club
member for five, years and
was president of his group for
one year. He also participated
in FFA work for five years
becoming a State STAR Far
mer and chapter president.
Wood saw service in the
Korean theater while in. the
Marines for two years. Mr,
and Mrs. Wood will make
their home in Boise, Idaho.
Former Administrator
Becomes Inspector
Salem Ben Davidson, for
mer administrator of the Ore.
gon .Potato commission, re
joined the state department of
agriculture July 29 as a ship
ping point inspector.
Davidson was with the de
partment's shipping point in
spection service in Redmond
for 11 years before he joined
the potato commission i n
1947.
He will work out of the Sa
lqm headquarters.
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and Everett Adamson, Eagle
Point, fourth.
Beginners (Class No 9
Michael Blanchet, Reese
Creek, first; Douglas Moore,
Central Point second- t.iw
Mae Deter, Ruch, third; and
t-aroi ueter, Ruch, fourth.
Beef Showmanship
Senior David Woolfnit
Antelope, first: Jnv c'
nuW' AtelPe- second; Patsy
oncy, central Point,' third
and Bill Anhnm
Point, fourth. ,
Intermediate t?;- a
nZn: A"telP?. fit; Linda'
wesisiae club, sec
ond; Mike Reed, Antelope,
third; and Ricky Anderson!
Antelope club, fourth'
Beginners John Hughes,
Phoenix, first; Candice Gail.
Rogue River, second; David
1 Reese Creek. tWrd-
and Mike Blanchet. Reese
Creek, fourth.
Beef Fitting
Senior Judy Bradshaw,
first; Alice Woolfolk, second
Ann Higday, third; and Fredy
Jossey, fourth.
Intermediate Ronnie An
derson, first; Mike Reed, sec
ond; Linda Gibson, third; and
Ricky Anderson, fourth.
Beginning .David Calla
way, first; Ray Bever, second
and Glenn Fry, third.
Dairy Showmanship
Senior Carolyn Tiegs, Tal
ent, first; Bill Hubbard, Ante
lope club, second; Judy Brad
shaw, Antelope, third; and
Romelle Fossen, Ruch, fourth.
Intermediate Steve Geren,
Antelope, first; Mary Ann
Cantrall, Ruch, second;
Georgia Hubbard, Antelope
club, third; and Dennis Cor
nutt. Gold Hill, fourth.
Beginners Sue (Settling,
Grants Pass, first; Mike
Blanchet, Reese Creek, sec
ond; Renae Johnson, Phoenix,
third; and Paulette Anderson,
Antelope, fourth.
Mixed Karen Jossy Ante
lope, first; Gary Fossen, Ruch,
second; Zane Strickland,
Rogue River, third; and Daryl
Zapell, Talents fourth.
Livestock judging contest
Betty Kerr, Sis-Q club, first,
348.3 points; Ronald Ander
son, Antelope, second, 336.9;
Jan Calloway, Reese Creek,
third, 335.6; and David Wool
folk, Antelope club, 335.4. '
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