4AMAIL TRIBUNE, Medford,
CHECK RECORDS-Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Higinbotham, Taylor rd., Central Point,
check their dairy records as they sample
some of the milk produced on the farm.
The Higinbothams, like other dairymen of
this area, are watching events in Portland
to see if dairymen will get a 46-cent in
crease per hundred-weight. What happens
Disease Control Head Announced By
Salem Dr. Lewis E. Bo
denweiser, Salem, recently
was named supervisor of dis
ease control and meat inspec
tion in the state department
of agriculture. This announce
ment was made by Robert J.
Steward, director of agricul
ture. Dr. Bodenweiser, holder of
three veterinary degrees, was
in private practice in Missouri
for 15 years before coming to
Oregon. He has been an as
sistant state veterinarian since
September, 1955.
"I have chosen Bodenweiser
to fill this post, pending selec
tion of a state veterinarian,
because he is familiar with the
work and is well qualified to
This Week's
By HIAWATHA ESTES
This delightful story - book
home might have been bor
rowed from the pages of a
nursery rhyme book. The
long, low eaves of the shake
roof extends to shelter a deep
recessed porch. A stone plant
. er beside the steps and a
shelf for flower pots below
the garage window provide
a place for flowers and green
ery. The interior plan is as prac
tical as it is attractive. The
center hall makes all areas
accessible to the entry, elim
inating cross-room traffic.
The functional and popular
family room is open to the
kitchen. In this area, children,
can play or study under moth
er's supervision. Here a fam
ily can entertain informally
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supervise the Oregon animal
disease and meat inspection
programs," Director Steward
said.
Dr. Bodenweiser grew up in
New Jersey. He received two
degres in veterinary medicine
from Ontario Veterinary col
lege and his DVM from Toron
to university.
Develop Breeding Programs
In private practice, his spe
cialty was development of
breeding programs and infer
tility diagnosis and treatment
in cattle. He is 47 years old,
married and the father of five
children. He holds veterinary
licenses from three states.
Steward said Dr. Boden
weiser performed outstanding
Home for Living
or watch television, keeping
the living room uncluttered
by toys, always ready for
guests.
A window-enclosed eating
area in one corner of the
kitchen is a cheery spot for
family meals. A door gives
easy access to the. patio from
the kitchen for children's play
or for serving outdoor meals
in warm weather.
From the family room a
door leads directly into the
garage, where the washer and
dryer are installed. A second
door between the garage and
side yard is convenient when
garden equipment is to be
stored away.
The huge living room is
connected to a . dining ell.
Glass doors lead to the patio,
and the corner fireplace can
in Portland could set a state-wide trend.
The Higinbothams have been in the dairy
business for 25 years and "into it big about
the last four or five years." They are Grade
A milk producers. Keeping records are one
of -the more important chores on the 85
acre farm on Taylor rd. They have 111 cows
milking. They lease additional acreage.
R. J. Steward
services in prior major assign
ments. As the department ex
pert on poultry diseases, he
handled the ornithosis control
program.
This past summer he organ
ized an outstanding research
conf rence on ornithosis, bring
ing to Oregon the leading
state, federal and private
workers in this field.
Vermont maple syrup pro
duction this year equalled
only 63 per cent of the 1957
crop. Total production was
estimated at 390,340 gallons.
A modern scarecrow uses
acetylene gas to fire cannon
like explosions at one minute
intervals.
be enjoyed from all 'parts of
the room.
The bedroom wing can be
closed for quiet while the
children are napping. Bed
rooms are large and well
lighted; with roomy- ward
robes. The master bedroom
has a big walk-through dress
ing room and private three
quarter bath The family bath
near the entry, can double as
a guest powder room.
Complete working drawing of the
above plan can be obtained at a
cost of $7.50 for the first set and
$5 for each additional set. when
ordered at the same time. This plan
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four months from this date. Please
allow two weeks for delivery. If
the above home does not entirely
meet with your satisfaction, a new
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may be purchased for $1. Send all
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CHIT CHAT -
By JOE G. COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
A number of interesting reports should come out of the
46th annual convention of the Oregon Cattlemen's associa
tion in Redmond Thursday through Sunday.
One of these reports should be on brucellosis control.
Other important reports should be on freight rates, beef
promotion, the Centennial, and membership.
The latter category is seeing a lot of activity in Jackson
county under the persistent prodding of Armin Richter, local
contractor and Angus cattleman on the Applegate. He ex
pects to take 25 memberships to the national convention.
Some representatives of Jackson county are making the
trip to Redmond. These include Leon Offenbacher, Lance
Offenbacher, LeRoy Offenbacher and Fritz Offenbacher,
Richter, Collier Buffington, Dwain Venecamp and Fred
Straub, plus a sprinkling from the distaff side.
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce should be
interested in this membership promotion. At the Ontario
convention, several people asked the Jackson county dele
gates where Jackson county is located in Oregon. Maybe
we should have the convention here next time and let 'em
know. However, the chamber can't do all the work in that
direction. The local cattlemen should argue for Medford
as the convention site for next year. MayDe snoux aDoux
it" would be a better slogan this time than the usual "Write
'em and invite 'em."
Another facet to getting the convention to come here
might be the eventual realization by the people and county
court of this county that a bigger and better fairgrounds
and buildings could accommodate more conventions of this
type. Also, maybe it would get the recently elected county
fairgrounds committee moving with its study. We haven't
from this erouo since the dormitory alarm
bell announced the opening
county fairgrounds.
While we are on the subjects county fairgrounds, we
don't think it's fair to accuse the county court of "by-passing"
the county fairboard in erecting the present buildings
tit. i ; irvmaT-ti'il crnirni that the fair
mere, we nave n iiuui oii jmu. -
board was consulted on placing the armory and the juvenile
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opposition to the buildings may have been ignored and the
decision already made but the board was consulted.
t.T a momViprthin drive in the OCA
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Richter had a point when he wrote in the August issue of
the Oregon Cattleman, "We have come to realize the ro
mance of the business (cattle vs. cowboying) is fast being
replaced by the cold facts of merchandising. Most anyone
with normal intelligence can buy, make, or raise a product
for sale, but it requires a highly trained specialist to market
it."
"None of us are big enough to do the job alone, as has
been determined by all types of business. A solidarity of.
thinking and action is more necessary with the beef industry
unT. t tvia eniiri efforts nf nur comrjetition. This form
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of organization can be attained only by organization and
money.
Adding our battered two cents worth, we would hate to
see the beef industry "chickened out." The broiler industry
is doing a wonderful job of promoting. Watch your papers,
sign boards, and other forms of advertising. Jackson county
is aiming at 500 OCA members.
Yesterday we attended the annual October feeder sale
sponsored by the Jackson County Stockmen's association
and the Midway auction yard out on Table Rock rd. If you
missed this one another is scheduled for Dec. 2. This is
always an interesting and colorful sight even to those
people who are not connected with the cattle business. We
wish we could have had a tape-recorder to catch the auc
tioneer's chant, the snap of the whips of the ring men and
the snatches of "cattle talk" from the spectators.
ATAntt V10 lino wo Hif? nuprhpar a conversation between
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two cattlemen at the snack bar just off the auction ring.
Evidently one had made a pretty good buy in a bull and
another was kidding him about it. "How's that ol bull you
stole off me?-jus' fine! Mighty fine little ol' hunk of animal.
Kinda think I might bring him into the kitchen when the
ia Tiroatviop sot in-Rnv. vnu ius' do that li'l ol' thang. I'd
bring im right into bed with
right into the house and put
for the night."
We just caught Lester Adams, manager for the Oregon
Milk Producers and an Applegate dairyman before he took
off for Portland. He said negotiations are underway in the
Portland milk shed area between the producers and the
distributors there. "It's a might tricky situation," he commented.
If this increase goes through Portland milk shed dairy
men will get a 46 cent increase
To the housewife this will
quart raise in price. If Portland area dairymen get this
price rise, then the rest of the state should follow.
it; nai t-aciiH of th state-wide survev made bv the Ore-
anr, TvTiiLr procurers are in. According to Lester Adams. OMP
manager, producers on the average are receiving approxi
mately 12.8 cents per quart for milk sold in the bottle and
can trade. But for overall pay to Grade A dairymen the
figure is 9.8 cents per quart, according to Adams' survey.
Average cost of producing uraae A miiK in uregon avciagcs
5.91 cents per 100 pounds, the survey revealed.
We have reviewed the reasons for this price rise de
mand. However, here it is again in capsule form. L,aDor
cf 4 Tipr rent. This accounts for 21
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per cent of the total cost. Approximately 46 per cent of
the total cost is charged to
,;th an nveraue increase of
he has been feeding that hay
September compared with the
4-H Dairying
During Wimer Meeting
Marilyn Deckelman, out
standing club member in
dairying, was awarded a coun
ty medal during the awards
program of the Rogue River
and Evans Valley 4-H clubs
recently, according to Glenn
Klein, county 4-H agent.
The award was presented
for having an outstanding rec
ord book in her division. She
will receive also a National
4-H award medal in dairy
from the Oliver corporation.
The presentations were
made in the Enterprise
Grange hall in Wimer Mon
day night.
Awards Listed
First year: Carolyn Austin,
Jeanie Chancier, Jennis Hol
singer, Judy Johnston, Rosie
Rapp, Jessie Hosinger, Nancy
Johnson, Jon Anderson, John
Evensizer, Tamara Mars, Jack
Shirley, Ann Cordes, Marvin
Jones and Allen Jones.
Second year: William Deck-
ard, Patricia Hitson, Marvel
Lichtenstein, Penny Ander-
son, David Strickland, Sherry
round of the fight for a better
you. Yessiree, I d bring him
me oi iaay oui io yaaiu
per hundred-weight of milk.
mean approximately a cent a
teea. rne dairyman is ureu
a dollar a ton for hay. And
earlier this year-started in
usual October starting date.
Award Given
Heckert, Christine Moore.
Third year: Barbara De
Roboam, Marilyn Deckelman,
Kathy Badcock, Richard John
son, Tim Goldt, David Ma
chado, Linda Stone, Zane
Strickland.
Fourth year: Kathy John
ston, Robert Machado, Keith
Johnston, Janelle Cooper.
Fifth year: Marilyn Deck
ard, Jeanne DeRoboam, Mary
eda Frost, Sharon Martin,
Barbara Wood, John Macha
do, Lanny Parsons.
Sixth year: Rose Marie Ma
chado, David Carter.
Seventh year: Charles
Badcock, Jo Ann Wood Mar
garet Stone.
Several of the liquid rocket
fuels are expected to be
available soon in solid form.
At least one is definitely out
of the research state.
A new color film, said to be
10 times faster than ordinary
color film, will take indoor
pictures by the light of a
match.
District Contest
Winners Named
By Wool Growers
Adelle Davenport of Grants
Pass and Dona Brown of
Applegate were named first
place winners in the Medford
Grants Pass district annual
"Make It Yourself With
Wool" contest held in Grants
Pass Saturday, according to
Mrs. Perry Strom, district
chairman of the National
Wool Growers association.
The winners will represent
this district at the state-wide
contest and style show at
Meier and Frank department
store in Portland Nov. 15,
Mrs. Strom said.
Miss Brown will compete in
the senior division for girls
18 to 22 years of age. She
will model a blue flannel
crepe basic sheath dress with
an empire jacket.
Miss Davenport is winner
in the junior division for girls
14 to 17 years of age. Her suit
had a slim skirt and banded
blouse type jacket and was
done in a red, blue-grey
check.
Other contest winners were
Mrs. Arline James and Char
lotte Reese in the Senior
group. Mavis Strom, Suzanne
Palm, Mary Ann Sakraida,
Romelle Fossen, Jan Derry,
Nelda Chapman, Dianna
Strohkirch, Jeanette Nou
guier, Jolene Dierdorff , Linda
Acklen all won prizes in the
junior division.
Grace Goode of Grants Pass
was first-place winner in the
sub-deb division. She modeled
a red and grey plaid skirt
with matching vest. Carol
Lorenz, Jo Ann Diess, Myrtice
Nealy and Tina Warren were
also sub deb winners.
The contest is sponsored by
the wool bureau and the wom
en's auxiliary of the National
Wool Growers association.
Soil Judging
Contest Slated
Corvallis - A statewide soil
judging contest for represen
tatives of Oregon's 57 soil
conservation districts is, sched
uled Nov. 19 at Baker, accord
ing to Arthur S. King, soil
conservation specialist for
Oregon State college exten
sion service.
The contest, now in its sec
ond year, immediately pre
cedes the annual meeting of
the Oregon Association of Soil
Conservation Districts, Nov.
20 and 21, at the Baker hotel.
Sponsored by the associa
tion and Pacific Supply coop
erative, the contest is open
to district teams and individu
al judges, excluding profes
sional agricultural workers.
King and Karl Baur, Port
land, chemical division man
ager of Pacific Supply, are in
charge of arrangements.
Each soil conservation dis
trict may enter one two-man
team and entries in the spec
ial division for women, indi
vidual competition for men,
and a youth division. Details
are available from King, soils
department, Oregon State col
lege, Corvallis.
The battle for Leyte Gulf,
biggest naval action ever
fought, occurred Oct. 22-27,
1944, in three engagements
destroying Japanese naval
power.
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Farm Equipment Pays Off
For Crater
Central Point - Mike Red
mond, 16, and his brother,
David, 14, Crater high school
vocational . agriculture stu
dents, own $3,000 worth of
farm equipment and make it
pay.
During the last four sum
mers and when other teen
age youngsters were complain
ing about the lack of spare
time jobs these two boys de
veloped their own work.
Their father, W. C. Red
mond, Mail Tribune display
classified advertising sales
man, and part-time farmer
in the Griffith Creek area,
financed the boys. To pay him
back the boys did custom
work with their tractor, mow
er and rake. The family were
big city dwellers before they
came from Portland six years
ago. Their father wanted to
get out in the country. The
boys had to learn as they
went along.
After paying off their father
the boys invested in a car.
Mike plans to use his share
of any further proceeds to
put him through Oregon State
college which he hopes to at
tend a year from now.
The tall, slim, dark, good
looking youth has a detailed
plan worked out to take
training as an agriculture in
Fruit Market Trends
Hort Society Topic
Corvallis The Oregon
State Horticultural Society
the state's senior farm com
modity group has slated its
73rd annual meeting at the
Oregon State college, Nov. 20
and 21, to review latest
trends in production and mar
keting of fruits and vege
tables. Mechanical picking of new
Blue Lake-type bush beans,
latest research in soil fertil
ity, weed and insect control,
pear tree decline, farm labor,
and research in processing
fruits and vegetables are
among key topics slated for
discussion.
An estimated 1,000 growers
are expected for the meeting,
reports secretary C. O. Rawl-
ings, OSC extension horticul
ture specialist.
President Orville Hamilton,
Medford, says top scientists,
industry representatives, and
growers will discuss topics se
lected by special committees
during the past six months.
Committees have , worked
closely with growers, field
men, and other agricultural
leaders in shaping a program
to meet the industry's need,
Hamilton said.
Most of the program Is
scheduled into four sectional
meetings to handle special
interests for growers of small
fruits, vegetable crops, apples
and pears, and -stone fruits.
Sectional meetings open the
program Nov. 20 at 9:30 a.m.
Two-hour general assem
blies are scheduled the open
ing afternoon and the morn
ing of Nov. 21. Main speakers
for the first day general as
sembly are W. C. Jacobsen, di
rector of the California state
department fif agriculture,
who will discuss legislation
and regulations in the horti
cultural field; and F. E. Price,
dean of the OSC school of ag
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150 miles of Medford, Ore
as a public service
High Students
structor. By teaching at first
he figures he will have a
steadier income and security
while developing his farm
enterprise.
Mike is a member of the
Crater chapter FFA, like his
brother, and his project is a
registered polled Hereford
heifer which he purchased
last April from Ralph Cook
of Medford. He plans to use
her as a foundation animal.
Not long ago his heifer had
a bull calf which he is keep
ing to build his herd. Using
these three animals he, his
brother and father may form
a three-way partnership in
raising beef, Mike said.
Run Farm .
Actually now he and his
brother are running the 24
acre farm on the Griffin
Creek rd., Vi miles above
the Griffin Creek school.
Their father's job keeps him
busy eight hours plus and the
mother is working in the
First National Bank of Ore
gon, Medford branch. They
raise pasture and alfalfa.
As mentioned before the
boys had had no experience
with machinery, especially
farm machinery. Mike ad
mitted it was "a sort of a
rough first year." However,
both boys are proud they
riculture, who will report on
his recent assignment to
Thailand.
G. Burton Wood, head of
the OSC department of agri
cultural economics, will re
view "Super Farming and the
Horticultural Industry" at the
Nov. 21 assembly.
Farm Paper Set
By Crater FFA
By DON DENNING
Crater FFA Reporter
Central Point Farmers of
the Central Point area who
are registered on the Crater
Agriculture department mail
ing list will receive a new re
search paper published by the
Crater Future Farmers of
America chapter.
The monthly paper will in
clude research articles on
veterinary medicine, new
farm equipment, soil manage
ment and many miscellaneous
items. The paper will contain
also many ideas on gardening
and lawn care. A special sec
tion on modern farm build
ings will be published in one
of the future issues.
Anyone interested In re
ceiving the free booklet and
not on the regular mailing list
is asked to call NOrmandy
4-1103.
The paper's editor is Nate
Barry, a sophomore FFA
member. Barry is currently
preparing a speech for the
district soil management
speaking contest.
Crater is thfe only chapter
in Oregon which is planning
a newspaper as a service to
the community's farmers.
A patent on a plow was
first issued in England in
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suffered no other injuries
than skinned knuckles.
As the teenagers moved
into custom work they got an
experienced man to form a
partnership with them. They
learned as they went along
and paid off for his share.
Last year they ran the most
complicated equipment - the
bailer alone.
Such work is not easy and
the boys put in a long day
from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., on
an average, during the sum
mer. They actually start
their work the month before
school closes and work be
for and after school. The
same applies to the first
month school is in session.
Mike isn't sure how this will
work when he goes to col
lege. They average three main
cuttings arid have twe real
slack periods of a week or so.
They don't carry the hay into
the barn, but leave it bailed
in the fields for the farmer.
Mike says there is little profit
in doing the complete opera
tion and they don't have the
equipment.
Later on Mike thinks the
enterprising pair might ac
quire enough equipment to
add field preparation and
planting to their services for
hire.
All this, of course, depends
on Mike's schedule. Now he
is taking four years of vocational-agriculture
in two years.
That and his duties as FFA
chapter president keeps him
plenty busy
Asked for tips for other
young farmers who may go
into custom work, Mike em
phasized three points, poten.
tial, dependability and pres.
tige. Have a big enough poten
tial for business. Start with
extensive advertising, he sug
gests. Be dependable on the
job. Don't be afraid to build
up prestige by tackling the
smaller pieces.
The boys gross $2,000 a
year with their custom haying
business. FFA like 4-H shows
teenagers are learning by do
ing and by doing are show
ing adults that only a small
percentage of teenagers are
"juvenile delinquents:" -
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