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4A MAIL TRIBUNE, Mcdfonl, Of.. Ttiandiy, Nevmfcw . 1958 Streamlined Tractors Now On Market To Aid Farmers Various farm machinery and implement manufacturers this year have come to the aid of the farmer suffering from a severe shortage of trained or experienced farm labor. Many of the local dealers are selling new model tractors which are featuring simpler and easy to reach controls, power steering, adjustable front axles for wider spread or better traction and a num ber of safety factors such as independent brakes and safe ty overload release. Many of these features are new with some manufacturers and with others are not. All of the local dealers are now sell ing models with the three point hitch. This means that a tractor can take standard three-point tools of any make, working tools attach easier, adjust easier. This particular popu lar model provides a choice of three load - control settings. The upper hitch member sus pends out of the way when not in use. Springs aid pene tration of the tools into the soil and a swinging drawbar is provided for pull-type tools, Those farmers who have had to back and twist the trac tor to get the bolt holes of the hitch and implement in line should appreciate this hitch with the labor - saving ad vantages. The swinging draw bar on this model tractor is another aid in fast, easy hitch up. This can be swung from side to side, locked in position, shortened or lengthened. New Brakes Featured Another important feature in this series is the set of in dependent, self - energizing, disk - type brakes as regular equipment. There are no brake drums and fewer parts to wear. The load and depth control on the tractor put out by this manufacturer transfers weight to the tractor drive wheels automatically as more trac tion is needed and provides uniform tillage. One of the small but con venient features in this manu facturer's tractors is an elec trical plug-in outlet. It pro vides a convenient way of getting electrical power for extra lights, warning lamps and can be used for a battery charger. An important safety and breakdown prevention feature in one of the new tractor models now on the market is the safety overload release. When a rock or other under ground obstruction snags an This Week's By HIAWATHA ESTES Suitable for a shallow lot or narrow corner property, this 1,263 square foot home offers privacy, comfort and sheltered outdoor living. The shake roof is broken into interesting lines. Stucco panels separate the box framed aluminum casement windows, and dark hued brick veneer lends contrast to the vertical lapped board siding. The door to the two-car gar age could be rotated to the end wall on a lot with narrow frontage. From the sheltered entry a small foyer opens to the kitch en, living room, and bedroom hall- In the channel kitchen, built-in appliances are color keyed to your decorating scheme. The breakfast nook is rouPT Vt .. 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Veterinarians will se cure tags for marking vaccin ated animals, which will fol low a standard form set up by the department. A serum is used for protec tion against cholera in most Oregon salesyards. The modi fied live virus vaccine, which gives a longer period of im munity, is used only by de partmental permission in a few areas. ' Albert Julian of Scio, chair man of the board, turned his duties over to Lawrence Ger aghty, Merrill, at the close of the meeting. Julian has head ed the advisory group since 1947. Board members elected William H. Hansell, Athena, as vice-chairman. On a directive from the board, Dr. L. . Bodenweiser will compile tentative stand ards for sanitation inspection at saleyards, which the mem bers will study at. their, next meeting. . Besides Julian, Geragthy and Hansell, Dr. D. H. Jones, Roseburg; Bruce Brahs, Cor- vallis; and Morgan Beck, On tario; were present at the meeting. 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This same model has a two speed reverse in the dual range transmission which makes it possible to shift as easily as driving a car. Two stage clutching with the new ventilated clutch makes it possible to stop ground travel at the half-way point. Farmers who want to get on the job in a hurry will be happy to learn a 12-volt bat tery is provided in this model and makes for all - weather quick starting. One of the more popular tractor models; especially in the orchards here is a small crawler type. A compact little machine it stands only 51 inches high at the top of the grille. It is 8V feet long in over-all length and 5 feet wide with 46-inch tread with 14 inch track shoes. Like other new models it also features easy - to - reach controls and a heavy duty three-point hitch. One feature, in particular, which should make it popular in pear orchards here is its adaptability for fork-lift op erations. An attachment mounted to the front of this crawler model makes it pos sible to load and unload boxes on the small wooden plat forms or pallets. With tree-farming becoming increasingly more popular in the Rogue Valley area this little model should see plenty of use in the woods, also. It handles heavy loads of logs on slippery slopes, can said in building tote roads, fire lanes and can be used for snaking out logs. Has Fast Rererser Another of the new tractor series also features two or three - point fast - hitch and a Tel-A-Depth attachment which makes for more uniform till age. Like other new models it also has optional power steering. A Torque Amplifier drive or new Fast - Reverser makes it possible to reverse in any of the five regular for ward speeds. This makes the tractor almost as easy and as smooth to operate as a car. Either. LP gas or distillate en gine fuel can be used in a new model put out by this manu facturer. A brand new development is the multi-range 6-cylinder engine. The large linen closet is ad jacent to the family bath. A private three-quarter bath with stall shower opens to the master bedroom. All bedrooms are of ample size and well lighted. Side windows are shoulder high to allow space for furniture be neath. inis nome is neated by a centrally located forced-air furnace. Complete working drawing of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of 57.50 for the first set and $5 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 aUow two weeks for delivery. If the above home does not entirely meet witn your satisfaction, a new home plan book. Homes for Living may be purchased for SI. Send all orders for either plans or boots to Hiawatha Estes. P.O. Box 404-T, "7X1 Aorumage, taiu. --CHIT CHAT-- By JOE C. COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor We told you something interesting should come out of the Oregon Cattlemen's association meeting last week in Redmond. It did! The Jackson county delegation has been praised for the resolution it succeeded in getting passed by the OCA. The resolution is directed toward the eventual solution of the conflict between the state veterinarian's department and the state division of animal husbandry. The resolution provides for the appointment of a five man committee with representatives from each of the agri cultural districts in the state. People from all of the other animal husbandry groups would be included in this com mittee - poultry, hogs, dairying and other groups. This committee would study and arrive at a solution for har monious relations in this state office and would investigate the effectiveness of the overall program. The letter to Spatz read, "At the Redmond meeting of the OCA your Jackson county representatives presented a very sensible ' resolution which was adopted almost unani mously." ' "The livestock leadership in your county is to be con gratulated on taking a very sensible position in regards to the desire on the part of the veterinarians to create a separate division for their activities with the department." "The resolution on behalf of the Jackson county pro ducers stipulated cattlemen appoint a special study com mittee to meet with leaders in other producer groups to begin the process of sifting fact from fiction in the con troversy and to make up their minds regarding the philoso phy of lay versus professional supervision of veterinarian activities. It is hoped that the producer group will develop a unified position which may be measured with the veterin ary position." The deadline -for reports from this committee is Dec. 15 so recommendations may be presented to the state legisla ture in January. Now this able resolution has or should have two results. First, it pointed the way out of a ticklish situation. Second, it should indicate to those cattle owners in the county not belonging to the OCA and the Jackson County Stockmen's association that they are missing a good bet. Some good men put Jackson county on the map. And this resolution is just one of the projects which this group of cattlemen are working on. The OCA is working on freight rates which affect Oregon livestock industry, on combatting imports of cattle and beef, hunter damages and keep a watchdog over legislation. In other words, if cattle is business to join the Jackson and the OCA. Another resolution came out of the business meeting headed "forestry." The state and federal forestry agencies were asked to do something about burning brush and seed ing the former brush-covered lands to grass. This would pro vide more pasture on the hard-pressed government range land. Leon Offenbacher, Applegate rancher, amended the motion to include the west slope of the Cascades. A resolution on goats at large, which particularly af fects the Applegate area, was also passed. This came under the business section headed "public lands." The OCA is requesting that the Bureau of Land Management establish a trespassing law which would include goats, hogs and sheep as it affects O & C and "public domain lands inter mingled." These close-cropping ruin the range for beef stock, and, according to the cattle men, make it impossible for grazing land to recover to lush pasture in a fairly short time. Under beef promotion a resolution was passed in which it was agreed that the state and the OCA should go along with a national beef promotion program. Each county would work out its own program. A law should be established which would make it possible to collect an optional assess ment at the livestock yard - say 10 cents a steer. The money would be used for advertising 'The spoils go to the victor," is a well-worn political saying. We would hate to see this extended to the state department of agriculture again. Bob Steward has done an excellent and an outstanding job as director of this depart ment. He has a good team working with him - the state board of agriculture. And for Jackson county is represented Spatz, Medford pearman. So. whv cast aside a good a man to learn the various facts of this state's entire agri culture picture - something Bob Steward has done well. To break a new man in would cost the farmers and the taxpayers in general considerable money and wasted effort. A number of state laws beneiiciai to uregon agriculture have been passed due to the efforts of Steward and "the men working with him. A resolution removing the state department of agricul ture from politics was not made at the recent OCA con vention. However, such a recommendation may come out of the special committee reports. We hope it does and we hope it is made soon enough and heeded by the state legis lature so a valuable man can continue in his capacity. We understand a good many of those cattlemen attending the meeting in Redmond felt Steward should be kept in a non political post. As tin example of the continuing good work being done in the state department of agriculture is the statement by Paul Rowell, chief of the division of market development, scheduled for presentation in Denver, Colo. This hearing -now in session - is on rail rates of fresh meats and packing house products. In this statement,' Rowell is pressing for an overall hearing for consideration of the entire situation, covering rates on dressed meats and packinghouse products on live stock, both by railroads and truck lines. "We absolutely oppose any reductions in westbound freight rates on dressed meats and packinghouse products without proper comparative rates on live animals," Rowell's statement reads. "This department is not opposed to reductions in freight rates by either rail or motor carriers. We oppose only the destruction of properly competitive rate relationships. These are the rates developed and maintained on westbound meats and live animals for a number of years prior to 1957. The economy of Oregon agriculture and of our state and area as a whole will suffer unless those proper relationships are protected and maintained." ' . ' The rate discrimination was increased since last year's reduction in westbound rail rates on dressed meats and packinghouse products without compensatory reductions in rates on live animals, Rowell pointed out. This was accentuated under the Ex Parte 212 general rate increase by its 3 per cent increase in rates on live animals with only a cent per hundredweight increase in rates on dressed meats and packinghouse products. Truck rate reductions are now in effect on dressed meats and packinghouse products. These are followed by further reductions in rail rates, particularly on packinghouse pro ducts. They will be published by the railroads and will become effective on Nov. 15, 1958. Production of red meat animals is a major agricultural activity in Oregon. Cash receipts from these farm marketings in 1957 totalled $82,620,000, according to U. S. Department of Agriculture statistics. This includes $63;422,000 from cattle and calves. This is Oregon's largest single agricultural commodity and ranks even above the $49,580,000 income in 1957 from wheat, Oregon's highest ranking farm crop, Rowell pointed out. your business, then it's good County Livestock association animals have a tendency to and promotion. the first time in its history on this board - by Ward thing? It takes time for such Program Given For West Oregon Livestock Meet Corvallis - Oregon cattle men's Centennial exhibit plans and a proposed Oregon cattle feeders association are among key topics for the West ern Oregon Livestock asso ciation's 23rd annual meeting, Nov. 12 to 14 at West Linn. Dean Frischknecht, Oregon State College livestock spe cialist and association secre tary, says the. three-day meet ing at the West Linn hotel will tackle a complete slate of pro duction and marketing prob lems for growers of cattle, sheep, and swine. - Charles Swango, Eugene cattleman, will head a dis cussion on formation of a feeders association proposed last week end at the annual meeting of the Oregon Cattle men's association. The feeders group would function as a subsidiary of the OCA. Herman , Oliver, John Day cattleman, will present cattle men's plans drafted at the OCA convention for partici pating in the Oregon Centen nial. Other top business will include a proposal to incor porate the Western Oregon Livestock association, Frisch knecht stated . Feedlois Topic Livestock f eedlot operations reported by a panel of farm ers and ranchers, and the na tional meat promotion pro gram are among other topics. Oregon Centennial celebra tion plans will be reviewed by Thomas C. Young, Portland, member of the state Centen nial Commission. A special program for the women's auxiliary includes a tour of the historical Mc Loughlin House in Oregon City, and a Nov. 13 luncheon, style show, and business ses sion. Chairmen of committees in session for the three days are Albert Julian, Scio, legislation and taxation committee; Wil liam Stevenson, Coburg, wild life; John Hill, Eugene, live stock diseases and parasites; Gerald Flannigan, Junction City, pastures and ranges; Charles Swango, Eugene, mar keting; and Wallace Dement, Myrtle Point, resolutions. Oregon Corn Show Set For Dec. Corvallis Increased inter est in field corn production in Oregon will turn the spot light on corn growing, harv esting, and feeding practices at this year's Oregon State Corn Show, reports Rex War ren, Oregon State College farm crops specialist. The 17th annual public show is scheduled Dec. 6 at the Benton county fairgrouds, Corvallis, starting at 9 a.m. Top corn yields, 10-ear ex hibits, and judging contests will still be major events. Warren states, but will share the program with "education al type" discussions on corn growing and feeding. Oregon field corn acreage this year hit a record high of 47,000 acres, compared to 36, 000 last year and 25,000 acres in 1950. Contest premium lists "are available from county exten sion offices. Texas has about 6,500 oil producing firms. Hubbell To Attend Weed Conference How to win the battle against weeds will be the theme of the seventh annual meeting of the Oregon Weed conference scheduled for Nov. 12 and 13 in the Sacajawea hotel in La Grande, according to Larry Rowse, Portland, con ference general chairman. Control of such weeds as perennial morning glory, Ca nadian thistle. Russian knap weed, whitetop nutgrass and quack grass will be discussed. Amons those attending will be Ray Hubbell, Jackson coun ty weed supervisor, and vice president of the Oregon Weed Conference. Hubbell will ap near on a panel on "Weed Control in County Weed Dis tricts." On Panel On the panel with him will be Rex Warren, Farm Crops department, Oregon State col lege, moderator; Bill-Farrell, FREE Have Your Roof Checked by an Expert No CostI STOP Unnecessary leaks . . . Ported Your Invsstmentl CALL ACE ROOFING CO. SP 22513 1150 Court Street P; Sight- m SEEK MEMBERSHIPS - Mrs. Clayton Charley, Medford, (left) and Mrs. Donald Bradshaw, Central Point, were caught by the photographer last week at the Midway Auction yard during the Jackson county annual October feeder sale. The two mem bers of the Jackson County Cow Belles Modesty Strong Feature Of Young Central Point - Best way to describe Don Ryan, prominent young beef raiser in the Cra ter high school FFA chapter is a tall, goodlooking piece of modesty. Don was champion beef showman in the Jackson coun ty fair last year and won the trophy for best beef display at the county fair, also. He's also a likely candidate for state farmer degree in the Future Farmers of America. All of these things, had to be learned from Ed Griggs, chapter ad visor. Don didn't tell us. Don is the son of R. W. Ryan who owns two farms of approximately 240 acres each in the Central Point area and rents 100 acres. Like the Red mond boys we wrote about last week, Don plans to go to Oregon State college. How ever, he hasn't planned what he will study in agriculture, His father, too, is a former city dweller. He was raised in New York City. Biggest Surprise "And I guess you know it was just about the biggest surprise ever to the family when they heard my dad had become a farmer!" Don laugh ed." Don's grandfather is a re tired dentist and brought his family out west when he re tired. It was here that Don's father went to college. Later he decided to go into farming. Including the cattle owned by Don's older brother, the family has approximately 90 head of cattle - registered Herefords plus a few grade animals. . ' The family also raises ap proximately 75 turkeys every Hamburger Examined In Oregon Stores Salem On the last 130 laboratory analyses of ham burger sold in Oregon stores, the state department of agri culture found 101 samples in total compliance with stite standards. Twenty-eight samples were out of line because of exces sive fat and one contained pre servatives. The department is sued its customary warning letter on all violations, which, in these instances, were the first. county extension agent, Grant county; and Ted Sidor, county extension agent, Union coun ty. Speakers include top scien tists from agricultural colleges and the U. S. department of agriculture, chemical industry fieldmen, Oregon state depart ment of agriculture spokes men and other state and coun ty agricultural leaders. Use of radioactive tracers in chemicals to shed light on how weeds are killed will be reported by Virgil Freed, OSC agricultural chemist. New chemicals will be discussed by industry representatives in a panel lead by W. R. Furtick, OSC agronomist. Oregon's present statewide campaign against ragweed that has become a health problem will be discussed by George Moose and Ray Kel son, Salem, state department of agriculture. were signing up new members of the Jack son County Stockmen's association and the Oregon Cattlemen's association. Through this drive so far approximately 45 new members have been brought in. Those cattle men wanting membership information may contact Armin Richter at SPring 3-4713. FFA Cattleman year, mainly for tne noiiday trade. These birds are fed on corn the family raises on its own acreage -15 acres of field corn last year. They also raise 15 acres of vetch and over 100 acres of alfalfa, some on the home place and some on the other farm. The home place is on Table Rock rd. and the other farm near Sam's Valley. Approximately 100 acres of the home place on the Rogue river is under water. The other is a dry land farm. Beef is Don's big FFA project, although he is raising 30 acres of alfalfa, too, on rented land. His beef animals are all in breeding stock, cows and calves - nine heifers, two calves and two cows. While Don isn't busy with his job as chapter secretary he con centrates on his beef project. Up to the Boys Don's father is planning to take on a business as a side line so the young beefman figures he, his older brother, now enrolled in civil engineer ing at OSC and his brother now in the eighth grade, will have to do most of the farm ing. in tne future tney may form a partnership with the father. "I've lived on a farm all my life," the tall, dark-haired, brown-eyed boy said. "I like farm life, being outdoors and my own boss. Love to hunt and on a farm you can knock Make Your Cash Count More! 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