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lA MAIL TRIBUNE, Medforo. Oregon, Thursday, February 5, 1959 Farmm god Qairdleini Veterinary Equipment Listed For Practical Use By County Farmers This is the f irsl in a series ef articles taken from a farm veterinary practices handbook prepared by Dr. E. M- Hanawalt. Central Point -veterinarian, and Ed Griggs, vocational agricul ture instructor at Crater High school. The handbook prepared in pamphlet form was used in the adult ag riculture course at Crater High. Just as a hammer is essen tial to the carpenter the rieht eauioment is important to the livestock man to use hen treating farm animals. The following items des cribed are available and easy to use and care for. 1-A five-inch rectal iher mometer is recbmmended for taking the temperature of an animal It should be inserted two or three inches in the rectum and left for a minute or more. It can be cleaned with soaD and water. Normal temperatures of farm animals are: Cattle 101.5 degrees Sheep 103 degrees Swine 102.5 degrees Horse 100 degrees 2- Jaw spreaders are handy to keep the mouth of an ani mal open without endanger ing the person handling the animal. 3- A dose syringe has two main purposes on the farm. One is for oral administra tion. It is widely used to give phenolthiazine for worms. Th muzzle of the sheep shotid be held shut with one hand during the administra tion to prevent inhaling. This instrument is used also to treat a wound or abscess. It Is possible to remove pus, mucous and other infection and then apply medicine to the affected part. 4A drenching bottle is needed to give mineral oil to a bloated animal or to ad minister doses of liquid med icine. It is a good idea to use nose tongs on cattle and to give the animal freedom of its head. It is important to remember to hold the head not too high and to allow just one swallow at a time. 5-Rubber hose, a seven-foot length for cattle kept on hand is used to release gas in the rumen of a bloated animal. This Week's tS PLAN NO. r r t i a r- 2 WR DEN OR m KITCHEN DINING Vf JW BEDROOM BEDROOM 23x9 -V BEDROOM ,0" l0" U ic-jt ouuHrtt reel 'TJ iq This 1292 square foot home embodies many thought-provoking ideas. Proportioned for a fairly wide lot, it would be equally adaptable to narrow corner property. One entire wall of the cen ter hall is devoted to closets, been installed near the bath and bedrooms, where the ma originates. Forced air unit and water heater are closeted behind double doors, where they can be easily adjusted and serviced. Supplying addi tional storage space are four closets along the hall and a telephone desk with cabinets above. rear yard, away , from street noises. The master bedroom has its own private three- quar has its own private three Extreme care should be given to keep the hose out of the trachea. 6-A veterinary syringe comes in the following sizes (Keep several on hand) acc, lOcc, 20cc, 25cc, 40cc, 50cc, 60cc. To fill a syringe, insert air into the bottle of medicine (through the needle. Gradu ally pull the plunger until the right amount of medicine has been brought into the body of the syringe. This instru ment should be cleaned with a detergent and rinsed in al cohol after using. It is not necessary to take the syringe apart. Be sure to loosen tne handle to release pressure on the plunger when not in use. Keep the plunger lubri cated with slvcenne. Several different kinds of shots can be administered with a veterinary syringe An inlra-muscular shot is aimed directly into the muscle of an animal, generally in the thigh. The brisket of a horse is a safer Dlace on that ani mal. Penicillin, Streptomycin and Vitamin E are examples of the medicines commonly given with an intra-muscular shot. Medication given just un der the animal's skin is called a sub-culaneous shot. The needle can be inserted under thp skin on the neck or shoulder for an easy shot. All animals vaccinations are giv en this way. inis mciuaes blackleg and shipping fever. When needed hogs can be Income Tax Guide How Available Corvallis - Changes in in- i xi d. come tax regulations xaat rnnld save monev for many farmers are explained in a new guide now available at county extension offices, re ports Manning Becker, Oregon State college extension farm management specialist. A 1959 edition of the Farm ers' Tax Guide has been pre pared by the Internal Rev enue Service for use by tax consultants and farmers in preparing tax forms, Becker said. County extension omces have a small supply that can be obtained free of charge while they last. Home for Living H I frf EF ENTRY ' - r 3703 H r- rr-.-- . Js I -'.I f- ": - v""' !' .. quarter bath and storage clos Windows on three sides light the big living room. A A deep corner fireplace adds a homey note. The dining area is shown open to the kitchen. If you prefer a separate dining room it would be a simple matter to build a partition between the dining area and kitchen, at the end of the - kitchen counters. Range and oven are built in, and work space is planned for step-saving effic iency. Hand-split cedar shakes add rugged texture to the long, low lines of the roof. Band saw rafters trim the gables, and horizontal and vertical siding are used for pattern contrast. The rough used-brick given dextrose with a sub-cu- taneous snot. weaK iamDs can be give up to 5cc of 5 per cent dextrose in the arm pit. A sub-cutaneous shot can be used in an extreme emergency when administering medica tion to a cow with milk fever. An intravenous shot is highly recommended for this treat ment, however. After giving a sub-cutaneous shot, rub that area briskly for a minute. An inlra-periloneal shot is given with a veterinary syr inge in the side of an animal behind the last rib. The needle plunges directly into the body cavity. Medication so given will take effect us ually within one hour. Sulfa and , dextrose are adminis tered this way sometimes. It is a last resort measure also in treating a cow with milk fever. 7-An intra -venous set should be kept on hand and ready to use to treat cows down with milk fever. Effect of medicine so administered will be noticed within 15 or 20 minutes. It is also possible to treat other maladies when the medicine needs to go di rectly into the bloodstream. To give an intravenous shot, apply pressure to the jugular vein, insert the needle into the vein, attach the tube from the bottle of medicine that is held high and administer slowly. The medicine should be warmed to body tempera ture. Dextrose, sodium iodide. .calcium salts, and sulfa solu tions are some of the medi cines commonly given in this manner. 8-Bleeding can be stopped when dehorning animals by using hemostats. They are lifesavers often when an ani mal is severely cut or injured. 9-A scalpel, or a very sharp pocket knife is necessary for lancing abscesses and for cas trating animals. 10-Stilbeslrol imolants can be made at least 120 days be fore selling steers by using a special gun sold for that pur pose. Pills are inserted usu ally just behind the ear. Steers on pasture can be giv en two 12mg. pills. Steers on feed-lot grain ration will need three 12mg. pills. Phyzer sells 60 12mg. pills for about $5.40. Franklin markets 100 24mg. pills' for about $12.75. - ;:v" "" "'-.-ir:-.'-' vl5 . - - - - t- veneer extends upward in the broad column of the chimney. Shutters frame the diamond lite windows, and a used brick pjanter offers a place for favorite plants and flow ers. The wide front porch re turns with this plan, offering a pleasant place to sit outside area for the children in rainy weather. - - Complete working drawing of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of $7.50 ior 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 delivery. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satis faction, a new nome plan dook Homes for laving, may be pur chased for SI. Send all orders for either plans or books to Hiawatha cSE . . I. I CHIT CHAT By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor : . A little red flag has gone up on all dairy barns in Oregon, figuratively speaking. The danger is milk prices.- Like the pear industry the milk producers are being hurt also by the concentrated buying power of the chain stores. However, the dairymen have a further problem which is the "under the table" dealings of some of their fellow producers in abusing the volume discount system. Result is that those who produce and distribute the milk find themselves in a "margin squeeze." This comes at a time when the dairyman has already been hit by earlier than usual fall feeding due to dry pastures in much of Oregon. Although the consumer often benefits from the "teeter totter", farm price, trends he does not in this case, nor do the dairy companies which distribute the milk. Only the retail people gain. , This practice of giving more than the usual volume dis counts has occurred around the large metropolitan areas. It does not apply to southern Oregon area milk producers. Since markets are so inter-related due to fast transportation, it affects all of Oregon and southwestern Washington and northern California milk producers as well. However, non dairymen as well as non-farmers who read this column must know that anything that affects one part of our economy affects all the other parts. The dairymen buy feed which other farmers produce and groceries and dry goods, too. ' A milk price war in Portland is predicted unless the producer can join forces to put up strong opposition to the unethical bargaining, pointed out Ray Nickerson, former Illinois Valley dairyman, and OMPA field 'representative, at the Grants Pass meeting. Milk producers do not want to be forced to operate under a federal order, Lester Adams, OMP manager, remarked. The first thing a federal order would do would be to eliminate the quota system of Grade A milk production. Then the dairymen would be competing with each other for the Class 1 market, Adams said. Class 1 is the luid milk market. The quota system is what Oregon Milk Producers operate based on a share of the money received by the pool. What each producer receives as his share is based on a quota. At the same time he is required to meet that quota. By shipping together in quantity the milk producers are able to get a more stable price than what 'they might get individually and it also eliminates competition between all the dairymen of an area. The three classes of markets through which the dairymen receive their money are Class 1, fluid milk, Class 2, ice cream and cottage cheese and Class 3, powder milk, butter and cheddar cheese. Stability of the Oregon milk market is recognized as one of the best marketing situations in the United States, accord ing to dairymen who study the markets. There is nothing a federal milk marketing order could do to better this situation, they insist. This discount system has become so badly abused in some areas that milk distributors have purchased their own chains of retail outlets. Caught in the price squeeze one dairy dis tributor in Phoenix, Ariz., owns and operates 11 super markets. Los Angeles has a tributor in Seattle, Wash., started operation of its chain of supermarkets but recently sold it. During the recent semi-annual meeting of Western State Milk Producers representing the 11 western states delegates favored national legislation along the self-help lines which would gradually eliminate quota surplus. Regarding parity prices the dairymen's representatives asked for sensibe re lease from established subsidy. Dairymen recognize that it would be impossible right now to release all floors under their products and some type of floor is needed.. During the convention it was recommended that an enabling act be passed by Congress to appoint a dairy ad visory board to operate with the United States Department of Agriculture. This board would work toward the elimination of low grade products produced and manufactured in some United States areas. . . These milk producer representatives recognize that at least part of the surplus milk problem results from the pro duction and manufacture of commodities which do not meet the present standards of the United States Public Health Service. - In other words dairymen do not want to operate under the tax-payers apron strings and within a reasonable period of time wish to develop on their own some stabilizing of the national price for dairy products. While dairymen in the tri-state area are fighting for better prices and a stabilizing of milk prices they are keep ing their eyes on the hopeful predictions of dairy markets for 1959. Observers report quantity of milk products will be better balanced with demand. This - results from a slight drop in total milk output after five years of increases. The higher meat prices made some farmers sell some of their cows for beef and attracted many of them to the beef industry. Also, costs of operating continues to force out the small operators and make the larger dairymen bigger. Statistics put out last month during January Dairy Records Month - that average production per cow in 1958 hit a new high of 6,380 pounds but did not compensate the drop in the shrinking cow numbers. ' Also, many housewives could not afford meat at the high prices soturned to meat substitutes such as cheese. Average cheese use per person climbed from 4.4 pounds in 1957 to 5.1 pound in 1958. This in turn used what is equal to one billion pounds of extra milk, according to USDA statistics. Including the use of more cheese, milk use increased IV2 billion pounds. Dairy market observers figure that as the quantity be comes more evenly balanced with demand the price may rise. Of' course, this doesn't cover drought in some areas and local market factors. Predictions are that milk sales may climb above the record $4.6 billion set in 1957. Wages for farm labor in keeping with the general labor trend will probably climb although the quantity of feed available may stabilize that factor. Glen Richards, manager of the Portland Independent Milk Producers durihg Monday's Grants Pass meeting traced the development of cooperative marketing efforts of Oregon dairymen'. He told how milk handlers cut prices to producers soon after the state milk control was turned down at the polls. This resulted in hew producers' organizations forming. Some of these in northern Oregon joined the Oregon Milk Producers which had been organized in Southern Oregon. GARDENING TIPS By DON BERRY . . County Horticultural Agent When to apply 'dormant sprays? As with pruning, dor mant sprays can be applied later, as "delayed dormant" spray, with equal or greater effectiveness. If dormant sprays are ap plied after pruning, less spray material is,, needed and thor ough coverage is easier be cause of the removed wood. It's important, however, to apply dormant sprays before buds show any green or flow ering color. Sooty Mold on Camellias: Indicates the presence of scale similar situation. A dairy dis insects. These scale insects secrete honey dew which drips to leaves below. The sooty niold fungus feeds on the honey dew, not on the plant, and is harmless. The scales do feed on the plant, however. The best time to control them is during May and August with malathion. Holly and various other broadleaf evergreens are sub ject to this same condition. When to prune trees and shrubs? For those, which re quire dormant season prun ing, it is best to wait until about March 1," or just before buds open. . Chances of frost Agent Explains Seed Isolation Jackson county farmers seeding Lahontan Alfalfa are urged to visit with neighbors growing Talent Alfalfa for seed said Gene Winters, coun ty extension agent. . Oregon alfalfa seed certifi cation standards require isola tion from other alfalfa va rieties. Isolation require ments for fields of less than five acres are 80 rods for the foundation class, 40 rods for the registered class, and 20 rods for certified seed. Alfalfa seed fields larger than five acres require isolation from other alfalfa varieties of 80 rods for foundation, 20 rods for registered, and 10 rods for certified seed. . Isolation is necessary to in sure varietal purity in seed crops openly pollinated said the agent The county seed crops committee, when report ing to the Jackson county pro gram planning conference, realized that many varieties growing in the same area pre sent problems in producing certified seed due to cross pol lination and recommended that only Lahontan and Tal ent be considered for new plantings of alfalfa for seed or forage production. Talent alfalfa seed produc tion in the world is pretty much limited to the Jackson county area which has proven adcantageous to local grow ers. Lahontan seed is now be ing produced on large acre ages in several states offering stiff competition between growing areas for the market, CIGARS FOR PUPILS Deland, Fla. -(DPD Elemen tary school principal Ed Tal ton passed out cigars to his students on becoming a father, but asked that they be saved till after lunch. They were candy facsimiles. DRAMATIST DIES New York - (DPD - Bertrand Robinson, 70, a dramatist who collaborated with Howard Lindsay on three comedies, died Wednesday of a stroke. injury are less likely . then. (Pruning wounds are the most susceptible points for frost in jury.) The wounds then have the entire growing season to heal before the next winter, 'also. - Deciduous fruit and ' shade trees (those which drop-their leaves) are pruned while dor mant. ; Generally speaking, shrubs which bloom ?early in the season are pruned after blooming while those which bloom later are pruned "while dormant. Pruning ... bulletins are available at the county agent's office, in the court house. ' :. You enjoyed the Souperburgers, we all enjoyed helping the . . . MARCH Dairy Industries Sets Convention At Corvallis Corvallis-Samuel Craig cut a bigger notch in Oregon his tory than he probably reckon ed for back in 1885. With a shoestring budget and a few gallons of milk, Craig launched Oregon's first creamery-a Washington coun ty butter churning operation at Farmington. His successors, dairy plant workers and managers from throughout Oregon, will meet Feb. 10 and 12 at Oregon State College to review the status of their $85 million an nual dairy products output. Top scientists and national representatives of the dairy industry will be on hand for the 48th annual short course and convention of the Oregon Dairy Industries to review latest findings in dairy pro cessing and marketing. Ice cream, butter, and cheese makers from Oregon plants will take part in judg ing contests and clinics at the opening-day short course, re ports ODI secretary J. O. Young, Oregon State College dairy technologist. Discussions Set . Short course discussion lead ers include D. V. Josephson, Pennsylvania State university dairy science department head: R. J. Werner, director of the Milk Industries Founda tion, Washington, D.C.; and H. L. Wilson, Seattle, of Con solidated Dairy Products. Josephson and Werner are also slated to speak during the general convention. Other speakers will include G. P Gundlach, Cincinnati dairy ad vertising and public relations consultant; and M. E. Powell, research director for Knud- sen Creamery company, Los Angeles, world s largest manu facturer of cottage cheese. Also up for discussion are labor cost-trends of the dairy industry. Annual payroll for Oregon dairy products -plant workers now totals about $17 million. An annual feature will be naming of Oregon's best mak ers of butter, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, and ice cream at the ODI banquet, Feb. 12. Judges from industry, the state and U.S. departments of agriculture, and OSC will also select the best milk and cream entries from dairy plants of Oregon. ; - j 'A television camera weigh ing only four pounds, includ ing self-contained control and sychronizing units, provides a complete picture at the output ready for transmission. Red Bluff Has Local A numberof Rogue Valley farmers are attending the 18th annual Red Bluff Bull sale in Red Bluff, Calif., today. Among those who have con signed bulls to the sale are John Bohnert, Central Point; Bill Woods, Eagle Point; and the Table Top Hereford ranch. The annual event got under way at 8 a.m. today with "Red Bluff type" service age bulls at 8 ajn. The day's events end with hospitality buffet dinner, refreshments, dancing and entertainment in Mt. Lassen room of the Tre mont hotel for visiting cattle men and consignors. Friday's events include judging and grading of 55 shorthorn and 54 Angus bulls at 8 a.m., sale of a registered shorthorn bull donated by Tommy Hawkins, Hollister, Calif., for the March of Dimes. Guest auctioneer is Rex Allen Plans Meeting The program for the Rogue soil conservation district an nual meeting to be held at 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, 1959 in the Central Point Grange hall has been an nounced by Mrs. Katheryn Hefferman, district supervisor and program chairman. Featured speaker for the evening will be Arthur S, King, soil conservation spe cialist, Oregon State college, who will discuss Our Rela tions on the Mediterranean." King will show colored slides taken when he was stationed in the Mediterranean area with the International Coop erative Administration. To emphasize the importance of farm forestry in the area the Phoenix F.F.A. chapter will give a tree planting dem onstration and County 4-H forestry clubs will exhibit a collection of forestry speci mens. The Crater High school F J A. chapter will provide a short musical intermission. On the business side of the program will be a welcome address by Chester W. Jen sen, chairman of the board of supervisors, and a report on the "highlight of district activities during the year will be made by Clem H. Ault, district work unit conserva tionist.' - ; -a An election will be held to fill the office of supervisor for the Ashland-Talent area now held by Joe Dugan whose term expires this month. Refreshments will be serv ed at 10 p.m. D Our Souperburger promotion netted over $100 for the March of Dimes! The Food Basket is happy to have played a part in our community's March of Dimes campaign. All proceeds of the promotion were donated to the fund. THANKS... to all our customers for coming in to enjoy the food and donate so generously to the fight against polio. Our thanks, too, to Jorgensen's Dairy for donating the milk, Snider's Dairy for supplying Pepsi-Cola, and Fluhrer's Bakery for donating the Soyperburger buns. And we appreciate those who generously gave their time: Vern Collins of Schillings, Darwin Jensen of Campbell Soup, and Chuck Shepard of Best Foods. (left) Jerry Brad ford, Food Basket manager, hands Souperburger pro ceeds to Bert Ros tel and Bart Gar red, Medford 20 30 Club. THE FOOD BASKET Bull Sale Animals of movie and television fame. Sale of shorthorn and Augus bulls will be held at 1:30 pjn. A banquet is scheduled at the fairgrounds auditorium at 7 p.m. Presentation of t h e 'Cattlemen's Cowman" award will be made by Charley Stov er of Red Bluff. Also sched uled is the introduction of the cattlemen of the year from Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California. Sale of horned and polled Hereford bulls of service age as individuals and in pens of two, three and five will start at 9 a.m., Saturday. Cow Belle activities are sponsored by the Tehama county Cow Belles. This in cludes a buffet luncheon for visiting Cow Belles and wives of visiting cattlemen at 12:30 noon, on Friday. Saturday's events includes a coffee hour from 2-4 pjn. in the 4-H building near the sale ring for Cow Belles and visiting wives. Farm Bureau Favors Jackson County Fair The Jackson County Farm Bureau has gone on record favoring a county fair, ac cording' to a letter sent the county court. "Since the economy of the county is predominantly agri culture and lumber, a well organized and self-supporting county fair would do much to serve as a show case for crops, livestock and other pro ducts both of industry and agriclture in this area," the resolution stated. According to the letter, it was proposed to hold the county fair in conjunction with the annual 4-H and Fu ture Farmers of America Fair. County Commissio ner Ralph James said this is the first indication the court has received that any agricultural groups favor a county fair. Cat Toy Maker Seeks Catnip From Oregon Salem - A New York cat toy manufacturer has enlisted the aid of the state depart ment of agriculture in ferret ing out a supply of catnip which grows wild in many states. .A large source and supply, or a lot of small sources, are needed by the firm and the department has promised to forward any response to this publicity to the manufactur er. "It would be a very profit able project for anyone fish ing to grow, harvest and dry," according to the New Yorker. 9 finnrt POUO VIRUS DISEASES seTHRtTIS BIRTH PCTS MES J
