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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1959)
Beef Council Gets Legislative O.K., Effective Oct. 1 - Salem An Oregon Beef council, supported by volun tary fees and for promotion of beef on a statewide basis, was authorized by the 1959 legis lature and will become effec tive Oct. 1, this year. The seven - man council, composed of three cattlemen, two dairymen, one handler and one feeder, will be ap pointed by the governor from recommendations submitted by the various producer groups. . . I Backers of this legislation, - now , Chapter 685 ..- Oregon Laws, were the Oregon Oat tlemen's association, the West ern Oregon Livestock associa tion and the Oregon Dairy men's association. . In , addition to statewide promotion ' in .Oregon, ' the sponsors are hopeful that the Oregon group will be able to cooperate with other beef councils on a regional basis. The law also authorizes sup port of the National Beef council and the National Live stock and Meat Marketing board program. ' "Support of this program will be asbolutely voluntary, with no strings attached, but we hope for the support of the intire beef industry of the state," says Ted Hyde of Bly. Hyde is chairman of the beef promotion1 committee of the Oregon t Cattlemen's associa tion. : . He points out that the vol untary contributions will be made uniformly at the rate of 10 cents per head collected with the brand inspection fee through cooperation of the selling agencies and the state dartment of agriculture. Beef producers voted down a compulsory assessment for promotion two years ago when' major arguments ad vanced against that move were that -support should be on a voluntary basis and pro motion should be tied in with regional and national pro grams. . OSC Sets Expansion Of Hoa Research Corvallis - Oregon farmers bid for a bigger chunk of the Pacific " Coast's wide - open pork market gairied strength this week with announcement of further expansion in the swine research progam at Oregon State college. Purchase of .10 . purebred Yorkshire gilts .will open a new breeding line at the col lege to help speed findings for better and more economic pork production, reports Dr. David C. England, OSC ani mal scientist in charge of. swine breeding research. Other developments in re cent weeks include approval' of an ' industry - sponsored swine , testing station near Hermiston to test about 250 hogs annually. The Oregon Wheat commission is financ ing construction of the station to be operated by OSC scien tists in cooperation with Ore gon swine producers. New swine research facili ties were also added recently at OSC for swine feeding and production experiments in- Special Equipment Used in Research Corvallis-Special laboratory equipment that simulates high altitude atmospheric con ditions is being used by an Oregon State college physicist for basic research on radio wave transmission problems found at 100,000 foot heights. Dr. James J. Brady is mak ing the study under grants from Boeing Airplane com pany of Seattle. He received a $14,000 grant last year for the project and a renewal grant ' of $12,000 this month to continue work for a second year. St, Catharines, Ont. (DPD Amateur hypnotist William Montgomery, 29, wasfined $20 for touching a lighted ciga rette to the palm of 17-year-old Paul Bart's unflinching hand to prove the youth was under his spell. eluding testing of Oregon grown feeds. Pacific Coast states now ship in about 70 per cent of their pork needs, mainly from the midwest. Oregon farmers are attempting to supply coastal markets . through ra pidly increasing swine pro duction. Dr. J. C. Miller, OSC dairy and animal husbandry depart ment head, says establishment of the Yorkshire line is part of a stepped -up swine re search program to help farm ers produce the quantity and quality of - hogs needed to meet regional market de- mands. . OSC has for- many years conducted research with Berk shire swine recognized as one of the outstanding herds of Berkshires on the Pacific Coast. - Dr. England . said the Yorkshire herd is a supple ment to the Berkshires to add a "broader x base for genetic studies." The Yorkshire gilts were se lected from the purebred herd of Earl Simantel, Cornelius, for high production and high quality, meat-type character istics. Three Yorkshire boars are on order from the mid westy. and the first litters of their foundation stock will be farrowed next spring. Two midwest Berkshire boars are also on order to broaden the genetic base of the OSC herds and provide a wide range of inheritance for selective breeding. Research emphasis is on genetic studies that will bring rapid improve ment of economic traits in meat-type hogs. ' Research will also be con ducted with crosses of Berk shires and Yorkshires to pro vide upu-to-date recommenda tions on crossings for commer cial producers, Dr. England said. The new herd will pro vide added material for in struction in livestock juging, swine production courses, meat classes, and other animal husbandry subject matter, Dr. Miller stated. 1859 Gardens Said More Exotic By OSC Curator Corvallis - 1 8 5 9 gardens were more exotic than the gardens of today. Dr Albert N. Steward, curator of the Oregon State college herbar ium, found this to be true when he "dug-tip" history of early gardens for our Centen nial year. ' Many early Oregon garden plants served as "reminders of homes" left by the settlers, and came from seeds and 'Cut tings brought west. Most oth er plants were from foreign countries via boats that came to Portland for lumber and farm products. " Herbs were grown for per fume and condiment use. Lem on balm, catnip, lavender, hoarhound, sage, ox-eye daisy, and feverfew were among the aromatic herbs grown. Foreign Jrees, shrubs and herbs were widely used. The weedy Scotch Broom from Eu rope was one of them. Very few native plants were used then. Dr. Steward says the use of "natives" is a "modern" in novation. Other plants from abroad were sweet briar, hyacinth, daffodil, and periwinkle (Eu rope), bridal wreath (China, Japan), camellia (Asia), sweet william and peony (Eurasia), sweet pea (Italy), marigold (Mexico), and Irish yew. The native bigleaf maple, cottonwood, and black wal nut from eastern United States were often planted trees. Such bright colored flowers as iris, cockscomb, hollyhock, balsam, nasturtium, morning glory and daisy were com mon. It's interesting to hear and compare with yesteryear. You may have seen this before, but in case you hadn't, we repeat ed it. fate Meat, Egg Laws Now Amended Fruits such as apples, oranges and bananas are rich in sugar values. L Summertime IS Your Best Time to . . . Got Your Supplies Today! FOR BEAUTIFUL WALLS SUPER (EM-TONE latex wall paint iWwfcoW 1 ISOTER f FREE . Sherwin-Williams 1959 HOME DECORATOR Pamphlet Helpful ideas on color choices and simple Hps for quicker, '. better - interior painting - Yours for the' asking at BIG PINES OW ... is the finest time of the year to give your home a beauty treatment inside and out with -world famous Sherwin-Williams Paint. At Big Pines you'll discover every thing you need to do a perfect job easily and quickly! Take Advantage of Our Brand New COLOR SERVICE Colors for inside and outside your home, made on our amazing .... 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State meat inspection will move into all custom slaugh ter plants, heretofore holding exemption privileges if they wished to exercise them, as result qf 1959 legislation now effective. , - ;' Already 10; of the 18 ex empt custom plants have ap plied to the state department of agriculture for inspection service. : This means renova tions and some new equip ment will be needed to meet basic inspection standards. When custom plants come un der inspection . and licensing they are entitled to wholesale meat. . , , The same la brings non slaughtering pro&ssing plants and animal food slaughter and processing operations 1 under the state meat dealer's licens ing law, with annual licenses $10 and $26, respectively. Another tightening up in the meat inspection law " re quires farm-slaughtered ani mals farmers sell direct to consumers to bear a tag show ing the meat has not been in spected. The department will furnish these tags and as soon as possible combine the new tag (With the regular produc er'stag. Farm slaughtered carcasses sold to retailers, restaurants and other places must be sub mitted to post-mortem inspec tion . and if found' unwhole some will be condemned. Eggs . The amendments to the egg law bring grade tolerances in line with the federal toler ances and will also -. require greater producer participation in the licensing and case tax fees which support the state egg inspection program. Small producers, however, will continue to, sell unlim ited quantities of their own eggs to consumers on or off the premises without contrib uting a cent to the state. They may also sell, again without cost, unlimited quantities of eggs to dealers who have the $2 state permit. But if producers sell to un licensed dealers, they will Benson Rejects Govt. Purchase Of Eggs, Hens Washington (UPD Agricul ture Secretary Ezra T. Ben son has rejected a congres sional request to bolster egg prices by government pur chases of laying hens and eggs from breeding flocks. Benson's decision was an nounced in a letter to chair man Harold D. Cooley (D N.C.) of the House agriculture committee. Cooley also had asked Ben son to appeal to creditors to declare a moratorium on their current claims against poul trymen. Benson went part way on this by saying his de partment's Farmers Home Ad ministration will' not fore close its loans to poultrymen borrowers "as long as there is a reasonable prospect of their eventually overcoming their present financial difficulties." Benson said private lenders generally follow the same practice "on an individual cus tomer basis rather than by is suing an industrywide mora torium." The agriculture secretary added his department would urge both government and private lending agencies to help stabilize the poultry in dustry, presumably by tight ening up on loans for expand ing production. In rejecting Cooleys pro posal for purchases of hens and breeding eggs, Benson said such steps would slow down the rate at which farm-ers-in a move prompted by low egg prices-are culling hens out of their flocks. The Agriculture Depart ment has spent nearly 19 mil lion dollars buying surplus dried eggs since last October. Purchases totalling $573,000 were announced Friday. The department also is backing a retail promotion drive, Ben son added, and J"there nas been some improvement in prices" since it was launched. The department also an nounced Friday . a proposed new federal "controlled qual ity"; egg grading program. DAILY'S Body & Paint Southern Oregon's Oldest and Finest 29 S. BARTLETT .. Phone SP 2-2395 need, after Aug. 5, to obtain the $2 license. With this, they may sell without -tax up. to 6,000 dozen eggs each year to unlicensed retailers, restau rants, eating houses and other food establishments or proces sors.' The o,000 dozen is on basis of the exemption of 200 cases each of a maximum of 30 dozen eggs from the 3-cent case tax fee. The 1959 law also permits the department to audit deal ers' records relating to the case tax; requires adequate equipment for candling and grading eggs if anyone sells eggs under a grade label; and gives the department author ity to revise case tax fees downward when funds ac cumulate above the enforce ment needs. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Or. C , June 18, 1959 B v Thursday, We Give GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL REXALL DRUG Main and- Central m Oh Boy! , Canada Dry flavors XXX XXVsYV XXXXXg KJJKs UVtllUUi 0 You get more to drink in every bottle. . . they're money-saving! 12 drinks in 6 bottle cartons! 4 REASONS WHY Canada Dry Flavors are your Best Buy! 1. Big King-Size bottle serves 2! 2. A flavor to satisfy, every taste! 3. Exclusive ingredients give them a sparkling taste! 4. You can trust their quality! 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