Medford mail tribune., July 16, 1959, Image 16

STARTING TO LAY-These 412-month-old imports his breeding stock from Kirkland,
H. and N. white leghorns are just beginning Wash. The number of young chickens he
to lay. The drum type feeders can be seen in keeps depends on the egg market condi-
the background. Egg producer L. N. Surles tions.
Flexibility Reported Key
To Paying
L. N. Surles, South Stage
rd., isn't too optimistic about
the future egg market but is
confident he can keep pace
with it through a flexible
poultry operation.
The local poultryman feels
also that commercial egg pro
ducers should have some sort
of a marketing organization
to represent them. He esti
mates some 20 full-time poul-
trvmen in the Rogue River
valley could benefit from such
a local organization,
Surles noted an optimist
trend to the current market
with large eggs up 3 cents
this week and mediums up 2
cents a dozen on the Portland
market as of Monday. .
Producers Prices
On Monday prices paid pro
ducers for grade Double A
Large eggs delivered .' and
graded at Portland ranged
from 36 to 38 cents a doz
en. Mediums moved at 28 to
SO and smalls cleared at 18 to
20V4 cents a dozen.
Surles said the Rogue-valley
egg producers have a
gentlemen's agreement to hold
to the prices Set in. the Port
land market. He noted that
during the last three weeks
local consumption of eggs is
up. The local poultryman like
many of his fellow egg pro
ducers delivers his eggs di
rictly to the stores and res
taurants and does iyt go
through a wholesale agency.
Fresh Egg Demand - -
Surles noted that people
will drive 10 to 15 miles to
purchase a good egg. People
want fresh eggs. So with that
in mind he shortens the time
as much as possible between
the time the egg is laid and
when it hits the skillet. His
eggs on. the farm and in the
stores and restaurants ' are
handled under refrigeration.
He rotates them as a bakery
will rotate its loaves of bread
on grocery shelves, with the
older one in front.
Com From Mid-West
Mr. and Mrs. Surles both
originated in the middle west
and made their way out here
pausing in a number of states
enrouie. iney nave Been in
the poultry business for 30
years in the Medford area.
The Surles poultry operation
started with the few layers
on South Peach st. and built
up to 3,000 layers. The size
of their increasing flock and
the rapid residential build-up
in that area forced them to
move to their present location
on the South Stage rd. near
the intersection with Griffin
Creek rd. They now have 12
acres on their home place and
an additional acre about
quarter mile away.
Practical Operation
This long experience with
egg-layers has kept the Surles'
poultry operation on a practi
cal, no frills basis. The Sur
les use a "floor operation'
contrasted to the cage opera
tion where hens are' set up in
cages above the ground. Sur
les can see advantages and
disadvantages to both opera
tions. He feels that on the
floor operation is the best
suited to his needs.
The poultryman has a capa
city for 7,000 layers but runs
about 5,000 layers now. The
number depend on market
conditions - the higher the
price the more layers are put
into egg production. He keeps
2,000 young ones now but has
had as high as 4,000 in his
brooder stock. He doesn't keep
a set hatchery date or set
number of pullets to raise.
The average hen gets a full
lay-out the first year. A num
ber will go 15 to 18 months,
but they have to be "real
good" to carry over a second
year, Surles said. How long
layers are kept depends on
the season, demand for eggs
and the quality of eggs , each
hen produces. He feels ap
proximately 50 per cent .pro
duction is good.
A main defect in the cage
system- is that it encourages
n noultryman to cull his flock
4sin closely. Surles said. Re
Egg-Production
placement of .70 to 75 per
cent a year is normal, he
feels. A replacement of 100
to 125 per cent is too high, he
remarked.
A lay of 240 eggs a year by
a hen is an average lay, Surles
said. There are 365 days in
a year. That means a hen will
have a vacation period when
it would be wasteful of a good
producing hen to replace her,
the poultryman pointed out.
Surles has proven this to him
self by segragating culled
hens, for sale on . the meat
market. All of a sudden they
start hitting a good rate of
lay again.
-Segregates . Layers
He encourages a good rate
of lay among the older bens
by keeping the second year
ones at the other place. Now
he keeps 2,000 layers there
but he could put 3,000 hens
at t he branch. Again, "the
number depend on market
conditions. .
Surles prefers the Heist-
dorf and Nelson (H & N)
strain of white leghorn. He im
ports his breeding stock from
Kirkland, Wash. The eggs are
natcned in a local hatchery.
Poultrymen use practical
ly nothing else but the white
leghorn now," Surles remark
ed. "And it has been reduced
to a few strains. For awhile
there were a number of strains
since poultrymen felt at one
time the bigger the hen the
better the producer. . How
ever, these larger hens con-
Sis-Q 4-H Club
Holds Pre-Fair
Forjudging
Ashland-The beginning of
Jackson county's "4-H pre-fair
for, training on judging and
showmanship was held Thurs
day, July 9 at the Bellview
Grange hall in Ashland, spon
sored by the Sis-Q 4-H clubs.
Francis Skinner. 4-H club
agent from Klamath- county.
helped club members in show
manship techniques and"plac
ing livestock in the judging
contest.
A special demonstration on
the training of guide dogs was
given by Nyla Murray of Med
ford. Steve Stewart, of Sis-Q 4-H
club, displayed some of the
showmanship that won him a
trophy' at county fair last year
as the outstanding showman.
Others placing included:
Livestock Judging Contest First
Donme jinapp. liold Hill: sec.
ond Susan Wright, Oak Grove;
third Steven Skinner. Klamath
ails; Tying for fourth Linda Gib'
son, Westside and Tom Hamilton,
Sis-Q; tying for fifth Willie Deb-
ricK, westside; Betty Kerr. Sis-Q:
and Clint Gibson, Westside; and
sixth Robert Williamson. Sis-O.
Beginning Swine Showmanship
rirst itoDerc atrauoe, itucn.
Intermediate Swine Showmanship
First Mary Ann Barker, Ruch;
ana second Louie Barker. Ruch,
Advanced Swine Showmanship
jrirsi uenny tetter, sis-y; second
Lynn Meniman, Sis-Q; and third
Steve Stewart, Sis-Q.
Beginners Sheep Showmhanship
First Billy Bagley. Talent; sec
ond Sam James. Talent; third
Third Terry Logel. Sis-Q; fourth
Janice Main, Westside.
Intermediate First Class Sheep
Showmanship First Mary Ann
iti tran, itucn ; second taint Gibson
Westside; third Steve Chapman,
ais-w; ana lourxn uoraon Logel,
B1S-W.
Intermediate Second Class Sheen
Showmanship First Richard Bot
tger, Ruch; second Linda Bet ten
court, Ruch: third Madge Barker,
nucn; lourm margarei JNeison,
nucn; rum viciki uaiaweil, west
side. Advanced Sheep Showmanship
First Craig Wright, Westside; sec
ond Marsha Watson. Westside;
third Faye Chapman, Sis-Q; fourth
snaron Larson. Kucn.
- Beginning Beef Fitting Contest
i irsi itoDen Williamson. ais-Q;
and second 'Don Greene. Sis-O.
Intermediate Beef Fitting Contest
r ir3 1 lommy Hamilton, . Sis-Q;
second Carol.' Bradshaw, Sis-Q;
and third Monte Bradsaw, Sis-Q.
Senior Beef Fitting Contest
First Don Hale, Sis-Q.
Beef Showmanship Champion
Showman Steve Stewart (trophy),
Sis-Q.. --
- Beginners " Beef Showmanship
rirst mm uioson, westside; sec
ond Robert Williams,- Sis-Q; and
third oonnr Greene. Sis-O.
Intermediate Beef Showmanship
rinir-iauaa' Viioson, westsiae;
second Tom Hamilton. Sis-Q; and
third Carol Bradshaw Sis-O .
Senior Beef Showmanship First
Steve Stewart. Sis-Q; and second
Lion naie, ais-w.
,
sumed more feed, too"
Surles doesn't believe in
pampering his leghorns, a
breed which many poultry
men classify as flighty and
highly nervous. He leads the
visitor right in through the
rambling wooden poultry
barn to take a look at the
breeding flock and layers. Be
ing used to strangers among
them the chickens pay little
attention.
Surles laughed at the old
story of the young city-bred
bride of a poultry rancher
who bought a roster for every
hen to , make things more
equal." He keeps five or six
roosters per 100 hens and
used to have 12 roosters per
100. One rooster, he pointed
out, will eat enough for two
hens.
Brooder Numbers Flexible
Chicks are kept in the
brooder for 8 weeks -during
the cold weather and 5 to 6
weeks during the, warm
weather and only 3 weeks dur
ing the real hot weather, Sur
les said.
Outdoor pens and chicken
houses hold his young chick
ens. The number is also flex
ible depending on the season
and egg prices. The Vi month
old chicken he has now are
just starting to lay eggs.
With Surles' floor opera
tion an average size pen will
hold 400 chickens. As he puts
his young chickens in the pens
he spreads a . litter and keeps
building up the layers of plan
er shaving until it is 8 to 10
inches deep. As the chickens
perch their dropping fall in
to wire covered pits which
hold a year's supply. The lit
ter is kept through the winter
then the dropping and litter
is sold mainly to. orchardists.
Surles would like a bulk-
feeder set-up. However, his
drum feeders will hold lVfe
sacks of feed and need to be
refilled once a week. The feed
drums resemble galvanized
garbage cans with peaked
covers. 'An automatic water
ing system keeps the leghorns
well watered.
Eggs are gathered two or
three times a day and four
times a day during hot weath
ers A hired man does the
heavy work and keeps the
production records for each
pen which he brings to Surles
daily.
Candles and Grades
The hired man's wife helps
Mrs. Surles as she candles
and grades using an automat
ic machine. The cleaning,
grading and candling takes
about 2VS to 3 hours a day;
The candling and grading
machine will handle an. av
erage load of 4 to 5 cases an
hour and has a capacity of
8 cases an hour.
Eggs are cleaned by plac
ing them in a wire basket and
in a large round tub of water
with a temperature of 108 to
110 degrees. A compressor
gives a boiling effect to the
water as the eggs are floated
around in the swirling water
for '3Vi minutes. A detergent
and sanitizer cleans the bac
teria from the eggs. A basket
normally holds 130 to 140
eggs depending on egg size.
As the baskets rest on the
shelf ready for candling and
grading a fan dries them off.
From the candling room the
eggs are loaded into cases
and placed in the refrigera
tion room where the tempera
ture is carefully held at 50
degrees and. the humidity be
tween 75 and 85 per cent.
The. future of Rogue River
poultry? This .'is a good eli
minate - warm and dry - and
snouid make an ideal poultry
area. However,, markets are
the. big thing, Surles said. A
growing population may boost
egg consumtpion here and pro
vide a better market, he con
cluded. ' .
Nearly three times the milk
production per acre is yielded
by rotation grazed pastures
than by pastures grazed con
tinually through the season.
MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
A Thumliy,Jyrf 16, 1959
Wheat Growers
Get Allotments
In Week's Mail
Wheat growers of Jackson
County were mailed their I960
acreage allotments tnrougn
the mail this week, Chairman
Don Nichols of the County
Agriculture Stabilization and
Conservation; committee, an
nounced today.
There is a total of 137 farms
with 1,960 wheat acreage al
lotments in the county having
a combined acreage of 1,433
acres. These allotments are be
ing mailed at this time so
farmers will have them in
advance of the July 23 refer
endum, at which growers
throughout the country will
decide whether to market
their 1960 wheat under the
same quota system that has
been in effect for several
years. - .
The designated polling place
will be the County ASC of
fice, third floor Jackson Coun
ty Courthouse annex, between
the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.mv,
July 23. Farmers who are eli
gible to vote in the wheat
quota referendum are all those
who in 1960 will have more
than 15 acres of wheat for
harvest as grain on a farm,
except those who are partici
pating in the 1959 feed wheat
program. Under the feed
wheat program, farmers may
arrange with the county of
fice to grow up to 30 acres
of wheat for use only on the
farm where grown without
being subject to marketing
quota penalties. , ,-
If at least two-thirds of the
growers who vote in the refer
endum approve the quotas,
they will remain in effect for
1960-crop wheat and price
support will be available to
farmers who , comply with
their farm wheat allotments
at at least 75 per cent of
parity. Farmers who exceed
the larger of the farm allot
ment or 15 acres will be sub
ject to a marketing penalty
of 45 per cent of the wheat
parity price on their "excess"
wheat. . "
If the quotas are not ap
proved by at least two-thirds
of the growers voting, the
quotas and penalties will not
be in effect, and price support
will be available to farmers
who comply with their farm
wheat allotments at 50 per
cent of parity, as directed by
law. At current parity .levels,
that would be about $1.18 per
bushel. '
Compliance with the allot
ment is required for any farm
er participating in the xon
servation reserve of the soil
bank. The farmer who exceeds
his allotment, produces more
than 15 acres of wheat and
is not participating in the feed
wheat program is ineligible
for Conservation Reserve pay
ments. For purposes of establish
ing future allotments, the
farmer who complies with his
1960 wheat allotment receives
credit for his full wheat base
and thus gets credit for the
acreage diverted from wheat.
The farmer who exceeds his
allotment receives no credit
for the diverted acreage un
less he stores his excess wheat
under marketing quota regu
lations or delivers it to the
government.
Any farmer who has ques
tions about his 1960 wheat al
lotment or the wheat refer
endum should take them up
withthe staff of the county
office as soon as possible after
the allotment is received,
Chairman Nichols said.
Farm Pond Fish
Give Good Sport
By EUGENE P. WINTERS
Jackson County Extension
Agent :
To help answer the question
of just how good is family
pond fishing, Andy Land
force, Oregon State -college
wildlife management special
ist, recently recorded the fish
ing results experienced on a
number of properly managed
one acre family trout ponds.
All were . cold water ponds
with water temperatures stay
ing under 70 degrees Fahren
heit, or were more than 12
feet deep.
During the spring of the
first year the ponds were
stocked with one thousand
two-inch to four-inch rainbow
trout, per surface acre'. By
October excellent fishing for
seven to nine inch trout was
had. Average fishermen had a
bite on at least every other
cast.
Good catches were made for
trout 10 to 14 inches long the
year following stocking. In
April, May and early June the
average .fisherman ; had at
least one strike in four casts.
The best fishing was in the
spring and fall with some
summer-time catches made.
Bites-per-hour fishing in the
third year were greatly re
duced, but trout when caught
were in "the 16 to 20 -inch
class. During the early winter
of the third year the pond was
drained and restocked the fol
lowing spring.
m
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Why didn't more farmers attend the meeting on the Rogue
basin development at the courthouse Monday?
This and other questions kept occurring throughout the
meeting as questions directed by the fishermen led the dis
cussion through a maze of information on water temperatures
and stream flows. This is a busy season for the farmer. How
ever, more of them should have been there to protect their
interests. Most of the audience seemed to be sports fish
ermen. ;
- We .understand that a, tentative date has been set for a
similar meeting on Aug. 3 at Shady Cove. Bill Jess, chair
man of the Rogue Basin Water Resources and Flood Con
trol committee, says he is now awaiting confirmation from
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the bureau of sports
fisheries and wildlife. Perhaps this meeting will give those
people a chance to attend who were too busy, this week.
We heard a lot of information about the numbers of fish
in the Rogue river and heard from a number of fishermen
Monday night. Perhaps Cole Rivers of the state game com
mission could provide a more accurate estimate of the fish
ing in Rogue river by running counts on the fishermen
angling for spring chinook than fish counter. This informa
tion might be 'weighed against the estimated number of
farm acres which could -be irrigated in Sams valley from
river water, the value of crops which could be produced,
the number of farm families supporte'd by the crop income
and the amount of money which is spent, or would be spent,
by these merchants of the valley.
We wondered during the meeting, also, why another
recreation group wasn't heard from the water skiers
and boating ' enthusiasts. What effect would dams on the
main stem of the Rogue have upon their activities? Judging
by what we have seen and the fact that the Jackson county
sheriffs office recently has created a boat patrol this group
is rapidly growing in numbers . and importance. Perhaps
it will make itself heard at the
Lee McAllister, of the bureau of reclamation, Boise, Ida.,
suprised many of the audience Monday night with his
caustic remark that, "There
gation it will all go to the fish." Possibly this might re
flect a growing concern among bureau personnel that they
have opened a "Pandora's
posed water resource development on the Rogue.
We wondered, too, why
ment costs for the farmer couldn't be given for proposed
irrigation projects. From what we have seen before," Mc
Allister is an able man in presenting the true cost and bene
fit picture of water resource development. He knows his
business. Perhaps, too, nobody
ing to get caught in a crossfire of figures and statistics as
threatened at times Monday.
We should probably explain some figures pertaining to
proposed construction of the Copper reservoir on v the Big
Applegate. Average annual cost per acre-foot per year for
irrigation would be about $14.81 based on full repayment
of construction cost and average annual operation and main
tenance in 40 years after a 10
ing which the only costs would
nance, according to. project data sheets prepared by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. That figure is made up of $10.14
for storage plus $4.67 for distribution system.
.We wonder, too, exactly
of sports fisheries and wildlife, meant when he remarked
"Sir, you would be surprised
has already been done!" He was referring to concessions
between his bureau and other government agencies. But
we wonder what concessions were made and if any such
concessions or "horse-trades" have been made on the Rogue
basin.. . , J .
We were downright discouraged when we heard : the
same southern. gentleman (he came to "Oregon -from Vicks
burg, Miss.) say, "And we will fight tooth and toenail to
protect the fisheries." This, after a number of hard-working
public-spirited citizens sweated through many session to
conciliate fishing, flood-control and power interests. Since
spawning beds are such an issue in this controversy, we won
der why they , weren't pin-pointed in location for the au
dience Monday night. We will
Paul H. Weiland did draw
wards a better understanding
Oregon milk production
trend, according to the OSC
13. May, 1958 output was 124 million pounds compared
to 123 million pounds in May, 1959. U. S. milk production
in 1958 was lower than 1957
June production 128 million
below the same month for
OSC dairy marketing specialist Oscar Hagg figures high
meat prices contribute to this downward trend. These prices
encourage heavy dairy cattle culling. This, he notes, is a
good example of how an economic force operating in one
part of agriculture can influence the activities of another.
Milk production costs in Oregon in June of 1959 was
up about 6 per cent from the same period in 1958. Farm
wages, concentrates and particularly higher hay prices
are considered the strong contributing factors.
Low hay prices through 1957 and 1958 encouraged
destruction of stands that would have been kept for harvest,
Hagg. explained. The low prices also made hay owners
careless about maintaining carryover stocks. Carryover
stocks in Oregon, Washington and Idaho are down at least
one-third from a year ago, but still sizeable. However more
hay eating animals are now on Oregon farms. This increase
of mostly beef, but also dairy stock will mean a tighter
hay situation during' the next winter feeding season, Hagg
forecasts. He cautions the dairy operator to examine his
supply of roughage while he can still lay it in more easily.
-As nearly as we can find out by putting our, ear, to the
ground a cent a quart price increase on Grade A to the
housewife is still in the offing for southern Oregon. As in
the Portland and Salem areas which has a general ' raise
of a cent a quart only a half of the raise goes to the dairy
farmer. or 23 cents per hundred weight.
. " Speaking of miik prices, the organization of the newly
formed Oregon-Washington Milk Sales Inc.; a, milk price
bargaining outfit, is moving ahead. Approximately 42 per
cent of the milk producers affected have signed up. More
meetings of the producer groups are being scheduled.
During the semi-annual meeting of the Milk Producers
League Monday night the group unanimously voted to
sign the inter-marketing agreement for Oregon-Washington
Milk Sales Inc. George Holt, of the Phoenix-Talent area,
was elected as director for the Milk Producers. Dick Wester
burg, Ashland dairyman and Oregon Milk Producers presi
dent, will serve as alternate. Both offices are set for an
indefinite term. President Albert Straus, Gold Hill, pre
sided over the meeting. ' ,
' Westerberg is also president of the Western Sales Milk
Producers. In that capacity he will attend a meeting of
the organization July 30 through Aug. 1 in Boise, Ida.
Lester Adams, able editor of the Oregon Milk Producers
newspaper also plans to go. We don't know of any other
representatives going from this county but understand some
dairymen are going from the Klamath area.
Main problem of the' meeting will be -coordinating the
efforts of the 11 western states into unified -action to
represent the producers in the ll western states for more
effective bargaining. In short, they will be trying to direct
all the little' squirts into one big milk bucket.
chat
snady cove meeting.
won't be any water for irri
box" by setting plans for pro
more exact" irrigation' develop
can blame him for not want
- year development period dur
be for operation and mainte
what Travis Roberts, bureau
at how much horse-trading
say that question from Col
out some pertinent details to
of the complete picture.
still continues its downward
dairy market review for July
by about 700 million pounds
pounds or about 2 per cent
1958.
Worms Appearing
In Peaches, Cols
By DON BERRY
Jackson County Extension
Agent
Some commercial and back
yard stone fruit growers have
worms appearing in their apri
cots and peaches.
This insect is the peach-
twig-borer which occurs early
in the season in the tips of
new growth and later gener
ations work their way into
the ripening fruits on apricots
and peach trees.
Where apricots are close to
harvest it would not be prac
tical to apply a spray for this
pest, but in peach orchards
where the worm is appearing
mere is sua ample time to
apply control measures with
out undue worry regarding
insecticide tolerances.
All peach - growers should
inspect their plantings care-
ruiiy and it tmy worms are
starting to work into the
green peaches or if infected
twigs were noticed earlier in
the year, a spray should be
applied. Where peaches are
a month ahead of harvest,
DDT at-IVi pounds per 100
gallons should be used. Where
peaches are closer than 30
days to harvest , but at least
three days away, a thorough
soaking of the tree with Mala-
thion at two pounds per hun
dred gallons will aid in con
trol. Combinmg the two mix
tures above not doubt would
increase the effectiveness
where infestations are severe.
Commercial growers want
ing to apply insecticides closer
than three days before har
vest may use Sevin 50W at 2
pounds per 100 gallons of
water instead of DDT or Mala
thion. Seviff may be applied
up to the day before harvest
Care of Lawn Outlined
For New Home Owners
By J. VERNON MARSHALL
For Rogue Valley Nurserymen
and Growers association
What , would all the trees,
shrubbery and flowers on a
place amount to if there were
no lawn as a background?
To my mind, a fine sweep of
turf is of first importance. An
open sweep of lawn, no mat
ter how larger or small the
grounds, is needed to go with
the home itself. ' Plant the
shrubs as thickly as you want
to along the outskirts of a
lot or at the front or rear. But,
have an open stretch of lawn
somewhere. It helps give char
acter to a place and supplies
a proper setting for the plant
ing you do.
Leave Lawn Open
A lawn doesn't want to be
dotted with trees and shrubs,
It wants to be open. Get
away' from .the big center of
Gernaiums or Carinas in tne
main lawn. You can find
other places for them if you
look around enough. Don't
cut up a sweep of green turf.
The smaller the grounds, the
more the lawn means and the
less one can afford to sacrifice
it for other purposes. A shrub
bery border or one with
flowers means nothing unless
a lawn leads to it.
To obtain a good lawn start
Roof Moss Control
Given by Agent
By DON BERRY
Jackson County Extension
Agent
Moss on roofs is a perennial
problem to many home own
ers. This moss is not only a
fire hazard during dry weath
er but also adds to the deter
ioration of the roof the year
around. Treatments for moss control
generally include a metal or
metalic salt to kill and. pre
vent moss from growing on
the roof. A copper or galvan
ized metal ridge roll will aid
to prevent moss from starting.
Soaking the roof with a cop
per sulfate solution or a fixed
copper spray, or by applying
the powdered crystals or dust
of these materials at the peak
of the roof and washing down
lightly with a garden hose
will help control a moss prob
lem. Other recommended prac
tices include the use of a 5
per cept solution or penta
chlorophenol which is also a
good wood preservative, or a
10 per cent solution of zinc
chloride. Do NOT use penta
chlorophenol on a composition
roof.
The best practice includes
removing the moss before the
treatment. It should be re
membered also that penta
chlorophenol, strong solutions
of copper sulfate or zinc may
injure plants which receive
drip from the eaves. Where
this is a problem install a
copper or galvanized ridge
roll, or using the fixed or
neutral copper would be the
safest method of control.
We Give 6&(.
GREEN STAMPS
CENTRAL REXALL DRUG
Main and Central
Community Pre-Fair Held
For Phoenix-Talent Area
Jackson County's second
pre-fair, for Phoenix-Talent,
was held Saturday, July 11
at the .Phoenix Community
club for all of Jackson Coun
ty 4-H club members. It was
sponsored jointly by the Tal
ent and Phoenix 4-H clubs
and included judging and
showmanship on poultry, rab
bits, dairy, beef and sheep.
A special demonstration on
horsemanship was presented
by the Phoenix Horse club
during the lunch hour.
4-H'ers . from all parts of
Jackson county competed for
ribbons as they displayed their
skill under the watchful -eyes
of Judges Ed Griggs, Crater
vo-ag instructor; Jack Dube,
Phoenix vo-ag instructor; Bill
Bigham, 4-H club leader from
Eagle Point; Vincent Lobdell
of Medford; and Andrew
Schmidt of Medford. Results
of the placings are as follows:
Intermediate Rabbit Showman.
ship First, Tommy Michael, Peter
Rabbit Mis-Fits; second, John Brad
shaw. Peter Rabbit Mis-Fits; third,
.nr.iii. iiaiau, revicr IUDD11 JV11S-
Fits; fourth, Janet Glidden, Valley
Experimenters: fifth Phillip Brad
shaw, Peter Rabbit Misfits, and
sixth, Tony Glidden, Valley Experi
menters. Intermediate Rabbit Showman
ship First, Linda Sommer, Sam's
Thumpers: second, LaDawna Krid
ler. Westside Rabbi teers: third.
Mike Michael.' Peter Rabbit Mis
fits; fourth, Karen Alldridge, West
side Rabbiteers, and fifth. Clifton
Mitchell. Valley Experimenters.
Advanced Rabbit Showmanship-
first, Daryi z,apell, Sam s Thump,
ers, and second. Bob Garrison,
Peter Rabbit Misfits.
Rabbit Judrine Contest First.
Karen Allbridge, Westside Rabbit
Club; second, Daryl ZapeU. Sam s
Thumpers; third, Linda Sommers,
Sam's Thumpers; fourth, John
Bradshaw. Peter Rabbit Misfits;
fifth. LaDawna Kridler. Westside
Rabbit Club, and sixth, Bob Garri
son. Peter Rabbit Misfits.
Beginner Poultry Showmanship
nisi, oiu jaagiey, laieni aniens
Intermediate Poultry Showman'
ship First, Kathy ZapeU, Talent
Chicks; second, Betty- Jo Howell,
Talent Chicks; third, Paulette
with well drained and deeply
worked over soil. These, to
my mind, are the most essen
tial requirements. You can ul
timately establish a 'good turf
on the stiffest clay, but it
takes time. This is true of al
most any lawn or heavy or
light soil.
In most cases where a lawn
has run out it is usually the
owner's fault for it takes prop
er attention to keep a lawn
m good order. I don't care
how rough a piece of land
may be or how stiff the clay
from the basement or cellar
excavation of a new residence.
With a little work and by
handling the soil at the right
time, when it is not too wet
nor too dry, you can obtain
a fairly smooth surface. It's
possible to lay the foundations
for' a good lawn without go
ing to a lot of expense as in
top dressing the whole area
with top soil, manure and
sand. You can get along nice
ly otherwise and still have
success.
The deeper you can work
the surface over the better
for the roots of the grass and
the better will the soil Tetain
moisture during the hot sum
mer months. In heavy ' soil,
after it has been plowed, fol
low up with the disc or pul
verizer and a polescraper or
heavy planks to do the level
ing. Follow with a good fer
tilizer such as Liquinox for
lawns. Since this is a liquid it
is better to sow seeds first.
Keeping lawns green through
out the summer is much easier
using Liquinox or lawn
groom. Water early in the
morning or late afternoons so
that you will not burn the
lawn. Also apply a good crab
grass killer through July
when this seedling is starting
to grow.
Of the $40-billion spent by
farm operators for production
and family living expenses,
about $8-billion went for the
purchase, operation and main
tenance of farmer-owned mo
tor vehicles and "machinery,
according to the U.S.D.A.
Fifty-seven acres of the land
harvested in the U.S. last year
gave as much food, feed and
fiber as 100 acres yielded 10
years ago.
MODERN ARTIFICIAL BREEDING
with
FROZEN SEMEN
FROM AMERICAN BREEDERS' SERVICE
ML.
ROGUE VALLEY PROVED SIRE SERVICE
Creel, Talent Chicks, and fourth,
Mary Howell, Talent Chicks. . r
Senior Poultry Showmanship
First, Carolyn Tiegs. Talent Chicks,
and second, Craig Wright, Medford. '
Poultry Judclnr Contest FirT.
Kathy ZapeU. Talent: tying for
second. Craig Wright Medford and
Carolyn Tiegs. Talent; third, Pau
lette Creel, Talent; tying for fourth.
Jack Esp. Reese Creek and Billy
Basley. Talent: fifth. Bettv Jo How.
ell. Talent, and sixth, Mary Howell.
Talent.
Intermediate Dairy ShowmanshiD
First, Ricky Anderson, Antelope;
secona, luuy z.apeii, laieni; mira,
Mary Ann Cantrall. Ruch; fourth.
Gary Cook, Talent: fifth, Renee
Johnson, Phoenix, and sixth, Bob
Hubbard, Antelope. -
Advanced Dairy Showmanship-
First Jack Esp, Reese Creek Rene
gades; second, Georgia Hubbard,
Antelope: third. Carolyn Tiegs, Tal
ent: fourth, Dave Foote, Central
Point: fifth. Gene Holt, Phoenix,
and sixth, StarleneWilkins, Talent.
Becinners Sheen ShowmanshiB
First, Manise Main, Medford: sec
ond, Billy Bagley. Talent; third,
Sam James. Talent, and fourth,
James Anhorn, Central Point.
rirsi nasi intermediate sneep
Showmanship First Renee John
son. Phoenix: second. Judv Baelev.
Talent; third, Richard Botger,
Kucn: fourth, Kathy ZapeU, Tal
ent; 5th. Linda Bettencourt, Ruch,
and sixth, Sherry Wilkins. Talent.
Second Class Intermediate Sheen
ShowmanshiD F i r s t. Marv Ann
Cantrall, Ruch; second, Margaret
Kelson. Ruch; third. Carol Foote.
Central Point: fourth, Carolyn
Barnes, Westside: fifth, Cathy Lar
son, Ruch, and sixth, Madge Bar
ker. Ruch.
Advanced Sheen ShowmanshiD
First Craig Wright. Westside; sec-
ona. btariene Wilkins. Talent, and
third, Sharon Larson. Ruch.
Beginner Beef Showmansh in-
First. Donna Hammond. Central
Point: second, Kenneth Harris,
Phoenix; third, Sam James. Talent;
lourui, uennis tiotiDunr, Fhoentx:
fifth, Terry Welburn. Talent and
sixth, Norman Hatcher, Phoenix.
Intermediate Beef Showmanship
First, Ricky Anderson, Antelope;
secona, lioya loner, central foint
third. Chip Buffington. Phoenix:
fourth, John Hughes, Phoenix:
fifth, Renee Johnson, Phoenix, and
sixth, Greg Goodrich, Talent. -
Senior Beef ShowmanshiD First
Ronnie Anderson, Antelope; second.
inikki nammond. central Point;
third. Nedra Harris, Phoenix;
fourth. Curt Harris, Phoenix; fifth.
Jack Esp, Reese Creek, and sixth,
Larry Toner, Central Point
Beet Fitting Contest First, Ned
ra Harris, Phoenix; second. Chin
Buffington, Phoenix; third, Curt
Harris, Phoenix; fourth Leonard
Hatcher. Phoenix; fifth, Kenny
Harris, Phoenix, and sixth, Norman
tiatcner, fnoenix.
Livestock Jndging Contest First
Lloyd Toner, Central Point tying
for second Susan Wright Medford:
Nedra Harris, Phoenix; Richard
Anders oh. Antelope and Ronald An
derson, Antelope; third, Starlenet
Wilkins. Talent; tying for fourth.
Jack Esp, Reese Creek; . Donna
Hammond, Central Pint, Kathy Za
peU. Talent; Tying for fifth, Re
nee Johnson, Phenix; Carolyn Tiegs,
Talent; Robyn Goodrich, Talent and
Larry Toner, Central Point; and
sixth, ' Nikki . Hammond, Central
Point
Home Garden Pest
Control Given
Corvallis - A handy guide
for home-garden vegetable
growers in their summer "bat
tle with bugs" has been pub
lished by Oregon State col
lege extension service.
The illustrated, 12 - p a g e
boklet, "Vegetable Garden In
sect Pests," contains drawings
and descriptions of insects,
describes the damage they do,
and lists pest-control meas
ures. Oregon residents may ob
tain free copies of the booklet
from local county extension
offices or from the OSC bulle
tin clerk, Corvallis.
Supplements fed range
cows during calving seasons
increased the number of
calves and their average
weight in drought years, a
New Mexico experiment
shows.
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