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Farm Wtshington-flJPD - An agri culture department economist ha predicted . that the in come of the average com mercial farm will more than double by 1975. However, Dr. Kenneth L. Bachman said the number of such farms probably will de crease by one-third in that time. - There are now 3,100,000 commecrial farms - with an average income of $7,500 a year. By 1975, there are ex pected to be about two mil lion commercial farms with average incomes of about $17, 000 a year. Washington-dTB - The agri culture departments says it has more applications for the conservation reserve than it can accept. Nearly 103,000 farmers have offered to put 9,600,000 acres of land into the long range phase of the soil bank program. Officials said this was near ly twice the original national goal of 5,100,000 acres. Washington-flJPD - The agri culture department predicts farm prices of fresh vege tables will average substan tially above last year's level for the next six to eight weeks. Retail prices also will be up, the department said. Prices received by potato growers for the next four to five months are expected to run well above last year's low prices. Supplies for fall and winter markets are smaller this year. Washington-TOPD-A drought in Europe has brought an in crease in feed prices in the United States. The agriculture department reported that most feed prices went up in the week ending last Tuesday. Prices averaged 85 cents a ton higher than the previous week. The increase was due main ly to an active demand for American feeds in EuroDe. A drought there has left farm ers short of feed. Hearing aer On Milk Rule Salem Any person from this area will have an oppor tunity to present views on proposed revisions in siaie .milk regulations at a hearihg in Salem Friday, Nov. 6. The hearing will open at 10 a.m. in the conference room of the state department of agricul ture, 158 12th St., N.E. Revisions will -concern dairymen, consumers, fluid milk processors and bulk tank truck drivers. Copies of the complete proposals may be ob tained from the department at Gk1M. nvnn urlin rannnt. at. tend the hearing may present his or her "iews in writing be fore the hear?". Main proposals to be pre sented In the revisions, which are required under 1959 -i j: 1.,.,. inn1i,4a CnaHKn ill Qu; law 3, uiwuu". the following: . 1. Standards of identity for 26 different fluid milk prod ucts, including fortified and skim milk products for which Oregon has had no standards. 2. Th first state coliform Be Prepared For Farm Census Taker When the farmer "gets the jump" on the agricultural census enumerator, both of them save time, said Jackson County Extension Agent, Gene Winters. Since it is not physically possible f . r the enumerator to arrive on all farms during slack hours, fill out the questionnaire ahead of time, the county agent points out. The census form may scare some at first glance, but another look will reveal simple questions and short an swers. If any farmers are wondering about the readers of their completed forms, they can relax. Instructions on Page 1 of the form say, that the information furn ished be accorded confiden tial treatment." In addition to the usual questions expected of an agri cultural census concerning crops, acres, and yields, the questionnaire involves some rather interesting topics. These may include garden tractors, combines; what kind of road; how far from a sur faced road; how many fence posts, if any; and what is the source of irrigation water. Most Jackson County farm ers will be checking the "No" and "None" columns a large percentage of the time. With these negative answers out of the way, it will not require very long to complete the form. Yes, wen the cansijs enumerator knocks at the door, be prepared. Hand him the completed form, thank him for calling, and say to yourself, "Well, that's over for another five years." Notes Washington-flJPD - The agri culture department today call ed for a 2 per cent cut in acreage of spring vegetables for the . fresh - market next year. In addition, the department advised farmers to increase acreage of spring melons by 11 per cent and to boost spring potato acreage by 4 per cent. Most of these crops will go to market during April, May and- June of 1960. ' Washington-flJPD - The agri culture department said the productivity of the nation's farm workers had nearly doubled in the last 10 years. Another report showed that productivity in agriculture had risen more than twice as fast as productivity in indus try. Washington-flJPD - The agri culture department announc ed plans to buy an undisclosed amount of frozen ground beef to give to school lunchrooms. The department said the amount would depend on the quantities and prices offered by meat packers. Offers from packers are due in Washing ton on each Monday begin ning Nov. 2. Washington-flJPD - The agri culture department's research chief says improved enforce ment of animal and plant quarantines would pay rich dividends for the nation's economy. ' Dr. Ryan T. Shaw told a conference on agricultural quarantines Tuesday that when plant or animal pests from abroad enter the United States they're expensive to eradicate. Washington-flJPD-Rep. Lawr ence Brock (D-Neb.) has pro tested to Agriculture Secre tary Ezra T. Benson against the high level of meat imports this year. In a telegram to Benson Tuesday, Brock urged govern ment action to protect Ameri can farmers with imports re strictions. raovemner o Changes standard, under which the de partment would adopt the USPH rules for this test, which is made to determine if milk , is contaminated after pasteurization. (Portland has adopted the same standard now proposed for the state.) 3. A raise in the pasteuriza tion temperature from 143 to 145 degrees F. (holding time remains at 30 minutes), to meet the higher temperature needed to destroy Q fever or ganisms, if present. 4. Closer definition of la beling requirements of fluid milk and milk products. 5. Sanitation standards for construction and installation of pipeline milking machines systems. (No changes are pro posed in requirements for grade B-jug milk-dairies.) 6. More specific require ments for cowyards and feed lot sanitation. 7. More specific require ments for clipping bellies, udders, flanks and tails of cows to facilitate cleanliness. 8. Requirements that milk and stable ceilings must be ceiled smooth underneath if overhead space is utilized for storage, with a July. 1, 1960, effective date. 9. Standards for equipment and sampling procedures to be used by plant bulk truck drivers who will take bacter ial samples under a new law. This is an economy move to save time and travel on this sampling. 12 T.B. REACTORS FOUND IN 2 MONTHS Tuberculosis testing in cat tle in Oregon during Septem ber brought to light six reac tors, the same number found during August. Two reactors were found in Josephine coun ty, three in Linn county and one in Malheur county out of the 4,354 cattle tested in 416 herds during September. No T3. reactors were found in July testing. The September report on brucellosis testing reflects the switch from off -the-farm blood testing to emphasis on blood testing at salesyards and slaughter plants-also the step up in vaccination of calves. Thirty per cent of the 4,378 September tests were per formed at slaughter plants and salesyards. In August, nearly half the 8,520 tests were made at these points. Total reactors found in the two months were 48, 31 in August and 17 in September. Calves vaccinated in August total 2.975 and in September 2,281. Two dairy counties had the most calf vaccinations both months, Tillamook in August and Marion in Sep tember. The U.S. Army and ' Air Force now have about 4,000 dogs on active duty. Tree Order Blanks! Now Available at State Nursery By EARLE JOSSY Jackson County Extension Agent Order blanks for tree seed lings from the State Forest nursery are now available at your county extension office. Call or write us if you would like one. This year, there is quite an imposing list of coniferous seedlings for sale, either for reforestation purposes or Christmas tree plantings. As usual, there are also broad leaf species for sale. . Mild weather this fall has delayed the nursery stock from entering dormancy. It may be November 15 or later before trees can be shipped from nurseries. Nevertheless, shipments will be - made promptly as soon as trees can be dug.. Order right away as there is still a big demand for trees. For example, one private nur sery is already sold out of all of its firs, at prices consider ably higher than those men tioned. Consider Advantages. If you are planting south or west slopes, consider the ad vantages of using ponderosa pine which is more heat and drought resistant than fir. It will give you better survival and, in time, will shade the area enough so you can inter plant with fir if you desire. Another possibility that ap pears to give good survival with fir "under these condi tions is the use of building paper covering the ground around the base of the tree. Although this method has giv en good results when the area, covered is a three foot square, we have more experimenta tion to do to determine how much we can reduce the size of the area and still get good survival. Therefore, all that we can recommend with reas onable safety now is the use of the three foot square of building paper. Where the paper isn't used and there is a heavy sod pres ent, scalping is recommended to reduce competition from the grass. Where the planting site is plowed and cultivated before planting and cultiva tion is planned after planting, no other treatment is neces sary, unless of course you want to irrigate, which al ways helps. Turkey Industry Slates Meeting Corvallis - The Oregon Tur key Improvement association will hold its 20th annual out look meeting Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the McMinnville arm ory. Featured speaker will be Dr. Clifford E. Maser, dean of the school of business and technology at Oregon State college. His topic will be "Practical Psychology in Busi ness." . Noel Bennion, OSC exten sion poultry specialist, will re view the past 15 years' of the turkey industry, and make some production and price predictions for the .coming year. The outlook for market turkeys, hatching eggs, poults and Oregon's turkey industry will be discussed by a panel composed of Dick Miller, Mc Minnville, president of the as sociation; W. T. Geiirts, Sa lem, manager of Oregon Tur key Growers; Fred Hunt, Se attle, Wash., manager of poul try meat department, Wash ington Cooperative Farmers association; and Walt Schwed ler, Portland, manager, Wa shore Turkey association. A buffet dinner sponsored by the Pacific coast turkey exhibit will precede the meet ing. Plan Available For Horse Barn Corvallis - Building plans for a small, expansible riding horse barn are available to Oregon residents from their county extension office, ac cording to M. G. Huber, Ore gon State College extension agricultural engineering spec ialist. Designed for use in either moderate or cold climates, the roof may be insulated or not depending upon weather in the area. The barn is designed for two 12xl2-foot box stalls, but can be enlarged easily by building on at the end, Huber explained. Two roof styles are included. - Complete plans may be ob tained without charge by ask ing for building plan 57 at the county extension office. Afriean eorillas live in hieh forested mountains and travel as a family. They keep on the move constantly, .stODDing only to sleep at night. MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Or. Z Thundiy, Nor. 5, 1959 " Seed Producers Consider Bee By EUGENE WINTERS County Extension Agent Twenty Talent alfalfa seed producers met last week with Dr. William Stephens, entom ologist, Oregon State college, to discuss possibilities of transplanting alkali bees from Eastern Oregon to artif ical beds, in Jackson county. Talent alfalfa seed produc ers has averaged about 300 pounds per. acre the last few yea?. With present export de mands it was thought that this bee which is an affective pollinator may be a way to increase ; Talent seed yields more in line with present de mand. Alkali bees have in creased seed yields substan tially in areas where they are abundant. . Stephens has found that when bees are given reason able protection from insecti cides, their increase is depend ent upon sufficient pollen and sufficient nesting sites. There are many ground nesting bees in m the area ' but Stephens thought it was unlikely that there are natural beds of al kali bees here. This bee is particular about where he builds his nest. The soil must have the right amount of sand, silt, and clay. Soil mois ture must be fairly exact and the right amount of salt must be present. i Growers present at the meeting agreed to cooperate with Dr. Stephens and Ore gon State College Experiment station in developing artifical beds with transplanting sub ject to the availability of bees next spring. BeJs are prepared by ex cavationg abut 3 feet deep lined with heavy plastic and then filled with gravel along the bottom and filled with selected soil on top. Soil mosi ture and soil texture must be just right for the bees to live and multiply. Jsoil texture an alysis samples will be taken by Gene Winters, county ex tension agent, in the first step to determine whether sites selected have the correct amounts of sand, silt and clay. Animal Nutrition Course Slated The first session of an adult course- in animal nutrition will be held in the Phoenix high school vocational agri culture classroom starting at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, announced vo-ag instruc tor Jack Dube. This class will meet for 10 consecutive Wednesday eve nings for two hours. Final session will be held on Jan. 20. Persons interested in en rolling should call the Phoe nix high school at KEystone 5-1442 on week days or Jack Dube, at KEystone 5-1188 on evenings and week ends. Reg istration and fee payments of $5 can be handled at the first class meeting on Nov. 18, Dube said. Instructor will ' be Keith Hockersmith, farm field man for the Grange Co-op. Assist ing him will be Carl (Jake) Jacobsen, field representative of General Mills, who will conduct a class on roughages. A local veterinarian will pre sent an additional class on nu tritional diseases and internal parasites. Open To Everybody The course is open to all in terested persons. Any live stock producer regardless of the size of his feeding opera tion should gain valuable as sistance and information from the course, Dube said. Course content will include a study of general nutrition definitions and feed laws, an alysis tags, food nutrients, bal ancing rations, roughages, pel leted and wafered feed, for age management, feeding calves, hogs, lambs, internal parasites and nutritional dis eases. Additional adult courses ; will be offered at the Phoenix j high school vocational agri-, culture department as soon as j interests in various courses is : known. 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