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O MAIL TRIBUNE, Medferd, Or. U C Thursday, Feb. 18, 1960 Equipment Show Set March 4-5 Corvallis - Fruit and vege table growers in the Willam ette valley can look over latest tilling and harvesting equipment soon that might prove useful on their farms. A mid-Willamette horticul tural equipment display has been set for March 4 and 5 at the Polk County Fair grounds, Rickreall, according to M. G. Huber, extension ag ricultural engineer at Oregon State college. Exhibits' -will open March 4 at 10 a.m., stay open that evening, and close March 5 at 4 p.m. The display, sponsored by the OSC cooperative exten sion service, was set up to give small fruit, prune, and vegetable growers a chance to see equipment other grow ers are now using, and new equipment being offered by commercial dealers, Huber said. Wherever possible, equipment will be operated so growers can get a better idea how a particular ma-; chine might fit into their own operation. A wide variety of equip ment will be on display, Hu ber reported. Scheduled to be shown are cultivators, hole diggers, wire stretchers, tree shakers, raspberry harvesters, corn toppers, soil fumigation equipment, and many other types of planting, tilling and harvesting machines. More information on the display can be obtained from county extension agents in the Willamette Valley. California May Drop Bar To Oregon Cattle Imports Strawberry Program Slated For College Corvallis - Latest research and current information on Oregon's leading small fruit crop, strawberries, will be re ported to Northwest proces sors and field men at Oregon State college, Feb. 23. Strawberry Day will pro vide an opportunity for vari ous segments of the industry "to get acquainted with the overall situation, Roy Moser, OSC extension fruit and vege table processing specialist, pointed out. He noted that Oregon produces about one fourth of the nation's frozen strawberries. Salem - California's state wide quarantine restrictions against Oregon cattle may be eased if California Depart ment of Agirculture officials approve recommendations made by the Oregon Depart ment of Agriculture. These recommendations, an Oregon official said, were made during an interstate conference in Medford on Feb. 13. This information was re leased through an announce ment made jointly by the Ore gon Department of Agricul ture, the Oregon Cattlemen's association with the approval of the USDA veterinarian staff in Oregon. , The quarantine restrictions were established by Califor nia after the discovery of psoroptic mites in a herd of cattle assembled by ranch in terests in Idaho and trans ported undetected across the Oregon border to a ranch in Baker county. The mite has been moving westward rapid ly and California officials in dicated they are keeping a close watch on developments. Oregon Agricultural Direc tor Frank McKennon invited California authorities to meet with Oregon officials and USDA veterinarians to review the facts concerning problems on importation of these mite infested cattle. He related the limited extent of the psoroptic mite exposure in Oregon cat tle; the prompt and compre hensive treatment given ex posed animals under the sup ervision of state, federal and private practicing veterinari ans; preventive measures ini tiated to curb additional ex posure; and the negative find ings tht resulted from multi county surveys. A primary objective of the! Oregon delegation was to seek relief from quarantine restric tions, and to discuss condi tions and requirements that could lead to an easing of the quarantine. Oregon Agricul tural Director Frank McKen non said the quarantine has been costly to many Oregon cattlemen because of the mu tual interdependence between the cattle producers of many eastern and southern Oregon counties with the livestock in terests and markets of Cali fornia. He said in these coun- J ties, Baker county excepted, no evidence of mite-infested i cerning the nature of the psor- cattle or actual exposure has optic mite infestation in Ore- been found. It was pointed out previous ly that the results of the quar antine are most severe on cattle now ready for market and which have never been exposed to the psoroptic mite. These were barred from en tering California, their nor mal market outlet, for imme diate slaughter. In pressing for easing of the quarantine restrictions, es pecially as they may apply to cattle for immediate slaughter and heavy brood cows, Direc tor Frank McKennon said. "The scope of preventive mea sures undertaken in Oregon under the supervision of both state and federal veterinari ans has been completely ade quate to cover the most re mote periphery of suspected exposure. Since the infested animals did not originate in Oregon, cattle buyers can enter; the Oregon market with the assurance that every pos sible step is being taken to protect the industry Translation: "We have tak en steps throughout the state to prevent any further out break. You can buy and sell cattle in Oregon. It's safe." Dr. Kent Magruder, a vet erinarian and president of the Oregon Cattlemen's associa tion, joined with Dr. L. E, Bodenweiser, state veterinari an with the department, and Dr. A. G. Beagle, in charge of federal veterinarians in Ore eon, in this statement con- More Weight Checks Made In Retail Stores Salem Oregon consumers are getting almost twice as much protection against false weights on retail t foods as they did five years ago. This stands out in a com parative report on inspection and sampling activities of the division of foods and dairies, weights and measures of the state department of agricul ture. O. K. Beals, division chief, points out that 39,289 retail food packages were test weighed in 1959. -This com pares with 20,901 packages in 1955. gon: "The common scab mite, of the type discovered on a cattle herd in Baker county, is skin parasite about l40th of an inch long which under some conditions is -visible to the naked eye. It cannot sur vive on man, and does not af fect public health. The cattle mite . will flourish only on cattle. It lives on cattle like a "common louse" only it digs a little deeper. "It completes its life cycle in less than 15 days. It multi plies very rapidly, but in some instances, because of weather conditions, the symp toms do not develop so they may be detected in less than six months to one year. All of this allows the infestation to spread in. a short time. In many instances, a terrific time lag occurs before evidence is noticeable. For some reason, it is more noticeable -on an animal during the winter and becomes much less active when the coat is shed in spring. It has long been con sidered quarantineable be cause of its high nuisance rat ing, persistence and trans missibility; however, treat ment is simple and positive. "A number of acceptable chemical compounds, if prop erly applied with either dip ping or spraying facilities, will rid the animals of this mite. The psoroptic type dis covered in Oregon is consid ered the easiest to eradicate because it is a more shallow borer than other types such as sarcoptic, which nas ap peared from time to time in all states having large cattle populations. "The symptoms of an infes tation with the common scab mite are itching, loss of hair, and crusts on the skin. The variety which we now have normally affects the upper parts of the animal. The skin becomes thickened from the irritation by the mites saliva injected as they feed. "Cattle owners are urged to have a veterinarian examine any group of cattle that show suspicious signs of infestation. By such cooperation any oth er center of infection, should it exist, could be quickly located." tliiis Sran ge Oo sip for ALL Your mmm PLANTING HEEDS! FERTILIZERS BY THE SACK OR BY THE CADLOAD Gypsum Superphosphate Sulphate of Ammonia and Complete Fertilizer Mixes A FULL LINE OF SEED GRAINS: Wheat, Oats, Barley; also Rye, Peas, Clovers, Alfalfa, and all the principal varieties of Form and Garden- MARKET NEWS Fedfral-SIate Market News Service R?d Bluff Livestock Auction Report, Tuesday. February 16, 1960 CATTLE: Salable 730, including around 200 calves Around SO per cent of supply stocker and feeder classes, the remainder of the run mainly slaughter cows. Auction active, slaughter steers and heifers scarce; slaughter cows about steady; stocker and feeder calves and yearlings steady to firm, stock cows steadv to strong. Bulk of supply of northern California origin. Slausher cows: Individual Utility and Commercial 850-1050 lbs. SH.50-16.50. Canners and Cutters 51 l.CO-14.50. Slaughter calves: Few individual Good and Choice 300-335 lbs. S26.00-32.00. Utility 250-400 llw. S21.00-23.00. Stocker and feeder steers: Several penlots and individual Good and Choice 300-500 lb. calves S26.50-30.40. mainlv $28.00-30.00. individual Common and Medium calves S20.00-25.00 Small lots Good and Choice 525-640 lb. yearlings S27.00-28.50. 700-765 lbs. S24.70-25.80; individual Common and Medium 500-700 lbs. $19.00 24.00. Stocker and feeder heifers: Several penlots Good and Choice 350- 480 lb. calves $25.10-26.50, a 69 head shipment 443 lb. weights at the latter price, small lots and individual Common and Medium 300-500 lb. calves $19.00-24.50. Penlots and individual Good and Choice 525-620 lb. yearlings $23.90-26.00. a 20 head shipment 579 lb. weights at the latter price; small lots 690-845 lbs. $21.00-23.00. Stock cows: Couple lots Good youthful $220.00 & 236.00 per head, several lots Medium and Good $142.50-190.00 per head, Common down to around $102.50 per head; small lots and individual Medium and Good 890-1000 lbs. $16.20-20.10 per cwt. Few Medium with young calves at side $193.00-199.00 per pair. HOGS: Salable 14. Supply insufficient to fully lest market. Feeder pigs: Small lots Good and Choice 112-145 lbs. $12.10-13.50. SHEEP: Salable none. Market untested. SKILLS CONTEST WINNERS-Representa-tives of Eagle Point chapter pose with their secretary's book which won first place in the District FFA vocational skills contest Feb. 6. The chapter will enter the state con test in this division. From left: Dan Day, Don Carner, Dale Vaughan and Don Pestka. Dale Vaughan is secretary. Eagle Point was host to the other district chapters in the contest. Ag Chemicals Said A Must For Good Food Supply MODERN ARTIFICIAL BREEDING WITH FROZEN SEMEN FROM AMERICAN BREEDERS' Convenient, Safe, Effective . . . From Sires Proved to Transmit an "Inheritance for Profit" AT THE SAME LOW PRICE Popular 10 Years Ago! C. C. Williams CALL SP 2-4093 SERVICE ROGUE VALLEY PROVED SIRE SERVICE grasses. Remember- You don't have to be MEMBER to trade Here and SAVE! COMPLETE STOCKS ON HAND I . T Ml - a ! -ME: . n H 3 'Vhl:;- Liquid anydrous ammonia rilll e$pecia"y TTende1 V? ftWM m H &MfK on spring plantings of Q2- -TN. p 11 1 'x grain crops. ..w I Corvallis Food contro versies in recent months have shown that agricultural chem icals have to be used with care, but they must be used if America is to keep eating, an Oregon State college ex pert emphasized. Consumers realize far greater benefits from agricul tural chemicals than ' 'they ever imagine, said Virgil Freed, chemist for the OSC agricultural experiment sta tion. The whole standard of eating has been boosted in the last decade. "Chemicals aren't just a convenience or a money-maker for the farmer," Freed in sists. "They bring conven iences in food and save money for the family." In the last 10 years, chemi cals have boosted production of some crops '2-to-3-fold, Freed notes. It's estimated that one worker in a plant manufacturing 2,4-D can ac complish the same work as 4,000 men in the fields with hoes. Crop Would Suffer The apple crop in this coun try would be cut one-third to one-half in the space of two or three years if growers stopped their spray programs, Freed stated. Worms and blemishes would ruin many an apple appetite also, he adds, and the cost of apples would shoot upward with re duced supplies. In 1917, it took 24 billion man hours to produce the crops needed to feed the country, he continued. In 1958, it took 11 billion hours for a vastly bigger population. Machines and chemicals pro duced the saving. The development of DDT and 2,4-D are scientific achievements that stand alongside discovery of peni cillin, Freed believes. In a different way, they have saved lives once lost through star vation and checked the suf fering once brought by in sect plagues. v Every care is taken by the government, experiment sta tions, and the chemical indus try to safeguard public health in connection with the use of the chemicals, Freed empha size. Years of research and testing go into the recommen dations and every type of evaluation is required before the chemical can be registered and sold. Syce essfyB IFormroeirs Use OGIAT HIGHWAY 99 IN CENTRAL POINT Phone NO 4-1261 or SP 3-4022 B AND WATER STS. IN ASHLAND Ashland MU 5-4021 Surplus Plans In Bulletin Form Corvallis-Possible solutions to the national wheat surplus problem are described and appraised in a new bulletin published by . the Oregon State college agricultural ex periment station. It was written by Dr. Har old F. Hollands, OSC profes sor of agricultural economics. Hollands points out . that U.S. agriculture will ' con tinue to produce too much wheat for available markets for some time unless adjust ments are made. He lists six promising types of action programs that might solve the wheat surplus prob lem commodity control, prod uct disposal both at home and abroad, price control, direct payments, resource control to influence production, and a combination of programs. AWFA farm production supplies, including petrol eum, were purchased by over 40,000 Northwest B farm members. Thev received a patronage return which represented 9 of their 1959 purchases. Throughout the Northwest grocers and consumers alike have grown to know Lynden Brand means ' quality; and to producers, these brands mean better returns for their produce. The brands marketed by WFA (Lynden Poultry and Eggs, Certi-Best Eggs and Senor Frijole Beans) truly belong to producer mem berstheir cornerstone to marketing security and ag ricultural stability. CEach year WFA feeds have grown inpopularity because they are known to produce more meat, milk and eggs per ton of feed and make a better profit for the farmer.' During 1959 more members than ever used WFA feed and found that, in addition to outstanding results and good service, they also re ceived a patronage return representing 8 of their formula feed costs. """ DWFA fertilizer and seed services were used by numerous members during 1959. These mem bers received fertilizer and seeds suited to their soil and productive needs at most reasonable prices and, in addition, received a patronage return representing 514 of their 1959 purchases of fertilizers and 6 on seeds. WFA eirvoces Agriculture's prime problem today is marketing that yields farmers the greatest returns and establishes stability to their economy. WFA is doing this AND MORE TOO, by providing efficient procurement services for farm production supplies also production credit and counseling assistance -year after year to an ever increasing num ber of Northwest farmers. YOU TOO CAN INCREASE YOUR FARM PROFITS BY USING WFA SERVICES -1 x L Serving Northwest Agriculture Since 1917 THERE'S A BRANCH NEAR YOU 7 v - y .- x
