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."
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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
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FROM AMERICAN BREEDERS'
Convenient, Safe,
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an "Inheritance
for Profit"
AT THE SAME
LOW PRICE
Popular 10 Years Ago!
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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YOU TOO CAN INCREASE
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