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MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdfo.d, Or. Rogue Val Still Top Milkers ; Rogue Val Holslcin farm, Eagle Point, continue to have i. the top herd of milking cows. ' according to February and March Jackson County Dairy Herd Improvement associa tion reports. This herd averaged 61 ' pounds ol butter fat produc v tion in February and 56 ; pounds in March. In Febru i ary and March this top herd " had 10 cows tested and in : production, no dry cows in February and one dry cow in , Mnrrh Avprnffn milk nrn- duction in February was 1,629 ' pounds and 1,451 pounds in March. ' Gilman's Dairy farm Med ford, second rated, gained a little over its February pro duction, 46 pounds butterfat average compared to 39.6 . pounds In February. Other statistics were 92 cows in pro duction, for February and 95 in March. Twelve cowe were - dry in February compared to seven in March. Average milk 1 production was 960 pounds in February and 1,139 pounds in March. C. C. and Sadie Williams, Ashland, and Glenn and Edna Chase, Gold Hill, continued to rurrt third and fourth in March as they did in Febru ary, siausucs ior wie wjmums herd shows 35 ciws tested in February and March, 5 dry cows in February and four in March; 737 pound average milk production in February and 864 in March; 36.9 and 41.9 pound butterfat average. Herd Statistics Chase herd statistics show 24 cows tested for both months; two dry cows in Feb ruary and five in March; 930 and 1,017 pounds of milk; 36.7 and 40.3 pounds of butterfat. Walter and Helen Hcrzog, Central Point, had the fifth rated herd for February with 35.3 pounds of butterfat. Cloverlawn Guernsey farm was fifth-rated in March with 39.9 pounds of butterfat. Herzog herd statistics show 31 cows, none dry, 881 pounds of milk. Other figures for the Cloverlawn herd are 42 cows, three dry, 752 pounds of milk. The ten top cows for Febru ary, their owner or owners. pounds of milk, pounds of but- artal onrt rinvs In mlllr am Rogue Val Holstein farm, Cow NO. 2, 2,648, 10B.S and 69 R. R. Bitterling's Penney, 1,023, 90.4 and 47; Spear L ranch's No. 58, 2,001, 90.0 and 67; BUI and Jo Hubbard's Ada SAFE way to control Powdery Mildew APPLES and PEARScan be protected against powdery mildew and mites iWD in pre-bloom sprays. Jof overwintering mildew to blossoms and new growth. Post-bloom Karathane sprays help protect next year's buds. Kauathane also suppresses early season mites. And best of all, Karathane, unlike sulfur, does not harm buds, blossoms, fruit or foliage, when used as recommended. See your dealer or Rohm & Haas fieldinan about a Karathane spray program for your orchards now. K ah ATHA.vs u e tivkmork, lief. (.$. flit. Of. m fnndj.ilvrtijpi fc.ntVun KARATHANE Tu.id.y. April 12, 10 Holsteins junior, 1.876, 90.0 and 46; C. C. and Sadie Williams' Browny, 1,633, 86.5 and 107; Gilman's No. 17., 2,245, 85.4, and 75; Gilman's No. 103, 2.227, 80.2 and 55; Clover lawn's Mert, 1,433, 78.8 and 39; Spear L. Ranch 99, 1.789, 76.9 and 34; Fritz and Helen Carlson's Blackie, 2,021, 76.8 and 38. The ten top cows for March and their statistics are: Gil man's No. 63, 2,533, 103.9 and 38; Gilman's No. 47, 2,651, 98.1 and 39; Lazy L ranch's Boss, 1,271, 97.9 and 51; C. C. and Sadie Williams' Socks, 1,730, 88.2 and 106; Cliff and Velma Moore's Elinor, 2,288, 86.9 and 40; Straus Brothers' No. 1, 2,099, 84.0 and 106; Chet Jensen's Bay Lady, 1, 342, 81.9 and 51; Gilman's No. 44, 1,528, 81.0 and 29; Walter and Helen Herzog's Twinkle, 1,928, 79.0 and 53; George Holt's Bloom, 2,009, 78.4 and 54. Spelt Susceptible To Yellow Virus Salem - The state depart ment of agriculture today warned Oregon farmers to go easy on buying spelt (a wheat- like grain) for seeding in the belief that it is resistant to yellow dwarf virus. The federal seed marketing specialist, W . D. Hay at Sacra mento, California, has asked the Oregon department to run down reports of spelt arrivals and advertising in Oregon. 'Hay says the federal grain division office at Portland has been advised by an Oregon State college extension agron tomist that spelt is susceptible to yellow dwarf in Oregon, but not to the degree to which barley and oats are af fected, ; : 1 ' ; Cereal grains, which would include spelt, are not covered in the Oregon seed law, But interstate shipments of: this type of seed are subject to the federal seed act it they come In under misrepresentation or are falsely advertised, states Hugh Taylor of the Oregon department. Taylor says with the heavy virus losses occurring in re cent years, farmers are look ing for satisfactory replace ment crops. by applying Karathane This helps prevent spread Cktmicalior Agrkullurt ROHM IIAAS COMPANY ; WASHINGTON SOUARt, rtMADttttlU S, M. ' Farm Tomato Now Popular With Gardeners BY HARRY HARLOW Medford Gardener Since 95 per cent of our population include tomatoes in some form as a part of their diet, and a large percentage of home gardeners devote space to this popular vege table, we believe a brief his tory and some interesting sta tistics along with a few cul tural suggestions might be timely. The planting season is close at hand. The tomato Is a native plant of South America. It was in. troduced in Europe early in the 10th century. When first brought to America it was thought to be poisonous, and tomatoes were not eaten until 1835. Botanlcally the tomato is a fruit, but ordinarily is classified a vegetable. The tomato has come a long way in popularity and use in some thing over a century. It now ranks next to the potato in economic value. It Is an ex cellent source of vitamins A and C. Its water content is high and it Is low in carbohy drates, proteins and fats. Over 45 million bushels of tomatoes are sold each year. More than 40 million cases of juices are processed. Also, there are more millions of cans and bottles of ketchup, sauces and soups. More mil lions of pounds are grown in home gardens. These astonish ing figures add up to well over 5 million tons valued at over a billion dollars. All of these facts attest to the pop ularity of the tomato, causing it to be one of the most fa vored vegetables in home gar dens. Us Cow Manure In preparing the soil, we suggest spading in cow manure, it contains some ni trogen, phosphate and potash, and is an excellent source of organic matter. It also greatly improves the physical condi tion and structure of the soil. Very little feeding is neces sary until the plants are well started. Our results with a balanced fertilizer were ex cellent, but we would suggest caution until the first two bloom clusters have set on. Watering is extremely im portant, but no set rule can be followed. The type of soil condition related to growth In foliage and fruit, tempera ture and sunlight, all of these fnctors must b taken into con sideration. Don't let the time element or the appearence of the top soil Influence or deter mine whether you should or should not water. Don't guess, use dandelion digger or some slmular tool and go down into the root zone, being careful not to get too close to the plants. There you will find the answer. The right kind of mulch is valuable, it con serves moisture and makes favorable conditions for growth of roots close to the surface. At this point, let us say that while It was our per sonal opinion that the sou in the Medford area is extremely deficient in nitrogen we found a fertilizer with a high nitrogen content had been sat isfactory. Checked With Cordy We felt before making pos itive statements regarding such vital facts in plant cul ture, It would be well to con sult with County Agent Clif ford Cordy. He tells us that early In the season when the plants are J list getting estab lished and the weather is still cool only a small amount of nitrogen is necessary. Phos phorus can be applied In fairly large amounts as this is the time it is most needed. Cordy recommends stepping up nitrogen applications as plant growth increases and the weather becomes warmer. He concurs that a "little" and "oflcn" Is a safe practiced method lo follow in your feed ing program, Cordy feels It Is better not to Incorporate sawdust with the soil before planting to matoes. He suggests It makes an excellent mulch to be ap plied when the root system Is working overtime to supply sufficient moisture for an abundant growth that in lb ; ' i i 'Has V 'j-- and Garden cludes fruit and foliage. Re member that 90 per cent of your success with tomatoes will be due to proper water ing and feeding methods. We have patterned our methods of growing tomatoes by observing the results ob tained by greenhouse growers who grow tomatoes under glass. The yield is tremendous, from 9,000 to 11,000 plants are grown to an acre. It is not unusual to produce 96,000 pounds of tomatoes. Out door growers stake their tomatoes in many parts of the country, greatly increasing the yields and hastening the ripening of the fruit. Growing tomatoes on stakes, 2'i feet apart each way, is a most interesting and practical method of tomato culture. When your plants reach a height of 7 feet, which means that you will then have seven clusters, you can snip off the top of the vine, or let it grow higher. We grew three plants to each hill, cutting off all laterals as soon as they ap peared. In a small area you can grow all of the tomatoes that you can eat and can have fun doing it. Tomatoes grown off the ground in air and sun light are more tastier. They are richer in vitamins. Washington- IUPD -Prices re ceived by farmers for crops and livestock in the month ended March 15 rose 3 per cent to the highest level since last July. The Agriculture Depart ment reported Thursday that the prices received still were 1V percent below the same period a year ago. Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson, anticipating the rise, recently hailed the strengthening in farm prices as evidence that 1960 farm in come would not decline from 1959 levels. Monqold Cattle Rated High by Jersey Club The American Jersery Cat-1 727 pounds of fat. Gloria was tie club recently issued spe- awarded a gold medal. clal silver, gold, medal, of merit, and ton of gold awards for high and outstanding pro duction of registered Jerseys in the W.D. Mongold herd at Eagle Point. La Pine Sparkling Gloria at 8 years and 3 months of age in 305 days, produced 11,281 pounds of milk and Committee Plan Used by Crater Central Point-A committee structure plan used for the first time this year is aimed at broadening the scope of ac tivities of the Crater FFA chapter, according to Ed Griggs, chapter adviser and instructor The chapter Is governed by an executive council consist ing of seven elected officers: president, John Caster; vice president, Don Nenning; sec retary, Don Ryan; treasurer, Pete Melstcd; assistant treas urer, Jim Frink; reporter, Del mer Smith; and sentinel, Larry Ryerson. The executive council ap points chairmen to manage worthwhile activities. To hold n chapter office an officer can didate must have served suc cessfully as committee chair man. Since the Crater chap ter has 120 members its size would make many completely Instructor-led ac tivities Impossible, Griggs ex plained. Chapter activity leaders and theif activities or committees are promotion manager, David Foote; radio chairman, Dennis Samples; news bulletin editor, Larry Ryerson; television chairman, Todd Caster; pub lic program chairman, Dave Redmond; chapter photogra pher, Gary Dusenberry; trac tor foreman, LeeHoy Chs tain; assistant tractor foreman, Mussel Frink; concession chairmen, Gary Evans and KILLS BERMUDA GRASS Problem grasses choke out crop, reduce yields, make extra cultivating work! Clean up your fields with Dowpon. It's more economical . . . more effective . . . kill grussei, roots anil all . . . reduces reurowth problems. Will not injure grazing livestock if accidentally eaten. Apply in spring or fall before planting, or as a selective spray, or as spot lieutment on certain crops. Cfint in lor voiir free tampU. Enough Dowpon to spray 225 q. ft, of problem grass. nWrwl V TV tMr Cfemwvi ftmty MONARCH FEED & SEED CO. Men and Jobs Tightening Up In Animal Dept. Salem - Reassignments in the state department of agri culture's division of animal industry to tighten up opera tions for stock owners are planned by Fred Pope, divis ion chief, to become effec tive April 1. In addition to greater effic iency, the plan is expected to produce the pleasant by-product of a $9,000 annual savings over the present operation, Pope says. Four livestock officer will each serve a district and of two others one will be assign ed to meat inspection under Dr. M. L. Houston and the other to animal disease en forcement work under Dr. L. E. Bodenweiser. This will re duce need to fill an existing vacancy. Under this arrangement, as signments will be: Guy Hughes from Medford to northeastern Oregon with Baker headquarters; E. L. Wright, Salem, northwestern Oregon; Eldon Beckner from Eugene to Medford to serve southwestern Oregon; Guy Woodworth continued at Madras. Ed Albert will come from Heppner to Salem for animal disease enforcement; and Claude Shaw, Vernonia, will take over the Salem area as livestock officer on meat inspection enforcement prob lems, and will eventually move nearer Salem. Livestock officers will be relieved of brand inspection supervision and two brand in spectors, Elmore Nicholson of Fort Klamath and LaVerne McCauley, The Dalles, will become district supervising brand inspectors. J. E. Smith, Ontario, and Paul S. Knight, North Portland Union Stock yards, will continue as super vising brand Inspectors. Recipients of Bold and sil- ver medal were La Pine Standard Gizelle and La Fine Standard Sablna. Their rec ords were 12,541 pounds of milk, 669 pounds fat, 12,374 pounds of milk and 666 1 pounds of fat at three years, 11 months and three years, 1 month respectively. Another Mongold cow, La Pine Standard Shelley , re ceived sliver, gold and medal of merit awards.. Shelley pro duced 13,768 pounds of milk and 753 pounds of fat in 309 days at 3 years and 11 months of age. Another La Pine Jersey, World Record Pinn Glory, re ceived the seventh highest ton of gold award issued in the United States in 1959. Her production of 54,133 pounds of milk and 3,121 pounds of fat in 4 calendar years was also the highest recorded in Oregon in 1959. All of these records were supervised and substantiated by the national Jersey cattle organization and official test ing department of Dairy, Ore gon State college. The Agriculture Depart ment, in cooperation with seven western state experi ment stations, has released a new Russian wildrye for use as a pasture grass. The new variety Is called vinall and reported to be su perior in seed production to present commercial wildrye varieties. American farm exports probably will set an all-time record for total volume in the fiscal year ending June 30, Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson predicted. Dwight J a m es ; veterinary chairman, Nate Olsen; farm mechanics chairman, Jim Cummings: sentinel . Larry Ryerson; farm safety, Alan Bray, chain animals, Joe Rced-er. DOWPON... Grape Mealybug Found in Pears By Dr. LOUIS G. GENTNEH Experiment Station Entomologist A pest found on D'Anjou pears by Don Berry, assist ant county agent in horticul ture, has been identified as the grape mealybug. It is the first time that the insect has been found in this area. Studies are being carried on by the experiment station to find out what the develop ment and habits of the pest are under Rogue River valley conditions to determine the most effective time for apply ing control measures. Several materials have been applied to infested pear trees to test their effectiveness. The grape mealybug Is widely distributed in the United States and has been a pest of pear trees in Cali fornia for many years. It has a very large number of host plants other than grapes and pears on which it feeds. It may occur naturally on the roots and tops of such plants as clover, elder, mallow, nightshade and willow. In our area we found young crawl ers in mistletoe leaves on oak trees adjoining infested pear trees. , Sucking Insects These insects have sucking mouthparts and extract the sap from tender parts of branches, green parts of fruit spurs, leaves, fruits and stems. They give off large quanti ties of honeydew which drips on leaves and fruits and on which a black sooty mold may grow. Trees are weak ened and fruit grade lowered. There are two generations annually. The mature females are flattened, elongate and oval, about Vs inch long, brownish to grayish in color, lightly covered with a white waxy powder which extends from the sides as short thread like projections, with two longer spines at the back end. They are wingless and move about freely on the plant. The females of the second generation mature ' In late summer and early fall when they produce white cottony egg masses beneath the bark flakes. Each contains 250 or more eggs. The eggs soon hatch and the young re main in the shelter of the GRANGE "LOCALLY OWNED "LOCALLY CONTROLLED In the LONG RUN you won't do better than trading at GRANGE CO - k 'JL-Vi SUPPLY AS HIGHWAY 99 IN CENTRAL POINT Phone NO 4-1261 or SP 3-4022 egg masses until the follow ing spring. When the fruit clusters are fairly well de veloped and the weather is warm, the young crawlers leave the egg masses and crawl out to feed. In our area the young were very abun dant in fruit clusters on March 24. These are dull brownish gray in color and they are so small that it is difficult to see them without a magni fier. The young mature about the latter part of July and first of August in our area when they produce the white cottony egg masses under loose bark, in crotches of branches or in other rough places. The eggs hatch soon and a second generation de velops. Growers are asked to be on the lookout for this pest in their orchards. They should report any suspicious cases. The presence of white cottony masses on branches in late July and August and the pres ence of quantities of honey dew on leaves and fruit when few pear psylla are present are two indications. Washington - IUPD - Agricul ture Secretary Ezra T. Ben son predicts per capita net income of the nation's farm dwellers will be as large in this election year as in 1959 "and perhaps slightly larger." Benson made the forecast Tuesday in briefing newsmen on results of a two-day closed meeting of his 18-member na tional agricultural advisory commission, Benson said continuing Im provement in the outlook for hog, poultry, egg, and dairy prices produced the new pre diction that there might be no change this year from the 1959 farm income level. WEEDY Grain Fields? Call RAYSPRAY SP 2-9279 . . OP Mfflf' lit. a ; SS lb K IH in fi ii 1 i i rfllT ' mmm. Meat Foods for Pets Now Under State Regulation Salem - Sanitation and la beling provisions surrounding the production of meat food for animals and pets are con tained in new regulations adopted by the state depart ment of agriculture. Under 1959 legislation, pro cessors of animal or pet foods are required to obtain a li cense from the department. Under the regulations, no animals intended for human consumption may be slaugh tered or processed in a pet and animal food slaughter es tablishment. However, plants which slaughter meat for hu man consumption may pro cess, handle or sell pet or ani mal food provided the latter operations are conducted in a separate room or rooms with separate equipment. Further Safeguard Given As a further safeguard to human consumers, meat or meat products from animals slaughtered for pet or animal food must be treated with a harmless dye or powdered charcoal. This treatment must be sufficient to earmark the meat as not for humans. . Sanitation requirements for MODERN ARTIFICIAL BREEDING WITH FROZEN SEMEN FROM AMERICAN BREEDERS' SERVICE Proved sires In both dairy and beef breeds. High first service con ception rate for greater efficiency in your herd. C. C. Williams CALL ROGUE VALLEY PROVED SIRE SERVICE and operated solely for the benefit of LOCAL Farmers & Ranchers. Always Quality Products and Reasonable Prices. M "t i I mf i H iii i i -..W:r B AND WATER STS. Ashland MU O0-0P SOOifiUfif'J operation of a pet sr anlmtl food plant relate to physical j construction, plant operation j and disposal of waste prod ucts. Labels on pet or animal food must contain, in addition to processor's name and ad dress, net weight and con tents, the words "Pet Food," "Animal Food," or "Dog and Cat Food"-plus the wording "not for human consumption." Only sealed retail containers, retort processed, are exempt from the "not for human con sumption" on the label. Copies of the regulation are available from the State De partment of Agriculture, State Inspected MILK Gallon You Pickup GREGORY PHONE ROAD TA 6-9226 i I IN ASHLAND 5-4021 Qqate lip Medford r 305 South Fir Street
