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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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FROM AMERICAN BREEDERS' SERVICE
Proved sires In both
dairy and beef breeds.
High first service con
ception rate for greater
efficiency in your herd.
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ROGUE VALLEY PROVED SIRE SERVICE
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solely for the
benefit of LOCAL
Farmers & Ranchers.
Always Quality
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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,
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