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THY OUT TRACTORS Eagle Point Future
Farmers of America chapter memberi are
shown trying out tractors from some local
farm machinery and Implement companies
before they decide to buy one for the chap
ter farm plot. Companies which have do
nated tractors for the test run were Hub
Some Orchards Recovering
From Pear Decline Disease
Editor's Note: The fol
lowing article is one of
series of stories on pear
decline in the Rogue River
valley bated on excerpts
from a paper prepared by
Prof. Henry Hartman, horti
culturist at Oregon State
college, C. B. Cordy, Jack
son county horticultural
agent H. Ronald Cameron,
John R. Higdon and Harold
J. Jensen. Professor Harl
man, who has been heading
the decline study here, was
scheduled to discuss the de
cline problem and his latest
findings during meeting
of the pear Industry here
earlier this year. Under doc
tor's orders since his heart
attack, Hartman has not yet
been able to come to Med
ford. Some orchards are showing
recovery from decline.
"A survey made at the end
of the 1059 season showed
that of 10 orchards or blocks
of trees which showed severe
epidemic decline in 19S8,
seven showed marked recov
ery. The other three blocks
were holding their own," ac
cording to agricultural re
search workers who prepared
the report on pear decline in
the Rogue River valley.
.Practically no new cases
appeared in all of the blocks
reported on. Of the seven
blocks showing recovery, four
consisted of trees on French
roots and three with trees on
Japanese roots.
Problem Not Solved
. The researchers emphasized
these cases of recovery do not
mean that the problem is
solved. The researchers are
uncertain as to what consists
of true decline and whether
all decline is one and the
same thing, although the
symptoms are fairly definite.
However the Rogue valley
problem suggests there may
be more than one type and
may not result always from
the same factor- or factors.
Decline takes on different pat
terns as to its distribution and
as to the manner in which it
strikes.
Types of decline are epi
demic, sporadic, slow and
quick.
In epidemic decline the
trouble strikes suddenly and
covers a high percentage of
trees in a given block or or
chard. First visible sign of
trouble was slowing down of
growth. The trees usually
come out in early spring with
leaves small, sparse and gray
ish green. Feeder roots were
either dead or seriously In
jured. The main roots appear
ed alive.
In advanced cases of this
type a brown line appeared
at the graft union. However,
this is not always true under
conditions in this area. Trees
in this form of decline often
go into collapse, particularly
during hot weather and low
relative humidities, research
ers reported.
Sporadic decline occurs to
trees here and there. This
type is not as alarming as the
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bard Wray, International Harvester compa
ny, Herb's Garge, Deaver Tractor company.
The Engle Point vocational agriculture de
partment's advisory board met after last
week's test run but decided to await the
outcome of the school budget vote before
deciding on a purchase.
epidemic type but is widely
distributed throughout the
valley. This type usually oc
curs on trees propagated on
French roots. French root
make up at least 90 per cent
of the pear trees In the region.
Most of the cases of new de
cline observed during 1959
were In this category, re
searchers noted. While only
one new ease of epidemic de
cline was noted In 1959, spor
adic decline cases increased
significantly, it was reported.
There is no sharp line be
tween slow and quick decline.
Quick decline cases show
normal growth during spring
and early summer and sud
denly collapse without pre
vious warning. Until now the
number of trees In this cate
gory have been small. Al
though the primary roots of
the trees are almost always
Intact the feeder roots have
been seriously injured as of
ten indicated by reddish col
oring, researchers explained.
In spite of the recovery
Homemaking Needs Alike
Whether on Farm, in City
Corvallis - H o m e making,
needs of farm and city fami
lies based on the "country
cousin" notion are as obso
lete today as the spinning
wheel, a survey made by Ore
gon State college extension
service Indicates.
Homemaking needs are
about the same In all parts of
Oregon regardless of wheth
er the family lives on the
farm or in town, according to
requests for homemaking pro
grams received by OSC.
Homemakers want to learn
more about buying food, cloth
ing and equipment. They're
concerned about their family's
future, and want Information
on how to plan for it. They
want to budget ahead to fi
nance their children's school
ing ana nelp tnem choose a
vocation, according to the sur
vey. Programs that offer Insight
into understanding the behav
ior of family members - from
toddlers to teenagers - have
been requested. New attention
has also been focused recently
on developing programs for
Oregon s ' senior citizens
Families are interested In
what goes on outside their
homes, too. Couples want to
attend sessions on landscap
ing, public affairs, family busi
ness, and community Improve
ment, the survey showed
They want to know more
about the complexities of
planning a will or settling an
estate
Homemakers Interests vary,
OSC specialists find, depend
ing on their experience, age
and income. Young brides are
eager to learn basic skills
planning tasty nutritious
meals, management of the
home, and clothing buying
and construction. As tney b
come more experienced, and
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or itump treatment any tune of the vr. It even ccmcrooi
tough species like oak and niple. Bribh requires up to 10
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noted in some orchards, pear
decline researchers continue
to make the following sugges
tions which were made in the
fall of 1958:
(1) Apply no mineral nitro
gen, (2) apply no organic mat
ter besides that from cover
crops or natural cover, (3)
discontinue the practice of ir
rigation with waste water in
early spring, 4) abandon prac
tice of flood irrigation, (5)
avoid saturation of soil at all
times during the growing
season and limit application
of water to the minimum
amount of water needed, (6)
drain off surface water from
precipitation during the win
ter and early spring.
These recommend a 1 1 0 n
were not based on experimen
tation. However, they appear
ed justified from field observ
ations. Detailed experiments
in California on certain phases
of decline in citrus, avocado,
walnut and apricot trees justi
fied the recommendations, re
searchers pointed out.
raise their families, they look
for more creative interests,
How extension - sponsored
programs are planned to fit
all these needs and interests is
explained by Esther Taskerud,
coordinator of family life pro
grams at OSC.
Home economics specialists,
she says, work with local ex
tension home economists, sta
tioned in 34 Oregon counties,
to build "common Interest"
programs recognized as great
est needs. For example, this
year, women requested and
will receive aid in good nutri
tion for better health, clothing
construction, family recrea
tion, family finance, and home
management.
They'll learn how to plan
more efficient homes; study
kltcnen and laundry arrange
ments, home lighting, storage
and household equipment, and
be offered comprehensive
classes In laundering that in
elude information ranging
from buying a washer to
choosing the correct bleach
They've requested and will
receive assistance in Identifi
cation, selection and care of
fabrics. Special helps on buy
ing meats and seafoods and
on credit and life insurance
will also be offered.
They'll get this help through
extension homemaking groups
that meet in local communi
ties, and through county
agent's radio and television
programs, newspaper columns
and OSC bulletins.
They'll also get it from
other homemakers, called
project leaders, who have
been given subject matter in
struction by county agents or
specialists. These project
leaders took this homemaking
Information to 5.2H2 groups,
attended by 84,190 homemak
ers in their local communities
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MAIL T1IIUMI M. Or.
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Best agricultural public
through the little people.
By little people we mean
ators as compared to the wiie.t farmer with thoiiird of
acres of land or the beef ranchers with extensive holdings.
An example of the little farmer i: the white-haired, blue
eyed veteran with tanned face who is an upright citizen in
hit community. You'll find him ushering in a local church
every Sunday, a firm, uncompromising member of the
school board, or of the irrigation district board of directors.
He may own a few acres of pear orchard, a small herd of
milking cows, perhaps tome beef, too.
He's not wealthy, but he hat learned how to live well
within hit limited meant which seems to be a lost art these
dayt. He't raised his family and watched them apply some
of the hard-working rules he has taught them.
Or, he may be a pear-grower, a big rugged type Individual
who hat raised himself by his own bootstraps. He still feels
this is an opportunity which should be allowed upcoming
generations. He settled in this valley and through a lot
of hard work, unrelenting work and harder economies ac
cumulated more and more holdings until he could make
what he calls a good living. y
Or, he may be a man who roamed up and down the
coast picking fruit and hiring
general farm labor. He setttled
fruit and a family. Whatever activity he enters he gives it his
full support. He's steady, reliable, a good neighbor, an im
portant part of the community although his farm work
never allows him to become a leader in community affairs.
We could name other typical examples of small farmers
who unconsciously are furthering agricuture's better public
relations program. However, the main thing Is to bring these
people to the attention of the public. Leaders of agriculture
are becoming more concerned over the hard-hitting criticism
the last few years which has been increasing against the in.
dustry. They feel a lot of good things can be told about
agriculture. And there are many good points. But, they must
be brought out mainly through a people to people program.
Make the public well acquainted with the ordinary, hard
working farmers of all segments of agriculture.
So we were disappointed when we read the details of
this week's announcement by the Oregon Farm Bureau
Federation. Its annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Farm
council will be held in Portland May 23-24 in the Benson
hotel. This year's topic is "Public Relations for Agriculture."
Speakers include Charles
Statesman, Salem; and James Short, director of the state
department of agriculture. Both are well versed In agricul
ture and should make a solid contribution to the program.
But then we get down to two panel discussions "Why are
our public relations In agriculture not good?" and "How
can we Improve public relations for agriculture?"
Panelists for the first discussion Include Gene Scheel,
moderator, Oregon State .college; Irv Lleuten, Weyerhaeuser
company, Portland; Mrs. Kent Magruder, Clatskanle; Mrs.
Richard Newberger, Portland; and a Portland housewife (to
be named.) Panelists for the second discussion include Ralph
Backston, King county Washington extension director, mod
erator; jalmer Johnson, associate editor, the Oregonian;
Warren Nunn, administrative assistant to the governor of
Oregon; and J. W. Forrester,
Pendleton; and Dick Turner,
All of these people are so far removed from the firing
line of agriculture and its problems its like Inviting a group
of major generals to discuss
front. They don t get close enough to the firing line to know.
It would have made more sense to have invited the Oregon-
ian's farm and markets editor,
farmer on the panel, or a
various phases of Pacific Northwest agriculture. However,
the conference does wind up strong with Joe Wilson, chief of
the Oregon Employment Service speaking on "Farm Labor
and Public Relations," and Cecil Hagen, editor of the Oregon
Farmer and similar publications speaking on "Future of
Northwest Agriculture."
A pertinent pamphlet on farm public relations was drop
ped on our desk this week. It's called "Public Relations of
Peasantry" written by Ed Lipscomb, director of public re
lations, National Cotton Council of America. -
Lipscomb points out In his
the farm public relations problem makes it serious now.
These are (1) the broad base and determined temper of the
attacks; (2) the depth of public distrust of farm programs,
and of the motives of the farmer himself. This makes it
imperative that the farmer take giant steps to improve his
public relations or be pushed toward peasantry.
In the booklet's preface, Lipscomb relates how European
farmers use sickles and burros to harvest wheat in fields
near the world's second oldest university. Apparently, he
means, that advanced education in a country does not neces
sarily mean that the farmer's lot is going to be advanced, too.
"This Is not a matter of returning to sickles and burros,"
Lipscomb writes. "The prospect, instead, is one of severely
limited opportunity, oppressive
ing positions, and economic
ingredients of peasant life."
Suggestions made by the pamphlet's author Include
gathering strong, but interesting facts to boost the farmer
and proper distribution of these facts. He suggests that such
material be tied in with local facts to make it more inter
esting to local people. The farm people should contact com
munity leaders to see that they understand this information,
are Impressed by it and will further Impress other with it.
Radio, TV and newspopers can all be big aids In this pro
gram, but speakers at various civic functions and club meet
ings can carry a greater impact. We realized this a long
time ago. That's why we have been urging the Medford
Chamber of Commerce Roundtable (A Monday noon luncheon
forum, to include more agricultural speakers on its program.
The chamber also has recently organized an agricul
tural committee and should be shifting into high gear soon,
we understand. Other civic organizations or service clubs i
should have agricultural committees, too, so a series ol
farm events could be planned. The Spring Farm Festival last
May at Central Point was a step in the right direction. The
various Granges In Jackson county have done a good job
In public relations, too, with their various community service '
programs. The tree planting program by Eagle Point Grange,
the annual town and country breakfast at the Phoenix
Grange, the various Grange dinners to which the public
Is invited and right now the candidates nights at the county
Granges all help to make the
with farmers and their families.
The Rogue valley pear industry hai taken giant steps
forward in bettering its public relation. Voluntarily pear
growers are converting their more smoke producing orchard
healers to the more modern lees smoke-producing types. The
major compliint agiinit the pear induitry it the smudge
smoke each spring. This conversion progrim won't eliminate
U of the rmoki. but will reduce its somewhat.
Some of the vurl r advocates ire niioa hout the
tacts of pray in the tir en people and inlmato. A public
meetln) at which an agricultural tcientlit epuke auccess
fully explained aay aueh fam. Tha danger i in apray
chemical contacting tha skin ef tha men spraying tta fruit
tress, It was explaiiiil. The )wr Iitfusbry it cooperating
with the Jkt'on county public lioijth department In re
search to determine how much)f the spray and what con
centrates might prove harmful to the sprayers. CSonla, tenta
tiVa 4) l expected at thAjtitd' of the seasorys-NQ
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relations should be established
those who aren't the big oper
out at different farms for
in the valley and is raising
Sprague, editor of the Oregon
editor of the East Oregonian,
of Dawson-Turner, Portland.
the morale of our boys at the
to have included at least one
group of farmers representing
pamphlet that two things In
restraints, powerless bargain
mediocrity which are the basic
non-farmer better acquainted !
Infrared lamps
Found Valuable
In Seed Drying
Corvallis Oregon State
College agronomists have put
infrared lam pi to a new use:
drying seed.
The lamps are fait, eco
nomical and thorough, says
Dr. Te May Ching, assistant
agronomist in charge of the
farm crops seed research lab
oratory at OCS, who develop
ed the new drying method.
Since teed drying it a
"must" in modern agriculture,
Mrs. Ching believes this type
of economical seed dryer can
benefit the seed industry,
farmers, and seed research
workers.
She predicts the Infrared
dryer will be especially valu
able to growers of vegetable,
flower, and expensive turf
seeds.
Dryt Center
The dryer moves seed on a
belt under a row of infrared
lamps. The heat penetrates
deeply and dries seed from
the inside out. Other types of
dryers may leave a wet center
core because they dry and
harden the outer layer first.
Although only small quan
tities of seed can be dried at a
time with the infrared dryer,
the heat lamps remove mois
ture so quickly that it doesn't
take long to dry a lot of seed.
In the Pacific Northwest,
seed usullay doesn't have to
be dried at harvest time. But
It often absorbs enough moist
ture during winter storage
that it should be dried before
it is shipped to warmer areas
for planting.
In parts of the country
where seeds are harvested
during damp weather, they
need to be dried right after
harvest. Mrs. Ching pointed
out that the infrared dryer
is faster and more thorough
than air dryers now being
used in these areas.
Polk County Farm
Receives Honors
Salem-A farm which is part
of a donation land claim of
1851 is the oldest in the first
three applications for 1960
Century Farm honors. The
farm is owned by Mr. and
Mrs. J. Davis Allen of Rick
reall and was settled by his
grandfather, John C. Allen.
Lumber for the barn, Mr.
Allen cites in his application,
was sawed and hewed by
hand near Falls City, then
hauled by oxen to Rickreall.
Other early applicants for
Century Farm honors this
year are Raymond S. Kirk,
Route 1, Halsey, whose farm
includes the original 160 acres
of the Henry H. Kirk farm of
1860; and Cecil H. Wheeler,
route 2, Creswell, who farms
about a fifth of the land set
tled in 1853 by Isaac William
and Hetty Bond.
Any Oregon farm continuu-
ously operated or managed in
the same family for 100 years
or more is eligible for Cen
tury Farm honors. The pro
gram is now in Its third year
and is sponsored by the Ore
gon Historical Society and the
state department of agricul
ture. Climaxing event, the
awarding of Century Farm
documents, will come at the
state fair.
Application blanks are
available from county judges
or commissioners, and should
be mailed to the state depart
ment of agriculture, Salem.
How serious a breakdown
tions can be was shown during the recent Cranberry spray
scare during last Thanksgiving
ers suffered serious financial
public relations had been stronger the Cranberry Industry
would have been able to successfully negotiate with the
Department of Health, Education and Welfare so just the
portion of the crop affected would have been removed from
the market. At least that it
The United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable association has
asked that the president appoint an impartial fact-finding
body not from government who would have scientific knowl
edge In the field of agricultural chemicals.
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Your Own Co-Op is tha Paca-Maker
That Stabilizes Wool Prices
Pacific is Now Advancing 60c on Year's
Growth Wool and 65c on Mohair
Ship New Freight Collect
tags A Twine Furnished
Yeur Valley Directors: Renal! Hang, Salem, President;
Rtraell Altia, Menmouth; Pleyd Idwards, Albany; C. A.
Sandrar, Scia; Charles Dyar, Rmhyrfj; C. M. Hvbbard,
Junction City; twgeM Fithar, Oakland; R. G. McKeniia,
tixaa,
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714 N. W. I Avenue c Pertland, Ora.
Beef Promotion
Now Under Way;
Leslie Salt
A program to assist In
marketing record numberi of
beet catue now on Oregon
ranches hai been annuonced
by Caroline Magruder, tecre-
tary of the Oregon Beef Coun
cil. In a cooperative project.
the Leslie Salt Company, will
provide $5,000 of beef pro
motional material. Oregon re
tailers will be offered attrac
tive colored sales banners and
posters, featuring in full
color, selected beef Items
ranging from Breakfast Steaks
and Beef Stew to Meat Loaf
and Sirloin Steaks.
Theme of this initial effort
will be "IT'S BEEF-O-RAMA
TIME." Scheduled to start im
mediately, this intensive pro
gram will last three months,
through the heart of the bar
becue season. During this
time, seven representatives of
the Leslie Salt company will
assist retailers in making dis
plays.
Supported voluntarily
Activities of the Oregon
Beef council are supported by
voluntary contributions of 10
cents per head by cattlemen.
Grade A Milk Law
Now Under Study
Salem - What amendments,
if any, Industry should pro
pose in the Grade A milk
usage audit law is under study
by a 13-man advisory com
mittee to the state department
of agriculture.
Committee members, new
ly selected by the groups they
represent at the department's
suggestion, held their first
session April 29. The depart
ment is making no Initial pro
posals, but says some refine
ments are desirable.
On the advisory group are:
Fulton Magill, Independence;
Dick Lyons, Junction City;
Carroll Ellison, Mt. Angel;
Frank Rood, North Bend; Tom
Hall, Portland; Lawrence
Geraghty, Merrill; Ralph Wit
cher, Junction City; Fred
Morgan, Jr., Grcsham; Will
Henry, Portland; Robert A.
Fish, Eugene; Dick Wester
berg, Medford; Hugh Gallag
her, Portland; and T. L. Oood
win, Roseburg.
Brand Inspections
Reported on Rise
Salem About 6,000 more
animals, mostly cattle, were
Inspected for brands during
the first quarter of this year
than in corresponding 19S9.
Fred Pope, animal division
chief for the state department
of agriculture, says his men
checked 216,036 head of live
stock under the brand inspec
tion program in the three
months ending March 31. Like
1959 figures were 210,270
head. In 1958, the first quar
ter total was 240,298 head.
For the first quarter this
year, inspections made at
market points were 128,115,
up 11,000 over the year ear
lier. Slaughter inspections
were up, too, 18,315 vs. 15,851
head. At country points, in
spections dropped: 69,605 the
first 1960 quarter vs. 77,381
a year earlier.
Brand Inspection Is part of
the state't three-prong live
stock identification and theft
prevention program, which
also includes recording and
theft investigation.
In agricultural public rela
time. Many cranberry grow
hardships because of this. If
what many people believe.
Helps
Two cents per head of all
of the voluntary producer
contribution has been desig
nated by the council for sup
port of the National Livestock
and Meat board actviities.
The initial payment was on
2.148 head of cattle and cov
ers contributions to April 25,
1980 made directly to the
Bentgrass Group
Sets Hearing
Salem-A public meeting to ;
give Highland bentgrass seed
producers an opportunity to !
be heard on the Highland -
Bentgrass commission's 1960-1
61 budget is announced for i
Friday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. It
will be in the State Depart-1
ment of Agriculture building, i
Salem,
The proposed budget totals 1
$12,655 plus a $3,000 emer
gency fund. Growers may
study the budget at any coun
ty extension agent's office.
The Highland Bentgrass
commission was created last
year following a grower refer
endum. On an assessment of
38 cents per hundred pounds
on producers' sales of seed,
collections to late April
amounted to about $12,500.
Seed dealers, as first pur
chasers, make the deductions
and remit to the commission.
An assessment of one-
fourth cent per pound (25
cents per hundred pounds) on
grower sales is proposed for
the 1960-61 year which begins
July 1. This amount is based !
upon the legal requirement of
not over 1.5 per cent of the
growers' average price during
the last three years.
The commission has al
ready made a start on Us pro
gram for Investigations of
Highland bentgrass usage and
problems in eastern consum
ing areas. Dr. Norman Goetze,
Oregon State college turf spe
cialist, is heading these mar
ket research studies for the
commission. At the budget
meeting he will present tenta
tive plans for further market
survey work and development
of needed experimental data
in usage areas.
The commission will adopt
and file its final budget for
the new fiscal year after the
public budget meeting.
KEY
to mite-free
fruits
'PEARS should be protected from attack by mites. This
job can be turned over to Kelthane the extra-safe,
easy-to-use miticide. An ideal time to clean out a mite
potential is in the first cover spray. To clean out the
tops of trees where spray rigs may not give good cover
age, a Kelthaxe 4 percent dust is effective. You'll
like the safety and long-residual action of Kelthanb
'. . . plus its 'ability to control all species of mites which
'attack pears with a minimum number of applications.
Ask your supplier for Kelthanb now.
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council. CllaetfM
through, tha brand
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department of tha ata 4
partment of agriculture are
not included in the initial
payment.
Tht support of regional and
national beef promotional or
ganizations and the state wlda
activities of the Oregon Cow
Belles, are listed as the pri
mary program of the volun
tary promotion program.
Meanwhile, Mr. Magruder
pointed out that organized in
dustry effort become in
creasingly important du to
record numbers of cattle and
competition from other foods.
Modern Artificial
Breeding with
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