Medford mail tribune., June 28, 1960, Image 13

TUESDAY. JUNE 21. 11(0
MEDFOBD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDrOKD, ORE.
Farm & Garden
BURN LEAVES
Falling leaves from syca
more trees should be raked
up and burned to reduce syca
more disease problems.
Sycamore trees have been
heavily infested this year with
the sycamore leaf and twig
blight. Considerable defolia
tion often results.
This disease is first evident
'In early spring but should
not be confused with frost
'also prevalent this spring.
Blight infected young leaves
-may turn brown and die as
they emerge from the buds.
Later, brown blotches appear
on leaves as they grow larg
"er. The blotches vary in size
and shape.
Severely infected trees of
"ten defoliate almost entirely
except for the terminal leaves
on the branches. The disease
is more severe in wet springs,
such as this spring with con
siderable moisture in May.
While the tree is dormant,
dead branches should be
pruned out. A fixed copper
spray should be applied, first.
before the leaves are half
grown. Two additional fixed
copper sprays should be made
at 10 to 14 day Intervals.
: . Since it Is too late now to
pray for blight control, all
the home owner can do is
rake up and burn diseased
leaves and apply fertilizer and
water to force out new growth
to replace the affected leaves.
RASPBERRY TROUBLE
Why do red raspberries
turn yellow and die before
Dr about the time the fruit
ripens? This is a problem in
raspberry plantings this year,
especially in home gardens.
The problem is a root rot
condition or a wilt disease.
. Usually, a raspberry plant
affected with a root rot will
end up healthy, vigorous
young canes each spring.
However, the previous year's
canes which bear the fruit
wilt, the leaves turn yellow,
then brown and die in early
summer, May or June.
-. Any one of several disease
organisms, especially vertl-
cillium wilt, may infect the
roots especially after the
roots have been weakened.
Too much soil moisture or
heavy soil are common prob
lems which weaken plant
root systems.
' No chemical control Is now
known. Improving soil and
moisture conditions may help
some but excessive moisture
will increase the problem,
Most red raspberry varieties
are susceptible to root rot.
The Newburgh variety is rec
ommended locally, however,
as it is tolerant to the dis
ease. It is suggested for home
garden plantings, especially
where root rot is a problem,
LAWN WEED
Veronica, a common lawn
weed, is best controlled with
spring applications of Endo-
thal.
Veronica, also known as
speedwell, is a low growing
weed with small blue or
bluish-white flowers. The
weak stems spread over the
surface of the ground. The
leaves and flowers are about
the same size, each a quarter
to third inch in diameter. Ver
onica leaves are usually
lighter green than the grass
and have a soft fuzzy ap
pearance.
Endothal is available at
most garden supply dealers
Follow the directions on the
label of the container. Endo
thai may cause some burning
on the lawn grass, especially
the fescues, but the grass will
recover quickly.
Br DON BERRY
County Exttniion Agent
TIPS ON LAWNS
Proper mowing of lawns
during the hot part of the
summer is as important as
watering and fertilizing for
proper lawn care.
Since many lawns contain
mixtures of two or more
grasses these lawns should be
mowed preferably at a height
of two inches and a minimum
of one and a half inches dur
ing warm weather. This ap
plies to all lawns containing
fescues or bluegrass.
Lawns of pure bentgrass
could be mowed a little short
er, about one and a half inches
high.
Lawns should be mowed
regularly, allowing no more
than one inch of growth be
tween mowings. Removing
too much grass at one time
tends to weaken the sod and
expose it to burning. Mowing
at a proper height helps to
prevent plant starvation and
conserve moisture. Too close
mowing starves the roots
and causes a lack of erowth
well as susceptibility to
invasions by weeds and weedy
grasses.
Since the top growth is Dro-
portionate to the root growth
on any plant, the more ton
the more root, thus erass is
less susceptible to drought in
jury. Also a thick, high turf
shades and chokes out com
peting weedy grasses includ
ing crab grass.
A good sharp lawn mower
contributes to a greener lawn
since a dull mower tears the
grass leaving a brownish cast
on the surface.
JUMPING OAK GALLS
A number of home owners
have been concerned with the
tiny mustard-seed-like galls
which they find on their
patios and under their oaks.
These little galls have a ten
dency to jump like a Mexican
umping bean. This charac
teristic Is imparted In them
by a tiny Insect which is inside.
As the galls ripen and fall
from the undersides of the
oak leaves, the larvae throws
itself within the gall causing
to lump considerable dis
tances probably in an attempt
to find seclusion in a crack
or crevice for hibernation.
The following spring tiny
black wasps emerge and rein
fect the oak leaves in the
area. This is a common Dest
which is occurring in epi
demic proportions this year.
They work only on oak
leaves, and there is no known
control for them, but they are
seldom considered a serious
problem.
,Washington-IUPD-The farm
workday is not an easy one,
The length ranges from about
nine hours to more than 12,
- Statistics gathered by the
agriculture department show
that throughout the country
places are few indeed where
farming appears easy.
The farm is a place where
the owner or operator works
longer hours than the hired
hand As of June 1, the na
tional average work day for
the farm operator was 10.8
hors. For the hired hand
was 9.3 hours.
Farm wage rales are at
their highest in history. As
of April 1, the composite rate
for farm labor was 75.1 cents
per hour. This compares with
71.8 cents on April 1, ihd,
and 64.5 cents for the April
1. 1955-59 average.
Other wage rates for farm
labor as of April 1: Per month
with house, $186; per month
with board and room J143;
ner week with board and
room S34.75: per week with
out board or room $45.75; per
day with house $5.20; per day
with board and room $5.90
nar dav without board
rnnan $8.40: per hour with
housa 77 cents; per hour with-
ut board or room $1.03
Estimates of production of
summer vegetables arl mel
ons are 1' per cent below
1949. Early summer produc
tion Is expected to be 2 per
rent above last year, whil
vegetables are down 4 per
tent.
Jackson County Ranchers
Tour Klamath Area Ranches
PREPARE FOR SHIPMENT These Iambs were being prod
ded up the chute onto a waiting double-decker freight truck
Monday at Midway livestock auction yards on Table Rock
rd. About 300 lambs were shipped to San Francisco, Calif,
in the Jackson county lamb pool. Price was 30 cents a
pound. The wool pool shipped from Jackson county last week
brought 53 cents a pound Klamath Falls.
Girl Notes Germany
Similar to Oregon
By NANCY SHAVER
Oregon IFYE lo Germany
Greetings from western
Germany.
and are built of some type of
brick or stone. I have noticed
only one wooden house. It
is very much an object of
When I first arrived in Ger-! curiosity in the village,
many by ship at Bremerhaven I The buildings are built well
I began making notes of the
things that surprised me. Of
ten it was something very
similar to home that I noticed
as well as those things that
are different.
and they last for a long time.
The farm buildings of my first
host family, the Kemmermann
family, was built in 1825. This
does not seem to be at all un
usual. Last week I visited a
ine very u , ni . home nearb y where th build.
n -it i noH uiae tho e mi arilv n(
the general landscape and ins had beer constructed at
vegetation to that of Oregon ; the end of the 1600s. The style
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Approximately 100 persons,
most of them from Jackson
county, toured six Hereford
ranches in Klamath Falls Sun
day during the annual Cal
Oregon Hereford Breeders as
sociation tour.
Careful management, me
ticulous breeding, efficient
pasture management and ex
perimentation, generally
seemed to be the signposts
pointing to success for these
ranchers.
The Lee and Howard Holli
day ranch on the road from
Ashland to Klamath Falls was
the first stop. This featured
results of production testing
program and pasture variety
trial from Oregon Slate col
lege. The different varieties
of pasture set off in plots
were alsike clover, foxtail,
Kentucky bluegrass and alfal
fa.
Purpose Is to tell Just how
many pounds of beef can be
produced on each combina
tion of grasses. Although in
teresting this experiment is
not applicable to Jackson
county or the Rogue valley
as a whole. Soil there is finer
and generally an alkali type
with some peat in certain
areas. Rainfall is much less,
too.
S Big Cows
Over and over again we
heard ranchers and their
wives remark, "Weren't those
the biggest cows you ever
saw?" after stopping at the
E. M. Mitchell ranch near
Midland. Mitchell selected re
placement heifers and sires
for rapid gain and for a large
type of cattle.
Norman Jacob's ranch, be
tween Merrill and Malm, was
the lunch stop for thick beef
steak, fried potatoes and all
the trimmings. Jacob was us
ing old line Chandler and
Zato cross to get the best
characteristics from both Her
eford bloodlines,
Jacob's many corrals were
within easy reach. Water is
piped into automatic watcrers
and the hay in racks arranged
to prevent waste. Feeder
bunks in the corrals supple
ment the feeding. Also, gates
can be thrown across the al
leys providing easy access to
corrals.
A stop at the Frank Wor
den ranch near Bonanza show
ed hefty herd bulls and a
group of heifers. The young
bulls ranging in age from 10
months to two years seemed
to have good body conforma
tion, growthiness, sound feet
and legs, had good muscle and
action and had good smooth
outer appearance. Advantage
of two-year-old bulls is that
they can care for 25 to 30
cows and in another year 40
or 50 cows with hand mating.
These bulls are developed as
good, rugged, uniform healthy
cattle.
Money Helps
The last two stops showed
what outside money could do
in a breeding program and
establishing a ranch layout.
The Lost River ranch which
has only recently been pur
chased by partners Ben Smith
and Eddie Bigger of Pasadena,
Calif., revealed the beginnings
of what an expensive breed
ing program can do starting
with an already well-established
herd. Bigger is in the
furniture business in Califor
nia and Smith is a contractor.
The Corona herd shipped up
from California two weeks
ago is already well known
in Pacific coast ranching cir
cles. This ranch breeding pro
gram is a little different from
those used by other ranchers
since the partners evidently
are trying the best stock they
can get from various types
of Herefords. Main herd bull
is 88 Silver Zato. There is
the Corona line developed by
the partners, Zcta and Anxi
ety Forth lines. The ranch is
using, also, the Noble Sam
MARKET NEWS
Red Bluff Livestock Auction Report, Tuesday, June 21, 19SI
arranged for easy cattle han- bull which was purchased in
dling with water and hay 'England two years ago when
PEA PROBLEMS
What's wrong with the
garden peas, is a question
often asked the Extension of
fice. There are very few good
pea crops being grown in
home gardens in this area
any more.
Most of the trouble Is due
to a virus which causes a
yellowing deformation and a
stunting of the pea vines
which in turn reduces yields.
Since this disease is trans
mitted by aphids, repealed ap
plication t' an aphicide such
as Malathion from the time
the peas first show in the
spring will help this prob
lem some. Also, Oregon State
college has been working for
a number of years to develop
resistant strain of garden
peas to overcome the virus
problem.
PRUNING
RHODODENDRON
AND AZALEA
Rhododendron and Azalea
should have the seed pods re
moved when flowers have
faded.
The pods should be care
fully snapped off because new
growth starts just below them.
This growth starts within two
weeks after blooming and it
Is during this time between
the blooming and before new
growth begins that plants can
best be pruned.
and especially the Willamette
valley. There are not as many
hills and mountains here, but
everything is so very green.
There are trees everywhere.
They surround homes and
large fields, line highways and
city streets and grow in neat
groves.
Many familiar plants and
trees grow here. As I sat in
the back yard of my first
host family's home I could
see many that I recognized.
The iris buds were beginning
to show color and the white,
blue and lavender lupine have
begun to bloom. There are
tall oak, apple and birch trees
as well as many bushes and
trees that are familiar, but
I cannot name.
The garden looks very
much like any large garden
at home except melons and
corn are not raised in Ger
many. It contains bush beans,
peas, carrots, spinach, lettuce,
cabbage, cauliflower, beets,
strawberries, parsley, rhu
b a r b, currants, gooseberries
and asparagus. At first, I did
not recognize the spagel (as
paragus) when it was pointed
out in the garden. The rows
are long mounds perhaps a
foot high. It is cut Just as it
reaches the surface of the
ground. The stalks look like
the green asparagus that I
am used to except that they
are white from lack of sun
light. When they are peeled
and cooked, they have a deli
cate flavor and are very ten
der. I found spagel delicious,
especially in scrambled eggs.
Countryside Similar
Looking out across the
countryside I might be in Ore
gon except for the architec
ture of the houses, the small
er fields and the number of
bicycles and horses on the
road. All buildings have ei
ther red or black tile roofs
FRUIT THINNING
Home gardeners who have
not done so already should
thin apples, pears and peach
es as soon as convenient.
The main idea of thinning
is to Increase the size and
quality of the remaining fruit
as well as reduce the amount
on the tree so that limbs will
not be overloaded as the fruit
matures. Apples and pears
may be thinned to a single
fruit per spur, spacing them
six to eight inches apart.
Peaches may also be space
thinned but it is a good idea
in all cases to remove the
fruit out on the tips of the
limbs as well as any in the
crotches of branches. In ad
dition, remove small, diseas
ed, injured, wormy and blem
ished fruit, leaving those
which are large and hanging
free from the underside of the
limb.
Too little thinning will
cause small fruit and break
age of limbs at the fruit ma
tures, and in addition will
cause trees like apples with
alternate bearing habits to
have lighter crops thi follow
ing year.
o
of construction of these two
farms is so similar that I was
surprised at the difference in
age. The interiors have been
modernized, of course. They
each have electric lights, ra
dio, telephone, an electric
stove, and one has an electric
I refrigerator while the other
uses a cellar for keeping foods
cold. Because of the weight
of the bricks the size and
shape of rooms cannot be al
tered. On most German farms
the house and barn have been
combined in one building.
Another thing that sur
prised me was seeing wooden
shoes worn by the farmers
here in Germany. On this
farm they are worn when in
the barn, in the garden, when
gathering eggs, and when
working in the grain or sugar
beet fields. They seem very
practical for work that is wet
or dirty. In the home either
slippers or leather shoes are
worn.
On the highway you might
see a man or woman in wood
en shoes riding a bicycle. In
cities you also see girls riding
in high heeled shoes and nar
row skirts. Everyone of every
age and in every type of dress
may be seen riding. For me
it was a new experience to
ride a bicycle while wearing
a skirt. I soon found that
heavy cotton or wool material
is best for riding. I was wear
ing a light cotton and when
a wind came up, so did my
skirt. I'm quickly learning to
ride with a hand on one knee
These have been a few of
my first impressions of west
ern Germany. By the time
that I write my next report
I will have had a wider look
at farming, homemaking, and
family living in western Ger
many.
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I0USIII0IX FINANCE
121 ft. Maw St, ni rW-SfWnfl 3-31
ban It k 1 Ik. M kUtai.il tii-Omi Sat.
Smith was on a beef tour over
there.
Howard Miller is ranch
manager with Roy (Dude)
Lewis assisting him. Lewis
was credited with building the
herd already on the ranch.
Glen Albert is in charge of
the band of sheep also on the
ranch.
The ranch manager related
that the Corona Hereford
ranch has been owned by the
partners for nine years. The
first registered cattle were
bought seven years ago. The
herd has grown from 50 cows
to 150 cows.
Smith added that Howard
has been with him for five
and a half years and during
that time has placed two bulls
on register of merit. Smith
said calves from his Onward
bull "look that good" that
his Onward bull will prob
ably go on register of merit
this year.
Experimentation apparently
will be the keynote of the
ranch on 2,000 acres of river
bottom land near Lost River.
However, as Smith said, "We
will go into it slowly and do
a lot of experimenting.
To Use Wind Machines
Smith plans to put many
small acreages in various
crops first to see how his plans
work out. He feels wind-machines
like those in California
will provide considerable crop
protection. He noted they
hadn't been tried In the Klam
ath valley. He plans to grow
some potatoes and develop the
small family orchard among
other things. He noted that
the federal government is ex
perimenting with cranberries
in the Tule lake area.
A lour among the commer
cial herd on the Lost River
ranch showed a fine degree I
of uniformity with plenty of
pasture land for them to de
velop on.
Dr. Paul Sharp's Crystal
Springs ranch showed a small,
but well managed breeding
herd. Last year he had 40
cows. He plans to increase his
herd by 10 to 15 cows each
CATTI.K: Salable 700. Incluillnf around 200 calvei. Around 80 percent
of supply stocker and lerucr classes, remainder mainly slaughter
cows. Auction only moderately active, considering waterfills,
represented classes generally steady to strong. Supply mainly of
northern California origin.
slaughter cows: Individual and small lots Utility and Commercial
00-1.200 lbs. U 00-17 .10, Individual low-Standard 970 lbs. (18 40,
individual Canner and Cutter Sll.00-14.30. "shelly" Cannera
sparingly down to 17.20.
Slaughter bulls; Individual Commercial I 200-1.650 lbs. 18.23-19.30,
individual Cutter U35-1.UU0 lbs. S17.10-17.D0.
Slorker and feeder steers: Penlots and individuals Medium and
Good 330-310 lb. calves S23.00-26.OO. individual Common and
Medium calves $16.30-22.00. Small lots and individual Medium and
flood 323-560 In. yearlings $21 30-23.10. small lout and individual
S80-9GO lbs. $18.40-23 40. individual Common 600-800 lbs. down to
around $13.00.
Stocker and feeder heifers: Small lots and Individual Medium and
Good 310-483 lb. calves $22 23-24.70. Individual 290-300 lbs. $23 23.
Individual Common and Medium calves $15.00-22.00. Penlota and
individual Medium and Good 523-502 lb. yearlings $20.00-23.20.
stock cows: Penlots Medium and Good with young calves at aid
SIHt.00-204.00 per pair, small lots Common and Medium $112.50
lliS-OO per pair.
HOGR: Salable 43. Supply malnlv feeder pigs; market about steady.
Feeder pigs: Couple lots Good 49 & 71 lbs $18.30 & $18.60, small
lots and individual 106-140 lbs. $14.00-17.80
SHEKI': Salable 80. Supply mainly feeder spring lambs; market
steady to weak.
Feeder spring lambs: Small lots and Individual Medium and
Cood 70-83 lbs. full wooled pelt $13.60-14.10. Common and
Medium 30-73 lbs. $10.00-13.10: one lot Good 73 lbs. with No. 3
pelts $14.60.
BAN REDS. WOMEN
Dalafield, Wis. -WPD- The
raconteurs, an all-male Wis
consin writers organization,
Monday shouted down sugges
tions that wives be allowed to
organize a women's auxiliary.
Herbert P. Schowelter of West
Bend called the idea "tanta
mount to allowing Commu
nists to join."
Spring vegetable and melon
production is expected to ba
5 per cent below last year
and the average.
1
year. Eventually he hopes to !
have 180 breeding cows. His
ranch has been in operation
for 10 years.
The practicing physician
lias one bull from the Pertson
Brothers' herd of Elko, Nev.,
and the John Crow herd near
Redding, Calif.
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