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Newspaper Page Textif KEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, KZDFOHD. ORE. TUESDAY, AUGUST 16. 1960 - CHIT CHAT Jacksori County Farm l our per I hursday by Ag Group GARDENING TIPS Bp JOE COWLEY Ma3 TrifcwM firm Ejtttw Jarfcson eounrv 4-H and IT -i, . . " -t-tttora cnamoer oz - - - - - - - iiuiit: ueejaie : t -. -i- Natirrally. the big agricultural act! dkson county 4-H and FFA fair. W all the work that has gone into the fair. agr: The thing we like the best was the smooth road we drove over entering the fair grounds. We remember on:v too well bouncing over the chuckholes and ruts as we entered e grounds. This we did several times daring the week and wondered how the car springs would stand it. Commerce rrslttee and Jackson exterisien council will spon sor a farm tour leaving at 8 30 average crtce list year try. like 435 out of 4S0 other was about 10 cents more or iture corn- farm products, receives no 43 certts. The Korrters adver- 5y vox Bssax FLEAS Fleas a-c iitvn :h? bi.-u.se j:iU Ov-Si u .i..) uuruiM county : price support subsidy. In- tise therr e;;?. put them i2 KfU-i st.-a.-w.-iis .ji au. stead the local par growers a:ra::ve. labeled curticcs tail mc-luceo. Tnv yi'viuiiiv, ui from the Roeue Vallev Country dub. s-s sell t--.-em to assess memsac-ives r. early million dollars per year to taurar.-s and ; promote near salt-s. This his snts'.l rrerru-.i: The tour will cover a mod- been largely resaonsllr'.e fcr ir kijh cr-si: era poultry farm, a dairy: the relatively stable pear, t-rm. a tamily orchard opera- markets o - su i-jrt3,s-e:s US seems u;e u.u crjrruEasea iron nu:;2!.-.s which were rake- onrs. rvs- "c;c-.iL-.-r tiiey -Uncle Sill Bigham", veteran 4-H leader, took us on a euided tour of the etounrft r.. ..-t . ...:. j .-x uicar.ixi will a.ter held at the country tlub at 'material commerce members and rr.cm-1 which a hers of the board of directors, 'creasing. : Those planning to attend the; in a ti breakfast are asked to call,' which is tt jSPring 2-6293 for reserva-:' economic s ;tions as soon as possible, ac- Ivielc; rer acr (cording to Don McNeil cham- fc "ftZ'T.Mldizu are comfortable, modern rest- ""A'v'bl get a g-t, rooms. An electric a:r blower turns on as you flick the lizht . . ' , , E""' p switch. Bill Hkes to sit in the shade and talk wha'conles d wS;.d;, f.tt! I5rge- comfortable iwiVhYe:--a w wu. Bllu .orj vii tile siiauv iiue oi tne b-Jildir.g. eludes oo jur . tars. s:oe is a oig op;n arena with lots of.' temporary stall room for the beef antmals hous-t-d there uiis year, o.g iron gates come across bath ends and Sock at Eight. Never heard of any cattle rustling at the fair, but; such gates at ail ail of the livestock buildings will prevent i costs c : iarcr i " it and psar crj.-; tave the frvwier r,arC:ir.r ha this 5ru-.--ir.e?f h.a-.-e modem The same building contains an efficiently organized and operated fair office. Here girls keep typewriters busy turning cut fair results, answer the insistently ringing telephone and answer the myriads of questions, run errands and dis tribute materials. Here we encountered County 4-H Agent Glenn Klein passing out paper clips, checking on fair results, posting signs and answering questions. Glenn has an amazing control of details which would cause most people to tear their hair. era re farms. The? families 2 ike iirr S: in? p.s h way oi ".lit. In; C v epe-rste- their izn:,? is ic ncs?e Their lnt. '-rer:.. -zr-. s n d eq u : p-et.-i r i zs. y;e v -i.-: ? j , part of ?r7T;e b.'jj.-ir 5:ii- -"r r"- novi- irA-ere :i2i Cr 1 t'Jif A vital center of fair activity is the nice, modern kitchen and dining room. People can step up to the kitchen's open window and buy a quick snack from the young farmers who run the concession or sit leisurely at the tables and benches In the dining area while they visit with their friends. reichbor?. niv, cinrT h?ilr. una ihfy hi-T'e j "i : -z- is alio musical er, s;vir.g music lessons ;2 active in civic mu- c-,er J 3..-l'::i7 i;i.'ur ; 5:!'.?. JtU. Jiii ,vi;:r,Y lit j).vi;i;i.;;i,'-w. u'rino. tr. crvjxLjtf of irri?a.-::-c offered to the ' 5-vf Valley area. At tha: c :r:;e there were few sxandm.? ; ? a bcUdir.es and 30 acres of cl3r-i land si.iitable only for . tr-ru: ;he growing of oat and ve:h " ?lv-; vay. ; for i The James dair is perhaps . ntral ; the best example in the coun- ( younger j ty of an agriculture enter- -.'' jT:iV 4.7C i pe-i '. rwtcai Ur.ua. ' -vJX,vri iUnriMsji -i,s- jit iu:?tt. j'wvxJi xi. jJs. Ic-j: .uvr Uviv i '-i .').,. cJ :im,)v .j;(.;ff.(.s. txj- J.rv V','r s. jv' ; -X. It. .':, y'vaa y.v. 3:!.,j;i,- J,'.. C',i7'-rt.'.;)i,t :.'.jtv st .:1m CUV ci-"X btf jVi ';V ff.i.Ti--iiLrT,jLi; x? '.; pcrrji: 5I-1: cu'-s -jo: xs -Luy rv ".'""j.i ;v ca. u? tir.e srJ.:".i"."s bv-d x"d :t. spray cui. 1: wi:ii o-:v c-i i si blv for the cottva-like egg ! sacs now ircu ii the under ' sjdtj ci cu-awL'-ia and holly U-jvoa.. tv aduh oi it,, and , ri3v' soV brvv u scale live un avr .t tx'i --r UjiM brown "sea,1; ' oa 1 U-nvs and First Log Bucking Planned For Fair The clatter of motors and the whir of chain saws can be heard at the Siskiyou County Fair on Saturday, August 20 on the Midway at 1 p.m. when the first annual log bucking contest will be underway. ! "Bull Bucks from seven J" ,1 ' ., ; lumlvr and locging companies ' to ; have already signified their 'iN i '-.'.,v, v cr xnJ citer- prise making the most use of ! its irrigation water potential, j OR nnr-na ncn ll1ITntril T"S T C ' ;:or.-ec ii L?.e r::: hits spread to r.e h-n-.e or Liws tr.v. too. cm co rrcaud w: Aese same ir-ec;:c:dtrs. is to :ress the d by :he :r.:ea:t:d s.'"!. Ciri'.x' o: :rvcs dr.a r.zl-i atv idsr. r.:Adrv:ie. w - - - w. b - r. . h i r I . .r".i;: arid r.i: '.Tvxs. 1 liiririi-vn Ti-4 r-.tni not f 'T.fnn iv 'i.,.. I,:, .,,.r...n, T Vrnv that they are tops over the company men. With tlteir i oltiuti s;vs all tuned up and sharpened, bucks from the Mv-CKmd River Lumber com pany. Inicrnational Paper, J. Jt Sharp. Ralph Smith Lum- K'r, Frutt Growers Supply ilten.tior and Carl Johnson Losing will vie for the per petual trophy the Fair is of- i fortns. besides the cash prizes S of SiJ.OO, Sla.00 and S10.00 The rules are simple: the y ittt- ., ?v v ho;tM v'.N-vt Atth. the ,v.y,:v.!. v.t-; ; V, o.'.s,.se: srwhy has to be defended each year or it is lost by de tatiit: onty saws regularly 11vJ5 Hi 'used in the actual operations tn u? wooes can oe uaea, aiiu the contestant must represent a logging company operating in Siskiyou County. If you can cuaUfy and think you can beat some of these "blow- itgl'tsh hards'" already entered, all most 1 you have to do is drop in the Fair Office at the Fairgrounds At t- f;:- t rtte., :h-:-y take . er--l sat: 5:rs.-:t:-:c is the feel ;ir. Ihsi tty are helping to provide the 'cir.dant suoply "pi hieh-ojsiity milk, fruit, J vc-?et?bles. and meat prod- Another room in the new building houses chickens and rabbits. There are less than half the number of chickens they had in 4-H last year, probably because egas aren '. bringing good prices so it doesn't pay to have poultry as a 4-H project. And each 4-H project pays for itself. ' Often youngsters borrow the money from a bank with their parents co-signing the note. They buy their feed and hay not only at fair timf hut var armnl j ucts. They . hope fellow citi- A number of stalls were empty in the other barn, but "v .wU1 s"Port legislation, youngsters were expected to bring in many of their baef. .' p.T;!,c!eS, 8.?d pr.0Rra?,5 ihll v. lit i.t-iy tiiuiii sei e i:ie juu l.x well. B"Sdos the on the farm employment several process ing niants in the area are de pendent on raw materials pro- -'cu.V? Tne Seebes conduct a pure-Hure with 21 acres of alfaUa rr is- ly family farm enterprise, do- and grass being heeded for j f "Jr ' " .nVVnY. rvrv-ar-aed m2 all of the work them- lm trnn hic fall Thic ipA. ; ' dairy animals, sheep and hogs later Monday night U'njh racks were busy as animals were scrubbed, washed off and combed and brushed. Herdsmanship tropics are awarded to the 4-H clubs in each of the livestock divisions who keep their areas neatest and cleanest. Through aU the hub-dub sidles a tanned, spry gent who c,,Jccd on !ocal farn"'S- These tually keeps his finger on everything as his twinkling !ants tv?ifv an imoortant. brown eyes peer -out behind glasses and under a wea!': Stetson. You never know "Uncle Bill" Bigham is there un less there is a quarrel or problem. Then a few qu'et words and a firm helping hand smoothes things out. He'll be up but sometimes forgotten, part of the investment and emnloy- inz all of the work them selves except at peak seasons. In order to do this they have to buy a large amount of equipment, including three tractors. This plus land and buildings has a value of S75, 000. Next year, with young trees coming into production, they will need an air blast sprayer which will cost an additional S4.000. They now have one acre in Cornice pears,- four acres in peaches, four acres in apples and one acre in young Bart lett pears. In a nearby acre age, they have five acres of young peaches, 10 acres of young apples and 10 acres of vegetables. As the present ment opportunities that are : fruit acreage comes into pro dependent on the farm pro- j auction, more trees will be hay crop this fall. This seed ing is made possible by the addition of a new reservoir. On the James place you will see three reservoirs with a surface area of 24 acres hold ing 161 acre feet of water for irrigation. All water stored is from winter and early spring runoff. Two of .the ponds are stocked with warm water fish. The dairy is composed mostly of 30 head of Guern sey and Holsteins which sup ply grade A milk into the lo cal market. The returns from the sale of milk have furnish ed the livelihood and paid for the improvements such as the recently completed reservoir. Helping in this family oper ation is Mrs. James and son ma;s in these places. All fleas require warm blooded animals to reproduce. There is not true "sand flea"' breeding in the sand without animals upon which to feed. This is a common misconcep tion concerning the habits of fleas. from dawn until midnight cverv nieht keenine an eve nn I duction bs-e. A recent count- Iplantcd until it is all in fruit. I Dwi2ht. Dwiaht is enrolled inings. sunaay nignt nc turned in at 10 o clock thinking he !""" ,J1 '"- ) paRes m Jiu biyie ncaiun ni"r would catch up on some sleep, just then a large truck full it!ie Jackson county telephone ; ment has been used but 50 oi livestock rolled in and had to be bedded down. Hil-Oftn,-,. rot-nll,,'! lliqn lnn, nnt ie -nri nit tl,tC 200 firms in the area engaged iyear and the remainder will Incidentally, the Jackson county fair board furnishes the ' ;" servicing farmers and in joe next year, although if new first bedding of stock, after that the vounestors oav for i orocessing and distributing acreage comes into protluc- thcir own. The fair board used to buy all hay and feed, too, iar,T1 Products. Harvard uni-ition, some ot the old heaters (gams Valley Grange, past when the fair was much smaller. Now it would be a pretty i i vcrsiiy estimates that iour,wilJ have to be used anot.ter 'member 0f tne )ocai school cvnnnciua ns,nnei I f n on! if pi'drv TO 17 lfths nro n the vocational agriculture department of Crater high school and is active in the Fu ture Farmers of America chapter there. James is a member of the expensive proposition. In the last five years the countv -fair has more than : farm-centered, although only doubled in number of entries. Look at the 4-f I exhibits: j "bout one out of 10 work on 40 pens of poultry and 170 pens of rabbits (more than onci",e farm. In each pen), 200 beef, 170 dairy, 275 sheep and 120 hogs, j Indian Springs Orchard The FFA section has also increased its exhibits with Port I Tn0 Indian Springs orchard Orford. and South Eugene FFA chapters entered for the:f acres is one of several first time. This plus the three chapters in Jackson county j totaling some B50 acres oper and the two in Josephine county. jateel bv Myron Root & com- , ' ipany. This is one of the lard- We squatted down beside a 4-H leader wfio was waiting ''cr orchard onerations and isiketing season. Thev arc thon for some tools to-arrive. The farmer and 4-H leader who ' representative ' of those near j rigorously graded and sold brought them had gotten up at 4:30 a.m. to get his chores I organization? which are fully i locally at their own produce done, then had spent most of the day at the fair. After re-; in!c?rale l. This company not stand. to truckers and to lo- Hn,""B Kic ni: was J1(1II1I1J!K 10 urivu we ou nines to nis Applegate farm and set his irrigation, then drive back to the fair. He is probably a typical example of the 4-H leaders. year until the income justi- t,oard and active in the com fies more new type heaters. ' munitv church activities. The success of this farm is ; Altogether, the sale of based on three ingredients es-! dairy products placed more sential to most successful ,han s4fi miiiion worth of INSECT PROBLEM Insects are a big problem in gardens this year. Vegetables and flowers are both being riddled by several different insect pests. The western spotted cucum ber beetle is one of the big gest problems. Often referred to as an '11 spot" or "12 spot" beetle, or erroneously called a "lady bug." this beetle is light green with black spots. It is about one fourth inch long and just half as wide. In the vegetable garden, it feeds on a variety of plants including beans, cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, squash and corn. Many flowers are sus- ' ceptible, especially those with prominent blossoms such as roses and dahlias. On vegetables, malathion family farms: good soil, good management and hard work. A wide variety of peaches and vegetables are produced they can fill a long mar- One such leader suddenly realized that 4-H gas mileage ; broaden the opportunities for was getting ahead of the family budget and traded in aimnking a profit and to station wagon for a small, foreign-made station wagon which j strengthen the fruit sellers' covers greater distances on less gas. This leader helps with position in dealing with few two or three 4-H clubs and has youngsters In a variety of;er hut larger buyers. It has projects from gardening to beef and dairy. She figured up : been done also in an effort to the other day that at the rate her youngsters were going best utilize technological ad- the older ones would be graduating from the program, avances in production younger one would be entering, and she had 10 more years ' tices. t ahead of her In 4-H work with the remaining youngster. She readily admitted she will probably stay in it even after her youngsters have all left the program. onlv produces truit, but also leal stores. Like other grow- naeks, stores and sells it. This iers, they have fund it c-ssen-form of integration has be-j tial. in establishing confidence come necessary in order to in their brand, to market pro-; duce of consistently high , nuality. Poultry Farm Love of the Rogue River Valley and farm life causcd4 E. J. (timer) Korr.er and his wife Arm to return to S." prac-i Valley to establish tiic K ner poultry farm buying power in Oregon farm ers hands last year. About S2!j million if this was earn ed by Jackson county dairy men. In addition, the money de rived from processing and distributing Jackson county firsirv oroducts went to busi ness firms and their em- , ployees in the area who in I turn spent much of the mon- f c-y for a wide variety of pro- i diction and consumer goods J and services. MARKET NEWS FrlTal-Stiie Market News Serrlce R!i Blnif Mveficck Auction Report. Tuesday, August 9, 1960 CAIXLE: SLxWe ir,c"iudir.t: around 120 calves.- Around 85 percent cd supply sTex-ker and iet'der classes, remainder mainly slaughter cows Auc::on moderately active, quality considered, represented c.-Te arxvuj steady with last Tuesday. Supply mainly o( northern Ciutorr-ij. oncm. Ssiurhier cows: Individual and small lots Utility and Commercial 9."!3o;i lhs. S 14 -15. SO. higher yielding individuals to around S'.oS.."', Standard grade absent, individual Canner and Cutter $9.50- S:au;htcr bulls: Individual Utility and Commercial 1310-1650 $:S35-19.C0. Slaughter calves: Individual Choice 220-420 lbs. 524.30-2500. individual Utility 300-450 lbs. S16.00-20.00. Stacker and feeder steers: Small lots and individual Medium 350-5-? ib. calves S2 1.00-23.00, odd head Good 240-260 lbs S24 00 24 25. 43 head shipment Good 620 lb. yearlings S23.50. small lots ; sr.d individual Medium and Good 550-720 lbs. S20.75-22.90. indivi duals and small lots S350.1000 lbs. S19.00-22.20, individual Com mon 500-900 lbs. S14.00-20.00. Siocker and feeder heifers: Individuals and small lots Common ar.,1 Medium 300-500 lb. calves S!5. 00-20 60. 45 head shipment Medium and Good 503 lb. average S21.35. fleshv heifer calves gen erally boucht on slaughter accounts. Individuals and small lots Meaium and Good 510-G0O lb. vearlings $18.40-20.60 individual Common down to around $15-00. HOGS: Salable 15. Small supply of feeder pigs inadequate to fully test market. Feeder pics: Small lots Good and Choice 86-94 lbs S1920-20 20 SHEt:P: Salable 119. Supply mainly feeder spring lambs: market about sieady. l-eeder spring lambs: Small lots Good and Choice 87-96 lbs. wooled Slo.50-16.00. small lots Medium and Good 66-90 lbs. wooled and shorn $13.00-15.00. Paul H. Lehigh. Federal-State Market News Service Radioactive Tracers Used in Pear Storage Program C 6 r v a 1 1 1 s - Radioactive 1 bags for storing pears throush "tracers" that map chemical j 'he winter. The sealing slows action inside a pear may help j f.own respiration or oxida- J.-rrLT':, scientists develop better meth- i" ,."'T. '-"T. days of harvest. DDT or meth-! ods for storing Oregon s 10 j that the carbon dioxide builds oxychlor can be used on most j t0 15 million dollar winter up m the bag. vegetables except leaf crops i Pear crop. Pear packers have like lettuce. SDinach. and I Orezon State college' re- th : . i... chard, up to to'7 days before ! searchers are trying to learn j punching holes in the Dlastfc some halfbreeds and some just j"im..b. i uiu.xiue sura oix oags to permit some escape of : VJ .'' ' . Any of these or lindane is jby pears during storage some- carbon dioxide However this ' An0lher Ju"an idea is that safe for use on flowers. Re-j times causes browning of the! shortens storage life of pears dogs can see and dii:inSiisl . peated applications are neees-: fruit core. ibv about one month ! color. One part of his act. sarv to keen the SDOtted cu-! n- n u, nr- ; CrrH. r- tnree dogs wear identical or send In a post card, and tell them your name, the com. pany you represent, your ex perience and the name of the saw you are going to use. This should be done before Satur day, Aug. 20th. J. F. Sharp Lumber, who will furnish the log, promise one full of twirls and knots so this contest should be great fun to watch. There is no ad mission charge. The "Name The Building'' contest brought in so many entries that it has been im possible for the judges to ar rive at a decision on the sched uled date. Each name is being carefully screened and given consideration, and this is a long job for the judges. Instead of announcing the winner on Aug. 15, the judges have asked for more time. The winner of the Poleroid Land Camera will be an nounced, and the p r i z o awarded at the rodeo on Fri day night, Aug. 19. This will be another reason for attend ing the "Parade of Cham pions" the leading quarter horses of the state which will be held just prior to the fa mous Homstead Rodeo. Friday can be a fine day at the fair. The floraculture ex hibit will be judged, and the! building open to the public at. 1 p.m. Then there is the Yreka; Chamber of Commerce Barbe-i cue at the Armory Building at! 5:30 p.m. followed by the.' finals of the cutting horse' class; parade of champions;' name the building award; and! the Homstead rodeo. What" more can be offered for fun, and entertainment? Victor Julian and his pets will be one of the headlines in the stage show "Sawdust and Spangles" which will b e shown at the Siskiyou County Fair on Saturday afternoon and evening, Aug. 20, and Sunday afternoon Aug. 21. Julian, with his top hat and dancing dogs - they are the ones that wore the beautiful skirts and constumes and danced across the stage on the Ed Sullivan show, the heart warming puos acclaimed on TV. Thirty years or so back,' Julian started this canine the atrical act which has carried him around the world as a performer. He and his dogs, all trained by him, work to gether in a rare man-and-beast act. Victor has his own . ideas about dogs. For one, he ' prefers mongrels to purebred dogs for his act. He says high bred dogs are much harder to " train. Mutts learn faster be-; cause they haven't been in bred. As a result of this idea, some of his dogs are purebred, , cumber beetle under control. Ho Pine Moth In i Oregon Nurseries Saiem-One The average cost of pro- j The Korncr's two sons are j five Oregon nurseries have cuttings wiil aid greatly in Many of these leaders are barn superintendents who check to see if all animals have enough hay and feed and are bedded down properly. They settle squabbles and there seem to be a few ot these since all the youngsters keep pretty busy watching their livestock, others', or watching tne various contests. ductinn on an acre of pears is .grown. John is establishing f .'Sil, The cost of picking, j his own poultry ranch near storin?. selling and shipping the heme place. Donald is :s S1.000. Of this. S100 per 'overseas in Germany, acre goes directly for labor, j Three and a half years a?o Cn 10,000 acres of pears this j there was only one buildinz. rtean . a SS. 000, 000 payroll. the dwelling house, on this remaining M.'UO p-r acre place. .Now tnere is housing EVERGREENS Cuttings of broadieaf ever greens root readily if taken i as the wood matures in Au j gust. Cuttings made 4 to 5 inches long and treated with j a root inducing hormone and ! isotopes, the scientists believe placed in a clean washed sand j they can trace the carbon di I or vermieulite bed will root 'oxide pattern of attack on (quite readily. Mist nozzles I the fruit. Super-sensitive in- huncired forty- i placed every 3 teet acove the ; struments can detect tne tor- matson of the radioactive ma terial in the fruit tissue. ' So-called brown core in Dr. Elmer Hansen, OSC ag-1 Problem Complicated ricuitural experiment station j Tne problem of drawing the horticulturist, and Rr. Chih ; Iin? betwee' slow respiration u ti- . . . -anti trapped carbon dioxide H. Wang. OSC cnemist, are , is compiicated bv the fact conducting the research spon-jthat susceptibility of fruit to sored by the U.S. Department 1 brown-core varies from sea of Agriculture. (son to season, scientists ex- Using radioactive carbon ! plain. Pears grown in cool seasons dresses except for color. He . takes them off the rack, and the right dog comes forward,, regardless of the order in . which they are taken off. been insDected. some of them maintaining the needed hu- more than once, with no Euro- midity and will allow for pcan pine shoot moths found, more light over the propagat-1 pears has become a problem reported the state department 1 iRg bed. iin recent years with the wide- of agriculture on Aug. 5. j '".'spread use of sealed plastic Because this moth would gon's commercial pines if it is us amazing to see now wen tins large : . im.. ..... -1.1.1. ...... .. .. . 1 frvinH th t. vuiTreid"851"5 Ett a,ong togaher wilh ,u,Ic i,:,;::,; s, i 7 r ; materials, etc., much of which i storage and nvFccHaneous 1 intensive survey of ptne areas. .Nurseries selling ornamen produced. But there are incidents. One older youngster was caught setting off a large firecracker in the sheep pens. Uncle Bill wasn't smiling this time when he told the youngster, "I think you're big enous-h to know better than that' If you can't behave you will have to leave " He said it quietly and without anger but years of experience with young.-ter's made the words hit home. une proDiem tncy never seem to have is the our.? oayrf l! and trtal siiiur.uij; in t-ne oarns. rarents oi.en nae to oe warn- yr,'. eu aim one iair ooara memoer was observed smokm pipe absent mindedly in a ba.-n last year. Id and serv- ' storage sheds. The Homers iced locally and thus supports have more than SSfi.OOO in ad'J'.tiona! payroll. The rcla-j vested in birds, buildints and lively small volume of pears ' equipment. They lau.-hmcly ;:;'-d in gilt hr-.xes requires a explain the first et'j cost SIC much great".- amount tf la- 0";0 and they still have that b'.r o is r'-:-oor.?:ble for ma- 'ec1? mcrri'ing both the me to Then there was the difficulty of a prmt-r p-il- at o; barn entrance. It was moved, however, when the fire ma shall insisted. In fact, fiir officials would like to h-v regular patrol of Medford police or sheriff s deputies ; the fair grounds. The fair is within the city limits. A f,r man patroling the barns would help prcent any pw.b fires, too, which could be serious with the tinder dry o! barns aad the shavings. frcrn pear sah-s. At a s?!es price of $5 pel x lor the S.OiiO.hi'O boxc. f.r.-rl-'u rd, :t st-t-n that th 51 5.!:ij',.0f'0 t.f-ar income u;s The Korners k revrds and cr.n thines as the yc;.r a craze ptrrr'ntaite c::tintin4 ai! ch:ck" ranch, is clcc to TO It co?t thf.m ah-o-.;t p exi-llcnt 11 viju sjch a.-v.ind ;.v 1 a y, vis on t:"!(.' tees production and han-to produce a d7'.-r. ea ar.d IS -. . ' v.'ilu y fruit grower? are probably Tn i."i.-or s.tuation in California nw attd " siiojHi be An article in one of the by f th Nights at the fair grounds are relatively peaceful. A r is hired each year to chapernne the 411 youngsters ; dormitories. A loud fire-gong conecud to dorm xi' vent any sneaking out at nights. And Uncle Bill i'.i: his usual tool room in one of the barr.s reaclv his pants in case of emerg'-ncy. r.t-d tr.at th Dir., : ic differrnt tip wtth nree d.tic s'at a- ..it to::: tal pmcs, popular in landscape plantings and hosts to the pest, were focal point for the early survey work in Oregon because a heavy infestation in the Seattle-Tacoma area was traced to imported nursery s'ock. The department urges any one m Oregon suspecting the pine shoot moth to send a spe citr.en and damaged pine ma teria! to the state forestry de- partment. Salem, which is I clearing house for the in '.en- j :ve- survey now in progress. ' The material shouid be in a ;;!atic bag in cruhprocf on-' taintr. alcng with rtsrre ir.il ci'iress of firde:. Cite zr.i v. he-e- found, and pine ; : BROWN AREAS in the lawn and are quite regu lar they probabiy are caused by a disease. If they are irreg ular or all over the lawn .the trouble is probably a lack of moisture or fertility. , Often times in the heavier soils com paction will .often occur and the water put on will not pen etrate certain areas and they remain dry and hard. Spiking Produce Bonding Aids Large Group Of Stale Farmers Salc-m-For the second time this year, Oregon farmers are will often help and sand or benefiting under t h e bond sandy loam can be applied ;jn DrovisIoIU 0 the 1959 and washed into openings , amehamcnts to the wholesale of carbon dioxide making for a bettor water and prpduce deaIers act. The researchers a feraluer dtstnoutton. If you . . . . , , , . V llfJ.ZLV,;. or picked late in the harvest period appear more suscepti ble to injury. Brown-core also seems directly related to length of time fruit remains in the orchard after picking and the time elapsing be tween picking and cooling of fruit. Varying degrees in suscep tibility of fruit to carbon di oxide injury do not permit blanket recommendations for field-handling or storing of pears, Hansen states. He ad vises use of punctured bags for storage until the prob lems are better understood. Carbon dioxide injury ap parently results from some biochemical change in the fruit. It was found, for ex ample, that natural acids in pears tended to alter and build up when the fruit was stored in high concentrations have brown areis, dig down and s-:e if th.s is your problem. also found The state department of ag- j that certain specific acids SrP.AY HOLLY Au?'jst ;.t a good month to ,ipr:y for tre cootro. 01 sooty jriculture advises farmers who jhave not been paid for pro jduce sold before April 1, this : year, to Anthony Sunseri. 1 2516 S. E. Harrison, Port land, to file claim. The claims to j-.im 1 .". rr: e n ti i.:a e cn vs of A;ric :i:M tiom is t.oc- best iiture s-1 !,- Much the same applies to the FFA, but in this ca-e chapter advisors act as both leaders and d. rectors of program and the number of FFA members involved at fair arc considerably less. "EmpU-ynit nt Dtiiv of riarr-tic labor avail ;:roed v.r'.uaiiy adeqa Farm Bureau FeJt that Mtxiean nationals 'a'lon are r. ins it. Perlu-s 5 r the I0'"0 valle-. officials, ho.cv . . .. -r(.n,,M Ur. x.i.U;A J ln ,1,. T'.-c s&o'y old condition. .hands of the department at I .-.-..,-:" corr.j.oor.lv seen durtcg Salem on or before Sept. 10.; the waiter ar.d spring, is; Sunseri." who was licensed; ca'ji'-d by scste insects. Tr.ese ' as a wholesale produce deal-i p. i - s terete- a noneycew er. was also boncied to the wh:ch the se: ot fee'is on. Tr.ee seale insects are more t id fungus department to cover amounts i due farmers for produce. 1 Thp taw rfimiir.. thai vpri- susce-pt.ole now to spraying ; v, ' ,i,j .:. ,K department, which will re cover due amounts from the other seasons ' In his new book, "Freedom To Farm," Agr. cultural c retary Ezra Taft Benson refers to the prion...,- spirit of self-help and intense co-operation which the early day Amer ican farmer had and still has to a somewhat U-.-.-er" degrev. We feel that the 4-H and FFA programs keep alive- and ! lp foster this spirit. As he points out further in his book, may successful people today received their valuable- early wil.il training in agriculture. The 4-H and FFA programs now extend such training to suburban and city youngsters. as tf ioi.'e he numbe r of doanes'.ic workers : Tut' hill to exier.d '.he- program has already been aj-pru-.ed ' in the h-rti'e. according to the- article. Then to put the fr .-sting on the cake Labor Federation .-jO-'ke-nte :i hailed the "brilliant success in pickctirti: several Northern California fruit orchards," and urged abolition of : the Mexican program by 1965. It will be interesting to see 1 v.h rh is the stronger politically a labor organization or in farm organization. Farents: No Fair Helping In This S -.lam - One Orez'-n c every 1.200 tr'ted in Th e-nd.r.z June 30 hoA---d t:on to the tuberculin te-t. b;it only (,ne in t-v-ry 10.410 s-.owc-d advanced t.c-.:r.e T B., a.cording to the state and fed- '-r.il veterinary services. the 12 months. 104.232 cattle were tested in 6.6.19 herds. Summer problem for school children: what was the num ber of total reactors and what was the number with ad vanced tuberculosis. Figures in first paragraph drop tne insects are common. The cot-1 Department of Agriculture, 'add numbers. I tony camellia scale is respon-1158 12th street, X. E. Salem. ! than at mo: of the year. v:w..T- Ua'iiMi,n i.r- n-!j-; on is' recommended for the bonding "company in the name 1" : control of this pe-st. Two orl0 and or tne PaUJ farm ;!c; three applications, apolied atie"'' wee kly intervals, may be The department has mailed necessary. Thorough coverage, j verified claim forms to all including the underside of 1 known farmers not paid for leaves, is important for good produce sold: any farmer who control. idid not receive a form should Two different kinds of scale ,' immediately contact the State within the total acid content seemed most closelv linked with injured fruit tissue. They're hoping the radioac tive carbon isotopes will trace the pattern of activity of these fruit acids. Such information may then provide a springboard of knowledge to combat carbon dioxide injury while still re taining the adventages of seal ed containers for longer stor age life of pears. blackberry Problem? Call... 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