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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
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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-
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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.
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