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SEED STALK Manager Sam Campbell of the West Coast
Beet Seed company, Salem, holds a freshly cut stalk of beet
leed. Seed stalks are four to six feet tall and contain thou
sands of individual seeds. Similar stalks are raised in Jack
ion county on a limited 80 acres, approximately.
GARDENING TIP
Local Sugar Beet Seed Yield
Sets New Crop Record Here
By DON BERRY
County Extension Agent
TREE WATERING
Shrubs and trees, especially
those which were planted dur
ing the past year, should con
tinue to be watered.
Rain, like that which has
come recently, can give us a
sense of false security. It will
be probably another month or
two before the rains reach an
accumulative amount so we
can quit watering.
Infrequent, deep watering
It is impractical to try to
control all insects working on
the oaks but it appears that a
spring spray applied about the
middle of May will go a long
way in controlling the early
pests, thus giving the tree a
better chance to develop
growth and foliage before the
pests begin to attack.
Squirrels, too, often kill
twigs and small branches
while gnawing out borers.
Oaks will not tolerate radical
change. Cuts and dirt fills
is preferred to more frequent around them will kill them
light sprinklings. When wa
tering trees and shrubs the
toil should be thoroughly
soaked to a depth up to sev
eral feet depending upon how
extensive the root system is.
Additional watering would
quickly. Ovcrwatering and
driveways, etc., are also bad.
Wherever fills are made trees
are quickly killed, unless air
circulation and drainage are
provided
In addition to all these, root
probably not be necessary for rots too affect them, and old
another week or two or long
er. Mulching is often used to
hold soil moisture and thus
reduce the amount of water
ing of trees and shrubs. Mate
rials such as sawdust and
peat moss, when applied over
the area of the root system,
can reduce the number of wa
ter arjDlications to two or
three soakings per year.
age sometimes catches up
with the oak trees.
With all of their faults,
however, many home owners
still prefer the native oak as
shade tree and are willing to
put up with the pests in order
to keep it in their yard
SPIDER CONTROL
If spiders are a problem use
Chlordane or Dieldrin around
the entrances to your home
and in other areas' where cob
webs are prevalent, as the end
A bumper sugar beet har
vest was raised by Jackson
county farmers this year, ac
cording to reports from local
farmers and the Western Beet
Sugar Producers.
The record breaking har-
U-est was completed two or
mree weens ago Dy iochi aim
Marion county farmers. Local
farmers who raise the seed for
Western Beet Sugar Produ
cers estimate top yields per
acre, were 4,000 pounds of
clean seed and minimum
yields were 3,500 pounds from
approximately 80 acres in
Jackson county. There was a
period when local farmers
raised no more than 3,000
pounds per acre, according to
Otto Bohncrt, Central Point,
one of the beet seed growers
here.
At one time Jackson county
farmers raised 200 to 300
acres of beet seed. However
in the last few years they
have raised less than 100
acres. This is now a support
crop and grown on a restrict
ed allotment basis and on con
tract. Local growers grow
their best seed for a specific
area and supply five or six
of the largest refineries in the
United States. Each area in
Oregon growing the seed
raises a particular strain.
Local growers include Rog
er von der Hellen, Bob Fields,
Otto, John and Don Bohnert,
Harry Dunn, all of the Cen
tral Point area; Andy Stevens
and Joe Dugan, both of the
Talent-Phoenix area; Harlin
Cantrall, Applegate, and Mrs.
Dora Dorich, Jacksonville.
Manager Sam Campbell of
the West Coast Beet Seed
company estimates this year's
Oregon harvest at 4.1 million
pounds, 900,000 pounds more
than the last record harvest
of 1058
The huge seed harvest will
set a second record of a differ
ent kind," Campbell said
"This year we grew 41 dif
ferent commercial varieties,
an all-time high. The new
high-yielding hybrids account
ed for more than half of the
total production."
Campbell said the 1960 Ore
gon crop was grown on 1,062
acres by about 80 growers on
small plots ranging from 5 to
35 acres. To avoid cross-polli
nation, individual varieties
must be isolated from one an
other in separate plots, many
of them scattered miles apart,
he pointed out.
No Connection
'Although the U.S. beet
sugar marketing quota has
been raised considerably in re
cent months because of the
crisis in Cuba," Campbell said
there probably is no connec
tion between these events and
both hybrid and open-polli
nated form. As distinguished
from multi-germ, monogerm
has only a single seed ball,
producing one sugar beet
rather than the several plants
springing from a multi-germ
seed. Stands of monogerm
beets require less hand labor
than multi-germ beets, thus
reducing costs substantially
Inter estingly, monogerm
seed was developed from a
discovery in Oregon.
A Russian refugee scientist
who had found monogerm
sugar beet plants in the USSR
was brought to this country
from Germany in 1948 and,
after examining thousands of
individual plants, he found a
single monogerm plant in a
seed field near Salem. It was
a historic discovery and may,
perhaps, be the single most
important seed development
in the history of the industry.
The hybrid sugar beet plant
is an even newer develop
ment; like hybrid corn, it has
increased yields 15 to 20 per
cent, and Campbell believes
that eventually all commer-
fcial varieties will be hybri
dized. The problem now is to
convert present open-pollinat
ed varieties to hybrids; this
accounts for the large number
of experimental varieties be
ing raised in the Salem and
Medford areas. The wide
range of commercial varieties
are needed to combat differ
ent diseases, soil and climatic
conditions in the various
growing areas.
MtiLTIOERM
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THRESHING SEED Grain thresher in field near Salem
picks up sugar beet seed stalks for removal of seed. This
year's crop set a new record for Oregon at 4.1 million pounds
of seed. A similar operation was conducted in Jackson
county two or three weeks ago.
New Farm Bureau Officers
Chosen at Recent Picnic
Producers Should Keep.
Unshorn Lamb Records
By GENE WINTERS
County Extension Agent
Sheep producers who mar
ket unshorn lambs this fall
should maintain full records
on their sales in order to make
proper applications for pay
ment next spring under the
wool incentive program, ac
cording to Jackson Agricul
tural Stabilization and Con
servation Committee Chair
man Albert Straus. .
Failure to keep full records
in the past has prompted dif
ficulties for producers in ob
taining their unshorn lamb
payments under the program,
the chairman stated. The sales
records for lambs sold must
include the name of the buyer,
his signature, and the number
and liveweight of the lambs
sold, plus the description "un
shorn." Lamb feeders who buy
lambs should also keep ac
curate records of all their
purchases of unshorn lambs.
TWO BASIC TYPES Although Oregon produced 41 dif
ferent varieties of sugar beet seed this year most of them
were of two basic types, multigerm or monogerm. This com
pares size of two seeds. Monogram contains only one seed
ball; multigerm usually has several.
Requirements Lessened
For Farm Housing Loans
Under a recent change in
the eligibility requirements
for farm housing loans, a
farmer who owns a farm that
will annually produce for sale
or home use at least S400
worth of commodities may, if
he meets other eligibility re
quirements, be able to ob
tain a farm housing loan.
Previously, according to Eu
gene Denney, Farmers Home
administration county super
visor for Josephine and Jack
son counties, an applicant had
to own a farm that would
produce a substantial amount
of the operator's income,
Farm Housing loans are
made by the Farmers Home
administration and are used
to construct and repair need
ed farm houses and farm serv
ice buildings. During the past
and meet payments, when
due, on his debts.
Applications for this type
of credit may be made at
the county office of the Farm
ers Home administration lo
cated in the Manchel Build-
in?. Grants Pass.
STRAWBERRIES
strnwhprrica in the home
garden, as well as commercial of a dry summer season is the
niantines. should be cared for peak spider population.
jiiir,n(H, in th fall. Next If bitten bv a spider, pack L,,,, ovtranrHinnrv eppri nrn-
year's crop is dependent upon the area in ice and call a doc- auction. We've got plenty of year, nine loans totaling $93,
ih. pin Divpn nlanU the ore- tor immediately. Save the spi- Pti fn- nnlck exDansion of 600 have been advanced for
utoii fall since the fruit buds der which caused the bite. the industry should it be re
mode at that time. Black Widows are the only ouired. but basically the sugar
To have a good set of fruit common poisonous biting spi- companies wanted to build up
buds, plants must have good der in Oregon and is not often their seed inventories with
growth with as many leaves found since they prefer se- the new varieties. Production
George Dewey, executive
secretary of the Oregon Farm
bureau, Salem, spoke on prob
lems facing agriculture, re
cently at the farm bureau
picnic held on the Ed Taylor
ranch, Table Rock rd.
He expressed concern that
the young generation of farm
ers are not taking an active
interest in the major changes
occurring in agriculture to
day. Evelyn Nye spoke on the
financial side of education
and briefly explained equal
ization of taxes according to
school districts.
Ed Taylor, outgoing presi
dent of the Jackson County
Farm bureau, gave a short
talk on the attributes of the
organization and asked that
more members take part
the county program.
New officers elected to
serve starting in October arc;
Robert Lytle, Ashland, presi
dent; Ernest Radomskc, Gold
Hill, vice president; W. R.
Baglcy, Talent, voting dele
gate, and Mrs. David Blair,
Rogue River, women's chairman.
Mrs. Grover Mulkey will
continue to serve as secretary-treasurer.
this purpose in Josephine and
Jackson counties.
Other eligibility require
ments for farm housing loans
remain unchanged. These re-
This comes by eluded places away from the next year probably will be quirements are that the appli-
as Dossible
maintaining good growing
conditions during September
nd as long as the plants are
ctively growing in the laii.
LAWN SEEDS
Home owners anticipating since these are the favored
planting new lawns this fall hangouts 0f the Black Widow
are encouragea ro preyoie spider.
good Seed Deas ueioie jjioih
lnn Tha aroa n hp. Tllanted
should be leveled, tilled raked Extension Program
thnrouehlv. rolled, ana re-
raked.
This working firms the seed
hpd and encourages weed
seeds to eerminate. By sprout-
ins as many weed seeds as
possible and then cleaning up
the bed before planting, some
reduction in the weed control
r npppssarv in the new lawn
id hp accomDlished.
The best grasses for this
area are Kentucky Bluegrass
light. Care should be cxer- smaller.
cised hovever in putting in addition to the 41 corn-
hands in out of the way places merciai varieties of seed,
such as gopher holes, back un- Campbell's growers and field
der the wood pile or in cor- men produce seed for breed-
ners of darkened outbuildings er's stocks and experimental
Chosen For Award
Oregon is one of five states
in the nation chosen to receive
a special award for its state
wide extension service pro
gram in agriculture.
Charles A. Henderson, Kla
math county extension agent,
will represent Oregon county
agents and Oregon State col
lege extension service in re-
.i ,lih the fine fescues, ceiving the award for extcn-
Where full sun lawns are be- sion service's contributions to
tn niantpH. Blucerass is tne Oregon agriculture.
best grass. In the shades the Governor Mark O. Hatfield
fpcpiip nre superior. will present the award Sept
All around lawns may con- 21 at a luncneon in roruano
tain a mixture of the two. Do honoring all Oregon county fcet tall In iate juiy or Au-
not plant bent grasses or mix- agents. The awards program gust lhe staiks are cuti wn.
ana luncneon win ue smw,sui
ed bv the agriculture division
of American Cyanamid com
pany.
purposes on 58 different loca
lions, most of which are one-
tenth or half-acre plots in tne
farmers' backyards,
More than 100 experimen
tal hybrids alone were har
vested from such locations,
Campbell said. This seed is
sent to sugar company labora
tories and greenhouses for
further testing and develop
ment. Eventually it may go
into production by West Coast
which is owned by the na
tion's eight largest beet sugar
companies and operated coop
cratively by them. The com
panies operate in "nearly all
of the 22 bee t-producing
stales.
Sugar beets for seed are
planted in August and left in
the ground until the following
spring when they "bolt," send
ing up seed stalks four to six
cant lacks the resources need
ed to obtain credit elsewhere,
be a citizen of the United
States, have sufficient in
come from farm and other
sources to pay farm operating
and family living expenses
Cannery Pear Prices
Are Higher This Year
In Southern Oregon, pear
growers' price on all grades
including culls is reported to
average $96.50 per ton, de
livered cannery, according to
a recent U. S. Department of
Agriculture bulletin.
The article said that pear
prices to growers on pears for
processing are substantially
higher than last year. This re
flects the smaller crop. The
average price in Northern
Oregon was reported to be
$86.50 per ton.
AWARDS DONATED
Silver awards given at the
recent 4-H style review were
donated by the Jackson Coun
ty Home Extension Alumni
committee. Colleen Franek,
food preservation award and
Carol McDowell, home living
award, were the recipients.
Feeder Sale Date Set
By County Stockmen
Oct. 18 has been let at
the date for the first feeder
sale by the snla committee
for the Jackson County
Stockmen's association.
Sales will be limited to
beef breeds. No dairy or
half breeds will be allowed.
Sale will be at the Midway
Auction Yard,
including dates of purchases
and the number and - live
weight when purchased.: Ade
quate records must be main
tained by producers in ordoT
for them to certify to the ac
curacy of the information
contained in payment appli
cations. Inadequate reporting
of lamb purchases on payment
applications has presented
problems in administering the
wool program. .
Payments Made
Lamb payments are made
only on lambs that have never
been shorn to encourage the
customary practice of selllm
lambs with the wool on. Lamb
payments are made to pro
ducers who have owned lambs
30 days or more. The pay
ments are based on the wool
incentive payment.
The amount paid to each
producer is based on the
weight gain of lambs during
the period of his ownership.
Full information is necessary
so that each producer can ho
given his proper share of the
payment on a lot of lambs. .
Records should be kept in
a safe place at home or they
may be filed at the county
ASC office for safekeeping.
While the final date for mak
ing applications under the
wool program for the I960
marketing year is not until
April 30, 1961, applications
may be submitted any time
between now and then,
Blue Tongue
Booklet Issued
Corvalus - Blue tongue, a
serious virus disease of sheep,
has broken out recently in the
Pacific Northwest.
Symptoms of the disease,
diagnosis, treatment, and vac
cination are discussed in
bulletin just published by
Oregon Slate College Exten
sion Service. Free copies of
the bulletin "Blue Tongue
Disease of Sheep" may be ob
tained from local county ex
tension agents or by writing
the OSC bulletin clerk, Cor-
vail is.
Blue tongue Is a warm
weather disease carried from
sheep to sheep by flying in
sects. Main symptoms, in ad
dition to a blue tongue, in
clude sluggishness, loss of ap
petite, and high temperature.
A bluish red band develops
along the upper edge of the
hooves.
The virus, itself, seldom
kills sheep but it weakens
their resistance to other dis
eases. Deaths arc usually due
to complicating pneumonia.
The bulletin stresses the Im
portance of a clinical diag
nosis by a veterinarian. De
tailed suggestions are includ
ed in the four-page illustrated
bulletin
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NINE LIVES supposedly belong
only to pussy cats. But telephone
people have found other things can
have extra lives, too like the
boxes new phones are delivered in.
are installed and use them over and ?
over. Every re-use saves 8c the cost
of a new box. Multiplied thousands
of times a month, even small sav- ,
ings like this help us give you more
for your telephone dollar.
We keep these boxes after phones
We work to make your telephone dollar go further in Oregon
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tures containing bent grasses
Wal1v as thcv are hard to
maintain.
TPBMITES
Trmite oroblcms often
show up in the fall since this
the swarming season.. If you
suspect termites, bring sever
al specimens in to xne cuumy
agents office lor aeicniiin
Ahove all. don't get pan
icky but check into your prob
lem carefully.
There are several good bul-
iiin. nvnilahlp to the exten
sion office on termite control.
Also, we would be glad to dis
cuss your problems wun you.
OAK TREE TROUBLES
This past season has shown
more oak tree troubles than
usual. Dead twigs which are
often found in the oak trees
miv be caused by insects
.,M.h hnrp into them.
in oHHltlon oak trees are af
fected by numerous insects In
cluding aphids, scale, leaf rol
iprs. lpaf hoopers and especial
ly ih. aaU making wasps. The
sticky material found drip
ping from the trees is general
ly oscnrintpd with either the
aphids, scale or some types of
drowed and sun-cured for
about two weeks. A grain
threshing machine picks up
the stalks and removes the
seed. At the Salem plant it is
weighed, cleaned and bagged
for shipment to sugar compa
nies which further process it.
Two principal types of seed
Insecticides do not upset
the balance of nature accord-
inff to Dr. George Decker,
hpad nf the economic ento-l
.option nf the I I no s are produced in urcgon, me
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