-CHIT
-By JOE COWLEY
( Mail Tribune arm Editor
. Farmers and ranchers should take advantage of the big
; arive lowara recreation, according to the Oct. 1 issue of the
Oregon Cattleman.
, , , This is true! We have thought for some time that Jack-
. son .county farmers should take advantage of and get some
credit for present recreation developments in the valley.
r; The. editorial in the cattlemen's publication points out that
iVthe basic producers receive only about 10 per cent of the
; largesse distributed by this lush outdoors trade-the remain
. -Jng 90 per cent goes to the merchantmen."
The editorial continues to point out how hardware and
sporting goods store merchants stay open at. night and on
. Sundays o they can get their "bucks" before the hunters
i get theirs. There's nothing wrong with this. However, per
il haps the farmers could get more direct benefit from these
! outdoorsmen by charging uniform hunting fees for use of
' their lands. This might even be carried over into fishing
' season, picnicking and camping season.
Economists, chiefly the chamber of commerce kind, in
sist that the recreation dollar eventually spreads out to all
segments of the population. The farmer has been waiting
for this to happen to the food dollar for some, time without
much success. He can't seem to do anything about that, but
he can get his bite in as soon as anybody else on the recre
ation dollar through a little organization and planning. :
As we said, the farmers should charge a uniform fee
for use of their land. Farmer representatives should meet
with the Jackson County Parks and Recreation commission
so any basic facilities provided would be the kind designed
to attract most sportsmen. Then, too, farm land recreation
sites should be tied in with the overall county system in
cluding Howard Prairie, Hyatt lake, Emigrant and Willow
creek reservoir and the proposed Mt. Ashland winter and
summer recreation spot.
Through mutual development and promotion, both pri
vate and public recreation sites would benefit. This might
be something the Granges and Farm Bureaus could work on.
In other areas, farmers have long realized some side
profit from recreational use of their lands. A number of
commercial bird hunting spots have been developed In the
Klamath basin'. Farmers in other states have used their
farm ponds for lease to hunting clubs and for. rental to fish
ermen. For 'many years skiers, who could not afford the
lush accommodations of Sun Valley in Idaho, stayed at near
by farmhouses. This could happen in the Mt. Ashland area,
too. Skating, ice-boating and tobogganing are possible in
the Howard Prairie reservoir, area. Winter sport enthusiasts
might make good boarders at outlying farms in this area,
too. Call these ideas silly or
Ed Sullivan's show on TV last
a lot of silly dollars are being
" Something we have never
fore is that people of the Rogue Valley are Indebted to the
( farmers for creation or an major recreation lacwues ncre
Howard Prairie; Hyatt and Emigrant reservoirs all werepon
; itructed primarily for irrigation.
The public gets all this
Prairie reservoir are planned a possible riding academy, cot
fee shop and restaurant, piers for small boats with service
-' facilities, trailer park with trailers for rent and the present
'. swimming, fishing, picnicking and water-skiing area. Hyatt
' ' lake will, continue to be a spiny-ray fishery and Emigrant
will serve afternoon and evening water-skiers and picnickers.
Too often, it seems that when the farmers cither try to
aid, their production or .protect it, some sportsmen's group
becomes unhappy. Now the Hound Owners association i Is,
baying. This group doesn't like the use of Compound 1080
poison stations. The Jackson County Stockmen's association
last year requested erection of three poison bait stations In
the Lake Creek area. They were sneeaea to protect live
stock. Darticularlv sheen, against coyotes. This poison,' ac
cording to the U. S. Fish and
kill three or four times, it aoes not nave a cnain reaction.
Land Is carefully posted In areas where poison is used and
H is well advertised.
Only one man, the supervisor of rodent and predatory
animal control in southwestern Oregon, is-, aumor-
ized to use this poison. The
Is placed Is chained down.
takes four hours to worK, nioe in caves or in me orusn,
which makes it difficult, If not Impossible for anything to
feed on their bodies. It could kill dogs. However, If farmers
keep their dogs on their place as the county dog control
ordinance requires, tncy nave
The Jackson county sheep
23,500 to 31,000 during the
that this growth be protected,
dent and predatory animal control on farmlands. It's in
teresting to note that the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
was considered a boon to sportsmen when it insisted fish
protection be considered in constructing dams on the Rogue
river. Now that it wants to protect, the livestock In the
county, due to some false and misleading Information, some
sportsmen are apparently all
One of these days (he farmers are going to climb down
oft their tractors, - point at the. tractor seat and lay to the
sportsman: "Here, you know so much about it, you take
over. And nobody will blame 'eml ; .
There are a few Black Angus ranchers In the valley,
They have done such a good job in breeding and promoting
this breed that we have often wondered why mqre farmers
don t use the Angus. Anyway,
ciation held a research conference on Oct. 4-5 In St. Joseph,
MO. ; ..-.
From this should come information which might help
promote Angus development
research men attended the meeting. They organized four com
mittees: carcass evaluation, herd classification and Angus
herd Improvement record, herd records and statistics and
heredity In beef cattle. The
will be made to the AAA
approved, will be released.
L. R. Bradford, 110 Tripp St., Medford, called Monday
to say he has tomato vines growing 11 W feet high. They
are Early. Annas. We have received so many reports about
"the largest squash, biggest
and tomatoes that we are going
14 is the deadline for all reports and pictures of the big
gest, best and highest.
Hoofs Angus Farm
Except for top-most honors
going to the Haystack Ranch
in Colorado, the Hoots Angus
farm of Grants Pass took all
other honors among Pacific
Coast Angus breeders, at the
Pacific - International - Live
stock Exposition show In Port
land on pet. 11, it was re
ported. - Competition centered on
nine Angus breeding herds of
Oregon, Washington, Califor
nia.' and Colorado. " t
' Named reserve grand champion-was-
Hoots - Bummers
Maid 2, sired by Elleenmere
. 1330th. This senior heifer
calf is a full sister to the 1959
CHAT-
ridiculous, but after watching
Sunday night, we concluded
made in this world.
seen or heard mentioned be
free! For Instance,-at Howard
Wildlife Service, does not
.. ;
carcass In which the poison
Coyotes eat It, then while It
notning to worry aoom.
population has Increased from
last few years. It's important
In fact, the law requires ro
"agin it.
the American Angus asso
. v '.'
here. Twenty-seven beef cattle
committee recommendations
board of directors and when
, ...
pumpkin, highest growing corn
to have to call a halt. Nov.
High at PIE Show
Cow Palace Grand Champion
female which also took sec
ond in her class at the Inter
national Livestock show in
Chicago, 111.
First place blue ribbon In
the senior bull calf class went
to : Hoots Bardollermere 4
sired by Hoots Bardoller
mere. 1959 Grand chamnlnn
bull of the west.
Hoots Angus took second
prize in both Senior Get-nf.
Sire and the Junior Get-of-
aire, standing immMiiatlv
behind the Colorado entry,
but Bt toD Of the flMri frnm
all Pacific Coast states.
GARDEN
TIPS
By JOHN McLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
TRAILING BERRIES
Leaf and cane spot can be
severe on the leaves and
canes of trailing blackberry,
youngberry, boysenberry and
wild dewberry.
At first the spots on the
leaves and canes are about one
eighth inch in diameter and
purplish in color. Older spots
have a whitish center with
brown to red borders. Numer
ous cane spots cause girdling
and killing of the canes. ...
In plantings where this dis
ease has been severe prune
out old fruiting canes as soon
as possible. Fall, rains will
wash the disease causing
spores from the old canes
down to the new canes result
ing in a spread of the disease
this fall, .
After pruning spray with
Bordeaux 8-8-100 or Copper
A,' 2 tablespoons per gallon
of water. A thorough spraying
is necessary for control.
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS
Tuberous begonias should
bo lifted before heavy frosts
iniure them1. Vtnmnvo iho fo
liage to within six Inches of
me tuDers.' wnen the tubers
have dried thnrnntrhlv r.
move the rpmnlnincr tnMona
and shake off excess dirt. Do
not remove the roots.
Place the tubers In a flat
and cover with dry peat moss
or sawdust. Store the tubers
in a dark, humid location at
48 degrees.-1 ' , ,
CONE DECORATIONS
The collection of cones for
winter arranizements often
presents a problem with the
cone pitch. Pitch is controlled
by the following measures: If
a natural drv aDDearint rnn
is desired, place the cones on
a tray covered with aluminum
foil. Put the tray in the oven
for three hours at 150 degrees.
Upon removal the cones. will
be ready for use in arrange
ments. , ,
A shellac-like finish may be
obtained by immersing the
cones in boiling water for a
minute. Then lay the cones
on paper until they arc thor-
OUEhlV drv. Sineff thp mm.
plete removal of the niteh
from the container may be
aiincuit, tnc use of an old pan
or oucKet is suggested. '
GERANIUMS j
Geraniums mav ha mor.
Wintered In thn fnllnwlnn
ways: Cut the main stem back
to a height of six inches, dig
and pot the plants and place
the plants in a frost free, cool,
moist location. Low light in
tensity is desirable since we
are trying to keep the plants
In a semi-dormant condition
through the winter months.
Be sure to keep the soil moist
throughout the storage period.
' Another method is to dig
the plants and shake the loose
soil from the roots. After the
plants have dried, store them
In boxes or hang them in a
cool garage or basement.
- Cuttings may be taken and
rooted over the winter months
In flats of sand, sawdust or
peat. Pot the cuttings after
they root and keep the plants
growing vigorously. This
method affords good plants
for spring Dlantincs hut ri.
quires more care and room
man tne two previous meth
ods. A fall spray for control of
coryneum blight should be
applied now. Leaf, symptoms
of this disease are small tun
to purplish spots that become
raised and scurfy and ofte'n
produce a shothole effect.
' The infection causes the
bark to rupture in a ring on
buds and twigs.- On current
season and one year old wood,
Infections consist of round
reddish spots that are slightly
sunken.
Rough smoky appearing
cankers up to two to throe
Inches in length: appear on
two to four year old wood.
A Bordeaux 8-8-100 mixture
MARKET NEWS
Failn-al-SIatt Market Nrws Service
B u" t-lveitock Auction Report, Tuesday, October IS, I960'
CATTLK: Salable 1,719, Including around SOO calves. Trading on In
creased supply active with all classes flndlna much ImDroved de-
njand over recent weeks. Slaughter slcers and heifers scarce.
iuii; ii.-hii.v ,u sirona, improved weighing condi
tions considered Few slaughter calves steady. Stockcr and feeder
5. JS LBI1(1 nelfers Including calves, mostly 50c higher. Instances
JI.00 higher. Market supply mainly of Northern California ori
gin, but several lota from Southern Oregon Included. Run In
cluded around 334 l-nwa .nil nnnrlu I lin nf I V, . .,n..l I
feeder!,, around 13 slaughter bulla, 100 llaushter calves, remainder
mainly stockcr and feeder steers and heifers and calves, with
K.vp... ,.uii nciicrs uicrcnsrn over recently.
RUugtiter hellers: Few Utility and Standard $15 00-18 00.
Slauihter cows: Few Standard $16.30-17.40, Commercial $13.00
1660. Utility $14.00-13,35. Cutters $12.23-14.00. Cannari $10.00
12.30. few "mhellv" ra,i,ira tn im.in u
Slaughter bulls: Few Utility 1.210-1,310 lbs. $17.70-20.10, 1,000 to
Tv" i". vuncra lauu-i i.ou.
Slaughter calves: Mostly Good 300-300 lbs. $19 00-21 23. Including
15 head lot 470 lbs. at $11180. few Choice $20 00-23.10. and few
a.10 lb- Good vealers $23.00-24.23. Standard calves $17.00 to
$1900. Utility down to $13.00
Stocker and feeder steers: Numerous lota Good and Choice 350
500 lb calves $23 30-25 20, few Choice 200-400 lbs $23 .20-23 70.
'"'""ding 32 head 390 lbs. at $25.70. Few Medium calves $19.00
24.00. Good and Choice 300-700 lbi mostly yearlings. $2030-2300,
700-873 lbs $18 50-21.00, Including 13 head 790 lbs. at $19.90
26 873 lbs. at $19.30. Medium 350-800 lbs, $17.30-21.30, few Com
mon $14.00-17.00. f
!!ScJSf r ,,,1 '"d" hellers: Good and Choice -300-473 lb. calves'
JJl.oo-aa 20. Including 31 head 380 lbs. at $22.10, 17 390 lbs.
2i-00, 18 360 lbs. $2133. few 500-550 lbs. $20 00-21.30. Good
and Choice 475-675 lbs., mainly yearlings, $18 00-20.00. Including
46 head Choice 600 lbs. $18 90, 30 673 lbs. $18 83. 13 633 lbs
fI,.90-.J1 507 lb" $!9 50, few lots 673-850 lb. fleshy feeders $18.00
1883. few Medium $13 30-1800
Stocker and feeder cows: Several lota Medium and Good 800-900
1 J J." '3-H00. few thin cowi below $11.73. Several Medium
and Good with around 200-230 lb. calves at side $140.00-189.00
per pair.
HOGS: Salable 38. Few Good and Choice 30-90 lb. ieder pigs $17.00
to S 19 40 fell
SHEEP: Salabla Nona.
MEDFOHD MAIL
Meeting Airs Coyote
Poisoning
Most of the people and all
of the stockmen present at
Friday s meeting in the coun
ty court hearing room seemed
to favor the present "J.S. Fish
and Wildlife services pro
gram. A public meeting is set
for Friday, 8 p.m. in the
courthouse auditorium on the
program.
Farm Prices Hold
For State Farmers
This September
Corvallis - Prices received
by Oregon farmers held
steady in September at a
slightly higher level than a
year ago. But the price-cost
squeeze continues to be one
of the thorniest farm prob
lems, reports Mrs. Elvera Hor
rell, extension agricultural
economist at - Oregon State
college.
Prices received by the
state's farmers showed no
change from mid-August to
mid-September ; as,- higher
livestock prices made up for
a drop in crop prices, Mrs.
Horrell found as she studied
reports from the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture.
Livestock prices moved up
two per cent during Septem
ber, but are still below prices
of a year ago by as much as
five per cent, Mrs. Horrell
said. Crop prices fell about
one per cent last month, but
still stand about 11 per cent
higher than in September,
1959.
All combined, prices receiv
ed by Oregon farmers for
their farm products now
stand about three per cent
above a I year ago, Mrs. Hor
rell indicated.
Meanwhile, prices paid by
farmers over the nation held
steady last month, as in
creases on farm machinery,
feeder livestock, and fertilizer
were at least partially offset
by lower prices on used cars
and trucks, new tractors, and
field seeds. Most feeds used
by Oregon farmers also rose
during the past month, but
with minor exceptions, were
the same or. lower when com
pared to a year ago, Mrs.
Horrell said.
The prices farmers get for
their products have a lot to
do with the amount of in
come they receive, she ex
plained. But the prices they
have to pay for the things
they need for their families
and farm operations have
Just as much to do with
where they stand in the price
cost squeeze, Mrs. Horrell
pointed out.
And last month, the na
tional parity ratio-the rela
tionship between what farm
ers get for their products and
what they have to pay for the
things they need-stood at 80.
This was one point about Au
gust, but one point below
September 1959 and 20 points
below what congress has es
tablished as a' "fair" ratio be
tween what farmers receive
for their products and what
they pay in production and
living expenses.
or a neutral copper spray with
a spreader sticker at the rate
of two heaping tablespoons
per gallon of water should be
used. Thoroiiffhnpss nf ampli
cation is most important. ;
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS
Tuberous begonias should
be lifted before heavy frost
occurs. Remove the plant tops
to lour incurs nhnup thn lnlw
. Wash the tubers and dry
throuEhlv in a warm rnnm for
several nays. The remaining
Stem Will sllD from thn illhpr
when dry. Be sure to remove
an tne stem to prevent possi
ble spread of rot.
Dust the tubers with an In.
sccticide such, as DDT and
3tore in a cool dry place. The
tubers may be stowed in an
open flat filled with dry saw
dust, sand or peatmoss.
Clyde A Whined. Actg. In Chg.
Ftderal-StaU Market Newi Svca.
TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
Program
G. M. Patterson, supervisor
of rodent and predatory ani
mal control for southwest
Oregon, was called in to ex
plain the program after the
county court received a num
ber of complaints on the pres
ent and proposed program of
putting' out poison bait sta
tions for coyotes in the coun
ty. ...
From 8 to 12. poison bait
stations are planned for this
year and will include the Sis
kiyou area, Patterson said.
Three stations were put out
in the Lake Creek area last
year. Citizens have complain
ed that , the baits are danger
ous to humans, domestic dogs
and removes all game from
the area.
One sportsman said he saw
bodies of bear, badger, bob
cat and fox around a poison
station at Kecno, but did not
see any coyotes. He was not
sure it was 1080 poison used
such as the state game com
mission uses here
Answering a question, Pat
terson said a. child could not
eat enough to kill him.
County Commissioner Ches
ter Wendt said the 1080 poi
son station . program was
started last year here after
the Jackson County Stock
men s association requested
it.
Jack Reid, Lake Creek, as
sociation president, said he
saw a lot of coyote signs
around a poison station, but
did not see anything dead.
He said he and his organiza
tion favored the program. It
takes the poison three to four
hours to kill a coyote, he said
he understood
He added that coyotes will
hide when they are dying and
some ranchers in the area
did find dead coyotes between
rocks and in caves.
' It's also effective on dogs,
the predatory control officer
said. However, if poison is
used in an area it is well pub
licized and the area is posted.
He explained he prefers 1080
to strychnine. Common prac
tice is to lay out a carcass
and bury the strychnine baits
around . it. It's too easy to
overlook some of the baits
after the operation is com
pleted, he said.
The poison station opera
tion lis shifted from area "to
area each year so the coyotes
won't build up an immunity
to the poison, Patterson ex
plained.
"I'm all for it!" one rancher
exclaimed. "It's cheap and ef
fective - much cheaper than
hiring a second government
trapper. I would like to see
it used in the Jacksonville
area where the coyotes are
chasing the dogs!"
"The poison bait program is
no panacea for all predatory
animal problems," Patterson
reminded the stockmen.
Another rancher- remarked
t h a t a government trapper
has not been too effective in
controllng coyotes in the cen
tral part of the valley where
it is hard to get in and set
traps.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
service man noted that it
costs the county $6,349 for
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Orchardists Invited
To Surface Wafer
Meeting Wednesday
All orchardists are invit
ed to attend a demonstra
tion of gathering and run
ning off $urface water in
an orchard Wednesday,
1:30 p.m. in the Don Clark
orchard, County Horticul
tural Agent Clifford B.
Cordy announced.
The orchard is reached by
driving four miles out on
the Crater Lake highway to
Four Corners, and by turn
ing east on Vilas rd. for one
mile. - .
"Wet feet" is a major con
tribution to pear decline,
Cordy explained. The water
can be drained off by sur
face drainage ditches or by
putting in tile after it has
soaked into the ground.
The demonstration will be
given by Cordy and County
Agent Gene Winters.
a government trapper. Fringe
benefits total $3,565. The
county, state department of
agriculture, the state game
commission and the federal
government all contribute to
the program, he explained.
Patterson remarked that a
lot of erroneous information
has been spread about Com
pound 1080. This poison is
a very effective means of coy
ote control, he said. Last year
the program used 75 pounds
of meat. About 7 per cent of
this was eaten. However, the
kill is not known. It takes a
minimum of 1 610 ounces
to kill a coyote, he added.
State law requires rodent
and predatory animal control,
Patterson said. The sheep
population Increase in Jack
son county from 23,500 to
31,000- the last few years
makes this program vital, he
indicated. . , ,, ,
If the poison bait program
is not used a second govern
ment hunter would be needed
by July, Patterson emphasiz
ed. Regulations issued by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife service
require that permission for
placing poison stations must
be obtained from the land
owners, "Including state game
authorities when applicable."
"They are not to be em
ployed in or near irrigated
farming areas nor in loca
tions commonly frequented
by campers, lumberers, fish
ermen or hikers," the regula
tions stated. : . . .
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The Place To Go for All ...
' FARM STEEL NEEDS
Galvanized Iron
6, 7, 8, 9, 1 0 and 1 2 foot lengths, 27'j" wide
(Covers a full 2').
29c per running foot.
Discount on 50 and 100 piece lots.
Complete selection farm fences and gates.
2 and 4 point barb wire.
All kinds of steel fencing and poultry netting.
Steel Posts
5' to 7'.
Galvanized Steel Gates
5 and 6 panel 10' to 16'.
FOR ALL THE BEST IN FEEDS TOO
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CENTRAL POINT .
Phone N04-1261 or SP3-4022
Irrigation
May Be N
How much irrigation water
farmers will have for the
coming year is anybody's
guess, according to a local
irrigation district spokesman.
"We will be in no position
until March 1 to make any
estimates," this official said.
"We will have to have consid
erably more rain than we
have had. We rely on stream
flow and use stored water to
back that up. For next season
we will have to have enough
stream flow to compensate
for the drop in stream flow
last season plus additional
flow to meet current needs."
Official figures on stream
flow show that it dropped
steadily from 23,643 acre feet
of water in 1958, to 11,103
acre feet in 1959, to 3,886
acre feet in 1960. Both Hyatt
and Emigrant reservoirs are
dry now due to construction.
Howard Prairie reservoir has
13,000 acre feet of available
water.
A spokesman for one of the
local irrigation districts sum
med up the situation by point
ing to the 1960 fall water sup
ply summary for 1960 issued
by the U.S. Soil Conservation
service. This also sums up
the local situation, she said.
. One paragraph states: "Wa
ter sheds where snow will
fall are extremely dry, Un
less' fall precipitation improv
es, much of next winter's
snowpack will be used to re
place mountain soil moisture
before it is available for run
off. Water users should watch
snow condition repbrts close
ly this winter."
What was the overall situ
ation, for Oregon in 1960?
Irrigation water supplies for
the 1960 season were better
than for 1959 where adequate
storage was available to hold
high early spring runoff, ac
cording to a report issued by
the Soil Conservation service.
Central Oregon, which de
pends largely on stream flow,
had extreme shortages, ac
cording to the report, even
when compared to the poor
season of a year ago. Crop re
ports indicate a substantial
decrease in total yields.
Soils on mountain water
sheds are generally dry over
the state as a result of a de
ficiency in late summer pre
cipitation. Carryover storage
is only 67 per cent of aver-
r- -if"T! CD-OP .
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, "thrill'
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Outlook
ip and Tuck Here
..." i OAcAirrtir parrvove
age for al principal ica
voirs. An above average snow
pack will be necessary to pro
vide normal water - supplies
next year.
Other States' Outlook
The California Department
of Water Resources reports
that the water year ending
Sept. 30, 1960, was among the
driest of record throughout
much of California.
" "Only through systematic
'development of additional res
ervoir storage and judicious
use of existing storage facili
ties can the increased demand
for water be met in Califor
nia," according to the SCS
report.
Chapter Sweetheart
Crowned at Crater
By ALAN BRAY
Crater Chapter Reporter
Central Point - Sue Higin
botham, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clair Higinbotham, was
crowned Crater FFA chapter
sweetheart at the chapter's
annual barn dance held last
week.
Named princesses were Jeri
Wick, Sharon Trautman and
Bernadine Sharp. Dance mu
sic was provided by the Bill
Hannaford trio and the
Shadows.
Alan Bray, son of .Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Bray, auctioned
off the box lunches. Couples
attending the dance bid high
for each box lunch.
Red Eye's bar, manned by
chapter members dressed as
desperadoes featured soft
drinks and other refresh
ments. It and the vocational
agriculture shop were decor
ated in western style. Couples
were also dressed in western
clothes.
GET DEATH SENTENCE
Saigon, Viet Nam - (DPI) - A
special military tribunal has
convicted and sentenced three
Communist insurgents to
death in the Mekong river
delta town of Vinh Long, the
Viet Nam press agency re
ported Monday. The three
were accused of assassinating
a local villager.
About 80 per cent of the
rye produced comes from Rus
sia and other European coun
tries. ; ' ''
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ASHLAND
Phone MU 9-6281
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1960
Noted,
ijncorvnir carryover as oi
Oct. 1 in the five Yakima,
Wash., reservoirs was report
ed not as good as last year,
but considerably better than
in the fall of 1957 and 1958.
(Yakima is a competing fruit
area with the Medford pear
district.)
What's the situation in the
big livestock states? In Colo
rado heavy snows are needed
this winter to insure adequate
irrigation water next year. In
Kansas summer .precipitation
was less than normal and soil
moisture conditions fair. In
Nebraska a heavy snowpack
in the mountains of Wyoming
and Colorado will be essential
this winter for adequate wa
ter supplies in 1961.
Nevada has ended the 1961
water year with extremely
dry mountain and valley soils
and dry or near dry reser
voirs, according to the SCS
report. Unless fall rainfall is
normal or better and is fol
lowed by heavy mountain
snowfall, Nevada will have
another drouth year. In South
Dakota, water outlook for the
next year is not too favorable.
Texas is generally poor, the
report indicates. In North Da
kota water storage is below
capacity in its reservoirs but
well above the average for
1943-57. Oklahoma is in good
shape.
Overall Picture in U.S.
The overall water picture is
not good, according to the
SCS report. Reservoir storage '
is generally down, even in
large reservoirs on the upper
reaches of major streams
Water Importance :
. How important is water? A
University of Nevada agricul
ture expert has figured that ijt
takes 7,721 gallons of water
to raise the beef or one meal
for a family of four. ' ' .;
He figures it this way, 1,
140,478 gallons of water are
needed to produce five tons of
alfalfa hay, or 114 gallons per
A beef steer eats about 12
pounds of hay to gain one
pound of weight. Live gain on
a steer is only 62 per cent
marketable beef. This means
that 2,206 gallons of water is
needed to produce one pound
of butcher shop beef.
A beef roast for a family of
four is figured at 3'2 pounds
which figures out at 7,721
gallons of water to produce
the roast.
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