TUESDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1960
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE.
Long Term Storage Out
For Fine Fescue Seed
Corvallis - Western Oregon
growers or tine fescue grass
seed who are considering
long-term storage lor price
improvement are laced with
the knotty problem that mois
ture coritent ol seed in regu
lar storage has already
reacnea iu to 11 per cent,
' This rules out use ol moisture-resistant
storage bags
unless tne seed is first dried
out, since moisture content
should be down to 6 to 8 per
cent lor sale storage in such
Dags.
' Oregon State college agron
omists say the sealed bags
hold long-range promise lor
smoothing out marketing ol
certain crops-but it's too late
tnis year for present line fes
cue seed lots.
A price drop to 15 to 17
cents a pound this year, low
est on record, for line lescues
has stirred talk ol finding
some method to extend stor
age life in hope ol a price rise.
Oregon produces about 10
million pounds ol chewing
iescue and 5 million pounds
oi creeping red, annually.
Moisture Rises
Moisture content ot seed-
main destroyer ol viability or
capacity to germinate-is ris
ing rapidly and will probably
reacn is or 16 per cent in
Poulfrymen Set
Annual Fall
Outlook Meeting
Corvallis Oregon poultry-
men win take both a short
and a long-range look at their
industry at their 21st annual
fall outlook meeting in Eu
gene Nov. 3.
The meeting, scheduled to
start at 1:30 p.m., will be held
in the Harris hall part ot the
Lane county courthouse, re
ports Noel Bennion, Oregon
State college extension poul
tryman. Poultry producers.
hatcherymen, and other in
terested persons are welcome
to attend.
At the meeting, Bennion
will report on trends in pro
duction and prices for the
poultry industry, including re
sults ol a survey he made re
cently on trends lor market
eggs and broilers.
Looking into the luture
will be the job ot a panel
which will discuss "Who's
Going to Produce and Sell To
morrow's Eggs lor Oregon's
Markets." Panel moderator
will be Barry Brownell, Ore
gon City. On the panel will
be Bert Young, poultryman
irom Roseburg; Bob Gray, of
Hilltop poultry larm in Ore
gon City; Ben Mitchell, Beav-
erton poultryman; and Steve
Cooper ol the Saleway egg
company, Portland.
In individual presentations,
Dick Hanson, Corvallis poul
tryman, will report on the re
cent convention of the Amer
ican Poultry and Hatchery
iederation; and Manning
Becker, OSC extension larm
management specialist, will
discuss how improved man
agement methods can help
poultrymen compete in to
day's markets.
The annual banquet of the
outlook meeting will be held
in the Osborne Hotel at 6
p.m., Bennion said. Elmo
Smith, Albany, candidate for
the U. S. senate, will be. the
speaker.
$175
Feeder Sale Hiis
,000 Total
For 1,520 Head
Friday's annual feeder sale
at the Midway Auction yards
brought a total price ot $175,
000 for 1,520 head of cattle.
This isn't among the four
top sales at Midway, but it
may be two years before beel
prices climb up to the top ol
the cycle again. Practically
all ol the animals were bought
by California buyers. Bidding
was lively with everything
sold in live hours.
Bill Bray, proprietor, an
nounced two more big sales
are (Dming up. One is the
beef breed only sale sponsor
ed by the Jackson County
Stockmen's association and
set lor Nov. 15. On Dec. 6 the
all breed, all comers sale
will be held at Midway "with
everything going on the auc
tion block - dairy heiters,
everything, Bray said.
Friday's sale saw 869 steers
with better than 600 pound
average selling lor an aver
age price of 21 cents. The top
pen ol steers, 18 weane? steers
sold tor average ol 26.10 cents
and weighed out at n aver
age ol 400 pounds.
A total ol 602 heiters with
a 500 pound average plus
brought an average price of
18.65 cents and the top pen
of 19 weaner heifers brought
23 cents.
In the small cattle class,
steers averaging 400 pounds
and under brought 24.05 cents
nd heifers 400 pounds and
under 21 cents.
regular storage within the
next two or .three months, re
port Te May Ching, OSC
larm crops researcher, and
Mrs. Louisa A. Jensen, tech
nologist in charge of the OSC
seed testing laboratory.
Special moisture testing
equipment is needed for grass
seed, the agronomists empha
sized. Moisture meters used
for grain crops are based on
electrical resistance and are
not suitable for grass seed.
Fine fescue grass seed is in
danger of losing viability if
held more than one year und
er present storage condi
tions, since part ot the seeds'
two-year life span is needed
to move it through retail
channels, reminds Rex War
ren, OSC larm crops special
ist.
Best time to consider stor
age in moisture-resistant bags
is immediately alter harvest
ing and cleaning in August
when moisture is likely to be
down to the recommended 6
to 8 per cent level. Even then,
condition of the seed must be
considered. Seed that has
been injured mechanically in
tnresning or cleaning is also
more likely to lose viability,
says Mrs. Jensen.
Heating Helps
The OSC agronomists point
out that heating of seed ware
houses to reduce moisture and
protect seed might have some
value depending upon struc
ture and ventilation of the
warehouse. Such a 'heating
plan should be cleared by ex
perts in the field.
Fine lescues, used princi
pally lor lawns, deteriorate
taster than other grass seed
such as annual ryegrass that
may store safely for as long
as live years. However, War
ren advises against storing
any seed lor extended periods
because ol general loss ol via
bility and damage Irom ro
dents, insects, and other haz
ards.
While chances have laded
this, year lor practical meth
ods to extend storage life ol
present line fescue seed, the
agronomists say technical ad
vances in storage containers
and warehouses hold future
promise for lengthened stor
age life.
Japan Imports Farm Goods
And Is Lush U.S. Market
Washington (UPD Since
the end ol World War II, Unit
ed States larms have been the
principle source of Japan's ag
ricultural imports.
Japan is a lush market for
Seafood Storage Life
Extended, OSC Reports
Corvallis -Fresh Pacific
coast shrimp and crab cock
tails may become as popular
a menu pleaser in Nebraska
as they are now on Oregon's
dinner tables, optimistic ear
ly results of an Oregon State
college study indicate. '
A new method of food pres
ervation - radiation-pasteuri-
zation-could provide the key
to extending markets for Pa
cific coast seafood if luture
tests are as successlul as those
just completed at OSC. OSC
scientists lound that by treat
ing seafood with high frequen
cy gamma rays, and then re
frigerating it, they were able
to double and triple the stor
age life.
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Fjjworlds
?w3i Around
By Lynn M. Watkint
New Library
At Oregon State
Feared Too Small
Monmouth - (UPD -r- Fear
that original plans for a new
library at Oregon State Col
lege provide too little space
was expressed Monday by the
building committee of the
State Board of Higher Education.
The committee asked archi
tects Clare K. Hamlin and B.
King Martin ol Eugene to re
port in December the addi
tional cost ol providing a filth
iloor and air-conditioning.
Budget Submitted
Chancellor John R. Rich
ards said -the board's budget
already has been submitted to
the governor, but Board Pres
ident Henry Cabell said it
sometime has asked the legis
lature for supplemental appropriations.
Chairman J. W. Forrester
of the building committee said
plans to provide 120,000
square feet, enough for 500,
000 volumes, and reading
space for 1,600 students at a
time would accommodate only
18 per cent of the student
body when the building is
opened in 1964. He said the
national average was 20 per
cent.
A. L. Strand, president of
OSC, said that "Compared to
the seven per cent of the stu
dent body we can accommo
date in our present library,
18 per cent sounds pretty
good."
Eventual Addition
Architects said plans call
lor initial construction of a
tour-story building and even
tual addition of two more
flooi6. They estimated cost of
four-story building at $2,-
385,000 and said air condition
ing probably would cost about
$90,000 more. The new OSC
library would be located
south of the present library,
which would be turned into a
classroom building.
William Jones, acting pres
ident of the University of
Oregon, expressed hope for a
campus free of cross-town
traffic.
The committee gave tenta
tive approval to a new 153
acre campus for Oregon Tech
nical Institute at Klamath
Falls, subject to a $2 million
legislative appropriation.
nity of Nations.
START PEACE TALKS
Abidjan, Ivory Coast- (UPD -
Eleven new independent Afri
can nations were to meet here
today to seek a compromise
l& ending the Algerian war.
All are former French terri
tories which now are memyilishing,
bers of the French CommuWHeleai ed bu The Register and
Cormorant Is More at
Home in Water Than Sky-
Like the little tinsel angel
on the top ol a Christmas
tree, the large, aquatic bird
called the cormorant deco
rates posts and pilings with
its black, glossy presence.
The double-crested variety
inhabits the shallow bays and
river mouths ol the southern
and southeastern U.S. while
the European variety ranges
along the more northern
coasts; replaced larther south
by the so-called Mexican cor
morant, i
At one time the double-
crested birds had a bounty on
their heads and were nearly
exterminated. Now under
protection, both the European
and the double-crested are
becoming plentiful.
Once they leap off their
resting post they seem almost
to tall .until the body nearly
hits the water. Then, with
short sharp strokes ol the
wing and with outstretched
neck, they Uy away, barely
above the water s surlace.
Same Family
The . cormorant and the
pelican belong to the same
iamily of birds known in
scientific parlance as pele-
canifoimea; characterized by
having all the toes of the
foot joined together by a web,
The cormorant is a true
oceanic bird, a rapid swim
mer and a powertul diver.
Some of these birds have
been captured in nets set in
several hundred feet of
water.
The cormorant ha s a
hooked bill, black leet, blue
eyelids and mouth and a
glossy, greenish-black body.
The neck is snake-like and in
flight it is stretched straight
lorward. Wherever the bird
goes he always seems to be
in a hurry to get there.
A close relative ol our cor
morants is used in parts ol
Asia as a leathered, barbless
fishhook; a ring is placed
around the neck to prevent it
Irom swallowing what it
catches; a string is attached
to one leg, and the bird is
liberated where fish are pres
ent. When the bird catches a
lish, he is reeled in, ot
course.
Can Swallow Fish
The throat and mouth of
the cormorants being distend-
able, the bird easily can
swallow a fish that seeming
ly would be too big a mouth
ful; often gulping down a
fish several times larger than
the normal diameter of the
neck.
During the nesting season
the cormorants gather in
large colonies on an isolated
island. The eggs are laid on
the ground, and the parent
birds bicker and scream at
one another during the entire
nesting season. From the
nesting grounds the birds
range over the nearby water
after small lish, returning at
night to the rookery.
They swim underwater by
kicking both leet at the same
time, and actually can over
take a fish right in it own
element.
In their leisure hours alter
the sun has gone to rest, all
the clans ol cormorants gath
er together in seemingly
solemn conclave. At such
times the legions ot cormor
ants must extend a vote ol
thanks to man lor having
placed so many pilings, posts
and mark'er buoys on which
they' can rest and maybe com
pare notes with one another
or make plans for tomorrow's
ibuneGyjidicafe, 1960)
U.S. farmers. In most years
Japan imports U.S. farm prod
ucts valued at more than $400
million (M). With trade at this
level, Japan has ranked as
either the first or second larg
est market for U.S. agricultu
ral commodities during all
years but one of the last 10
years.
Japan is the world's fifth
ranking importer of agricultu
ral products. The foreign ag
ricultural service (FAS) re
ports that although Japanese
agriculture is noted for being
highly intensive, it cannot
meet the country's total re
quirements. Japan needs to
import about 20 per cent of
its food consumption each
year, besides large quantities
of fibers and other farm prod
ucts. At the same time, Japan ex
ports certain farm products,
principally silk, tea, and man
darin oranges, but their value
is far less than that of farm
imports, which has averaged
about $1.5 billion during the
last five years.
7 Commodities Imported
Seven commodities - wheat,
barley, corn .hides and skins,
soybeans, cotton, and tallow
have made up the bulk of
Japan's agricultural imports
from the United States. In
some years, substantial
amounts of tobacco move al
so. In some years, too, the
United States has found mar
kets in Japan for significant
amounts of non-fat dry milk,
wheat flour, various oilseeds
and vegetable oils, wheat
bran, and cotton linters. Rice
was important in the early
1950's, but practically none
has moved since the first of
Japan's bumper rice crops in
1955. Other major farm im
ports into Japan Include wool,
sugar, rubber, hard fibers, and
bananas. The United Slates is
not a principal supplier of any
of these commodities.
For the seven items that
have been most important to
the United States, Japan's im
ports from all sources totaled
about $750 million. However,
the imports of these items
from the United States declin
ed 20 per cent to a level of
$293 million.
Cut On Cotton
The most important factor
in this decline was the sharp
reduction in Japan's purchas
es of U. S. cotton. For some
months the U. S. export price
of cotton did not follow the
world price. Japan withheld
purchases from this country
and turned to other sources.
For the first time,, it bought
more cotton from Mexico than
from the United States. El
Salvador and Nicaragua also
made large gains. When the
U. S. export price was made
competitive in August, 1959,
Japan again bought heavily in
this country.
The United States also lost
some ground in wheat ex
ports to Japan last year be
cause Canada held a competi
tive edge as the main suppli
er. In supplying soft wheat,
the United States was faced
with Australia's bid for great
er sales to Japan. :J
Imports of barley by Japan
are expected to level off some
what because of the use ol
the commodity for human con-
i sumption is declining. Japa
nese income is increasing so
there is more money to spend
for other kinds of food.
Although Japan now buys
seven times more corn from
the United States than it did
in 1950-54, Imports from Thai
land are providing this coun
try with stiff competition'.-;
Soybean imports to Japan
from the United States are up
and are expected to expand.
Prospects for U. S. tallow and
cattle hides also are encouraging.
Respected Former Oregon Republican Governor
fells why WE'RE STRONGER WITH
4-(Set, I) StafMman, Salem, Ore., Sun., Oct. U, 'SQ
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CHARLII A. IPRAGUI. Itw "ukliiher WSNDIU WIBi, Mmglng Iditor
For U.S. SENATOR: MAURINE NEUBERGER
It was the intention of The Statesman to support
Richard L. Neuberger for re-election as United States
senator. We believed he had proven himself in that inn-
portant legislative body as a perceptive and constructive
legislator. After his death, his widow, Mrs. Maurine
Neuberger, became the Democratic candidate for the Sen
ate seat. The Statesman extends its endorsement to her.
TV?e ib not hnsprl lmerelv on sentimental attachment to
the memory of her late husband. Undoubtedly she will
on that account.' But Maurine
Neuberger has demonstrated her competence in the poli
tical arena in her own right. ne served inree terms an um
Oregon Legislature, was a top vote-getter in her contests;
She was, moreover, a very enecuve jegisiatw. neiwu
her demonstration of cake-baking, using oleo, under the
former restrictive legislation, a prelude to victory in her
effort to repeal it. As representative, she was much more
popular than her husband, a state senator-at least with
Republicans. , -
' There was a unique relationship between Maurine and
Dick which was recognized and respected. Dick counted
her as a member of the "team," and so she was. Dick was
a man whose mind was extraordinarily fertile -m ideas.
Maurine can't begin to match him in that respect. But
not all of Dick's ideas were bellringers. If less imaginative,
Maurine is more practical. She gave an effective balance
to the team, as a working partner.
Mrs Neuberger has the same broad outlook on the re
sponsibilities of modern government. She has both aware
ness and comprehension of the importance of interna
tional relations. She is progressive in her views without
losing her head in the clouds. Her years m Washington
as a senator's wife gave her the acquaintance which will
give her a running start as a member of the Senate. We
would divide with her on a good many specific questions,
but not with her overall program of constructive effort,
weighted with a high sense of responsibility
To sum up. We believe that Mrs. Neuberger has a
wirW rnnnpntinn of the resoonsibilities of a senator both
on the national and international areas, that she is more
progressive in her attitude toward solving the problems
of our times, and that she has the personal qualifications,
poise, intelligence, human understanding wnicn go uu
make an able representative of the people. She has also
the advantage of an earned high standing in that very
exclusive club, the United States Senate. Hence we re
commend her election as United States senator from
Oregon. 1
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Charles LSpr ague...
Republican Governor of Oregon in critical war
years, editor and publisher of The Oregon
Statesman, a delegate to the United Nations
Assembly in 1952, expresses the thoughts of
many Oregonians in his straightforward edi- ;
torial of October 16th:
"Maurine Neuberger has demonstrated her
competence in the political arena m her own
right. She was, moreover, a very eff ective legis
lator. "She has both awareness and comprehension of
the importance of international relations.' She
is progressive in her views without losing her
head in the clouds.
"We believe that Mrs. Neuberger has a wider
conception of the responsibilities of a senator
both on the national and international areas,
that she is more progressive in her attitude to
ward solving the problems of our times . . . . e
we recommend her election as United States
Senator from Oregon". .. -.
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VOTE TWICE fTer9m,ar
FOR MAURINE r-nsZ
NEUBERGER LJTerm
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