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TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1960
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE.
Consumer Services
To Be Intensified
Salem - Consumer services
In the state department of
agriculture will be intensified
and expanded under the re
organization program present
ed to the slate board of agri
culture by J. F. Short, direc
tor of agriculture. The board,
in session all day Thursday,
approved Short's proposals in
full.
The plan will now go to
Governor Mark Hatfield for
his approval. If granted, it
will be put into effect, and
then only step by step, until
early in 1861.
In other reorganization
plans, Short will:
1. Redesignate the present
division of market develop
ments as the division of agri
cultural development and ex
' pand its activities. This is in
line with the 1.159 legislature
mandate to develop and pro
mote the agricultural re
sources of the stale for the
greatest possible contribution
to its future economy. A mar
keting specialist and statis
tician will be added to this
division, which now includes
the chief and his secretary.
2. Create two positions o
assistant director, one for live
stock industries including the
veterinary services and the
division of animal industry
(to be renamed livestock serv
ices) which was split last June
in Short's first reorganization
move.
Assistant's Job
The other assistant director
will be over the consumer
and trade activities of the de
partment. These Include the
new division of dairy r.nd
consumer service; laboratory
services which will serve the
entire department; the
weights and measures pro
gram; and the present division
of plant industry. O. K. Bcals,
chief of the present division
of foods and dairies which
will be dissolved, will draw
the second assistant director
ship as well as serving in
dual capacity as chief of dairy
and consumer services.
3. Create a department
audit service directly respon
sible to the director. This will
include milk usage audits,
checks on grain storage lia
bility under the grain ware
house program and internal
audits.
4. Elevate the business man
agement services to division
status, with E. A. Bamford
Jr., chief, and Lloyd Griffiths,
present personnel otllccr, as
sistant chief. Bamford is pres
ent business manager. Salary
levels will remain unchanged.
3. Add an administrative as
sistant to handle routine work
of records, statistical work
and program analysis for the
stale veterinarian activities.
Oilier minor changes are in
cluded. "This program will have no
material financial effect,"
Short told the board, point
ing out that additions uid
promotions will be balanced
by discontinued positions and
underfilling.
General objectives of the
reorganization are to unify
the various divisions of the
department into one closely
integrated organization, with
similar responsibilities group
ed together for efficiency and
economy, Short said.
Under Civil Service
. The post of assistant direc
tor serving the livestock cate
gories will not be filled for
some little time. Both assist
ant directors will be under
civil service.
If the plan meets the gover
nor's approval, it will be cir
culated in full to members
of the legislature and com
modity groups for their ap
Draisal.
In other actions the board
by unanimous action;
1. Adopted a policy to re
quest future legislatures to
assign new agricultural pro
grams, not clearly In research
and extension fields, to the
state department of agricul
ture.
2. Adopted a resolution di
rected by Gov. Mark Hatfield
and Finance and Admlnistra
tion Director Freeman Hoi
mer asking for restoration of
four items in the department's
general fund 1061-03 budget:
$10,081 for an assistant per
sonnel director; $2,025 for an
imal division administration
$17,004 for retail package
checking; and $29,015 for
meat inspection. These items
were eliminated from the do-
nartmcnt's general appropria
tion proposals submitted for
the governor's budget going
to the next legislature.
3. Asked a lump sum legis
lative appropriation Instead of
a divis onal appropriation lor
the department in view of
the reorganization plan which
had not been completed nt
the deadline for the budget
Droposals.
. 4. Questioned the trend to
use more license and fee
money to support the depart
ment's administrative services
which have expanded rapidly
as result of general fund pro
grams. The board endorses a
study on these lines which
finance and administration
and the department will carry
on in the next two years and
said It Is "interested in follow
ing the progress of this
study."
The third and fourth points
were also resolutions going to
the governor and finance di
rector. Short told the board need
ed salary adjustments recent
ly granted In the veterinary
services have permitted com
plete veterinary staffing. This
will permit the department to
provide more effective gen
eral service to the livestock
and poultry industries out
side the areas served by Ore
gon Slate college and the pri
vate veterinarians, he said.
Turkey Grading
Act Amendment
Talked in Salem
Saicm - Members of Ore
gon's Turkey Growers associ
ation and officials of the state
department of agriculture mel
recently at the Salem offices
where they agreed to a pro
posed amendment to the tur
key grading act which will au
thorize a turkey slaughtering
establishment to grade its own
turkeys.
The 1059 legislature, at the
request of the turkey pro
ducer associations, enacted the
turkey grading act which re
quires that all turkeys sold
in Oregon be graded either
"A," "B," or "C," by either
the federal or slate depart
ments of agriculture.
Certain turkey slaughtering
establishments which can
qualify for federal grading,
receive turkey inspection
without cost but pay for grad
ing. Those which must obtain
state Inspection and grading
pay all ot the cost, iteporico
ly, tills has created a severe
hardship on a few small proc
essing establishments. Due to
the almost prohibitive costs,
they woould soon be out of
business.
The proposed amendment
would allow these people to
grade their own turkeys.
State standards would have to
be met as to grading and the
designation used for grade
would not be like that of es
tablished federal and slate
designations.
J. F. Short, director of the
slate department of agricul
ture, who conducted the meet
ing, stated that lie felt the
suggested amendment would
protect the turkey Industry
and still maintain the same
high standards of grade des
ignations and permit the con
sumers to Know wnat mey
are buying but would, at the
same time, authorize an ex
emption permitting the small
processor to stay in business.
The new proposals will be
submitted to the 1961 legisla
ture and would be effective
only if approved by the law
makers.
Short stales that "in the
interim, we will still be en
forcing the present grade la
beling law."
Fifty-Three Boys
Get First Degree
In FFA Program
By ALAN BRAY
Crater FFA Reporter
Central Point - Fifty-throe
vocational-agriculture students
at Crater high school in Cen
tral Point received the Green
hand degree of Future Farm
ers of America last Tuesday
night.
The degree Is given each
year to first year vo-ag stu
dents. It's bused upon achieve
ments througout the year.
Guest speaker Alan Bray
told the boys and their par
ents that reliable chapter of
ficers should be honest, re
liable, punctual, never speak
without thinking first, and
are helpful.
Don Denning, chapter presi
dent, told the new members
of their duties. He also re
ported that parliamentary pro
cedure is "coming along quite
well. Here the boys learn
how to properly conduct a
meeting and practice public
speaking.
So far 23 members have
turned out for the parliamen
tary team, Denning said. Last
years parliamentary team
consisted of Alan Bray, sen
tinel, Delmar Smith, reporter,
Jim Frink, treasurer, Dave
Redmond, secretary, John
Caster, president, and Don
Ryan, president. Last year's
team placed third in the dis
trict contest.
Chapter farmer Initiation
will be held next week. This
degree Is presented second
year vo-ag students who have
a fair knowledge of parlia
mentary procedure and can
conduct a meeting efficiently
for 15 minutes.
Representatives of KMED
radio station and the Crater
FFA members held a banquet
at North's Chuck Wagon re
cently to honor the boys work
ing on the Rogue Valley Tal
ent show.
-CHIT CHAT-
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune "Urn Editor
We thought after the last column we could take a little
vacation from the migratory labor issue and set our course
for calmer waters during the Yuletide. But, the boss laid a
clipping on the desk yesterday morning so we had to hit
this well-beaten subject again.
Joe Bianco, able agricultural editor of the Oregonian,
writes that the Agricultural Workers Organizing committee
is crumbling. Why? Because Louis Krainock, AWOC's public
relations officer told him so. We hope he is right. But we
can't help wondering if this isn't a smoke screen.
Let's stop and think. Oregon's vegetable and fruit grow
ers subscribe to California papers in the heart of the agri
cultural strike area. They study the situation, write letters,
quiz people from that area as to what is going on.
The Oregon Farm Federation sends two of its leading
men down to the area to see for themselves. These two rep
resentatives of a segment of the most powerful lobby group
in Washington, D.C. (according to the secretary of labor)
spread their findings over the official AFBF newspaper.
A committee is formed and meetings of growers are held.
Oregon has already passed some powerful legislation to pre
vent any further abuses of migratory labor and to prevent
future abuses, and it looks as if this legislative program will
continue. Unobtrusively growers start to push their rep
resentatives into the state legislature.
It looks as if all of Oregon is alert and ready to meet
any organizing attempt among farm labor. Even the Oregon
seed growers passed a resolution severely criticizing "Harvest
of Shame" recent TV picture on the migrant labor problem.
One thing about union men, they are not dumb. They
won't lower their heads and run into a concrete wall. So,
perhaps the next best thing to do is to set up a smoke screen
so they can climb over or run around it. We know of a
successful high school football coach who used to encourage
a green young sportswriter to point out weaknesses in his
learn which really didn't exist. Rival coaches were avid
newspaper readers, and at first suffered serious losses while
basing their strategy on newspaper clippings.
According to the Oregonian article, the AWOC failed to
organize workers in California's Imperial valley during a
harvest now in full swing. Also, Franz Daniel, assistant to
the director of AFL-CIO organization, indicated he is un
happy with the slow progress
bases its Information on Krainock and "other sources."
In California the union
cultural workers, the article points out. This was brought
out at the recent Hort Society meeting in Corvallis. The
Oregonian article said not one
growers this year which would give AWOC status of a
bargaining agent. However, a
fornia growers at the Hort Society meeting reported one
contract had been signed with an elderly farmer with small
acreage.
The Oregonian article indicates that the AFL-CIO has
spent more than $300,000 from its special project fund to
support AWOC and has few results to show for it.
All this may be true, but
AWOC really expected a successful effort this first year
when a similar union organization had failed previously.
Reports come from the state of Washington that labor prob
lems have suddenly cropped up in the fruit-producing area.
Perhaps Oregon is being encircled.
This article leaves a few
of any ultimatums issued by
Yet, it reports what would be highly confidential figures
how much money has been expended on AWOC. It doesn't
say what AWOC's budget is, and unions must have budgets,
too.
And AWOC hasn't taken advantage so far of the tre
mendous barrage of propaganda laid down by television
and some magazine and newspaper articles. Union leaders
usually are excellent generals. They certainly wouldn't quit
or fail to take advantage of such a ripe situation.
The Oregonian article claims
made wage gains but has failed to establish a union struc
ture. Underground organizations during World War II clearly
showed that what appeared to be small, ineffective, poorly
organized groups could move quickly and powerfully when
the time came.
We hope we are all wet.
early to smell the pear blossoms and dream of a bountiful
harvest free of labor organizing problems. So, we 11 con
tinue to chew on the stem of
listen and wait and see.
Meanwhile, everybody but
get into the act. Growers, union men, lawyers, social workers,
teachers, churchmen and society editors all have something
to say about this migrant labor problem, and rightfully so,
because directly or indirectly if affects all of us. But, we
have yet to hear from a migrant laborer or from an ex-picker.
A case in point, Is the meeting called by the Oregon
Conference on Migrant Labor at the Salem YMCA on Dec.
15. "Representatives of farm and labor groups, civic and
service groups, and legislators have been invited to the con
ference to help assess progress being made in programs
currently under way.
"State agencies which serve migrant laborers will ex
plain their duties and responsibilities as defined by the
1959 Oregon legislature. Five measures were passed during
the session to Improve the status of migrant families." So
reads the announcement.
Topics Tin the agenda include federal migrant legislation
and also the possibility of extending industrial accident
coverage to certain agriculture occupations.
So far the legislature started a pilot educational program
for the migrant children, required licensing of labor con
tractors, set transportation safety codes and set health and
sanitation standards for migrant camps.
We have been following articles on the farm labor situa
tion In the California Farmer, a twice monthly farm pub
lication, with some interest. The editor is strongly partisan
for the grower. We assumed, then, he would be popular
with every California farmer. However, tain't so. One farm
er, who claims to own 3,900 acres, in a recent letter to the
editor (he gets 'em, too) severely takes him to task for being
one sided.
We think Rudyard Kipling had some apt words for a
situation an editor or reporter too often finds himself in
"How can I answer which is best of all the fires that burn?
I have been too often host or guest at every fire in turn."
And finally, after coming to this valley and watching all
the troubles peargrowcrs have, we wonder if that bit of
fruit which caused all the trouble In the Garden of Eden
really wasn't a lop-sided over-sensitive thing called a pear?
Shipping Indicates State
Salem - Number of fruit
and vegetable carlots Inspect
ed In October by the state de
partment of agriculture total
ed a little more than the pre
vious month and n lot less
than last year.
This October over 3.000 car-
lots were inspected. In Sep
tember over 2,000 were in
spected. In October, 1959,
over 6,000 carlots were in
spected. Platform inspections (com
modities for processing) of on
ions, potatoes and filberts
come to over lou million
of unionization. The article
has organized only 3,500 agri
contract has been signed with
representative of the Call
we wonder if those backing
things unsaid. It doesn't tell
the union high command.
that the AWOC may have
But, we don't think it is too
our "patience pipe and watch,
the migrant laborer seems to
Crops Good
pounds in October and Sep
tember.
October commodities in
cluded apples, onions, pota
toes, pears, brine cherries,
filberts and peaches. Most
apple orchards have been har
vested. Walnuts have just be
gun to move with the smallest
crop since 1936. though the
quality is said to be very
good. Filbert tonnage is also
reported down compared to
previous years with quality
above normal. The onion crop
is 20 per cent under that of
1959. Harvesting of potatoes
is reported finished.
Subclover Rated Excel lent
As Forage, Soil Builder
Corvallis - A low-growing
legume has developed a tall
reputation with farmers in
western Oregon, but it still
GARDEN
TIPS
By JOHN McLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
CALIFORNIA
RESTRICTIONS
Many of us will be visiting
relatives and friends in Cali
fornia during the Christmas
holidays. This brings up the
question of what plants and
plant products are permitted
through the California inspec
tion stations.
Apples, pears, peaches and
most of the rest of the fruit
grown in this area have free
access into California in small
lots. Walnuts must have the
soft outer husk removed. Bare
nuts can be taken in without
question. Cherries are the ex
ception to free access and can
not be taken across the state
line.
Most of the house plants
Christmas trees and cut foli
age of holly and Oregon grape
are allowed. However, indi
vidual holly plants must be
certified before being admit
ted. This certification may be
obtained at the county exten
sion office.
Melons, squash and other
produce in small quantities
are allowed. Plants of pepper.
tomato and egg plants must
be certified.
FLAME COLORING
The holiday decor of your
home may be effectively sup
plemented by coloring the
flame of your fireplace. Vari
ous methods are used to color
flame but they all center on
the use of chemical com
pounds such as copper sul
phate (blue vitreol) or sodium
chloride (salt). These com
pounds may be purchased in
dividually or in a packaged
mixture.
One method is to dip cones
into a solution containing one
pound of the chemical in a
gallon of water for 15 min
utes. The cones should be
dried thoroughly. For a
deeper flame color dip the
cones a second time or make
the solution stronger. A gallon
of the solution will be suffi
cient for approximately three-
fourths of a bushel of cones.
Firewood painted with the
chemicals or bark chips and
sawdust saturated in a mix
lure of the chemicals and shel
lac or varnish is also used.
The mixtures should be
stirred frequently while being
used. These mixtures are cor
rosive. Containers of glass,
crockery or wood rather than
metal should be used.
The packaged mixture is
sprinkled directly on the
fireplace logs or on sheets ot
newspaper. The newspaper is
then tightly rolled and twisted
and placed with the logs in
the fireplace.
Caution should be used with
these chemicals. They are safe
to use for the desired purpose,
but they are chemicals and
should be kept out of the
reach of children and pets.
Mergers Could Aid
Farm Cooperatives
Corvallis-Many of Oregon's
financcially sound coopera
tives could increase operating
efficiency and quality of serv
ice through merging, accord
ing to an Oregon State col
lege agricultural experiment
station study.
Gerald E. Korzan, OSC ag
ricultural economist, studied
operations and financial struc
ture of typical farm coopera
tives engaged in supplying
farmers and marketing farm
products.
"All cooperatives included
in the study were financially
sound but could become even
more successful through
mergers," Korzan stated.
Interest in mergers in re
cent years is a result of eco
nomic necessity for increased
business size to meet compe
tition and operate on smaller
net margin, the economist ex
plained.
Findings have been publish
ed in an OSC agricultural
experiment station circular of
information, "Farm Coopera
tives Can Merge." Oregon
residents may obtain '
copies from their local county
extension office or from the
OSC bulletin clerk, Corvallis
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isn't used as much as it should
be, believe agronomists at
Oreeon State college.
The legume, subclover, has
built a reputation as an out
standing forage producer and
soil builder on the hill lands,
cut-over areas. rirvland nac.
tures, and worn-out crop lands
oi me Willamette valley
southern, and coast reeinns
the agronomists sav. Tn manv
places, for instance, use of
suociover has increased the
animal-carrying capacitiy of
land up to nine times
Subclover, named for its
naoit oi burying its seed
heads in the soil or vegetative
mat in the soil's snrfnno le
naturally adapted to western
Oregon's climate of relatively
warm, moist winters and dry
summers. -rnnmrht. tn ha Q ...
tive of the Mediterranean
area, subclover was first
grown in Oregon in 1922 from
suea lmporiea irom Australia
Easy To Grow
The crop is easy to grow,
agree William S. Miin
OSC agronomist Hn..v
Schoth, USD agronomist at
utu, and Frank Crofts, Aus
tralian agronomist doing grad
uate work in the college's
farm crops department. It will
establish itself under a wide
variety of conditions, even
under constant irrazino n
sod. And once established, it
can produce up to three tons
of dry matter per acre each
year.
Fields of subclover planted
near corvallis in 1944 are
still producing well although
they've been hpavilv m-D.ni
by both sheep and cattle,
ocnoin said. And Crofts add
ed that subclover stands in
Australia are still nc annj aa
ever after more than 50 years
oi grazing by sheep.
Subclover is naturally suit
ed for Use with fnraffp pi-ace
es, since it makes most of its
growth from March tn mid.
July. Since it matures and
dies in earlv summpr It
shouldn't be used in irrigated
pastures, the agronomists
noted.
And. since suhclnvpr nmrle
good drainage, it shouldn't be
used on wet lands.
There are thrpp
of subclover in general use
in the state at this time-Mt.
Barker, Tallarock, and Nan
geela. All three havr the same
general characteristics and
are recommended for western
Oregon, the agronomists not
ed, but farmers in certain
areas often develop a prefer
ence for one variety that
seems to do best for them.
Seed of Mt. Barker and
Tallarock is usiiallv nuoiinkip
in adequate amounts. There
is also more seed of Nan la
available this year, the agron
omists reDorted. fVrtifipH
seed is the most reliable, and
should be used if available,
tney said.
Since the le?ump is an an
nual that reproduces itself
from buried seeH each vnnr
it is natlirnllv aHantorl tn
early-fall planting times and
mis is recommended. Seedings
should be done in September
or before mid-Oetnhpr if ri
sible. However, early spring
plantings on well-prepared
seed beds can be made.
Should Be Inoculated
When DlantpH in nmnnK,
seed beds, the seed should be
inoculated with the correct
nodule-Droducintf hantpria if
planted on land where neither
sub nor crimson clover has
been satisfactorily grown be
fore. Seed should be sown
and covered, preferably in
moist soil, as soon after inoc
ulation as possible.
Subclover also can hp nlnnt.
ed with little or no seed bed
preparation. Burned over
areas form excellent natural
seed beds for subclover. An
other method is to scatter
threshed subclover straw or
seed heads over the area, and
let livestock tramnle it inin
the ground.
ProDer management nnH
correct fertilization are im
Dnrtant in hplnincr snhplovpr
produce maximum yields, the
agronomists emphasized. They
suggested local county exten
sion agents be consulted as
to sources of seed, best time
and method of planting, and
management practices.
SERVES
ALL THE
WEST
I MARKET
Federal-State Market News Service
Red Bluff Livestock Auction Report, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 1960
CATTLE: Salable BIS, Including around 330 calves. Slaughter teer
and hellers scarce: slaughter cows acUve, strong to 30c higher,
pots SI -00 higher; slaughter bulla scarce: slaughter calves steady
to 50c higher; stocker and feeder calves and yearlings generally
active, steady to 50c higher, except instances easier on heiter
calves which found an increased outlet on slaughter accounts.
Supply mainly ot northern California origin. Around 83 percent
ot supply stockers and feeders, the remainder mainly slaughter
cows.
Slaughter cows: lew Standard 900-J020 lbs. $17.25-19.40, Com
mercial $15.50-17.00, Utility $14.50-1600. Cutters $13.50-14.00,
Canners $11.00-13.00. few "shelly" Canners down to around $9.70.
Slaughter bulls: Individual Commercial 1393 lbs. $19.00.
Slaughter calves: Several Good and Choice 300-500 lbs. $20.00
24.00 Stocker and feeder steers: S head lot Good and Choice 273 lb.
calves $28.50. 6 head lot 360 lbs. $28.35, several lots and individual
300-520 lbs. $23.30-28.00. few individual and small lots Medium
and Good calves $20.00-25.00. Small lots and Individual Good and
Choice 550-650 lb. yearlings $23.00-26.25. 690-785 lbs. $2 1.00-2-.. 25.
800-900 lbs. $18.50-20.25; few Medium 710-830 lb. Holsteins $17.00
17.80. Stocker and feeder heifers: 9 head lot Good and Choice 265 lb.
calves 524,40. small lots and Individual 300-500 lbs. $20.30-22.50.
Individual Medium and Good calves $18.00-21.00. Small lots
Medium and Good 550-675 lbs. $18.00-20.50.
lnn..t anH ntu... Dnnlnl. anri InHiviHnnl Medium and GOOd
700-1070 lbs. $14.00-16.25. Small
side $187.50 per pair.
HOGS: Salable 24. Supply insufficient to fully test the market.
Feeder pigs: Small lot Good and Choice 61 lbs. $20.50, couple 128
lbs. $17.00; small lot under 50 lbs. $5.00 per head.
SHEEP: Salable 73. Supply insufficient to fully test the market.
Slaughter lambs: Small lot Good 103 lbs. $15.10.
Slaughter ewes: Couple small lots Cull 92 & 134 lbs. $1.00 & $2.60.
Feeder lambs: Small got Good and Choice 99 lbs. $14.60.
Replacement ewes: Small lot Medium and Good 2 year old to full
mouth $9.00 per head
DHIA Rankings Reported
For September and August
Glenn and Edna Chase
Gold Hill, had the top herd
for September according to
the average butterfat pro
duced, 43 pounds.
Jack Caldwell, Eagle Point,
took second place honors with
his herd with 37 pounds.
Swine Disease
Costly, in State
And Other Areas
Editor's nota:-Ths follow
ing information on animal
health has been prepared
as a public service by the
Oregon Veterinary Medical
association.
One of the most widespread
and costliest of all known
diseases of swine, in Oregon
and in other states, too, is
swine erysipelas.
National livestock- loss nrp.
vention officials estimate that
this highly infectious disease,
most serious in young and
growing Dies, causes an an.
nual production loss of $25,-
uuu.uuu.
Swine ervsioelas is knnwn
in a variety of different forms
and may be easily confused
with other hog diseases. It
also affects manv nthpr an.
imals, turkeys and ducks and
is one 01 tne over 80 dis
eases of animals which are
transmissible to human be
ings. Farmers, butchers and fish
handlers are occupations
which mav be most snsppn.
tible to infection from swine
erysipelas.
The acute form of the dis
ease is most commonlv seen
in young pigs. The animals
may be found dead without
any previous warning nf
symptoms. When the symp
toms do appear, they may in
clude a stiffened gait, vomit
ing or diarrhea and the de
velopment of red patches
which may turn to dark red
or purple.
Chronic Type Described
The chronic tvnr nf prv.
sipelas has been described as
tne artnntic form. There may
be enlargement of ioints. In
extreme cases the hog will
be unable to walk at all. The
heart may also bp involved
Swine erysipelas can be treat
ed successfully if a veterinar
ian is called soon enough. In
most cases that means nnt
later than 12 hours after the
start of symptoms.
Vaccination is another part
of a program for preventing
swine erysipelas. Animal vac
cination is necessary for
breeding stock and it is rec
ommended that gilts be vac
cinated after they have been
selected for breeding.
New animals brought to
the, farm should be isolated
for up to 30 days and ob
served for symptoms.
(Questions of general in
terest pertaining to animal
health will be answered in
this column. Inquiries may be
addressed to Oregon Veteri
nary Medical assiciation, 1S00
S.W. Taylor st., Portland 5,
Ore.)
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NEWS
lot Medium with young calves at
The Chase herd has 29
cows. 7.78 per cent dry and
averaged 1,156 pounds of
milk. The Caldwell herd has
49 cows, 10.88 per cent were
dry and averaged 848 pounds
of milk.
Others according to rank
ings were Chester Jensen,
Rogue River, 25 cows, 10.93
per cent dry, and averaged
660 pounds of milk and 35
pounds of butterfat; Edgeoaks
dairy, Eagle Point, has 64
cows, 8.06 were dry, aver
aged 968 pounds of milk and
34 pounds of butterfat; R. R.
Bitterling, Eagle Point, has
73 cows, 23.61 per cent dry,
averaged 911 pounds of milk
and 34 pounds of butterfat.
M. Jane, a cow owned by
Bill and Ho Hubbard, Eagle
Point, was top cow for Au
gust, according to IBM calcu
lation, with 2,034 pounds of
milk, 106 pounds of butterfat
for 60 days of milking. The
Hubbard s Winnie was second
with 1,876 pounds of milk, 98
pounds of butterfat for 70
days in milking.
"Other cows and their rank
ings were Little It, R. R. Bit
terling, Eagle Point, 2,691
pounds of milk, 97 pounds of
butterfat for 31 days in milk
ing; Sally, also owned by Bit
terling, 1,829 pounds of milk,
88 pounds of butterfat, for 31
days in milking. Lark, owned
by R. W. Wyant, 1,500 pounds
of milk, 87 pounds of butter
fat, for 35 days in milking;
Hilda, owned by the Hub-
bards, 1,808 pounds of milk,
85 pounds of butterfat, for
32 days in milking; Zoe, own
ed by Glenn and Edna Chase,
Gold Hill, 1,835 pounds of
milk, 84 pounds of butterfat,
for 31 days in milking; Gil
man's Dairy farm, Central
Point, 2,148 pounds of milk,
82 pounds of butterfat, for 46
days in milking; No. 51, own
ed by Straus Brothers, Cen
tral Point, 2,099 pounds of
milk, 82 pounds of butterfat,
for 456 days in milking; Petu
nia, owned by R. R. Bitter
ling, Eagle Point, 2,354 pounds
of milk, 80 pounds of butter
fat, for 31 days in milking.
County Herds
High in Cal Show
Representative animals
from two Jackson county
herds placed high at the re
cent Pollarama in Sacramen
to last week end.
The Dick Ireland Hereford
ranch, Ashland, took a fifth
place with one bull and two
third places with its heifers.
E. N. Lippert, of Lippert's
Furniture store; Medford,
took third place with two
bulls from the Williams, Ore.,
ranch.
Both herds stood above the
top half in all classes, observ
ers reported. Ralph Cook,
Medford, who recently re
turned from the International
Livestock show in Chicago,
111., said this was a better
class of animals than he saw
at Chicago. Dan Meeker,
Cook's new herdsman, was in
charge while Cook was gone.
He has been working here for
the past six months.
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Eagle Point Man
Attending Meet
Of Ag Teachers
Nat Etzel, Eagle Point voca
tional Agriculture instructor,
and vice president of the Ore
gon Association of Vocational
Agriculture Teachers this
week is attending the Nation
al Vocational Agricultural
Teachers' association, accord
ing to an official release from
the association.
Etzel is one of the official
Oregon delegates at the Los
Angeles convention which got
underway Saturday and will
end Friday. The Eagle Point
man presented the Oregon as
sociation's accomplishm e n t s
for the past year at the first
regional meeting on Dec. 4.
The NVATA consists of
over 10,000 teachers of voca
tional agriculture with mem
bers from all the states. There
are 104 members in the Ore
gon association. Julian Carter
of New York is president,
James Wall, Nebraska, execu
tive secretary, and Luther
Hardin, Arkansas, immediate
past president. Byron of St.
David, Ariz., is vice-president
for region 1 of which Oregon
is one of the 10 states.
"Agricultural education in
the golden sixties" is the
theme. One of the highlights
will be a talk by Mark Nich
ols. Utah state director of:
vocaticnal education, on voca
tional education in Russia.
During general sessions
there will be several business
meetings, special committeo
meetings, a state president's
dinner and a special session
when President Carter will
speak on his South American
tour.
FOR SWIMMERS ONLY
Shrewsbury, England-IUPI)-Floodwaters
of the River Sev
ern have put several front
rows of a movie theater here
under water, but the show
went on. A sign outside the
theater Monday said; "Non
swimmers can not be ad
mitted in the 30 cent seats."
You may confidently expect
MORE MILK
MORE MEAT
FASTER!
FROM THE OFFSPRING
OF OUR GREAT
PROVED SIRES
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Breeding with
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SEMEN
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