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LARGEST STEER? This huge sleer which
weighs 3,000 pounds and stands some six
feet tall, is causing some sensation. He is
believed to be the largest steer in the U.S.
since 1910. The animal which is ll'i feet
1 long was brought at an auction in Belle
Fourche, S.D. by the Endlich Packing com
State Ag Department Tells
Of Year's
Salem - Bread, brucellosis
bees, Bang's, beef and beetles
were all part of the 1960
news year for the state de
partment of agriculture.
James Short, director of ag
riculture, took his post in
April from retiring Frank Mc
Kennon. Short made news re
cently with reorganization
,plans approved by both the
state board of agriculture and
Gov. Mark Hatfield.
! The well publicized pro
posals will not, according to
the director, add new respon
sibilities or duties, "we have
simply developed a realign
ment of the staff to meet
present day responsibilities,"
lie said.
Short earlier separated vet
erinarian services from under
(the division of Animal Indus
try, made veterinary work a
division of its own, and put
both divisions under his direct
supervision. Dr. L. E. Boden
weiser was named chief of
the new division of veterinary
services.
Livestock leaders and pri
vate veterinarians gave Short
Red Bluff Bull Sale
Expected as
Red Bluff, Calif. - Red
Bluff's 20th Anniversary Bull
sale, scheduled for Feb. 2, 3
and 4, should be its biggest as
well as its most impressive
one, according to Sid Watson.
Tehama county cattleman and
20 year member of the county
cattlemen's bull sale commit
tee in charge of the annual
event.
"Since 91 outstanding west
ern breeders from eight slates
consigning 519 head of "Red
Bluff type ' bulls, the Febru
ary anniversary sale should
be our largest one from the
standpoint of numbers," Wat
son raid.
"In this record consign-
OSC Plans Filth
Ornamental Course
Corvallis-Oregon horticul
turists will have a chance
to review latest research and
gain new ideas on production
and management of nursery
and greenhouse ornamentals
'at a special short course Feb
,7 and 8 at Oregon State col
lege. The fifth annual Oregon
ornamental short course will
center on soil management
for best plant growth, and
problems caused by soil borne
diseases and pests, according
to A. N. Roberts, OSC horti
culturist in charge of the
course. There also will be
sessions on weed control, use
of chemicals, and business
principles.
Seven out-of-state speakers
will help OSC scientists bring
latest information on orna
mentals to those attending.
The short course is designed
for landscape gardeners, nurs
erymen, florists, bulb grow
ers, turf managers, and holly
growers. Roberts said. Spe
cial afternoon sectional meet
ings will be held (or each of
these interest groups, wnn
topics of general interest
scheduled for the entire group
during morning sessions
Registration fee for the
course will be 3. Registration
Hill ocon feb. 7 at 8 am. nt
the OSC Hour Economic
-auditorium. The first SCSiMonjCd iniTiorn cni mrenirai
(Will :att al 9 am. Angf.is udO Shorthorn. Vieso
Pro8rar and mote5 rtiiuf.' tto i'e hcon cafci.iUy s'ii
u a m tan b oiwincd ttora ctif.ae 8 iite ftad&ad foroeA
(tjVo,l!ita'.i0. of t0i & conkttyn) f iBJSiatWffi
pany and the Kroll Bar-B-Que shop of
Green Bay, Wis. When ground up this beef
should make 8,500 hamburgers, it was esti
mated. The animal, pictured with Perry
Nolan, Aniwa, Wis., is a cross breed of
short horn and Holstein and is about seven
years old. (UPI Telephoto)
News Developments
a vote of confidence on animal
activities reorganization.
Against Suspension
In another action of 1960
the department went on rec
ord as against suspension of
reduced railroad grain freight
rates.
Other department news was
created when the only pine
stock in Oregon infected with
the European pine shoot moth
was destroyed. The Dutch
Elm bark beetle was found in
Klamath county. Officials said
that in the spring another sur
vey would be made though no
Dutch Elm disease has yet
been located. A round-the-clock
watch was placed at the
Portland-Klamath Falls air
port for possible entry of the
Japanese beetle (none got in
alive). The last of the '59 crop
of Willamette valley sugar
beet seed was planted in West
Germany.
Other stales requested in
formation from the Oregon
department of agriculture on
ragweed. Its control program
was said to be "head and
shoulders" above other slates.
Largest
menl," he added,
Hereford breeders
"are 65
with 432
bulls including range bulls in
loose pens, tie pens, single
range bulls and outstanding
herd sire prospects. The total
also includes 56 Angus bulls
and 31 Shorthorns."
"Then," he added, "our sale
of a Hereford bull for the
National Cowboy Hall of
Fame should prove a highly
popular sale addition."
Watson said that Jim Rog
ers, Caliente cattleman and
youngest son of Will Rogers,
one of the original four honor
ees of Oklahoma City Cowboy
shrine, will serve as guest
auctioneer.
"The auction of this bull,"
he said, "will be handled in
the same manner in which
bulls were sold for the Polio
Foundation at previous Red
Bluff sales. Every cattleman
who takes possession of this
bull will be given credit for
his donation to the Hall of
Fame and the total purchases
of the buyers from each state
will be credited to that state's
Cowboy Hall of Fame quota."
Fred Dressier, first vice
president of the Hall of Fame,
and president of the National
Cattlemen's association, Gar
dnerville. Nev has donated
the bull to be sold for the na
tional shrine.
California Cowboy Hall of
Fame trustees, including Nel
son Crow of Los Angeles; Gor
don T. Davis, Templcton;
Roger W. Jessup, Glcndalc
and Harold J. Powers, Eaglc
ville are aiding the Red Bluff
committee in this new addition
to the annual event.
KF Cattlemen
Sponsor Bull Sale
A range ready bull sale is
being sponsored by the Klam
a t h Cattlcmin'i tsocition,
starling at 1 p.m., Thursdy,
Jan. 26 at the Klamath county
fairgrounds. County Agent
Ry O. Petersen announced.
The consignmant includes
;U horned Hereford 18 ioll-
After 35 years W. L. Close
retired as the federal super
visor of shipping point inspec
tion, succeeded by Pat Mur
phy from Michigan.
umer long-time department
officials retiring included W.
E. Upshaw, manager of the
branch office in Portland; and
Ross Aubrey, shipping point
district head at Klamath Falls.
In fresh fruit and vegetable
inspections, carlot equivalents
dropped 15 per cent to 28,557
cars but platform inspection
increased 40 per cent to 282.1
million pounds. The Depart
ment checked out 30,100 bar
rels for the government in
federal cranberry disposal
program.
Bee inspectors reported an
alarming increase in Ameri
can foul brood disease in
some localities.
O. K. Beals, head of the
foods and dairies, weights and
measures division. Short an
nounced, will be an assistant
director under the reorganiza
tion. Chemist James Launer
topped the nation for the fifth
year in work on chemical
analysis of feeds. The state
department, after public hear
ings, refused petitions of a
national dairy 'concern to add
lactose to milk or milk prod
ucts sold in Oregon and of
an Idaho firm to add more
vitamins to milk. Also stand
ards of identity of fluid milk
and milk products were estab
lished. Pan Sizes Revised
Sparked by appearance of
the "balloon" loaf of bread,
the department revised, fol
lowing public hearing, sizes
of bread pans Oregon bakers
may use.
Dr. M. L. Houston, super
visor of meat inspection, told
meat packers that state in
spection for the first time ac
counts for more than half of
the total red meat slaughter
poundage in Oregon. Greater
emphasis, through new regu
lations, was placed on sani
tation of poultry and rabbit
slaughter establishments. The
department inaugurated an ef
ficient back tagging system to
be used in Bang's and tuber
culosis traceback programs,
thus lowering control costs.
Reduction in Bang's infected
herds continued and Bang's
and TB due counties were re
certified, or reaccreditcd, well
within schedule.
The new brand book was
put out. It is released once
every five years. This year
the book holds brand records
of almost 10,000 owners, for
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs,
goats and poultry.
Oregon's coastal fishermen
turned down a proposal to
create a Sea Food Commission
and ryegrass growers rejected
a self-help program. Aiding
the Department in its efforts
to obtain an adequate cane
berry crop reporting service.
Sen. Wayne Morse advised
that he has been pushing for
crop reporting program at the
national level as an aid to
Oregon growers.
Srafe' Fertilizer
Sales Show Increase
Salem - Oregon farmers
bought more fertilizer for
their land in the third quarter
of 1!)0 thin in cornponding
1959.
Ovsr 33 thou."n tons of
ffrtilitcr were sold Ui Oregon
from July 1 to Sept. 30 ac
cording to report from tee
State Department of ARTicah
lure.
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MEDFOHD MAQ, TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE.
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By JOE COWLEY
O Mill Tribune rm Editer
The Oregon state legislature got under way Monday. Agri
culture will probably present it with some of Its biggest
problems to be solved through lawmaking or law recreating,
if posible.
A veteran observer of many sessions of the state legisla
ture who recently departed from Medford to look out for his
phase of the state's farm industry expects the threatened
unionization of farm labor by the Agricultural Workers
Organizing committee to be the hottest problem. "What we
need is a decent labor law!" one pear grower here remarked
Monday morning. We understand there is no labor law in
this state except that which governs goods shipped through
interstate commere.
Generally the big agricultural problem discovered by
the very able legislative interim committee on agriculture
is agricultural marketing. Much of proposed farm legisla
tion will be aimed in this direction.
In its report, the interim committee defines agricultural
marketing as the moving of commodities from the farm to
the ultimate consumer and returning the income to the farm.
The marketing process includes more than development and
promotion of product markets. It also includes buying, grad
ing, handling, processing, transporting, merchandising and
market information. "State agricultural agencies now work
on many phases of marketing through programs of grading
and inspection, marketing news and information and re
search 0 the broad variety of marketing problems. Increased
effort on each phase would benefit Oregon's agricultural
and general economy," the interim group reported.
To meet the marketing problems the state must expand.
Such expansion may include regulation of marketing associa
tions aid to commodity groups in making marketing de
cisions, marketing service projects, transportation, relations
with federal agencies and joint state programs.
A big problem pinpointed when the interim commit
tee met in Medford was duplication. Any expansion will
involve further duplication. Now the state department of
agriculture, the cooperative extension service and the agri
culture experiment station are
roles, the committee noted. The committee recommends that
the state department continue to confine itself to regulation
and action program specifically authorized by the legisla
ture, the extension service to
services, and the experiment station to research. None should
try to perform functions best done by individuals, groups
or industries. (We hope this isn't wishful thinking.)
The committee recommends
spend more than the 20 per
marketing programs.
The agricultural marketing
No. 1031, is aimed at encouraging and protecting producer
negotiating associations. Specifically, the bill provides guar
antees for the right of collective negotiating for terms of
trade between producer associations and dealers. The bill
provides, also, protection for these associations from certain
discriminatory practices. These
by the stale department of agriculture. However, the depart
ment cannot act until it receives a petition for a hearing
on a complaint. After such a
issue a cease and desist order
All parties have the right of appeal to the courts and
the negotiating association may also sue, under the bill's
provisions, for damages.
Also on the market problem, the committee recommends
that the experiment station conduct research relating to
uniform grading standards and sampling methods for com
modities for processing. The committee would encourage the
state department of agriculture to use research results to
study the problems Involved and form and enforce uniform
grading standards and sampling methods for commodities
for processing throughout the industry.
The committee also recommends that the experiment
station expand research on factors influencing prices and
marketing for principal Oregon commodities. This research
should be made available to
through cooperative extension
proper terms of trade, the committee suggests.
Zoning and taxation of farm land can always stir up
a hornet's nest if not approached properly. The interim
committee noted that farm land located near urban develop
ment is subject to a higher assessment for purposes of ad
valorem taxation than its value as farm land. This works
a hardship on farmers who
land, and brings intense pressure for sale of such land lor
purposes other than farming, the committee noted.
It proposes an amendment to the county zoning statute.
House Bill No. 1030 would allow owners of farm land to
petition county zoning boards to zone their land exclusively
for agricultural purposes. Land so zoned would not be sub
ject to other use of development. Land could be removed
from this zone classification
zoned. Final discretion would
ment.
The committee urges that
by instructing county assessors to assess land zoned ex
clusively agriculture on its farm use value only, rather than
on its market value. This determination of value should
apply only so long as the land assessed at farm use value
remains under exclusive agriculture zoning.
These are only a few of the recommendations and pro
posed bills. We will deal with the others litter. As background
for this proposed legislation, the interim committee points
out that farmers are in trouble.
in 1960 was lower than in
report stated. Highly efficient,
often do not yield decent returns on labor and investment,
it was pointed out further.
only a minor percentage of
production and lack of grower Bargaining at me marxei
place are prime causes for the economic threat to farming.
The committee also points out that agriculture is Ore
gon's second industry. About 75,000 persons work on 42,000
farms and produce $400 million a year in raw agricultural
products. Another S200 million is added by processing and
related industries. Farmers spent over $300 million to pro
duce this. Over one-third of those employed in the slate are
directly or indirectly involved in growing, handling and
processing agricultural products.
Taking the slate-wide value of things produced here on
farms: Oregon cattle, including meat and dairy animals,
have a farm inventory value of over $200 million. Sheep
and lambs are worth $17 million, chickens and turkeys over
$5 million, and hogs over $3 million. Sales for slaughter
and feeder animals run over $75 million a year. Dairymen
produce nearly $50 million In raw dairy products each year.
Pears produce $11.5 million, but the pear decline Is threat
ing the trees. Apples produce $3 million, and peaches $1.5
million. Vegetables were worth $27.5 million before processing.
Earlier reports showed that cattle markets are firming!
up. And how! If you look at the report on this page on
Friday's Midway auction sale. This year's calf crop was up j
P.-2 per cent. This is just enough to keep up with the
population increase. Slaughter rate has been up about 9
prr cent this year, cutting the steep rise In cattle numbers, i
The sharp reduction in 4'orr supplies is making room for i
more beef on dinner tables. The long-range outlook Is good
jith no beef surplus expected, according to the experts.
l.m growers did well w?th their lambs shipped through!
the lmb pool this year. The time may come when the
tnen. Sf(;onal prlcP swing on lamb disappears, accord
ing to scientists. An artificial hormone to induce heal periods
. eB may be the solution. Main problem so far has been
Ir-efv coifteption ile. New compounds being tested At South
D)Tfi) State college may solve this p(9))lem.
CHAT-
working within their assigned
educational and information
that the extension service
cent alloted in budgets for
practices bill, House Bill
provisions are to be enforced
hearing, the department may
to the dealer involved.
the growers and industries
to aid them in determining
wish to continue to farm their
by the same process as it was
be with the county govern
Oregon tax laws be amended
Net farm income in Oregon
six of the past 10 years, the
heavily financed Oregon farms
Federal support programs aid
Oregon farm production. Over
Ag Department
Lists Proposals
Salem - The state depart
icnt of agriculture will sub
mit to this legislature a num.
ber of proposals for legisla
tion aimed to cover loopholes
or inconsistencies in present
law.
Compatible with the policy
of Director James Short, none
of the proposals embraces a
new field. The entire packet
deals with laws now effective
and is designed to protect
farmer and consumer inter
ests or to recognize new de
velopments. These proposals are the re
sult of conferences and studies
with department officials and
recommendations of affected
groups.
The department is asking
for more authority on audit
ing of warehouses. This came
as a result of two warehouses
defaulting in obligations to
farmer depositors.
The department will pro
pose that certification of an
individual's report on claimed
crop loss due to spray appli
cation be waived.
The department seeks to
strengthen its present super
vision of egg breaking plants
through a proposal for full
time inspection.
Produce Law Amendment
A suggested amendment to
the produce dealer's act will
be offered. The department
suggests it settle any claims
of producers, directly with
the bonding company. This,
say authorities, would save
time and costly court pro
cedure now required.
Two proposed amendments
will be sought for livestock
auction market laws. One
would eliminate duplication
of bonds required by a yard
posted under the federal stock
yard and packers act and un
der Oregon law. The other
would authorize the depart
ment to provide free service
to livestock sellers who have
money coming to them from
the bonding company if an
auction market defaults.
More effective control and
eradication of the common
barberry plant will be asked.
The department will suggest
that frozen meat food prod
ucts be put under the state
meat inspection program. The
department will also ask re
peal of the present "cold" in
spection under which farmers
may submit carcasses not
killed under ante-mortem in -
spection for post-mortem in -
TDMILY ITEM
THAT SHOULD BE USED NOW!
CONCENTRATED BORASCU
Concentrated Borascu A soil sterilant for weed
control on ditch banks and fence rows. A dry
granular material. Now is the ideal time to
clean up those weedy ditch banks and fence
rows.
PAX CRABGRASS KILLER h
Pax crabgrass killer. Easy to apply with a
spreader, a 20-lb. bag covers 1,000 sq. ft. Don't
waitl Timing is the most important factor in con
trolling this pest. And now is the timel
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attached.
More inspection of walnuts i8l""s'"l'r calves fully SI. 110-1 sn higher, spots s'2.00 up. Supply con'i
J fillinrlc l,!,i ri. I1, .. . ha" "'. slaughter cows, around Vr stock cows, few
and filberts, higher first
month interest charge on
overdue bills, permission to
reduce cost of publication on
quarantines, will also be on
the legislative agenda.
Audit Revision
A revision of the Grade A
milk usage audit, clarifying
what the producer and dis
tributor can and cannot do,
is an important proposal and
will, according to officials,
help to wipe out the question
of constitutionality of the
present act.
Amendments perm i 1 1 1 n g
belter enforcement of and
more effective service under
the 50 or more laws under
department jurisdiction, will
he asked. A complete rewrite
of the present law on com
mercial feeds, will be asked
to put Oregon on a more co
operative basis with other
stales.
Changes will be proposed
ill the pesticides law to bring
state statutes in line with fed
eral statutes. The department
proposes updating the Oregon
Food law, also in line with
federal procedures, and a
change of fat standards on
frozen desserts.
Director Short urges inter
ested persons to follow legis
lative progress of the depart
ment proposals and to make
their opinions known to their
legislators.
California Tells
Of Import Rules
Salem - Fifteen years ago
Oregon shipped more than 4,
000 dairy cows into Califor
nia. That number dwindled
to less than a thousand in
1950.
Oregon farmers are remind
ed that after Jan. 1, all dairy
breed cows shipped into Cal
ifornia must have been vac
cinated against brucellosis be
tween ages four and 12
months.
Certificates to this effect
must accompany dairy cow
shipments. (Oregon vaccin
ation requirements are be
tween four and eight months
old.
The California department
j of agriculture has advised the
l Oregon department of agricul-
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Market News
Itrd nitlfr l.lvrslnrk
CATTI.h; Salahlu 4'2
market fairly acme on (laugh U-r
.lie y acuvr. Compared with lasl week's auclioa- Slaughter steers and
hcileis scarce; slaughter cows SI. on higher sin.-kT.r nH ,ri.-
c.-.ves aim nuns wim naiance almost entirely stocker and
feeder steers and heifers. Consignment almost entirely of northern
California origin, few from Southern Oregon
Slangliler Steers: Individual Utility around 9(10 Ins $19 10
Maiithter Heifers: Several Utility 775-1 175 lbs. S 16.75-10.00, In
dividual Standard S10.B.V
Slaughter Cows: Couple Commercial SI 7,00-18.10; Utility $16.10
17,70. mostly $10 50-17 30. Cullers SU. 10-16.00; Canners $12 23-14 10.
seveml "shelly" fanners $0.00-11.10.
Slaughter Mulls: Small number Utility around 1.150-1.495 Ibc. $17.75
1985. mostly SIHR5-I9.B5
Slaughter Calves: Good and Choice around 200-485 lbs. $25 00
2R.75. couple Choice venters 235 lbs. S3B.7.1: few Good around 500-640
lbs. $24. 75-25. 73, several Standard S 10 H0-22 50: Utilitv Sir, 70.10 00
Stacker and Feeder Strcrs: Mostly Good around 550-000 Ills. $25.00
In S2H.25. Including 13 head lot 604 lbs $23 20. Few Good and Choice"'
lbs. S25 00. 756 lbs. S23 25; Medium 500-640 lbs. S22 00-23.90; Common,
mostly dairy type steers 500-650 lbs. $16 40-18.40
Stock Steer Calves: Good and Choice, mostly Good around 315-525
'5 00S25 5""8 4' bUlk Good $-t' 00-27.00; Medium 425-545 lbs. $23.75-
Slorkrr and Feeder Heifers: Good and Choice around 500-635 lbs.
$10.20-24.50. including 20 head lol 634 lbs. S22.60. 54 head 519 lbs.
$24.50: Medium 305-640 lbs. $17.50-10 00.
STOCKKll IIIMI Kit CAI.VKS: Good and Choice around 300-300 lhi.
$22.25 to $25 to. one 12 head lot mostly Choice 387 lb. Angus calves;
$26,110: Medium 250-450 lbs. $19 20-22.00; few Common $18.i0-18.80.
Stock Cows: Medium-Good calvy cows mostly pregnancy tested,
$1112.50-170 each: lew Common and Medium cows'around 775-850 lbs.
$130-140 each Couple Good Cows with small calves at side $202.50
to $210 per pair; 4 pair aged. Medium cows with calves around 100 to
150 lbs. $102.30 per pair
Migrant Labor Meeting Topic
Joe Bianco, Oregonian ag
riculture editor, will speak on
the threatened union organiza
tion of migratory labor in
Oregon during the annual
meeting of the Fruit Growers
league in the Medford Nation
al Guard armory, at 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 20.
"Bianco lias covered the
California agricultural labor
problems in a series of articles
ture of these exemptions to the
vaccination requirement: (1)
dairy calves under four
months; (2) dairy cows con
signed for immediate slaugh
ter in an approved slaughter
house; (3) dairy cows and
calves taken into California
for exhibition or theatrical
purposes.
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BORDEAUX MIXTURE
Bordeaux Mixture with spreader sticker for dor
mant spraying of peaches, apricots, rose bushes
and shrubs. Use now, this will prevent a lot of
troublesome problems next spring and summer.
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Aurtliin Krpnrt, Tnrutey, Jan. 3, !!6l
including around ISO calves Holiday week
classes. Mockera and feeders moder.
for his paper," said Charles
E. Henry, league presidant.
"He moderated a discussion
between AFI-CIO's Norman
Smith and a representative of!
the California Growers. He
conies to us well informed
and will give us an informa
tive and enlightened talk.
What you learn at this meet
ing may well save you trouble
and money during next year's
harvest."
Also scheduled for the pro
gram are a pear decline er
port by Prof. Henry Hart
man, OSC horticulturist, an
nual committee reports and
the election of six directors.
Tentatively scheduled is the
English film, "Pillar Method
of Pruning." This film will
be shown after the business
meeting, Henry said.
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