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o 0 o 0 . o MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. O o TUESDAY. JANUARY 24, 19(8 A 7 o u.$. Con Talk-Abo gress CI g California, Wash ington and Oregon congressional delegations hope for federal supervision over the pear decline research program for the three states. Dr. Ed win R. Durno, representa tive of the fourth congres sional district, wrote the Mail Tribune today. Spch federal supervision would correlate the activity of the state and the pear in dustry, the congressman from Medford explained. The congressional delega tion of the three states plans to meet about the end of this month to further con sider plans for this proposed program. "I hope to have an histor ical summation of the pear decline as it affects our state and particularly the Rogue River valley," Dr. Durno wrote. "I have contacted State Son. Lyndel Newbry. Tal ent, and he will provide me with information from the Pear Growers association (Medford Pear Shippers) as to the amount of money they have appropriated pri vately for investigations and the amount of money ap propriated by the emergen cy board of the Oregon slate legislature. I am urging him to include an appropriation in the present (legislative) session which might be used as matching money for any money that we are able to got from the federal gov ernment to continue this study." Pear decline first became apparent in California in May, 1950, according to Thomas A. Shalla, department of plant Don Smith Tells Oi Retirement After Bull Sale Red Bluff - Following 20 years of active participation in the nationally known Red BUiff Bull Sale, Donald M. Smith today announced his retirement. According to C. F. Stover, chairman ot the sale commit tee, Smith's retirement will follow the end of the forth coming Bull Sale, Feb. 2-4. This also will mark the twentieth anniversary of the bull sale. The Red Bluff Bull Sale, initiated in 1942 by a small progressive group of Tehama county, California beef pro ducers as a means of improv ing the quality of local beef cattle through the use of bet ter bulls, has skyrocketed into the West's largest and most successful sale of high quality beef bulls, under Smith's man agement, Stover said. The coming February at traction will feature the auc 4i ni snr, "Red Bluff Type service age bulls. Included arc 415 Hercfords, 34 Short horns and 56 Angus. Two hun dred range bulls will sell m loose pen lots. Stover said that Smith, a former University of Cali fornia cuunty agent in Te hama county, had agreed to aid the sale committee and future management in an ad visory capacity. The event, which has fea tured the use of University of California Record of Perform ance grades as a means of establishing high quality cintidnrds and careful sifting t insure soundness, has dis tributed more than 5.000 bulls to breeders and commercial cattlemen in all western states. , Because ot the success of the Red Bluff Sale, auctions in England. Australia, New Zealand. Canada and many sections of the United States have been patterned after it, the sale chairman said. Savings Bond Quota Jackson county is one of eight Oregon counties which has exceeded its U. S. Savings bonds sales quota for 19G0, ac cording to the U. t. lrca.-uiy department. Sales of K and II Savings bonds in the county for the year were SflliiUlin and the countv's sales quota for the year came to Sil.iO.OllO, it was reported. B ren I wood . England -OT- A burglar broke Into a shoe tnr here and left several pairs of shoes scattered around. The manager said: "We're checking to see if the thief found his size." pathology. University of Cat lfornia, Davis. j During litaij. an esiimaieo 10,000 trees, mostly Barllett or Winter Nellis varieties on oriental rootstoek, suddenly wilted and died. Orchards in all major pear-growing dis tricts of the state, except Lake and Mendocino counties, were affected. Ill 1960. losses were much greater. Over 150,000 frees died this year as a result of cither quick or slow de cline, Shalla reported. This accounted for approx imately three per cent of the state's total pear acreage. State-wide reduction in yield of Barllett pears for 1960 was estimated to have been about 10,000 tons, based on trees lost before harvest. An addi tional loss of approximately 5,000 tons could be attributed to poor sizing of fruit. This occurred mostly in orchards where decline was prevalent. Orchards in Lake and Mende- cino counties remained rela tively free of pear decline in I960. Loss May Continue I "If, as in Washington, most of the trees on oriental root stocks are destined to be af fected by decline, losses in 1961 and subsequent years will probably continue to in crease. Although exact figures are not known, it is estimated that 25 to 50 per cent of the producing pear trees in Cali fornia are on highly suscepti ble rootstocks," the patholo gist said. Research in California is being directed primarily to ward determining whether vi ruses or soil fungi cause pear decline, and the development of suitable resistant replant rootstocks. Grafting and insect inoculation trials have been started but no transmission evidence nas been obtained yet. Shalla said. Stale Program Set To support state-wide sur veys and transmission experi ments, facilities and trained personnel have been estab lished in several laboratories to Dorform microscopic diag nosis oi pear Dare This method of diagnosis, which reveals the presence of "brownline" at the graft un ion, is currently the only re liable means of identifying pear decline, me paiMuiusv explained. Pear decline research is co ordinated through the Univer sity of California research committee on pear decline ap pointed by experiment sta tion director Paul F. Sharp on Sept. 2, 1960. This committee ie'enmnnsed of University of California, California state do virhnent of agriculture, Unit ed State Department of Agri culture, and industry person nel who arc working together nn hiahlv integrated research to establish Ihc the disease, factors affecting its development, and suitable control measures. True Cash Value 01 Livestock Listed For State Fertilization Plots Double Hay Yields True cash value for live stock in Oregon for the 1961 tax assessment roll will be about the same as last year's values. County Assessor Ray Schumacher said today. Lambs and turkeys will be valued less than for the 1960 tax rolls, tile county assessor said. Lambs under one-year- old now have a true cash value of SI: Bronz turkeys at $3. 50 and Beltsville turkeys at $2. The assessed valuation, figured according to a stand ard formula, is a portion of the true cash value. Taxes are based on the assessed val uation, Schumacher said. Schumacher learned of the new schedule while attending the annual meeting of the Western Appraisers' associa tion meeting in Eugene Mon day and Tuesday. Values Listed Some other livestock val ues which will remain the same are calves, under six months, S35; calves, six months to one year, S80; steers, one to two years, S130; steers, two years and over, $100; beef cows, two years and over, $120; bulls, one year and over, $240. Dairy cattle values of I960 will remain about the same next year. They are calves, under six months, $20; calves, six months to one year, Sail; steers, one year and over, $90; heifers, one to two years, $100. Good producing cows are valued at $160 and mar ginal animals at $110. Dairy hulls, one to two years old, are valued at $110, and those two years or older, $200. By GENE WINTERS County Extension Agent Fertilizer demonstration plots in I960 showed three Jackson county alfalfa hay growers that yields can be increased up to double that of the unfertilized plots through the application of fertilizer materials at rales suggested by a soil test report. These "testing tells" plots were established on the Clar ence Buck ranch on the upper Applegale, the John Horner ranch near Applegate, and the farm of II. O. Parmalee on West Evans creek near Rogue River with the help of the Southern Oregon Experiment station, the Jackson county extension office, the North west plant food association and local fertilizer dealers. The first step in the pro gram was to take soil samples and have them sent to the Oregon Stale college soil test ing laboratory. The soils test reports showed the levels of phosphorus, potassium, mag nesium, calcium and boron. The p.H. test revealed the reaction of the soil and was helpful in determining the need for lime. Fertilizer materials were then applied at recommended rales based upon soil tests. Sulfur was included in the program to bring the total application of this clement to 40 pounds per acre. Plots Harvested The plots were harvested by John Yungen, station ag ronomist, and Gene Winters, county agent. On the Buck ranch, the fer tilizer application of 80 pounds of phosphorus, 80 pounds of potassium, 40 pounds sulfur and 4 pounds Plan for Planting Indoors During CoSd Weather Days 4-H Club Leaders To Visit College Leaders of 4-H clubs from Jackson county will attend the annual State 4-H Leaders' con ference Jan. 25-27 at Oregon stale college. Also attending will be Jerry Brog and Miss Phyllis Kirkland, Jackson County 4-H Agents. Leaders attending from this area are: Mr. and Mrs. Francis Krouse. Applegate; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Harris, rnocnix; Mrs. Edylh Bohnert and Bill Bigham, Antelope, Mrs. Jessie Stevens. Mrs. Dorothy Hedge-1 peth, Mrs. Alice Drennen and Mrs. Jerome Maehren, Central Point :and Sam James. Talent. Purpose of the two-day pro gram is to offer 4-H leaders from all parts of the state a chance to exchange ideas, get latest subject matter infor mation in some of the II 4-n project areas By J. VERNON MARSHALL Rogue Valley Nurseryman , and Grower January-Too cold for out side gardening, so let's enjoy some inside gardening, such as raising pot plants indoors. They bring beauty into your home, require less care than you think, in actual time and effort, they require very little, perhaps, only minutes a week. What they dp re quire, is regular care, plus a fairlv congenial environment, particularly as regards light. Before I get into the prop er environment for the va rious plants I would like to touch slightly on "watering plants indoors." 'This is the general cause for failing to successfully grow pot plants in the home. Watering plants in pots re quires careful attention. The plants are entirely dependent upon you for the right amount of water necessary to encour age healthy growth. The soil should be kept fairly moist at all limes, with most house plants, and when applying water, do not disturb the plants any more than neces sary. You can tell when plants grown in pots arc in want of water by examining them. Gel your fingers down into the soil and find out its exact conditions, you cannot tell by surface appearance. Don't water soil that is wet nor ever let a plant suffer in soil that is dry. To let soil in pots dry out is wrong. The plants suffer every time you do it. You stunt their growth. On the other hand, if you have poor drainage and the water you apply remains in the soil too long, you will get (he same bad effects, as al lowing a plant to suffer for water. Plants will not grow in sour soil A word about feeding and insect control. Plants have a few enemies like aphids, white fly and red spider but they can be controlled by spraying with a good insecticide that contains malathion, lindane or both. Liquinox 10-10-5 should he added to your spray as the yucca in the Liquinox acts as a sticker for the insecti cide besides giving the plants a perfect leaf feeding. Misting your plants regularly with water on hot days will also aid in the control of insects. Avoid spraying or misting in the sun as you may burn the foilagc. Do not spray insecti cide or fertilizer on a dry plant as it will burn the hair roots and foilage, so dampen the soil first. of boron plus one ton of lime increased the dry hay yield nearly 50 per cent In the first cutting. Fertilizer alone caus ed an increase of nearly one- fourth. The increase from lime alone was small, but a greater increase could be ex pected in subsequent years. Yields from the plots were: Non-fertilized 3,692 pounds, fertilized alone 4,542 pounds, lime alone 3,819 pounds and 5,364 pounds for the fertilizer and lime application. The hay was mowed June 4, 1960. The Parmalee alfalfa field, like the Buck field, was irri gated. Fertilizer application rates were practically identi cal with the exception of po tassium where 60 pounds was applied. One ton of lime also was needed. Yields on a per acre basis were increased from 1,306 pounds of hay on the unfertilized plot to 2,578 pounds on the fertilized plot to 2,971 pounds of hay on the fertilizer plot where lime had been applied. Yields on the Horner irri gated field with the same fer tilizer and lime treatment as on the plots at Bucks were increased from 3,948 pounds not treated to 4,835 pounds of hay per acre on the lime plot. The lime plot fertilizer yield was slightly less than the lime yield. These yields of this plot were from a second cutting. The first cutting was hayed by the owner with the rest of the field Additional demonstrations will be established in the next few weeks. A few of the 1960 plots will' be observed for re sidual effects. Phosphorus fertilizer for best results should be applied to alfalfa stands in the late fall or very early spring. Soil tests are the only reliable way to determine the need for phosphorus, potassium, boron and lime. Soil samples should be sent to the Oregon State college soil testing laboratory at least four weeks prior to the need for the report. Little Change In 1961 Prices For Meat, Stock Dairies Produce Medicinal Plant Research Helps Corvallis - Use of plant growth stimulators, such as gibbcrcllic acid, will increase the vield of medicinal plants. and inspiration j an Oregon State college phar- lo better understand boys and! macisi nas tounn, oui ei , important may help provide hVcdciiition of 4-H leaders who have voluntarily led 4-H chilis twenty years will he special guests at the con ference. Bigham, a Jackson County leader for 23 years, will be honored. A special feature for this venr's program will be a visit to the school of science where leaders will learn about career possibilities in the many fields of science. Speakers at the conference arc Mrs. Roberta Frasier. Ore gon State college family life specialist, and Anthony Brand- enthalcr. former manager oi the centennial commission and trustee on the Oregon 4-H Club foundation. an insight into exacuy now medically-valuable compounds are formed within plants. By knowing exactly how these compounds arc formed in the living plant, it might be possible to increase yields tremendously hy giving the plants a special "fortified fertilizer diet," says Dr. Leo A. Sciuchetti. Sciuchetti is one of the pio neer workers in the U.S. on the influence of plant growth s t i m u I a tors on medicinal plants. He is concentrating nn plants that contain alk especially those prod atropine and hyoscine. Atro pine is used in eye drops, for treating ulcers, diarrhea and other stomach conditions. Hyoscine is closely related but also has a "tranquilizing effect." Three student assistants working under Sciuchetti on the project have won top na tional awards for their re search during the past two years. Two special National Science foundation grants have been received to provide Salem-Oregon producer-distributor dairies produced 1,717 gallons more raw milk a day in I960 than in 1958, according to the State Depart ment of Agriculture. Two years ago, said Ken neth E. Carl of the Foods and Dairies division, 172 raw milk dairies operated under state license and in I960, there were 11)9. Of this last number, 92 are grade A and 97 are grade B operations. The number of producer- distributors increased from 112 in l!).r)6 to 189 in 1960. The total amount of daily gallonago of grade A milk produced by these dairies in the slate ill 1960 came to 8.390 gallons. Of this total, 5.867 gallons were raw milk and 2.523 gallons were pas teurized milk. There were 2.811 gallons of grade B raw milk. The total A and B raw milk comes to 8.678 gallons. The total raw and pasteurized milk comes to 11,201 gallons. Floyd Smith Tankers' Head; Hayes Secretary Floyd Smith, Provolt, was reelected president of the Southern Oregon Farm Tank association during its recent meeting in Grants Pass. Other officers reelected were Ed Hayes, Eagle Point, secretary-treasurer; Paul Sa kraida. vice president; Donald Geren, Eagle Point, Bob Mar tin, Illinois Valley, Louis Straub, Lower Applegate, and Glenn Smith, Ruch, all elect ed as directors. Gordon Coleman, plant man ager for Beatrice Foods, dis tributor for the association, said his company sold about $450 million worth of foods and the biggest percentage was dairy products. Of the dairy products sold, 15 per cent was ice cream, 17 per cent such dairy products as cheeses and the remaining to fluid milk. A motion picture was shown illustrating the different Ice creams and flavors which will be featured in a promotion program from month to month. A outboard motor and speedboat were given as among the consumer prizes to be featured during the promo tion. A lecture followed by a field representative for the association on proper use of pesticides and prevention of residues in milk. This problem has occurred in other states leaving Oregon relatively safe so far. Corvallis-Oregon livestock and retail meal prices for 1961 are likely to average close to 1960 levels, reports an Oregon Stale college agri cultural economist. Local cattle prices are ex pected to slip a little from last year's average, hog prices should average slightly high er, and lamb is likely to hold near the 1960 average, be lieves Stephen C. Marks, OSC extension economist. Food buyers can look to a good supply of all red meats -165 pounds per capita, only two pounds below the luou record - with little price change. Increasing national beef production is putting pressure on cattle prices but any de cline will probably be too slight to be felt at retail meat counters, at least during the first half of 1961, Marks said. Oregon hog prices which follow midwest trends should average slightly higher in the year ahead due to a reduction in hog marketings compared to 1960. Present strong prices are expected to hit a peak by early summer and decline for the second half of the year. Decline Next Fall Most noticeable declines in both beef and pork prices will likely come next fall with increased seasonal mar keting of grass-fed cattle and hogs. The generally well-balanced livestock picture for 1961 was further smoothed out when hog farmers recently report ed intentions to increase the size of their spring pig crop by no more than 5 per cent over last spring. Total beef marketings in 1961 are ex pected to be up about 7 per cent from 1960. Lamb prices will probably hold near the 1960 average with domestic production lit tle changed from last year. Large imports of lamb and mutton will likely continue but are expected to be less than in 1960, the economist said. Oregon lamb prices have been bolstered recently by de mands from California meat packers for Oregon slaughter lambs. Good grazing condi tions in California have en couraged their sheepmen to hold animals on the range longer than usual, reducing local supplies of slaughter lambs for California packers, Marks explained. Market Steady on Feeders, Stockers The market was steady on calves, feeders and slock cows and about SI to S2 lower on slaughter cows, according to a Midway Auction yard mar ket report for Friday. Good steer calves brought $24 to $25.50 per hundred weight. Good heifer calves brought $22 to $23.80. Good yearling steers brought $23 to $25.10. Yearling heifers brought $21.50 to $22.60. Fat Hereford cows brought $15 to S15.80. A few young cows sold at $16.50, cutter cows $12 to $14, canncrs $10 to $12. Bulls sold at $19 to $20.10 per hundredweight. Veal sold at $24 to $26.50. Common calves sold at $20 to $23. Fat steers and heifers most ly standard grade sold at $19 to $22. No choice fed cattle were offered. Slowness in slaughter cattle may be trouble to the heavy run and high prices of the first week of the year. As this supply is used up the market will improve, Bill Bray, yard owner, said. Medford Youth Held In Jail (or Speeding An 18 -year -old Medford driver was sentenced lo the county jail for two days Fri day when he failed to appear in district court on a speed ing charge when directed. Raymond Lee Murphy, 18, of 235 South Oakdale ave., was directed to appear in dis trict court Jan. 9 on charges of violation of the basic rule. He was charged with driving 70 miles an hour in a 50-milc- an-hour zone. When he failed to appear. D i s t r ic t Court Judge L. L. Sawyer had him brought in on a warrant Friday. DEJECTED INMATE Angola, La. - (UPD - InmaU Ernie Richards at the state penitentiary here got word that his sentence was com muled to 15 years and wai he dejected: His original sen" tence was three years. The governor's office says tho notice probably meant to say 15 months instead of 15 years, and is checking into the case. "With a lawyer I could hava gotten lifo," Richards said. Huntsvillc, Ala. -IUPD- John Frame, 50, drove his gasoline tank truck off a steep hill Monday to avoid hitting a school bus which had stopped on the crest of the hill to pick up a group of children. The truck burst into flames, and Frame was burned to death. BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE SP 2-4440 Frozen Food Care Rules Outlined Corvallis-Assure your fam ily of fresh, flavorful foods from the freezer with these three rules of frozen food care from Oregon State col lege home economists. Keep freezer at zero dc glees, follow recommended storage times, and get frozen food from store to freezer as rapidly as possible. The OSC home economists say that the most common cause of loss of quality in frozen foods is storage at too high temperatures. Foods should be stored at zero de grees F., or lower, to maintain best quality. At temperatures above freezing, foods under go chemical changes which causes loss of color, flavor texture, and nutrients. Turnover In foods in the freezer varies anyhcre from one to 12 months depending on the food. In a new U.S department of agriculture bul letin, "Home Care of Pu chased Frozen Food," time tables are offered for about 75 purchased frozen foods Copies of the bulletin, Home and Garden Bulletin No. 60 are free on request from the Office of Information, U.l Department of Agriculture, Washington 25, D.C. SHOD IMI for Oregon Drivers! STATE FARM offers New Sayings on Car Insurance State Farm rates are now even lower on collision and other coverages. Our' present Oregon policyholders alone will save) over $100,0001 And State Farm's new rating plan gives you a tailor-made rate . . . based on such things as where you live, how much you drive, and what you use your car for. What's more, the special rates for most two-car families' and small-car owners now mean even greater savings. And farmers get a spe cial 30 discountl So find out how YOU standi Contact your State Farm "Family Insurance Man" today. DON DAY 133 S. Central, Medford P"t "Mil amnngiMfc SIATI FARM SP 3-6695 STATE FARM Horn Offices: Bloomlngton, lllinoit RORY FATHER AGAIN Santa Monica, Calif. -WPD-Actress Lita Baron gave birth Monday to a girl at St. John's Hospital, the third daughter for her and her actor-husband Rnrv Calhoun. Their other daughters are aged 2 and 4. 'v-yji fi ting nn kaloids, ( iducing h Aim. WEEK GIVE YOUR SUPPORT Your investment in ihe YMCA li n investment in the future of your chil dren. Support your YMCA with a mem bership. Visit now during Y week. 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