TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1961
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CHIT CHAT
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune tm Editor
We've been hearing plenty lately about how farmers
should speak out for agriculture and conduct a thorough
going public relations program.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OPi.
And many farmers and people in agri-business agree.
Trouble is they forget that this nation-wide public relations
program for the farmer has to be built up on a local basis.
It takes a lot of newspaper articles, radio and television
programs and, above all, it requires the farmer to go to
public meetings and speak up for his program. .
So, what's happening in Jackson county? Ed Griggs,
the ever-promotin' Crater high school vo-ag instructor, re
ports he will have to abandon his adult education class
on parliamentary procedure. Not enough people interested.
People who attend Ed's classes are practically all farmers.
There can t be that many farmers who know about parli
amentary procedure and how to conduct a meeting properly.
And, we don't know of any farmers who are taking the
excellent classes in public speaking conducted by the Jackson
Toastmasters' club.
If farmers are going to "Speak Out For Agriculture"
they're going to have to learn how to do it properly. Word
of mouth is often the most effective way to spread the good
word. To paraphrase a local misleading advertising slogan,
"More rural people get their news from their neighbor and
their neighbor's neighbor than from any other single source."
Getting away from the arrows (even if it is the season
of St. Valentine), some local agricultural people are doing
a very effective job in speaking out. From all reports. Sen.
Lyn Newbry. Ashland packing house operator, spoke well
against repeal of the tree tax exemption the other day in
state legislature. He will do a good )ot in representing tne
pear industry in the state senate and dad will be right at
his elbow to advise him, too.
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On the county government level, all three members of
the Jackson county court either are or nave been connected
with agriculture. Commissioner Chet Wendt still farms.
Commissioner Ed Taylor has been active in agriculture for
years. County Judge Earl Miller was raised on a mid-western
farm. He can probably still handle a good team of horses.
The county Judge has been active in teamwork between city
and rural areas, too.
This regional planning advisory committee is his brain
child. This assures the small towns an equal voice in county
wide planning and also makes available to the small towns
the same high-powered technical advice used by the larger
cities. (This for Dorothy who says we never write anything
nice about the county court.)
RECEIVE CITATIONS
treme left, Mildred Dyer and Freda Marie
Nelson, both secretaries with the Jackson
County Agricultural Stabilization and Con
servation committee, received citations here
last week during an ASC recognition ban
quet at Kim's restaurant. Others receiving
citations and committee members were Al-
Gene Winters, ex- Dert Straus, Sams Vancy, Lance OffenbacK-
er, Applegate, and Roy Vogel. Harry Martin,
former ASC manager here, came for the
banquet and also received a certificate. The
local ASC office was commended as the
most outstanding in the Farmer's Fieldman's
district from the standpoint of effective and
efficient operation.
Getting down to the county budget level, Arnold Bohnert,
Central Point farmer, has long been an effective voice on
the county budget committee. Incidentally, Arnold is sched
uled for an Interview a week from Thursday with the county
home rule committee. Probably questions will be exchanged
since this home rule charter proposal is a brand new thing
in this area. If you have any questions about home rule you
might contact Arnold so he can ask the home rule committee.
- Incidentally, two people representing the fruit industry
attended the home rule committee's meeting last Thursday
night in the basement of the public library. Although
visitors to these meetings are always encouraged, these two
men were the first. We would like to see the Farm Bureaus
and Granges take a more active Interest in this vital study.
Vital, because the home rule committee Is making a micro
scopic study ot county government. Their findings and recom
mendations could very well save you lots of tax money,
. regardless- if this county ever adopts a home rule charter.
And, it you don't know what home rule is you just haven't
been reading. -
Farms Here Gross
$26,403,597
Jackson county farm lands income from lambs is due
take up 506,118 acres of the County Agent Earle Jossy who
total county land area of 1,- ? lamo pool nere
. ,, . , Wool, much of it also sold
802,240 acres (1959 agncul- tnrough a )amb pool undcr
tural census). From these farm Jossy's guidance, totaled 76,-
lands in 1960 came a gross 000 pounds sold, grossing $38,-
agricultural income of $26,- 000.
403,597. Jackson county produced
Of the total gross Income, 1,330.049 dozen eggs at gross
Well, we went all around the barn and way out In the
field to get In a plug for our favorite committee. Judge
Miller has plenty for them going now, too.
Monday morning's mail brought In a story about Stanis
laus county, Calif, farmers not being able to speak out for
agriculture. This bears along the general theme of this col
umn. A Stanislaus county farm advisor (same as our county
agent) noticed that labor hearings, planning meetings, tax
discussions or crop bargaining sessions are dominated by
attorneys or people trained In public speaking. Farmers
said very little. (In Jackson county this would be true ex
cept In planning and taxation meetings.)
The farm advisor noticed that although Stanislaus county
Is the nation's second most Important dairy county, only
four farmers spoke up for dairying at various public meet
ings. He also noticed that only a few people, always those
with speaking ability, became officers or directors. Others
with good or better ideas and perhaps less forceful never
took the lead.
The upshot of all this was that farmers were encouraged
to organize Toastmasters clubs. They were Invited to attend
existing Toastmasters' groups and 120 signed up for the pro
gram the first night.
Wheeler McMillen, Farm Journal columnist, built up some
Interesting Images for agriculture when he spoke before the
recent meeting of the California Beet Growers association
in San Francisco.
He pointed out that people would pay more attention to
the farmer If they weren't so well fed. All the food required
to fill our stomachs it served at one meal would require 11
tables reaching from San Francisco to New York and with
guests sitting clbow-to-clbow on each side.
American beer drinkers probably consumed an all-time
record of 87.8 million barrels of beer and ale in 1960, accord
ing to the United States Brewers Foundation. Consumption
of milk is less than a half of that. We still think milk should
be promoted as a nourishing, stimulating beverage poured
foaming out of the bottle, cooling to the tonsils and calming
to all nervous stomachs.
Both wheat growers and dairymen are working hard to
decrease their surplus problems. A fourth agreement has
been signed between an agency in India and the Wheat Asso
ciates for promotion of bread in the villages of West Bengal.
British and West German consumers seem to accept favorably
the U. S. instant non-fat dry milk.
The Aryasthan Social Center In India, (primarily a char
itable institution) is fostering the use of tanduri bread to
correct the poor nutritional balance In the rice eating areas.
It operates some 82 dispensaries in the villages and provides
a self help program for them.
Instant non-fat dry milk Is not available in either country
from domestic producers or other supplying countries, accord
ing to Stephen C. Marks, OSC extension agricultural economist.
A series of bills affecting agriculture directly arc before
the legislature. One of these Is House Bill 1008 which
provides that lands zoned as farm land pay taxes on farm
use value rather than best or highest value. The hearing for
this bill is scheduled for Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. in Room 321 at
the state legislature In Salem.
Finally, we notice that Ford Farm Editor John Strohm
predicts laying flocks will be bigger next fall and egg prices
will drop. Now, when eggs are scarce, is a good time to
sign up on a quality program to Insure a better market for
next season, he advises. The state's independent egg produc
ers were featuring this idea and seem to have ground to a
halt for some reason or t'other.
DO IT UP ROYAL
London-(UPl)-The ninth an
niversary of the accession to
the throne of Queen Elizabeth
was duly noted at the War
wick race track where it was
"Royal Reprieve," "Royal
Fort," and "Royal Repose"
with "Regal Splendor" finish
lng fourth.
TIME TO UNPACK
Quincy, 111. -IUP1I- Officials
seeking to determine why the
Quincy courtroom has been
so chilly discovered Monday
that the room's radiators,
heretofore hidden by grills,
had never been removed from
their cardboard packing cartons.
$16 million (based on pack
out) comes from horticulture.
Horticulture here includes
pears, peaches, apples, cher
ries, plums, apricots, filberts,
walnuts, berries and grapes
Actual crop land totals 86,
726 based on the 1959 agri
cultural census figures. There
are 1,908 farms in Jackson
county averaging 329 acres.
Irrigated land totals 51,806
acres.
Squeezing agricultural lands
is the steadily increasing pop
ulation which grew from 36,
213 to 73,316 from 1940 to
1960. Measuring the farms by
acreage the biggest bulge came
at 10 to 49 acres. A total of
642 farms were in this group
ing. The smallest group were
the 38 farms covering 220 to
259 acres. Farms with 1,000
acres or more total 76.
Forage crops produced a
gross income of $1,926,750
cereals grossed $310,200, seed
crops $400,900
Sheep Gross
Sheep grossed $226,500,
dairy cattle sales $2,639,847,
beef $2,900,000, and swine
$140,000.
Miscellaneous livestock
grossed $35,500. This includes
$3,500 from rabbits and $32,
000 from bees.
Chickens produced $1,263,
200 in gross receipts and tur
keys $1,463,900. Farm forest
ry produced $360,000 In gross
receipts.
Grade "A" milk sales to dis
tributors were estimated at
$1,453,847 and S420.000 by
direct consumer sales. Grade
((B)) sales totaled $2,179,847.
Pears amount to 11,000 in
commercial acreage, yielding
2,400,000 boxes, peaches 1,100
acres, 4.000 tons; apples, 250
acres, 60,000 boxes; cherries,
65 acres, 150 tons; plums, 24
acres, 75 tons; apricots, 40
acres, 40 tons; filberts, 13
acres, 4 tons; walnuts, 60
acres, 15 tons; berries, 90
acres, 400 tons; grapes, 10
acres. 30 tons.
In the truck crop classifica
tion, sweet corn covers 87
commercial acres, dry onions,
66; tomatoes, 29; cucumbers
and pickles, 4; carrots and
snap beans, each 2; cabbage
18; green peas, 2 acres; squash,
14 acres and other vegetables
66 acres, for a total of 348
acres devoted to truck crops.
Nursery and greenhouse prod
ucts - flower and vegetable
seeds and plants and flowers
and buibs total $175,000 in
gross income.
Hay Grosses S71S.000
Alfalfa hay produces 28.500
tons from 9.500 acres, for a
gross income of $715,000.
Clover mixtures cover 12.000
acres and produce a gross in
come of $480,000. Cropland
pasture covers 30,000 acres
and results in a gross income
ot 300.000.
Of the cereal crops, barley
covers the most acreage, 5,000,
produces 5,000 tons and gross
es $212,000 for the biggest
share of the gross income
from cereals.
Of the seed crops, blue
grass produces the most gross
income, $176,000. The amount
of acreage is not given. Bent
grass (PC) and Talent Alfalfa
are tied for second ranking for
seed cjnp gross income. Each
produces $81,000 gross in
come. According to the 1960 in
ventory lambs raised in this
county totaled 10.000. Of
these 9.000 were sold bringing
a gross income of $180,000.
Credit for much of this gross
receipts of $640,000
Among turkeys, their eggs
grossed $200,700.
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SHIRLEY FRAKES
To Speak Here on Sweden
IFYE Delegate
To Speak Here
Miss Shirley Frakes, Inter
national Farm Youth Ex
change delegate to Sweden,
will report on her trip with
colored slides Friday at 8 p.m.
in the courthouse auditorium,
according to Miss Phyllis
Kirkland, Jackson County 4-H
agent.
Miss Frakes, an Oregon
State college student from
Bend, spent 6V4 months living
with twelve farm families in
all parts of Sweden. She help
ed with the farm work, har
vesting wheat and barley, po
tatoes, and assisted her host
"mother" with the housework.
She will be in Jackson coun
ty Friday through Supday.
Garden Tips
By JOHN McLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
HYDRANGEA
If you haven't pruned your
hydrangea yet, better tend to
it soon. The old flower bear
ing" shoots should be pruned
back to two bud spurs. Leave
the non-flower bearing shoots
alone.
Hydrangea flower on shoots
that were produced the pre
vious year. Proper cultural
practices include pruning the
flower bearing shoots back to
two bud spurs as soon as the
bloom has faded, and leaving
the present season shoots (non
flowering) alone. These shoots
will produce flowers next
year.
The appearance of your
hydrangea bush may be im
proved by intensifying the
flower color. For an intense
blue color water the plant
with a solution of three
ounces of aluminum sulfate
per gallon of water or apply
one pound aluminum sulfate
to the soil and water it in.
For an intense pink color ap
ply one pound of lime to the
soilaind water It in. Blue hy
drangeas can be made pink
and pink ones blue by follow
ing the above applications. The
color intensity will vary with
the amount ot material ap
plied. It is not advisable to
use more than the above qu.Qi
tities any one year. White hy-
OSC Plans Study
Of How Viruses
Affect Bacteria
Corvallis Bacteria can get
a virus too, just like people
get the flu or a common cold
And this fact may lead scien
tists to the solution of a cost
ly problem that's been puz
zling dairy manufacturing
and other industries that use
fermentation processes.
A new research project at
the Oregon State college agri
cultural experiment station is
aimed at finding whether bits
of genetic material complex
chemical compounds that af
fect inheritanc e can be
passed from one strain of bac
teria to another closely-relat
ed strain by a virus during
fermentation processes. The
project is being supported by
a $10,800 grant from the Na
tional Science Fdundation.
Most bacterial cultures used
in industry today are made up
of closely-related strains of
bacteria which do the needed
fermentation job, explained
Dr. William E. Sandine, OSC
bacteriologist in charge of the
project. Occasionally, how
ever, a culture will change
suddenly, upsetting the in
dustrial process. The exchange
of genetic materials by a virus
a process called transduc
tion as the bacteria multiply
during fermentation would
explain the change, Sandine
said.
Dairy Problem Explained
In the dairy manufacturing
industry, for instance, it's not
uncommon for a bacterial cul
ture used in making cottage
cheese to suddenly start pro
ducing too much carbon dio
xide gas. This causes the
cheese to float on the surface
of the processing vat and pro
duces a cheese with inferior
texture.
If he finds the exchange of
genetic material actually
takes place, Sandine will
know that new procedures
must be worked out to pro
tect bacterial cultures from
virus infections. He also
hopes to use the transduction
process to develop new bac
terial cultures that will be
more stable during fermen
tation. As part of the research proj
ect, Sandine will also study
the characteristics used to
identify a number of species
of lactic acid bacteria, and
try to develop a more satis
factory classification system.
Will Brown and Lois Ken
dron, OSC department of bac
teriology research fellows,
will assist him in the project.
Overfeeding Kills
Many Baby Lambs
Raised on Bottle
Overfeeding kills more
baby lambs raised on bottles
than any other single cause,
the extension service warns.
A proper feed mix is the
first requirement. One good
mix is made by using one
pint of whole cow's milk mix
ed with one tablespoon of
dark corn syrup and two
tablespoonfuls of lime water.
This lime water can be
bought at most drug stores.
For the first tliree to four
days feed one ounce every
two hours (at lfast six feed
ings should follow this sched
ule), then feed late at night
and early morning.
In the second week give
four feedings a day of two to
three ounces each. By the
third week, lambs doing well
will take a half pint of milk
mix three times a day.
Can Eat Pellets
Usually in the fourth week
lambs can eat pellets of good
quality alfalfa hay and up to
10 ounces of milk three times
a day.
The fifth week is about the
same routine. By six weeks
milk can be discontinued if
the lambs have learned to eat
grain or pellets or hay well.
Most families do not give
lambs water the first three
weeks. Avoid overfeeding and
keep little lambs from chilling.
The first week is the critical
period in the lives of most
lambs, the extension service
warns. After that, success or
failure of the project depends
on the farmer and his family.
Baker Hereford Champion
In Red Bluff Bull Sale
Red Bluff - A Baker, Ore.,
Hereford was judged cham
pion bull at the 20th annual
Red Bluff bull sale Saturday.
The animal, consigned by
Chandler Herefords at Baker,
won over about 400 Here
fords.
The winning bull is named
"Royal H DHU 68."
Reserve champion was
"Corona Silver Zato II," of
the Lost River ranch at
Klamath Falls.
Hereford bulls sold for an
average price of $706.50. An
gus bulls averaged $509.83 a
head Friday compared with
$552 last year. Shorthorn
bulls brought an average price
of $591 a head.
Top price at the sale was
the $4,200 paid for the cham
pion Hereford, Royal H DHU
08, by T. T. Herefords of Con
nell, Wash. The champion was
consigned by Chandler Here
fords of Baker, Ore.
The reserve champion Here
ford, consigned by Lost River
ranch of Klamath Falls, Ore.,
was purchased by Byers Bro
thers of Pomeroy, Wash., for
$2,250.
The average Hereford price
dropped this year from last
year's average of $850. Angus
bulls also brought a lower
average price this year of
$509.83 as compared to $552
in 1960. Shorthorns, however,
sold for more than last year
-$591 in 1961 compared to
$517 in 1960.
Total price paid for 319
Herefords at Saturday's sale
Board Requests
alf Vaccination
Salem - State Veterinarian
Dr. L. E. Bodenweiser, at a
recent meeting of the live
stock auction market board,
was asked to move "slowly
but definitely" toward 100
per cent calfhood vaccination
statewide whether compul
sory or through some other
method. The board serves in
advisory capacity to the state
department of agriculture on
matters pertaining to auction
market services of the department.
The problem of hog cholera
was discussed and it was rec
ommended that the state vet
erinarian hold meetings with
the various segments of the
swine industry to determine
how rapidly a hog cholera
eradication program may be
Label Importance
On Pesticide Noted
What are labels?
They are the printed pieces
of paper attached to every
package of herbicide or insec
ticide chemicals.
Why are labels? They are to
inform the user of the follow
ing: (1) What the product in
Dairies Reveal
Statewide Trend
To Larger Herds
Salem - Year-end statistics
from the division of foods and
dairies at the state depart
ment of agriculture show a
decided trend in dairies to
ward fewer and larger herds.
Fewer licenses were issued
last year to grade A producers
than in the previous year,
The milk from all grade A
producers goes to processing
plants. Statistics say that in
1959, 720 licenses were issued
by the department and in
1960, 691 licenses, a drop of
29. Portland had 605 pro
ducers under license in 1959
and 567 in 1960, a difference
of 38. Eugene registered 122
licenses in 1959 and 102 in
1960, 20 less than the previous
year. Medford registered 47
producers in 1959 and 44 in
1960, a difference of three
producers. Totals for the state
come to 1,494 in 1958 and
1,404 in 1960, a difference of
90.
Change In herd size is
shown by the growth of cows
in an average herd. Cows on
drangeas do not react to the
above treatments.
GOPHER AND MOLE
PROBLEMS?
Having gopher and mole
problems? This Friday, Feb.
10, 1961, at 2 p.m. you have
an opportunity to see a dem
onstration on the control of
these pests.
The demonstration will be
held at the home of Henry
Fong, 450 Charlotte Anne rd.,
Medford. All ate welcome to
attend.
Date To Be Sef for
Mrs. Garrett's Plea
Portland-l)Pl-Circuit Judge
Charles Redding said Monday
a date for arguments on Mrs.
Constance Garrett's innocent
plea to a first degree murder
charge would be set Thurs
day. Mrs. Garrett faces a murder
charge in connection with the
death of a daughter in a fire
last October. She was acquit
ted earlier of a similar charge.
Her attorneys have raised the
question of double jeopardy.
FEDERAL LAND
Reno - All of the land in
four Nevada counties is owned
by the federal government.
nstituted. Twenty-seven states " elaue
of 34 in a herd in 1956 to 40
including Oregon have de
clared "live blood virus" il
legal and will move toward
vaccination with modified live
virus and serum.
Dr. Bodenweiser presented
a brief program for future
handling in scab outbreaks in
Oregon with a reminder that
scab infested areas must be
quarantined according to law.
Further, that animals from
non-infeeted herds or non-exposed
herds or originating in
areas not under quarantine,
be examined by state or fed
eral veterinarians on a herd
basis. Following such a survey
blanket certification of these
herds should be granted, said
Bodenweiser, for movement
to other states.
Midway Auction
Gets Recognition
Midway Auction company,
Medford, received a new na
tionwide trade-mark identifi
cation and recognition as a na
tionally certified livestock
market this year, the National
Association of Livestock Auc
tioh markets announced.
Qualifying markets gain
certified status and use of the
distinctive trade-mark through
a public market pledge of 17
operating principles to livestock-owner
customers. It de
notes a "brand" of marketing
services adhering to a strict
industry administered code of
business standards governing
all market operations.
Plans have been announced.
also, by the certified markets
through their national trade
association, for a full develop
ment of each market as a key
industry m the agricultural
economy of its trade area.
in 1959 to 43 in 1960. Grade
B producer-distributor farms
changed from 13 cows in a
herd in 1956 to 19 cows in
1959 to 20 in 1960. The grade
A producer had an average of
35 cows in his herd in 1956,
45 in 1959 and 50 in 1960.
Producer-distributors under
license at the end of the year
numbered 95 grade A, two
more than in 1959 and 91
grade B, four less than 1959.
Cow yards took on more
"style" in 1960. Last year 921
producers and producer-distributors
paved cow yards and
feed lots. This was a substan
tial increase from the 640 in
1959. This shows a change
from the stanchion barn to
the lounging shed and the
feed lot method of handling
dairy herds. With a smaller
supply of sawmill shavings
for cow yards, dairymen are
using paved cow yards to
overcome mud problems dur
ing the rainy season. The in
crease in herd size requires
hard surfaced cow yards to
reduce labor problems in
keeping the yards clean. The
change from feeding silage
and hay to cattle in the
stanchion barn to outdoor
bunk feeding also reduces
time and labor. More outdoor
feed bunks are now equipped
with conveyor systems tied in
with a mechanical silo un
loader system. The push but
ton method of feeding is used
now on almost all dairy
farms. Manure is also re
moved by mechanical means.
Fewer dairy producer plants
were licensed in 1960 than in
1959. The number registered
was 75 which is 49 less than
10 years ago. There were 58
fluid milk distributor licenses
last year compared with 61
in 1959.
the package consists; (2) for
the control or prevention of
what pest or pests the product
is effective; (3) on what crops
it should and can be used; (4
when and how to apply; (5)
how dangerous it is and how
to protect oneself and others
in its use and (6) what to do if
accidents occur in its use.
Efforts shall be made to
bring you some interesting
facts regarding the labels on
agriculture pesticides. Users
are constantly urged to "read
the label." Perhaps it can he
shown how important this is.
Lab! carelully Prepared
Thousands of man hours go
into the preparation of any
pesticide label, making them
possibly the most expensive
pieces of literature in the
world. These labels have been
prepared for the one purpose
of insuring the correct and
safe usage of the material.
This expense adds to your
cost of these products. If you
don't read them you are wast
ing your money.
Any new pesticide requires
years of research and field
testing before an application
for registration will be accept
ed by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. The pesticide
must control the crops on
which it can be used safely
as indicated by the label. Such
label data covers the pests the
pesticide will control, amount
of material to be used per
acre or per unit, amount of
residue remaining on the crop
at Harvest; the toxicity, both
acute and chronic, to warm
blooded animals; precautions
necessary for its safe usage
and its antidote.
Data Inspected
Provided this data is suffi
cient the USDA will issue a
certificate of usefulness to the
Food and Drug Administra
tion. Then, the food and drug
scientists will study this data
and if, in their opinion, they
show it to be safe, they will
issue a residue tolerance. This
is the amount of product, usu
ally in terms of parts per mil
lion, remaining on the crop
at Harvest that is considered
to be non-injurious to the user
of the crop. Then and only
men will a registration be
issued, and thereby a permit
to offer the product for sale
acknowledged.
The vast amount of expense
and publicity regarding the
residue of a certain pesticide
on cranberries could have
been avoided had the users of
this product read the label
and used the product as it
was intended to be used.
More about labels next
week. Meanwhile, read the
label.
was $227,375. Approximately
3,000 cattle people from sever
al western states were in the
stands at the jampacked bull
sale arena for the spirited and
colorful bidding for bulls to
increase and improve their
herds.
Seven Oaks topk third prize
on a pen of bulls in the loose
pens classification. It sold a
pen of three for $2,430.
Normandale Hereford ranch
owned and operated by Bob
Fields' son-in-law placed a
bull in the top sale rating i
one minus and sold it for SS .
000 to Mrs. Charles A. Linj.
quist, Black Springs, Ne-.
This was the second high spu
ing bull in the sale.
The Straus Brothers, Geore
Loftin, and Lloyd Beers, all,,
of the Sams Valley area and
James C. Miller Jr., of Med.
ford and Ashland, were buy.
ers at the sale.
Table Top Hereford ranch
sold a bull for $1,000 and the
Fields pen of two bulls sold
for $1,320.
Top Angus Price
Top Angus price was $835
for the show champion, Black
Jack, consigned by Jack Fo
ley Jr., Loomis, Calif. Buyer
was Blanche Abbott Mill,
ville, Calif. The 30 head of
Angus sold for a total of $15 .
295. '
Top price paid for a Short
horn was $1,000 for Hilldale
Geronomino, a Shorthorn bull
consigned by J. W. Bennpit
Oakville, Wash. Buyer was
G. E. Truett and Son of Shin
gletown, Calif.
The reserve chamninn
Shorthorn, consigned by the
California Shorthorn ranch
Maaera, calif., was sold to
Faustino Silva, Sacramento,
for $700. Reserve champion
Angus, consigned by Hillside
Angus of Auburn, Calif., was
purchased for $675 by W,
Baker, Redding, Calif.
Neva Silver Return IV, a
horned Hereford bull donated
by Fred Dressier, Gardner,
ville, Nev., brought in a total
of $10,250 for the National
Cowboy Hall of Fame near
Oklahoma City Saturday
morning.
ORE RESERVES
Duluth - High grade iron
ore reserves on the Mesabi
range in Minnesota are esti
mated at 900 million tons. 560
million in open pits and the
remainder requiring shafting
operations.
Talent Seed Men
Sign Contract
For Greek Trade
By GENE WINTERS
County Extension Agent
The Talent alfalfa seed
growers association recently
signed a contract with Greece
to supply Talent alfalfa seed
up through the 1965 crop.
Under terms of the contract
the Greece government will
accept the local production in
excess of 1,500 acres meeting
certification standards,
Practically all of the Talent
alfalfa seed production in
Jackson county is produced
on dry land. Growers normal
ly take the first cutting for
hay and save the second cut
ting for seed. The dollar re
turns from the cutting for
seed have been in excess of
that received from a second
cutting hay crop.
Considerable Talent alfalfa
acreage has met the certifica
tion programs seedling in
spection requirement with no
seed being taken. Seed from
such fields will have a ready
market when meeting a bios
som inspection. Growers plan
ning to harvest certified al
falfa seed should make appli
cation at the County Exten
sion office for a blossom in
spection by July 1.
Talent alfalfa seed was
harvested from 770 acres in
1960 with a total yield of
100 metric tons.
Additional information
about Talent alfalfa seed mar
keting can be had from Wal
lace Rice, Josephine Grow
ers cooperative in Grants Pass
or Gene Winters, Jackson
county extension agent.
HEALTHY
Livestock and Pets?
We Carry a Full Line of . . .
FRANKLIN CUTTER
Vaccines Medicinals Instruments and Other
Supplies to Keep Your livestock and Pets Healthy
and Well Groomedl
West Main Pharmacy
135 West Main Ph. SP 2-2330
"Whert Prescriptions jrt Filled Up to a
Standard, Not Down to a Price."
SALE
STEEL POSTS
We Are Overstocked!
Each
6 Ft. T Posts $1.10
6Vi Ft. T Posts $1.20
STEEL ANGLE POSTS
Each
5 Ft $ .85
5V4 Ft $ .92
6 F $1.00
WHILE THEY LAST!
25 or More
$1.07 Ea.
$1.15 Ea.
25 or More fe
$ .79 Ea. I
$ .86 Ea.
$ .94 Ea. I
ALBERS
Feed & Fntm Qnnniu
J30 No
Fir St.
nr st. Ph. SP 3-4503 y
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