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I SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1961 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. ComroinnieircDcaD Rabbit Raising IHIere DncreasoiHig I sir' if i: v . ' !...'- -V . ; -r,' . AT THE FAIR Susan and Mary Louise Truly, 2979 Beal lane, hold a California breed of rabbit during the Jackson county 4-H and FFA fair at the Jackson county fair : (y) . If" I J ' !;:, .will I & : 1 , WEIGHING IN John Truly, 2979 Beal lane, is one of the ; comparative new comers into the rabbit raising business in Jackson county'. He is weighing a large New Zealand white rabbi., -he scale tips at nine pounds which is the average weight for this breed of commercial rabbit. Scout News Cub Scout Pack 41 Approximately 200 persons attended the Blue and Gold dinner given by Griffin Creek ' Cub Scout Pack 41 recently. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Frink, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bicrma, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Slowell and Mrs. Iva Harper, chaplain or the Grif fin Creek grange, which spon sors the pack, who gave the invocation for the evening. ' Cubmastcr Harry Haertle and committee man Lyle Per kins gave out the following awards: Den 1: Michael Wickham, Richard Wickham, bobcat pins. Den 2: Greg Gleaves, Ml , chad Blessing, wolf badge; Gary Osborn, silver arrow on bear badge; Tom Schmidt, silver arrow on wolf badge. . Den 3: Jerry Haertle, wolf badge; Billy Ovcnturf, boar badge. Den 4: Larry Brlggs, den ' ner badge; Ronald Haertle, wolf badge and assistant den ner badge. Den S: Mark Savage, den ner budge; Dwyanc Graham, assistant denner badge. Webelos den: Pat Redding, denner badge; Gary Rcnnick, assistant denner badge. Mr. Rcnnick received the badge for Gary who Is confined at home with the mumps. The Webelos den displayed "horse" they made from a large oil can, innumerable anll-frccze and small oil cans, rope for a tail and painted brown. It was in troduced by Mr. Haertle as the "company mule". Gerald Gleaves is the Webelos . leader. Membership cards were ' also presented to all cubs present. Twelve girls from Griffin Creek Girl Scout Troop 79 served, with Mrs. Donald ; Bryan In charge. The next pack meeting ; will be held In the school gym, March 14. Den 3 will present a skit in keeping with the March theme "Cub Scout Railroad ers". The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. Troop 70 Illinois Valley-Boy Scouts of Troop 70 and their, par ents shared a potluck din ner celebration of National Boycout Week at the Epis- jpal church in Illinois Val- cy recently. The application for a troop charter was signed. Dave Chamberlain will continue to serve as scoutmaster with tlo'j Breckenridge as assist ant. Committee members arc Lcs Basham, institutional rep resentative; Bill Woodbury, chairman; Louie Abler, Fred Breckenrldgc, George Yar- borough, Garvin Splolstoscr, L. D. Allen, Mel Slarks and Mrs. Louis Abler, other Scout committee members, A court of honor was held. Lee Woodbury and David Breckenridge received lender- toot badges. Daniel Slarks, Mike Ward and John Denton received 59th a n n I versaiy awards. Greg Yin-borough re ceived the special troop neck erchief. Slarks received ills home repair merit badge and star rank badge. Magellan, first European to sail the Pacific in 1520, called it "El Mar Paeifico," or "The Gentle Sea." U. S. COINS WANTED I will buy any amount of Coins in Good or Better condition in the fol . lowing denominations: Half Cents Flying Eagle Cents Large Cents Indian Head Cents Lincoln Cents (before 1934) Two Cent Pieces Three Cent Pieces Obsolete Bank Notes ILLUSTRATED BUYING CATALOG $1.00 Your dollar refunded if I buy $15 worth of your coins If you wish you can send your coins by Insured Mall for my top cash offer. I will Immediately mail you a check and hold your shipment for 10 days, subject to your acceptance. If my offer Is not acceptable just return my check and I will return your coins prepaid. Keep a list of your coins. Wm. F. Thompson 204 N. Columbus - Phone SP 2-6782 Medford, Oregon r tl I A grounds south of Mcdford. The 4-H rabbit exhibit grows steadily each year. It's popu lar with the youngsters since it is one of the less expensive 4-H projects. 4-H News Illinois Valley Club , The Illinois Valley 4-H club met recently at the high school. Chairman Bert Easter brook presided. Marvin Young, county ag ent, gave an explanation of the International Farm Youth Exchange program. Miss Shir ley Frakes, who just returned from a six-month stay in Swe den as part of the exchange plan, talked of customs and de scribed the people of Sweden. Mrs. William Large, club advisor, and a number of members from Selma attended the meeting. Applcgate Valley-Five 4-H clubs were organized at a general meeting at Ruch re cently with county 4-H agent lorry iJrog. Mrs. Jim Womack is leader of boys' cooking; Mrs. Glenn Travis, sewing; Mrs. Harlan Cantrall, sheep; Bill Barker, swine; and Charles Garret, dairy. Even though many 4-H clubs of the county are active throughout the year, the Ruch clubs lake a three months' vacation following their coun ty fair In August. New Rodda Paint Store Opens Here The new Rodda paint store, 1211 Court St., Meclford, is the first out-of-Portland store in the company's 30-ycar his tory. It will cater primarily to commercial painters, contrac tors and other commercial users, local store manager Kenneth Peterson said. How ever, he added, retail busi ness also will be conducted. "Medford was chosen as Rodda's southern Oregon headquarters because the city seems to be the fastest devel oping an dmost promising in this part of the slate," he said. The new store will service all of southern Oregon and northern California. Store Manager Talks At Meeting of Club Ashland - Harold C. Buck, manager of J. C. Penncy's de partment store, Ashland, lec tured to the Southern Oregon college Business club last week at Southern Oregon col lege. The general theme of his lecture was "Retailing As I Know It." He told about the various training programs and aids which the Penney com pany carries out, and gave information about the success of the long-standing company policy in regard to its business ethics an consumer services. And many other items Growing Industry Ships Fryers Into Populated Areas By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor Have you ever had vaga bond stew? How about Rabbit Au. Sec, Dutch rabbit pie, Chop Suey and Chow Mein? If you have enjoyed any of these dishes, chances are you will enjoy eating rabbit meat, southern Oregon commercial rabbit growers claim. So far, there is no rabbit processing plant in the valley which will turn out clean, carefully inspected meat, the rabbit growers reported. However, there is some talk of locating one here for a growing farm industry. The proof is in the production. Jo sephine, Jackson and the Napa, Calif., area ship 3,000 to 5,000 rabbit fryers a week into the more populated cen ters of California, according to one of the growers. The commercial rabbit in dustry in southern Oregon ccntors in Jackson county, which last year shipped 49, 732 fryers. One Phase of Raising The commercial rabbit pro duction is only one phase of raising rabbits. The other phase is breeding for shows. As the commercial phase grow, so does the other. The commercial raisers. many of whom belong to the Tri - County Rabbit Growers association, favor the New Zealand white rabbit, This large, pure white rabbit will average 9 to 9V4 pounds. Its pure white fur makes its pelt ideal for felt for hats ana tur trim, etc. Rabbit growers say tt is al most impossible to tell rabbit meat from chicken when fried. Only difference is that it's better, they claim. It has more meat, loss bone, and much more white meat than poultry and more protein. Many gourmets have prob ably discovered already such chef's delights as Rabbit Au Sec-chunks of rabbit rolled in flour and soaked in white wine. Many people probably have eaten the Chinese dishes of chop suey and chow mein without realizing they were ealing rabbit. Rabbit fanciers also recommend creamed rab bit with herb sauce. And, don't overlook roast rabbit stuffed with fruit. For the hasty snack there is Rabbit Mverburgcr. Industry Developing The rabbit growing indus try here has been developing more rapidly over the last 3Vi years. "For years, at different times, rabbit growers, both fanciers and commercial have tried to raise rabbits at a profit in most southern Ore gon counties. But, always the market failed to build as the production increased" Charles Call, one of the larger raisers here, explained. "Then, about three years ago, a man from California came to Oregon and visited a few of the remaining growers. He guaranteed to buy all the rabbit fryers they could pro duce," Call related, "For almost a year he oper ated at a loss, securing but a 100 to 250 fryers every two weeks. Now there are more than a hundred growers In the Rogue valley. They arc marketing about 2.000 fryers each month. And this is only through one outlet. They are increasing their herds as rap idly as possible," the veteran rabbilman said. Pick-Up Locations The fryers are picked up at various pick-up spots by truck from California and are paid Nickels (before 1925) Half Dimes Dimes (before 1923) All Coins before 1892 (except dollars) Dollars before 1878 All Gold Coins large Size Bills Confederate Currency . .W! ' r r H -"Y. lit '"a- : , - jtTv " r" i" K " . 5 i t ;i hi - r ? . .i LARGE-SIZED RABBIT John Truly, 2979 Beal lane, holds a large silver martin breed of commercial rabbit at his father's ranch. There are a large number of varities and types. The pure white New Zealand breed is favored since its fur can be used more easily for hat felt and fur trimming. for in cash at that time. The truck route covers all of southern Oregon district from Cave Junction to Ashland and the districts in between. Some of the growers have a small herd ranging from two or three does to 30 or 40. Some have from 100 to 250 working does. A number of California growers are moving to this district with their rabbitries. They have found this area an ideal rabbit raising country due to mild climate and lower cost of operation. They are buying small acreage, estab lishing their homes as well as rabbitries and are building their herds into a profitable business, Call reported. The rabbit busines is like any other business-you have to thoroughly like and under stand it to do well. Part-Time Occupation The average number of breeding rabbits which may form a foundation is 10, cost ing from S3 to $7 each. This is a good part-time occupation on a small piece of land-even a back yard, a prominent rab bit grower pointed out. Automatic feeders and wa- tcrers make it possible to gel I away from home. A fair-sized I commercial operation consists of 50 to 60 docs. Each doe re quires about 2V hours of working time per year, the rabbit experts figure. Raising rabbits like other types of agriculture requires a good knowledge of the nec You MM Bud Truly, son of Mr. and Mrs. essary fundamentals, proper husbandry, careful manage ment, and a never ending study of proper breeding and production methods. Profitable Business The rabbit raising business has grown from a general backyard hobby into a profit able business. Many raisers have more than one breed and type of rabbit in their herds. The commercial grower gen erally stays with the breed the buyers are most desirous of obtaining. Among numer ous other breeds and types used are Dutch, New Zealand n NO SPARKS! NO SMOKE! NO FLOOR DRAFTS! LOWERS FUEL BILLS! Uniform heat from floor to ceiling Burn wood, presto-logs or briquets. You control fire. Your home and family will be safer. Send fireplace width and height, . receive Colorful Booklet free or phone SP 2-7166. Smith-Dynge Lmbr. Co. Corner of 8th and Fir Gracious Living All of us in the Rogue River Valley are proud of the beautiful new Rogue Valley Manor, high on Barneburg Hill with an imposing panor ama of the valley and surrounding mountains. Here is truly gracious living for those in the golden years of retirementl We, who are members of the Milk Producers league, welcome our new neighbors who will reside in this handsome structure. We hope that your new home, here in the Rogue River Valley will fulfill every hope and desire with its beauti ful appointments and complete services, we are sure that it will. We are glad, too, that members of our league will serve the Manor with the very finest of rich, nourishing milk. NEVER Outgrow Your Need for Livestock Facilities To Be Discussed The newly acquired live stock yard facilities in Phoe nix will be discussed at a meeting of stockmen at the Central Point Grange at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, ac cording to a spokesman for the newly formed Rogue Val ley Livestock Auction, Inc. AU people interested in the southern Oregon livestock in dustry are invited to attend. The Southern Oregon Live stock yard was purchased by a group of local cattlemen early this month. The gross receipts of the first sale con ducted by the new manage ment totaled about $40,000, the second sale held Feb. 11 totaled about $30,000, and the third sale scheduled yester day was predicted at $35,000. The corporation of local livestockmen plans to expand red, Flemish and checker giants, English spot, and sil ver martin. Raisers are aiming to pro duce a compact, meaty fryer. Rabbits are raised commer cially in every state in the United States and in other countries. Feeding of rabbits for hu man consumption is a never ending research into the nu tritional values of the differ ent feeds and proper feeding procedures. Scientific Business Commercial rabbitry is now a scientific business and the knowledge of the vitamin and protein content of the feed as well as the digestible nutri ents and amount of food nec essary for a healthy rabbit is an important part of the in dustry. The greater part of the fry ers raised in southern Oregon are taken to the San Francis co Bay area and processed there. They are sold to retail ers there and in other parts of California and the demand is constantly increasing. The rabbit growers here are sure their production is bound to increase rapidly. iiiiiiiiiiiiiimiuui) EASY TERMS Phone SP 2-7166 at Meeting the loading pens and chutes in preparation for a spring feeder sale in March. This will be a similar to feeder sales held in the fall. The new operators report a large part of the livestock sold at the regular Saturday sales is coming from Grants Pass. No stock has come from Klamath county yet. It was WARDSlif MONTGOMERY WARD TT f v 1 A "CATALOG DEPARTMENT" shop Wards new spring catalog Tired of drab and dreary Winter? Then shop Wards new Catalog, for a breath of Spring . . . flower-fresh fashions . . . garden needs . . . outdoor furniture. ..and more. See it all today! Wicker Bag; mock vegetable trim S.45 Misses' rose-print pure silk Shirtwaist 15.98 Men's all-cotton print Sport Shirt 96c 5-position Aluminum-&-Saran Chaise 31.95 9xl2-ft. heavyweight Kraft Fiber Rug 20.99 Prices do not include transportation charges. Shop by Phone-SP 3-6641 Shop in Person 117 S. Central MILK producers IMPROVES DOG'S LIFE Memphis - (UPD - Lawrence W. Brake has a customer who really wants comfort for his hunting dog. Brake said the man asked him to build a seat to fit on the side of a tree or bank, and large enough to hold a 100-pound dog. Pur pose of the seat was to permit the dog to get out of the water after retrieving ducks. reported. The remainder of the sale stock comes from Jackson county. WINTER-WEARY? V ' leag ue Milk V
