Beef Cattle Day
Set For Burns
On March 22
Corvallls Eastern Ore
gon cattlemen can take part
, in a roundup of latest re-
. tearch findings on winter
feeding, March 22, at a spe
cial beef cattle field day near
I Bums.
Sponsored by the Oregon
State College Squaw Butte
' experiment station, the pro-
, gram will start at 10 a.m. at
the Poison Creek Grange Hall
two miles east of Burns oh
'Highway 78, according to W,
, A. Sawyer, station superhv
' tendent.
More effective use of mea
dow hay, feed supplements,
cross-breeding, and control of
livestock diseases are among
' topics slated for discussion.
The program will also include
an afternoon tour of the sta-
- tlon's winter quarters seven
miles southeast of Burns.
Lunch will be served for a
nominal charge at the Grange
Hall by ladies of the Grange.
Dean F. E. Price, director
- of the OSC agricultural ex-
periment station, will review
' research programs for Ore
' gon's range country at the
- opening session. Other morn
' ing speakers will Include Joe
D. Wallace and R. J. Raleigh,
branch station animal hus
' bandmen, who will discuss
-performance of calves as in
fluenced by time of weaning
and use of protein supplement
for weaner calves.
Reports on grazing crested
rwheatgrass by D. N. Hyder,
branch station range conser-
vationist, and livestock sani
tation and disease control, Dr.
Jackson Minar, Burns veter
inarian, will complete the
morning program.
J. E. Oldfield, OSC animal
ii nutritionist, will moderate an
afternoon panel discussion on
' production and use of mea
'dow hay.
Highlights of the afternoon
tour of research facilities at
winter quarters include com
parative feed trials of alfalfa
meal versus cottonseed meal,
effect of water and salt intake
on utilization of protein, ef
fects of trace elements, and
Inspection of calves from a
' Charolais-Hereford cross.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1961
Garden Tips
; TREES
'. Lawn and street trees
should be fertilized every few
years to keep them in good
.' health and appearance. Octo
. ber, March and April are the
months recommended for fer
tilizing. .' A 10-6-4 or similar fertilizer
will supply a balanced diet for
broad leaved trees. Use two
to five pounds for each inch
of trunk diameter. Thorough
ly mix this with two to three
times its volume of top soil.
With a crowbar or other
'suitable instrument make
holes one to 1V4 feet deep in
the feeding zone (the area
between the outer margin of
't the branches and one-half of
the way to the tree trunk.)
These holes should be spaced
; two to three feet apart.
; Fill these holes with the fer-
" tilizing mixture, tamping ii
as you do so with a small
stick. The area should be well
watered with a sprinkler after
the fertilizer is applied.
' PRUNING
' Spring flowering shrubs
, should be pruned immediately
after the blossoms fade. This
pruning will determine the
't quantity and quality of the
, mooms in later years as wen
as the general appearance of
' the bush.
, If you are unfamiliar with
the pruning practices follow
ed with the flowering shrubs,
'fruit trees and bush fruits In
.your yard write or call your
county extension office for
your free copy of the pruning
bulletin.
CHIT CHAT-
By JOE COWLEY
- , Mll Tribun "!rm Editor
L,ast week we reminded people that the assessor doesn't
raise their property taxes. This is done every time the peo
pie themselves demand more public services.
However, one of our farmer friends could retort Just
Who is providing public services, anyway? The orchardists
voluntarily are attempting to reduce orchard heating smoke
by converting to less smoke-producing heaters. This is a
public service. The same orchardists are careful in timing
their sprays so their fruit will not go to the packing house
with too much spray residue on the fruit. This is enforced
by the foods and drug administration, but It is still a public
service. And the farmers are financing such artificial lakes
as Howard Prairie, Hiatt and Emigrant, which are used for
fishing, boating and ice-skating.
So, it kind of looks like the farmers are providing their
share of public services-free-of-charge, too.
Oregon often follows California's lead, so we hope Gov.
Mark Hatfield follows the California governor's move to
ward solving the agricultural chemical problem. Governor
Brown has established a committee on nubile Dolicv reeard.
ing agricultural chemicals. If this committee is as long
on work as it is on title, it should be most effective.
The committee was a direct outernwth nt th nrMn
crackdown on a relatively small portion of the cranberry
crop found contaminated in 1959 with
leal that had not been used properly by some growers.
Then came some further investigations in use of chemicals
which hit other segments of our agricultural production.
une or mese was me Banning of chickens treated with di
ethylstibestrol. This same chemical was not considered dan
gerous in fattening beef cattle. However, the FDA people
are strict about the possible effect of antibiotics in dairy
and beef feed.
A.! Onn UrlfPI- nilf ft HTh fnActlaa!nnD (ha nlntmn n 1
counter-statements by interested parties, some of them called
health faddists, stirred up a storm of serious consequence
to us all."
This state's farmers are about to kill a bill which would
provide for appraisal of farm land as farm land, yet would
not give farmers an unfair advantage over other landholders
ana taxpayers. House Bill 1030 would allow owners of
farm land to petition county zoning boards (or planning
commission) to zone their land exclusively for agricultural
purposes.
Land could be removed from this zone classification by
the same process as it was zoned. This measure would pro
vide for assessing such agriculturally zoned land as farm
land. Unce it were removed from this zoning and sold for
subdivisions, the farmer would have to' pay the difference
between the old and on the new land value. This would
cover the last seven years he has held the land.
: Fertilizer Tops
Record in Sales
' Salem - Fertilizer tonnage
, sold in Oregon in 1960 topped
the total sold in 19S9 and was
' the highest in the last nine
'years, according to iepot
'from the State Depar;m?nt of
. Agriculture.
Compilations made from n
spectlon fee reports show a
' total sale of 197,250 tons in
1960 as compared to 188,194
In 1959, Sale of agricultural
minerals was also ahead in
1960, at 14,847 tons sold com
pared to 9,538 for 1959. How
ever, sale of agricultural limes
went way down with a report
of 48,557 tons sold last year
and 81,595 the previous year,
Sales for 1960 hit their
peak for fertilizer In the sec
. ond quarter of the year when
almost half of the total ton
nage was sold. Sale of miner
als hit Its peak in the first
quarter of the year with
6.602 tons sold and limes
reached a high In the third
quarter when half the total
tonnage was sold.
During the final quarter
from October to December, to
tals included 18,584 tons of
fertilizer. 1.819 tons of sgri.
- cultural minerals and 8,137
tons of lime.
The California governor met this problem In the number
one farm state by appointing the committee of 15. It is
headed by the eminent food technologist, Dr. Emil M. Mrak,
chancellor of the University of California at Davis. He
added to the committee a group of recognized experts in
nutrition, public health, medicine, agriculture, and the food
and chemical industries.
After a six months' study and Investigation this com
mittee found no cause of public alarm over widespread use
of agricultural chemicals. It recognized these chemicals are
essential to protect food crops from insects and weeds. The
committee also recommended continued vigilant regulation
and research in agricultural chemicals. They suggested
that the public be kept fully Informed.
March 31 Set
As Deadline
For Wool Plans
V
Wool and lamb producers
must complete all details of
marketing not later than
March 31 in order for the sale
to qualify for payment under
the 1960 wool program, M. B.
Caster, office manager, Jack
son county agricultural stabil
ization and conservation of
fice pointed out today. Later
marketings of wool and lambs
would be eligible for pay
ments under the 1961 pro
gram. The office manager explain
ed that, under program regu
lations, wool which is "mar
keted" means title has passed
to the buyer. The wool has
been delivered to the buyer
either physically or through
documents which transfer
control to the buyer, and the
last of the factors needed to
determine the total purchase
price payable by the buyer
(price per pound, weight,
yield, etc.) is available.
Thus, wool will not be con
sidered as "marketed" and so
eligible for 1960-program pay
ments unless all details of the
sales are settled and all the
information needed on the
sales documents - including
the net sales proceeds - is
completed by March 31.
Payments under the 1960
program will be made this
summer when the payment
rates can be determined,
based on the average prices
received by producers for
shorn wool during the 1960
marketing , year. The 1960
wool program year runs from
April 1, 1960 through March
31, 1961.
Producers have 30 days
after the close of the market
ing year - that is, until April
30, 1960 under the 1960 wool
program - in which to file ap
plications for wool and lamb
payments with the County
ASC Office.
One of several compounds
may be added to table salt to
make it flow freely during
damp weather. They are taste
less, odorless, finely ground,
insoluble powders that keep
the salt crystals from stick
ing together when the humid
ity shifts from high to low.
Read Weedicide Label
To Get Best Control
By M. R. HUBBELL
Jackson County Weed
Supervisor
Remember last summer that
big patch of weeds that grew
up and perhaps spoiled the
looks of your place?
They may have presented a
fire hazard or just been a
nuisance. Many of these prob
lems can be corrected with
weed control products that
are on the market today, Read
the label and be sure the
product you purchase will
answer your problems. It will
Milk Dispenser
Corvallis-Pros and cons of
using restaurant - type bulk
milk dispensers in the home
are pointed out in a new Ore
gon State college bulletin.
The OSC agricultural ex
periment station study of
Portland households using
such dispensers indicates that
they're best adapted to large
families in higher income lev
els For one thing, families
using dispensers started
drinking more milk nearly
one-fourth more.
Homemakers who have dis
pensers seem to like them.
They name the following
main advantages: conveni
ence, saves refrigerator space,
and milk is colder.
Disadvantages: takes up
kitchen space, cost of dispen
ser and increased consump
tion, milk spillage, and spout
drippage.
From the dairy's point of
view processing, packaging,
and distributing milk in bulk
cans costs about the same as
in paper containers. Dairy ad
vantages would have to come
from increased sales of milk
per household, from new cus
tomers, and increased sales of
other dairy products resulting
from the delivery man s per
sonal contact with the cus
tomer.
The bulletin, "Economics of
Bulk Milk Dispensers for
Home Use" is available with
out charge to Oregon resi
dents. Copies may be obtained
from local county extension
offices or from OSC bulletin
clerk, Corvallis.
be found some are recom
mended for use around cer
tain desireable shrubs while
others are limited to their
use. It's all on the label.
Many of these products,
like the brush-killers, can be
used on various problems.
Light quantities can be used
for selective weeding in many
cases while heavier rates
prove to be non-selective.
Some of these products can
be purchased as liquids for
spraying on while others are
in the powder or granular
forms. Some are packaged in
any of three above mentioned
forms, all for your conven
ience and all requiring differ
ent methods and rates of ap
plication. All this vital information Is
on the label. Read the label
and apply only as this prod
uct is recommended. It will
save you time and money and
result In a better understand
ing of how some of these pro
ducts give the results they
do.
Timing is all important in
applications o f herbicides.
Probably more so in the above
mentioned materials than
most. Applications are requir
ed in some cases in the fall.
Others are to be applied in
the spring prior to weed
growth. All this information
is on the label. Read the label,
all of it.
Fruits, Vegetables Show Good Future For New Season
Corvallls One of the
brighter spots for Oregon ag
riculture in 1961 is the mar
ket outlook for local fruits
and vegetables, reports Ore
gon State college extension
service.
Good sales of fresh, canned,
and frozen fruit and vegetable
products during the past year
have sparked optimism in the
packing and processing trade
for the year ahead, said R.H.
Groder, OSC fruit and vege
table marketing specialist.
Lighter carryover stocks,
particularly tree fruits, re
sulting from poor weather
conditions last year have
helped strengthen this year's
outlook. Trade reports indi
cate that prices for all major
Northwest fruits and vegeta
bles have held firm or ad
vanced on better quality
packs, the specialist noted.
A few clouds on the hori
zon could dim the picture,
he added. Labor contracts in
many processing plants come
in for renewal this year. Also,
higher costs for transporta
tion, packaging materials, and
equipment have been announ
ced. These and other economic
considerations could change
this area's competitive place
for national markets, Groder
explained.
Strawberries, raspberries
and other small fruits appear
headed for good balance be
tween supply and demand
with no burdensome carry
overs from a year ago. The
strawberry Industry, in seri
ous trouble a few years ago
with over-production, has
been trimming back to sta
bilize prices. Oregon straw
berry acreage for 1981 is es
timated 1,000 acres less than
the previous year. As a result,
carryover stocks o f canned
and frozen fruits next July
will likely be smaller than a
year earlier and should
strengthen market prospects,
Groder stated.
The outlook is also good
for Oregon's important crops
of snap beans, peas, and sweet
corn. Some bean processors
have offered higher prices ior
the 1961 crop than in 1!)10
and have Indicated a d03ire
for increased acreage and pro
duction, the specialist said.
Battle Shows Gain On Brucellosis
Salem Work on several per cent to 1721000s of 1 per
While the farmers are watching the state legislature they
should fight a bill which proposes to abolish bounties on
predatory animals. This bill has passed the house and is now
before the senate, according to week end reports. Counties
pay half of the bounty and the state the other half.
Earlier this year some farmers complained of a danger
ously increased coyote population in Jackson county. The
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed setting out poison
bait stations using the deadly 1080. But, sportsmen and
dog owners protested so strongly that continuation of this
program was abandoned. One solution proposed was in
creasing the county portion of the bounty. Now it looks
as if this, on all predators, will be abandoned.
Some counties do not have a predatory animal problem.
This county does. Jackson county should be allowed to
keep its bounty schedule to meet its own problem. This
would be a good argument for home rule. Home rule allows
a county to solve its own problems without requiring per
missive legislation from Salem. This should give the far
mer a big stake in the home rule proposal being worked on
by a local committee.
House Joint Resolution 24 approved by the last session
of state legislature urged the interim committee on agri
culture to direct its attention to conflicting usage of funds
or . duplication and recommend to the present legislature a
more effective use or distribution pattern of expenditures
on a priority basis.
The result of this seems to be that some state legislators
are demanding that a half-million dollars be lopped from
the proposed $2,730,000 general fund expenditure of the
state department of agriculture. Justifiably It created one
of the greatest hubbubs in the Oregon legislature.
Gov. Mark Hatfield's budget called for expenditure of
$2,730,468 of general fund money by the agriculture depart
ment in the 1961-63 biennium. Jim Short, director of the
agriculture department, said the state department of finance
and administration trimmed $181,000 from his request be
fore the ways and means committee saw it. This compares
with $2,510,491 which is the estimated expenditure for the
two-year period ending this June 30, and $2,087,572 spent
In the 1957-59 biennium.
Short said his department was budgeted for an expen
diture of $2,574,409 in the current biennium, but was under
staffed part of the time.
One cause for the budget rise was the increased demand
ijr meat Inspection service and the resulting rise with the
expansion of this service. Meat Inspection cost $678,582
in the 1957-59 biennium; an esiimatea ssa.vdo in me ma
il biennium and the budgeted $816,478 In the 1961-63 biennium.
schedules, particularly for key personnel and specialists
"The level of these schedules should be raised so as to secure
and keep capable staff and thus eliminate costly turnover,"
the report recommends. .
fronts made gains in 1960 in
the battle against brucellosis
infection in Oregon cattle, ac
cording to the annual resume
from the state department of
agriculture at Salem.
The past year's work of the
federal-state cooperative test
ing teams working on this dis
ease is reflected in this brief
summary on the various
phases of testing:
Farm testing-Reduced from
11,742 herds in 1959 to 7,378
herds in 1960. A correspond
ing reduction occurred in the
number of cattle tested on
farms.
Saleyard and slaughter
house testing-There was an
increase in the number of
herd tests from 5,183 in 1959
to 7,733 in 1960 though the
actual number of cattle tested
in this program phase dropped
from 53,276 in 1959 to 48,009
last year.
Reactors - The herds In
which reactors were found
dropped from 5891000s of 1
It seems silly to appoint an Interim committee to come
up with recommendations on this state s agricultural prob
lems, pay good taxpayers' money to finance its investigations
then oppose suggestions made by well-qualified people. And
these recommendations were made after considerable field
study and searching questioning during hearings.
The various programs Instituted by the state department
of agriculture were approved originally by the state legisla
ture. Most of the programs are for the protection of the
consumer. Any reduction in the requested budget alloca
tion would greatly reduce this consumer protection, accord
ing to Ward Spatz, Mcdford fruitgrower and member of the
state board of agriculture, the advisory group to the state
department of agriculture.
One of the more controversial bills before the senate
agricultural committee is a proposal to prohibit the sale
of raw milk in Oregon. We sympathize with the Grade A
milk producers who must maintain expensive equipment
for pasteurization and meet stringent sanitation rules, then
are consistently undercut price-wise by the raw milk pro
ducers. However, the fiercely competitive and tight Grade-A mar
ket has forced a number of dairymen to go into the raw
milk business. A number of them have as sanitary and
healthful facilities as the Grade A producers. Unfortunately
there are a few of the very small operations which don't.
The House has sent the state senate a bill which would
allow shooting of firecrackers under roosting starlings (small
birds resembling blackbirds) to protect holly growers In the
north end of the state. We understand these birds also
cause widespread damage by blanketing feed yards with
their excrement. Anyway, we'll bet many people will
suddenly find large flocks of starlings In their backyards
come Fourth of July, This might even make sale of fire
works legal again in this state.
t . 1 U (..,- I . -..-I W nAmw.tlfAn's rnrl
in View OI IMC lliiciini agiiiunuia wutiiiiitcc a i'.ij
this proposed cut in the ag department's total budget is!
interesting. The committee report notes that 50 per centj
of the red meat animals siaugnterea lor numan consump
tion are Inspected by the department. "If it were not for
this compulsory state Inspection, much of this slaughter
would go uninspected," the report reads. "The state Is some
what more lenient on physical plant requirements and does
not have the personnel to make adequate Inspection of pro
cessed meat."
"The cost of Inspection will rise as slaughter numbers
rise. The cost of inspection for each animal Inspected Is
higher than that of the federal Inspection as the state must
Inspect a large number of small volume plants," the report
continues.
Another agricultural committee recommended that the
Oregon livestock Industry be expanded through more exten- i
slve use of feed grains raised in the state. Two or three
weeks ago we read another recommendation that hog rals-j
ing could be increased in western Oregon. If both of these
suggestions are carried out the Inspection service would
have to be lncreasea. inis woum mean intri-4u imu. j
Agriculture and lumber are this state's two leading Indus-1
tries State services should not be trimmed if they help;
promote and protect Oregon's sericulture. j
mmiiiBt rnnrt sign nointed out that the ,
UU as deDaxtmenl is severely hamsertd by low salary if
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cent. In a few counties the
percentage of reactors was
greater than for the previous
year but only because testing
was virtually all done in re
actor herds.
Calf vaccination-Statewide
calfhood vaccination dropped
from 161,808 In 1959 to 158,
548 in 1960 with the decline
largely in vaccinations at
salcyards. However, calf vac
cination in western Oregon
dairy counties Increased 13
per cent from 16,124 calves in
1959 to 18,178 in I960. Hie
drop in beef calf vaccination,
cattlemen report, is due to
heavier sales of calves in 1960
than the previous year.
Milk ring testlng-Thls test
ing was stepped up to four
times around (instead of
three) on most of the dairy
under this screening test. Sus
picious herds on the milk ring
test are blood tested with
these results reflected In the
farm testing.
H . n 1 1 IM'VI Villi
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o Allis-Chalmers
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HOOD RIVER GROWERS
BEAT SCAB, FIND
"BEST FUNGICIDE YET"
No scab problem at all on
CYPREX-protected Newtowns . . . even though
1960 was a bad scab year
Scab got tough last year in Hood
River. . . perhaps the worst scab
season in 40 years and especially
bad on Newtowns. Growers were
faced with a very real battle to
keep fruit clean and sometimes
they lost.
But not Fred Flog and his
father, Harry. They won. Using
the remarkable new fungicide,
cyprex 65-w . . .they really did a
job on scab.
"We just didn't have scab on
the Newtowns that got CYPREX
at pink, petal fall and first cover','
says Fred Plog. "The four sprays
on our Delicious trees, at pink,
bloom, and second cover and pre
harvest, gave us further proof
that cyprex is the best yet.
"We'll use cyprex again this
year with the same special atten
tion to the early sprays"
Why cyprex can stop scab
even under conditions
that favor the disease
Authorities have called CYPREX
the most important fungicide
developed in its field in the past
60 years.
It is a new and unique fungi
cide that actually combines both
of the important properties a
scab control material can have. It
is an outstanding protectant...
with eradicant action even at V
pound per 100 gallons. At of a
pound, the dosage used in the
Northwest, cyprex is a full
fledged eradicant with a back
action (or kickback) of from 86
to 48 hours from the beginning
of a scab rain.
. miiuji i ma nwwi
u vaa mKsnizr wir-A. i.
vflf, strict ,
t' in i
Harry and Fred Plon. "Scabby fruit costs thi growtr lott of monty',' says Fred..,
"we uee cyprex to do the beat job we know how to control it'.'
Used as a protectant, CYPREX
puts a tough fungicide barrier on
the surface of the leaf. Because
of built-in spreader-sticker
action, it disperses and covers
and sticks.
A rather remarkable feature
of cyprex is its property of
redistribution. Without leaving
the original foliage unprotected,
some cyprex will splash from
leaf to leaf during a rain, extend
ing control to new growth.
Because of its local-systemic
action, cyprex protects the
entire leaf. Sprayed on an under
surface, it penetrates the leaf,
goes through and protects the
upper surface bs well.
cyprex as an eradicant
application utilizes all the above
properties. It spreads and sticks
and penetrates to burn out
established scab before it gets a
foothold... killing spores that
have germinated and started into
the leaf.
cyprex is a remarkable scab
control material, and its com
bination of advantages made the
difference between a fair crop
and a good one for many growers
last season. CYPREX cannot,
however, perform miracles. It
does not eliminate the need for
reasonable timing, good coverage
and sound orchard practice.
Consult your local agricultural
authorities for further informa
tion. Or write for leaflet PE 5061,
American Cyanamid Company,
Agricultural Division, Los
Angeles 54.
CYPREX is American Cyanamid
Company's trade-mark for dodint
fungicide.
The label inetructione on Cyanamid
producte, and on produett eontainint
Cyanamid ingredients, are the reevXt
of yearn of research and have been
accepted by Federal andor State Cow
ernmenti. Always read the labels and
carefully follow directions for us.
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