Williams' Herd
Tops in DHIA
For January Test
C. C. and Sadie Williams,
Ashland, had the top herd for
January for average butter
fat production - 55 per cent,
according to the Jackson
County Dairy Herd Improve
ment association report.
The Williams also had the
third highest cow in pounds
of butterfat production - 118
pounds, 2,960 pounds of milk
for 49 days in milking.
According to the January
test, the Williams had 43 cows
tested, 10.02 per cent were
dry, and produced a 1,131
pound average of miluk.
P. K. Nelson, Medford,
placed his herd as second for
the month with 49 per cent
average butterfat production.
He had 16 cows under test,
1.23 per cent dry .and the
herd milked out at 1,036
pound milk production aver
age. Glenn and Edna Chase,
Gold Hill, were third with
their herd of 30 cows under
test, .75 per cent dry, 1,170
pound milk production aver
age. George Holt Fourth
Fourth was the George
Holt, of Medford, herd, with
34 cows tested, 15.28 per cent
dry, average production of
milk 1,064 pounds and a 43
per cent butter fat average.
Edgeoaks Dairy, Eagle
Point, had 77 cows under test,
9.11 per cent dry, average
production of milk 1,024
pounds and a 40 per cent but
ter fat average.
Bill and Jo Hubbard, Eagle
Point, placed Ada Junior, as
top cows for the month with
2,622 pounds of milk, 121
pounds of butterfat and 35
days in milking.
Others Listed
Others who had the top ten
cows were:
Beebe, owned by Harry
Kimball, 2,708 pounds of
milk, 119 pounds of butter
fat, 60 days in milking:
Browny, owned by C. C. and
Sadie Williams, Ashland, 2,
960 pounds of milk, 118
pounds of butterfat, 49 days
in milking; Number 17C, own
ed by Gilman's Dairy farm,
Central Point, 3,677 pounds
of milk, 114 pounds of butter
fat, 43 days in milking; Peb
ble, owned by Ed Hayes,
Eagle Point, 2,543 pounds of
milk, 109 pounds of butterfat,
45 days in milking; Fire,
owned by Cliff and Velma
Moore, Eagle Point, 1,861
pounds of milk, 108 pounds of
butterfat, 44 days in milking;
Number 32; owned by How
ard DeYoung, 3,563 pounds
of milk, 107 pounds of butter
fat, 47 days in milking; Glow,
owned by C. C. arid Sadie Wil
liams, 2,035 pounds of milk,
106 pounds of butterfat, for
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Phoenix FFA Head
As Oregon
Ernest Bolz, president of
the Phoenix Future Farmers
of Americfc chapter, was elect
ed to state treasurer of the
Oregon Association of the
FFA during the annual state
convention in Salem last
week.
Bolz was elected by a ma
jority of the 180 voting dele
gates representing 89 FFA
chapters in Oregon. Total
5,000 Heifer Plan
Initiated in Valley
Eagle Point - Delbert Mon-
gold, president of the Rogue
River Jersey Cattle club, is
heading up the "5,000 heifer
project" here.
This is a nation-wide proj
ect sponsored by the Ameri
can Jersey Cattle club to ob
tain promotional funds for the
All-Jersey milk program, a
club spokesman said. Oregon
Jersey Club President Frank
Finnicum appointed Mongold
to head the Rogue valley sec
tion of the drive, it was an
nounced at the recent Rogue
River Jersey Cattle club meet
ing in Grants Pass. Eugene
Cox, Gresham, has been ap
pointed to head the program
for the state. Approximately
200 head of Jerseys in Oregon
will be donated to the cam
paign, a club spokesman ex
plained. Sales receipts from
these animals will go to the
national promotional cam
paign. Eight Pledges Made
So far, approximately eight
Jersey owners in Jackson and
Josephine counties have pledg
ed to donate. The donations
may include bred heifers,
calves or money from the sale
of some cull milk cows, it was
explained. The local drive is
aiming at $100 heifers or bet
ter, a spokesman said. These
animals will be picked up by
truck and taken to central
locations in the Willamette
valley and the coast. They
will be sold from the central
ly located farms or auctions
may be held to dispose of
those remaining.
"The 5,000 heifer program
is one which offers opportu
nity for every owner of Jer
sey cattle, whether he breeds
pure bred Jerseys or grade
Jerseys, to help move the
breed and its milk program
rapidly forward," according
to A. W. (Bill) Sweet, western
director of the American Jer-
37 days in milking; Alice,
owned by R. L. Wyant, Ash
land, 1,862 pounds of milk,
106 pounds of butterfat, for
38 days in milking; and Pen
ny, owned by Edgeoaks dairy,
Eagle Point, 2,557 pounds of
milk, 105 pounds of butterfat,
for 38 days in milking.
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THE '61 M An fff fft
Treasurer
membership of Oregon chap.
ters is estimated at 3,800.
Bolz and other new officers
will hold office until their
terms expire in March of
1962. He was unanimously ac
cepted by the nominating com
mittee as its choice for office.
As treasurer, Bolz will assist
in conducting state association
activities, preside over dis
trict meetings of the Rogue-
sey Cattle club. He gave the
keynote address at a recent
meeting of the Oregon Jersey
men at Eugene.
The local Jersey club will
meet again soon to formulate
plans for the annual junior
spring show in May, it was
announced at the Grants Pass
meeting. The junior spring
show this year will be held
at the Jackson county fair
grounds, possibly on Saturday,
May 20.
Attendance Good
Last year, at the Josephine
county fair grounds approxi
mately 36 animals were ex
hibited and 200 people were
attracted to the contests in
showmanship and judging.
Following this annual event
an area Jersey queen is crown
ed. During the meeting and no
host luncheon at Larry's
Drive-in, colored slides of the
national all-American Jersey
show at Columbus, Ohio, were
shown by Rosel Hunter, Amer
ican Jersey Cattle club field
man. Club President Mongold
welcomed the 30 members and
guests. Among the several
young people who attended
were Jerry Moore, Eagle
Point, .owner of the grand
champion registered Jersey at
the Jackson County 4-H and
FHA fair last year; Joyce
Rogers, Grants Pass, owner
of tiie grand champion regis
tered Jersey at the Josephine
county fair last year; and Joan
Smith, winner of the judging
trophy at the last junior spring
show.
Hunter spoke briefly on the
"5,000 heifer" project.
A bag of heated sail is a
good substitute for a hot wa
ter bottle. Pour the salt in a
skillet, heat in the oven un
til almost at the smoking
point, then pour into a cotton
bag.
. A place where salt was pro
cessed was known as a "wich"
by Anglo Saxons. Hence
the many towns in England
that end in this syllable:
Sandwich, Norwich, Green
wich, Ipswich.
BY STUDEBAKER
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. ORE.
Elected
Umpqua FFA district as dis
trict president. He will speak
at chapter banquets and be
fore farm and civic organiza
tions, also.
Five members of the Phoe
nix FFA chapter and their ad
visor attended the convention
in Salem. They were Bolz,
Chester Caster, secretary;
Steve Kesler, assistant treas
urer; Ralph Gysin, Harry Guy
and Jack Dube, advisor.
Committee Assignments
Caster and Kesler were
elected official chapter dele
gates with Gay and Gysin
serving as alternates.
Gysin was named to the
farm mechanics foundation
awards committee.
"The Phoenix chapter is
proud of its achievements in
state competition since it was
chartered in 1956. Three mem
bers have attained the highest
state degree possible - state
farmer. These were William
Rassmussen and Leon Small
in 1960 and Ernie Bolz in
1961," the chapter advisor
said.
"Twice the chapter has had
a finalist in the state public
speaking contest and last year
entered the state finals with
a six - man parliamentary
team," he added.
This year the chapter was
honored, also, to have a mem
ber elected to the office of
stale treasurer." The state
convention has provided an
opportunity for valuable
training as major committee
members or as chairmen,"
Dube noted.
Elvin Hawkins, Eagle Point
FFA chapter, received the
state award in farm mechan
ics. During his sophomore
year he built a hay elevator,
during his junior year a cattle
squeeze, repaired a barn on
his home farm, did some fenc
ing, repaired farm machinery
and demonstrated his skill
with arc welding.
Jim Frink, Crater FFA
member, received a $100
check for winning the state
crops foundation award. The
Oregon crops foundation comr
mittee interviewed him on his
knowledge of crops. His pro
ject consists of approximately
S10.000 in farm machinery,
500 acres of crops, a register,
ed herd of Berkshire swine,
12 registered Guernsey cows.
This makes a total FFA pro
ject investment of $30,000
Other stale farmer degrees
went to Dale Vaughan and
Elvin Hawkins, both of Eagle
Point.
Steve Geren, Eagle Point,
placed fourth in public speak
ing. His theme was, "The Un
limited Opportunities in Agri
culture." He was also on the
officers' nominating commit
tee.
Marketing Men
Discuss Program
For New Meeting
Salem Preliminary pro
gram plans for the National
Association of Marketing of
ficials annual meeting next
September in Portland and
Seattle were discussed by
western and central members
of the NAMO executive com
mittee at Wagoner, Okla., last
week, according to Agricul
tural Development Chief Paul
T. Rowell of the Oregon De
partment of Agriculture. Ro
well and Don Olson, Washing
ton SDA supervisor of mar
keting will host the 1961 ses
sions.
Federal poultry inspection
was an important program
tonic at the Central Stales
NAMO meeting held follow
ing the committee meeting,
Rowell said. A panel discus
sion brought out problems en
countered in the rapid expan
sion of personnel required un
der mandatory federal inspec
tion for interstate plants,
which commenced two years
ago.
Heavy Condemnations
Rowell reports that produ
cer, processor and slate mar
keting official panel members
charged last (all's USDA di
rective to inspectors on "air
sac" disease caused unneces
sarily heavy condemnations
by some inspectors during the
heavy movement of turkeys
for Thanksgiving trade. All
agreed that excellent overall
progress had been made to
dale in training the large new
inspection force required.
A federal supervisor report
ed that new mobile laborator
ies now have speeded up
checks on disease outbreaks
in any area. In response to a
question, the inspection super
visor said petitions have been
received requesting 100 per
cent inspection of all poultry
plants in several metropolitan
areas, with no hearings held
to date. He doubted that any
would be so designated until
some municipal or state coop
eration was developed for a
full inspection program in
these areas.
Chicks should be given
stock salt mixed with thfir
feed. Never add salt to their
drinking water.
James Gets Award
For Conservation
AtSCD Meeting
Eagle Point Lester James.
Sams Valley, was named out
standing soil conservationist
in the Jackson Soil Conserva
tion district for the year last
night during the district's an
nual meeting in the Eagle
Point Grange.
Charles Edison, factory rep
resentative for Goodyear Tire
and Rubber company, present
ed the certificate of merit to
James.
When the Lester James
family moved to his Sams Val
ley farm in 1948 there were
few standing buildings and 30
acres of cleared land suitable
only for the growing of oat
and vetch hay.
The James dairy is consid
ered the best example in
Jackson county of an agricul
tural enterprise making the
most use of its irrigation
water potential. Of the 93
acres on the place, 26 acres
are irrigated pasture with 21
acres of alfalfa and grass
being seeded for hay crop. A
new reservoir has made this
seeding possible.
Three Reservoirs
The James farm has three
reservoirs with a surface area
of 24 acres holding 161 acre
feet of water for irrigation.
All water stored is from win
ter and early spring runoff.
Two of the ponds are stocked
with warm water fish.
The dairy herd consists of
30 head of Guernsey and Hoi
steins which supply grade A
milk into the local market.
The returns from the sale of
milk have furnished the liveli
hood and paid for improve
ments such as tlie new reser
voir. Helping in this family oper
ation is Mrs. James and their
son, Dwight. Dwight is en
rolled in the vocational agri
culture department of Crater
high school and is active in
the. Future Farmers of Ameri
ca chapter there. He has com
pleted 4-H club projects in
dairy. Lester is a member of
the Sams Valley Grange, past
member of the local school
board and active in commu
nity church activities.
Proper Weeding
Made Easier;
Read the Label!
By M. R. HUBBELL
Jackson County Weed
Supervisor
At this time of year, broad-
leaf weeds, both annuals and
perennials, are beginning to
be very noticeable.
Control of these weds Is
very simple with the proper
application of the right chemi
cal. Experience over the years
has shown that selective woe.1
control in grain crops, for ex
ample, is a highly profitable
practice, often returning four
to six times the cost of Ihc
application.
Read the , label on a con
tainer of. 2, 4-D Amine, for
instance, and it will tell what
weeds can be controlled with
this material, how and when
it is to be applied. Don't for
get to read the cautions on
the label. If this material is
to be used close to desirable
plants. They, too, may be as
susceptible as the weeds to
this material. By using low
pressures on a calm day, as
recommended, these problems
need not exist. Read the label,
all of it, for easier, safer and
better weed control.
The Smaller, the Belter
Most weeds are easier ion-
IfnllnH r- lilln .l,nn lw
arc small. This holds true
with mhst shallow rooted an
nual plants, but there arc
some, both annual and peren
nial broad-leaf weeds, that
will only respond to later
treatments. "Read the label"
and save the material that
might have been used on these
weeks until this recommended
time.
2,4-D like the 2,4,5-T brush
killer can be used for control
of other weed problems. Read
the label and it will tell of
certain brush species that are
readily controlled with this
material. If any of these spec.
ics are your problem, the cost
of their control will be cut in
halt. 2.4 D used on non-susceptible
plants is a waste of
both time and money. Be sure
and read the label.
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SINCE
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GARDENING TIPS
By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
CAMELLIA
Flower blight on Camellia
first appears as small brown
spots on the petals. These spots
enlarge and eventually cover
the whole petal causing
browning of the flower. Spots
caused by weather injury are
usually lighter in color and
limited to the outer flower
margin. Only the Camellia
flower is affected by this dis
ease. This disease will remain on
the fallen flower in an inac-
Midway Auction
Sells 339 Total
Cattle, Calves
The Midway Auction yard's
St. Patrick's Day sale fea
tured 85 consignors selling
339 cattle and calves, accord
ing to Bill Bray, yard man
ager and owner.
The market was very ac
tive on stockers and (coders
and slaughter cows were
about 50 cents oft.
A pen of 380 pound Here
ford steer calves sold at
$27.10. A few single calves
sold at $28 to $28.25. Most
good to choice steer calves
weighing from 400 pounds to
500 pounds brought $25.50 to
$26.75. Steers over 600
pounds brought $23.50 to
$24.50.
Good to choice Hereford
heifer calves brought $23.50
to $25.50. A pen ot 18 head
of excellent calves sold for
$96 per head. Heifers weigh
ing 450 pounds to 600 pounds
brought $22.75 to $23.50.
A few good cows with
calves at their side sold for
$200 to $225 per pair. Com
mon to medium cows with
calves brought $170 to $190.
A pen of aged springer cows
went out at $149 per head.
Odd head of springer cows
sold from $150 to $180 per
head.
Nine head of W. H. R. bred
Hereford two year old bulls
sold from $340 to $375 per
head. A few standard steers
and heifers brought $19.50 to
$22.70. Slaughter bulls
brought $18 to $19.10.
Good utility cows brought
$15.50 to $16.75, cutters, $13
to $15.10, cannon $10.50 lo
$12.50.
"Watch the livestock classi
fied section in the Mail Trib
une for announcements of fu
ture sales," Bray advised.
Phoenix Auction
Sells 239 Cattle
During Saturday
Phoonix-A total of 239 cat
tle were sold at the regular
Saturday sale of the Rogue
Valley Livestock auction yard
in Phoenix, it was reported.
All classes of cattle were
strong with slaughter cows
about steady.
Hereford baby calves sold
from $30 to $47.50 per head.
Holslcin baby calves sold at
$17.50 to $27.50 per head.
Fat hogs sold from $18.75
to $10.75 per hundred pounds.
Dairy cows brought $150 to
$11)5 per head. Holslcin dairy
heifers brought $10.50 to
$17.80 per hundredweight.
Good quality Hereford
steers weighing from 400 lo
500 pounds brought $20 to
$20.50 and $23.50 to $24.50.
Yearling Herefords sold at
$21.70 to $24.10. Yearling
Hereford heifers brought from
$21.75 to $22.50.
One lot of Holstcin steers
brought $18.60; one lot of
springer Herefords $227,50
per head and one lot of older
cows and calves $202 per
bead.
Sleor Prices
Common to modium steers
sold at $10,50 to $21.75 per
hundredweight. Common to
medium Herefords brought
$18.20 to $10.30 per hundred
weight. Hereford common slaughter
cows brought $18 to $10.70
and Hereford and Holstein
utility cows sold at $18 to
$16.00. Guernsey and Holstcin
canncr and cutters sold at
$12.50 to $15.30. Slaughter
bulls sold at $18.75 to $10.30.
Fed Herefords brought
$7.50 to $8.75 and $21.30 to
$22.70 and fed Hereford
steers brought $7.50 to $0.20
and $23.50 per hundred
weight. 1909
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tive state until next January
at which time it becomes ac
tive, develops spore cups and
releases infecting spores un
til April. This inactive form
may also remain in plant de
bris and soil under a camellia
plant for several years. The
disease does not spread from
flower to flower on the plant.
Control Given
Control centers around good
sanitation practices. All dis
eased Camellia flowers should
be removed mid destroyed.
Also, rake up and burn old
leaves, flowers and other
plans debris, especially from
underneath the Camellia
plants. Be sure not to place
this on the compost pile.
In heavily infected soil, the
top three inches may be re
moved to eliminate the inac
tive forms of the fungus.
Spraying the soil beneath
the bush with P.C.N.B. (Ten
nachlor) has been effective.
Manufacturer's d i r e c t i ons
should be followed.
AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS
IMPORTANT FOR
VEGETABLE CROPS
The response of vegetable
plants of phosphorus fertilizer
is greater during early growth
than at any other time. An
abundance of phosphorus en
courages development ot fi
brous roots which are impor
tant in helping young plants
establish themselves and get
off to an early start in the
spring.
When applying phosphorus,
as super phosphate or in mix
ed fertilizer, to acid or cold
soils, don't mix the fertilizer
with the soil because these
soil conditions tend to tie up
phosphorus and make it un
available to vegetable seed
lings. Placing fertilizer high in
phosphorus in bands to the
side and slightly below the
level of the seed has been
found the most economical
and effective method for vege
table crops.
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TUESDAY, MARCH
Cattle Field Day Scheduled Sunday
The cattlemen nation-wide
are looking (or cattle which
are heavy (or their age which
yield a high percentage of
valuable cuts in carcass. A
few methods o( accomplish
ing this will be explained and
practiced at the beet cattle
improvement meeting next
Sunday.
Wallace Ragsdalc and Rob
ert Fisher are making their
cattle available to be graded
and weighted to demonstrate
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Mr. and Mrs. Carrol W. Smith and
Mr, and Mrs. William S. Ferris
Owners of
MEMORY
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MEMORIAL PARK &
FUNERAL HOME
Home of "The Last Supper"
Arnold Lane at Bellinger Road
Wish you a JOYOUS EASTER, and hope thar yob will
commemorate the anniversary of the Resurrection by
attending the church of your choice.
After church services, you are invited to visit MEMORY
GARDENS where, in the lovely "CHAPEL OF MEMORIES'
you will hear an Easter Concert in magnificent stereophonic
sound.
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methods of record keeping to
identify the cattle which are
most efficient.
The meeting starts at 10:30
a.m., Sunday, March 26, at
the Ragsdale and Fisher ranch
on Salt creek, five miles east
of Brownsboro in the Lake
Creek community. The Jack
son County Cow Belles will
serve lunch at noon. Families
are invited. Cattlemen and
their friends and interested
persons are welcome.
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