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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, ORE. TUESDAY. APRIL 4. 19S1 SCD Supervisors Elected in E.P. At Recent Session Br EUGENE P. WINTERS County Agont ' Philip Nevln, Dave Wool folk and John Konwiser were elected supervisors of the Jackson Soil , Conservation district at its 10th anniversary annual meriting held recently in Eagle Point, according to Elwood Abbott, chairman of the district's board. The feature speaker was Dr. Murray Dawson, soils sci entist, Oregon State college, who spoke on pasture man agement in Australia and New Zealand. He pointed out that in New Zealand the pasture program revolves around stands of perennial rye grass and New Zealand white clov er. The fertilizer program consists " of superphosphate and lime with some trace ele ment application. Dairy ani mals, beef animals and sheep receive no. supplemental feed ing there. .Dawson said that there were new perennial rye grasses being developed that will produce forage further into the summer season than those presently available. The variety H-2 has shown some promise for Oregon. , : Bill Jejs, assistant supervis or and the' district s represen tative to the Rogue River Basin Flood Control and Water Resource association re ported on the status of the Rogue Basin Development. Ac cording to Jess the corps of engineers and the fish and wildlife service will soon have their data compiled and hearings will be scheduled; Lester James was presented the Goodyear Conservation award from Chuck Edison, Goodyear Tire company rep resentative. -.'.. Robert Lonz way,, work unit conservationist, reported on the district's accomplishments and showed colored slides of projects completed. ' During the past year district techni cians have completed .22 basic farm plans and serviced 188 district cooperators. . . Representing the state soil conservation committee was Robert Baum, administrative officer, who discussed bills in the r state - legislature that should be of . interest to soil conservation district coopera tors. . '. , Outgoing supervisors were . Bill Wattenberg and Burdette, Dodge. George Loftin, assist ant supervisor, complimented these supervisors for the work done by them through the years and pointed out . that Dodge has been a supervisor since the district was first formed ten years ago. . j Important Cattle Sessions Slated by Cal-Ore, Stockmen Two important meetings for cattlemen and those interest ed in this steadily growing farm industry are scheduled this month, It was announced. Monday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. the regular monthly meeting of the Cal-Ore. Here ford association will be held at North's Chuckwagon res taurant In Medford. Thursday, April 20, at 7 p.m., a potluck dinner meeting will be held by the Jackson County Stock men's association at the Cen tral Point Grange hall. AH people Interested in the cat tle business are invited to at-. tend both meetings, . the or ganizations' officers stated. . Main purpose of the Here ford association meeting will be to discuss the annual range ready bull sale scheduled ten tatively for November to be held, possibly, in conjunction with the stockmen's associa tion. The Cal-Ore sale is the oldest organized sale in Ore gon and Is even older .than the annual bull sale at Red Bluff, Calif. Spring Tour Planned ' . . The Hereford association is also planning its annual spring ranch tour for May 20. The tour will cover ranches in Rogue River, Grants Pass, Williams, Central Point and extend through the Applegate. Officers elected during a re cent meeting of the Cal-Ore Hereford association were Ed die Meeker, president; Dick Ireland, vice-president; Earle Jossy, secretary and J. W. Big ham, treasurer. - The Jackson County Cow Belles will lead off the stock men's program by introducing the speakers. Armin Richter, Medford contractor and Ap plegate Angus breeder, will speak on Section 15 leases and their relation to taxes. Jim Miller will give the fire tax report. Meeker will speak on the new cattle improve ment program and proposals will be discussed on furnish ing cattlemen with informa tion on replacement heifers, available pasture, and bulls. Other events including a num ber of field days and tours will be discussed. One such field day pro moted by Cal-Ore Hereford association and Jackson Coun ty Stockmen's association the beef earue improvement meet ing held recently at the Wal lace Ragsdale and Robert Fisher ranch on Salt creek. about five miles east of Brownsboro, County Agent Earle Jossy explained to the 100 cattle men and their wives attend ing that cattlemen nationwide are looking for' cattle which are heavy for their age and which yield a high percentage of valuable cuts in the car cass. Cattle profit is figured in proportion to pounds - of calf marketed per cow in the herd, the county agent stated. Do Three Things: The successful cattleman does three things: strives for a good calf crop, for a high rate of gain and markets at the point of best income, Jossy said. For instance if 90 per cent of the calf crop is weaned at SO pounds it figures out at 405 pounds of calf weaned per cow at a cost of 17.2 cents per pound to produce assuming the cost is S70 per cow year. If 80 per cent of the calf crop is weaned at 360 pounds, cost per pound to produce the calf is 19.4 cents; at 70 per cent, 315 pounds of calf weaned per cow, 22.1 cents a pound cost; and at 60 per cent, 270 pounds of1 calf weaned per cow at a cost of 25.9 cents. . If 90 per cent of the calf crop is weaned at 350 pounds then the pounds of calf per cow is 315 and cost of produc tion per cow year . is 22.2 cents, based on $70 per cow year; at , 80 per cent, 280 pounds, at 25 cents; 70 per cent, 345 pounds at 28.5 cents. If the calf is marketed at 400 pounds with-a price per pound of 26 cents, the income is $104, cost of keeping the cow is $70, then the net price is $34; at 600 pounds, price of 24 cents, income of $144, cost of extra weight $20, cost of keeping cow, $70 and net price $54; at 600 pounds, price of 22 cents, income of $132, cost of extra weight $20, cost of keeping the cow $70 and net price $42. To Further Improvement This program as explained by Jossy is one organized by the Oregon .Beef Cattle Im provement association to fur ther the improvement of Ore gon beef cattle by using a sys tematic production testing program. Certain practical and simple' records must be kept -to carry.out this pro gram. .'. ' Jossy explained during the field day.that not every breeder-wants exactly the same type of cattle. However good doing cattle regardless of breed or type have many of the same characteristics, This program is designed to iden tify the good doing cattle that are of the desirable type. This program is .set up to give equal consideration to weight for age" and to con formation. Cattle should be weighed and graded as wean ers,. yearlings and as long yearlings ' or two - year - olds. Grades on-. mature animals vary according to condition. Grade on cows after they have gone into the producing herd has little meaning. . ; "The calf weaning record is of major importance," Jossy said. "Cows and bulls are rated on the basis of the calves they produce. Most cow men are interested in both quality and. quantity of calf produced. Both affect the total income of the enter prise." A success ful production testing program means each animal must be permanently and individually identified and. a set of scales used. By using a pocket notebook the breeder should be able to check on a cow by knowing a calf's number or check a calf by knowing the cow's number without going through a long list of numbers. After records have been kept for a few years, many breeders want to divide their herds into A and B breeding herds. The A herd will con sist of the highest rating cows and will be mated to the high est rated bull. The majority of the herd replacements will come from this herd. ( Information obtained i n weaning should i n a 1 u d e weight, of each calf, grade of each calf, a weight adjustment to 205 days of age or weight per day of age, corrected ad justed weight for age of dam and calf's number opposite ad justed weight and under prop er grade. : . ' Cows can be rated accord ing to a production index based on the weight and grade of their calves, the county agent explained. ' ( Weight and grade Informa tion is needed for rating year lings for yearling heifer se lection. Cattle handled under different feeding conditions cannot be rated as a group. The procedures for com mercial cattle are the same as for purebred cattle with the exception of exact birth dates of calves. "A , main purpose of this field day was to make the cat tlemen aware of the facilities available through the county extension office," Jossy ex plained. "We will work with them in setting up a record keeping program and will as sist them in grading." During the field day Jossy and his assistants ran a group of calves through the proper procedures and weighed and graded them and noted the results in record sheets. They were weighed ac.irding to their standing in the herd, This is done to determine which calves are making the best gains per day. Con siderlng quality on equal basis the calves were credited to the dams in order to Tate the cows according to production. This helps the cattlemen to determine what cows to use for replacement and which cows to cull. Cattlemen can also rate the sires in the herd providing the herd owners determine which cows are mated ! to which bull, Jossy concluded. Soybeans Rated Promising Crop For Rogue Valley V ii i I A ii ' V: modern living ( demands truly modern home heating the most modern heat of all is electric heat! Electrio heat is clean . . . flameless, smokeless, odorless ... clean as electric light!' Electric heat is automatic ... no fiddling with a furnace, no watching fuel level comes on automatically when temperature . . ' says you need it! Electrio heat is safe ... and electric heating systems are least . expensive to install of all modern systems! Investigate cost of installation, cost of operation today. heat -on -time , You can install a modern electrio heating system (ot your choice) now pay later! - nothing down .and as little as $10.00 a month will put the most modern of heating systems in your home. For details, call your favorite -CalDre Electrical League heating or wiring contractor. A; . 'i1 Corvallis - Soybeans look like a promising new crop for Oregon, but only in low alti tude, high temperature areas in the eastern and southern parts of the state, according to agricultural scientists at Oregon State college. Best bets for soybean pro duction will be the Snake River valley, Hermiston area, and Rogue River valley, said Norman R. Goetze, OSC ex tension farm crops specialist. These areas have growing sea sons that match soybean re quirements and usually good weather during harvesting time. - Prospects for soybean mar keting in eastern Oregon also look good with the probable building of a soybean process- ing plant at Quincy, Wash. A plant of the type planned at Quincy needs around 30,000 acres of soybeans to process, Goetze pointed out, which means it should provide market for at least some soy beans grown in Oregon. Research carried out at the OSC agricultural experiment station has shown the Willam ette valley is too cool for good soybean production, reported Henry H. Rampton,- USD A research agronomist at OSC Soybean varieties that mature in 90 days in the midwest take from 120 to 130 days to mature in the Willamette val ley; he said. This longer growing season tends to lower yields, and pushes harvest time for soy beans into the valley's rain season, Rampton explained, His conclusions are based on research carried on coopera tively by the experiment sta tion and USDA agronomists since 1919. Problems Remain Present research efforts are being concentrated at the Malheur branch experiment station near Ontario, under the direction of E. N. Hoff man, superintendent, , and Luther A. Fitch, farm crops scientist. New varieties of soy beans, time of planting, rate ot seeding, and irrigation practices are being checked, Results of this research to date show a definite promise for soybean production In adapted areas of the state, the scientists said. But several problems remain to be ironed out before commercial pro duction of soybeans can be recommended on a large scale, they added. 4-H Follies Set or Saturday Songs, skits and dances are on the program for the 1961 Friendship Follies talent show ' set for April 8, at 8 p.m. In the Medford high school auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Jackson County 4-H Empire Builders, Rehearsals were held Fri day night. Included In the program are pantomimes to musical numbers, a modern dance, ballet number, major ette performance, vocal duet, western vocalist, square dance, Negro spirituals and some band numbers. Fifteen clubs will be repre sented in the program. They are the Gold Hill Livestock, Lake Creek General club, A-l Sewing club, Westsido Hay- burners, Talent Can-Canners, Stltch-in-Time club, Antelope Livestock, Merry Mixers, Bunny Hoppers, Central Point Pig club, Cud Chewers, Jack sonville club, Central Point Trail Blazers, ' and Westside Blockers. Emcees for the evening will be Dave Foote, Central Point and Phillip Krouse Applegate. Tickets are on sale by members of the Empire Builders. GARDENING TIPS OSC Booklet Lists Garden Vegetables Corvallis - Best varieties of vegetables to grow In home gardens or for fresh markets are listed in a new circular published by the Oregon State college cooperative extension service. The new publication gives recommendations, based on re search and practical experi ence, for 34 vegetable crops grown over the state. Recommen dations were made by specialists in horti culture, botany, plant pathol ogy, food technology, ' and home economics at OSC, in co operation with commercial seed companies. Most of the varieties listed are recommended for any place In Oregon. However, when a particular variety can be grown only in western or eastern Oregon, or at a partic ular altitude, this is noted. Oregon residents can obtain a free copy of the circular, titled "Fresh Market and Home Garden Vegetable Va rieties for. 1961," at their ex tension off ice or from the OSC bulletin clerk, Corvallis. By JOHN McLOUGHLIN County Agent Carpenter AnU . When you see a swarm of Insects around the porch pil lar, sills, studs, etc, of your home, don't draw the conclu sion that your house is in fected with termites. In all probability it is a swarm of carpenter ants. Both termites and carpenter ants are serious wood pests and immediate ac tion should be taken to com bat them. However, control measures for the : carpenter ant and termite are not sim ilar. By taking a close look you can easily distinguish between the two. The carpenter ant worker is about one-half inch long, black or reddish black, long legged and wasp waisted. Reproductive ants are sim ilar to the workers in color and shape but have two pair of wings, the front pair of wings being much larger than the hind pair. The termite worker Is yel low to gray in color, up to one-half inch long, short leg ged and thick waisted.. Repro ductive termites are brown, thick waisted and have two pair of wings of approximate equal length. Other distinguishing tea tures are that the carpenter ant will leave a pile of saw dust and can be seen running rapidly about while the ter mite does not leave a sawdust pile and remains hidden from view. members of the genus He'le borous to which the Christ mas rose and Lenten rose are members. This plant has flow ers from March to May and evergreen leaves. A shaded or partially shaded location should- be selected tor this plant. ROSE FERTILIZING Proper fertilizing along with proper pruning, water ing and insect and disease control is Important in the production of quality roses. A guide would be to apply a heaping tablespoon ot a com plete fertilizer at the follow ing times: early spring, after the first bloom period, and a CONTROL Dust or spray chlordane around the area where the ants are observed. Ants crawl ing over the treated areas will be killed. Household type sprays are adapted for Indoor use while emulsion- concen trates are less expensive for covering large areas outdoors, If possible locate the colonies and treat with cnioraane, This may mean removing sid ing or boring holes in a porch pillar and blowing chlordane dust into the opening. CORSICAN HELLEBORE You have an excellent op portunity to become familiar with the Corsican Hellebore by visiting the Red Cross building in Medford. This plant is used as a foundation planting on the north side of the building ana in a comm nation planting in the patio, It is about three feet high with pale green flower clusters and prickly leathery leaves. . . The Corsican Hellebore Is the tallest of the popular month later. v Apply the fertilizer in a cir cle about seven inches from the base of the plant and wa ter thoroughly. Gold Beach Man Killed in Accident ' Gold Beach flIPD Donald Keith LeClalr, 32, Gold Beach, was killed and two other per sons escaped serious injury when a pickup truck blew a tire 9 miles north of here Monday and sped for 400 feet out of control. , LeClair's wife, Ada, suffer ed cuts and bruises, and the driver ot the truck, Molvin Scott Sevey, 32, suffered shock. , . , The truck was en route to Port Orford with a load ot 1 ferns. . . Need experienced investment av&e ?i ' : TryTMs; Slasy (at wo oblioaton. of coUtselY V Harris, Uham & C2 Gentlemen: I am thinking of buying - , (nuni ol stock) What do you think! The stock I own that worries me the moat ie . ........................bought' .(ntmaofitoek) ...... . at .'. ... I have owned this stock (priot pw ihar.) .... ' for more than, less than six months. 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Ernie Bolz, Phoenix, state treasurer, will bring state officer greet ings. Honorary chapter farmer degrees will be conferred on three people in the commun ity. Establishment in farming awards for six events will fea ture plaques to be presented by the Eagle Point Lions club and the Eagle Point Jaycees. The chapter officers expect about 200 people to attend. Girl Saves Father From Enraged Bull Corvallis - 0IPD - A girl crashed an automobile into a pasture Monday to save her father from an enraged bull. Wilbur Tremalne, 57, suf fered a broken leg and collar bone and an injured back when the bull attacked him while he was driving cattle on his dairy farm north of here. His daughter, Sally, 17, was in a car watching when the bull broke from the herd and hurled Tremaine Into the air. She turned the car into the pasture and frightened the an imal away. Tremaine rolled under the car for protection. BRILL METAL WORKS Commtrcial Industrial RiiidonHal Shtet Mtnl Work Stilnloii, Galvanlud and Coppar Fabrication 2287 West Main v?: Yv: 'Hi1 .! ! vFw 'r$r tu pxf,J IN AMERICA'S BIGGEST, TOUGHEST 1961 ECONOMY CONTEST... Which man drove Rambler? In the toughest, most realistic test of all-around gasoline economy ever staged the NASCAR sanc tioned 1961 Pure Oil Economy Trials at Daytona Speedway, Rambler won not just one but the three trophies held by driver Les Viland in tho photo above. ' No other make won more than one award , . . ; most won none. Unlike other runs that put a premium on feather footed driving, the Pure Oil Economy Trials closely parallel your own everyday driving experience. Every U.S.-built production car is eligible. None are arbitrarily barred, as in some other runs. 145 cars representing all 5 U.S. manufacturers entered this year's Trials. . . Rambler American Custom with overdrive beat them all to win the cherished Overall Winner Trophy and captured the Class 6 trophy in competition with Falcon, Corvair, Lark and Tempest 4. In fact, Rambler American took the first 6 places 8 of first 10. ' And Ambassador V-8 by Rambler won its Class, : swept the first 8 places and 9 of the first 10 spots: . Traveling at speeds up to 65 M.P.H. and averaging more than 40 M.P.H., the winning Rambler Ameri can made 14 complete stops, one stop every 1.9 miles, and shifted through the gears 15 times while circling the 3.7 mile course and still averaged a phenomenal 26.86 miles per gallon. ,: This is the second straight year that Rambler has won the Pure Oil Economy Trials. v , , i , Want more proof of Rambler value? Then see your Rambler dealer; You'll find top gas economy is just part of your savings. Rambler costs less to buy, is voted most trouble-free by owners, has top resale value. 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