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
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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. . .
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FFA Banquet Set
For Eagle Point ;
Eagle Point Future Farm
ers of America chapter's sixth
annual parent and son ban
quet will be held at the Eagle
Point grade school gymnas
ium on Thursday, April 6, at
7 p.m., it was announced. '
Main speaker will be Don
Reed, of Halfway FFA chap
ter, Baker county, the newly
elected president of the Ore
gon FFA association. 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.
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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 ,
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