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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1961 217 Cattle Sold In Phoenix Sale; Feeders Down $2 (Phoenix A total of 217 cattle were sold at the Rogue Valley Livestock Auction, ' Inc. in Phoenix Saturday, auc tion officials reported. i The market was steady to ' strong on all classes of slaugh ; ter cattle, but was $1 to $1.50 cheaper on feeder cattle and some classes of feeder cattle : were down $2 or more. Baby -calves Hereford, from $25 to $48 per head, Hol stein from $19 to $23 per " head, Guernsey and Jerseys ; from ',$7 to $16 per head. 1 Hogs $5 to $10 per head for weaner pigs, fat hogs per ; hundred weight $17.50 to $20, ; packer sows, $13.20 to $14.10 ir per hundredweight. . Stocker calves White face ' and Angus' steer calves from $70 to $100 per head and white face and Angus Here ford calves from $59 to $85 per head,, white face and An gus steer calves from 300 to 525 pounds, $25.25 to $27.60 per hundredweight, white face and Angus heifer calves, from 365 to 500 pounds, $23.50 to , $24.75 per hundredweight. . Heavier CattU . , Heavier more common feed ; er cattle steers, from 610 pounds to 785 pounds, $20.10 to $22.75 per hundredweight, heifers, 620 pounds to 730 pounds, $19.10 to $20.30 per hundred weight, and Holstein steers $1 to $2 per hundred weight, cheaper $18 to. $19.60 per hundredweight. , Common stock cows with small calves at their side, $177.50 to $190 per pair. Old er springer cows sold at $146 to $170 per head. Slaughter cattle Veal calves, 265 to 375 pounds, $26.40 to $27.85 per hundredweight. Cows Standard heifers, 925 p o u n d s to 1,010 pounds, $22.25 to $23.50 and utility, $14.10 to $16.90 per hun dredweight. Dairy s 1 a u g h ter cows sold at $14 to $17.70 per hundredweight, c a n n e r and cutter cows, from $10.80 to $13.75 per hundredweight. Garden Tips By JOHN McLOUGHLIN County Agent PINES The best way to control the size of pines such as the ma gho pine is to pinch off the candle-like tip growth before It breaks into needles. Selec tive pinching will allow you to train these shrubs into many interesting shapes. ALMONDS To prevent gumming of the almond apply a spray contain ing one heaping tablespoon of neutral copper per gallon of water at the petal fall stage. Marketing Problem Serious For Local Egg Producers By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor Egg producers in the Rogue river valley are facing the same marketing problems the rest of agriculture is facing locally, state-wide and nation ally. However,' unlike some segments of agriculture the egg men are attempting to solve their problems individu ally. , A few buyers representing large chain .stores are con trolling the market. Egg prices locally in the last few weeks hit a low of 39 cents a dozen for the AA large and now show a slight gain of 49 cents a dozen. Apparently these are . loss-leader items. The stores are absorbing most of the loss, from what we can find out. ' ; We contacted two egg pro ducers here whom the rest of the poultrymen consider fair ly, representative. Both said they and many other indepen dent egg producers are not cutting prices to meet this competition. "There won't be a price war as long as just one side is cutting prices," Elmer Korner, large Sams Valley egg producer, said. Cruxeof Problem Crux of the problem is that the housewife is price-conscious, but not quality con scious. She doesn't know if she is getting a quality egg and doesn't care as long as the price is low. The medium sized poultryman we inter viewed is cutting back on his flock. Korner is status quo. Korner continues to aggres sively promote . bis eggs by consistently advertising his bright red and white check ered cartons of quality eggs. The other egg producer has let a feed dealer assume his distribution chores. Both feel to stay in busi ness they must gear quality control to low cost. This means keeping careful rec ords on the ratio of feed con sumed by the hens and their production. And, it means get ting the eggs to the consumer as fresh as possible. If you don't know the difference you haven't had fresh eggs lately.- Even New York and the mid-west have some affect on egg sales here, so this freshness is important. One poultryman sees no big sur plus in Portland or the rest of the Pacific Coast yet, but expects it fairly soon. Both of these egg produc ers gather their eggs three to four times daily, depending on how hot the weather is. Their egg candling rooms are carefully cleaned every day and they keep an anxious eye on the thermometer and hu midity gauge in their egg- processing rooms. Candling room temperatures are held at 55-60 degrees and the hold ing room 45-50 degrees de- ZOYSIA GRASS ' . Much publicity has been given toJ3oysia for use as a lawn grass. The many attrib utes presented in the adver tisements make it a very ap pealing grass, but here are a few objections to its use. Zoysia is slow growing and Is difficult to establish. Once established it often becomes . a nuisance around the flower bed borders and other culti vated areas. It will turn brown with the first hard freeze in the fall and remain brow,n un til April or mid-May. Zoysia grass is not recom mended for use in our area. . CAMELLIAS The dropping of Camellia buds is often caused by the drying of the roots the pre vious summer and winter. To prevent this drying periodi cally check the soil around the bush and water if ' dry. Pay particular attention to Camellias under eaves in con tainers and in other out of the way places where they 'don't receive the benefits of rain. pending on the length of time the eggs are held. Humidity is- kept at 70 to 80 per cent. Feed Grain Program Bad One poultry man feels that President John F. Kennedy's feed grain program will raise the price of feed. The other said feed is already high since it made a $3 Jump the first of April. But, this is the time of year when feed normally goes up in price. Both men feel, also that concentrates pushed the feed price up. Naturally, a better feed conversion is obtained from a pullet flock. , Four or five pounds of feed per dozen eggs produced is a pretty good ra tio, one egg producer figures. Both aim at 240 eggs per year per bird. Layers are usually five to six months old before they hit full production, it was point ed out. Neither poultryman sticks to a bard and fast rule Stockmen Discuss Sale and Tour; To Meet Thursday A proposed range - ready high quality Cal-Ore Hereford association and Jackson Coun ty Livestock association joint ly sponsored bull sale will be the chief item of business at a dinner meeting of the Jack son County Stockmen's asso ciation in the Central Point Grange hall at 7 p.m. Thurs day. ' '" A number of panel discus sions also scheduled, will in clude taxation of lease rights on public land and livestock theft. The dinner will be potluck, Everyone is asked to bring their own service and salad, hot dish, rolls or dessert. All the women are asked to check with Mrs. John Bohnert, NOr- mandy 4-1151, who is presi dent of the Jackson County Cow Belles, if they are not sure what to bring. The Cow Belles will have a brief meet ing and rejoin the stockmen. The Cal-Ore Hereford asso ciation meeting last night in the Chuck Wagon restaurant featured a discussion on the bull sale, association' tour set for May 10 and a film on proper livestock handling to prevent bruising. Next meet- t . . ... : t : ...in l nig ui me ussuuittuun win ue Monday, May 15. Tour Planned The tour will include Evans Creek, Rogue River, Wil liams, and Central Point ranches.. All cattlemen will be invited to see some of the top cattle and ranch opera tions in the Rogue valley, it was announced. Ed Lippert, of Lipperts furniture store, Medford, an3 operator vof a Williams, Ore. ranch, is chair man for the tour. The Cal-Ore. annual bull sale was not held for a few years due to low market and other conditions. The cattle men at last night's meeting emphasized that high quality bulls, not overweight for range conditions will be se lected for the sale. It will include all types of purebred cattle. . The cattlemen emphasized that the Rogue valley in 500 square miles has just as high quality cattle as any state in the west. . for culling his hens. They fig ure on 12 to 15 months of lay depending on the time of year. In the fall the birds go 12 months before moulting. One producer figures on an aver age lay of 14 months. Both men have carried some hens through by placing them in a separate house after 14 months to squeeze the last production from the older hens. However, pullets are considered much better. Neither Mixes Own Feed Neither man mixes his own feed. They believe in care fully formulated rations based on a balanced formula. By feeding high quality feed ra tions with flakes of oyster shells the poultrymen turn out high quality eggs with good shells. One egg man feels that growing his own corn would not save him any thing. "This is a separate business," he commented. Since poultry is not concen trated in this valley as in oth er locations it is much harder for disease to spread. These two producers keep their lay ing house mortality well be low the 15 per cent limit es tablished by poultry experts. One per cent per month or 12 per cent per year is consid ered acceptable here. Local poultrymen are con cerned over the possible spread of the bronchitis dis ease. Up to a year ago permits were required for bronchitis vaccinations. And the hens had to have the disease before vaccinations were permitted. Later all restrictions were re moved. There is a possible spread from the few flocks not vaccinated, a local poul tryman warned. One of the two poultrymen interviewed uses the standard hen house for housing his birds. Korner believes in the wire cage system which keep his birds off the ground. Floor space allowed for Korner's cage operation is 30 birds in 18 square feet. How closely the birds can be spaced de pends on careful management, he pointed out. As in other local farm prod ucts there could be opportuni ty here for a good poultry in dustry. But, marketing prob lems must be straightened out first. Price chizeling and hap hazard marketing seem to be the two main faults here.. Al though the . Independent Egg Producers' marketing group is now a thing of history an orderly marketing arrange ment is bound to come, one egg producer feels. Korner says he isn't too concerned over national trends because he can't change his operation fast enough to keep up with market forecasts. The national forecast is that ll I Al s ' v f . DR. CHARLES LUTHER New Meat Inspector Luker Appointed Meat Inspector Salem-Dr. Charles Thomas Luker has been appointed su pervisor of the Medford area for the meat inspection pro gram of the state department of agriculture. Dr. Luker replaces Dr. George Gitzen who has re tired as the Medford area supervisor.' The Medford area includes slaughterhouses in Medford and Ashland. Dr. Luker recently spent iwo weeks at the Salem head quarters of the state depart ment becoming acquainted with the program. He has already assumed duties Medford and Ashland. The new supervisor is graduate of Texas A and M College where he took a de gree as doctor of veterinary medicine. Dr. Luker has been self employed in a general etennary practice and has served as a meat inspector for the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Since November of 1940 he has been a lieutenant colonel in the veterinary corps of the army. He retired on com pletion of 20 years army duty. Stock Yard Purchase Explained Locally A . 9 the poultry industry threatens to choke itself with over-production in 1962, according to the College Poultry Survey committee. This covers over expansion in eggs, turkeys and broilers and means a re sulting sharp drop in prices and earnings. Predictions spe cifically torecast a 15 per cent increase in egg-laying flocks during the first six months of this year and price drop of five to seven cents per dozen in late fall. Last year's prices improved enough to stimulate greater production this year. By ARMIN RICHTER Director, Rogue Valley Auction There seems to be a great deal of misunderstanding throughout the county by var ious livestock operators and affiliated businesses. The di rectors of the Jackson County Livestock association have re quested an article informing everyone as to the facts con cerning the livestock auction yard recently purchased by livestock people. The Southern Oregon Live stock Auction yard, owned by Colonel and Mrs. A. H. Dud ley, was up for sale in Janu ary. Several cattlemen in the area, although not affiliated with the Jackson County Livestock association, thought of banding together and pur chasing this yard for the oper ation of those livestock men who cared to participate. At this particular time ow ing to circumstances that had developed during the latter part of 1960, the livestock as sociation was considering what method could be used to develop a feeder sale location that would be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Purchase Arranged Some of the association members heard of this pos sible purchase by the afore mentioned people, contacted them and helped form a cor poration to purchase this property". Other people about the state were interested in buy ing it, and to expedite it and prevent some outsider purch aslng the yard, six local live stock people - only two of them affiliated with the Jackson County Livestock as sociation- provided the neces sary money to make the down payment. They bought the property in their names until a corporation could be formed. The legal, firm of Roberts, Kellington, Branchfield and Heffernan acted as attorneys in the preparation of the cor poration papers. When the commissioner issued the seal, the board of directors was formed from the group who had purchased the property. This corporation offered the livestock , association, an opportunity to hold a feeder sale there or other sales if they so desired. In the corpor ation by-laws, it is indicated that the livestock association of Jackson county is permit ted to hold a maximum of six feeder sales at this location and operate the yard Itself with its own help during feeding, . loading, etc. to re duce the sale cost. This prac tice has .been followed in other counties in the state with great success, but owing to circumstances, it has never been possible to effect such a procedure in Jackson County. Association Not Buyer , The item the Jackson Coun ty L i v e s t ock association's board of directors wishes to make clear to everyone in this county, is that the live stock association did not pur chase this yard nor does it control or handle its opera tion. Many of the members of the livestock association have questioned why the member ship at large was not consid ered in purchasing the prop erty. The above statement will answer why no one of the livestock association was contacted. Another question that has been asked by many of the livestock people in the county, Is it possible for them to sell stock there on the reg ular weekly sales if they are not members of the livestock association. The answer is they can sell stock there on any regular weekly sale no matter who they are, or what county they are from. Since the sale is conducted by the Rogue Valley Livestock Auc tion. Inc.. as a corporation. and has nothing to do with the Jackson County Livestock association, However, when feeder sales are held under the auspices of the Jackson County Live stock Association, those who are selling at the yard must be members of the association and they can join the associa tion at the time that they sell their stock by paying $5 dues on an annual basis. Very Successful The yard has been very successful In its operation since its purchase and shows Sowing Seed Easy Work JitL bowing garden seed suc cessfully is an easy "1-2" pro cess, 'which you'll quickly master: 1) seed should be placed deeply, enough in ground for firm anchorage, yet close enough to surface to facilitate growth; 2) hills or rows should be. spaced far enough apart so that seed lings will not have to com pete with each other. For spe cific instructions, follow the easy-to-read directions on the seed packet or in the seed catalogue. Annual flowers may be easily sown broadcast or in hills. To broadcast seed, first mark off areas for each flow er variety or" color. Then light ly scatter seed over area, sow ing one kind at a time. Press down fine seeds such as pe tunia and snapdragon with flat board into finely pre pared soil. Larger seeds may be raked into the surface, firming soil with the head of the rake. Label the place where each flower is sown before going on to the next. To sow flower seed in hills, cross-hatch the area where one variety is sown. Cross hatch lines should be evenly spaced. The space between lines should be half,' the height oi the flower as given on the seed packet or in the seed catalog. A pinch of seed is sown where lines cross. Each hill may be marked with a wooden label to show where seedlings will come up. When seedling are well under way. remove all but the strongest Protect Profits from Powdery Mildew and Mites Your local supplier has Kara thane wet table powder, and the new Karathane liquid concentrate. Karathane is compat ible with other fungicides and insecticides in combination dusts or sprays. Spray and Save with KARATHANE ROHIVI Karathane controls powdery mildew without harming crops, blossoms or foliage . when used as directed. This highly effective pesticidehasexcellentanti-miteactivity.too. Karathane gives you double help in pro tecting your fruit for higher yields and increased profits. Karathane as a powdery mildew fungicide is both a protectant and an eradicant. Easily mixed and applied, it can be used all season and has a high temperature limit. The built-in safety factor of Karathane allows you to raise sulfur-sensitive varieties. PHILAOILPHIA B . A. KARATHANE plant from each hill. Advantage of sowing: In hills is that it simplifies early weeding: Most vegetables are best sown in rows. To keep the garden neat and orderly, snap a line between stakes to mark each row. Run the end of a garden tool handle along the line, leaving a shallow drill in the soil. Fine seeds, like carrots. onion and beets, are sown half an inch deep. Scatter seed thinly, a few to the inch, cove,r with fine soil and firm with head of rake or hoe. Larger seeds, such as green peas, are sown in a shallow trench. After marking the row make a trench the width of a hoe blade to the depth of an inch or two. Scatter seed thinly over the entire trench bottom, refill with soil and firm. After the plants are up, support vines with pea brush or string netting. Quick-growing salad vege tables, such , as leaf lettuce and radishes, can be sown broadcast in patches without taking the trouble to make rows. Sow thinly to give plants space to develop and harvest when first plants are of table size. For a season-long supply of vegetables, sow seed every other week. To get the most benefits from your vegetable garden, be sure to sow sufficient quantities for home canning as well as for immediate consumption. a reasonable profit on its in vestment. The stock is avail able to any man in the live stock business whether he has sheep, goats, pigs, or what ever. Such stock is being of fered to the public through the officers and directors and is not on the general market nor being sold by salesmen. The corporation wants as many livestock people finan cially interested in the yard as possible so that they will have an interest in its devel opment and operation. Some time ago, the paper gave the names of the board of directors and officers and for those who did not see it, they are: president, Evan Ras mussen; vice president, Ralph Cook; secretary treasurer, Newton Meade; directors. Pinky Johnson, Merton Brad- shaw, Delbert Johnson, and Armin Ritchter. Five of these people are not members of the livestock association, and two of them are. If anyone has any further questions) concerning the corporation, its operation, or the interest that the Jackson County Live stock association has In this matter, call any one of the above mentioned names. They will be glad to explain the matter in detail. , A test involving 1,308 lambs showed that fattening lambs eat more salt in rela tion to live weight than do cattle. . I WHO IS I SWIM POOLS Gunite Type 20 Years Pool Experience Custom Size and Shape Financing Available Pool Chemicals SOUTHERN OREGON'S LARGEST ' POOL BUILDER See Our Display Pool at 31 WESTERN AVENUE NORTHWEST SWIMMING POOL GO. Phone SP 3-4340 UHEbU &$sm pas m$im UJDR 'Fast growing with the West - PORTLAN-SEATTLE F-27 Prop-Jets SOAO sa?W Plus Tax SPrlng 2-7269 or your travel agent f growing MARKET NEWS Red Bluff Livestock Auction Renort. Tuesday. Aorll 11. 1961 CATTLE: Salable 350. Including 200 calves. Slaughter classes scarce; slaughter cowa steady to weak; slaughter bulls 8nd calves about ateady; atocker and feeder classea moderately active, stock calvea weak to $1.00 lower, losing last week's advance, atocker and feeder yearllnga and Block cows about steady. Supply comprised of loss than 10 pr cent slaughter classes, remainder mainly stocker and feeder classea. Consignments almost entirely of northern California origin. Slaughter steers: Few individual Standard and Good 1073-1190 lbs. S20.00-32.S0. Slaughter cows: Few Individual Utility and Commercial $13.25 17.80. Canner and Cutter 110.50-15 25. Slaughter bulls: Few head Cutter and Utility 1030-1790 lbs. $17.60 19.20. Slaughter calvea: Few head Standard and Good 336-490 lbs. $22.00-Q.vnn Blocker and feeder steers: Few small lota and Individual Good and Choice 200-512 lb. calves $20.50-28.23. individuals and small lota Medium and Good 824.00-26.10, few head Common and Medium $20.00-24.00. Small lota and Individual Medium and Good 533-620 lb. yearlings 2z.ou-z4.eo, individual common ana medium oau ?9n lha tvnn-2i.oo. Blocker and feeder heiferi: Couple head Good 190 lbs. $20.70, small Iota and individual Medium and Good 300-500 lb. calves $20.00- 24.00, individual Common down to around $15.00. Few small lota and individual Medium and Good 520-040 lb. yearlings $20.00-21.50. Stock cows: Small lota Medium and Good with' young calvea at side S20o.oo-220.oo per pair, strtna. Salahl 21. Kiinnlv mainlv feeder Diss: about steady. reader nlst: Small lot Good and Choice 42 lbs. $27.25. small lot 90 lb. averagea $24.73; few under 30 lb. welghta $8.30-9.00 per head. SHEEP: Salable 18. Supply Insufficient to test market. Paul H.' Lehigh, Federal-State Market News Service Do a complete job . . . right at the start of the growing season . .". by putting the Stauffer Flowables into your first cover spray! 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