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Dairymen Emergency Laws ' Salem - Emergency legisla tion to save the dairy pro ducers from economic disas- MI.Rrppfi Rnll Sale Approved By County Group! ine jacKson uounty iatocK- men's association , agreed Thursday night to assist the Cal.-Ore. Hereford association - in conducting an all-breed bull sale in October," : .This was one of the largest stockmen's meetings ever held with over 100 cattlemen and' their families attending. The stockmen will provide half the members of a sifting . committee for the bull sale and the Hereford association the other half. Emphasis will .' be on selection of quality cattle , to bring , premium prices. , . ; ; The association ;went on record approving only assess ment of local association dues. Stockmen can join the Ore gon Cattlemen's association If they wish and will be urged ito do so. it was agreed. For merly dues for the local and, Btate organization were col lected at the same time. The group also went on record urging the state association to lqwer. the dues by arrang ing for a more proportion ate assessment of larger herd owners. Garth Flint, member ship committee chairman, said the (local group now has 160 members and- is aiming at 200. vu ; Bob Beyer, manager of the Rogue Valley Livestock yard praised the group in helping to construct corrals and chutes. Careful selection of animals for' the ; feeder sale helped establish a record sale time of 1 hour,' 35 minutes, he noted, Of the $2 charge per animal, $1 went to the local association and $1 to the yard for assisting, in the sale, . Association President Leroy Offenbacher explained. Bever said he hopes to have facilities, available so each cattle consignor can feed hit own stock, the rations they are used to. One stockman explained that it was hard to adapt some cattel to the grain hay provided at the feeder sale. , ' Medford Police Capt. 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FRESNO TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1961 Reques ter was requested by a mem ber of the Oregon Farm Bu reau dairy committee at a special hearing before a joint meeting of the house foods and dairying committee and the Senato Agricultural Com mittee on April 20, Frank Setniker, a member of the Farm Bureau commit tee, recommended the fol lowing:' ' ' ' : 1. Emergency legislation should be enacted immediate ly so that it could be effec tive at the i earliest possible date to prevent economic dis aster. . ' ' -. . 2. The legislation must pro vide for a minimum producer price. ' 3. A provision should pro vide for producer referen dums. ' Five members of the Ore gon Farm Bureau Federation Dairy committee met prior to the hearing to develop these recommendations and to at tend the hearing., Wayne' Ad ams, Tillamook, George Hos- tctlor, Redmond, M e 1 f o r d Gregory, Goble, and Fred Morgan jr., Gresham, were present In addition to Set niker who operates a dairy at Hillsboro. Committee members . were contacted by telephone prior to the meeting and hearinE and polled for their opinions which were considered in the recommendations presented to the hearing. Other members of the committee are: Ralph Bentor, CresweU, Victor Boehl, Grants Pass, Robert Detlefson, Coquille, Melvin Hartlll, Astoria, and Louis Wettstein, Ontarioj Gerald Detering, OFBF president said the dairy price cutting situation points out very vividly the pricing prob lems in agriculture. The en tire price cut was phced on the dairy farmer, said Deter ing, in fact the processors margin was widened some what at the expense of the producer. Detering aiso stated that the price cutting would be most detrimental to young people in the dairy produc tion business and could prove disastrous to many producers. Calls, Messages Cheer Gary Cooper Hollywood - (UP1) - Screen star Gary Cooper, confined to his Bel-Air home with can cer, was cheered over the week end by hundreds of phone calls and messages from welkwisherB, including Presi dent Kennedy. A spokesman for Cooper confirmed Sunday that the President called him Friday, ,, V M fa 1 Form and Garden re. - 48 ' Most of the Cal-Ore Here ford association dinner meet ing last week centered on a lengthy discussion of the pro- posed bull sale now tentative ly scheduled for October All breeders will be invit ed to sell their purebred ani mals, it was explained. Plans are already being made to bring some bulls from north ern California 'and Klamath county. Stockmen from other areas will be contacted, too. Sale emphasis will bc on range-ready animals-animals ready for breeding shortly after they are sold. They shouldn't be too fat or thin. "We Want the best pure-bred bulls we can get out of this area," association - President Eddie Meeker, Phoenix, em phasized. Bull fertility : is settled early. Meeker said. An Illi nois study showed that bulls underfed as calves produced 80 per cent less semen and that the fertility lag continu ed. Underfeeding later in the bull's life does not impair his fertility, he said.1 ' Albert Straus, Central Point, said he doesn't like bulls too fat. The sale bulls should not be fattened out for show, it was agreed. Straus noted . that last -year registered breeders were get ting larger bulls and have some wonderful cattle. Those should be of serviceable age now, he said. Henry Owens suggested that the sale com mittee avoid "bottom bulls." Clayton Charley, Eagle Point, pointed out that bulls can be overly fat. Some good association - sponsored field days should show the pure bred stock people what the commercial men want, he suggested. -; "if we can get the commerr cial people to follow the .lo cal cattle md see the condi tion in which they have been raised and examine the stock as far back as the' grand mother they can see what is going on .in stock breeding in this valley, Charley point ed out. Gordon Stanley, Lake Creek, said the cattlemen need bet ter Information on how to let the fat bull down and not have it go to pieces. ; Bill Blgham, Eagle Point, said ho had bought a . Utah bull which didn't prove to be "too good.1! He-irecommendcd putting fat bulls on hay and keeping them away from the cows until they lose their urn mm' coOF sprays Iks; 6 Sulfur A superior Stauffer sulfur formulation for control -' of mlldow, scab, and brown rot. TedS6n4. Fiowable A mlticide that controls most common varieties of mites. Unusually persistent; keops mites out for many weoks. 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Bob Fields, Central Point, said local producers can sell their cattle more advantag tfously at home. arm bureau 'lik Audit Law Salem-Form Bureau sup port of Houset Bill 1194. re lating to the revision of the Milk Audit law .was presented by Frank Setniker, a member of the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation dairy, committee before the Senate agriculture committee hearing April 11. Setniker emphasized the need for a means for the pro ducers to know that the ac counting for milk use was correct and that proper pay ment-had been made. , He told the hearing of the dairymen's investments and some of the practices prevailing in the production and marketing of milk that required the main tenance and strengthening of the usage audit Jaw." He explained the history of Farm Bureau's interest in the audit. law, which started .with .the' initial legislation in 1957. Setniker, who was at that time ', chairman of the Oregon, Farm Bureau Federa tion dairy committee, repre sented Farm Bureau at (the hearings for the legislation. Legislation in 1959 to lessen the eftectivencss of the law was opposed. Fred Morgan Jr., represented Farm Bureau on the industry committee to study the changes needed dur ing I960 and made the initial statement' before the House foods and dairying committee in February. Farm Bureau also held a special meeting early ; in i.1960 ' to review changes that' would be desir able for the best interests of dairy producers. Fast ' MP MEDFOHD MAIL THIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON roup Bui! s Don Nichols, Ashland, said he is glad to see it "get to goin'." He said some prior sales . sold low quality ani mals, then there was no sale for a year or two. He noted that the sheep men have done well with the sheep pool. A good purebred bull sale is needed for the small breeders, he said. Nichols severely criticized recommendat ions for more bulls in the valley Not enough local animals are being sold now, he said. Meeker announced that El don Hoy, Weed, Calif., mem ber of an old time cattle fam ily, may send three bulls to the sale. John Bohnert recommend ed an age limit for sale bulls at 15, 16 or 18 months. He urged the purebred men not to feed them too much. He said he likes to see what the bull will do by following through from the calf. Each commercial man has to figure his program six months ahead and consider his own opera tion when buying bulls. They are always looking for herd bulls, he noted. He recom mended having spare bulls. Too often cattlemen turn the bulls out together. There is lots of fighting and only one or two bulls are doing the job. He' recommended rotat ing the bulls. Ed Lippert, Williams, urg ed the bull consignors not to wash and curl their animals. Commercial men don't like it, he said. ' " ' Have 'Top Animals - Armin Richter, Applegatc Angus breeder, told the asso ciation, they could select the best animals he has on his ranch. , He said very few local cattlemen attended, the show and sale held in conjunction with the Oregon Cattlemen's convention here. Cattlemen from all over the state were surprised at the quality of Rogue valley animals, Richter said. He urged local cattle men to capitalize on the show. The average Jackson county cattleman is a top operator, he said. Richter urged some "honest to John advertising." He pointed out that Slim Hardin,- Phoenix, has taken top honors with his Black An gus at various Pacific coast shows. The Angus people are particular about , the type of animals they have represent them in these sales, , he point ed out. ' ' ' : ' : ' ' Earle Jossey, Jackson coun ty extension agent, said the more bulls in the valley the more buyers will be attracted. Meeker said the association plans to hold a series of field days so that commercial breeders can see what pure bred animals are available. Another meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 16, at the Chuck Wagon restaurant, it was announced. A film shown during the meeting, showed that $50 mil lion is lost annually through bruising of livestock during handling. This can be pre vented by sorting the stock to be shipped the day before, using proper loading chutes and making the cattle famil iar with it, using canvass slappers instead of canes, prods, whips or clubs, using a building layout designed for easier handling, keeping the yardfree of trash, sand ing truck beds and spacing the cattle, properly in the truck, the film pointed out. Prognosis Good For Hew Crops Salem-The monthly report for Oregon gives a bright out look for next season's fruit crops according to the State epartment oi Agriculture, neport oi the cooperative ! federal-state shipping p o i n t j office states that in tile Hood Kiver area all prospects point i 10 a large fruit crop for the! coming season. Apples have I all been sold and only about i ISO carlots of pears remain to be shipped. The Miiton-Preewater dis trict should show a consid erable increase in fruit tor- nnfe this season, according to j the report. Prune, apple and i (.cherry trees are still being s planted, and plantings made after the disastrous 1955 i freeze should begin to bear, j In the Medford district j there were about 200 cars of : pears still in storage in early j April, when pear trees were j in 'full bloom with ideal ! weather conditions. j Some potatoes are still in storage in central Oregon and ; 'ho Klamath Falls area. j Keports indicate onion acre-j ige will be about the same as j last season though there will : be a possible slight increase ; in potato acreage. Only 5 per cent of the salt j produced In the United States i is used to season food; the rest is used by industry and I Valley Beekeeping SmaSI Business, But Active One Oregon has 1,600 beekeep ers and 1,400 of these have less than 10 colonies, Delmar L. Smith. Central Point, vet eran beekeeper of the Rogue valley told the 16 people at tending the bee school Jast weeic at tne lair grounds. Jackson, county has about six full-time or commercial beekeepers, he said. Smith filled in until the ar rival of Dr. W. P. Stephen, as sistant professor of entomolo gy at Oregon State college. Bees . have developed their own air-conditioning system, have their own built-in birth control and carry their own market baskets, Smith indi cated during his lecture. 1 People working with bees are only stung when accidents occur, he said. People who work with bees are usually careful to protect themselves with clothing, gloves, and hat with net which completely covers their bodies. However, when a bee does sting he flies about 30 miles an hour with his tail-end stinger thrust out ahead of him. The barbs stick in the skin and cause the stinger to be yanked out of his body killing him. Twelve bee stings are the equivalent of a bite from a small rattle snake, Smith said. Bees Air-conditioned The veteran beekeeper said worker bees will line up in rows at the lower edges of the hive. One line of bees will draw the air in with -their wings and another line of bees on the opposite side will fan air out.. Others fan air up through the hive. Worker bees continually groom or lick the queen bee who secrets a hormone caus ing temporary sterility In the female worker bees, Dr. Stephen explained. However, in a queenless brood the work ers are not affected by the hormone and when breeding among themselves produce drones. Aim of a beekeeper should be to produce as few drones as possible since these do not produce honey. The bees carry the pollen in sacs on their left hind legs. The bees scrape the pollen from the stamen in a flower or fruit blossom with the rough undersurface of their legs and into the sacs or "market baskets." The pollen For -ALL 'Your PetrcJeursi and For Fast, Friendly Service ' Locally Owned Locally Controlled Locally Financed Owned by Its MEMBERS and OPERATED for Their BENEFIT ; 4 4- Hiway 99 V CENTRAL POINT Ph. NO 4-1261 or SP 3-4022 is food for the bees and one bee may visit from 50 to 350 flowers to get a load. . It's during this process that pollen is transferred from the anther of a pbllenizing plant or tree to the stigma or fer tile organ of another plant or tree and starts the fertility process of -a plant. In the case of fruit trees, this causes "the fruit set." Usual rate for pol lenizing is $5 a colony. The hives are moved out of an or chard right after petal drop to prevent the bees contacting sprays which are poisonous to them. - . There is a different type of honey for every flower that blooms. The main crop used by beekeepers is vetch. Com mon mustard, alfalfa and sweet clover and firewood are also preferred since the sugar concentration of nectar from these sources is 50 per cent or better. Need Food Dr. Stephen reminded bee keepers that colonies need large amounts of honey and pollen in early spring when they are rearing brood rapid ly. When they go hungry, brood production will slow down and colonies will starve unless they receive replace ment food. Dr. Stephen rec ommended using a half-gallon can filled with a sugar and water syrup. If holes are punched in it the syrup will form bubbles so the bees can feed on it. He said it may be necessary to give this supple mentary feeding for two weeks to a month until alfal fa, vetch and clover are in bloom. It usually takes two days for the bees to' consume the food they have stored in a frame, he noted. January, February and March are the critical feeding periods, the OSC entomologist pointed out. He advised bee keepers to watch the bloom and check with other bee keepers in the area to tell whan supplementary feeding is necessary to keep up the strength of a brood. He' sug gested that beekeepers get into the colony and examine its condition at least once every 10 days. He recommended keeping the queen bee down in the bottom- of the hive to allow plenty of room to work in the for Feed, Fsrnv Supplies 1F V top. He suggested taking off a full super or section of the hive and putting on an empty one. Tids for Beainners Dr. Stephen and Smith ex plained that beginners can make their start in beekeep ing by buying bees in two, three or five pound colonies, The OSC entomologist rec ommended no less than a three pound package. These can be purchased with or without the oueen cage, ne pvnlained. , The queen bee is shipped in a small sealed box wun sev eral workers, a block of sugar at one end provides tooa When placing a queen bee in a hive she shouldn't be dnmned in with the strange brood or they will sting her to death. Instead a matcn can be used to punch a small hole through the sugary substance used as food. The queen and bees can feed on that and tne brood can become acquainted with the queen by smelling her until the queen and worK- ers have eaten a passage way through which they may en ter the hive, Dr. Stephen ex Dlained. He recommended setting the queen cage with the hole up so if a worker bee dies within the cage he won't fall down and block the exit. The cage should be set in the area around the brood cnamper, By checking' in two or three days, the beekeeper can tell if the queen is accepted, he said. Spraying sugar over the bees and the queen often help. Smith suggested. ' The beginner can buy four or five boxes and frames witn indented sheets of wax.. The bees secrete wax through their abdomens and build up the wax sheets into combs for storage of honey. It's import ant to keep three-eighths of an inch bee space at the top and bottom of the hives and between the frames. This al lows for sufficient hive venti lation, Smith explained. Clare Boot he Luce III With Pneumonia Phoenix -(UPD- Officials at St. Joseph's hospital said to day Clare Boothe Luce, for mer U. S. ambassador to Italy, "is progressing" In her bout with pneumonia. Mrs. Luce, playwright and wife of magazine publisher Henry Luce, entered the hos pital Friday. Doctors said her case is not serious. The hospi tal supervisor described her condition today as "fairly good." .' FARMERS"- . fl RAfWMERS REMEMBER... You don't have to be a MEMBER to trade here and SAVE. ' i Tl I HI 1 co-op rimk vKJ HEM .f? I ?' ipH Iff Pi I (Deo s(ciaitic)ini 421 A Street ASMLAND Phone MU 9-6281 Midway Sells 629 Head of Slock In Friday Sale Midway Auction yard sold 629 head of stock during the regular Friday, April 21; sale. This includes 390 cattle, 204 sheep and 35 hogs. There were 91 consignors. Owner-Manager Bill Bray noted that the market was quite active. Stocker cattle were stronger than a week ago. Slaughter cows and feeder steers were steady. Choice steer calves sold from $25 to $26.40 and 500 to 600 pound steers, $23 to $26 and heavy feeders $21.50 to $23.25. Good to choice heifer calves sold from $23 to $24.50 and those weighing 500 to 600 pounds at $22 to $23.75. Feeder heifers weigh ing 600 to 700 pounds sold from $20 to $22.50. Several pens of good Here ford cows with calves sold at $220 and $222.50 per pair. Quite a few single and double pairs went though at $205 to $217.50. ' ' ; Springers sold for $157.50 per head to $187.50. Hereford Cows A consignment of register ed Hereford cows with calves brought $240 to $255 for nine pair and the , open heifers brought . $167.50 to $192.50 per head. Slaughter cows fat Here ford cows sold at $16 ' to $18.10. Most .utility cows, Hereford and Holstein sold from $15.50 to $16.70. Cut ters brought $13.50 to $14.80. Canners sold at $11 to $13.50. . Slaughter steers brought from $21 to $23.25. One 1,410 pound steer went at $22 per hundredweight. Bulls sold at $18 to $20.40 per huridredwejght and sev eral head went out at $19 to $19.50. "We credit the storm for the improvement In the market," Bray said. "We are pretty well set for irrigation water and range grass now so the market will probably hold much better than : it could have before. It will slow down and string out the mar keting of California grass cattle." Cannibalism and low weight gains result when chicks are denied adequate amounts of stock salt in their rations. to Trade 4Dhd
