Dairymen
Emergency Laws
' Salem - Emergency legisla
tion to save the dairy pro
ducers from economic disas-
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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. Clyde
Flchtner explained basic high
way and traffic safety rules
to the cattlemen and passed
out pamphlets Illustrating the
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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, ,,
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' 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
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suests" uiscuss
fatness. "We can buy better
bulls right here. Not enough
people know what is going
on in this valley," he com
mented. '
Already Acclimaied
Garth Flint said local bulls
are already acclimated and
fit in better. Long distance
hauling is expensive for the
purebred men who now must
sell their bulls out of the val
ley. The commercial men de
pend on the purebred men to'
get the type of cattle they
need.
Bob Fields, Central Point,
said local producers can sell
their cattle more advantag
tfously at home.
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'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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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