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Nov Chemical Help Give Veed Control Salem-A nw chemical that kllli all type of weeds but apares tht moat tender corn hoot or germinating ' corn toed baa passed testa for all : corn-growing areas of Oregon. Oregon State university ag cultural experiment station ' reports practically 100 per cent control of both broadleaf and grassy weeds In cornfields for a full growing season with the chemical, Atrazine. Even hard to -kill quack' grass that previously resisted selected control In crops was eradicated from cornfields in OSU experiments. Best news, says OSU sgron omist W. R. rurtlck, U that Atraxine can do the job when applied either before or after ' corn shoots emerge, aepena ing upon local moisture or ir rigation conditions. . - ' The chemical recently re ceived clearance by the U.S Department of Agriculture for use in cornfields After corn emeries, since It was found that no harmful chemical resi due remains in the corn. , Atrazine was earlier cleared for pre-emergence treatment and was effective in Oregon field trials last year when oroperly used,, Furtick said, t?roper treatment requires good soil moisture at xne sur face to germinate weed seed Another requirement is a good rain or sprinkler irriga tion within two weeks after application to carry the chem ical into the toll and activate it. . Poor Results Seen Furtick said poor results were observed last year where growers applied the chemical after the growing season was over. In some cases, the ground hsd been worked too early, leaving a rough cloddy surface that lost soil moisture at time of planting corn. Special treatment .is re- Fall y worm v Ver Declared By State Ag Dept. Salem Sparked by a re quest of the Salem city plan ning commission and the parks department, , the state department of agriculture has agreed to initiate a program . . to 'Wipe- out fall webworm. This is the pest that makes its home in large web tents In shade and fruit trees. The war against the fall webworm will be organized at a meeting in SDA head quarters In Salem May 9, starting at 9:30 a.m. with the v department and county exten sion agents spearheading the program. City officials, pest control operators and interested citi zens from throughout Willam ette valley areas plagued by this pest are invited to attend. Harold Schick of the Salem city planning commission told the department cities can ben efit by an organized move against the pest because of un sightly appearance and dam age which results for trees. Fir In May According to Joe Caplzzt, survey entomologist of the SOA, the peak moth flights will occur In late May and early June. The moth lays eggs in large masses on the undersides of leaves auring June and July. The eggs hatch in about 10 days. Damage oc curs as the young caterpillars make their webs, feeding on the leavea as they go. In late summer, says Caplzzi, the ma ture caterpillars drop from the trees and migrate to win ter locations. This happens in such numbers that it has be come a problem to home own- - era. Natural control of the fall webworm by parasites can be expected to occur In time, aays Caplzzi, but not within the Immediate future. He suggests that control practices among clUaene ix government agen cies appear practical. Methods wui be diKuaaed at the May 0 meeting. Tent caterpillars, which arc out in April and gone by June, should not be contused with the fall webworm. Many Inquirfot Mado On Commodity Croups Salem-Other states continue to show Interest in Oregon's community commission pro grama. State agencies or offi cials of producer groups in Michigan, Florida and Wash ington have recently request ed detailed Information from the Oregon Department of Ag riculture. Some interest In whether or not Oregon's act provides for Issuance of marketing or ders la evident in the recent requests. Paul T. Rowell of the department staff has ad vised marketing ordera are ot part of self-belp programs, i TOZIDAY. MAT . 1M1 quired in low-rainfall areas of eastern Oregon where surface Irrigation is more commonly used than Is sprinkler irriga tion. The recommendation for those areas is to apply pre emergence spray, then disk or harrow it into the soil not more than three inches deep- before planting the corn. Harrowing should provide enough surface soli moisture to activate the chemical, the researcher explained. A word of caution in low- rainfall areas is that Atrazine residue can remain in the soil into the second year and dam age such row crops as sugar beets and small grains that might be used in rotation with corn. Clearance of Atrazine as a post - emergence spray now gives more flexibility in adapting the chemical to Ore gon s wide range of growing conditions. The new ruling now makes it possible to wait and spray the weeds shortly after they emerge along with the corn, when weeds are in the two to three-leaf stage. Atrazine re maining In the soil will then kill the next weed crop that germinates following the first sprinkler Irrigation. Other new chemicals hav ing shorter residual life than Atrazine are Randox T and Eptam that have given excel lent control of most major weed pests of corn. Growers are advised 4 to check with their county ex tension agent for detailed In structions on use of Atrazine, Randox T, and Eptam as they may apply to growing condi tions and the type of weed problems . . 411 Cattle Sold At Midway Yard In Friday Sale Eighty-three consignors sold 411 cattle, 25 hogs and 38 sheep during Midway auction yard's regular Friday sale. Owner-Manager Bill Bray noted that the market con tinues active. There was no change from - the previous week. Eight Angus steer calves av eraging 449 pounds sold for $26 per hundredweight and a pen of Hereford steers aver aging 425 pounds brought $20.10 ' per hundredweight. Other pens of good stock calves told from $23,50 to 129.73. .... Medium quality steers in the 400 to 600 pound bracket brought $21 to $23. Holsteln steers weighing 335 to 380 pounds brought $20.10 to $20.70. Those weigh ing 400 to 800 pounds brought $18.50 to $19.70 and 700 to 850 pound Holstelnj went Out at $17.50 to $18.50. Good quality Hereford heif er calves weighing 340 to 450 pounds sold from. $22 to $23.- 25. Heifers weighing 500 to 600 pounds brought $20 to $21.75. Several Pens Sold "We sold several pens ot steer and heifer calves by the head, but since we don t know what they weighed, the price doesn't mean much In a mar ket report." Bray remarked Good cows and calves sold for $190 to $217.50 per pair, common and medium single pairs $157.80 to $180 per pair. Eight head ot registered Here ford bulls sold from $250 to $325 per head. Veal were strong. One choice 240 pound calf sold at $30. Others, choice $23 to $26.23. Medium to good calves brought $23 to $25 Bulls sold from $19 to $19.40 Slaughter cows, Hereford cows $15.50 to $16.50. Hoi- steins, utility, $15 to $15.90. Cutter cows $14 to $14.90 Can- ners and light cutters $12 to $13.60. Fat hogs brought $18.20. Feeder pigs 70 to 100 pounds brought $19 to $19.80 per hundredweight, weaner pigs $7.50 to $13 per head and sows $14.30 to $15.20. Ewes with lambs brought $12.50 per pair and odd head fat lambs brought $15 per hun dredweight. "'Often a 'steady' market appears to vary from week to week. This is because a re port cannot show the varla tlon in quality and weighing conditions ol the animals, ?ray explained. ' "This report it based on ac tual sales made at this yard. We do not exaggerate the prices or quote prices on no sales," Bray added. BRILL METAL WORKS Cemmrtlat Mmtrisl Resiemrisl JKt Metal Were . ttataltN, OslvsalMf' 2237 Wis! Utb HONI $ 14440 ' Farm & Turkey Grading Amendment Set For May Hearing Salem -:' A public hearing to give turkey processors and others interested an opportu nity to express their views on proposed regulations under the 1961. amendments to the Oregon turkey grade labeling law will be held In Salem. The state department of ag riculture, which, administers the act, has set the hearing tor Tuesday, May 9, at 1 p.m. In the conference room of the Agriculture building, 158 12th Street, N.E. under a 1961 law which carries an emergency clause, the state will permit turkey processors to apply their own plant, grades, to be known as Processor Grade A, Processor Grade B or Processor Grade C. This legislation meets a need ot small processors who could not afford to have con tinuous inspection and grad ing as heretofore required tc meet the grade label provision of the 1959 law. To Consider Label Th hearing will deal chief ly with form and wording of the grade label to be tired by plants taking advantage of the processor-applied grades. No processor may use tne self-applied grades without ap proval and license from the department. The license to grade will be provided with out cost inasmuch as these plants will already be under state poultry meat dealers license. Persons unable to appear in Salem May 9 may express their views in writing in ad vance. These views should be directed to Dr. M. L, Houston, supervisor of state meat in spection, Agriculture building, Salem. Copies of the proposed regulations may be obtained from the department. . , Allergy Academy Gives State Free Status in Ragweed Salem -No ragweed grains were found by the American Academy ot Allergy in the Portland or Turner areas in 1980 according to the yearly report released to the State Department of Agriculture. State units, however, in' pollen-spore survey did find grains of pollen on land out side the ragweed control area. The state set up 21 stations last year with slides "read" during the winter , months. Those stations at which the grains were trapped Include Redmond, 12 grains; Ontario, 1; Hood River, 1; John Day 2 Ragweed control by the state is practiced west of the Cascades which Includes areas where the weed causes the most damage. Spraying is done periodically under super vision of the state department of agriculture at no cost to the land owner. Endangers Health The danger of ragweed lies not in its threat to crops but In its danger to public health. The weed produces a pollen to which seven to eight per cent of the people In Oregon are suspectlble. It causes serl- out hay fever and related al lergies. This pollen extends suffering through July, Au gust, September and even into October. ' County and other state agen cies have cooperated with the department to keep western Oregon ragweed free. Public agencies spray the weed on lands undt- their jurisdiction. In 1955 the pollen and mold committee of the American Academy of Allergy ' offered assistance through pollen counting at varlqut stations. The SDA found the ilrst ragweed Infestation, ot this year on April 10 on a previ ously Infested 83 acre field near Donald. The owner plans to work down the land and seed It, which will eliminate any problem until the normal spray period arrives. Garden Ettray Count Docroase Said Largo For March Salem Estray count for March la down considerably irom previous months with total of 32 animals reported .nissing to the- state depart ment of agriculture. One pony, one bull and two cows are included in the list which marks as missing 28 steers, heifers and calves. . Reports come from such areas as Murphy. Medford. Thief Valley Reservoir. Mt Scott, Mitchell and Winston. Treatment Told For Two Weeds By County Agent EUGENE WINTERS , County Agent Star thistle and tussock are two weeds that can be con trolled this time of year by chemical means. ' Yellow star thistle is wide ly distributed in the county occurring in cultivated fields, waste areas, fence lines, along roadsides and in vacant lots. This pest is an annual, usual ly growing up to a height of about two and a half feet. It will set seed after being mow ed when only a few inches tall. It can be easily killed chemically when sprayed with 2, 4-D prior to flower ing. One difficulty encoun tered in eradicating star this tle is that during spring and early summer seasons with frequent showers there are new seedlings germinating. This situation may make more than one herbicide applica tion necessary for control, i The county weed control program under the supervi sion ; of Ray Hubbell has achieved excellent results In the control of yellow star thistle in Jackson county road right-of-ways where 2, 4-D could be used. Chemical Treatment Use one pound of 2, 4-D amine in 50 gallons of water per acre. For best control the foliage should be thoroughly covered. The ester formula tion is more effective, but volatilization hazards limit its use to areas free of de sirable trees, shrubs and oth er susceptible ' broadleafed plants. This is true of the high volatile esters and to a slightly lesser extent the low volatile materials. Read the directions on the chemical container before using the material In all cases. Tussock, a member of the rush family, Is the bunch type plant found in poorly drained a r e a a throughout Jackson county. Under poor irrigation water management resulting in extreme flooding or ponding this weed can take over considerable areas in ir rigated pastures. Other areas with a high water table condi tion due to seepage or seep springs can be infested with tussock. For long time control it is necessary to correct the poor drainage conditions. Tempor ary or annual control may be had with spot treamenta using 2, 4-D at the rate of 1V4 pounds in 50 gallons of water for spot treatment. It is necessary to add two gallons of diesel oil or a spreader sticker to insure wetting of plants. Thorough foliage coverage is necessary. The amine form of 2, 4-D Is preferable to ester where vola tilization and drift may harm desirable plants. The container label should be thoroughly read and fully understood and the directions fol'nwed. The toxicity of 2, 4-D to mammals is considered to be low, but care should be taken not to spray desirable foliage. Portland Butchers Resume Negotiations Portland- (WD -Contract ne gotiations between represen tatives of Meat Cutters Local 143 and 14 meat-processing companies In the Portland area resumed here Monday. The union, representing about 300 workers, and man agement have been negotiat ing for seven weeks. The meat cutters' contract was up Sunday. DOWPON , controls cattails and problsm gjrassss alongj ditches . A regular spraying program with DOWPON putt an end to tht continual expeme and hard work of burning, chopping or cultivating Johnson or Bermuda grass out ot ciop lands and cattails out ot ditches. In headlands and along fence tines, too, Dowpon eliminates grass-for it kills the deep rooj as well as tops. Through cumulative action, this program becomes leu coitly each year. You'll find Dowpon cheaper than chlor ates or borates, less messy than oiling. Simply mix Dowpon with water, and spray. IWawl M TV tXm CXmfcil Cmf , KONARCH SEED ft FEED CO. 101 Nwk IsrtMt, Uptewa tiers 301 leirri) sir. Firm Srr .. MEDFOHD MAIL I instructions Given On Bedding Plants By J. VERNON MARSHALL Note For Rogue Valley Nurserymen and Growers Asso. - and, Oregon Also, of Nurserymen, April and May - Spring is here, this , is bedding plant season. The earlier we start our gardens, the better our gardens will be, that is, if we will adhere to these sim ple suggestions. Easter is out of the way, the orchard heating season about to an end (we hope). I would like to point out a few plants, and some of the culture, In the line ot general gardening. It should be safe now to start setting out your geraniums providing you con tinue to listen to the frost warning and cover if the key station temperature will be 32 degrees or less. For geran iums, make use of heavy soil, and for best results feed regu lar every month through the growing season with a Rood organic food, such as Liquinox 10-10-5. Feed leaves as well as roots. Leaves need fertili zer, and as a matter of fact, some plants (such as camel-' lias) take in half their feed and moisture through the foliage. They will look bet ter. They will bloom better. They will be better plants. Now is also the time to set out salvias, ageratum, asters, alyssum, phlox, lobelia, marigold, petunias, portulaca, snaps, stocks, verbena, zinnias and many other flowering plants. In vegetables, start Brus- sell sprouts, cabbage, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, keeping Pine Moth Search Starts in Salem Salem - Residential check for the European pine shoot moth moved into the Salem area April 21 with the finding of this pest on a commercial planting in the Salem area. The pest, now found for the second time in Oregon, is a threat to stands of timber pine in the state. A "hold" order was placed on all pine stock in the nurs ery where the moth was found, according to Hugh Tay lor, chief of the plant division of the department of agricul ture. Taylor says the stock can either be destroyed or fumigated on an experimental basts. Fumigation of the stock would mean It must be held under fine screen enclosures for at least 15 months. Fumi gation methods are still in the experimental stage. Department, state and fed eral forestry officials, . Oregon State university, and pine in dustry representatives confer red in Salem on how to deal with the new outbreak. Concern of officials and in dustry centers in damage which will result to Oregon's commercial pine stands if the moth gains a foothold in this state. USDA Recognizes Laboratory Work , Salem-Mrs. Ellen J, Martin, serologlst in charge of the state-federal disease control laboratory in the Agriculture building, Salem, has received a certificate of merit for out standing service. The award was made by the U.S. Department of Agri culture for demonstration of "superior knowledge of the Infectious diseases of live stock and the tests conducted for their control and eradica tion," says Dr. A. G. Beagle, who made the presentation for USDA. Dr. Beagle is fed eral veterinarian in charge in Oregon. The efficiency with which Mrs. Martin has conducted these laboratory tests has con tributed materially to the knowledge of the extent of leptosplrosts In the state and the state certification for brucellosis, Dr. Beagle said. Mrs. Martin will shortly con. duct tests to assist In the con trot of anaplasmosls which af fects primarily mature cattle. Mrs. Martin was In charge ot the cooperative laboratory in Ontario for almost three years and has been in charge of the Salem laboratory since September 1959. The labora tory Is operated by the fed eral and state departments of agriculture. ........... S 2-24(0 $P 2-4701 TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON your frost in mind for some items, tuch as tomatoes, marl- golds, peppers, salvia and ageratum. You will not have to worry about freezing pe tunnlas or cabbage or lettuce or most of the other items listed. The temperature would have to get down to around 26. degrees for an hour or more. It is not so much how cold it gets that does th dam age, it is how . long it stays cow. In - the fertilizing field, it seems mat conditions are changing rapidly. It seems al most as if the automobile has not only done away with the horse, but has also driven the cows away from the g a r d e n e r't neighborhood. There are really mor,e. cows in the country than ever, only they are distributed different ly. For the gardener, the cost of manure Is almost prohibi tive. Gradually some of us are beginning to retlize that we have to find substitutes with which to supply the essential plant foods, such as nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, one or .;the other of which -if not all three - is usually lacking in most soils. We are beginning to realize that we are creeping in the dark as far as knowing the first thing about what the soil in our particular section lacks in essential plant food requirements. Nor do. we in telligently go about applying fertilizer. . . . We look upon a bag of 10-10-5 fertilizer with suspicion just because it doesn't look like a yard of manure. We don't realize that the food values in that bag are far greater than what is actually available in that yard of man ure. Please, believe me, gar deners, it is greater, it is cheaper, it is better, and, best of all . without weed seeds. Your nursery's and garden stores have this wonderful fer tilizer all sacked up for you, with the correct analysis, to tit the needs of the plant that you are growing. There is no guessing, you can't go wrong, as long as you follow direc tions. So - let's progress with the times, and be sure of a good garden. And again - gar deners - Don't forget the in sects, there are plenty ot in secticides and fungisldes in the nurseries and garden stores that are made to fit your particular need. I Still the Only at the Grange Co-op do you have available the full time services of a college trained Nutrionist. This is a personalized service to meet the needs of local ranchers for prompt and expert help with nutritional problems. This is a free service for all ranchers in this area. Just another of the many advantages of doing your trading with the Grange Co-op. For fast, friendly service, locally owned, locally controlled. . ' , . A local market for your grain, and devoted to serving your needs. ok ."- c mm r! - f H co-op nfMV j. , v -M,f JJL t - , I r j h " ': b r:r-d .rJK, tiff 1 t-" I lmu j ( (EirsiimgcB Hiway 99 CENTRAL POINT Ph.NO4.1261orSP3-4022 Hog Cholera Halt Made At Source Salem - Hog cholera hat broken out In Oregon for the tecond time this year but, ac cording to state, department of agriculture veterinarians, has been stopped at the source. An early diagnosis caught the disease, found recently in a herd ot 70 animals on a farm near Woodburn. Loss of two pigs was first reported, with 14 other losses in less than two weeks. On April 19 all the animals were vaccinated. Most of the animals on the premises when the outbreak began were unvacclnsted ex cept for a large group of pigs purchased at an auction yard. These animals had been vac cinated with modified live vi rus vaccine at the yard. None of this group showed symp toms of the disease. Farm Quarantined The farm has been quaran tined until further notice. First outbreak of this dis ease earlier in the year was also in the Woodburn area and was also stopped before it could spread. . Hog cholera is the most se rious disease of swine in the United States, destroying more hogs than all other diseases combined. If it appears in acute form, hogs sicken and die quickly. If less severe, they may be sick for weeks before they die. Incubation period for pigs exposed to the disease ranges from three to seven days. The cholera af fects only hogs, not man. . LAWN MOWER SHARPENING Small Engine Repairing Parts and- Service for Briggs Stratton . . Clinton Lauson BIG V FEED 194B Pacific Hwy. North Best Place . and Suddenly . . . . . It's Old Man Winter has left us again. The weather is warm- Garden Tips By John W. McLougbiin County Extension Agent DAHLIAS . Dahlia may be planted now. For best results choose a sun ny location and keep the plants well watered. Plant the tubers about five inches deep in a horizontal position with the eye up. Well rotted manure mixed in with the soil will provide a good source of fertilizer. To prevent future root dam age, place the stakes in the ground while planting. If a bushy plant i3 desired, pinch the top when the plant is about a foot high. . HEATHER To keep your heather plants compact and producing an abundance of flowers, shear them back as soon as the flowers fade. AILANTHUS A money-back introductory offer on the Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven) has been received by many residents. Some ad ditional information on this tree is presented. The Ailanthus has been classifiied as a short-lived weed" tree. The male trees produce an intensely disagree able, odor when blooming and the female trees bear unsight ly seedpods into late winter. The Ailanthus has a tendency to sucker freely and its roots will penetrate underground pipes, wells and cisterns, giv ing the water a nauseating taste. . . . and Others & SEED CO. SP 3-3160 for Farmers Ranchers REMEMBER... You don't have to be trade here and SAVE. (C(D)p 421 A Street ASHLAND Phone MU 9-6281 Spring! Ing up, the spring thaw hat come ano gone. . Now is the time when peo pie begin to inspect their backyards, with a view to putting them in order for the Outdoor Months . . . and, if you're like us, you're gener. ally surprised at what you find there. One thing we found again this year, which has turned up often In the past, is a great need for Community Beauti fication. Community Beautiflcatiort makes sense from every view point: a beautiful community is a pleasant, happy Dlace in which to live; it's a placo wihere people like to do bus- iness - to earn and to buv their daily bread. The National Garden bu. reau, which helped a section of the Niagara Industrial dis trict, New York, to give itself a face lift, has promised us their plans. . . . We'll tell vou all about them shortly. INTEREST RATE REDUCED NEW LAND BANK LOANS NOW ONLY 5 Long Term Low Cost Credit for Any Farm or Ranch Need See or Write FEDERAL LAND BANK ASSN. OF ROSEBURG - Serving Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties 1212 Court Street Medford Oregon A. E. Stevens, Ass't Mar. to Trade a MEMBER to
