Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1961)
Farm s Pasture Program Outlined by Agent Br EUGENE WINTERS County Agent ; Irriaated pasture manage' ment is too often neglected In the Important production of meat and milk on Jackson County farms. The goals of good pasture management are to produce efficiently as much meat or milk per acre as possible throughout ; tne nnntiifn season. 1 ' These goals can be achiev ed with a proper .irrigation, fertilizer and weed control program plus regulated graz ' ing. Th aim of irrigation is to : maintain a continuous supply of available soli moisture to the pasture plants." P 1 a n t s such as Lotus and Ladlno . plover root to different rfenthj. Ladlno clover, being shallow rooted, requires fre quent irrigations to Keep ine top six inches of soil moist. ' Infrequent heavy irrigations would benefit the deeper root ed Lotus at the expense of the Ladino clover. When both shallow rooted and deep rooted forage plants are In the stand it is necessary to maintain. soil moisture through both root zones. Check Water The amount of water neces sary to apply can be deter- mined througn tne use oi a ; probe, soil auger or under medium and light textured soils conditions with soil moisture blocks. Excess water is a waste resulting in leach ing of plant foods, reduced plant growth, making condl- tions right for the encroach ment of undesirable water loving plants and soil com-1 paction when the animals are turned in. When pasture plants are at the wilting stage one inch of water will wet a clay soil to about 'our inches, a loam soil to about eight Inches, and, a sandy soil to 12 inches or more. Livestock should hot be al lowed on the pasture while it Is Irrigated, or until the sur face soil has dried. Wet soils when compacted by stock re sult in poor plant growth and poor water penetration. Irrigated pastures like other crops where maximum yields are desired require fertilization, Animal manure is valuable, but It returns only one-third of the nutrient . supply in the forage eaten by the animals. The addition of commercial fertilizers is rec- ' ommended for the establish' ment and continued high pro duction for several years. Fer tilizer experiments in Jack son county have shown re sponse, from applications of nitrogen, phosphorus, potas sium, lime, boron and sulfur. A soil test should be used as a basis for fertilizer applica tion. Phosphorus, sulfur, lime and boron may be applied in : the fall. Under most condi tions nitrogen and potassium should be applied in Febru- . ary or early March. More than one annual application of potassium Is necessary on . some soils. Nitrogen benefits the grass while phosphorus, sulfur, potassium and boron are most beneficial to the le gumes. Heavy nitrogen rates tend to reduce the legumes n A KELTHANE it sudden death on mites. This is bad news for migrant mites and lute hatching colonies. This longer-lasting, ef fective protection means you can Spray and Save with Kelthane. Yet, as power ful as it is, Kelthane is completely safe (when used as recommended) for both new foliage and fruit-finish, even on sensitive varieties. It is compatible with most or chard pesticides and harmless to beneficial insects. At the earliest sign of mite build-up, kill with Kelthane. And to insure thorough KELTHANE TUESDAY. MAY 16, 1961 Garden in the stand. -High rates of phosphorus and sulfur will increase the vigor of the le gumes to the' disadvantage of the grass. Fertilizing weeds or weedy grasses seldom will pay. The omission of any one of the irrigation, fertilization, controlled grazing and weed control factors of pasture management can limit produc tion, but the management of grazing has. a greater influ ence on the condition of the pasture than any other factor. Rotation grazing or daily ra tioning will give increased production and better utiliza tion of forage on improved pasture. ' Three to four weeks should elapse between grazing per iods. The actual grazing time is one day for daily ration or three to four days for rotation grazing. Close grazing to a two Inch height encourages clovers while leaving a four to five inch height encourages grass. A height of eight to ten inches should be reached be fore pasturing ' starts. The height when grazing starts, the height grazed back to, the fertilizers used and irrigation application will determine the . per cent of clover or grass, f he ideal pasture would be about one-half grass and one-half clover. Weed Control Weed control in pasture can be accomplished through proper and careful irrigation, mowing and the use of chemi cals. Good water management will reduce the possibility of getting weeds such as star thistle in the dry areas or water-loving plants such as curly dock and buckhorn in the overly wet areas. Mow ing annual weeds before they mature is one of the best methods of preventing their Increase and spread. There is also an advantage to mowing occasionally to promote even cropping and full utilization of forage. Chemical weed con trol is limited as to materials available , that will not kill beneficial plants ot meet residue requirements. Spot spraying with 2,4-D for both ersome perennial broad leaf ed weeds can be effective. Blanket applications are not recommended because of dam age to legumes. Pastures needing extensive applications of herbicides for weed control should be plow ed up and seeded to annual crops such as grain for a year or two. Weed control under this type of crop can be more selective. Specific chemicals could then be used that best control the particular weed or weeds. Good weed control through cultivation and chem ical means prior to seeding a permanent pasture will pay off. Proper irrigation, fertlllza. tlon and grazing resulting in a thrifty stand keeps weeds under control. Ottawa-HIPD-Presldent Ken nedy's address to a Joint ses sion of Parliament will be carried live on the English and French radio and tele vision networks of the Can adian Broadcasting Corp. 4 v. v V f n - .... Kills mites41 by the thousands! coverage on hard-to-wet foliage, add .f Triton B-1956, the non-oil spreader sticker. See your dealer for both soon. 'specially turopaan red, two-spotted, appla rust, Willamette, yellow, clover, McDanlel and other orchard mites. ROHIVI PNILAOaLPHIA 310 Cattle Sold At Midway Yard At Friday Sale Ninety consignors sold 310 cattle, 60 hogs and seven sheep during the regular Friday sale at the Midway auction yard. Good to choice Hereford steer calves, 280 to 470 pounds sold at $24.29 to $26 per hun dredweight. Medium quality, 350 to 4S0 pound steers went out at $20.90 to $22.80. Heifer calves, 300 to 379 pounds, Vent out at $22.50 to $23.75, Yearling heifers, 900 to 600 pounds, sold from $20.50 to $21.60. Yearling steers, g o o d to choice at 400 to 600 pounds, sold from $23 to $24.40, and 700 pounds, $20.10 to $20.80. Medium quality yearling steers sold from $18 to $20. A pen of purebred Angus heifers that weighed 461 pounds after the sale brought $153 per head. A pen of eight cows with calves sold for $214 per pair. Holstein steers sold a little cheaper with 340 to 450 pound calves going for $19 to $20.10 and those weighing 600 to 725 pounds selling from $17 to $18.10. A truckload of fat steers weighing 1,000 to 1,150 pounds brought. $21.60 to $22. ' A fairly heavy run of slaughter cows found an ac tive market with good smooth Hereford cows bringing $15.50 to sjio.ou. Heavy utility cows went out at $14.60 to $15.50. Cutters sold at $13.30 to $14.10 and canners, $11 to $12.90. One 1,700 pound bull brought $21.60. Other 1,000 to 1,300 pound bulls sold at $17.40 to $19.30 per hundred weight. Veal top price was $28. Most good veal went out at $23 to $24.50. Fat hogs sold from $18 to $18.10. Feeder pigs sold from $17.60 to $19.25. Weaners sold from $8 to $9.50. A few good weaners sold to $11. Sows sold at $13.80 to $14.40. Most good sows sold for over $14. "We sold about 100 head of stock calves by the head. We do this because many buy ers need to know exactly how much their cattle are going to cost when they bid," Own er-Manager BUI Bray 'explain ed. "We do not quote prices on these head sales unless their weight is known, but It is apparent that they bring as much or more by the head as they would have by the pound." Council on Aging To Meet Wednesday The Rogue Valley Council on Aging will meet at noon at the Jackson hotel Wednes day, May 17, instead of Thursday afternoon, according to Gene William, chairman. Future action on develop ment of low rental public housing will be discussed as well as the best method of making a housing survey con sidered necessary. Reports on the Senior Center building fund will be made. Persons interested in the projects are invited to attend. Non-members of the council planning to attend should make reservations by 'tele phoning the Jackson hotel. ) V -CHITCHAT- JOI COWLfY Mail Tribune um Idlter Nelghborllness seems to be a lost art these days. That's why when We come across soma good neighbors we are im pressed. , We were visiting a small farmer Saturday afternoon and learned he is moving into a small house in town. "Have to look to the future when I get old," this active 75-year-old man said. "Couldn't have made it this far without my good neighbor. He always just happens over when I need some help." , , Then he told us how he was trailer to take him to the auction yard. The elderly farmer pulled, the calf pulled, and nobody seemed to be getting anywhere. Then the neighbor came over, dropped a rope around the calf's neck and pulled him up into the trailer. This veteran farmer has a few pear trees so his neighbor checks the temperatures for season and helps him with few examples. One of the larger orchardlsts In the valley is also gen erous 'in lending his farm equipment to a nighboring beef man. And the rancher returned the favor recently by help ing with the orchard heating. Cue of the county agents er wire his barn. The farmer throughout the valley so was help. This county agent like others in his office continually do more than what their respective jobs call for. However, since the county extension office is a service agency to farm ers many of their good deeds go without recognition. We have found farmers And that's a good thing because only through joining their efforts will many of the small farmers be able to survive. On the other hand, sometimes you see the good neigh bor policy fall by the wayside. Sunday, we learned that a man with an injured arm had to wait almost an hour along side the South Pacific highway help him with a flat tire. He had started to remove the tire himself using his bandaged hand and arm the best he could when a motorist stopped. And the highway was crowded with Sunday afternoon drivers. Apparently, people are Nelghborllness takes time and some people never slow down long enough to help each other. 1 One of our neighbors has beef operation. He and his wife work in town to help sup port their farming and devote all their spare time to farm work. His wife was working the squeeze-chute while our lanky friend tatooed calves. "To be a success in this busi ness two main things you need is a good wife and a good dog," he grunted while wrestling with a calf. This couple Is proof that a high quality part-time farming operation can be Successful. Local bankers probably have had little to do with this farmer since he operates on a pay-as-you-go basis. However, he admits he might have been farther ahead financially if he had built his barn as a complete unit even if he had borrowed the money to do it. Promoters of the renewed sociation bull sale this fall will have to do some high-powered selling to convince our neighbor and others like him that they should put their high quality bulls in the sale. These people have established a good market for their ani mals in places like Sacramento and feel they must get top cash tor their comparltlvely high per animal investment. One local livestock expert strongly animals to attract more buyers Water surveys to the south already have had some effect on cattle sales here since much ot the stock is shipped out of the valley to California. Latest reports from that area are that Shasta lake may have enough water to meet normal demand through the summer for norhern California. There will be a definite shortage from Sacramento south, however. April rains were not enough to help. This wjll be the third straight year of low rainfall, ac cording to reports. The University of California agricultural extension service has pinpointed drought-fear areas as south ern Calfornla, the central coastal counties, the southern San Joaquin valley, and the Sierra region. The service has re activated its drought committee and is already sending out advice to the 56 counties in which it has personnel so ranch ers will know how best to come. , The dry winter has cut back already the growth of range feed In many sections. Winter grain is in poor condition in southern Calfornla and In danger ot damage in the Sacra mento valley, according to latest information received. Many farmers have deepened their wells and lowered their pump ing equipment. Pasture and fruit are two of the crops which are most likely to suffer from lack ot water and have a resulting effect upon this area's agricultural economy. If pastures are not sufficient for many cattle then fewer cattlemen from the south will be up here buying our beef to feed out. How ever, local yards report prices on beef calves holding up well and northern California which provides most ot our customers may have enough water for the season. Earlier this spring many orchards along the central and south coasts and in the San Joaquin valley were wet to only 30 Inches from rains. So, competition from there may be less. Llvestockmen In central and southern Cali fornia fear another season of heavy and expensive feeding. Local indications are that farmers will have enough irri gation water to squeak by. Orchardlsts the last two years are more earful not to over-irrigate because ot the pear decline problem. Farmers under the Talent Irrigation district have more than enough water, according to current predictions. Jackson County Watermaster D. C. Hendrix predicts that water-users along the larger streams should be fairly well off this irrigation season. Those along the smaller streams may have a little trouble. The cool, wet spring has made it possible for all districts to avoid drawing from storage so far, Hendrix noted. Some years the local districts have had to draw-on their storage about this time. The modern slogan In some large cities Is not "market fresh fruit and vegetables" but "air-fresh". In other words, growers ot high quality fruit and produce on the Pacific Coast are shipping more ot their top produce and gift-packaged Items by air. So far, even the larger local packinghouses don't ship much fruit by air because ot high costs. Two of the larger firms ship to Hawaii and Alaska and tack the extra charges onto their list prices. One of the larger packinghouses re ported it confines Its air shipments to the peak ot the gift pack season. However, you can bet that if and when the air freight becomes a more economical form of shipment the Medford pear shippers will be using it. The Medford pear district has always kept up with the newest trends and often develops them. , Best description of the Industry we have heard recently i "nnhnriv nlnva hnrr.ni. btrai lnnifAi. aimKU, np nan anlW I ..j r-- j Kpi...m.vo, w ."'i otai&A a buck further away. They are tough in competition, open hearted in personal relations, and people of broad horizons." This alr-trelght to the eastern gourmet market Is growing, however. American Airlines reported In 1960 It flew 681,000 pounds ot fruit to eastern markets from California. The jet plane is expected to cut shipping costs by sheer speed. In 1 1962 new jet cargo planes will be available to haul 80,000 pounds at a crsck. I MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON wrestling a balky calf Into a him during the orchard nesting his heaters. These are just a - ;. earlier this year helped a farm has helped many, many people just getting a little return here generally good neighbors. before somebody stopped to not deliberately unhelpful. a small, but going purebred annual Cal-Ore. Hereford as recommends grading the sale and sellers. ot us don't look good. They meet drought problems as they Market Steady On Most Classes At Phoenix Yard Phoenix The market was steady on all classes of cattle except heavy steers weighing 800 pounds and over. Hereford baby calves sold $41 to $54 per head. Mixed baby calves sold from $28 to $34 per head. Holstein baby calves sold from $22 to $31 per head. Jersey and Guern sey' baby calves sold from $7 to $21 per head. Hereford weaner . calves 300 to 400 pounds, sold at $22.75 to $23.50 per hundredweight. Single Hereford steer calves, weighing 350 to 450 pounds, sold at $24.50 to $26.30. One pen of Hereford wea ner calves, weighing about 400 pounds, sold at $97 per head. One pen of Hereford calves, weighing about 300 pounds, sold at $76 per head. Hereford yearling herefords, weighing 500 to 650 pounds, sold at $19.50 to $21 per hun dredweight. Hereford year ling steers, weighing 750 to 1,100 pounds, sold at $20.50 to $21.60 per hundredweight. Good quality Hereford cows and calves remain steady with young cows In short - supply. One lot of young cows with baby calves sold at $210 per pair. Mixed cows and calves in singles sold at $165 to $195 per pair. Slaughter cows are holding at" steady prices. Hereford utility cows sold at $19.80 to $16.70 per hundredweight. Holstein utility cows sold at $14.90 to $19.00 per hundred weight. Holstein utility cows sold at $14.90 to $19.80 per hundredweight. Canner and cutter cows sold at $12.60 to $19 per hundredweight. Watsonville can be packed 1,000 pounds to the package and land in eastern markets less than 12 hours later. Some have even gone to London to sell there at $1.50 a half-basket. Other fruit shipped from Los Angeles last year were served on a luxury liner all the way to Europe and half-way back. Special containers for the tor. One such container is The insulated packages are precooled produce, rushed to unloaded in New York and arrives in the store at the same The experts in this business necessary quality in these shipments requires working with everyone along the line from grower to retailer. Proper han dling procedures are an integral part of this operation. - Anyway, it's something to perhaps a little later. LOCALLY OWNED LOCALLY CONTROLLED IN THE LONG RUN you won't do better than trading at... GRANGE CO-OP solely for the benefit of LOCAL farmers and ranchers. Always quality products and reasonable prices. aTCSv Hiway99 CENTRAL POINT Ph. NO 4-1261 or SP 3-4022 1 T Aphis Population High This Year Aphis populations are high again this year, according to Jackson County Extension Agent, Dave Passon. The sticky, soft-bodied In sects can be found on prac tically every type of foliage from strawberries to walnut trees this year. Aphis, as a whole, are rela tively easy to control, but con trol measures vary with 'the crop and the acreage Involved. Malathlon Is possibly the best all around aphiscide for the home orchardist or gar dener, The commercial vege table grower will probably use malathlon or dibrom. The commercial orchardist will probably use dlazinon or para thion. Some people confuse aphis damage with peach leaf curl, Passon said. From a distance the two problems do look similar. On closer observa tion, however, the aphis in fested leaves are curled, sticky and yellow with aphis visible inside the curled leaves. Leaves infected with curly leaf are curled and crisp with thickened areas turning red later in the season. Aphis can be controlled dur ing the season, whereas curly leaf can be controlled only by dormant sprays, Passon said. New York Man Named To Weyerhaeuser Board Tacoma (DM) Thomas C. Taylor, Rochester, N.Y., was elected to the Weyerhaeuser Co. board of directors Mon day at a meeting of share holders here. The shareholders also voted to reduce the board from 16 members to 19. . perishables are a crucial fac rigid and the other collapsible. filled at the packing plant with the plane, refrigerated en route, rushed to coolers so the fruit temperature it left the plant. point out that maintaining the think about now and plan for 1 It r-TT?! co-op :Jll . GARDENING TIPS By JOHN McLOUGHLIN County Extension Agent ' nr Recently olanted trees and shrubs and those iMaatroniaH frnm other causes such a s mechanical injury, fire, drought, disease ana in r.t urn often attacked and killed by borers. These borers are the larvae or worm stage of various beetles and moths. In general, the adult insect deposits the eggs in or below the bark or scar tissue oi ine iru Hiirins sarins:. These eggs hatch and the larvae bore in to the inner bark and sap wood where they remain thnMiirh th winter. In SDring pupation takes place and the adults emerge to continue mis cycle. ; ciatiil - Preventative measures are best for control of borer Infestation. Adequate watM-lna Hiirinff dry SDellS. proper fertilization, spraying for control of insects ana iun t trtintf hnrk wounds and pruning infected or weakened branches are recommenaea. Borers seldom attack trees in good condition. The trunks and larger bran ches of transplanted trees are fromipntlv wranned with spe cially prepared crepe paper. In addition to preventing Dor er infestation, this prevents sunscald and drying out. This protective paper is wrapped from the highest practical point on the trunk to the ground. Each turn is overlapped one-half the width of the material so that a dou v,lo thlolcneas covers the tree trunk. Binder twine is spir ally wound In the opposite di rection to hold the paper in place. The wrap is usually left on the tree for two years. Spraying -the bark during Portland Haircut Prices Unchanged Portland (UPD The price of haircuts here will not go up. Members of the Barbers Union have voted 212-168 to keep the prices at $1.75 in stead of raislne them to $2. A spokesman said the vote was the closest in five years. ASKS CLERGY UNION St. Bartholomews, England -(UPD-The Rev. Peter Gamlen called Monday for a trade un ion or professional organiza tion for clergymen. He said such an organization could negotiate a living wage for members of the clergy. (D REMEMBER... You don't hare to be a MEMBER to trade here and SAVE. T h'-T! ; Mi 0 421 A Street ASHLAND Phone 482-2143 the adult egg laying period vlth eight tablespoons of DDT per gallon of water Is a stan dard practice. Three or four applications at three week in. tervals are usually necessary to insure protection for the entire egg laying period. Once the eggs are hatched and' the borer has entered the tree different control measur es must be followed. Sawdust like trass around the tunnel is an indication that the bor er is in the tree. ; Toxic pastes are injected in to the borer's tunnel and the tunnel is then sealed with put ty, gum or grafting wax. Probing wi,th a sharp knife or inserting a flexible wire Into the tunnel to crush the borer are also control measures. ; Branches and trees killed by borers should be cut and burned to prevent further spread. .; INTEREST RATE REDUCED NEW LAND BANK LOANS NOW ONLY 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'l Mgr. 92 o dDp I How does this wcirk? Strawberries from San Jtse or
