Medford mail tribune., April 17, 1962, Image 6

TUESDAY. APRIL 17. 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Early Sweet Corn
Can Be Planted Now
By DON BERRY
County Agent
Early sweet corn may be
planted any time growers can
get their soil prepared.
Mr. John Yungen, agrono
mist at the Southern Oregon
Experiment station, suggests
Morning Sun, Seneca Colden
and Northern Belle as early
maturing varieties which do
well in this area. Iochlef and
iriftnc. Phinf ore ffnoH late
' season varieties and NK 87
also is suggested lor trial as
, a late variety.
' To produce high yields, the
proper plant population ana
i ample fertilizer must oe com-
bincd with adequate irriga
tion. Nitrogen and phosphorus
, are the main plant nutrients
i limiting the yield of sweet
corn in Jackson county. It
' would be advisable for inter-
, csted growers to get a soil test
to determine their phosphorus
and potassium requirements
however an average field
would probably benefit If be
tween GO and 80 pounds of
nitrogen, 30 to 80 pounds of
phosphorous (P20S) and 15 to
20 pounds of sulfur were used.
Soils known to be low In pot
ash would respond to SO to
60 pounds on the K20 basis.
Sulfur can generally be In
cluded by using those mater
ials carrying sulfur.
All of the phosphorus, 30
to 50 pounds of nitrogen, and
a maximum of 50 pounds of
potassium (K20) should be ap
plied in a band at planting
time. To prevent seedling In
jury the band should be two
to three inches to the side
and two to three inches be
low the seed at planting time,
The remainder of the nitrogen
it not applied before planting
may be applied later In the
season as a side dressing or
through Irrigation water,
Airasin Good
Atrazine appears to be
working well for weed con
trol on sweet corn In this
area. This material is general
ly applied Immediately after
planting at the rate of one
pound of active material In
twenty of more gallons of
water per acre. If no rain
occurs a light over head,
sprinkling will Improve con
trol. Where furrow Irrigation
is used Atrazine may be in
corporated into the soil to the
depth where moisture Is avail
able for seed germination by
shallow discing or light har
rowing.
used on sweet corn at this
stage when the air tempera
ture is 85 degrees or above.
Sweet corn is one of the
most important vegetable
crops in the area and during
recent years most growers are
attempting to raise the earlier
varieties rather than old-fashioned
Golden Cross Bantam
and other later types. Prob
ably the most critical prob
lem in sweet corn growing
during recent years has been
the control of corn ear-worm.
Growers are cautioned not
to make large scale plantings
of this commodity unless they
have arranged for marketing
outlets.
Market Active
At Rogue Yard;
378 Cattle Sell
Phoenix - The market was
active at the Rogue Valley
Auction yard Saturday, April
14, during the regular sale,
according to Bob Bcvcr, yard
manager.
Total cattle saleable was
378 head. The market was
active on all classes with
pressure on light cattle sell
ing $1 to $1.50 lower than
the week before, Bevcr said.
While-face steer calves in
the 350 to 450 pound class
sold at $20.50 to $28.40.
Whitcface heifer calves sold
at $24.80 to $20.20. One pen
of light yearling heifers
weighing 490 pounds sold at
$25.60.
Pairs sold at strong prices.
A white face heifer with baby
calves at her side sold at $210
to $227.50 per pair. Other
cows with small calves sold
at $180 to $210 per pair.
Holittln Slears
Hotstein steers and heifers
sold at strong prices. Holsteln
heifers from one dairy sold
at $22.30 to $23.50 per hun
dredweight. These heifers
weighed 350 to $500 pounds.
Holsteln steers from the same
ranch and weighing 400 to
500 pounds sold at $21 to
$22.70 per hundredweight.
Whiteface standard and
common cows sold at $18.70
to $20.60 per hundredweight.
Utility cows sold at $16.70 to
$18.60 per hundredweight.
Chit Chat
I, JOI COWLIY
Mail Tribunt Farm iditof
Ray Reter, owner and operator of the Refer Fruit com
pany in Medford, is one of th old hands in the Medford pear
district. His portly bearing and sharp analytical expression,
however, make him appear to be a typical banker.
And this would seem natural for he is a director of the
board of the Portland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco. He is also a director of Pacific Telephone
Northwest,
The "banker's expression" is one he has acquired, prob
ably through careful study of his boyhood idol, C. C. Bcek
man, pioneer Jacksonville banker.
350 Cattle Sold
At Midway Sale;
Market Active
Farm & Garden
The high point of Reter's life was probably the official
unlocking of the Bcekman bank In Jacksonville as a tourist
attraction approximately a year ago. It was from the Jack
sonville banker that Reter borrowed his first bank money,
$50 to allow him to buy clothes and other things he needed
to work in the hay harvest fields one summer. It was then
Reter learned his first banking principle.
He went on to serve his apparenticeship in the account
ing office of Harry and David's Bear Creek orchards. This
fruit firm which has an established reputation for aggres
sive and smart trading in fruit circles continued Reter's
practical education.
The local fruit man learned from Bear Creek and his
own observation and studies that to get on top and stay
there a dealer in commodities particularly the highly
perishable pears must study market trends and keep ahead
of them.
One trend he is particularly concerned with now is the
European move to the Common Market. This affects all
of U.S. agriculture, but hits fruit Industry particularly hard.
Holsteln utility cows sold at
When other crops than corn $15.50 to $18.70 per hundrcd-
nri tn he Brnwn the (iillnwina weight. Canncr and culler
..At.- It k. ria.it.hu ir. rnxi mold fit. Sl'2. fill to 15 ncr
use other weed control chcml- hundredweight. A few yellow
cals. Randox T applied prior shelly cows sold at $10 per
to emergence or crop or weeds (hundredwelgnl.
has gotten good control. Rain 7
or Irrigation Is needed to carry I Newport Chamber
into ine sou. mis materim
The manager of one of California's larger trade associa
tions probably put it best recently when he remarked:
"Our negotiators always seem to go to the bargaining table
with the determination not to hurt anyone's feelings. That
Is not the way you win your points in bargaining over
tariffs and quotas. Certainl-, the other countries show no
particular concern over our feelings. " In other words, this
is probably one lime when the bulls of the local fruit
Industry should be turned loose in the China shop of "fragile
international negotiations."
During an Interview recently, Reter pointed out sharply
that the problem goes much deeper than this. It involves
politics which unfortunately determine our trade policies.
When wheat or cotton or tobacco and other major surplus
crops are concerned there are plenty of Congressmen to
stand up and shout. But, if the fruit industry received any
concessions In foreign trade it is only because some fruit
men such as Reter did some on-the-spot investigations in
European markets themselves and at the industry's and their
own expense.
Reter feels that the present administration is Dutting the
cart before the horse In considering politics before com
merce. He points out that wars usually have been fought be
cause of basic conflicts of economic interest regardless of
the surface Issues presented. And. since we are now com
memorating the Civil War Centennial, he notes that the
basic conflict then was between the industrial north and
the agricultural south.
will leave a soil residue under
furrow Irrigated conditions
which will Injure potatoes or
sugar beets which may follow
next year.
Dinitro Amine applied Im
mediately after- planting to
Just before emergence of the
corn plants is also recommend
ed. Dinitro Amine may be
used also when the sweet corn
Is In the spike stage when
rates of application are ad
justed to the air temperature.
This material should not be
Votes for Fast Time
Newport, Ore. - (UPII - The
NewDort Chamber of Com
merce reversed Itself Monday
and decided to recommend
that the coastal city go on
daylight saving time starting
April 29.
Earlier the Newport Cham
ber decided lo stay on stand
ard lime while the town ot
Oceanlake, Taft and Dclake
to the north adopted fast time.
The vote for fast time here
was 31 to 11.
Apparently, some officials under the present administra
tion feel the same way. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
John P. Duncan Jr. recently called for full backing of
President Kennedy in his requests for new legislation to
niKouine iicxmiy ana enccuveiy wun Europe s burgeon
ing Common Market.
Addressing the 33rd annual meeting of the National
council of farmer Co-operatives in San Francisco, Duncan
asserted mat jscm, despite Its being 8.000 miles from San
Francisco, Is destined to affect United Slates agriculture
"as surely as though It were Just outside the Golden Gale."
He noted that one out of six acres harvested in the U.S.
is producing for export.
Last year, he said, U. S. agricultural goods sold ahrnnd
totaled $5.1 billion with over $2 billion going to the coun
tries of Western Europe.
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Sen. Wayne Morse (Dem.-Orc.) indicated in his speech
at the annual Roosevelt Memorial dinner here Saturday
night that a particularly hot Congressional fight will be
shaping up on what some authorities describe as the "out
moded'' Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act. He indicated he
would be looking out for the Oregon fruit Interests when
this Issue comes to a head. This act expires June 30. Under
it the U.S. can bargain for access to foreign markets only
on an Item-by-itcm basis, while the Common Market wiil
negotiate only on the basis of across-the-board tariff cuts.
The administration must be oive n new "tmnl,mnl
for negotiating Duncan emphasized, "including flexibility
to obtain concessions from the Common Market on agri
cultural commodities in return tor our granting conces
sions on industrial products"
The "iimiloment." he made rlenr nmi v h i.
hard fact of life "when you export, you also must expect
to import." This is also Reter's thesis. "When they won't
in in nur iriiu wnen mere is a demand for it, cut off the
Renaulls or Fiats or some other product to this country"
The local fruit shipper feels the diplomatic corps has fol
lowed a "do nothing" policy when pressed for fairer treat
ment oi iruu into western Europe.
tie points nut that this overseas market is particularly
iiii(juiiiii ui inc mcniorci pear district and other fruit pro
ducing areas In the U.S. for two reasons: in Eurnneon. ...
for the fruit In U.S. dollars, (2) thev will take the grades
and sizes of fruit which do not enjoy as much demand in
this country. In other words, Europeans will buy a pear
or an apple according to how it tastes first rather than
siie first as does the U S. housewife.
A total of 87 consignors
sold 350 cattle, 41 hogs and
13 sheep at the Midway auc
tion yard at the regular Fri
day sale.
Owner-Operator Bill Bray
reported a "very active" mar
ket on stockers and feeders
and slaughter cows.
Hereford steer calves sold
for $28 to $32.75. Several sin
gle calves sold for $31 to
$32.75. A pen lot of good
calves sold at $30 and several
pens at $29.75. Medium kinds
sold w6ll at prices ranging
from $23 to $26.50.
Heifer calves topped the
market at $27.50. Quite a few
calves went out at $26 to $27
and most good heavy heifer
calves sold for $21 to $24.
Yearling Steers
Yearling steers were steady
at $25 to $26.25 for the better
kinds and $23 to $25 for the
medium quality lighter weight
yearlings. A pen of 800 pound
feeder steers sold for $23.75.
Not very many yearling
heifers in the offering, but a
few decent kinds went out at
$23.50 to $25 with medium
quality heifers going at $20
to $23.
Cows with calves brought
from $190 to $220 for good
cows with young calves and
a few pairs brought from $275
to $305 per pair by splitting
them up to the butchers.
One pen of springer cows
sold for $202.50 per pair and
a pen of older springers
brought $187.50 per head.
A consignment of register
ed Angus saw the cows going
from $275 to $335 per head
and some heifer calves at SI 10
to $150 per head.
Slaughter cows held steady
for another week. Good young
cows sold for $19.40 to S20.30.
A few heavy cows sold for
$17.50 to $18.60. Most utility
cows, including Holstrins,
went for $15 to $16.30. Cut
ters sold for $13.50 to $14.75
and thin old cows sold for $10
to $12.75'.
Bulls sold for $19.50 to
$21.50.
Fat Hogs
Fat hogs, weighing 130 to
210 pounds, sold for $17.50.
Light hogs, 165 to 175 pounds,
sold for $16.60. Only pen of
wenner pigs were very small
and went out for $6.50 per
ncari.
"We have an order for feed
er hogs for a California feed-
lot. They need 200 lings im
mediately and we'll ship in
loads of 250 head to 500 head.
If anyone has a sizeable num
ber of good feeders weigiiing
from 60 to 125 pounds that
are for sale, please call us
right away," Bray urged.
Gardening Tips
By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN
Jackson County Extension
Agent
Narcissus
Narcissus is the botanical
genus name of the group of
bulbs which includes the sub
divisions commonly called
daffodils and jonquils.
Remove the flowers of these
bulbs when they fade to pre
vent seed formation. Develop
ment of the seeds will exhaust
the plant and will result in
smaller bulbs to flower next
year.
The leaves should be retain
ed until they turn yellow. This
occurs at various times and
depends upon the variety. It
is after flowering, while the
foliage matures and the Dulbs
ripen, that narcissus gain most
in size and form flower buds
for next year.
Foliage Treatment
The unsightly yellow green
color of the leaves of narcissus
can be partly overcome by ty
ing the leaves loosely together
at the top, or by taking a
bunch of leaves and tying
a loose knot with them. Be
sure that the lying is done
loosely so that air can circu
late between the leaves and
prevent rotting.
A very effective way of hid
ing this foliage is to use a
cover plant. What you will use
for this purpose will depend
largely on the location of the
planting.
Replant
When the narcissus flowers
become smaller and fewer
while the leaves increase in
abundance, it is well to lift
and replant the bulbs after
they mature. Select the larger
bulbs for replanting and use
the smaller bulbs for increas
ing the stock. You can re
plant the bulbs immediately
and they will soon start to
produce roots.
The smaller sized narcissus
may be spaced three or four
inches apart, while the larger
ones require a spacing of
eight inches for proper
growth. Place each bulb at a
depth three times the depth of
the bulb. Shallow planting
causes rapid revelopment of
small bulbs and results in
many leaves and few flowers.
Narcissus planted at the prop
er depth will not have to be
replanted for two or three
t years.
Soil
Before planting, mix two to
three pounds of a 5-10-5 or
the equivalent ferlilizer to
each 100 square feet. Ground
Eastern Oregon
Gets New PUC Office
Salem -HIPII- A new Oregon
Public Utility Commission of
fice has opened Hist east of
Ontario near the Oregon-
laano border.
Truckers entering Oregon
from Idaho on U.S. 80 north,
also known as U.S. 30, may
obtain PUC permits at the
new office, located on the U.S.
20-26 interchange. The build
ing also houses the OreRon
Motor Vehicles Department,
state police and highway department.
This column points up the general problems exporters
?f U. S. agricultural goods, and particularly fruit, face with
the growth of the Common Market in Western Europe
Next week we will briefly discuss what the Common
Market Is and how the Idea originated.
BEST OF THE BAITS
bonemeal, at three to four
pounds, and five pounds of
wood ashes to each 100 square
feet could also be used. Be
sure to mix the fertilizers
thoroughly with the soil be
fore planting. High rates of
fertilizer, especially nitrogen,
will result in excessive divid
ing of the bulb.
Bulb Fly
Larva of the narcissus bulb
fly causes considerable dam
age to narcissus by eating
large cavities into the center
of these bulbs. Such injured
bulbs produce little or no fo
liage the year after infection.
The adult fly resembles a
small bumblebee and appears
from late April through July.
These flies are most active on
warm sunny days, flying in a
zig-zag fashion about ten
inches above ground. They
produce a high pitch hum and
feed on the nectar of many
plants.
The female fly lays 50 to
75 eggs singularly on narcis
sus leaves at or below ground
level about a week after she
emerges. These eggs hatch in
about 10 days and the small
larva wiggle through the soil
and enter the bulbs near the
roots. They develop here
through the summer and fall.
Infected bulbs can be de
tected when dug in the sum
mer. After the bulbs are clean,
examine the white root ring
at the edge of the basal plate
of the bulb for a sunken
brown area. This brown area
indicates that the larva is in
the bulb. The discoloration ex
tends up the side and into the
bulb.
Control
Protecting the bulb against
larva invasion is the method
of control followed for the
narcissus bulb fly. This may
be accomplished in one of the
following ways:
1. Before planting, dust the
soil in the furrow lightly with
2i per cent aldrin, 2'i per
cent heptachlor or 5 per cent
chlordane. Place the bulbs in
the furrow and redust them. A
pound of dust will treat about
200 bulbs or 50 feet of row.
2. Put 40 to 50 bulbs in an
open weave bag and dip for
at least ten minutes but no
more than an hour in one of
the following solutions (4 tea
spoons 25 per cent heptachlor,
8 teaspoons 25 per cent al
drin, 4 teaspoons 75 per cent
chlordane or 2 teaspoons 15
per cent dieldrin per gallon
of water). Add four teaspoons
Pear Juice Taste J
Tests Now Complete
A iuice combination of pear
and raspberry a- i pear and
passion fruit seem to be tne
two top mixtures, according
to recently completed sam
plings by over 5P" ""onle in
Jackson count", the pear in
dustry reported yesterday.
Plastic containers of these
two juice t . nations were
presented Senator Eugene J.
McCarthy and Wayne M.
Morse before they talked at
the Roosevelt Memorial din
ner here Saturday. Morse said
if the pear industry could pro
vide him with sufficient quan
tity h would serve it in the
U.S. Capitol in support of his
anti-cocHail drinking bill.
The series of taste panels
selected a combination of
pear, black cap rasnberry and
cranberry as the third most
tasty drink:
Taste Panels
The taste panels consisted
of pupils in Crater and Med
ford schools. 4-H club mem
bers and rcsidert of the
of formaldehyde per gallon
to the solution to prevent
spread of fungus.
If you are not going to
plant the bulbs for a day or
two, carefully dry them after
you have taken them from
the solution. When one-third
of the solution has been used
and soil and debris have ac
cumulated, make a fresh
batch.
3. If bulbs are planted with
out prior treatment, drench
the soil with heptachlor or
aldrin when the adult fly ap
pears in the spring. Apply two
gallons of either of the above
concentrations to 15 feet of
row or 15 square feet. Use a
sprinkling can and direct the
material to the base of the
plants. Do not mound the soil
after treatment.
Rogue Valley Manor. At first
five combinations of iuK-s
with pear juice were nlaced
before the panels, but to ivoid
cop'usion tr' was reduced to
four. County Horticultu-al
Agent Clifford B. Cordy said.
The drink h' iti-nj
were develop"'' at Oregon
State -'rsHv by the food
technology department and
the taste panels supc'--J by
the extension service home
economics department.
Cordy noted that everyone
h- ' been "very coope"'"e"
)- serving on th taste panels.
Russian Instruments
On Moon Predicted
London -HOT- Sir Bernard
Lovell, director of the giant
radio telescope at Jodrell
Bank, said Monday the Rus
sians probably will land in
struments on the moon some
time this year.
The scientist said he was
glad the U.S. probe of Venus
scheduled for this summer
will not hit the planet but
only make a wide pass at it.
He said there was posslb'e
danger of contaminating the
planet otherwise and hoped
the Russians also would avoid
hitting it directly.
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don, Ore., high school teacher
faced Superior Court here to
day on a charge of robbing a
San Francisco grocery store
last month.
Vivian E Walker was or
dered to appear in court
Wednesday to enter a plea.
Walker has been condned
in lieu of $1,030 ball since
his arrest March H
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