Medford mail tribune., April 24, 1962, Image 6

Sania Gertrudis Come In
Jo Rogue River Valley Ranch
R JOE COWLEY
Jrfail Tribune Farm Editor
Pete tinteman and li is
three sons believe they now
rjnve a breed which will meet
ail the demands on modern
beef animals
They recently had shipped
in 15 cows and one bull of the ,
red Santa Gertrudis-a Brah-1
ni? cross. Only other Oregon
ranch which lias this type of ;
beef featuring heardiness j
well as quality is in Bed-
mond. Pete Bateman believes, j
The Bateman boys put on j pasture, lhey think tne 1 Warrior, weighed 1.700
an impromptu rodeo as they ! ta Gertrudis is such an am-; pmirKs ' amj wji be three
led the calves out to pasture jma Bateman came from 1 h" ye:irs old in June,
ior the first time. Full of life cattle- country of Montana 52 j Anyway, after 10 years of
the young beeves bucked and ! yL.ars .,,, And like many j experimenting the King
kicked and a couple manag-1 pim,,rcd breeders here feel Ranch produced a bull calf
ecl to yank the halter ropes (no valley has the ideal called Monkey because of his
out of the hands of their han- climilc for the purebred busi-1 playfulness. It was-of a dis
dlers. I ness. But, like others, lie has i tinctive red color, of good
One of the calves was un- j rolind small scale ranching I disposition and exceptionally
able to break free. So, we
managed to get a picture of
Gerommos Kum lloa, born
Jan. 18, 1981. She is from the
Ke-He-Kah ranch, The calf
that broke loose was sired
by Apache 42, eight times
a grand champion. His
home ranch is Tucumcari,
Ariz.. 18 miles north of No-
qales and 45 miles south ol j
Tucson. I
Hai Olner Breeds
Although Bateman has
other breeds on his ranch he
expects to "make more money
on! of these cattle than any
thing on feed." He noted that
at nine months his young ani
mals have outweighed other
breeds on the ranch by 65
pounds each. Rated as good
moat animals, they dress out
81) to 65 per cent. Sixty-two
per cent is average for Santa
Gertrudis beef animals, Bale
nmn pointed out.
He also noted that calves
of', the Santa Gertrudis line
placed in Ihe top money at
tlio Houston Livestock show.
One sold for $5,000 and an
other for $4,000.
The Balemans have nine
cows and a bull which are
certified. Cattle are eligible
tor certification after the San
ta Gertrudis cross with a cer
tified bull on a cow. Cer
tification is' a complecated
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TUESDAY. APRIL 24. 1962
procedure requiring h I g n blood, tne tsranma nad ai
standards of the animals. I ready proven its range hardi
A Brahama can be cross-: ness.
ed with a Hereford, An- Travelling through the
gus or Shorthorn. Drannias ' sonuiwcsi, me nHiemans saw
are hard to handle and have ' tliis breed doing well on cac
a tempermcnt of their own, : tus and sagebrush and saw
Bateman pointed out. The re-
suitant cross produces a rug-.
ged, but fairly gentle animal. )
'jhe Batemuns have a cum-
paratively small ranch as cat-
tie ranches go so figure they ;
have to have top animals to ,
grt the best of their feed
and
must ,e supported by a full-
time business. ! age. On full feed, he weighed
Santa Oertrudis might bell-"'" P""" al months.
called the truly modern breed
of cattle since it is compara
tively recent in origin. Its de
velopment dates back to the
early 1900s on the famous
King Ranch in Texas. There
thev wanted a breed mat
withstand the semi-
tropical environment of South
Texas and still produce good
quality beef under adverse
conditions
The King Ranch worked
for 25 years with British I
breeds before deciding they
had to develop cattle which
were hardier. Cattle of Euro-!
pean origin had difficulty in
keeping to a standard of ex
cellence under severe environ
ment conditions, lhey found.
Starting In 1010 lhey dovel-!
oped a strain of greater hardi
ness by infusing Brahma
Egg Producers
To Organize
AH egg producers in the
Rogue valley are invited lo
a meeting in the Sequin
room of Del Rogue hotel al
Granti Pass at 7:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, April 25
The poultrymen. who
have been holding informal
monthly meetings in Med
ford, the last two or three
months will form a formal
organization and elect of
ficers. Original purpose of the
meeting was lo make the
poullrymen in this area ac-
quainled with each other.
but now thoy feel lhey must
organize lo attain their com
mon objectives such as egg
promotion, a spokesman
said.
See your local
ANGELES . NORTH PORTLAND,
.one herd foraging in 18 inches
of snow.
Sllc.h iarfjy animal is the
Bateman bull. This multiple
sire hu which will be three
v(i;irs ,) jn june js (r0In the
pyjng M ran(-h in Yerington
Ncv. area. The bull. Rogue
deep, beefy and heavy for his
He became the foundation
sire and all Santa Gertrudis
cattle are descended from
him. He was born in 1920.
Officially Recognized
In 1940, the Santa Gertru
dis was officially recognized
by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture as a pure breed,
the first breed of beef cattle
developed in America.
Development of this meat
'.vpe of animal has continued,
Two Santa Gertrudis bulls
showed gains of 500 pounds
nr more at the end of the 140
day Webb county beef cattle
rate of gain lest on Sept. 17,
1980 at Laredo, Tex. This in
creased lo 14 the number of
Santa Gertrudis bulls which
""ve reached or surpassed
this figure in official Texas
performance tests.
Since 1942 more than fl,
000 bulls of nil breeds have
been tested for rate of Rain
in official tests in Texas.
Santa Gertrudis have partici
pated since 1 04 1 . Fourteen
bulls of the 16 which reach
500 pounds of gain during the
HO days on test were Santa
Gertrudis.
This breed produces the
ideal meat market beef which
the housewife wants, accord
' ing lo advocates of the breed.
U has good red meat, well
marbled, but is absent of
waste fiit.
In March, lOfil Sanla Ger
trudis beef sold at the Pioneer
Supermarket in Los Anco.cs
quickly sold out.
Bateman and his pons in
vite all those in the valley
interested in seeing this com
i paratively new type of beef
animal to drive out Table
rtock rd. to the ranch just
past the slate forestry depart
ment headquarters.
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87 Consignors
Sell 319 Cattle
On Active Market
Eight-seven consignors sold
319 cattle, 224 sheep and 23
! hoes on a very active market
j at Midway Auction Friday, ac
cording to Owner - Manager
i Bill Bray.
I Hereford steer calves sold
in pen lots at $28.50 lo $29.75.
IsitiiMes sold un to $30.25 and
i lots of calves moved at $26 1
to $28.
I Heifer calves sold at $24.50;
to $28.80. Most pcnlols of.
good heifers sold about $25. !
Yearling steers sold tor Sii
to $26. A pen of 725 pound
steers brought $23.10. Med
ium quality steers sold for $22
to $23.
Yearling heifers were
scarce, but a few sold from
$22 to $24.10. Common and
medium heifers sold for $19
to $22.
Holslein steer calves went
up this week with the light
end going from $23 to $25.
llolsteins weighing 500 to 650
pounds sold for $21 to $22.70.
A pen of 715 pound steers
brought $21.10 to $22.70.
A pen of Holstein heifers
weighing over 500 pounds sold
for $20.70 and two pcnlols
of Jersey and Guernsey heif
ers went from $17.40 to
$18.20, showing a new In
terest in good quality dairy
heifers.
Cows and calves were about
steady at $215 to $221 per
pair on the better ones and
$160 to $205 per pair on the
plainer kind.
Springer cows sold from
$165 to $195 per head and
a pen of good first calf spring
er heifers brought $176 per
head.
A few good to choice fed
steers sold from $23 to $24.60
and veal calves brought from
$24 to $26.25. No real choice
calves were offered.
Bulls sold for $21.10 and
$21.50 on the two good, big
bulls and $17 to $20 on some
light, poor grade bulls.
Slaughter cows held steady
another week. Commercial
cows sold for $18.20 to $19.
Utility cows sold for $15 to
$17.70, cutters brought $13.50
to $15 and canners and light
cutters sold for $10 to $13.25.
A few shells and low-ycilding
canners went down to $8.50 to
$9.50.
No fat hogs were in the
sale. Fat sows sold for $14.10
to $14.40. Wcaners brought
$8 to $10 per head.
Old crop lambs sold from
$13.(10. to $14.00. A pen ot
72 yearling wethers brought
$13.90 and a pen of 38 aged
ewes with lambs sold for
$13.25 per head.
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MEDFORD MAIL
Fruit Growers
Reveal Figures
On Conversion
The following statement
was written by Don Root,
of Root Packing company,
Medford. and public rela
tions chairman of ther Jack
ion County Fruit Grower,
league. League director!
have approved the state
ment. Members of the Fruit Grow
ers League of Jackson Coun
ty today issued figures that
indicate they are ahead of
their voluntary agreement to
convert within five years all
orchard heaters to the ap
proved type.
With two years of the con
version program behind them,
79 per cent of the heaters in
the valley are of the approved
type. This compares with 57
per cent in 1959. The fruit
growers arc sure at the end
of the conversion period vir
tually all of the open type
heaters will be eliminated.
A census of orch rd heaters
indicate there are now 132,
77C healers of all types on 6,
000 acres of which 105,000
are of the approved type. In
1959 there were 107,65. heat
ers of all types on 5, OP icres
of which 60,655 were of the
approved type.
Conversion Expensive
This conversion has cost
the local fruit growers many
thousands of dollars in years
that have been far from pros
perous. The net effect will not
be complete elimination of
smoke. There can be no ef
fective orchard protection
without some smoke. How
ever, the approved type will
reduce the quantity of smoke
Gardening Tips
By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN
Garden Peonies
Stake any weak-stemmed
peony plants when they at
tain a growth of 15 inches.
Staking prevents the weight
of the large double flowered
types from bending the stems
to the ground.
You may use forked
branches to prop up the heavy
large flowered types, or you
may circle the plant with a
hoop of wire or siring con
nected to three or four stakes.
With either method, the
stakes should be as incon
spicuous as possible.
Flowers
For indoor flower arrange
ments, cut peony flowers Just
as the buds are about to open
and the petals show color. The
flowers will continue to de
velop to their full size and
color. When cutting, leave a
portion of the stem with three
or four leaves on the plant
to manufacture food.
The flowers of certain vari
eties will fade in the garden
because of too much sunlight. :J
Protect these varieties by
shading them with cheese- :
cloth or other material, j;
Culture
Peonies grown for exhibi
tion should he disbudded
early in the season. Allow '
one bud to develop on a stem.
Remove the developing seed
I pod and flower stalk when
the flowers have faded. When
the frost has killed the foil- '
age, cut off all stems close
to the ground and burn them.
The soil about the plants
should be kept thoroughly
cultivated or well mulched
during the growing season.
Division
Divide the clumps of old
established plantings if they
fail to flower satisfactorily.
Divide and transplant the
clumps in September or Oc
tober. Divide large clumps of
roots into sections so that
there are at least three buds
on each clump of roots. These
chimps should provide flow
ering plants the next season.
Planting
Plant new plants as soon
as you receive them from the
nursery in September or Oc- ,
tober. Dig the hole large
enough to allow the roots to
spre:id out as they naturally
Krow. Tamp the soil in the
bottom of the hole so the roots
will not settle below the de
sired depth.
Set the roots so the buds
of each stem are no deeper
than two inches below the
soil surface. If you bury these
buds with more than two
incites of soil, the plants will
not be thrifty and may fail
to bloom. For best results,
be sure to plant only strong,
healthy roots.
Fertiliiation
Since peonies are gross
feeders, they respond well to
liberal fertili7ation. As early
SOMETHING AMISS
Indianapolis, lnd. XW A
New York Central freight
ti'Hin en route to Cleveland.
Ohio, was several miles out
of the station when erewmem
hers noticed something amiss.
A backward glance by the en
gineer confirmed the suspi
cion. Seventy-one ears and the
caboose had been left in Indianapolis.
TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
materially, and that remain
ing will be at a tolerable
level.
In the valley's annual
spring battle to protect the
world famous pear crop
against killing Jrosts, the
growers employ 1.000 part-
tirrta mnn an4 cturlnnlc ,Hn
earn a total of $'3,000. In
general firing period, total
costs run $20,000 to $25,000
per hour. During an average
season heating is necessary
eleven times, varying from
light scattered heating to the
lesq often general heating.
The proof of the necessity
of heating may be demon
strated best by the 1954 sea
son. That year 50 per cent of
the valley's crop was frozen
from the trees. On those
pears killed by frost the loss
to the valley was $1,375,000
on wages alone. In addition
were supplies and equipment
not purchased to process the
lost crop.
The growers, who success
fully heated that year pro
duced 10 boxes of marketable
pears for eve y heater fired.
This accounted for virtually
every one of the 1.500,000
boxes produced in 1954.
When one realizes the pear
crop represents fresh dollars
which will come into the val
ley and change hands five
times before leaving the eco
nomic import to people not
directly employed by the
fruit industry is apparent.
Frozen pears are a com
plete economic lops to all con
cerned and almost e-ery per
son wno earns nis living in
the valley is concerned
as the soil can be worked in
the spring, work some well
rotted manure or some other
form of organic matter with
an application of commercial
fertilizer into the soil. Be
careful not to damage the
roots when diggies. After
peonies are about one foot
high, soluble fertilizers may
be applied every two weeks
until shortly after the flow
ers arc gone.
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Small Run Seen On
Phoenix - Cattle saleable
Saturday totalled 168 head,
according to Bob Bever, man
ager of Rogue Valley Auction
Yard.
A small run of cattle on
Insecticide Tips
Given By Agent
By DON BERRY
County Agent
More and more home gard-
ac"ers are applying insects-
planting them to control soil
insects.
Bugs like wire worms, cu
cumber beetle larvae, white
grubs and other soil inhabiting
pests can be controlled for
two years or longer by simply
applying an insecticide to the
soil previous to working up
the garden in the spring. In
addition, plant injury from
root maggots which attack
radishes, turnips, cabbage
and seed corn will be reduced
or eliminated. "
It is important that the in
secticides be mixed thorough
ly with the. soil to a depth of
four to six inches. A roto-tiller
is excellent but mixing with
a disc or by hand is also sat
isfactory if thorough mixing
is obtained. Any one of the
following materials may be
used: Aldrin, Dieldrin or
Heptachlor.
Apply one quarter pound
of actual insecticide to each
1,000 square feet. For exam
ple, 4i2 pounds of 5 per cent
granular or one pint of emul
sified concentrate in five to
ten gallons of water may be
applied for each 1,000 square
feet of soil to be treated. Do
not overdose since plant in
jury could be caused by ex
cessive amount of insecticide
in the soil.
This treatment would also
be beneficial prior to setting
out strawberry beds and cane
berry patches as well as
flower bids, especially those
which contain primroses, rho
dodendron and begonias, for
controlling strawberry root
weevil and wire worms.
QUITS CUBA GROUP
Miami-lUPU-Cuban ex-President
Carlos Hevia resigned
Monday night from the Revo
lutionary Council headed by
Dr. Jose Miro Cardona, saying
he "can do more for the Cu
ban cause outside of the or
ganization." Hevia was the
president of Cuba for a brief
period in 1933.
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Active Market At
a very active market was
noted All classes of cattle
sold at $1 to $2 higher. Baby
calves in the Hereford class
sold strong with one pen lot higher han tlle week before.
Holstein baby calves sold atonc lot of heavy calves fed
$25 to $33 per head. with the above cows sold at
Guernsey and Jersey calves $27.30 to $29.50. AH of these
sold at $8 to$14 per head.
Whiteface steer calves were in
small supply, but the light
calves in the 400 to 500 class
sold at $27.30 to $30.70 per
hundredweight.
Whiteface heifer calves
sold strong wit one pen lot
selling at $27.40 per hundred
weight. Other singles sold at
$25.80 to $27 per hundred
weight. Whiteface yearling steers
sold strong, with 500 to 700
pound steers selling at $24.75
to $27.10 per hundred.
Whiteface yearling heifers
in the 500 to 700 pound class
sold well. One pen of 650
pound heifers sold at $24.80
per hundredweight. One pen
of 740 pound heifers sold at
$22.70 per hundredweight.
Light yearling heifers brought
$24.80 in the 500 to 550 pound
class.
Holstein Steers
Holstein steers sold at steady
prices With no light Holsteins,
in the offering, but 650 to 800
pound Holstein steers selling
at $21.75 to $22.30. One pen
of light Holstein steers weigh
ing 320 pounds sold at $87.50
per head.
Slaughter cattle were strong.
One load of feeder young
cows sold at $19.50 to $20.80.
The fat older cows fed the
same way sold at $18.30 to
$19.25.
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Phoenix Yard
Holstein utility cows sold at
$15.50 to $16.70. Canner and
cutter cows sold at $12.50 to
$14.60.
Tha iml mat-bof wmc
calves weiKiii.w iium -ivju m
550 pounds.
We look for a smaller mar-
ketjnf, on cattle for the next
60 days with prices which
might stay good through May.
If you have cattle to sell, we
would suggest that you sell
them at this time," Bever ad
vised. 1
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