6 A
Annual Hereford Toifr
To Display Fine Cattle
Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. the an
nual Cal-Ore Hereford tour
will start through the south
end of the valleV.
Cattlemen and Interested
i visitors will visit first the
; Arrowhead ranch on the
; Phoenix -Hillcrest rd. owned
by David Holmes and man
aged by Eddie Meeker. Here
; they will see the hefty Beau
: Donald type cattle with large,
. growthy calves.
Farm &
Bermuda Grass
Local Problem
By RAY HUBBELL
Weed Control Supervisor
: Bermuda Grass, sometimes
t referred to as devil grass,
. wire grass and such names
that one wouldn't care to re-
peat, seems to be adapting it-
.self to our area.
Although a warmer climate
- is more suitable for ideal
' growth, areas where tempera
; tures are . not severe during
' the winter months Bermuda
grass can survive and become
a pest. Growth in this area
will soon be about right for
-treating. The use of Dowpon
(Dalapon) at five to ten
; pounds in 10 or more gallons
. of water per acre for large
, areas or as a spot treatment,
; one ' pound, can be used in
j 10 gallons of water. The use
' of a wetting agent or spreader
sticker will assure better cov
"erage. ',
The plant should be wet
. thoroughly for better control.
. Repeat applications will be
' needed at two week intervals
' until no regrowth appears. If
': crops are to be grown, the
: area should be plowed a week
' after treatment, but not plant
' ed for at least four weeks. In
areas which are to be kept
'. clean of growth, such as fence
; lines, around buildings, lanes
: etc., the addition of a sterllant
such as Duponts Monuron or
Geigy Atrazine may be bene:
ficial. Regrowth from this ap-
plication should be treated
' with Dowpon as stated above.
; In spot treating Bermuda
; grass plants, care must be ex-
ercised to keep the chemical
off of desiriouB plants and
; other grasses. Bermuda grass
'. is often mistaken for crab
';' grass or quack grass. Due to
i -
Acreage Switches
Shown in Spring
Corvallls - Larger acreages
of spring wheat, corn and hay
are being planned by Oregon
farmers this y ?ar, along with
smaller plantings In other
grain crops, report Oregon
State university extension ag
ricultural economists.
The 1962 planting inten
tions were gathered , by the
li;S, Department of Agricul
ture, with more than 100,000,
farmers In the nation report
ing. The survey only shows
Intentions which may be sub
ject to change, the economists
stress.
In Oregon, growers plan to
cut acreage planted to barley
by 21 per cent; oats, 11 per
cent, and dry field peas, 6 per
cent. Last fall, 10 per cent
less winter wheat and 7 per
cent less rye was seeded than
a year earlier, the report
shows. -,
In contrast, farmers are
planning to increase their
acreage in spring wheat by 7
per cent, corn by 9 per cent
and hay to be harvested by S
per cent. The spring wheat
acreage planned is the largest
since 1957. No changes are
contemplated in acreage for
sugar beets or late summer
or fall potatoes.
PARTICIPATES
Specialist Four John L. Pe
terson, whose wife, Barbara,
lives at 5040 Monument dr.,
Grants Pass, recently partici
pated in Command Post Exer
else Grand Slam I, a five-day
Central Army group exercise
in Germany. He entered the
Army In July, 1960, and ar
rived overseas In December,
I960.
ELECT
EVAN E.
RASMUSSEN
Democrat Jack (on County
COUNTY
ContcitraijoaS
Trustworthy
Capoblt
regressive
Pd Pel. Ad. RalmulMH for
County Justs
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TUESDAY. MAY IS. 1961
Next stop will be the Chloe
Small El Cresto ranch in the
Fern Valley district. Small
produces some of the best hay
in the valley and is gradually
building up a herd from some
foundation stock purchased
from the Curtis Martin ranch
near Missoula, Mont. Small
owns 40 acres on his home
place and leases 80 acres in
different parcels.
Small has 20 Herefords and
Garden
different control measures
needed for these three grasses,
one should be sure of the
Identity before planning con-
iroi. .
Bermuda grass is a peren
mai, producing stems, some
of which, the rootstocks, are
underground, and some of
which the runners, trail along
the soli surface. Both root-
stocks and runners are many
jointed structures which grow
rapidly and root readily at
the nodes. They may run out
several feet from the parent
plant. The leaves on the
rootstock and runners are
short, broad and thick while
leaves on the erect stems are
longer.
At the juncture of the leaf
blade and leaf sheath there
is a characteristic and con
spicuous ring of white hairs.
The erect flower bearing
stems may vary from four to
18 inches and the groups of
nowers are in threes or fives.
If one can not Identify Ber
muda grass from the above
description, bring a specimen
of the plant and roots to the
extension office, 1301. Maple
drove drive and we will be
glad to Identify It for you.
Crater FFA Group
Has Top Farmer
In Robert Ryan
Central Point - Bob Ryan.
winner of Crater Future
Farmers of America ChaDter
Biar f armer Award In 1962.
has increased his supervised
farming project from six reg
istered polled herefords to
fourteen head, valued at more
than $4,000 in three years.
Bob, although excelling In
supervised farming, has also
been very active In the F.F.A.
for the past three years. At
present he is serving as sen
tinel of the Chapter.
Bob got his start in farm
ing when he was In the sixth
grade. His father, Ray Ryan,
is a well known cattle raiser
in the Valley and has a 240
acre ranch located on the
Rogue River near the Upper
Table Rock.
Hard work has really paid
off for young Ryan. He has
been working with his broth
er, Don, who was Chapter
secretary and Star Farmer of
Crater F.F.A. while attending
high school.
Bob has plans of expand
ing his F.F.A. project to
twelve acres of alfalfa and
expanding his beef herd in the
coming years.
Have Hay Jobs
Bob and Don operate a cus
tom hay baling and hauling
business each summer.
Bob learned his lesson well
and has invested the summer
profits in his beef project. The
quality of Ryan's beef is well
known throughout the Rogue
Valley.
Bob has won many prizes at
the Jackson County fair. Bob
has exhibited at the fair for
the past two years. His laurels
include the grand champion
Hereford steer In his sopho
more year, the Bohnert award
for outstanding Hereford ex
hibit and the grand champion
Hereford cow.
Ryan plans lo make the
best use of this project by us
ing profits from It for college
education at Oregon State
university. After graduation
he plans to return home and
enter farming.
one bull from the Beau Don
ald line and is aiming at 60
cows. The heifers that Small
brought from the thousand-
acre ranch near the Bitter
Root range of the Rockies rep
resent one pf the oldest Here
ford herds of continuous reg
istry in America. This herd
was established originally by
i. W. H. Curtice in Emmi
nence, Ky In 1883. The herd
was moved to Stevensville.
Mont, in the 1920s.
From the Small ranch the
tour will move on to the Don
Nichols' 5C ranch at Emigrant
lake. Here barbecued beef
will be served during the
lunch stop. Chefs will be Bill
Bigham, Eagle Point, and
County Agent Earle Jossy.
Nichols has both a commer.
cial and purebred herd. He
consigned h i s range ready
bulls to the last Cal-Ore bull
sale. His cattle feature the
Chandler and Crow blood
lines.
Next stop will be at the Ire
land polled Hereford ranch on
Butler Creek rd. The Ireland!
are a young couple who are
gradually building their herd
with a good foundation stock
of polled Herefords.
Then the tour will move on
to the small, but well-operated
Mel Tinker ranch Just down
Butler Creek rd. from the Ire
land Hereford ranch. Last
stop will be at the Howell
Cook ranch.
Dick Ireland Is president of
the Cal-Ore Hereford associa
tion which is sponsoring the
tour. Eddie Meeker is in
charge of the tour and E. N,
Lippert, Williams, Ore., cat
tleman, is master of ceremo
nies.
Attracts Crowds
Traditionally, the tour at
tracts a large number of peo
ple who aren t in the cattle
business but perhaps hope to
be. For these, and the towns
folk who come out to savor
the old-time romantic flavor
of the western cattle business,
this tour can be a liberal edu
cation. For the ranchers, it's
chance to see what their
neighbors are doing.
Last year's tour which cov
ered the northern and central
part of the valley was attend
ed by approximately 300 peo
ple. It covered the Seven Oaks
ranch operated by John Boh
nert and Mr. and Mrs. Don
Bradshaw, the Fields Here
ford ranch owned and operat
ed by R. H. and Nettie Fields
and the Harvey Fields new
operation nearby, all in the
Central Point area.
John Bohnert has been in
the beef business for over 15
years. His son-in-law and
daughter took over the herd
management In the last five
years. Their program has been
one of out-crossing, of select
ing various lines of cattle and
families of bulls and crossing
them with their cows to estab
lish a good vigorous line. This
herd has taken its share of
trophies and blue ribbons at
county fairs, at the Red Bluff
bull sale and the Pendleton
Blue Tag sale.
Bob and Nettie Fields like
a "good, useful type of cat
tle." They like cattle which
will put on more pounds of
beef for their age, are good
rustlers on the range and will
make a lot of beef per ton of
hay. Their herd bull is Zato
Heir 66. Their cow herd con
sists of Panama Royal cows
with Promlno breeding.
Ed Lippert and his sons
gave expert demonstrations of
salesmanship and showman
ship at their ranch deep In the
Applegate country. The Lip
pert cattle have also done
well at such big shows as the
one at Walla Walla, Wash.,
etc.
This is a sample of what
was shown on the tour last
year. Similar high grade cat
tle and modern ranching
methods will be on display
Sunday.
ASSIGNED
WAF Airman Third Class
Dorothy J. Miller, Eagle
Point, is being asigned to
Lackland Air Force base,
Tex., following her gradua
tion from the Air Force medi
cal service school for operat
ing room specialists at Gun
ter Air Force base, Alabama.
Airman Miller was graduated
from Eagle Point High school
and entered the Air Force
last September. She is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dewuy Miller, White City.
(REPUBLICAN)
FRED L.
DfiUJEB
COUMTY
COMMISSIONER
JS Yaars Proven
Business Success
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Nl. Adv. W.Ik.,
Cury Cmm. JpHu
u, Chm., 2J0 W.
M.I., Mtstent.
Chit Chat
ly JOI COWLIY
Mail Tribune Farm Idrtor
."Walk softly and carry a big stick!"
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States,
said it. And fruit growers and shippers up and down the
facilic coast believe It.
They believe that the United States should be in a position
to retaliate whenever the European Common Market or any
country unfairly discriminates against any U.S. exports and
particularly Iresn, canned and
The fruit men feel like the
It advised the House ways and means committee in the week
of April 21 that unless the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is
amended to safeguard U.S. canned fruits and vegetables the
league will oppose tne bill (House Resolution 9900).
As presented, the bill provides no assurance of reciprocity
for canned fruits and vegetables in trade negotiations, no
assurance the fruit and vegetable canning industry will not
lose lis nistoric access to European Common Market outlets.
Present tariff barriers limit the U.S. imports of competitive
products and give some protection. There is ho assurance
that these will not be lowered or eliminated, according to
uic present language 01 tne
Proposed elimination of "peril Doint" and " escanp dniiep"
as indicated by the bill, is severely criticized by the fruit
shippers, also. These are self-explanatory. When foreign im-
irui compete so Closely with domestic products as to imperil
a U.S. industry then tariffs can be raised according to the
general meaning of "peril point" and "escape clauses." The
Common Market provides for this in its overall external tariff
system, nut we proposed legislation does not.
The bill has now been amended to give the president
some powers to deal with unfair trade barriers, which helps
ui "o gives mm a saiety valve, as one
local shipper put it. This trade picture changes daily and
further amendments may be made before the bill is enacted
imo jaw.
The California Canners also
policy be based on reciprocal concessions in the same prod
ucts group, that a guarantee be asked and that concessions
be eliminated to nations who do not give fair or reciprocal
......... .... , u.o. guuas ana eniorce quantitative restrictions
monopolies, import licenses and other devices.
The canners are also aealnst dvina h r.,u .
. - " o-'-"s '-fiEaiunu LU1J
broad powers over foreign trade. Thev wm,iH r,rni,i
congressional review and veto
nnsala Thau ahnnlj i i .
i j V "e
...Uum, nuvisors snouio De part of the trade negotiating
teams so various product erouns pan h .H,,oti.. .
sented. , .
In other words, the fruit Dennl Want in ho afniA
effectively through their congressmen if they feel U.S. trade
policies are not protecting them. And they want their con
gressmen to be able to effectively stop any programs fostered
by the state department or executive branch of the govern
ment which may not be to their best interests.
By having their own men nn montjattn nnm v. . . i
they would have a further safeguard. They can protest any
unfair foreign trade negotiation before it snowballs and it
takes months to protest it through official rhaniui. ti. .
all important in the case of highly perishable fruit.
Secretary of Agriculture
cently that the European Economic Community (EEC or Com
mon Market) adopted a system of import levies to protect its
s .vuiiuioi cummoaiues. He said then it is extremely diffi
cult for EEC to consider trade access arrangements for U S
agricultural products while arguing over its own proposed
agricultural policy.
This, from our own viewnnlnt umi,m mBi,a ; ,,
Important factor in negotiating
Europe. Contrary to what Freeman says it would seem im
portant for the fruit industry to net in H nirkai'. ,nrK
while the EEC's agricultural trade policy is still in the forma
tive stages.
Signs are that Greece and Spain are showing an interest
in the Common Market and the United Kingdom is knocking
at the door. So, the U.S. must obtain a rl par out Dnrl fain
deal for U.S. agricultural products before these Countries
cmer ana iurtner complicate
The Rogue valley shiDS out
Europe. (This does not include
which a large quantity is also
intrnus a muuon aouar Dusiness to local
according to past season records.
Quality control seems to be
port ant requires high quality standards. But northern Italy
can flood the Common Market with low quality fruit.
A state department official
tariff would be lowered on pears and apples later this year.
But the external Common Market tariff duties were 20 to
24 per cent to the Jan. 1 admittance date. Un to .Tan. 1 l
when U.S. fruit shippers must
nuer inai mey compete witn
As Ray Reler, local fruit
plained, foreign policy too often gets preference over foreign
trade policy. When Adenauer was up for election in Ger
many state department personnel had Instructions from the
top not to allow any trade negotiations divert any energies
away from the U.S.. drive to get the German chanceller re
elected. At that time local shippers were trying to get their
pears into Germany. It had been a short year for European
pears and the U. S. fruit men stood to earn some good solid
silver dollars for their fruit. This political policy hurt.
Previously, we traced the development of the Common
Market. Then we showed how originally the GATT (General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) was to become a part of
any ECC external trade policy. This was to insure equal
treatment In trade for American goods. But this has been
nullified by import quotas, denial of dollar exchange and
licensing provisions. In other words, make the red tape on
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dried fruit.
Canners League of California
Dill.
rpmmmnrinH (ho it c -r4
of all presidential trade pro-
. . r
in a reasonaDie period of time.
r
Orville Freeman tiifi-H
for nirirnltn ml m Q rlrate J
the situation.
2 million hvn nf noun tt
canned Rnrtloti
shinned Into Pi
pear growers,
a big nroblem. The lis r.
recently annnnnrori thai (hp
ship In their pears and apples.
southern hemisphere fruit.
shipper and others ha ve com.
Vote For "Tex" Phillips
HE.U APPRECIATE
COURTESY
th and Bajtlert Sf.
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imports expensive enough and
even tnougn not in name.
O Aitnougn Howard Peterson, the president s special as
sistant-on iraae policy sa vised tne truit industry to main
tain a representative at the ECC headquarters, particularly
during negotiations, state department otficials have reoeat-
eoiy insisted mis isni necessary.
ft w mentined before,
by the tariff commission takes too long for a perishable com
modity like fruit.
. The legal representative
recommends that: the secretary of agriculture order an in
vestigation whenever he believes imports will interfere with
any agricultural program, authorize the secretary rather than
the tariff commission to hold hearings, find facts and make
recommendations to the president, authorize imposition of
a special import fee in such amount or quantitative limita
tions necessary to prevent interference. This should be ad
ministered promptly and effectively.
All of this becomes more
a common market has been
political leaders have charged
is a vain project for salvation
ican common market aimed
promoted by Mexico and Brazil
This thing of attempting
certainly not original with
if you remember the news accounts shortly after the
former vice president Richard Nixon and his wife were at
tacked by an angry mob in Venezuela, some columnists were
criticizing the policy of giving such countries foreign aid
About that time President
four or five billion dollars the
Mutual Security effort only
accoraing 10 some wnite Mouse inner circles, that some
economic plan must be set up to give countries an oppor
tunity to build up their own trade and commerce.
"This meant that the United
would have to take the lead itself in freeing up world
markets, and that would have to include our own," Presi
dential Advisor Sherman Adams wrote. "Even though such
policy could not avoid some economic dislocations here at
home, we could no longer expect to sell our products whero-
ever we wished in the markets ot the world and maintain a
wall against the foreign manufacturer who wanted to compete
in our domestic market.
According, to a columnist
de Gaulle, of France, wants his Europe to be able to defy
the United States besides defend itself against the Soviets.
Since France is one of the leaders in the Common Market
this will further complicate U. S. relations particularly if
the state department continues to put political considera
tions before economic considerations: even to the detriment
of American farmers.
"Furthermore, it Is far from
Kennedy trade bill will lead on to happy, fruitful economic
negotiations between the U. S. and a Europe dominated by
De Gaulle," this columnist stated.
Oregon Crop Value
Down This Year
Corvallis - Oregon farms
produced crops valued at an
estimated $228 million during
1961, down about 3 per cent
from the previous year, ac
cording to Mrs. Elvera Hor-
rell, Oregon State University
extension agricultural econo
mist. Most of the drop came from
lower potato and hay prices
along with smaller output of
wheat and strawberries, she
explained. Total tonnage of
Oregon crops was given as
five million, not much differ
ent from 1960 or the average.
Mrs. Horrell's figures are
based on U. S. Department of
Agriculture reports and other
information. The values quot
ed are derived from estimat
ed crop production and sea
son average prices to grow
ers based on sales to Dec. 1.
An estimate of 1961 cash re
ceipts and production ex
penses will be available la
ter.
During 1961, hay replaced
wheat as the top value crop
for the first time in many
years. The 10 leading crops,
in order, were hay, wheat,
barley, snap beans for proc
essing, potatoes, pears, cher
ries, strawberries, ryegrass
seed and onions. Field corn,
on the 1960 list, was re
placed by onions.
Both Up and Downs Noted
Crop-by-crop comparisons
between 1960 and 1961 show
both ups and downs in both
production and value, Mrs.
Horrell noted. Tree fruits and
nuts, which skidded farthest
in 1960, increased fastest last
year, with tonnage going up
25 per cent and value 27 per
cent. With the single excep
tion of apples, all items in
this group rebounded from
the previous year's poor
growing season.
Vegetables rose 13 per cent
in volume and 22 per cent in
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in effect you havt a tariff
investigation of unfair barriers
for California's Sunkist people
cruical when one realizes that
established in Africa, the Soviet
the European Common Market
of capitalism, a South Amer
against the United States and
threatens.
to "free up" world markets is
the Kennedy administration.
D. Eisenhower considered the
U.S. was spending in the whole
a temporary aid. He felt then,
States in its own self-interest
on international affairs Gen.
clear that the Dassaee of the
value with the output of pro
cessing vegetables reaching
the highest point on record
and fresh vegetables second
only to 1953. Tonnages of
snap beans and sweet corn
for processing topped all rec
ords and both beets and peas
were above 1960. In fresh
market crops, output of as
paragus, broccoli, cauliflow
er and watermelons was at a
record high, with onions and
sweet corn also showing
gains. Cabbage, cantaloups,
lett'ice and tomatoes were
down.
Milk production drops if
dairy cattle are denied ade
quate stock solt.
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Gardening Tips
By JOHN McLOUGHLIN
County Agent
The browning and dying of
arborvitae and Lawson Cy
press is common throughout
the county. This could be duo
to poor drainage or some other
undesirable situation, how
ever diseases are probably the
cause of this browning.
Arborvitae
A disease called Berck-
mann's blight causes a brown
discoloration of arborvitae fol
iage. Eventually, this brown
foliage falls and masses of
gray stems are exposed. The
tiny black fruiting bodies of
the casual fungus may be
found on the infected foliage.
These fruiting bodies or
spores are produced in late
September. Rain, insects and
air currents carry the spores
to other branches and shrubs
at this time. The spores infect
the young tender foliage and
the fungus begins to develop
down the stem. Later, the
branches become girdled and
the foliage beyond this gir
dled area turns brown.
For control of this blight,
cut out and burn the dead and
dying branches. Spray the
shrubs in late September or
early October with tribasic
copper sulfate at the rate of
three tablespoons in a gallon
of water. Repeat this spray in
November. Add a spreader
sticker to the spray.
Most of the orientalis spe
cies of arborvitae are suscep
tible to the disease. This
would include the golden ar
borvitae and several of the
green globular forms. Berck
mann's blight is a foliage dis
ease and does not attack the
large woody stems. Infected
plants eventually die due to
the continued defoliation.
Lawion Cypress
The disease causing the
death of Lawson Cypress is a
soil borne disease called Phy-
tophthora root rot. This dis
ease spreads from one plant
to another through the soil.
Some camellias, spruce, rho
dodendrons and pines are also
affected by this disease.
The fungus invades the
roots of the plant and spreads
into the lower part of the
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Growers who
know their apples
and pears) . . ,
use
ICelthane
Kelthane miticide kills European red, 2-spotted,
Willamette, apple rust, Cyclamen, brown almond and many
other orchard mites. Kelthane kills iu and its long resid
ual action finishes off migrants and late-hatching colonies.
Safe even for new foliage and sensitive fruit-finishes when.
88 recon,mendea'- Compatible with most orchard
pesticides. Won't harm beneficial insects. For hard-to-wet
loiiage, add Triton
B-19S6, the non-oil
spreader-sticker. Your
dealer has both products.
See him soon.
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main trunk. It tills all the
plant tissue as it advances.
The first foliar syAptom in
the blue cypress varieties is
the gradual disappearance of
the blue color until only the
green color remains. Then the
foliage begins to fade to a tan
or light brown and it becomes
crisp and dry. The only foliar .
symptom in the green varie
ties is a gradual fading of
color until the planus are tan
or light brown and dead.
When the weather is cool
and damp, these color changes
may develop over a period of
several months, but if the
weather is hot and dry the en
tire sequence may occur in
two or three weeks.
There is no known cure for
this disease. The only control
is to use plants that are resist
ant to this root rot. A list of
the resistant plants and more
information on the disease is
in a bulletin available from
the county extension office.
Alfalfa seedlings get a good
start when they have plenty
of phosphorus.
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