MAY 22. 1962
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD. OREGON
FROM
THE
GROUND
UP
Br BART BARTLETT
TUESDAY.
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From an agricultural stand
point the weather u both
good and bad. Where crops
are being grown whose mar
ket acceptance may be mar
red by wet, cool weather and
frequent hail atormi, the pres
ent weather is not favorable.
. However, the weather has
favored forage production.
The most misunderstood
feature of farming is supple
mental fertilization. There is
the tendancy to favor or dis
credit a fertilizer material
upon the basis of its chemical
form or physical oondltion
prior to actual application to
the soil.
It can be assumed that soil
physical and chemical condi
tion is a vital factor in sup
ple m e n t a 1 fertilizer ef
ficiency, but It must be as
sumed at the same time the
human error is much more
questionable.
An ammonia Ion is without
identity regardless of its
source In so far as ultimate
utilization by a green plant
Is concerned. In fact, one of
the great abuses of supple
mental nitrogen fertilization
In this area involves recom
mendation and ultimate usage
of huge quantities of sulfate
of ammonia.
Anhydrous ammonia fell
victim to the same fate
through the fault of massive
quantity applications. Yet,
stated above, the ammonia Ion
Is without Identity In the case
of either of the above raw
materials. It is a fact that a
large amount of the available
information regarding these
or other fertilizer supple
ments is based upon, or is
from sources that have a very
limited understanding of
either the chemistry of phys
ics of soils.
Lawns may be growing
mushrooms. This condition
can be a good or Indifferent
symptom of lawn condition.
In no case is it an indication
that something drastic Is
wrong and that emergency
measures are In order to com
bat the situation. Where
lawns are occupied by oak
trees the mushrooms may be
the fruiting bodies of Oak
root fungus, but even this is
doubtful. Their presence more
than likely Indicates a high
level of fertility and moisture
under shady conditions. Since
mushrooms are soft and do
not damage lawn mowers,
they seem to be small reason
for worry.
When weed control progres
ses into the realm of plant
physiology, it will be found
that an understanding of the
metabolism of plants is a
more reliable Indicator to
whether or not a given plant
will be controlled by one of
the horomonal materials. The
degree of tolerancy of plant
species; whether monocot, dl
cot, seedling or adult follows
this formula very closely.
The Cal-Ore Hereford tour
this past Sunday was a suc
cess. Further farmer-sponsored
tours should be en
couraged. The primary elections are
over and If your farming and
ranching Is up to schedule by
this weekend, we should go
fishing.
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Cith Monthly Pitminti For
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f MO $10.41 Ts707j JjTsol
300 15.82 19.0, 27.77
600 26.04 82.87! 46.29
700 86.45 46.75 64.81
1000 2.08 65.35 92.(9
IBftfl 78.12 08.02 1.18 88
loam Up to $3300
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ho 773-7404
SETS BLOOM John Higdon, horticultrist for Bear Creek
Orchards, sets a large can containing apple blossoms in the
top of a small apple tree. The bough of blossoms is set high
er than the other blossoms so the pollen will tend to fall
from the pollen species Into the other bossoms.
Check Needed
For Spotted Aphid
On Alfalfa Plants
By EUGENE WINTERS
County Agent
New alfalfa seedlings
should be examined frequent
ly this year for spotted alfalfa
aphlds.
Spotted alfalfa aphlds, both
the nymphs and adults, suck
juices from alfalfa leaves and
stems. In addition to feeding,
the aphlds apparently inject
a poison into the plants which
will kill the young alfalfa and
stunt or retard the older
plants.
Although no spotted aphid
infestation has been observed
by the agent or reported to
him this year there were con
siderable numbers of this pest
in the county during the
growing season of 1001.
Detection may be difficult
now because in cool weather
aphids drop to the ground
when Infested alfalfa pliints
are disturbed. In warm
weather aphids,are active and
move readily from plant to
plant. There Isn't much hope
that the cold weather will re
duce the hazard this year.
When spotted alfalfa aphids
are detected In a seedling field
or a neighboring field It will
pay to examine the seedlings
every few days.
Treatment is recommended
for seedlings when one aphid
or more Is found for every
two plants. On older stands
treatment is Indicated when
aphlds average over ten per
stem and honcydew is noti
ceable.
Insecticides recommended
are Dlazinon, Malathion, Par
athlon and Demeton. Dcmcton
and Parathion should be ap
plied only by a trained opera
tor. Mnlathinn at ten ounces
actual toxicant per acre or
dlazinon at four ounces actual
toxicant per acre are the
recommended dosages. With
these two insecticides an in
terval of seven days between
last application and cutting
should be observed.
TH ANT'S SON KILLED
Rangoon, Burma-iUNi - Tin
Maung Thant, 21, eldest son
of U. N. Acting Secretary
General Thanl, was fatally In
jured Monday when he fell
from a moving bus.
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Chit Chat
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Firm Editor
It was May 15, 18B2 when President Abraham Lincoln
signed the act which reads "... There is hereby established
at the seat of government of the United States a Depart
ment of Agriculture, the general designs and duties of which
shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the
United States useful Information on subjects connected with
agriculture in the most general and comprehensive sense
of the word, and to procure, propagate, and distribute among
tne people new and valuable
Isaac Newton, the first commissioner of agriculture, or
ganized the USDA and planned its program for a nation
torn by civil war. The following century has brought almost
unoeilevable advances in research and experiment station
work, extension, forestry, farm cooperatives and credit,
economics and foreign service.
The USDA has consistently led the struggle to balance
the economic teeter-totter in favor of the American people.
Sometimes It has been successful. Other times It has not.
One of lis newest programs Is that of Rural Area De
velopment. It has recognized that rural poverty can be Just
as pressing as poverty found In the cities. It Is perhaps
more difficult to seek out and cure because the cabin down
the country lane is harder to find. And there are also the
borderline cases the small farms that don't quite make a
decent living for the families on them.
If RAD had been universal earlier there might never
have been a "Tobacco Road." In 1955 the USDA reported,
"Farm families with low earnings make up more than a
fourth of all the farm families. Nearly a thousand counties
have farmers who are mainly dependent on the incomes
from small, poorly paying farms."
First, a pilot "Rural Development Program" was estab
lished. Following Its success the secretary of agriculture
moved quickly to mobilize its resources and personnel for
a total program of rural areas development.
This new program will be coordinated with the reform
ed Jackson County Regional Planning Advisory committee
led by County Judge Earl Miller. Much groundwork must
be laid and a thorough study made of the economic re
sources of the valley before the program starts rolling here.
In seven months the new
operation throughout the nation, reinforced by new and
strengthened services of the department.
These are some of Its highlights of progress:
Establishment of a top level department of agriculture
RAD board and staff to get the program into operation, and
a public advisory committee of Individuals experienced in
area development to advise the secretary of agriculture.
Assistance to private, state and local leaders informing
the RAD committees which are developing plans and pro
grams suited to the needs of local areas. By Oct. 1, RAD
committees were working In 38 states and being organized
In others.
RAD panels were organized In all slates. These were
made up of USDA representatives to help committees to
move forward with local RAD programs.
A total of 487 rural counties were named as eligible for
financial aid under the new Area Redevelopment act. The
USDA directly assisted leaders In making use of ARA to
strengthen their economies.
The USDA has increased
revitalize rural areas against
Congress recently gave the USDA more lending authority
lo help farm families on small farms to expand and Improve
their businesses. Thisjs a basic tool In rural areas develop
ment. The department now administers a $430 million building
loan to speed up home improvement and building through
out the rural areas.
Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 1, 1961. 55 small watershed
construction projects covering 4 5 million acres were au
thorized for planning assistance. Thirty-six projects Includ
ing 16 million acres were authorized for operations.
The USDA helns rural counlies with serious chronic low
income to get benrfit under
act. These benrfits Include loans and grants for public works
and Industrial buildings, technical aid, and retraining of low
income farm people.
RAD uses all of these programs and services in new and
dynamic ways to eliminate chronic poverty in rural America.
An indication of how important this may be to Jarkson
county is revealed in the last agricultural census. From
1950 to 1B54 the numher of farms under 10 acres has In
creased from 751 lo 781. The number of farmers working
off their (arms in this countv has Increased from 1.631 in
1949 to 1,758
Census jialistus show statewide that there are 19,754
Oregon farmers working part-time and 4,757 farms are In
part-retirement.
Even more important is this: During the next 15 years,
more than 4 million (arm youth will reach working age and
need Jobs. Besides this, more than 8 million young people
who live in rural areas, but not on farms will be hunting
Jobs.
O
RAD is a priority program. II aims lo avoid large-scale
migration to already overcrowded city areas. It must help
those who remain In small towns and farming communities to
contribute fully to the nation's economic and social well
being In other words. Uncle Sam needs everyone physically
and mentally able to do so lo produce the almighty dollar.
If you don't think o Just look at your Income tax state
ment again
SMALLER BOUQUET This smaller can containing a bou
quet was set in the heart of the apple tree to promote pol
lination from the fertile apple variety. The smaller can
has to be watered every third day. Purpose of using the
bouquet is to further ensure pollination.
seeds and plants.
RAD program has gone into
Its regular activities to help
poverty.
the new Area Redevelopment ;
GARDENING TIPS
By JOHN McLOUGHLIN
County Agent
Peach Leaf Curl
It is too late to spray for
peach leaf curl now. The in
fected leaves will eventually
drop and new leaves will re
place them. The best practice
Market Active
At Rogue Valley
With 249 Head
Phoenix - "he market was
active on a good run of cat
tie with 249 in the offering,
according to Bob Bever, man
ager of the Rogue Valley
Livestock yard, Inc. in Phoe
nix. Once acain baby calves
were in good demand with
whiteface baby calves selling
at $42.50 to $61 per head.
Holstein baby calves sold at
$23 to $31 per head. Mixed
calves sold at $21 lo $38 per
head. Guernsey and Jersey
calves sold at $7 to $12 per
head.
The market was good on
light yearling and stocker
calves with the top selling
steers consigned by Table Top
Hereford ranch. These light
yearling steers weighing 492
pounds sold at $28.70 and
went lo the new owner of the
Ed Greenwood ranch at Eagle
Point - Al Rocha.
Pen To California
One pen of 27 head of
yearling steers also from
Table Top Hereford ranch
sold to Chrystal Creek ranch
at Fort Jones, Calif. These
cattle weighed 603 pounds
and sold at $25.80.
Light heifer calves sold at
steady prices and very good
quality heifers were in the
offering. Heifers weighing
350 to 400 pounds sold at
$24.50 to $25.40.
Light yearling heifers sold
at $21.50 to $22.80. These
heifers weighed 500 to 650
pounds.
Cows and calves sold well
with good young cows and
calves selling at $210 to $227
per pair.
Common and low quality
pairs sold at $167.50 to $180
per pair.
Slaughter cows and all
classes of butcher cattle were
higher and made good come
backs from the weaker mar
ket of the last two weeks.
Heavy grass steers sold to
local slaughter. These local
cattle were carrying good
flesh for so early In the year
and sold at S23 to $23.90. the
highest prices this spring.
These rattle were weighing
from 850 to 970 Dounds.
Standard cows sold well
with the heiferette tvpe scll-j0'
ing at $17.60 to $19 70. Util-!Jul'
itv cows sold at $16 80 to
i7Rn Tanner anrt n.tter
rnw nld at 14 50 to S16.20.
with a
to $10.
few shellv cows down
FIRST IS LAST
Homewood, Ala.-iOT Conn -
cilman Maury Farrell was i
first in line behind the mayor
Monday when city officials dium oil or lime sulfur 1-10
led the way to emphasize the ! applied in early spring is also
importance of an automobile elective,
safety inspection p r o g r a m. j The pine needle scale may
Farrell's car was the first to destroy young trees. Infested
fail. "Not only that." he com-i trees often have a gray tin
plained, "but the darn thing healthy appearance and they
wouldn't crank up and get me I are more subject to attack by
away from there." boring insect.
NOW! (Live)
STEWING HENS
lrj Each in quantities
4TVr of 5 or more!
KORNER FARM
Corner of Dupgon Rd. 1
if - jriie-frw3t'i
2?" XV-T it,
COVERS HIVE Higdon used some bouquets of apple
blossoms to cover one end of the hive. When the bees come
out they have to crawl through the blooms thus covering
themselves with pollen from the pollinating species of
apple tree. Then they fly to the nearby non-fertile varieties
of apple tree and spread
blossom.
is to apply ammonium sulfate
or another commercial fertil
izer to stimulate new leaf
growth.
For information on the
right spray to use and proper
time to apply it. call the Ex
tension Office, 773-8215, and
ask for the home orchard
spray schedule.
Iris
Iris with a rhizome type of
root system should be divided
every three or four years to
produce best growth.
Dig the clumps after flow
ering and cut off the old
rhizomes with a sharp knife
at the base of the new rhi
zomes. Discard the rhizomes
with no growth. Remove the
soil from the good rhizomes,
trim the foliage back to six
inches and replant.
Iris prefer a well drained
soil of medium fertility and
a location where they will re
ceive at least half the day's
sun. Poor drainage may be
corrected by planting the iris
in a raised bed of four to six
inches. When preparing the
bed remember an overly rich
soil will produce a lush foli
age but little flowering.
Set the rhizomes just below
the soil surface, being care
ful to spread the roots to In
sure a wide feeding range.
A good clump may be formed
by setting the rhizomes in a
tripod or' starshape pattern.
Be sure the growing end Is
pointed outward. Such a pat
tern permits the individual
rhizome to grow without in
terfering with on another. If
planting the iris on a slope,
plant the growing end up
ward. Pino Noodle Saclo
Examine your pines for the
pine needle scale. This scale
causes injury by sucking the
plant juices, The pine needle
scale attacks most species of
pine and spruce, and it also
may attack hemlock and fir.
White, Austrian, red, Scotch
and Mugho pine are especially
subject to attack.
The shields of both the male
and female scales are white
and elongate with a yellow
spot near one end. Their
shapes vary with the shape
and width of the needles on
which the scales occur. Mature
females are about ' inch
long, somewhat oval, and tap
ering to one end. Male scales
are narrow and about 125
inch long. The adult males
are winged. The eggs are pur
ple and the newly emerged
louse-like young are active.
Eggs are laid in the fall
and remain under the scale of
the dead female until spring.
The eggs hatch in May and
the young crawlers move
about for several hours before
settling on the needles. When
nature, about July 1. the
winged malf fertilizes the fc-
I male and dies. A second brood
yu"8 emerges during late
or carl-v August. Female
cal from tne second br'?od
deposits the overwintering
:e8R!l early in October
,,0,'"TV ? "
.Malathion (one tablespoon 57
I ped cent E. C. per gallon of
I water) in late May or earV
June when the crawlers
pear. Repeat the spray in ten
days. A 3 per cent light-me-
Iich
Bring Crat
Fill your IMker
855-1190
Hy. 334, So mi Volley
50
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the
pollen as they visit each
93 Consignors
Sell 458 Head
At Midway Yard
A total of 93 consignors
sold 458 cattle, 37 hogs and
14 sheep at the regular Fri
day, May 18 sale at Midway
auction yard.
Owner - Manager Bill Bray
reported the market was
steady and active on all
classes of livestock.
Good steer calves weighing
400 to 500 pounds brought
$26 to $28.50. Medium steer
calves brought $22 to $25.50
and plain dairy-cross calves
$19 to $23.
Good heifer calves sold at
524 to $26.50. Medium qual
ity heifers sold at $20 to
$23.50.
Yearling steers weigh i n g
525 to 685 pounds went out
at $24 to $26.25. A pen of
yearlings weighing 504
pounds sold for $27.30 and a
pen of 685 pound steers
brought $25.40. Medium
steers sold for $21 to $24 and
Okie classes $18 to $21.
Good Yearlings
Good yearling heifers
brought $23 to $24.30. Me
dium heifers sold for $20 to
$22.50 and common kinds
$17.50 to $20.
Fifty head of Holstein
heifers sold for $115 to $165
per head.
Two penlots of whiteface
cows with calves sold for $215
per pair. These were first
and second calf cows. A pen
of Angus cows and calves
brought $221 per pair and
other pairs went from $190
to $237.50.
There were two truckload
consignments of grass - fat
steers weighing from 1000 to
1.200 pounds. They sold from
$22 to S23.60. A load of grass
fat heifers sold from $20.10
to S22.10.
Choice veal brought from
$27 to $29.25.
Calves went from $22 to
$26.
Bulls brought $19 to $20.70
with two big bulls reaching
the higher figure.
Fat young cows sold for
$16.50 to $18.50. Most utility
cows went out at $14.50 to
$16.20 Cutlers sold for $12.50
to $14.50 and canners and
light cutters sold for $10 to
$12.
"We expect the market to
slow up a little from now on.
Local buyers are getting their
pastures filled and cattle are
starting to move to market in
California," Bray commented.
"Move your cattle to mar
ket as fast as they fatten or.
in the case of feeders, as they
reach 600 to 700 pounds.
Don't hold cattle until the
feed is gone.'"
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U. S. post offices at While
City and Medfnrd have been
announced by the U. S. Civil
Service.
To apply
persons must re-
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j of the post office for which
tne application is made. Start
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Application forms, instruc
tions, and other information
as to the date of the exam
ination may be obtained from
the post office to which the
person wishes to apply.
Closing date for the Mcd
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POSITION OF HIVE Horticulturist John Higdon stands by
a bee hive used for pollination to show its position half-way
between two trees requiring pollination. A bouquet can be
seen in a can in the top of one dwarf apple tree. The prac-
tlce 's to plant a pollenizing
intra row. incse practices
peaches, also.
Poison Oak Control Set
For Late May or June
By RAY HUBBELL
Weed Control Supervisor
The latter part of May and
the month of June has proved
to be the most effective time
to apply two materials for
Poison Oak control.
The plants should be in full
leaf and the application made
on a day where temperatures
are around 65 to 75 degrees.
Amino Triazole, a wettable
powder, used at one pound of
the 50 per cent material to
each 12 gallons of water, or
Amitrole T, a liquid, used at
one quart to each 12 gallons
of water. The addition of a
spreader sticker at 10 to 16
ounces per 100 gallons of mix
will add even further to the
Many Orchards
Need Water Nowf
County Agent Says
Many orchards are now In
need of an irrigation, said Dr
C. B. Cordy, county agent.
This is particularly true
where the trees are on shal
low sou or where a cover
crop has been left uncultivat
ed, After the excess winter
water has drained out of the
soil the remainder of the
moisture is removed by evap
oration from the soil surface,
by the cover crop, or by the
trees themselves.
During the bloom period
there is a heavy drain on the
soil moisture as the petals are
an unwaxed surface and evap
orate water from both sides.
As we had bright warm
weather during the bloom
period this materially deplet
ed the soil moisture. This was
followed by the growth of
leaves which also evaporate
moisture although not as
readily as the petals.
Keep Suitable Level
Soil moisture must be kept
at a suitable level during May
and early June as it is this
period when most of the new
growth is made on the trees.
A dry period now will cause
the trees to set terminal buds.
After this there will be no
further growth made during
the season. Occasionally a
little growth is made late in
the season but this is rela
tively unimportant.
As the largest number of
tree's roots are in the surface
soil and as this surface soil
is also supplying the cover
crop, it is important that the
cover crop be worked in and
that the soil moisture in this
surface layer be replenished.
On deep clay soils the irriga
tion can be delayed for a
while but now would be an
excellent time for most or
chardists to plan an irriga
tion. Cenarath, Wales 'ITU The
200 inhabitants of this village
are puzzled by a poster de
picting their waterfall which
says. "See Britain in com(ort
by British Railways." The
village has no station and the
nearest branch line is due to
close soon.
FRANKLIN
CUTTER
- ism
Wcst Main Pharnwcy
0 (Fornnrly CiiK Dan Pharmacy)
"Whrt Prticriprioni art Fillfd Up trj O
Standard. Not Down to Prict."
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J35 West Men
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A' - a
tree for ever third tree in every
as illustrated can De usea lor
percentage of kill.
The plants should be thor
oughly wet, this means leaf
surface and stem surfaces, and
will require treating from
both sides of a bush to insurn
complete coverage. This treat-
I mcnt will give nearly com
pitie rjiiniiiidiiuii oi poison
oak. Care should be taken to
observe any rcgrowth the fol
lowing year, and make repeat
applications before the plant
has a chance to recover.
After treatment is complet
ed the plants should not be
disturbed, preferably until ths
late fall or the following
spring. At this time the spray,
ed plants will be brittle and
can be broken off at the
ground and burned, leaving
the rcgrowth clear for tha
follow-up treatment.
Avoid Contact
A word of caution lo Ihosa
susceptible to poison oak.
Plan your work with poison
oak on a relatively cool day
and avoid excessive perspira
tion or physical contact with
the plant. A solution of 5 per
cent Ferric Chloride in a halt
and half mixture of alcohol
and water applied to exposed
or affected parts, either be
fore or after contact, will
greatly reduce the possibili
ties of one's breaking out.
This inexpensive and non
poisonous remedy can be ob
tained at most drug stores.
Washing and rinsing several
times with hot water and
ordinary kitchen or laundry
soap after being exposed also
will reduce the poison oak
effects. Soaps containing oils
should not be used, for the
poison is soluble in oils and
will therefore spread over
other parts of the skin.
When burning poison oak
brush, care must be taken to
stay clear of the smoke from
such fires. The volatile oils
in poison oak are dispersed
with the heat and the possi
bility of being effected are
greater than ever. Clothes and
tools used during Poison Oak
control work should also be
cleaned upon completion of
the day's work for protection
of others who may come in
contact with these.
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