hDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
TUESDAY. MAY 22, 1962
Seed Industry Representatives Tour
Seed Centers of Western Europe
Corvallis - Five Ore son
seed industry representatives
are scheduled to tour seed
centers of Western Europe
during this month to study
trends affecting United States
seed exports to the region.
The goodwill, fact-finding
tour will take the team into
England, the Netherlands,
West Germany, and France.
The group left May 2 and will
return June 1.
Main objectives are to study
increased uses for Oregon
grown seed in the region, pos
sible effects of European
Common Market trade agree
ments on U.S. foreign seed
,sales. and a first hand study
of international seed regula
tions governing seed imports
into European countries.
Delegates are Robert Cale,
Albany, and Amos Funrue,
Silverton, both seed growers;
Robert Peterson, Corval 1 i s,
representative of North r u p
King of Albany; Fenn Emer
son, of Chas. H. Lilly Com
pany, Albany; and Rex War
ren, Oregon State University
extension farm crops special
ist. The trip was planned
through the Oregon Seed
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council in cooperation with
the USDA Agricultural Serv
ice. In addition to furnishing
services of the survey team,
the Oregon seed industry is
contributing $3,000 toward
expenses of the study.
FAS Helps In Cost
Foreign Agriculture Service
is sharing costs through Pub
lic Law 480 funds obtained
from foreign sales of U. S.
farm products. A percentage
of income from such sales is
earmarked for overseas mar
ket promotion.
Oregon groups helping fi
nance the study are the Ore
gon Seed League, Oregon
Ryegrass Association, the
Highland Bontgrass Associa
tion, the Chewing and Red
Creeping Fescue commissions
and Oregon seed dealers.
Part of the team's salesman
ship program for Oregon seed
includes distributing samples
of nine seed varieties, along
with brochures and other in
formation, through offices of
agricultural attaches in host
countries.
"We hope to work out
agreements with agricultural
experiment stations in those
countries to test Oregon seed
for possible widespread use,"
Warren stated.
Samples are Highland bent
Rrass. Rainier red fescue,
Pennlawn red fescue, Linn
perennial ryegrass, Oregon
annual ryegrass, Gulf annual
ryegrass, alta fescue, Potomac
orchardgrass, and Latar or
chardgrass. Ten pounds of
each variety of top grade seed
will be distributed in 1 3
pound lots.
To Study Agreements
The team will study seed
certification agreements for
seed moving in international
trade under a program spon
sored by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development of which the
U.S. is now a member.
They will attend the Inter
national Congress of Seeds
men at Evian, France, May 27
to 30, that is expected to at
track seed producers and
dealers from 25 countries
seeking first-hand information
on how the European Com
mon Market may affect trade
relations and movement of
seed.
The tour will include ob
servation of trial plantings of
Oregon perennial ryegrass
made in England and Ger
many in recent years.
Oregon has hosted similar
teams from England and Ger
many during the past few
years. A French team will
tour seed centers of the Pa
cific Northwest in June. They
will be guests of the Oregon
Seed Council from June S
to 14 and of the Washington
Crop Improvement Associa
tion the following week.
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250 Peopl
Of Valley
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Approximately 250 people,
some from as far away as
Nevada, attended the all day
Cal-Ore Hereford association
tour through the south end of
the Rogue valley Sunday.
Cold, blustery weather
caused the cattlemen and their
families to turn out in heavy
coats and jackets, but did not
dim their interest and enthu
siasm. Eddie Meeker, Phoenix
area cattleman, said similar
tours throughout the United
States turn out 150 at the
most. Last year's tour into
the north end of the valley
and part way into Josephine
county turned out many more,
tour leaders reported.
The chilly weather which
had spread a light, spring
blanket of snow on surround
ing hills did not dim the en
thusiasm with which catlc
nien and visitors attacked the
tender steaks and hash-brown
potatoes turned out over open
fires chiefly by Bill Bigham,
Eagle Point cattleman, and
Earle Jossy, Jackson county
extension agent.
Members of the tour party,
some with babes in arms.
crowded up to the plank
tables set on bales of straw
as a sharp wind swept across
the Don Nichols' ranch adjoin
ing Emigrant lake.
Sals Preview
The tour was actually a
preview of the annual Cal
Ore Range Ready Bull sale
set for Oct. 12.
First tour slop was at the
Arrowhead ranch which has
long been a scenic landmark
the Phoenix-Hillcrest rd.
The ranch is owned by Dave
Holmes of Bear Creek Or
chards and managed by Ed
die Meeker. The tour wound
through the pastures and cor
rals flanking the red farm
buildings. There they saw the
results of line breeding with
Beau Donalds with which
Meeker started in 1956.
In October of that year he
purchased 30 head of Beau
Donald females and a herd
bull from the famous Curtice
Martain ranch at Slevensville,
Mont. Later he purchased two
herd bulls and 13 heifers from
the same ranch. He is aiming
at a 150 cow herd.
Meeker told the tour that
14 steers gained a 111 pound
average in 90 days and 17
head 56 pounds over the same
period.
Chloe Small Ranch
Next stop was at the Chloe
Small ranch in Fern valley.
Chloe about two years ago
purchased 20 Curtice Martin
heifers, and one bull of the
same line as the Arrowhead
ranch herd (Beau Donald) a
year ago. The former Cali
fornia contractor is aiming at
60 cows which he hopes to
turn over to his son later on.
Small's animals showed the
same thickcncss and good
bone that the Arrowhead herd
showed. Small noted the uni
formity of this type of animal
no matter on which ranch it
is found. He displayed his
four-year old bull and heifers
weighing 1,100 to 1,300
pounds at two years.
The noon slop was at the
Don Nichols' ranch adjacent
to Emigrant lake. Mr. and
Mrs. Don Nichols are another
young couple who have tied
e Attend Tour
Hereford Ranches
their future to development
of pure-bred beef stock in the
Rogue valley.
Nichols has range rights for
122 head of cattle in the
Keen creek range of the
Hiatt lak earea. Spwikin to
the touring cattlemen Sunday
afternoon, Nichols stressed his
animals are range-ready. Un
like the owners of some
ranches on the tour, Nichols
makes his entire living from
sale of his animals.
The Nichols' herd consists
of 80 head of registered Here
ford cows of Old Line Chand
ler and Crowe breeding. These
cows are descendents of the
10 head of Old Line Chand
lers Don purchased from 1944
In 1946.
Raised Replacement.
Since then Don has raised
all of his replacements except
for nine head of bred heifers
purchased from the Dudley
Parker ranch, Gazelle, Calif.,
in the fall of 1959, and 12
head of Old Line Chandler
Mark Donald 91st bred cows
purchased from other Ashland
breeders Howell and Lydia
Cook in June, 1961.
"1 try to keep in mind that
the purpose in raising live
stock is to convert low cost
roughage into sellable stock,"
the young rancher said.
The Howell Cook ranch on
Butler Creek rd. in the Val
ley View area is a small, but
promising operation which lit
erally received a "shot in the
arm" from the revived Cal
Ore Range Ready Bull sale
last fall. Cook's six bulls in
the sale averaged $660. One
bull placed third high Here
ford and sold for over $900.
Cook had been gradually
dispersing his Old Line
Chandler herd up to the time
of the sale. But, seeing the
sale results has decided to
build his herd up again. Cook
is a lumber-grader.
The Mel Tinker ranch ofj
four acres at the home place
is another small, but prom
ising operation. Tinker leases
additional acreage. He has 30
head, counting calves.
The well-painted buildings,
lush green pastures and var
iety of farm animals give the
ranch a picture-book farm ap
pearance. From Ireland
Tinker got his animals from
the Dick Ireland Hereford
ranch up the road so features
the President Mischief and
Gold Colonel polled. Hereford
lines. He started his herd two
years ago. He is a former
"powder monkey" in Cali
fornia oil fields, worked in
produce and is now working
on landscaping in California.
Dick and Gloria Ireland are
a good example of a couple
making it on their own. Dick
recently has added to his pol
led Hereford bloodlines of
President Mischief and Gold
Colonel by adding Domestic
Anxiety and Domestic Mis
chief bloodlines from the Bar
nctt Hereford ranch from
Melvin, Tex.
Cattlemen were Impressed
by a large bull Ireland dis
played out of a President Mis
chief cow and a Gold Colonel
bull.
Ireland has been raising
Herefords since he was nine'
years old and is now 26 years
old. He has been making his1
living from them for the last
five or six years here.
This fall Ireland expects to
have a 125 or 130 cow herd
on his 400 acres. He recently
purchased equipment to irri
gate 270 acres of the 400.
Every year the Cal-Ore
Hereford tour definitely
points out a small, but strong
purebred beef industry which
is gaining momentum. Much
of the farm land purchased
by newcomers to the valley is
used for developing purebred
beef stock. The interest and
participatien in Sunday's tour
is a sure sign tteat pure-bred
beef will be part of the Rogue)
valley's future.
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County 4-H'ers
Top Dairy Show
Jackson County 4-H'ers
topped all three showmanship
classes at the Spring Dairy
Show in Grants P s, May 19,
reported Gerald Brog, 4-H
agent.
Richard Botlger, Ruch, was
judged winner in the senior
division and won over Sue
Ann Morrow, junior division
winner and David Strickland,
Intermediate champion for the
championship trophy donated
by the Rogue Valley Jersey
club. Both Miss Morrow and
Strickland are members of
the Rogue River 4-H Dairy
club.
The Applegale Dairyatcers
received the award for hav
ing the largest percentage of
club members participating in
the show.
Jackson county placing! In
this first show of the season
were:
Seniors: First, Richard Bott
ger, Ruch; second, Georgia
Hubbard, Antelope; third,
Mary Ann Cantrall, Ruch;
fourth, Jerry Moore, Eagle
Point; sixth, Karen Jossy, An
telope. Intermediates: First, David
Strickland, Rogue River;
second, Don Turner, Rogue
River; third, Adrianue Brion,
Applegate; fourth, Clare Lou
Martin, Rogue River.
Junior Divisina: First, Sue
Ann Morrow, Rogue River;
second, Steven Strickland,
lotgue River; third. Laura
Kocrst, Applegate; fifth, Ali
son Brion, Applegate; sixth,
Bclh K rouse, Applegate;
eighth, Marilyn Winningham,
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