Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1962)
t A Chit ly JOI Mail TrikuM This U the tim of year when a fisherman likes te staad on the bank of a stream and watch hit line carry a salmon egg into a deep pool. Some fishermen prefer worms. And this poses a problem according to a letter printed in the Wall Street Journal. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, of Utah, quoted from this letter in the Senate June 11. 'The fishing season will some, but I can only view sadness. "My heart Just aches when I see our fine youths try ing to sell worms to the fishermen. The fact that our chil dren are becoming soiled with the greedy practice of capitalism at such an early age is not the real problem. "The crisis results from the greatly inadequate pay our hard-working youths receive. The prices for worms today are so low that a youth who Is selling worms simply doesn't make enough money to cover the bare necessities his meager status requires. "Obviously the government must do something to al leviate this terrible condition. "The worm crisis stems basically from over-production. Therefore, the government should establish price supports, worm acreage controls and allotments, and some system to pay youths not to harvest worms. A similar program solved our farm problems Just beautifully. There is no reason to think it wouldn't have similar success with the worm crisis." With everything hanft'ng fire, we thought a little humor might be appreciated. The letter is the type of thing that Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens mignt nave written. In the House the Kennedy farm bill melted down lo a compormise proposal, but some In the Senate are opposed to the compromise. The measure coming out of the house would extend present emergency controls on wheat and feed grains for another year. However, Sen. Allen Ellender, (D-La.), Senate agricultural committee chairman will have none of it. He does not want an extension of the emergency grain programs. The Senate has pasesed a bill similar to the one which died in the House. It would clamp mandatory controls and marketing quotas on wheat and feed grains. But, in return, the House has declared it will not approve the Senate bill. The emergency one-year wheat and feed grain programs with voluntary controls expires this year unless replaced by new legislation. With no replacing legislation the law reverts to the 19S8 act of Republican Secretary of Agri culture Ezra Taft Benson which would provide price sup ports on any amount of grain produced. On the Common Market nobody knows what Britain or France will do. Britain seems on the brink of Joining, but whether or not she will be able to bring in the Common wealth is another question. New Zealand Is a Commonwealth member. II she is brought in with her dairy products there will be direct com. petition within the Common Market with Holland. Ironically the Dutch have been the Britain's inclusion in the Common Market. The Common Market problems now, more than ever, seem to be agricultural agricultural commodities competing with each other. The U. S. Is pushing Britain toward the Common Market thinking competition will be good for the stodgy British economy. However, the organized farmers of Great Britain are edgy about losing any of their protectionist trade walls. The question of admitting Denmark to Common Market membership is to be considered this week. The council of ministers of ECM this week will also consider regulations to put Into force parts of the common agricultural policy. ThU would start July 1. And, we also have the problem of admitting former over seas territories in Africa. And how are the Asian members of the Commonwealth to be safeguarded In their textile ex port trade and other products for which Britain wants "nil tariffs." Turning to problems closer to home The time has come for farmers and ranchers to seriously consider what place recreation has for them. Outdoor recreation has developed o rapidly that we now have a new federal bureau of out door recreation. This recreation made its major start on public lands and chiefly In reservoir areas. Observe what has happened in the Talent Irrigation project the last two years. The overnight camping and fishing fa cllities have drawn people from to Howard Prairie. There Is good and ranchers should have a In effect, the farmers and ranchers are already In the recreation business. The reservoirs at Howard Prairie and Emigrant were constructed primarily for Irrigation. The wateruscrs are gradually paying off the construction costs through their water assessments. It Is true the farmers and ranchera did not have to pay at the reservoirs, but they are paying for the basic con struction of the facilities-liie reservoirs themselves. When Dr. Eward C. Crafts, director of the new bureau, addressed the Izaak Walton League convention last week he referred to souvenir gold coin being circulated at Redding. It says "1862-1982 One Hundred Years From Mining to Recreation." This, he said, Is symptomatic of the times. We have been assured by recreation authorities that recreation and the cattle business can exist side by side oh public lands. Our hope is that the cattlemen In the state and Rogue valley maintain a strong enough organization so another coin Is not put Into circulation reading: "One Hun dred Years From Cattle To Recreation." Crafts said the recreation business Is the great hope for economic Improvement of certain rural portions of this coun try which are economically depressed. Until recreation de velopment here becomes more comprehensive, we still think lhat the year around expenditures for feed, fertilizer, and necessities for the rancher's family provides a steadier and more significant Income to an area than the thus far seasonal one from recreation. When you consider that livestock sales from Jan. 5. 1HH2 to May 18. 1962 grossed $940,740.90 In one auction yard here this livestock income is significant. During the same period in 1961 the same yard grossed $894,703.62. The total for the entire year of 1961 was $2,601,586.62. This yard sold, during 1961: 2,491 head of sheep, 1,826 head of hogs, 193 head ( horses and 24,289 head of cattle. . To cattlemen, the most significant part of the Izaak Walton League session wai a speech by Assistant Secretary of the Interior John A. Carver. He stresses the need for con servation of grazing lands. But more of that next week. TUESDAY. JUNE iS. 1962 Chat o 0W Firra Wti be heralded with great joy by the situation through tears of most consistent supporters of hera in Jackson county during as far south as Los Angeles money there and the farmers piece of it. for recreation developments Only Small Part W State Treated Wifh Spray, Dust Only a small part of Ore gon, like the rest of the con tinental United States, is an nually treated with insecti cides and much of the land has never received an appli cation of the insect killing chemicals, reports R. W. Ev ery, Oregon State university extension entomology special ist. This is one of the points made in a special study which has Just been reported by the Entomological Society of Am erica. The society's survey show ed that less than S per cent of all the area in the 48 states and less than 1 per cent of the enormous acreage usually considered important to wild life is treated annually with insecticides, Every said. The same percentage, or possibly even less, would hold true in Oregon. At least 75 per cent of the entire U. S. area has never received an application of in secticides in all the years these materials have been used, the report estimates. The fact that only a small percentage of the land re ceives insecticide applications may come as a surpise to per sons living in major agricul tural areas, Every continued, and in light of the fact that insects annually cost Ameri can farmers at least $4 bil lion, kill a billion board feet of saw timber, and cause growth loss of another 1.8 bil lion cubic feet in young tim ber. Applitd To Croplands Most insecticides used in Oregon are applied to crop lands, with the heaviest uses coming in the Willamette Val ley, Medford and Hood River areas to control insects on vegetables, small fruits and tree fruits, Every said. Other uses Include mosquito con trol, fighting grasshoppers and crickets on rangelands and for control of forest insects, mainly the spruce bud worm. Since much of Oregon s land is in non-agricultural use, even in years of heavy insect outbreaks, insecticide applica tions would cover only a small part of the state, he pointed out. Insecticides can hp used with a great degree nf safety If applicators (ollow the rec ommendations issued by OSU and other responsible agen cies, the specialist emphasized Used properly, insecticides of fer great benefits to society without danger to humans. fish or wildlife. There is dan ger if they are misused, he warned. In addition to misuse, the biggest problems faced in us ing the chemicals are "drift" -when the wind carries the Insecticide tn a crop in a neighboring field resulting in unwanted and undesirable residues - and damage to hon ey and native bees, he added. Sell-Help Groups Plan Combination Fair Displays Salem - More Oregon farm ers than there are farmers in Oregon will Join hands to tell their self help story at the 1962 state fair and Pacific International Livestock expo sition. If this sounds like a tall fish story, It's because some farmers contribute to more than one of the self-help com modity commissions which have Joined hands to sponsor the attractive educational ex hibits. Thus, member roles of the individual commissions to tal up to more than 60.000 farmers tnough there are hut roiiRhly 42,500 farms in the state. The united exhibit was born of a desire to depict a better story of Oregon farm ers' self-help efforts at less cost than a number have been spending in the past, says Paul T. Rowell, agricultural development chief of the slate department of agriculture. In Resources Building The attractive display will occupy a 48 square foot cen tral space In the state fair natural resources building A revolving central theme will carry the self-help story of wheat, beef, dairy, potato, fil bert, fryer and seed fanners of the stale. An over-all attendant will answer questions and provnie information on the promotion efforts of all groups, .sonic commissions will m:m :-..; vidual displays within the combined exhibit. Racking the dominant self help theme will be an artis tic waterfall scene KxocutiveoSccrctary D J Duncan of the filbert commis sion is chairman of the com mit e on arrangements for the cooperative exhibit. Stockmen To Talk With BLM Aug. 23 The directors of the Jack son County Stockmen's asso ciation Thursday night set feeder sale dates and discuss ed a variety of other business. The first fall feeder sale will be held Oct. 10 at the Rogue Valley auction yard in Phoenix. The annual Cal-Ore Hereford association's range ready bull sale will he held the following day, Oct. 11. Eddie Meeker, Phoenix, chairman of the bull sale committee told the group. The directors agreed that two consecutive sales are apt to draw more buyers. In-Transit Temperatures Studied for Bartletts The effects of different temperatures during transit on ripening of early-season Bartlett pears in rail cars are reported in a marketing re search report Issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. The report applies to rail cars with thermostatically controlled refrigeration. , If shipped under maximum refrigeration, early pears, which are firmer when har vested than those shipped later in the season, require 7 to 10 days after arrival to be come ripe enough for the re tail market. During this delay additional shipments of pears arrive and the accumulation of supplies tends to depress the market. Thermostatic control, at temperatures favorable for initiating the ripening of the pears during rail shipment, is a way of controlling the time required to ripen them at the market. Eating Ripe Researchers in USDA's ag ricultural marketing service found that early pears with initial firmness of 20 pounds (as measured by the Magnus Taylor pressure tester) were eating ripe four days after reaching New York when shipped from California at temperatures averaging 60 to 64 degrees fahrenheit. Help Offered Small Processors Of Jams, Jellies Salem - Oregon people who are developing a market for local agricultural prod ucts through home or small operations should contact the state department of agricul ture for advice on proper la beling. This applies, of course, to processed foods prepared for sale. Oregon's label laws require definite information on all processed foods, including such items as jams, jellies, juices or canned products. J. r. Short, director of ag riculture believes mama and papa - type processing oper ations can increase the mar kets for Oregon products, par ticularly in specialty fields. As an aid to sales, lie urges not only careful attention to proper labeling but also strict attention to sanitation require ments If consumers can be is surod that home - processed products are prepared under the most sanitary conditions, market outlook should be en hanced for this type of opera tion, Short elieves. Urqcs Check To this end. he urges home processors seeking market ac ceptability to ask the depart ment's dairy and consumer services division lo check san itation. The stale does not require a license of fruit and vegeta ns processors, he points out, I lull it does require proper t labeling and sanitation pro tection lo consumers of all j items offered for sale to the public. Kenneth E. Carl, chief of the dairy atni consumer serv ices, says the department has stepped up its activity m the I food sanitation field in food processing establishments op- ! crating on an intrastate basis. It can handily make contacts with small operators selling through retail channels i Those who do not dispose ! of then- output through re tail stores are urged to make ( their own contacts with the cieparlinent lo avail them selves of labeling and sani tation inspection. Queries and requests should be addressed to Carl at the State Depart ment of Agriculture. Salem PROMOTKD Clarence .1 Hranatn. son of Mrs Mane K. Bianaiu. Ash land, and Clarence K Bran am. Central Pol nt, was re , .-oMy pronioicii lo p r i v a t e first class a! Fort Riley. Kan Hran.im is a gunner in Com pany A of the first division's twelilli infantry. He attended Ashland'lligh school and was rniploved by Medtord Moulding companv tn fore entering the Army His wife. Donna, live m Junction City, K.m. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, AEDFOBB, CWtH Set Fes-dot Other feeder sal dates set during the meeting in the ex tension service auditorium are Nov. 8 and Dec. 4. Lance Offenbacher, Applegate, sug gested that a spring sale date be set next year. Both local and national advertising was suggested for the first feeder sale. Bull Sala Preparations Don Nichols. Ashland, pub licity chairman for the bull sale, reported today that the bull selection committee has looked at a number of bulls in Jackson county. The group plans to examine a number of Pears with initial firmness near 18 to 19 pounds ripened to the eating-ripe stage in slightly over three days, when shipped at average tem peratures of 55 to 59 degrees, the report shows. It is typical O gon summer weather, and it is has been good for the hay farmer. The hay farmers are quite pro gressive in tens of how ra pidly they are turning their operation into one of total mechanization. A drive around to observe the various methods of mechanical hay handling is well worthwhile. It is also worth repeating that if the crop that was cut for hay was of pale green color and if a second cutting is to be taken or if cattle are to be pastured on the area, it will pay well to use some ni trogen fertilizer prior to the first irrigation after the hay has been removed. The president's farm bill suffered a detent. For some farm operators the news was bad, but for farmers in gener al the defeat of this bill should be applauded. In the first place the federal govern ment should not be involved in farming as well as in a few dozen other areas. Their participating in agriculture at the beginning, from their standpoint was more political than economical. In the first analysis, it has become a mix ture of both the political and economical. The two combin ed at this point to smell very markedly of graft. Not Intellectuals The present and recent past heads of the U.S. Agriculture department not being of intel lectual types in the genius grouping have failed to keep up with what their thousands of hired hands were doing. Therefore, it is seen that we are uncovering huge swindles and gross misuse of the lands under the department's super vision. It is not sufficient to say the bureaucrats did not know of such misdeeds. The difficulty is the department is too large to be fully under stood by one man of average intelligence. It should never have been allowed to become so large. It is not necessary. There are no statesmen in government anymore. What we have today are politicians and there is a vast difference between the two fields of hu man endeavor. Aphids. flea beetles, leaf I hoppers and slugs may be a nrohlem to nany gardeners. i There is a solution to the prob lem of the. pests. Consult I your spray chemical salesman or seed dealer. Corn car worm may be a problem tn growers of toma toes and sweet corn. The same pest attacks both crons. ' An application of DDT or So ! vin will control this insect. .Consult your spray chemical salesni. for materials and ; advice The same advice is ap plicable lo cabbage and hrus sel sprouts growers who have the cabbage worm problem. It is refreshing to see quite a number of city type teen ' agcrs working at farm labor during their vacation period. The lessons' learned, if learn ed well, will be of far more value to them in the future than will the money that is i being currently paid for their j efforts BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, GaUaniied rd Copper Fabrication 2237 West Main PHONt 772-4440 FROM THE GROUND UP By BART BARTLETT Sates, bulls in Klamath and north ern California counties, also, he said. "There seems to be a good source of bulls this year and everyone on the sale commit tee is meeting at the exten sion service office at 8 p.m. Wednesday," Nichols said. County Agent Earle Jossy urged the stockmen's associa tion to Include Josephine county cattlemen as consign ors in the feeder sale. Bob Bever, Rogue Valley manager, asked for more help at the yard during the feeder sale period. He suggested set ting up a work schedule with a chairman in charge so that the needed help would be available on the days needed. "We especially need help in loading out," Bever said. "We had to charge $350 off to labor last year and I would like to see that money saved." Next Directors' Meeting The next directors' meeting will be held at the extension auditorium Aug. 23 due to the fair. Represenatives of the bureau of land management will be invited to attend to discuss range problems and to explain grazing allotment regulations. Jossy said he would try to get the new range manage ment specialist here from Ore- gon State university. The new range specialist would be ask ed to visit the ranges, discuss their problems and condi tions. The directors said they are interested in setting up a grazing district as a step to ward getting more federal funds for range development. This should be discussed with BLM officials, too, It was de cided. Reservations for the annual Oregon Cattlemen's as sociation convention this fall should be made now through the OCA Prineville office, Leroy Offenbacher, Jackson County Stockmen's associa tion president, reminded the group. State Proposes Meat Inspection Rules' Overhaul Salem - A proposed over haul of Oregon regulations governing meat Inspection at packer, processing and retail levels will be submitted to consumers and industry at three public hearings in July. Dr. M. L. Houston, meat inspection supervisor, says the state department of agri culture will hold the hear ings at Medford on July 19, Baker on July 24 and Salem on July 27. Hour and hearing place will be announced later. Also to be considered will be proposals bearing on gen eral sanitary provisions for poultry and rabbit slaughter plants as well as for red meat establishments. Laws under which the reg ulations are authorized in clude, besides stale compul sory meat inspection, the gen eral sanitation code, the meat dealer licensing act and the voluntary poultry inspection act. Thousands of Markets The proposals involve oper ations at several thousand re tail meat markets, plus proc essing plants and killing es tablishments. For these hearings, the de partment is proposing the first major changes to the state meat inspection regu lations since the law went into effect in 1957. The pro posals are based on 1959 ad 1961 amendments to the law and include changes which the department believes ad visable as result of expert ence under the present regu lations. Major Items In the depart ment's proposals will be an nounced as soon as copies of the lengthy regulations are available for distribution, sometime before the first of July. All retail, processing and slaughter businesses under state license will be affected by at least some phase of the proposals. By using crop dryers farm ers can reduce field losses up to 25 per cent, New Holland says. FRANKLIN CUTTER 'i'i5 West Main Pharmacy (Formerly Cash Divta Pharmacy) "Where Prescriptions ere Filled Up to Standard. Not Down to Price." 135 West Miin Ph. 772-2330 Western Soil Map Near Ready For Publication Corvallis - A regional soils map, with both educational and commercial uses, is near ing completion and is expect ed to be published for Ore gon and 10 other western states next year, report two Oregon State university soil scientists. When published, the map will eliminate great gaps in man's knowledge about soil patterns in the West, point out Dr. Ellis Knox and Dr. Gerald Slmonson, soil scientists with the OSU Agricultural Experi ment station. It is anticipated the map will be used in geography and soils classes. It also will be of assistance in planning agricul tural and forestry work as well as in conservation proj ects, such as watershed devel opment, they note. It may also point out areas where future research is needed. A "first" for the West, the map, which was compiled by experiment station scientists and Soil Conservation Service technicians in the various states, covers the largest sin gle geographic area to be map ped in this fashion in the United States, Dr. Knox said. Work on the project started in 1956. Only one other regional soils map, for the North Cen tral region, has been publish ed to date. The map for the Northwest section of the na tion is nearly ready for pub lication. Oregon Soils Included The Western regional map, which covers Oregon, Wash ington, California, Idaho, Ne vada, Utah, Montana, Wy oming, Colorado, New Mex ico and Arizona, will use 14 color groups to show the dis tribution of the great soils groups and their association. Of the 14 major color units to be shown, Oregon contains nine, they said. Oregon soils range all the way from desert to the high rainfall areas of the coast. The state U missing the kinds of soil found In the hot South west region and in the high Rocky Mountains. The Ore gon portion of the map will show 28 different soil associ ations, Dr. Knox noted. The map will be accompan ied by discriptions of the characteristics of each major soil group. Also Included in the written text will be out lines concerning elevation, climate, vegetation and some information about land use of each soil association. Those working on the proj ect plan to present the map this fall to experiment sta tion directors of the respec tive states for their approval. If this is obtained, it will then be sent to the cartographers to prepare for printing. Each experiment station will dis trbute the map in its own state. The map is just one of the projects carried out by the western soil survey work group, composed of scientists appointed by station direct ors. At a recent meeting In Las Cruces, N. M., which Dr. Simonson attended, the group reviewed and approved the classifications to be shown on the regional map. American Warships Sail From Japan Yokosuka, Japan 4UPD A U. S. Navy destroyer and four auxiliary vessels sailed early Monday from the big Ameri can naval base at Yokosuka on Tokyo Bay, the Japanese Kyodo news agency reported. The aircraft carrier Coral Sea and an escort squadron of submarine chasers had sail ed Friday, possibly in connec tion with the military build ups by Nationalist and Com munist China on opposite sides of Formosa Strait. The Navy has declined to discuss American warship movements during the current military tension between For mosa and Communist China, calling such information con fidential. Kyodo said the ships sail ing from Yokosuka today in cluded a destroyer, an oil tender, a repair snip, and two cargo transports. VACCINES! MEDICINALS! INSTRUMENTS! And Other Suppliti to Kitp Y o v f Livestock and Pari Healthy and Well Groomed! Farm & Blackberry Spray Needed, Weed Control Man Says By RAY HUBBELL Jackson County Weed Control Most blackberries are now reaching the stage where good control can be had with a foliage spray. The combination Brush Killer (2.4-D-2,4,5-TL.V. Es ters) are most commonly used in this work. One gallon of material in 100 gallons of wa ter applied to wet all foliage and stems will give up to 90 per cent control. If the ma jority of the plants to be treated are old and well es tablished 1V4 gallons of brush killer per 100 gallons may be needed. The addition of a spreider sticker should be used. If there is good agita tion in the spray tank one or two gallons of diesel oil can be substituted as a wetting agent. Large patches should be Keep Eggs Cool, State Department Advises Sellers Salem - When warm days come, it's a sign for house wives and dealers alike to get their eggs under refrigeration if they are not already doing so. As any person who knows his eggs will tell you, eggs without refrigeration lose a large share of their taste ap peal. And since most people nowadays get their eggs from the store instead of direct from the hen, the state depart ment of agriculture is urging storekeepers through the state to pay careful attention to egg quality this summer. The suggestion applies par ticularly to smaller and out lying stores, to wayside stands that sell eggs and, as far as that goes, to big stores that don't treat their eggs with equal deference "fore and aft." "Fore" in this situation means in the displays from which the consumer makes her selection. "Aft" means be hind the scenes out in the storeroom where reserve egg supplies are kept. It's just as important to keep the reserve supply of eggs under refrigeration, par ticularly in hot weather, as it is to keep the consumer dis plays in refrigerated cases, says O. K. Beals, assistant di rector in the consumer and trade services operations of the department. Quality falls fast in hot weather unless care is taken to protect the highly temper amental egg, Beals points out. Eggs which were brought into the store with a legitimate high quality rating (AA grade) can drop as much as two grades within a short time without proper care and pro tection during heat periods, he adds. ANNOUNCEMENT! Wa have outgrown our old quarters, thanks to our many friends and customers. Beginning June 28, the 6th street store will be closed and our entire opera tion will be at 4th and Fir, with plenty of parking space, mora store space, quicker service and a better operation. Wa hop you will come to visit us at 4th and Fir, soon. iifcfij. 5rl RO 4th and Fir Streets Family WoeJcly you will not receive Family Weekly with your newspaper nexf week WATCH FOR THESE FEATURES IN THE JULY 8 ISSUE "Die Richord Burton tix Taylor "New Hope for Parents Wlttiouf Doesn't Know" by Adele Whifely Partners" by Edward R. Sammii. Flelcher. yere Trapped in lookout "How Did Dag Hammorslvjold Mountain' by Martin Huridle- RtoHy Die?" by JoKn Kent. Hon, PLUS MANY OTHER FEATURES AND STORIES with your MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Garden treated with equipment capa ble of producing pressures of from 100 to 300 P.S.I, depend ing on their size and location of nearby susceptible plants. Small plants can be treated with low pressure equipment such as a 3-gallon hand sprayer. Blackberries growing where a foliage treatment would jeopardize desirable plants should be postponed until winter and a dormant spray used. This should consist of the brush killer (2,4.5-TL.V. Ester) 1 to IVi gallons per 20 to 30 gallons of diesel oil. The dormant spray should be applied during December or January and care exercised to keep the spray or drift off of desirable plants. Extreme care should be used applying the foliage sprays as well. Se lect a calm, clear day, with temperatures not above 70 degrees if the low volatile ma terials are used. Sprayed patches should not be disturbed until the follow ing spring. This gives the. chemical ample time to pene trate the root system and tha plants to dry so they can bo burned. By burning in tha spring before fire season, re growth can be treated easier and cheaper, and quicker con trol can be had. Read the labels and follow these simple but important rules for better results. CABOT'S Tzanck Vouaq Stfue- traditional colors of the west Soft, lovely pastel shades based on the traditional colors of the Spanish West. Cabot's Ranch House Hues irive a flat pastel finish to exterior woodwork. Excellent for new or weathered redwood, cedar, fir. pine, Philip pine mahogany and other woods. 4, Cabot's Ranch House Hiipci have considerable hiding power and show all the beautiful tex ture of the wood to its best advantage. Come in and let us show you these new attractive finishes for your home. Medford Paint & Wallpaper Store 6th & Holly, Diagonally scroll from Poir Office Phone 772-9321 S&H GREEN STAMPS tjy Wa,ch for Fur,he Announcement, Later Phone 773-8444 This summer Family Weekly will bs published EVERY OTHER WEEK l NEXT ISSUE
