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JOHN PATRICK
To Tour Europe
Eagle Point Man
To Visit Europe
In FFA Program
John Patrick, 11)62 gradu
ate o Eagle Point Hifjh school
and former member of the
Future Farmers of America
chapter there, will Join the
"People to People" goodwill
delegtion of Oregon's Future
Farmers of America to Eng
land, France, Scotland, Po
land, Czechoslovakia and
Hungary.
The Kroup leaves Portland
July 13.
Patrick was voted a $100
gift recently by the Jackson
County Farm bureau to help
him pay the expenses of the
trip. ,
The mission is dedicated to
Improving relations and un
derslanding between Ameri
ca and the people of eastern
and western Europe.
Patrick, who has ranked
hlKh in FFA oratorical con
tests, hopes to have the chance
In Europe to express his belief
in Democracy to the various
youth delegations of the over
seas countries.
Larry Richey, a Phoenix
liii'h school senior, also has
been selected to make the
People to People tour. His
current projects consist of two
beef animals and irrigated
pasture.
Nat Elzel, Eagle Point FFA
chapter adviser, and his wife
will accompany the tour
through Europe.
Vc3d Man '
Urges Caution
With Chemicals
By RAY HUBBELL
Jackson County Weed
Control Supervisor
There are entirely too
many people each year who
are injured by careless han
dling of the chemicals used in
pest and disease control.
Kven some deaths occur.
Most of these accidents could
be prevented with some com-nuin-sonse
handling of the ma
t'Tinls in the first place and
by knowing what to do when
iin emergency occurs. We sug
gc.il that you clip out the
rules below and place them
w. it-re everyone in your fam
ily will have access to them.
1. ALWAYS read the label
before using sprays or dusts.
Note warnings and cautions
e ich time before opening the
cui lainer.
2. KEEP sprays and dusts
oul of the reach of children,
pi is and irresponsible people.
'1 h- y should be stored outside
o; the home, away from food
imd feed, and under lock and
l;ey.
;i. ALWAYS store sprays
ami dtis'.s in original eontnm
e:s ami keep them tinhtlv
-'.-l. NEVER keep in any. 1
ti'in hut the original contain- 1
er.
4. NEVER smoke while
spraying or dusting.
5. AVOID inhaling sprays
iiu.l dusts. When directed on
llu- luliel. wear protective
do: lies and masks.
II. Do NOT spill sprays or
duMs on the skin or clolhing
iUUt spraying or dusting. Also
Vjsh clothing each day before
li- ;:se
7 C OVER food and water
containers when treating
m u'ul livestock or pit areas.
L.i not contamillale fish
I u.'d.
8. t'SE separate equipment
fur ap ! ing hormone -type
herbicides in order to avoid
aec-dental injury to suscept
ible plants.
8. ALWAYS dispose of the
flinty containers so lhat they
p. isc no hazard to humans, an
imals or valuable plants.
10. OBSERVE label direc
tions and cautions to keep res
idues on edible portions of j
plants within the limits per- i
milled bv law.
11. IF SYMPTOMS of ill- I
ness occur during or shortly
lifter spraying or dusting, call
a physician or get the patient
to a hospital Immedialely.
June 21, 1962 Issue of Ore
gon Farmer.
TUESDAY. JULY 3, 19B2
Egg Producers
To Meet
The newly organized South
ern Oregon Egg Producers
will meet Thursday, July S,
at 7:30 p.m. at North's Chuck
Wagon restaurant In Medford,
an organization spokesman
announced today.
243 Cattle Sold
At Midway Yard
At Friday Sale
Eighty-three livestock con
signors sold 243 cattle, 29
horses and 85 sheep during
the regular sale of Midway
Auction yard on Friday, June
29.
The market was slow on all
classes, Owner-Manager Bill
Bray said.
Good steer calves brought
$23.50 to $25.50 and medium
calves $21 to $23. Good heif
er calves sold at $23.70 to
$24.80 and medium heifers
from $21 to $22.90.
Yearling steers sold for
$22 to $24. Medium steers
brought $20 to $22 and plain
quality steers sold for $17 to
$19.50.
Yearling heifers were
scarce, Bray reported. A few
good ones sold for $21 to
$22.10. Medium heifers sold
for $10 to $20.50 and those of
poor quality were hard to sell
at $16 to $10.
Cow and calf consignments
were limited to aged and mix-
breed cattle. Two penlots sold
for $172.50 and $175, respect
ively. Other pairs sold from
$117 to $100.
Holstein steer calves sold
for $20 to $21.10. Yearlings
went out at $10 to $20. Grass
fat steers and heifers sold for
$19.80 to $23.25.
Slaughter bulls sold for $17
to $10.40. Veal went out at
$23 to $23.25 for choice calves
and $21 to $23 for medium
good calves.
Fat cows sold for $15 to
$15.00, utility cows for $14.50
to $15.10 and cutlers at $11.50
to $13.90.
Fat hogs sold for $18.90 to
$19.40. Sows sold for $12.80,
feeder pigs for $18 to $18.10
and weaners for $8 to $10 per
head.
"We expect a better mar
ket this week," liray said.
"We blame the slowness of
last week's sale on the near
ness of the July 4 holiday
when meat sales always drop
off and also because packers
and teedlots customarily take
a fiscal year inventory and do
not want cattle In transit dur
ing this time."
"Consumer demand usually
picks up after July 4, and,
with the packers being in
short supply, the market
should improve.
"Wo will have the first
sale in the area this week as
there will be no sales in
Klamath Falls or Yreka, Calif.
Wc can expect a good buyer
attendance," Hniy concluded.
Ashland Herd
Among Top Ten
In DHI A Testing
C. C. ii nd Siidie Williams,
Ashlund, hnd the top lirrd unci
top emv under test in April by
the Jnrksnn County Dairy
Hrrd Improvement associa
tion. The Williams had 30 cows
on test. 10 tiH per rent dry
cows, producing I, Hit! pounds
nvemne for nulU and SO per
cell l average nuueuai con-,
tent. j
The top Williams' cow. !
Lady L. p r o d ti c e d 2.1Mir
pounds of milk. 108 pounds of
bnller fat for 45 days in milk.
A dairy hen! owned by Bill
and Jo liubhard. Kanle Point.
ranknt mtoihI with ,u cows
on lest
!M per colli dry, and
milk production ol
average
l,0;il) pounds and 41! per cent
butterlat.
Third was (lie herd owned
by lilonn and Edna Chase,
lioUl Hill, with 2!) cows on
test. 10.11 ft per cent dry, l.KUi
pounds average milk produc
tion and 41 per cent huttertat
average.
AgU Dairy Cow
Anale dairy, Central I'mut,
ranked fourth with 17 cows
on test, 7.20 per cent dry,
1,103 pounds milk production
average and 4t per cent hut
terfat average
Straus Brothers, Cold Mill.
had the filth rankint
with 12H cows en tc-it
per c nt ry, 1.1 ni pound?, av
erage milk production, and 41
per cent tuilWTf.it hxoi.ic.
Jack Caldw ell's "Sharon,"
was second top cow on the
April test with a production
record of pound of
milk, 08 pounds of buttt rlat
tor SI days m milkm.
"Socks" owned by C C.
and Sadie Williams placed
third with 1 i-.Vt pounds of
milk, and HI pounds nf buttor
fal. The days In milkinj? were
not K'veu.
Cow No. 10(1 ou nod by Cil
man's Hairy t.u in rankrd
fourth with 2.220 pounds of
milk and 8!) pound.- nf liutter-l
July 5
The group has recently
overhauled its bylaws and is
just getting under way. It
has approximately 24 mem
bers, consisting of husband
and wife teams, attending,
vv.iile egg prices remain
low they arc expected to rise
shortly after the July 4th
holiday, local egg producers
predicted. Usually egg prices
rise after the last week in
June. Eggs are in short sup
ply right now.
Egg Deficit
Oregon is an egg deficit
area but large quantities come
in from the north and south.
Orange county, Calif, alone
has more egg producers than
the state of Oregon, a local
poultryman observed. Ir. the
last year or two over six egg
producers have gone out of
business, it was pointed out.
"It would be nice if the
slate department of agricul
ture would start a campaign
to promote Oregon products,
particularly eggs, but this is
not their job as I see it," a
local producer said.
"Feed is the big problem
In California, a grower will
pay $58 a ton for laying mash
delivered in tank bulk and
we pay $80 here," a poultry-
man said. "Suppliers blame it
on freight rates, but it doesn't
seem reasonable to make that
much difference between
neighboring states like Ore
gon and California."
Eggs are about 5 cents a
dozen more locally than they
arc in California, he added.
FROM
THE
By BART BARTLETT
The items covered in this
column ore for thought. We
do not mean now is the ulti
mate time to do or not do
something, regarding the sub
ject covered.
Therefore, since the subject
of organic farming has prom
inently appeared recently in
this paper, it has been chosen
as the current subject for this
column. The subject is large
and will extend into the col
umn for the next two or three
weeks.
First, as is now understood
organic farming precludes the
use of any chemical fertilizer
or insecticide in the growing
of edible plants. The theme
is that plants so grown have
greater food value and at the
same time have practically no
insect or animal pests. This
statement alone practically
kills the organic gardening
idea.
It has been known for a
long time that all pests attack
the most vigorous plants. If
plants are grown so they are
larger and more vigorous
than normal for the area, they
will have more aphids, miles
and worms peculiar to the
plant family than will weak
plants of the same variety
and species. This is because
the pests also know good in
vigorating fields of exploita
tion as well as do the higher
biological populations such as
people.
Organic farming is the
acme if it' could be attained.
Consider some facts first be
fore deciding it is the answer
In all that ails the earth's
present population. First, we
have been in an era of chemi
cal fertilizer and insecticides
for about a half century. Dur
i n u Ibis period the life of
Americans and the peoples of
other countries using r domi
cal fertilizers and insecticides
lias increased until human life
is now relatively long. The
peoples of areas on natural
or organic agriculture are
starving and have a short
Hie expectancy.
The greater obstacle to to
tal organic farming is the
MUireo of organic materials
in the sense that such organic
materials must be of plant
origin. Each acre of agricul
ture under the organic sys
tem will require three or four
stores of additional land for
the production of composting
and mutehim; materials of
plant origin With the popula
:ion explosion and a hort.Ke
of tillable sl this one fact
presents a problem.
Organic fanning is good
lir, ii j within limits and the cenoi
(i (U , turning factors will be discuss
ed m this column in the
future.
.Never believe all that is
seen and still less of the hear
say realm m life experiences
(nt for 70 diiys in milking
tiilman's Cow No, 4711 pro
duced 2..V10 pounds of milk,
87 pounds of luiltcrfnt for SH
days in milking, to rank fifth.
The Williams had cows
ninked sixth and tenth m ad
dition to their two other cows
on li'-t
The Straus Hiotheis, C. W
.! mm ii. and John IV Young
Also had cows union,: the top
10 tor April
Farm &
Chit Chat
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribunt Farm Editor
Deplorable is the description of the condition of public
grazing lands in 11 western states, Assistant Secretary of
the Interior John A. Carver Jr., declared at the recent con
vention of the Izaak Walton League of Americ?.
Such feelings expressed from the top level of the depart
ment cf interior may show what is behind the current move
to cut grazing allotments on BLM controlled lands.
Carver also feels, like the cattlemen, that too little money
is being spent on federal range development.
"Our statisticians tell us we need to spend over a h'.lf
billion dollars in capital improvements, over $200 million
on surveys and evaluations, a $100 million on operation
and maintenance for a total of about S850 million to do
work for which we budgeted $16 million in 1963," the as
sistant secretary pointed out.
Most of the federal range is either worsening or remain
ing unimproved, with only about 20 per cent showing improvement.
The "Vale Project" in Oregon, aimed at rehabilitaing a
substantial acreage of range, is a step in the right direction,
but only a first step, he said.
Carver recommends borrowing techniques as used in
the great river systems. This would mean attacking range
problems on a project-by-project basis, he said. Legislators
could then compute improvements against money spent. It
would also result in collection of scientific data into one
study which is now incomplete and scattered through fed
eral agencies. It would mean intensifying local participation.
However, local participation on range improvement is
not new in Jackson county. The Jackson County Stockrmjn's
association put on a big drive for recovering brush land
through use of a root-plow. They sponsored a demonstration
of this in the Applcgate about
few years stockmen have spent some money out of their
own pockets for range improvements. They don't object to
this, but if they are going to be asked to step up their con
tributions they want to be sure that the federal agencies
do the same.
Carver further pointed out need for range development
by quoting from a recent federal report on lands under the
interior department.
"Two hundred million acres need conservation treat
ment. At our 1961 rate of accomplishment, we need 42
years' effort in brush control, 20 years' effort in contouring;
we need to seed 19 million acres; we ought to build more
than 900,000 check dams. Some of our deficiencies are
translated into 00 years' or so backlog of work."
Carver said he has received
of "our range" is in an upward trend. All the rest of it is
either static or in a downward trend. The downward trend
tends to steepen, he added.
"We now collect from 30,000
districts about $3 million a
marked for range improvement work," Carver stated. "This
represents only a fraction of the cost of administration and
insignificant when measured
to be done."
Carver Indicated in his speech that grazing fees should
be raised, but how without hurting the cattleman seriously?
The rancher is not getting rich on ceap grazing fees, he said.
Using a hypothetical ranch
he set these figures, based on averages from a recent study of
range and ranch economics: Use of BLM range accounted for
2 per cent of the rancher's forage; the rancher's capital in
vestment was $80,000; the gross annual Income from sale of
livestock $14,000; interest $3,000; depreciation $3,300. After
operating costs, including grazing fees of $346, his net was
only $644, or $58 a month.
"His investment, nt least
ior purcnase or saie purposes, in suosianuai pari represents
an allocation of the value of Taylor Act grazing privileges,"
Carver said. "Obviously the family of this hypothetical ranch
er is fed from interest on his investment, assuming it is paid
for, and his depreciation."
Highly significant is the statement: "Recreation is coming
to be more and more a recognized and measurable economic
value in application of treatment and other improvements of
the land. Sometimes this leads to good management and
sometimes it defeats good management."
President Kennedy told those attending a recent White
House conference on conservation that he hoped his adminis
tration would be identified as a conservation administration.
We hope it never becomes identified as a "conversation administration."
On the Vale project - A cataloging of the Vale district
needs showed that heavy grazing and repeated fires had re
duced range productivity, the assistant secretary of interior
related. Drastic reductions in numbers of sheep and cattle
using the range were indicated. Yet. authorities recognized
the large economic losses to individuals, and the area, which
would result.
The project approach proposed nn accelerated investment
in resource development and rehabilitation, and intensifica
tion of management practices. This would include seeding,
brush eradication, erosion control structures, seasonal use of
fences and water developments.
More intensive management of livestock and owner co
operation was considered a key element.
This project was different than others because it was
oriented to the local economic situation, ranch by ranch and
by area, local people participated, elected representatives
such as the late Sen. Huhnrd Neuherger, now his widow.
Sen. Maurine Neuherger and Sen. Wayne Morse have fol
lowed up with more demands for range development funds.
Future benefits are estimated at an extra 500.000 animal
unit months of gnmng use for a seven year period and 372
million pounds of beef above current production levels. Car
ver said.
FRANKLIN
CUTTER
West Main Pharmacy
(Formal CjsH 0in Pharmacy)
"Whcrt Prescriptions art Filled Up to
Standard. Not Down to Price.''
135 West Main Ph. 772-2330
MEDFORD MAIL
GardenlOver S19
two years ago. In the last
a report that only one-fifth
permittees in the 16 grazing
year. A quarter of this is ear
against the size of the job
operation in Eastern Oregon,
the value of the home ranch
VACCINES!
MEDICINALS!
INSTRUMENTS!
And Orhti Supplies to Keep
Your Livestock ind Pets
Hejlrhy tnd Well Groomed!
TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, OREGON
In State By Farm Agencies
Very little avoidable dupli
cation of funds h?s been un
earthed by the subcommittee
on source, volume, use and
duplication of funds under the
interim agricultural commit
tee, according to the commit
tee reports.
A tabiation of funds esti
mated expended in Oregon by
various agricultural agencies
exceeds $19 million, it was
learned through investigation.
The subcommittee report em
phasized this is an incomplete
total and does not represent
all of the funds involved at
the federal level, particularly
the complexity of funds com
mitted to research.
During hearings held on
Jan. 18 and Feb. 27 in Salem
and Portland, respectively,
the committee learned there
are about 24 federal agencies
whose expenditures may be
considered to affect agricul
ture. Agencies Listed
These agencies include:
AMS Market News Service,
Stockmen's Request
Heeded By State
Salem (UPII Two state offi
cials have announced their
joint support of a request by
the National Cattlemen's as
sociation for an 11 per cent
cut in east and west rail car
rates on all livestock except
hogs.
The cattlemen have put the
request to the railroads.
The Oregon officials adding
their support of the cut were
Public Utility Commissioner
Jonel C. Hill, and Agriculture
Director James F. Short.
They expressed their views
in a letter to M. F. Edbrooke,
chairman of the railroad trans
continental freight bureau,
Chicago.
NO PROMISED LAND
Miami -H'PU- The Rev. Mar
tin Luther King told a meet
ing of 'he Congress of Racial
Equality here last week end
that it was "a myth that Presi
dent Kennedy is doing all he
can in the field of civil
rights." King added that Ken
nedy has done more than oth
er presidents, but added, "we
are far from the promised
land."
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Here's the cash market for your grain!
A premium price for your premium grains.
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We Pay CASH on Delivery
Anolhsr reason way
GRANGE CO-OP
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HIGHWAY 99
Phone 664
Million Spent
Fruit and Vegetable division
AMS Northwest Marketing
Field office, processed prod
ucts inspection, grain division,
livestock division, poultry di
vision, special services divi
sion, IISDA statistical report
ing service, research division,
agricultural, stabilization and
conservation. Farmers Home
Administration, Pacific North
west Forest and Range, gen
eral counsel office, soil con
servation service, department
of interior, bureau of reclama
tion, state forester, vocations
education division, state de
partment of agriculture, rural
electrification administration
and bureau of land manage
ment. Possibly a greater share of
the state meat inspection pro
gram could be carried by the
federal government. Oregon
inns are spending approxi
mately 14 cents per person for
federal meat inspection. This
does not include state meat in
spection costs.
To avoid duplication in
warehouse inspections it may
be possible for the federal
government to use the state
staff on a fee basis to check
warehouses, the subcommit
tee suggested. The committee
$44,797 Budget
For Broiler Men
A fiscal 1962-63 budget of
S44.797 was set by the Ore
gon Fryer Commission on
Wednesday, June 20, in a
budget hearing and approval
meeting at the commission's
office in Salem.
This budget figure was de
rived from assessment of 14
cents per pound live weight
on all fryers processed in Ore
gon, and paid by approximate
ly 250 broiler growers in Ore
gon, according to Warren Mer
rill, manager of the Oregon
Fryer Commission.
The budget was approved
unanimously by the seven
grower commissioners present
headed by Bob Marquardt,
chairman.
At the following dinner
meeting, a plaque was pre
sented to Dave St. John, re
tired broiler grower and for
mer commissioner from Gor
vais, Ore., in appreciation for
his many years service to the
broiler industry in Oregon.
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is continuing its exploration
on both federal meat inspec
tion and warehousing inspec
tions programs.
Sums Mislabelled
The committee is concerned
that substantial sums of
money under the budget cap
tion of "agriculture" is not for
agricultural use. but for direct
consumer benefits. The fish
laboratory is carried under
the classification of agricul
ture, for instance.
The question of extension
service functions with refer
ence to urban-type duties per
MIDWAY A'JCTISIJ YARD
Southern Oregon Largest Livestock Market
Announces .
The addition of two New
Men to our sales force:
Slim Hardin, Fieldman
and
Dave Pennington, Auctioneer
SLIM HARDIN is well known in the Valley. He owns a
ranch in the Talent area on which he raises top-quality
Angus cattle, and has been actively interested in all
livestock activities for many years.
Slim will assist us in advertising, appraising and market
development.
DAVE PENNINGTON is a young auctioneer who comes
to us from Williams, Calif., where he has been selling
lots of livestock. Dave has worked for us for 3 weeks
now and we feel he will Ho us a real good job.
FOR A BETTER MARKET SERVICE, CALL
MIDWAY AUCTION YAED
664-2213
Slim Hardin, Phoenix - 535-1 310
W. J. Bill Bray, Eagle Point - 446-3874
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formed and other duties not
related directly to agriculture .
could be better designated :
than under agraculture al
though demanded as a form of
local government service, it
was recommended.
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Industrial and
Farm Equipment
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
A USED FORDS
2 FERGUSONS
ready to go
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