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Show Animals Need Clean Bill Salem Livestock health requirements for exhibition at Oregon's state fair and Pacific International livestock exposition will be strictly en forced this year. This warning goes out to all who plan to exhibit and is based on plans to this end made at a late July confer ence in Salem of all slate and federal regulatory veterinari ans. Dr. M. R. Woulfe, supervis or of animal disease programs for the state department of agriculture, says an adequate veterinary staff will be on hand at these shows to check required health papers and to make sure only healthy ani mals enter the exhibit grounds. Highly Recommended While health certificates arc not mandatory for county and youth fairs, they are highly recommended as insurance to both exhibitor and their ani mals. The purpose, of course, is to prevent spread of in fectious or contagious diseases among livestock. Woulfe points out that ani mals congregated In close quarters, together with lower ed disease resistance as result of stress from transporting and handling, are more prone to disease. Hence it is essen tial that every precaution be taken that animals exhibited be free of sprcadable disease. Advance precau t i o n s in clude health examination on the farm by the nearest dep uty state veterinarian who will supply required official health certificates. Swine will need pre-immunization for hog cholera. Health examina tions on the farm or ranch will be the responsibility of Fire Is Major Threat To Forests, Watersheds By DICK OLSON Slat Farm Forester At this time of the year most everyone's mind turns to fire. This has been the case sev eral times already this year and no doubt will be again. Fire has been said to be the greatest enemy forests have, thereby making it man's greatest enemy. Fire doesn't only destroy future timber products, but destroys water cheds, wildlife and its habitat and aesthetic values. Everyone who travels the roads and highways has a re sponsibility to keep America green. Bringing it closer home, keep Oregon green. Some of the general public is aware of these responsibili ties, but many more should be. Fre-Suppression Work The small woodland owner should be extremely interest ed in pre-suppression work and also suppression work. The most important, however, is pre-supprcsslon - stopping the fires before they start. Probably the most impor tant prevention measure is to be sure all the power machin ery used in the woods is in good working condition. Gas lines and mufflers should be checked often. Also, along with any power machinery, there should be an eight ounce or larger fire extinguisher and a long handle shovel. Oth er equipment that is handy to have is some type of water container and an axe. Another prevention meas ure is proper care of fires, whether large or small. Camp fires or trash fires should be lighted only In prepared areas. Midway Auction Sees 'Very Active' A total of 80 consignors sold 604 cattle, 15 hogs and 18 sheep during the regular Friday sale last week at MM way Autcion yard. Owner-Manager Bill Bray Mid the market was "very ac tive." and that prices were Heady to strong. Good Here ford steer calves weighing from 350 to 4a0 pounds went from $23 to $26 50. Several penlots weighing about 500 pounds sold for $24 to $25.10. IWodium calves went between J22 and $24. Bray reported that Rood Hereford heifer calves brought $23 to $24.40. and medium heifers sold at $20 to $22.75. Good yearling steers, ranging from BOO to 700 pounds, sold at $23 50 to $24 10, and the 800-piund steers were going for $22 50 to $23 25. Medium steers, according to Bray, sold from $21 to $22 50. and common dairy-cross steers went for $19 to $21. llolstein tecr calves brought $20 to $21 75, and yearling llolstein steers attracted $18 50 to $19.70. There was a large run of cows and calves Friday, ac cording to the market report. Ten pair of good Hereford cows with Angus cross calves sold for $232.30. Other pairs of good quality sold from $207.50 to $230. TUESDAY. AUGUST 7, 1962 of Health the exhibitor, except that a few western Oregon counties will pay for Bang's and T. B. testing for 4 H and FFA ex hibit animals. All health re quirements must have been completed before animals leave the farm. In the past, regulatory vet erinarians have found that contact at shows have been a factor in the spread not only of serious diseases but also of bothersome conditions such as ringworm, warts and mange. Largs Investments Show animals often repre sent large investments in live stock and, in the case of jun ior exhibitors much time, care and hope are tied up in the animals exhibited not only at the larger shows but also at county fairs. Veterinarians, Woulfe states, are cognizant of all these facts and will refuse to write health papers or to clear animals that exhibit dis eased conditions. Only by re quiring all exhibits to carry clearance papers can the ex hibitor of healthy animals be protected in the manner to which he Is entitled and which fair management expects, he adds. The 12 regulatory veterin arians six state and six federal working in Oregon were in attendance at the July work conference. Many other problems in disease control were considered and discussed during the two-day session. As result, suggested changes in some programs will he studied in more detail by staff officials. If and when these materialize, the live stock industry and others in volved will be fully Informed. Permits for trash and brush fires must be obtained either from the Slate Forestry de partment or the U.S. Forest Service. Smokori Responsible Smokers arc responsible for the greatest number of man-caused fires. For the pro testlon of your land and that of your neighbors, do not smoke while traveling in the woods or while working in a timbered area. Take a smoke break, sit down In a cleared area and be sure the remains of the cigarette are out. It is best not to smoke in the woods at all, but wait until you are back in your car or some place where there is an ashtray. A third pre-suppression measure Is to fall nil dead trees or snags that could be hit by lightning. Usually the tall ones along the rtdges are good lightning targets. Fire lanes or roads are a real asset to fire fighting crews in case of fire. Another similar meas ure is a natural or man-made water hole situated in a de sirable location for reloading pumper trucks. The private woodland own er, as well as the general pub- j lie can be of great help in fire suppression work by keeping j a sharp eye for unusual j smokes and then immediately j notifying the nearest fire- fighting organization. j Fires in Jackson county should be reported to the ; Slate Forestry department on Table Rock rd , Central Point, i 664-12KI, and in Josephine county to Hie St.ite Forestry department. 7lil Ml. 12th St., Grants Pass. GK (i 7781. , Market "Older cows with calves sold from SI HO to S1I10 per pair and a pen of first-calf heifers with small calves brought $1115. A pen of 24 head of springer cows sold at $177 per head and a pen of 17 head of older cows went out at $108 per head." Bray continued. i A total of till head of fat i calves wore oflcred, mostly heavy calves weighing liom 350 to 500 pounds. These sold I from $23 to $24 8. V Slaughter j bulls wrre steady at $l!l 10. and grass-led steers, ranging i from 850 to 1.030 pounds, ; sold at $21 to $J3 25 i Gra.ss fed heifers went for $20 to $21.70. and young, f.n cows sold at SIS 30 to sin no. Old, (at c.iws were .M4 to $15 50. while utility llolstein cows brought $13 30 to SI4 'ill Cnttc;N w ere $12 to M 3 30 ;and cauncrs brought SO to $11 70. ; "This was what we call a very good sale ami s'l.nvr.i What can he done when t'u-re are sufficient numbers of cat tle present to bring Tie hn -ers m," Bray noe,l "For this week. vo haw a consignment of 70 head el good quality cat ling Here- ! ford sleors and 43 real on e yearling heifers If we can pick up another Inn he.ul or so of this kind of cattle, we can do even belter than we jdid last week," he added. I 1 f . llfila "mm m Kils Geraniums, OSU Study Shows Corvallis-Verticillium wilt', the bane of mint and potato growers, may be fairly com- imon in geranium plantings, j according to research at Ore gon State university. OSU plant pathologist Dr. Frank P. McWhorter recently pinpointed the disease in ger aniums and has alerted flor 'ists and home gardeners that verticillium infection can be confused with a common bac terial infection of these usual ly dependable plants. Typical symptoms of gera niums infected with verticil- jlium are essentially the same !as those for plants suffering from the bacterial disease, he notes. However, the bacterial in fection does little or no harm to other plants In the garden and seldom infects the soil. On the other hand, verticil lium regularly infects soil and can damage and eventual ly destroy other plantings la ter placed in the same loca tion, he explained. Verticillium is a -oil fun gus which enters the plants through their roots and is widely known as the cause of wilt in potato, tomato, cotton, mint and berry crops. Trees, many kinds of nursery stock, herbaceous and most orna mental composites, especially dahlias, also are verticillium hosts. Hard to Spot Dr. McWhorter points out that the fungus disease is hard to spot in early stages as it has a long incubation period and definite symptoms may not show up for several months. Florists often do not know that geraniums are in fected when the plant is sold and planted at home. Young geraniums started in OSU greenhouses last Septem ber were thriving and healthy until early May when they de veloped typical verticillium symptoms. Dr. McWhorter points out that home gardeners should watch for the following signs: Dwarfing. This is the most likely symptom to look for be fore buying plants. Florists and buyers should be wary of plants making slow growth, with smaller than normal leaves. Yellow spotting and yellow leaves. Plants with yellow leaves on mid and upper stems may have verticillium. Yellow leaves on bottom stems of geranium plants are usual. If leaves develop bright yellow spots before they yel low all over, McWhorter says verticillium is most probable. These yellow leaves will drop prematurely and the affected branches will become short, pointed stubs. Dieback. If yellow spotting of leaves is followed by grad ual withering and disintegra tion three to six inches down the stem, the plant may be in fected with verticillium. In fected stems will be killed and form no more foliage. (In geraniums infected with bac terial blight, stems frequently recover and continue to grow.) Wilt. Wilting generally is a prominent symptom in plants with verticillium. Leaves fold down during the warmer part of the day and plants grow slowly. McWhorter's research shows, however, that the oth er symptoms described are more common in Oregon gera nium piantings. Buy Healthy Plants Dr. McWhorter also advises the home gardener to hoy healthy looking plants and to beware of those with short iu ternodes and with yellow leaves on middle or upper stems. The gardener should pull out geraniums which may be infected, being sure to get all the roots, and let the soil rest for a year or so before replanting. He also advises against use of soil front potato fields or other fields in which a ver ticillium host has heen for geranium growing. Future research is aimed at discovering as much ns possi ble about the way verticil lium affects geraniums. Some evidence leads Dr. McWhor ter to suspect that geraniums may be one of tew plants ill which vert'citlium is sect borne. If additional study shows this to In so. propaga tion and cultivation of eiti cillium tree plants will be ad ditionally complicated and dii fk tilt lor both iiur.-rrj men and home gardeners. Uncontrolled Auto Smos.'ics Into Collate l f '. ; i'l A e it' went out of on'rol on Highway 101 at Taft Heights Monday alter noon and cra-hed into the eoiner o( an auto court cot tage The dner. II c n r y Thomas Curi. 4li. Neot.su, was pronounced dead, apparently i of a heart attack. j Thistle and Morning Glory Problem After Harvest on Dry Farm Land By RAY HUBBELL Jackson County Weed Control 'stem surface for chemical ab Having received several sorption which results in poor calls regarding Star Thistle control unless very high vol and Morning Glory control on ume rates are used. Diesel oil dry land after crop harvest I combinations with Dinitro has prompted the subject for 'General or 2,4-D can be used this article. ifor spot treating areas but be- Star thistle at its present comes uneconomical when stage of growth is a hard prob-; large acreages are involved lem to cope with. Regrowth I Work is being done with from well established plants some of our latest chemicals, cut off in harvest of grain, ' mainly solubilized acids of grass hay fields or alfalfa don't afford stem or leaf sur face to absorb enough chem ical to kill the plant. Mature thistle plants in fence lines, ditch bank and roadside areas Farm Ii Garden Recent Committee Report Draws Several Comments By SCOTT LAMB I to cut back on tr.e number of Information Director Oregon j farmers. The committee sug Farm Bureau Federation gests a five-year plan for re- The recent report by the Committee on Economic Do-! velopment has stirred quite a number of comments, some, favorable and others critical of the implied solution to the farm problem. According to CED, the problem in agriculture is over-supply and the solution is AFSC Launches Appeal (or Funds To Aid Algerians Philadelphia, Penn.-An ap peal for funds with which to purchase seeds and simple farm implements to help the Algerians reclaim their war devastated lands has just been announced by the American Friends Service committee. Ovr 2,000,000 Algerians primarily from farming areas have been displaced by seven years of war. Some 250,000 of these were refu ges in Morocco and Tunisia, while the balance were in ternees in regroupment camps established throughout rural areas of Algeria. Many farms were mined, and many allowed to lie fallow during the guerrilla warfare. The Quakers, who aided the refugees in Morocco and Tunisia, have moved their teams Into the rural Interior of Algeria where they plan to help with the resettlement of the land. Included in their program will be the services of trained agriculturists to give technical advice to Alge rian farmers and the intro duction of improved seeds to raise the level of Algerian agriculture. Because of the severe short age of farm implements, the Friends plan to establish cen ters in each village where Al gerians can borrow wheel barrows, shovels, plows, hoes and harrows on a short-term basis. One tool manufacturer has already donated several thousand pounds of trowels for shipment overseas. Aids Stability The successful resettlement of Algeria can do much to bring stability to a troubled part of the world. To support this program, the AFSC is ap pealing both for rash and goods in kind. Those wishing to contribute may write to The American Friends Serv ice committee. Kill North 15th St., Philadelphia 2. Penn. Long-Term Credit 5ti!l Major Tool Kosoburg Long-term, first- ; mortage credit continues to : be a major tool ot m;nculture i in this area. The Federal Land Iliink ; Association of Rnsoburg ox j tended $777. UnO of such credit j to farmer,! and ranchers dur- j ini: the I H-numth neriod '. which ended June ;0, accord- S ins to A. K Stevens, assistant i manager. This lvpro-enU an ; mereasr of $ I IHOO over f is- i eal liUil. Stevens said the association ' makes and services loans for ' the Federal Land Hank of Spokane in Doimla:, Coos, furry. Jackson and Josephine count ies Of the S777.UOP loaned by the avsneiation during the year. St.:M 77ii .- new nmiv ey. according to Mm o:is He -aid that atMoi'.'4 other things fanners ore uin n Ion term fluids to purcha-c hind and li e-to. to make improve ment., tii p 'v (or operations and to ri'i'in: -nee itnie tedi'e At the end of the fiscal ye ir the a.-MH ! it ion had M,- 1-17. 1V0 111 It Ms nuts' mv;i; ;-n i p. i ; i . i i of ! !i'i) tn er Former A'bvny Ccllcge Track Star S'.iccmnks IN rt uv 1 be held Yin.-M,.v trr for mer AlKuiy Colleir track star George A Km ., who died here Sunday at ti'o ae r P V MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUN, MEDr'ORD. OHEGON that are blooming have only 2,4-D which have rendered unviable seed from mature plants. Costs of chemicals and volumes required for this con trol is too high for the in- come received from this land. ! ducing the number of farmers by reducing government aid programs during the period until only the efficient sur vive. Doesn't Like Idea Agriculture Secretary Or ville Freeman doesn't like the idea and in a statement on the plan said: "If, for ex ample, we were to move out of agriculture and into im proved non-farm job oppor tunities, the least productive 44 per cent, grossing less than $2,500 a year, we would go a long way toward solving the problem of rural poverty for this group. "But we would reduce total farm marketings by only 5 per cent and the remaining 66 per cent of the farmers would have to face the disastrous low level of unsupported prices on high unrestrained production level." Freeman is already on rec ord as favoring a supply con trol program to remove excess production from the market. His program would pick and choose by commodity who slays and who would leave farming. In the meantime, the Freeman program, rejected by Congress, would have kept prices relatively high during the transition period. The stumbling block proved to be the desire of farmers to run their own businesses rather than turn them over to the secretary and his agents. Farmers have learned the hard way that benevolent farm programs have a way of backfiring on the farmer. No Choice On the other hand, we doubt that the CED program of gradually starving farmers off their land will meet with much more success. What choice is left? The remaining choice is the time-honored method of pro ducing for markets at the price the market will pay. While this method has been described as a cruel and heart less way of doing business, apparently most farmers would prefer to run their farms this way. Most farmers argue also that since the government programs got them into the mess of over-production on basic crops, government should enact a program which will give farmers an oppor tunity to return to normal marketing over a base period so farmers can switch to crops that fit their operations. Such a Plan is not popular witli non-farm interests who have had a pretty good thing going for. them in grain stor age and services related to government programs. It is not popular with government workers who have planned a career based on controlling agricultural production. For these reasons the pleas by farmers to return to market conditions have so far fallen on deaf ears these past 20 years. New Vistas Per ha ns the CKD report will open new vistas of discus sion on the farm problem and create new thinking other than that based on continued expanding of gove r n m c n t farm programs. If it does, it has served a good cause. 4-H b FFA Will your animals be well groomed for the fair? Drop in and check our grooming aids and small pet supplies! Franklin Shampoo & Shcii Wool Cards Bruihes E'ectnc Clippers Grooming Combs Turr Horst Grooming Supplies $ & H Green Stamps, Too. West Main 135 West Main Star thistle infested land being planted to cereal crops should be treated in the spring with 2,4-D sprays and plowed or cross disced as soon after harvest as possible to keep existing plants from making seed. Star thistle in al falfa as well as annual grass can be controled with fall ap plications of light rates of sterilant chemicals. The eco nomics of this treatment should be considered. Morning Glory control in cereal fields after harvest can be attained with applications of 2,4-D at from two to three pounds per acre in volumes to assure good coverage, pro vided moisture is present to cause continuing growth of the plant. As mentioned be fore, cereal crops sprayed in the spring with 2,4-D should keep morning glory from be ing a problem in the crop. A follow-up treatment after har vest will aid further in keep ing morning glory from seed ing. Elimination of the infesta tion will depend on how well established they may be. It is J important that regular appli cations ot z.q-D De commuea once they are started. A skip ped application will allow morning glory to recover and all gains up to that time will be lost. Washington Man To Represent Holslein Firm Brattlcboro, Vt. Van A. Vounquisl, Stanwood, Wash., dairy farmer, has been named Holstein-Friesian Association of America field representa tive from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. He will assume the post on a full-time basis SeDt. 1, suc ceeding Edward S. Soper, who resigned to join the staff of Evergreen Northwest Breeders Inc. WSU Graduate Younquist. a dairy produc tion graduate of Washington State university. Is a member of a nationally-p r o m i n e n t family of registered Holstein cattle breeders. He established a herd of his own while still a student at Mount Vernon Union High school, renting and operating a 40-acre farm for the purpose. During his high school career, he was chapter president and state secretary of the Future Farm ers of America and received the stale and American farm er degrees and the Star Chap ter Dairy Farmer award. While at WSU, the new Holstein ficldman was a mem ber of a dairy cattle judging team that placed first in nation-wide intercollegiate com petition at Waterloo, Iowa, lie also served as president of the WSU dairy club, vice president and treasurer of As sociated Students of the Col lege of Agriculture and as secretary of Alpha Gamma Rho. Rotary Award As a student, Younquist participated in the Rotary Overseas Travel award pro gram, and made a first-hand study of dairy farming in New Zealand. He has also been employed in sire evalua tion work for Evergreen Northwest Breeders and as a laboratory instructor in arti ficial breeding courses at WSU. Trior to joining the Hol stein staff, he operated a (14 acre farm at Stanwood with a herd of 60 registered and grade Holstein cattle and cash crnns of peas and corn. Younquist and his family plan to relocate in either Portland or Boise, Ida., soon. Subscribers To reuort improper or non- I delivery of the M.iil Tribune In Medlord. phonr 77iM!141. Ash tuna v-fttl iit IHIM Iowa Ft., or oimnr Httj-.n'i; .mimuhbhc wiin Vi ekii. phone OLohe 9-3171. hp-f.-Tf li ;." p m. daily and 10 30 a m Sunday. It regular delivery arrives shortly ai trr you dill ple.ise notify office, thus eliminating pedal messenger service. MEMBERS! Pharmacy Phone 772-2330 Farmers' Home Loans in 1962 Hit $637 Million Washington - d'Pii - Agri culture Secretary Orville Freeman has announced that farmers Home Administration loans in fiscal 1962 totaled a record S637 million. The volume of loans was 61 per cent larger than the 1961 total of 1395.7 million and 106 per cent above the $308.9 million loaned in fiscal 1960. About half of the total loaned during fiscal 1962 went for farm operating ex penses, almost a third for the purchase, development, or en largement of family farms, and about a sixth went for the construction and Improve ment of houses and service buildings on farms and in rural communities. Expenses Reflected About 205.000 families were using FHA credit at the end of the fiscal year. "The rise in the number and amount of loans," Free man said, "reflects a con tinuing increase in the oper ating expenses necessary to keep pace with today's mod ern farmirg methods. It also indicates the reduced returns from the sale of farm products which have many efficient farm owners hard pressed." Freeman said repayment by borrowers during the year totaled S336 million in prin cipal and interest. This com pares with repayments of S307 million in fiscal 1961 and a similar amount in fis cal 1960. About 22.000 bor rowers repaid their loans in full during fiscal 1962. FFA Members Seek 5 District Offices Five members of the Crater Chapter of Future Farmers of America have applied for Rogue Umpica district offices. They include Jim Caldwell, sentinel; Leroy Rider, repor ter; Terry Bizoff, treasurer; Pat Neal, secretary; and Alan Bray, vice president. The boys will be interviewed for the positions by the district ad visor and the state FFA offi cer at Phoenix. The officers are elected from seven other chapters, and each chapter may nomi nate one member for each of fice. Requirements for a dis trict office include outstand ing leadership, supervised farming, agricultural knowl edge and satisfactory scholar ship. Crater's chapter officers in clude Jim Caldwell, sentinel; Leroy Rider, reporter; Alan Bray, treasurer; Terry Bczoff, secretary; Bob Ryan, vice president; and Pat Neal, presi dent. T ft. ,' s1 s-""1 . ! 1,,'' I , V 'T jf i ikVi .. ,V .... r w tu - a i rtvn ' , ( ",-'V. ' '- i in jr I'' i 1 Mole Control Takes . 'Community Effort1 Corvallis Mole control is i control with Wick. It takes possible, but it takes persist- both if landowners are to rid ence to keep the pesky under- their pastures or lawns of ground creatures out of that , pasture or lawn This is one of the lessons learned during the past two years in Tillamook county. An intensive mole control and research project has been con ducted there under the leader ship of Oregon State univer sity's extension service and agricultural experiment sta tion, reports Andy Landforce, OSU extension wildlife man agement specialist. Community Effort A community effort is need ed to achieve mole control with lasting effects, for one farmer alone is almost power less to stop an invasion of his land from neighboring acres, points out William Q. Wick, Tillamook county agent who has been spearheading the work. "Community action and persistence" are two of the key words in any talk of mole Inspectors Return 19? Cattle So Far Salem One hundred ninety-seven cattle were back in the hands of their owners in the first six months of this year as result of the work of the state's livestock brand in spectors. They were cattle which had taken "French Leave" of cus tomary pastures or which were, as the brand inspectors say, est rays. The state department of ag riculture says most of the estrays were recovered in eastern Oregon and that the total represents 27 more than in the first half of last year. The department also said that the inspectors imnoundf"! proceeds of 421 animals, most' ly cattle and a few horses, at sale and slaughter points. This was 13 less than in the first half of 1961. Cattle and horses are im pounded at brand inspection if evidence of ownershiD is lacking at time of insoection. Most animals impounded this year were released, when own ership records were provided through a bill of sale, other evidence of title transfer or presentation of an executed transportation certificate. Bran dinspection is one of the important keys in the industry-supported program to discourage rustlers and other wise protect the cattleman and horse owner against theft and destruction of his animals. Insnectors routinely check cattle and horses at saleyards, stockyards, slaughterhouses, and prior to leaving the state. GroMvers who know their apples (una pears) ... use Kelthanf: milicide kills European red, 2-spotted, illamette, apple rust, Cyclamen, brown almond and many other orchard mites. Kelthane kills fast and its long resid ual action finishes off migrants and late-hatching colonies. Safe even for new foliage and sensitive fruit-finishes when used as recommended. Compatible with most orchard pesticides. Won't harm beneficial insects. For hard-to-wet foliage, add Triton" B 1 9 5 6 , the non-oil j . , . spreader-sticker. Your dealer has both products. See him soon. 4 y .... " "' " in in tin n m Minnmiiirti'if Urn fa,l i moles, he stresses. Although the mole popula tion in Tillamook's lush dairy pasturelands is higher than in most places, mole control is of economic importance in the fog belt from northern California to British Colum bia, Wick points out. Moles can also be a problem in the: Willamette valley and areas of central and eastern Oregon. Spurs Interest Introduction of the flail type rotary mower has spur red interest in mole control, Wick said, because the flails chop off the mole hills, mixing dirt with hay and silage and reducing the quality of both.. Farmers have found that har vest time is reduced on mole free fields. One farmer esti mates he has saved $6 an acre in harvest costs since clearing his fields of the animals, Wick adds. Moles, which are insecti vores and related to shrews and hedgehogs, thrive in moist, highly organic soils. They do not like land that is cultivated annually, prefer ring pastures or lawns where their underground runways are relatively undisturbed. Ironically, the mole loves the good farmer, the one who is constantly improving his pasture, Wick notes. The bet ter the pastureland, the bet ter the supply of earthworms and other matter upon which the mole feeds, he points out. On pastures, the average mole may throw up as many as 350 mole hills between October and March, the agent continued. In home garden and lawns, moles not onl erect mounds of dirt above the surface, but also may eat vegetables and flower bulbs. Best Answer To avoid the inconvenience and damage caused by moles, exDericnce in Tillamook has ', shown that poison and traps us"d together with nersistenre and community action is the best answer, Wick snid. i HUSSY! ash about our Jhvs is rimiir2 shed! - Call Jim McBee at 773-4707 or MYRON CORCORAN CONST. CO. 1512 N. Riverside 664-1102 HAAS v -- . . i in '"1
