MEDFORD MAIU TRIBUNE. MEDFOHD, OREGON
TUESDAY. AUGUST 28. 1962
VISIT PLOTS A group of Rogue valley
farmers last week visited the various plots
at the Southern Oregon Branch Experiment
Station on Hanley rd. A group of the farmers
Station Field Day Shows
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
About 45 agriculturists last
week attended the field day at
the Southern Oregon Branch
Experiment station. There
xney saw possioimies 01 long
er productive pasture and new
improved crop varieties to
"give the farmer a higher yield
in value per acre.
Weed control and fertiliza
tion experiments were pointed
'out, also.
Rescue grass could be used
for winter forage. This new
-variety would be important to
dairy and beef farmers who
must kppn thnir fopH posts
uuwii iu a iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iu iiiorvc
profit. Another possible
iry nere is a new ana im
proved orchard grass which
has a longer season of produc
tivity than other grasses and
will produce forage during
hot weather when some other
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This latter variety would he
liiipui idiiL iu lutoi itiuitiucii
using government range lands.
However, White pointed out
that range experiments are
costly and lime-consuming.
There is no particular grass
Building Plans, Milk Law
Discussed by State Board
Salem - Preliminary plans
for the proposed new state de
partment of agriculture build
ing in the capitol mall were
approved by the piale board
l lire li up,
The board immediately rec-
ommcnHoH that tlm HnilHino
carrying a price tag in the
unn nnn ranpp hp included
-in the 196365 capital con
struction program.
' The next step in the build
ing program is lo gain appro
val 01 me siaie department
of finance and administration
for inclusion in the gover-
gram to be presented to the
1963 legislature.
Already, the capitol plan
ning commission has approv
ed space at North Winter
and Union sta. in the capitol
mall. This is two blocks
tiorth of the recently occu
pied Labor and Industries
building.
Plans drawn by Architect
James L. Payne, Salem, call
for a 120 by 160 fcol struc
ture with full basement and
two stories and about 40,000
feet of usable space. s re
quired of any new stale con
Ftruciion, the plans include a
fallout shelter in the base
Counsel With . . .
Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan
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F. R. Brennan, C.I. A.
MEDFORD INSURANCE
Agency
PHONE 773-7343
27 North Holly Street
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inspected an aifaifa ploi snown in the pic
ture. Original plants of the Talent alfalfa
variety are being maintained and a seed
crop will be obtained this year.
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which would be best for al
soils, moisture conditions and
uses, the experiment station
superintendent emphas i z e d.
However, local farmers use a
lot of rye grass and this tends
to become dormant during hot
spells. Aim of forage grass ex
periments is to even out the
productivity curve so feed is
available all summer.
Double cropping was an
other experiment showed the
group. It, too. is aimed at
helping the beef and dairy
men. Agronomist John Yun
gen used oats and vetch and
oats and field peas which
could be taken off as silage
or hay.
After the first crop removal
Yungen worked the soil, irri
gated it and seeded it to sev
eral crops such as field and
sweet corn, forage sorghum,
and field corn seeded thickly
with a grain drill.
The latter method is a new
one used mainly in the mid
west. When the field corn is
shoulder high or just before
it starts to lassie, it is cut like
grass. This is aimed at more
feed on less acreage and high
protein content.
A possible new crop for
Rogue valley farmers which
ment.
In another matter, the
board heard Kenneth W. Sawyer,-
milk audit and stabiliza
tion division chief, declare
that the milk stabilization
program has resulted in a rea
sonable degree of stability to
the market, though all pro
ducers and distributors may
not be happy with it. He said
no chaotic price breaks have
occurred since the last legis
lature authorized the stabili
zation program, due to ex
pire on Dec. 31, this year.
Looking ahead. Sawyer said
he could not be completely
optimistic about the present
moves to organize producers
for bargaining purposes and
for voluntary equalization
purposes. He said a complete
ly voluntary program is desir
able but poses a big question
mark because, to his knowl
edge, no stale has been able
to achieve one.
He predicted that if a price
break should come following
the next legislature a federal
milk marketing order would
result for Oregon; on the oth
er hand, if a price break
should come during the legis
lature, producers would im
mediately ask the legislature
for a slate order.
FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE
NEEDS, SELECT A CERTIFIED
INSURANCE AGENT.
QUALIFIED
There 't Two Qualified
Insurance Agents at
may give them a high dollar
return per acre is bush beans
for seed. The station team is
experimenting with this so
when the market should open
it will be ready to give local
farmers the required technical
advice on growing it.
Bush Bear. Possibilities
Two factors might open the
bush bean seed market to lo
cal farmers: (1) the gradual
switch from hand - picking
bush beans lo machine-picking,
and (2) gradual decline in
bush bean seed production in
Idaho.
A greater quantity of bush
bean seed will be needed to
replace the bushes destroyed
now in one season by machine
picking in the Willamette val
ley. Machine picking also re
quires more acreage to make
application of harvest ma
chines profitable. With the ad
vent of the Rogue basin proj
ect this could be a profitable
crop for newly irrigated acres.
Idaho is specializing more in
potatoes.
Another comparative new
comer lo the valley is Saf
flower. This has assumed new
importance due to recent pro
motion of its use in low cal
orie food products. A small
plot of this thistle-like crop in
front of the experiment sta
tion building shows it can be
grown here "quite satisfactor
ily," Yungen said. It could
produce a little better income
per acre than barley, for in
stance. While added.
Safflower was examined
about four years ago as a pos
sible new crop for the valley
However, the market price
was too low to warrant ship
ping lo the San Francisco area
processing plants.
Vegetable plols behind the
small white, concrete block
experiment station building
showed new varieties. Charts
showed results from eight top
varieties led by the top-rated
Colorado No. 6. This variety
produced 144.6 per cent more
onions than the standard Fies
ta grown here, the records
show.
Hybrids Promising
"This and several new hy
brid onions show promising
yield and keeping value after
120 days in storage," Yungen
said.
"It costs almost as much lo
grow the old variety," White
pointed out.
Jackson county consumers
have learned they can buy top
quality sweet corn at local
fruit and vegetable stands this
time of year. Experiment sta
tion records show the top va
riety of five produced $238.80
more value per acre than the
standard lo-Chicf. Again, pro
duction costs are about the
same. '
Several of the most promi
ing new lines of tomatoes are
being evaluated for commer
cial and home garden use. One
of the top varieties out pro
duces the standard Ace vari
ety and is ready before the
early spring frost.
Several strains of garden
peas and nine new breeding
lines of rhubarb are being
evaluated. Several show com
mercial possibilities.
Fourteen varieties and lines
of soybeans, comprising the
two earliest maturing groups
from the USDA soy bean la
boratory are being grown. Lo
cal farmers are interested
since this crop. too. may pro
duce a higher dollar per acre
yield.
New crop varieties are rec
ommended from usually three
years of experimentation and
evaluation, the station super
inlcndent explained. Confer
ences of local farmers, county
agents, experiment station
people and college technician
compare the weak and strong
points of all recommended va
rieties. Then after they have
been proved reliable in exper
imental plois throughout the
valley and under a variety of
conditions; then and only then
are they recommended for
farmer ue. While concluded.
Farm
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Br JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
"Food is a bargain," according to a message carried on
the back of a package of corn flakes.
On the same back panel that furry philosopher Yogi Bear A total of 104 consignors
is also quoted assaying, "Your food today takes less of your sold 39S cattle, 44 hogs and
1585 ' 51 sheep during the regular
This colorfully illustrated message also says: The Amerl-' Friday- Aus' 24 auction sale at
can consumer today is reaping the fruits of 170 years ofMldwav Auction yard on Ta
progress in lowering costs for consumer goods measured in , rd.
hours of work. We eat and live
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Each farm worker grows 80 per cent more food. Today
you work fewer hours to earn a month's supply of food; 50
hours in 1947-49 and 38 hours today. Today food costs a
smaller percentage of your income: 26 per cent in 1947-49
and 20 per cent today. While U. S. citizens spend 20 per
cent of their income for food, the English spend 30 per cent
and the Russians 50 per cent or more. !
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And this illustrates a good point: While we may be '
behind in the missile or rocket lo moon race, we are way I
ahead in the food race. This, we think, is far more im -
portant and should be better
Putting this message on the back of a corn flakes box
doe i get it directly to the consumer. However, we wish
anoi ler food medium had been used, some wise-acre could
real'iy capitalize on this. Some critics might say President
Kennedy's speeches could best be carried on a corn flakes
box. And we have thought a corn flakes manufacturer would
be a natural sponsor for Jack Benny.
Don't expect any action from the county court on addi
tional fair board appointments until after the elections in
November. The two Republican members of the court prob
ably consider this a hot potato politically and will toss it
around quite a bit. County Commissioner Chester Wendt
definitely stated the present three man fair board should
be expanded to five. He just as definitely stated the addi
tional appointments would not mean the court would favor
an open class fair such as Josephine county now has.
Incidentally, Josephine County Fair Manager Lee Pruitl
reports last week's fair attendance shows a 2,500 lo 3,000
increase in paid admissions over last year. Daily attendance
comparisons are: Wednesday, 1961 3,503, this year, 4.933;
Thursday, 19614,624, this year, 5.873; Friday, 1961
5,433, this year, 5.229; Saturday, 19615,098, this year
5,374.
A hot day kept the Friday
all came at night, Pruitt said.
"Were there any Jackson county people here? Hundreds
of them,'' Pruitt said. "I know a number of them and talked
to a lot. We also had a lot of tourists from all over the
country."
The county court has said repeatedly, "if the public
showed an interest in a general fair we would consider one."
If the large number of Jackson county residents attending
the Josephine county fair doesn't show an interest, we don't
know what docs!
The large number of tourists attending the Josephine
county fair certainly indicates this is a top flight tourist
attraction. If the Medford Chamber of Commerce is so intent
on keeping the tourists here an extra day lo get a bigger
slice of the tourist pay a county fair now, more than ever,
seems a natural. If a stadium is to become a political issue
then so should a fair. Leadership should come from farmer
organizations. It s a chance for the Granges and Farm Bu
reaus to prove they are more than lunch and picnic organizations.
Pruitt said our neighbor's fair this year had the largest
open class sheep and hog exhibits ever. A number of Jackson
county people showed their sheep. This indicates exhibitor
interest. The poultry and rabbit exhibits attracted the largest
crowds, Pruitt said. Josephine county fair has long had the
outstanding rabbit exhibit in the Pacific Northwest, he added.
All exhibits were well attended, the fair manager said.
There were new commercial exhibits, large rock, floral
and household arts and crafts
The headliner show of Dennis
credited with drawing many
the point made by the Oregon rair Boards association
fair must be entertaining.
Pruitt said the fair could be self-supporting If It did
not make any building improvements. It is financed by slate
money, admissions, building rentals, and an annual county
budget appropriation. The Josephine county fair grounds
have more off season activities every year, the manager
noted. This includes banquets and conventions.
While comparing the two counties fair-wise, a newcomer
to the valley commented, "Well, Josephine county seems to
have better leadership in the county government." Any
body who has any pride in this county should hate to admit
this. But, as we said, a fair is something everybody talks
about and nobody does anything about.
As for the fruit industry and its problems with exports -Under
Secretary of State George W. Ball has promised to
inform France that if non-tariff barriers are not dropped
the United States will discontinue trade concessions to
France. Fruit growers are lo be informed early in Seplember
on what has been done. Talks on the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade are scheduled in October. The United States
does not seem to be holding a hard line in its international
relations. Whether this will be the exception remains to be
seen. '
An article in the Aug 22 Christian Science Monitor
points out the difficulty: "My feeling (that France will not
permit Britain to enter the Common Market unless it can
dump its surplus wheat and meal on Britain at a new high
price) would be different if there had ever been much sign
of the American administration understanding what was
happening or even what is involved. No pressure has ever
yet been put on France by the United Slates to do anything
but that which she is doing. Nobody has even made a speech
saying the door should be opened.
Sen. Maurine Neuberger (D-Ore.) has been criticized
sharply for her remarks during a meeting of representatives
of the National Fruit Export Council with 18 senators in
Washington, D C. in June. During a discussion on the threat
to the fruit industry with the possible entry of Britain and
her Commonwealth into the Common Market, the senator in
sisted on pushing Japan into the serious, weighty talk,
crs she is not for fruit growers. The fruit growers would
Japan is important to the United States as part of our
Pacific defenses, but she is not a vital issue in fruit export
ing to the Common Market. Japan, like many other coun- j
tries, knows it must tie itself into the Common Market as a !
safety belt precaution. It would like to have Britain, France, i
Beligum, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg withdraw use
of the escape clause of the General Agreement on Tariffs!
and Trade against Japan. It wants to be an equal trading
partner.
Whereas Japan is a vital market for Oregon wheat grow
ers she is not for fruit growers. The fruitg rowers would
like the senator to bear this In mind. If she is to receive
their support when she comes up for election later she will
have to demonstrate a much, much better understanding of
their problems.
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better than ever before.
recognized.
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afternoon crowds away. They
exhibits, to mention a few.
Day and a magic show were
of the tourists. This bears out
I Market Active
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'For Friday Sale
Owner-Manager Bill Bray !
reported the market was ac-
live and strong,
Good lo choice steer calves
s'd 81 S-5 to $26 85. Eleven
head averaging 4:i0 pounds
sold for $25.90. Quite a few
calves were sold from $26 lo
$26.50. Bray noted.
Heifer calves went out at
S-3 u to $25 10.
Yearling steers weighing
550 to 600 pounds sold for
$24.20 to $25.60. Steers weigh
ing 625 to 925 pounds sold
from $23 50 to $24.60. A pen-
I lot of Angus-Holstein cross
steers weighing 5R;i pounds
sold for $23.30.
Yearlings Sell
Yearling heifers sold from
$22.50 to $23.60. A pen of 760
pound heifers went out at
$20.30.
Holstein feeder steers
weighing 700 to 945 pounds
went from $19.10 to $19.90. A
few Holstein steer calves sold
from $21 to $22.50.
A pen of good Hereford
springer heifers sold for $175
per head and some cows with
calves sold from $180 lo $210
per pair.
About 50 head of fat 375 to
500 pounds calves were sold
from $23.50 to $25.10.
Bulls brought from $18 10
to $20.10.
There were three truck
loads of grass steers in the
sale. One man's load, weigh
ing from 700 to 925 pounds
sold from $23.50 to $24.25.
Another load weighing from
885 pounds to 1,140 pounds
sold from $23.30 to $24.60.
Yet another load, weighing
830 pounds sold in a pcnlot for
$24.30.
Fal cows sold from $15.2U
to $16.90. Utility cows went
from $14 to $15 and cutlers
sold from $11.50 to $13.75.
Feeder Lambs
Feeder lambs sold from $16
to $17.40 per hundredweight.
Breeding ewes sold from $4 to
$9 per head. Fat hogs went oul
at $18.10, weaner pigs at $7
per head to $11 per head.
Feeder pigs sold for $17 to $20
per hundredweight.
"We want to remind our
readers of the special 'Black
and White Sale1 at Midway
Friday, Sept. 7," Bray added.
"This sale will include Hol
stein spring heifers, stocker
heifers, Holstein slooker steers
and Holstein ftacder steers. We
invite consignments to this
special sale."
Bear Creek Man
To Read Paper
Al Science Meet
Dr. John HiRdon, Phoenix,
resarch horticulturist for
Bear Creek Orchards will
read a paper today during the
meeting of the American In
stitute of Biological Sciences
and the Pacific division,
American Association for the
Advancement of Science at
Oregon Stale university.
Migdon's paper on propaga
tion will be presented to the
more than 4,000 biological
scientists from all 50 states,
eight Canadian provinces and
18 foreign counlries. It will
be among the 2,100 papers
read during the concurrent
meetings of 37 different scien
tific societies.
This is the largest scientific
meeting in Northwest history
and the largest in the history
of AIBS. OSU is the second
western school selected to
host the giant conference.
Stanford university was an
earlier host, lligdon's trip is
sponsored by Bear Creek
Orchards.
Helps Self
"This shows how private
industry helps itself through
research." a local frUt grow
er remarked.
Dr. fligdon founded the
Bear Creek research depart
ment four years ago when he
was hired by the local fruit
packing firm. He first came
to the valley as a USD hor
ticulturist In 1853 and work
ed at the experiment station
in a cooperative research
program with Oregon State
university.
The local horticulturist re
ceived his bachelor of science
degree at Clemson AAtM,
South Carolina, his master's
and doctor's degrees at Mich
igan State university in 1040
and 1053, respectively.
During lligdon's work at
Bear Creek he has studied
projects on pear decline, nu
trition, peach pollination,
dwarf fruit tree varieties and
Garden Tips
By DON BERRY
County Extension Agent
When should apples and
pears be picked? This ques
tion confronts many home
growers each year. Proper
picking times is especially im
portant when the fruit is lo
be stored.
The commercial grower can
draw upon his experience and
press u re tests available to
him. The home gardener often
doesn't have these resources
to answer the question for
him.
Several indications, rather
than any one, should be used
to determine proper time to
pick apples and pears. Color
of fruit, both outside and un
der the skin, is a good indica
tor if you're acquainted with
the color characteristics of the
variety. i
Firmness of flesh and seed
color can be used as indica-j
tors. The fuesh should be firm,1
but not loo hard. The seeds
should be brown although un
ripe fruit often has brown
seeds, too. Green seeds do in-:
dicate unripe fruit, however, !
Picking Indicator
Ease of separating the fruit
stem from the spur is slill an
other indicator. The stem
should remain attached lo the
fruit and the spur to the tree
when apples or pears are
picked. Ripe pears will usual
ly detach when "tilled" lo
a horizontal position from
their usual hanging position.
One of the most reliable in
dications is to watch the fruit
fall. When the first unblem
ished, worm free, healthy
fruit falls from the tree, the
apples or pears are usually
ripe for picking. On apples the
best index is to pick one and
cat it. If it is ready, you'll
know.
Borer In Ornamentals
Home owners who have any
of the flowering stone fruits
such as peaches, cherries,
plums or laurel hedges should
treat now to control the peach
root borer.
This insect is a clear winged
moth which lays its eggs on
the bark of the tree during
late summer and early fall.
The young larvae which
hatches works its way down
the trunk to ground level and
bores into the tree under the
bark. It spends the rest of the
winter and early part of the
summer feeding between the
bark and the wood of the
plant. When severe these bugs
can girdle and kill the flower
ing stone fruit trees or laurel
hedges.
Two applications of DDT
starting in mid-July will gen
erally control this pest. The
second application is due now.
Use eight pounds 50 per cent
DDT per 100 gallons of water,
or one-fourth pound In three
gallons. Soak the trunks and
allow some of Ihe spray to run
into the soil and puddle at the
base or the tree.
For dusting, use 50 per cent
DDT either in a small duster
or in a gunny sack. The sack
containing the DDT can be
slapped against all sides of the
tree trunk and a Utile shaken
around Ihe base of ihe trunk.
Can Care
Care and training of trail
ing berries such as boysenber
ries, blackberries and logan
berries should be continued
even afler harvest.
Training the canes during
August will give a six to eight
week period for the new canes
to "harden off on the wires ;
before cold weather occurs. 1
Although canes which are left I
on the ground are not as ex- j
posed and therefore are less
subject lo winter injury than
the canes put up on the wires,
many growers prefer to put '
the canes up afler harvest.
Cleaning out all of the old j
canes and burning them will '
help to reduce the amount of
leaf and cane spot disease in
the field next year. Canes ,
which have been put up on i
wires In the fall may be ;
sprayed with n bordeaux or j
fixed copper spray In the fall
lo help prevent disease. Also,
chemical weed control is eas
ier to apply on canes which
are already on wires.
done considerable work on
propagation. Continuing fu
ture project!! will be on pear
decline and pear varieties.
The company has also spent
considerable time and money
in researching sprays which
would control diseases and
insects yet not impair fruit
finish.
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FROM
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GROUND
UP
By BART BARTLETT
Autumn type weather has
been prevalent in the local
area for several days now.
We can feel this condition
by abnormally low night tem
peratures and by very brief
periods of warm weather dur
ing the daylight hours. Many
common plants are respond
ing lo these conditions. There
fore, flowering and seed set is
seen on many plants when
they are only a few inches
tall. Such plants germinated'
late and without having made
one or two feet of growth as
is customary or normal for
them, have gone into their
reproductive phase while yet
a dwarf plant.
Government Inspectors
The harvest season is in
full swing. The area has many
new faces representing many
nationalities and races. These
people are mostly welcome
and have an economic pur
pose in being here. There will
be or has been an influx of
Americans who generally de
scend upon the area like
grasshoppers. These persons
represent many levels of gov
ernment. Their duties, as we
see H, are to create as much
havoc as possible and remain
within very liberal intrcpre
talions of laws, regulations
and what have you. They sup
posedly count toilets, houses
or cabins, inspect buses and
bus drivers, water cans, wells,
drinking cups and any other
items that may have lo be in
cluded in order to harass the
farmer.
Last season's inspection re
ports show many of these in
spectors do not know one sex
of the human race from
another. Also, they cannot
count accurately.
Enough said, but Is an ex
cellent example of what hap
pens when Ihe government at
tempts to aid an industry. It
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Fourth Cover Spray
The fourth cover spray on
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apples should be completed
immediately, according to
County Agent Don Berry.
Growers should use eight
pounds of Gulhion, or 12
pounds of DDT per acre. In
hose rigs use 1 '.2 pounds of
Gulhion, or two pounds DDT
per 100 gallons.
Where wormes have been a
problem, Guthion should be
used.
Do not apply Guthion with
in 15 days of harvest, or DDT
within 30 days of harvest, the
county agent cautioned.
all started when the govern
ment stepped in lo get em
ployee and employer together
for their mutual welfare. The
bureaucrats however, have
read some far fetched regu
lations into the original in
tent of the program so that
now they attempt to run the
entire show. Plenty of advice
is available on growing, har
vesting and harvest labor of
any perishable crop. The gov
ernment only steps out during
the marketing of such crons
and then grower or packer V,
largely on his own, win, lose
or draw.
It is well to irrigate hay
fields after the last cutting to
insure better growing and to
preserve a superior turf con
dition for next year. It is
also wise to consider irrigat
ing some blocks of peaches
and Bartletl pears after har
vest. The October rains may
not come and the long
drouth period from harvest
until later in the year can
be detrimental for these
fruit crops.
Governmental aid must be
paid for in many ways many
times over.
Industrial and
Farm Equipment
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
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