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TUESDAY. Cal-Ore Hereford Sale Records Average of The Cal-Ore Hereford asso ciation's range ready bull sale Thursday, like the stock men's feeder sale also was affected by the weather. The average sale price of $516 was $44 under last year's average of $560. A Californlan paid the top price for a bull sold by a Cali fornian. A bull consigned by L. L. Shelley, Montague, Calif., was purchased by John McMurry, route 1, box 103, Montague at $1,000. This Farm & All Pesticides Careful Fall Salem-Timc of the year is at hand when homeowners store thp garden hose and other summer living Items and their friends In tne coun try get as much equipment as possible under cover 410 Cattle Sold At Midway Yard In Friday Auction A total of 470 head of cat tle, 20 hogs and 23 sheep were sold at the Midway Auc tion yard on Table Rock rd., Friday, Oct. 12. "The market was about steady with the previous week's sale," according to Dill Bray, owner-manager. Good steer calves brought $25 to $27.50. Good heifer calves sold for $23 to $23. 80. Yearling steers weighing 300 to 600 pounds sold for $23.50 to $24.90. Steers weighing 650 to 800 pounds went out at $22.60 to $24.40. Yearling heifers sold tor $21 to $22.60. Holstein steer calves brought $20 to $21.00. Holstein steers weighing 500 to 600 pounds sold for $19 to $19.90. Holsteins weighing 650 to 900 pounds brought $19 to $19.50. A pen of 19 Angus cows and calves sold for $241 per pair. Other pairs sold for $160 to $243 per pair. Slaughter bulls sold for $19 to $20.10. Veal sold for $2:: to $24.50. Fat cows brought $15.50 to $16.90. Utility co.vs sold for $14 to $15.50. Cutter cows brought $12 to $14. "We're hoping the weather will turn mild and warm soon, especially In California, so the winter grass will start, Bray said. "If It does, we can expect a real good market for our calves and stockers In the next feeder sale, Oct. 26." BLM Employees Get Superior Awards Two bureau of land mini ocnient employees of II'? Bedford district, and one lor ir.er employee who whs h cently transferred to the )Urns district, have received awards for outstanding tt' Injis and superior performance (f Hssiuned duties, aiTnrd'm; o Donald J. Suhofield. dis trict mananer. A cash award of S'-!00 was presented to Alexander 1 Col lins, and a cash award of $100 was presented to Raymond L. Johnson, both of Medford. In addition, notification was received that Matthew Kowa lewski. recently of Medford. now employed by the bureau of land management in Burns, had received a cash award of $100 All three employees receiv ed certificates of superior per formance, and congratulations from the state office were ex tended. The incentive award pro gram Is designed to promote greater interest, efficiency and economy in government work. 2739 North OCTOBER 16, 1962 was $300 under the top money brought by a two-year-old Angus bull consigned by Hoots Angus Ranch, Grants Pass, last year at $1,300. Last year another Hoots bull took second place money of $1,200 in the auction ring. Two top Beau Donald Here ford bulls consigned by the Arrowhead ranch of Phoenix took $1,050 and $1,000. Brisk Bidding Observers at the bull sale at the fairgrounds said the Garden Require Storage And to both home garden ers and farmers Chief Chem ist J. D. Patterson of the .state department of agricul ture issues a seasonal warn ing on the storage of hold over crop sprays and dusts, Dealers, too, are urged to pay particular attention to the manner in which they store these pesticides. Precautions Listed Patterson suggests these precautions for wimcr stor age: 1. Don't store pesticides near food, feed or fertilizer. 2. Be sure that a complete, legible label is on each prod uct stored. If the label is miss ing, destroy the pesticide. 3. Destroy leaky containers and tighten caps securely on all retained bottles and cans. 4. Keep all pesticide ma terials in a locked cabinet or room -and definitely out of the reach of children and pels. 5. Don't store liquid pes ticides in a room or cabinet where the temperature will drop below 40 degrees F. At lower temperatures the liquid may freeze and break the glass contained. 6. Store wettable powder., dusts and granules of pesti cides in a cool, dry place. 7. Don't store weed killers close to" such materials as wettable powders and dusts. Weed killers like 2.4-D and 2,4.5-T are highly volatile and can contaminate other ma terials. Speech Contest On SCS Theme Opens for Pupils The annual Oregon soil con servation district speech con test series for high school stu dents and younger, starts at B p.m., Monday, Oct. 22 in the Eagle Point vocational agri culture building for Jackson Soil Conservation district, it was announced today. The run-oft' contest for Rogue Soil Conservation dist rict has yet to be announced. Jackson district Includes Unite Falls, Eagle Point and Sams Valley. Hogue district covers Phoenix. Central Point, and Talent. Following the district con test, the area contest will be held Thursday, Oil. 25. at 7::i(l p.m. in the Illinois Val ley Inch school in Cave Junc tion. Place of the semi-finals contest tune, date and place has not yet been announced. It may tie held in Grants Pass. M.ri includes all high schools of southern Oregon. The funds will lie held in F.ugene Nov. II at the annual meeting of the Oregon Association of soil ennservat loll ttlsl nets Those Eligible All students of high school age or younger are eligible to enter the seven minute speecii contests. 1 heme tins year is water conservation In nil Ore gon soil conservation district. The state contest winner will receive $25 and third place winner $10, according to Hcrl F.sterbrook. Cave Junction, speech contest chairman. Repossession DeSoto 2-DOOR HARDTOP Well under book value. Beit cash offer or take over payment Stark Finance Co. Pacific Hiwy S516 sale was pretty brisk at limes. "Most of the consignors were pretty darn happy with the prices they got, considering the weather," one observer noted. The sale started with rather sparse bidding and picked up momentum. It was the younger bulls which lacked size which seemed to bring the lower prices. The number of outside consignors and buyers made the sale consume more of a regional scope. The higher selling cattle in cluded: Hoots Eileenmere, 70, by Hoots Angus Ranch, Grants Pass, to Lake Creek Cattle company, Lake Creek, $800. DH Premier Domino 82, by Frank R. and Margaret S. Day, Montague, Calif., to Double D. Hereford ranch, $020. i IHR Golden Lad 17. by Ire land Hereford ranch, Ash land, to Robert Bruce, Lake Creek, $800. DH Prince Donald A2I, by Frank R. and Margaret S. Day, Montague, Calif., to Glenn Saltmarsh, $735. Choice President 31, by L. L. Shelley, Montague, Calif., to W. M. Williams, Route 1, Box 602, Klamath Falls, $730. SO Colo Domino, by Seven Oaks Hereford ranch, Central Point, to Ragsdalc, Fisher and C. Charley, $800. Brings $710 Beau Donald EE 45, to II. W. Tompkins. Box 578, Chilo quin, Klamath county, Ore,. $710. SV1IR l.eskan 42, by L. L. Shelley. Montague, Calif., to Bruce Merickel, Route 2, Box 05 A. Jacksonville, $700. Beau Donald EE 112. by Emerald Empire llerefords, Eugene, lo E. M. Bigham, $6511. DN DIIW Boy 26. by Don ald K. Nichols. Ashland, to 11. W. Tompkins, Chiloquln, $630. Beau Donald EE 50, by Emerald Empire llerefords. Eugene, lo Double D Here ford ranch, $610. Fll Znlo Royal 50, by Rob ert J. and Nettie Field, Cen tral Point, lo J. W. Bigham, Eagle Point, $625. Hoots Eileenmere 73, by Hoots Angus ranch, Grants Pass, to McMahan and Ford Investment company. Rose Tree ranch, $60(1. Fll Zalo F. Royal 53. by Robert J. and Nettie Field, Central Point, to Darrcll Stan ley, $570. Kebar Eblinelle, by Sidney R. Slrahan, Gold Hill, to Lake Creek Cattle company. $550. LRR Silver Heir 81, by Lost River ranch, Klamath Falls, to Straus Brothers, Route 2. Box 400, Gold Hill, $540. DN DIIW Boy 25, by Don ald K. Nichols, Ashland, lo Double D Hereford ranch, $530. Fll Zato R. Colo 55, by Robert J. and Nettie Field, Central Point, to Darrell Stanley, $525. Bringi $520 Eileenmere OF E. B. C. 48. by Elmore Brothers. Apple gate, lo Hopkins Ranch, Inc., 1200 lluckhorn Springs rd , Ashland, $520. Hoots Eileenmere 66. by Hoots Angus ranch. Grants Pass, to Al ltendickson. 2478 East McAndrews rd., Med ford, S520. F.ileeninei'e Prince T E R, by Elmore Brothers, Apple gate, to H. W. Tompkins. Chiloiiuin. $520 Hoots Eileenmere 69. by Hoots Angus Ranch. Grants Pass, lo Lake Creek Cattle company, $5110, LRU Royal Onward 91, Lost River ranch. Klamath Falls, to Darrell Stanley, $510 Bonana Golden $32. by Haley llerefords. Honana, lire., to Hcgler Brothers, Klamath Fulls, Calif., $510. LRU Silver Heir till, by Lost River ranch. Klamath Falls, to Mnrli-y Pinglc. Butte Falls. $500. lilt llcail Donald 5. by Ha ley llerefords. Bonanza. Ore., to Dean Owens. Route 2. Box 648. Central Point, $5n0. Phone 773-1817 MEDFORD Chit By JOE COWLEY Miil Tribune Firm Editor Recently we had a chance to see how effective a "people to people" or hand across the sea program can be. This wasn't something set up by any government. It was an outgrowth of two spontaneous gestures of friendship and the desire to know people of other lands better. If you read a feature in Sunday's Mail Tribune you know most of what ocurred. But briefly, a Medford couple asked lo visit a Japanese freighter in Coos Bay. They were In vited aboard, partied and given gifts. As they say out our way, these people "neighbor well." The Medford couple, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Webster, invited the young Japanese merchant marine officers to drive back with them to the Rogue Valley. They made one visit to Medford without arousing much curiosity or interest, apparently, even though they appeared, appropriately enough, at a "shipwreck" party al the Rogue Valley Country club. Then we heard about their visit and helped arrange a tour through Jacksonville and a visit to a local cattle ranch. These boys didn't expect much. At George McUne's Pioneer Village at Jacksonville they took pictures of the replica of a Wells Fargo stage coach then stepped back saying they were "well satisfied." They profusely thanked Jacksonville Mayor E. O. Graham, Mrs. George Brewer, Mrs. L. D. Inskeep and her fellow workers at the Jacksonville museum, Eddie Meeker, manager of the Arrowhead ranch and others responsible for the tour. The five merchant marine officers apparently had a good background of TV western history, understood Art Chip man's firearm display al the museum, the use of a gold pan and other relics of former western frontier life they saw. In contrast to the party of Russian agricultural scientists who visited the valley about a year ago they belittled noth ing, appreciated what they saw and were eager to exchange information. And they will be back. Some people asked us: "How could you be so nice to those Japs when Ihey helped kill our boys during the war?" The point is these young men did not. Most of them were around 23 to 25 years old. At the lime of the war they would have been five lo seven years old. The ship's doctor at 34 years was the oldest. At the peak of the war, 1944, 18 years ago he would have been 16. And he is from Hiroshima so has as much right to be bitter as anyone. His only ref erence to Hiroshima was that it is a beautiful city. His letter to us signed by all the officers on the tour expresses his deep feeling. We print il in its entirely Just at he wrote it. "Thank you very much for your kind showing Jackson ville and the Arrowhead pasture. We are much obliged to you. We are very happy to know human beings are the same, American or Japanese, and kind and humane of themselves. "To reflect (he causes of past wars In history, Wars are and were complete destructive and most meaningless of es sential substances lo live for its nation's or folks' popula tion. An old Chinese proverb says, 'Only when man has enough food to cat and enough clothes lo put on, he becomes polite and kind to the others.' "Then lo keep on World peace, we must enough cold ration how to secure essential substances not only for a nation's people but for all the world population, how to adjust the each nation's population for all the ' orld pro duct. "That is to say, lo forget a nation's or folk's egoism but to think evenly whole the world people's interest. "Now, having known American's kindness and evenness to any colored people, because it must be the same almost Russian or Chinese people, we believe there is a little hope escaping the hydrogenic alombomb war over the world to gain perpetual peace and establish the world government, as Lincoln said, of people, for people, by people of all 3 billion humanbeings. "Sorry to have written such a tribulous thinking, but must say thank you again and again for your kindness. "We hope your good health and good fortune." Gardening Tips By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN County Extension Agent Peach Spray Apply a fall spray lor con trol of peach hliht now. This disease is most severe on peaches, but il also attacks apricots, almonds and to a lesser extent cherries and prunes. Leaf symptom-! of the dis ease are small, round and tan to purplish spots that become raised and scurfy and often produce a shot hole effect. Similar symptoms occur on t.te peach fruits and these cm be accompanied by clear Kinnmy exudate, rrtnl ..po:s may lie ntiinrrmis and slightly sunken. Use a neutral copper spray al the rate of two heaping tablespoons per gallon of wa ter. Add a spreader sticker lo the spray. If rain occurs before l he spray dries, re spray the tree. Tuberous Begonias Lift mature plants carefully just prior lo fall frosts. Cut hack most of the top hut leave the ball of roots and soil intact. Place in a dry, cool storage (basement or ga rage) and allow tubers tit cure for two or three weeks. Shake off soil and remove balance of stalks and roots. Any stalk left will induce rotting. Keep toilers by placing on screened trays or packing in dry peat, sand, vermicnlite. or sawdust. A dry, cool storage is best Start plants in the spring by y lacing l hem on damp peat moss in slight pockets and giv ing them a warm tempera ture. When started they can be planted in small puts or in an outside bed if danger of frnsi is past The soil should contain an abundance of or ganic matter and should be treated with a soil insecticide to prevent insect damage. (.lather walnuts at frequent intervals Those allowed to be on the ground will absorb monture. This increases tne likelihood of mold, rot and blemishes. You can increase your effic MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Chat iency by shaking the branches with long poles lo fall loose mils. After gathering, clean the walnuts with a brush and water. Remove all adhering particles as they tend to stain the shell permanently. Slick tight walnuts, those falling with the dried husks attached to the shell, have a higher per cent of bad kernels. If you have an abundant sup ply of walnuts, you might con sider discarding these stick tights immediately. When removing green husks, wear gloves as the husk iuice will dye your hands brown. i Drying Walnuts may be dried in a ! variety of ways. You can place them in the sun on a dry surface if the weather is cool. If the days are quite warm, put the nuts in airy shade. One layer of nuts is best. One to two weeks are required to dry the nuts this way. If you stack the nuts two or three deep you should turn them daily. You can also place the nuts in the oven or near an ai register or other heating de- 1 vice. A temperature of 90 de ! grees should dry the nuts in a day or two. Circulate the air I with a fan to improve the dry. ! ing process. Do not expose ihe j nuts lo a temperature over I M0 degrees as this will cause ..ineidity. The nuts are suf- fieiently dry when sample , kernels are brittle enough to ; snap rather than bend. , Bleaching A chlorinated household bleach is used to give the wal j nuts a uniform clear light tan appearance. Two methods are ; used: (1) Immerse the nuts i and stir them vigorously for ;0 seconds in a solution of four to six parts water to one part bleach. i2) Soak the nuts for 1.5 to 20 minutes in a solu tion of I part bleach lo :t0 - parts water. lie sure to use only clean-surfaced nuts that are thoroughly dry. After bleaching rinse the nuts in clear water, drain and dry. i Place whole walnuts m an i open mesh potato bag or old Gaines Wheat Performs Well At Hanley Station By JOHN YUNGEN Experiment Station Agronomist Gaines wheat, which has produced record-breaking yields at several locations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, has performed well in the two years it has been un der test at the Southern Ore gon Experiment station near Medford. Its yield for the period has exceeded the varieties White Federation 38 and Lemhi 53 by 30 and 27 per cent re spectively. It has yielded slightly more than Omar, a winter club wheat recom mended in this area. Gaines is a semi-dwarf, soft white, bearded wheat with white chaff and stiff straw. Its height has averaged about 26 inches compared to 37 to 48 inches for other varieties in the Station tests. The strong, stiff straw of Gaines provides It with outstanding lodging resistance. It Is slight ly more winter hardy than Omar and is fairly resistant to stripe rust. It is more shat ter resistant than Omar and is easier to combine and thresh. Outstanding Yields The outstanding yields of Gaines at other northwest lo cations have been partly due to its ability to utilize effic iently higher rates of nitro gen fertilizer than are com monly used on other varieties. In this area Gaines could probably use at least 60 to 80 pounds of nitrogen econom ically. Since its needs for phosphorus and potassium are about the same as for stand ard varieties, soil test results can be used as a guide (or the application of these nu trients. Since Gaines has Ihe ability lo tiller or stool readily under favorable conditions, the sug gested seeding rate is from 45 to 60 pounds per acre. It is a true winter variety and should not be seeded in the spring. Nearly all of the 1962 production was certified. Some seed of Gaines wheat is available through local deal- nylon slocking and store in a cool, dry, well ventilated place. They should last for about a year under such stor age. Shelled nut meats will be gin to turn rancid in six lo eight weeks at room tempera ture and three to four months In the refrigerator. Storage life will be extended in a freezer, but oil in the kernels will become rancid in time. Dry Ice Method By putting dry ice in a con tainer of walnut kernels, you will force the air out and re place It with carbon dioxide. This creates an 'airless storage and avoids rancidity and stor age insect damage. The nuts are perfectly safe lo eat be cause carbon dioxide is harm less. Be sure the walnut meat is dry before putting them into the jar. You would follow these steps when using Ihe dry ice method: Place a layer of nut meats in the bottom of a quart jar. With the use of tongs, place a one inch cube of dry ice near the inside of Ihe jar, but nol touching the glass. Fill the remainder of the jar with the walnut meats and screw the lid on loosely. Leave the jar undisturbed un til the dry ice disappears. Then screw the lids down tight and store in a cool place. Do not seal the jars until all the dry ice has disappear ed. The carbon dioxide could build up enough pressure to explode the jar if the jar is sealed before the dry ice dis appears. The A i h I e y Automot Thermoitot and Down-draft ful luxury of long lotting. controlled, unifof heot to wood burning home. With thu fuel jovmg idea you can enioy greater comfo't, amazing fuel javings and more convenience than eer thought possible with wood. l,.iiin.i..M.liii.li u inn mi. ii i,iiii...rM.j imi...i - i n .in an in mimtmnmmmmmJ BIG T SEED & FEED 1943 PACIFIC Soil Sterilants Control Weeds At Home, Farm By RAY HUBBELL Jackson County Weed Control Supervisor A constant problem around many farms, industrial sites and rural homes is the growth of grasses and weeds in non cultivated areas such as drive ways, lanes, ditch banks, fence lines and buildings. Such areas not only afford constant source of weed seed to be spread, contaminating crops or presenting an un sightly condition, but around buildings these weeds can pre sent a fire hazard. Such prob lems can be easily eliminated by using sterilant rates of Simazine, Atrazine, Karmex or Telvar. These chemicals are form ulated as wettable powders that may be mixed with water for a spray application. Some are granulars that can be spread either by hand or with hand operated spreaders. Twenty to 40 pounds of chem ical are applied per acre for soil sterilant purposes. Recommended Products For particularly heavy soils, Atrazine or Telvar would probably be the pro ducts to choose as they dis solve and penetrate Ihe soil more readily than do Sima zine or Karmex. Due to their solubility Atrazine and Telvar are best applied in the spring in our area, while Simazine or Karmex could be applied any time during the late fall or winter months, taking ad vantage of winter rains to get the chemical Into the root areas of weeds for the follow ing year. These chemicals work through the ground and care must be taken not to apply them where they may be leached into the root zones of desilrable shrubs or trees. Befo re purchasing any chemical I strongly advise READING THE LABEL. One can determine beforehand the amounts needed for your par ticular problem, what the cost will be and precautions that should be taken. Then follow these recommendations to the letter. If the job is worth do ing, it should be done correct ly. Heart Attacks Claim Two More Hunters By United Press International Two more heart attack deaths among Oregon deer hunters were reported today. Frederick Rommel, 58, Portland, died after being stricken 25' miles northeast of John Day Monday. Merrill lliles, 47. Ocean lake, collapsed and died while hunting Friday about four miles from Neskowin. ", ! ; ' ; i. Y';-.,:'-:-.'.. i - r-..-. . ' " j ; HWY. NORTH r-4L HIGH QUALITY CATTLE Norm Woodward, Phoenix, moved a feeder animal around the auction ring at Rogue Valley Auction yard in Phoenix during Wednesday's feeder sale sponsored by the Jackson County Stockmen's associa tion. Assisting at the gate was Fritz Offenbacher. Behind the counter, Evan Rassmussen, Phoenix, checked the sales records as Bob Bever, yard manager and auctioneer chanted out the bids. At the scales was Stanley Morgan, Central Point. 1,302 Cattle Sold At Stockmen's Sale; Weather Big Factor A final tally Monday show. ed the Jackson County Stock men's association fall feeder sale last Wednesday sold 1, 302 head of cattle. The market was active on all classes of cattle with pres sure on heifers and yearling and heifer calves, yearling feeder steers and steer calves. Eighty-one head of Angus steer calves weighing 440 pounds from Reginald and Jane ' Imperatrice sold at $27.70 per hundredweight. Thirty-two of 460 pound steer calves from Ed Dunn of Ashland sold at $27.60 per hundredweight. Seventeen head of yearling steers from Sandy Smith, Ap plegate, weighing 723 pounds sold for $24.90 per hundred weight. Leroy Offenbacher sold 27 head of yearling steers weigh ing 876 pounds at $23.90 per hundred weight. Nineteen Angus steers from the Circle G ranch weighing 632 pounds sold at $25.30. Top Price Yearling heifers sold at $21 to $22.30. Top price was on Leon Offenbacher's yearling heifers selling at $22.60 per Chemical Treatment Helps Mint Production Corvallis - Chemical soil treatments which may allow mint production to return to fields heavily Infested with verticillium wilt are now under intensive study at Oregon State university and may be one answer i.i the fight by Oregon's mint indus try against the disease. ! Dr. C. E. Horner, plant! pathologist with th OSU Agricultural Experiment Sta tion, reports that by applying certain agricultural chemi cals to the soil, it apparent ly is possible to clear infected land of verticillium so that. mint may once again be grown on a short-term basis. Mr. Farmer ; . . QUALITY SEEDS and PROPER FERTILIZING Determine Your FUTURE PROFIT! We carry a full line of fertilizer and seed in stock. See Western Farmers for all your farming needs. DON'T GUESS SOIL TEST i j 1 i jjii . fit iiu nT.if 1 iiiii SP 3-8239 Jf I hundredweight. They weigh ed 725 pounds. Heifer calves sold at $23.50 to $23.60. Big buyer on heifers was Tulana Farms, Klamath Falls. ' Light heifer calves sold well at $24 to $24.50. Heavy calves sold at $22.50 to 23.30 per hundredweight. Stockmen who consigned to the feeder sale were re ported as generally pleased with the prices. A large num ber of buyers came up from California in spite of the rainy weather. The prelude to Friday's big storm forced a number of cattlemen to post pone sale of their feeder stock until the next associa tion sale. A number of county roads were impassible to heavily loaded stock trucks, ranchers reported. The day before the sale Bever, livestock yard man ager, reported 700 head were withdrawn from the sale be cause of weather. Load after load of shavings had to be dumped in the holding pens due to muddy conditions. A steady downpour the day of the sale kept all hands in rub ber boots and slickers. In contrast to last year, the yard hda plenty of skilled volun had plenty of skilled volun teer help, Bever noted. The U.S. leads the world in the mining of iron ore. BRILL i METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Rtiitientijl Sheet Metal Werk Stainless, Galvanized and Capper Fabrication 2287 Wesl Main PHONI 772-4440
