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FARM Woodiot Facts By DICK OLSON Oregon Slate Firm Forester SMALL WOODLOT CASE "We need to give special emphasis to the improvement of the 256 million acres of mall, privately owned farm woodlands and other small forests. "This is an important sec tor of our agricultural econ omy in which rate of progress and production is far from sat isfactory. Yet, here is a crop which is not in surplus and to which many farmers should turn, for their benefit and the nation's. If our grandchildren are to have the same contin uous supply of timber pro ducts as we now have, growth of timber on these farm wood lots and other small holdings will have to be doubled with in the next 40 years." This statement was taken from a message by the Presi dent of the U.S. on March 16, 1961. Small woodlands in the United States present a ma jor problem today. They hold over half our commercial for est (although only 15 per cent in Oregon), and their manage ment lags. Production from rrnnland is shooting "out of this world" but the small f woodland remains sputtering , On the launching pad. i OPTIONAL TIMBER TAX , Small woodland owners in terested in classifying their ' holdings under the optional small woodland timber tax law should remember that they have only until Aug. 9, 1963 to do so. However, own-1 ers that acquired eligible for est land after Aug. 9, 19B1 must make application for classification within two years after this date or within one year after acquisition, which ever is later. More informa tion about this optional tax can be obtained by contacting your farm forester at the state forestry headquarters in Med ford. TREE PLANTING People interested in tree planting this winter should be gin now to plan for it. The Oregon State Forest Nurseries will have 634 million tree ' seedlings for sale this fall. Heading this list is Douglas Fir with more than four mil l'on trees available. Second is Ponderosa Pine with some what less than a half million, followed by Noble Fir with 376 thousand. Copious quantities of both Shore lodgepole and Eastside lodgepole pine are also avail able. The Shore lodgepole in particular is becoming the favorite pine for Christmas trees. Other species for this purpose which are abundant include Grand fir, Shasta fir and Knobcone pine. Good supplies of several other conifers and broad lea ves will be available. Order blanks are not yet av?il able but should be by the first of November. For an order blank contact your farm forester or extension agent. FORESTRY TOUR An adult forestry tour ii be ing planned for Jackson County's small landowners this fall. All interested land owners should keep watching this column for further in formation about this tour. It is hoped that this tour will be well attended so that every one who comes will benefit just that much more. IDEAS COMPARED WITH DOLLARS If I had a dollar and you had a dollar, and we ex changed dollars, we would still have a dollar each. But if I have an idea, and you have an idea, and we ex change them we each have two ideas. For Your Convenience t Savings-Big Double Load Washers ill TV STRUT. MMTWlt MUK0U ttWEST r, ivl AIM D SLOSHING THROUGH ficd cattlemen stoh through water in front of the livestock Jackson County Fairgrounds I 1 PRESIDING Darrell Brown, American Bill Bray Hereford association ficldman (left) and Sherman Guttredge, of the Western Live stock Journal (right) assisted at the recent Cal-Ore Hereford Association Range Ready Bull sale at the Jackson county fairgrounds. FROM THE By BART BARTLETT B R ART BARTLETT The elections are to be held 1 Nov. 6. 1962. The ballot is rather large as it contains several meas ures in addition to a long list of candidates for the various local, county, state and na tional offices. After attending the candidate fairs, and mak ing a study of great volumes of campaign literature as well as the publication that is is sued by the League of Women Voters, we have in some in stances arrived at decisions as to where our vote should be cast. In other instances our research efforts have only in-! creased the co'nfusion. It is regrettable that not one candidate for any office has LAUNDROMAT IjSTEWART AJSX STREET mm Two unidenti- recent Cal-Ore a lagoon of barns at the during the Ready Bull sale. The picture further illu strates the need for more adequate fair grounds for such events. Auction yard. Table Rock rd., was auc tioneer with Bob Bevcr of the Rogue Val ley Livestock Inc., Phoenix. Ralph Cook, Medford, of the American Polled Hereford association, was also , present. at this point spoken up in re gards to what his program will cost. The statements and speeches are vague in that most of the office seekers will wail and see what develops or they are for youth programs, or that the farmers and lum ber industries are in need of help. This type of platform us ually means that once elected the official can find his own easiest way out. He made no definite promises in the cam paign. What we like to hear in a campaign are promises to give essential government services and cut non-essential services. Such things can be done if only an official has the cour age to act. Most officials bow willingly to pressure groups as he wishes to be reelected. What a patriotic act it would be to see just one public of ficial act to curb government rather than retain it as is or work diligently to enlarge its functions. What They Didn't Say No candidate offered to cut government transportation costs through the establish- ment of motor pools. There was no mention of using ex isting areas of county owned lands for the establishment of an open county fair. They pro pose something on the order of a hen. rabbit and calf fair at the old site near Medford which everyone knows is in adequate. In other words the disposition of the old experi mental areas near Talent are never mentioned. We suspect that an easy out is to permit "Pickle" Taylor to continue to grow hogs and cabbage on thepe areas. We admit that the general farmer is in trouble. The go"- MAKE SURE That Your Vote Counts ELECT FOR STATE SENATOR, JACKSON COUNTY, 111 X HENRY F. PADGHAM, Jr. MEDFORD MAIL Hereford association s Range owner-manger of the Midway crnment helped him get into this trouble and can't seem to find a way out. For 20 years we have produced huge sur pluses of such items as corn, cotton and wheat and yet in both the federal and state bud gets will be found large sums of money that is devoted to re search by our land grant col leges for the purpose of in creasing the per acre produc tion of these far crops. The line to follow in the selection of a candidate for your vote is to find the man who has the courage to offer to work for a minimum of government. The more that is offered, the more that will take place. It all costs money and we the people must pay the bills! Stockmen, Wives To Hold Meeting Approximately 85 to 100 people are expected lo at tend the annual fall meeting of the Jackson County Stockmen's association in the Central Point Grange Hall at 10 a.m., Thursday. Oct. 25. ' The Jackson County Cow Belles will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Grange hall, also, according lo Mrs, Hol land Smith, Applegale, pres ident. New officers will be elected and beef promo tion programs discussed. The cattlemen will dis cuss the stale of their in dustry, elect officers and consider some resolutions for the Oregon Cattlemen's meeting in November in Lakeview. Democrat Qualified Discerning ressive P.d Pol Adv PADGHAM FOR STATE SENATOR COMMITTEE Scott Hamilton Chfirmsn 1309 Court Medford TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Garden Tips By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN Jackson County Extension Agent Compost For Home Gardens Preparation of compost is an important part of the year round gardening program for many home gardeners. Wise use of compost can play an important part in renewing organic matter and fertility In flower beds, around shrubs, and in the vegetable garden. Usual time for starting the compost making process is in the fall when there is a sur plus of fallen leaves, matured and dead plants and lawn clippings. Several points are important in preparation of compost to be sure its use wil! help and not hurt next year s plant growth. Selection of materials is im portant and most gardeners have a choice. Usually the garden, the lawn and the trees produce more organic material than can be effective ly used as compost. Grass clip pings rate Number One as the basic compost ingredient. Clippings are high in mineral nutrients nitrogen, phos phorus and potash. They are succulent and tender, relished by the batceria responsible for the compost-making proc ess, and they are less likelv to become a haven for the W bernation, incubation and multiplication of insects, oth er pests and diseases. Leaves from deciduous trees rank second. They do not sup ply as much of the mineral nu trients as do grass clippings and require more supplemen tary fertilizer and more time for the composting process. Like grass, they do not great ly aggravate the disease and insect problems. Dead Plants Bad Third on the list are the mature dead plants from the flower and vegetable garden. This type of material will de velop into compost as Judged solely on improvement of the fertility and physical condi tion of the soil. But use of this material can lead to disaster. These mature plants serve as over-wintering hosts for a wide range of plant diseases and as warm, comfortable winter headquarters for in sects. Unless there is abso lutely no other source of or ganic material, it is best to burn or otherwise dispose of the mature flower or vegeta ble plants. Two procedures can be fol lowed in making compost The lazy man's way is the easiest and really the best Just take the leaves or the grass clippings or a mixture of the two, spread them in layers two to four inches thick over the area to be treated next year. Over this mulch spread a pound to a pound anrt a half of a good complete gar den fertilizer such as a 10-10 10 or a 10-16-8 to 100 square feet. Nature will take care of the compost making process from here on. Spade or till the area at the proper time next spring and the job is done. For the more time-consum Ing conventional method of making compost, the compost pile is built up layer by layer. First a layer of four or five inches of compacted organic material. Cover this with a heavy sprinkling of top soil along with good complete fer tilizer at the rate of one pound for each compact bushel of organic material. Wet down and start repeating the proc ess. Additional layers can be added in a similar manner, as high as desired. If the ma terial is thoroughly wetted al the time the pile is built, win ter rains in western Oregon Will keep the pile moist during the winter months. Compost heaps built in this manner should be broken down to a point for direct use in flower beds or gardens by April of next year. Some com post connoisseurs like tj grind, pulverize and condition the material before using. This doesn't really help or really hurt. It may lead to neater flower beds but make a mess somewhere else. FALL SEEDS Stop by for . . . Alters Feed & Farm Supply 330 N. Fir St.-Medford Two Pear Shippers Impressed With Bartlett Promotions By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor Two Medford area pear shippers and growers went to market early this month. They learned (1) field men for the Oregon-Washington-California Pear bureau are well received by retailers and wholesalers, (2) Pacific Coast pears are well received in eastern, mid-western and At lantic seaboard markets, (3) the current crop of small-sized Bartletts are being pushed (4) lower prices for the small sized Bartletts are being passed on to the consumer. Don Root, of Myron Root For Safety's Sake Read the Label, Weed Man Says By RAYHUBBELL Weed Control Supervisor Excerpts from an article in the October issue of Nation's Agriculture magazine: A large part of America's great abundance comes through the increasing use of chemicals. They stimulate. retard, control farm crop pests and animal pests and disease. The word is continually out to users, warning that direc tions should be followed to the letter, or serious conse quences may result. A dramatic illustration of this importance took place in June in Tuscarawas county, Ohio. Files were bad so dairy man John McMillen rummag ed in his barn, found a part of a bottle of fly spray. Had he wiped and read the label he would have learned three things: (1) The material was a 25 per cent concentrate of organic phosphate. (2) It was to be diluted before use. (3) It was not to be used on wood en walls or stalls and NEVER to be used directly on cows. Since the label was not read, he sprinkled about half an ounce along the backs of each cow. Within 10 minutes the cows showed discomfort and were turned out of the barn. In 20 minutes one cow was dead. Veterinarian Dr, Stanley Tschantz of New Phil adelphia was called and soon three more cows had died. The veterinarian, realizing he needed help, contacted the manufacturer through his car radio and was advised steps and precautions to be taken Cows Die Within an hour 11 of the 19 cows were dead. The re maining cows were driven into a creek and scrubbed then treated with atropine and tranquilizer solutions. As an extra precaution, all eight persons who had worked with the cattle went to the hospi tal. Owner McMillen, most seriously affected, was there for two days. The name of the firm or product is not important. Many firms are producing products containing organic phosphate materials, and any material can be dangerous if misused. This "straight-from life" warning is for anyone who uses chemicals. Be sure you know what you're dealing with. Keep them plainly mark ed and never let them get old. Check with someone of au thority on how to dispose of unused material safely. Before these chemicals are approved for use, they are checked and rcchecked. The label relates recommended rates, dilutions, where, when, how and why it should be used. They're perfectly safe if directions are read and fol lowed. Just like a hatchet, knife, gun or car, they arc dangerous only if they are used in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose. FOR SAFETY'S SAKE READ THE LABEL FOL LOW DIRECTIONS. Sprinkle some salt in the frying pan before cooking fish. It will keep fillets from sticking. Austrian Peas Vetches Fall Grains Clovers Grasses Alto-See Ut for Your Fertilizer Requirements and Company, Medford. toured the market areas of Boston, Montreal, New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Min neapolis. The shipper's market trip sponsored by Pacific Moun tain Bartletts, Portland, Ore., which contracts for promotion of Bartletts with the Pear bureau, covered such retail outlets as the Super Valu Stores, Red Owl Stores, Na tional Tea company In Min neapolis; Roundy's, National Tea, Godfrey's and Karmbo (Kroger) In Milwaukee; A&l, Red Owl and Jewel Tea in Chicago; Berlet Fruit com pany (I G A stores), Stein bergs, Dominion Stores and A&P In Montreal; Star Mar kets, Stop and Shop, Triple A Packing and Peter Con- dakes company in Boston, plus a number of wholesale and brokerage houses. Lynn Ncwbry's (Ashland grower and shipper), market trip included Washington, D. C, Philadelphia, New York City and Jacksonville, Fla. New York is the largest mar ket the pear people have. Root reported: " Practically everyone was definitely in terested in increasing Bartlett volume and many actually did some figuring and made some plans to do so during the period of pair visit." Field representatives were suggesting sales of pears 12 or 15" to a unit. After some figuring merchants said they could "do a real" Job on Bart letts if they could be pur chased so they could be re tailed at 20 cents a dozen in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago or 38 cents a dozen in Montreal and Boston, Root said. Due to the duty and de valued dollar in Montreal merchants have to have a higher retail price. Because of pre-packaging retail prices will average somewhat higher in Boston, Root learned. "They are currently pur chasing and selling the small er sizes, but not at retail prices which would produce spectacular volume. Many merchants pointed out cur rently quoted prices on fancies and small sizes were so close to what they had been paying for larger sizes of U.S. Ones there was not much chance to offer them at retail at a substantially cheaper price, Root noted. Good Volume Prospects Field men reported there are good volume possibility available in all of these mar kets but it will be necessary to keep sales pressure heavy Two to four weeks elapse after a promotion Is planned before anything happens at retail levels. Root and Newbry noted, in a few cases, retailers were sell Ing pears at 10 cents a pound which Is right at the retailer's cost of $4.50 a box in Chicago figuring 43 pounds of pears to a box. Usual price, however, was two pounds for 20 cents which gives the merchant a 26 per cent mark-up compared to the usual 33 to 40 per cent mark up. This made the Bartletts competitive with other fruit on the market. In the Phila elphla area, for instance, Bart letts were selling for two pounds for 25 cents to 10 cents a pound. Delicious va riety apples were bringing 19 cents a pound, peaches 2D Medford Lions Club PANCAKE SUPPER HEDRICK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA THURSDAY, NOV. 1 5-8P.M. HELP A WORTHY CAUSE TUESDAY. OCTOBER cents a pound, Tokay grapes 10 cents a pound, seedless grapes two pounds for 29 cents, oranges 59 cents a dozen, cantaloupes two pounds for 49 cents, honey dew mcllons 59 cents each and prunes two pounds for 25 cents. Sponsoring Contest Pacific Mountain Bartletts is sponsoring a contest for retail promotion of pears, both Newry and Root noted. Early in October in the Stop and Shop stores in Montreal, pear sales were tied In with an S&H stamp promotion. Fifty stamps were given for each dozen pears purchased. Newbry noticed that all chain stores he inspected were highly competitive in selling pears. "Personnel of one Brooklyn store were actively selling I fruit, not just displaying it, Newbry said. "That area has large populations of people of foreign birth so sells more fruit than some other areas, he said. These people don't object ...taste the Greatness of historic OLD CROW 'bourbon ..... mm JAMF.S CROW TEACHHS HIS APPRENTICE WILL MITCHELL the secrets of Old Crow's greatness. 'liiday, this taste secret makes Old Crow America's most preferred bourbon, TODAY- LIGHTER, MILDER 86 PROOF NOW tNl 010 MOW DiSIIUtIV CO., KINIFOIT. If., 23. 1962 to smaller sized fruit. How ever, chain stores on Madison and Park aveo. in New York City want the biggest and best fruit available in contrast to the usual chain store demand for medium sized fruit," Newbry remarked. "These merchants and wholesalers are acquainted with pears, know how to han dle them, where to get them, the profit expected and any service which can be provided through the Oregon-Washington-California Pear bureau," Newbry said. "This was a working trip. We were on a tight schedula of appointments with the re tailers and wholesalers. There was no time for entertain ment," Newbry concluded. BEAUTIFUL NEW HORIZON TRAILER VILLAGE , . . often lots of things for you to do! Pay us visit ADULTS ONLY. 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