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.
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SLOSHING THROUGH
ficd cattlemen stoh through
water in front of the livestock
Jackson County Fairgrounds
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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
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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
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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.
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