g - TUESDAY, OCTOjBER 30. 1962
Stockmen Urged To
Monev, Resolutions
Gordon Stanley , Eagle
Point, was elected president
o the Jackson County Stock
man's association during the
annual association fall meet-
. ing in the Central Point
Grange hall.
Other officers are Fred Of
fenbacher. vice-president, and
Richard Ireland, treasurer. In-
stallation will be held in De
cember. Farm &
Midway Auction
Has Largest Sale
In Rogue
The largest number of cat
tle ever sold In one day In the
Rogue valley were sold at
Midway auction yard on
Table Rock rd. Friday, Oct.
26, according to Bill Bray,
owner-manager.
Dollar volume was $237,
201.04. A total of 102 consignors
sold 2,034 cattle, Bray re
ported. ' The market was
strong all the way with lots
of buyers attending from all
over the western area,
i "Prices were a dollar a
hundred pounds higher on
good quality calves and yearl
ings than they have been sell
ing in other sales in receni
weeks," Dray noted.
Good to choice steer calves
were in good demand. Calves
weighing from 375 to ua
pounds sold all afternoon at
prices ranging trom z.au 10
$20. Several hundred of the
better calves sold at $28 and
over.
Calves weighing from 450
to 480 pounds moved well at
prices running between $26
to $27.50 and calves weighing
from 500 to 600 pounds sold
from $25 to $26.00.
Heifer Calves Surprisa
Heifer calves were the sur
prise of the sale. All of the
good calves weighing between
350 pounds and 425 pounds
sold from $24 to $25.30.
Heifer calves weighing be
tween 450 and 500 pounds
sold from $23 to $24.
Yearling steers were easy
to sell at prices ranging from
$23 to $26. Most good yearl
ing slcers sold above $25.
"Yearling heifers were not
as high as they were In our
Sept. 27 feeder sale, but were
considerably higher than we
had expected after the mar
ket broke on them three
weeks ago," Bray said.
All of the better yearling
heifers sold above $22 with
the top bunch going at $22.60.
T here were a good number
of stock cows In the sale. A
pen of 31 real good Hereford
cows sold for $215 a head and
other bunches went from $150
to $180 a head.
llolstein steer calves sold
from $10.50 to $21, and yearl
ing llolstein steers from
$18.50 to $10.50.
Feeder cows sold real good
if they were young. Lots of
thorn sold from $13 to $14.75.
Good fat eows went from
$16 to $17.80, utility cows
from $14 to $15.80, cutlers
from $11.50 to $14 and can
ners from $8 to $11.
Refers to Bet'tr Cattli
"This report only refers to
the belter cattle," Bray com
mented. "Of course there
were hundreds of cattle which
did not hring the prices quot
ed above, but the market on
most of them was very active
also and we can truthfully
say that we were able to get
nunc money for them last Fri
day than we could have re
ceived the previous week.
"1 want to thank every one
of the 102 consignors to this
sale and express my sincere
appreciation for their loyalty
and support of my market.
"I am pleased we were able
to yet so many buyers to
come and I am quite satisfied
with prices they paid. I am
aware, also, that our yard is
still not large enough to han
dle the ever growing business
we are getting, so we are now
planning another expansion
Gasoline Explosion
Causes $1,000 Damage
Carver, Ore. - ilM - A gaso
line explosion caused an esti
mated SI. 000 damage here
Monday, but nobody was
hurt.
The explosion occurred
while an underground tank
was being filled. A spark from
an air compressor was
blamed.
A VOTI fOR
LARRY SHEEHAN
COMMISSIONER
Will iiiuii you
"Good Government
Through Good Leadership"
fit. Pol Adv., Shrchn 'or Co
Zom . Chnv E. C. Phihpj, 1549 S.
Ivy, Mfdford. Ore.
Resolutions approved by
the stockmen and to be sub
mitted to the state convention
are: The county and state cat
tlemen's associations should
work for the best legislation
possible to clean up the range
of dynamite and provide some
protection to the cattleman,
that a commission -.should be
paid to anyone securing a new
member and each county
Garden
Valley
project which should enable
us to improve our service and
give our consignors a better
place at which to market
their livestock," Bray con
cluded. Martin Grier
New President
01 Farm Bureau
By ERBEE MULKEY
Farm Bureau
Martin Grier, Applcgate
valley rancher, was elected
president of the Jackson Coun
ty Farm Bureau at a meeting
held in the extension building
on the fairgrounds Oct. 23.
Grier has been serving as
president of the Applcgate
Farm Bureau the past three
years. He is active in the
Stockmen's association, and
with his wife Janet, is active
in Grange and many other
community organizations
The Griefs were named out
standing couple of the year
by the Upper A p p 1 e g a t e
Grange in 1061. They have
four children.
Homer A. Conger, Central
Point, was elected vice presi
dent and W. R. Bagley, Tal
ent, was appointed again as
county voting delegate. Other
officers are to be appointed
and elected next meeting.
Fluoridation Talk
Dr. Richard Nordquist, Mcd
ford dentist and a member of
the Southern Oregon Dental
association, spoke on "Fluori
dation of Public Water Sup
plies." Dr. Nordquist pointed out
that proper quanlics of fluor
ide in water supplies could be
advantageous while improper
quantities could work to a
disadvantage. He stressed that
many chemicals taken into
the body in proper dosages
are needed tor good neaitn,
while too much could be dan
gerous to health. One concrete
example Dr. Nordquist refer
red to was the incident ol salt
mistakenly used in baby for
mula instead of sugar in a
hospital last spring which
caused the death of six in
fants.
He believes that tooth de
cay could be controlled oy
diet. But the American diet
being what it Is, fluoridation
of public water supply would
reach the greatest number ol
children at the least expense
and do much toward control
ling tooth decay in the young
child.
Dr. Nordqui.st stated that
the Southern Oregon Dental
association endorses the pro
gram as they arc Interested
in stopping tooth decay before
it can start. He said that
dentists are not worried about
future work In their profes
sion as tliry cannot keep up
Willi the demand at the pres
ent time and probably not for
years to come, lie also said
that not enough young people
are entering dental colleges.
Iniuianc Rtport
C. Norman Gaile. new Farm
Bureau Insurance agent for
Jackson county, reported on
the Insurance program in
county saying he has enjoyed
his work In the field since
passing the state examination
two weeks ago.
Gaile resides In Gold Hill
and succeeds A. L. I.emley,
formerly of Ashland, w ho was
insurance agent for several
years. Lemley now lives In
Roseburg.
Krnest Radomske, Gold
Hill, past president, and Mrs.
Radomske, women's chair
man, and W. R. Hiigley, Tal
ent, expect to attend the an.
nual state rami ttureau meel
ing to be held at La Grande
Nov. 11-14.
fells
Organize;
Voted
should pay a percentage to
the state of all monies they
collect for county dues, offi
ces of the Oregon Beef Coun
cil and Oregon Cattlemen's
association should be consoli
dated, and the OCA office
should be moved from Prine
ville to Portland,
To Send Monies
The stockmen agreed to
send the OCA $500 since the
membership drive has been
slow. It also suggested that
the Cowbclles be asked to put
on the membership and any
commissions collected be used
by them for their projects.
Don Hotchkiss, OCA presi
dent, told the stockmen "the
day has passed when you can
say let George do it!"
"And the days aren't too
many when they can tell us
how much beef we can sell
or produce," the Lakevlew
cattleman said. "The cattle
men aren't completely free,
but relatively free. We have
to be organized in an orga
nized economy."
He credited George John
son, OCA secretary, with
straightening out the maga
zine and finances.
Hotchkiss reminded the
stockmen of the state conven
tion in Lakeview Nov. 7-10.
He said there were 220 reser
vations for the meeting al
most two weeks ago. Lake
view has plenty of accommo
dations, he added.
Convention Highlight
One of the highlights of the
convention will be the mul
tiple use panel discussion Fri
day afternoon with all facets
of the national forests' use
covered. Speakers Include
Calvin Smith, Mcdford, of the
Industrial Forestry associa
tion, Joe Oliver, eastern Ore
gon cattleman, on grazing,
and a representative of the
Izaak Walton League to dis
cuss recreation.
Dr. M. R. Woulfc, of the
state department of agricul
ture veterinary medicine de
partment, said leptochlorosis
and anaplasmosis are on the
Increase in Oregon. Jackson
county showed 1.6 per cent
reactors and 2.3 per cent sus
pected cases. Josephine coun
ty showed 3 per cent reactors
and 5 per cent suspected
cases, he reported. Statistics
cover beef cattle. Klamath
and Lake counties have low
percentages, he added.
John Carnegie, of the bu
reau of land management,
said his agency is trying to
make range improvement
money go as far as they can.
Ralph Wlese, of the Rogue
River National Forest, sajd
obtaining cooperative agree
ments on range Improvement
work has helped the forest
service obtain about twice as
much money for range Im
provement work.
Range Allotment Plans
Range allotment plans are
in the final stages with rough
drafts expected in December.
In answer to a scries ot
questions from Martin Grier,
Ann caale stockman, wicse
said local forest service offi
cials haven't initiated any ac
tions against those trespass
ing between range allotments.
No range reductions are made
against violators unless viola
tions covert move than a one
or two-year period, he said.
Wicse urged cattlemen to
hire a rider to cover each
range. It would pay off in the
long run in reduced cattle
losses, and better condition of
cattle, he said.
President Lcroy O f f e n
backer said a special meeting
would be called on the range
allotment problem. Also, a
special meeting will be held
with legislative and congres
sional candidates to discuss
cattle industry problems.
Hatfield Seeking
Guard Enlargement
Salem - IUPH - Gov. M.vrk
Hatfield Monday asked the
Oregon Department of the
American Legion to plug for
enlargement of Oregon's new
ly formed National Guard re
serve. The reserve would serve the
state should the National
Gtmrd be called to federal ac
tion He also urged the Legion
to support t h e National
Guard's regular enlistment
tjuup naturally, itatnein
continued "there will be leg
islative consequences of our
accelerated state preparedness
program. 1 should hope you
would find It possible and
feasible to form a special leg
islative committee to work
with Civil Defense, National
Guard and this office. In pre
senting citizen view s," he said
in a letter to A C. Friesen of
Salem, state Legion command
er. HONQR SHOWS PROFIT
Barton On Sea. England
- Wli - Town officials said to
day that "honor system" coin
boxes set up at car parking
lots made a profit of $708 dur-
Ing the summer, when attend
ants took the moiif , they add
ed, the lots show $70 profit.
Chit Chqt
With his typical battering ram directness, Dick Wester
berg, chairman of the Oregon Beef council and head of the
Consolidated Milk Sales, told local cattlemen Thursday: "A
stockmen can't figure all he has to do is stay out in the
brush and chase cows into a loading pen. That's just the beginning."
The Ashland man's remarks came at the end of a long
speech by Don Hotchkiss, Lakeview, Oregon Cattlemen's
association president. Hotchkiss was pleading for more mem
bers in the state association and telling of the program for
the OCA convention in Lakeview Nov. 7th to 10th.
Weslerberg pointed out that it does little good for an
organization like the OCA to lobby for more equitable prices
on feed grains and other matters if it doesn't have the num
bers behind it.
He also noted that the $10 freight differential between
the Pacific Northwest and the grain belt is a serious handi
cap to Pacific Coast cattlemen and if it "gets any more ser
ious it will put people out of business."
The OCA needs the additional membership fees to pay
the expenses of representatives which attend the various na
tional meetings on livestock industry problems, Westerbcrg
said. In some cases the beef council has picked up the tab
for the OCA representatives.
"The dairymen have one of the most powerful lobbies in
Washington, D.C. (National Milk Producers Federation).
What have the cattlemen got?" the burly beef council man
asked.
Typically, Weslerberg also said in a few direct words
what many people have apparently been afraid to say at a
meeting. "If you don't believe in the national policies of some
farm organization, then don't buy your services from them.
Buy them elsewhere. Otherwise you are endorsing what they
say you believe In."
Dick didn't say what organization he is referring to. but
it should be fairly obvious to people who have been follow
ing the maize of farm proposals and counter proposals.
In other words boiling it all down Hotchkiss and Wester
berg advise organize, be active in your organization and
watch what alliances your organization forms.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman's remarks at
the Land and Peoples conference last month further point
up the need for the cattlemen to more clearly and forcibly
present their case. He said it Is questionable that a freight
differential between the west and midwest grain belt
is actually discriminatory. Freeman said then he didn't see
why an area which naturally can produce feed grains cheaper
than another area should have a handicap established.
He also seriously questioned that the beef cattle industry
is a non-supported industry. "The beef cattle industry is
heavily supported," he said. "Grain and beef prices are bound
together," he added. "If the government didn't have a feed
grain program beef prices would be down to 14 cents a
pound. Cheap feed results in cheap beef."
The Farm Bureau does not represent the average class
farmer, Freeman added. This is the Class I or II farmer, he
added.
Winding up our comments and notes on the Land and
Peoples conference, one thing particularly bothered us.
Speakers, Freeman Included, placed too much reliance on
recreation as an aid to marginal farm areas. Farming is sea
sonal and so Is recreation.
Theme song of all USDA representatives attending the
conference seemed to be "Look What the USDA Can Do
For You!" The USDA apparently Is over-compensating for
the Billy Sol Estes scandals and other inequities where the
few seemed to receive all the benefits. The common man ap
proach is a good one only when It is sincere.
Some day somebody will set the complexities of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture to music. If it is done skilfully it
should be hilarious, and as entertaining as the play "Country
Fair." The scene depicting the struggle with the European
Common Market could be illustrated by a huge taffy-pull In
national costume.
The suggestion that more technical assistance by govern- j
ment agencies is needed in rural areas brought a groan from
our Eagle Point farmer friend.
the nail on the head when they
to make use of what they have
help.
One panel moderator used a heavy-handed approach in
discussing how the Rural Area Development program might
be implemented. He had SCS officials and others popping
up from the audience in regular rhythm to give bright little
testimonials on how well Area Redevelopment Administra
tion and Rural Area Development programs were working
in their areas.
ARA program provides financing, technical assistance
and retraining tools to help create rural area jobs. The RAD
Is a program to help any rural community which needs help
In creating local employment.
One USDA agency man was well-launched into a tcsli-
,,, nf ARA aid RAtl nrnirrain pf fprt ivpllpss when sharoW
interrupted by one of his crusty constituents. The agency
man said his area's Overall Economic Development Program
plans were acted upon within two months after hitting a
Washington, D.C. desk. His constituent interrupted to say
that between the local area ana wasnington. u.w. inc pians
somehow became "lost" and didn't reach the proper desk
until a year later. Then the fun began with complaints being
fired in all directions.
A local county agent put it all in a nutshell when he
said RAD should be wrapped up with general area planning
which would include a coordinated program with the cham
ber of commerce, city and county planning commissions, in
dustry, schools and other agencies participating.
The banker from Twisp said the people attending the
conference were becoming too bedazzled with alphabetical
agencies present. The people and farmers arc supposed to
carry out the porgram themselves, he pointed out.
"We have the mechanics. It is up lo the people to get to
gether and get started solving the problem for themselves."
he urged. "There is no magic. It is Just plain hard work."
The most interesting group discussion during the confer
ence was one on planning. One man thought that Increased
property taxes would force farmers into zoning. A number of
people felt planning should start from the bottom up with
the farmers or rural people originating the zoning request
and the plan.
A man from King county. Wash., told of how the Sno
qualamie valley forest recreation area had to be zoned to
keep people from settling In the forest land. Such scattered
settlements create school transportation, health and other
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said people must be educated
and to know where to go for
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Pear Decline Talks Slated for Meeting
Own-rooted Bartlett pear
trees and Bartlett on own
rooted Old Home rootstocks
are resistant to pear decline,
according to observations in
Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia and published in "Cali
fornia Agriculture."
The magazine published by
the California Agricultural
Experiment station stated that
"these trees are also vigorous
and productive. Bartlett pear,
top-budded onto own-rooted
Old Home stock, has the addi
tional advantage of blight re
sistance in roots, trunk and
primary scaffold branches."
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DOUBLE EGG A five-month-old White Rock pullet belong
ing to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cox of 2827 Lone Pine rd., Med
ford, laid a rather unusual egg recently. It was an egg within
an egg. The outside egg measured seven inches by seven-and-a-half
inches. Inside was a second egg shell. The Coxes
bought the chickens as fryers but decided to keep them as
laying hens.
problems, he pointed out. Good zoning results from coordina
ted planning of state, county and city, he said.
A representative from another county told of how a num
ber of farmers got together to zone out a dehydrated chicken
manure plant. Another man said it takes at least five years
to develop adequate zoning. Another man said it helps if
every property owner is notified by mail of a pending hear
ing on zoning instead of relying solely on radio, newspaper
and TV.
The Oregon wheat growers continue busily to promote
Iheir product internationally. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Root, whose
farm we visited in eastern Oregon, are taking five grain
dealers from the west and mid-west on a tour of Asian coun
tries starting Wednosday. They will go around through
Europe and return to Portland Jan. 9.
"Tn make thtc trtn T will
new garage and practically mortgage my life," Mrs. Root
wrote. So you see, wealth and wheat don't always go to
gether. I
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Practical methods now avail.
able for propagating such decline-resistant
and blight-resistant
irees are discussed in
this research report and prob
ably will be discussed also by
a panel in the apples and
pears section during the 77th
annual meeting of the Oregon
State Horticultural Society
Nov. 28, 29 and 30 in Cor
vallis. Highlights Given
Highlights of the session on
Thursday, Nov. 29 are a talk
on types and adaptabilities of
dwarfing rootstock by Arieh
Zerem, horticulturist from
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Red Bluff Features
Quarter Horse Sale
Red Bluff, Calif. The Red
Bluff Bull Sale will have an
added feature in 1963. Abner
McKenzie, sale committee
man, announced that in addi
tion to the 400 Hereford,
Angus and Shorthorn bulls,
the Red Bluff sale will offer
35 Quarter Horses for sale.
McKenzie pointed out that
the basic fundamentals of
quality, soundness and useful
ness, that have made the "Red
Bluff Type" bull popular, will
be just as strongly stressed in
the Quarter Horses.
In keeping with the needs
of the Red Bluff buyer, em
phasis will be on geldings, fil
lies and mares. No stallions
will be accepted for the 1963
sale.
The sale is scheduled for
Friday night, February 8,
1963 at the Tehama County
Fairgrounds.
The Northern Counties
Quarter Horse association is
cooperating with the Red
Bluff Bull Sale Committee in
making the new addition to
an already famous sale.
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liams, Chemagro Corporation.
Controlled atmosphere stor
age for apples and pears will
be discussed by Elmer Han
sen, OSU horticulturist.
During Thursday's general
session a panel discussion will
be held on a legislative pro
gram for horticulture by State
Sen. Walter Leth, Salem; A.
A. Duncan, extension vege
table specialist, OSU; OSU
Dean F. E. Price, and Robert
L.,Conroy, Conroy Packing
company, Woodburn.
Friday during the general
session Sen. Wayne L. Morse
(D.-Ore.) will speak on the im
plications of the trade expan
sion act of 1962.
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