Weed Infestations Start
From Holiday
By RAY HUBBELL
Jackson County Weed
Control Supervisor
The holiday season is ap
proaching and many of our
creative womenfolk will be
looking for native materials
with which to create dried
flower arrangements and hol
iday decorations for this fes
tive season.
Much literature is available
with ideas and procedures for
creating these decorations
with materials which are
available in fields, roadsides
or nearby woods. In the col
lection of such materials little
thought is given to the plant
except for its decorative pos
sibilities. This is as it should
be in case of evergreen
branches or fall leaves of
plants and trees. However,
the dried seed pods or blos
soms of several weeds such as
Teasel, , Dock, Cattail, Queen
Annes Lace, Tansy, Thistles
and Sedges are commonly
used for this purpose, which
brings me to the point of
weed control.
Many of you have found,
the following spring, to have
a new weed infestation
around the home, particularly
along driveways or where cut
tings and clippings are gener
ally piled, before burning or
being hauled away. In an
swering home calls many of
the weed problems can be
traced to transportation of
dried seed heads of many of
the above named weeds.
Perhaps by being fore
warned and with a few sug
gestions for collecting and dis
posing of such materials the
possibility of weed seed
spread can be kept to a mini
mum. First, when material col
lected consists of dried
blooms cv seed pods, turn
them upside down and shake
themr to remove the seeds. In
doing this where they arc
gathered the area is no worse
off for your visit.
Second, large paper or plas
tic bags can be used for col
lrtting and storing this mate
rial. Remaining seeds that fall
out can be easily burned. If
you are using a station wagon
or pickup, spread a sheet, tarp
or plastic cover to place your
collection upon. Shattered
seeds, leaves and debris can
be confined and disposed of.
Third, collect no more than
you feci necessary to do your
job. Excess material generally
presents a storage problem
and eventually will have to
be disposed of.
Fourth, when cutting, trim
ming and selecting your sped
mens for your arrangements
do this over a large plastic
sheet. Here again, seeds shat
tered out by handling as well
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For
MAYOR
"The final end of gov
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restraint but to do good."
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as trimmings can be collected
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iifth and last, but by no
means least, after your ar
rangement has served its pur
pose, don't just throw it on
the trash pile but see that it
is burned. Nature has pro
vided well for the spread of
unwanted weeds and can do
very well without any help
from us humans.
By helping to control the
spread of these weed pests
you will be doing not only
yourselves, but your neigh
bor and your community a
favor.
Challenge of 60rs
Soil Conservation
Meeting Theme
When farmers and ranchers
gather in Eugene Wednesday,
Nov. 7, 1962 for the 14th an
nual meeting of the Oregon
Association of Soil Conserva
tion districts, they'll take a
close look at the soil and
water conservation job ahead
in the 60's, according to Har
lan Cantrall and Elwood Ab
bot, chairmen of the two soil
conservation districts in Jack
son county.
The conferees, members of
the governing boards of the
60 soil conservation districts
of Oregon, will seek ways of
broadening thtir farm income
through benefits from install
ing recreational and flood pre
vention facilities. They will
also emphasize the importance
of getting regular soil and
water conservation practices
the land at an increased
rate. The meeting will adjourn
by mid-afternoon Friday, Nov.
9, 1962,
Summing up the aims of
the three-day meeting. Elwood
Abbot, chairman of the Jack
son Soil Conservation district
said, "The leaders of soil con
servation districts must face
the challenge of the 60's with
all of the new demands and
uses for soil and water re
sources." Cantrall, chairman of the
Rogue Soil Conservation dis
trict, stated that Thomas P.
Helseth, Oregon State Con
servationist, U. S. Soil Conser
vation Service, speaks on
"Conservation in the 60's"
Thursday morning. At the Fri
day luncheon. Bob McClel
land, Denver, program advis
or, National Association of
Soil Conservation Districts,
will tell about the "Challenge
of the 60 s." '
Friday morning, a panel of
state legislators with state
representative, Cornelius
Bateson, Marion county, as
moderator discuss legislation
affecting soil conservation dis
tricts. Dr. James H. Jensen, presi
dent, Oregon State university,
speaks at the annual banquet
Thursday night on the topic,
"Designated and Adopted."
Others scheduled for talks
included Gene Lear, associate
director, federal extension
service, "Extension Service's
Contribution to SCD's"; Fred
Brenne, Eugene, "Business
man's Stake in Soil Conser
vation"; Dan Allen, executive
secretary, governor's commit
tee on natural resources, "Big
Rivers From Little Gullies
Grow"; and Robert Baum, ad
ministrative officer, Oregon
State Soil Conservation com
mittee, "Monday Morning
Quarterbacks."
A tour of the locally-initi
ated Willakenzie and Lynx
Hollow watershed projects in
Marion county and the annual
soil judging contest are sched
uled for Wednesday after
noon.
The annual soil judging
LAUNDROMAT
rituM
THE
GROUND
UP
By BART BARTLETT
The harvest season is over
for almost every agricultural
crop that is of economic value
in this area.
For the fruit growers it was
a long, frustrating season.
Now that the expenses of
growing and harvesting the
pear crop has been accom
plished, the long wait is in
progress to see if there will be
any profits. Bart is still of the
opinion that when junk crops
are harvested and sold, the re
sult is that the price is then
established for the best of the
crop. In other words do not
hesitate to dump the junk or
cull portion of crops if there
is a desire to obtain the best
possible price for the good
product that is to be offered
for sale.
Whether or not to order
nursery stock for early plant
ing is a frequent question. If
one could be sure of an open
winter, free of water logged
soil conditions, then early
planting is desirable. During
a wet winter of frequent
rains, when the soil is contin
ually saturated, it is probably
best to plant as late in winter
or as early in spring as possi
ble. Do not apply any fertilizer
to any crop from now until
spring unless there is a de
sire to use from two to three
times the quantity of fertilizer
that the crop will require.
This is an excellent time to
select fruit trees to be pulled
out. Local orchardists are
farming too many non-produc
tive trees. There is no need to
fumigate the area of the pull
ed tree before replanting a
new tree. In the case of pulled
peaches that have shown oak
root fungus or nematodes,
fumigation of the soil area
will help to establish a heal
thy new replant.
Soil conditions generally
are favorable now for some
spray applications. Where
pear trees had an infestation
of blister mites or rust mites,
a spray application of lime
sulfur solution is in order.
These pests are not easily con
trolled by delayed dormant or
growing season sprays.
The same advice applies to
a spray application of copper
for the prevention of leaf curl
of certain stone fruit trees. At
this time the sprayer will blow
or blast from 80 to 90 per cent
of the leaves from peach trees
and the soil conditions are
good for the spray application.
Advice and spray chemicals
can be obtained from your lo
cal spray chemical dealer. The
gray digger squirrel is now
storing food for winter use. A
teaspoon full of poison grain
in one of the runways near a
den will insure the demise of
this pest.
Pastures will remain good
for grazing for a relatively
long period. In fact such pest
plants as foxtails are furnish
ing good grazing at this time.
Farmers and ranchers
should winterize and store
their equipment during the
next few days. Water pumps
and some engines can be
drained for the winter season.
Where certain tractors, trucks
or pumps are needed over
winter, they should be filled
with an anti-freeze solution or
be kept from freezing by an
appropriate amount of insula
tion. Pruning of fruit trees can
be done anytime. It is desir
able that most of the leaves be
off of the trees In order that
the proper pruning can be
accomplished.
When you vote remember
that the cash involved is col
lected from you.
high school public speaking,
Goodyear conservation and
Lucille Cockran awards will
be made during the Thursday
session.
The association's ladies aux
iliary under its state presi
dent, Mrs. Elmer Peterson,
will hold its annual sessions
during the meeting.
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Wheat diversion and addi
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are new features of the 1963
wheat stabilization program,
Albert Straus, chairman. Jack
son County Agricultural Sta-
Garden Tips
By JOHN W. MCLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
Cover Crops For Gardtnt
Because of space limita
tions a home vegetable garden
is usually planted on the same
plot of ground year after year.
This is intensive use-use that
will stretch and strain the
natural recuperative powers
of the soil to breaking point.
This "burning the candle at
both ends" system of manage
ment results in sure signs of
premature old age in the soil.
Continued intensive cultiva
tion literally burns the active
supply of organic matter out
of the sou. Without organic
matter, including the benefi
cial soil bacteria and other
organisms, any soil would be
completely unproductive.
Intensive cultivation and
the constant trampling of traf
fic over the garden area ruins
soil structure and destroys
natural pore spaces. The effect
of a compacted soil is like
hardening of the arteries.
Water can't move to the roots.
Roots can't grow in search of
needed moisture and plant
food. Plant growth slows
down and often stops.
Contuous Cropping
Continuous cropping with
garden plants, or any other
crop, always compounds the
problems created by all kinds
of pests - insects, diseases,
nematodes, symphlids, slugs.
Even annual weeds seem to
develop an inherent immuni
ty to constant hoeing and pul
ling. The annual and regular use
of a winter cover crop helps
solve these and other problems
connected with maintaining
productive garden soil.
The cover crop injects i
basic principle of good farm
ing - crop rotation - into the
gardening program. A vigor
ous cover crop provides a pro
tective cover for the entire
soil surface. Millions of ag
gressive roots perforate the
surface and subsoil to reopen
pore space and make the soil
more tillable for next year's
garden.
The cover crop provides for
annual renewal of high quali
ty organic material for use
next summer. This decaying
material helps recreate granu
lar structure aiding future
root growth and improving
the soil as an effective reser
voir for needed moisture.
When turned down next
spring the roots and tops of
the cover crop privides food
to support beneficial bacteria
and other organisms that help
make mineral nutrients avail
able. The cover crop takes up
and holds any excess soluble
plant nutrients in the soil and
returns them in available
form for the use of next year's
garden. The roots pick up nu
trients from the deep subsoil
and rcdeposits them for easy
use in the surface soil.
Cover Crop
Use of a cover crop makes
it possible to remove and de
stroy the garden residue, a
necessary practice in prevent
ing disease and insect damage.
A good cover crop will almost
eliminate growth of winter
annual weeds, many of which
are secondary hosts for plant
diseases.
A good cover crop costs lit
tle. It is only necessary to
buy enough oats, rye, or win
ter barley to permit broad
casting seed over the garden
area at the rate of a quarter
pound to each 100 square
feet. Seed can be broadcast
any time in early fall. Sew it
by hand over the surface and
rake or otherwise cover it to
a depth of about a half inch.
If fall rains are delayed it will
pay to irrigate to get the cov
er crop off to a good start. By
March of next year there
should be ample growth to be
worked into the soil to help
produce a better garden next
year.
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bilization and
Conservation
committee, said today.
The payments were provid
ed by the new farm law, sign
ed by President Kennedy on
Sept. 27. 1962. They supple
ment the marketing quotas
and price supports previously
in effect for the 1963 wheat
crop.
The chairman explained
that the diversion payments
will be similar to the pay
ments made under the 1962
wheat stabilization program.
They will be available to
growers who reduce their
wheat acreage by at least 20
per cent and who devote the
diverted acres to an approved
conservation use. The pay
ment will be based on the
farm's established wheat yield
and one-half the county price
support loan rate.
Support Payment
In addition, a price-support
payment of 18 cents a bushel
on the normal production (es
tablished yield) of the 1963
wheat acreage will be avail
able to growers who partici
pate in the wheat-diversion
part of the program. Small
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