Dual-Grading Should Stop,
Big Feeder Tells Stockmen
Bv JOE COWI.P.V
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Yreka - Cattlemen must be
careful to see they aren't "per
manently" saddled with dual
grading, D. E. Alexander,
Napa, Calif., feed lot opera
tor and California's Cattle
man of the Year, told approx
imately 200 people attending
the annual Siskiyou County
Cattlemen's dinner Friday
night in Yreka.
"Our problem is how to get
the business back into our
hands. It's serious! Who is to
get the benefit from dual
grading and what benefit is
there to be had'.'" queried the
owner of one of California's
most efficient feed lot oper
ations. "We are given dual grad-
Crater High FFA
Soil Judging
Teams Get Awards
Lincoln county 4-H club
members and Future Farmers
of America proved that they
really know their soils in the
sixth annual Oregon soil judg
ing contest at Coburg Wednes
day. The event opened the
14th annual meeting of the
Stale Association of soil con
servation districts which con
tinued through Friday in Eu
gene. Teams from Lincoln county
swept top honors in both 4-H
and FFA divisions. In addi
tion, Mrs. Leona Kasner,
Burnt Woods, also in Lincoln
county, was named the top
winner among adult women
In the contest.
The Lincoln county 4-H
team of Jim Kasner and Gene
Rhoades, both of Burnt Woods,
and Rosemary Brown, Agate
Beach, was first in their divi
sion. In FFA team judging,
the Eddyville high school
team of Mike Oliver, Dave
Nicols and Terry Rhoades was
first.
Martha Dohcrty, Heppner
high school senior, was first
in 4-H individual competition.
In FFA individual judging,
winners, in order, were Paul
Thayer, St. Helens; Ben
Thompson. Roseburg, and
Dennis Ray, rCater high of
Central Point
Other top FFA team efforts
were St. Helens, second; Sher
man county, third; Silctz,
fourth, and Roseburg, fifth.
In individual competition
among FFA instructors, first
place went to Curt Loewen,
Roseburg: second to Bill Saw
yer, St. Helens, and third to
Dan-ell Shepherd, Crater.
Randall Grimes, Harris
burg, chairman of the state
soil conservation committee,
was in charge of the contest
and presented the awards.
Art King, Oregon State
University extension soils
specialist, who coordinates
the anual event, explained to
the some 100 contestants that
knowing how to judge soil is
important in proper soil man
agement and cropping prac
tices. MOISTURE TEST
A simple moisture test for
silage is to squeeze a handful.
If it springs right back it's
too dry. If it comes back grad
ually it's just right. If it re
mains in a compact man it is
loo wel.
So far, the amount of stron
tium 90 or any other radioac
tive clement being found in
any food docs not warrant
avoiding any particular food,
nr Irving to select food items
on the basis of radioactive
content.
Barley continues to be the
leading field seed crop under
certification in North Dakota.
Of the 10R1 crop, 161.394
bushels were tagged and seal
crl Durum and flax continue
in second and third place.
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ing on an experimental basis.
And that (experimental) year
ends July 1, 1963. It will take
the U.S. Department of Agri
culture probably six months
in which to evaluate the re
sults. We must be sure it
doesn't go longer than that
or we may be stuck with it
permanently," he warned.
"Dual grading is not ac
ceptable to the chain stores.
If not to them, then who?
They handle almost all retail
meat sales. The public wants
quality meat which they get
in California the year
around!" the feed lot operator
emphasized.
Dual grading is extra ex
pense to the packer since it
takes more time. That ex
pense is passed on to the ulti
mate consumer.
Dual grading was endorsed
during the meeting of the
American Cattlemen's , asso
ciation by one of the small
est turnouts; approximately
60 people voted for the pro
posal. This was not represent
ative of the industry, Alex
ander said.
"This has been under study
a good many years. It has not
changed the quality grade,"
the prominent cattleman said.
"In establishing dual grade
the USDA extracted one word
conformation. It opens the
doors to multiplying cattle
numbers and not to breeding.
And this means primarily
southern cattle. Non-descript
cattle of the many crossbrcds
inferior in quality yet which
have a fair cut out value ac
cording to the new govern
ment formula."
This formula is based on
the measurement of the lib
eye, plus thickness of fat over
the rib eye and the amount
of fat in the channel such as
kidney fat, etc., he explained.
"Safeway will not buy red
ink cattle unless it meets the
specifications under the blue
stamp. They prefer medium
to middle grade," Alexander
pointed out.
Carcass Tests
Carcass tests at the Cow
Palace (in San Francisco) did
show that when the carcass
was split at the 12th rib a
50-50 distribution of weight
on front and hind quarters
revealed the highest cut out
value. This is not new to
packers, the cattle feeder
pointed out.
The public wants flavor and
juicy meat. Only fat around
the meat can provide this, he
indicated. During a recent
Swift Meat company tour an
A&P chain store buyer lec
tured Alexander on feeders
turning out cattle with too
much fat resulting in too
much trim and waste.
"I asked him if he thought
tile consumer could get the
ment that they wanted with
oul trim," Alexander re
lated. "He answered that he
gets meat requiring 21 per
cent fat and bone trim and
should get by with 20 per
cent."
"In other words, these peo
ple are trying to get the pack
er to absorb the trim," Alex
ander added.
"Meat is priced according
to the supply we are able lo
gel on the market. There is
no substitute in the beef busi
ness for good breeding. It
shows up under dual grading
and carcass contests," he
pointed out.
"One type puts fat on the
outside and other breeds and
families tend to marble their
meal. We have to figure a
way to find these latter ani
mals. Those are the catllc
we are going to want!
"Some types of cattle are
tremendous feeders. Another
group show a terrible record
of feed inefficiency. Whether
cattle have a conversion rate
of pounds of gain for ev
ery pound of feed or 2.2 to 1
ratio is the difference in
pounds of gain costs of 18 to
19 cents to 32 cents. When
you are selling at 36 cents
you can go broke on the dif-
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ference," the feeder explain
ed. The southern type of cattle
don't fit in the northern part
of California. Southern cross
es are used in Imperial Val
ley and other hot, dry parts
of the state where the feed
er can make more money on
them due to climatic condi
tions, he noted.
"When I visited Colorado
recently I learned in this
state, which raises some of
the finest commercial herds,
nearly one million head of
imported cattle are fed in
that state each year. The good
Colorado commercial stock
go east," he said.
California is the first state
in the nation in annual in
come from agriculture. Sev
enty per cent of all labor in
the slate is dependent on ag
riculture, Alexander said.
California is the second
largest cattle feeding state
and slaughters more cattle
than any other state. There
are 600 feed lots in Califor
nia. Seventy-six per cent of
all the cattle finished in Cal
ifornia come from 73 feed
lots.
"Some peculiarities of the
feeder business is that feed
ers from Texas come to Cali
fornia to be fed Texas grain
and are shipped back to Tex
as. We now have a problem
of finding enough feeder cat
tle for California lots," the
feed lot operator said.
California can absorb 1,750,-
000 feeder cattle a year. A
total of mi million are im
ported into California with 70
per cent of these finished out
in California and 30 per cent
come in for slaughter, Alex
ander said. ,
"The problem confronting
the farmer is inventory sup
ply," he explained. "We ship
cattle to the east from Cali
fornia because of the tremen
dous feed supply there. Here
the feed supply is limited. A
build-up of l million to Ha
million can be absorbed. Our
problem is not to expand loo
much and try to live within
an area of consumption," the
top rated feeder said.
Feed Record Numben
As of Janu. 1, 1931, Cali
fornia had fed 57,000 head
of cattle for the year. As of
Oct. 1 this year it has fed
1 million head. This shows
the public is demanding
choice grade catlle, Alexan
der pointed out.
"There are no prime grade
meal markets on the coast.
Those are in the east and
north Atlantic areas, partic
ularly Boston where they have
built up a preference of big,
fat, long-fed beef cattle fed
12 months in the mid-west.
But they are changing in Illi
nois to the California system.
"The public is educated to
taste and quality of well-bred
and well-fed beef. We can ab
sorb only a limited amount
of A grade meat. The problem
in Napa is that when we run
too high to good grade meal
and not high enough on
choice grade we have trouble
moving catlle," Alexander ex
plained. "The cattle industry is
about the last free enterprize
on the frontier. We ask for
no government support ask
only the right to go broke!"
he said.
750 Expected
For ORC Meeting
Approximately 750 mem
bers have been invited to at
tend the Oregon Reclamation
i-ongress convention schedul
ed for Medford Nov. 28-30,
according to Congress offi
cials. All meetings wil be held in
the Jackson county extension
auditorium. The program will
include discussions of issues
relating to irrigation and
drainage in the state.
One of the meeting high
lights will be an all-stale ban
quet address at the Rogue Val
ley Country club by G. G.
Stamm, chief of irrigation and
land use, bureau of reclama
tion, Washington, D. C. Stamm
was formerly with the region
al office In Boise, Ida. and
was active in contractual ne
gotiations with the local ir
rigation districts.
ORC oflicers are: John L.
Stewart Jr., secretary of the
Klamath Falls Irrigation dis
trict, president; J. A. Hoff
buhr, secretary-manager, Med
ford Irrigation district, vice
president; Marvin Shearer, ex
tension irrigation specialist,
Oregon State university. Cor
vallis, secretary; Darrcll Max
well, secretary-manager.
North unil of the Deschutes
project. Madras, treasurer.
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Made in Oregon for Oregon People
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE.
Chit Chat
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Nov. 16 to 22 is Farm-City Week.
This is the time when the merchant should ask himself:
Am I delivering the goods and services the farmers need and
want? And the farmers; Have 1 convinced the city people,
the groceryman, clothing salesman and drycleaner how im
portant I am to his economy or business? Do I know about
all the goods and services I can get in the city?
Under services, we include government services. Com
paratively few people know what the inside of the courthouse
looks like. And most of those who do are the ones who
angrily stomp in to pay their taxes.
Agriculture developed and populated this valley and is
No. 2 income producer here and in Oregon as a whole.
Oregon forests produced SI. 2 billion in 1960, farms $600
million in 1961, tourists $186 million in 19H1, mines $54 4
million in 1960, and fisheries $15'i million in 1960.
Cash recepts from farm marketings in 1961 totaled $413
million. This includes the value
ent loan. One out of every two
farmers comes from out-of-slale
Farming accounts for about
spent at retail in the stale.
In producing his crops the farmer paid $342 million.
About half of this operating expense consisted of hired labor.
feed, and repairs. Farmers spend each year more than sou
million for labor, another $90 million for seed, feed, live
stock, and fertilizer.
Every time you buy a cellophane wrapped package of
tomatoes and spinach you pay a little more than you do for
placing those vegetables in the sack. "Oven-ready" is now
the rule, not the exception. When was the last time you cut
up your own fryer, for instance?
What share of the consumer's dollar docs the farmer re
ceive? He gets 66 cents for every dollar spent for eggs, 56
cents for beef, 48 cents for lamb, 53 cents for pork, 71 cents
for butter, 50 cents for chickens, 41 cents for cheese, 43
cents for fluid milk, 33 cents for white flour, 10 cents for
corn flakes, 18 cents lor cannea lumaiues, ii ti-iu i
canned peaches, 14 cents for
the line.
The American farmer is still way out in front in the food
production race compared to Russia and the Russian satellite
countries. Half as many U. S. agricultural workers put out
50 per cent more farm products compared to 1940.
This is reflected in the portion of income spent by U. S.
consumers for food compared to other countries. The U. S.
housewife spends 19.7 per cent of disposable income for
food, English and French 30 per cent, Japanese 42 per cent,
West Germans 45 per cent and the Russians 56 per cent.
So, thanks to the farmer, Americans are eating better
than ever before for less money.
693 Cattle Sold
At Midway Yard;
Market Steady
A total of 110 consignors
sold 693 cattle, 19 hogs and
13 sheep at the regular Friday,
Nov. 9, sale at Midway Auc
Hon yard, according to Owner-
Manager Bill bray.
"The market was active,
fairly steady except for
slaughter cows which were
lower," Bray said.
Good steer calves sold for
$26.50 to S27.80. Medium
calves went out at $24 to $26.
Calves weighing 500 to $580
pounds sold from $26 to
$26.60. Good heifer calves
sold for $24. to $25. Medium
heifers went out at $22 to S24.
Good yearling steers sold
for S23.50 to $25.10. Medium
steers sold for $22 to $23.
Good yearling heifers sold
for $20 to $22.50. Medium
heifers went out at $18 to $20.
Holstein steer calves sold
for $19 to $21.50. Yearling
Holstein steers went out at
$18 to $22.50. Good cow and
calf pairs sold for $200 to
$222.50. Stock cows sold for
$150 to $175 per head, except
on a pen of 13 real good cows
which sold for $210 per head.
The registered cows sold
from $250 to $345 per head.
Most of them went just under
$300. Their heifer calves sold
from $125 to $165 per head
and the bull calves went out
at $160 to $175 per head.
Good voung fat cows sold
from $17 to $17.50. Utility
cows sold for $13.50 to $15.50
Cutters went out at $12 lo
$13.50 and canners from $8
to $11.50. A few very thin
shelly cows were down lo SB
per hundredweight.
There will be a sale as
usual this coming Friday,
but there will not be a slc
at Midway on Friday, Nov.
23, the day after Thanksgiv
ing, Bray said.
"It is just too hard lo gel
buyers to come for a sale the
day after Thanksgiving, so I
think it would be better to
skip a week and come back
the following week with an
other big one. That way we
are sure we can get lots of
buyers.
"So remember! No iale
Thanksgiving week! A hi,j
feeder sale Friday, the 30th!"
Bray reminded.
Ranchers should allow be
tween 20 and 30 pounds of
salt per year for every head
of cattle on range.
Announcing . . .
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Wallpaper Company
Now Carrying i Full lina of
Holly Phono 772-9321
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of crops put under govern-
dollars taken in by Oregon s
sales.
one out of every five dollars
while bread and so on down
Fertilizer Plan
Set for Alfalfa
Yreka The recommended
fertilization program for al
falfa is about the same for
Siskiyou county farmers as
last year, according to David
West, Siskiyou county farm
advisor for crops.
Fall and early winter ap
plications of the following
fertilizers is recommended:
For phosphorus deficiency,
300 to 400 pounds of single
superphosphate as an initial
application with 150 lo 200
pounds applied every year
(or 300 to 400 pounds every
other year.)
For sulfur deficiency. 100
pounds per acre agricultural
surfur or 400 pounds gypsum
per acre.
Single superphosphate con
tains about 12 per cent sul
fur. If the recommended rates
of single superphosphate are
used, sulfur deficiency will
probably not be a factor.
Boron deficiency, ten
pounds of actual boron per
acre in Shasta and Scott val
leys. Three to five pounds ac
tual boron in Butte valley.
Each ton of alfalfa contains
about 10 pounds of P205 and
4.5 pounds of sulfur.
Elections Planned
For ASC Officials
Community e I e e Hons of
committeemen for the ASC
program will be held by mail
Dec. 7, 1962 through the Jack
son county office.
Petitions signed by 10 or
more eligible voters nominat
ing persons for membership
on the community committee
will be received at the county
office, Jackson county court
house, Medford, until Nov. Ifi,
1962, Persons so nominated
will be included in the slate
of nominees if found willing
to serve and are eligible.
If a person nominated by
petitions is found Ineligible
he will be notified of such
determination prior lo com
pletion of the slale- of nomi
nees and he may appeal to the
county committee.
The community committee
shall make such additional
nominations as are required.
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ALL-STARS Sandra Lee Farley of Hie Fort Jones, Calif ,
4-H club was named the Siskiyou county 411 All-Star girl
at Achievement Day ceremonies in Yreka, Calif., Saturday,
Nov. 10. David Sleep, Greenhorn 4-11 club member, was
named Siskiyou county 4-H All-Star Boy Nov. 10.
Boy, Girl All-Stars
In Siskiyou 4-H
By WILLIAM RUDD1MAN
Siskiyou County Farm
Advisor
Sandra Farley. Fort Jones
4-H club, and David Sleep,
Greenhorn 4-H club, were
named Siskiyou County 4-H
Rogue ValleySells
1,383 Cattle
In Recent Sales
Phoenix A total of 9:18
head of cattle were sold at the
Rogue Valley Auction yard
Thursday during the Jackson
County Stockmen's associa
tion feeder sale, reported
Yard Manager Bob Bever.
"At the feeder sale the mar
ket was very active on all
classes of cattle,' Bever said.
The top on steer calves was
S3 1.50 for 550 pound black
calf going to FFA boy. Other
club calves sold at SM to $31.
Top calves in pen lots went
to California buyers at $28 to
$29.50.
The Carp ranch, Ashland,
sold 41 head of 445 pound
steer calves at $28.90. Henry
Owens, White City, sold 38
head of whitcface steers
weighing 4H5 pounds at
$28.40. Reg. lmpcratice, Lake
Creek Catlle company, sold
15 black steers weighing 380
pounds at $29.40. All steer
calves sold at $28 to $29.50.
Heifer Calves
Heifer calves sold at $23.50
to a top of $20.10. The big
buyer of the heifer calves
shipped them to the midwest.
Young springer stock sold
at $192 to $205 per head.
Old springer calves sold at
$145 to $165 per head. Cows
with small calves sold at $200
lo $225 per pair.
Slaughter cows sold well
with utility cows selling at
$15.60 to S17.70. Yellow cows
sold at $12 lo $13.40. A few
shelly cows sold down lo $10.
The next feeder sale will
be Dec. 4 at the Rogue Val
ley Livestock, Inc., yard, in
Phoenix.
A special all breed sale
will be held at this yard on
Nov. 24. All classes of cattle
will be sold at this sale,
Bever said.
Yearling steers were the
high-light of the regular Sat
urday sale.
Steers weighing 500 to 600
pounds sold at $25.50 to
$27.30.
Bill Wiilch, Indian Lake
ranch, sold 10 light yearling
steers weighing 504 pounds
at
$27.40. Steers weighing
640 pounds at $26 10. Heavy
yearling steers in the 700 to
800 pound class sold at $24 70
to $25.40.
Friiz Offenhacher, Apple
gate, sold one pen of 10 year
ling steers weighing 780
pounds at $25.50. Yearling
heifers sold at $22.50 to
$23.50. One pen of heavy hei
fers weighing 800 pounds sold
at $21.60.
400 Catlle Sold
A total of 400 cattle were
sold at the Saturday sale.
The market was about the
same is Thursday's feeder
sale, with many buyers stay
ing over. One consignment of
20 head of light yearlings
from Table Top Hereford
ranch weighed 502 pounds
and sold at $28 70.
772-5266
All-Slars in annual 4-H
Achievement Day ceremonies
in Winema hall at the Siski
you County fairgrounds, in
Yreka Saturday, Nov. 10.
The Etna 4-H club received
the Farm Bureau Outstand
ing 4-H Club Award as the
lop 4-H club in Siskiyou
county.
Miss Farley, 17-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Farley, of Fort Jones,
has been in 4-11 Cliibwork for
seven years. David Sleep, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Sleep,
Yreka, is 17-years-old and has
been a 4-H club member for
six years. Sandra and David
were named 1962 4-H All-
Slars from a field of 11 can
didates for the honor. Sena
tor Randolph Collier present
ed All-Star sweaters lo the
1962 4-H All-Stars.
The Etna 4-H club was se
lected outstanding 4-H club,
with the Grenada 4-H club
and the Big Springs club in
close competition for the
honor.
The Yreka Branch of the
Bank of America was hon
ored as a friend of 4-11 with
a plaque for meritorious serv
ice to 4-H. Ray Kclley, man
ager of the Yreka branch ac
cepted the plaque from 4-H
leader John McMurry. Mc
Murry also presented a sim
ilar plaque In John and Lynn
McKce, of Yreka, lor their
longtime assistance in the
Junior Auction.
The Big Springs 4-H club
received the Hcrdsmanship
Trophy from Mrs. Ed Hart,
president of the Cowbclles,
sponsor of the award.
Harold Campbell, Weed,
presented the United Cali
fornia Bank's Beef Carcass
award lo Kalhy Cook, Willow
Creek 4-H member.
News Reporter medals were
presented by Siskiyou Daily
News publisher Ed Fuss to
Kathy Shaw, Table Rock 4-H
club; Millie Miller, Big
Springs 4-H club; Janness Cas-
sady, Etna 4-H club; and
Janice Dcsoza, Grenada 4-H
club.
4-H Slar ranks were award
ed lo almost sixty Sifkiyou
county 4-H'ers. Area 4-H
Home Advisor, Doris Fra.ier,
Redding, made the presenta
tions. Recognizot Leaden
Farm Advisor Scdg Nelson
gave recognition lo the many
4-H leaders who work with
the 4-H members and present
ed them with pins and certifi
cates for their service.
Elmo Smith, manager of i
the Yreka branch of the j
Crocker Anglo bank, and '
County Key Banker of the
California Bankers Associa
tion, presented achievement
pins to over 350 4-H members
present at the cvcnl.
Farm Advisor Dave Wesl
presented Gold Seals to the
following Siskiyou county 4-H
clubs: Big Springs, Bulle Val
ley, Delphic, Etna, Fori Jones,
Greenhorn, Grenada, Quartz
Valley, Table Rock, and Wil
low Creek.
FOOD FACTORY
The dairy cow is Ihe world's
Rrealcsl food factory. She
produces, on the average,
from one acre of crops: 2,IHU
pounds of milk which con
tains 72 pounds of digestible
protein and '12 unita (therms)
of energy.
NOW
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1962
Gardening Tips
By JOHN W, McLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
Trea Planting
Before you plant a tree on
the home grounds, consider
the purpose the tree is lo
serve. Do you want the tree
to frame the house or to give
shade to some portion of the
house. Perhaps you may want
to screen an objectionable
view.
If you want lo frame your
house, the idea) location is
usually somewhere along a
line extending from each cor
ner of the house. The distance
the tree is planted from the
house will depend upon the
average diameter of a lull i
grown tree of species select-
cd. Locate the tree at a dis-
tance equal lo one-half the
diameter of the tree when ma
ture. '1 his will assure you
against damage lo the house
by the movement of the
branches.
Should this location fall on
a drive, walk or the neigh
bor's properly, move the tree
location to Ihe nearest un
paved area on your property.
If this location Ls too near
a building, use a smaller tree.
Remember when locating a
tree to shade some portion of
the house that the angle al
which the sun's rays strike
the house differs in winter
and summer. If the tree is to
shade an outdoor patio, deter
mine what time of day the
patio will be used tu the great
est extent. 11 will then be a
simple mailer to decide upon
Wafer Machine
Tried in Woodland
Yreka The pull-type wafer
machine put out by Cal-Cube j
was given its first test this
summer near Woodland,
Calif., according to Sedg Net- I
son, Siskiyou county farm ad- ;
viser for livestock.
The machine acts as if it
has a capacity of nearly four
tons per hour. The hay was
6.4 per cent in moisture and
came out of the machine at
12.9 per cent moisture.
John Dobie, University of
California agricultural engi
neer, says cows spend more
time eating baled hay and
consume less as compared to
wafcrcd hay.
Stanchion-fed cows con
sumed 5.2 pounds more per
day of cubed hay and 6.7
pounds more per day when
fed free choice. In milk pro
duction, 1.8 pounds of 4 per
cent fat corrected milk can
be credited to S.2 pounds of
hay per day.
Calcium and phosphorus are j
lacking in livestock rations i
throughout the West. Supple-;
ment feeds with bonemeal and
salt mixes or feed phosphorus
salt blocks.
I
calves on the ground are lik
MONEY IN the BANK
It costs lot of money to keep a cow. A lot of that
money is lost if she fails to settle or drop small, weak
calves that die or develop into "tail-cndcrs."
BIG CHOPS of husky calves arc a must, if a fellow i$
going to make money ranching. This is especially true
when the price of cattle is off.
Your range needs help. It takes more than grass alone to
give your cowl what they need to grow and drop the
kind of calves that will bring top prices next fall.
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the best location for the tree.
When screening an objec
tionable view, it is usually de
sirable to locate the trees as
close to the property line as
possible. This will avoid tha
barrier of trees dividing tha
lawn into two sections.
If you plan on planting a
street tree and live within
the Medford city limits, con
sult the Medford Street Trer?
Planning commission. This
way you can find out tha
selected tree species for your
street
Tree Spacing
Trees should seldom bfl
planted so close together that
t,c branches of one tree touch
lhp branches of another when
both trees arc full grown. Such
close spacing would give too
much of a shut-in effect to the
landscape design.
One good "rule of thumb"
to use is that one large trca
such as thornless Honcylocust
for every 100 feet square,
(10,0110 square feet) is ade
quate. Small trees such a3
Flowering Dogwood may be
used in addition to the large
trees.
An exception to the above
suggestions concerning tha
spacing of trees is where the
trees are to be used as screens.
In this case, it is easily seen
that they should be planted
close enough together so that
their branches will interming
le. This will create a dense
screen of continuous effect
for as great a distance as lha
screen is desired.
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