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FAHM THACTOH AWARDS Prctly Pam
Gilbert, Miss Illinois, waves her wand at the
12 national 4-H winners in the tractor
awards program at the National 4-H Con
gress in Chicago. From left, front: Robert
Laseter, 17, Brighton, Colo.; LeRoy Zeincr,
20, Fillmore, Ind.; Dill Hawks, 18, Hernando,
Miss.; and George Merrill, 18, Dcchcrd,
Tenn. From lefl, back: Robert Taylor, Jr.,
Nominations Completed Now
For ASC Local Committees
The seven local communi
ties under the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service have completed their
nominations for 1983 com
munity committees, according
to M. B. Caster, Jackson ASCS
county office.
Nominees arc:
Applegate Community-Clay
Brion, George Brown, Harlan
Cantrall, James Corson, Mar
tin Gricr, John Horner, Fran
cis Krousc, John O'Brien,
Richard LeRoy Offenbacher,
Louis Straubc.
Ashland Community - John
Billings, Ben Dawson, Jr.,
Howard De Coung, Pat Dugan,
Richard Ireland, Rodney Keat
ing, Jewell Lowe, Joe Meyer,
Paul Reneau, B. A. Stevens.
Central Point Community -Donald
Bohncrt, Donald Brad
shaw, Homer Conger, Richard
Dunn, Franklin Gebhard, j
Lloyd Hammond, Dixon Sallz
gavcr, Charles Taylor, Ronald
Von Der Hcllen, Everett
Young.
Eagle Point Community -Edmund
Armilagc, Dale Big
ham, Roger P. Gratslnger, Jr.,
Edwin Hayes, George Jess, Jr.,
Harvey Nelson, Jr., Phillip
Nevln, John Oustcrhout, Don
Light Steers
At Rogue Valley Auction
Phocnlx-Light steer calves
topped f market a. $31.70
per hundredweight at the
Rogue Valley Livestock auc
tion on Sa'i day, Nov. 24.
A total of 871 ct le were
saleable, according to Man
ager Bob Bcver.
Light steer calvcf weighing
350 In 450 pounds sold at $29
to $31.90 per hundredweight.
Heavy steer calves weighing
450 to 500 pounds sold at
$27. SO to $20.30.
Light yearling steers sold
at $25 80 lo $27.50 for thooc
in the 500 lo 800 poi nd class.
Heavy yearling steers in the
675 to 1)00 pound class sold
at $24. U0 to $28 40. One pen
of 845 pound Hereford steers
sold at $-"3.70
Bud Tucker sold (IB head of
cows and calves. T.te best
cows sold at $225 per pair
California Cattlemen
To Hear About Markets
Dr. G. Alvin Carpenter,
economist Willi Hie dammit
foundation. University of Cal
ifornia, will speak on the Eu
ropean Common Market dur
ing the California Cattlemen's
association convention Dec. 7
and 8 in the El Dorado hotel,
Sacramento.
Dr. Carpenter recently re
turned from several months
In countries of the Common
Market.
Jake Schneider, Slough-
Bug Complaints
Noted By Agent
A number of complaints are
being received from house
wives on millipeds coming
into their home, according to
Don Berry. County Extension
Agent.
These are small cylindrical
wormlike creatures about one
half inch long with many legs,
and arc often called "thou
sand legged worms." They are
noticed moving about mainly
after dark.
Since these creatures com
monly live on decaying or
ganic matter they would not
b e particularly detrimental
Inside the home other than as
a nuisance.
By building a barrier five
lo 10 feet wide around l'ie I
house with a sprtty or dust of 1
rhlordanr oi dielririn. edec
the controls could be nh
lainrd. .
nUHUUDIiH .
ald Ullom, David Woolfolk.
Jaclcionville-Medford Com
munily - W. B. Barnum, Jr.,
Harold Compton, Lewis con
ger. Paul Culbcrlson, Albert
Hucncrs, Gilbert Knips, Dave
Lowry, Robert Minear, Joiin
Niedcrmeyer, Steve Nye.
Rogue River Community -
William Bcrentscn, 1. C.
Boone, II. S. Deuel, Daniian
Estremado, W. II. Hall, Homer
B. Henderson, Herman Kamp
Ing, Waller G. Kasworm, John
A. Lubccke, J. E. Parsons.
Sams Valley Community -Llovd
Beers, Burle Burrcson,
J. W. Fitzgerald, Sam D.
Glass, J. E. Hannah, Robert
Humphrey, Vinson Hunt, Da
vid Simpson, Ramsey Thom
son, Lawrence Varin.
Elcclions will be conducted
from the county office by mail
and ballots must be mailed in
by December 7th to be count
ed. Committees elected will
serve during 19(13. Commu
nity committee chairmen will
meet on December 13th lo
eleel a county chairman for
19H3, according to Caster.
Wool growers who market
ed lambs this fall should keep
adequate records of their sales
so that they will be able to
Top Market
Some light cows with small
calves sol' at $190 to $210
per pair.
Holstcin steers were high.
Those In the 300 lo 4.'0 pound
class sold at $22.50 to $23,110.
Holsleins weighing 81 U lo 900
pounds sold at $20 to $20.80.
"This s' le was the bo?t sale
ever held at this y ' " Bevcr
said. "The sale was attended
by 12 buyers from California
and three from Klamath
Falls. A pony sale will be
held Wednesday night, starl
ing at 7 o'clock when 70 head
of Shetland ponies will be
sold for Ray Frost, Cave
Junction. Also, there will be
a Jackson County Cattlemen's
feeder sale at the yard on
Tuesday, Dec. 4. .hid your
good quality feeders and sell
at 'this sale."
house, Calif., will t'lsvuss
beef promotion. He is former
association president and lias
worked with the beef coun
cil and beef promotion for
many years.
Sedgley D. Nelson, director
of the Siskiyou county agri
cultural extension service. Is
also among the list of speak
ers. A number of Siskiyou
county cattlemen and their
wives plan to attend the an
nual convention.
Heater Safeguards
Will Be Increased
Salem - HTI - State elec
trical standards will require
Additional safeguards in elec
trical baseboard healers
manufactured after Jan. 1.
ltlii:t. it was announced today.
Labor Commissioner Nor
man t). Nilsen said these safe
guards arc now being built
into the heaters as the result
of comprehensive study and
Investigations by committees
of the electrical industry.
Manufacturers of electrical
goods and products, electrical
contractors, utility companies
and distributers cooperated in
effecting the changes designed
lo provide greater safely for
consumers
He said the misuse and
probable abu-r of tiie healers
after install. Minn prompted
the safely study.
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19, Spencer, Mass.; Dwight Schmidt, 18,
Monroe, Mich.; Dale Johmon. Hi, Carlsbad,
N. M.; Ronald Dicdrichs, 17, Brighton, Colo.;
.lerry Mickelson, 18, Ncwfield, N. Y.; Paul
Gallimorc, Jr., 19, Lexington, N.C.; Chuck
Robincttc, 17, Douglas, Okla.; and Larry
Swish'er, 17, Lost Creek, W. Va. (UPI Tele-photo)
make proper applications for
payments under the wool in
centive program, Albert
Straus, chairman, Jackson ag
ricultural stabilization and
conservation committee, urged
today.
The sales record for lambs
sold must include the name of
the buyer, his signature, and
the number of livewcight
lambs sold, plus the descrip
tion "unshorn." Lamb pay
ments arc made only on lambs
that have never been shorn to
encourage the customary prac
tice of selling lambs with the
wool on.
The chairman emphasized
growers should get all their
fall sales records together and
either keep them in a safe
place at home or file them at
the ASCS county office. The
final date lo apply for pay
ments on 1962-B3 marketings
is next April 30. but an appli
cation may lie submitted any
time between now and then.
The applications cover wool
and lamb marketings from
April 1, 1902, through March
31, 1903.
Mr. Straus said that lamb
feeders particularly should
keep accurate records which
will establish the length of
lime they have owned lambs
on which they apply for pay
ment. Lamb payments are
made only on lambs which a
producer has owned for 30
days or more, and the amount
of payment Is based on weight
gain of the lambs during the
seller's ownership.
Farmers income and plans
are often directly affected by
the programs administered in
Jackson county by the olccled
farnier members of the A'-ri-
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation committee," said Al
bert Straus, committee chair
man. Willi the annual com
mitteemen elections set for
Dec. 7th a review of the work
and responsibilities of the
men who will represent them
is a concern of every farm
operator.
"As a matter of fact, there
are several new programs to
be put in effect this year, and
some others in the offing that
concern not Just ASC commit
teemen, but every farmer and
every citizen In the county,"
said Straus.
He cited the programs for
wheat and feed grains, pos
sible new uses of cropland
llirough a land-use adjustment
program, and the agiiculluml
conservation program as ex
amples of those with which
the men lo he elected will
deal.
The scope of the present
committee's work during the
past year has included in
Jackson county the adminis
tration of wheal and feed
grain program diversion pay
mcnts totaling $39,178. for 92
growers who diverted 1.356
acres from grain to conserving
uses.
The committee also admin
istered the ACP, w h i c h
brought total cost-share pay
ments of $50,000, To (arm
operators who marie specific
conservation Improvements on
their land.
Farm programs thai apply
across a continent with such
diverse conditions as exist in
the United States are a red
challenge to administration by
the Secretary o( Agriculture,
on whom Congress places the
administrative responsibility.
"That's why the elected
farmer ASC committeemen
have been relied on for over
25 years as the vital link be
tween individual farmers and
Washington." said Slraus. .
I Ballots for voting on com
j niunity ASC committees are
being mailed to farmers
throughout the county. These
inusi ih returned n tne conn
tv ASCS odke by December
"111 Any farmer who dors not
receive one by mail should
contact the county ASCS of
fi.e
Chit Chat
By JOE COWIEY
Mail Tribune Firm Editor
The Oregon Reclamation Congress meets here for a
three day session starting Wednesday.
This is not Just another meeting of a farmer's organiza
tion. It is an organization of all those dealing with Irriga
tion and irrigation projects,
tion district managers and irrigation district boards who are
farmers. It also includes the bureau of reclamation whose
watery tenaclcs in the form of irrigation districts stretch
throughout the west.
But this meeting will deal with subjects which extend
much further than agricultural development. Recreation
is due for considerable discussion. Some irrigation people
have quipped they are considering using all irrigation
water for fishing, boating and water-skiing. Since irriga
tion reservoirs recently have come under such intensive
recreation use, particularly in Jackson county, this re
mark does have some foundation.
Thursday's congress session, for instance, will Include
a talk by Harold Nelson, director of region 1, bureau of
reclamation, on "Recreation on Reclamation Projects." Fri
day's session will feature a symposium on "Reclamation
and Recreation." Speakers will be Andy Landforce, Cor
vallis, extension wildlife specialist, Oregon State university;
Jack Binford, Portland, executive board chairman, Izaak
Walton League; LaSclle Coles, president of National Rec
lamation association; John Neidermcycr, Medford area
farmer; and Joe Smith, commissioner of the Oregon State
Game commission.,
Chris Wheeler, stale engineer, Salem, will talk on ''Water
Master Situation in Oregon." Essentially, his talk probably
will point up the failure of some counties to appropriate
sufficient money for water
perienced water master is a
development of irrigation waters in an area. This is also
true of irrigation district managers. This area, fortunately,
is blessed with excellent men in both categories,
We would have liked lo see on the program a talk on
the importance and duties of irrigation district managers.
However, we expect there will be many informal discussions
on this subject during the session. The thought that a district
should suddenly find itself without its irrigation manager
has almost nightmarish qualities.
Water development is not
dweller has considerable interest in having free access to
large quantities of good water. 1 his will be discussed dur
ing Friday's lunch at Kim's rcsturant when Robert L.
Swcaney, manager of the Portland chamber of commerce
talks on "Urban Interests in Water Development."
Tills talk should be
officials because it does point
in planning; how can new subdivisions be assured of ade
quate water? This also pertains to growing small towns
such as Talent which receives
Talent Irrigation district.
This also raises the eternal question as to how much
water should be reserved for non-agricultural use. People
who buy property with an irrigation ditch running through
it or by it become irate when they find they cannot use the
water from the ditch if they have no water rights on it.
This is when an irrigation district manager must be a diplo
mat among many other things.
Jackson county is rapidly becoming urbanized. This
question may arise in the near future: Should development
of the Rogue valley focus on this urbanization and be con
centrated on obtaining light industries to support the in
creasing valley population? This would mean water de
velopment would also be focused In that direction.
No, this Isn't a ridiculous
which are traditionally agricultural are studying this ques
tion.
Colorado is one. A group
federal program somewhat
gram recently adopted by Jackson county determined rec
ently that development of Colorado should be away from
agriculture. A group of scientists there said further agricul
ture development would not fully utilize the stale's po
tential. They pointed out the state already is basically
urbanized since Colorado residents lend to cluster in settle
ments in spots where good land and water are available.
Original settlers In the state turned to farming simply
because this is what they had been doing before they came
to Colorado, these planning consultants said. Too often
this means a pattern of economic development is adapted
which does not adequately fit an area or state, they said.
Recommendation from this group was that Colorado be
developed for light industry, as a recreation and retire
ment area. Water should be reserved for these uses, they
said.
Consider pear decline, the increasing problems faced by
the pear industry which is the leading agricultural industry
in the Rogue valley and the rapidly growing trend toward
farm mechanization -which requires large blocks of farm
land. Think, also, of the increasing number of subdivisions
being developed on former agricultural land and the grow
ing number of farmers subdividing their land.
Then, turn the yellowed pages of old newspapers which
have articles on the early day agricultural development of
the Rogue valley. This should indicate the general develop
ment trend. Makes you wonder, doesn't it? And bear in
mind, loo, that Colorado produces some of the finest beef
cattle in the country, Just as this valley produces the finest
pears.
Speaking of early day agriculture in the Rogue Valley,
the boss recently found a Jan. 1, 1914 Mail Tribune as he
was straightening up his desk.
It slated: A large portion of the valley is already under
irrigation system of the Rogue River Canal company, a
corporation owned by Patrick Welsh, J. D. Twohy and R. K.
j Neil. Spokane capitalists, who have invested $750,000 in
ill the enterprise.
Water is taken from Little Butte creek, supplemented
by dams at Fish lake and Four Mile lake. Plans are under
1 wax- (or the eucnsion of this system to cover HO. 000 acres
lot cultivated land at a total cost of $2,500,000. Including
I mountain rrservoirs having a combined storage capacity
o( 3A.0IU) feet of water, a trunk canal 16 miles in length,
j thrre main distributing canals aggregating 100 miles in
I length and 400 miles of laterals
The fust effort to provide a water supply was inaugurat
I ed nine years ago by I. L. Hamilton, who formed the Fish
j Lake Water company, and constructed the main canal. Four
j years ago Fred N. Cununinss organized the Rogue River
I Canal company, interesting the present owners in the
! project.
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Construction work is under way, also, on the head
waters of Bear creek by the Foothills Irrigation company.
Dams and conduits are hem; built that will water 7.300
acres o( laud in the south end of the alley at a cost of
$250,000
In addition, the California Oregon Power company has
encouraged the installation of individual pumping plants
foi furnishing water lor irrigation m'd 4.000 acres are now
ungated in this manner in the valley.
true. And that includes irriga
masters. A well-trained, ex
king pin to proper use and
just for the farmer. The city-
well-attended by planners and city
up one of the chief problems
supplementary water from
possiblity. Some other areas
of scientists operating under
similar to the planning pro
Colored Photos Displayed
Showing Snow Surveying
A display of colored photos
of snow survey operations
throughout the United States
is now on exhibit at the First
As the rainfall continues,
the water that the area re
ceives can be viewed with
mixed emotions.
It is very comforting to
know that the storage dams
are being rapidly filled so
there will be ample water for
the generation of power and
for irrigation purposes during
the coming growing season.
Unfortunately, all of these
good things do not happen
without some bad things
taking place at the same time.
It is now possible to see
within this relatively small
valley at least three types of
erosion taking place that is
due largely to two factors. One
factor is the presence of man
and what he has done to the
soil cover, soil contour and
soil profile. The other factor
in erosion of soil is, of course,
an excess of water. It may be
added that the amount of wa
ter we have received as rain
fall would not be so much of
an excess without the adverse
activities of man in the
management of soil.
Gully Erosion
Gully erosion is occurring
both on cropped and non-
cropped areas. However, the
predominate erosion type that
is taking place on cropped
land in this area is sheet
erosin. This is erosin that oc
curs over large surface areas
of land. It is not as dramatic
to the casual observer as is
gully erosion, but in terms of
tons of top soil and pounds
per acre of plant nutrients
lost, it is the more serious of
the two types of soil erosin.
Sheet erosin is taking place
when muddy or murky water
can be seen running off of any
soil surface. It occurs fre
quently in summer when ex
cessive irrigation water is be
ing applied lo the land. In
fact the majority of irrigation
water applications to clean
cultivated land in this area re
sults in both sheet and gully
erosin. Pasture lands and mea
dows largely escape this type
of damage from applications
of irrigation water or rainfall.
The third type of erosion
takes place largely on sandy
or other very light soils. This
is the loss of large quantities
of plant nutrients, mineral
colloids and organic matter by
the leaching action of water
as it percolates through he
soil profile.
Home owners who use wood
as a source of heat during the
cold months should save the
wood ashes and use them as
fertilizer during tthe summer.
It is a gross waste of plant
nutrients lo pour wood ashes
inlo a creek as a disposal
method. Our natural resources
are reaching the oceans at too
rapid a rale without any furth
er assistance from man. Place
the ashes in a convenient pile
for winter storage. We will
indicate how the ash can be
used for fertilizer next spring.
Lost Art
The American civilization
has brought people many
good things as well as some
that are decidedly bad. In the
process of evolving our civi
izalion w'c have lefl some
good h u m a n institutions
stranded along the way. One
of these lost items is the art
of conversation. We suspect
that the telephone, daily pa
per, and radio as rapid means
of communications have been
a (actor in I lie decline of con
versation. To be a proper conversa
tionalist one had to visit or be
visited and then it was help
ful lo have a rather large
si ore nf nrut to evrhanffp.
! Now everyone hears all there
is to hear about the same
time. Visiting is more a busi
ness proposition. Now that
there is little to talk about
visiting takes place by invita-
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i National Bank of Oregon and
will be moved to the extension
service auditorium during the
Oregon Reclamation Congress
later this week.
The exhibit, sponsored by
the Soil Conservation Service,
was erected with the help of
Arnold Harrang, farm field
advisor tor First National
Bank of Oregon, Medford
branch. The picture scries was
prepared for showing in the
Smithsonian Institute in
Washington, D. C. Frames for
exhibiting the photos were
supplied by the bank.
Organizations assisting with
field measurements for the
snow survey in Jackson
county are Pacific Power and
Light company, Medford,
Rogue River and Talent irri
gation districts, U. S. Forest
Service and the National Park
Service.
Compile Data
Those organizations com
piling data and issuing the
monthly water supply outlook
report are the soil conserva
tion service, Oregon Agricul
tural Experiment station and
the Oregon state engineer.
The snow survey method of
forecasting irrigation water
supplies in Oregon began in
1928 under the state engineer.
Snow courses were laid out in
the Rogue drainage basin in
1929. In 1939 the soil conser
vation Service became the
coordinating federal agency.
Snow surveys involve taking
core samples of the snow at
various locations in the drain
age basin. A hollow tube is
used to obtain the core which
is a sample of the entire depth
of snow blanket. A calibrated
scale is used to weigh the
sample. The scale converts the
weight reading to inches of
water in the snow blanket.
It is estimated 85 per cent
of the irrigation water sup
ply in the II western states
originates in the snow on
mountain water sheds.
Gives Prediction
Location of the snow cover
and the amount of water it
contains helps predict when
and how much water will run
off. Snow on lower slopes
will generally melt first and
increase the amount of early
spring runoff. Jack Hoffbuhr,
MID manager, said the snow
survey information assists
irrigation districts in making
the yearly plans as to the
amount of water available for
the year and when it will be
available.
A snow blanket one foot
deep which contains one inch
of water over 10 square miles
will supply irrigation for ap
proximately 1,700 acres for
the season. Power companies
use the information to deter
mine when and how much
water will be available for
power generation.
Should Stimulate,
Broadcaster Says
Chicago - (UPI) - An Ohio
farm broadcaster said recent
ly that farms news should be
presented in a form thai will
stimulate the thinking of lis
teners. Clyde Kcathlcy, of WRFD.
Worthington, Ohio, said that
if farm directors do this, they
will "remain virile and effec
tive as broadcasters."
Kcathlcy spoke during a
panel discussion of impartial
reporting and editorial com
ment at the annual convention
of the National Association of
Television and Radio Farm
Directors (NATRFD).
Kcathlcy said farm direc
tors should gather all possible
facts on every subject they
discuss. But the final presen
tation, he said, should be
made in a way which stirs
the thinking of the audience.
Earl Sargent, KWFT. Wich
ita Falls. Tex., said farm di
rectors should try to mold
opinion in fields like adoption
of improved farm practices.
But on controversial political
issues, he said, farm directors
should give "all sides of the
issue."
lion and as visitors people
are dined and entertained by
games or television, but rarely
by means of conversation.
Without doubt this loss has
resulted in increased business
for taverns, bowling alleys or
any place where people can
buy entertainment.
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Woodlot Facts
By DICK OLSON
Oregon State Farm Forester
This is the time of year that
small woodland owners need
to take special notice of their
stands of small trees. Christ
mas is fast approaching and
with it, the ever present
Christmas tree trespass.
As stated by several private
and public timber holders at
a recent Christmas tree tres
pass meeting, Christmas tree
stealing is down four or five
times from the high of a few
years back. This healthier pic
ture exists because of the co
operative work of several pri
vate and public agencies.
Probably the most influential
is that of the State Police. One
Christmas tree grower told me
that last year he was stopped
four times between Grants
Pass and the California bor
der. He was not unhappy
about this, however, because
he knew that this type of
checking was helping to pro
tect his future crop of trees
and also helping the condi
tion of the local and Califor
nia markets.
Landowners should keep a
close watch over their lands
from now until Christmas. No
doubt the most critical time
is on week-ends. If anything
suspicious is observed the
State Police should be notified
at once. If at all possible, the
best time to catch the trespass
er is at the time the cutting
is being done. Once the trees
are loaded and on the road,
it may be hard to make a case
stick.
Signs Available
Trespass signs are available,
free of charge, from the South
ern Oregon Conservation and
Tree Farm association, 518
East Main street, in Medford,
Ore. These signs, coupled with
a locked gate, when possible,
should help eliminate an un
desirable situation.
Christmas tree sellers, cut
ters andor transporters must
observe the following state
law: ORS 527.040 "Harvesting
timber for commercial purpos
es without a permit, or refus
ing to discontinue such opera
tion after notification is pro
hibited." No person shall fail
or refuse to obtain a permit
for tiie harvesting of timber
or other forest tree products
for commercial purposes.
A landowner or cutler must
obtain a miscellaneous forest
product harvesting permit
from the state forestry depart
ment. A tree cutter or trans
porter (transporting more
than five trees) should have a
permit or bill of sale with the
permit number on it. If the
transporter is the landowner !
he should have the Harvest
ing Permit and a deed of own
ership. A list of tree sellers and
buyers is available at the state
forestry headquarters in Med
ford. Another side line: The Ore
gon state nursery seedling or
der blanks are in. Contact
your farm forester's office or
your county extension office.
Form Quarterly Writer
To Talk On Charolais
Wednesday, Nov. 28. be
tween 4 and 4:30 p.m. R. J.
McGinnus. Rt. 2. Box 354 ;
Sams Valley rd. will appear
on "Focus on Farming" a seg- j
ment of Focal Point, KM ED
TV. McGinnus, formerly editor i
of the Farm Quarterly maga- j
zinc for many years will give
information on Charolais cat
tle and how they were intro
duced into the United States
and this area from France.
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Dairy Inspectors
To Attend Meeting
At Oregon State
Salem-Oregon milk sani
tarians will go to school Dec.
4 and the first question that
will come before them is one
probably the least expected:
What is normal milk?
It will be answered by four
panelists who will define it
in terms of composition, mi
cro biology (its microbes such
as bacteria), production and
regulations.
The sanitarians are Ore
gon's official milk inspectors,
employed by the state and the
two cities with their own
milk inspection systems, Port
land and Eugene. The school,
arranged by Oregon state de
partment of agriculture, in
cooperation with Oregon Stala
university, will be held in
Wilhycombe hall on the OSU
campus. For inspectors, at
tendance at the school is re
quired by law. It is open also
to fieldmen and representa
tives of the dairy industry,
with about 60 persons expect
ed, according to V. N. Sim
mons, who is in charge of milk:
sanitation enforcement for the
state department of agricul
ture. Simmons arranged the.
program.
Principal guest speaker will
be Milton Held, San Fran
cisco, regional food and dairy
consultant for tthe U. S. Pub
lic Health Service. Held will
discuss revisions of the
USPHS milk ordinance and
code.
Other subjects on the pro
gram deal with the signifi
cance of psychrophilic bac
teria in milk nd dairy prod
ucts, cleaning and sanitiz
ing dairy equipment, milking
machine damage to udder
tissue, and individual vs. open
housing for cattle.
If "psychrophilic bacteria"
leaves you cold, you're hot.
This is the cold-loving group
of bacteria and they are com
ing into more attention in the
dairy world because today's
refrigerated handling extends
milk life far beyond grand
father's wildest dreams.
A dinner meeting of I h
Oregon Association of Milk
and Food Sanitarians will
follow the school, with Pro
fessor Roy Stein of OSU and
Arthur Parker, Portland, to
report on the annual meeting
of the international associa
tion. Wilbur Maltby, Portland
area SDA dairy inspector, is
president of the Oregon group.
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