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TUESDAY, New Pear Reviewed Corvallis - New strains of apples and pears which may ' fit into the Oregon marketing picture were reviewed Wed nesday belore the apple and pear section of the Oregon State Horticultural Society meeting at Oregon State uni versity. Dr. Quentin B. Zielinskl, OSU horticulturist, concen trated on four of the more than 60 new apple varieties which have been introduced In the last 15 years and on two pear selections which show some promise, New varieties must meet requirements for eye appeal, dessert quality, shelf life, bruise resistance, handling marks, fruit size, stem type, season, yield and grade, di sease resistance and trade and consumer acceptance in order to be successful, he empha sized. Dr. Ziclinski reminded growers that OSU Agricullur fll Experiment station has no trees of the new varieties available for distribution, but added that it would be of as sistance to growers in locating scion wood of the non-restricted varieties. A new Minnesota variety, named Minion, may be of in terest to growers who want a highly colored apple, resem bling Jonathan in appearance and in most tree and fruit characteristics. Ripening about three weeks earlier than Jonathan, it has good quality for both fresh use and cooking. Its season of use is Sept. 1 to January. The horticulturist noted that Minjon has a natural tendency to set fruit in clus ters and overload. However, it responds to a good thin ning program. The variety is hardy, productive, moderate ly resistant to scab and more mildew resistant than Jona than. Another recent variety, of fering some promise as a re placement for Jonathan, which Is susceptible to mil dew, is Jonadel, developed at the Iowa Experiment station from a cross of Jonathan and Delicious, Dr. Zielinski said. Jonadel is resistant to mil dew and the fruit is not sub ject to Jonathan spot, scald or internal browning and keeps well until March. The fruit is slightly larger than Jonathan, but similar in col or, shape, flavor and quality. It ripens slightly later than Jonathan. The performance of Jona del merits further grower trials. Dr. Ziclinski believes. A perennial Oregon problem is to get good color and fin ish on Jonathans since grow ers often pick them before they are well colored and ful ly mature. This early picking, he ex plained, is to take advantage of strong market demands about Sept. 1. However, this early harvesting means a loss to tlie grower who docs not liave a fully developed fruit. It also somewhat reduces quality. The third variety being test ed by some growers as a pos sible substitute for red strains of Rome Beauty apples is Huby. Developed at the Ohio Experiment station, Ruby is highly resistant to powdery mildew in contrast to the liishly susceptible Romcs, he (aid. The fruit is equal to that of the Rome Beauty and is also a lute apple and picked in the same season. Ruby is a late blooming vuriety and requires a pollenizer. The tree is bet WINTER BEEF FEEDING PROGRAM ALBIE hat on hand: "A BEEF FEED AND FEEDING PROGRAM TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS" BEEFY'S 12 CompItU Growing Ration BEEFY'S ,4 Suppli mental Ftcd J QCCCVC J2 Concentrate with Vitamin A - ULU I V) with beefy's simil 8 miner al-vx1,::::, Bttf, Shatp or Swint METAL CREEP FEEDERS-?!!., ALBIE Is aquipptd to handle your Bulk Fsad Problems Albers Feed & Farm Supply 330 North Fir Street - Med ford DECEMBER 4, 1882 Strains at OSU ter shaped than a Rome, with less tendency for tormina bearing and begins bearing earlier in the orchard. A fourth n?w apple is Tyde man's Red, imported from England, which ripens in mid August in the Willamette Val ley at a time when the Grav- enstein is the only satisfactory commercial variety now be ing grown, he continued. A cross between Mcintosh Red and Worcester Pcarmain, it has a pleasant flavor and firm, white and crisp flesh, he explained. The young trees, so far, fruit mostly on termi nals, similar to Lodi. The variety is a bright red apple, resembling Mcintosh, and Dr. Zielinski commented that if it colors well and bears satisfactorily, It may become well known here. Orchardists are seriously cxaming the new EI Dorado pear, originated in California, as a replacement for the An jou variety which is not be ing replanted in many or chards today, Dr. Zielinski said. El Dorado pears resemble the well-known Bartlett more closely than other varieties. Although not satisfactory as a canning pear, Dr. Ziclinski predicts it is likely to be more widely grown in the future because of its high quality, attractive appearance and late-keeping characteristics. Taste tests have shown El Dorado equal to Cornice in dessert quality, but superior in remaining free of blemishes and resisting mechanical in jury. It also has a long shelf life. El Dorado Is a non-patented variety and limited amounts of scionwood are available, he said. The second pear discussed is a new OSU selection made available in lflBl for limited testing to evaluate It under commercial orchard condi tions and for market tests. The selection appears prom ising as a fruit with attrac tive red coloring for the late winter fresh fruit market, Dr. Zielinski said. There is no other pear of this red-colored type now available for the winter market. The variety has not been released by OSU for general planting as it is still under evaluation, he stressed. More Bees Appear On Jfafe Registry Salem - Beekeepers listed on the state registry reached an all-time high ot 2.094 this year, 57 more than last year which was the only year to surpass the registration back in 1946. Bee owners reported 33.933 colonics which is about even with 1961. Bees are registered witli the slate department of agri culture so the state can keep track of their disease status. Oregon bees showed some slight Improvement this year over last: 2.20 vs 2.48 per cent infected Willi American foul brood. While this amount of Amer ican foul brood, the greatest killer of bee populations, is not the lowest Oregon has ex perienced, it is a substantial decline from the upsurge to 4.29 per cent found three years ago. Modem ngriculture is so efficient that we now feed and clothe our entire popula tion with only 8 per cent of ovir workers on farms. ALBIE Sez: "WINTER is here" High Time to Start Thinking about that or r without Stillbtittral tntrete with Vitamin A. ithout Stillbaittral. Rural Areas Plan New Approach For Development The question of "What is Rural Areas Development" is answered here by Bert G Wilcox, County Extension Agent. Rural Areas Development Is a coordinated program design. ed to enable the people to promote better utilization of human and natural resources that are available in rural areas. It is a way for every one in an area to work to gether to improve conditions lor all. Wilcox say: a rural area includes all farmlands, all forest and recreation areas, and the towns dependent on them for trade. This includes all of Jackson County. What one individual, or one business, or one corporation, or one town, or one county might not be able to do alone, all of the people of a trade or labor market area might be able to do in a cooperative and coordinated way. A trade or labor market area may include a valley, a county, or two or more counties. Under the R. A. D. program local committees are orga nized consisting of represent atives from such groups as farming, business and credit groups, trade unions, news media, schools, county and town governments, churches, health and welfare groups, forestry. Industry, recreation, public facilities, home makers and women's clubs, and any other interested groups. "Ihc committee's activities may be as comprehensive as their re sources allow. Work Together Wilcox points out that all interested groups are encour aged to work together and formulate unified economic development programs. In order to formulate an econom ic development program, it is necessary to take a careful inventory or survey of the area's resources. The survej should show something about: The people-Their number, sex, age, education, training nd skills, attitudes, handi caps, customs, etc. tins win show the labor resources. The natural resources-Agri culture, soil, water, climate, and topography, forests, minerals, and natural attrac tions. The institutions-Schools, churches, financial, libraries, civic organizations, govern ment, health and welfare agencies. The facilities-Housing, hos pitals, power transporalaion, and recreation. The Industry and trade- Market facilities, processing, manufacturing, local business. The committees of rural areas development can use the survey as a solid foundation on which to build the future of their area. With this infor mation at hand, the members arc in a much better position to analyze the areas' strong points, weak points, and po tential for economic develop ment. Goals Listed The goals of the R. A. D. program are: Lllieicnt. pro fitable farms, new jobs in trades, service, and industry, expanded service and facili ties such as roads, hospitals, schools, power supply, and water systems. It aims to Im prove training programs of (arm youths not needed in agriculture, also to expand recreational facilities for both rural and urban people. The R. A. D. concept en courages local committees interested in developing their rural areas, to utilize the services and information offer er by all private, county, state and federal agencies. To name some examples, there are: local chambers of commerce, county extension service, statewide development corpo rations, and Farmers Home Administration. After the R. A. O. commit tee has the inventory of the area and has established lis objectives (or developing the resources, it is encouraged to explore all possibilities of getting financial assistance from local private or industr ial sources before they request aid from government sources. It is encouraging to note, says Wilcox, that most of the new projects resulting from R. A. D. studies in Oregon have been financed from pri- vate sources. Another article will be published, explaining how local committees arc organiz ed and what has been done in Jackson county. Sfafe Feeds Chemist Named Tops n Nation Salem -- An employee of I the state of Orego , James ; Launcr of Salem, has b e e n named the nation's oulstantl-1 log feed chemist (or the sixth straight year. ' Launrr's record is based ! on his work as feeds chemist In the Oregon department o( t agriculture laboratories lli . analyses were highest in col- Inbin alive samples v' Ich are distributed to more than 150 state and industry laborato ries during the cr. ASC Committee Vote Vital One " Every eligible farmer in Jackson county has a respon sibility to cast his vote for community agricultural sta bilization and conservation committeemen in the election now being held, pointed out Bert Wilcox, county extension agent. Ballots for voting on com munity ASC committeemen have been mailed to farmers in the county and must be returned to the county ASCS office by Dec, 7, the agent re minded. Any eligible farmer who did not receive a ballot may get one at the c o u n t y ASCS office in the county courthouse, in Medford. Farm income and plans are often directly affected by pro grams administered by the elected ASC committee mem bers, Wilcox pointed out, which is a big reason why all those eligible should vote to insure the possible represen tation of their communities. Elected ASC committeemen have long been relied upon as a vital link between the federal programs from Wash inglon, D. C, and the Individ' ual farmer, the agent contin ued. ASC committeemen have an opportunity and a chal lenge to not only administer the federal laws passed by Congress, but to represent their community so that pro grams can be developed and adapted within the framework of the law to meet local prob lems and needs, he said. Following the election of c o m m u nity committeemen, the committee chairmen will meet to select the county ASC committee of three members and two alternates to serve for the coming year. Partial Survey Lists Dairies' Storm Losses Salem Only two fluid milk dairymen have definitely quite the dairy business as re sult of the Columbus Day storm and another six are un decided whether to continue milking. At least 81 head of dairy stock died in the storm, in cluding several that were elec trocuted; another five were crippled. These facts come from infor mation gathered through Oct. 20 by the slate department of agriculture's dairy inspectors In western Oregon. The survey Included only dairymen pro ducing for the consumer mar ket, as opposed to factory milk producers. It covers roughly GO per cent of the producers under slate inspection. Dairymen in the midvallcy suffered the worst construc tion losses. Rex Palmer, sta tioned at Albany, surveyed T7 of 113 dairies in his four county district. Every dairy reported damage to buildings and 16 reported dairy build ings destroyed. Elmer Morgan, Salem dist inct inspector, found lh.it 123 dairymen had 52 buildings completely destroyed and an other 160 buildings damaged. The partial survey revealed 02 buildings were a complete loss and 247 others damaged in varying degrees. In the damaged category, roofs were the most frequent loss. The department did not ask dairymen to make estimates of financial loss. It was primar ily concerned with the extent to which the storm would in fluence normal production be yond the immediate disrup tion, says Kenneth E. Carl, chief, dairy and consumer ser vices division. He says some loss of production will result from lack of drinking water for animals because of pro longed power outages. He add ed the remarkable recovery by dairymen in the period fol lowing extensive storm dam age indicates their persever ance and ingenuity. Medford Police Check Accidents The Medford city police in vestigated two non-injury ve hicle accidents in (he city ouiiua.v. unc collision was checked Saturday. ; (larv Thomas Whittle irt . ! of 2ti(i8 llanley rd . was cited ! (or violation of basic rule alter the vehicle which he was operating collided with a I car driven by Mayme Svbil I Yarnell, M, riioenix, aliout! 3:10 p.m. Sunday at Court st.i",ncs and McAndrews said. rd , William Vinton Bulger, 33 Ardmore ave., told police that his car had been damaged by an unknown vehicle sometime between 1 and 2 a.m. Sunday while it was parked in a lot a( 1206 North Riverside ave. Police are investigating the mishap About 1 ,. p m. Saturday, vehicles operated by K.iryl Erin Bishop. 18, Shady Cove. and Winti.n DeLand Miller. 28. o( 36' i North Peach st.. collided at Hamilton and Weft Tenth sts , police said. MEDFOBD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON CA Storage Boosts Pear Shelf Life Corvallis - New develop ments in controlled atmos phere storage were reported recently to the apple and pear section of the Oregon State Horticultural Society at Ore gon State university. Dr. Elmer Hansen, OSU horticulturist, explained "CA storage" can lengthen mar keting time by delivering frash fruit of good quality to the consumer later in the market ing year. CA storage is man's way of manipulating the atmosphere around stored, fresh fruit, namely apples and pears. Sharply reducing oxygen and increasing carbon dioxide in the air slows the "breathing" or respiration of the fruit and preserves its quality for a longer period. Temperature Garden Tips By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN County Extension Agent One bright spot in our gar den during the winter months is the English holly (Ilex aqui- folium) tree. With its bright red berries and dark green leaves, it is the ideal Christmas plant. The cut foliage of the English holly miiy be used for indoor arrangements and makes an excellent present to friends who live in areas where Eng lish holly docs not grow. Remember when you cut the holly for indoor decora tions you are also pruning the tree. When trimming, keep in mind that you want to pro mote the symmetry of the tree. You can increase the bushiness of the tree by re moving only the ends of the branches. Be sure that your clippers are sharp and don't leave leafless stubs. Treat the bough after you finish cutting to keep them fresh longer. You can pur chase fruit setting hormones at your garden store for this purpose. Use this hormone at three times the strength recommended for spraying apples. If used at too high a concentration a noticeable deposit may remain on the foliage after drying. Dip Boughs Dip the boughs in the solu tion of water and fruit setting hormone. The holly is not soaked in the solution, but is merely dipped and allowed to drain. After drainage the boughs are ready for arrange ment or for shipment. When shipping holly, line the car tons with a moisture proof material. Holly does not need to be inspected before ship ping anywhere in or out of Oregon. Cool temperatures to 32 de grees F. will also prolong the life of the cut holly. If the cut holly should become frozen, injury will be minimized by allowing it to thaw out slowly without handling. Dissatisfaction with the amount of berries produced sometimes occurs among homeowners. The amount and color of berries and the foli age characteristics o f the English holly is limited only to the number of seedling variations that develop. Also, English holly is a dioecious plant. This means that male and female flowers are borne on separate trees. The female tree bears the ber ries and requires pollen from the male tree for berry de velopment. So for best berry production you should have a male tree near the female or have branchecs from tthc male tree grafted on the fe male tree. Decorative Cones Fresli cones collected in the fall have little use for decora tions if they arc covered with pitch. This pitch can be easily removed (rom the cone by heating. First, clean the cones of any foreign materials by the use of ' a blower. The blower and crevice attach ment on your vacuum cleaner is very effective for this clean ing. Put the cones on a foil covered tray and place the tray in a warm oven. A tem perature of 200 degrees for 15 minutes should melt the pitch. A longer time may be re quired in some cases. The cones may also be placed in boilng water for a minute or more to remove the pitch. This frequently gives the cones a shellac-like finish. After the pitch is removed you may want to apply a clear finish to enhance the Lacquer, shellac, var- officers'1""1 lr '"I1"" noor wax may j be used (or this. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your coant or unpalatablo roughage will make 4 bale for modern balanced ration that yarn can feed with lirtlt labor and no wastage. Tht increaied meat or milk pro duced will five ou maii mum rtturnt on a imall caih investment. MORTON MILLING CO. S00 Ron Line, Mtdterrf is also carefully controlled. Most Oregon handlers still rely on the conventional stor age method under which fruit is stored at a cool, con stant temperature which also slows down respiration. Dr. Hansen said. Presently, the state has CA storage for about 130,000 boxes of fruit. Popular in Washington However, CA storage facili ties in Washington state have had "phenomenal growth" in the last four-five years, grow ers and handlers use It for De licious apples which have a tendency to become mealy late in the season under the conventioned method, he said. CA storage allows delivery of a crisp, good flavored ap ple later in the season at a better price than before, he noted. Consumers seem will ing to pay the slightly higher price necessary for CA stored fruit. The public should not be misled into thinking high quality fruit comes only from CA storage. Dr. Hansen cau t i o n e d. The conventional method also assures high qual ity if properly used. Picking fruit at the right time, rapid cooling and storage tempera ture are important to both methods. CA storage supple m e n t s conventional storage meth ods, for providing fruit of good quality late in the sea son. CA storage will also ex tend the marketing season, if necessary. This year, the industry is closely watching a new meth od of CA storage developed by a commercial company and now being tested in Washing ton and other states, Dr. Han sen commented. i Called "Tcctrol," it pro vides total environmental con trol with atmosphere gener ators helping the fruit reduce the amount of oxygen in the air. This new method may hold particular interest for grow ers and handlers In the Pa cific Northwest, Hansen be lieves. It may allow them to convert already existing stor age capacity to a CA situation with only slight building modifications. Under regular CA storage methods, each storage room has to be nearly air tight. In contrast, "Tectrol" allows for approximately one complete air change a day. Widens Markets CA storage has widened the available markets for apples, Dr. Hansen said. New York apples are starting to appear on western markets. He at tributes this to better "shelf life" or "holding quality" of the fruit after removal from storage. While pears respond simi larly to CA storage as apples, commercial use has not ex panded as rapidly. This is gradually developing. Pears must be graded and packed before storage, to avoid skin discoloration. This contrasts to lose apple storage which allows them to be packed according to mar ket demands and is one of the main advantages. Im proved handling and packag ing methods probably will de velop along with CA storage for pears, he said. Objectionable but harmless feed flavors can be removed from milk by a new low-cost process that docs no involve temperatures higher than those required for pasteuriza tion. Cows know best how much salt they need to eat. dairy nu tritionists now believe. This goes for stock salt, for con centrates and even for rough ages such as hay. LI,',Mt'M:Mit.lf,',?.1JM:!l WhenVinter,Comes... -f -t;?r ?& mix . Contact Us At Once for a Proven Ration Priced Right to Produce a LARGE PROFITABLE Lamb Crop Stackers, Feeders Sell $2 Higher At Midway Sale Stockerc and feeders sold from $1 to $2 higher. Bill Bray, owner-manager of Mid way Livestock auction yard reported today. Bray said 174 consignors sold 965 cattle, 30 sheep and 25 hogs at the regular Friday sale. "We indicated in our pre sale advertising this would be a high sale and that is ex actly what it was," Bray com mented. "We had more active bu; ers at this sale than at any sale we have had in years and prices were the highest for a fall sale that I can re call since 1951." Choice 350 to 400 pound steer calves sold from S29 to $31.25. Several pens and Au gus calves sold at $30 to to $30.50. Medium to good steer calves brought from $27 to S29. Holstein - Hereford and Guernsey-Hereford crossbred calves weighting 375 to 500 pounds sold from $24 to $26. Choice heifer calves went from $25 to $26.50. A pen of 26 thin stocker heifers went for $24.90 and 12 head of good Angus heifers sold for $26.10. Medium grade heifer calves sold from $23 to $24.50. The hottest cattle in the sale were the yearling steers. A pen of 10 head of 625 pound steers sold for S27.20, a pen of 12 head of 720 pound steers brought $26.20, 20 head of thin 581 pound steers sold at $26.50 10 ehad of thin 573 pound steers sol dat $27.20. Seventeen head of 672 pound streets brought $26.90. Nine head of 604 pound steers sold at $26.90 Twelve head of 608 pound steers brought $27.10. Six head of 805 pound steers sold for $24.90. Sixteeen head of 560 pound steers sold at $28. A truckload of steers weighing from 750 to 975 pounds sold from $24.50 to $25.50. Medium grade steers weigh ing from 550 to 750 pounds sold mostly from $23 to $26. . Medium heifers sold for $22 to $23.50. Holstein steer calves sold for $22 to $23.90. Yearling Holstein steers sold for $21 to $22.80. Nine pair of Hereford cows with black-whiteface calves sold for $232.50. Another pen of Angus cows and calves sold for S230. Other pairs sold from $200 to $215. A pen of good Hereford . springer cows sold for $240 a head and other springers sold from $175 to $210 per head. Fat cows went from $16 to $18.90. Utility cows sold for $14 to $16, cutters sold for $12 to $14, and canners brought $8 to $11.50. Fat heif ers sold for $20 to $23.40. "Don't forget Bob Fields' disperson sale at Midway Wednesday, Dec. 12." Bray reminded. Oregon Ranks 3 1st In Farm Marketings Salem Oregon's cash re ceipts of $413 million from farm marketings last year placed her in 31st rank among the states. California was at the top of the ladder with $3.2 billion and Rhode Island was at the other end with $21 million. Washington farm products brought $566 million as they left the country, to put that state in 24th position. Other western states ranking ahead of Oregon were Idaho, $425 million, and Arizona. $467 million. Corn artificially dried to over 140 degrees is likely to ber ruined for seed purposes and also damaged for milling purposes. fURINA KWIECKEft I l.'.MJMrM'l "in 1;;" " Farm & Garden Market Situation Given on Cherries Corvallis A review of market situations for Oregon grown prunes, cherries and When agricultural soil is as wet as the soil of this area now is, every effort should be made to disturb it as little as possible. Orchardists will have to ac complish some if not all of their fruit tree pruning while orchard soils are wet. It is our wish that the soil conditions improve considerably before next spring when the applica tion of sprays will necessitate the use of tractors and other equipment in orchards. Land areas that had a fairly heavy plant cover did not suffer heavy soil losses due to wash ing away of the soil by the action of running water. It is to be expected that the exceedingly rainy fall will delay until early spring the planting of fruit trees. In some instances plans for planting may be delayed for an entire year. The heavy rains may not be over yet. Where there is time for the effort and a need for some additional measures to control runoff water, it should be done as soon as possible. Very often a small amount of preventative work in this re gard will prevent a lot of hard work in repairing dam age. Decline Views According to the horticult ural experts there are two or three very clear cut answers to the cause of pear tree de cline. It so happens that there are two Washington state versions, one Oregon version and perhaps only one Cali fornia version. Actually the cause at this time may not be too important to orchardists as there seem to be ways to avoid pear tree decline when planning and making new pear tree plantings. Knowing the cause will not restore de clined trees to a healthy pro ductive state. Knowing the cause of decline very likely will not result in the preven tion of decline in a block of decline susceptible trees. The reclamation, recreation, farmer, and conservation in terests held some interesting meetings in this area last week. There are conflicts of interest among these groups and it is hoped that through meetings of this sort, means can be found whereby they can all exist and find a meas ure of happiness in their ex istence. We are all here and every effort should be made by everyone to insure that our efforts in regard to nat ural resources do not do mor tal harm to our fcllowman. Perhaps we will comment further from time to time on this and related subjects. The Cuban crisis is largely over. The President may need those troops soon as it is in the news that five Negroes have applied for admission to the University of Alabama. FROM THE GROUND UP By BART BARTLETT Mr. Dairyman . . . We carry t COMPLETE LINE of Dairy Feeds to fit your needs. Use the on that fits your feeding program for greatest profits WFA Dairy 12, 14 or 16 WFA't research Droaram tu ill ingredients, through actual feeding experiments, WFA feeds are properly formulated of the highest quality ingredients WFA FEEDS ARE MADE TO PRO DUCE PROFITS FOR YOU ON THE FARM! Sea u for Beaver Chamicali I Maes Inflations ilsol 773-8239 peaches was given Thursday by R. H. Groder, Oregon State university extension fruit and vegetable marketing special ist, to the Oregon State Horti cultural society. For the last three years, prune acreage in Oregon has been creeping upward, mainly in the Willamette valley and Douglas county, although pro duction has not kept pace pri marily because of unfavora ble weather, he noted. Uneven production, caused mostly by weather, has been a major problem of the indus try which returned over $2 million to growers in 1961, he said. Production has ranged from a high of 59,000 tons in 1959 to a low of 4,000 tons in 1960 and was 45,000 tons this year. Oregon cherries, both sour and sweet varieties, are sold on the fresh market and are also brined, canned, frozen or made into preserves for both local, domestic and foreign markets, Groder observed. Sweet Cherries Up In 1961, Oregon's sweet cherry production was valued at $7.5 million. Production hit 30,000 tons in 1962, exceeding the 1961 and 1960 crops and the 1951-60 average of 21.2 thousand tons. Groder predicted increased production will continue, plac ing pressure on prices for the next few years. Oregon- acre age has been increasing in the past three years and un official reports indicate a sim ilar trend in other producing areas as well as increased pro duction. Sour cherry production this year was up both in Oregon and nationally, although Ore gon growers reduced the num ber of acres harvested, Groder said. With sour cherries, na tional supply counts and Ore gon prices will be influenced by areas of heavier produc tion, he added. This past season, U. S. grow er prices were down 44 per cent from the average receiv ed in 1961 due to the second successive large crop and sub stantially larger carryover of both canned and frozen stocks. Need Fewer Sour Cherries Sour cherry production is growing at a much faster rate than U. S. population and the trend is likely to continue. This means the industry must either cut back on production, increase demand, reduce pro duction costs or continue to feel price pressures which will result in low incomes, Groder pointed out. Of these alternatives, per haps the best solution lies in the possibility of reducing pro duction costs. Mechanical har vesting may help as harvest ing is a major production cost, he noted. Oregon peach growers rely mainly on the fresh market and efficient merchandising techniques to move their prod uct, the specialist said. Although Oregon's peach acreage has been dropping off, production has been trending upward with 410,000 bushels in I960, 430.000 in 1961 and 470,000 in 1962. Groder suggested that more growers should cool their fruit as soon as it is harvested and then pack it according to size and grade for the fresh market trade. He urged them to sell tree ripened fruit that is prop erly packaged and priced, and to make use of market infor mation available and follow its dictates. 4 Sli r 17 W. 4th ASSOCIATION (
