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8 A TUESDAY. Over 300 Entries Expected For Quarter Horse Parade Over 300 entries are expect ed for the State of Jefferson Quarter Horse association's third annual stallion parade Sunday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. in the Josephine County fair grounds' covered arena. Gardening Tips By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN County Extension Agent For large mass plantings, such as a room divider or a planter in an entryway, use a watertight metal box for the Inner container. This met al box should be 10 inches deep and 10 inches wide. Planters shallower than this are difficult to manage. Before planting, apply a heavy coat of lacquer to the inside of the metal container. This coating will help to pre vent deterioration of the met al. When dry, cover the bot tom of the planter with a one half inch layer of gravel or pebbles for drainage. Planting Keep the foliage plants in their pots rather than plant- inc them in soil In the con tainer. Planted this way, it will be easier to water and rearrange the plants. Use plants of various sizes in order to make attractive arrangements. To elevate the smaller pots so that the tops of all pots are the same level use ceramic material. Inverted flower pots or saucers of var. ious sizes are ideal. Later when peat moss is added, these pots will be held firmly in place. If the pots need to be raised only slightly, the gravel or pebbles may be made deeper. Keep the tops of the pots at least 2'i Inches below the top of the planter. After you have arranged the planls, fill the planter with peat moss. Pack the peat moss firmly so It will not set tle below the tops of the pots when watered. Cover the top of the pots with a half inch layer o peat moss. The plants will then appear as growing in the peat moss. Thoroughly moisten the peat moss a day or two before arranging so It will be easier to work with. Water each plant in the container Individually. Plants in large pots will require less frequent waterings than those in small pots. Apply enough water to penetrate the whole pot. Push the peat moss away from the top of the pot when STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your coarse or unpaUrabf roughage will make a bait for a modern balanced ration that you can feed with little labor and no wastage. The Increased meat or milk pro duced will gfva you maxi mum returns on a small cash investment. MORTON MILLING CO. 500 Rem lana, Madford Phone SPECIAL 2 Used NEW IDEA MANURE SPREADERS Excellent Condition Used Farm Equip, of All Types NASH FORD TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT CO. 3005 Crater Lake Hwy. ANIMAL NEEDS & Supplie from Your Farm Stores: Cooper Wormer for Horses Cooper Vita Vurv for Horses A vitamin and mineral supplement Cooper Cattle Grub & Louse Powder Purina Nursing Chow, the best milk replacer made. Purina Calf Startena, gives your calf the best start possible Animal Brushes Curry Combs Halters - Cow Bells Bell Straps Purina Omolene Kao-Strep-Hess 2-way Calf Scour Tabs Purina Rabbit Chow, there is no better madel Filter Pads 1 FEBRUARY 5. 1963 With the stallion parade this year will be three per formance classes for riders 18 years and younger. The youth classes are not restricted to registered Quarter Horses. These classes will be hack- watering. Moisten the peat moss occasionally to prevent it from becoming dustry and dry. When selecting containers for dish gardens, keep in mind that the deeper the planter, the easier it will be to plant. Containers less than 2'i inches deep are too shal low to be practical except for cacti. Paint the inside of metal containers with laquer before planting. ' Plants for a dish garden are usually purchased in pots not more than Wi inches In diam etcr. Larger plants have root systems that are difficult to fit Into dish gardens without injuring the roots. In most dish gardens there is not enough room to keep the plants in pots. Also, there Is little value in using pebbles or similar materials in plant ers less than three inches deep. Therefore, we should use a mixture of two parts of the best garden soil avail able and one part peat moss, or use the pasteurized soil that can be purchased at your gar den supply stores. Before removing the plants from their pots, arrange the plants next to the container. If the arrangement is to be viewed from one side only, place the larger plants in the back and small plants in the front. If the arrangement is to be viewed from two or more directions, place low plants on the sides viewed. Use only few types of plants that have similar moisture and requirements. Fill the dish garden half full of soil and plant the large plants first. Be sure there is good contact between the soil from the plant pot and the soil in the dish garden. When all of the pUnts have been placed In the dish garden, add enough soil to bring the soil level to one-half inch below the top of the container. Pack the Boil firmly and water the entire surtace. If desired, cover the soli with moss or pebbles. You should allow or this addition al material when filling the container witn soli after plant ing. I Hemember that It is very easy to overwator shallow containers that do not have a drainage hole. One exces sive watering may be enough to drive the oxygen from the soil and kill the roots. 200 Attend Course On Beef Cookery Some 200 men and women attended the Jackson County Cow Belles' sixth annual beef cooking school Jim. 30 In the county extension audi torium at the fairgrounds. Polly Pacific, Miss Bev. Lyons, home economist (or Pacific Power and Light com pany, conducted Ihe school. Her theme whs "Around the World With an Oregon Beef Pot Roast." Recipes were distributed at the door and a social hour was held. Mrs. Richard llein was chairman of the school assisted by Mrs. Robert Fields. N JLr ' TWO STORES: 6th & Bartlett, 10th & So. Fir it amore reining, working cow horse, western pleasure, youth barrel racing, youth reining and youth western pleasure. Entries for the show and stallion parade will be taken at the show. Trophies Trophies will be donated by KAGO radio station. Grants Pass, Double D Hereford ranch, Eagle Point, and rib bons In all classes. Rogue Farm Supply, Grants Pass, has donated a gift certificate for the youth reining class. The Timber Riders will be in charge of refreshments. Jim Wilson, Radio Station KAGO, will announce the show. One of the stallions from this area that will be present Is Terry Richy Shay by Amer ican Quarter Horse Champion and AAA running horse Ricky Taylor. Terry Ricky Shay is the winner of the State of Jef ferson Quarter Horse futurity in 1062, running the rae in AA time. Owner Is Delbert Terry, Medford. Another Is Mr. Vandy II owned by Fred Richards of Grants Pass. He Is the winner of the Newklrlc Oklahoma Fu turity trials in which he broke a track record but sus tained an injury in the race and wag unable to compete in the finals. Brown King H2, owned by the Double D Hereford ranch, is another stallion to be ex hibited. He is by the Immortal King P-234 and is an AA race horse and a grand champion at halter. Also to be shown is Soils Cogdell by Wimpy P-l, the first horse to be registered with the American Quarter Horse association. Owner is Jim Wilson, Grants Pass. The horse is also register of merit in reining. Solis was bred on the famous King ranch in Texas. The public will be admitted free of charge. All those planning to enter their horses should bring their stallion's written pedigree and not registration papers, and also in writing (preferably typewritten) any other infor mation about the horse such as breeding fees, location, show and performance rec ords, and outstanding get. Weeds In Feed. Weed Man Says BY RAY HUBBELL Weed Control Supervisor Winter months, especially when snow covers most of the ground, our feathered friends' well-being is the concern of many people. This is as it should be. Sheltered feeding areas and watering pans afford delight to the youngsters as well as lo oldsters and, I'm sure, greatly appreciated by the number of birds that frequent these feeding sta tions. A variety of weeds are available for these feeding stations. Meat scraps from the table, lettuce, bread crumbs, carrots, etc., all provide ex cellent feed for birds. Seed Screenings Where does weed control enter into icedlng birds?, you may ask. Our concern is from the feeding of weed seed screenings. Thpy may be from the thresher after grain har vest or from the seed clean ing mills. Our local feed mills use some of these screening in feed, ground to a point where these seeds don't present a problem of being spread. Cus tom threshing or seed clean ing screenings sometimes we find are being used as feed for the birds. Little thought Is given to the fact except thai It does make good bird feed. If we were to stop and consid er the possible spread of un wanted weeds, (he tact Hint screenings consist of undesir able seeds from the crop grow er, maybe we'd be reluctant to use them in this wav. Rabbit Producers Schedule School Rabbit producers in Jack son and Josephine counties will have an opportunity to learn and exchange ideas at the Rabbit Production school to be held Feb. 7. !4. 2! and 28, according to Eaile Jossy, Jackson County Extrusion agent. These will be rvenuig meetings starting at 7:30 o'clock. I.ncnl rabbit growers will discuss housing and equip ment, selecting and manag ing breeding slock, elc. Dr. E. M. Gildow, veterinarian with Albors Feed company, Seattle, will discuss fads and feeding and Dr. Ralph Bo gnrt from the Veterinary De partment at Oregon State uni versity will talk about gen etics and rabbit Improvement. The three rabbit growers' associations in the Rogue val ley are working together In cooperation with the Jackson County Extension Service In arranging these meetings. a Chit By JOE Mail Tribune The American Veterinary Medical association is observing its 100th anniversary during 1963. The Oregon Veterinary Medical association has just completed its convention in Portland. We have long been an admirer of the veterinarians. A few years ago we set out to find out just what veterinarians do. One day the loi-al vet called us as promised and soon we were boLncinfc along a rutted county road (not In this county, Bob) enroute to a farm. A lean and lanky farmer of barn. There we found the cow her calf since it had somehow her. The vet carefully washed them, then felt up inside the attached a chain to the protruding hind legs of the calf then the three of us pulled the calf Anxiously, we watched the time the farmer noticing our concern smiled and said, D ya think she will live, boy?" About that time the calf arose on her feet much to our amazement and the amusement of the vet and farmer. Another time, we watched a pound of porcupine quills and mouth. Then there was the time he thought was cheap hay. One of his cows required a wire operation. After the incision was made in the cow's side, the vet reached in with a magnate and extracted bits of wire. Since 1854, when the first veterinary college in the United States was established in Philadelphia, American veterinary medicine has grown to become the nation's third largest health profession. Veterinarians in the United States number 21,954 and 1,597 in Canada. Eighteen schools of veterinary medicine are now established in the United States and two in Canada. The average veterinary school graduate has spent over seven years in college. Each vet is state licensed after passing a state board examination. Their skill and this background of training makes each vet feel their profession should be considered as highly as that of the physicians. They resent being called " horse doctors." The U. S. veterinary medicine profession which helped doctor cavalry horses in the civil war is now taking on space age assignments. The problems man will face at high altitudes are being solved by using animals in vehicles projected into space. Animals are being studied, too, in connection with effects of acceleration and deceleration prior to sending man into space. What effect will radiation have upon animals and plant life? Vets are indispensible in these studies, also. What food and how should it be packaged for air dropping to troops and for in-flight feeding? These problems are being studied, also by veterinarians. This is a small sample of carried out by veterinarians. More than 55 per cent of all families in the U. S. have a pel of some kind. In 1961, 17.9 million families Owned one or more dogs and 11.3 million families owned one or more cats. (Perhaps Congressman Duncan will come up with a "Catnip Bill", for the nation-cat control, that is.) According to the AVMA figures, half of all veterinar ians In the U. S. work with farm animals. In Jackson county, all nine veterinarians work with farm animals plus small animals such as cats and dogs. One veterinarian noted this is the only county west of the Cascades having large numbers of both beef and dairy animals. Veterinary medicine has last 20 or 30 years, but one veterinarian said many local farmers are not taking advantage of this progress although the knowledge is available to them. There are new drugs and new methods of treating animals and diagnosis is now more definite. ''Farmers in this valley have livestock management," one veterinarian commented. "This means proper feeding, proper pasture rotation and control of parasites. They are at least 15 years behind other areas. There are too many who know a little bit and think they know it all!" this vet remarked. "Too often winter feed for cows here is just some old straw hay," the vet added. "Another thing, there is no specific calving or breeding season. Beef men let their bulls run with the cattle the year around and don't realize this is a bad practice." "Artificial insemination is the coming thing In beef, but In this valley it won't work due to the year-round breeding season. It works in real nice with a six-week breeding sea son," the vet said. "Roads arc no real problem here. We can get to any ranch we have to reach during the winter. In the summer the beef is often up in the mountain ranges. The cattlemen don't see them often enough to tell if they have some disease," he stated. To give the farmer more information on veterinary medicine, cUsm-s are now being sponsored by the vets and the Phoenix high school vo-ag department. These weekly classes are to teach the farmer how to tell when his animals need veterinary help. About 40 local farmers arc attending. fL sv 1 1 ZL In Stock Judqsnq Vrcka A score of 297 points out of a possible 300 points is the highest individ ual score in the history of the Carlot Livestock Judging Championship at the National Western Stock Show in Den ver. It was made lv Melanie Dudley, daughter of Mr and Mis. Clrti'Oi'ivf- L. Dudley, cf Giu'el'.e. Metallic made the trip to Denver as a member of the California Slate Polytechnic i College judging team. She placed 11th high individual in COMPLETE GARDENING SEED NOW IN STOCK BIG Y FEED & SEED CO. 1948 Pacific Highway North - 773-3160 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEOFORD, OREGON Chat COWLEY Farm Editor few words led us back to the in labor but unable to deliver, turned catywampus Inside of his hands and arms, greased cow. After some thought he out by pulling on the chain. cow lick her calf. About that the same vet remove about from a hunting dog's nose a dairy farmer brought what the continuing research being made many gains in the a long ways to go In proper sa the overall livestock ludcine. The team was grand champion in Judging carload lots of beef, swine and lambs, and placed sixth in the total live stock judging. Judging teams from 20 agricultural colleges throughout the nation took part in the livestock judging at the National Western Stock show. Mclanlr was the champion 4-H livestock Judge at Ihe 1959 Siskiyou County 4-H Livestock JllHuinc Hav. She is a member of the Etna 4-H club LINE OF X Light Run Noted At Midway Yard; Market Active A total of 238 cattle were sold at the Midway Auction yard on Table Rock rd. Fri day, Feb. 1, according to Owner-Manager Bill Bray. "Market was extremely ac tive. However, with steady to higher prices recorded," Bray reported. "The light run was due to the heavy storm." Good to choice steer calves, 300 to 350 pounds sold for $30 to $32.25. Calves weigh ing 450 to 500 pounds sold for $26 to $28. Medium quality steer calves, all weights, went out at $24 to $27.50. Good and choice heifer calves, at 300 to 350 pounds, brought $25 to $27. One very good calve went out at $29. Heifers at 375 to 450 pounds sold for $24 to $25.50. Me dium quality heifer calves sold for $22 to $24. Good yearling steers weigh ing 550 to 650 . pounds sold for $23.50 to $26.10. Steers at 675 to 750 pounds went at $22 to $24.50. Medium qua lity steers, all weights, sold for $21 to $23.50. Yearling heifers were in light supply. A few individ uals sold for $22 to $23.50. Holstein steer calves sold for $23 to $24.90. Yearling to $22.50. Good cows with calves at side sold from $200 to $220 per pair. Medium pairs went at $185 to $200 per pair. Slaughter bulls went at $18 to $20.10. Choice veal sold for $26 to $28.50. Standard steers and heifers brought $20 to $22.50. Young fat cows brought $17 to $19.90. Utility cows sold for $15 to $16.75. Cutters went at $12.50 to $14.70 and canners brought $9 to $12.25. FARM Woodlot Facts By DICK OLSON State Farm Forester During this season a major problem facing tree farmers is animal damage to young tree seedlings. Numerous kinds of animals cause this damage, so for the next few weeks this column will deal with the major animal pests in this area. I do not want to get into this controversy in this article over deer-caused damage, but describe the type of damage done by deer and mention some control measures that can be invoked. The ability to recognize characteristic signs and to determine what animal is responsible for a specific injury is a distinct aid to forest managers. Browse from woody plants, including conifers, is a staple diet for deer. Due to no front teeth, the manner in which a deer eats a portion of a plant is quite distinctive. The stem or twig end will have a jag ged or torn appearance. The bark may be stripped off for a portion of the twig s length. There will often be one or more p a r t i al 1 y removed needles remaining attached to the twig. The remaining por tions of needles, upon closer examination, will often re veal the tearing effect. Besides feeding injuries, deer are responsible for two types of mechanical Injuries. Antler polishing, to remove the velvet, abrades the bark from the upper boles of large seedlings and sapp lings. Broken branches and strips of bark hanging from the bole are characteristic of this in Jury. Herds of deer are also responsible for some tramp ling damage. However, they are not nearly as bad as elk or cattle. There are several control measures. One is to obtain a special hunting permit from the State Game department. Several landowners have tak en care of their problems in this manner. One way of pro tecting plantations for the first year is to plrnt trees that have been treated with a deer repellent. Each year trees can be treated with a repellent if the situation so warrants. Often this is a necessary process on Christmas tree plantations. These chemical control de vices are satisfactory but still the best control is an accurate aim. FRANKLIN CUTTER m West Main Pharmacy Retail Store "Where Prescriptions Art Filled Up to Standard Not Down to Price" 135 W. Main, Corner of Huge Florida Seen by State Farm Officials Salem Imagine an indi vidual owning a dairy farm with almost as many dairy cattle as in Oregon's No. 1 dairy county, Tillamook, and you'll get a peek at some of the large scale agricultural developments in Florida. The gigantic single -owner dairy has 15,000 head of Guernseys and Jerseys. By last count, Tillamook county had 17,300 dairy cattle and heifers over two years. Paul T. Rowell, agricultural development chief for the Farm & Oldest Producing Hereford Cow Noted Weed-Honor and distinc tion came to Siskiyou Coun ty's Hereford Breeder, Hoy Hereford Ranch at Weed re cently by owning the oldest, living, producing registered Hereford cow. FROM THE GROUND UP By BART BARTLETT Recently, the Mail-Tribune farm editor gave considerable space in his column to the subject of Rural Develop ment. One instance of the great community and area good that can be accomp lished by a rural development effort occurred near Taos, New Mexico. As we recall the details of the improvement of this area, the efforts of everyone were enlisted. Such agencies as government at all levels down to highway departments and towns were a vital part of the entire community improve ment program of these New Mexico people. The power company and local business people were also of consider able help in the program. The countryside in this area of New Mexico is relatively mountainous and has more scenery than farm land or other natural resources. Prior to rural development, the area was short of power and roads. Following the completion of early phases of the develop ment, roads, bridges and pow er lines were completed. The entire countryside was freed of unnecessary trash and junk. Homes, fences and mail boxes were attractively painted. Tourists and sports men discovered the scenic beauty of the area and came in great numbers to see the natural beauty of the moun tains and to hunt and fish. The result has been that the area people are happy and self supporting where in the past the majority of them were on some form of char ity. Other Areas Helped Wt know of other areas that are working to improve their surroundings through programs that are somewhat similar to the one described above. In some instances only a county-wide area is in volved while in other in stances as many as a dozen counties are developing a large area in one massive ef fort. How such worthwhile re sults are obtained is not as important as the fact that something constructive and valuable is happening. All of the areas were depressed in appearance and their people were destitute and low in spirit. As me physical aspects of Ihe countryside were im proved so did the welfare and outlook of the inhabitants We have some communities in Jackson county that have a slow moving, downtrnridei ap pearance. These areas and their people might heller be aided by a rural develop ment program than by the doles of life's bare necessities at the welfare and relief of fices. VACCINES! MEDICINALS! INSTRUMENTS! And ether supplies to keep your livestock and pets healthy and well groomed! Grape Ph. 772-2330 CaWUk T Dairy Farms Oregon department of agricul ture, while attending the Na tional Association of Market ing Officials annual meeting, toured some of the Florida citrus, dairy, sugar cane, beef and vegetable industries be tween Orlando and Miami Beach. He reports vast new acre ages of sugar cane have in creased primary refining plants from three in 1960 to 12 in 1963 in the Lake Okee chobee area. As with Oregon's Garden Mrs. Eldon Hoy, seeing an article in the American Cattle Producer monthly magazine concering the contest, encour aged her husband to check their records to determine if they might have a chance for the honor. Soon after entering, the records and picture of their "contestant" H. H. R. Miss D2, they received the following news release from the Amer ican Hereford Ass'n in Kansas City, Mo: H. H. R. Miss D 2 owned by Hoy's Hereford Ranch o f Weed, Calif., has been chosen as the winning entry in the "Hereford Days USA" con test to find the oldest, living, producing, registered Here ford cow having the largest number of calves registered on her record in the office of the American Hereford assoc iation. The California Here ford has 17 calves entered on her record at the association office and, according to Eldon Hoy of the winning firm, is due to calve again in March 1963. Sired by Ranier Domino and out of H. H. R. Miss D, the winner has been owned by the Hoy family since her drop date on April 1, 1941. Presentation Scheduled A registered Hereford heif er will be given to the Hoy's Hereford Ranch as the prize for the top entry. The presen tation will take place at the opening of the two day, 3,500 head, commercial and regis tered Hereford female sale in Denver Feb. 15. Hereford breeders repre senting 23 states submitted entries to the American Here ford association office for consideration. Several cows, having the same number of calves, were strong contend ers for the number one posi tion, but were younger in age. Sheep Handling Classes Planned Sheep handling methods to increase efficiency of production will be demon strated Thursday, Feb. 7, in the Beef Building at the Jackson county fairgrounds according to Earle Jossy, County Extension Agent. John Landers, Extension livestock specialist from Oregon State university, will show recommended methods of trimming feet, treating foot rot, tagging, docking, etc. The Jackson county lamb pool and wool pool will hold meetings in ihe afternoon to plan operations for 19G3. All sheep growers and in terested people will be wel come at these meetings. e&r B Ba SHl a OF TUP AAnkITU w a tm a llll WFA MOTOR OIL and UNICO OIL FILTER CARTRIDGEf 1ft0 flfeE REGUlA PRICE ON BOTH BVC wi When Purchased Together w'tn iT ikis Serving Northwest Agriculture since 1917 773-8239 i sugar refinery at Nyssa, a beef cattle operation is under way in this area of Florida by the U. S. Sugar corporation. Row ell says this is a large-scale, long-range beef breeding and production program which is developing great increases in feeding gains. Stock used is best crossbreds of Brahman and Charolais with the Here fords, Angus and Shorthorn breeds more familiar to Ore gon ranchers. Vegetables Important Rowell found vegetable pro duction is still important in the Everglades area, but is being replaced to some extent by sugar cane and beef. He reports that from a 220-foot Citrus Tower the eye sees only a sea of orange and grapefruit trees in all direc tions. Island-hopping through tha West Indies en route to Rio, Rowell found much of t h e farm economy centered around sugar cane, with rum as a leading end product, usu ally with government support or actual participation. Re turning from Rio through Central America, some of the economies rely heavily on coffee production, though su gar cane, banana and cotton are important products. In each country he found great local or area pride in their particular type of rum mada or coffee. Brazil's economy and that of some other Latin Ameri can countries show evidences of the let - down in coffea prices in the past several years, including some partial ly finished buildings on which construction has been halted, Rowell reported. In other areas of those countries both industries and agriculture ara on the upgrade. Brazil's econ omy is suffering from paper money inflation, he said, which has brought the ex change rate from 250 to 700 cruzeiros to the dollar since July, 1961. Inducing Industries In the West Indies, islands like Jamaica and Puerto Rico are inducing new industries and outside capital with a combination of low labor costs and seven to ten-year periods of t a x exemption. Tourism also is becoming increasingly important, though the Cuban situation has been a tempo rary damper. Rowell says he hopes those beautiful islands will not tend to cripple the goose that lays these golden eggs with such practices as the dollar per night per person tax on tour ist hotel bills which was im posed Nov. 1 by the isle ol Antigua. DON'T BE A f DEBT SLAVE 1 GET OUT OF DEBT! &'SlJ WITHOUT BORROWING If installment payments or past due bills are troubling you let us consolidate and arrange to pay all your bills, past due or not, with one payment you can afford. AVERAGE EXAMPLE IF YOU YOU PAY AS OWE LOW AS S 500 $10 per wk. $1,000 $15perwk. $2,000 $20 per wk. $3,000 $32 per wk. 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