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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1963)
Good Water Said Benefit Water, like timber, U re- newtble natural resource and when properly managed can be a source of continuing economic benefit to southern Oregon, according to Harold - Sexton, manager of Rogue River Valley Irrigation dis trict. Sexton made the assessment as part of a talk presented to the members of the Southern Oregon Conservation and Tree Farm association, Friday eve ning in Medford. . Drawing a further parallel between the irrigation dis tricts and the forest products industry, Sexton noted that both are vitally concerned with conservation of the re sources in their stewardship, interested in managing the resource in an economic fash ion, and obligated to work to ward greater utilization of the resource for recreational and. other bonus community benefits. History of Irrigation Sexton traced the history of the development of the various irrigation facilities in the Rogue River valley and gave a progress report on the proposed Agate dam. He noted that its prime function is. a holding dam for irrigation purposes to be -repaid by water users, but that an item for recreational development has been- included in the budget. ... ': The irrigation expert point ed out that western water users, as western states forest users, are alarmed over the reintroduction of Senate Bill 174 as Senate Bill 4 and called for - community support in pressing for more realistic leg islative action in the wilder ness and conservation field. It was noted that House Reso lution 776, as amended by the House committee on interior and insular affairs, introduced last session, is a better ap proach in the eyes of western conservation leaders. Rural Areas Changing . ". One of the biggest problems facing the irrigation districts in the Rogue River valley in the years ahead is the increas ing costs of operating facili ties in rural areas which are fast approaching urbanization, Sexton said. The time will ar rive when agricultural use of water on the valley floor will diminish rather than increase as it is now doing, he con tinued. .... In the long run, Sexton con eluded, irrigation districts will be looking toward other uses of water resources to sup- New Heat Circulator May Help Orehardist In 11 nut and fruit or chards, jet-tipped rotor blades are. heating and circulating the air to prevent frost dam age, and the machines are likely to catch on fast. They are part of a new generation of agricultural machines now transforming production of many of the nation's table del icacies, according to Fortune magazine. In California particularly, Invention has been rampant and incentive high for the machines' development. The state has the soil and climate to produce a $36 million strawberry crop, a $37 mil lion almond harvest, and $59 million worth of peaches in a year. But farm labor is usual ly In short supply. Now a farmer may prepare his land, plant and cultivate it, spray, pick, clean, and pack the pro duce all. mechanically, ac cording to an article in For tune magazine. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Ymr ana or unpalatable ruaga will make a bait far a medarn balanca ration : that yaw can faae with little laber and n waitaja. The iftcrtaied maat er milk pre ductd will five yav mail-, mum returns on a imatl cash ' mvoatmonr. MORTON MILLING CO. : 500 Ross Lane, Medford BRILL METAL WORKS ' Commercial Induitrial Raiidtntial Sheet Matel Work Stainlan, GaUaniiad and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE 772-6660 LAWN MOWER SHARPENING SMALL ENGINE REPAIRING Parts and Service for Briggs Strttten ... Clinton . . . tauten . . . and Others BIG Y FEED fir SEED CO. 1941 Pacific Hwy. North 773-3160 Management To Economy plement loss of agricultural users while continuing to ade quately serve the remaining irrigation demands. The speaker was introduced by Bruce Blew, immediate past . president of the forest products industry group. Darrell Davis business manager. King Trucking com pany, was installed as presi dent of the association which represents the forest products industry in Jackson and Jose phine counties. - Loyd Silva, Silva Logging, Grants Pass, was installed as vice president for Johephine county and Jerry McGrew, McGrew Brothers Logging, Medford, vice president for Jackson county.- Directors in clude Milner Larson, Russ Hogue, Paul Doe, Bob Van Duker, Bill Aftring and Ed Smith. Dale Prentice was re tained as secretary-manager. FROM THE GROUND UP r IART ARTLfTT Spring-like weather ' has been with us for several days. The experienced gardener and tarmer will not be confused by the weather at this time of year. However, it is in order to issue a word of caution to new comers to the area and to those among us who are apt to become too . excited about early gardening activi ties. Listed below are certain spring like jobs that may be in order at this time. Any wood ashes that have been accumulated over the heating season can be used at this season. Lawns can be given a broadcast application of wood ashes now that will supply their requirements for potash, magnesium and calci um for the coming season. Wood ashes leach into and out of the soil profile rather slowly and will at this time be rather resistant to nutrient loss due to weather. The nitro gen nutrition of lawns is of an entirely different nature: : As of now lawns are begin ning to grow. This Is a re sponse - to photo-period - or length of day and exposure to sunshine more than a re sponse to temperature. In many instances . it is the Ca nadian Blue Grass that is making lawns green, while the blue grasses and fescues of the more permanent lawn are still in a sort of dormant stage of development. How ever, where lawns that show early activity are of a pale yellow color, it may be well to provide some nitrogen in the form of a fertilizer. Lawns that contain grasses alone can utilize the ammonia as well as the nitrate forms -of nitrogen fertilizers on lawns at this time. Lawns do best when their feeding is spread over the growing season. Con sult your reed and fertilizer dealer for materials and rec ommendations. Prune Roses Roses and certain other flowering plants of the flow er garden should be pruned within the next week or so. The buds of many fruit trees have shown some growth during recent days of warm weather. . It is now apparent that cold weather has done little if anything to effect control of our insect pests. The bugs are out and active now during any day that the temperature goes above 55 degrees Fahren heit, From some of ths insect populations that have been observed to be active, It can be predicated that the coming season will be one of pest problems. . The average person who complains of pesticides being the ruin of mankind and his biological associates,, is per haps doing more to pollute soils and streams than is the farmer. The use of detergents and their release into our soils, soil waters and streams is of far more danger to man, his use of the soil and to the wild life he treasures in streams than does the use of pesticides by a few farmers. There is a far greater area of our useful land area men aced by detergents than by pesticides. Scion wood for spring grafting should be taken now arid stored for later use. Midway Auction Sells 458 Cattle; Market Lively A total of 458 cattle were sold at the Midway Auction yard on Table Rock rd.' at the regular Friday. Feb. 8 sale, according to Bill Bray, owner-manager. "The market was active and higher on stocker calves," Bray reported. Good to choice steer calves sold for $30 to $33. A pen of three brought $33, a pen of five $32.75, a pen of three $31.70 and a pen of three $31.10. A pen of six Angus calves weighing 462 pounds average sold for $28.10 and a pen of nine head of Angus calves av eraging 544 pounds went out at $27.60. Most good calves weighing between 400 and 500 pounds sold from $26 to $20.50 Heifer calves were in good demand, going from $25 to $27.70., .. . , ; . Yearling steers are not as high now as they have been for the past three months, Bray said. Most 600 to 700 pound steers sold between $?3 to $25. . .. Heavy feeder steers weigh ing 800 to 900 pounds were slow at $21 to $23. "Holstein steer calves are hot now. We sold good : 300 to 400 pound Holsteins at $25 to $26.75. Steers weighing 400 to 500 pounds sold at $23 to $24 and 500 to 650 pound yearlings sold at $21 to $23. Our cow and calf market was good." Bray said. Good, young pairs sold from $220 to $262.50 per pair. Medium aged cows with calves went out at $200 to $220 and sev eral pens of aged cows with calves sold at $190 to $217.50 per pair." A load of 42 standard to low good Holstein heifers shipped in from Idaho, sold from $20 to $22.40 and aver aged $21.50. "There was a good run of slaughter cows this week," Bray said. "About 75 head were in the sale. Good, fat, young cows sold from $17 to $19.40. Heavy utility cows sold for $15 to $16.90. Cutters sold for $13 to $15 and can ners went out at $10 to $12.50," Bray said. "We expect a good run again this week. Already con signed to this week s sale are 25 cows with calves, 50 head of stocker calves and 30 head of feeder steers and 25 head of Angus springer cows," Bray announced. Conference Set For Forestry Corvallis-Woodland owners facing increased competition in marketing of forest prod ucts can study new methods and approaches to forest man agement at a special Feb. 27 to March 1 conference at Ore gon State university. Market outlook, improvea harvesting methods, problems caused by the Oct. 12 blow- down, and possible ways of meeting increased competition are among key topics. The conference will open at the OSU Forestry building, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m., according to Charles Ross, OSU exten sion forestry specialist. Con ference chairman is Dan. D. Robinson,, professor of forest management in the O S U School of Forestry, which is co-sponsoring the event with the extension service. Advance registration is re quested by Feb. 10. A small registration fee will be pay able at the conference. Com plete Information may be ob tained from local county ex tension agents or from Ross, OSU Forestry Building, Cor vallis. Orchard Fads In Publication Corvallis Three fact sheets designed to help prune grow ers with basic decisions about orchard sites, rootstocks and management of young or chards have been prepared by Robert L. Stebbins, Oregon State university extension hor ticultural specialist. Copies are now available at county extension offices. . The first, "Site Selection and Planting of Prune Orch ards," outlines factors such as soil depth which should be considered in selecting a pros pective orchard site. Informa tion about designing the orch ard and how to plant young prune trees is also included in the one-page leaflet. "Prune Rootstocks for Western Oregon" reports on three rootstock varieties col lected from experiments at the OSU Lewis-Brown Experi mental Farm near Corvalli. No one rootstock can be rec ommended, Stebbins writes, since choice of rootstocks de pends upon the orchard site where trees are to be planted. Information about peach roots, Myrobalan Plum seed lings and Myrobalan 20-C roots is Included in the fact sheet. 1 MEDFORO FARM Woocflot Facts By DICK OLSON State Farm Forester . Last week in this column the subject of deer damage to trees was examined. This week's article 'ill deal with probably the worst enemy of young Pine seedlings - The rabbit family. Of the eight native and in troduced rabbits or hares that' occur in the Pacific North west, four are reported to cause damage to young coni fers. In Southwest Oregon our main rabbit pests are the black tail jack rabbit and the brush rabbit. In general, their living habits, the damage done by them and the control are the same. . . .. The rabbit is primarily noc turnal, foraging in open c. t overs at night and spending the day. under cover of logs or dense vegetation. Damage done by these animal, to re forestation, or .Christmas tree plantations in . this area is heavy. . because of the sur rounding brush habitat. . The damage done by rabbits is easily distinguishable from other wildlife because of their unique eating habit. All rab bits produce clipping injuries which are slmil-r in appear ance. When clipping a coni fer, .rabbits leave a clean, knife-like oblique cut on the remaining portion of the stem. Repeated clipping suppresses height, growth and in some cases completely . .ills seed lings. I have seen entire one acre plantations which were damaged in a single night by rabbits. One angry plantation owner blamed the damage on boys with knives. The dam age that a band of hungry rabbits can do to your crop is endless. Control. Methods Several methods of control can be activated. It has been found that one method of kill ing rabbits in an area works, but it does not necesjailly work in another area. Also, one method might not work one season, but will work at a different season. . For this reason, . I suggest you call your county agent's '. farm forester's office at the time your problem ocrurs and dis cuss controlling methods for that specific season. Poison grain, strychnine on carrots and salt mixtures are only a few examples of controlling methods. A successful Christmas tree plantation or reforestation planting and, In some cases, survival of natural reproduc tion is 'dependent on these rabbit control techniques. Do not sell this pest short or he is liable to cut your trees short. Remember Feb. 16 and March 9. These are the dates for the Jackson county farm forestry field trip tours. This Saturday's tour will depart from the State Forestry head quarters on Table Rock rd., Medford, at 9:30 a.m. Subjects of discussion and viewing will be Christmas tree growing and timber stand improvement. Also, af ter lunch at the Rlvervtew Cafe in Shady Cove, the group will tour Teppers Treeseed Inc. in Shady Cove. An inter esting day's program Is plan ned and it is hoped by the counties' ' rm forestry com mittee ther: will be a good turn-out. For more details please call your county agent -773-8215- or your farm for-ester-684-1213. Fertilizer Law Now in Force Salem r The state depart ment of agriculture calls at tention to feed and fertilizer buyers and sellers to revisions in regulations which became effective Jan. 1 as result of hearings held last October. Two supplement elements, chlorine and sodium at mini mum amounts of l10th of 1 per cent, were approved for addition in fertilizers. In fertilizers offered for sale, labels must show the percentages of nitrogen, phos phoric acid and potash. But supplemental elements may be labeled only as to name because when added they must meet minimum amounts speci fied in the regulation, which also names the supplemental elements which may be con tained in fertilizers. LILLY'S CRAB GRASS KILLER Apply NOW! 20-1 bi. Covers . 2500 Sq. Ft., Only We UH tVary Heemlii Tfilr.fl MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Grain Program For Local Farms Related by ASC . Farmers who grew corn, grain sorghum, or barley on their farms in 1959 or 1960 are now able to sign up to participate in the 1963 feed grain program, Albert Straus, chairman of the Jackson coun ty agricultural stabilization and conservation committee said today. Signup period ior the voluntary feed grain pro gram has been set for Feb. 1 through March 22. . The same signup period also applies to farmers who want to take part in the 1963 wheat stabilization program. For information and to sign up farmers should call at the ASCS office on the third floor, courthouse annex, Med ford. The chairman listed the fol lowing principal features of the 1963 feed grain program: (1) The program is voluntary. (2) It applies to corn, grain sorguhm, and barley, for which crops the base acreages are added together into one feed grain base for the farm. (3) Program partici pants must take at least 20 per cent of the total base out of production and devote such acres to a conservation use. (4) A program participant must not exceed the. feed grain base for any other farm in which he has an interest in the feed grain crops. (5) Diversion payments will be made to participants for shift ing acreage from production into conservation. (6) Price- support payments (18 cents a bushel for corn, 14 cents for barley, and 16 cents for grain sorguhm) will be made to pro gram participants on the normal production of their 1963 feed grain acreage, no matter what use is made of the grains. (7) Regular price support loans and purchase agreements on the three feed grains will be available only to participants, and they will be available on the entire 1963 production of the three feed grains. Weed Infestation Caused by Flood, Control Required By RAY HUBBELL Weed Control Supervisor Much damage from our re cent high water it still quite evident throughout the val ley. Banks of ditches and creeks In many areas have disappear ed and nave been deposited elsewhere. Topsoil in many instances has been washed down stream or deposited at some down stream bend of the creek. Road shoulders were washed away into fields along with all sorts of trash and debris. This is all evidence we can see, however still other pros pects of possible damage are likely to appear later on this year. This damage will come In the deposits of weed seeds uncovered and spread by the high waters, unwanted weed seeds from creek banks and waste areas where no con trol measures have been tak en, or from deposits of seed in creek bottoms and banks uncovered and spread with the erosion of these areas. The possibility of some of our noxious weeds being among flood - distributed seed is quite likely. Known areas such as Little Butte creek and the possible spread of white cockle, ragweed and Johnson grass will be survey ed and control measures tak- . White top In the Daisy creek area as well as John son grass in the Jackson creek area will be surveyed for needed control. Many of these flooded areas will be exposed to new in festations of annual and per ennial weeds. It will be to the property owner's benefit to recognize this fact and to keep an eye open for any un known weeds that may ap pear this next spring. Check on the identity of these and use control measures to pre vent them from becoming es tablished. This will be a much easier job the first year and costs can be kept at a minimum. Delayed control of two or three years on some perennials will allow them to become well established, presenting both a problem of control and economy. $195 Um Our Spreader FREE At Our NEW LOCATION 4th and Front FREE PARKING OREGON Forest Practices Feature of Tour Forest practices from proc essing tree seeds to thinning and pruning established stands will be seen on the forestry tour sponsored by the Jackson county forestry com mittee, according to Earle Jos sy, county extension agent. The tour will be Feb. 16 and will start at the State Forestry Office on Table Rock rd. at 9:30 a.m. Tour stops will include ob servation of pruning, thin ning and tree planting on U.S. Forest Service land at Butte Falls. Lunch at the River view cafe -at Shady Cove where Barney Douglas, Christmas tree specialist with the U.S. Forest Service will show colored slides and talk about Christmas tree culture. This will be followed up with a visit to Ed Tippen's tree seed processing plant in Shady Cove. The tour will conclude with a stop at the Robert Sage Christmas tree planta tion at Table Rock. Anyone interested in tree culture will be welcome on this tour. For further Information call Dick Olson at- the Ore gon Forestry office or the Jackson County Extension of fice. More than one-quarter of the world's supply of salt in 1960 came from the United States. Almost as One of the special joys of driving a Chevrolet springs from the vitality of the car itself. Even when you're soft-pedaling it, in no special hurry to get anywhere in particular, the feeling is unmistakably there. Comes a hill, a slow moving truck you want to pass or a real chips-down emergency you've got surefired reserve power that gives you an extra margin of safety. A choice of engines with up Muwbunuuza 9TH & BARTLETT Milk Production Hits 37-Year Low Corvallis -Milk production in Oregon in 1962 dropped to the lowest level in 37 years, principally because of the de cline in the number of dairy farms and total number of milk cows, reported Stephen C. Marks, Oregon State Uni versity extension agricultural economist. With December's milk pro duction still to be recorded, the state's milk output during the first 11 months of 1962 stood at 1 billion 18 million pounds, down 31 million from the same months in 1961, he noted. Total production for the year is sure to be less than 1.1 billion pounds for the first time since 1925. In 1925, Oregon dairymen pioduced 1 billion 47 million pounds of milk. Production went up steadily until 1942 when it peaked at nearly 1.5 billion pounds. Since then, the trend has been downward in all but five of the last 20 years, the economist pointed out. The total number of milk cows on Oregon farms dropped from a peak of 262,000 in 1934 to 157,000 in 1961 and a fur ther decline occurred in 1962. At the same time average milk production per cow in creased 1,740 pounds to a rec ord high of 7,140 pounds in 1861. Jack. Robinson quick as you can say JET-SMOOTH vAll IIEVROIK Keep Cays on Jour entirely uijertnt COURTESY MEDFORD TUESDAY. BLAST KILLS CAPTAIN New York - (IIPD - An explo sion apparently caused by a DroDane fas leak hlastpH away the superstructure of a tugooat Monday killing its The success of $480 amyum ,ni.nm BOURBON 7 years old r SAYITABAIH, AGAIH AND ASAIH! it, you're back in your to 425 horsepower sees to that. 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