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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Forest Practices
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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.
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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.
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