TUESDAY,
Farm Machinery Course Set
Feb. 25-27 at Fair Grounds
Ever since Cyrus McCor
mick patented his reaper in
1834 proper care and opera
tion of farm machinery has
been an increasing part of a
proper farm operation.
The idea of farming with
out horses swept across U S.
farmlands after World War
I. By 1925 enough combina
tions of tractors and imple
ments had been developed to
do all major farm operations
satisfactorily. In those early
days, horseless farming had
to be demonstrated as practi
cal. Farm &
Pear Promotion
Set Nation-Wide
Fresh winter pears, "The
Sweetest Fruit in Season"
will be the message told to
the nation In the current ad
vertising and sales promotion
Strict Planning
Followed Through
FFA Activities
Editor's Note: The follow
ing story on the supervised
farming program in Future
Farmers of America and in
high school vocational agrl
culture program marks Na
tional FFA week being ob
served this week.
By JIMMY CALDWELL
Crater FFA Chapter
Supervised farming is a
very important part of Voca
tional Agriculture and the
FFA.
A few of the things super
vised farming does is provide
a boy with some spending
money, but before he can
earn money he must spend
some to acquire the animels
and to feed them. In this way
he learns something about
financial responsibility and
how it is to be spent and how
hard it is to earn it.
Also this keeps the boys
from running around town
after school. They have sonic
tiling to do at home such as
working fields or cleaning
barns or taking care of ani
mals. If a boy wishes to go into
farming his project will give
him a good start. He may
have to work elsewhere for
a while, but eventually he
can become a full time farm
er. As an example of the start
toward full time farming or
a college education, 85 Crater
High FFA boys in 1902 had
a supervised project inven
tory worth $32,000 or average
of $400 per boy. Phoenix has
In their chapter, SB members
and a total inventory of $18,
000. In the Euglc Point chap
ter there are 52 members
with a total of $30,000.
I feel that one of the most
important parts of supervised
farming Is "learning by do
ing." You may ask "if a boy
is not going to be a farmer
what is inipurlant about rais
ing crops or livestock?" To
answer this, many people are
now living and will be living
In rural areas. These people
may raise calves for locker
meat in which the farming ex
pcriencc will be of great help.
Also, these people will have
lawns and shrubs which will
need fertilization. From pro)
ect experience they will know
what kind and how much
fertilizer to apply.
I feel as many other peo
ple that supervised farming
is a very important part of
Future Farmers of America.
"Salt In California," a re
port by the California Divi
sion of Mines and Geology,
will be used as a manual on
salt production for Korean
students. The book describes
in detail how more than a
million tons of salt a year arc
taken from California waters.
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Now, safe and efficient
methods of maintenance and
operation of farm machinery
must be demonstrated to the
farmer. This is the purpose
of the farm machinery care
and maintenance short course
scheduled for the Jackson ex
tension service auditorium
Monday, Feb. 23 through
Wednesday, Feb. 27.
The general purpose trac
tor has aided in production
cost reduction, increased the
working capacity of the farm
worker and sped up most
firm operations. Farmers
Garden
campaign for west coast
D'Anjou pears. Included in
the nation-wide promotion
will be fresh pears from the
Rogue River area.
The campaign opens Feb.
21 and will continue through
March, reports Dick Patter
son, general manager of the
Oregon-Washlngton-California
Pear bureau, Portland, Ore.
More than 73 radio stations
in 35 of the nation's largest
consuming areas, including
Toronto and Montreal, will be
used.
Winter pears are grown es
pecially for this time of year.
Once ripened, they are the
juiciest and sweetest fruit
available on the market, the
Bureau claims.
"February and March
promise to be extra big sales
months for pears this year.
While other fruits and vege
tables are in short supply due
to freezes and strikes, D'An
jou pears are more plentiful
man usual , Patterson point
ed out. "Retail produce men
have already found that pears
arc a good feature item for
maintaining volume."
Remaining Supphts
Remaining supplies of
D'Anjou pears arc of unusual
ly good condition and the
sizes are in the most desir
able and mcrchandlsable
range 100's to 150's, Patter
son added.
An example of a 30-second
radio spot, including a 10
second tag, is: "Listen, fresh
iruit lovers! The sweetest
fruit in season . . . fresh An-
Jou pears are now at their
peak of goodness. They're
1 lit fresh, sweet, fruit grown
especially for this time of
year. Enjoy pears often now
in lunch boxes, snacks, salads
and desserts. Eat lots of fresh
pears and stay slim. They're
sweet and Juicy, but low in
calories."
The bureau's ten merchan
dising representatives, locat
ed In the large consuming
areas, have colorful display
material available, including:
banners, die-cut pears, bin
strips, and recipe folders.
They also have merchandis
ing kits and other sales aids
to help retailers move more
pears for bigger profits.
Sheep Care Told
By OSU Expert
J. H. Landers, OSU exten
sion animal husbandly spe
cialist, instructed Jackson
County sheep men in the prop,
cr care of sheep during the
recent session in the county
extension oftice auditorium.
Instruction included Inter
nal parsitcs, trimming o f
fect, proper tagging of cars,
docking, treatment of foot rot.
Landers displayed recom
mended sheep shelters, a new
three-way cutting gate.
Sheep for the demonstra
tion were provided by Ernie
Lathrop, Central Point and
Dick Davis, Roberts rd.
The wool and lamb pool
meeting scheduled or t h c
same day was postponed to
allow more farmers to atlend.
A wool and lamb pool meet
ing will be held at 8 p.m.,
Wednesday In the Jackson
County Extension service aud
itorium, County Agent Earlc
Jossy announced. All sheep
men of Jackson county arc
urged to attend.
773-3160
now have a better and more
general knowledge of the op
eration and care of their trac
tors' internal combustion en
gines. But, as new designs
come out basic maintenance
must be reviewed. Various
m a n u facturcrs' representa
tives will do this during the
short course.
The first session is lubrica
tion of farm machinery by
R. H. Feely, Mobile Oil eonv
pany, Portland. He will ex
plain during the first morn
ing session, at 9:40 to 11
o'clock, how engine parts
built to fine precision and
close tolerance must be prop,
erly lubricated to relieve fric
tion, carry off heat, create an
oil seal between rings and
cylinders and prevent blow
by and loss of power.
A number of Jackson coun
ty farmers have been injured
or killed in tractor accidents
Mike Huber, Oregon State
university, will speak on farm
safety from 11:15 to 12 noon
Feb. 25.
One main rule is that only
one person, the driver, should
be on a moving tractor, yet
often we see youngsters rid
ing with their older brothers
or dads. Other common safe
ty rule violations are driv
ing too close to a ditch or
creek edge, driving too fast,
particularly when turning or
planning to brake, or when
driving over rough ground.
Also a tractor should hitch
to the drawbar and the slack
in the chain should never be
taken up with a jerk.
Tire Car
Farm tire care, subject of
a talk by W. W. Cross, Good
year Tire and Rubber com
pany representative, opens
the Feb. 28 session at 9:30
a.m. Most important point is
proper tire inflation. Grease,
oil and spray chemicals
should be cleaned off tractor
tires. These are only a few
points.
Other sessions will cover
adjustment and care of com
bines, from 10:45 a.m. to 12
noon, Feb. 28, with talks by
Russ Morgan, Massey Fergu
son; Mark Rcinbold, Case
Tractor company, and by E.
H. Lindbcrg, International
Harvester.
The afternoon of Feb. 28
will cover care and use of
hydraulic systems. Speakers
are Albert Matlock. Allis
Chalmers, Russ Morgan, Mas-
scy rcrguson. A film will be
shown.
The Feb. 27 morning ses
sion on care and use of or
chard sprayers, starting at
9:30 a'clock will be of most
Interest to orchardists. Gor
don F. Hurst Jr., of Spray
Master, Inc., and Tim Col-
vin, Bossier, will discuss
spray patterns and nozzle ar
rangement mostly.
Care and use of field spray
ers follows at 11:10 a.m., Feb.
27, plows, discs, harrows, til
lers and seeders in the after
noon, starting at 1:30 p.m.,
care and use of mowers at
2 p.m., field choppers and si
lage equipment at 2:43 p.m.
and balers at 3:15 p.m. by
Chuck Porth, R. W. Wade
company.
Irrigation Water
Quality Varies
Corvallis - Just because
water is wet doesn't necessar
ily moan it's suitable for all
irrigation purposes.
In fact, nearly every agri
cultural area in the state has
a "water-quality" problem to
a limited extent, despite the
overall excellent quality of
Oregon's water.
Oregon farmers who sus
pect their water quality
might be questionable for ir
rigation can have samples of
the water analyzed at Oregon
Stale university before invest
ing extensively in Irrigation
equipment.
A bulletin on quality of
irrigation water, prepared by
L. A. Alban, OSU associate
professor of soils, and M. N.
Shearer, extension irrigation
specialist, is available free to
Oregon residents. The bulle
tin tells what determines
quality and classification of
irrigation water, how these
factors relate to crop produc
tion, and procedures to follow
In getting walrr tested.
Copies of "Quality of Irri
gation Water" are available
from county extension offices
or from OSU bulletin clerk,
Corvallis.
The bulletin lists crops and
soil types that are compatible
with water of various quali
ties. TO GIVI YOU
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By JOE
Mail Tribune
Not long ago a dignified little lady approached a local
government official, slammed her small fist on his desk and
exclaimed, "Get off your dead end!"
As might have been anticipated, this had rather startling
results. The official turned pale and retorted, " Why, Mrs.
if you were a man I'd
project became reality and is
in the county. And what is
were "agin" it are now all
official.
Now comes the water problem in the Rogue Valley - not
enough pure drinking water for domestic use. But, instead
of the citizens going to the local government for action,
it is turnabout. Local government officials might well go to
the local citizens, slam their
exhort, "Get off your dead ends!" For if the problem is going
to be solved the local citizens
work with local, state and national governments for surveys
and technical help. But, "from the people" is the key phrase
here, not "for the people.
The machinery is available.
eers will work out a domestic water allocation from Elk and
Lost creek dams on the Rogue river. But how to deliver it?
This would require a metropolitan water district. Such
is provided in House Bill 1343.
"A metropolitan water district may include territory
located within the corporate limits of two or more municipali
ties. The corporate boundaries of municipalities whose terri
tory is Included in a metropolitan water district need not be
continguous," according to the bill.
This does not seem practical. It would seem to us the
territory would have to be "contiguous" to avoid "islands."
But, this provision does allow exclusion of, say, large land
holders who would feel overburdened with a front foot as
sessment for water pipelines stretching along their acreage
farmers, for instance.
We feel this is a county matter, but the bill provides:
"The board of a municipality may declare by resolution that
public convenience and necessity require the formation of a
metropolitan water district. The estimated costs and expenses
shall Include the amount to be paid by each municipality in
cluded within the district."
"Each municipality shall
of the total costs and expenses as the assessed valuation of
the property located within the municipality bears to the
total assessed valuation of all property located within all
municipalities included within the district." In other words,
each city in the district would
value of property within its
The city originating this
in all cities which have approved the resolution.
The bill would give the
purchase, bequest, devise or
sell or otherwise dispose of,
property of any kind within or without the district and with
in and without the state necessary or convenient to the full
exercise of its powers." This
therefore a dangerous power.
One thing which is good and
ing the right to be heard is the provision which allows "the
board of each member municipality" to appoint a delegate
to vote for the directors of
Those are what we think are the more controversial pro
visions of House Bill 1343. Every citizen who Is concerned
with water problems and future growth of this valley should
write the clerk of the house of representatives. Salem, for a
a copy of the bill and study it thoroughly; then write his
legislative delegation expressing his opinions.
Should the small farmer,
allowed to vote at irrigation
of Josephine county people say
tion to the state legislature proposing such a bill. The pro
posal is to allow one vote for one acre so a man with 40
acres would have 40 votes, etc.
The question is, could
enough votes to beat the large acreage owners at an elec
tion? Also, docs a district with voters from a large number
of small tracts have stability? Observers of one such district
say it does not. Not being full - lime farmers these small
land-owners don t show the
elections, some observers say.
be worth kicking around for
Small farmers in California
pete "more equitably with big-scale agriculture." In Californ
ia they call it the Western Water and Power Users Council.
The idea is get federal
farmers" acquire excess land
reclamation areas. The group supports public power develop
ment from reclamation projects, also. We question whether
t is fair to close the gate on
from such projects.
of a federal irrigation project
cnougn water to service ion
......... !..... n:n .......... t
until- mull luu nil 13 lull-,-, vi
10 years after they sign up
fornia's cnmmunitv Dronertv
and wife to retain up to 320
California's smaller farmers have contended vigorously
that the Feather River project is designed to help the cor
porate holders of vast tracts and not the average or smaller
farmer.
The first goal listed by the council should be particularly
interesting to Rogue Valley residents: "Federal assistance for
sound comprehensive resource-development projects to pro
vide municipal and agricultural water and power supplies in
the western slates "
Well, more power to the small farmer.
The Jackson county extension service and Pacific Power
and Light company are to be commended on the recent irriga
tion short course. Even those well informed on proper irri
galion practices say they learned a lot. Marvin Shearer. OSU
irrigation specialist, was praised for his talk. Now the ex
tension service has announced a farm machinery care and
maintenance service short coourse organized by County
Extension Agents Earlc Jossy and Donald Berry for Feb.
il5-27. It, too, promises to be a good one.
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Asparagus Roots Garlic Sets
Onion Sets Peas
Complete line of Garden Seeds
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COWLEY
Farm Editor
! But this little lady s
rapidly becoming an institution
even more amazing, those who
for it, including the forenamed
fists down on their TV sets and
must form committees, men
U. S. Army Corps of Engin
pay substantially the amount
pay an amount based on the
city limits.
proposal would call an election
district the right to: "grant,
lease, and to hold, enjoy, lease,
any and all real and personal
sounds too all-inclusive, and
assures all towns participat
the district.
owner of a one-acre trace, be
district elections? A number
they should have sent a peti
the small landholders muster
interest and don't turn out for
This is an issue which might
awhile.
arc also organizing to com
loans to help "qualified small
awaiting disposal in federal
private power development
are allowed to receive only
acres. Alio lananoiciers witn
nr ,1... i ...:,.:
IK-Juat: in (ill- i-.-.t-ss i'iiui willllll
for the water. However. Cali
law would allow a hush-inrl
acres.
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OREGON
Series of Meetings Set
For Valley Rabbit Growers
Rabbit growers of the
Rogue Valley are attending a
series of classes and meetings
sponsored by the Jackson
county extension service to
assist this new and rapidly
growing agricultural industry.
Peak shipments of rabbits
as fryers from both Jackson
and Josephine counties is ex
pected to hit 3,000 rabbits this
year.
One of the major outlets for
fryers produced in this area
is the Mt. Eden Rabbit com
pany of San Leandro, Calif.,
whose Oregon agent is John
FROM
THE
GROUND
UP
Br BART BARTLETT
At this time of year many
weed species are appearing
in lawns.
The weed plants are usual
ly seedlings and have at this
time very s-imple root sys
tems. This is the lime to con
trol such weeds as sour dock,
dandelion and plantin with
a hormone type weed killer.
There is less danger from
drift of the weed killer onto
valuable landscape plants at
this time of year and the
seedling stage of the weed
plants are very susceptible
to chemical control at this
time.
Home owners also should
think about scale and aphid
control. It is possible that
under the new pesticide reg
ulations that they may not
be able to buy and use cer
tain materials for late spring
and summer use as- controls
for these pests. Therefore, a
spray now of such non-toxic
materials as lime sulfur and
oil may be necessary for ade
quate control. Consult your
chemical supply dealer for
advice and spray materials.
It is also advisable to make
plantings now of landscape
plants. The season is rather
early and some soils may be
very wet, but even so new
plants of woody species
should be in place at this
time.
Still Too Early
The season is still not right
f o r frost tender plains. It
is far better in terms of re
sults to plant or seed forst
tender plants at a time when
they will grow off rapidly,
rather than plant them early.
Plants of this sort that are
put out too early are subject
to many diseases and at best
only stand still. Last year
many early plantings had to
be replanted to insure a crop
at all. At best the plantings
and seedlings made in April
produced flowers and fruits
no earlier than those thit
were made late, during the
month of May.
Peaches should be sprayed
soon for control of leaf curl
and other possible pests. Con
sult your chemical dealer for
materials and information.
Orchardists should consid
er a lale spray of an oil plus
a phosphate where getting
on a dormant of lime sulfur
plus oil is a difficult opera
tion due to wet soil condi
tions. Young fruit trees are very
often greatly delayed in their
growth by severe pruning
that is calculated to train
them properly. The most im
portant crop young fruit trees
can grow is leaves. It is the
leaves that feed and build
strong root systems. In turn,
it is a good root system that
later supports a vigorous,
high producing fruit tree. Ii
is wise to prune young fruit
trees as little as possible.
Their first fruit crop will
spread the limbs so that an
open centered tree will be
the result.
A final word on deer. Ev
eryone interested in this prob
lem should recheck the col
umn by Hank DeVoss in last
week's Tribune. It would
seem that there are plenty of
deer. They are difficult to
find sometimes right bv the
roadside and it is possible
that this is what is disturbing
the hunters on wheels.
FRANKLIN
CUTTER
"V '"'rA
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West Main Pharmacy
Reiill Store
"Where Prescriptions Art Filled Up to
Stindjrd Not Do ft to Price"
135 W. Main, Corner of
Trantham of Gold Hill. He
buys and trucks rabbits on
regular runs between south
ern Oregon and the San Fran
cisco Bay area.
To Hear of Markets
Thursday, at 7:45 p.m., in
the Jackson County Extension
service auditorium, rabbit
men will hear about market-
Irrigation Ditch
Weed Control
Steps Outlined
By RAY HUBBELL
Weed Control Supervisor
Ditch banks are commonly
covered with various weeds
and grasses that are especial
ly troublesome.
They contribute to the
spread of disease, harbor in
sects and rodents, and slow
the flow of water. More time
is required to irrigate and
maintenance costs go up, not
to mention the spread of
weed seed that contaminate
the cropland being irrigated.
All kinds of weeds find a
home along irrigation ditches.
Annuals and perennials, boih
grassy and broadleaf plants.
Good weed control of this
wide range of plants require
careful selection of the chemi
cal, as well as the time of
application.
Perennial seedlings are
easily controlled. After they
become established, specific
chemicals are needed and
costs go up. Annual weeds
and grasses can be controlled
with either pre-or post-emergent
treatment of several
chemicals. Simazine, Atrazine,
Karmex and Telvar are most
popular. Some areas may re
quire a combination of two of
the above materials and pos
sibly the addition of Amino
Triazole or Amitrol T (liqucd
form of Amino Triazole). In
some cases 2.4-D can be added
to an advantage.
Treated areas should not be
disturbed following treat
ment. If ditches are to be
cleaned or banks built up
this work should be done
prior to treatment.
Use Moderation
The theory of "if a little
does a little good, more will
do it better" has not proven
out with chemicals. By put
ting our irrigation ditches
weed control program on a
yearly maintenance basis, it
has shown light rates of these
materials properly applied
will provide good weed con
trol, cut time in labor and
maintenance, and keep costs
within reason.
Annual applications will
be required. We must face the
fact there isn't any one lime
treatment that, c.m answer all
the problems. Plans should
be made for this work as it is
with fertilizing, irrigation or
harvest.
Wettablc powders such as
those mentioned require good
mechanical agitation. Read
the label and follow these in
structions. Know what is be
ing used and how it is to be
used. Misused chemicals can
be costly.
Wiring Booklet
Published by OSU
Corvallis By carefully
planning his electrical wiring
farmer can save money,
reduce hazards and make his
work more convenient
A good wiring system
should be:
Safe preventing shocks
and fires; adequate for pres
ent and future loads-; conve
nient, with outlets where they
arc easy to use; efficient, so
simple power can b : obtained
for the least cost; and easy
to expand for future loads.
A bulletin available to Ore
gon residents from county ex
tension offices or the OSU
bulletin clerk, Corvallis. tells
how to plan wiring for build
ings as well as outside wiring
(both underground and over
head). Specific examples o' typi
cal building requirements are
I told, and work sheets are Dro-
vided to guide fanners in
planning their own wiring
needs.
VACCINES!
MEDICINALS!
INSTRUMENTS!
'hi And other supplies fo Keep
Mi your liveirock and pert
helthy and well groomed:
And other supplies to keep
Grape Ph. 772-2330
is m
ing and record keeping, ac
cording to County Agent
Earle Jossy who is organizing
the meetings and classes and
acting as master of cere
monies. Thursday, Feb. 28, Dr. Gil
Dow, of Albers Feed, will talk
on diseases, probable cures
and feed conversion. The fol
lowing Thursday, March 7, a
representative of the Fontana,
California experiment slalion
will speak on research find
ings there.
Over 80 people attended the
rabbit school last Thursday
when Dr. Ralph Bogart, Ore
gon State university animal
science department, lectured
on genetics and breeding.
During the first meeting,
Feb. 7, rabbit growers heard
talks from other growers on
various phases of rabbit pro
duction. R. J. Ritchey, Medford,
talked on the different types
of rabbit housing. He used as
an illustration the types that
were used from the days of
the warrens to the type now
used by the commercial
grower.
For example, a building 18
feet wide would house four
rows of hutches, one single on
each side, and a double row
through the center with ade
quate space for the runways
between.
He told of an extension
service plan using peeled fir
poles which would cut the
cost to a few cents a foot. He
also answered questions from
the group concerning costs,
methods and types of the sev
eral building programs. The
Farmers' Supply had a pat
tern of the type of truss used
in different types of building.
Hutches Explained
John Truly. Beal lane, Med
ford, talked of the different
types of hutches now in use,
how to build them and the
cost of several types. He also
told of the kinds and types of
nest boxes used, and the pref
erence of growers. He also
demonstrated how they were
constructed.
Truly told of the types of
separators used in making
hutches, the coverings for nest
boxes he found satisfying and
convenient. He recommends
dual purpose nest boxes or
boxes used by two docs. One
doe is shut out while the other
uses it. To shut out the
weather the floor of the box
is covered by one-fourth inch
mesh hardware cloth. In
cooler weather paper or some
other material can be used as
a floor covering to help keep
the young rabbits warm.
Charles W. Call. Medford,
explained the types of feeders
and watering equipment used.
He told of the costs of imple
mentation and upkeep. The
most successful watering
equipment used by many is
the dew drop system with in
stallation of a "Heatsun"
cable. Although costly, once
in operation with thermostatic
control there is little if any
further trouble during cold
weather. During warm weath
er the cable is not in use.
Gene Mars, Rogue River,
demonstrated palpating does.
This operation tells if a doe is
with young before she is due
to settle, thereby saving 12 to
14 days if it is found the doc
has not conceived. Mars dem
onstrated he can tell to the
day when the animal was
bred. He staled it required
lots of practice. If ir is tried
by someone who is not pro-
ncicni ii could easily injure
the animal, he warned. Ik
told of the growth of young
I
rabbits and how each few
days Ulc si7e and P''ion of
,l,e 'ollnK changes within the
doe rabbit.
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409 Cattle Sold
At Midway Yard;
Market Active
A total of 409 cattle were
sold at Midway Auction yard
on Table Rock rd. at the regu
lar Friday, Feb. 15 sale.
Owner-Manager Bill Bray
noted the market continues
active and strong.
Good to choice steer calves
sold from S29.5U to $32. A
pen of three head, 350 pound
steers sold at S32. O pen of
six head, 325 pounds, sold at
S30.50. Other penlots and sin
gles sold in the above range,
Bray said.
Good to choice heifer calves
went out at S25 to S27. Sever
al penlots sold from $26 to
$26.50.
Yearling sleers, at 550 to
650 pounds, sold for $24 to
$27. A pen of six head of 700
pound sleers sold at $24.
Medium to good yearling
steers brought $21 to $23.
Good yearling heifers brought
$21 to $23. Medium to good
heifers sold for $19 to $21.
Holstein steer calves mostly
sold at $25 to $26 for the best.
One extra good calve sold at
S27.50. Medium 'grade Hol
stein steer calves sold from
$23 to $24.
A nice pen of 20 Angus
cows with 13 calves at their
side sold for $226 a head. A
pen of 19 head of big, medium
aged springer cows sold for
$215 per head and a pen of
12 head of aged cows from tha
same ranch went out at S200.
A pen of very old Hereford
cows with big calves at their
sides sold for $192.50 and oth
er pail's went out from S185
to $220 per head.
Slaughter bulls sold from
$19.10 to S20.10. Choice veal
sold from $25 to $27. Medium
to good veal were going out
as stockcrs for higher prices
than the butcher could pay.
Good fat cows sold from,
$16 to $18. Most utility cows
sold at $14 to $15.50 whins
cutters sold from $12.50 to
$14. Canners are still around
at S8 to $12.
"We have some very fine
consignments of stock calves
and springer cows for this
week's sale," Bray said.
"Watch the livestock for sala
column in this paper Wednes
day and Thursday."
4-H'crs Active
In Siskiyou County
Yreka The number of
4-H project completions in
Siskiyou county show a sat
isfactory increase, noted Bill
Ruddiman, Siskiyou county
farm advisor for 4-H.
Three club had 100 per cent
completions: Big Sprinps,
Butte Valley and Grenada.
They were also among tho
highest the previous year. Big
Springs had 93 per cent, Butlu
Valley 85 per cent, and Gre
nada 97 per cent. The county
average for 1962 was 86 per
cent compared to 82 per cent
in 1961.
Jan. 26 is the 4-H leader
bauquet at the Edgewood
Farm Center hall.
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