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CAL-ORE TOUR - Henry Owens, White lieves in purchasing good bulls ind provid-
City, displayed his young bulls during last ing good feed. Some of these will be sold
Saturday's winter feeding tour of ranches this spring and others at the fall Cal-Ore
at the north end of the valley. Henry be- Range Ready Bull sale here.
Creep Feeding Argument
Results On Cal-Ore Tour
Approximately 60 persons
made the new annual Cal
Ore Hereford association's
winter feeding tour of
ranches at the north end of
the valley.
An intense discussion re
sulted in creep feeding of
calves which will be con
tinued at the April Cal-Ore
meeting. Some of the cattle
men thought it Is a good thing
Farm & Garden
Spring Weed Control
Practices Described
By HAY HUBBELL
Weed Control Supervisor
Last week we mentioned
two of the weeds requiring
early spring treatments of
2,4-D for control. These were
poison hemlock and teasel.
Reasons For and
Zoning Steps
Given Bureau
George J. Brenner, Jack
son county planning consult
ant for Jackson county told
Farm Bureau members some
o the procedures and rea
sons for rural zoning at the
Feb. 26 meeting held in the
extension service auditorium.
Brenner said one of the
first rural zoning ordinances
In the Great Lakes region
stranuelv enouah prohibited
farming in rural areas. The
reason now for rural zoning,
Bonner said is to keep farm
lands from skyrocketing and
being placed in a high tax
bracket.
He said there Is a new and
different challenge confront
ing rural and urban areas
with Intensive farming about
the subdivision fringe. There
are many problems with ur
ban pressures on the farming
community. Tax pressures
often force farmers out. An
other problem is soil erosion
from unplanned cut-up areas.
Brenner said zoning can be
difficult and complicated, de
pending upon conditions and
oilier factors. He knows of
some planning and zoning
projects which have been car
ried out painlessly and sat
isfactorily. Five different methods can
be used to go about rural
zoning Brenner said.
Greonbolt
Answering questions asked
from the audience, Brenner
described the term "Green
belt" as an open area sepa
rating cities and various parts
of urban development. He
Practically a 1 1 annual
broadlcaf weeds that germi
nate early in the spring can
be economically controlled
with early treatments. Many
seedling perennials and bien
nials can also be controlled.
The list is quite long but to
name a few: chickory, plan
tain, dandelion, bull thistle,
sweet anis and mustard can
be included.
One we would particular
ly like to mention is star
thistle. Its complete eradica
tion would seem impossible,
but control can be achieved
with 2,4-D sprays. This plant
produces a great number of
seeds and grows well In areas
not under irrigation. Fence
lines, lanes and roadsides or
uncultivated areas seem fa
vorite locations for this pest.
Control measures should be
undertaken before they
spread to crop ground.
High Sted Yield
Due to the high seed yield
of star thistle, repeated ap
plications are necessary for
control as seeds will germl-
n a t e throughout the early
spring and summer months,
They should be sprayed be
fore becoming mature enough
to resist the 2,4-D applica
tion. This occurs about
bloom stage.
Control after bloom has
been poor and uneconomical.
Repeated applications on new
young growth appears to be
the only effective, economi
cal control and should be con
sidered early enough to keep
star thistle from becoming a
problem in your area.
said this could be a continu
ous strip of greenery or sev
eral small parcels.
In conclusion Brenner said
that rural zoning is to pro
tect you and your neighbor
and if handled right to stop
premature or unsuitable de
velopment.
Clarence J. Hunter, presi
dent of Talent center Farm
Bureau and legislative chair
man gave a comprehensive
review on current house and
senate bills of Interest to
farmers and other citizens.
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to get extra weight on the
calves and keep them gaining
through the winter. Others
felt if the calves would just
hold their own they would
make it up in the summer,
It was agreed that each
rancher must decide what he
can afford in feed and weigh
It against the results he gets.
Those opposed to creep feed
ing of calves felt it cost too
much for what the calves sell
for later. They felt that when
the calves come out of the
winter they lost all flesh and
pounds put on during the win
ter, particularly after they
get onto the pasture and out
onto the hill range. It was
noted, however, that calves
sold at the fall feeder sales
by Morton Bradshaw always
weigh 100 pounds more than
the average sale calves and
he makes enough extra at the
sale to compensate for feed
costs.
Creep feeding Is the prac
tice of feeding calves grain
from racks so designed that
only the calves can get to the
feed.
The Saturday tour included
the Henry Owens ranch on
Antelope rd., east of Camp
White; the Darrell Stanley
ranch on Alta Vista rd.; Mer
ton Bradshaw's ranch, east of
Brownsboro on Brownsboro
rd.; the J. W. (Bill) Bigham
ranch on Bigham lane; the
Straus Brothers ranch on the
old Ed Taylor ranch In Table
Rock. Each ranch demonstrat
ed its own particular methods
of feeding, on the ground, in
racks and creep feeding.
Eddie Meeker, manager of
the Arrowhead ranch, Phoe
nix; and Richard Ireland, Ire
land Hereford ranch, Ashland
will speak at the Northwest
Polled Hereford conference at
the Oregon state fairgrounds
at Salem March 11.
Meeker, manager of a herd
of horned Hcrefords, will
speak on growing, fitting and
feeding range bulla. Ireland
will speak on advantages of
fitting cattle for show and
sale.
Other speakers will be For
rest Springsten, Browns Val
ley, Calif., on establishing a
polled Hereford herd; Em
mett Kuhlmann, manager of
the Elm Lane ranch, Fresno,
Calif., on health of the herd;
Bill Wolfe, Wolfe Hereford
ranch, Wallowa, Ore., on
breeder cooperation and Joint
ownership of herri bulls; Dick
Hlbbcrd, Imblcr, Ore., on
"What's My Responsibility As
a Purebred Breeder;" Lennis
Hall, assistant manager of
Carnation Milk Farms, Carna
tlon, Wash., on methods of
promoting and marketing
purebred cattle.
The speakers will form a
panel to answer questions
Mona Chisolm, Healdsburg,
Calif., president of the Cali
fornia Poll-Ettes will speak
on the work of that organi
zation.
Chit Chat
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribuna Farm Editor
Last week we were down In the land of the cliff-dwellers
and cable cars on business and monkey business.
Monkey business, because the wife, Little Bit and Little
Bit More wanted to see the famous San Francisco zoo which
they did and which was worthwhile. We aren't sure who had
the most fun, the people watching the monkeys or the mon
keys watching the people.
San Francisco in spring is like Paris in Spring - bedecked
with flowers and smiles. And people who have seen both
say this is true. Flowers from the huge bouquets on street
corner vending stands. Smiles from the elderly Chinese who
suddenly finds the shy little hand of a two-year-old girl slip
ped Into his own. It seems he and her dad were wearing the
same color of trousers. A brief smile from the waiter at
Grotto Nine, Fishermen's Wharf, until he discovers no more
than a quarter tip on his tray.
The cable car rumbles and squeals up the hill as a tall
building seems to tip skyward at a crazy angle. We under
stand the cable car run is more fun when the car is full of
cocktail hour customers, and particularly for those hanging
on the outside as it rounds a sharp curve. One of a group of
visiting educators told us so.
Fruit Tree Buds
Ahead of lime
Warm February weather
has brought fruit buds along
very rapidly. This is now one
of the real early seasons with
buds being 10 days ahead of
normal notes C. B. Cordy,
county extension agent.
At the present time pear
buds are quite cold resistant
and will stand down to 20 de
grees Fahrenheit, says Cordy.
However, as buds develop
they become progressively
more sensitive to cold weath
er. This means that the or
chard heating season will be
earlier than usual. In re
sponse to this development
William J. Roaers, frost for
caster, will arrive on March
10 which is five days earlier
than usual.
Testing orchard thermome
ters will be done early next
week so growers arc invited
by Cordy to bring them in
to the extension service office
j late this week or on Monday
of next week. This will per
mit testing and return of the
thermometers next week so
growers will not want to be
without them for any pro
longed period during which a
frost may occur.
Houses jammed against each other on steep hills con
vinced us even more of the urgent need for countywide zon
ing and planning. A transplanted midwesterner convinced
us even more when he casually mentioned that land in the
Rogue valley was being well advertised In San Francisco.
Travelling northward and homeward bound we again
passed flowering almond trees, small oranges forming on
other trees, dark green neias wun water in irrigation uiraei
and hillsides dotted with beef animals and sheep. The smaller
beef ranches are going out in the Orland-Willows country,
we were told. Probably because the smaller rancher doesn't
have a large enough operation for an economical unit and
quite often, too, because he still follows grandad's way with
out changes.
Recreation Is the coming big business in the west a news
paper friend said jabbing a coffee counter with a blunt fore
finger. We became convinced of It when we started passing
a string of wheels under skis. The small sports cars give
the bay area people more miles to the gallon to get up into
northern California ski areas. Next stop for these skiers
will be Mt. Ashland.
Horses, too. are increasingly popular. We fail to under
stand why the county court can't see the need for a more
adequate fairgrounds and bridle trails to provide for the
increasing horse activities in this area. A man from Berkeley
says, "You should nave a Dig county iair.
Among the mail stacked on our desk Monday morning
was one about the Northwest Polled Hereford Conference
in Salem, at state fairgrounds, March 11. The local men,
Dick Ireland, Ashland, and Eddie Meeker, Phoenix, will
speak. Eddie is the only "horned man" on the agenda.
The name Hereford reminds us of the recent intense dis
cussion at the Cal-Ore Hereford association meeting on what's
wrong with beef organizations. Cal-Ore has one of the few
organizations in the valley which has a free-for-all debate
at most of its meetings. Both the big and little farmer receive
equal time and courteous attention.
But. what's wrong with cattle organizations? The wrong
use of pronouns for one thing-"they" instead of "we should."
Good organizations have strong leadership which assigns jobs
to all of its members, if possible. Committees meet trequently
and are active and the organization meets frequently to keep
up interest. Local organizations should send big delegations
to state meetings to keep a strong tie there, It was urged.
Gordon Stanley, Jackson County Stockmen's association
president, said the Oregon Cattlemen s association needs more
members. He noted that Dave Woolfolk, Eagle Point, is head
ing a "high-balling membership committee.
"People join an organization because they like what it
stands for and what it is doing," someone pointed out. "So,
people must be made aware of what it stands for and what
it is doing, to attract members. And people must stand up
and express themselves even If they are 'loners'," it was
pointed out. "It may take time to get an idea over, but every
idea helps."
Anyway, local cattlemen's associations, and state, too, are
picking up steam. Particularly In this legislative year you
need the association and it needs you, for in numbers there
is strength.
One important fact brought out at the Cal-Ore meeting
Is that an association soon ceases to attract many members
when it is run by a small group of people. One large farm
organization noted a decided drop in its annual meeting at
tendance recently. The smaller growers said they didn't
attend because they never get a chance to express their ideas.
But. heck sakes, don't you know that the new world will
be without cows? That's what Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg,
chairman of the Atomic Energy commission says.
The former chancellor of the University of California and
now chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission told tho
18th National Conference on Higher Education Sunday that
"the agro-genetic engineers of the future may be able to
develop a new kind of intermediate life - a form of plant
life that turns sunlight and carbon dioxide more directly
into milk and meat."
Last August a group of British scientists said they had
discovered a process for making milk out of peapods, cabbage
leaves and weeds. And local pear growers are still seeking
a sure process this year for making money from pears.
Soon when you have your pancakes Sunday morning It
may be with bacon Irradiated with nuclear energy to pre
serve It. Rndiatlon preserves food by killing organisms that
cause decay and spoilage, scientists say.
And irradiated polethylrne bags are being used to package
turkeys. They shrink so tightly around the birds they aid
preservation by eliminating air.
The Army has been pushing their food preservation work
with nuclear radiation since it wants battlefield rations that
need no refrigeration. In four years the Army expects to ask
Food and Drugs administration approval of Irradiated fruit
compote, chicken, pork loins, ham, shrimp and beef.
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FARM
Woodlot Facts
By DICK OLSON
Stat Farm Foroilor
On Saturday, March 9, the
Jackson County Farm For
estry Committee will hold
their second field trip.
-The tour's purpose is to pro
mote interest in better small
woodland management. The
subjects that will be covered
are tree planting, thinning and
weeds, tree removal, pruning
and Christmas tree growing.
It is planned to observe an
actual tree planting crew in
action and see a demonstra
tion by the "Little Beaver"
tree planting machine. After
lunch, slides on Christmas
tree growing will be shown.
During the afternoon, Mr.
William Hust's tree farm on
Wagner Creek will be visited
by the group. Mr. Hust has
planted several acres of
Christmas trees and also has
done stand improvement on
several acres. The last field
trip was well attended, but it
Is hoped that the weather will
be better and a large turn-out
will result. Landowners from
all over the county are in
vited and also from Josephine
county if you wish to attend.
The group will meet at the
extension office, Saturday
morning and the tour will
commence from there at 9:30
a.m. We will adjourn from
the same location at 4:30 p.m.
Please come and bring along
an interested neighbor or
friend. For additional infor
mation, contact your county
agent or farm forester.
The western Oregon small
tract optional tax statute per
mits owners of 1,000 acres or
less of forest land and with
timber under 60 years, to
have their lands classified and
taxed upon the basis of site
or productivity of the land.
Oregon's 1961 lawmakers de
signed this act to encourage
the small landowners in prac
ticing forestry for the long
term. The owner who does
this, finds the law greatly to
his advantage.
For example, under the op
tional tax, as it now stands,
the owner of a good stand of
60 year timber might typical
ly pay 80 cents per acre. The
same area under the present
ad valorem tax would pay $2
to 4 per acre.
The statute limits families
to a maximum of 1,000 acres
of eligible lands and appli
cations for coming under this
type of taxation must be made
prior to August, 1963 or with
in one year after the acquisi
tion of the property. Small
owners have been slow to
apply for the new classifica
tion. For further information
contact your farm forester's
office.
Spray, Dust Precautions
Urged On All Applicators
Salem-Pre-spring days and
early farm activities bring a
reminder from J. D. Patter
son, state department of ag
riculture's chief chemist, to
handle agricultural sprays
and dusts with kid gloves.
Properly used, any crop
chemical on the market is as
safe as the flowers that bright
en the landscape. Patterson
offers these safety guides for
protection of user and Inno
c e n t bystander, including
children:
1. Follow directions on the
label - use the product how
and why and when the label
advises.
2. Don't flirt with danger
by leaving sprays where chil
dren may play with them.
3. Don't put spray mixtures
in pop bottles or other con
tainers that will tempt chil
dren to think they are to be
drunk like pink lemonade.
Rabbit Diseases
Meeting Topic
Rabbit disease control is
the subject matter for the
fifth in a series of rabbit pro
duction meetings sponsored
by local rabbit production
groups and the Jackson coun
ty extension service, accord
ing to Earle Jossy, county ex
tension agent.
Karl W. Hagen, Jr., bac
teriologist and rabbit disease
expert with the U. S. rabbit
experiment station at Fon
tana, Calif., will discuss the
disease of rabbits and their
control.
Anyone interested will be
welcome at this meeting,
Thursday, 7:45 p.m., March 7.
PAY-AS-YOU-GO
Albany. N.Y. (DPI) Demn.
cratic assemblyman Jules G.
Sabbatino said Monday night
he found the answer to what
Republican Gov. Nelson A.
Rockefeller means bv "Pav-
as-you-go" in his proposed re
vision of fees. "When you
die," he said, "you pay a dol
lar on vour death certificate
and that's 'pay-as-you-go'."
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5. Preferably, don't take re
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using only a portion; if they
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On another angle, Patter
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ing spraying done, either
ground or air, should be sure
that the applicator holds a
state license to perform this
work. It's illegal for anyone
doing this type of work for
pay unless he has passed the
state examinations and is li
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out for a "fast buck," are a
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cattle, may be self fed In a
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