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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON TUESDAY, MARCH 12. 1S63 i! 0 til fl &7j WINTER FEEDING Bill Bigham, veteran cattle rancher at Eagle Point, tosses some baled hay into some feed racks on his ranch. The Bigham ranch was one of those visited on the recent Cal-Ore Hereford tour to show various winter feeding practices. Winter Wheat Weed Control Set By County Agent ff" w. -a wi - .. kb'ii.s EATING HAY Some calves on the Bill Bigham ranch. Eagle Point, eat some hay during the early morning feeding. Bigham figures he saves considerable hay by feed ing in racks since it isn't trampled as it would be on the ground. He feeds some ' -' ff 1 FARM HELPER Mrs. Bill Bigham, Eagle Point, helps her husband by driving the tractor which pulls the hay loaded trailer around the ranch while Bill forks off hay into the various feeding racks. She Is president of the Jackson County CowBelles. Chemical Action Studied at OSU C o r v a 1 1 1 s - Agriculture chemicals needed to protect looa supplies against pesti plant diseases - without en dangering human health - may be even more effective in the future as a result of re search at Oregon State Uni versity. Food buyers are protected through strict "chemical res idue" tests set up by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and policed by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. When plants or animals get an overdose of certain chemi cals, symptoms of their over exposure are quite obvious. However, Oregon State uni versity research workers are after a more sensitive meas urement of what happens to tissue when minute amounts of pesticides are ingested. grain hay and meadow hay. He believes in using good bulls and feeding good hay to produce good cattle. Some ranchers insist that calves must be grain fed during the winter. Seedman To Speak At SCS Meeting Annual broadleaf weeds such as mustards, vetch and tarweed, can be controlled in winter wheat, oats, barley and rye with 24-D or MCPA, according to Bert G. Wilcox, county extension agent. Use one - half to one pound of 2, 4-D Amine, acid or ester in five to twenty gallons of water by ground application, or two or three gallons of wa ter by airplane. Use ester forms on hard - to - kill an nuals such as tarweed and blue mustard. Oats are more sensitive to 2,4D, so for maximum safety use MCPA Amine or sodium salt on the same rate and volume basis as recommended for 2,4-D. Application should be made after winter cereals have at least five leaves and before the heads start in to the boot. It is desirable to wait until all the annual weeds have emerged, but before they start to send out a flower head. Prevent Drift Care should be exercised in the application of 2,4-D to prevent drift of spray to sensitive crops. Small amounts of drift can be injur ious to most shade trees, orni- mentals, and such crops as tomatoes and similar succu lent broadleaf type crops. Consideration should be given to wind velocity, wind direc tion and spray pressure. Where there is danger to sen sitive crops, high volatile Es ters should not be used. The Amine or Acid form is safest in such conditions. Do not use oil as a carrier for air application, as damage may result. Since oats are more sensitive to 2,4-D com pared with other cereals, only the Amine form at a rate no greater than one - half pound per acre, should be used. Reter Requested For New Group On Trade Problem Salem -William Shinn, Salem, president of the Cherry Growers and Indus tries Foundation, was elected chairman of the governor's import-export committee at the committee's organization al meeting Monday in the state department of agrlcul- MUST HAVE YOUR USED '59, '60, '61 CHEVY! Win $10,000 at Lea Motors. Rambler's $1,000,000 Bonus Give-a-way now In progress. You may have already won. , Como see! LEA MOTORS Bartlett at 5th Medford ture building. Paul Howell, chief of the agricultural development di vision of the state department of agriculture, was elected secretary of the committee. The committee sent a mes sage to President Kennedy recommending appointment of Dr. George Mehren as agri cultural adviser to Christian Herter, chief U. S. negotiator for trade relations. Mehren has been director of the Gian inni Foundation in California. In addition to his agricultural research background he is familiar with import and ex port activities and needs of agriculture in the Pacific coast area. List Trade Barriers Apple and pear industry representatives listed a num ber of barriers in foreign mar kets. These included grades not corresponding with those in the U. S.; a new can in use in Europe; seasonal quotas; tariffs and variable import levies. Committee members reported Canada had been ap proached on the possibility of investigating a cooperative marketing order effort with the United States for fine fescue. Touching on the strawberry import situation, the commit tee reported an informal un derstanding had been reached with Mexican processors, but imports last year exceeded the 23 million pounds agreed upon by 10 million pounds, perhaps through a misunderstanding. Committee members voted to ask Gov. Hatfield to ap point Ray Reter, Medford pear grower and snipper, 10 the committee because of his close association with import and export activities and also that one member each be named to the committee from the wheat growers and poul try industries. Committee members be sides Shinn are Tom Ruck man, Imbler; George Johnson, Prineville; J. A. Klahre, Hood River; Roy Ward, Portland; Ray Glatt, Woodburn; Cecil Tulley, Portland; and Frank Rood, North Bend. FARM Woodlot Facts By DICK OLSON State Farm Forester On Feb. 27, 28, and March 1, your farm forester attended a management conference for small woodlot owners in Cor- vallis. Represented at the confer ence were tree farmers from all over Western Oregon. Qualified discussion leaders lead program topics and ade quate time was provided for group discussion ana auaience participation. The conference openea with a discussion of present and future markets. Chuck Sutherland from Oregon State university said the main rea sons for the lag in the lum ber market were: over build ing of new homes in past years, and the Canadian lum ber competition. No immedi ate, relief from these problems is in sight but the market should hold steady with FROM THE GROUND IID ur R RAPT BARTLETT BTTnnnTniinT tiihiti I NIAGARA'S TOP RATED PEAR FUNGICIDE NIACID1 EM be Unexcelled Fruit Finish Higher Percentage of Top Grade Fruit Superior Pear Scab Control Fruit Has Excellent Keeping Qualities Compatible With Other Pesticides Beneficial to Foliage Use On All Varieties Low Per Acre Cost at 773-3573 o46 South Grope Street Medford, Oregon Putting Id ft f Work NIAGARA CHEMICAL DIVISION ANAHEIM FRESNO RICHMOND TAKIMA Home Otflce: MIDDLE PORT. NEW TORK slow improvement anticipa ted. Inventories Purpose The purpose of woodland inventory and the method of inventory were the topics of discussion during the morn- Ine of the second day. Walt Fergerson, Soil Conservation Service forester, said the main purpose of a woodland inventory is to be able to de velop long range plans. These long range plans should: 1. decide land use, 2. determine soil - water management, 3. decide on tree crop, 4. deter mine when - where cultural treatments should be applied and 5. decide management for the crop. Following Ferger son, John Bell, instructor at OSU explained Inventory methods and tools. Discussion topics during afternoon of the second day was tree farming. A panel consisting of a small private owner, Clyde Ramsey, a for ester from a large private owner, Bob Linsey, and a logger from the OSU McDon ald Forest, Marvin Rowley. Mr. Ramsey spoke on man agement of his tree farm. He explained how he thins ac cording to markets, grows Christmas, trees, and utilizes his small saw mill. Bob Lin sey from Crown Zellerbach explained how his company manages second growth tim ber. They use the frequent light thinning approach and contract all their logging to small loggers. Rowley told the group how he is operating on the OSU 11.000 Acre Forest. It was interesting to note the similarity in the approaches by all three of these success ful operations. Topics The topics of discussion for the last day were: 1. Docs pre - commercinl thinning pay? 2. commercial thinning and 3. incorporation of farm woodland properties. Allen Berg, Oregon State Research station, said no one can af ford not to thin, especially on low sites. Paul Goodmanson, consulting forester, explain ed commercial thinning tech niques. Dr. Brant Blanch (OSU) explained the advan tages and disadvantages of a corporate form of ownership This was interesting and something anyone Interested in tree farming, Christmas trees or other, should look into. It was the opinion of your farm forester this was a worth while conference. I hope the next one that is of fered will be better attended by landowners from Southern Oregon. Some of the agricultural soils of this area are in good physical condition for some cultivation. These soils are those that are sandy, gravely or loamy and in any case are those that are well drained. Where tnese soils are in tree fruit crops, some cultivation now will tend to ease the frost hazzard. Bare soils, especially mineral soils such as those mentioned above will store considerable of the sun's heat and re- radiate it during the night. This tends to raise the atmos- Dherlc temperature above such soils so that some of the frost hazzard is eliminated Usually such areas are growing only a crop of winter annual weed plants as a cover crop. These plants are of little value as soil improving crops so there is no point in letting them grow any longer than necessary. These plants are ready to flower and produce seeds at this time and it may be desirable to destroy them before any visable seeds are produced. Need Cover Weeds can be kept out of fence rows and from along road and ditch banks. This is something that is questionable for the simple reason our wild life is finding cover and food more difficult to find every year. However, a neat farm is one that does noi nave patches of brush and weeds. The farmer may question whether or not it is his re- iponsibility to provide cover for game that the average hunter will either shoot from the roadside or tear down fences to get. A recent speaker to an au dience composed largely or city folks did his home work well. He was very informa tive regarding statistics or. farming and its import on the nation's economy. We could agree this message was one merchants and business men should heed. We do not, however, concur In his opin ion it is right for farmers to take government subsidies lust hecause other lines of business in this county ac cepts them. Must Sustain Itself Agriculture is a necessity and should be able to extract sufficient income from its consumers to sustain itself as a business. Gardens in certain areas may be plowed or tilled now. The planting of some crops should be safe at tnis lime far as frost is concerned. Con sul" your seed packets for advice. It's time to get polllnizers ready for peach varieties re quiring cross pollination. Home Furnishings Series Planned Siskiyou county-Miss Jane Schoppe, extension home fur nishing specialist for the Uni versity of California, will conduct a series of 4 - H home furnishing workshops throughout northern Califor nia from March 11 to 16 with the assistance of Miss Doris Frazier, area home advisor The Siskiyou county meet ing will be held in the fair grounds director's office on March 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. . The purpose of these meet ings is to aquaint all interest ed 4-H leaders and members with the objectives and activi ties in the second year 4-H home furnishings project, and to demonstrate many skills for new learning opportuni ties. Leaders, parents and members planning to attend should bring back sack lunch es and aprons, or should wear old clothes. Miss Schoppe has served previously as a state special ist with the University of Ohio and is a former home advisor in New York state, She completed her graduate studies at Cornell University in the department of housing and design. R. Wallace Rice, of the Josephine Growers Coopera tive, Grants Pass, will report on his trip to Greece last year for the Talent Alfalfa grow ers of southern Oregon when the Jackson Soil Conservation districts holds Its 12th annual meeting Monday, March 18, at 8 p m. in the Eagle Point Grange hall, according to El- wood Abbott, chairman of tne board of supervisors. The trip's purpose was to evaluate the performance and potential of the Talent alfalfa seed shipped to Greece from Oregon. Rice reported that Jackson county has about 1,600 acres of Talent alfalfa eligible for seed production and this makes it the largest acreage seed crop In the county. He will use colored slides to illus trate his talk. Trip Highlights John Patrick, Eagle Point High school graduate, will give highlights of his "People to People" goodwill tour In Europe last year. Future Farmers of America members from Oregon high schools took the tour. Following a short business meeting and a report of dis trict activities for the past year, a supervisor will be elected to fill the position of Charle8 Stanley, Eagle Point, whose term expires. ' Progress on the Rogue ba sin development plan will be reported by Director Francis Krouse, Applegate. Abbott said everyone la in vited to the meeting. During the last 25 years, the cost of food has increased less than the cost of housing, transportation and rent. Buy At Builders Supply QUALITY Chimneys BLOCKS IS? A H I Prastresse i v 727 W. 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Rain eplath re-dietributet Cyprex from the eprayed foliage to the new growth, li v '11 V- v-r 1 Cvprex provide! protection, eradication or bothi It it "imuranet" againet tcab getting a foothold in your orchard. Cyprez-protected fruit hringt top price: Apply Cyprex on low-rate protectant echedult from pre-bloom period on. When you use Cyprex you automati cally eliminate one of the big risks in growing top quality apples and pears . . , scab damage. Cyprex sticks tight, penetrates foliage by local systemic action, lasts for days through heaviest rains. Because It is outstanding; both as an eradicant and a protectant, Cyprex gives you the flexibility you need in any scab schedule. Use It at the economical low Vi lb. rate for effective protection. Then, if pro longed rains or breakdown of equip ment throw off your timing, merely Increase the dosage to Vi lb. to get powerful "kick-back" action lasting up to 48 hours. Cyprex Is compatible with most Insecticides and fungicides. 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