Medford mail tribune., March 19, 1963, Image 8

8 A
Polled Hereford Conference
Features Two Local
Eddie Meeker, manager of
the Arrowhead ranch, Phoe
nix, and Richard Ireland,
Ashland area rancher, spoke
at the recent Northwest
Polled Hereford conference in
Salem. , -
Meeker traced his care and
feeding of a calf from the day
he is dropped until he sells
him. The birth of a good,
healthy calf depends on pro
per care of a cow, he pointed
Farm &
Frost Slated
Conservation
W. T "Jack" Frost,
charge of snow surveys and
water forecasting for tne soi
Conservation Service in Ore.
gon, will be the principal
speaker at the Rogue Soil
Conservation district's annual
meeting.
The meeting will be held at
the Central Point Grange hall
beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday
March 21, according to Har
210 Cattle Sold
At Midway Sale;
Light Run Noted
A total of 210 cattle were
sold on an active market
with a light run at the Mid
way auction yard Friday,
March 15, according to Bill
Bray, owner-manager.
Good steer calves brought
$29 to $32.75. The lop price
was received on a pen lot of
Angus calves from the Coth
rin ranch.
Medium steer calves sold
for $24 to $27. Good heifer
cilves brought $24 to $28.40.
Medium heifers sold for $21
to $23.50.
Good yearling steers sold
for $22 to $25.80. Common
and medium steers earned $18
to $21.50.
Yearling heifers sold tor
$10 to $23.50.
H o I s t e i n slcer calves
brought $22 to 23.00. Yearling
llolstoin steers sold lor $18
to $21.
Good Cows
Good cows with calves
brought $200 to $237.50. Me
dium grade single pairs sold
for $175 to $210. Fat sleers
and heifers sold for $20 to
$22.50.
Slaughter bulls sold for
$17.50 to $19.10.
Fat cows sold for $18 lo
$18. Heavy utility cows
earned $14.50 lo $15.75, cut
ters $12 to $14 and canners
$10 to $12.
"Don't miss the dairy sale,"
Bray advised. "M o n d a y,
March 25 at the Midway Auc
tion yard 58 Guernsey cowj,
eight heifers of tho. Mel An
horn herd plus outside con
signments will go on the
block."
DO YOU OWN
A '59, '60, '61
Win $10,000 it Lea Motori.
Rjmbler'i (1,000,000 Bonut
Givc-j-way now in progrcn.
You may hav already won.
. Comt ite!
LEA MOTORS
Bi, licit at 5th
Medlord
BIG Y FEED
1948 Pie. Hwy.
mvsi
UaaMMMMMH Lame in al 27 cents, $117;
PVZ
U WHEN IT COMES TO
if PLANT FOOD 1
!f FOR YOUR GARDEN - FLOWERS - SHRUBS VI
W VEGETABLES - PLANTERS Va
i INSIST ON - At .
rZ0, BOOSTER I
pi POWDER h
1 -r-Vl WITH IRON CHELATES f"
IJ ml J$
liL tffi
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1963
out. He discussed how he
creep feeds fall calves and
how he creep feeds spring
calves for awhile. He stressed
the Importance of creep feed
ing before weaning time.
He also discussed how he
separates bull calves from
heifer calves at five or six
months of age. Mocker ex
plained he weighs calves at
weaning time and culls out
the undesirables. This way
Garden
to Address
Meeting
Ian Cantrall, Applcgatc, chair
man of the District's Board of
Supervisors.
This is not Mr. Frost's an
nual water forecast meeting,
Cantrall staled. He will ex
plain and illustrate with
charts and colored pictures
Just how snow measurements
are made, how the water con
tent is determined, and other
factors considered in arriving
at estimated stream flow or
water available for storage in
each watershed.
Clem Ault, conservationist
for the Hogue Soil Conserva
tion district, staled: "With j
prospecl3 lor another dry year
ahead, especially for those
farmers diverting directly
from streams, Mr. Frost's
talk should be of special in
terest to farmers as well as
industrialists and the general
public."
Francis Krause, director,
will present a progress report
on the Rogue Basin Develop
ment plan, Cantrall said.
A brief business meeting
will include a report on high
lights of district activities, a
look into its future plans,
state association activities,
and election of a supervisor to
replace Joe Dugan of the Tal
ent area whose term has ex
pired.
The meeting will adjourn
for refreshments at 10 p.m.
Farmers, businessmen, wives,
and the general public arc in
vited, said Cuntrall.
Scott Valley
Finishes Out
Yreka - Tho Crystal Creek
ranch in Scott valley Is an
other example showing it can
be profitable to finish your
own cnttle to slaughter grade,
according to Sedge Nelson.
Siskiyou counly farm advisor.
"We have been advocating
use of local feeds on local
feeders ns a means of increas
ing a ranch's income and the
county's economy," Nelson
snld.
These sleer calves were
self fed a ration consisting of
85 per cent local barley, 10
per cent commercial concen
trate, and 5 per cent molasses.
The entire mix was pelleted.
Hay was ted the first month
frce-tflioice while getting on
feed. They had pulmonary
trouble the first month and
didn't do well, but even so
the average gain was three
pounds a day, Nelson re
ported. Results Givon
Results were: Number of
steers, 142: average weight in,
5-1(1 pounds, average weigh!
out, 1)55: gain per head, 400
pounds: average days on feed,
13(1; average daily gain, three
pounds: pounds of feed per
head per day, 1H.8 pounds;
pounds of feed per pound of
gain, 6.27; feed cost per pound
of gain, 1)1 cents.
Calue in al 27 cents, $147;
& SEED CO.
N. - 773-3160
j
Speakers
he doesn't put too much grain
in the wrong ones.
The Arrowhead manager
related the pounds of feed he
feeds at various stages and
the formula he uses. He be-
licves in fitting at the ranch
and keeping the cattle pre
sentable at all times.
Meeker was the only
"horned man" there. He em-
phasized. that the small
breeder can do his own work
and doesn't have to hire
professional man to do it for
him. By better bull care,
ranchers can get more calves
at more even times.
Ireland stressed the advan
tages of fitting cattle for
show and sale by giving ex
amples of successful herds. He
showed how they have come
to the lime light by fitting,
shows and sales
Ed Llppert, Applegate area
did well with herd at the San
Francisco Cow Palace and in
Portland and a few other
sales by proper fitting. This
way he created good public
relations and promotion, Ire
land illustrated.
He also related how G. A.
and Norman Ireland, Ontario,
Ore. (no relation to the Ash
land Irclands) started their
herd about 10 years ago. The
first four years they stayed
home with their herd. The
Inst six years they started fit
ting their cattle. Every year
their cattle became progres
sively better. They were ac
cepted and buyers paid top
money for their cattle. This
past year the Ontario Irelands
had six champions at major
shows. They averaged $1,001
for 30 bulls sold the last two
years.
Ireland listed a few of the
opportunities which go along
with proper fitting. These in
clude weighing cattle as they
progress and comparing indi
viduals within a rancher's
own herd and with other peo
ples' herd when they are ex
hibited. Cattlemen soon learn
which cows arc doing their
job and which are not.
Show cattle and fitted cat
tle make fine conservation
pieces and help sell the rest
of the cattle al home.
Approximately 100 cattle
men attended the one-day con
ference at the state fair
grounds. The good weather
probably kept many ranchers
home getting their crops In,
Ireland remarked.
Ranch
Cattle
value out at 25 cents, $239;
income per head $92; feed cost
per head $78, profit over feed
costs, $14.
Fair Association
Group Announced
In Siskiyou Co.
Yrcka Governor Edmund
G. Brown of California has
announced ihc reappointment
of five Siskiyou county resi
dents to the board of directors
of the Tenth District Agricul
ture association here.
The five appointees are
Blair Smith of Montague,
John K. Janson of Yreka, Hi
ram Wcllman of McCloud,
Mrs. Alice Hcssig of Montague
and Mrs. Esther B. Foulkc of
Gazelle.
"All of these board mem
bers have merited reappoint
ment by their dedication and
service to the fair," Ihc gov
ernor said.
Smith is a cattle rancher in
Montague. He is director of
the California Cattlemen's as
sociation. He is a Republican,
lie and his wife. Palrieia,
have four children. They live
at Route 1, Box 12 in Mon
tague. Janson, a native of Yreka,
Is (he owner of Ihc Medical
Center Pharmacy there. He is
a Republican, lie and his
wife, Gladys, have two sons,
Dick, who lives at home, and
Robert, whu lives in Sacra
mento. The Jansons live at
114 Gold st. in Yreka.
Wcllman, a Republican, is
plant superintendent at Mc
Cloud Lumber company. He
is a member of the McCloud
Service club, and the South
Siskiyou Gem and Mineral so
ciety. He and his wile, Alice,
live at 123 South California
in McCloud. They have one
married son.
Mrs. llessig is a housewife
and rancher. She is aelive in
the livestock and horse show
section of the fair. She is a
member and past president of
the Siskiyou County Cow
Helles and past president of
the Shasta Valley Community
i club. She is a Democrat. She
! lives on Montague rd.
Mrs. Koulkc is In the cattle
business. Site is president of
the California CowUclles. She
is a Democrat and lives on
Pacific highway in Gazelle.
Vatican City -'lPt- A high
Vatican source said Monday
Mother Elizabeth Scton. the
first native-born American to
tie beatified, could become a
saint "within a lew years."
Chit
By JOE
Mail Tribune
"And all the neighbors
be seen They II all be ground to sausages to Johnny Roe
beck's machine."
After listening to a discussion of the dog control budget
by the county court we suspected if one member of the
county court could have found such a machine he would
install it immediately and do
Last week the county court listened to County Dog Con
trol Officer Chris Hagler good naturedly and modestly ex
plain his budget needs. Then they were run through the
budget time wringer and came out pretty mangled. The
$34,460 total is slightly higher than the current year s al
location. ,
Chris needs a new truck to replace one which is literally
falling apart and two radios so he and his two-man field
crew doesn't have to run around finding telephones to check
with the office when searching for stray dogs and cats. The
dog control staff puts in 4,000 to 4,400 miles a month and
11 to 16 hour days, even working some Sundays with no
overtime pay. Chris would like to add a man to his staff to
cut down on this overtime, but the way things look he
will be lucky to keep what
and misdemeanor prisoners
pound.
If State Rep. John Dellenback and Tom and Jerry, those
famous TV "meeses," are able to get through their cat
control bill Chris will have even more to do. He already
needs more runs for his dogs, so more facilities for cats
will be required. As it is now, the dog control crew try
to run down complaints on stray cats the same time they
are looking for stray dogs.
And it looks as if the entire county Is footing the bill
for its two main cities Medford and Ashland. Chris says
if these two cities had their
used the county pound, he could get along easily with his
nresent crew at least until the cat and dog population in
creases even more. Meanwhile the farmer provides his own
dog control with a sharp eye and long rifle.
It's a long jump from dogs
County Horseman's association
quate horse activity facilities in this county. Now we have
4-H horse clubs which take up an entire 4-H fair day with
their activities and have blessed little room at the fair
grounds south of Medford for
club has an active group here,
horsemen's groups.
Thcv left a printed memo
week to point out that the general Oregon public do not
realize all the activity and benefits 100,000 horses bring to
this state.
Central Point Banker
Talks on Horses, Cattle
Cliff Ayers, prejident of the
First National bank in Cen
tral Point,, was the mam
speaker at the Jackson Coun
ty Horseman's a s s o elation,
Wednesday, March 13.
Fifty-two persons attended
the meeting, and of that num
ber twenty signed up for
membership in the organiza
tion. Ayers spoke to the group
on the rapid increase in the
business of cattle breeding
since the last war days. The
first registered Angus cattle
were brought to the Rogue
valley by John Cupp, of Cen
tral Point, in 1953, and since
that time the number has ris
en to 2,000 head, with the
addition of 60.000 head of
beef cattle. Although even
with the increase in the cat
tle, as well as the consump
tion of beef, the rangeland
has been on the decrease.
According to Ayers, "One
of our failings has been in
selling out cattle as feeders."
Continuing, Ayers relating
the problems facing cattle
groups in the 4-H clubs, said,
"These boys and girls are go
ing to be our future farmers,
and are deserving and enti
tled to all the help we can
give them. The bank in Cen
tral Point has been instru
mental from time to time,
and been able to work out
the necessary financing need
ed by the local clubs, with
their beef projects."
Hon Groups
However none of the horse
groups have as yet been dealt
with, but according to Ayers,
he says he feels sure the bank
can also arrange the neces
sary financing for any of the
411 groups, in the same man
ner as the beef, with the in
terest rate of 6 per cent.
At Craler High school, to
day is being conducted the
second largest Future Farm
ers program, in the slate vof
Oregon. Ayers said.
"Chuck" Poythrcss, owner
and manager of the Midway
Roping arena extended an In
vitation to all horse groups as
well ns 4-H clubs to use the
facilities at the local conces
sion for any of their activities
and to also participate in the
FRANKLIN
CUTTER
West Main Pharmacy
Retail Store
"Where Prescriptions Art Filled Up to -Standard
Not Down to Price"
135 W. Main, Corner of
Chat
COWLEY
Farm Editor
cats and dogs will never more
away with the dog control staff,
he has. One girl runs the office
are used for work around the
.
own dog control staffs, but
to horses, but The Jackson
is still campaigning for ade
them. The Pony of America
too,, plus all the other senior
to the public on our desk last
weekly contest now being
conducted there.
The necessity for the pro
motion of all 4-H horse activi
ties was pointed out by Slim
Hardin, Medford, saying an
attempt should be made to
organize all horse groups,
and include the many activi
ties associated with them. The
members agreed that in the
future all possible help would
be given the clubs, pertaining
to such organizations.
Nead Fairground
Tex Nash stressed the need
for a fairgrounds, not only
for the horse groups, but for
all types of sports of interest
to the entire county, a place
for exhibition, and that with
proper planning, cooperation
and use, such a thing can be
come a reality. Nash, a long
time booster for youngsters'
sports and activities, feels
sure, that with the rapid
growth of Medford, as seen
in the last few years, such a
structure would be a great
asset to the whole county.
At the last meeting of the
JCHA board of directors, Jer
ry Brog ,of the Jackson Coun
ty Home Extension service,
requested help from the group
for volunteers from the organ
ization to work with the 4-H
club horse clinics, instructing
the members in the care of
the feet, feeding, grooming,
tact, show, foal handling and
general care of their animals.
Offering their services to the
youngsters were Slim Hardin,
James Martin, Rogue River;
B. Wilson and Ted Christen-
sen, Medford.
John Belknap, vice presi
dent, said anyone needing
such services should contact
the JCHA by calling 772-2902.
STOCKMEN
FEED PELLETS
Your coarit or unpalatable
rouohaeo will make a base
far a modern balanced ration
that you can teed with Unit
labor and no wattage. The
increased meat or milk pro
duced will ive you mai
mum returns on a small cash
investment.
MORTON
MILLING CO.
500 Ross Una, Madferd
VACCINES!
MEDICINALS!
INSTRUMENTS!
And other supplies to keep
your livestock and pett
healthy and welt (roomed!
Grip Ph. 772-2330
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
Dodder Means Serious Loss on Farm,
Recommended Treatment Prescribed
By RAY HUBBELL
Weed Control Supervisor
Dodder represents a serious
loss of income to many alfal
fa seed growers. No single
treatment or practice will con
trol dodder.
Grower's time and money
will both be wasted unless he
is willing and able to closely
follow the recommended
schedules set down by the
manufacturers of the chemi
cals intended to be used. De
pending upon weather condi
tions, dodder seed should soon
begin to germinate.
Chemical c o n t r ol with
C.I.P.C. (emulsion or granu
lar) or Dacthal applications
should be made just prior to
or during this germination
period. Usually this occurs
around March 20 to 25 in the
Rogue valley. Fields should
be clear of litter. Shallow cul
tivation in the spring with a
spring tooth harrow, will help
control grass and weeds as
well as help prepare the soil
by breaking up clods and lit
ter. Cattle should not be al
lowed lo graze off the stubble.
Animal droppings furnish an
ideal spot for dodder to ger
minate and protect the dod
der seed from the treatment.
Control Period
Dodder is susceptible to
chemical control during a
very brief period, beginning
at seed germination and end
ing when the parasite is firm
ly attached to the alfalfa
plant. This period varies from
10 to 14 days depending on
soil and temperature condi
tions. No prediction of dodder
germination can safely be
made. Personal inspection by
the grower or custom appli
cator is required. Close checks
being made for the first signs
of the whitish yellow, hair
like shoots or spots where it
showed up the year before.
Warmer south slopes encour
age earlier germination of
dodder.
C.I.P.C. applications to set
soil have been most success
ful, however, granulars should
not be applied if foliage is
wet or damp from dew or rain
as crop injury or stunting may
occur. Six pounds of active
C.I.P.C, emulsion or granular
should be used per acre. "
Dacthal plots applied last
year indicate 7'j pounds to
10 pounds per acre of the lo
per cent wettable powder
should give control. More
work is to be done this year
with Dacthal and other new
promising control measures
for dodder.
Complications
The control measures are
further complicated. The
above mentioned chemicals
are not cleared for use on for
i5
Cyprex protects new growth
re-distributes Cyprex rom
I Y
Cyprex provides protection, eradication r both, It is "insurance"
scab getting a foothold in your orchard
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
CYAXAMID
age for dairy or slaughter cat
tle. Most fields' first cutting
is used for hay and most alfal
fa seed fields are non-irrigated.
Chemical application
after the hay has been 're
moved will be late for most
germinating dodder seed and
Grain Varieties
For Local Area
Listed by Agent
Spring cereal grain varie
ties suitable for tin area and
a fertilizer program is as fol
lows, according lo Bert G.
Wilcox, county extension
agent.
Oat varieties are: Parker, a
white oat of medium height.
Its yields have been among
the top group for three years
at the Southern Oregon Expe
riment station. Carleton and
Winema-These can be used as
grain or hay. They have yield
ed well in station trials. Shag-ta-It
is a tall, late maturing
variety that can be used for
hay. It is susceptible to rust.
Barley varieties are 3onne-ville-It
must be seeded early
or it may use up the availa
ble soil moisture before the
heads are properly filled. It
lends to thresh harder than
some varieties, resulting in
more beards left on the ker
nels. Wocus-It is closely relat
ed to Bonneville, requiring
early seeding i:i order to
mature properly. Vclvon - It
yields well but is susceptible
to loose smut. It does better
than Bonneville where soil
conditions are not favorable
for Bonneville. Trebi - This
variety has good yielding abil
ity but it has a wca' straw.
It threshes well and Ihc test
weight is usually high. tlas
This is a quick maturing va
riety that can be seeded later
than the other varieties.
Wheat Varieties
Wheat varieties are: Lemki
53-It is a beardless, white
wheat with resistance to stem
rust. White Federation 38-A
beardless, fairly sliff-strawed
early maturing spring wheat.
It must be planted early to
make satisfactory yields.
The general fertilizer rec
ommendations for these crops
are 40 pounds of nitrogen, 40
to 60 pounds of phosphorus,
40 to 60 pounds of potassium
and 15 to 30 pounds of sulfur
per acre. The recommenda
tion are pounds of available
nutrients, not pounds of fer
tilizer material.
CYPREX
TAKES THE
GAMBLE OUT OF
SCAB CONTROL
Four years' outstanding' performance has established
Cyprex as THE fungicide for season-long protection
j -3. -or--
Li K
that appears between sprays. Ram splash
the sprayed foliage to the new growth.
need in any scab schedule. Use it at
the economical low 4 lb. rate for
effective protection. Then, if pro
longed rains or breakdown of equip
ment throw off your timing, merely
increase the dosage to rt lb. to get
powerful "kick-back" action lasting
up to 48 hours.
Cyprex is compatible with most
insecticides and fungicides. It is also
SIFVLS IHC MAS WHO HAMS A BVSISlfS OF ACFKVLTVKC
moisture conditions are not
generally favorable at this
time. If moisture is available,
burning after the hay removal
will help reduce the dodder in
festation, then C.I.C.P. appli
cations made for control
through harvest.
Killing dodder attached to
alfalfa stubble is difficult. The
alfalfa stem below the point
the dodder has attached has
to.be destroyed, or it will start
growing before the alfalfa re
covers. Frequent inspection
should be made during burn
ing to be sure that the dodder
is destroyed.
Even under the best condi
tions, 100 per cent dodder con
trol seldom results. Fields
should be patroled frequently
and any patches that escape
treatment should be de
stroyed. Due to the erratic results
with C.I.P.C., it is suggested
growers using this chemical
for the first time, treat only a
small area. Satisfactory con
trol here will determine using
the treatment on a larger
scale.
"I JUST ORDERED MY WFA
SPRING SEEDS-HAVE YOU?"
FERTILIZER
33'z-i-O-O
16-20-0
0-20-0
Potash
Gypsum
DON'T GUESS-SOIL TEST!
ORDER TODAY-FROM WFA
Serving Northwest p Mtflffikt
Agriculture Since CZpfyi
1917 ,
... '
against
4 m
Cyprex-protectcd fruit brings top prices. Apply
Cyprrx on low-rate protectant schedule from
pre-bloom period on.
Farm Teen Board
Contest Slated
Yreka - Two girls between
12 and 15 years may be nom
inated from Siskiyou county
to be on the nation-wida
Farm Journal Teen board, ac
cording to Bill Ruddiman,
county 4H farm advisor.
Nancy Mathews. Etna
ed two years ago on the
Doara. Nominations are dua
at the HEAC meetinir Anril
3 at Etna. A brief story, 500
woras or less by the girl on,
"How 4-H is HelDine Me
should accompany each nom
ination, Ruddiman said.
SPECIAL
. YOUR CHOICE $395
1 New 1 Used
FORAGE WAGON
2 used MANURE SPREADERS
NASH FORD TRACTOR
. & IMPLEMENT CO.
300S Crater Lake Hwy.
yVFA7-ALL PURPOSE
FORAGE MIX
For Silage
For Forage
For Hay
773-8239
17W.4th
ASSOCIATION ( U
S3
"-rr-sth. w
il3
mm
Xl7h
now available in dust form. Consult
local authorities for further
information. Or, contact American
Cyanamid Company, Agricultural
Division. Los Angeles 54, Oakland
12 or Portland 8.
CYPREX' 65-W
FUNGICIDE
t