MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1963
GARDENING TIPS
By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
Oniom
For best control of the
onion maggot, apply Diazinon
directly into the furrow with
the seed when planting. This
will protect the onion against
invasion by the maggot later
on.
The onion maggot overwin
ters as a brown pupa buried
several inches in the soil.
The pupa transforms to an
adult and emerges over a per
iod of several months in the
spring as a slender gray fly
about one-fourth inch long.
The females lay eggs about
the base of the onion plant or
in cracks in the soil.
Within a week the eggs
hatch and the maggots crawl
down the plant and enter the
bulb. They completely mine
out small onion bulbs and
form cavities in the larger
bulbs. They feed for two to
three weeks in the soil, pupate
for two to three weeks and
then emerges as adults to start
another generation.
Diazinon may be applied in
the granular or liquid form.
Apply the 5 per cent granular
Diazinon at once and a half
teaspoons per twenty feet of
furrow.
Dilute the 25 per cent Diazi
non liquid concentrate at the
rate of one tablespoon per
gallon of water and use this
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emulsion at the rate of one
pint per 20 feet of furrow. An
easy way to apply the emul
sion would be to punch a hole
in the center of the bottom
of a tin can with a large nail.
Then dribble the emulsion
into the furrow right on top
of the seed before closing the
furrow.
Parsnips
There is no basis for the
belief that parsnips that re
main in the ground over win
ter and start growth in the
spring are poisonous. All re
ported cases of poisoning from
eating so-called wild parsnips
have been traced to water
hemlock (Cicuta), which be
longs to the same family and
resembles the parsnip some
what. Lawn Weeds
Now is the time to get busy
and spray those lawn weeds
that are hard to control with
chemicals later in the season.
Chickweed, speed well and
knotweed are actively grow
ing and are most susceptible
to chemical treatment now.
Chickweed grows in
patches and has narrow
leaves and rather inconspic
uous white flowers borne in
clusters. Spray chickweed
with Silvex and repeat the
spray in three weeks to kill
any regrowth.
Speedwell spreads over the
surface of the ground and has
a small blue flower. Spray
speedwell with a mixture of
2,4-D and 2,4,5-T.
Knotweed is an annual and
the seedlings are at the stage
when 2,4-D will control this
weed. Knotweed, when ma
ture, is a wide spreading mat
like weed with wiry stems
and small narrow leaf blade.
It is very common along hard
packed paths and roadsides.
Horse Training
Movie Produced
Yreka - Some of the Siski
you county, Calif. 4-H horse
project leaders have been pro
ducing a training movie for
use in the 4-H program, ac
cording to Bill Ruddiman,
county 4-H farm advisor.
Only the captions and titles
remain to be photographed,
Ruddiman said.
The section completed was
previewed at a dinner meet
ing of the Federal Land Bank
last month. Photography was
by Bob Schultz, Montague
RFD mailman. The Federal
Land Bank financed the mov
ie. -
Dairy Herds Decrease
Statistics Reveal
Salem - Oregon producers
of fluid milk for pasteuriza
tion continued to show a de
cline in numbers in 1962.
Statistics compiled by the
Oregon Department of agri
culture from figures supplied
by state inspectors and inspec
tors for Portland and Eugene,
the two cities still maintain
ing their own inspection serv
ices, showed 1,280 of these
producers.
This was a decrease of 122
from 1961. Vergil N. Sim
mons, assistant chief of the
FARM
Woodlot Facts
By DICK OLSON
State Farm Forester
It's later than you think!
The way it now stands, a
landowner in the state fores
try's southwest district will
need a permit to burn after
April 1, 1963.
For this reason, you land
owners who have burning to
do, wow is the time to do it.
It is much more convenient
for you and also the forestry
department if you do -our
debris, or other burning be
fore the permit is required.
Of course, it is not always
possible, but most of the time
it is, if a person is aware of
this situation and the effec
tive date.
No one can tell what is in
store for this area as far as
fire conditions this summer.
One thing for sure, it won't
be good. For every ne's sake
lets all be extremely careful
about fires this summer and
practice the old familiar slo
gan, "Keep Oregon Green."
A repeat of the 1962 Poor-
man's Creek fire, for example,
is not necessary. This fire, lo
cated just west of Jackson
ville, burned over 425 acres
of brush and limber land.
Several homes were jeopardiz
ed but none damaged, thanks
to quick control measures by
the state forestry depart
ment's fire crews. This fire
scar like many others around
Jackson and Josephine coun
ties should for many years re
mind local residents and tour
ists about fire danger, but
will it?
Poorman'i Creek
Speaking of the Poorman's
Creek fire, a few weeks ago,
a tree planting crew planted
five acres of land owned by a
Mr. Dixon. Dixon appreciates
the numerous benefits of trees
to his land both now and for
years to come. In my way of
thinking, this is natural e-
source conservation i . its tru
est sense. He might never
realize any benefit from these
trees except the satisfaction of
knowing trees are there for
future use. Mr. Dixon would
have liked to replant all 60
acres burned by the fire, but
was unable to this year. He
is planning to seed or plant
next year and from then on
until the land is restocked.
The ground and plant condi
tion this year is perfect for
restocking. This is usually the
case after a fire, for the first
year or two, but then prol
lems increase with grass and
brush competition.
To summarize this article:
Do necessary b rning after
April 1. Be careful with fires
this year, "Keep Oregon
Green," and if you are a land
owner thai sustains fire dam
age to woodland, plan to re-
seed or re-plant the first year
if possible.
"Remember only you can
Prevent Forest Fires."
Dairy and Consumer Division,
State Department of Agricul
ture, said 10 of those discon
tinuing production served the
Eugene area and 42 the Port
land area. The figure for the
rest of the state was 70.
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By BART BARTLETT
A great number of people
who grow plants tend to be
experimental minded. This is
a worthwhile trait if it is
not carried on to the point of
frustration.
In this instance a sense of
what is practical for a given
set of plant environmental
factors is important. If your
soil, its drainage, or the avail
ability of water for summer
irrigation has seemed to have
been unfavorable for the
growth of certain plants in
the past it is not wise to con
tinue to try to grow these
crops. In some instances the
limiting factor may be one ot
exposure to direct sunngni.
When it is possible to preaici
from past experience which
Dlants do best under your con
ditions, concentrate your best
efforts on them. This does
not mean that new varieties
or species should not be plant
ed on a trial basis.
Pollution is a subject that
receives some sort of atten
tion in this area for twelve
months of each year. The pol
lution of streams and of air
we breath receive most if not
all of the attention of certain
reform groups as well as con
stituting the areas in which
governmental agencies like to
show some muscle.
Other Forms of Pollution
There are at least three
other forms of pollution that
are far more serious threats
to our way of life than are the
two mentioned above. We
have called attention to the
saturation of the area soil
water by household deter
gents in previous columns.
This one threat alone can
have more detrimental effect
on the people of this valley
than will either air or stream
pollution. There is of course
some overlap of the prob
lem of detergents in soil
water and stream pollution.
These harmful detergents will
add to the present problem of
stream pollution as they get
into the streams in drainage
water.
Another form of pollution
that is serious in the valley
is one of the nature of eye
sores. Unpainted buildings,
falling buildings, fences that
lean and properties that house
huge heaps of junk fall into
this class of pollution. lane
any paved road from Medford
to almost any point and the
countryside presents a poor
picture for human habitation.
Lots of improvement could be
made in this area in this respect.
Another form of pollution
is also a serious one and con
cerns the minds and will of
our people and especially of
the teenagers. . Too many of
our adults expect something
for nothing. The will to work
and cam is fast disappearing.
The welfare state is accept
able to too many people. The
young person absorbs this
type of thinking rather fast.
We should retain laws that
permit youngsters to do cer
tain types of labor. It may
prevent future additions to
the juvenile home.
The atmosphere around us
is subject to frequent cleaning
just from winds and rains.
The streams are cleaned by
freshets and floods. The other
areas of pollution mentioned
above are not so easily or
frequently renewed and made
usable again.
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Weed Control In Spring Cereals Given Explanation
By BAY HUBBELL
Weed Control Supervisor
Weather conditions are
such that much of our spring
planting of grain is under
way. Soon the crop as well
as weeds will be coming up.
In most fields the need for
weed control can be deter
mined before the time arrives
to take to the field with the
sprayer. Timing being an im
portant factor in selective and
weed control we should be
prepared and have our spray
er calibrated for the intended
work.
There are three important
factors in calibrating a field
sprayer. These are speed trav
eled, pressure used and nozzle
size. Before starting calibra
tion, the rig should be thor
oughly cleaned, tank and
booms. Nozzles and screens
should be removed and
cleaned, all fittings checked
for leaks. Then with clean
Foot Rot a Problem
In Gaines Wheat
Foot rot is a problem In
Gaines, a new semi-dwarf va
riety of winter wheat. The
same conditions that produce
maximum yields also produce
fool rot. At the present time
there is no known control
measure, according to Bert G.
Wilcox, county extension
agent.
Early fall seeding in good
moisture with ample fertilizer
are the necessary ingredients
for top yields from Gaines.
The same conditions foster
foot rot, a native fungus also
known as straw-breaker.
Plans are being laid for a
four-year study to control foot
rot. The study will be carried
on by Washington State uni
versity where the wheat was
developed.
water, a test run made over
a known acre area at a con
stant speed and pressure. The
amount of water used from
a full tank will determine the
amount of weed killer to be
used in this amount of water
per acre. If this proves to be
too much or too little a re-run
should be made adjusting
speed, pressure or nozzle size
until the desired condition is
obtained.
Recommended Rates
R e c o m mended rates of
2,4-D Amine run from one
half pound to one pound with
t of a pound mostly being
used in 10 to 20 gallons of
water. Since oats are less
tolerant than other cereals no
more than one-half pound
should be used.
Applications to wheat, oats
and barley should be made as
soon as they have six to eight
inches of growth, well tiller
ed and before the heads start
into the boot.
Drift of 2,4-D to susceptible
crops should be avoided.
Spraying should be done on
calm days using low pressure
and large nozzle sizes.
Wind and rain both being
detrimental to spraying condi
tions, being prepared could
mean the difference between
clean or weedy grain. If you
have your grain spraying
done commercially take ad
vantge of their service and
notify them early enough so
your fields can be watched
and weed control measures
applied at the correct time.
APPOINTMENT TOLD
Salem - UPD - A. C. Light
hall, Jr., Baker, has been
named a member of the ad
visory committee to the De
partment of Planning and De
velopment, the governor's of
fice announced Monday.
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