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10 A TUESDAY. MARCH 26, 1963 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON TAP.. ..- J . ' -1 - XT" -JrkT.'.. ? V - if 5 17 r .J.-" "r 1 adJwLtl STRAWBERRY HARVEST This is a typ ical scene of a summer strawberry harvest in the Rogue valley. Meetings are being held in Josephine county this week to de termine how many growers and prospective growers would be willing to plant straw- berries and cane berries extensively enough to attract a processing plant to the valley. Berry acreage in both Jackson and Jose phine counties is extremely limited at present. arm & Garden Garden Tips i Crater FFA Boy Wins Quiz Contest The Dalles, Ore.-Ron Stlth of the Crater Chapter of the Future Farmers of America is one of the five sectional win ners of the statewide Co-op contest held here in conjunc tion with the annual state FFA conference, according to Dar rell Shepherd, Vo-Ag instruc tor and chapter advsior to the Crater FFA delegation this year. Some $1,200 is shared among the five award winners in the form of summer schol arships to help defray ex penses as members of the Or egon youth delegation to the American Institute of Cooper ation, now in its 35th year as a chartered educational insti tution, to be held at the Uni versity of Nebraska In Lin coln on Aug. 4-7 this year. President R. H. "Dick" Wilcox of the Agricultural Cooperative Council of Ore gon and manager of the Gresham Cooperative made the awards in person at The Dalles and pointed out that this is the third consecutive year that these scholarship awards have been made under the sponsorship of the Coun cil. Other Winners Sam Dettwyler of Sllverton; Gary Johnston, Vernonia; and Roger Thompson of The Dalles were the other sectional award winners and the newly elected Oregon state FFA president Pat Ncal, Crater chapter will join the delega tion, accompanied by two Vo-Ag or Council representa lives as consultant-advisors. Bruce Slrachan, state chair man of the Council s Youth Education Committee and Lloyd Dahlln of Sllverton, co operative chairman for the Oregon Vocational Agricul ture Teachers association, re ported that the 1963 series of 10 district Co-op Quiz con tests, followed by the state finals at The Dalles represent ed one of the most successful of the annual series, and that some 40 Oregon FFA chapters participated this year. Over 1,200 copies of the education al booklet entitled "Exploring Farmer Cooperatives" have been requested from the Coun cil to date by aspiring youth contestants, Strachan stated Oscar Hagg, acting secre tary of the Oregon Council teamed up with Dr. Gerald E. Korzan of Oregon State unl versity in the preparation and administration of the Co-op Quiz questions in the absence of regular council secretary Lee Garolan of OSU who is now in Washington, D. C. on special assignment. Tree-Planting Aids Town, Attracts New Residents You've seen them every where, In practically every part of the United States -run-down, bedraggled little communities that look like they've scon belter days. The solid citizens living in many of these towns get so used to the run-down look, according to the American As sociation of Nurserymen, that they don't realize the vast benefits that come from plant inn and beautifying. The ben efits accrue In increased trade, higher real estate values and the increased com munity spirit that comes from doing something in coopera tion with others. Many people pass through the bedraggled communities without stopping. People who visit s;iy, "Gosh, I'd hate lo live here." Is your town like that? If It is, think of what happened to the town of St. James, Mo., which recently was 'given a national landscaping award by the American Association of Nurserymen. Not too many years ago an extended drouth killed many trees In the community. Town benefactors, Including the St. James Foundation, and the citizens got together and de cided to beautify. According to one citizen, "our commu nity was lost without trees." Five years and well over 4,000 trees later, plus the planting of many shrubs, St. James is again one of the loveliest towns in the coun try. Instead of: "I'd hate to live here," visitors now say: "I'd love to live here." The spirit of the whole town has perked up and everyone is In tensely proud of the commu nity and its appearance. If BROWN PATCH -DOLLAR SPOT -LAWN MOSS li MUSHROOMS-SNOW MOLD-PINK PATCH 1 MlI L BIG Y FEED & SEED CO. 1948 PAC. HWr. NORTH PHONI 77)jloO By JOHN W McLOUGHLIN County Extension Agent Juniper Scale Check your junipers for this common pest of juniper, arborvitae, incense cedar and cypress. Pfllzer juniper and other common juniper species can support heavy infestations of juniper scales without serious harm. However, some varie ties are injured by moderate infestations. Plants will usual ly look devitalized and may be blackened by sooty mold. The female scales are about 116 inch in diameter, round, and white with a yellow cen ter. Male scales are white, narrow and smaller. Young scales begin to emerge from beneath the female in late May and move to young growth. Spray Infested junipers now with a 3 per cent light medium oil spray. Malathlon applied in early July at the rate of one tablespoon to a gallon of water will also give control. This Malathion spray should be followed with two more sprays at two-week in tervals. Pine Needle Scale While you are checking the Junipers you might as well check the pines in the yard for the pine needle scale. In fested trees usually have a gray unhealthy appearance and young plants may be de stroyed. The shields of both male and female scales are white and elongate with a yellow spot near one end. Their shapes will vary with the shape and width of the need les on which the scales occur. Spray infested plants now with the 3 per cent light med ium oil spray. Malathlon ap plied in late May at the above rate will also give control. Re peat this spray In ten days. Briiilecone Pine , Do not confuse the silvery dots of resin on the Bristle cone Pine (Pinus aristata) for scale. These dots are natural for this plant and add to its ornamental value. Raspberry Spray Spray now for control of the Raspberry crown borer. This spray should be applied to all red raspberries where this insect has been a prob lem. Mix the 12' a per cent Dia- zinon emulsion concentrate (Spectricide) at a rate of 2 14 tablespoons per gallon of water. Apply three pints of this solution around the crown of each plant (hill sys tem) or per linear yard of row (row system). Application can be made with a sprinkling can or other suitable device, if agitation is provided. Because this appli cation Is a crown drench, rain at the time of treatment does not interfere with effective ness. Slugi The gray garden slug Is a frequent pest of ornamentals as well as the vegetable gar den. Slugs can be controlled with metaldchyde bait or metaldehyde dust. Restrict the use of dust to ornamentals or to vegetable seedlings. Do not use the dust in a manner that would leave a residue on the edible portion of the plant. Chit Chat By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor An Industry promotion committee from Grants Pass will receive a few answers in a questionnaire to local berry growers they won't like. One of these is that Mexican strawberries can and do compete effectively with Oregon berries. Mexico last year shipped in as many berries as Oregon raises, 60 million pounds plus some fresh. And Mexico can ship these berries to Oregon at approximately the same cost Oregon berries can be picked. Mexican pickers receive about 80 cents a day and no fringe benefits. We heard these and other answers from a grower as we walked down rows of freshly turned earth beside a tractor-drawn strawberry-planter. The planting process was almost as fascinating as the answers we received in steady stream from a man who knows his farming as did his father before him. The small green plants were slipped at intervals into the rubber planting disc which rolled around and poked them into the ground. Too many Oregbnians have ignored the European Com' mon Market and are continuing to ignore such regional common markets as the African, the developing Asian and the newly head-lined Central American common markets. When these are intense, supposedly top secret, discus sions on bringing a berry processing plant to Grants Pass, then your realize the economic impact of a country which can ship in as many processed berries as your state can grow and much cheaper than you could ship those berries to Mexico. Mexico has what has seriously hampered the rapid economic development of a broad fruit industry here-cheap labor. Give Mexico a broad economic base as It could re- ceive and apparently is receiving from a Latin American Common Market and you can expect to see many more processed Mexican berries in here; perhaps even pears. The short-sighted, narrow vision of the U. S. Department of Labor hasn't helped the situation any, either. It should be developing a new and broader source of fruit harvest labor, The land of hot tamales and even hotter revolutions ha calmed down and gained stability. Now Mexico's economy is growing 6 per cent a year covering the last 20 years. Mexico does not have the irrigation water for agricul ture which this area is eagerly reaching for through the proposed Rogue basin project. This could give us the edge if we can develop the picking crews-20,000 pickers for 2,000 acres, a berry grower informs us. But she is developing strong commodity markets assisted by the big demand from two world wars. The U. S. and. particularly Oregon, could take a leaf from Mexico's notebook on economic development. It is breaking down rigid social and economic systems as de liberately as a disc breaks through the soil crust, ideas are inserted in the firm, but flexible wheel of action-planning then planted In the best soil of economic resources. "This growth comes from a continuous shifting of re sources from less productive to more productive activities, through judicious use of public saving for building up the infrastructure, and though mobilization of private savings for establishment of new enterprises to meet a steadily grow ing demand for goods and services." Pear Ad Series Starts in Spring For Local Pears A spring national promo tional campaign in behalf of fresh west coast D'Anjou pears, many of which were grown In the Rogue river area will begin Friday, March 29. Dick Patterson, general manager of the Oregon-Wash-ington - California pear bu reau, with headquarters in Portland, said the campaign will run through the first week in May. The campaign will use spot radio announce ments on 40 important sta tions in 12 of the nation's largest consuming areas. The novel spots feature fresh D'Anjous as excellent food for Lenten meals and Passover feasts. Some of the spots were written for each of the celebrations while oth ers were written for both. Here is a sample radio spot: "It's D'Anjou Eatin" Time! And fresh D'Anjou pears com pliment the most festive Pass over feast or the simplest Lenten meal. These are the pears grown for this time of year . . . plump and greenish yellow on the outside when ripe . . . inside they are creamy smooth and so-o-o juicy sweet. They're wonder ful in lunch boxes too!" Each spot also will carry a "tag" announcement featur ing the message of a local re tail store which is featuring D'Anjou pears. Featured in the promotion is the fact that fresh D'Anjou pears are green in color when they are ripe. D'Anjous are grown and marketed for this time of the year when other types of fresh, sweet fruit are in short supply. The O-W-C pear bureau's 10 merchandising representa tives, located in the major consuming areas, have dis play material, recipe folders and other sales aids to help retailers take advantage of this profitable promotion. The display pieces also emphasize to consumers that "D'Anjous look green when they are ripe." Bedding Plant Season Now Here Plants and Cultural Methods Given By J. VERNON MARSHALL For Rogue Valley Nurserymen Spring is he-e, this is bed ding plant season. The earlier we start our gardens, the better our gar dens will be, that is, if we will adhere to these simple suggestions. Let me point ut a few plants, and some of the cul ture, in the line of general gardening. If you will just water, feed, weed and spray, you just can't go wrong. Lets start with geraniums. Make use of heavy soil, and for best results feed regular every month thru growing season with a good organic food, such as Liquinox 10-10-5, Feed leaves as well as roots, leaves need fertilizer, and as a matter of fact, some plants (such as Camellias) take in half of their feed and mois ture thru the foliage. They will look better, they will bloom better, and they will be better plants. Don't be afraid to pinch them back, to keep them in uniform shape, this procedure will force them into compact growth, they will become strong and sturdy, instead of tall weak and leggy if they are not pinched back. In other words, private savings aren't taxed out qf existence to support two-year government planning pro grams which produce little more than new generations of planners. The Latin American Common Market thinking started in the 1950's when the wartime commodity markets slowed down. It needed a system of cooperation between de veloped and underdeveloped countries. But, this did not mean development of a regional economic wall around Latin America. It meant instead the channelling of various economic streams to gain more force in trading with the rest of the world. But Latin America, and certainly Mexico, needs trade revenue to finance industralization. The more money it can get for strawberries shipped into Oregon the more rapid the industrialization. Latin America was little affected by development of the ECM since it accounted for only 11 per cent of member European countries' imports, but the ECM did cut that 11 per cent to 6 per cent. And the stream of trade constantly rechannels itself as it meets trade barriers. So more goods are competing with U. S. goods much as Mexican straw berries now compete with Oregon strawberries. The Latin American case points up one sorry fact. While the U. S. was willing and did build up the economies of the European nations after World War II the same na tions now strongly competing with the U. S. as Common Market countries-arc not aiding underdeveloped regions like Latin America. Hence Latin American countries such as Mexico are forced into a regional economic organization like the Latin American Common Market. And the ironic result is that the selfishness of European countries helped orginally by Amer ican tax dollars forces more rapid development of further economic competition south of the border and VERY close to home. So you may well be eating more Mexican straw berries in Oregon. The short-run benefit is to the bargain shopping housewife, but what of the effect on the state's economy? Songbirds Need Trees, Shrubs With housing, highways and other developments gob bling more and more land, there Is a tremendously grow ing need for plantings which aid songbirds, especially, to survive, according to the A m e r i can Association of Nurserymen. Following are some of the trees and shrubs that provide seeds and fruits for wild life: cedars, yews, junipers, ashes, alders, birches, mul berry, cherry, flowering crabapples, bayberry, honeysuckle, dog wood, hawthorns, hollies, mountain ash, and many oth ers. Natural foods are highly necessary to supplement suets and other fats often set out by home owners in the winter months. Spec cialisti Give Locker Beef Yield Washinglon-llT!) - If you're thinking of buying a beef car cass to package for the freez er or locker plant, here's a quick guide to yield. Specialists in the U. S. do paremrnt of agriculture say you can figure one-fourth of the carcass will yield steaks; another fourth, roasts: and a fourth, ground beef and stew meat. The final fourth: waste : bones and fat. FRANKLIN CUTTER VACCINES! MEDICINALS! INSTRUMENTS! And other luppllti to keep your livestock end pet 4JSA! "TT .Tl wittliy ind will eresmid! West Main Pharmacy Kfijii Mart "Whtfi Prctcripriem Ar Filled Up to Standard Not Down to Price" 135 W. Main, Corner of Grape Ph. 772-2330 New York-lt!Pll-The Three major U.S. television net works utilized the Relay com munications satellite Monday night for the first time to broadcast news reports direct from Europe. A spokesman for the networks, the National rBadcasting Co., and the Co lumbia Broadcasting System, said "reception was very good" during the 20-minute transmission. Egg Marketing Meeting Thursday How to recognise a good egg when you see one and what to do with it when you find it will be the theme of an Egg Producers' meeting to be held in the Jackson County Extension Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., March 28, according io Earle Jossy, county exten sion agent, Charle Fischer, exten sion poultry marketing spe cialist, Oregon State univer sity, will discuss egg mar keting and what the pro ducer can do to help him self. Kenneth North, egg in spector with the Oregon state department of agricul ture, will discuss egg grad ing and give instruction in egg grading. Anyone who it interested in the marketing of eggs meeting. NO DATE SET Washington - tUPD - No date has been set yet for President and Mrs. Kennedy's state visit to Italy, the White House said Monday. ' Now is a good time to set out salvia, ageratum, asters, alyssum, phlox, lobelia, mari gold, petunia, portulaca, snaps, stocks, verbena, zin nias and many other flower ing plants. For better plants of this sort, use some peat and bone meal or super phos phate. If you would like a vegetable garden, start toma toes, peppers, egg plant and onions. Use loose peaty soil for these plants also, they are heavy feeders, so don't spare the liquinox. The aphids like them real well, so don't just stand by and let them take your gar den away from you. Your nurserymen and garden sup ply stores have plenty of good sprays and garden dust on hand to help you fight the bat tle. Ortho's Botano or Millers Soil Dusto is an all around good dust to kill garden pests. Slugdusto, made by Mil lers, will -certainly kill the slugs, comes in plastic squeeze tubes and takes no effort to put it on. In liquid sprays, Malathion or Isotox made by Ortho, will kill most all gar den pests, if you will just put it on the garden according to directions. Pick up a garden gun from your garden supply store. They are inexpensize, and it will take the guess work and the labor out of gardening, leaving only pleasure plus a beautiful garden. You can also fertilize your garden very early with a garden gun. Ask your nurseryman how, it is very simple. Speaking of fertilizing, and conditions they are changing rapidly. We must realize that we have to find substitutes with which to supply the es sential plant foods, such as nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, one or the other of which - if not all three - is usually lacking in most soils. We look upon a bag of 10-10-5 fertilizer with sus picion, just because it doesn't look like a yard of manure, and we don't realize that the food values in that bag are far greather than what is actually available in that yard of manure. Please, believe me, gardeners, it is greater, it . is cheaper, it is better, and, best of all without weed seeds. Your nursery and gar den stores have this wonder ful fertilizer all sacked up tor you, with the correct analysis, to fit the needs of the plant that you are growing, there is no guessing, you can't go wrong, just follow directions. And again, don't let the bugs take it away from you. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your come or unpalatablo roughage will make a base lor a modern balanced ration rhar you can feed with little labor and no wastage. The increased meat or milk pro duced will give you maxi mum returns on a small cash Investment. 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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 tha flexibility you need in any scab schedule. Use it at the economical low Vt lb. rate for effective protection. Then, if pro longed rains or breakdown of equip ment throw off your timing, merely increase the dosage to V lb. to get powerful "kick-back" action lasting up to 48 hours. Cyprex is compatible with most insecticides and fungicides. It is also CYPREX IS NOW ALSO REGISTERED lor blouom brown rot nd leaf spot on chtrrisi (twott snd sour) and blossom brown rot on ptachts CYANAMID SKVLS THE MAN WHO HAKES A BUSINESS Of AGRICVLTVRE now avails' n dust form. Consult locl 1 :es for further inform;. . ., contact American Cyanamid Company, Agricultural Division, Los Angeles 54, Oakland 12 or Portland 8. CYPREX65-W FUNGICIDE
