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TUESDAY. MARCH 26, 1963
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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.
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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
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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.
MORTON
MILLING CO.
500 Ross Lane, Medford
Top Tonnage
Begins With
ANCHOR
Pelleted Fertilizers
For completa selection
and service, Call . ,
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GRANGE CO-OP
SUPPLY ASSOCIATION
HIGHWAY 99 - CENTRAL POINT
PHONE 664-1262 OR 773-4022
421 A STREET ASHLAND
PHONE 482-2143
CYPREX
TAKES THE
GAMBLE OUT OF
SCAB CONTROL
Four years' outstanding performance has established
Cyprex9 as THE fungicide for season-long protection
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Cyprex protect) new growth that apptart between sprays. Rain eplaeh & iji
re-dutributeM Cvprex from the eprayed foliate to the new growth. AA " wj
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Cyprtx providrt protection, eradication or both. It it "inturance" against
scab getting a foothold in your orchard.
Cyprex-prottcted fruit bringi top pricet. Apply
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 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.
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FUNGICIDE