TUESDAY. APRIL S. 1963
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
Valley Rabbit Growers End
Series of Industry Sessions
Rabbit growers of southern
Oregon recently completed a
series of classes arranged by
County Agent Earle Jossy cov
ering everything from build
ings, to breeding to diseases.
R. J. Ritchey, local rabbit
man, explained recommended
types of buildings, hutches,
nest boxes, watering facilities
and feeders.
Ritchey told how the type
of building has changed pro
gressivcly from the old styles
of warren, to hutches from
scrap material and any wire
handy to the present types
of self-cleaning wire.
John Truly, another local
rabbit grower, told of the dif
ferent types of hutches in use
and demonstrated their cdn
struction. He showed a Quon-
sit type of hutch. He also dem
onstrated the different types
of nest boxes being used, how
to construct them and the cost.
Charles Call, another local
rabbit man, told of several
different types of feeders and
watering equipment now be
ing used in this area. He sug
gested that when possible, an
automatic system should be
745 Cattle Sold;
Market Active
On All Classes
installed. Different types of i digestive nutrients
heating cable can be used in ent feeds.
in dificr-
cold weather to keep rabbits
from freezing, he explained.
Gene Mars, local grower,
gave a demonstration on pal
pation and showed how it is
possible to determine if the
doe rabbit has been bred, even
the date of breeding.
For the second evening ses
sion, Dr. Ralph Bogart, OSU
animal husbandry professor,
lectured on breeding and
showed how genetics are a
factor. He explained in detail
the many things which can
happen when proper breeding
and planning arc not fol
lowed. A representative of the Al
bers experimental farm in
Washington showed the food
value of grains and grasses
with charts for the third eve
ning lecture. He gave figures
to explain the nutritional
values of different feeds, the
grains and hay used in pelctiz
ed feed. He also explained in
detail the need for certain
minerals and vitamins. Charts
were used to show the total
The next evening was again
turned over to the local grow
ers for their ideas and ex
planations on profitable de
velopment of rabbit fryers.
Record Keeping
Mrs. John Truly talked on
management and record keep
ing. Her method is recognized
by local growers as being ex
ceptionally accurate.
Mrs. Davis, Grants Pass,
also talked on record keeping
and showed her methods.
Ray Powell, Rogue River,
demonstrated how he chooses
proper breeding stock. His
rabbitry is well established.
The fifth and final evening,
Karl Hagen, U.S. Experimen
tal farms, Fontana, Calif., and
one of the greatest authorities
on rabbit diseases, told of the
many and varied diseases
which bother the rabbit grow
er, possible cures and preven
tative measures.
Hagen urged rabbit grow
ers to try for more money for
government research pro
grams on rabbits.
The Midway auction sold
745 cattle during Its regular
Friday, April 9 sale.
Owner-Manager Bill Bray
reported the market active
and strong on all classes.
Good to choice steer calves
at 350 to 400 pounds sold at
$28 to $30.30. Calves weigh
ing 400 to 500 pounds
brought $28 to $28.
Good to choice heifer
calves at 325 to 400 pounds
sold for $23 to $24.50.
Good yearling steers, 550
to 610 pounds, brought $23 to
$27.25. Feeder steers weigh
ing 800 to 700 pounds went
out at $22.50 to $24.50.
Good to choice yearling
heifers at 550 to 680 pounds
brought $22.50 to $23.10.
Steer Calves
Holstcln steer calves sold
for $22 to $24.10. Yearling
Holstcin steers earned $18 to
$21. One penlot of 48 head or dust
wcigninu. an average oi aa rarlv
Farm & Garden
Cooperation Needed
To Prevent Bee Kill
FROM
THE
GROUND
UP
By BART BARTLET1
pounds sold tor $10 per hun
drcdwcight.
A pen of 23 Hereford cows
with calves sold for $235 per
pair. A pen of 1 1 pairs sold
for $227.50 and other puirs
sold from $185 to $220 per
pair.
Fat sleers and heifers sold
from $18.50 (o $22.10. These
probably graded standard to
good.
Fat cows sold for $16 to
$17.50. Most utility cows sold
for $14 to $15.50. Cutlers sold
for $12 to $14 and canncrs
Bt $8 to $12 wilh a few ema
ciated shells selling from four
to eight cents.
Slaughter culls went oul
at $17 to $20.10. The top
price was paid for a 1,1)30
pound Holstcin bull.
County Agent Donald Ber
ry today urged cooperation of
both beekeepers and orchard
ists to prevent further heavy
bee kills from chemical
sprays or dust.
Berry nolcd some local bee
keepers recently reported up
to 90 per cent kill In their
hives.
"Since bees arc importunt
as polllnizcrs and honey pro
ducers we feel fruit growers
and others upplying insecti
cides should take all possible
precautions i n protecting
them," the county agent said.
"Most important is to warn
beekeepers in the area prior
to chemical treatments," Ber
ry said.
Growers should not allow
insecticides to drill outside
the application area if at all
possible, he advised. Sprays
should bo applied
the morning when
done prior to putting on any
hazardous insecticides."
Non-toxic chemicals as Thi
odanc should be used around
the bloom period, Berry sug
gested. The county agent said the
recent rainy weather and
high winds has delayed sched
uled chemical applications in
orchards and has forced
growers to combine dormant
pink and bloom sprays thus
increasing the hazard to bees.
the bees are not working as
a further precaution. Some
times the insecticides repel
bees and keep them out.
Dust and sprays should
not be applied when the fruil
Is in full bloom nor should
bees be put In the orchard
until 10 to 20 per cent of the
blossoms are open.
Most of the bee poisoning
Is from cover crops and not
the trees," Berry said. "This
can be prevented by discing
in mustard or other blooming
cover crops which the bees
tend to work. This should he
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Corvallis - The 1963 Spray
program for apples and pears
produced in the Willamette
Valley has just boon publish
ed by Oregon State Univer
sity and is now available from
county extension officers.
The circular wag prepared
by the OSU Cooperative Ex
tension Service in cooperation
with the OSU drptartmcnts of
entomology, plant pathology
and agricultural chemistry.
The schedules wore prepared
tO meet spraying require
ments for the control of var
ious posts of apples and pours
in the Willamette valley.
Montague Girl
Reports to Bureau
Montague - Ronda Ellcr of
Montague and Linda Klinglcr,
Fort Jones, reported on their
trip to the "Food for Youth
power" conference at Asilo
mar to the Shasta Valley
Farm Bureau at its recent
meeting at the Montague Club
room.
Ronda and Linda, accompa
nied by Hum la's mother, Mrs.
Joe lsller, made the trip to
Asilomar Feb. 15 to 17, after
being chosen from among a
number of contestants from
throughout (he counly.
Ronda, a freshman at Yreka
High school, reviewed her en
try in the contest which was
"Careers in Food". She listed
a number of opportunities for
career in the food industry,
with special emphasis on the
canning industry.
Linda, a freshman at Fori
Jones High school, told of her
"Food 'N Fun" entry. Her
project was particularly con
cerned with nutrition. She had
made a survey among teen
agers regarding the foods they
ale. Honda made her recom
mendations for improved nu
trition. Pictures' and pamphlets on
the conference were shown
to the group attending, to
further explain the purpose
of it
John McMurry, c e n t c r
chairman, conducted the busi
ness portion of the meeting.
At the close refreshments of
cupcakes, tea and coffee wore
served by Mrs. A. S. Quidros
and Mrs. Robert Hogan.
CROWING HEN Biddie, a hen owned by Mrs. Mildred
Bray, 1830 North Riverside ave., started crowing when her
rooster died recenty. She has stopped crowing the last few
days, and still lays eggs. The crowing is considered odd, but
not unique and is caused by a hormone change.
Biddie, Crowing Hen
Becomes Valley Oddity
By MARY ALICE BltUStls
A crowing hen . . . ? Yes,
and that little chicken belongs
to Mrs. Mildred Bray, 1830
North Riverside ave., M-jd-ford.
The first week of March
Fancy Pants, the rooster, and
long lime friend of biddie,
was killed by an automobile.
He had always been able to
attracl attention from his
owner by perching directly
under the living room win
dow. He would throw back
his head and crow two or
throe times. If that didn't get
results he moved around the
house and found a window
shade open, usually in sight
of Mrs. Bray. Then he would
crow again. By that time -having
made his wishes
known - together with his lit
tle friend he would eat the
corn thrown to them. Tney
would finish the day out side
by side.
Strange Noises
A week passed. On March
13, Mrs. Bray heard tunny
noises beneath the same win
dow. She looked oul, and
there stood Biddie as big as
life with her head thrown
back crowing, in almost the
same voice as her rooster.
Eerie . . . ? Who knows?
Why docs such a chicken sud
denly develop these abnormal
characteristics? According to
County Agent Earle Jossy
these things arc unusual but
not rare. The cause is an ab
normal condition which de
velops due to a hormone
change. In this case, Jossy
believes the hen will continue
to lay until she has depleted
her egg bag and never lay
again.
Jossy also said it is possible
Biddie will take on some of
the other mannerisms of the
male, even to a comb and tail
feathers.
Both Fancy Pants and Bid
uie, wnen inc rooster was
was killed, were two years
old and according to Mrs.
Bray, the little banty hen is
laying every other day. Are
there any other crowing hens
in the valley, if so where?
Is there any truth in the
saying that a whistling wom
an, and a crowing hen always
come to some bad end? How
ever, the hen has ceased to
crow.
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At this time of year most
people are doing a certain
amount of work in flower gar
dens and on lawns.
Much of this effort is of a
routine nature and its effect
is very temporary. Pruning of
shrubs and bushes is a job
that is done once each year
and when done the effect is
lasting as opposed to lawn
mowing that must be done
very often during the grow
ing season.
The cultivation of shrubs
and flowers for weed re
moval can be a frequent and
time - consuming job. Where
the plants will stand mulches
the frequency of cultivation
can be reduced considerably
and in some instances to none
at all. Such materials as
bark, sawdust and leaf mold
are usually available and can
be used as mulches around a
great variety of landscape
plants.
Bark Available
Ground bark is available
in Ibis area and makes a very
satisfactory mulch for home
use. It can be obtained in a
variety of particular sizes.
For best weed control a layer
of very finely ground bark
should be placed on the sur
face of the soil. This layer
can be covered over with a
rather thick layer of the
coarser bark. The coarse bark
will prevent water logging
and provide some gas ex
change between the soil and
air. The large particles of
bark on top will also prevent
the finer bark from being re
moved from the area by the
action of water from lawn
sprinklers. Mulches also pre
vent mild from being deposi
ted on the walls of buildings
by the irrigation water.
Mistletoe should be re
moved from oaks, especially
if it growing on over 25 per
cent of the limbs and the tree
is one that is considered valu
able. A few bunches of this
pest in oak trees has some
decorative effect during the
winter months. H can kill
oaks when a large number of
the limbs become infested.
When it is desired to provide
fertilizer to large trees
around the home, it is wise to
drill or punch a large number
of small diameter holes in the
soil beneath the limb spread
of the trees. The fertilizer
should be mixed wilh sand
Or soil before it Is placed in
the hole. The mixture should
be about half each of fertili
zer and sand or soil Sand
should be used for this pur
pose when trees are growing
in bare hard packed soil. The
sand will be an aid to the
penetration of irrigation
water in such areas
It ll a good idea to clean
all weeds and grasses away
from young fruit trees as
soon as possible This will
permit (hem to get off to a
fast start and make the
greatest possible amount of
growth this season.
The weather during the
peach bloom season was not
favorable for cross pollina
tion Bees and other insect
Bartletts Worth
Lesson Market,
Hit Quantity Mark
Corvallis Value of 1962
Oregon crops has been placed
at nearly S253 million, about
8 per cent higher than in
1961.
Total crop tonnage was esti
mated at 9.4 million, up about
7 per cent, with both higher
average prices and higher
yields figuring in the increas
es, report Oregon State uni
versity agricultural icon
omists. In terms of value, wheat led
the list. Other leading value
crops, in order, were hay, bar
ley, potatoes, snap beans for
processing, pears, strawber
ries, ryegrass seed, cherries
and oats.
These 10 crops accounted
for nearly three-fourths of
Oregon's 1962 crop value, ac
cording to Mrs. Elvera Hor
rell, OSU extension economist.
The past year was one of
the better ones for Oregon
tree fruit production, but a
poor year for tree nuts. Tree
fruit output was up about 29
per cent over 1961, but value
changed very little, Mrs. Hor
rell said.
Oregon's sweet cherry or
chards yielded 33.000 tons of
fruit in 1962, up 7,500 tons
from 1961. The sour cherry
crops turned out 7,200 tons,
up 1,900 tons and the largest
on record, reports Marks.
However, cherries were val
ued at slightly less than the
previous year.
Pear Orchards
The state's pear orchards
were unusually heavy pro
ducers in 1962, with a total
production of 153,750 tons,
some 33,000 more than 1961,
he added. The Bartlett crop,
which set a new record, was
up 18,000 tons, but was
worth about 15 per cent less.
The winter pear crop was 15,
000 tons more wilh a higher
value than in 1961.
The 1962 peach crop turned
out 470,000 bushels, up 40,
000 bushels from 1961. Apple
production went up nearly a
fifth, but lower prices held
value down.
Cal-Ore Sets Bull Sale
For Oct. 9 In Medford
The Cal-Ore Hereford asso- An innovation for the 1963 have been consigned to tt
ciation and the Jackson Coun-' sale will be the offering of bull sale to date, but the con
ty Catt'emen's association will i about ten carefully selected mittee hasn't contacted ou
dwarf-free heifers. Local buy-1 side ranches yet. The selectio
ers at Cal-Ore have requested j tour will probably be in Ai
the inclusion of a few good ' gust to give the bulls a bette
quality heifers in the sale. j chance to grow a little, r
The 1963 Bull Sale Com-j said.
hold their annual Range
Ready Bull Sale on Wednes
day, Oct. 9. 1963. according to
Earle Jossy, Secretary of Cal
Ore Hereford association.
The 1963 sale will again
feature bulls of all breeds se
lected by a committee made
up of three purebred breeders
and three commercial cattle
men. To be eligible bulls
must grade not less than 2.
Twig Borer Spray
Follows Petal Fall
A spray for control of
peach twig borer on peaches
and apricots should be ap
plied as soon as petals have
fallen. County Agent Don
Berry advised today.
It is at this time the over- I Send Resolution
wintering borers emerge and ! Following a talk last month
mittee is headed by J. W.
(Bill) Bigham. Members are
Don Bradshaw, Don Nichols
and Dick Ireland representing
purebred cattle, and Darrell
Stanley, Leon Offenbacher
and Clayton Charley repre
senting commercial cattlemen
and the Jackson County Stock
men's association.
The bull sale committee
will give a report during the
Cal-Ore Hereford association's
regular monthly meeting at
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 16.
Cattlemen will also discuss
the different ways of feeding
as brought out on the recent
winter feeding tour of valley
ranches.
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attack the newly developing
shoots, he said.
On each acre use 10 pounds
of Diazinon or five pounds of
Thiodan. In hose rigs use two
pounds of Diazinon or one
pound of Thiodan per 100
gallons of water.
For peaches only add six
pounds of wettable sulfur per
100 gallons or 24 pounds per
acre to aid in control of
brown rot and mildew. Sulfur
will damage apricots.
Twig borer damage has
been abundant several years
and this spray should not be
omitted. Berry said.
by the president of the Call
fornia Hereford association
tiie local association sent a
resolution to the Oregon con
gressional delegation to op
pose dual grading. It was
based on the resolution passed
by the National Cattelemen's
association.
Cal - Ore President Eddie
Meeker said about 40 bulls
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filbert orchards in Oregon are
now available from county
extension offices. The recom
mendations were prepared by
John H. Painter, U. S. De
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ticulturist stationed at Oregon
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Corvallis - Basic research
by Oregon Slate university
microbiologists has opened
the door toward a practical
solution for a problem that's
costly to the dairy industry.
The problem? Frequent,
unexplained and undesirable
flavors and or textures in
cheese, buttermilk, sour
cream and other fermented
dairy foods
Dr William E. Sandinc.
OSU microbiologist, said the
reason for the problem has
been tound and he hopes the
solution will be the next step.
He explained that starter
cultures of bacteria arc used
in the manufacture of various
dairy products. To make a
uniform product day after
day, the manufacture has to
count on his bacterial starter
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pollinators were not active
lor a single day during the
tune that peach blossoms
were receptive to pollen. It is
possible that the brisk winds
at that tunc were effective in
spreading the pollen.
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