SPRAY RIG This huge self-propelled spray rig was tested
in the "big sticky" country off Vilas rd. and McLaughlin
drive Saturday noon. The huge tires passed every test on the
gumbo type soil. The "Wolverine" is custom made by the
Ward Common Manufacturing company, Halsey. It carries
a 550 gallon tank.
HUGE TIRES This air-filled tire 5 feel, 8 inches in diameter
easily rolls through the thick mud in the "Sticky Lane" or
chard off Vilas rd. Yet, it did not dig up the ground. Each
tire costs S2.700.
1963 Crop Plans Set,
Planting Shows Drop
Corvallis - Oregon farmers
generally plan little change
in 1963 spring planted crops
from last year, according to
the March planting intentions
report issued by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Total acreage planned for
spring planted crops in Ore
gon shows a one per cent de
crease from 1962, notes Mrs.
Klvera Horrell, Oregon State
university extension agricul
tural economist.
New Bulletin Out
On Strawberries
Corvallis - A bulletin
placing particular emphasis
on factors affecting yields and
longevity of strawberry plant
ings has just been published
by Oregon State university
under the title "Strawberry
Growing in Oregon."
The bulletin, written by
George F. Waldo. U. S. De
partment of Agriculture hor
ticulturist stationed at OSU.
and R. Ralph Clark, OSU
extension horticulturist, gives
a comprehensive picture of
growing the state's most im
portant small fruit crop.
Oregon's strawberry pro
duction is centered in Wash
ington. Clackamas. Marion.
Multnomah, Columbia and
Yamhill counties. The coun
ties of Linn, Lane. Polk and
Hood River are also impor
tant producers.
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Oregon Protests
Trucker Requests
Salem - Proposed reduc
tion by trucklines of rates on
fresh meat hauled from Mid
west meat packers to Pacific
Coast markets is bringing
a strong protest from live
stock men of Oregon and
Washington.
The Oregon Cattlemen's as
sociation, the Oregon Dairy
man's association, Oregon
Public Utilities commission
and Oregon Department of
Agriculture protested the pro
posed reduction recently at a
hearing before the Interstate
Commerce commission in
Chicago. They were repre
sented by Thomas W. Dcnch.
1 chief rate analyst for the Ore-
gon PUC transportation di
! vision.
Also at the hearing from
I Oregon was State Rep. Staf-
for Hansell. Hermislon. who
! testified in behalf of himself
I and other Oregon hog and
1 cattle producers; and the
! Portland Freight Traffic as
sociation, which included data
j developed by the Oregon
j stale department of agricul
ture. In his report to the depart-
ment of agricalture and live
, stockmen on the hearing
Dench said the decision on
the reduced rate request ap
Dears to rest on the trucking
j firms' ability to show the pro-
posed rates will be fully com
pensatory for hauling costs.
Mechanical Monster
Skims Over "Sticky,
Tires Promising
A huge mechanical monster This was important to the
on tires 5 feet, 8 inches in I orchardists since their crawl
diameter churned through ;er tractor - pulled spray rigs
heavy mud in Sticky Lane cut up the soft ground mak
orchard Saturday noon as a j ing it harder to work the
small group of local orchard-; orchard ground later. As one
ists watched closely. I archardist remarked it left
Would the huge self-propel- only "footprints" in the mud.
led ?pray machine bog down They and Jackson County
in the thick mollases type Horticultural Agent Clifford
mud of the "Big Sticky
country near Vilas rd. ana
McLoughlin drive? The or
chardists were out to see for
themselves.
Ward Common, of the Ward
Common Manufacturing com
pany, Halsey, Ore., easily ma
neuvered the machine, carry
ing a water-filled 550 gallon
lank, backward and forward.
It skimmed over the aptly
named "Big Sticky" mud as a
water beetle over a mill-pond.
FARM
Woodlot Facts
By DICK OLSON
Slat Farm Forester
"THE TRUST IN TREES
PROGRAM"
At present there are 31,178
woodland owners (about two
thirds of them farmers) who
have , control of some 3,637,
000 acres In Western Oregon
alone. With this acreage un
der good management there
is a reasonable potential of
1.800,000,000 board feet of
growth per year. The econom
ic importance of these fig
ures can be readily appreci
ated when it is pointed out
that our present annual cut
in the state is about 8 bil
lion board feet.
The agriculture committee
of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring the
statewide "Trust in Trees
Program." The purpose of this
program is to give recogni
tion to a forest farmer for
outstanding work in Woodlot
Management. The committee
believes by sponsoring this
program, they will be making
a very substantial contribu
tion to the welfare of the
State of Oregon.
This is the first year that
Jackson County will be par
ticipating in the program.
The Kiwanis Club Agricul
ture and Conservation com
mittee of Medford and the
Jackson County Farm For
estry committee are co-spon
soring the local contest. The
co-sponsors believe that by
participating in this program,
thev can call attention to
good forest management on
small private holdings. The
County winner will be given
an award locally and his name
will be submitted to the Port
land Chamber of Commerce
for the State level contest.
Nominations on the county
level can be made by any
one to the local program's
judging committee chairman,
Dick Olson - Phone 664-3000.
Nominees will be judged by
local county judges, who will
be qualified personnel of
which three - fifths will be
practicing foresters. The lo
cal winner will be given rec
ognition at the Kiwanis's first
meeting In May.
ADULT FORESTRY TOUR
On Saturday, May 4th, an
adult forestry tour will be
held in Josephine County for
small landowners. The pur
pose of this tour is to promote
interest by the private land
owner to practice good forest
management in his woodlot
An interesting and instruc
tive schedule has been work
ed out to cover a variety of
forest conditions and subjects
Qualified discussion leaders
will be along to lead in point
ed discussions.
Several private ownerships
will be visited in the Sunny
Valley and Grants Pass areas
Main subjects of discussion
i will be: Woodland Planning;
Commercial Thinning; Pre
Commercial Thinning and
Christmas Tree Growing.
Announcements concerning
this tour will be released at
a later date through the local
news media.
Contact your
County
Agent's Office in Grants Pass
f you would like further in
formation.
REMEMBER . . .
The state department of
Forestry fire season is now
in effect.
Contact your local fire pro
tection agency for burning
permits. Let's all do our part
to reduce man caused fires.
During 1962 there were by
far too many smoker, debris
burning, incendiary and mis
cellaneous fires.
REMEMBER . . . ONLY
YOU CAN PREVENT FOR
EST fires:
Antibiotic-salt mixes such
as Tcrramycin and salt offers
a convenient way to get beef
cattle to take continuous, low
level amounts of antibiotics.
Growth rate increase, health
is better, ranchers report.
Pregnant cows in iodine
deficient areas must be fed
stabilized iodized salt to pre
vent "big neck" or goiter,
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BEDFORD
B Cordy agreed such tires.
perhaps on a smaller scale,
have "good future possibili
ties." They had hoped to have
Commons bring in a rig with
smaller tires (more practical
between orchard rows) but
this was the only rig he had
available for the quickly call
ed demonstration.
Commons described the
tires as 60 by 42 by 18 and
full of air to make thpm a
I light as possible. He made
his own wheels for the Good
year tires. Cost per tire is
S2.700, and for the entire rig
$8,500 to S9.000 new.
The machine, custom-made
by Commons, is called a Wol
verine. It has a standard
Oldsmobile 98 engine and
standard parts to make part
replacement easy. It burns,
under average orchard use.
20 gallons a day compared to
50 gallons a day in the usual
speed sprayer using a big in
dustrial truck engine with
275 to ;00 horse-power. The
huge Wolverine will do 50
miles an hour on the road.
Commons towed it up here
front Halsey with the front
end resting on a truck espe
cially equipped with large
airplane type tires on the
rear.
There are six such machines
in use in Oregon. This is the
first rig of its type in the
United States, Commons said.
Such a machine which can
maneuver easily in heavy
mud without tearing up the
ground is important to or
chardists working the approx
imately 5,000 acres of "Big
Sticky" country between Med
ford and Central Point. Or
chardists indicated they were
more interested in oossiblv
adapting such tires to their
own orchard - manufactured
equipment than buying the
complete machine, although
some may do this.
Saturday's demonstration
is a follow-up of one made
last year with a rear-wheel
drive machine on such huge
tires towing a spray rig. This
three - wheel drive machine
Saturday appeared more sat
isfactory to the orchardists
who had it put through every
possible test including a drive
through a swimming pool size
mud hole alongside a road.
Ester Chemical
Now Under Permit
Salem - Oregon no longer
allows use of isopropyl ester
of 2,4-D or any other ester of
equal or higher volatility
without a permit. That permit
must be approved by three
persons.
This amendment to the Ore
gon Chemical Applicators law
was passed by 1963 session of
the Oregon Legislature. It car
ried an emergency clause and
went into effect March 29.
Expiration date is June 30t
1965.
Charged jointly with ap
proving permits for the use
of such esters are the Oregon
State Forester. State Director
of Agriculture and a research
specialist of Oregon State uni
versity. The amendment states per
mits shall be issued only when
it is determined they will not
damage agriculture and forest
products or susceptible crops.
And, they will be issued sub
ject to such conditions as the
issuing authority prescribes.
Poundage fees are paid on
all 2,4-D or 2,4,5-T type herb
icides.
On those sold in Oregon
the person selling to the con
sumer or retail dealer is re
sponsible for reporting and
paying the fee. On that pur
I chased outside of Oregon for
I use in the state the consumer
is responsible for paying the
fee unless he has a statement
from the out of state seller
stating the fee has already
been paid to the Department
of Agriculture.
Many ranchers feed salt-
protein supplements to sheep
for three months or more out
of the year. It helps keep the
ewes in a healthy, vigorous
condition.
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The weather for this area
continues to be wintry in
nature.
This means that the soils
are wet and cold regardless of
the brief periods of sunshine
that sometimes occur between
snow and sleet storms. When
the weather is as cold in na
ture as we have experienced
this spring, there is no ad
vantage to be gained by early
planting of either floral or
vegetable seeds or seedlings.
The soil is cold and wet and
in most instances the seeds
will rot or the seedlings will
be damaged by damping off
organisms. At best the plants
will tend to stand still and
make no growth. The most
productive plants are those
that grow off well after plant
ing. Some orchard soils are wet
ter now than they were a
month ago. Even so, there is
a need to get certain produc
tion practices done. Some dis
eases and insects are active
at this time of the year re
gardless of the weather or
in other words daily tempera
tures. These pests react more
nearly to photo-period or
length of day than to tem
perature. This is applicable
especially to the ordinary in
sect pests more so than to
the scab and rot diseases.
However, in some instances
the scab and rot diseases mav
get troublesome. Orchards
mat nave been clean for sev.
eral seasons will get by
easier.
Peaches should be snravpri
for brown rot control and
for peach twig-borer soon. It
may be difficult to net son
gallons of spray on each acre
oi peaches. In the event that
about 250 gallons of spray so
lution per acre will adequate
ly cover your peach trees, 2Vi
pounas oi Diazinon and is
pounds of sulphur per acre
win DC sufficient for the job
re win repeat a spray rec
ummenaauon that is worth
practicing. When suravinrr a
block of fruit trees, spray only
every omcr row the first time
over. When this is done, spray
the row or drive thai was not
sprayed the first time. This
method will give almost dou
ble coverage of the trees. At
this time of year the average
speeaspraycr will deposit the
spray solution about two rows
from either side of the ma
chine. Farmers can get govern
ment loans to develop recrea
tional areas on their acreage.
In some instances this should
be justifiable, especially
where farms have areas for
wildlife such as ponds or
woods. We would prefer to
see such farms used for rec
reation than to see them used
for marginal farm production.
farmers normally produce
great numbers of upland birds
that are harvested ille
gally by non-resident hunt
ers. All farmers have had
visitations by roadside hunt
ers or by hunters that wreck
ed ditches and fences to gel
at the game.
Income Pouibl
Where farmers can develop
some income from fishing or
hunting rights, we think it
is only proper. Go to town
to get some item or service
from the hunters and see what
they have to offer shoplifters
and trespassers.
State Ag Board
To Meet April 19
Salem - Members of the
State Board of Agriculture
have scheduled an April 19
meeting at the state depart
ment of agriculture building
in Salem.
During the session, which
will convene at 10 a.m. the
board will review the depart
ment's building project and
discuss the budget passed by
the Oregon Legislature and
legislation affecting agricul
ture and the department.
The preceding day board
members will join the Port
land Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture committee for a
visit to the Port of Portland
dock facilities. T. Ralph Har
ry, chief of the grain division
of the Department of Agri
culture, will be with the group
and explain the grain sam
pling, weighing and inspec
tion services of that division
OREGON
Market Active
On Light Run
At Midway Yard
The market was very active
on a light run of cattle dur
ing the regular Friday, April
12 auction at the Midway
Livestock yard on Table Rock
rd., according to Bill Bray,
owner-manager.
Good to choice steer calves
sold for S28 to $30. Medium
calves brought S23 to $27.50.
Good to choice heifer
calves sold for $24 to $26.50
Medium heifer calves earned
$21 to $23.50.
Good yearling steers sold
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quail ycVrhnsTcc' sold'
for $20 to $23.
Good yearling heifers sold
for $20 to $22.75. Medium
heifers went out at $18 to $20.
Holstcin Calves
Holstcin steer calves sold
for $22.50 to $24.80. Yearling
holstcin steers sold at $19 to
$21.50.
Slaughter'bulls brought S17
to $19.50. Veal calves earned
$24 to $26.90. Fat heifers sold
for $20 to $23.
Fat young cows went out
at $16 to $18.50. Utility cows
sold for $14.50 to $16.40. Cut
ters sold for $12 to $14.
Aged ewes with lambs sold
for $12.50 to $14.50.
"Don't forget the annual
machinery sale at Midway
Sunday. April 28," Bray an
nounced. "Bring in what you
have to sell! All types of farm
machinery and tools will be
sold."
Farm Career Day
Planned at OSU
An Agriculture Career
Day. designed entirely for
high school iludents, will
be held at Oregon State
university April 27.
The program is designed
to provide a special oppor
tunity (or those interested
in university work to learn
about career opportunities
in agriculture and related
sciences and occupations,
according to Osen Ogle. Ca
reer Day chairman.
The program calls for
registration from 8 to 9.
Tours ol the facilities, a
luncheon program and in
dividual and group confer
ences will round out the
program.
The career day committee
requests interested students
notify their high school
counselor or the county ex
tension office prior to April
20 so thai they will know
the number to plan for.
Do a complete clean-up job . . . right
from the start of the growing season
... by putting the Stauffcr Flow
ablcs into your first cover! The
Slauffer Howablcs arc unique for
mulations which employ only water
as a liquid vehicle making them as
safe to foliage as wcltablc powders
and dusts. They are easy on equip
ment, and don't clog, scour or cor
rode. They can be used in concen
trate sprayers.
The right combination of Stauffcr
Flowablcs will control almost any
set of insect, mile and fungus prob
lems in orchards. Ask your Stauffcr
dealer for recommendations for spe
cific pest controls.
See your oca Staufftr Dealer
STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY
Dual Grading, Range
On Thursday Meeting Agenda
Sedg Nelson, Siskiyou coun
ty farm advisor, will speak
on the pros and cons of dual
beef grading at the annual
spring meeting of the Jackson
County Stockmen's associa
tion at 7 p.m., Thursday, April
18 In the Central Point
Grange hall.
The stockmen may follow
the example of the Cal-Ore
Hereford association at its
Home Orchard
Sprays Listed
Corvallis
Homeowners
Wj0 0uld like to keep their
fruit and nut trees insect and
disease free this year can get
valuable information from a
new Oregon State university
extension circular, "Spray
Schedule for Home Orchards."
Written by R. W. Every,
extension entomologist, and
I. C. MaeSwan, extension
plant pathologist, the circu
lar contains a minimum num
ber of recommended mate
rials and times of application.
If recommendations are fol
lowed, the fruit will not carry
undue chemical residue, they
stress. All fruits should be
washed before eating, how
ever, they added
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recent meeting when it sent
a resolution to the Oregon
congressional delegation op
posing dual grading.
The ranchers will discuss
range allotments. No adjust
ments will be made until
1965, according to a recent
announcement by Carroll
Brown, supervisor of Rogue
River National Forest. Dur
ing the directors' meeting
Friday night the stockmen
agreed a series of "show me"
trips should be scheduled with
the forest service. The first
would be a general view of
the range with the general
public invited, probably in
July. Horseback trips with
forest service personnel into
the various allotment areas
would follow.
The new range expert re
ported for work with the
Rogue River National forest
Friday. Ralph Wlcse, range
control officer, plans to bring
him to the Thursday night
meeting.
The stockmen also will
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Tedlon 4 Flowable
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many weeks,
Parathion 4 Flowable
An insecticide-miticide that controls codling moths,
scale insects, aphids and many varieties of mite.
DDT 5 Flowable
Stauffer's unusual DDT formulation that handles
like a liquid, Is as safe as a wettable powder, Con
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Areas
elect one man to the bureau
of land management range
advisory board. Raphael Gar
dener, Merton Bradshaw, both
of Lake Creek, and John Boh
nert. Central Point, were ap
pointed by President Gordon
Stanley as a nominating com
mittee. The board of directors also
went on record Friday night
asking the county court to
provide enough matching
funds for one good govern
ment hunter.
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