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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON Poultry Mousing Talk Scheduled Noel Bannion. OSU ex ternum poultry specialist, will diicuu new develop ment! in poultry homing and illustrate hii diicuision with pictures in the exten sion service auditorium at 8 p.m.. May 2D. Noel has gathered ideas from a wide area and will have . an interesting mes sage, according to County Agent Earle Jossy, TUESDAY. MAY U, 1963 Oregon State Exterminators (Non-state affiliated) NOTICE HOME OWNERS: Serving Southern Oregon for termites, roaches, ants, spiders and all wood insects. Will inspect your home free of charge and no obligation. Foundation Work Business License No. 20 148 PHONE 773-7735 Markets and Chains Feature of Meeting For Pear Bureau Many winter pear growers and shippers from the Rogue River area of the Oregon Washington California Pear Bureau are expected to at tend the 32nd annual meet ing in Portland's Multnomah hotel, May 22-24. Dick Patterson, Bureau gen eral manager, said the first day's meeting particularly should prove interesting to growers and allied interests to the winter pear industry. A full program of interest ing speakers is scheduled. Two prominent members of the bu reau will report on observa tions made on a market trip to large winter-pear consum ing areas during the recent peak of the winter sales cam paign. They are Jerry C. Crossland, assistant to the manager of the Apple Grow ers association, of Hood Riv er, and Floyd Baker, sales manager of Reter Fruit Co., Medford. 11 f UNICO ROUND-END ', fSif5. WATERING TANK! SSjf'WhiM (GALVANIZED) ' I MSWI ' tano"' 1 til -1 cOMPdissiD air p BAL-VA-OR Aj& l -.1 GARDEN SPRAYERS J p0RTAl.t f M ITtl (ft niMNtl TOT WtATIt BALI S&Z!T M 4 fEzJA !'"' CONVEYOR tofff SLAM! . i m ., , JMCWL g&H " TV '- ' "' W 0 l . jT.M : pj '-"ylf'l te 'I LZm " h " -".r..'.r,d k 3 M n tnciiL . . . mms P I JJJ.JJJ JJJI.I IJ.IJ . M - m m j I . mm i r , I - a. " - 7 773-8239 17 W 4th Wso(:i4r7iy Serving Northwest Agriculture Since 1917 A talk that is expected to draw much attention will be that of John Louth, San Fran cisco, of McKinsey and Co., Inc., management consultants. He will discuss a study made by his firm entitled "Oppor tunities To Improve Relations Between Chains and Manu facturers." It was made some time ago at the request of the National Association of Food Chains. Other speakers will include Donald R. Stokes, United States Department of Agricul ture, who will discuss pre packaging; Dr. Elmer Hansen, Oregon State university, on experiments with CA storage and scald control; Dr. Archie Van Doran, Northwest region al manager of Tectrol divi sion of Whirlpool Corp., Wen- atchee, Wash., on Tectrol Stor age; Dr. Don Langmo and Ro land H. Groder, both of Ore gon State university, on pears individually wrapped in poly ethylene. A four-part talk is slated by Dr. Harold S c h o m e r, U.S.D.A., experimental sta tion, Wenatchee. He will dis cuss the effects of waxing pears, effects of using various density polyethylene film, ef fectiveness of various funi cides and compatibility of a stop-scald and stop-mold. Annual reports also will be made by Patterson and Dick Glaspey, assistant manager of the bureau. Local Men Officers Presiding over this 32nd an nual session will be James E. Klahre, president of the pear bureau and general manager of the Apple Growers associa tion, Hood River. Other offi cers are J. A. Hodapp, Placer ville, Calif., first vice presi dent; David B. Lowry, Med ford, second vice president; Ray Forman, Yakima, third vice president, and Robert W. Prince, Wenatchee, fourth vice president. Members of the executive committee are Joe Naumes and Howell B. Murphy, both of Medford; Jerry C. Cross land, Hood River, formerly of Wenatchee; Winston Bray, Wenatchee; Frank Freshwater, John Bloxom and George Jo seph, all of Yakima, and Ho. dapp and Lee W. Veerkamp, both of Placerville, California. NEVER TOO LATE Reading, England-IUPt-Jack Thorp, 99, has come down with a case of the mumps. "Fancy having mumps at my age. I thought I was safe from it now," he said. any way you slice it. . . gjy ' " 1 Insecticides Hold Cost Line On Production By RAY HUBBELL Weed Control Supervisor THIS IS A REPRINT FROM "THE PACKER." Most fruits and vegetables would disappear from the market except in meager quantities at high prices if insecticides were not used to control the insects attacking these crops. This is what Dr. George C. Decker, head of the section on economic entomology at the University of Illinois, told a farm and home week audi ence at the University of Delaware's school of agri culture recently. Dr. Decker, speaking on the pros and cons of Insecti cides during Tuesday's gener al session, said apples pro duced without insecticide pro tection will be 40 to 80 per cent damaged by codling moth and would suffer even more damage from innumer able other insects. Reduced Crops In addition, staple fibre, cereal and forage crop yields would drop 10 to 25 per cent and cotton yields, based on U. S. Department of Agri culture studies would have dropped 25.5 and 41.8 per cent without insecticides. It is the consumer who ben efits most from the use of in secticides Dr. Decker said, adding: "With greater effic iency attained through higher production per acre, reduced losses and reduced labor costs in grading and sorting, the cost of production has been reduced and cumpetition has forced the price of agricultu ral products downward." . He said only 20 per cent of the worker's pay compared with 60 to 70 per cent in the past, goes for food. Also, the housewife is spared the costs of culling and trimming food damaged by insects which used to account for up to one half of these losses in the kitchen. "All too often the lay public and some scientists condemn the use of insecticides as an unwarranted practice imposed upon society by selfish indus trialists and farmers who seek only personal gains and larger profits. This is not the case," Dr. Decker emphasized as he pointed to benefits to consumers. Turning to precautions used to protect the public, he said a manufacturer must spend $1 million on research to establish a product's "prac tical value and safety." In ad dition, it must clear appropri ate government regulatory agencies. The real hazards involve mental reactions and human judgments and are not toxico- logical in nature, he said. suggesting education rather than "unrealistic legislation and regulation" might re solve the problems. Careless in Storage Carelessnes in storage poses the greatest hazard, the speaker said. Of the 152 acci dental deaths attributed to pesticides in 1956, 94 or 62 per cent involved children under ten years old, and 78 of these were children under four. The principal cause of serious illness and deaths due to food contamination in volved no n-recommended storage of household insecti cides in pantries and cup boards, he said. Dr. Decker said early ento mologists were naturalists who "preached the gospel of biological and cultural pest control methods." As natural controls became "grossly in adequate," the farmers and entomologists "in desperation turned to chemicals. . Though science may even tually develop new procedures for non-chemical control of pests, "man has no choice but to continue the use of insecti cides" until such significant breakthroughs "become pro ven and practical substl- tutes," he said. Rainy Weather Slows Inspection Salem - Continued spring rains that have kept garden ers indoors and driven farm ers from their fields have also driven Oregon Depart ment of Agriculture nursery inspectors away from much of their work. Department officials esti mated that inspectors were two weeks behind in their nursery inspection work the first of May. However, there has been one bright side. Driven in from the fields the inspectors have concentrated on green house work and are ahead of schedule there. But green house people have been af fected by the weather be cause they cannot move their stock out to retailers. Gar deners are the stumbling block here for they haven't been able to start working their gardens. FARM California Beef Market Talk Set A 11 DK1QK1 INSECTICIDE protects it better for less Guards fruit finish and interior quality from insect damage with unsurpassed effective ness -and now a new low price results in lower cost per acre. structions. One of the safer phosphate insec ticides. Diazinon spray drift to forage crops presents no milk or meat residue problems. Outstanding broad spectrum control of most major insect pests on most fruit crops. Sim plifies spray schedules. Long residual action. May be used close to harvest-tonow laoei in- THE BEST PROTECTION YOU CAN BUY-NOW COSTS LESS Now Diazinon offers you effective protection for less cost per acre. Order Diazinon today. Available in new more concentrated formulations - Diazinon 50W (50 wettable powder) and Diazinon ausuu l tDs.gai. emuismaum,. crulors el clwmleal for rn&dirn aincultnrt ItlST AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS 0,ik ol e.ir cnrKl Cawiiiee Si WjA ivt 0U, ADSir. w ro Complete Eradication Goal For Brucellosis Salem - Complete eradica tion of brucellosis in the Uni ted States -- This was listed as a goal of the state-federal disease con trol program by Dr. A. J. Hummon, head of the U. S, Department of Agriculture's laboratory services for am. mal disease eradication dur ing an early May stop in Salem. Dr. Hummon, who was In Oregon for a two-day visit at the Salem state-federal dis ease control laboratory, said he thought this goal could be realized but he did not know when. Woodlot Facts By DICK OLSON Oregon State Farm Forester The following is a quote by Edward P. Cliff, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, at the an nual meeting of the Society of American Foresters, in At lanta, Georgia, recently. "Any program proposed by the Forest Service whether for timber or other uses of forest land will reflect my deep conviction that no na tion can afford to let its po tentially productive ' forest land lie fallow or unused. Nonproductive, misused, and idle woodlands will add noth ing to the econmlc and' cul tural foundation upon which our future as a nation and a civilization will depend. Nor will they reflect well on our profession. I am convinced that in the long pull, well managed, productive forest land will be needed through out our nation for industrial value, watershed protection, outdoor recreatiop, and other purposes." This statement by Mr. Cliff pertains to all forest land but directed primarily, in this case, towards the small wood lot owners. Through their co operative forest management program, the Forest Service and the State of Oregon oiler technical forestry assistance to small timberland owners. The state's farm forestry pro gram's principal objective is to maintain and improve the productivity of privately owned timberlands: to lnte erate the management of these lands with other farm croplands; to increase owner income and to maintain a continuous flow of raw for est products to stabilize local Industries. Other Agencies Other agencies of the de partment of agriculture are also increasing their efforts to assist owners of small for est tracts. The Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva tion Service provides cost sharing assistance to such landowners for reforestation, timber stand Improvement, and other practices. The Soil Conservation Service and dis tricts are organized to help woodland owners by prepar ing farm plans. The Farmers Home admtnlstatlon launched new forestry credit pro gram a few monms ago mm is expected to benefit many owners of small woodlands. Forest landowners in jacK- son and josepnine counueo may obtain information and Instruction of lorest manage ment practices from the state forestry department farm for ester. There are appoximaieiy 4000 landownes in these coun ties owning from 10 to 5,000 acres of forest land tnat coura profit from this service. Information avauanie cov ers planting, thinning, prun ing, brush removal, unrisi mas Tree growing, markets, and many other subjects. Op portunities available in fed eral cost-share programs can also be obtained from your farm forester. The farm forester's office is located on Table Rock rd. lust north of the Midway Auction vard at the southwest Oregon fire protection district head quarters. He may be contact ed there each Wednesday or by writing Post Office Box 71, Medford, or by phoning Central Point 664-1213. Corvallis - How much gold is there in California for Ore gon cattlemen? ; A west Coast livestock authority at University of Cal ifornia will attempt to answer the question May 22 at Ore gon State university's annual Beef Cattle Day. Reuben Albaugh, an OSU graduate and now extension animal husbandman at U. of C, will discuss the future of Oregon beet production from California viewpoint: Can Oregon meet California's de mand for feeder stock or com pete with them for the fin ished market? Beef cattle feeding in Ore gon now generates about $53 million annually in local eco nomic activity. However, re cent OSU studies estimate it would be $250 million if all beef cattle produced in Ore gon were kept here for fin ishing, with a large per cent of the finished carcasses go ing to the expanding Cali fornia retail market. Large numbers of Oregon feeder cattle 'now go out of state for finishing in other areas that have developed grain feeding industries. Common Market Talk Another key speaker, Dr. G, Burton Wood, OSU agri cultural economics depart ment head, will discuss the ef fect of the European Common Market on the beef industry in Oregon and the nation. A. T. Ralston,: animal scientist and chairman of the event, said sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Withycombe au ditorium on the OSU campus. Beef marketing coopera tives - their advantages and disadvantages will .be re viewed, by LeRoy Wright, Baker county - extension agent. Irwin M. Kampfer, At. bany rancher, will relate his experiences producing beef without hay on western Ore gon's long-season pastures. OSU animal science depart ment staff members will re port on such varied topics as steps being taken to insure continued popularity of beef; livestock feeding, manage ment, and breeding experi ments; and performance of Beefmaster cattle under west ern Oregon conditions. W. A. Sawyer, superintendent of OSU's Squaw Butte branch experiment station near Burns will tell how range im provement in the high desert country Is helping stabilize livestock enterprises in the area. FOLDING CHAIRS for RENT at A to Z Rental 1213 N. Ri.r.iJ. 779-1474 GROWERS 0$ , Harvest Machine Research Related Corvallis The need for research in Oregon on me chanical harvesting of tree fruits has been sounded by Robert Stebbins, .Oregon State university extension hortlcul; turlst.'; v Such work Is needed to keep the state's orchards in a competitive position with neighboring states and to ease the cost-price squeeze facing growers, he stressed, Hand la bor is almost always the big gest production cost to chardlsts and is not always available when needed. It is time Oregon started working to meet its needs in this field, Stebbins emphasiz ed. Other states, such as Cali fornia and Washington, the U. S. Department of Agricul ture, and private enterprise are all making substantial contributions, but .the ma chines they create are often not economically feasible for the small orchard. Mechanical harvesting can mean complete mechanization where the fruit is never touch ed by man, or aids to hand harvesting, the specialist said. California has fully mechan ized the harvest of prunes, peaches and apricots for proc essing as well as tree nuts. PerthaNE is an insecticide of particu larly low mammalian toxicity now avail able for use against pear psylla. It may be applied during pre-bloom or very - early post-bloom periods to control . immature or adult stages of this insect. Perthane EC is recommended at 1 to 2 quarts per 100 gallons for standard dilution sprays or the equivalent in con centrate sprays. For best results, use 8 to 16 lb. of active ingredient per acre. Apply in full coverage sprays.' Perthane is safe for operators and safe on foliage when used as recommended and compatible with the commonly used - orchard pesticides. See your dealer for more information on how to use Perthane EC for effective, economical . and safe control of pear psylla. ROHIVl Forage Variety List Based On Many Tests Corvallis - The notion that grass is greener on the other side of the fence can be a costly illusion to men who actually grow grass for a livelihood. Oregon farmers and ranch ers are sometimes tempted with reports of "superior" for age crops - many of which might perform poorly under Oregon growing conditions. To help farmers remove the high risk of planting un sultcd grass and legume crops, Oregon State univer sity Agricultural Experiment Station has published a new listing of recommended var ieties for various areas of the state, OSU agronomists tested more than 750 established and potential varieties from all over the world In selecting top performers listed in a circular of information titled, "Forage Varieties Recom mended for Oregon." TO VISIT U. 8. ' Leopoldvllle, The Congo -OiPb MaJ. Gen. Joseph Mobu tu, commander in chief of the Congolese army, will go to the United States next Thursday, Informed sources said Monday. 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