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8 A TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1963 MEOfORD MAIL TRIBUNE, UilOi'O&D. OritCOM' Over 100 Lambs Expected At County Lamb Show Over 100 lamb are expect ed to be entered In the new annual 4-H and FFA lamb and wool show and tale, accord ing to Jackson County 4-H Agent Jerry Brog. A barbecue and sheep shear ing contest will highlight the ' June 21-22 event at the Jack son county fairgrounds. All animals may bo deliv ered to the grounds between 8 a.m. and noon. All animals must be in place at 12 noon, Friday, June 21. Markc?t class es' judging starts at 1 p.m. Wool sorting and judging starts at 1 p.m. also. The sheep shearing contest will be held at 7:30 p.m. Market clans judg ing is scheduled for comple tion at 8:15 p.m. The show will be climaxed with spipc tion and announcement of the grand champion. Lireitoclc Judging ' Saturday the livestock Judg ing contest starts at 9 a.m. Sheep showmanship starts at 10:30 a.m. and runs unta com pleted. The lamb barbecue will be held at 6 p.m. and the lamb sale at 7:30 p.m. Market lamb classes include Corriedale, Hampshire, South ' down, Southdown crosses, Suf . folk and other breeds. Class 7 is for ewe and her market lamb. Wool classes include Che . viot, Columbia Corrfcdalc, Dorset, Hampshire, Lincoln, Fomncy, Shropshire, South , down, Suffolk, other breeds and crossbreeds. '. The 4-H club pen of market lambs consists of a pen ff five market lambs of any 'breed belonging to five different club members of one standard club. , The showmanship contests include beginners' corniest for club members 13 and under as of Jan. 1 and have noU com peted in county fair showman. ship For the sheen shearing con test each contestant will sheer one sheep to qualify then will be scored on shearing of one or more. Contestants will use cither motor-in-handle shears to be provided or may bring their own. So far only five contestants are entered. Winners will be selected on the basis of time, absence of second cuts in the fleece, fleece condition, absence of cuts on sheep, manner of han dling sheep, appearance of shorn sheop. The wiener will receive $10 toward a trip to the state fair to compete in the shear ing contest. The contest will be con ducted according to rules list ed In the lamb and wool show and sale pamphlet. Farm & Garden FARM Woodlot Facts During the past week I re ceived a U. S. Department of Agriculture bulletin entitled "Windthrown Timber Sur vey." As most of us know southwest Oregon timber owners were very fortunate not to have sustained more windthrow than they did dur ing the Columbus Day storm. I was not completely aware of the vast destruction throughout part of the Pacific Northwest until I read this bulletin. Even though windthrown trees on small private hold ings in this area were scat tered they should be consid ered as a potential Insect haz ard. The bulletin pointed out that "concentrations of blown down trees produce large beetle broods. However, the scattered single trees and small groups of trees produce tree for tree more beetles and are cause lor concern". The scattered and shaded windfalls are more heavily at-. 4nnUnl an4 nrt,,n contests, intermediate I about six times as many and advanced. I beetles as trees exposed to the direct rays of the sun. Con siderable benefit will be de rived from salvaging the scattered blowdown for one use or another, even if they are only used for firewood. The Douglas fir beetle will attack the windfalls in the spring of 1963 and emerge to attack green trees in the spring of 1964. Hence, sal vage of the windthrow should be completed before the beetles emerge In the spring of 1964. The Western Pine Beetle will attack downed Ponderosa Pine trees this spring and pro duce broods that will emerge about mid-August. Salvage of the windfalls should be com pleted before mid-August 1963 In order to lessen the loss. Where trees cannot be re moved for logs or firewood they should be barked and exposed to the sun, if at all possible. Don't gamble with those frees. It took too long to grow "them" to let the bugs enjoy them. Chit Chat By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor "Before you start taking evasive action let me say I won't quote you by name or position - now what's the score on the Bear Creek development project?" This is the way we put it to one of the leaders in the so-called Bear Creek development project. We got some frank answers, some of which cannot be published until more definite facts are known. This line of questioning led us along Bear Creek to the fairgrounds, to fairgrounds development, to recreation in general In this county and to the farmer and recreation. So please bear with us while we ramble the route. First, if enough parents of 4-H'ers, and horsemen should make their wishes known a temporary trail is possible along Bear Creek until permanent easements can be aquired from fronting property-owners and an overall plan of develop ment completed. Such a trail would extend from Jackson st. to the fairgrounds. One problem might be getting onto the trail from Jackson at. But, something could be worked out we were assured. The picture M-T photographer Bob Vroman took of a driver crowding horses as they clopped over the Barnett rd. overpass to the fairgrounds seems to have attracted atten tion to the dangerous traffic situation. It was bad enough just coming down Barnett rd. BF (before freeway) or from Stewart ave. Now Stewart ave. is becoming a major east- west thoroughfare for those drivers living on the east side of Medford and working downtown, plus the tourists. The fairgrounds - The city and county last week met jointly to talk over joint planning and included fairgrounds I development at the present site at the south edge of the city. Definitely this was a waste of everybody s time. The present site is not adequate as even a 4-H fairgrounds as some of the more outspoken 4-H leaders will readily admit. It certainly is not adequate for expansion to a multi-purpose fairgrounds similar to the ones at Yreka and Grants Pass. 3C i ' ni kill weeds, too, with... ORGANIC THESIS rcsn iraa n. This Lilly product does three big jobs in one easy application (1) eliminates cjhickweed, wild clover and other weedfe; (2) kills lawn moth larvae; and (3) keeps grass green. Yes, you'ean easily have a happy, weediree and pest-ftee lawn with a gentle feeding of ORGANIC FEED! & WEED. 50-lb. bag coveits 5000 sq. ft on Lilly's "Better Lawn Plan". ..$5.95 Put your lawn on Lillf'1 "BETTER LAWN PLAN." Ask your dealer tor tl new revised 1963 edition. NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL , S BAGS FEIED & WEED $29.79 valu for 428.29 a W liosn Mam ORGANIC FEED & WSSO MORCROP . Buy Together and SAVE I 10 BAGS FEED . WEED $59.90 value for $94.00 AVAILABLE AY THE FOLLOWING GARDEN SUPPLY STORES Monarch Seed and Feed Co. 6th and Bsrtlarf 10th and South Fir MEOfORD S&H Landscape Nursery 3358 Bursall Rd. CENTRAL POINT Elton's Farm and Garden Store 4th and Fir MEDFORD This county has many activities, clubs and organizations which could use a spacious fairgrounds. The county budget committee each year shake their collective heads over dwindling cash resources yet they allow valuable commer cial property to be used for county building sites and what is left of the fairgrounds to remain idle 11 months of the year. It could be leased at least for commercial development and bring additional revenue instead of remaining as idle as the dictating machine in the county judge's office. One of the major groups desperately needing adequate fairgrounds is the hoursemen. The newly formed Jackson County Horsemen's association has over 150 members rep resenting various horsemen's groups. The Southern Oregon Quarterhorse association has over 200 members as do vari ous other horse groups. The 4-H horsemen alone number over 150. So, you have an estimated 500 horsemen in this county who deserve as much attention from the parks and recrea tion commission as the fishermen using Howard Prairie, Willow lake, Hyatt lake, Emigrant or the Rogue river. Lily Glen riding stables or the resulting bridle trails at Howard Prarie will not handle this horse traffic. Besides, such stables cater mostly to tourists and those who do not own their own horses. We think there should be a race track and covered arena for horse activities. By race track we mean facilities for trotting horses as well as for quarter horses and thorough breds. The covered arena could be used for dog shows which are now held on the Josephine county fair grounds for lack of room in Jackson county. To say that people here are not interested In open class fairs Is a foolish answer. A fairgrounds serves much more than just fair activities. In Siskiyou county fair buildings serve for banquets, meetings of various clubs and other entertainment. We need, for instance, a decent place in which to hold the annual rose show and various garden club shows. The farmer, too, has a stake in this recreation develop ment. People who have never been outside the Rogue valley or have done limited travelling probably can't see the po tential here. Other and older areas, back east for instance, have overcome their problems through community effort and gone on to develop their full tourist and recreation potential. The state of Maine, for Instance, has its booster program. They issue stickers for tourist cars: "We are Maine boosters!" Think what the effect would be if all the out of state cars (owners willing) leave a visit in Jacksonville with stickers reading "We are Jacksonville, Ore. boosters!" in large letters over a picture of a miner panning for gold. And unfortunately, it Is usually mostly out-of-town peo ple who do the promoting of an area like Jacksonville. They view it with fresh eyes and compare it with other areas they have seen. You are considered a shrewd, "solid citizen" if you sit back and poke holes In a project rather than do the adventuresome thing of promoting it. History books show very few "solid citizens" survived the Oregon wagon train trips. Back to farmers: The Farmers Home Administration has made Its first loans for development of farmland recre ation, according to a recent announcement by Secretary of Agriculture Freeman. These first loans include on-thc-farm accomodations for vacationers, a small community golf course and the production of quail for controlled hunting. In Arkansas, the state legislature is In the act, it has authorized counties to create legal bodies local people need to receive aid from the U. S. Department of Agriculture in development projects. This act gives counties authoriiy to organize Rural Development Authorities, which woula have broad powers to buy and sell land, issue bonds, develop rec reational facilities and construct roads, parks, dams and sanitation facilities. What do you consider generally In developing private recreation areas? Basically campgrounds are either the I travelers' campground or the vacation campground. The first is for overnight stops. The other Is the destination. Main uses of vacation campgrounds are for hunting or fish ing. Some farmers near Sun Valley, Idaho rent accomoda tions to skiers. Sale of refreshments and produce are sub stantial side Incomes for private recreation area operators. And these private campground areas can also provide summer employment for high school and college students. What might draw people to your campground? Scenic attractions, historical landmarks or monuments, forests, parks, caves, waterfalls, horses, pagents, cowboys. Indians, ghost towns or living pioneer historical towns like Jacksonville. HORN FLIES ! Horn flics lay eggs in fresh j cow manure. The larvae feed ' on droppings until full grown. j then crawl Into the ground : to pupate. The adult fly I emerges and immediately ! bites the nearest steer. PREGNANT COWS Pregnant cows in iodine de ficient areas must be fed sta bilized Iodized salt to prevent "big neck" or goiter. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your (Mm r wnpjlatablt rough ift will makt a bis (or modtrn bjlanctd ration thtt you on food with llttl labor and no watt 19 a. Tho incrtastd moat or milk pro ducid will ajivo yon maii mum roturnt on a small cash invtstmtnt. MORTON MIUINO CO. 500 Rots Una, Medford 311 Cattle Sold at Midway Auction, Stackers Strong A total of 311 cattle were sold at the Midway auction yard at its regular Friday, May 17 sale, according to Bill Bray, owner-manager. "The market continues strong on stocker cattle and steady on slaughter cows," Bray reported. Good to choice steer calves, weighing 325 to 440 pounds, went out at $28 to 30. Sev eral pen lots of 375 to 410 pound calves sold for $29 to $29.90. Medium quality calves sold for $25 to $28. Good to choice heifer calves sold for $25 to $26.70. Medi um heifer calves sold for $23 to $25. - Good yearling steers sold for $22 to $25.50. Medium steers went out at $20 to $23.50. ' Yearling heifers brought $22 to $23 40. Medium heif. ers sold for $19 to $21.50. Good Cows Good cows with calves earned $200 to $220. Medi um pairs brought $165 to $195. A pen of spring heifers sold for $175 per head. Slaughter bulls went out at $18 to $19.50. Young fat cows sold for $16 to $16.80. Utility cows sold for $13 to $15.50. Cutters brought' $12 to $13.70 and canners earned $8 to $12. , "At the present time the demand for lightweight stock calves is way ahead of the supply. This situation will probably last only two or three weeks so if you have calves to sell we could move them for you now at the above prices but after June 15 there will be some drop off in de man," Bray commented. Most Commodities Out Of Inspection Points Salem - Most of the com modities going through the state federal shipping point inspection services of the Ore gon department of agriculture have already moved for this season. Potatoes are about the only exception and brine cherries are still being shipped. State- federal inspectors expect all of the potatoes to be sold by tne end oi tnis month. Shipping inspections of com. modilies for the coming sea son will start in June witrt strawberries and cherries. DRY COWS Dry cows mustn't be ne glected when it comes to feed ing salt and mineral mixes. They need to build up their calcium and phosphorus re serves before their next lac tation period. HORSE SWEAT Horse sweat contains almost half of one per cent of salt. To make up for this loss, horses need plenty of extra salt during the summer. GR0MRS with ixl " EG 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 foi more information on how to use Perthane EC for effective, economical and safe control of pear psylla. 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