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Newspaper Page TextTUESDAY. JUNE 11. 1(3 k 6 Dulls' Fertility Testing Key To Keeping, Selling MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Br IEDQ NELSON c- Siskiyou Fum Advisor Yreka - Recently some rtuige built were culled and told on the basis of one fer tility test Later on the bulla ahowed up aa being satisfacto- ry for breeding and ao the original owner was unhappy The analysis of a bull's po tency Is not this simple and the deciiion to tell or keep depends on many factors. Farm & Garden Slaughter, Pesticides Hearings Announced Salem - Two hearings have been scheduled by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to consider amendments pro posed for mobile slaughter regulations. The changes are proposed to bring the regulations more in line with Oregon law. They would prohibit the mobile slaughter units from trans porting the whole or parts of meat carcasses. , xne siaie now has 11 of these units II' censed and two more In the process of securing licenses. These proposed revisions will mean that the farmer will have to do all of the transporting of the carcasses of his animals. In Jacksra County The first of the mobile slaughter unit hearings will be Monday, June 17, at l p.m in the ground floor confer ence room of the Jackson County courthouse, Medford. The other hearing will be Wednesday, June IB, at 1:30 p.m. In the conference room of the Oregon Department of Agriculture building, Salem. Revisions In the depart ment's list of pesticides high ly toxic to man and restrict ed to use for commercial agri culture purposes will be con sidered at a hearing Monday, June 10, at 1 P-m. at the De partmant of Agriculture Bulldl Salem. Persons wishing to submit written material to the de partment for any of the hear ings may direct it to the de partment at Salem. Deadline for receipt of the material on amendments to the mobile slaughter regula tions is June It and on the pesticides' list revision the material was due June 10. Ragweed Work Under Full Steam Salem It s a rare sneeze in Oregon that can be attrib uted to ragweed pollen, thanks to the state's ragweed control program, admin istered by the Oregon De partment of Agriculture. Before the plant can de velop far enough to Irritate noses of hey fever sufferers the departments ragweed control men are after It with their spray equipment, But, they are finding the fight a never ending one Seeds of the weed can lay dormant for years and then germinate to produce a new crop. , Control measures for this year started May 20 In Jose phine county with the pre- emergence spraying of corn fields. Crew Working This week Max Brown, field representative in charge of ragweed control for the de partment, and the five men working with him on the pro gram are all In the fields carrying on a full-fledged sprsy battle against the weed that not only Is a source of Irrigation to hay fever vic tims, but can also push out agricultural crops on lands It infesU. During the spray season, which lasts most of the sum mer, the crews will use three Jeep-mounted sprayers and one mounted on a four-wheel drive truck. Before they have completed their work they will have covered from 7,000 to 10,000 acres. The control area covers all CARTOONIST HONORED of the 18 counties west oi the Washington - HOT - The Air Cascades and la carried on at Tore is va Georce S. Wun- no expense to the private dor, "Terry and (he Pirates" land owner. However, all comic strip cartoonist, its public nodi- t are responsible We think that checking the fertility of range bulla is a good management practice on the ranch and la just as im portant as pregnancy testing cows. It is especially critical when a cattleman la depend' ing on only three or four bulls. One dud can mean lower calf crop and less mon ey at the end of the year Dr. P. T. Cuppa of the Unl- verslty of California points out that poor quality semen can be produced by bulls of any age. but he also found that nearly half of these bulls recovered In three to six months. Sperm Quality Sperm quality depends on motility, concentration, ab normality and infections. Rat ings are usually made accord Ing to per cent of usable sperm. For itopilficatlon bulls can be classed as satis factory, questionable and un satisfactory. Tests at the University of Colorado, and at Texas A&M showed that some of the bulls in the questionable group would improve and some would get worse. Bulls In the unsatisfactory srouo seldom improve. About 84 per cent of the bulls fall in the satisfactory group, nine per cent in questionable and seven per cent In unsat isfactory. In general, you might expect one bull out of 10 to be a dud. Yearling bulls will test slightly lower than their ma ture test, but tests between 12 and 18 months are quite de pendable. Bulls under 12 months old should not be test ed. Accuracy The accuracy of testing bulls depends a great deal on how the sample is collected. If It isn't done properly by an experienced veterinarian, the results can be misleading. The decision to sell a bull testing poorly depends on sperm analysis and on why he was rated poorly. It also depends on the value of the bull, need for Immediate serv ice, and whether you can ni ford to keep him for another test. A bull in the question able group warrants . retest In two months if thu above qualifications are met. Spray Tips Given For Thistle Weed highest civilian award Mon day. In a Pentagon ceremony Air Force Chief of Staff Eu gene M. Zuckert cited Wun der for "factually and favor ably" portraying Air Force activities from Dec. 30, 1946, to March 1, 1863. for keeping it under control on their land. Heaviest infestations of the weed and the highest seed count are found In Marlon county, but Josephine coun ty has the largest area of infestation. Servicemen TAKES TRAINING Airman Harlen D. Soper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold J. Fein, 214 North Columbus ave., Medford, has been reas signed to Amarillo Air Force base, Texas, for technical training as a United States Air Force supply specialist. The airman attended Med ford High school. Canada thistle is one of western Oregon's most trou blesome perennial weed, ac cording to Bern Wilcox, coun ty extension agent. When growing in wheat, oats or barley fields, plans should be made to spray these fields selectively with 2.4D. The 2,4-D sprays should be applied before the grain Is in the late boot stage of growth. 2,4-D can - reduce grain yields if applied at the wrong time. Use one pound of 2,4-D per acre. Sprays ap plied during late May or June are more practical for spring seeded grains. Fall seeded grains normally should be sprayed during late April or May. Wilcox says, thistle patches In pasture areas can be spot sprayed with 2,4-D. Use at least two pounds of 2,4-D per acre. Best control is obtained if sprayed in the bud stage of growth. Amitrole, sold - as Weedazol or Amino Triazole, la effective for thistle con trol, but should not be used In areas where livestock are grazed. Shows Premise A chemical showing prom ise for the control of thistle is Banvel D, manufactured by Velslcol company. Suggested rate for spraying Is four pounds (1 gallon) of chemical per acre. This can be used for spot spraying and should not be used selectively, espe cially where legume crops are growing. TBA, sold as Trysben or Benzac, is effective for eradi cating thistle patches and can be used In irrigated areas any time during the summer months. Use IS gallons per acre (30 pounds), which would be approximately one quart per square rod. TBA has short residual life in the soil, but Is very effective for control ling Canada thistle and field bindweed. Chit Chat By JOE COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor Water has been discovered on Msrs by scientists using a giant telescope at Palo Alto, Calif. No activity was noted and Mars hasn't taken off on a wild orbit so apparently there are no irrigation districts there. No doubt a number of irrigation district managers on planet earth, would at times, much rather run an Irriga tion district on another planet, even on Mars. Although local irrigation districts eniov a regional, and perhaps even a national reputation, for general efficiency, local water users are talking more and more about a dos- sible cost saving and even Increased efflcency by combining Rogue River Valley, Medford and Talent districts. One of the leading proponents for such an overall reor ganization said it should have two to three substations and centrally located headquarters. A superintendent would be hired to oversee the overall operation and would carry out the policy of one overall board of directors. A major hindrance would be the complicated and sen- arate bookkeeping now required by the bureau of reclama tion on rehabilitation and reclamation projects. MID owes the federal government S2V4 million "for a rehabilitation loan. TID owes $5,810,000 for the Talent project. Rogue River Valley district has over $800,000 still due the gov ernment for a rehab loan and will have approximately $993, 000 owing on the forthcoming Agate project on Dry creek. It might be difficult to pool equipment for the three districts since It all has to be used at the same time. Perhaps a tignter work scneduie could be set so equipment could be rotated through the three districts. FROM the GROUND UP (ART ARTLITt A unified and centralized operation might eliminate or reduce problems with subdivision applications. There snouia be one standard valley-wide strictlv enforced sub division policy, anyway. This would Include maintenance of irrigation drainage ditches through subdivision areas and requirements for water connections and rights-of-way or easements lor irrigation lines to serve those subdivisions Get rid of flies around livestock S m now for ORTHO Fly CCiller D This Is the) fly kllltr wi recommend for turait, fast ratultn ORTHO Fly KilUr D. You gat a complata kill-not just a quick knockdown. DIMOM insecticide it tha secret of itt fait, affactiva kill. It gets flies on contact, and it finishes tha job fast In lest than 30 minutes. It'i registered for uta on cattle ana dairy animals for face fly relief, too. You can spray above and around cattle and inside barm without re moving cowi. And you can spray in poultry houiet when the birdi are out. So gat rid of flies for good thli lummar. Spray Fly Killer D wherever they gather dairy barm, poultry houtei, liveitock barm, pig pern. You need no special equipment and it worki ai a spice spray or ai dry or wet bait. Atk ma now for ORTHO Fly Killer D. Ellon's Farm & Garden Stora 4rt t rir, Maetod Grange Co-Op Supply Ass'n Mv. , Central Jrt 421 A $ Aikltne Ksnarch Seed & Feed Co. ICrtl A fit, Mastwa 4rit t l.rtWtt, Mserare PKhsii Eros., Locker ft Feed Store T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.: ORTHO, DiBROM. ON All CHEMICALS, READ DIRECTIONS AND CAUTIONS BEFORE USE. If unification of all these districts does not occur In the near future, then the county planning commission should set such a policy and stick to it. Only the planning com mission should have to meet with subdividers to see that all Irrigation district requirements are met. Such require ments could be published and given each commission mem ber, plus office personnel. The question then would be only docs or doesn't the plat meet the requirements? The irrigation districts should not have to SDcnd most of four, five to seven-hour meetings discussing what must be done before a certain subdivision plat can be approved. The boards' undevlating function should be setting policy which will enable the district to deliver water the quickest and most efficient way to water users. The planning com mission Is equipped, or should be equipped, to study sub division problems at length. An Irrigation district board is not ana snouid not, at least, not until subdivisions become the chief water users In any given district. Two water users who keep a sharp eye on the future predict In comparatively few years at least one local irriga tion district may serve subdivisions entirely. One of these two men commented this Is now true In southern California. "We may soon be watering people's ankles instead of fruit tree trunks," one man said. One of these men said, also, all property owners re ceiving Irrigation water eventually may be allowed to vote In Irrigation district elections. Now It amounts to taxation without representation, a violation of the traditional U.S. belief Inf reedom. And many are assessed and do not receive water due to the vagaries of water law. Some vote-seeking congressman or legislator, or both may be able to pass legislation to have irrigation water removed from non-farm tracts or to enfranchise those people with less than two acres of land. The latter is now required before a land-owner may vote. Of course, the growing discussion about joining the three districts may simply be a good poker maneuver. When the deck appears to be stacked against your best Interests you call for a reshuffle. Yet, another problem still facing local agriculture use of Mexican Nationals which international agreement ex pires Dec. 31. Perhaps few local people, and we were once among them, understand the wide-spread Impact of this pro gram, particularly in Mexico. First, it has had a bad propaganda effect at a time when the U.S. Is joining Latin America to try to keen the Com. munistic influence down. Congressman John E. Fogarty (D Rhode Island) said, "If there was ever a slave labor piece of legislation adopted by Congress, this is It." Congressman Fogarty must be ambidexterous. He neatly managed to kick himself and the rest of U.S. policy-makers In the rear end In the eyes of those south of the border. The Mexico City newspaper. La Parensa. commented: "There Is no doubt that we have been insulted, but apart from the Insult, they would leave us in the vulnerable ! position of losing from one day to the next the dollars the braceros send back to maintain our very precarious balance of payments. And that means some 300.000 Mexican fam ilies will suffer from the unemployment of their family wage earners. Weather conditions for the local area are not ideal for the growth of many agricul tural crops. From a botanical stand' point the plants lowest on the scale of evolution do the best under current conditions. This grouping of plants happens to include most of the troublesome weed species and very few economic plants, asparagus, onions and a variety of flowering plants, almost covers the list of those favored by cool, cloudy weather. Primitive types of those favored are most of the grasses, horsetails and ferns. It so happens that many eco nomic plants appear to be do ing well under present weath er conditions. They look this way because they do not bear a crop and their energies are entirely oc cupied in production of vege tative parts such as leaves and shoots rather than in the production of fruits that have an economic value. Hay Fields Many hay fields would be at least 30 per cent more pro ductive of edible hay or for age if they were treated for weed control. Such weeds as sour dock and wild carrot tend to produce quite a large tonnage of hay, but it is not palatable to cattle and there fore results in considerable tonnage of material that is not productive of animal poundage profitable in the market place. Vetch of an acceptable var iety Is abundant in our valley. Where it Is harvested for seed, a sufficient amount is left for reseeding purposes, it is a colorful plant for the countryside so lets encourage its propagation. Before the soil becomes too dry and hard, fire lanes should be disced or plowed around all fields and proper ties that may be later men aced by grass fires. Tomato plants may be flow ering at this time. Fruits can be set on such plants by ap plication of hormones avail able at your seed dealer. You won't be proud of the prod uct, but If you are experi mentally minded, proceed! We cannot expect flowering tomatoes to set fruits until the night temperatures are 53 degrees or above. Legislature The legislature did all Ore gon citizens a favor by final ly disbanding. The longer they stayed in session the more the private, tax-paying citizen was penalized for the cost of representative govern ment. Their principal pro gram was to pass themselves a salary. The fact they bowed to the governor and other adminis trative powers on an increas ed budget was even worse than paying themselves well for a holiday in Salem. The only constructive thing they did was in a negative manner. This was the failure of the new state constitution In the legislature. It would only have meant a stronger legislature, governor and ju diciary - none of which we need as they only cost mon ey - taxes! Duncan Speaks (or Alma Mater Group Congressman Robert B. Duncan (D-Ore.) returned to his alma mater - Illinois Wes leyan university - at Bloom Ington, 111., last week where he was the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the school's Alumni association. Duncan received his bach elor of arts degree from the university in 1942. He return ed to Bloomington not only as a graduate of the univer sity, but also to the town where he attended grade and high school. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Duncan, were among the more than 400 persons who heard h I m speak. The Oregon congress man stressed that the great prob lems of this generation are social problems - many the result of the vast Increase In man's scientific knowledge. The Mexican government apparently never has thought eport of its laborers was the best solution to Its unem-j ployment, but It does hope this program can be renewed even on a one-year basis Instead of the present law. It has been estimated that the aoDroximatelv 200.000 Mexicans employed by American farmers last year (fewer , than before) sent their families $33 million of their wages. ' Mexico's relations with the U.S. are apparently stabile I .now. This could rock the boat for that country's 1964 elce I Hons. K STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Tmi caarte anpalatabla tweliae "! a U a m4m alana4 rati tktt fM t4 witk liftte lata an M vattsf. Tha HKraasae' mast a milk s waa win a y mail mw m ntami an I imall cask) MORTON MIUINO CO. 500 Rot Una, Medford t 1 Grade Standards Under Revision For Fresh Fruit Salem - Revisions of grade standards for 34 fresh pro duce commodities have been proposed by the Oregon De partment of Agriculture and will be discussed at hearings Monday, June 24. The hearings will start at a a.m. at the department's building in Salem and con tinue through the day. The department is also pro posing to repeal all of the existing Oregon fresh pro duce container standards. De partment plant division offi cials say these are now obso lete and no longer applicable to present Industry packag ing and merchandising. This will leave the packager free to use his discretion in con tainers but Oregon laws still guard against deceptive pack aging and false labeling. Prior to proposing the regu lation changes the depart ment reviewed the present Oregon standards and confer red with commodity and in dustry representatives and de partment commodity inspec tion supervisors on possible changes. The standards now propos ed will bring Oregon stan dards in line with revised standards of the fruit and vegetable branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Other proposed changes com ing before the hearing will serve a housecleaning func tion by eliminating repeti tious labeling already cover ed by Oregon statutes. Apples Affected Fresh produce that would be affected by the proposed revisions are: Apples, apri cots, snap beans, bunched beets, brussel sprouts, cab bage, cantaloupes, bunched carrots, cauliflower, celery, green corn, sweet cherries, d e w b e r r ies, blackberries, American and European type grapes, lettuce, loganberries, onions, onion sets, topped parsnips, peaches, summer and fall pears, winter pears, fresh peas, fresh plums and prunes, raspberries, spinach plants, strawberries, fresh to matoes and watermelons: and also inshell walnuts and fil bert kernels. No revisions are proposed for potatoes, inshell filberts, sulphured cherries and prunes and plums for processing. Persons wanting copies of the proposed standards may request them from the Plant Division, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Salem 10, Oregon, or at the depart ment's branch office, 372 State Office Building, Port land 1, Oregon. A new type of bed spring contains no metal. Beef Group Sets $77,260 Budget Portland - The Oregon eeei . tuuu u:w, lu tcuis ironi Council at its regular meeting each animal sold. However, at the beet council the seUer u refunded Imperial Hotel, receunj. made during the nis loiei, " "! monev unon reauest. Rpf,,.,H. passed its 1963-64 budget oi , . , . " $77,260.00 according to Rich ard Westerberg, chairman of the council. The new budget, which takes effect July 1, 1963. is some 7 per cent higher than the current budget. The funds, which are derived from the sale of Oregon cattle, will be used for cattle industry studies, research and beef promotion. "Specific pro grams which will be financed by the new budget and bene fit the cattle industry will in clude, public land and wilder ness studies, sanitation and disease control, brands, feed grain programs, imports and tariffs, freight rates and other areas of concern to the indus try," Westerberg stated. The beef council will also finance an economic study of the state's cattle industry in co operation with Oregon State university. The Beef Council burigut will also finance merchandis ing, promotion and education al programs conducted Dy tne Oregon Cow Belles. Funds will also go to the National Livestock and Meat board for national beef promotion and research. The Council expects bei:f rates in the state to be 850,000 head in the coming fiscal year starting July 1, 1963. The past year totaled approximately 15 j,er cent of funds collected. Two years ago refund payments were averaging 30 per cent of total funds collected. Wesier berg said "this indicates ac tive support and growing con fidence from the cattleman for the projects and programs carried on by the Oregon Beef Council." Civil Rights Bill Expected To Pass Washington - (UPii - A south ern senator predicts the Sen ate will override a Dixie fili buster and pass President Kennedy's new civil rights program this year. Sen. George A. Smathers (D-Fla.) a member of the bios opposing civil rights legisla tion, said Sunday he expect ed a civil rights measure to get through the Senate. Asked if he thought thera would be a successful mova to apply cloture, or gag rule, against an expected southern filibuster, Smathers replied: "I'm afraid that there will be." C WFA BONUS TIRE SALE WITH 4 POWERLUX DEEP TREAD, SAFETY LINER TIRES You Get Your Choice of 3 Bonuses 14' Charlie Boy platform ladder $10 value ar) pair of fold-away Han Am dy Horses - - $14 value 3 front 4 twin rear floor mats to fit your car $13.50 value 5 DISCOUNT CHECK TODAY FOR YOUR BONUS WITH OTHER TIRE PURCHASES WM TuBswsessMBSsSMSMMaT 1 Miiwiif'Hi 1 f'lu'in" if'im Serving Northwest Agriculture Since 1917 r 773-8239 17 W. 4th $ASBClA7IBN( "It we're using a good miticitle, why switch ?" rvL ' yh$ "V. -.- J Because it isn't killing the strains we've got now. Mites cut too much into our profit last year. What muicidt an ir joins to use this ttasonf Kelthank AP. I've been checking the orchards of some of the big appie and pear growers around here. They all use KELTHANE AP. You should see how clean their trees are! Art yo tun it trill kilt Oit miles trr'r? golf Dead sure, honey. Kelthank AP kilts just about any mne mat attacks apples and pears. European red, two-spotted, McDaniel, Willa mette, apple rust and clover. Its action lasts, too kills oil migrants and new colonies. And it won't hurt mite predators. it's thai good, irt'd bttter start using it and Hay rith it. You read my mind as usual. I'm goin? in to pick up enouph Kelthase Af to take care of our mite problems. RHlHANE'AP ROHIV.