TUESDAY. JUNE 11. 1(3
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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.
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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
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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."
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"It we're using
a good miticitle,
why switch ?"
rvL ' yh$
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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
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