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6 A TUESDAY. JUNE II. 19(3 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEOFORD, OREGON Conflict With Legislative Intent Noted At Hearing Wher do let liltlve pewers end and administrative pow er! begin? - That seemed to be the main question during public hear ing yesterday noon in the Jackson county courthouse. Thirty people, almost all of them farmers and operators of mobile slaughter units and packing plants, heard the pro posal to forbid mobile slaugh ter unit operators to transport the slaughtered carcass. Testimony of various mo bile operators showed they thought this main part of their service and would vir tually eliminate them. State Rep. John Dellenback (R-Medford) and State Sen. Lyndel Newbry R- Talent) said removal of the transpor tation clause in the present law would seem to eliminate the mobile plant operators and would conflict with legis lative Intent. The senate agri cultural committee tabled Sen ate Bill 103 which would for bid retail sales and storage of non-inspected meat with in spected meat. Newbry said his committee felt this would vir tually eliminate mobile slaughter which testimony re vealed performs a valuable service to the farmer. In Effect Three Years "This regulation has been in effect three years. It is most unwise to decide precipitous ly to repeal it. Since this would conflict with legislative Intent it is a policy decision which should be brought to the 1965 legislature," Dellen back emphasiied. State Policeman Talks To 4-H Clubs Corvallls Oregon's 1.800 delegates to 4-H Summer School returned to their homes Saturday night after a week of classes, Inspiration, and fun at Oregon State unt- varsity. They elected Vic Suratt, . Madras, and Cheryl Miller, '. Portland, presidents for the 4-H School, and named four other council members Kirk O r e s b a m, Salem; Wayne Shull, Myrtle Point; Bernice , Amundsen, Astoria, ana sai ly Lais, Corvallls. Traffic safety and career ex ploration were emphasised during the 1963 school. Sgt " William Colbert, state police man stationed at Medford, told 4-H members that traffic acci dents cost every Oregon fam ! lly $100 a year whether they ' are Involved In accidents or not, and appealed to youth to help control some of the needless slaughter on the highways. -; Colbert said that 484 per sons were killed last year on Oregon highways, 23,673 in Jured, and $85 million wasted because or these accidents. Sgt. Colbert who ha taught safety classes for the past 10 years at 4-H Bummer school, appealed to Oregon's 34,000 4-H Club members to take the lead In starting traffic educa tlon programs in their home communities. He asked Oregon s young drivers to obey all traffic rules whether they liked them or not, Including stopping at stop signs. One out of tour fatal accidents, he said, are caused by failure to stop at stop signs. Drivers cause 98 per cent of all accidents; the other 2 per cent are mechanical. Colbert was made an honorary 4-H member at the close of the 4-H School. 4-H Summer School is one of the largest affairs of Its kind In the U.S. Milk Producers Get New Regulation Ealem-Oregon's new Milk Stabilization Act became ef fective June 4 with the sign ing of the law by Governor Mark O. Hatfield. . The act carried an emergen cy clause and within 30 days of its signing by Governor Hatfield all milk handlers must have secured their han dler's license. Sixty days from the date the law became effective the for class 1 and 2 milk must be established. The Oregon Department of Agriculture, which will ad' minister the act, has already . set hearing dates to take tea- llmnnv anrl AvIHanr ritlatintf . to the establishment of these areas, primary markets and minimum price for the sale ol class 1 and 2 milk by pro ducers to handlers. Hearing dates, the time and place, are: Monday, June 24, at 10 a.m., State Capitol, Sa lem; Tuesday, June 25, at 10 a.m., Harris hall (Lane coun ty courthouse), Eugene; Wednesday, June 26, at 2 p.m., Curry County Court house, Gold Beach; Friday, June 28, at 10 a.m.. Baker Community Center, Baker. Under the new law the mar ket pool must be In operation within 120 days after the law went Into effect, unless pro ducers petition for a referen dum to determine whether they will operate under a market pool or a distributor pool. A petition for a refer endum must be filed within 45 days after a market area has been established. K. W. Sawyer, chief of the Milk Audit and Stabilization Division of the Department of ' Agriculture, has been named by Stale Director of Agricul ture James F. Short to handle the program for the depart ment. He directed the temno. rary stabilization program The basic purpose of the new milk stabilization act is the same as the temporary stabilization program that op erated until the end of last December, but new features have been added and thl act carries no termination date. The new act provides fur both class 1 and class 2 pric ing to the producer, while the temporary act covered only , class i. Under the temporary act producers had to vote In mar ket area pooling. The new act establishes these pools un less they are voted out in ( referendum. All grade A milk produc ers selling milk in Oregon are covered under the act and un der a market pool handlers are prohibited from purchas ing milk that hat not been produced under a quota. This means that out-of-state pro ducers providing grade A milk to Oregon milk handlers will have to be assigned a quota. None of those producers selling manufacturing milk or cream for processing will be affected by the Milk Stabilisa tion Act The Department of Agri culture it now preparing eopic of the Mw law, the legal notice of hearings under the act, question and answer sheet and maps showing pos sible divisions for establish ment of marketing areas. These will be mailed to all milk handlers, producer-distributors and heads of all milk producer groups. f II riiuM THE GROUND IIP if iart mum I -J At you all know, we have had cause to wonder when summer type weather would arrive in this area. Plant growers know the transition from winter can be difficult to cop with at far at domettlcated plants are concerned. The usual run of advisors can tell you how this feat can be accomplished easily. It to happent their old file of bulletins and circulars are not always reliable at far as seasons are concerned. When the calendar falls these authoritiet they are tomewhat worthless. The gar dener or farmer with a true green thumb" is the best ad visor you can find. This is a thought, friends, so profit from It as you can. The Agate dam seems to be a reality. This column en dorses this project as one wor thy of the expenditures of the taxpayers' money. Many persons are Interested in knowing how to control mildew of roses. The beat ma terlal of all to use for good control and have freedom from foliage burn Is Actidlone This Is a biological product in the nature of penicillin or streptomycin. It happens to be a specific control for the mildew organism that Is I plant pest. Karathane and sul phur are other possible con trols for mildew of roses. The best control Is to get rid of troublesome roses. It seemt from whst can be gleaned from the papers there is a request tor a greenhouse at the agronomy station! It would teem that past adminis trators of this boondogle nave not always spent tax payers money wisely tor agrl cultural research. The re search which can be done In a greenhouse Is of a type that, can be done at Corvallls In the parent station. The physlcsl plant of greenhouse end Its environs are not all that are required for a project of this sort. Once a greenhouse la approved tor the agronomy farm of the lianley station there will be further requests. "Now we have a 'green house, we need plumbing, boilers, special lights for night time and temperature confs..- The collck'w at Corvallls has all this equipment and It has been paid tot by tax dollars. Left stay with thlt plan. There seems to be plenty of outdoor problems In this area 'or our research persons. In retrospect are these people necesssry at all? Garden Tips By JOHN W. McLOUOHLIN County Agent DAFFODILS (Narcissus) Larva of the narcissus bulb fly cause considerable dam age to narcissus by eating large cavities into the center of these bulbs. Such injured bulbs produce little or no folisge the yetr after Infec tion. The adult fly resembles a small bumble bee and appears from late April through July. These files are most active on warm sunny days, flying in a tig-sag fashion about ten Inches above ground. They produce a high pitch hum and feed on the nectar of many plants. The female fly lays 50 to 75 eggs singularly on narcis sus leaves at or below ground level about a week after she emerges. These eggs hatch in about 10 days and the small larva wiggle through the toll and enter the bulbt near the roots. They develop here through the tummer and fall. Infected bulbs can be de tected when dug in the sum mer. After the bulbs are clean, examine the white root ring at the edge of the basal plate of the bulb for a sunken brown area. This brown area indicates that the larva Is in the bulb. This discoloration extends up the side and into the bulb. Centrel Protecting the bulb against I larva Invasion is the method of control followed tor the nsrclssus bulb fly. Thlt may be accomplished In one of the following ways: 1. Before planting, dust the furrow lightly with 2V per cent aidrln, 2 Mi per cent hep- tacnior or 5 per cent chlor- dane. Place the bulb In the furrow and redust them. A pound of dust will treat about 200 bulbt or 50 feet of row. 2. Put 40 to 80 bulbt In an open weave bag and dip for at leatt ten minutes but no more than, an hour in one of th following solutions (four teaspoons 25 per cent hep- tachlor, tight teaspoons 25 per cent aidrln, four teaspoons 75 per cent chlordane or two tea spoons 19 per cent dleldrln per gallon of water). Add four teaspoons of formaldehyde per gallon to the solution to prevent tpread of fungus. It you are not going to plant the bulbt for a day or two, carefully dry them after you have taken them from the solution. When one-third of the solution has been used and soil and debris have ac cumulated, make a fresh bitch. 3. If bulbs are planted without prior treatment, drench the soli with heptach lor or aidrln when the adult fly appears In the spring. Ap ply two gallons of either of the above concentrations to 15 feet of row or 15 square feet. Use a sprinkling can and direct the material to the base of the plants. Do not mound the toll after treat ment. IBIS Iris with a rhizome type of root system should be dl vided every three or four years to produce best growth. Dig the clumps after flow ering and cut off the old rhi zomes with a sharp knlft at tne base of the new rhizomes Discard the rhizomes with no growth. Remove the toil from the good rhlzomei, trim the foliage back to tlx inchet and replant. Iris prefer a well drained soil of medium fertility and a location where they will receive at least half the day's sun. Poor drainage may be corrected by planting the Iris In a raised bed of four to six Inches. When preparing the bed remember an overly rich soil will produce a lush foil age but little flowering. Set the rhizomes Just be low the soil surface, being careful to spresd the roots to Insure a wide feeding range A good clump may be formed by setting th rhizomes In a tripod or starshape pattern. Be sure th growing end Is pointed outward. Such a pat tern permits the Individual rhizome to grow without In terfering with one another. If planting the Iris on a slope, point the growing end upwsrd. Farm & Garden - i -4: se H csii ti l A BIG HANDOUT Begger is a cat which works at a sea food restaurant in Dallas, Texas, and Ray Belden is the maitre d'. Admittedly, neither care much of each other. Beldon looks upon Begger as a sort of public relations agent. Begger looks upon the restaurant and Mr. Belden as sort of a free handout. Begger takes up a position in front of the restaurant and receives free handouts tidbits left over by the customers. When Beldon placed this paper bag in front of Begger, she thought she was getting another handout. It turned out to be a live lobster. (UPI) FARM Woodlot Facts By DICK OLSON Siai Farm Forestsr A 10-acre forest demonstra tion tract, near St. Helens, Oregon, has been, visited by more people In the Northwest than any other similar tract. The reason for its popularity Is because It is a publicly owned area set aside solely for teaching sound forest man agement practices. The demonstration tract is sponsored by the county court, the county fair associa tion and the county farm for estry committee. Through ar rangement with the county court and the fair board, the forestry committee Is in charge of all management work. Between 1949 and 1957, this stand of 60-year old Douglas Fir trees has been Range Research Field Day Set For June 25 Corvallls - More and better grass from sagebrush bunch' grass range that blankets much of Eastern Oregon will be featured at a special June 25 field day at the Oregon State University Squaw Butte Experiment Station range. Past, present, and future re search will be discussed dur ing a 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tour of the range, 42 miles west of Burns on U.S. Highway 20, re ports W. A. Sawyer, station superintendent, and Forrest A Sneva, range management re searcher. Noon lunch will be served (or a nominal charge. Tour highlights will include grass variety trials and their response to nitrogen fertilizer, us of fertilizer for early spring production of crested wheatgrass, and digestibility trials to evaluate three range grasses. Curing of Interest Premature curing forage grasses for high-quality late season and winter grazing Is another point of major inter est. Visitors also can see how grass and beef production has been boosted in 10 years fol lowing brush control with 2,4-D spray. While sagebrush and cows "make grass work harder.' eliminating cows doesn't solve all the grass problems. Sawyer says. Effects of 27 years non use of range by livestock will help tell thlt story, he adds. Discussion is also scheduled on amounts and types of feed supplements for specified gains of yearling beet animals grazing summer-long on crest ed wheat-grass pasture. Only whaling station in the U S. Is at Eureka. Calif. Corn comprises the lariest food crop In th U.S. logged six times on a selective basis. The returns from all these croppings have totaled over $5000. On an acre basis, over $300 worth of wood pro ducts have been removed. The net return from the sale of timber products amounted to over $3.35 per each hour of labor spent In the tract. This income represents what a far mer would have earned get ting out hit own timber. Main Question The main question here is: How was it possible to har vest $5,000 worth of timber products from 10 acres and have a high quality stand of timber left as a source of fu ture revenue? The answer is - planned management and wise marketing. An inventory of the stand in 1949 revealed that the growth per acre was two corda or 1,000 board feet per acre per year on 244 trees. A second Inventory In 1953, after four years of logging. showed the same growth on 122 trees per acre. A third inventory in 1957 after two more loggings, showed a small decrease In growth. Here is a capital investment decreas ed by 27 per cent,, but still earning a high rate of Interest. This has been possible because the more vigorous, faster growing trees have been left untouched. These better qual ity trees have Increased their diameter and height growth throughout this period. On the other hand, without release even these better quality trees toon would have shown a de crease In annual growth. In a sense, trees should be treat ed Ilk milk cows. T h healthy, high producing ones should be kept for the longer period of time. Growing Capacity The growing capacity of the average land in Jackson and Josephine counties is not at good as In this demonstra tion tract. For this reason, the annual growth it about two thirds or one-half of the growth in this Columbia coun ty tract Also here In southern Oregon, at least at the present, markets for small round logs are limited. The dav that in dustry can economically ab sorb the small log Into its op eration will be the day that a much greater degree of man agement can be expected from th farm woodlot owner. Southern Oregon residents should not be disheartened though. They should do the best possible job of manage ment so they can better the timber yield of their wood lands. It is my wish that soon we can have a demonstration tract in this area to show lo cal landowners on the ground. Information of this type. There ar two tracts In Jose phine county that have been started. In a few yean time these thould set a good ex ample. County Horsemen's Group Sets Trail Program, Dates Central Point-Jack Brown. vice president of thr Jackson County Horsemen's associa tion (JCHA), waa appointed temporary chairman tor the "trails committee" at th Juna meeting held in th Tex Nash Ford Tractor and Implement building on Crater Lake high way. Primary purpose of the committee is to secure infor mation on the specific needs of riding groups, and to inves- Shipping Point Men Give Crop Forecast Salem - The Medford pear crop will show about 50 per cent decrease from last year due to the hard frost there esrly in the spring, inspectors of the state-federal shipping point inspection services) pre dicted this week. Inspectors estimate the D'AnJou, Bosc and Cornice production this year at 863,- 000 boxes, compared with 1,598,000 last season, and Bartlettt at 8,000 tons com pared with 34,000 tons latt season. In Hood River area the ap ple and pear prospects look good thia year, though the Bartlett pear tonnage is ex pected to be down about 40 per cent from last year's rec ord crop. The ttate - federal thipplng point inspection services of the Oregon Department of Ag riculture will begin to pick up momentum this month after a brief lull. Inspection work on peas for processing started June 3 and strawberry inspections started June 10. Inspection of tweet cherriet Is expected to start later this month. Adverse weather conditions delayed potato plantings, but all are expected to be in the ground by early this week. During May inspectors checked 1,324 cars of produce for shipment. Potatoes ac counted for the majority of the cars, with the Klamath Basin area shipping 752 cars; Redmond 331 cars; the Port land area 47 cart and Salem 4 can. Other shipments by districts Included: Hood River: Applet, 5 0 cars; pears, 14 cars; brine cherries, 33 cart. Portland: Apples, 1 car; brine cherries, 3 cars. Salem: Asparagus, 2 cars; onions, 4 cars; inshell filberts, and shelled walnuts, 1 car each; brine cherries, 43 cars. Medford: Pears, 38 cars. Poultry Group Sets Friday Gathering Corvallls-The annual meet ing of the Oregon Poultry and Hatchery federation will be held Friday, June 21, at Port land's Mallory hotel beginning at 1:30 p.m., according to Mel- vin Jenka, Tangent, president. A program of Interest to all segments of the Industry has been planned for the after noon and evening and all hatcherymen. feed dealers and proceston are urged to attend, reports N. L. Bennion, Oregon State University extension poultry specialist and secre tary of the organization. Wayne Miller, Seattle, di rector of research for Western Farmcrt association, will speak on "The Most Eco nomical Grains for Poultry Rations," relating his talk to the recent wheat referendum. New Frontier Dan Turnbull, Kansas City, Mo., executive secretary of the American Poultry and Hatch ery federation, will discuss "The Latest Developments in the Poultry Industry's N w Frontier." He will also bring the group up-to-date on legis- Alfalfa Weevil Controls Given By County Agent The Alfalfa weevil Is a pett that alfalfa producers should be watching for. It thlt weevil Is permitted to build up a large population it can de stroy alfalfa plants. This time of year the Insect Is In th larva stage. The larvae Is a worm about three eighth inch long, and green with a white stripe down the back. They feed on the leaves and stems of the alfalfa, ac cording to Bert Wilcox, Coun ty Extension Agent. The weevil can be controll ed this time of the year by using Parathion at 4 ounces of actual toxic material per acre, the material should be applied at least 13 days be fore cutting. Phosdrln at eight ounces per acre applied at least one day before cutting. Methoxychior at 1V4 lbs. per acre seven days before cut ting, Sevin at M to one pound per acre at least one day be fore cutting, Diazinon at eight ounces per sere applied at least seven days before cut ting tor hay, and at least four days before grazing. Malthlon at one pound per acre applied at least seven days before cut ting. Mot EffectW Malathion It more effective when temperatures during the day are 70 degrees or above, said Wilcox. Parathion and Phosdrln ar hazardous materials and their use It not recommended In the populated areas where fields are close to dwellings or farm buildings. Do not apply Sevin within on week of bloom. Do not apply Diazinon when field Is in bloom. Apply parathion. Phosdrln or malthlon In the late evening only. Apply methoxychior during early morning or lat evening; this timing of application is to pro tect pollinating Insects. Wilcox said aircraft appli cation of Sevin at less than three-quarter to on pound actlv material per acr has not given satisfactory control. latlon affecting the industry. State Sen. Walter Leth, Sa lem, will review the f963 ses sion of the Oregon Legisla ture, with particular emphasis on taxes and other legislation dealing with the state's agri culture. . Presidents of the Oregon as sociation during th past 25 years will receive special recognition at the banquet that evening. Ambrose Brown ell, 'Milwaukie, himself a past president, will act as toast master. . Banquet speaker will be Dr. Frank Munk, professor of po litical science at Reed College. He will discuss "The U.S., the Common Market and the At lantic Community." His topic is of particular interest to the Industry as last year the Com mon Market countries pur chased well over one hundred million dollars of U.S. poultry products, Bennion noted. tigate the most suitable areas for bridle paths in the wooded districts as well as egress and ingress to the fair grounds. John Belknap, president, gave a detailed report to the members regarding the May 29 meeting of the executive board of the JCHA and Great er Jackson County Fair asso ciation with the Jackson coun ty court. The horsemen pre sented each member of the court with a written recom mendation e x p r e s si n g the needs and wishes of the JCHA for adequate fair grounds. . Assures Horsemen Judge Miller . assured the horsemen that a mass meeting would be granted to all groups with the county officials as soon as the courthouse audi torium is completed. Such a meeting would not be delayed any longer than necessary. The horsemen pointed out the loss of income to the county from all the various clubs now being forced to conduct their shows and exhibits in other fair grounds because of inad equate facilities here in Jack son county. Ted Christensen, chairman of the membership, and activ ities committee was elected to compose and publish a month ly bulletin for the JCHA. Such a publication will enable all members of the group to ad vertise the many horse shows conducted in Oregon as well as northern California. Mem bers will be able to list all their activities, also animals, for sale or to trade. All meet ings will be fully explained in the bulletin in order to inform all absent members the prog ress of the group. Pictures Available Christensen also reminded the members that the recent pictures of the neighboring fair grounds as well as the Medford facilities are availa ble for presentation to any club, group, or organization. Persons wishing to view the slides are asked to call 772-' 2431. Horse shows toon to be held in Oregon were listed by Mrs. WV M. Hamlin. They are: Klamath Falls Rodeo, July 2-3-4; All Breed Horse Show, June 22-23-24, Keizer; High land Racing Stables, July 26-27-28, Portland; Oregon Appa loosa show, July 13-14, Rose burg; Glendale Acres, Aug. 9-10-11, Salem; State Fair Horse Show, Aug. 30 through Sept. 7, Salem; Portland Meadows, July 18-19. Both of the latter shows will, be the only two such events to feature both halter and saddle classes for all breeds. ' . Range Tours Set As Meeting Topic Th Jackson County Stockmen's association will bold a directors' meeting at 8:30 p.m., Thursday In th ' xiension service audi tor ium. Purpose la to schedule "show ma" sang allotment trips with forest service personnel. The "show me" trips war agreed to at th last directors' meatin; In March and th general as sociation meeting in April, Ranchers with pending allotment cuts bop to show th forest service that th respective rang allotments csn carry mora bef ani mals than iht forest rangers hav predicted in their al lotment plans. In spit of haying and othar pressing ranch work, all cattleman with allot ment problems ar urged to attend Thursday's meeting to sat th tour schedules, according to As sociatlon President Gordon Stanley. Eagl Point. On main tour may be arranged to show the public th cattleman's problem. Joint Meeting Set On Brucellosis Salem - A joint meeting ot the Brucellosis Advisory com mittee to the Oregon depart ment of agriculture and t h a State Board ot Livestock Auc tion Markets has been set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, in the conference room of the department of a g r i c u 1 turo building, Salem. The meeting of the two groups has been called to dis cuss livestock auction market testing for brucellosis and 's being held In place of th meeting of the brucellosis ad visory committee previously scheduled for June 11. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your coarse or unpalatable roughage will mike a base tor a modern balanced ration that you can feed with little labor and no wattage. The Increased meat or milk pro duced will give you maxi mum returni on a small cash investment. MORTON MILLING CO. 500 Ross lana, Medford r '"ii iTi-yfr tr - . in second cover spray CONTROLS MITES, APHIDS, SCALES V Trithion 4 Flowable, used alone or in combination with other StaurTer Flowables, gives the fruit grower control of most de structive pests. Trithion is one of the best miticides available; it also controls scale insects and most aphids. The flowable formulation of Trithion is a superfine emulsion of technical Trithion in water. Because it is water-based, it is as easy on fruit and foliage as any dust or wettable pawder, yet its fluid form enables it to be measured, handled and applied as a liquid. It is persistent; its control lasts for many weeks. Use Trithion with these other Stautier Flowables in cover and summer sprays: MAGNETIC 6 FLOWABLE SULFUR for control of mildew, scab and brown rot TEDION 4 FLOWABLE for control of mites. PARATHION 4 FLOWABLE for control of codling moth, scales, mites, aphids. PERTHANE 4 FLOWABLE for control of pear psylla. DDT 5 FLOWABLE for control of a wide rang of Insects. SEVIN 4 FLOWABLE for control of codling moth & other Insects. ZIRAM 4 FLOWABLE for control of bull's-eys rot 1 ' r t Gvfc Cmf. STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY I san fiancisco a. cau. M (tl.'tnus St IOS SNCILtS 54, CAllf. 9. O. Im t .. .u. NOTH Oe.TlAND, Oil. OtENDAls. AIIL Sf4lNO. CAllt. ' r. o. u law n. crnwa