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8 A. Pear Crop Pack-Out June pear crop estimates are even lower than the May estimates, according to an in dependent survey of local or chards. Total estimate is 778, 000 packed boxes. The Bartlett crop is esti Farm & Commercial Cattle Records Suggested Rv SEDG NELSON Siskiyou Farm Advisor Yreka-lt is becoming obvi ous that even our commercial cattlemen must have records of production on their cattle in order to run a herd effi ciently and to keep up with the times. Progressive registered breeders have for many years kept individual records on the production of each cow in the herd. The California Beef Cattle Improvement associa tion was founded for this pur pose. They are even utilizing electronic computors to facil itate the record keeping. We are not suggesting our commercial cattlemen go this far, although some have. A small pocket size loose ring notebook should do the trick. A page is assigned to each cow in the herd and on this page is her record. Just how much information you put down depends on your own set up and on how complete a set of records you may want. Information on this page should include first an identi fication number. We suggest a hot iron brand number which can be located on either loin or under your registered brand. To facilitate this pro gram, our office now has a complete set of numbers 0 through 0, four Inches high, FARM Woodlot By DICK OLSON Farm Forester At thin time of the year most everyone's mind' turns to fire. If for no other reason than seeing a large column of smoke blotting out the sun. Fire has been said to be the greatest enemy forests have, thereby making it man's greatest enemy too. Fire does not only destroy future lim ber products, but destroys watersheds, wildlife and its habitat and aesthetic values. Everyone who travels the roads and highways of this great land of ours has a re sponsibility to "Keep Amer ica Green." Bringing its clos er home, "Keep Oregon Green." Some of the general public is aware of these re sponslbilltes but many more should be. The small woodland owner should be extremely Interest ed in prcsupprcsslon work and also suppression work. The most important Is pro suppression slopping the fires before they stnrt. Check Machinery Probably the most Import ant prevention measure is to be sure all the power machin ery used in the woods is in good working condition. Gas lines and mufflers should be checked often. Also, along with any power machinery there should be an eight-ounce or larger fire extinguisher and a long handle shovel. Some other equipment that Is handy to have is some tyuc of water container and an axe. Another Important preven tion measure Is proper care of fires, whether large at small. Campflrcs or trash fires should be lighlcd only In prepared areas. Permits fur trash and brush fires must be obtained either from the state forestry department or the forest icrvler, depending upon which department Is re sponsible for tho areas' pro tection. Smokers are respon sible for the greatest number of man-caused fires. For the protection of your land and that of your neighbors do not smoke while traveling in the woods or while working in a timbered area. Take a smoke break. Set down in a cleared area and be sure the remains of the cigarette are out. It is best not to smoke in the woods at all but wait until you are back in your car or someplace where there is an ashtray. A third pre suppression measure Is to fall all dead trees or snags that could be hit by lightning. Usually the tall ones along the ridges are good lightning targets. Also, tied In closely with this Is a good system of fire lanes. Fire lanes or roads are a real as set to fire fighting crews in case of fire. Another similar measure is a natural or man radcAvaicr hole situated In a TUESDAY. JULY 2. 1963 Estimates 778,000 Boxes mated at 15 per cent of aver age and total packed boxes at 103,000. Red Bartletts are set at 5 per cent of average and 3,000 packed boxes. The D'Anjou estimate Is 30 Garden that are available to you at any time. We will even help ytu brand if you want. Year of birth should be in cluded also on the cow page. There are systems of number ing that can incorporate the year of birth as well as idcntl fylng the cow. You should have the grade of the cow, also. Most cattle men nowadays are well enough acquainted with the grading system on size, con- formation and quality to put down their own grade, how ever, we again are willing to help. If the cow is ever weighed her weight could be included. Why do all this? It will help you determine which cows to cull and to better util ize top producers. It is good management to know the background on each produc tion unit. It will help deter mine replacements because like produces like. You can weed out shy breeders. You can select for milk production and lon gevity. You can select away from cancer eye (32 per cent heritable) and from dwarfism. You can check your progress with a summary sheet and see if you are using the right kind of bulls. Records are especially "needed when artifi cial insemination is used, and so on. Facts desirable location for reload' ing pumper trucks. The private woodland own er and general public can be of great help in fire suppres sion work by keeping a sharp eye for unusual smokes and then Immediately notfylng the nearest fire-fighting organiza tion. Fires in Jackson county should be reported to the state forestry department on Table Rock road, Central Point, phone 664-1213 and in Josephine County to the Stnte Forestry Department, 781 N.E. 12th Street, Grants Pass, Phone: 476-7781. Let's protect our forests, water, soil and wildlife. Let's all prevent Forest Fires! Belter Farming Trophy Presented Central Point - Roger Kirk ham, 2361 Old Stage rd., Crater high schoul student, has just been awarded the first place trophy in the better farming contest for the Rogue- Umpqua Future Farmer of America district. Roger's project consists of 16 head of registered Berk shire hogs, four acres of field corn and three acres of sweet corn. Second place winner was Mike Elmore, Grants Pass, and third. Bob Waterman, Pacific chapter. Roger will compete at the Oregon stnte fair representing CrntiT in the contest. The contest is sponsored by the Oregon FFA awards foundation. Its purpose Is to Improve FFA members' home farm supervised farming pro grams and selection of wiiv urn Is based on size, quality, knowledge, management and record of the project. Moss Control Tips Now in Bulletin Form Corvallis - Persons with moss In their lawns will find helpful a new fact sheet pub lished by Oregon State Uni versity Cooperative Extension service. Entitled "Control of Lawn Moss," it is now available from county extension offices or the OSU Bulletin Clerk. Generally, moss cannot In vade a vigorous, healthy lawn, the bulletin points out. It urges homeowners to deter mine the problem that allowed the moss to get started and correct it before attempting moss control. DISAGREE OVER LAOS Washington (UPU The State Department does not believe a new 14-nation conference on Laos Is needed despite a Brit ish report Monday that talks with Russia on Laos have broken down. s) Lower, per cent and 300,000 packed boxes. Bosc are estimated at 30 per cent and 180,000 packed boxes. Cornice, Winter Nellis and miscellaneous . varieties in cluding Seccles are estimated at 100,000 boxes. une local orchardist re' marked, "Anjous make the only good crop In the valley this year." Said Too Early Another remark was "The small Bosc and Cornice pears are still falling like mad some Anjous, too. It s really loo early to give a very ac curate guess." Indications along pear row were, however, that some multi-packing house compa nies would be closing one packing house and alternating crews. Other fruit companies may be working short shifts. Generally, it looks as If all packinghouse personnel will be working at least part-time. some observers feel it would be more practical eco nomically to close all but three packinghouses in the valley and pool the pears through these three packing houses. However, operators feel they will still have their overhead costs to pay off so might as well operate, if only part-time. FROM THE GROUND UP By (ART BARTLET1 During recent days the lo cal weather pattern has been mostly unsetted. There have been some local ized hall showers that have Individually and collectively covered a large portion of the valley. In most instances the hail was either soft or of such small size it caused very little damage to economic plants or other property. However, on Friday there was one shower of hall that caused some damage to the finish of pears and apples as well as to the plants in some vegetable gardens. An inspec tion of the area covered by this particular storm seems to Indicate the actual injury caused by the halt was rather slight. Haying a Problem Haying is a problem during seasons such as this one and like many other agricultural problems, there seems to be no easy answer to getting out of having to hay when the crops are ready regardless of weather. There are crushers and dryes, but it will take a lot of hay to pay for the equip ment that can put hay in the ball in five hours from cut ting. This valley does not pro duce hay In sufficient quanti ty to justify the cost of the necessary equipment. The peach crop's mildew is a disease which has spread some during the recent cold, wet days. Normally this dis ease does not do any damage by way of new infections aft er May. Peach crops this year are generally not heavy and sizes are good for this time of sea son. The pits were hardening by June 20 which is normal for J. H. Hales. Other late sea son varieties do not vary widely from this date of hard ening. Hales may or may not be of excellent shape and qual ity this year. Now their ex terior appearance is good but the hardened pita show oxl diied ruptures which are ear ly symptoms of split pits. In some years this does not de velop further. So, it does not damage the market value of the crop. Spray for Aphids If shade trees around "our home are dripping honeydew all over the house, roadways and lawn, contact your favor ite seed and garden store for spray materials which will control aphids. If these trees are large your garden store dealer can give you the name of a commercial spray operator who has the know-how and equipment to do the aphid control Job for you. This has been a good year for predators In the Insect world. In many instances, es pecially on vegetable crops, the predators have eliminated such pests as mites and aphids. Where sprays must be applied for any Insect pests, be sure of complete and uniform cov erage of the host plant with the spray solution. Valley cherries ire ready, so be sure to buy and enjoy them. It Chit By JOE Mail Tribune Farm safety is something everyone assumes the common sense farmer naturally follows. And farming doesn't seem dangerous to those who have been farmers all of their lives. However, for many years farming has ranked as the third most hazardous occupation. Only mining, including quarrying and petroleum drilling and construction have higher death rates. If there are many deaths from farming there are even more injuries. Not everyone is as lucky as the local young rancher who was thrown off his cat going down a steep bank and after a period in the hospital bowled the high score of 270. "I should have such an accident!" some people in neighboring lanes commented. This man was an experienced fcrmer. Trouble is there are many people moving imu ruiai ureas wnu are uui muiicia by training. They may not realize when a horse kicks them instance. 1 Farm ponds can be dangerous, too. We remember visiting a local farm with a city family about a year ago and remem ber the worry when their young son turned up missing. He was floating around in the middle of a farm pond on a raft wondering what all the excitement was about. Back strain and falls also Injuries. How many former backs? Rural fires are another danger. State Fire Warden Curtis Nesheim estimates that most of out on are within 17 miles of this is that in Josephine county Illinois Valley has the only rural fire department. Jackson county has several rural and volunteer fire departments; do you know the phone number of yours? Do you have the number posted where everybody in the family can see it quickly? The past two years, particularly, Jackson county has had a number of rural farms n isolated spots where they were outside the boundaries of This has happened so often that we think the time has come to consider a county rural fire department with central head quarters and branch stations which could cover the outflung areas. But, meanwhile there are fires on your farm, in your rural home. The most Important is to be aware of such main chimneys, chimney sparks on and furnace installations, inadequate lightning protection, Im proper use of electricity, spontaneous ignition, misuse of gaso line and kerosene, carelessness People have been talking in this county as part of a fairgrounds development lately. So far we haven't heard any facts or figures. Here are some in the plans prepared for Greenacres, Wash. This quarterhorse track site will Include 41.8 acres costing an estimated $4,000. Plans provide for a 10-horse starting gate on a quarter mile straightaway plus a three-eighths mile oval track. It will have parking available for 1,100 cars, covered grand stands for 2,400 spectators, plus clubhouse facility for 200 persons. There will be 234 box stalls. The track will be located and within a few minutes drive from Spokane and Coeur d'Alene by freeway and super-highway. Total construction nf flip Irnelf nnrl fnnlltlA dm nnn .. u..u ui(vo la f4ui,guu, This Includes offices, clubhouse and Jockey room, grand- omuu, uux oiuiis, restaurant ana resiroom, feed barn and tack room, electrical, water and sewage facilities, comple tion of cradina. iRnri.irnnlncr fpnnoe onrt bdHHUh Btn. Ing gate, photo finish camera, equipment etc. Shares are being sold in this venture which may be the only way even a much simpler track costing far less will have to be financed In Jackson county. The track will have a central location. This should be borne in mind when such a venture is planned for Jackson county. It's something to think about, anyway. Gardening Tips By JOHN McLOUGHLIN County Agent Grapes Remember that grapes are especially sensitive to 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. Do not use these chemicals near a grape vine or on equipment that is to be used for spraying grapes. Cantaloupes Folklore claims that reduc ing the number of cantaloupes per vine will increase the earliness, size, and sweetness. Tests at the University of California, Davis, showed that limiting the number of fruits did not influence earliness, size, or sweetness. Canta loupes should be allowed to set and mature fruit natur ally. Did you ever think about the formation of a canta loupe? A single cantaloupe vine may set three to four good fruits and sometimes as may as six. At least 400 seeds need to develop to eaih fruit In order for the fruit to be marketable. Melons with less than 400 seeds are usually small or misshapen. One pollen grain Is needed for fertilization of each ovule Each fertilized ovule then be comes a seed. This means that over 400 pollen grains must be transferred to each fruit ing flower in order that a good fruit may develop. The wind is Inadequate for this pollination. How does It happen? The honey bee Is once again the Indispensable agent in carrying out the task of pollination. Camellia Cuttings The camellia growth pro duced this past spring is suf ficiently mature In late June and early July for cuttings. These cuttings should be ap proximately six Inches long and include at least three leaf nodes. Make a straight cut just below a leaf node. Remove the Chai COWLEY Farm Editor cause their share of serious farmers do you know with bad the fires his crews are called Grants Pass. One reason for burn down' because they were couldn t be reached in time or a rural fire protection district. things you can do to prevent farm fire causes as defective combustible roofs, unsafe stove with matches. about a horse arena and track for the Sunrise Track, Inc., nn the Idnhn-Wnchi nptnn lino communication system,' off ice leaves on the lower half of this cutting and Insert the cutting half way into the root ing medium. Root inducing hormones may be applied to the cutting before it is planed A rooting medium consist ing of three parts coarse sand to one part peat moss has pro duced good results. Coarse river sand, perlitc, and ver miculite may also be used. Keep the cuttings in a shad ed area and water often enough to keep the root' Ing medium moist. Do not saturate this medium. Provide a humid atmosphere for the cuttings by enclosing In a glass, plastic or cheesecloth covered frame. Keep the cuttings covered until they show signs of rooting, at which time the cover can be gradually removed. The cuttings should root In six to ten weeks. Renewed growth and a general healthy condition of the tops Indicates the cuttings have rooted and are ready for transplanting Transplant the rooted cutting into separate contain ers. Examine these plants pe riodically to insure that they arc not pot bound. They may be set out in the open garden in two or three years. Nursery Licenses Needed For All Sales Salem - The state depart ment of agriculture advises that all auction houses in Ore gon that sell nursery stock must obtain a nursery license from the department. This is required under 1963 legisla tion which became effective on July 1. For some years public auc tions have been exempt from nursery law, but henceforth they will need the same li cense as other dealers in nursery stock. This is $17.50 plus $1.75 for the research fund. MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON MR. ED'S MOTHER - Kitty Wilson Nodder, Central Point. The W. M. Hamlins have dam of Mr. Ed, well-known television horse, five Tennessee Walkers on their ranch, is shown here with her colt, Copper Com- They want to contact anyone interested in . mander, three months old. Both horses are this breed of horse, at the Big Oak farm about a mile north of Tennessee Walker Featured At Central Point Area Farm By MARY ALICE BRUSHA Big Oak Farm located about a mile north of Central Point, is the home of the fin est bloodlines in the history of the famous Tennessee Walking horse. The farm is owned and op erated by Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hamlin. It consists of 12 acres and is on the right side of Highway 99. "Kitty Wilson Nodder," the dam that foaled "Mr. Ed," the famous talking horse of the television series is one of the Tennessee Walking mares now residing at the ranch. Kit as she is affectionately called by her owner, Mrs. Hamlin, stands 15 hands, three inches high, and tips the scales at 1250 pounds. She is nineteen years of age, and ins almost a perfectly marked mare even to the prominent star in her fore head, to the four white socks on her feet. Her latest con tribution to the horsemen was the new baby colt, "Cop per Commander." The latter was sired by tne great, uo- State Fruit Crop Below Average Due To Weather Oorvallis - Harvest pros pects for Oregon tree fruit and nut crops, hard hit by wind, rain and frost since early last fall, are generally below average, reports Steph en C. Marks, Oregon State university extension agricul tural economist. Adverse weather conditions have caused substantial losses in fruit production. The only fruit crop showing better prospects than last year is ap ples despite adverse weather during pollination, Marks noted from U.S. Department of Agriculture reports and other sources. Pears, Oregon's leading fruit crop in value, may yield no more than 105,000 tons this year, compared with 156,000 last year and an average of 126.000 tons. Bartletts show the sharpest decline, with only 37.500 tons in prospect. Trade estimates are even more con servative. Peach Crop Smaller The state's peach crop is expected to produce only 360, 000 bushels, compared with one-half million last year and an average production of 438, 000 bushels, the economist said. Sweet cherry prospects in Oregon arc for a harvest of only 18.000 tons this year sonic 3,000 tons below aver age and 15.000 tons less than the record large 1962 crop. Sour cherry production is esti mated at 2,500 tons, compared with last year's bumper crop of 7,200 and an average of 3,940 tons. Tree nut production esti mates for Oregon will not be available until July, but the walnut crop condition on June 1 indicated a smaller harvest than last year, due mainly to the October wind storm, Marks said. The filbert crop also looks poor, with less than average tonnage expected. In addition to wind damage last fall, the soggy spring resulted in a light bloom and poor pollina tion In filberts. Nationally, the June 1 fruit crop prospects pointed to be low average harvests for com mercial apples, pears and cherries. Plum and prune crop prospects looked about 11 per cent above average, although only a light crop is in pros pect for Oregon. Boy-Sun," who was recently retired from any saddle clas ses at the last Eugene All Breed Horse show. He holds the distinguishing title of be ing undefeated in any halter classes. Famous Trainer Mr. Ed was sired by "Al len's Yellow Hammer." He was trained by Delia Mallory, the nationally famous trainer of dogs and horses at Eureka, Calif. At this time there are five of these majestic registered pure bred walking horses at the ranch. One of the most handsome is "Giovani's Vic tor," a 21-year-old beauty and which is one of the first of this breed to be brought to the Rogue Valley. For several years, he was a prominent fig ure with the Sheriff's Posse here. A black beauty display ing well bred manners and a star - studded forehead along with all the other character istics of a pure bred only add to the greatness of this state ly horse. He is owned by Mrs. H. B. Murphy of Medford. "Prince Allen Nodder" is a gigantic Tennessee Walker. This impressive horse is a striking buckskin. He stands 17 hands high and weighs I, 350 pounds. He is a full brother of "Mr. Ed." Probably the most famous horse on the ranch is, "Go Boy . Jewel." She was sired by the nationally known "Merry - Go - Boy." In 1957, she was a two - year -old World's champion mare. And now at the age of eight she has been three times winner of the title, "Champion Mare of the Pacific Coast," and two times winner of the "Reserve Pacific Coast Grand Cham pion." She too has never been defeated, in any model halter classes. She represents the true champion that she is, the smart ears, a perfect head wonderful eyes, a full and well set body, and a breast that belongs to an outstand ing Tennessee Walker. Jewel is owned by Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Murphy, 2956 Fairvlew Place, Medford. According to the bio graphy of the Tennessee Walking Horse, by Ben A. Green, it was originally called the southern plantation horse; the fox horse; ' horse of all wark, and the nodding work horse. Green in his version of the breed has this to say regard ing present origin. It seems that during the Civil War, and the reconstruction period thereafter horses were stolen on both sides. The merger of the stream of the southern horse blood with the northern horse resulted in the recog nized Tennessee Walking Horse of today. This strain has been firmly established for 100 years. No other breed of horse has this 'running walking gait' so characteristic of these hordes by heritage. Some gaits have been made to look like the running walk by using tor Hire methods of 'soring fee,.' When properly trained the Tennessee Walkers have per fect manners and can be handled by anyone. The Hamlin's have just fin ished construction of a new barn. It Is one of the finest and most modern In the coun STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your coin or tinpalatabla Ktuftugo will maka a bi tor a modern balancad ration that you can lead with lirtla labor and no wastage. Tho increased meat or milk pro dweed will give you mail mum returns on a imall cash investment. MORTON MULING CO. 0MsLinMeeord ty. Now the structure can ac comodate eight horses, but upon expansion will easily provide ample quarters for 15 animals. National Director Mrs. Hamlin is quite an equestrian and is very active in all the sports of horses. She is the treasurer of the Jackson County Horseman's association. She is one of the directors of the recently or ganized "Tennessee Walking Horse Owners and Exhibitors Association of Oregon" which is affiliated with the national organization at Lewisburg, Tenn. . This is the first time such an organization has been formed on a state-wide basis. In the past only open show classes were conducted, for professionally trained Ten nessee Walkers. Now nearly all shows held in the state have walking pleasure clas ses. Such classes prohibit the use of weighted shoes and set tails, and are for the ama teur rider, who has a 3ood pleasure horse, and wants to show it off. Mrs. Hamlin desires to con tact all persons owning Ten nessee Walkers, or anyone in terested in them. Any indiv idual or group wanting infor mation and data on the Walk ing Horse classes held hi Ore gon may obtain such material by calling her. (664-3263) Another group of Tennes see Walking horses to be coming to the Rogue Valley are those of Lowell Merrill's Merrill, a retired fruit grow er, from southern California will be bringing four of these horses with him. One of these will be the "Champion Walking Horse" of the Cali fornia State Fair, "Go Boy -Dixiecrat." This Is... NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK! PLEASE DON'T OVERLOAD Too many passengers swamp the boat. If you overload you may suddenly find your self and your passengers in the water. Published by the Medford with tho Jackson County Red Cross. Crater Chapter Tops Lamb Show With Champion Don Mainwaring, Crater FFA Chapter, exhibited the grand championship FFA lamb at the recent first annual 4-H and FFA lamb and wool show at the county fair grounds. Clint Gibson, Crater, was grand champion FFA show man. Grants Pass FFA chap ter won the FFA team live stock judging contests. FFA awards by classes: Suffolk Market lamb - Dan Barton, Eagle Point, 1st; Ross Conger, Crater, 2nd; Clint Gibson, Crater, 3rd; and Gordon DeHass, Eagle Point, 4th. Southdown Market Lamb Dan Mainwaring, Crater, 1st; Suffolk Cross - D a r r e 1 1 Dowell, Eagle Point, 1st; Ken neth Dowell, Eagle Point, 2nd; and Terry Bezoff, Cra ter, 3rd. Ewe and Lamb Production classes, Suffolk-Ross Conger, Crater, 1st, and Clint Gibson, Crater, 2nd. Southdown-Dan Mainwaring, Crater, 1st. Wool Fleeces-Clint Gibson, Crater, 1st; Ross Conger, Cra ter, 2nd.; and Gordon DeHass, Eagle Point, 3rd. Showmanship Beginner-Dan Mainwaring, Crater, 2nd. Advanced -Clint Gibson, Crater, 1st.; Ross Conger, Crater, 2nd; Darrell Dowell) Eagle Point, 3rd.; Gordon De Haas, Eagle Point, 4th; and Ken Dowell, Eagle, Point, 4th. Last Day Tomorrow J.R.'s ANNUAL PRE-4TH Clearance SALE! No Caih Needed No Payments Till Sept. $100 or $200 OFF WITH COUPONS! Over 100 Cars To Choose From J.R.'s Whitney OLDSMOBILE 415 S. 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