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TUESDAY, JULY fl. 19E3
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
Farm & Garden
FARM
Woodlot Facts
By DICK OLSON
Slat Farm Foretiar
Southern Oregon small
woodlot owners are In
unique position.
They are finding themselves
with increased taxes on their
likewise increased value prop
erty. The primary reason for
this situation is the California
buying market. This land, for
the most part, is selling for
home building sites with 4U
or 80 acres. Also many Cali
fornia residents are buying
land in southern Oregon for
Christmas tree farms.
These increased values and
taxes are good or bad, depend
ing on what the landowner is
presently doing on his prop
erty and depending on wheth
er he desires to sell or retain
it.
Greater interest in tree
farming, Christmas tree
andor other, is being stimu
lated by these conditions. The
present landowner is becom
ing more aware of the value
of his woodlands and is seek
ing ways to help production
on this land to pay increased
taxes. Those buying, are most
ly interested in their present
and future earning potential,
New residents from California
are familiar with Christmas
tree costs in California, so nat
urally are interested in Christ
mas tree growing.
Numbtrs To Call
If you are interested or need
assistance in managing your
woodlot enterprise, contact
your farm forester at the state
forestry office on Table Rock
rd. any Wednesday, phone
664-1213; or at the Grants
Pass slate forestry office, 761
NE 12th St., between 10:00 and
noon any Friday, phone 476
7781. .
Several weeks ago, the sub
ject of forestry and foresters
was generally explained in
this column. The stimulating
agent of this article was a
panel of Grants Pass people
who presented a very interest
ing and enlightening talk to
the Siskiyou chapter of the
Society of American Forest
ers, entitled "The Image of
Foresters.
One of the panelists, Mr.
"Chuck" GUI, then mayor of
Grants Pass, gathered infor
mation by conducting a man-
on-the-street survey. He simp
ly stopped people on the
street, introduced himself, and
asked, "What is a Forester?
The information gathered was
presented In two categories of
social and occupational.
In the social category, the
impression of a forester was
that he seldom wore ties, he
was quiet-not vociferous un
less talking about forests. He
was the manly outdoors type.
The forester's favorite color is
green and he is not too active
in outside activities,
From Man on Street
In the occupational cate
gory, statements were obtain
1. He has a direct relation
ship with Smokcy Bear, 2. he
usually owns a sawmill, 3. he
has to do with sick trccs-actu
ally a tree doctor or surgeon
4. he is a bureaucratic gov
ernment employee - more so
than any other branch of gov
ernment, 8. he cruises timber-
couldn't tell what a timber
cruises did, but thought h
counted trees, 6. from a log
ger: 'He waits until you get
your road built Or culverts
placed and then tells you to
move them. His main job is to
hamper private industry. , 7
he rides in, flies over, or
walks through forests-some-
times for days, but difficult to
determine why, 8. From an In
surance Agent: 'He makes
about $800.00 a month and is
a good risk.
This program should have
been a real eye opener to this
area's foresters, both public
and private. I hope that
through better public rela
tions between the general pub
lic and foresters that t n l s
cloudy image can be im
proved. It is my desire that
foresters, both public and pri
vate, be of the type to be
worthy of the following image
Bivcn by one person inter
viewed on the street: "He is a
tree and soil conservationist,
suides forest cuts and re-seed
ing as it affects soil, weather
and terrain."
Better Onions
Tested for State
Corvallis - An onion super
ior in yield, quality, storage
ability and resistance to pink
root, the most important on
ion disease, is being sought in
field tests being conducted
by Oregon State University.
Heading the project, in co
operation with the Western
Oregon Onion Growers asso
ciation, are W. A. Frazier,
horticulturist, and E. K.
Vaughan, plant pathologist.
OSU Agricultural Experi
ment Station. Cooperating
with them are A. A. Duncan,
OSU extension vegetable pro
duction specialist, and Wash
ington and Marlon county ex
tension agents.
Some 450 small plots have
been established in the Lake
Lnbisli, Gnslon and Corvallis
areas, Duncan said, to test
hybrids, selections, breeding
lines and varieties. The onions
being tested were developed
mostly from the Danvcrs var
iety by plant breeders at
OSU, University of Wisconsin,
private Industry and the U. S.
Department of Agriculture
Research Center, Bcltsville,
Md.
Although researchers feel
the grower selections are al
ready of superior quality,
thnv hnna o hlnhnt- rinDrna nt
ed In the street which present- pmk root resistance can be
ed this image of a forester. Incorporated in them, he .aid.
Better Drug Seen
For Parasites
In All Livestock
Corvallis-A new drug that
could make quite a dent in
the $50 million loss the U. S
livestock industry suffers
yearly because of internal
parasites has been tested and
found effective by Oregon
State University Agricultural
Experiment station.
Dr. Stuart E. Knapp, OSU
veterinary parasitologist, has
completed a scries of tests
confirming that Thibenzole is
the best material on the mar
ket for controling internal
parasites in sheep. He says he
expects the Food and Drug
administration to aprove the
drug for cattle by the end of
the year.
Not only Is Thibenzole
more effective than common
ly used phenothiazine, but it
also produces no undesirable
side efects, and is safer be
cause an accidental overdose
is not as likely to harm the
animal.
However, because Thiben
zole is not always 100 per cent
effective, Knapp recommends
using a combination of the
two-Thibenzole in the spring,
followed with phenothiazine
in late fall or early winter
The phenothiazine may kill
any parasites missed by the
Thibenzole. Alternating the
two drugs may help to pre
vent parasites from building
up resistance to either drug
Affect Horses, Pigs
Internal parasites affect
horses and pigs as well as
cows and sheep. Parasites
sometimes kill the animals,
but the loss is more often an
economic one because the
animals don't gain as they
should. Although Knapp gen
erally uses sheep for testing,
results can be applied to other
animals as well.
Knap pointed out that in
ternal parasites increase as
more pastures are irrigated
and more livestock raised in
smaller areas. He explained
that conditions for parasite
development and survival are
best when temperature is
above 65 degrees and ground
moisture equals about two
inches of rainfall. This occurs
normally about two months a
year, but when pastures are
irrigated conditions are right
for parasite growth for nearly
six months.
In another phase of his con
tinuing research, t'napp
found good evidence that feed-
lot owners need not routinely
treat all sheep for internal
parasites when they come into
the feed lot. He's looking for
an accurate way to determine
the level of parasite infesta
tion in live animals. This in
formation is needed to help
sheep growers and feeders de
cide when and how to treat
for parasites.
The scientist pointed out
the need to study the problem
in various areas of the state
because environmental condi
tions differ from place to
place, as do types of Internal
parasites. So far, he has tested
cattle and sheep in douglas
county, northeastern Oregon
and from several areas in the
Willamette Valley.
Chit Chert
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Small towns for many years were the supply base for
nearby farms, however, this supply source has shifted to
the larger towns in recent years due to rapid transportation
The declining economy of small towns and non-farm rural
area residents have been of serious concern to agricultural
leaders and the federal government in recent years. This
concern has resulted in such government programs as the
Area Redevelopment administration, Rural Areas Develop
ment, and the community development program which has
been fostered in the Pacific Northwest by the University of
Washington.
Of all these programs, possibly the most practical Is the
self-help program of community development. Even If noth
ing else comes from such a program a searching analysis
is made of the small town and its problems. The people them
selves learn what makes their town strong, what makes it
weak and what improvements could be made. Such a study
by the people, themselves, is the basic step in obtaining new
industry, attracting tourists and making a town a better place
In which to live.
Heart of this "operation boot-strap" is the community
census which includes: What things do you like most about
living In this community? What things do you dislike most
about living in this community? What is the attitude of the
community toward potential Industrial development? To
what extent might the people of this community be expected
to subscribe to a stock issue for the development of sound
local industry?
No doubt about it, a good many American small towns
are In serious economic trouble these days. About the most
graphic example we saw was a small mid-western town which
is no longer the agricultural trading center. Once a popula
tion of 200 now it has about 10 families living in it. The
big farm implement stores have moved to the larger town,
about 60 miles away on the fast highway. Farm families now
do their shopping in the large chain stores in the big town
and a trip to the big city once or twice a month is a com
paratively small problem.
The summer afternoon we visited the town, a cannon
could have been fired down both sides of the street without
hitting a soul. The only place to eat was a dustv old ice
cream parior in me center of main street. A portly, white
haired woman with a large apron tied around her ample
middle was idly gazing out oi the cracked front window. The
post office next door had long been boarded up as was the
city hall.
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Following the folly of prohibition, Installed bv what
critics called "small town conservatism." people have become
increasingly critical of the small town. Foremost of these
critics was Sinclair Lewis who wrote "Babbitt" and "Arrow-
smith," novels condemning the bigotry and narrow-mindedness
of some small towns. And there have been other such
critical writers as H. L. Mencken and George Ade.
George Ade once wrote, "Down In the Ague Belt there
was a town called Miasma. It needed paint, sidewalks, tooth
brushes and Bibles. Everybody in Miasma believed the sun
rose just in the edge of Widow Clevison's hog lot and set
over on yon side of the sand ridge."
A local critic has said somewhat bitterly, "Small people
live in small towns." But it is also true that big people have
come from small towns. People like Charley Russell, president
or Southern racinc railroad company, from Jacksonville;
Pinto Colvig, famous Ringling Brothers' Circus "Bozo the
Clown" and voice for many Walt Disney cartoons, also from
Jacksonville. Also, there is Carleton E. Morris, from Talent.
author of the well-known "One Man's Family" radio series
which ran almost as long as "Amos and Andy."
FROM
THE
GROUND
UP
By BART BARTLETT
Weather as a factor in eco
nomic crop production has
perhaps never been as marked
as it has this year.
Pollination weather was
bad for some tree fruit crops
Freezing weather prevailed
during the period when some
tree fruits could have set
fruits. This period was follow
ed by several weeks of cloudy,
showery and or windy weath
er that prevented newly pol
linated pears to properly set.
This is an involved subject
and cannot be discussed at
length in this column.
There has been a measure
of biological control of insects
this season. This has largely
been true only where tree
fruit crops were lacking and
no effort was being made to
control such pests as green
fruit worm and codling moth
In fact, full biological control
of all economic pests would
require an insect predator
that could eat or kill a large
range of pests. It is not too
difficult to manage the con
trol of a single economic pest
by means of a predator. The
difficulty comes when some
spraying must be done to con
trol some other pest and this
spray kills the pest and the
beneficial predator as well.
What is needed is a predator
that will consume or control
all insect pests. .
Pear Decline Seen
Many orchard trees that
have no crop are showing
symptoms of decline. These
trees should be marked now
for removal. In a season such
as this when growing condi
tions have been excellent and
there is no crop all trees that
have any future promise
should be growing well.
Check the back areas and
corners of all agricultural
properties for damage to eco
nomic plants that may have
been caused by some of the
larger animals of this area.
At this time damage to crops
has been reported that would
indicate that deer, porcupines,
and jack rabbits are active
and feeding on the plants in
question.
One pest that Is plentiful
Strawberry Crop
Said Above Average
Corvallis - Oregon straw
berry fields are expected to
yield 79 million pounds of
berries this year, a shade
above average but down sev
en per cent from last year's
harvest, reports Stephen C.
Alarks, Oregon State Univers-
i t y extension agricultural
economist.
The figure is based on the
June 1 crop conditions and
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture estimates. The prediction
for Oregon is the same as in
May, although the June figure
for the nation as a whole was
reduced, he noted. The USDA
now expects a total of 492
million pounds for all season
strawberry groups. This is
23 million pounds less than
1962 production
Nearly all of the state's
strawberries are produced for
processing, Marks pointed
out. In 1962, growers sold
only 4.4 million pounds on
the fresh market out of a total
production of 85.4 million
pounds.
The weather Is the key to
this year's crop, Marks said.
Like last year, harvest start
ed late. However in 1962,
weather favorable to straw
berries continued through
June and into July, length
ening the season and upping
production. A sudden prolong
ed hot spell could reduce the
1963 harvest time.
The bulk of strawberries
usually produced for proces-
this year is the common leaf
hopper. It may damage such
crops as spinach, strawberries,
and grapes. A dust of DDT
should eliminate this pest.
Consult your seed store man
agers for materials and advice.
Many pastures of the local
area do not present an appear
ance that indicates good man
agement. The cattle on these
pastures look much the same
way. There seems to be a gen
eral lack of direction from
the extension authorities in
assisting many cattlemen in
getting their pastures and
meadows freed of weed and
fertilized in a manner so that
the maximum beef production
can result.
Barber colleges should ex
pect a rush of students and
their promise should be great
as it seems that this could be
stepping stone to better
things, at least from a political
standpoint. ...
sing shifted from California
to Oregon last year. Oregon
accounted for 81 million
pounds or 36 per cent of the
United States total of some
226 million pounds of berries
for processing, Marks said.
This was in contrast to the
10-year average for 1931-61
when California's share of the
total U. S. processed pack was
87 million pounds and Oregon
had nearly 66 million pounds.
Last year was an unusually
good year . for strawberries
both in Oregon and Califor
nia, Marks said. Higher
yields in Oregon accounted
for the increased production,
However, Oregon's 2.75 tons
per acre average was still less
than one-third California's
average of nearly 10 tons per
acre.
This year California has
been producing heavily, but
deliveries to processors are
far behind last year because
favorable weather has extend
ed the fresh market shipping
season, Marks observed.
Through May, deliveries to
processors totaled just over
six million pounds, well L
low the 17.4 million of a year
earlier, he added. -
California expects to pro
duce 205.8 million pounds of
strawberries, down one per
cent from last year. Most of
California's berries are sold
on the fresh market, wUh
only 35 per cent of the 1961
and 1962 crops processed as
frozen berries.
Washington stale's straw
berry crop is also late this
year, Marks said. The crop
forecast for Washington is
45.4 million pounds, down
four per cent from 1962.
Mexico Imports Longer
Predictions for Michigan,
the other of the "big four"
strawberry processing states,
is a crop of 35.1 million
Smokey Soyi;
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pounds, d' jvn 10 per cent
from last year. -
Meanwhile, strawberry im
ports from Mexico the first
five months of this year are
larger than any previous com
parable figure, according to
the Foreign Agricultural serv
ice. Through June 1, imports
totaled an estimated 29.9 mil
lion pounds, compared with
21.8 million for the same per
iod in 1962. Total imports
last year were 32.5 million
pounas.
Carryover stocks of frozen
strawberries at the start ot
May total 79.5 million pounds.
compared with 76.6 million
a year ago, Marks said. Car-'
ryover on May 1 during the
past five year period has .
averaged around 89.9 million
pounds.
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Often one family or group of people will control the
town's government and society. But this is also true in big
cities and is blamed for the rapid turnover of business executives.
Such a self-study as provided by the community develop
ment program in Jacksonville may have all the effects of
the painkiller In Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer." Like Aunt
Polly's cat in the book a town under this program may find it
is being turned inside out and writhe in its critical torment.
Heaven help those who may find themselves in its path.
A small town's fulfillment seems to lie in the past or a
light-industry promoting future. People like to think of a
town with old-fashioned ice cream parlors, a town band con
cert in the village green, church suppers, bazaars and fairs,
horses clopping through streets pulling carriages, and bicycles
built for two. These are things of the past, which if reinstalled
could draw spending money and residents. So are historic
buildings.
A small Industry or two or three, plus a training program
for skilled help to help attract such industry provides a firm
economic base for such a small town. Perhaps a combination
ot both old and new developments would be better.
"Operation Boot-strap" is just that. It must come from the
people and requires continual effort. A member of the
Wlnlock, Wash. Community Development association wrote:
"Things were very bad in our town and some of the local
businessmen went to the University of Washington at Seattle
to consult with this department (bureau of community devel
opment). A meeting was called, but few came (to the first
study group program). The enthusiasm stimulated then cre
ated an immediate desire and interest for a second meeting
when many attended."
"Questionnaires were handed out in the beginning con
cerning things of local Importance such as: how is the mayor
doing fur the town, should the police chief be fired, is the
council progressive, are people attending church, eliminate
the snobs, get acquainted with your neighbor, take interest
in all local affairs, clean and paint the town, clean up the
cemetery.
"We declared a holiday in business and everyone turned
out and we painted every building in town. The women made
up many sandwiches and pots of coffee and we had a fine
dinner hour. It was suggested we take more Interest In our
local cemetery so we created a district and added a few mills
to our real estate taxes. We sold $200 worth of large trees
which had grown from small plantings. Today we have about
$1,200 a year coming in and are soon to build a nice house
for the sexton, office, rcstrooms and a place to keep the
various machinery.
"A new feeling was built in and the farmers whom had
somewhat felt neglected really felt a part of our town and
took a new interest. (Various farmers were appointed to com
mitters to report on dairying, curs and poultry, strawberries.)
A general good feeling was created between everyone and
the desire to trade locally happened. We also had a trade
committee.
The Winlock association learned of an industry looking
for a location. Merchants and townsfolk contributed $100 to
$500 each to buy a site and obtain water. The land cost
$7,000 and the water development $16,000. A total of $25,000
was raised in a few weeks. A 'beautiful factory" was built.
The town realiics $2,000 and the school district $3,000 in
taxes each year. The payroll totals nearly $' million an
nually with over 100 persons employed. Since then two other
plants each employing 10 men have been erected.
"We have again come together and supplied monev for
a smaii piywood plant, and a shingle mill. We are getting
along and while we have many empty buildings, a few
houses, we have $3 million in bank deposits, some good
stores, a modern disposal plant, a fine water system, good
fire department and good school. j
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