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Hatches From Small
By JOE COWLEY
' Mail Tribune Farm Editor
Eagle Point - If you cam
rattling up from California
In a little jalopy with $50 in
your pocket and a desire for
farming what would you In
vest in?
Farm &
Gardening Tips
By JOHN McLOUGHLIN
County Agent
Corn Eerwerm
The corn earworm is one
.1 tun mmt destructive Dests
in the vegetable garden. This
worm enters tne lips oi uw
corn ear and feeds on the silk
and kernels,
In the home garden an indi
vidual ear treatment, which
u i,on nffcrtive. can be fol
lowed. With this hand-daub
ing method can ol a per ceni
nnT rimt i hunt around the
neck of the operator and the
dust daubed directly on me
'silk and husk necks with a
kntek ThrM AP fnlir ear Can
be treated from each renewel
of dust from the can.
Thi. annllealinn should be
applied io s to contact the
silks as soon after they ap-
u pa nncsihia. The BDOliCa-
tion should be followed by
two or three more applica
tions at approximately three
day intervals.
The use of DDT for corn
Wheat Industry
Faces Problems
In Japan Market
Recent market develop
ments in the oversea market
ing of northwest - produced
white wheat have caused
some concern among wheat
Industry leaders.
Bert Wilcox, county exten
sion agent, said most of the
white wheat moving to over
seal market through Columbia
river porta la aold in the sub
class western white.
By federal statute, this sub
class of white wheat may con
tain from 10 to 90 per cent
each of soft white wheat and
white club wheat. Normally,
the average composition of
this subclass la very closely
related to- the average dis
tribution of the club and com
mon white wheats grown
Within the Pacifiic Northwest.
" Recent variety changea In
portions of the pacific north
west from the club varieties
of the common wheat vari
eties, will caused reduction
in the average white club
wheat composition of the
Western white subclass being
marketed from the 1983 har
vest. This normally would not
cause too much difficulty in
our markets, except that our
beat dollar market customer,
Japan, has indicated a desire
to have white clubs in prefer
ence to the common white
varieties. This desire has been
partly aggravated by an of
fer from the Australian wheat
Industry to sell 100,000 tons
of soft white wheat, having
a protein content of no more
than 8V4 per cent.
Best Dollar Market.
Since Japan ia our best dol
lar market for wheat, and
since she does have other
available supplies of wheat,
pacific northwest wheat In
dustry leaders are attempting
to meet thla competition. They
feel that if we should lose
this market during 1963, it
would be very difficult to
regain it during future years.
Consequently, every effort is
being made to segregate
wheat lots so that the term!
nal elevators will be able to
blend wheat during out ship
ments of western white to suit
Japan's needs. The following
proposals have been made by
various trade and industry
personnel:.
1. Club varieties should be
kept separate from common
white varieties.
2. Semi-hard varieties like
Burt should be kept seperate
from all other varieties, since
they sometimes grade hard
and cannot be effectively
blended Into any quality soft
white subclass.
3. Where possible, both
common white and white club
Varieties should be binned
on the basis of protein con
tent. Some people have sug
gested that nine per cent pro
teln on a 14 per cent moisture
basis would be a good break
ing point in making such seg.
regatlons.
4. High quality common
varieties like Golden should
be kept separate from other
varieties.
The net effect of these sug.
gestions will be to maintain
a high percentage of white
club or low protein wheats
in the western white subclass
for sale In the dollar market
This would leave the remain
Ing wheats for the PL 480
market where low protein
quality Is not as Important.
TUESDAY. JULY IS. 1(83
Certainly not In the poultry
business, many local arm
er might advise. Too many
nm iltrvmpn are 0oin OUt Of
the business and the price of
eggs and broilers has Deen ai
a steady low.
But, the Delton Stephenson
Garden
earworm control will result
in detectable residues on
corn stover, husks, stalks and
cannery waste. This fodder
has a zero (0) tolerance for
DDT and should not be fed to
poultry, dairy animate or live
stock being finished for
slaughter. The tolerance es
tablished for corn kernels for
human consumption is met
because of the protection af
forded by the husks.
Pruning Raspberries
Black and red raspberries
produce fruit on canes that
developed the previous year
To increase the vigor of the
canes that will produce next
year's fruit and to reduce in
sect and disease hazards, re
move the old fruiting canes
as soon as the fruit is picked.
With red raspberries, prune
so as to leave 10 or 12 of the
most vigorous canes per hill.
Continue to irrigate through
the summer. An application
of one pound of ammonium
sulfate to 15 feet of row
should Increase the vigor of
the planting where needed.
Prune these canes back to a
height of five feet before
growth starts next spring.
The fall fruit crop of the
everbearing raspberries varie
ties is produced on canes of
the current season. After this
second crop is harvested these
canes are pruned back to be
low the fruit bearing shoots.
A good fertilization program
to follow using ammonium
sulfate on the everbearing va
rieties is one pound in the
spring, one-half pound at
bloom time and one-half
pound In early August to each
15 feet of row.
The new shoots of black
raspberries are cut back
about six inches In early sum
mer when they are about 30
inches high. This Induces side
laterals which increases the
fruiting area and produces
better quality berries. Next
spring prune these laterals
beck to 18 inches.
Elm Leaf Beetle
Needs Spray Now
American elm appears the
worst hit locally with the
elm leaf beetle, according to
County Agent Don Berry.
To prevent another genera
tion) all homeowners finding
the beetle on their trees
should spray right away, he
advised. They should use
DDT or add Sevln or Dlbrom.
The recommended applica
tion for DDT is three pounds
to 100 gallons. Sevln should
be applied at two pounds per
100 gallons and Dlbrom a
quart to 100 gallons.
"These trees are big and
really need commercial spray
ers," Berry advised. "We
don't promise that the trees
will come back this summer,
but the spray application will
help the home owner to keep
what green he has on the tree.
If trees are defoliated once
It Is not too detrimental.
Some corn ear worm has
been seen In local gardens
The silks on the young corn
should be dusted now with a
brush with 5 or 10 per cent
DDT. The silks should be
dusted again as the ears dc
velop.
State Revises
Pesticide List
Salem - Oregon's list of
pesticides highly toxic to man
and restricted to use for com
mercial purposes was revised
by an order issued Monday by
the Oregon Department of Ag
rlculturc. The revised list becomes ef
fective July 11. Pesticides on
this list are not registered for
sale or distribution for home
or garden use.
The order has removed
Dimethoate from the restrict
ed list and placed Zlnoplioj
on the restricted list.
Those pesticides now on the
restricted list are: TEPP,
Parathlon, Methyl Parathion,
EPN. OMPA (Schradan), Syi
tox (Demeton), Phosdrin, Thi
met (Phorate), DISyston, En
drtn of 2.9 per cent and above,
Zinophoa (O.Odicthyl 0-2 py
razlnyl phosphoro t h I o a t e),
Ethion, Phosphamidon, Me
thyl Dcmrton (Meta Systox),
Delnav, DINltro O Crcsol
(DNOC), DINitro-OScc Butyl
Phenol (DNOSBP), and En
dothat of 20 per cent and
above. '
Project
Nest Egg
family had come to the Rogue
valley to avoid the sinus
trouble he had in California.
He borrowed money, hired
his neighbor as carpenter and
put up two large buildings,
one 100 feet by 50 feet, and
the other 100 feet by 24 feet.
Working as an auto me
chanic in Mcdford helped
with the family finances
while the Stephensons b e -came
established in raising
breeding hens for Hart's
Hatchery south of Medford.
They started with 1,500 hens
and have raised as many as
5,000 at one time. They raise
the H and N cross of the
improved White Leghorn.
Better Layer
This cross is considered to
be a better layer by poultry-
men, btephenson said h e
knew of 609 hens which pro
duced 450 eggs a day. A Butte
Falls farmer with 1,500 hens
of this breed produced 1,000
eggs a day. One egg a day
per hen is considered good.
If 100 chickens produce 75
eggs a day it is considered a
"real good average, Stephen
son explained.
Mrs. Stephenson, who does
the farm bookkeeping and
acts as business manager, said
all the pullets are supposed
to be sexed from the egg. It's
rare a rooster is found in a
flock of chickens raised for
breeding. So, these are not
"happy hens," at least for a
while.
Many poullcrmen are firm
about keeping visitors out of
their chicken houses. They
make sure they even wear
the same color clothes and
cap. Stephenson Is not that
particular. However, he does
not want anyone In the chick
en house who may have
tramped through a chicken
house of a diseased flock.
Mrs. Stephenson's sharp
pencil figured the other day
the flock is now earning about
$250 to $300 a month. By
filling the other hen house to
capacity with 2,000 chickens
the family could make $500
to $600 a month, she figured.
The chickens must be
checked about three times a
day. As if the chickens are
not enough, the family also
has 10 dairy cows, plus four
registered Shorthorn beef ani
mals and three grade.
Kp Family Home
The dairy cows alone
would keep the family near
home,. Stephenson admitted.
"The saying is you can go as
far away as you want just so's
you're back by 5 o'clock milk
ing.'"
The 3,800 pure white
chickens we saw In the build
ing would keep any family
busy just hauling feed. They
eat about 500 to 600 pounds
of feed a day. When they get
up to laying they will eat
about 1,200 pounds. Feed, de
pending on the growth or
stage of the hens, consists of
starter mash, grower mash
and pullet developer. All feed
comes through Hart's hat
chery since the Stephensons
are under contract to raise
the breeders.
Mont hn ulll la u hnul a
year before they are sold for
slewing nens, out by receiv
ing special iced hens will go
back In lavinir aft, a hilf
spell and remain In produc
tion two years instead of one.
This reduces the number of
deplacement layers, too, of
course.
The two alrls. Kav. 18
and Laqueta, 14, own the
registered Shorthorns and
three firade Shorthorn, nhm
some of the dairy herd. Kay's
Hoistcin has produced 68
pounds of milk a day and
Loqucta's 72 pounds. All the
milk goes to the cheese fac
tory In Central Point.
Paid $1.50
The girls bought their
Guerneseva at f.1 An aanh at
the Itvcalnnlr aiiftlnn Thu
have taken several blue rib
bons with them.
Although tne Stephensons
had to oruh nnri rlrar miirh
of the SO acres (eight or
nine acres is Irrigated), and
rebuild their home they are
not through hnilHino vM
They are planning to length
en their two barnlike chick
enhouses to get more layers
In them.
One thing Mrs.- Stephen
son has ffiven un on. thnnffh.
is trying to keop an attrac
tive lower garden. Kays
Shhrthnrn ralf immi in lika
to leap through it. Before
mat, it was sheep who seem
attracted by flowers. The
girls are thnimh with th
4-H sheep projects, however.
and no sheep can be found
on the place. They would
like to have horses, but ha
not quite convinced their
parents they would be prac
tivai additions to the fam
nily
livestock.
MILK POOL MAN
Salem - Robert H. Ely, Jr..
Tillamook, who has been as
sistant manager o( the Til
lamook County Crramcry as
sociation, has been named to
the position of milk pool
supervisor with the Oregon
Department of Agriculture.
Range rattle that are both
ered by horn flies ere poor
loragcrs.
Chit
By JCE
Mail Tribune;
Irrigation districts provide the lite blood of agriculture
water. Yet, from what we have observed of local districts,
they have no exact operating procedure or set of by-laws to
govern themselves. This has been the basis of much of their
trouble In recent years.
How Important are irrigation districts? "Irrigation is
most important to the 17 states ranging from the Pacific Coast
to the tier from North Dakota southward to Texas," one
authority noted. Most of the irrigation is in the western states.
These special districts provide
acres. In 1940 it was only 3'j
Locally, at least two more irrigation districts will be in
operation when the Rogue basin project becomes a reality.
This will mean five irrigation
The extremely flexible operation of irrigation districts is
both beneficial and dangerous. Beneficial, because decisions
can be made and policies carried out with a minimum of
delay. Dangerous because apparently there are few checks
on their operation other than
the board of directors' repesenting the water-users and. the
basic regulations In state and
Few if any investigations
governments into the affairs
than to have federal officials
trict's finances. And, this happens only when a district is
under contract to the federal government for repayment of
dam and reservoir construction
Very few water-users take the time or effort to attend
district board meetings unless there is a big fight over some
issue. The interest does not appear any mpre intense in dis
tricts with a large number of small water-users and landowners.
Yet, this collosus of an irrigation district when becoming
established has very few restrictions as to the amour., of
land which can be included. Irrigation districts may not be
limited to a single county. The law provides that petitions
for formation of a district should be sent to the government
of the county covering the greatest amount of land within
the proposed district. Interstate compact allows irrigation
districts to include territory in more than one state.
Two such irrigation districts now contain part of Montana
and North Dakota. Two others include parts of Nebraska and
Wyoming. One other includes parts of Nevada and California.
These districts may cover less than one square mile or
almost 1,400 square miles. These districts have the power to
annex lands, to consolidate with one another and to dissolve.
Presently in Oregon the landowners affected must petition
for formation of an irrigation district. Those who wish to be
excluded can petition to do so. A public hearing is held,
then an election. In Utah, the governor may start proceed
ings to form an Irrigation district upon recommendation of
the state engineer. With current move in Oregon to cen
tralize more power in the hands of the governor it could
happen here, too.
The thenrv In unifr.llKpra
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or more) is those receiving the beneficial use of water may
vote. With more and more subdivisions planting houses In
stead of fruit trees and crops within irrigation district bound
aries inn ineory no longer holds water.
A number of purely residential land owners within district-
receive no Irrigation water at all although fhey are
assessed for same. Locally, more subdivisions within districts
are being given irrigation water to avoid an uproar at board
meetings. "
Several stales allow a landowner to vole by the amount
of acreage he owns or the number of acre-feet of water allo
cated to his land. Those favoring this type of vote feel that
an irrigation district is In effect a large corporation and those
with the majority of interest should control.
From a brief study, the California Districts Securities
commission seems like a good watchdog group which might
be copied In Oregon. This agency was established in 1931 and
grew out of a legislative investigation conducted the previous
year because districts were having financial difficulties dur
ing the general depression.
This commission investigates and reports on how suffi
cient the water supply is, soil fertility, feasibility of proposed
works and economic soundness of the project for which bonds
are to be issued. It may also recommend project modifica
tions. It must approve Issuance of bonds and expenditures
from bond sales. Among many other functions it keeps rec
ords on the financial and physical condition of the units and
examines district books and affairs.
One authority gives the understatement of the year: "Irri
gation districts sometimes become involved in turbulent con
troversies."
And if you think local districts have problems! In one
district two directors were recalled. Then the people tried
aucccssimiy to recall a county
sloner) who recommended a
the unexpired terms resulting
happened in a little over a year.
During three years one district had a county grand jury
probe and indictment, a recall election, a fistfight at a board
meeting, numerous mass meetings, hirings, firings, charges
and countercnarges.
, We could go on and on. Somebody or some group will
have to come up with a tightly legal, practical set of bylaws
ior tne cincient operation of
take considerable time and
il must and will happen.
Beef Fat Discussed
By Oklahoma Man
By SEDG NELSON
Siskiyou Farm Advisor
. Yroka - J. C. Ilillier, of
Oklahoma State university,
has the following lo say about
fat and its location in and on
a carcass. This is a portion
of a talk on meat animal
evaluation.
"Fat. We have tended lo
make our animals conform lo
our Ideas of conformation by
adding fnti in variable thick
nesses, over what every bone
and muscle contour an animal
possessed. We have talked
about uniformity of width
and depth as being superior
traits, whereas they are
marks of mediocrity. We can
have the rib and loin section
as wide is a heavily muscled
shoulder and round, ham or
leg by only loading the mid
section with fat.
"This trait we have selected
over many years and have it
pretty well established in
most species as a heavy rib
cover of fat. We must reverse
our thinking on this point
Chat
COWLEY
Farm Editor
irrigation for almost 5 million
million acres.
districts In Jackson county.
the farmers who receive water,
federal law.
are made by state or federal
of an irrigation district other
periodically examine the dis
and rehabilitation work.
vntint ftlinca .tritu f,.,n
supervisor (countv commis
certain person to fill out one of
from, the recall. All of this
an irrigation district. This wi
many more amendments. Bu
wiiBi we actually need is a
uniform thickness of external
fat cover over the entire ani
mal, with liberal marblinc in
the lean tissue In relation to
outside cover. Such an ani
mal will possess the bulging
rounded contour of muscle
and bone. The hollows will
not be filled with fat.
"Extreme depth and
straightness of under line if
often obtained by loading the
whole part of the body, from
onsKci to flank with an abun
dance of fat. In variable
thickness. Depth of body se
cured in this manner adds
nothing to the vital capacity
of the animal or to the desir
ability of lean tissue in the
preferred cuts. It does detract
materially from the value of
cuts from the lower parts of
the body and thus from the
total value of the animal.
"Even in the face of the
present pressures against fat.
It Is my belief we need to con
tinue to Improve the tendency
of our cattle and sheep to fat-
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
New Publication
Set for Horsemen
"Fence Talk" was the name
selected by members of the
Jackson County Horseman's
FROM
THE
GROUND
UP
ly IART iARTim
Whether or not summer
pruning is a good practice
continues to be a problem to
many valley commercial fruit
growers as well as to some
home owners when it. con
cerns home orchard trees and
certain ornamental plants.
Summer pruning in all of
these instances is a good prac
tice if it improves the shape
of the tree. This is accom
plished -by the removal of
branches that are making
growth in an unwanted direc
tion or are becoming too
dormant. In some instances
where plants or branches of
plants are growing too rap
idly, the desired growth habit
can be obtained by cutting
them back rather than their
complete removal. This prac
tice is also adaptable to the
training of ornamental plants.
It serves to thicken and broad
en the growth habit of the
plants so treated.
The trunk borer spray for
peaches and certain other
stone fruits should be applied
soon. A major consideration
in this regard should concern
the spray chemical that is to
be used for control of this
pest. The use of DDT at the
recommended rates will do
three separate and distinct
things wherever It is used.
In the first place it will do
a good job of trunk borer con
trol at relatively low cost.
Secondly, it will leave a very
permanent residue in the ag
ricultural soil of stone fruit
orchard areas. Lastly it will
favor high populations of
mites, because It is very detri
mental to the natural preda
tors of these pests.
DDT has certain other dis-
advantages but they need
not be enumerated here. Con
sult your pesticide dealer for
materials and advice.
Problems With Mildew
Many home owners con
tinue to be plagued by mil
dew of their ornamental
plants: Roses and many other
ornamental plants can be af
flicted by this disease. Where
the plants are in dense shade
and have some tolerance to
sulfur sprays, wettable sulfur
is perhaps the most economi
cal control for mildew. In oth
er cases Karathone or acti-
drone should be used for
mildew control. The proper
procedure for control where
It is very bad is to pull out
the susceptible plants and
grow, some that cause less
trouble.
Tomatoes in this area have
set fruils at night tempera
tures that are considerably
below 65 degrees F. In fact,
tomato fruits have been set at
night tcmperautres that have
been as low as 50 degrees F
Several questions have
been asked regarding the sud
den death of young fruit
trees. In some instances, too
much nitrogen fertilizer had
been applied. In other in
stances it seemed that the
very wet weather was respon
sible. This was often accom
panied by cankers or sour sap
as symptoms that could be
readily related to wet soil
conditions.
ten at an early age and on low
energy rations.
"For efficient productions
now and in the future this
has to be our direction. At the
same time, we must realize
that only the fat that is prop
erly placed adds to the value
of our meat animals. Energy
expended for the production
of trimmable fat, whether the
trimming be at the wholesale,
the retail or the consumer
level, is largely wasted as far
as human food is concerned
We must devise ways and
means of evaluating our ani
mals as converters of feed to
edible meat, rather than in
terms of feed lo live weight
increase alone, without re
gard to the composition or
usefulness of the weight
gained.
The best method to date for
finding animals that convert
feed to edible meat is the
progeny testing program.
STOCKMEN
FEED PELLETS
Yftur coirs or unpiUtabU
rough 19 will mako a bast
for medtrn balanced ration
that you can ttj with Hrtlt
labor and no waataa. Tho
incraastd meat or milk pro
duced will giva you mail
mum returns on a imall cash
investment.
MORTON
MILLING CO.
500 Rest lane, Medford
association (JCHA) as the
name for the monthly bulle
tin which will be edited and
published by Ted Christensen,
chairman of the membership
and activities committee.
The new publication will
contain such information as
animals for sale or trade,
horse breeding, training, the
locale of all horse activities
throughout the state, and all
material connected with the
JCHA of interest to the mem
bers.
At the meeting held in the
Tex Nash Ford Tractor Im-
p 1 e m e n t building recently
Christensen announced the
scheduled overnight ride for
this month had been postpon
ed. He also proposed the next
ride be held the first of Au
gust at Whiskey Springs. All
persons planning to partici
pate please call 772-2431 for
time and date of departure.
Any horseman, or horse
group is cordially invited to
attend.
New Colors
The group of horsemen
adopted dark green and white
as the colors for the new
flags and pennants.
New Developments
. John Belknap, president,
gave a report on the develop
ments now under way at the
present tatr grounds. A work
ing arena is being erected.
The structure will be 150 feet
by 250 feet, and will be com
pletely enclosed bv a six foot
cyclone fence. The inside of
the arena will be made of
2x6's painted white, 30 inch
es off the ground. It is expect
ed to be completed by the
first of August.
Belknap wishes to contact
all newcomers to the valley
who are horse people regard
less of the breed of animal.
Call 772-9209.
Jack Brown, temporary
chairman of the trails com
mittee, reported on the prog
ress of the proposed bridle
paths on the valley floor.
Mrs. Jack Brown, an avid
booster of drill team work,
wishes anyone interested in
this type of activity to contact
her. Please call 772-8125.
Sunday, July 21, beginning
at 1 p.m., a work day will be
conducted at the W. M. Ham
lin ranch. Big Oak farm
Route 1, Box 15, North Pa.
cific highway, Central Point
located VA miles of the city
limits. All horsemen are ask
ed to come out and help re
juvenate the jump barrels,
and the pole and bending
stakes.
Roy Johnson, manager of
the Gizzi Arabian ranch, Ea
gle Point, presented films
made by the International
Arabian association The pic
tures were filmed in the
scenic wonderland of color
ful Colorado and Arizona,
and consisted of the many
various horse activities now
being conducted In those
areas.
The JCHA Is especially In
terested in pictures of this
type, Belknap wants to con
tact anyone with any film on
horse activities.
NEW! FROM NIAGARA
For Remarkable Mite Control
Morocide has proven unusually effective against mitts resistant
to organophosphate and chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide. '
This is due to an entirely different mode ol action.
Morocide 50 WP is registered for use on applet only.
Morocide 4 Dust is registered for use on both apples and peart.
Marxi- It a Iradl Mat. at tarbvarki HMchil AG, '
at 773-3573 e4d South Grope Street Medford, Oregon ' '
m
FARM .,
Woodlot
By DICK OLSON '
State farm Forester
This mav seem like a
strange time to be discussing
Christmas trees, to the gen
eral public. However, this is
Midway Auction
Reports Very
Active Market
A very active market,
strong on all classes, was re
ported at the Midway Auction
Yard Friday when 390 head
of cattle and 235 sheep were
sold.
Steer calves between 350
to 400 pounds brought $27 to
$28.40 and 450 to 500 pound
calves $25 to $26.50.
Good to choice heifer calves
brought $24 to $26.10; good
yearling steers $23 to $25.50
and medium grade yearlings
$22 to $24.
Good yearling heifers'
prices were from $22 to
$22.90 and medium heifers
$19 to $21.50. Holstein steer
calves sold for $23 to $25.10.
Yearling holstein steers
from 550 to 600 pounds
brought $21 to $23.90, 650
to 750 pound feeder holstein
steers $19 to $21.50.
A pen of Angus cows with
baby calves at side, sold for
$240 per pair. Other pairs
sold from $200 to $230 for
the better kind and from $160
to $190 for medium grade
pairs.
Choice veal brought $24 to
$26.50, medium grade and
heavy calves $22 to $23.50.
Slaughter bulls ranged
from $18 to $19.10.
Fat cows' prices were $16
to $16.90, utility cows $14 tp
$15.50, cutters $12 to $14 and
canners $8 to $11.50.
Lambs, mixed fat and feed
er, brought $17 to $18, 25
yearling wethers $11.90 and
slaughter ewes $2.90 to $4.90.
Fat hogs sold for $18.10 to
$18.90.
The sale was considered
very good for a summer sale,
with the market appearing to
be steady for awhile.
Offer Referendum
Slated Through Aug. 3
Salem-The Oregon Depart
ment of Agriculture has an
nounced July 15 through
Aug. 3, 1963, as the dates for
the producer referendum on
the creation of the Otter
Trawl Commission of Oregon.
All of the .33 commercial
otter trawl or other trawl
fishermen, who registered
with the Oregon Department
of Agriculture between June
1 and June 22, are eligible to
vote In the referendum.
ONE CENT FEE '
Salem-An order issued by
the Oregon State Department
of Agriculture has extended
until June 30, 1964, the one
cent per pound fee on all
2,4-D and 2,4,5-T type herbi
cides sold or used in Oregon
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Facte i
an important time .or Hie
Christmas tree grower, tad. I
may also add, buyer, , ..- :
At this time, certain ;cul.
tural practices can be per
formed that cannot be done
at any other season. iThi. ia
especially true of mos pines.
Thinning and pruning Work
can be done all year round
contrary to moat thinking.
Whenever work is done, bo
sure not to over shock or
cause sunseald on future crop
trees. '
One very important stroke
of business that should be
done early, even new, is -ad-vertising.
One way of adver
tising is to be Included in the
"Oregon Christmas TVee
Growers Directory," This 'di
rectory is prepared y Gary
H. Sanders, Extension Fores
try specialist at Oregon State
university.
Directory la Works '
The time to revise the Ore
gon Grower's directory ia
here again. If you are
Christmas tree grower and
plan to sell trees this year
and wish to be included in
the directory, please send ma
the following information.
Mail to Post Office (Box 71,
Medford, Oregon. , .
(1) Name and address and
telephone ' number, (2) esti
mate of species and number
available, (3) if they are nat
ural, cultured natural, planta
tion or cultured plantation,
(4) how you prefer td. sell
your trees (on the stump or
cut end at roadside), (5) if you
will deliver trees to the buy
ers lot. , j
Sometime during this
month, Oregon's first "Retell
er-Wholesaler Directory", will
be mailed to each grower in
the growers' directory. This is
a listing of some 60 buyers
representing an outlet for 60,
000 trees. Tills list U just, a
start, so buyers not listed are
invited to send in Information
on species desired, numbers,
and purchase method. Even
tually the directory will, in
clude California listings: Both
the buyer and seller directory
will be revised annually. The
Grower's Directory -will be
mailed to each listing in the
Buver'a Directnrv. . , -
T ..m . .I.- 4a ..11 1 .
Christmas trees this season,
now is the time to bo. work
ing. -Let
me hear from you soon.1'
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