Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 13, 1963, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text6 A TUESDAY, $50,000 in Flood Repair Work Now Half Completed Farmland reDalr protects rising out of the December flood are about half com pleted, according to report from local farm agencies. A total of $50,000 for re habilitation work was alio ' cated earlier through the Jackson county Agricultural, Stabilisation and Conserva tion committee. Farm & Garden Experiment Station Research - lorvmilS OJcia, i search which has aided the . 1.11 !.-- - A I nsintpnince. stability a n ...k nf th Rnsiip River valley pear industry while at the same time increasing in come from general farming in the area is described in a spe cial report Just published by the OSU Agricultural experi ment Station. Thn reriart covers the de velopment, program and c- compllsnmenu oi me ouuu, riraaann Rranch EXDeH mit itation near ' Medford during the yean 1911 to 1B62. the booklet copies of which are available from the Btauon, are r . v. mer, horticulturist emeritus; u u white, former superin tendent, and L. O. Gentner, entomologist emeritus, South forestry Skills, Practices Seen At 4-H Campout ' Forest management prac tice highlighted the recent "i-H Forestry camp-out held Ton the Ashland District of the Rogue River National Forest according to Gerald Brog, :countv extension agent. - - George Wooden, Forester ,. h ni.trlct. showed the 4-H'ers how roaenis ana .h... nnariotnra Kill VOUnK trees planted as part of the ..froaitiillon nrolram of the U. S. Forest Service. Wooden also reviewed the cutting poi nf the Forest Service as uu si nointed out timber crawth patterns in me land District. triioon 4-Hr and their L.Jara nf tonrfpH thll forestry education program, inciuaea in the program were several outdoor - skills contests with the winners listed below: IDENTIFICATION CONTEST a J 1 1 ... Cm loiWAI Talent; 2nd, Bill Bagley, TaW cnt; 3rd, Dennis treei luiem; atlh Bill James, laieni; oui, Jack Tuggle, Talent. Beginners - isi, rlman, Ashland; 2nd, Joe " .' . ..Li . oj , . . . 1,..u ,ln scnwieuer, isnmuu, Dan Merrlman, Ashland; 4th, Teresa Bradshaw, Bill Ret- ter, Ashland; Bth, uaroi wooa- i n.f'f Ashland: 8th. Mitch Bur rell, Talent, Frank Schwlet zer, Ashland;' 7th, Mark Wright, Medford. FIRE BUILDING CONTEST Advanced-lst, Sam James, Talent; 2nd, Jack Tuggie, Tal ent; 3rd, Bill James, Talent; 4th. Bill Bagley, Talent. Rpslnnera - 1st. Teresa Bradshaw, Ashland; 2nd, Dan Morrlmon Aahland: 3rd. Nan cy James, Ashland; 4th, Carol Woodruff, Ashland; Bth, nam Wright, Mediora, Bin ttetter Ashland; 6th, Dennis Creel Talent. FIRE SPOTTING 1f Rum James. Talent 2nd. Bill Bagley, Talent: 3rd Teresa Bradshaw, Carol Woodruff. Ashland; 4th, Mark Wriuht. Medford: 8th. Bill Retter. Nancy James, Ash land; 6th, Dennis Creel, Tal ent. PACING CONTEST 1t Bill Retter. Ashland 2nd Bill Banlev. Talent: 3rd Sam James. Talent. Dan Mer rlman, Ashland; 4th, Teresa RrnHfthaw. Nancv Jamei. Ann land; 5th, Dennis Creel. Tal ent, Joe Schwietzer, Ashland; Din, jacK j.UKKie, latent. ALWAYS RENT-A-CAR $5 PER DAY s5 PER MILE SPECIAL MONTHLY RATES For Mere Information CAU 773-1522 AimHiw lenric ef Valley Rtatal i4 AUGUST 13, 1113 About 80 oer cent of these funds went for work in the Eagle Point area and mostly for stream channel work, par ticularly in the Little Butte creek area. Approximately 100 farms were involved. The program has been a joint operation with ASC, Rogue and Jackson soil con servation districts, county ex- Described em Oregon station; H. H o 1 ' Hartman, professor emeritus kH.tUiltiiM anil TJ G of horticulture, and R. S. Beeie associate director emeritus OSU Auricutural Kxnprlment tatlon. From 1911 to 1937, most of th research done at the sta tion was on horticultural prob lems, wun researcn on gen eral crop problems being added in 1937 at the urgent renueat of farmers in the area. A research program on truck crops was started in 1938. Covers Blight Thaa rennrt trover the ex tensive and long continuing research efforts on fireblight In neara. including the work done to find fireblight resist ant root-stock and trunk stocks. The station was the pioneer and leader in the western United States In work on blight resistant stocks. Raajparnh rnnducted at the station on the control of in sects and diseases which ef fect pears is also described. Much of this work was done in rnnneration with deDart- ments of the central station at Corvallls, the U. S. Depart ment ol Agriculture ana pri vate companies ite companies. It took 14 years of research In unnnnrfttlnn with the 11SDA before Talent alfalfa was de- velnned and released to in ...lnn.il anal piiIduedH in in. I crease hay yields and quality in soutnern uregon ana iu become the basis lor an ex- tensive alfalfa seed industry. TT 11 i , i waaaaiaraaK n lrt!I. nn nur fertilizer recommen datlons lor all crops grown in the area nas ianen me in me arc n lancn uis i KUCHWUIJl UUv Ul i,aiaia,aiB 1 lu J11UUB mm atiiuuiivo tllizers to use while lowering t, In.aHalnft unit costs and Increasing yields. Ravaaareh Canllnuaa Research for new or better amna la enntinuinff at the sta tion. These testa have a two fold importance: testing and screening every crop that may appear promising in the Rogue River Valley might in troduce one or more that would have a potential far exceeding any now in use and such testing shows what not to grow, saving iiriti. ana oiners irum wasting aiv nit linu im cmiu. Research programs are ae- r , ; -------- . ,. veloped In close collaboration with hnrtlriiltiiral and aoro- - - . nomlc advisory committees of local fruit growers, general iffenta. in theae advisory commit tee meetings, project priori ties are considered ana a con truptlvA research nrosram is adopted. This joint euort Dy leading growers, uou scien tists and the branch station staff gives assurance that re search will be conducted on the most vital problems In the area as money and per sonnel are avaliaDie. Russian Author Causes Hew Stir Moscow tUPD Maverick So viet writer Ilya Ehrcnburg, severely criticized in March by Premier Nikita Khrush chev for unorthodox views, caused a new stir in Mos cow's literary world today with a strong plea for experi mentation In art. He also called for "frendly relations" with Western writ ers to acquaint Soviet au thors with works written and published abroad. He balanced these views with a declaration that "many wonderful books" have been produced under the Soviet Union's official school of "socialist realism." Ehrenburg's comments were published in the newspaper Literary Gazette, now under the conservative editorship of Alexander Chakovsky. The remarks were made originally In a speech to a conference of Soviet and Eu ropean writers in Leningrad. Their publication especially by Literary Gazette was taken as an Indication that the crackdown on Soviet In tellectuals has not been as severe as many Western ob servers at first anticipated. This was Ehrenburg's first public statement since Khrushchev accused him of falling Into "a gross Ideologi cal error." e tension service cooperating. The rehabilitation program followed a joint study and survey conducted for 2 Vi days, almost around the clock by C. C. Hoover, Greg ory rd., County Agent Earle Jossy, Clem Ault, Rogue soil conservation district; and Ben Mouchett, Jackson Soil conservation district. Projects Summarised Projects include shaping the field for 32 farms, 19 debris removal projects, irri gation system repairs on 29 farms, plus considerable stream channel and siphon work. Average payment through ASC was $300. Three farm ers received a maximum of $2,800 through the state. Max imum allowed through the county office is $1,300 per farmer. The Jackson soil district received 42 requests and Rnsue district 54 reauests for engineering assistance. FROM THE GnounD UP l IART lARTLETI All nrchardists who have niantins nf vminff fruit trees should make every effort to nranir. them for the rather long period of neglect that normally occurs each year during the fruit harvest peri od. Usually all of a given grower's equipment and la Knr la involved in fruit har vest for periods that are often lnna um m months. Young Iintin. nf trees can and often do suHer from neglect ' - iv. ! 1 , nnplnr4 I niirinK LUIH IIUI VCBl a.aaw. am,. iOMe. in amount of .. trrnwth ran he held to a mln lmum if the young trees enter this period free of weeds, dla- eases. inlects and are insects ana are weii Uertuized and Irrigated I ... J , All srnuiera of farm crops should make an effort to des rnv inv prnn residue that re mains alter me normal nar- mains after the normal nar- VCSt periOO, mat tena W 11111- Qer mseClS or aisettse ifcoto. Therefore, cut-over cabbage .. . 1 a 1 l.tl fields should not be left as hmt nlants of the cabbage worm. The same is true of corn fields and of many otner types of farm crops. Blackberries Plentiful niarkherrlea of the semi- iiift vnrletv are now abun dant. Persons who pick black berries should check with the nrnnertv owner to determine whether nr not the berries are free of harmful spray chemi cal residues. Where lawns have been heavily Irrigated, they may hA ahnuilns a Dale sreen col or and lack of growth at this time of year. Tnis la aue oiten to excessive leaching of the nifrnoen from the root zone of the lawn plants. This con dition is most easily correct ed by the application of a nitrogen fertilizer. If there Is a desire to encourage some clover In the lawn grass, It is best to use calcium nitrate. Where grasses alone are wanted, it is best to use am monia sulfate as a nitrogen source. Consult your seed dealer for materials and ad vice. Crab grass and certain other nost wpeda nf lawns are now in evidence. These prob lems are also controuaDie See your seed dealer for ad vlre. It is important, and Is the responsibility as well, thnt everv urower of any farm crop make sure that at harvest time the marketable portion of the economic plant does not carry excessive resinuc nf nnv nLTrirultiiral chemical In some instances this can In clude sprays that were used for Insect, disease and weed control. In other Instances nil nnnllpntlnn of aurlrtll tural chemicals must be given consideration. Be sure your rrnn are mire before annly. Ing cnemicai pesticiae con- trnl near harvest time. The loral rrons of star this tle, pink pigweed, morning glory, lamDs quarter, sour dock, wild lettuce and wild carrot are very good In the local area this year. Let's hope this event passes with out the government getting Into the act with acreage con trols and support prices. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your caana or uapalMibla rauahaa "HI " far a madam kalancad ratiaa hat you caa t with liMla lakar n4 a waitat- Tha incraaica maar of milk Bra auctd will ivs you mail mum rarurni an a imill cash InvMtmant. MORTON MILLING CO. 500 Ross lane, Medford MEDFOHD Chit By JCE Mail Tribune Water, sewage and farming seem to be in conflict in this county these days. The recent hearing on the proposed West Side water district brought it out sharply. Farmers and those with large acreages don't want to be assessed per front foot for water lines, and, possibly later, sewage lines stretching across the front of their prop erty. Tills is only natural because nobody likes to pay assess ments, even on comparatively small lots. This could have been prevented years ago, this conflict between suburban dwellers and agriculture, if we had had a county zoning ordinance. Residents of the West Side area could have prevented the current problem if they had ap proved an interim zoning ordinance as proposed two or three years ago. If those who so angrily protested the pro posed zoning then had done a little constructive thinking they would have been able to come up with a zoning pro posal which might have more closely met their needs with out scaring anybody to death. Unfortunately, too, the plan ning commission of those days made a poor presentation. One ironical part of those earlier zoning hearings was that mainly the suburban residents had petitioned the coun ty planning commission for an ordinance which really was supposed to protect agriculture more than anybody else. The proposed ordinance should have been amended to establish a "green belt" or farming zone within the interim zone. It should have been amended further to state that farms would not be liable for assessments for future water and sewage lines. Even if this would fall to solve the problems of adjoining subdivision at least it would stop the planting of houses on land best suited for planting of crops. Other areas in this county should take note of the West Side problem because it could happen elsewhere, too, as the popu lation spreads out over the valley. , Ever since the days of the Oregon Trail this state has meant wide open spaces and plenty of land for everyone who had the initiative to go after it. Now that no longer is true. Houses are jammed together in subdivisions south ern California style. If you don't believe it just look around Jackson county. So far most small towns in Jackson county haven't suf fered .too much from this lack of planning and growth con trol. But, how well versed are small town planning com missions on land use studies, traffic counts and zoning, all designed to help channel growth and ease growing pains? What's even more Important, how many small towns have a definite set of clear building regulations which are ap plied impartially? We are living in a rocket public understanding and attitude toward planning are still in the horse and buggy age. planning as it applies to individual property owners now, today and not in terms of communities, counties, areas and states and tomorrow and a If you feel your town, your county, your area and your state is not making adequate planning studies and not ap plying the results of those studies as rapidly and accurately as possible then it is your fault and your neighbor's fault. Do you understand planning techniques? When was the last time you attended a planning commission meeting? If the country is going to hell in a handbasket you are going with it, not just the country court, city council or planning commission. "This land is increasingly defiled by badly located free ways and housing subdivisions and industries which need lessly destroy beautiful scenery and entomb agricultural land: by reservoirs and water courses which unwittingly en courage the growth of mislocated communities; by waste products; by cars and jeeps and cycles which pre-empt our very living and breathing space. Already, the state's nose is bloody. How long before its whole magnificent body is beaten to deformity? Hwo long dead lands?" - This was written about to Oregon. Many Californians state line into southern Oregon. this population explosion? Almost nothing! A report by the Erie county, " N.Y. county executive shows what can be done through comprehensive planning and ACTION. This was part the National Association of Judge Earl M. and Mrs. Miller. These included a countrywide water service under a water authority supported entirely by revenues. Since New York state then had no authorizing legislation for water districts Erie county had to county sewer agency followed. This aids local districts, puts the county's credit behind financing of districts and permits sewers to be built on an area basis. The county has a fire coordinator, and it will soon con struct two fire training centers. The county is the basic civil defense unit, the basic health unit, the basic welfare unit. It operates a park, recreation and cultural system, plus a library. Its planning unit spent three years on a comprehensive county plan in partnership with neighboring Niagara. This regional development is under way. Jackson county under Judge Miller's leadership has started work on a regional planning advisory group. How ever, it does not have one of the things It needs most an overall county fire-fighting unit. A prominent county citizen who has fought many rural fires first suggested it to us. This would mean establishing a central fire station with sub stations. A 10 to 12 passenger helicopter such as the Bell Helicopters' model 204-B which landed at the Medford air- FRANKLIN CUTTER 4-H I FFA Members) Your Animal Needs West Main Pharmacy Rtitll Srera lrTAM-J 135 W. Main, Cerasr MAIL THIBUME, MEDFORD, OREGOH Cheat COWLEY Farm Editor propelled age, but general Too many people still tnink of million tomorrows away. before the bright lands are California, but it could apply are pouring over the nearby What is being done to meet of the Denver convention of Counties attended by County invent a county-wide unit. A VACCINES! MEDICINALS! INSTRUMENTS! And afhar tvpallai fa kata yaur llvattack tn4 aaft haarlhy and wall fraamta1! Check with o for all A Grooming Supplies! t Graf Pb. 772-2330 f Yt-v P TESTIFIES Edward Teller, Stennis (D-Miss.) prior to appearing before a Senate Armed Services Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee in Wash ington. Teller, an outspoken critic pf the nuclear test ban treaty, testified on the security implications of the treaty. Stennis is chairman of the group. (UPI) port recently could reach even with crew and equipment. Such an aircraft Is capable of taking off from a cold start and being a mile away in 30 seconds. Cost of such a craft would soon be compensated by the value of property saved from fire. It's not impossible and some day somebody in county government will necessity. BUT, getting back to the cultural and suburban use of local land. . . , The two uses plus industrial use can develop parallel to each other. In New Jersey, for instance, the farms average the highest gross cash receipts per acre pared to the national average of $32. Also, New Jersey has the highest per acre farm real estate tax in the nation, $10.16 per acre in 1961. The state doesn't have a sales tax or income tax. Farmers are holding their own despite urban and indus trial demands for land. New Jersey ranks 46th in size and seventh in value of manufactured products. Of the SO states, it has the greatest percentage areas. Parallel growth of industry, suburbia and farming is also true in Monterey county, Calif., which is known as "the world's salad bowl," and also has provided sites for such industrial firms as Kaiser pany, the Nestle company, Aerojet General corporation and Peter Paul, Inc. Politics may create strange planning makes it possible for 'A You'll have FUN at this year's fairl Exhibits, contests, demonstrations and much more. Take Your Family To The Fair 37 Ash Street CENTRAL POINT Prion 664-1261 or 773-4022 right, chats with Sen. John the remotest rural fire quickly have the foresight to see its current conflict between agri in the U.S., $205 in 1962 -com. of population living in urban Aluminum and Chemical com bedfellows but comprehensive them to remain side by side. ;GcRoA-opE W ill Ufv " (Eii'cmimge (Cn(0)p Gardening Tips Br JOHN McLOUGHLIN County Agent Black Widow Spider The black widow spider seeks shelter in dimly lit areas of garages and basements, and in trash and dense vegetation during periods of cold and drought. It is a shy and re tiring spider. The food habit is similar to other spiders but it relies more than other spiders on it venom to paralyze its prey. This accounts for one of the most frequent circumstances in which the black widow bites a human, that is, when the web is accidentally dis turbed. The other circum stance is when the spider is Resistant Peas Found by OSU Corvallis - Recent develop ments of virus - resistant pe- varieties by Oregon State uni versity researchers should provide Pacific Northwest growers with a valuable safe guard against serious crop losses from pea enation mo saic. Dr. J. R. Baggett, OSU hor ticulturist, reports that fin ishing touches are being put on varieties with good proces sing qualities and strong res istance to this most damaging virus disease of peas. This particular virus now costs Pacific Northwest farm ers an estimated 10 per cent of their crop each year. Even at that, one - third of the can ned and frozen pea pack in the U. S. is grown in the Northwest - bringing an an nual income of about $15 mil lion to farmers. Even more important, the Pacific Jlorthwest produces 95 per cent of the nation s pea seed. Thus, the entire pea industry depends on success or failure of the Northwest's pea crop. PATIENT RECOVERING Blackpool, England - IUPI) A veterinary surgeon, using enough anaesthetic to knock out 50 persons, has saved the life of Frances the elephant with a four-hour stomach op eration. The 5-year-old ele phant was reported "just fine" Monday night and re covering on a daily invalid's diet of 48 bananas, 15 pounds of carrots, 36 pints of milk and 40 loaves of brown bread Don't Miss The 4-H-FFA FAIR August 13th thru 17th Jackson County Fairgrounds 421 A Street ASHLAND Phono 482-2143 accidentally squeezed when putting on a shoe or other piece of clothing. Although the black widow is the most venomous spider native to North America, death from its bite results in very few cases. The bite is usually a mere pinprick, but its venom creates pain from the area of the bite through out the body in a short time. Chills, perspiration, abnomi nal cramps and vomiting may develop in a few hours. Description The female black spider has a rounded, coal black; body about one-half inch long. With legs extended it meas ures up to two inches in length. An orange to red hour glass shaped spot on the un derside of the body is com mon. The shape of this mark ing is not constant and there may be more than one redi marking or it may be absent. The male is a mucn small spider, about one-fourth, inch in length, and has sev eral pairs of whitish stripes with pale brown intervals along the sides of the abdo men on the top side of tne body. The nest is an irregular tangled web of tough, coarse silk with a funnel shape re treat extending toward the ground. It serves as a trap to catch other insects and as a nursery for rearing the young. - The black widow spider constructs four to nine gray silky cocoons that contain ap proximately 300 eggs in the spring and summer. These co coons hang balloon - like in the web. In 30 days the young! spiders emerge, but few sur vive because of their canni balistic habit. The young spi ders grow rapidly, but do not reach full maturity until next spring. The old spiders die in the autumn. CONTROL: For control use chlordane or dieldrin spray around the en trances to home and in areas where cobwebs are prevalent or spider eggs are observed. Remove boards, cardboard, loose rocks from basements and yards (wear gloves). Fill small holes, cracks, crevises which might conceal these animals. Sweep spider webs from porches, etc. weekly. Teach children to avoid the spiders and webs. IF BITTEN, PACK IN ICE AND CALL A DOCTOR. SAVE THE SPIDER THAT DID THE BITING.