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6 A Two New During Station Field Southern Oregon branch experiment station personnel introduced two new seed crops to the 30 farmers and visitors during the annual field day on Hanley rd. Wed nesday. Rnth nlants have an indus trial imDortance and might be raised and harvested here easilv. depending on the re sults of further trials, Agrono mist John Yungen expiainea. Crambe. which resembles tuilH mustard, came from Af rica. Crambe seed has an oil containing acid used in run- ber manufacturing. This plant produces a small wniiisn flower and seeds round and 'tan colored about one-eighth nf an inch in diameter. It might be grown as easily here as wild mustard, Yungen said. Indian iron weed resembles peppermint and produces an important adnesive usea in the new Epoxy cements which are especially strong, the agronomist explained. Reiemblei Peppermint Although iron weed resem bles peppermint it has no peppermint smell. The leaves are bitter tasting and were used by the Indians In an antl- worming compound. The only problem is that it may take the full season 10 mature n, Yuneen said. ' Crambe yielded a little over 2,200 pounds of seed per acre. About 2,000 pounds is considered good, the research man said Another new crop is a spe cial corn used in corn confec tion products such as corn nuts and corn curls. A corn confection company is inter ested in finding a new area of production. The corn plants grow quite tall here compared to those grown at the point of origination, Peru. This area has longer days. Experiment station person nel are continuing to seek early vegetable varieties so local truck crop farmers can compete more successfully with early marketed crops from other sections, Rogue valley vegetables have long been known for their high quality. Yungen pointed to a plot of hybrid onions planted April 12 and now are sizing up well. These will be stored for five or six months and tested. Rogue valley onions are marketed over a long pe riod of time, he noted. Some other plots included Italian Romano flat pod beans which are becoming popular in the Willamette valley, Blue Lake variety pole beans black eyed peas and the new OSU 395 tomato new being grown in local gardens. Morning sun. an early ma turing sweet corn put In trial plots in 1957 seems to have a good size and quality of ear. The variety is planted June 1 and matures In 78 to 80 days. Suckering on sweet corn is neither beneficial nor harmful, Yungen said. Cherry Rootitock Trees behind the office showed the F12-1 cherry rootstocks which are bacter ial canker tolerant and are being used to propagate new cherry varieties. Several cherry varieties have been found to be either resistant or partially resistant to albino cherry virus, which is a very destructive virus to the cherry industry in the Rogue River valley. Two promising black cher ries which are resistant and are in demand in the market are Lomida and Macmar. An other black variety, Esperan, which produces excellent fruit is only partially resistant to the albino virus. Several varieties of white cherries, which are resistant to the virus, may serve as pol lenizers for the black varie ties. These Include Corum, Wat- erhouse and S-0-15. The S-9-15 is a Canadian variety which produces unusually large fruit. Some other experimental plots included bush bean va rieties for seed. With mechan ical harvesting of bush beans making more frequent re planting necessary, growing of bush beans for seed could become an Important agricul tural activity in Jackson county. In other plots, the re searchers are studying the effect of irrigation on alfalfa seed production. Other plots show 20 different alfalfa va rieties The station has 27 alfalfa selections from other coun tries from which It will choose the best varieties. Field Corn Field corn research occu pies a large part of the test plots. There are field corn plots to test out weed control materials, field corn plots for fertilizer trials and plots showing 40 hybrid varieties for silage and grain produc tion. Irrigation studies are being conducted on alfalfa for Irw and show 80 per cent h. crease in hay production due to irrigation. Some maise Is being grown, also. This is a popular cattle feed in such areas as Okla homa, but the comparatively short hot dry season here cre TmSsoJt. xvgvbt if. mt Seed Crops FSitfr inn STATION SUPERINTENDENT-Porter Lombard, new super intendent of the Southern Oregon branch experiment sta tion on Hanley rd., conducted visitors on a tour of the many crop experiments going on. Among these are two new seed crops which may mean new marketable crops for the valley. ates a storage and drying problem, Yungen explained. Some local farmers are using it however. John Oustcrhout near White City plans to turn his turkeys into maise to fatten them. Artificial dry ing equipment could be used, but this is expensive, Yungen said. Maise yields would be pretty good,, however, with local production at two tons of seed per acre. Approximately 30 people heard plans to construct a green house 40 feet by 20 feet between the office build ing and shup starting in Sep tember. This can be used for short term experiments which can't be done in the field, Superintendent' Porter Lombard said. Studies in the new structure will Include soli moisture, screening of in secticides and fungicides, the life cycle of Insects and dis eases, propagation of para sites for biological control Jackson Assists With Soils Study Corvallls A thirteen man , dustry will grow only as fast advisory committee has been named to work with Oregon State university a u r i- cultural experiment station scientists who are exploring the possibilities of new crops to grow under Irrigation on older alluvial soils in the Wil lamette valley. , The project is being sup ported by a five-year grant from Pacific Power & Light company. Emphasis is being placed on soil management and cropping practices to de termine the production poten tial with irrigation of Dayton, Amity, Woodburn and Wil lamette-type soils. Research is being conducted on the OSU Hyslop agronomy farm near Corvallis and in Linn county, where Glenn Jackson, a PP&L. official, has made land and equipment available1 to researchers. Advisory committee mem bers are Hector McPherson, Jr., Albany; Orvllle Smucker, Harrlsburg; Everett Hunton, Junction City; Henry Hagg, Beaverton; Glenn Hogg, Sal em, and Harold Larkin, Mon roe, all farmers. Committee Listed Others on the committee are Loyal Creswell, Stayton, representing the food proces sing Industry; Grant Braun, Portland, fertilizer industry; Bob Ohllng, Salem, financial institutions; Lee Hansen, Port land, and Andy Schmidt, Med- ford, PP&L. and O. E. Mike sell. Linn county agent, and James Ammon, Marion county agent, Cooperative Extension Service. Coordinating the research project for the experiment station is Dr. D. D. Evans, professor of soils. OSU depart ments cooperating in the work include soils, agricultural en gineering, agricultural eco nomics, farm crops and hor ticulture. Committee members and nine valley county extension agents inspected the initial plantings of beans and corn the past week when they tour ed the project tracts. Arthur King, extension soil conserva tion specialist, underlined the importance of the work in stating that more land needs to be placed under irrigation if agriculture is to expand to the Willamette valley. i Dr. Spencer Apple, Jr., Acad of the horticulture de partment, told the advisers wiffw is needed lor birth uall ty erecctiHuift crop and that the prodifjtion of horticultur al crops is keyed to irriga tion. He also (arned tlfp in Shown Day " i4U and others. A new ripening room will be built in the implement building to ripen stored pears which are being evaluated for quality, Lombard said. Pears to be evaluated will be from new hybrids or experimental plots. Some of the demonstration plots at the experiment sta tion are designed to help the backyard farmer, too. Lawn turf plots in front of the sta tion show the different types of grasses. To one side of the experiment station is the landscaping plot planted by John McLoughlln, county ur ban agent, who also land scaped the station grounds. Some Central Point area farmers produce this grass seed, also, it was pointed out. Marion, C-l blue grasses and one of the fine fescues make the best year-around lawns, Agronomist John Yun gen said. as the market, since almost u Horticultural crops are grown on a contract basis. Dr. J. Ritchie Cowan, head of farm crops, told the group that "white" lands, which to tal . approximately 800,000 acres in the valley, are now thought of as "ryegrass land". However, crops management and varieties may fit a dif ferent pattern If water Is available, he noted. Dr. Horace B. Cheney, head of the soil department, report ed the Dayton and associated soils are acid soils and the Dayton has a limited effective soil depth. "All types under study have a problem of drought in mid-summer, and the slowly drained soils, Day ton and Amity, have high wa ter tables in winter and spring. Each soil has a combi nation of fertility problems," he said. Water Problems Dr. John Wolfe; professor of agricultural engineering, told the advisors the two main water management problems are the build up of the water table and the infiltration of water into the soil. Dr. Emery Castle, professor of agricul tural economics, explained the crops must be profitable to the farmer and make efficient use of irrigation water. Experimental plots of bush beans, peas, corn for grain, corn for silage, sweet corn, sudangrass, soybeans and for age legumes were shown too committee members. They later offered suggestions for cropping methods or new crops. Dr. R. W. Henderson, experiment station assistant director, presided at the meet ing. In adddition to Pacific Power Si Light, the project is also receiving support from the Pacific Northwest Plant Food association, California Chemical company and R. M. Wade and company. 'Mr. Ed' Actor Dies Of Blood Disease Los Angeles - (WO - Veteran actor Larry Keating, 64, who gained fame as the grouchy neighbor next door in tele vision and motion pictures, died Monday of leukemia. Although he bad to ill fur several monlks, Keating continued working until last week in the "Mr. Ed" tele vision scries in which he play ed an acid-tongued neighbor. He played Hnrry Morton on the "George Burns and Grade Allen Show" for six year. OSU Expert Says Apply Fertilizers In Fall Season Corvallis - Fall is the best time to apply fertilizer to Western Oregon fields and farmers should be planning the necessary applications now, reminds Arthur S. King, Oregon State university ex tension soils specialist. Fall fertilization practices are easy and mean better yields next year-partlcularly on forage and other perennial crops - when made any time from early September until rain saturates the soil, he points out. When planning fertilizer programs, farmers should also remember the value of soil testing, King stressed. When existing levels of potash, phos phorus, lime and boron are adequate, even iau applica tions will not pay. Last year's soil test can guide this year's applications, but don't depend on older tests, King warned. Good yields can change plant nu trient levels in a short time. Soil sample boxes, directions and information sheets can be obtained from county exten sion offices or from many fer tilizer dealers. Reasons Given Reasons fo'. fall application of fertilizer are many, the spe cialist says. In Western Ore gon, most perennial forage crops and winter annuals start growing in the fall and ade quate fertilization at this stage helps next year s yields, win ter rains will move fertilizer down to the root zone, where it is needed. Fertilizing in the fall is easier. All parts of the field can be covered with power equipment easily and quickly. Fail applications avoid the damaging soil compaction which often accom pan I e s spring applications. The OSU soil testing laboratory can give faster service. Additional info r m a 1 1 o n about fall fertilization prac tices can be found in Exten sion Circular, "Fertilize in the Fall," which is available from county extension offices or from the OSU bulletin clerk, Corvallls FROM THE GROUND UP y BART BARTIFTI About this time of year the question of brown rot control always comes up from the peach growers of this area as their crops approach the har vest period. Brown rot of stone fruits is a difficult thing to control by even the most expensive means once it is allowed to get going in an orchard. How ever, its control in this area is rather simple and economi cal when handled by alert growers. In areas where stone fruits are grown under climatic con ditions of high temperature and high soil and atmospheric humidity, the control of brown rot can be very diffi cult. Locally brown rot is al ways more of a problem in orchards that have stone fruits that ripen over a period of several weeks. Early maturing peach vari eties in an orchard which also has late maturing varieties will often be the cause of brown rot problems. Consult your spray chemical salesman for advice and materials for brown rot control. Salt or saline accumulation in agricultural soil is not at present a pressing problem in this valley. However, in some instances there is evidence that salts are accumulating to the point that certain econom ic plants cannot be grown. Practical or commercial ex perience does not show that controlled atmosphere storage of certain pear varieties is as good as is claimed by the ex perimenters. There is a ten dency by commercial storage places to go rather slowly in regards to adopting their stor ages to controlled atmos pheres. Lawns may show the rav ages of many turf diseases at this time of year; particularly (or this season. The tempera tures are cool and in many areas there is a deposit of dew eacli morning. These condi tions contribute to the propa gation of many bacterial and fungus diseases. The tax bill will be voted on by the people in a general election. It Is good that the people of Oregon want to look the tax bill over before fall ing dead and paying their taxes. The legislature could only agree reasonably en eee thing and that wa their ewa pay. The govraor baa lux and ki se busy Tunning tor vice pnaadDnt e aayeet i ticket a tow ah.wn no leadershle.aLefi eoif that our paicP government accepts its responsibilities in future state business. j MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Chit By JCE Mail Tribune There's something about a fair! It's crops, livestock, carnival, various exhibits, people plus happiness. We paclted the family in the car late Saturday after noon and rolled down the highway to Grants Pass and the Josephine County fair. It took a lot of maneuvering around and squeezing to find a parking place, but nobody was im patient or in a hurry. Being confirmed "people watchers" we stood near the gate for awhile and watched the people drive up. Almost all of them had big grins or smiles on their faces. Benches had been arranged in shady nooks near the fair grounds for those who were tired or had tired children. These con tained a few fathers holding infants while mother got the baby's bottle warmed, older people sitting in groups dis cussing old times or just plain resting and young couples who simply wanted to hold hands and look. We grabbed a quick snack at one of the many food booths run by various organizations, watched as the "cook" bawled out one of the "waitresses" under the pressure of waiting, hungry people, saw them make up later with a big smack in the middle of the fairway. While munching on a hamburger at one of the picnic tables we heard a young wife tell nearby fellow diners how she and her husband had brought their young chil dren to the fair to celebrate their anniversary. We stopped at the rabbit barn to see "all the Easter Bunnies." An acquaintance asked us how we liked the fair and commented it is "a shame Jackson county doesn't have something like this." Most of the blue ribbon winners were from Jackson county and he had seen many Jackson coun ty people at the fair, he said. This is an old, old refrain. Apparently, the county court isn't interested, the fair board doesn't care as long as there is a 4-H and FFA fair, even on the present rapidly dwindling fair grounds, and the groups who claim they are interested don't have enough "git up and git" to do anything about it. Josephine county fair has a parking problem similar to Jackson county's 4-H and FFA fair. Everybody wants to park up front. And this would be the only criticism we would have of the fair. The grounds were amazingly clean. There was a small park area with play equipment for the youngsters and it was well used. The square dance Saturday night added color with a swirl of full skirts, a clack of boots and shuffle of dance slippers on the wooden platform. Spectators ringed the dance which was not an exhibition, but could have been. And there was many more exhibit was good with its fat, the display of 1,000 items acre and many, many others. The carnival was jammed into a narrow space and may have to be eliminated altogether, fair board willing, to make room for new buildings. One of the people most is today, estimated a total four day attendance of 28,400 people for. a new record. The last day's attendance, Satur day's, also hit a new record for the last day, 7,621 people. He noted the fair is rapidly outgrowing its present grounds. This would back up the belief that there would be plenty of room for two fairs in the Rogue valley, but it's just another item on a long list of things in Jackson county which every body talks about but nobody State Horse Show Okayed by Vet Salem - State veterinarian Glenn B. Rea of the Oregon department of agriculture said last week he felt the state fair horse show could be held without causing an increase in the number of cases of equine influenza. Noting the disease seemed to have run its course, Dr. Rea said he was basing his de cision on reports from more than 30 veterinarians repre senting the horse population centers of the state. Between 700 and 800 cases of the disease have been re ported since late May with the greatest concentration in the northwest section of the state and down the Willam ette valley. Dr. Rea said the epidemic apparently reached its peak in mid-July. As late as two weeks ago he recommended against horse shows and con gregations of horses, but told horse groups the decisions on holding shows would have to be made on local levels. Sev eral shows and rodeos were held and so far no new out break of the disease has been reported. However, the veterinarian reminded horsemen that they should guard against careless ness and lack of sanitation. He pointed out that needless ill ness can be prevented by being alert and watchful. Ashland Riders Plan Play Day The Ashland Wranglers will hold a play day at 1 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 1, in the Wrang ler s arena, Ashland. Visitors should drive on Highway 99 through Ashland and about a half mile past Tolman Creek rd. A highway sign will point to the area. Age classes include juniors to 12 years, seniors from 13 to 18 years, and adults, 19 and over. Events Include Individual game of key hole, pole bending, figure t stake race, scurry, barrel crawl ind Tex as barrel race. Team events win be baton race, potato race, flag race. Ribbons will be awarded to fifth place in each event. A belt buckle will be given to the high point winner in each age class for individual games. Lunch will be served in the arena. i Chat COWLEY Farm Editor things to see The Grange round and orange pumpkins, which could be raised on one responsible for the fair as it does anything about. Blackberry Spray Needed Now, Weed Man Says By RAY HUBBELL Jackson County Weed Control Most blackberries are now reaching the stage where good control can be had with a fo liage spray. The combination brush kill ers (2,4-D-2,4,5-T L. V. Esters) are most commonly used in this work. One gallon of ma terial in 100 gallons of water applied to wet all foliage and stems will give up to 90 per cent control. If the majority of the plants to be treated are old and well established 1V4 gallons of brush killer per 100 gallons may be needed. The addition of a spreader sticker should be used. If there is good agitation in the spray tank one or two gallons of Diesel Oil can be substituted as a wetting agent. Large patches should be treated with equipment capa ble of producing pressures of from 100 to 300 P.S.I, depend ing on their size and loca tion of nearby susceptible plants. Small plants can be treated with low pressure equipment such as a three gallon hand sprayer. Selective Spraying Blackberries growing where a foliage treatment would jeopardize desirable plants should be postponed until winter and a dormant spray used. This should con sist of the brush killer (2,4.5-T) L. V. Ester) 1 to ll-j gallons per 20 to 30 gallons of diesel oil. The dormant spray should be applied during December or January and care exercised to keep the spray or drift off of desirable plants. Extreme care should be used applying the foliage sprays as well. Se lect a calm, clear day, with temperatures not above 70 de grees if the low volatile ma terials are used. I Sprayed patches should not be disturbed until the follow ing spring. This gives the chemical ample time to pene trate the root system snd the plants to dry so they can be burned. By burning in the spring before fire season, re growth can be treated easier and cheaper, and quicker con trol can be had. Rad the labels and follow these simple but important rules for better results. I Bull Calves Mature Quicker, O bnen Ranch Study Shows By LETHA COOK Mail Tribune Correspondent Experiments under way at the ranch of livestock pro ducer E. R. (Gene) Brown, O'Brien, have every indica tion of adding further proof to a new theory advanced by experiment stations in beef cattle raising, that bull calves mature to beef market stage quicker with more profit than steers. Experiments show that bull calves will put on muscle instead of fat, that they al ready have their own supply of hormones and don't need artificial ones and are good eating. This project is being ob served by R. G. McCarty, Josephine county extension agent, and Dr. A. T. Ralston, in charge of the beef cattle de partment at Oregon State uni versity, as well as members of the Oregon Cattlemen's as sociation and other stock own ers. It is the first and only project of its kind in the state and promises to show a great er positive result than sim ilar experiments carried out near Augusta, Mont., and by OSU Plans On Pear Species Corvallis - A basic research project to define and separate legitimate pear species from those which are only variants or inter-specific hybrids has been started at Oregon State university. The aim is to es- 343 Cattle Sell At Midway Yard; Market Slower A total of 343 cattle were sold at the Midway Auction yard on Table Rock rd., Fri day, Aug. 23, according to Bill Bray, owner-manager. He rated the market slow with prices lower on most classes. Good steer calves brought $23 to $26. Medium calves netted $22 to $24. Good to choice heifer calves earned $21 to $24.50. Medium calves brought $21 to $23.50. Yearling steers, 500 to 600 pounds, sold for $22 to $24.50. Yearlings weighing 650 to 700 pounds earned $22 to $23.40. Feeder steers weighing from 700 to 900 pounds brought $19 to $22.50. Yearling heifers sold for $19 to $21.50. Medium good heifers brought $18 to $21. Holstein steer calves sold for $20 to $23. Yearling Hol stein steers earned $18 to $21. A ,few single pairs of cows with calves sold from $180 to $190 a pair. Fat cows brought $15 to $16.50. Utility cows sold for $13 to $15.50 and cutters brought $12 to $13.25. Can ners went out at $8 to $11.50. Plans for For Oregon State Fair Given Corvallis - "Fashion Pho- tos"will be the theme for the 4-H Club Style revue at the 1963 Oregon State fair when 4-H club members model their own creations in three per formances for the public. The style shows will con tinue the pattern set last year, reports Miss Ruth Brasher, Oregon State university state 4-H agent. Intermediate and senior girls again will have their own shows. Each show ing will be held in the audi torium of the 4-H-FFA build ing on the Salem Fairgrounds. Intermediate girls, ages 12 through 14, will take the spot light Saturday, Aug. 28, at 2:30 p.m. Senior girls, those 15 and older, will model for the public twice on 'Sunday, Aug. 29, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Margaret Black, Salem, will be the organist for all show ings. To Judge Selves Also as last year, partici pants in the style revue will judge themselves. Miss Brash er said. This change was made to strengthen the learning ex perience of participants in ob serving clothing construction and deepening their under standing of selection of a com plete costume, she explained. Several blue ribbon winners ere selected in each group by the gir'.a therr.selve. The style revue champioe, chosen from the senior blue ribbon groaip on the basis of her 4-H club record, will receive a trip to National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. More clothing exhibits than ever before are expected to be shown during the 1963 Purdue . university at Lafay ette, Ind. Confined to Feedlot On Nov.- 1, 1962, Brown confined 10 six months old Hereford bull calves to the feedlot. They weighed an av erage of 400 pounds at a total cost of $1,000 or 25 cents a pound. In November and Decem ber they were fed 109 bales of hay, 55 '4 pounds per bale, at a cost of $75.27 and $66 worth of grain at four cents a pound. During January, the calves consumed 69 bales of hay at a cost of $47.35 and 576 pounds of grain at $23.04, a total expenditure of $211.66 for three months. Jan. 14, one bull was sold to Wayne Petch, Cave Junc tion, for a 4-H project. It weighed 510 pounds. Petch's animal will be finished out as steer beef. Feb. 7, the largest and smallest bulls of the nine re maining, weighed a total of 1,240 pounds at the weigh station in Cave Junction, showing an average gain of 220 pounds since the begin ning of the program, or 2's pounds per day. Study tablish the biological basis for evolution in this important plant group. Dr. Quentin B. Zielinski. horticulturist with the OSU agricultural experiment sta tion, is heading up the proj ect. It is supported by a two year grant of more than $11, 000 from the National Science foundation. Zielinski will study the biology dealing with the structural basis of heredity and variation among species and their classification accord ing to natural relationships. There is now some question as to how many species should be recognized as existing in nature. In his study, Zielinski hopes to properly delimit the natural biotic species and to give a precise understanding of their limits, relationships, variability and structure. Three-Pronged Attack A three-pronged attack on fertility and incompatibility this winter and next spring will help separate and identi fy species. A study of meiosis, the process by which chromo somes end up in pollen grains and egg cells, will be made as an indication of fertility. Pol len viability will be checked next spring. This is often cor related with meiotic studies, he explained. Cross pollina tion of species is also planned. OSU enjoys a particular ad vantage for research of this type because of the long es tablished experimental pear orchard blocks at the South ern Oregon experiment sta tion near Medford and at Cor vallis, it was pointed out. F. C. Reimer, now OSU pro fessor emeritus and long-time worker at the Southern Ore gon Station, brought together pear species from throughout the world. He personally col lected many of the Oriental species on two trips to the Orient. 4 - H Style State Fair as enrollment in 4-H clothing projects contin ues to increase, Miss Brasher said. State Fair traditionally concludes the 4-H year. Examples of 4-H club work in six clothing divisions will be on display in the 4-H-FFA building throughout the Fair. These range from simple skirts and aprons to party dress, wool coats and suits created by 4-H members ranging in age from 10 to 19. Two clothing classes for boys. 'beginning and advanced bachelor sewing, will also be shown. In the first, boys will ! '"' J""6" u"li aiso will display a chefs apron plus ai"'fdown their rea-s for duffle; laundry or shoe bag ; P' ne,r more of the which thev have made. The ! ff"' kn't,tlng cI.ss thc' will advanced class features other articles of clothing, such as shirts. Seven divisions of knitting, the fastest growing 4-H home economics program in Oregon, will also be on display during the fair. Articles exhibited will range from slippers and caps up through fancy ski sweaters, dresses and coats. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Yaot mm m uneatatflbtt raoghtge wiN eijfc i bac tor a sedcra balanced ratten the you caa trd with little labor and no aage. Tht auraaeed meat er milk pro duced will givt you maii nmm returns en tmall caih mvettment. MORTON MILLING CO. $C Rea lane, Medford Over the three month pe riod having consumed $211.66 worth .of hay grain, nine bulls gained an average of 1,980 pounds, adding the gain of the 4-H bull 110 pounds at' time of sale, 2090 pounds of beef at 25 cents, $522.50 with a net over feed cost thus far of $310.84. The grain mentioned above is a prepared ration of several grains, minerals and concen trates of a type commonly used for fattening beef ani mals. When the animals are ready for slaughter about May 1, they will be given' a ribeye test by the state grader from Oregon State university. They will be care fully graded and all cuts will have attached test cards so consumers can make reports on the quality of the meat. Purdue Test In a recent report by Coun ty Agent McCarty, it was noted that Purdue university in Lafayette, Ind., in a three year test comparing perform-, ance of bulls and steers in similar trials, that bulls gain ed more per head daily, at 64 cents less cost per hundred weight than steers. Purdue's results showed about the same per cent of the carcass in tha round, rib, loin and chuck. However, steers had heavier loins and ribs while bulls had heavier chucks. Rounds were the same. Montana man, A. -B. Cobb, figures he netted $16 per head on his uncastrated cross bred Charolais bulls. Cobb claims that bulls produce leaner, more flavorful, juicier meat in comparison to steer beef which has large amounts of excess fat which must be trimmed off and sold at a loss. Ninety per cent of the cus tomers who returned the test paste cards rated the meat as excellent on counts of fla vor, tenderness, juiciness and leanness. Cobb conducted this par ticular trial under several ad verse conditions. It was one of the worst Montana winters in 50 years and a particular ly high price feed year. He started them three months later than weaning. They were wintered on hay because trucks could not get into the ranch with supplementary feed. The bulls barely held their weaning weight during this time. Weaning is consid ered the time to start the feedlot program in these ex periments. A steer of the same cross was mistakenly held with the 80 calves in Cobb's program. It required an addi tional month to finish out. Brown's trial bulls are kept in a barn with an adjoining corral away from heifers and cows. They are gentle con tented animals spending about 70 per cent of the time sleep ing. He said he would show the animals and talk with 4-H groups and leaders or others interested, with advance no tice. They are also welcome to observe the ribeye tests which will be taken in Grants Pass previous to slaughter. Complete reports will be made available after the project is finished. Beef from this trial will be served at the annual Oregon Stockmen's association din ner. Revue Oregon 4-H club members also will have a chance to test their judging skills in both clothing and knitting in judg ing contests. The clothing con test will start Labor Day morning and knitting judging will be held that afternoon. In the clothing judging con test, participants will "judge four or more classes of cloth ing on construction and selec tion of materials, bindings, colors, tools and patterns and tnen write out their for the placings of reasons one or more classes. liuo members in the knit i J,r ' V 1 ,e a"kcd to piace exniDits on the basis of workmanship and selection of materials, tools and patterns. AIRWAYS RENT-A-CAR $5 PER DAY PLUS 5 PER MILE SPECIAL MONTHLY RATES For More Information CALL 773-1522 Another Strvice of Vjlty Rcntj1 I
