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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
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Seed Crops
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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
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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.
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