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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1963)
Champion Bv MARY ALICE BRUSHA "What Royalty in Mediord at midnight?" That it was, and not too long ago, and the scene at the Big Y Shopping Center at Medford was one of the most spectacular horse events ever in the history of Medford. Ten horse trailers and two pick-up trucks were loaded with Arabians, the King of all Hor ses". This fabulous string of bloodlines, beauty and perform ance had just been delivered to the owners. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sigman, Box 1466, Medford. The 12 man patrol escorting the chariots were from the AFIFI Temple of Tacoma-S h r l n e r s Mounted Horse Patrol of Yaki ma, Wash. The Shrine patrol had left Yakima at 6:30 a. m., under the direction of Captain Dwight Hordan. Leads Welcome Potentate of the Hillah Tenv Die. Lvnn W. Newbry, Ashland also Oregon state senator, led the welcome committee of mem' bers from the Jackson County Shrine Club, and many other visiting Shrine groups. Acting chairman for the local Shrine group was Earl Yoakley, vice president, who was assisted by Ivan Harrington. Dr. Leonard Mayfield, superintendent of the Medford city schools, Jack Walker, Les Taylor, J. E. Jor gensen, Woody Morse, Chester Hubbard, Tony Lausmann, Hal Edwards, Jerry Cottlngham, El bert Lennox, William Laurine, and Len Melville. Maneuvers of this type re quire much time, and especially when the cargo is a shipment of 19 prize Arabian horses. There are many factors to be cor.r.dered, not only the safety of the animals, but all the mem bers of the caravan. Only per sons expert in the field of horse transportation should undertake such a movement. The men of the Yakima Shrine Mounted Horse Patrol are train ed horsemen, fully able and qualified to cope with any situa tion that might arise pertaining to ventures of this kind. The entire trip covering 477 miles was made without the slightest hitch or incident, and nine of these horses had never been hauled before. Donate To Hospital For the past five years the All-Arabian Horse Show at Yaki ma, Wash., has been sponsored by the Yakima Shrine Club, and the Washington Arabian Associ tion. All benefits are marked for the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children at Spokane, Wash. Each year the Sigman Arabians have played an im portant part in the annual events. In fact, the cost of $2,000 for the transportation of these fam ous horses paid the Shriners patrol was also turned over to the Hospital, a joint contrioution from Sigman and the Shrine Club, Yakima, Wash. The Sigman Arabians are bringing to this area some of the most coveted Honors, titles, and ribbons known in the world of horses. These imperial horses range in age from tiny colts to a grand old grey mare, "Arifa", who after the long ride came bouncing out of the trailer like a two-year-old. Arifa was sired by the famous stud, "Zarifc", who was Imprtcd from the Ara bian desert. She is 23 years old. She is nursing her 17th colt, and has already been bred back to "Alicantes Ghazal", a grey senior stud. He is the son of an imported dam from Spain. All the colts from the cross of this remarkable stud have been grey, regardless of the color of the mare. Some of his colts have been top 10 winners, both in the United States and Canada "Krlshan" Is a handsome five-year-old stallion. He was shown three times in '63. At the all Arab Horse Show, Santa Rosa, Calif., he won reserve champion in the three-gaited stallion class. At the Arab Horse Show, Salem, Ore., he took fourth place in the Farm & Winter Garden's Wlin BERMUDA F ...... TflkBI NAM Chase away "Mr. Winter Litter"! lii-liglit your favorite garden areas with sunshine-bright BERMUDA ROCK. Then listen to admiring com ments. Your friends will ask how you keep your garden so alive and beautiful this time of year. Your secret is BERMUDA ROCK! (But don't keep it a secret! Tell your friends to ask for glistening, milky-white BERMUDA ROCK. And ask for it by nums . .. . It's so easy to use!) MIHHUOA ROCK DIVISION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1963 Arabian String Moved To Medford Ranch three-gaited stallion class, and fifth in the stallions and geld ings. At the Cow Palace, San Francisco, Calif., the largest western horse event on the Pa cific coast, he was second in the three-gaited stallion class and fourth in the $500 stake. He was also champion five-year-old stal lion, and reserve champion of the show. "Sharri" is the daughter of Alicantes Ghazal, sire, and dam Arifa. This aristocratic grey mare has been grand char 'm mare 25 times. She is eligible for the western and English Plearute Championship. "Ara fa" is a 10 year old champion gelding, three-gaited and fine harness. "Mishal" 10416, Sig- man's sire of champions. He is the only hors. to win the title "Pacific Northwest Champion Stallion" three years in a row, 1959, 1960 and 1961. Sharri, Kris- nan, Kreta and Mishal are all eligible for the Canadian and U. S. Champion. No Novice Mr. Sigman is no novice in the field of horses. He was raised on a farm in Idaho, where he was associated with many breeds and types. He breeds, breaks, trains, rides and shows his own horses. Although he has only pure bred Arabian horses, he says he isn't partial to any one spec ial breed. "I like all horses, all breeds. Horses have been good for me. They are good for any man. Keally 1 nave no prcier- ence , he said. Maybe that is the reason so many men and women are drawn to horses more than any other form of livestock. Many theories enshrine the or igin of the Arabian horse. Ac cording to the noted historian, Ed Kebll, (A.D. 786) records oi the Arabian horse pedigrees date back nearly 5,000 years. The original first record was written about King Solomon's time, (1,000 B.C.). It Is claimed that the Arabian horse is tnc most ancient of all breeds. The strain came from the de scendants of the Baz mare and from those of Rakib, a stallion given to Beni Azd from King Solomon. Before that the Kehi lan Ajuz strain belonged to the Benai Helal prior to nis migra tion to the west. He is the most famous of all five Arabian strains. Only Way The only way to produce a purebred Arabian is to start with a purebred sire and a purebred dam that have pedi- firees stemming trom me pure- breds of the Arabian desert. Since ancient times the home of the Arabian horse has been Arabia. Today more Arabian horses are found in the United States than any other country California is the leading Ara bian state. Incomparable Horse The action of the Arabian horse is incomparable. In the mountains or on the desert, en durance is his middle name. When properly trained he can fill and meet any need or re quirement made of him. Be cause of his size he makes an ideal horse for children. The Arabian is s. aller than other breeds. There is no sixth vertabrae in him. He has a com plete shaft of the ulna. His tail is snort since It is made up ot 16 vertabrae instead of 18. It has often been said that "Riding on an Arabian horse is like rid ing on wings and springs". He can glide and be as smooth as the oil on the sea, and swell like the wave on the ocean, yet seemingly be as detached from the earth all the while, Splendid appendages make him float like the wind. Large and mighty arc his tendons, and fetlock joints, yet in harmony and keeping with the slimness of his legs. It is comfortable riding for the pasterns will dead en any of the roughness of the terrain he so masterfully travels. The Arabian is also priceless Garden Bright Spot! IOCK UtMl 'rite for f At liWitt. 00 op I jSOO SH RljUj SIIKINE EVENT Representatives of the Yakima, Wash. Shriners were greeted by Jack son comity Shriners recently when Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Sigman had their horses brought to the Medford area. Sigman is operator of the Big Y Super Market, Medford. Shown with the Shriners is Mishal, 10416, Sigman's sire of &w CwA St -rift X KINCiLY PAIR Part of the Champion Arabian string owned by C. II. Sigman, Ross lane, Med ford, is this pair. "Arafa," left, was sired by 1 e v. ,' - s - v K'- v a4 ' t V vj TIIRKK-Ci.MTKl) - "Kreta," three-gaited Arabian owned by the Sigmans is shown in the fine harness and combination class at a recent horse show. Rider is Mrs. Leilani Sigman Leiter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Sigman. for it's infinite beauty, endur-1 presents the most perfect type, ance and versatility. and in every mixture its off- lias Solid Color I spring shows some remarkable Except for his face and legs the Arabian horse is solid in color, grey, chestnut, bay, and sometimes a rare black. His coal is fine and satiny in health, lie has a fine expressive and extremely intelligent head. Thin silky nostrils capable of drink ing in the wind. A deep in capable of great strength, mul ing only to mo neauiy wedce shaped head. Ky of its are wide apart and seem to per- ccive cvervlhing below, above and around (hem. Arched and long is his neck with a fine throat. II permits the head to he lowered w ithout the slightest in terference lo his breathing. It has long, deep and powerful shoulders permitting free and Body Of Tugboat easy action. Uroad is his chest ! nBej. U..J aenjfret4 and deep, yet capable of storing uecK tiancl KOvereel rgreat volume of air. His ribs I PORTLAND (l'PI) - The are well sprung, vet not with-r I Portland Harbor Patrol reoov than the hips when viewed from red the body of a tugboat deck the rear. Thev can support great -rom the jyilamotte River WPjRht ' i Monday night. ,'o other bnvl deserves lljc William It. Heed, 46. Portland, title "King of Horses". In every fell overboard from the tug Tu case where the blood is pure it'nlatin e.f(y Monday. MEDKORD champions. It is the only horse to win the title of Pacific Northwest champion stallion three years in a row. Front row, from left: J. E. Jorgen.scn, Woody Morse, Jack Walker and Earl Yoakley, vice president of the Jackson County Shrine club. Sigman is in the background. 1S . I""'" In the parades, garbed in the reagal dress of his native home land, he steals the show. Is it any wonder that many of the desert men have been known to trade as many as 12 slave Sills for the possession o( one Arabian horse: This incomparable string Arabian horses are now all set tled in their new barn on the Sicilian ranch near Medford. 1 tic afore mentioned list does all the winners or not cover achievements of these horses, r ir is all the Sicilian string here. There are six others now in other parts of the country. MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, jmm ""'POT'L! the great Alicantes Ghazal. Dam, Arifa, right, is 23 years old and has foaled 17 colts. It has been bred back already. i Midway Auction Has Active Market The Midway Auction yard sold 1,628 cattle during its feeder sale Friday, Oct. 25. Owner-Manager Bill Bray re ported a very active market on good quality cattle. Straus Brothers calves topped the sale for the sixth consecu tive year with a pen of 24 head weighing 423 pounds at $27.50 and a pen of 11 head of 510 pound calves at $25.50. The balance of the good steer calves under 450 pounds sold from $25 to $26.80. Heavier calves sold for $23 to $24.75. Straus Brothers also topped the heifer call market with pen of 18 head weighing 400 pounds at $23.50. Most of th good heifer calves which weighed under 450 pounds sold from $21.50 to $23. Heifer calves and light year ling heifers weighing from 460 to 550 pounds sold from $20 to $22.40. The yearing steer market was better than expected. Steers weighing 500 to 650 pounds sold from $22.50 to $24.25. A good number of 700 pound steers sold from $21 to $22.30. Yearling heifers were a little slow. Heifers at 550 to 600 pounds sold for mostly $19 to $20.50. Holstein steer calves sold for $17 to $19.50. Yearling Holstein I steers went out at mostly $16.50 to $17.50. 1 "Lots of buvers attended the sale," Bray commented. "The prices paid were very generous when compared with other mar kets and the price of slaughter cattle. Many of the buyers ex pressed their satisfaction with , : the quality ot cattle and the way , ! we had them sorted. Several mentioned their surprise at the efficiency of our crew and their ability to get each buyer's or ders put up and ready to load. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your coartc or urtpjIiMblt rough jgt will mjkt DJit lor t modern biUnotd wrion trtjt you can fed with tfwJi labor and no waitagt. Tha increiifd meat or milk pro ductd will giva you mati mum rtrurni on a iriaN mi invaitment. MORTON . MILLING CO. 500 Ross lane, Msdferd OREGON Chit By JCE Mail Tribune The publication of the beef book by the Oregon Beef Council comes at an ideal time. It comes just before the Oregon Cattlemen's 50th annual con vention in Baker Nov. 6-8. Also, and what is even more impor tant, it comes when even Soviet newspapers are reporting a slaughter of Russian cattle due to lack of fodder. Perhaps we will be sending beef as well as wheat to Russia. The attractive, well-illustrated development in the world, United States and In Oregon. Its con tents include a summary of today's beef industry and other facts of interest to those in the business, but it also has important information for the housewife such as meat cuts, guides to beef identification, guide to buying, home storage, how to cook, carv ing and recipes. This booklet points up the fact that U.S. cattlemen produce enough beef to feed everyone in their country and at prices every one can afford. This, apparently, is much better than the Russian farmer can do. We wonder if one big reason the Russians pulled back from the moon landing program is that they have to concentrate more on providing enough food for their nation. We have felt for some time that this nation takes too much for granted in the "food race" while watching closely the "space race." The American farmer's accomplishments in producing a maximum amount of food and fiber from a minimum amount of land is as important as rockets to the national defense efforts. An army still marches on its stomach. In case you haven't read the news account, a Soviet news paper has pictured lines of trucks filled with cattle waiting in front of slaughterhouses in the Kursk area. "The unauthorized slaughter of cattle is a traditional danger signal in the Russian countryside. It has accompanied every agricultural crisis since the 1917 revolution," according to one correspondent. Last year Khrushchev attempted to give the farmer more of an incentive to produce more wheat by turning to a "typical capi talist trick" paying the farmer more money for beef. But, this caused the Russian farmer to produce more cattle than there is feed for them. Perhaps an important part of require more feed to make a U.S. cattleman whips 'em in the food race. Through scientific breeding programs, development of better pasture grasses and more advanced feeding the cattleman has been able to gradually ucrease the leed conversion rate. Jackson county cattlemen, for of teed to produce one pound of rate is excellent. Jackson county ladmo clover, orchard grass and fertilization program to maintain Good irrigation also helps. The OCA members can look when they meet in Baker Nov. 6, much more progress, appar ently, than their Russian counterparts. Jackson county stockmen can mark considerable progress the last 10 years particularly in their breeding programs. They are buving higher quality bulls as bull sales. Almost all of last year's Cal-Ore bull sale animals went to local buyers and many to see the difference in the feeder There is also a great difference between the original Long Horn steer and the blocky looking beef animal today, which, in some cases, has no horns at all. "He stood six feet at the shoulder, a shaggy, massive animal with wary eyes and a span of horns 10 feet wide between the tips, according to the beef booklet. Now there are five main breeds recognized in this country, the Hereford, American Brahma, Angus, Shorthorn and Charo lais. The red and white Hereford, from Herefordshire, England has a deep, rectangular body, is broad-loined and thick-fleshed. The black Angus is from Aberdeen cally-shaped, heavily muscled throughout and stands close to the ground. The Brahma, recognized from rodeos, is from India. It's American ancestor is the Santa Gertrudis, a Shorthorn-Brahma cross. The Shorthorn has an exceptionally thick loin and full hind' quarter. The Charolais is white barrell-shaped. The beef cattle business started in southern and eastern Ore- gon with the discovery of gold. By 1870 the cattle business was well under way in eastern Oregon. In those days cattle were driven across the Rockies to eastern markets. Now a rancher can leave home in the morning with a load of cattle, get to market and make a sale. He stock yards such as Rogue Valley the Midway Auction Yard on Table Rock rd. perform a valuable service in bringing the cattle Oregon ranks 21st in beef cattle production and has 1,157,000 head. The state s beef industry $90 million a year. This doesn't and equip this industry. One development, for sure, the housewife buys- more quality in meat than ever before. The politicians say that there is no longer a farm bloc in Congress, the farmer no longer has a strong voice politically. However, as the consumers become better edu cated as to what they need for food they realize how important the rancher and farmer is to them. Perhaps they will take his part. Food is a nation's biggest asset in peace and in war. A man who sits down to a good steak dinner, fills his stomach with good beef stew or carves thick slices from a tender beef roast can well understand why the English Yeomen of the Guard were proud to be called "beef-eaters" and why King James I became so delighted with a succulent loin roast that he pulled out his sword and dubbed it "Sir Loin." BEFORE THE WINTER RUSH PHONE Don't Rtk Running Out of Fwell Ue Out "CHCCK mi HU" tyrtem WESTERN OIL & BOBflER CO. 5 South Stage Road Radford Chat COWLEY Farm Editor booklet gives a history of beef this problem is Russian cattle pound of beef. This is where the instance, feel that seven pounds beef is a good rate and a 6 to 1 cattlemen favor a pasture of rye grass, plus an adequate the balance of these grasses back on 50 years of solid progress noted in recent local and regional local farmers this year. You can sales. county, Scotland. It is cylindn has a long, flat back and is can be home that night. The live Livestock, Inc. at Phoenix and seller and buyer together. has an income of approximately include the money spent to supply HEATING OILS FURNACE SALES & SERVICE 772 - 5266 Siskiyou Bull Sale Averages S490 SISKIYOU COUNTY The, the top price of $1,275 and re Hoy Hereford Ranch of Weed, serve champion consigned by the Dudley Parker Ranch of I Bennett Hereford Ranch of Gazelle and the Kuck Hereford Chico brought $800. The total Ranch of Montague, local breed- ers sold 16 head of range bulls at the 19th annual Modoc Coun ty Range Bull Sale on Sunday, Oct. 13. Champion bull consigned by Frank Turner of Sattley brought Garden Tips By JOHN W. McLOUGIILIN County Extension Agent Slugs are one of the most com mon and persistent pests of home gardens in western Ore gon. They are most active dur ing the cool wet periods of the year and least active during periods of freezing or hot weath er. People often forget about! slugs during these periods of re duced activity. Each individual slug is cap able of laying eggs, a condition called hermaphroditic. The greatest egg laying activity oc curs after the first fall rains and in early spring. The small pearl-like eggs are laid in clust ers of six or more in sheltered cavities near the soil surface. The eggs may hatch within two to four weeks or they may over winter and hatch in the spring. The necessity of killing t h e adult before the egg laying pe riod is readily seen. The small slugs are very hard to control because they do not take the bait and they frequently work under the surface of the ground. Easy To Control One good point about slugs is that with a good control pro gram, slugs are easy to control. Metaldehyde baits are very ef fective for slug control in the home garden and are available at your garden supply store. Proprietary metaldehyde dusts or sprays are effective on flow ers and shrubs but use the bait on vegetables and small fruits in the home garden. You can tell when slugs are active by placing a dozen or so pellets in several places. Mark the spots and then check the bait stations after 24 hours. If two or more dead slugs are found at the station, you should put more bait in that area of the yard. Metaldehyde volatilizes readi ly and breaks down quickly in contact with moist sou. A board may be used as a snelter tor the bait to lengthen the bait's effectiveness. The bait formula tion is more residual in action than the spray. Slugs may remain inactive in sheltered places for a few days. Therefore, repeated applications are necessary for good control. Baiting or spraying nearby va cant lots or woods helps con trol slugs before they reach ydur garden. View slug control as a year-round practice. Transplant Rhubarb Now Rhubarb may be transplanted in the fall. After a rhubarb planting has produced for four years or longer it is a good idea to dig up the crowns and divide them. Cut between the buds on the crown in such a way as to leave a large piece of storage root with each bud. Transplant the pieces three feet apart in rows four feet apart. Plant the pieces deep enough so the bud is covered with three or four inches of soil. This division of the crowns may be done in the fall or delayed until early spring. Time to Clean Roof Gutters Roof gutters should be cleaned before the winter rains set in. Leaves, sticks, bird nests, and other debris may dam portions of the gutter, causing overflow ing which may streak the ex terior or even find its way into the house. THiliillll 8off n ANTIFREEZE UNICO BRAND NEW MPI-44 Rust Inhibitor. Permanent type. "Don't Wait For A Cracked Block." Serving Northwest rffffn of 80 bulls averaged $490, This sale is unique in that the test bulls are run on sagebrush juniper range on the Weber Brothers Ranch near Alturas for three months and then fed on a dry lot for the final two months. Weighing, testing and screening takes place in tha days just prior to the sale. Other consignors include E. and K. Farms and Silliman Herefords both of Watsonville; Flying Circle M, Loomis; Cham berlain Estate, Auburn; Wm. S. Orvis and Sons, Farmington; Hellman Hereford Ranch, Hop land; Tejon Ranch Co., Ba-, kersfield; L. W. Earnest, Mc Arthur; H-Bar Hereford Ranch, Covelo; Pitchfork Cattle Com pany, Vinton; Kenwood Here ford Ranch, Kenwood; 4R Here ford Ranch, Sloat; all of Cali fornia and Fred Dressier of Gardnerville, Nevada. Earl Fiock, Hart Cattle Co., and Orlo Davis were among the purchasers of this sale from this area. The test and sale are spon sored by the Modoc County Cat tlemen's Association and is con ducted in cooperation with the University of Cali f o r n i a farm advisers office. Weed Control Session Slated For Nov. 7-8 CORVALLIS Perennial weed control will be emphasized dur ing the 12th annual Oregon Weed Conference Nov. 7 and 8 at the Willard Hotel in Klamath Falls, reported Rex Warren, Oregon. State University extension farm crops specialist and conference secretary. Also receiving special atten tion this year will be control of weeds in range areas and in ir rigation districts. The meeting is open to growere, chemical ap plicators and industry repre sentatives, stressed O. K. Pet ersen, Junction City, conference president. Each year the conference is held in a different section of the state. About 200 persons usually attend. This year's program will hold special interest to pro ducers in the Klamath Basin and adjoining areas in Northern Cal ifornia, Warren believes. Two talks on chemicals and weed control are scheduled. Dr. C. L. Foy of the University of California, Davis, will speak on plant responses to chemical use and Dr. Virgil Freed, head of the OSU Department of Agri cultural Chemicals, will stress selecting chemicals for plant control. Progress in biological weed control will be the topic of James K. Holloway, of the en omology research division, USDA Agricultural Research Service at Albany, Calif. Conference participants will also hear reports on national weed problems and what is be ing done about them. Weed prob lems in the Klamath Basin and two panel discussions features industry representatives who will describe new herbicides and their uses. Keith Sime, Portland, is vice president of the Oregon Weed Conference Association. Direc tors are Paulen Kaseburg, Was co; Ed Hoeft, Pilot Rock; Geo rge Moore, Woodburn, and W. H. Kosesan, Salem. J. D. Ver trees, Douglas county extension agent, and Bud Jones, Oswego, serve as ex-officio directors. REGULAR PRICE ON NEW REDI-GRIP SNOW TIRES Sale Ends Nov. 2 Especially designed for positive trac tion. For use on passenger S light trucks. 773-1239 17 W. 4th f ASSOCIATION ' a) (3) &
