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NEW ASC OFFICERS Four new county
wide representatives of the Jackson County
Agricultural and Stabilization Committee
posed Friday (or a picture with County Agent
Jackson County Stockmen
To Meet in Central Point
Farms from Maine to Cali
fornia take guests at $30 to $45
weekly with meals.
This is "Farm Vacations and
Holidays, Inc.," a nation-wide
registry of farms or ranches
where the city people can bring
their families and relax. Busi
ness is all conducted on a friend
ly family to family basis. The
would-be vacationers write the
farm families giving their back
grounds and Interests. The farm
family writes back. Then, If
they seem compatible arrange
ments for the holiday or vaca
tion is made.
Farmers during a second or
third season have made as high
as $1,000 per spare room. One
dairy farm had 14 families visit
in one summer. They repre
sented three religious faiths,
eight national backgrounds, and
a dozen different states. Fami
lies help with the chores and
become part of the family.
Main Requirements
Main requirements are plenty
of good, wholesome food, clean,
neat quarters and indoor plumb
ing. Charles Collins, executive
vice-president of California-Ore.
eon Recreation Development As
sociation, will tell of this pro
gram and other ways farmers
can mnke money from recre
ation, when the Jackson County
Stockmen's Association meets at
10 a. m., Thursday, Dec. 12 in
the Central Point Grange Hall.
Thomas Owens, deputy dis
trict attorney, will talk about
prosecution of cattle , tnieves.
Beef Imports from Australia and
New Zealand and their effects
upon local markets will be dis
cussed. Forest Service and Bureau of
Land Management personnel
will be there and will give the
Farm &
Pruning Questions
Presented Public
Editor's Note: The following examination was given 25
men who attended the penr pruning school In the extension
service auditorium lust wick. Sec how many answers you
know and compare your results with the answers below.
Count five points each for the lop group true or false and 10
points each for the bottom multiple choice questions. Seventy
points is average.
INDICATE IK THE KOU.OW1NC. STATEMENTS ARE TRUE
OR
Bartlctt spurs are removed
fruit size.
Anions are pruned heavily to
Unless properly pruned, Cornice produce alternate heavy and
light crops.
Pruning is justified only if it results In increased net income
from the orchard.
Frequent sharpening of shears reduces the labor of pruning.
All good primers will prune exactly the snmo way.
Trees should be pruned for maximum tonnage regardless of
fruit size.
Pruned trees make less root growth than unpruned ones.
Removal of spurs reduces the number of fruits in relation to
number of leaves.
INDICATE THE STATEMENT WHICH MOST ACCURATELY
COMPLETES THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
In pruning Bartlctt pears
(a) most old spurs are removed every year.
(b) most old spurs are removed if fruit buds are plentiful.
(c) spurs should be left in for seven years.
Limbs should be undercut with a saw
(a) in all rases.
(b) when too large to handle easily.
(c) only when very large limbs are removed.
Fruit buds are commonly produced on one-year old shoots
(a) on all varieties.
(b) on Hose.
(c) on Bartlctt.
To keep a tree from growing too high, It is best to
(a) remove all new shoots in tree lop.
(c) leave some new shoots and cut the rest back part way.
(c) remove the most vigorous shoots in the tree top and
leave some moderately vigorous ones without cutting.
Cutting back a low vigor, down hanging branch in lower part
of tree
(a) stimulates it into new growth.
(b) dwarfs and weakens it.
(c) prevents new growth but makes it a line fruiting branch
for several years.
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3. true, 4.
I. true: 2. true;
A. true: 0 true.
Multiple Choice
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Cone Winters.
(left to right)
Nichols, Albert
latest information on range de-
ve onmcnls.
A new state dues schedule will
be exDlained. The Oregon Cat
tlemen's Association president,
first vice-president and secrc
tarv will be Introduced.
An added inducement will be
Nitrogen Loss
In Soil Noted
CORVALLIS -Researchers In
the Oregon State University Ag
ricultural Experiment Station
have advanced a new Iheory to
explain some of the losses of
nitrogen from the soil.
It has long been common
knowledge that various bacteria
cause nitrogen loss in water
logged, poorly-aerated soil. The
bacteria change nitrites into a
gas which is released into the
air.
However, researchers have
been puzzled by non-bacterial
losses of nitrogen, wncre me
soil is well aerated, and under
optimum moisture conditions.
According to Leroy 11. wuu
stein and Dr. C. M. Gilmour ot
the OSU department of micro
biology, laboratory studies show
that transition metals such as
iron and copper, under the prop
er chemical conditions, react
with nitrite in the soil to form
nitrogen dioxide, which is then
lost into the air.
This new mechanism of ni
trite loss may hold the answer
to some cases where crops nave
failed to respond to nitrogen
fertilization. The disappearance
of nitrogen can mean a serious
out-of-pocket loss to the farmer
who has laid out money for
commercial fertilizer.
Garden
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to reduce fruit set and improve
increase crop.
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Front: Vernon Gebhard. Rear:
Richard Offenbacher, Donald
Straus and Winters.
a few prizes to be awarded dur
ing the meeting. The public is
invited.
FROM
THE
GROUND
UP
By BART BARTLfcTI
This area has received ten
minutes of sunshine already this
week, so the weather will be
bad the remainder of this week.
Now that the question of wea
ther has been adequately cov
ered, what else is there to be
considered?
Rccntly, in a coffee room con
fab many old time (for this gen
eration) home remedies were
mentioned. Such aromatic items
as mustard, onion or garlic plas
ters were discussed along with
the ailments they would cure.
There were other remedies such
as teas of pcnneyroyl, boncset
and sassafras. If these treat
ments failed to cure the patient,
death was the usual end. There
were few or no hospitals then
as there are now to serve as
a detour on the route to the
cemetery.
The principal point intended
is that sources of income for
many country children disap
peared when the demand for
roots and herbs was dissipated
by modern medicine. The chil
dren of Americans as a whole
suffer greatly from not having
some responsibilities or chores
somewhat like those children of
several years ago who had def
inite responsibilities in relation
to the welfare of the home.
Experiments
Some extensive pilot plant ex
periments have shown that ono
acre of water one foot deep is
capable of producing 20 tons
of algae per year. The water
is polluted or fertilized by tile
addition of raw sewerage and
is so managed that no ill odors
or fermentation occurs. In fact,
the production of 20 tons of
algae is reported to result in
sufficient purification of sewer
age effluent so that one million
gallons of water that is ordinar
ily lost to mankind, can be
re-ulilized at least for irrigation
or other industrial uses.
The algae thai can be pro
duced in this way is very high
in the essential proteins that
are demanded tor lugner ani
mals for their best growth and
development. In this country the
nlgne will at first be utilized
for animal food and man will
continue to eat steaks, eggs and
butter. The Japanese people are
currently utilizing the algae har
vest as human fowl. It is possi
ble to give it nnv desired flavor.
Fire 'might
Fire blight is usually consid
ered to be a disease of pear
trees that is controlled (ram the
blossom period until about the
first of July of each growing sea
son, litis pruning season is per
haps an exception to this rule
as there have been numerous
reports of running blight infec
tions in certain Bartlctt or
chards. Each nrcharthst should
take measures to see that the
infections are properly removed
and that the pruning labor does
not spread the infections from
tree to tree ns thev nrococd
! down the tree rows.
' Pastures
i Pastures and grazing are (air
ly good over the local area. As
has been pointed out before in
this column, the best grilling is
to be had on improved ranges.
There emerges one consoling
thought regarding the problem
of securing Christmas presents.
In the event the doll clothing
you buy is too small (or the roll,
your wile or daughter can use
it to advantage in view of the
abbreviated styles that are cur
rently in vogue (or females
Chit
By JCE
Mail Tribune
The South Talent area is in the
This is not news. But, the results of the zoning election tenta
tive v schedu ed for late in January will be. All ot Jackson
County will be watching this area. They will want to see how
effective those favoring the zoning will be. can one area oe
made the dumping round for all of the unsightly roadside busi
ness operations none of the other areas want? This is the basic
question.
If the forces opposing zoning
that zoning would be doomed for any other county areas, men
will come more of vour wrecking yards only loosely regulated
by the department of motor vehicles, more bathtubs and toilet
stools to euide the tourist to
and perhaps even a dead farm
possible without the protection
The courthouse people who
of zoning squabbles there is no more accurate name tor uiem
are predicting that the South Talent zoning will be defeated.
Why not? The people favoring zoning are not organized enough to
put up a consistent and strong
Too many people are saying
volved." We often wonder if these same people realize they are
involved in the human race. For the human race now more
than ever is seeking "living room." Zoning, fairly and impar
tially applied, seeks to provide decent living space for the people
ALL of the people.
Zoning means that factories will be located out of residential
areas, fertile land will be kept for farming, businesses will be
grouped together in districts which can more easily serve their
patrons. It is not new. Every time a farmer repairs his fence
he is reinforcing his own zoning. He is separating his steers
from his garden patch, from his
Zoning docs not mean a certain piece of land will always be
farm land, residential property or commercial property. As an
area becomes more densely populated the people of an area may
petition for a public hearing on a zoning change, or the planning
commission or county court may
may be decided that residential land would be better lor com
mercial or industrial enterprises.
Such a change may be indicated by an increasing number of
variances sought by property owners in a certain area. For
variances have been liberally granted by the Jackson County
Planning Commission.
Unfortunately, more people realize the need for zoning after
It is too late after Industrial and commercial enterprises crowd
into what was once a residential area. Zoning does not eliminate
what is already existing. It does, however, prevent any expan
sion of that business.
The county court cannot, under state law, refuse a wrecking
yard license. This is the job of the department of motor vehicles.
The county court can only recommend that a license not be
granted or renewed. It's not an excuse. It is in the law books.
Too often, an inspector may drop into the area and find that
the wrecking yard is not violating the state law by Having too
many wrecks visible from the highway, etc. The operator, some
how warned of his coming, suddenly cleans up his yard, then
later gradually lets it become
This has happened and will continue to happen until an area
gets zoning. The people wanting their area protected must or
ganize, participate actively in that organization, ring doorbells
and get support for zoning. This is the kind of work which must
be done after a long day's work up in the woods, after a full
day's housework, after 10 headachy hours of office work. Unlike
some human endeavors democratic progress requires a lot of
energetic, intelligent people at the controls.
Zoning needs a few "nuts"
afraid to say what they think and win go all out tor wnat they
believe in. They can speak for themselves. They don't need a
lawyer to do it for them. Our forebearcrs didn't require a lawyer
to speak for them when they zoned themselves into an inde
pendent and free nation.
A number of people with large acreages in Medford's West
Side area arc faced with possible large assessments as nearby
residential property owners are seeking formation of a water
district. Even interested observers realize the financial hard
ships which may result as water lines are stretched along large
farm acreages and the farmer has to pay for that water line
on a front foot basis. These people could have protected them
selves by zoning earlier.
Few if any of the people opposed to zoning have attended
planning commission meetings or even read the zoning ordinance
pertaining to their area. One of the people most strongly opposed
to zoning ot the South Talent area admitted during the recent
hearing that he hadn't read the new interim zoning ordinance.
Although he (eels the zoning treats him unjustly he "wouldn't
stoop" to seeking a variance (rom the county planning commis
sion as provided in the ordinance.
It's unfortunate that the vocal minority has assumed the pro
portions of a democratic majority. It is even more unfortunate
that this minority has sought to intimidate the people who peti
tioned (or zoning originally, by making threatening phone calls.
But as long as the majority o( the people ot the area remain
silent and inactive this sort of tiling will continue. Solid and
consistent backing of a zoning ordinance is the only thing which
will stop this sort of thing.
Ironically enough, county officials may decide that it is a
waste of time and effort to conduct controversial public hearings
on zoning piecemeal as interim zoning now requires. They may
soon decide they might as well go at it whole hog and put a
county-wide zoning ordinance on the ballot. This series of
squabbles on zoning may force them to do this. And it may
come sooner than you think!
Housing Study Set
For Migrant Labor
CORVALLIS Some answers
to the problem of housing mi
gravrry (arm workers are ex
pected to come (rom a survey
being completed by Oregon
State University Agricultural
(experiment Station.
The project is being (inanccd
through a $12,000 grant from
the U.S. Department of Agri
culture, Farm Economics Divi
sion. The survey is being conduct
ed to find out how migrant farm
workers are housed in Oregon,
and what kind of housing at
tracts and holds good farm
workers. It also deals with cost
of housing, and whether hous
ing should be built on the (arm
or provided at central locations
by grower associations.
Major purpose o( the project
is to supply information on loan
programs for the federal gov
ernment. The National Housing
Act of VMM authorized Farmers
Home Administration to liberal
ize procedures (or granting low
cost loans to improve or con
struct housing for migrant farm
workers.
The OSU study will provide
HI A w ith a basis for program
planning, for evaluating loan
applications, and for supervis
ing loans made to build (arm
worker housing. Oregon was
MEDI'OHD MAIL THIBUNE, MEDFORD,
Chat
COWLEY
Farm Editor
throes of a zoning controversy.
are successful it would indicate
Asmanci ana scenic Litnia f arx
animal disposal yard. All are
ot zoning.
have been through a whole series
tight.
they lust "don't want to get in
field corn and his home.
feel a change is needed. It
unsightly again.
on its side people who aren't
picked as the survey state be
cause of the large number of
crops grown here, and the wide
variation in the types of hous
ing provided for farm workers.
However, the survey findings
will also be applied in other
areas throughout the nation,
where crop and labor conditions
are similar, it was noted. The
survey was conducted in M i
on. Polk, Malheur and Wasco
Counties, to provide a wide se
lection of cropping patterns with
differing labor requirements.
The survey was made at
three different levels, according
to project leader Melvin J.
Conklin, OSU agricultural econ
omist. Growers were first inter
viewed to determine how their
workers are housed. Next, camp
managers were queried about
the type and cost of housing
they provide for migrant work
ers. Finally, the workers them
selves were interviewed to find
out their altitude toward the
various types of housing now
provided. Results of the study should
be published sometime next
year. Conklin points out that
the information supplied
through the survey should also
prove helpful to growers and
grower associations that deal
with migrant workers.
OREGON
Imports-Exports
Subject of Meet
For Nut Growers
CORVALLIS Panel discus
sions, reports on current re
search and a talk on the world's
nut supply and import and ex
port trends will be highlights
Wednesday of the 49th annual
meeting of the Oregon-Washington
Nut Growers Society.
The meeting is set for the
Yamhill county fairgrounds in
McMinnville, reports R. L. Steb
bins, Oregon State University
extension horticulturist and so
ciety secretary. Registration will
begin at 8:30 a.m. and Joe N.
Varner, Gaston, society presi
dent, will open the meeting at
9.
A panel discussion on "Our
Trees After the Typhoon" will
be moderated by Stebbins. It
will center around the situation
nut growers found themselves in
last fall, steps they took to re
store their orchards and results.
Panel members also will deal
with such questions as pruning
and training and how long it
will take for trees to fully re
cover. Panel Listed
Panel participants will In
clude Larry Holden, Hillsboro,
cooperative fieldman; Eric R.
Nelte, Salem; Mrs. C. J. Few
ster, Sherwood; and Ben W.
Forbes, Newberg, all growers.
Dr. Q. B. Zielinski, horticul
turist with the OSU Agricultural
Experiment Station, will report
on his recent findings in filbert
and walnut pollination. His work
is supported by a grant from the
Filbert Control Board.
Roland Groder, OSU extension
marketing specialist, will review
the world's supply of nuts and
also touch on import - export
trends. The walnut husk fly, an
insect pest which appeared in
Oregon for the first time this
year, will be discussed by Peter
Larsen, entomologist with the
Oregon State Department of Ag
riculture. "Filbert Packages, Gifts and
Confections" will be the topic
for a panel discussion moder
ated by Mrs. Velma Seat, OSU
extension food marketing spe
cialist. Havlage loses about 7 per cent
of its weight during storage
compared to an average weight
loss of 24 per cent for direct-cut
grass silage.
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THIS WINTER USE GRANGE CO-OP
We have the correct feed for every feeding need
poultry and livestock.
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lower price.
ROGUE FATTENING RATION A finishing feed
for one or a feed lot full.
Many Other Special Feeds Let us know your
problem we can help with our free NUTRI
TION SERVICES.
REMEMBER: You don't have to be a member to
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CENTRAL POINT
Ph. 664-1261 or 773-4022
Seed Industry Challenges
Face Oregon Seed Farmers
CORVALLIS A discussion
of the challenges facing the
seed industry will keynote the
23rd annual meeting of the Ore
gon Seed Growers League this
week in Portland.
Garden Tips
By JOHN W. McLOUGHLI.N
County Extension Agent
Although a freshly cut Christ
mas tree is preferred over one
that has been cut for several
weeks, what you do with the
tree after you have it home is
very important in maintaining
its good appearance and safety.
A few simple steps will help
maintain the tree's color, re
duce needle drop, and make the
tree more resistant to burning
if accidentally exposed to fire.
Some tree species, such as the
pines and firs, normally retain
their needles longer than the
spruce, but all will usually give
satisfactory service if treated
properly.
Home Care
When you bring your tree
home from the market, place it
in a bucket of water outdoors
or in a cool place until you are
ready to decorate it. The tree
will not be injured by snow or
rain, but heat will cause it to
dry out and may result in early
needle drop.
When it is time to bring the
tree indoors for decorating
make a fresh cut about an inch
above the original one. Place
the tree in a container of water.
Never place the tree near the
fireplace or other source of
heat.
A tree in a warm room may
use a pint or more of water
a day. Keep the cut surface
completely covered with water
at all times. The larger the
container the less frequent wa
ter will have to be added.
There are many types of tree
holders on the market. Select
one that will hold the tree (irm
ly and has a water container of
generous size.
The United States Forest
Products Laboratory at Madi
son, Wis., investigated the bene
fits of fire retardant chemicals
on Christmas Trees. They con
cluded that keeping the tree
standing in water is about the
most practical, satisfactory and
convenient method of those tried
for reducing the fire hazard and
preventing the needles from dis
coloring or falling. Actually,
GRANGE It
r" "' CO-OP ,Jn
Growers and seed industry
representatives attending t h e
meeting will hear J. R. Cowan,
Oregon State University farm
corps department head, outline
several important industry chal
lenges, including the necessity
of maintaining genetic purity in
seed. Cowan points out that
keeping seed genetically pure is
as important as keeping the
seed free from weed seeds and
other physical contaminants.
Cowan will discuss the possi
bility of strengthening seed cer
tification programs the only
way to maintain genetic purity.
Another area of importance to
the industry will be discussed
by Ray Hile, head of the Ore
gon Crop Reporting Service, who
will explain the methods and
problems involved in arriving
at crop estimates.
Crop reporting procedures
have met with some dissatisfac
tion among seed growers in the
past. Seed League members will
review the whole area of seed
crop estimates in relation to
certain sprays could increase
the fire hazard by reducing
water intake.
Decorative Christinas Greens
All live green boughs and
branches used for decorative
purposes should be arranged in
water if possible. This not only
keeps them fresh but reduces
the fire hazard.
If greens or trees cannot be
placed in water and are used
where there is danger of fire,
make them flame retardant by
coating them with a transparent
water glass (sodium silicate)
solution.
Kirc-Relardant Coaling
For those who undertake to
coat boughs and trees with a
fire retardant chemical, the fol
lowing formulation is suggested.
Mix nine parts by volume of
water glass (sodium silicate) to
part of water. Add one 'ea
spoonful of a mild detergent to
each quart of water to act as
a wetting agent. This formula
tion produces a shiny, trans
parent, colorless coating. Sodi
um silicate is available at most
drug stores.
A heavy coating is necessary
to reduce the fire hazard. One
coat reduces the tendency for
flame spreading, but two coats
are more effective. Apply by
spraying or dipping. For spray
ing, add more water to thin the
mixture. If this is done, more
applications arc needed. Use an
insecticide, vacuum cleaner or
a paint sprayer.
421 A Street
ASHLAND
Phone 482-2143
industry needs, during annual
committee meetings.
The competitive position of
Oregon seed is influenced con
siderably by seed crops in Brit
ish Columbia and a Canadian
grower, Stanley Weston, will
talk about current trends in
seed production in his area.
Dr. Virgil Freed, head of the
OSU Agricultural Chemistry de
partment, will discuss "Agricul
tural Chemicals, Good and
Bad."
Another important topic is the
weather, particularly since
much of Oregon's seed produc
tion success depends on warm,
dry weather at harvest time.
Larry Zimmerman, Weather Bu
reau representative stationed at
Oregon State, will discuss weath
er in removal of smoke during
fall stubble burning.
Other speakers scheduled dur
ing the three - day program in
clude Alenby White, Northrup
King Seed Company, Minneap
olis, Minn.; Jack Wells, seed and ;
grain marketing specialist, For--eign
Agricultural Service, Wash
ington, D.C.; Grant E. Blanch, -OSU
agricultural economist;
and Congressman Robert Dun
can, Medford.
White will talk about the im-
portance to the seed industry
of private seed development;
Wells, the problems of produc
ing seed for foreign markets; '
Blanch, the current tax situa
tion; and Congressman Dun
can, a member of the House .
agriculture committee, will re-,
view legislative activities.
Programs for the Seed League "
meeting are being mailed to all
Seed League members. Pro
grams are also available from
county extension agents, or from
Rex Warren, OSU extension .
farm crops specialist, who is
also secretary of the Oregon .
Seed Growers League. The en- ,
tire proceedings will be avail- '
able in printed form following '
the meeting.
STOCKMEN
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roughage will make a base
for a modern balanced ration
that you can feed with little
labor and no wastage. The
increased meat or milk pro
duced will give you maxi
mum returns on a small cash
investment.
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MULING CO.
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