TUESDAY,
Complacency Tendency Seen
As Seed Growers Challenge
PORTLAND - The greatest
challenge facing Oregon seed
growers today is the tendency
toward complacency, according
to Dr. J. Ritchie Cowan, head
of the Oregon State University
farm crops department.
Dr. Cowan spoke during the
recent Oregon Seed Growers
League 2:ird annual convention
at Portland Dec. 9. More than
200 growers and seed industry
representatives attended the
meeting, which ran through Dec.
11.
"We must gear outsclves to
be ahle to produce the varieties
which our markets desire,"
Cowan told the group. "We are
at a crossroads, we are moving
into a new era. Unless we rec
OSU Notes New Trends
In Nursery Business
CORVALLIS Today's back
yard gardener can buy most of
his garden needs at a neighbor
hood shopping center as self.
service becomes a more impor
tant part of Oregon's $17 million
nursery business.
Mass merchandising of plants
in containers and more special
izeri growing are two notable
trends in Oregon's nursery busi
ness. savs Dr. A. N. Roberta,
Oregon State University horti
culturist.
Roth consumers and growers
benefit from container plant
nroduction. Roberts noted. Shop
ners like budget-priced small
plants and they like to buy them
in bloom. Growers find that
container growing lends Itself
lo assembly line production and
lower unit costs.
Another advanlage seen by
growers: an enormous number
of plants can he grown in a
small area regardless of soil
condition. One Oregon grower
with in acres of container-
grown plants has installed an
overhead irrigation system for
both watering and dilute liquid
feeding.
Retailers find container
plants, if watered, can be kept
fresh-looking for weeks. Ralled-anri-burlapped
shrubs are more
difficult In water. If they're not
moved rapidly through market
ing channels, they must be
plunged in peat or sawdust for
holding, Roberts reports.
Still Problems
Willi all their good features,
growers tind that there are still
problems connected with con
tainer growing. Container-grown
plants need more meticulous
rare regular watering and
feeding, plus winter protection,
Add lo this, problems of nan.
riling and distribution. In some
cases, growers may find that
labor cosls are greater, particu-
Garden Tips
By JOHN W. IMct.OUCIII.lN
Ciiiuily Extension Agent
The poinsetlia plant is almost
as symbolic of Christmas as the
Christmas tree. A few precau
tions in the placement and care
of your poinsettia will add
weeks to the life of your plant.
He sure the plant you pur
chase is in a strong healthy con
dition. Large flower bracts,
strong stems and the presence
of lower leaves are points to
lonk for when selecting a high
quality plant.
The ideal location for a poin
settia is a sunny, draft free lo
cation with a humid atmosphere
and a temperature of r,() de
grees. Such an ideal location ex
ists in very few, if any, homes.
However, keeping the plant in a
location approaching this ideal
will add to its bloom lite.
Kerp Soil Moist
Keep the soil moist and the
plant away from sources of
eat. The humidity in heat
source areas is greatly reduced
The humiditv mav he increased '
around the plant by placing the
pol in a tray or container par-
lially filled with a media such
as pebbles or sand. The tray is
then filled with water to a point
r,!':,"::,1:"1 11
in, i.t .il.-, iii ini- iii, -tun. i
Poinsettia leaves will ovon
IiniUv fall naturally and the
plants should be nliowed to go
dormant. At this time place the
plains in a cool, dark place un
til spring, llo not water the
plant during this dormant per
iod When the ground warms up
and danger of frost has passed,
plant the poinsettia in a sunny
position in the garden. The plant
may be removed from the pot
or I he pol may be plunged up
lo its rim. Cut the stems back
lo two eyes Water and fertilise
the plants through the summer.
Flower formation in poinspt
lias is correlated with a short
day length as in chrvsanthe-
mums Therefore, do not expect the Jackson county fairgrounds
the poinsettia to (lower natural- averaged $5-14 His lop ten fe
ly in your summer garden or males brought $1147 and top ;.i
in the house if it receives arti-, females $726. His highest sell
ficial light. Flowering results ing animal earned Sl.tKHi Most
may be obtained by artificial of the rattle went out o( the
shading as with chrvsanthe- county. Twelve head stayed in
mums. 1 his valley. Ill went to California
The best way lo have house and II to Washington,
sized plants for next Christmas At the recent Sacramento,
would be l tal cuttings in Ike Calif. PtHirams Ireland's ani
fall. Mil tie cuttim with tor ii.ds ltk a fourth, two sixths
or five iidts. lemorafcor, lo and ! vonths in classes of
bring Ui,e cuttings into flower 25 or .' ( alll from all the
you must Irep them away from western vlales im represent
artificial lighting. j td'fe the .tl.
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DECEMBER 17, ItUM
ognize this, we stand in sup
back substantially.
The OSU larm crops neaa saio
that the number one concern of
the seed grower and the seed
handler should be to produce
and retain the varieties as gene
tically pure as possible. He
pointed out that sligni genetic
impurities can have a great im
pact on today's seed crops,
which are often bred to do spe
cial jobs, and have a narrow
genetic base.
Seeks Resolution
Dr. Cowan called on the seed
growers to use their best judg
ment and talent to prepare reso
lutions during the meeting, reso
lutions which when carried out
will bring new vistas to the seed
larly if they do not mechanize
certain operations.
Certain varieties of roses,
rhododendrons, azaleas, heather,
conifers and ground covers are
among those most profitably
grown in containers.
Roberts says that shoppers
are more apt to buy a blooming
2 to 3-ycar old rhododendron
than an older plant that isn't
in bloom even though the latter
may be the better buy
Do-it-yourself gardeners, he
says, generally like small
plants at a small price, but are
becoming increasingly quality
conscious and will pay the
necessary higher price for su
perior plant material. They are
also learning most about nurs
ery stock grades in their garden
club meetings.
Another notable trend is more
specialization, both in plant ma
terials and the stage at which
they are marketed, says Rob
erts.
"Specialist propagators" In
Oregon are building up a busi
ness with California nursery
men on a "contract rooting"
basis. Cuttings are sent from
California to Oregon, where
they're rooted, and sent back to
California as rooted cuttings or
liners. Oregon's weather is fa-
vorahle to rooting many Cali
fornia plants that are difficult
to root in the warmer southern
climate.
Specialization
Specialization in plant ma
terial has brought about heal
thier nursery slock because the
specialist can he concerned with
only a few plant species and
take the precautions necessary
lo keep them pathogen-tree and
true-to-name,
Is the container-grown plant
going to be as good a plant as
one balled and burlapped? In
general, plant quality should he
comparable, Roberts slates. The
container - grown plant should
have a well-developed root sys
tem but not be allowed to be
come pot bound. Sometimes in
the transplanting, problems oc
cur, but these can be overcome.
The light polling mixtures
use must be mixed with soil
and watered frequently when
transplanted to prevent a dry
pocket from developing around
the roots. However, reminds
Roberts, It takes time for any
plant to adjust to being moved.
The sooner root-soil contact is
reestablished the less the shock
of transplanting.
What about the nurseryman
who has a general family-size
operation?
The small grower is not going
10 be replaced entirely, Roberts
believes. The personal service
he renders and the variely of
plants o( all sizes he otters, are
difficult to duplicate on a mass
basis, it was pointed out. How
ever, he will have to be efficient
11 he is going lo pay his family
a fair wage and still make a
profit.
Roberts emphasized that the
nursery industry in Oregon
becoming more a business, and
I less a "way o( life." He says
this means more attention to
I sound management principles.
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'Ireland neretords
Tops Off Sales
ASHLAND- - Richard Ireland,
Ashland area cattleman, re
turned home yesterday after a
trip to Texas lo buy some year
ling heifers and a callle haul
to California.
The heifers (rum the (inllihnr
ranch near Dallas will co with
his new Maior Domino bull as
a continuation of his breeding
program.
The acquisitions hack up two
recent sales where Ireland's
polled Hereford ranked either
at or near the lop
His recent production sale at
industry. He challenged the
group to pass these resolutions
and make it their business to see
that they are implemented.
The current status of seed
crop estimates was reported by
Ray B. Hile, agricultural stati
stician in charge, Crop Report
ing Service at Portland. Hile
said that unless more grower
support for pre-harvest seed
crop estimates was forthcoming,
these reports might be discon
tinued. He asked the League
members to consider the crop
reports, and if any changes in
reporting procedures are needed
the crop reporting service
stands ready to make these
changes.
rOmerson predicted lower
prices for crimson clover in
I9fi4. He said that growers, to
get the most out of crimson clo
ver seed, must hit the early
market. It appears that the mar
ket for hairy vetch in 1964
should be stable, according to
Emerson. He said the market
for hairy vetch seed could pos
sibly be better in 1964 than in
1963.
The seed league meeting con
tinued on Tuesday, with election
of directors. Members were wel
comed to the opening session by
Cal Crandall, agricultural com
mittee chairman of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce. League
president Goldie Marcotl, Subli
mity, presided over the opening
sessions.
The seed Industry returns
some $25-million to Oregon agri
culture annually, plus generat
ing income for allied industries
and services.
FROM
THE
GROUND
UP
8 BART BARTLEn
By request we will devote
portion of this column to pest
control for the hobbyist type of
economic plant grower.
In many instances retired or
elderly persons like to keep con
structively occupied by growing
certain tree fruits in back yards
in other limited areas. The
same is somewhat true of those
persons who like to grow vege
table gardens. The following
discussion will in large measure
he applicable where homcmak
ers of any age are growing land
scape or floral plants.
The average home nrchardisl
will be concerned mostly with
such insect pests as scale, spi
der miles, twig borers, and cod
ling moth. Investigations have
shown that the most common
cause of poor control of these
pests was not the use of the
improper chemical agents. The
liming of spray applications
was not at (aull either, in in
stances where poor insect pest
control was a problem. In prac
tically every case, the method
of application was at fault.
Poor Coverage Blamed
lu some cases, poor coverage
wilh the spray chemical was
evidently the cause of lack of
control. In other instances an
excellent job of coverage was
accomplished wilh the sprayer
being used, but poor pest con
trol was still the result. In most
of the cases that have been in
vestigated the lack of control
was due to the mechanical
sprayer or duster equipment,
rather than to Improper timing
of the spray or dust application.
The two items of equip m e n t
that do the poorest job of pest
chemical application to econom
ic plants are discussed as fol
lows :
The sprayer that operates o((
the domestic water system is
generally a bad item of home
(arm equipment. Where good
pest control Is desired, s ank
type of compressed air sprayer
is the best method of applying
sprays for pest control.
The simple (piston) air pres
sure type of duster Is also al
most worthless (or the applica
tion of chemicals In dust form
for pest control. A simple crank
type of duster that has both an
agitator and blower Is the only
means of applying pest control
chemicals In dust formulation
that Is effective.
No One t'nilerstanda
Karlier In (his column we
slated that no one understood
the European Common Market.
This was In the face of local
and national opinion that the
Common Market was well un
derstood. Recent Items from do
mestic as well s F.uropean
sources indicate that the Com
mon Market Is not well defined
or a stable (actor In European
or world markets.
Spider mites that sometimes
become pests of house plants
can be washed from the plants
by flushing the tops nd foliage
under the domestic water tap
The livestock markets have
not been too active. It may pay
lo feed some animals (or a few
weeks longer rather than mark
et them at this time. The weath
er in many caltle producing
areas has forced many animals
to market that normally would
have been marketed in a mor
orderly manner.
Farm &
NEW DAISY Pinwheel, a new Gloriosa daisy being introduced
by Burpee seeds in I9M is a bold five-inch Gloriosa in a pattern
of mahogany and gold. The plants grow vigorously at 2'4 feet.
If planted early they will bloom tbo first year giving a mass
bloom effect in a garden. They will last for years and survive zero
weather and hot summers.
FARM
Woodlot
By DICK OLSON
Oregon Stale Farm Forester
With increasing activity in
Christmas tree buying and sell
ing, many questions regarding
cutting and transporting regu
lations are being asked. The
primary purpose of these reg
ulations is the protection of tim
ber property both public and
private owned.
Fulfilling the initial cutting
or harvesting requirements of
Oregon law will cost you only
time if you comply. But, if you
fail to comply, it could cost
you money.
If you are planning to cut
Christmas trees there are two
basic things to take care of
before cutting. One is permis
sion to cut. 'the other is to ob
tain a permit to harvest misce
llaneous forest tree products
from the nearest slate forestry
office.
After the first of the new year,
the remainder of the require
in e n I s regarding harvesting
must be fulfilled. All merchant
able trees harvested in western
Oregon must be reported to the
county assessor before March 3.
After receiving the report, the
assessor will hill Ihe owner ac
cording In Ihe millage rate in
the county. The only exception
to this requirement would ap
ply to land under the Optional
Law (no harvest tax) or classi
fied reforestation lands. Under
the latter, a harvesting permit
Pear Shipments
Below Last Year
SALF.M Pear shipments are
Increasing, but are below 1M2,
according to an early Decem
ber report from Ihe stale
federal shipping points.
M. D. Murphy, supervisor (or
fruit and vegetable (ederal
stale shipping point inspections,
reported that only 912 cars had
been inspected by the end of
November this year compared
with 2.654 cars a year ago at
that time. Hood River shipped
.100 cars in November, Mcdford
97 cars and Portland 26.
The Oregon Department of
Agriculture reported apple ship
ments slow in November, but
above last year wilh a total of
6:16 cars inspected to date this
year compared to .196 last year.
Hood River was the the heaviest
apple shipper in November wilh
211 cars. Ontario had three
cars, Milton-Freewaler 21 and
Portland .17 cars.
Onion shipments showed an
'increase in November wilh 567
cars moving out from Ihe Mal
heur county area, three cars
from Mcdford and 274 cars
from the Salem area. Total
shipments in October were 6IKI i
cars.
4-H NEWS
Bobbin Rnhblru
Saturday, Dec 7, Ihe Bobbin
Bobbins 4-H Club had a work
shop meeting We made skills,
blouses, bonnets, el cetera.
Three dolls were donated to
the club by Maria Jean Hall.
Dorlhy Franek and Diana Piers.
The dolls' clothes are (or the
children in Doernbecher Memo,
rial Hospital in Portland
The next meeting will be ,lan.
II.
.lean l.evtrow, i
Reporter
MEDFORD MAIL TRFRUNE, MEDFORD.
Garden
Facts
must he obtained from Ihe state
tax commission in addition to
the Slate Forestry permit. Then
after cutting, a detailed report
on tax commission forms must
be sent to the commission, ac
companied by a payment of 12'4
per cent of the stumpage value
as determined by the commis
sion. This must be done not
later than .Jan. 30, following
cutting.
Need Rill of Sale
Oregon forest law requires a
bill of sale in possession when
transporting more than five
Christmas tees, in addition to
harvest permit or proof of land
ownership on which the permit
was obtained. The bill of sale
must specify the date of sale,
name and address of the buyer
or receiver, number and spe
cies of trees, and the legal de
scription of the nronertv from
which the trees were cut, and be
signed by the land-owner. In
spections will he made by state
patrolmen and local law en
forcement officers.
Oregon Public Utilily Com
mission (PUC) regulations also
affect transportation. The fol
lowing classes of truckers, how
ever, are exempt from obtain
ing PUC permits:
1. Oregon farmers when using
farm plates to truck Christmas
trees and boughs grown on their
own farms. They may also haul
farm grown trees and boughs
for other Oregon farmers in ex
change for labor or for a nomi
nal fee.
2. Private carriers with com
bined weights not over 6,000
pounds. Private carriers are
those who actually own the prod
ucts that they haul.
Both 1 and 2 (above) Involv
ing diesel trucks, however, are
required to pay a diesel fuel
tax when trucking over public
roads.
For those truckers not quali
fying for the above exemptions,
contact your local PUC office
(or specific regulations.
Bang's Shots
Still Available
SALKM-Cattlemen and vet-
erinarians throughout Eastern
j Oregon can let up on feverish
activity to heat the Dec. 15
' deadline on "free" vaccination
of calves for Bang's disease.
I The vaccination program will
be carried on in both eastern
and western Oregon as in the
past, at least for the foresee
able future.
This word was released Id
Salem Dec. 9 following a joint
: meeting of the stale brucellosis
advisory committee and the
Slate Livestock Auction Board
I with stale and federal depart
I menl of agriculture veterinary
, officials.
Industry spokesman on Ihe
two advisory groups urged offi
cials to give priority to vaccina
tion in the brucellosis control
I program. This reshuffling o(
j state and federal services was
one lo accomplish continuance
of the vaccination activitv.
STOCKMEN
FEED PELLETS
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OREGON
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Seed League V. P.
PORTLAND - Ken Harris,
Madras, is new president of the
Oregon Seed Growers League.
Harris was elected to the post
during the '3d annual meeting
of the League at Portland Dec.
9-11.
Elected vice president for the
organization was Don Bohnert,
Central Point. Rex Warren, ex
tension farm crops specialist at
at Oregon Slate University, was
re - elected secretary. Ira
Strauss, Corvallis, remains
treasurer.
Dr. Grant Blanch, one of the
key speakers during the Tues
day session of Ihe convention,
discussed the Oregon tax pic-
lure. Dr. Blanch, who is an agri
cultural economist at Oregon
State University, told the Seed
League that more than 20 per
cent of the net income of farm
ers in Oregon is paid out in the
form of ad valorem property
taxes. This percentage doesn't
include taxes on personal prop
erty. Suggests Broader Tax
Dr. Blanch pointed out that
the extremely high taxes on
Oregon farmland place the
farmers of this state in a poor
position to compete with grow
ers in other areas. One of the
answers to this problem, ac
cording to Dr. Blanch, would be
to broaden the tax base by in
creasing the proportion of peo
ple who pay state income tax.
Blanch pointed out that only 62
per cent of Oregon income earn
ers pay any income tax.
If the proportion of people
paying income taxes cannot be
increased hecause of political
reasons, Dr. Blanch said a
slate sales tax may be neces
sary to take some of the lax
burden off real property. He
also commented that the state
Quarterhorse
Clinic Slated
For March 21-22
The Slate of .lefferson Quar
ter Horse Clinic will be held at
the Mcdford Armory March 21-
22, 1964, according to an an
nouncement made at the De
cember meeting of the Jackson
County Horsemen's Association
by Ed Mayfield, Eagle Point.
Guest speakers at the event
will be Leonard Milligan, Den
ver, Colo., who will speak on
horsemanship in general; Dr.
Lear, representative of the Car
nation Farms, feeding and con
ditioning of horses; Dr. Wheat
of the University of California
at Davis, general confirmation,
and Red Randall, noted Califor
nia horse trainer will give ex
hibitions on training.
Horse Group Moves
Mayfield, also vice president
of the State of Jefferson Quar
ter Horse Association, slated
that the State of Jefferson Quar
ter Horse sale previously slated
to be held at Mcdford has been
moved lo Grants Pass, due to
the inadequate stabling facili
ties at the local fairgrounds.
Don Faber, Jackson County
commissioner, gave a talk ex
plaining his opinions to the
members and guests regarding
the fairgrounds and all horse
activities in Jackson County in
general.
Jack Brown, chairman of the
trails committee, reported that
he had recently submitted the
plans ami proposals by the
JCHA regarding trails on the
valley floor to Robert (Boh)
Haworth, Mcdford parks and
recreation director.
President John Belknap re
minded the members an elec
tion of officers will be held at
the January meeting A nom
inating committee will be ap
pointed by the JCHA hoard of
directors at their Dec. 18 meet
ing at Kim's restaurant.
The February meeting will be
held at North's Chuck Wagon at
which time the new officers will
he installed for the 1964 term.
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SOS North Cntrl
of Oregon furnishes a smaller
share of local school support
than is furnished from the gen
eral funds of many other states.
This is one reason for the heavy
tax burden on farm lands.
Two of the speakers for the
day stressed the growing impor
tance of overseas markets for
Oregon seeds. Jack Wells, of the
Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA, and Alenby White,
Northrup - King Seed Company
at Minneapolis, told the group
that they must be prepared to
provide the kind of seed the
overseas markets want if they
are to sell to these markets.
Intercropping
Panel Subject
For Fruit Program
CORVALLIS-Factors determ
ining whether orchard inter
cropping pays or not were the
subject of a panel discussion
Thursday before the Oregon
Horticultural Society's stone
fruits section meeting here re
cently. The panel stressed that the
only reason for intercropping is
added income during the early
life of the orchard and that
management determines the
success or failure of an inter
cropping program, according to
D. L. Rasmussen, Marion coun
ty extension agent and panel
moderator.
Advantages and disadvantages
of intercropping new orchards
were outlined by Rodney Chase,
Springfield orchardist. Advant
ages cited were to provide in
come until trees come into bear
ing, irrigated crops insure ade
quate moisture for new trees
and new plantings make more
growth under irrigation.
Disadvantages
Disadvantages pointed out
by Chase were that trees (end
to grow leggy, requiring more
corrective pruning, that trees
grown with (all crops tend to
form narrow crotches and that
weeds are an increased prob
lem, requiring narrow weed
control equipment.
He expressed the opinion that
"anyone wanting lo see some
return, before trees are pro
ducing, would be wise to con
sider intercropping."
Lee Foster, Hood River coun
ty extension agent, noted sev
eral factors which must be con
sidered if an intercrop such as
strawberries, tomatoes, pota
toes, etc., is to be grown on
land planted to young trees.
These included the adapta
bility of the crop to the area
and soil, the acreage available,
the availability of markets, the
amount of equipment needed for
efficient production and the
availability of labor.
Two of the biggest mistakes
that can he made, he added,
were to try and grow an inter
crop without adequate equip
ment and lo grow a crop with
out a market outlet. If good
management practices are fol
lowed, there are several crops
that can be grown satisfactor
ily, Foster said, but intercrop
ping may not always be prac
tical. Joseph F. Realy, Salem area
grower, sketched some of the
intercrop combinations used in
the Willamette Vallev and re-
ported on his experience wilh
cherry trees as intcrplants in
j three sweet cherry plantings
marie during the past 10 years.
I When interplanting or inter
cropping a sweet cherry or
' chard with additional cherry
trees, the overall cost, avail
able equipment, kind and num
: her of trees, ease of cultivation.
spray requirements and the
i numher of years the orchard is
to he left interplanled should
all be considered, Beaty
I stressed.
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Stock Nutrition
Course Scheduled
EAGLE POINT - Keith Hock
ersmith, field representative for
Grange Co-Op, will conduct a
nine week course on animal nu
trition as part of the Eagle
Point vocational agriculture de
partment's adult educalion pro
gram. Vo-Ag Instructor Nat Etzcl
and various resource personnel
will assist him.
The course will be held each
Wednesday night from 7:45 to
10 o'clock, Etzcl said. It will
cover livestock feeding, nutri
tion and management.
The first meeting will cover
fundamental animal nutrition,
nutrients, feed tage; sec
ond, use of feeding ta
bles and the feeding of
roughages, pasture, silage, hay
green chop and processed hay;
fourth, minerals; fifth, pasture
management; sixth, new ideas
on dairy feeding; seventh, new
ideas on beef feeding; eighth,
new ideas on swine feeding;
ninth, feeding horses and sheep;
10th, review, summary and in
dividual discussion of feeding
problems.
The tuition of $5 includes re
freshments and outline of the
course. No pre-registration is re
quired. Those persons wanting
further information may con
tact Eagle Point high school.
Cooperation
Of Dairy Meeting
Jan. 6-8, Eugene
CORVALLIS - The need for
more cooperative effort among
dairymen will be stressed at the
17th annual meeting of the Ore
gon Dairymen's Association
Jan. 6 to 8 at Eugene, accord
ing to H. P. Ewalt of Oregon
Slate University, association
secretary.
Ewalt, who serves as OSU
extension daily specialist, said
key speakers were chosen for
their knowledge of dairy organ
izations. Featured speaker will
be W. F. Penney, Seattle, man
ager of Northwest Dairymen's
Association, who will discuss
the need for smaller dairy co
operatives to band together for
greater efficiency.
Aaron Dudley, Los Angeles,
editorial director for Nelson
Crow Publications, will explain
the workings of Ihe California
milk marketing laws, and the
importance of dairymen getting
together and speaking wilh one
voice when they take a stand
on state or national legislation.
Talk On Cooperatives
The case for consolidation of
cooperatives will be presented
by Dr. G. Burton Wood, head
of the Agricultural Economics
Department at Oregon State.
Wood will also discuss general
business conditions throughout
the nation, as well as the eco
nomic outlook,
Pickavance, Albert Lea, Minn.,
Another speaker will be W. T.
chief engineer for the Universal
Milking Machine Division of
National Cooperatives, Inc.
Dairy herd health will be dis
cussed by Dr. Glen B. Rea, Ore
gon state veterinarian. The
Oregon Dairy Products Com
mission and the Oregon Dairy
Council will also be represented
on the program.
Frank Rood, North Rend, as
sociation president, will preside
over the three-day meeting,
which will be held at the Eu
gene Hotel.
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Meat now accounts for about
a fourth of the shopper's food
dollar, and the demand is px-
peeled to grow.
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For Cattlemen
Summer range for cattle in
the mountains of Jackson coun
ty is a vital link in beef cattle
management affecting 10,000
cows, according to Earle Jossy,
county extension agent.
This segment of the livestock
industry represents an annual
income of si million in Jackson
county. This is new income and
is renewed each year. It repre
sents an industry which does
not contribute to pollution of air,
soil or water.
Range in itself docs not pro
duce this amount of money but
is essential in the production be.
cause it provides food for cattle
while hay is being harvested
from the irrigated meadows on
the floor of the valley.
A short course in range man
agement will be held Dec. 17,
18 and 19, 10:30 a. m. to 3:30
p. m., in Jhe extension audi
torium on the fairgrounds in
Medford.
This school is sponsored by
the Jackson county extension
service. Dr. Dilliard Gates,
range management specialist
with Oregon State University,
will be Ihe instructor. T h o
school is intended to help range,
users obtain the best return
from this resource without
causing damage or depletion of
the forage.
Anyone inleresled ran contact
Earle Jossy at Ihe county ex
tension office or rail 773-8215.
Forty people have signed up so
far.
No Inspection
For Greenery
SALEM Many Oregonians
will be sending out-of-state
friends and relatives holly and
greenery to deck their homes
this holiday season.
And, for the holiday season nn
inspection by the Oregon De
partment of Agriculture will he
required on cut greenery and
cut holly going-out-of-stale.
However, while cut holly does
not require an inspection, any
potted holly must be inspected.
Final date for shipping or
carrying this cut greenery into
California and Utah without in
spection is Dec. 31.
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