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TUESDAY, OSU Researchers Seek Control for Annual Bluegrass CORVALLIS - Field studies and laboratory experiments aimed at control of annual blue-grass in fields of perennial bluegrass grown for seed have been started by Oregon State University. Annual bluegrass, a weed, contaminates perennial blue grass seed fields and turf. Ade quate control measures are re quired to maintain the high quality seed expected from Oregon producers, explains Bill Rose, Woodburn, representing the Merion Bluegrass Associa tion which is giving partial-fi nancial support to the worK. A number of new herbicides showing for selective control of annual grasses in perennial grass seed crops are being test ed on field plots in the Willa mette Valley. Various types of tillage implements were used to obtain more uniform cover age with the herbicides. In the past, herbicides which ordinarily give satisfactory an nual bluegrass control have failed in spots of straw and ' trash accumulation. The con centration of organic matter has prevented the chemical from reaching the soil where it is most effecive on germinating annual bluegrass seedlings. It is hoped that tillage to eli minate accumulations of orga nic matter, combined with more effective herbicides, can solve this problem. The plots will be checked during the winter and spring to obtain information on extent and longevity of control with each chemical applied. In addition, detailed and ex tensive laboratory experiments will be conducted to study the effect of various environmental factors on annual bluegrass ger mination requirements. The weed germinates over a wide range of conditions. By pinpointing the environ mental factor or factors respon sible for the wide range in ger mination time, application of herbicides can be timed for the most effective control. How ever, researchers warn that it is not at all certain that the problem will be completely solved in one year. The research will be conduct ed by Tom Neidlinger, who re cently joined the OSU Farm Crops staff from Purdue Uni versity. In field studies, he will work closely with Orvid Lee, U.S.D.A. weed researcher in grass seed crops. W. R. Furtick and Norman Goetze of the OSU Farm Crops department will be involved in planning and super vision of the research. FROM THE GROUND UP By BART BARTLin As this Is the holiday season for Americans, it follows that the next few days will ho de voted to the festive activities that befit each family or group. In many cases tho holiday ac tivities will reflect in some measure the national or social background of the people con cerned. Customs do vary and In some Instances may be very strange indeed to some persons who fol low closely a certain pattern In any case we arc sure Ihnt the spirit of the holidays will result in a tolerant attitude to ward the various religions, rares or creeds as they observe the holidays even (hough their cus toms may he rather novel or strange compared to the cus toms that have been considered normal in this country or even in mis local area. The weather for this section of Oregon promises to lie nei ther better nor worse than is normal for this lime of year. In any event, the weather will not be as severe as that being ex perienced by tho grantor part of the nation that lies lo the east of the Rocky Mountains. Sliidv Catalogs One constructive wnv to pass some of the holiday hours Is to study the nursery and seed catalogs, Some good ideas may be gained from such publica tions that may make farming and gardening more pleasur able and profitable during the coming growing season. "Peace on earth" is a phrase that has been overworked to the extent that it is now meaning less in the sense that nnvone feels responsible (or seeing that it happens. The national leaders of the world have used the phrase so freely most often for political purposes and usually when peace was of a low priority in their programs that some of the lustre has been lost from this noble statement. We trust that everyone who reads this column will have the best of everything during the holidays. Take care and sec that the cabin docs not burn down or that the family car does not, in some manner, haslen anyone's departure from this carlh. 10 A- DECEMBER 24, 193 Range Management Course Covers Plant Growth, Use Approximately 40 people at tended the recent range man agement workshop held in the Jackson County Extension Serv ice Auditorium. Those who attended feel it was worthwhile and would like to have it again next year. County Agent Earle Jossy was local coordinator for the course. Purpose of the workshop was to provide an opportunity for tnose who have not previously had the opportunity to become acquainted with some of the basic principles involved in man agement of the range resource, the instructor, OSU Range Man agement Specialist Dillard H. Gates explained. This will pro vide a basis tor a better under standing of the range resource and provide a basis for further and more complex workshops in range management. It should also stimulate awareness of all vegetation, he added. Material Covered The material covered includ ed plant identification, plant physiology, grazing value of plants, plant ecology. Gates no ted that livestock raisers are familiar with the parts of an animal, but too many of them are not so familiar with the parts of a plant. "Your livelihood is directly dependent on plants," Gates re minded the cattlemen. "You should know plants well so you will be better prepared to make range management decisions that directly affect your liveli hood." Under plant physiology, t h e cattlemen learned how plants grow and their life processes. Gates told the group that the grazing value of plants is that they can provide a balanced diet the year around. The nu tritional value of the plant is not constant, however, he point ed out. Under plant ecology, the live stock people learned the home life of a plant and where the plants grow and why. They also learned about plants in relation to their environment. Range plants fall into three broad, but easily . recognized categories, he pointed out. These are grasses, grass-like plants and broad-leaf plants. General characteristics of grasses are round or flattened hollow steins, solid at joints, two - ranked, alternate leaves, parallel veined leaves. The char acteristics of a grass leaf are shown by its sheath, blade, lig ule, and auricles. Characteris tics of the grass flower are that it is small and inconspicuous its pistil made up of stigma, style and ovary, its stamen (rarely one or six) made up of anthers and filaments and its lodiculcs at the base of the pis til with open enveloping scales. Various Types In commenting on the various types of broadlcaf plants, Gates noted that Mules Ears Wyethin is eaten by all classes of slock, but the leaves are less palata ble than arrowleaf balsam. Saw tooth bullcrweed is good sheep forage, fair for cows and good for deer and elk. The Aspen fleahnne Is (air lo poor for sheep and poor for cattle. The com mon dandelion is common on ranges, overgrazed meadows and sages where soils are good, he said. In discussing physiologv of range plants, Gates pointed out that intensity of grazing also affects chemical composition of a plant. Animals are forced lo eat more or the unpalatable and low quality portions of the plant. Both the degree and frequen cy of forage removal is reflect ed in plant response, he said. Clipping after May 7 did more for bluohunch whealgrass than earlier frequent clipping, Utah research showed. Next year's total yield was about cut in half and there was a 25 per cent mortality of plants clipped to May 15. 1 his points up the need for delayed spring grazing and native range that is pri marily bluebunch wheatgniss, he said. Slorage Pattern Carbohydrato storage pattern of crested whealgrass led lo de velopment of two systems of grazing at Squaw Unite in Ore gon. One crop grazing begin grazing about May 1 (crested whealgrass, six inches lull) graze until about May 20 or until heads in bool. Graze close ly lo remove all seed heads. Subsequent rogrowth will be lealy. Graze moderately again in Inle July, August or Septem ber if there has been enough iiioistiuc to get rcgrowlh. The soil fertility affects nu- trltivo content of range forngi as illustrated at Squaw Hullo range experiment slntion. Gale said. The life cycle of a plant is influenced by Us use, he continued. Various classes of livestock exhibit different grazing pat terns, Gales explained. Sheep are selective in grazing since Ihcv tend lo eat plant purls ralher lhan the entire planl Sheep lend lo prefer forbs and tender grasses ( attic, while they lend to cat some plants more readily lhan olhers are generally not as so lective in grazing habits as sheep. Range Condition Ranges in good condition have greater percentages of more nu tritive and palalnble plants lhan poor condition ranges, I Gates said. Lack of sufficient desirable forage forces live stock to take less desirable for age. The nutritive value of range forages tends to parallel the range condition. Good con dition range has highly nutritive forage. Also, stock responses Chit By JCE Mail Tribune The arguments and counter-arguments over the South Talent zoning seem destined to go on and on until the Jackson County Planning Commission completes a comprehensive land use study for the area and comes up with a more workable zoning ordi nance. The following letter answers our column of Dec. 10 on the South Talent problem. "We the people of the South Talent area wish to thank you and your paper for your interest in our problems. We know that because of the many items about our efforts to improve this area we are in the spoltlight. People all around us have their eyes on us. Will we sink or swim? "We are an unincorporated area. We have no mayor or council elected to guide us. We may appear to be floundering aimlessly about, nonetheless we do have our county court and its commis sions and laws as a governing body and our people act as the council. Perhaps all we need is a little more courage and time, but when tho chips are down the majority will do what is right. "Yes, Ihe South Talent area is now in the throes of a zoning controversy. The opponents of zoning are asking the people to vole out the zoning protection now in effect. The very principle of zoning is at stake. This raises many questions among our peo ple. As you know these opponents of zoning have resorted to all sorts of things, but what are they trying to prove? We don't really know and doubt if they do either. "Are Ihe opponents of zoning trying to twist the laws around lo gain their objectives? Will a vote now in favor of zoning change their opposition to cooperation? We think not. We are sure of one thing, though, they will find it increasingly difficult to get people to sign a petition again. They are cheapening the law by their misuse of the constitutional right to petition. This is like misusing one's constitutional right to bear arms by killing one's opponent. Who or what will Ihey try to petition out next? "Are the opponents of zoning trying to prove the majority of the people of this area are not capable of deciding what is good for this area? With zoning Ihe people of the area attend regular hearings and meetings, hear both sides of each issue and then make the decisions according to the rules and regulations of the zoning ordinance in effect. This system of majority rule is as old as our country itself. Costly secret ballots are not necessary when people meet together and have the courage to raise their hands to indicate their convictions peaceably. "Are the opponents of zoning trying to prove thai 53 per cent of the people were wrong in November, 1961 when zoning was initi ated into Ihis area? The people of the area have not forgotten thai before the area was zoned they had to dig up $500 for legal counsel to prevent a 10 acre junk yard from moving in. This could have been prevented for free had zoning been in effect "Do Ihe opponents of zoning want to make this area a dumping ground for all soi ls of undersirable things that other zoned areas do not want or will not allow? We are not off the bealen path as our area has good access to the new freeway, a four lane boulevard and we have certain other reasons why big junk yards and the like would like to move in. We are a choosy kind of people and we want to choose the kind of things that move into the area. We have Ihis right to choose as long as we have zoning. "Are the opponents of zoning oilier areas all over the country slraighlening out and correcting (hey failed to plan or zone before their area built up? Most everyone has scon Ihis happen in one place or .another. "We would say to lhc.se opponents of zoning and say it strongly, THINK AGAIN. If they do not wish to conform to certain neces sary rules and regulations, then they should move way out, even there they must plan and conform, even if the only rules are Ihe Ten Commandments. "We, (he members of the South Talent Improvement Associa tion even now feel certain thai, as in November, the majori ty of Ihe people of the area will vole Yes loud and clear for zoning. We will begin our campaign for zoning by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year." In Ihe Dec. 10 column we had pointed out that if the people really want zoning they must fight for it. Observers have been predicting that Ihe zoning will be defeated. The people favoring zoning are not organized enough lo put up a consislent and strong fight. Now, however, Ihe Soulh Talent Improvement Association seems determined lo get out Ihe vote for Ihe Jan. 24 election. We also slated Mint zoning, fairly and Impartially applied seeks lo provide decent Hying space lor 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. II is not new. Every lime a farmer repairs his fence he is reenforcing zoning. He is separating his cattle from his gar den patch, from his field corn and his home. Zoning does not mean a certain piece of land will always be (arm land, residential properly or commercial properly. 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 feel a change is needed. II may be decided Hint residential land would be better for commercial or industrial enterprises. Such a change may be indicated by an increasing number of variances sought by properly owners in a certain area. For, vari ances have been liberally granted by Ihe Jackson County Plan ning Commission. I'lifnrtunately, 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. II does, however, prevent any expan sion of that business. The county court cannot, under slate law, refuse a wrecking yard license. This is the job of the department of motor vehicles. The county court can only recommend thai 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 the wrecking yard is nol violating the state law by haying many wrecks visible from the highway, etc. The operator, somehow warned of his coming, suddenly cleans up his yard, then later gradually lets it become unsightly again. This has happened and will continue to happen until an area gets zoning. I he people wanting their area protected must organ ize, participate actively in thai organization, ring doorbells and get support for zoning. This is Ihe 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 Ihe controls. k will be favorable. With light grazing, livestock tend to take the more desirable portions of the herbage first. As grazing pressure is increas ed, livestock are forced to take more of the hard, stemmy less desirable forage. Chat COWLEY Farm Editor trying lo prove hundreds of haven't had a terrible time bad mistakes made because MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Grants Pass Men In Colorado Sale Hoots Angus Ranch and May Angus Ranch, both of Grants Pass, have consigned bulls to the huge National Western Stock show in Denver, Colo., Jan. 10 18. The show annually attracts thousands of cattlemen from a wide area in search of bulls to improve their herds. This year's Angus sale will include more than 200 bulls from 17 states. They represents 57 leading An gus herds from Oregon to Mas sachusetts and from Minnesota to Mississippi. The 102 individuals and the 105 bulls which will be sold as 35 groups of three will be judged on Sunday, Jan. 12. The auction of the black, hornless beef ani mals will start at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. The sale is sponsored by the American Angus Association of St. Joseph, Mo. auction man ager is Milt Miller, director of the field staff of the national beef cattle organization. Horticultural Group Record CORVALLIS (Special) - The Oregon Horticultural So ciety in its annual business meeting last week went on rec ord favoring a vote of the peo ple on a "moderate and realis tic" sales tax as a means of reducing the property tax bur den, particularly on agricultural land. The resolution called the "un fair burden of oppressive real and personal property taxes is causing and has caused extreme financial distress to the pro ducers and processors of horti cultural crops in our slate." The society said that the sales tax should be used to off-set property taxes and that a maxi mum limitation should be plac ed on property taxes on a per centage of the true cash value. The resolution also express ed displeasure with the state's accelerated payment of with holding taxes and called for "our legislative representatives to squarely face Ihe tax prob lems of this state in order to produce a sensible, fair and equitable tax law." Pesticide Resolution A second resolution dealt with use and testing of pesticides now registered for use on a "no residue" basis. The resolution asks that the "no residue" reg istration be clearly defined in terms of the method of residue analysis at the time the regis tration is granted. It also asks that before crop seizures are made that 1) pesti cide companies be given time lo withdraw the registration; 2) that registrants be allowed to present data for use in establish ment of definite numerical tol erances, if such meet Ihe de sires of the company and re sponsibilities o f government agencies involved, 3) that state and federal agencies be al lowed sufficient time to remove the questionable use from their official recommendations. Oregon Schools Get Bomb Threats Bv United Press International Two Oregon high schools were threatened with bombing Thurs day, but there were no explo sions. A youth was arrested only about half an hour after a bomb threat was telephoned to Madi son High School in Portland. There was no interruption in classes. Another caller later Thursday said a bomb had been planted in Sheridan High School in Yamhill County. The building was evacuated while a search was conducted, but no explo sives were found. Telephone Company Sued by Lift Firm PORTLAND (I'PH A $71,879 damage suit was filed by Lift Truck Parts and Service Co. of Portland against the Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. in Federal Court here Monday. The company, in the suit, charged that Pacific Northwest Bell listed the name of a rival company. Lift Parts Service of Oregon,' in Ihe "yellow paces" section of its Portland metro politan telephone directory. , The company said the listing violated nn ncreemcut made earlier with Pacific Northwest Bell. The suit asked StiO.WXl in exemplary damages and $11,879 in general damages. STOCKMEN FEED PELLETS Your coarse or unpalatable roughage will make j base tor a modern balanced ration that you can toed with little labor and no wattage. The increased meat or milk pro duccd will give you maxi mum returns on a small cash investment. MORTON MILLING CO. 500 Rots lane, Medford OREGON Learn By Doing Theme of Meeting Of Siskiyou 4-H MONTAGUE - "Learn by Doing" was the County 4-H offi cers' training theme. The meeting was held recently at the Big Springs Hall, after rescheduling because of the President's death two weeks earlier. Bill Ruddiman of the Agricul ture Extension office in Yreka led the group and made intro ductions. Tentative plans of the various clubs were revealed, in cluding community ser v i c e, fund raising, work projects and fun. After the general session the crowd divided into groups. Presidents and vice presidents met with Dr. Tom Preece, su perintendent of the Yreka High School, who helped the young people in making introductions and leading their meetings in a pleasing manner. . Warren "Pop" Behnke, band and music instructor of Yreka, helped the song leaders with their work. Demonstra t i o n s were given later. Norman Taylor and Frank Kearney of the Bank of Amer ica, Yreka, gave the treasurers instructions in the many phases of their work. Bill Ruddiman instructed the secretaries and news reporters, making comparisons of a good set of minutes and a news re port. A mock meeting was con ducted by a number of leaders present, then the young people were asked to comment on the importance of the issues. At the close of the meeting games were played under the leadership of Pat Gallagher, Big Springs club. The meeting was well attended with most of the county clubs represented. POTATO GROWERS CORVALLIS Potato grow ers will have an opportunity to see test lots of certified seed potatoes being grown in green houses during a Dec. 20-21 meet ing at Oregon State University. At this season of the year it is our sincere wish that happiness, peace and prosperity find their way into the homes of all our friends, and remain with them throughout the year. Arnold Bohnert John R. Reid M. B. Caster Donald M. Patterson Paul J. Molloy Keith N. Hockersmith Harry Tonn Roberta Gregory Ramona Alvarez Raymond George Joe Headlee Carl Fehige Keith Peterson Walter Weber Lindsay Houston Robert Angell Ben Ashton Jack Dulany Supply Associaitittim Highway 99 CENTRAL POINT Ph. 664-1261 or 773-4022 Farm & Imports, Grading Talked by Cowmen MONTAGUE Beef Imports and Beef Grading were the prin cipal issues brought before the California Cattlemen Associa tion at its recent annual meet ing in Bakersfield. Blair Smith, Montague, state representative of Siskiyou Coun ty, who attended along with 14 others from the county includ ing the president, Howard Beck, Macdoel, reported the state group passed a resolution asking Congress to impose a quota on imports and that is was pro posed that the present system of dual grading be abolished. Speakers at the convention said a total of 11 per cent of the beef consumed in the United States now comes from Aus tralia and New Zealand. The situation may worsen as those countries can produce beef at one-half the cost of U. S. pro duction and these countries are developing at a great rate. On the West Coast alone, the per centage is now 20 per cent im ported beef. At one time Australia was part of the British Common wealth and therefore supplied those countries until 1958. Then they broke away and put their production on the world mark et. Because they must import many products and materials they endeavor to export their beef to keep a balance. U. S. Money The King Ranch of Texas alone, has invested $3,500,000 in the Australian beef industry. Cattlemen feel the imports caused a drop in beef prices from $3 to $4 per hundred weight. Since U. S. ranchers cannot compete with the low production costs and it is hard to impose a tariff in trading with the free world, it is hoped that imposing a quota may be the answer. This may be accomplished by legislation, it is hoped. Dual grading, imposed by the government as a trial basis for BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charles Elmore John Ousterhout Lee N. Surles CENTRAL POINT STAFF Charles Houston Carl Hover Anthony Huckaba Jr. Howard Misner Doran Mose Charles Peterson Robert Nelson Milton Hilkey ASHLAND STAFF Harold Chapman Joseph Delsman ELEVATOR STAFF William Harper Joseph Thomas Clayton McConnell Fred Stevens Jesse Chancellor Garden a year, was not well received by any phase of (he beef indus try, nor did the public accept it readily. Rejection of dual grading and serious considera tion of complete abolishment of federal grading is proposed. The State Cowbelles, led by Siskiyou County's Esther (Mrs. Edson) Foulke as state presi dent, held their meeting in con junction with their cattlemen husbands. Highlight of their ses sion was a fashion show of all leather garments in previously unheard-of colors, textures and weights of leather. At their breakfast business meeting on the last day Mrs. Foulke was reelected president for 1964, as was Mrs. Mona Chis holm, Healdsburg, vice presi dent; Mrs. Jack Probert, Pla nada, second vice president; Mrs. Hubbard Russell, New Cuyama, secretary; and Mrs. George Thomas, Hollisier, treas urer. Mrs. Chisholm is chair man of beef promotion. California Cowbelles will give financial assistance to senior students in nutrition and food science as well as the scholar ship program for incoming col lege students which they have carried on, on a local and state level for some years in the past. The new program will pro vide scholarships for advanced students only. Seattle Man Faces Charge of Murder WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Housing and Home Finance Agency Monday approved an ap plication by the Lane County Housing Authority to extend the completion time for the Spring field, Ore., urban renewal pro ject to next June 30. The agency also agreed to in crease the amount of a capital grant to cover additional work on the project. C. C. Williams James Clorin Christian 421 A Street ASHLAND Phone 482-2143 i County Fair Plans Unfold at Meet With Press, Radio YREKA What can be ex pected for the Siskiyou County Fair in 1964 was at the Decem ber meeting of the board of directors when they entertained members of the press and radio and their spouses at a dinner at the Colony House in Yreka on Dec. 11. Al Crebbin, board president, welcomed the visitors and laud ed them for their good news coverage, "splendid participa tion and attendance of the fairs in the past" and aprticularly the one in 1963 when Jim Jones . was secretary - manager for the first time. A number of innovations were made, such as the lumberjack events, and kids greased pole contest. It is hoped to retain these and add a number of other attractions and encourage other, industries to exhibit. Four days of fair may be held next year instead of three as in the past. The first day will be "Kid's Day" with all events geared to their enjoyment. Jones made it. clear t h e grounds are an interim usage facility and mentioned a num-' ber of activities that go on ' there throughout the year. Many civic, fraternal, youth and social groups use the buildings and grounds throughout the year for dinners, parties, shows, en tertainments, exhibits and even a private wedding reception. Jones told the group that plans are being made to have two categories for children, other than 4-H and F.F.A., to exhibit. These will include pho tography and model car ex hibit. Money allocated for improve ments will allow the buildings of new rest rooms, a concrete strip in the barns for public walk ways and extensive repairs to the rodeo grounds, and possible creation of a horse exercising Jones Jr. Moore Planer Q
