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
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