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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1936)
'AGRICULTURAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE NEWS-HERALD Page 13 Small Seed Business Moves AHead in Klamath Basin Area J: " Bead production In Klu'malh ounty Is oa the upgrade, condition being" adapted, o ' tha grovlng ef variou (mall Mod crop and, on many diversified. , farm Ih Irend Is la Increase production. . Allke fJlover ft I .ratling la ' Alslkc clover Mod' I n Import ant crop and production la Inereae Ing quit rapidly, the present yield pvr acra bring from 400 to (00 pound. With careful fanning ' practices, It la expected that thla yield may ba Increased from 100 In 200 pounds per acra. ' A pro duction continues, War of Increas-' lug yield will becoms more hppar-, nt. ' ", ' ' ' ' Duo "to the ' fact that "Klamalh , county la, divided on the methods f raining shrike clover for seed. Ilia coat of production haa been figured accordingly. In the north tn part of tha county, the crop In not need In a rotation, but la grown principally for toed alone. Under theao condition-,, tha aver ago coat aa reported by three pro ducer, la approximately f30.il per acra, 'with aa average production per acra of 417 pound. " In the aoutbera part of tha eoua ly, alslkc clover la need la tha potato rotation and tha eoat aa reported. by three producer In that at-cttoa la Il. per acre, with aa average production of 411 pound. Home .of be Item uaed In determ ining the coat of production are: luxes,"' water, lutereat, need,' seed Ing, plowing, -barrowlng, clipping. Irrigating, harveatlng, cleaning, sarka, and hauling. Tha ei porta from the United Stales of alalka clover . need pre ahowa In the following table and tnrludea all clover aeeda aach aa while clover, crimson clover, aweet clover I and ' other with the ex ception of red clover. Tha labia shows eiporta for tha 10 years, 118-134: JIH 711. 1st pounds' 110 ...I.1t.45 poanda 1117 .. ... 711,714 pounda 11 - 10.151 poanda 110 417,401 poumla 1010 ... .... 701.070 poanda 1011 . . 1(0,111 .pounds - 10.11 111.807 pennris 1833 113. 803 pound 1834 -...1.708. 4e pound , The Import of alstkn clover aeed by the United Ktale for tha Mm year Were aa follow: 1838 -..,.11.888.400 pound 1821 6.860,800 pound 1837 ., 0.488.800 pounds . and for clover, tor . several; years. -'' Vl Hover sVrlftd by Alaska- Before alalka clover ' was grow ' Oar aeed, .rod clover' was the lead-' lag aeed crop produced la Klamath eoaaly. At the present time alalka 1 alover ha ' replaced red clover aa' lha dominating clover aeed crop. Ma one (hould be heattaat la (row ing red clover aeed . If proper pro- ' Auction method are aaad. Tha arowlng sossoa la tbla county la vary abort to obtain a aeed crop tram the second crop at clover. It la believed that aa aarly clipping : la aeceaaary and that the seed ahould ba obtained from tha llrat cutting. ' In tbla way a darker need, which 1 desirable, will be obtained. Alfalfa Offers Opfortanlty .. During the paat few yaara alfalfa ' 'haa been grown ' for ' hay parpoaea culy, although there arc. several aectlona of tha county; especially (he drlw ones, that: are adapted to the production of aoed. - The local market la In a position 0a use practically all of1 the certi fied alfalfa aeed at a profit to tha grower that can be grown m tba county for noma lime. To obtain a'ecd crop from al falfa, It la necessary to have a thin aland.' Thla can ha accom plished by lea hrrigalloB, aevera cultivation, or the natural, thinning f tha crop.' If alfalfa la to be aetded for a aeed crop alone It ahould be planted la row varying from 11 Inches to 48 laches apart and planted at lha .rata, of awe to Ohree ponada per acre. . Tha aver age yield Is aaknowa here ' la Idaho aad other district with simi lar climate It averages from 100 to MO poanda per acre but more ea perlmental work la needed here before planting Urge acreage. It Is reeommuiided that anyone Inter ested should experiment' with (mall' ' plot so that more definite' Infor mation may be obtained. Grimm Is recommended' tor' Ir rigated land, and I-acluk for dry land seeding and also for Irrigated land .and certified need ahould be aeed en all new plantings. Tba uwe bf affidavit aeed,-' from the standpoint of good production, la to be discouraged. Ladak probably will be higher priced for several year. PVa (vwps Mot Impsetaat Praa have not been grown eue cessfally. In Klamath county for aeed purpose because of the fol lowing reasoa, and farther experi mentation on email acreages U recommended before planting ' a large acreage: ' Possibility of aphid Injury. ' drawers would have to compete with the growing of pea on cheap er summer fallow land In other die .Islets. Peas will aot compete with aay ef the clover or alfalfa from a , eoll-bullding standpoint.. - Oested Wheat tiraas ta ' Ksvtwtraeejtal Htage ' Crested wheat grass Is a. crop fhat la adapted to both Irrigated aad dry land conditions. It Is still aa the experimental atage la thla county but Is highly recommended for the dry land area as a seed and paatura crop and H la recom mended that farther trials of. crest ad wheat grass be conducted. It Is a long lived crop and 'the result obtained on dry land are very, tar arable,' th crop under: norms! con ditions producing approximately 100 , 0a 100 poaada of aeed per acre. It la of high vitality with a germiea tma test ' very seldem below 11 per cent. " i ' ' ' ('' Oaee k is started la a Meld hear y lafeated .. with . bronco grass, . It leads to crowd cat the bronco grass. It is difficult, In sonic case, however, to obtain a stand under, these .conditions. , e : . '. , '. ' ' for best results Ini obtaining' a' aoed crop this grass should a sow ed la rows' from '18 to 38 Inches . . apsrt at tha rate of three to six . pounds . per aerc. y Tbla graas, M planted la'' drill rows at the rata of 11 to IS pounds per acre, will produce aa excellent hay Or forage ' crop. : t ' ' ' " ' There la some demand for AlksH graas aad Btrawberry clover for aaa "on oar alkali land and a limited amount of aeed could be marketed locslly. - --v Other grasses " that are being grown successfully in this country are: Kentucky bluegrsss, bent grass, bromegrass, and sweet clover. TKANHPMNTh- IIKAVKIW "; Hunter' "Pud" Long worked la . Malheur county for 20 days In May transplanting beaver. He took 14 beavera from Irrigation ditches aad , cannis, where tbey Were doing coa- " siderable damage and transplanted , , them to places where they will be of -. considerable benefit. Plana for ex tensive live-beaver work In co-opera- " tlon with the forest service aad Or-,' . gui, stale game commission arc be- ' Ing formnlated. Tbe game commis sion recently purchased 30 llva- beaver trapa for tbla work. - . . - M IMJON tf CKM ;HKT TO DUt. ' .' RBNO. (UP) Officials estimate . 40 carloada of crickets will be kllledn In a sutowlde drive agaiaat .. ta pests. Tbe crickets are lured' ep. agalnat a 20-mllc Iron fence' which " force them lato especially dug holes, where they arc either Incinerated r' gtvea earth burial. - - Hop-marcbant butterflies lay their agca la colamaa, attached to leaves, and the last laid -grs hatch firel, so that the chaia may not be arohea. ' m r 4. 1821 183 1830 1831 1831 1833 1834 Thsso .... 0,073,300 'pounds ' .... 6,308.000 pounds .. 4,481.700 pounds .... 83,300 pounds - l' tnblea clearly show that the United Rlatrs la on an export basis but It Is anticipated that this district could Increase its produc tion and art II I find a ma'rkol her In the United Ktatea. This Is dua o the fact that seed grown here Is nt exceptionally fine tiunllty and color, r" Klamath alalke clover aeed holda an enviable position In Oregon be cause of Its quality, the aeed being bright and alilny and free from tha troublesome weed burkhora and sorrell. It Is Urge and plump and la free, from mixture of whlto and Ladlno.' cloven and other seeds. It mast be kept In mind that this oaallty of seed can be maintained aaly With the most enrotul pro duction. Only pure high quality seed should be planted and tha ground muat be free from weed before planting. It I recommend ed that every posalblo mean of maintaining this quality bf(eier- ;i cised by the producers.; ,TJp until t '' the time that aa Interior grade of , '. aeed l' produced, thla county will Joy a good price and. market for ff,'ji Jsi.. rls alslke clover aaodV,..,. . -.! j t " ' .; j The federal program of anil IbW;.t -, -V 1 arvmt asay lacrcaae h ' da- ' - .1.1 ... -1 "J. V ' v ' . . l t f I V--Sl 1 t - ' Liit.iv -''i' v V - j -.r : ' -' ?"! TV., WWW '.It . J -I 'l.-'-V--- Cl ialki clover la tba iielaj after Uresalas, bat baforc rscieaning ! ; i'i .1:4
