'AGRICULTURAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE NEWS-HERALD
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Small Seed Business Moves
AHead in Klamath Basin Area
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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. '
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1821
183
1830
1831
1831
1833
1834
Thsso
.... 0,073,300 'pounds '
.... 6,308.000 pounds
.. 4,481.700 pounds
.... 83,300 pounds
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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
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