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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1949)
THURSDAY, OCT. 6, H49 MWAID AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PACE SEVENTEEN Harvest Proves Value of Rotation By JKHNE LANfiliON Maggie Crlae ind Mini, engaged In farming In Uie Irrigated section if Built Valley, find thai cmp ro talloiia pay off 111 thrlr farming op eralloiia. Tha CrUa larming opera tlona are typical of moat practices balm followed mi Irrigated lands wllhui Ilia Bulto Valley Ball Conser vallnn dUlrlcl. The district program nf work, at recommended through tlia board of dlrx-iura, la to edvo rala thoee practlrea which art inual in meeting with tht needa ol tilt land. For tilt moat part, Uiry will Include tht folluwlng: Hall Informallon Tlirouih Uit district prim ram of work. In cooperation with tht Soil Conservation Brrvlct, a complete aoll aurvty la made of all district land reaourcea. Much data Includea a atudy of Uit toll profile In map ping aoll texture, Uit depth of lop aoll to harduan, whert prearnt; tht aoll alkali content. alr labia con dltlona, arid oilier fat-to ra Including tht degrrt of traalon, til of which factora will designate tht overall land capability and crop adaptation. lilt aoll Information la baalo data for mual aoll lypea ol tht district that need corulderatlon In tht over all plan of farming operations. Tha directors and farm coopers Wora fully reallae tha elgntflrance of lilt aoll aurveya aa a beginning ap proach In meeting with agricultur al toll and water conservation op arallona In tht valley. Land Leveling A tout In txccaa of 41)00 acraa ol land havt been leveled within tha Huttt Valley Boll Corurnrallon Uls. irlct alnct tht time that Uit dU trlct waa flrat organised Uiret yeara ago. Land leveling la a practice hiahlv advocated by tht dlatrlct d rtctora In meeting wllh moat farm land needa from Uit aundpolnt of proper application of Irrigation wa ter. Tht practice payt off In way ol Increased crop returns, which often pay for Uit coat of land leveling tha flrat year. Additional advan tagea are realued In aaving of la bor and greater overall efficiency In list of Irrigation water. During tht past three yeara. Uit Crua brother Lava carried through wllh leveling operations moat In meeting wllh their cropping plana. At the present Umt, almost their enure farm acreage haa been leveled tnd In proper shape for tmgauon. A planned crop rotation may vary In aomt degrrt In meeting with alon. whert tht atraw cover la heavy It may offer a problem In tillage and aeedlng operations. Re moval may be necessary. Whert toll nitrification It a problem, tht addi tion of approximately 30 pounds of a nitrogen It recommended tor each ton of atraw residua to overcome tht denltrlflcatlon. Caver C rops Moat aevert erosion In Built val ley often occurs on land following potato harvest. A pracUct being fol lowed by aomt potato growers with good results Includea the aeedlng of cereal rye and Austrian field peas for a cover crop. It la necessary to seed Uit cover crop Immediately fol lowing harvest of the potatoes there by taking advantage of seasonal growth before cold weather. Tht Hog Prices Irregular Ho pncea were Irregular this week. Borne early declines were partly recovered on Wednesday, then lost again on Thursday, al though the Portland market did not share In the latter decline. Thurs days market at Portland waa ac tive and back to the Monday top growth during early spring of the next year will afford wind erosion protection and may be plowed un der for a green manure crop even though the growth U light THIS FIELD OF ALSIKE CLOVER on the Moggie Cris ond Sons property in Butte volley it yielding upwards of 900 pounds of seed per acre. The Criss Brothers report that o chemical spray was used to mature the plants to facilitate horvest of seed. Harvest opera tions began four days otter the chemicol was applied through airplane sproy application. crop control programs from year to' year. However, most Irrigated I farms In Buttt valley are carrying out croppuig p grama typical of j that on Uie Crlsa brothers land. Typical rotations are: the seeding of amall grains, usually oata, and i alstka clover Uie first year. The ! small grain la used aa a hum crop for Uie establishment of Uit clover, i but more in particular to prevent blowing out of Uit clover seed by wind at aeedlng Ume, and, also, tor Uit control of erosion. During the succeeding two years, Uie clover la harvested for a seed crop. Tht fol lowing year the land It In shape for potato production and will be seeded to a small grain with re establishment of legume Uie year &d'8uich' cut and wrap your beef and pork for your locker And w still cure your ham and bactn SMOKE HOUSE ItT Mart el A. O. "Butch" Zareigars fella . rbaaw Teat following potatoes. Where alfalfa la! grown, the aeedlng operations art similar to alsike clover. Alfalfa Is left In for a period of 4 to 6 yeara, thence plowed up to be In potatoes for a one to two year period be fore seeding of small grains and Uie re-rstabllshment of a legume. Buch rotation pracUcea have been of ben efit in Increasing the producuve level of eolla In the Butte valley section. Tht practice la also to be recommended aa sound from Uie aundpolnt of needed toll and water conservation. fee of Crop Residue In HlubMr Mulch Tillage Utilization of the atraw residue of either clover or grain la not on a recommended aoll Improving practice for the Incorporating of plant organic matter back Into the aoll, but the practice Is also bene ficial In the control of wind and water erosion. Tillage practices which will only partially Incorpor ate Uie straw Into tht aoll by leav ing an approximate fifty per cent on or near the surface are to be recommended In Uie control of ero- J. L DEAN Public Accountant nd Auditor Offtet at IN Nartb 7th tt rhant 1344 farmers - ranchers- Do you need RELIEF from heavy Mortgage and Contract PAYMENTS? EeuiUble Faraa Laana after tha etily plan available giving coea plru privilege af npayaaenl fresa farm Income without penalty. thai Stewart Agency U? Jo. ttb St.. Phone 9259 or 67S4 IT'S Good News! IT'S Fall News! TWO DAYS ONLY C AT omidl ..SPECIAL.. sun? 25 SMUTS Values to 39.95 ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY u(o)m Values to 49.95 ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY (5)90 J t Baughmon "Former's Special" Fertilizer Sower All Steel (instruction ; Dlec Type arils Iocs force the fertillier through metered openings; loot to 12M Bounds rapacity hopper; accurate and dependable. m UTlor nt switau ell Farm Equipment- TM S. tuth SL -Klamath Falls, Ortta of 131.71 on good butchtra. This waa II 23 below the previous Mon day tnd 7S centa under last Thurs day. Tht top at Chicago was 11 S under Portland. Salable receipts of hots for tht week were generally under the prevloua week but well above a year ago. Hog slaughter under federal In spection exceeded MO.000 head last week. This waa a new peak for the season, being per cent above the prevloua week. It waa 28 per cent above the same week a year ago. Pork production for the week waa only 23 per cent above last year but lard production waa up 3( per cent. Presh pork price on Thursday, September 29. were lower than a week earlier at Portland. San Prsn clsco. Los Angeles and Chicago, but ZaTh loans tOW RATS rau STOCK NO COtUUMIONI BARNHISEL AGENCY lit aa. Sib raaaa 4ISS AmthorHrd Maela-awe aaa wtrt higher at New York. Car caaaea were being quoted out ol coolers at Portland at 30 to a centa a pound as tha week closed. Some pork cutt wert oft aa much aa T centa a pound. on K g&w ya SEVEN S I STAR aVr""rtir-" i V " KTZ I GW lit 45 Qiwrt J I a I lv.Kam I fa,, POQD.TDACT.Ons rtMl borooins boc 'COST is eav mump ii t6JS& til.A I -t:--ction on your Form ei wart M to yeainelf to tew a Tit Traetor paiiaias. Wa wM arisaaa that parforsaaaea far yaaag yaw aaaaa the epet and vet will part tht Ford asraajgh Ha paeaa. Whara aaere wa will kat ywtl esterase k yearaalt. 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