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T SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1956 HERALD AMU NEWS. KLAMATH FALUS. OREGON rCr T.., -.n Law. . j- -f . 1 4 'HT - ---. '7PS.iV f 1 is- PAGE FIVE , .... lid- ' --fc.i T ft V V 1 2w fSje--' EXAMINING THE DIFFERENCE between the yield produced by three hills of Netted Gem potatoes from a plot of ground infected by early maturing disease which was treated with Vapam and three other hills which had not been treated Is Clarence Hill of Henley. The tests were run for two years and the results indicate a much higher yield from treated land even under the most severe infes tations. - - Results Announced On Disease Tests Dr. Hoy A. Young, plant path ologist at Oregon State College. reported today on the results of tests which his department has been conducting in this area in regard to the control of a disease of potatoes called the "early dying or early maturity' di sease which is caused by Verticil- hum. The fungus which causes the disease invades the roots and moves up into the stems, result-, ing in progressive yellowing, wilt ing and dying of the plants. Dr. Young estimated that several thousand acres of land are af fected by this fungus in the Klam ath B.isin area greatly reducing the annual yield. Loss in yield, he siid, defends upon how early the disease becomes severe. Sym tonis u.tually become apparent first around the middle of August, and in severe cases may res'ili in the total loss of the crop be cause the tubers will be too small to mnrket. j In defining the tests Dr. Young stated that the Netted Gem potato is especially susceptible to the disease and at present no satis factory resistant netted potato of good baking quality is available as a substitute. Crop rotations with coreals or grasses help to reduce the severity of flic will but have not been sufficient to offset the great losses from the disease, the report stated. A new experimental soil fungi cide, manufactured by the SUtufier Chemical Company, called Vapam was tested in 1955 for its effec tiveness against the early matur ity disease by Oregon Stale Col lefv on the Henley ranch of Clar-1 once Hill where the disease has been established for nearly 27 years and has been becoming an increasingly bad problem. The matt-rial was bladrd intc the soil at a depth of six inches urilli fi lil-irln iniM4np rinvnliintwl by II. J. Jensen and G. K. Page of OSC. The soil was then I packed with a cultipacker and j ten days later potatoes were planted. A very striking reduction I in the severity of the disease was) noted. Dr. Young stated.' The same area was again , planted to potatoes this year to determine whether or not there would be any residual effects from the l.5 treatments. Again, the report indicates, there was a marked increase in yield. The treated areas produced approxi the untreated sections. This In dicates that the good effects in control of the disease may be carried over from one year to another. Young believes. In the 1936 experiments Vapam was applied at rates of 40 and 165 pounds per acre. The 40 pound .treat "it resulted in yield increases of approximately 40 sacks per acre while the K5 pound per acre application resulted in an increase of over 100 sacks per acre. The yield from un treated plots was 245 sacks per acre while plots given 40 pounds per acre yielded about 286 sacks per acre and areas where Vapam was- applied at the rate of lb$ pounds per acre produced 344 sacks per acre, the report an nounced. Hill reports that in addition to increasing his yield the chemical' has also greatly reduced the in-! cidence of weeds in his fields, i The new chemical may be ap- plied either by subsoil injection i or by solution in irrigation wat er, the manufacturers' state. If is sealed into the ground by sur face application of water and as the soil drys the chemical converts into a gas and escapes making it safe to plant the seed. For further reports on- the Hill tests watch the Rancher's Report, column in this section of the Her ald and News. I STIRRING UP QUITE A CLOUD OF DUST out on the BUI Williams ranch in the Mount Lalci area this tractor" it pulling a machine which beats up the potato vines killing them and making it possible to harvest the crop. Ivan Trapp Is farming this section of the ranch and in spite of some early frosts he expects a good yield. Once worries about the weather are past all the farmer can do Is handle his crop as carofully as possible and hope for a. good market price. Potato Chip Industry Grows In Pacific Northwest Area Oregonians are making potato chips one of the state's largest industries. t Henry Willis of Tacoma, chair man of the Northwest Potato Chip Industry said in. Portland yester day that Oregonians consumed 3,500,000 pounds of potato chips in 1955, an eating capacity which has proved a boon to Northwest farmers as well as to the potato chip industry. Announcing the month of Octo ber, 1956 as Potato Chip Month in Oregon, Willis said that farmers sold 43,200,000 pounds of potatoes for processing into potato chips last year. Willis predicts the market for polaio chips will double by 1957. The larger market will be due to a concentrated advertising cam paign now being planned by the Northwest Potato Chip Industry to increase the sale of chips. The Northwest consumption of chips is about half of the national average. ! Some 1500 carloads weighing 36,000 pounds each of potatoes , from Washington's annual crop and 1200 carloads from Oregon's annual potato crop go directly for local production of po'ato chips.; The industry -sponsored campaign would double the present market. Companies engaged in produc ing potato chips in the Northwest iiirliwlf N.nllov'c InfnrnnnilfH of Tacoma, Washington, with branch-' es in Spokane and Springfield, Ore-1 gon; Williams and Company of Se-i attle with a branch in Portland: Blue Bell Potato Chip Company of Portland, Oregon; Good-ee Potato Chip Company of Vancouver, Washington and Jackson's Incorp orated, of Pasco, Washington. The potato chip industry in the Northwest is a $8,500,000 business in the combined states of Oregon and Washington. The five com panics employ a total of over 1,000 persons but this figure does not include those engaged indirectly Lake County Gets New Wheat Seed LAKKVIKW Five Lake Coun ty wheal growers are gelling small amounts of a new hard red-winter-type wheat this week, ac cording to word from E. R. Jack man, range management special ist from Oregon bla'e College. who is assisting with the comity agent work ot Lake County this week. , Named Columbia, the new wheat variety has "been tested for sev eral years in many places by the college experiment station before being released to the wheat grow4 with he industry such ins the farm-jj whcat hflS domon;tra(od nal turkey red in that it is high- lite harvest crews. and shippers. No Change Seen In Grain Prices er yielding, has more smut resis tance and is stronger stemmed. Local growers who will get some of the wheat for trial plant ings are Andy Hill, Klmo Angele, Orla Sliullanberger, Don Hotch- trio. A (t. t f V A Grain prices in 1957 will be,,w 'n ni k- ", M,C " ! M,w7 ""nthe county agent s office here. Teal, seed and grain marketing specialist at Oregon State College., Writing in the latest issue of the OSC Farm and Market Out look circular, Teal says grain price changes in 1057 are likely to be minor, even though consider able -grain land is placed in the soil bank program. White wheat SPREADERS A rope controls the speed of apron and beater on new manure spreader announced by the New Holland Machine Company. The new control which attaches to tractor seat, eliminates lever acreage may be reduced as much adjustment and adds to con ns a fourth under the new program. I venience and safety of operator. State Publishes Descriptive Book The new "Agriculture in Oregon" booklet is available for distribu tion to all interested persons, an nounces J. F. Short, director of the state department of agricul ture. The department recently pub lished this booklet to answer ques tions about farming In Oregon. In addition to details of Oregon s farm production, "Agriculture In Oregon" also explains such things J as climate, soils, marketing, school urbanizations and federal and state agencies which serve farm ing in this stale. Almost six months work went into the preparation and printing of the booklet, now in Its fourth edition. New features included in its 44 pages are: harvest dates. vnrnlmnin(t and rpf rent ion areas. cnnri-iltu rrm nnH line fur furm. ' A fteiv International 4 -WHEEL -DRIVE Equipped as follows: Five 7 x 17.5 Six - ply Truck Type Tubeless Tires; Side mount tire carrier; Directional signals; Deluxe Oil Filter; Heater and defroster; Electric Wipers. JUCKELAND TRUCK SALES and SERVICE, Inc. 1 1 Hi to 12th en Klamath Av. fh. TU 2-2581 For J)(p)L E09 mately 50 sack5 per acre more than; ers with small acreage.
