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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1956)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER. 21, 1956 HERALD AND "NEWS. &LAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE SEVEN" -it t-. Z?" r'SZ1- v HARVEST PATTERNS HundredVof sfaclcs of golden corn, prepared for harvest, form a striking design on the land scape near Tournai, Belgium. The corn is set up In neat shocks on the rolling fields and then collected by slow moving teams of horses drawing wagons. The method is essentially the same as it has been for hundreds of years. County Agent Reports Farm News Itriefed From The County Agent Radio Programs Grossman Contest Committee Named Silage Feeding Bulletin Issued Forage crops harvested as sil age rather than hay will save about 30 per cent more nutrients and will provide animals witji three times as much carotene or vita min A, report Oregon State Col- The nine man selection commit- C. Booker, ranee and oublic do- tee who will judge entries in the; main forestry officer. Bureau of sixm annual orassman of the'Land Management; R. A. (Rube)jlege agricultural specialists. twmcai wis udmeu tuuay ixing, r on rtocic rancner ana lor by J. M. Coon, chairman of the'mer Oregon "Grassman of the Portland Chamber Agricultural I Year": Harold Dutton. vocstinn.il Committee, contest sponsors. agriculture instructor. Cascade High School, Turner; John Clous ton, forester general, U.S. Forest Sen-ice. John M. Hooper, who has head ed up the Portland Chamber of The committee, composed of ag ronomists from various technical agencies, successful farmers and agricultural leaders, will meet on October 16 to select the two top grassmen in the Oregon contest. In announcing the nine man committee to select Oregon's grassmen" the chamber stated that each member is particularly well qualified to serve on this com mittee and added that collectively this group of men holds a vast knowledge and understanding of grassland agriculture in Oregon. Cash awards of $300 and $200 are provided for first and second place winners by the U.S. National Bank, Portland. The bank also provides a large plaque for the winners. The first place winner will com pete with the state winners from Idaho and Washington for the Pa cific Northwest "Grassman of the Year" title and a cash award of $750 provided by R. M. Wade and Suggestions by the specialists on how to make, store and feed sil age are included in a 20 page illus trated bulletin just published by the college. Other advantages list ed for grass and legume silage over hay from the same crop in clude from S to 10 per cent more milk production; all-weather har- Commerced Grassman of the Year: vesting and storing; and lower re and "Grass is Gold" program for quirements of protein supplement. me idsi iwu years is oeing irans- fcrred by his firm, Wilson and George Meyer and Company, from PorUand to Los Angeles. He is credited with organizing two very successful grasslands tours and has represented the chamber throughout the region in connection with the grasslands program. In his new capacity in Los An geles, he will be manager of a newly created agricultural chemi cal sales division Fnr the Parifir : Southwest. Since 1952 he has beenh resident manager in Portland . for the 106-year-old firm which distri-13 butes agricultural and industrial: chemicals throughout the west. i He will be replaced at Portland. XM by Clifford S. fculley who has been The new bulletin, "Making and Feeding Grass and Legume Sil age." gives recommendations for feeding silage to dairy and beef cattle, sheep, swine and poultry. By RAY O. PETERSEN Support prices on 1957 shorn wool and mohair will be the same as for the 1955-56 marketing years.1 different insecticides which is The incentive price for shorn wool will be 62 cents a pound. Mohair will be supported at 70 cents a pound. The main purpose of the support price is to encourage an annual production of 30 million pounds of wool. Meanwhile, more wool is being used. The eleven major wool us ing countries of the world used eight per cent more virgin wool the torsi nan ot i56 Ulan they did last year. Japan used 30 per cent more wool. On a weight basis the U.S. led other countries with a 25 million pound increase. At the same time, the USDA vited offers for the barter of $15 million Worth ot wool grease basis for Turkish chrome ore. Commodity Credit Corporation wool stocks will be used for the exenange. be free of the bugs all winter. The county agents' office has a bulletin giving" details for using the Company, Portland irrigation equipment manufacturer. with the Meyer firm for 10 years ! J ine memoers 01 me selection ana is a graduate 01 Oregon State committee are: Senator Howard! College where he majored in farm C. Bellon, Canby farmer; Rex; crops. Warren, Farm Crops specialist and Dr. C. E. Poulton, range manage ment specialist, Oregon State Col lege; Floyd Fox, Silverton farmer and former Marion County "Grass man of the Year"; Robert L. Brown, deputy state conservation ist, soil conservation service; Ed Time Saving Tools Bought By State r.ven in areas without electricity. state brand inspectors and live- Stock theft invedionlnra fan nim 1 31 provide power for electric clippers' 3 finance indebtedness, used in state department of ailri- 3 . r- t culture work. HI finance farm op- It s no trick of magic . . . just rj erations. new portable electric converters i S recently purchased by the depart-' J ment to aid in expediting the work: 3 01 inese men. irormerly in east- mi' ST SESjSSft- .f management; r--ft-re-; IZS available to anyone. With winter weather which can not be to far away comes mud dy livestock feed yards. At bestj it is sometimes difficult to keep OSC Starts Pond Study CHECK YOUR FARM NEEDS A Land Bank Loan may be used for any farm or ranch need, including the pur chase of a farm, pur chase of equipment, fertilizers or live stock; for repairs and improvements, to re- , , , . . . . .. nuiuo vi lion oiiu uiaiiciKCiii but snmr rpitpf ran h nrnrTnswl if ... . -.. . . a few steps are taken before nrr. 717!" tne s,ow Press of hand clip sformy weather comes i . A FTrV , IPg remove hair from the live aiuiiiiy wediner tunics, ed at Oreeon State Collide. ae-'.i,i 1 ...t.:u Flhnff low nlaro n varrlc that . ... 7 - 7 ". f ' . ."'t-,k miuumn own- ,r - I coruing 10 estock theft investigators relied. LOANS tK r i i t W According to the Federal Crop Keporting Board, production of miut on U.S. Dairy farms during September was just under 10 bil lion pounds. Milk output was two per. cent above September last year and about six per cent above the 1945-54 average for the month. On October 1, the average U.S. cow produced 17.6 pounds of milk. This was nearly six' per cent above the previous high set last year and 17 per cent above the aver age. Seasonally, total milk output ucciiueu irom August about as rapidly as last . year, but not as sharply. Heavier feeding of Brain and concentrate helped hold pro- uuiuua up. While milk prices to Oregon dairymen have improved from a year ago, lower feed costs helped too. But a jump of 9.5 per cent in wage rates from a year ago tended to reduce the price ad vantage to dairymen. develop from constant cleaning: making earth and rock fills along feed mangers and along walk ways and bedding areas will help. Any thing that can be done to improve drainage will prevent water from standing. Sawdust placed in yards at a depth of 18 to 24 inches while the ground is still dry has proven to be very effective in keeping yards in good condition. It is important to get the sawdust on the ground before it gets muddy. State Explains Peddler's Law Lice on cattle and ticks on sheep always give some stockmen trou ble before winter is over. Animals heavily infected with these inserts do not do as well as those free of the pests. Stock that is sup porting these pests require more feed and there is always the pos sibility of spreading some disease. Spraying with one of several in secticides, dusting or dipping cat tle or sheep this time of the year win not injure stock and they will Recent violations of the state produce dealers and peddlers law 'problems. points out that many Oregon truck j To give pond owners the most drivers do not realize they must j income and satisfaction from their have a license to buy fresh produce ; ponds, usable and economically for resale, reports the State De-j sound management practices that partment of Agricalture. take local rainfall, temperature. Truck drivers often carry this , and soil conditions into consider produce for return payloads. In ation should be made for each of some cases the drivers neglect the various regions. Bond says, to obtain either the $50 wholesale This would help make farm fish dealers license or the $10 retail ponds recreational and financial fish biologist, Carl ershin identification. Bond- ( Now aided by the department's There are now nearly 12,000, new portable converters, these men man-made ponds in the state, 'can use the faster system of elec Bond reports. Many of these are trical shearing in non-electrical now being used, or could be used, ! areas. The converter plugs into for fish production. Trouble is, jthe cigarette lighter of an auto-: present management practices for, mobile and has an outlet for these ponds are based largely on! the electric shears. research carried out in southern and mid western states, ard Ore gon conditions are quite different. Oregon has at least five regions that-need individual recommenda tions for best pond fish produc tion. Bond points out. feather and water conditions in the coast strip. Willamette valley, and in south ern, central and eastern Oregon vary enough to require different management practices. Changes in : altitude over the rugged Oregon countryside present additional 1 H. t. Homo Iter, ec.-ttt. National Farm Loan Assn. 135 So. 9th TU 4. 4474 produce peddlers license required by state law. A wholesale produce dealer ' is any person who deals, handles or trades in produce at places where it will be resold in its orginal form. A retail produce peddler sells produce from any vehicle at a house, restaurant 'or any other public or private place where it assets to the farm. First step in the study win be ; a survey of what's being done in ponds already raising fish and how local weather and water con ditions affect the ponds. Bond points out that a good deal of this information has already been, compiled by the Oregon State : Game Commission and the Fish : will not be resold in its original i Commission of Oregon. form. Later in the study, such things The wholesale produce dealer as pond construction, weed .control also needs a $2.50 license for each vehicle used in these wholesale transactions. The retail produce peddlers license covers only one vehicle. A $10 license fee is re in ponds, methods and rates of stocking ponds with fish, pond fer tilization, and best ways to harvest fish will be investigated. The stu dy will also check to see which quired for each additional vehicle i kinds of fish are best suited for used in the retail produce busi- pond production under various I Oregon conditions. Wan A4 Secure V; -M : !OIl-Titners Club fr Visiting to organize m -JyKi Old-Timer Club. TWas E. Bretmaa placed a CUssi JKaT-rrS at Mr f ( 1 ficiJ Ad in the New Orleans ElJ2 Tines-PicayBfle States. 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