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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1956)
PAGE SIX HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1956 Tillamook Dairyman Grossman For 1956 Hans Leuthold, a Tillamook dairy farmer who is well known for bis purebred Guernsey cattle, was named Oregon "Grassman of the Year" for 1956 by the Portland Chamber of Commerce. Second place in the 6th annual "grass man contest was awarded ta Al vin Wagenblast, Morrow County Hereford raiser from Lexington. Leuthold and Wagenblast will re ceive cash awards of $300 and $200 from the United States National Bank, Portland, at a special 'grassman" luncheon sponsored by the Portland Chamber on Decem ber 3. At this time the Pacific Northwest "Grassman" -will be publicly announced and presented with a $750 cash award from R. M. Wade & Co.. Portland irrigation equipment manufacturer. The Tillamook "grassman" keeps 100 registered Guernseys, 55 of which are in production, on a 60 acre dairy farm near Tillamook. Like other successful "grassmen" he has been improving his pas tures over a long period of time. Among the impressive features of Leu t hold's grass program is his management. He calculates his ir rigation on the basis of soil and soil moisture tests. Cattle pastur ing is carefully controlled and lib eral amounts of lime, commercial fertilizer and barnyard manure are applied. His "grass" mixtures in clude AHa Fescue, Akaroa orchard grass. Ladino, Red and New Zea land White clovers. In the Tillamook area it is a problem to keep improved varie ties of grass ahead of the inferior native grasses such as bent and "June" grass. Normally it is neces sary to plow and -reseed pastures every six to eight years. Leuthold bas found that through proper fer tilizing and management the .more palatable and nutritious varieties of "grasses" can dominate the pas tures. He contends that improved varieties, can be maintained indef initely if fertilizer elements and lime are -used in correct propor tions and amounts as called for by current soil, tests. Entering the ever-present alta fescue debate, Leuthold finds no palate bility prob lem and he attributes this to the use of phosphate and lime His purebred Guernseys,- well known in Northwest show-ring cir cles, had a DHIA herd average of 4 pounds rbatterfat - and 9241 pounds milk 'for 1955. This year at the Oregon State Fair, he cap tured seven firsts, five seconds, and four thirds in show-ring compete produced eight tons of hay , per acre. Here it is intermediate wheat grass. Akaroa orchard grass and alta fescue that are doing the job in combination with Vernal, Talent and Ladak alfalfa. He has chosen these varieties of alfalfa because of their differences in ma turity dates, thus permitting one man to do most of the harvesting work. On the unirrigated higher lands, Nomad alfalfa is grown with crest ed wheat grass and bulbous blue- grass. Alvin Wagenblast operates the ranch with his wife, Lee, and two sons, John 9 and Steve 7. He is active in his community, and was nominated to1 the state contest by the Morrow County Farm Bureau. Lion. Leuthold began farming with his father in 1936 and took over management of the farm in 1940. He began his grass improvement program in 1940 and by 1954 had the entire 60 acres under the type of management and grass desired. He has not devoted all of this time to grass and cows, however, Mr. Leuthold has been an officer of more than a dozen local and state organizations. He is past president of tb Oregon Guernsey Breeders Association and has been a 4-H Club leader for the past 13 years. The Leuthold farm is a neat, at tractive place and has been visited by numerous farm groups. The Leutholds have two sons, David. 15 and Danny 11. Hans Leuthold won the Tillamook County contest over 13 other entries and was nom inated to the state contest jointly by the Tillamook Junior and Sen ior Chambers of Commerce. He will represent Oregon in the 1956 regional contest. - Alvin Wagenblast, winner of sec ond place honors, has done an out standing job with grass on a 560 i acre Morrow County farm in seven : years, in 1949 the place was described as a weed patch when he purchased it. At t'it time the place supported at most a dozen i beef cows; today he runs 113 head of Hereford cattle. The Morrow County "grassman" story portrays real "boot-strap" ef fort. Since 1949 steady improve ments have been made on the ranch through the addition of ir rigation, seeding of unproved for age varieties, and proper manage ment. This year his bottom land Milk Production Statistics Told The United States ranks sixth in the consumption of fluid milk; 13th in the consumption of butter; 11th in the consumption of cheese; and 13th in the consumption of total1 milk equivalents among the major nations oi ine woria accoraing 10 a Department of Agriculture report. The largest consumer of fluid milk is New Zealand, at the rate of 527 pounds annually, compared: to 395 pounds annually ir vhe unit ed States. In butter consumption. New Zealand also ranks first with 44.6 pounds, while in the United States the average consumption is 9 pounds. Police Refer fo Want Ads to Find Owner of Jewels 7 LOT - Vicinity ? A. ft 7 60th; dUMOnd brCT. $1,000 Leareiaf that m "wortV less bracelet nnted over M lhr was actually valued at 17.500. Ae New Yorit Chy police dcpariaieac checked the Classified sec lions of newspapers lor mnj tenths past, finally foond a d that satched mp." The bracelet was returned to the owner, Mrs. Eleanor Little-wood-Marstoo; and the $1,000 reward paid to tlertaaa Haio " schiaamt, the finder. . B m rtl w,a t Mtft ton MVMwat Ctenfc Here In The Klamath Basin Want Ads Work Wonders ; UCDAin C MEU7C WHY. TITLE INSURANCE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF BUYING A HOME Title Insurance Is a contract of indemnity whereby the title company, as insurer, guarantees that the title of an owner, . mortgagee or lessee is good and is free from defects, liens or encumbrances, existing at the date of the policy, excepting such as are specifically mentioned therein. By it, the title company obligates itself to pay any loss, up fo the full amount of the policy,' suffered by the insured by reason of any defects, liens or encumbrances found to exist at the date of the policy and not excepted therein, and to defend the title at its own cost against any such defects or encumbrances alleged to be in existence at the date of the jSolicy. The purpose of a title insurance policy is to protect the owner, mortgagee or lessee of real estate against a great many defects which would not be disclosed by .the most thorough examination of the record title. Klamath County's Only Home-Owned Title Company Has Been Serving the Klamath Basin Since 1905 R. E. "Bob" Veafch, president Mrs. J. U. Babcock, Secy. KLAMATH COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY . , Member of Oregon Land Trrle Association 4V Americas Ttfia Associaitoa) Associated with Pacific Title Insurance Co. Oregon's Oldest Title CV 422 Main , Phone TU 4-5155- la TW "fc""H TU 4-8111
