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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1963)
'r4$&7 ?l MEAT CONSUMPTION CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES PER PERSON totxT,o i . t40 y'TZ HOUSING j LAMS AND MUTTON VEAL . Rl - . - r ! " ? I lN T II - , -" APPAREL ' & : 1900 110 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1951 1919 1960 1961 1962 :4y.g-.MILK PRODUCTION J J FARM FOOD MARKETING BILL ! . f Dollart dSs, t i - PRODUCTION ' iSSX. I i 1F:) C0W TOTAL MILK CT4V JT '-II tTff , PRODUCTION " JSL'. 1 120 Tr" '' " 30 TRANSPORTATION so milkws-: 10 ' tfflTlfffft ?ll lboiT( Srj-0l PjlTljj - ? -D , . -. : 11111 llllllllllll I 1940 1950 I 960 1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 '62 MB1 HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Ore. Tuesday, March 12, 1963 PAGE 9 Potato Growers Plan Meeting A regular quarterly meeting of He Oregon Potato Commission open to Oregon Growers is sched uled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, March IS. at the Winoma Motor Hotel. 'The meeting features a report oh outlook for the balance of the late crop marketing season by A. E. Mereker, executive secreta ry of the National Potato Coun cil. "Mereker is making his annual tour of production areas. He stops liere en route from Washington state and Central Oregon to Ba Kersfield, Calif., and the 18th An nual Convention of the California Potato Growers Association, March 17 - 19. Mereker is also scheduled to speak at the Tulelake Fairgrounds at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. Tulelake Growers Association welcomes all Basin growers to hear Mereker speak, i DRILLING COSTS ;Al costs more than $62,000 to drill an average oil or gas well vjiich reaches about 4,000 feet into the earth. Costs go higher in less accessible areas and a typical on shore well, (or instance, may cost a$ much as $400,000. 4-H NEWS HENLEY ROOTERS The first meeting of the Henley Rooters was held at the home of the leader. Ben Adair. Paul Walters, president, presided over the nomination and election of officers for the year: Cheryl Forster, president; Scott Skinner, vice president; Carol Forster, sec retary; Paul Watters, treasurer; Scott Watters, news reporter; Jim Adair, sergeant-at-arms; and John Adair, recreation leader. New members are Stella Rodri guez, Tom Walters. John Forster, Leonard Young, and Debbie Ryan. Other members present were Beth Milanovich and Mary Adair. Mr. and Mrs. William Parsons, our new leaders, were introduced. The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were served. The second meeting of the Hen ley Rooters was held March 1 at the home of our leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parsons. The meeting was called to order by Cheryl Forster, president. We were each given a breed of hog to give a report on. We vot ed to have yearly dues of $1. Gary Duffy is our new member. Our guest was Mrs. William Forster. Scott Watters, News Reporter COOKING CRUMBS Our group made hot cocoa and deviled egg sandwiches. Peggy Duncan and Vicky Haskins made Die cocoa, while Patty Hood, Mo nica Moore and Tina Lanza made the sandwiches. Five members were present. Donna Freeman was absent. Our next meeting will be on March 6. Tina Lanza, News Reporter. BOOKIE'S COOKS Bookie's Cooks cooking group met in the home of their lead er, Mrs. Wilber Book, on Satur day, March 2, with six members present. Demonstrations were giv en on how to measure dry and liquid ingredients. The members practiced measuring. Refresh ments were enjoyed. Geoffrey Custer, News Reporter. PIONEER SEWING CLUB The Pioneer Sewing Club toured Donnie's Yardage on Feb. 19 We learned about many kinds of fabrics, zippers and linings. Mrs. Fredrickson, owner of the fabric store, demonstrated difforent types of seam finishes. She gave us some leaflets which will help us with our sewing. It was very interesting. Wanda McGhehey, News Reporter. Pesticides List Posted Revisions in the list of highly toxic pesticides that cannot be sold or distributed in Oregon for home or garden use were an nounced by the state department of agriculture and became effec tive March 11. Some new products are added to the chemicals use of which is restricted solely to commercial operators experienced in pesti cide application. And some pro ducts on the previous list are withdrawn from the general mar ket. The revised list of restricted products: TEPP, parathion, meth yl parathion, EPN, OMPA (Schra dan, Systox (Demcton), Phos- drill, Thimct (phoratel, DiSys- ton. Endrin 12.5 per cent and above!, Dimothoate, Ethion, Phos phamidon, Methyl Demcton (Meta Systox), Dclnay, DiNitro-o-Cresol (DNOC). DiNitro-o-Scc Butyl Phe nol (DNOSBP1, and Endothal (20 per cent and above). The revisions are the result of a public hearing the department held late last October, plus consul tation and collaboration with the State Board of Health, Oregon State University and the U.S. Pub lic Health Service office at We- natchce, Washington, states J. D. Patterson, chief chemist. After careful weighing of the evidence, the department denied sale to the general public of sev eral products which manufactur ers asked, through their represen latives at the October hearing, be released for sale to home garden ers as well as experienced appli cators. never ending war against pests that attack their crops either through the soil or by direct as sault on the plant. Spray and dusting programs have been found effective in con trolling most of these enemies of Oregon agricultural crops. But there are tome Uiat are hut it. to conquer. The Oregon Department of Ag riculture's list of some of the most troublesome pests in 1932 includes: Symphylans A minute pear ly white pest resembling a centi pede that is found in the soil and attacks both the roots and tu tors in the ground or any part of the plant touching the surface of the ground. This does an esti mated $2,000,000 damage yearly and has infested over 30,000 acres of prime agricultural land. Con trol measures are expensive ana are not always elfectivc. Cherry Fruit Fly This is insect is responsible for wormy cherries but can be controlled by a sorav or dusting program timed to start with Uie emergence 01 the flv and continued until har vest time. Because ot the control. losses are at a near zero level Unusual Motel Caters To Animals ;B.IRD, Tex. (NEA) Weary travelers on U.S. Highway 80 tijually snap wide awake when they are refused a room and bed nji the Cattle Motel, two miles out side this west Texas city. For the Cattle Motel is just vyhat the sign says it is, a motel for cattle. But regardless of what the sign says, and it says it in big block letters and very plainly, there are those who still insist : Ford Trucks Last Longer FARM Sm your Firm Truck Hdqurrri BALSIGER MOTOR CO. Main at Em. Ph. TU 4-1121 they want to spend the night, But unless they have four feet and horns ,ior are drivers of a cattle truck), there's not much hope tor them. Motel owners Jake Collins and Jimmy Parker will walk them to the door and wish them happy motoring. Since Collins and Parker were raised around cattle and were con cerned with their welfare, it seems natural to them that they should go into a business aimed at mak ing the cattle comfortable as they were being trucked across coun try. The 24-hour-a-day motel is their solution. When the driver of a huge cat tle truck pulls into the motel, he finds an abundance of water and hay, holding, rest and doctoring pens, loading chutes, a weighing device and room for 1,000 head Should a sick animal be found in (he load, there is prompt veter inary service provided by Dr. Jack Callas of nearby Abilene. At a bunkhouse the driver can m Ess 1 iiiBNiil "I'm not inrtrttttd 1a eur nt neighbor's beautiful daugh ter, dear tt'i the wonderful form machinery he hat!" Featuring Tha Howard Rotivator The Only Complete Line 12 MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM 40" to 90" in Tillage Widths To fit more than 200 tractors. Unsurpassed tor working Potato Land. Klamath Tractor & Implement Co. 5616 So. 6th Ph' 2 5525 Servit PlU'Mil Aft,r,htSoIe get a hot shower, shave and a free bunk. Cost for the cattle is $7.50 per nigh per truck load. Feed and medical service are ex tra. The original idea for the motel was Collins'. A full-fledged ranch hand at 17, he recalls: "1 started out breaking wild horses, but at one time or another I've done everything there is to do on a ranch." He began his own cattle-hauling business in 1948. He and Parker opened their 2Vacre motel last year. Collins is certain his new idea in motels will be a success, but his big problem is convincing' two-footed travelers that he isn' interested in their trade. "We've lost track of the num ber of people we've turned away sighs Collins. "When we tell 'em it's a motel for cattle, they seem to go into shock and leave with stunned looks on their faces.' 2, l'v:Km,i-v-mvrf''Tn ft Vi f Farmers Must Wage Never Ending Pest Battle Oregon farmers must wage a! in this crop which was valued at S7.877.000 in 11)61. Codling Molh Effective con trol methods have been found for this moth which is probably the most troublesome pest in apples and pears in this century. The Department of Agriculture es timates that over SO per cent of the apple and pear crop, valued at $7,178,000 in 12. would be unmarketable without effective controls. Filbert Worm This is a pest almost restricted to this state, as it is the major commercial fil bert area, with the state crop valued at 3.256.000. Sprays and dusts applied before the worm en ters the nut can control this pest. Without control the loss would be at least 23 per cent. Peir Psylla This is a rela tively new pest in Oregon pear acreages and a serious threat. It must be cmtrolled each year to protect the fruit quality. Two Spotted Spider Mites An increasingly important pest on a variety of crops from fruit trees, alfalfa and berries to spe cialty crops like mint and hops, this mite is more closely related to spiders than insects. The dam age from this pest is difficult to assess, but the control costs run into thousands of dollars yearly. An insecticide that does not leave a residue must be used. Grey Garden Slug This slug, familiar to many gardeners, finds wet weather to its liking. It does its eating at night and is a se rious threat to vegetables, straw berries and seedling legumes in tlie Willamette Valley. It also in vades home vegetable gardens and flower gardens. Cabbage Maggot Chemicals placed in the soil were once very effective in the control of this maggot, but it has become re sistant to those chemicals that once gave such good control. This is particularly true in the North Willamette Valley area. The cab bage maggot does not confine its attack to cabbage but is also a threat to such crops as cauliflow er, brussel sprouts and broccoli, whose values total over 15 mil lion dollars. Corn Earworm A bane to corn production that last year was valued at $4,000,000, this worm can be controlled, but the most effective insecticide is very de structive to honey bees. The only good means of control is getting the insecticide on the tassles. And, Die time wlien the control should be undertaken is the time when bees are gathering corn pollen. Alfalfa Looper This tiny green pea-sized caterpillar is plag uing the green pea industry. It creates havoc when it appears in in the processing operations. The size, weight and color so closely approximates peas that it defies separation. Control is expensive, for constant care is necessary to keep these animal contaminents out of the $5,000,000 pea crop and an insecticide must be used that leaves no residue. Question Of Pesticides And Human Health Object Of Science Study At California U. Farm Furrow Attendance at the hearing on H.B. 1376. known affectionately and otherwise as the milk con trol bill, portrayed the vivid gap between producers and dairymen on a means of stabilizing mil prices. Tlie dairymen pointed accusing finccrs at the processor while the processor in turn claimed the milk bill would add to surpluses and would be exempt from the actions of the bill, and it would there fore control only about 40 to 50 per cent of the milk production. Not so, countered the dairymen who claimed the intent of the bill simply to stop processors from using the producers" money to buy expanded markets through the use of special discounts audi equipment for favored retailers. The producer groups were al most unanimous in their testimony with tlie exception of the producer-distributors, who disliked pay ing into an equalization fund which the bill would set up. The Teamsters Union was also i hand to present their plea for a minimum one-price system for all milk. The Teamsters in turn came in for a verbal flogging from Howard Gibson, Junction City dai- rvman, who explained the milk problems to the f ood ana uniry Committee considering the bill. Gibson said the Teamsters had increased the pay of dairy drivers 83 per cent in the past ten years while dairvmen had taken a 10; per cent decrease in milk prices to pay the bill. Gibson said that if legislation were not passes there would be a milk war as soon as the legislature adjourns The purpose of such a war, he oDined. was to force a federal milk marketing order on produc ers and to make it easier for Teamsters to organize dairymen. Basically the bill would prevent the use of producer funds tor buy ing markets and would prevent, to some degree, the use of price cuts to obtain new markets. The federal government also came in for its fair share of blame for milk surpluses. Unrealistic price support programs were tagged as the problem of national over-production and many wit nesses claimed no law could con trol the interstate shipment of milk. The results would be a step up in imports of out-of-state milk leaving Oregon dairymen with greater surplus. Another hearing will be held to hear more testimony, and the state's dairymen will have to mus tcr behind the bill if they expect any degree of success. Many dai rymen are caught in the web of circumstances which neutralizes their efforts. TULELAKE Like the weather, the question of pesticides and hu man health aflccts everybody, and everybody seems to be talk ing about it. But is anybody doing anything about it'.' Someone is.indecd. Over two decades, University of California agricultural scientists working on the problems of fruit and vegeta ble quality and production have given food safety a top priority reports Ken Baghott, Tulelake farm adviser. An expanding source of new in formation is tlie university's Agri cultural Toxicology Laboratory at Davis. Here a foreign substance in food, fodder, or soil can be measured in millionths of a part per million, and scientists are un covering basic facts about pes ticides and food production. In a new approach, experiments in the Davis laboratory are directed to ward learning the total toxic ef fect of foods whether pesticide treated or not on animal life. Modern agriculture, using pes ticides and other scientific tools, has helped make Americans tlie best fed and healthiest people in history. But it's important to be sure that these beneficial chemi cals are not themselves a hazard to human health. "One thing seems certain. We would be much worse off today without agricultural chemicals than we are with them," says Donald G. Crosby, director of the Davis campus laboratory. "But there still is a good deal of public concern over pesticides. Here at the laboratory, we are increasing the firm base of scien tific knowledge on which decisions about their safe use can be made." The laboratory has two principal roles. First, working with other departments and other campuses of tlie university, it detects and measures traces of pesticides and related substances that may occur in food materials under certain conditions. This research contrib utes to formulation of the strict federal and state regulations that control the use of pesticides in agriculture. Second, probing into tlie fun damental action of pesticides on living things, tlie laboratory's sci entists are examining tlie effects of these chemicals on generations of test animals, on individual nerve cells, and even inside mole cules of nucleic acid the building blocks of reproduction and here dity. In this scientific world of infini tesimal measurements, the U. C. research team is finding that tilings are seldom simple. If there is a residue from a pesticide, for instance, it may appear in various guises. I he treated plant may break it down or may even com bine with it. These complications are leading Ag Department Estimates $5 Billion Farm Exports .1?'..' UNUSUAL MOTEL Jelce Collins and one of the guests et hit special motel et Baird, Tex., ere shown here. VALLEY PUMP AND EQUIPMENT CO. COMPLETE PUMPING SERVICE ALL MAKES REPAIRED CALL TU 4-9776 Now ( Mtrrill-Loktoitw Jet. - Ntit la Jehu Dttr DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO YOU! Ranch Rite Buys! TARPS 10 8 ft. i 10 It. Ranch Ritt Prici Reg. Retail Price $14.00 10 It. M It. if JIF Ronch Rite I 103 Price Re,. Retail Price S23.00 12 x 1 tt. Reg. 31 00 Ranch Rite IS i 20 ft. Extra Heavy Reg. 54.00 14 S23.0I 1160 3950 Full Size Rural MAIL BOX 2.90 Reg. 3.25 J. W. Kerns 7)4 it. 6th TO 4-4197 the agricultural toxicology chem ists and toxicologists to look dire ly at the total effect, if any, pro duced on living things by a pesti cide or by chemical compounds stemming from it. To measure the complete effect of foreign sub stances, tlie scientist must first determine whether there are any undesirable effects on animal life due to tlie test food itself. Sur prisingly, there often are. Chemisf Poses Warning On Handling Of Sprays WASHINGTON (UPH-The Ag riculture Department estimates U.S. farms and ranches provided $5 billion worth of farm products (or the export market in llKi2. This equals the record set in 1961. The department's Economic Re search Service said export sales or dollars were $3.4 billion, about the same as in the previous year. The value of food-for-peace ex ports amounted to an estimated $1.6 billion in both 1961 and 1962. ERS said larger shipments under government programs to Africa and Latin America almost offset reduced shipments to other areas. There y,cre major shifts in cot ton, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, and vegetable oils in the 1962 ex port picture. Exports of wheat and flour totaled 600 million bushels, down 130 million from a year earlier. Cotton exports of 3.8 mil lion bales were almost 2.6 million below the 1961 total. There was a substantial increase in wheat production in Western Europe. Most of the decline in wheat exports was the result 0! reduced dollar sales to the West ern European countries. Foreign Free World cotton production ad vanced more than a million bales. Increased competition from lurg er supplies ot cotton in foreign producing countries was the ma jor factor accounting for the de cline in U.S. exports. Feed grain exports showed a sharp increase in 1962, rising to 16.7 million metric tons from 11.2 million a year earlier. Exports were equivalent to nearly one third of U.S. farm sales of feed grains. Most of the increase re flected a substantial gain in ex ports to the European Economic Community also known as the Common Market. ERS said another bright spot in 1962 farm exports was the 30 per cent gain in oilseeds and prod ucts, when complete returns are in, soybean exports are likely to be placed at a record 160 million bushels, considerably above the 133 million oxportcd in 1901. Pre-spring days and early farm activities bring a reminder from J. D. Patterson, state department of agriculture's chief chemist, to handle agricultural sprays and dusts with kid gloves. Properly used, any crop chem ical on tlie market is as safe as the flowers that brighten the land scape. Patterson offers these safety guides or protection of user and innocent bystander, including children: I. Follow directions on the la beluse the product how and why and when tlie label advises. 2. Don't flirt with danger by leaving sprays where children may play with them. 3. Don't put mixtures in pop bottles or other containers that will tempt children to think they are to be drunk like pink lemon ade. 4. When not in use, store origi nal bottles and packages where neither people nor animals get into them. 5. Preferably, don't take re mainder of these products out of the original container if using only a portion: if they are put in another container, label it so no mistake as to identity is possible. 6. Don't leave them in an open field while the person responsible can't keep his eyes on them. If this sounds silly, remember that a few years ago two young people died from contacting sprays left unattended in an open field. On another angle. Patterson suggests that persons hiring spray ing done, either ground or air, should be sure that the applica tor holds a state license to per ioral this work. REMEMBER! when it comes to a truck, see Bob or Juck Trucks are their business! JUCKELAND MOTORS, Inc. Your International Dealer 11th It Klam. Ph. 2-2581 tAPvoa NtJUAANCl We Can Save You Money On FARM FIRE Insurance See Bob Jonei at Southern Oregon Insurance Agency Inc. 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Convince Ev, Ed or Nona Greene that you're Irish and get SPECIAL GIFTS and DISCOUNTS SPRAY CENTER OREGON AG CHEMICALS Phone Tulelake 667-2229 Tulelake, Calif. Phone K. Falls TU 4-6073
