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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
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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.
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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.'
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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
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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
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