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Newspaper Page Text1962 LIVESTOCK ESTIMATED AGRICULTURAL INCOME Klamath Basin - 1962 County Agtnt't Cfflca 106,000 head 10,000 cows 61156.00 on Z "';v,w SI, 560, 000 850 bu Is WS250.00 2la W2 $11,017,500 1961 SS, 740,000 3,960,000 2,205,000 27,000 84,000 585,000 90,000 48,000 108,000 36,000 calves e.JHO.00 10.500 tint eh AA ?n nnn t i fl,5i -,ww iciui i3.uu 3.080 000 ghep - 48,000 head . JifHO.ooo Wool - 380,000 lbs. ' 258,400 Lambs - 53,000 e$19 1,007,000 Feeders- 7,000 $12.00 Dairy 3,000 cows Milk - 10,000,000 lbs. &S5.85 cwt! Milk - 3,000,000 lbs. 13.00 cwt. Fat - 80,000 lbs. 660. . . . Milk - 3,000,000 lbs. t-13.60 cwt. Hogs - 550 sows 5400 market hogs $36.50 197,100 300 sows i$50.00 15 000 poultry - 65,000 hens. 1,000,000 doz. eggs 640 400,000 10,000 fryers 60 6,000 40,000 hens 50 20,000 2,000 turkeys 6S5.50 11,000 ducks & geese 3,000 Miscellaneous - Bees, furs, horses, rabbits, etc. . . . TOTAL LIVESTOCK INCOME 1962 FARM CROPS Oil Alfalfa - 42,000 a. 184,400 tons $22 . .$4,056,600 Grain - 11,000 a. - 16,500 " 415 , . 247,500 Cther - 29.000 a. - 41.000 " &16 . . 656,000 82,000 a. - 241,900 tons Grain , , Barley - 80,000 a. - 2,640,000 cwt. $2. 12. .5, 596, 800 Oats - 42,100 a. - 1,178,800 cwt. ($2. 09. .2, 463, 692 Wheat&Durum 19,600 a. - 589,495 cwt. ty$3. 26. .1,921, 753 1,376,400 1,212,000 831,000 212,100 440,000 200.000 691,000 176,000 603,500 180,000 $14,077,000 $11,802,500 4,960,300 4,964,532 10,068,435 9,651,204 Rye Seed Crops Grass Clover Peas Misc. 2,600 a. 144,300 a. 44,200 cwt. SSI. 95. 4,452,495 cwt. 86,190 2,400 a. 500 a. 300 a. 100 a. 3,300 a. 3,600 cwt. $82 . 3,000 cwt. i$18 . 9,000 cwt. e$3.15 295,200 54,000 28,350 10,000 387,550 788,188 Field Crops Potatoes Onions - Horseradish Garlic 24,700 a.-5,928,000cwt.&$1.28FR . 7,587,840 1,612 a.- 685,100 cwt. $1.60. . 1,096,160 63 a.- 126 tons $200. . 25,200 53 a.- 3,445 tonse$11.50 . 39,618 8,748,818 7,882,441 26,426 a. Misc. Fruits & Vegetables - 1,000 a 150,000 180',000 Irrigated pastures - 122,000 a. Idle fallow - soil building, flooded & not harvested 10,195 a. Total Crop Lands - 389,223 a. TOTAL CROP INCOME 24,315,103 23,486,365 'TOTAL LIVESTOCK INCOME 14.077.000 11.802.500 TOTAL INCOME - CROPS AND LIVESTOCK ..." $38,392,103 $35,288,865 CHART SHOWS GAIN This chart was prepared by the Klamath County Agent's Office comparing the types and amounts of agricultural income in the Klamath Basin for 1961 and 1962. The past year reflected a gain of almost $3 million in one year, about two-thirds from livestock and the other third from crops. Types Of Potato Diseases Explained By Farm Adviser Tips Given On Use Of Sprinkler To Make It Better Farming Tool Tl'LELAKE Water applica tion by sprinkling is a precise and mechanical operation. For this reason the exact amount at the eight time can be easily applied. There are. however, a (cw tips on the right use ot the sprinkler which will make sprin kling even a better tool, according to B. J. Hoyle of t h e Tulelake Field Station. Check the mechanical part o( the system. Go to hte nozzle far thest from the pump and make sure it is putting out the desired pressure. Cases have been found where this nozzle was putting out only half the water than those next to the pump. Check the field spacing. The uniformity of water applied to the field depends on tlie nozzle set tings in tlie field. In medium wind a spacing of 40' by 60' has a uniformity of 73 per cent, a spacing of 30' by 50' a uniformity of 88 per cent, and a spacing of 30' by 50' a uniformity of 93 per cent on the average. Check nozzle size. There are sev eral rules of thumb for choosing a nozzle size for a particular soil The water should be applied no faster than the soil takes it. If puddles of water are observed to form on the surface or in the bot tom of the furrows, the nozzle size is too large. If the spray fall washes dirt off the top of forming potatoes, the nozzle is too large If compaction is observed, the noz zle is too large. Large nozzles al ways produce large drops. The right size nozzle is one causing none of these defects. Nozzles should not be thought of in terms of gallons per head be cause this depends on pres- Influenza Hits Horses sure and spacing. A Kainbird 30 head with a 7-32 nozzle will put out 6.8 G.P.M. at 25 pounds pres sure and 10.6 O.P.M. at 60 pounds pressure. Always operate a noz zle at the recommended pres sure, otherwise large drops will form at underpower, and excess cost of pumping at over power. A 10-gallon head will put out four- tenths of an inch per hour on an acre at 40 by 60' spacuigs or al most 7-10 of an inch per aero at a 30 by 50 spacing. Know your crops water require ments. Potatoes will use all the way from one to three-tenths inches of w ater per day dependinj on their size and tlie climate. Early in their life most potato roots are found in the hill and it is only necessary to wet down nuic inches to maintain good growth. Later on wetting down to 18 or more inches is desired. If you figure water use at 0.2 per day, and apply 0.6" per irri gation, then you need irrigate ev ery three davs. Local variation in clouds and temperature will alter this schedule. If sprinkling during very hot conditions evaporation will cause some water loss. Thu loss may amount lo 20-25 per cent and additional water should be appllied to make up for this loss. Pay attention to the shape of the potato hills. A sharp-sided, steep potato hill is defeating tlie purpose of sprinkling. Water drops striking tlie side of tlie hill run or splash to the bottom of tlie furo- row like rain running off a roof. Under these conditions it may take tw ice as long to wet the root zone than where a very low, broad bed is used. Experiments at the Tulelake Field Station showed that under steep furrows there was an area at 14 inches which was never wet up regardless of how long tlie sprinkler was run. Potatoes can be grown under al most perfectly flat cultivation with little risk of greening. Gondola Car Use Trips Inspection Fee Check IIKKALD AND NKWS, Klamath Falls. Oregon TULELAKE Each year farm-i cis throughout the Basin report various wilts varying from potato wilt to physiological wilt, according to Ken Baghott, Tule lake farm adviser. The wilts which can occur in the Basin may be classified as diseases which affect the plant tops. These diseases are Blackleg, Baetcriall Wilt, Bacterial Ring Rot, Vcrti cillium or Fusarium Wilt, Fusari- urn Eumartii Wilt and Purple Top Wilt. Diseases which show dead areas of the plant but no wilting are Early Blight, Late Blight, Tip burn and Rugose Mosaic. Other diseases cause leaf roll ing and either soft or leathery leaves are Psyllid yellows, Black Scurf, Leaf Rool and Haywire. Frequently farmers hear about spraying their potato fields to con trol one of these blights. Accord ing to Baghott the only potato blights that have been a problem in Tulelake are Early and very seldom, Late Blight. Early Blight can affect any part of the plant above t h e ground. Dark brown spots usual ly appear on the oldest, lowest leaves. These circular spots en large rapidly when it is damp and are usually more prevalent where potatoes are irrigated by Ford Trucks Last Longer en tha FARM Ste your Farm Truck Headquarters BALSIGER MOTOR CO. Main at Ei. Ph. TU 4-3 1 21 sprinklers. The spots have a se ries of slightly raised, target-like rings. Several spots may merge into large brown areas. " Control consists of removingi weeds belonging to the night shade family from the edge of the field. Spraying is effective using Maneb, Zineb or similar compounds. Late Blight is also caused by fungus which overwinters in seed tubers and volunteer plants, This type of blight very seldom is a problem in the Basin Symptoms appear as water- soaked spots on leaflets. The! spots enlarge rapidly and turn brown. Where it is humid the tun gus produces a white, moldy growth on the underside of the leaf. Soots on the tubers are small, slightly sunken and pur plish black. Control of Late Blight is to spray immediately when f i r s tsize up tubers. symptoms occur, btlectivc sprays are Maneb, Zineb or similar com pounds. Probably the most common wilt observed by growers late in the season is Verticillium Wilt. This wilt, according to , Baghott, is caused by a fungus which is na tive to most soils and can live Ion dead plant material. Symptoms are early maturity of vines which may lose their green color and die. The woody parts of the stem may turn a dark red dish brown. Tubers may or may not have a brownish discolora tion in the vascular area just un der the surface at the stem end Control is impossible after the plant becomes diseased. Howev er, crop rotation including alfalfa will help. Some growers have found that high applications of nitrogen and frequent irrigations seem to prolong the life of the plant thereby giving it time to Farmer's Dollar Share Declines To 36 Cenfs By GAYI.ORD P. GODWIN WASHINGTON (UPD-The Ag riculture Department said today farmer's share of the consumer's food dollar dropped to 36 cents in the April - June quarter of 1963. - This was the lowest quarterly average share recorded in more than 20 years. Farmers received 37 cents in the previous quarter, and M cents in April-June, 1962. In 1952, tlie farmer's share of the retail dollar spent for farm-origi nated food was 47 cents. In a review of the marketing ind transoortation situation, the denartment said marketing char ges in the second quarter of 1963 "Boy! Thof "new" uud baler at oun mra worki good. See us for a wide selection of good USED WIRE and TWINE BALERS Both power take-off ond engine model Klamath Tractor & Implement Co. 5616 So. 6th (jfgg Ph- TU 2-5525 SerYiee pTrtjMjJ After ,he Sa'6 averaged 3 per cent higher than in tlie same period of I9b2. 'lhe marketing charges were up main ly because: (1) Retail peixwa od ( 1) Retail prices of frozen orange juice concentrate and canned single-strength orange jucie rose rap idly after the freeze in Florida than prices growers received for oranges; (21 Marketing costs tor bakery and cereal products rose significantly during tlie year. The department said price far mers received for food products in the second quarter averaged 3 per cent lower than in January- March, mainly because of de creases in farm prices of beef cattle, milk for fluid use, and eggs. The second quarter average this year also was 3 per cent lower Ulan a year earlier and re sulted largely from lower prices for beef cattle, hogs, and fresh vegetables. The department said the bill for marketing domestic farm-originat ed food products to civilian con sumers totaled $42.9 billion in 1962. This was an increase of 3 per cent over 1961 and less than the annual rise during the past 10 years. The marketing bill has increas ed every year since 1950 when it was the same as in the preceding year. From 1952 to 1962 it rose 52 per cent. Horse owners were advised re cently by Dr. Glenn B. Rea, state veterinarian, Oregon Department of Agriculture, to keep their horses away from any shows or congregation of horses to prevent. their contracting equine influenza. Dr. Rea said there is not at present enough specific informa tion available on the disease to warrant taking official action but he recommended that horse asso ciations and individual owners re- train from organizing or attend ing horse shows or any concen tration of horses that would spread the flu. He also suggested that horse owners not permit other animals to frequent their stables or premises for a period of at least three weeks. The disease, believed caused by an unknown strain of the usual influenza virus, appeared at Mi ami, Fla., in February, ium. By June 10 it was reported from both East and West coasts and from the north to the southern borders of the United States and race tracks have been closed for various periods of time all over the country, due to the illness of racing horses. The influenza is known to have existed in the Portland area since the latter part of May or the first of June and Dr. Ilea said it is possible it was present before that. Reports have been received of cases among horses as far south as Medford and from several oth er points throughout the Willam ette Valley area, including tu- gene and Salem. Both tlie Lane and Marion County 4-H shows have eliminated all horse events. Use of gondola railroad cars in hauling grains has prompted the Oregon Department of Agriculture to propose an amendment to the Oregon Administrative Rules cov ering grain inspection and analy sis fees. Tlie gondola cars can carry from 80 to 90 tons of grain, where as tlie cars used when the pres ent fees were established carried 50 to 60 tons. T. Ralph Harry, chief of the department's grain division, said use of tlie gondola cars means that two men, instead of one, are needed to take the sample. The department is also having to purchase new probes for taking the samples. The probes normal ly used are about five feet long. Those used for sampling grain in gondola cars must be from 10 to 12 feet long, All but one of the new fees proposed apply to gondola cars size gondola car at designated times and places. Pendleton $5 each for inspee lion of grain in any size gondola car at designated times and places. Merrill 56 each for inspection of grain in any size gondola car at designated times and places Other fees will remain the same as they have been. Long Term Loans Rise The average size of long-term' loans obtained by Northwest farm crs today is almost three times what it was 10 years ago New loans closed by the Fed eral Land Bank of Spokane dur- hnhvdrates in the wheat kernels The exception is a proposed $3 ing the fiscal ar ended Junc up to maturity, giving a generally ice lor grain inspection of trucks .'" lower proiein lcvei, uoeue cx Lunipoita nun pi,itf in jyji, r icu I piainCd, HOW ABOUT SECOND CUTTING? Mrs. Glenn Irwin of Fort Rock is probably won. derinq where the second cutting will go as she views this stack of the first cutting which averaged 2'j tons on 1 50 acres of alfalfa. An additional 1,200 bales have al ready been hauled away. Mrs. Irwin and daughter, Judy, have operated the ranch since the death of Mr. Irwin last year. The top quality hay is harvested with a swath er, baled and stacked in the night hours when moisture conditions seem just right. Tuesday, August 13, 1963 PAGE 7 Cool Growing Conditions Causing Lower-Than-Normal Protein Level Preliminary observations point toward a lower-than-normal pro tein content in Oregon's 1963 soft white wheat crop, thanks to cool growing conditions, reports Nor man Goetzc, Oregon Stale Univer sity extension farm crops special ist. Protein level of Pacific North west soft white wheat was re cently spotlighted. Buyers for the big Japanese market expressed concern about prospective 1963-64 shipments of Western White Wheat blend, because of high pro tein content which presents prob lems in its use for biscuit and pastry purposes in that country, Extended cool temperatures during maturation for the 1963 crop has allowed deposits of car- duction showed an average pro tein content of 9.2 per cent on a 14 per cent moisture basis. Pro tein ranged from a low of 6.0 per cent to a high of 14.1 per cent. The survey, conducted jointly by the OSU Extension Service and the Oregon Wheat Commission, as the first such test made on commercial production of the variety which is widely planted in the Pacific Northwest for the first time this year. Goetze emphasized that the at designated times and places in the Pendleton area. The proposed fees for inspection of gram in gondola cars arc: I'ortalnd S4.50 each for any size gondola car, when inspection is at other than designated times and places: and $3 each for any Retirement Costs Listed Potato Plot Tour Slated A tour or potato experimental plots at the Klamath Experiment Station is being planned for Thursday, Aug. 22, starting at 1:15 pm. Field work in progress will be observed and 1962 re sults discussed. Experiments to be observed and discussed will include variety testing; sprinkler and furrow irrigation; date of planting and harvest; planting methods; seed-piece size, type and spacing; seed-piece prccut- ting; seed - piece treatment: rates of nitrogen application; and soil fumigation for nematode, weed, and verticillum wilt con trol. The tour will start at the sta tion on South Washburn Way at 1:15 p.m. and will continue at the Clarence Hill farm at 3 p.m. Anyone interested in ptoato pro I duction problems is invited to attend. A retired couple living alone can expect to spend anywhere from $12 to $19 a week on food according to information given in a new Oregon Stale University extension bulletin. The couple that eats more meal. eggs, fruit and vegetables will pay a little more than couples that depend more on potatoes, baked goods, cereals and dry beans. Oregon families who want to compare their food costs with those of other Western families will find an easy-to-figurc chart in the bulletin "Your Weekly Food Bill." Written by Mrs. Zel ma Reigle Neugart, it's available Irom county extension offices and lhe OSU bulletin clerk. Food costs vary greatly from family to family for several rea sons, says the specialist. These include: I. Age of children. Teen-agers eat a third (o a half more food during their rapid growth years than adults. 2. Food habils. Fond costs go up if you cat meat 10 times a week instead of seven, eat steaks and roasls instead of hamburg er, stew, casseroles, or other meat extender dishes, or if you buy canned or botlled beverages. 3. Frequent use of fully pre pared items such as TV dinners prepared sauces, dressings and cereals and fancy packaged foods. 4. Pet foods. A big dog often eats as much as a member of the family, reminds Mrs. Neu gart. 5. Use of out-of-scason loods These foods are likely to be more expensive and lower in quality than in-season foods. Non - lood items cigarettes, cleaning sup plies, health and beauty aids, etc. ol ten bought at the grocery stores, should not be counted in the food cost figures. A. Knutsen, president, reported. This increase, Knutsen said, re flects the changes in a dynamic agricultural industry which is tak ing advantage of technological and mechanical advances created by greater capital needs and larger farm units, as well as the in creased values of the farm plant itself. Farmers and ranchers in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Alaska borrowed $53,679,000 from the bank during the 12-monlh pe riod, according to" Knutsen. Of this total volume, $38,003,000, or 70.8 per cent, was new money used to buy real estate, make repairs and Improvements, pur chase livestock and machinery, finance farm operations and pay debts. Nitrates picked up by the wheat plant are deposited in tlie young kernel in the form of protein after flowering and through the soft dough stage. Carbohydrates are deposited in the soft kernel and through maturation unless cent protein , level, he comment ed. If the crop had been separat ed at the nine per cent level, the average of the low protein lots would have been 7.7 per cent. Additional studies relative to protein variation within varieties and growing locations as well, as studies to more efficiently sam ple and measure protein content are now in progress on all 1963 wheat varieties. They are being made eoonerativelv hv the OSU Extension Service, the Pendleton test results are not exactly what could be expected under normal cropping operations. He pointed out that many of the 206 growers last year fertilized heavily with nitrogen in order to get high seed yields. This may have made the protein level higher than could be expected under normal oper ations. The test, which covered produc tion in nearly all Oregon wheat producing counties, showed 71 per cent of tlie lots surveyed iwere ueiow iu per cent ill jnu- tein content, hn continued branch station of the OSU Agri- something, such as draught or high temperatures, interferes with late carbohydrate deposits. At the same time, Goetze re vealed that protein tests run on the 1962 Gaines seed wheat pro- If the 1962 Gaines crop had been separated and stored on the basis of 10 per cent protein con tent, the average protein level would have been 8.3 per cent well below the desired 8.5 per cultural Experiement Station, and the Oregon Wheat Commission. The marketing problem for soft white wheat has come about be cause of a shift In production from the disease-susceptible white Club varieties to higher yielding common varieties, Goetze said. The two are blended together as the Western White Wheat sub class, with the blend's composi tion closely related to the amounts of each grown in the Pacific Northwest. For tlie 1963 crop, the wheat trade has urged that, where pos sible, both White Club and com mon varieties be separated and stored on a protein basis. The suggested dividing line is nine per cent protein on a 14 per cent moisture basis. Agent Makes Final Visit Prior To Maryland Journey FORT ROCK Lake County Ex- Montana farmers and ranclicrsi toaion Agent John Kicsow made obtained $19,433,000 of long-term! mortgage credit during the year; Idaho, $16,421,000; Washington, in cluding Alaska, $8,814,000, and Oregon, $9,011,000. Knutsen said loan payoffs In cluding loans refinanced, amount ed to $23,310,000. Capital stock,1 completely owned by the 61 local farmer-owned federal land bank associations making and servic ing the bank's loans, stood at $15,- 650.000 on Junc 30, and its sur-l plus and reserves climbed to $20,150,000. The bank's outstand ing loan account at the year's: end reached $277,580,000. 4-H News MAI.IN JUNIPER JUMPERS HORSE CLUB The Malin Juniper Jumiwrs held their meeting at the home ot Linda Lousignont. The club had a slave sale during the win ter to collect extra money and to initiate new members. It was decided to abandon the project and refund the money. After some discussion, the members decided to have a Club Sunday sometime next winter and go lo church as a group. Mrs. Goding gave us a horse manship test. Jimmy Ottoman, News Reporter. his final visit lo the Fort Rock- Silver Lake area this week prior to leaving for advanced study at the University of Maryland. One of six in the nation to re ceive an educational grant rjc cause of outstanding leadership qualities Kicsow will combine use of this scholarship with his sab batical leave. A week of orienta tion in Chicago with the Nation al Committee on boys and girls' club work will precede travel to Hyattsvillc, Md., where the lam ily will reside. A native of Bend, Kicsow had a 10-ycar 4-H club record, includ ing campus work at Oregon State University. Before coming to Lake view a year ago he worked only in lhe 4-H program. Adult work was added lo his assignment here One phase of work in this beef producing county has been with production testing. Five ranchers in the county have been working toward such Improvement by ty ing together gainability with grade. The selection of replace ment heifers on this basis is the key, plus culling of cows raising lower quality calves. With the assistance of lite coun ty agent some ranchers weigh and grade all calves at weaning time. Some means of identifying both cows and calves is necessary. Bur ton Chambers of Lakevicw, who has all registered cattle, uses the tattoo system. Bud Parks, Fort Rock, with commercial Hercfords, uses a fire brand numbering sys tem. Also in tlie program arc Glenn Harvey. Summer Lake, who tags his heifers in the fall, and both Jim Snider and Don Hotch kiss, Lakeview. Installation of livestock scales is the chief expense, Kicsow points out. However, within two years of beginning such a plan, improvement can be noted, wnen a 40-50 pound gain per head can bo noted by the end of four or five years the cost of the scales can he written off. "There are side benefits, too," Kiesow adds. "Sometimes an ex cellent benefit is all around better management." ', ATTENTION FARMERS! HOIST OIL ; CUTTING J OIL j CKtT MIUMI Jay Hawk 2135 So. 6h ond So. 6th and Crait CANCEL YOUR MORTGAGE Through , . . Equitable' Living Insurance John H. 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