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FOUR ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1 , 1942. 0 Price Ceilings on Dried Prunes to be Af Grower level Dried prunes and raisins will 00 placed under price ceilings at the grower level, in a regulation to be issued by the office of price administration In about two weeks. It was announced in Joint statement made by OPA and the U. S. department of agricul ture. These price curbs the first to be fixed on any fruit will be set at the same levels as the buying support prices to growers offici ally announced by the department 01 agriculture on August 22, 1U42 Such prices reflect approximately 110 per cent of parity to the grow er. The grower support prices which will constitute the celling as well as the floor for these com modules are as follows: for three district California prunes, 6 1-4 cents per pound basis; out side California prunes, 6 cents basis; northwest prunes, 14 cent per pound less than prices for out side California prunes of com parable size. Military Needs Put First "These new prices, which con stitute both support and celling levels on prunes and raisins, arc sufficiently high to encourage maximum production and yet not too high to discourage consumer distribution of that portion of the packs available after military and lend-lease .requirements are fill ed," Secretary of Agriculture Wickard and Price Administra tor Henderson said In a joint statement. . Under a recent war production board order, freezing all 1941 and 1942 stocks of dried fruits and raisins, sales to the domestic trade may be made only after the mili tary and lend-lease requirements, which are on a tonnage basis, have been filled., Thus, the gov ernment will absorb most of the dried pear, peach, and apricot output, a lesser although still major share of the dried prune output, and a still smaller but still principal portion of the raisin pack. , Date of Planting Vetches Related To Aphis Control Delaying the seeding of fall- sown annual legumes until after October 10 is one of the most practical methods of controlling aphis the following year, accord ing to research carried on hy fed oral entomologists, and Just re ported on by them, says Dr. Don C. Mote, head of the entomology department at the O. S. C. experi ment station. The report applies ()nly to western Oregon and Washington. 1 The research on planting dates ds related to uphls Infestation the following year lias been carried on by L. P. Hoekwood and Max M. tleeher, federal entomologists in charge of the field station near Forest Grove. ,' Records kept for I lie past 25 years indicate that this delayed planting is effective with all types of vetches commonly grown here hi Oregon, and for Austrian win ter field peas. Cultivation Important ' Tile recommendations given by Jhese entomologists are that the legumes be sown in well prepared ground which Is free from earlier growth of volunteer annual leg umes. The recommended date of seeding is around October 20 and not before October Hi. If the seed j FREE when you buy I War Stamps from Shell ! Official U. S. Army Air Corps ,: Squadron Insignia In color on cloth, these insignia are grc.it for sewing on youngsters' swcitrrs, shirts or jackets. Start a collection. While they last, you get one of these regulation Air Corps Squadon insignia the kind actually on fighters and bomb ers FREE every time ynu buy War Stamp from your Shell Dealer or Shell Service Station. A new insignc but each week. This Week 55th Hill Oil COMPANY, Nature Runs Amok in Pacific War Zone Earthquake Soldiers and civilians in the Pacific tuiuu wjo auuui u uuuujusa in rauaurrujii, m;w ituuituia uiicr mo severest eartnquaKO ever recorded mere. Damage was estimated at one million pounds after tremors felt from Auckland to Duncdin. The quake struck last June 24. bed is cultivated reasonably close to this time the danger of earlier volunteer growth Is largely elim inated. . This time of seeding has also been found to give maximum yields In most years and ulso aid in the control of weeds und stem rot, according to the report made by the federal entomologists. lo secure maximum uplils con trol It is also Important that near by cover crops or green manure crops bo plowed under by April of the following spring, the principle of this means of con trol Is to deprive the aphis of de sirable plants for over wintering. Prune Sanitation Rules Are Simple If operators . , of prune driers will follow three simple rules, there Is little likelihood of dried prunes being seized because they do not meet state and leueral sanilary requirements, officials of I he state department of agri- cull lire declare. These three fundamentals to a sanitary output will entail little If any expense lo operators. They are: 1. See that no decayed or de composed fruit is dried. This will mean sorting before prunes are dried, but will repay good divi dends. 2. He sure that prunes are wash ed thoroughly, and that the wash water Is changed olien. Water should be changed at least twice daily, and it would he belter to change It more often. 3. More dried prunes in a clean sanitary place protected from Hies, rodents and other contain! uallng factors. "If ail dried prunes handled in Oregon this season are cared for as outlined above, the department is confident that there will be no seizures of dried prunes here," A. W. Met.ger chief of the foods and dairies division', predicts. Planting a leguminous cover c op on bare spots in the victory garden in September will protect the ground over winter and help solve the fertilizer problem next spring. PURSUIT SQUADRON N C . war zone take a losson In destruction Farm Machinery ! Rationing Soon Begins in Douglas The Douglas County USDA war hoard announced today that the new farm machinery ration ing program will be In operation In this county within a few days. Rationing will be handled by a county rationing committee com posed of the county AAA chair man and two farmers appointed by tile county war board. Two alternates will ulso be named. The program was placed into effect by the U. S. department of agriculture order of September 17 temporarily freezing all farm machinery in the hands of deal ers. J. Roland Pnrher,. secretary of the war hoard, described ration ing as the only method of In suring fair distribution of avail able equipment and its placement where it will do the most good in wartime farming production. "Farmers will not bo surprised at machinery rationing," Mr. Par ker said. "The appeals they have received to comb their farms for scrap iron has convinced most of Ihem that critical metals are terribly short, and that every ounce of steel that goes into a new farm tractor must be taken from a new tank or gun." Needs Arc Classified Farm machinery In one class ification I Croup A), which is scarce and especially needed to meet current agricultural needs, mav he soltl only upon approval by the county farm machinery rationing committee. Machinery in ti second category (Group B). including Items somewhat less scarce, may be sold upon certifi cation hy the farmer to the dealer that it Is required lo meet current agricultural needs. A third class ification (Croup l'), includes the smaller items thai may be sold without rest lief ions. Group A Includes beel lifters, beel loaders, combines, corn pick ers, disc harrows, feed grinders, fertilizer spreaders, grain drills, grain elevators, hay balers, lime spreaders, manure spreaders, milk coolers, milking machines, pickup balers, potato diggers, shredders, and tractors (includ ing garden tractors). Group ti machinery, which can be purchased upon certification to a dealer that il Is needed for cur rent product ion. includes most other farm equipment and ma chinery. Group C. which is exempt from any form of rationing control. In cludes hoes, rakes, lurks, scythes, shovels, and all hand -opei aletl and one and two-horse drawn larm machinery and equipment not in eluded In Group A. There are no restrictions on sale or transfer of used farm ma chinery, equipment, or repair parts. Who Are Eligible Kliglbility requirements for Group A purchases include in adequacy of present equipment and Inability to meet (arm pro duction goals hy repairing, or by purchasing or renting used m.i eliinerv. or hy custom or exchange work. A purchaser must turn in replaced equipment and agree lo rent or let others use the new machinery on specified terms and i conditions. The put chaser must j present a satisfactory reason if changing from horses or mule power to motor x)wer, or from hand labor to machinery. Applicants who are refused cert nicai ion for machinery pur chase may appeal to the Stale I'SDA war board 2nd then to the from Mother Nature as they work special war board assistant to the secretary of agriculture. A list of applicants receiving certificales and the equipment which they purchase will be kept available for Inspection in county offices and will be made avail able for publication in local papei's. Equipment in Croup A must not be purchased later than October 31, 19-12. News of 4-H Q CLUBS Those 4-H club pheasants which were held over for further de velopment were liberated during the early part of last week. Those Just liberated brought the total of Douglas county 4-H birds to 563, produced from a total of 1000 eggs. Mr. John McKean, of the state game commission, was here on August 24 and liberated most of the birds at that time. Only 35 were not big enough to liberate with the lust group. Club mem bers were paid for their birds liberated at that time. Checks for the last 35 are now In the office of the county club agent." The Edenhower Livestock club is holding ils meeting tonight at the Edenhower school play shed. Mr. Clarence R. Bartlett is leader of the club. This is to be the final meeting for this year. The boys will complete their final reports tonight and turn them in before beginning on next year's prolect. County Club Agent E. A. Ilritton will be present and show the colored slides he has taken of 411 club activities in the county dur ing Hie past two years. County Club Agent Ilritton visited at Elkton, I.oon Lake, Win chester Hay, Reedsport, Gardiner and Smith River schools oil Thurs day and Friday of last week. He stall's that most of the grade teachers are glad to use the 411 , health program, which of course is used in conjunction with the state textbooks. Most of these teachers have crowded classes and rooms, and are glad for this project because of the help it gives and the time it saves. Tile eighth grade teachers ex piessed themselves to Mr. Uritton that they were grateful for the new maketing project which they plan to use in conjunction with the science textbook. Don Krumbach. of Dixonville, lias shipped a fleece from his purebred Corriedale ewe lo the Pacific International, where it will Iv entered In the wool show. Don thinks that he has an ex ceptionally fine fleece and that it should win a place against fleeces from over the northwestern stales. There will be no other exhibit ors from Douglas county in die Pacific International, which is to he streamlined this year. It will Iv strictly a fat stock show. Those cluli mourners who are owners ol fat stock will also en ter in the judging and showman ship, hut no other contests are scheduled. i'o corn show w ill be held in connection with the Pa cific International this vear. For newspaper deliveries after 5:30 Please Call 157-Y Can More Food, Advice of Oregon Nutrition leader Every individual homomaker in Oregon can help in the nutri tion for defense program by can ning, freezing, drying or storing every bit of fruit, vegetables, and other foods that she can obtain and process, says Dean Ava B. Milam, chairman of the state committee on nutrition for de fense anil head of homo econom ics at O. S. C, More liberal interpretation of the sugar rationing rules is aiding in this emergency food preserva tion program, says Dean Milam. She has now been informed that under rationing practices now in force a homemaker may obtain all the sugar she needs to can any amount of fruit as long as the rale of pne pound of sugar to four quarts of fruit is not ex ceeded. This means, she says, that one is not limited in the amount of fruit put up, either by the amount canned last year or by the amount contemplated early in the season. If surplus fruit is going to waste or is easily available, it Is not only the right but the pa triotic duty of homemakers to ob lain more canning sugar if neces sary and put up more food for future use, says Dean Milam. Greater Supply Needed "If families of Oregon are to be well nourished through the win ter months, home canning, freez ing, drying and proper storing of fruits and vegetables will need to be greatly Increased this year over last," the state committee chairman pointed out. "A greater proportion of this year's com mercially canned, dried and froz en fruits and vegetables will be required for the army, navy and lend-lease shipment. Less com mercially preserved fruits and vegetables will lie available, therefore, for ordinary civilian household consumption. "I am therefore appealing to the homemakers of Oregon to can, freeze, dry or store the sur plus fruits and vegetables with which our state is so abundantly blessed, and thus help not only Uncle Sam but help ourselves to meet the food budget problems for the coming months." Certifying Aids Vegetable Canners Oregon vegetable canners who paid glowers minimum fair prices to qualify for war board certification still will have advan tages over the canners who did not cooperate, according to R. B. Taylor, chairman of Oregon's USDA war board. OPA recently announced ceil ing prices for all canners of 95 cents a dozen for No. 2 cans of to matoes, and SI 10 a dozen for No. 2 cans of peas. These are the dc panlmont of agriculture support prices, and were previously con fined to certified canners. Taylor pointed out that all to mato and H-a canners must sell 35 per cent of their 1912 packs to the armed forces, and that uncer tified canners will receive 5 cents less per dozen on this portion of their pack. In addition, he said, department of agriculture pur chases for lend-lease and other purposes will be made only from certified canners, and even though such purchases are made at the support price levels, certi fied canners will save the 3 per cent brokerage fees connected with open market sales. All Oregon tomato and pea canners were certified, Taylor said, and both growers and pack ers have cooperated to produce well over this state's share of the national pack of 3S million cases of peas anil 40 million cases of tomatoes. J. F. Bonebrake's Herd Wins Jersey Club Title I. F. Iloncbrake. Jersey bleed or, Melrose. Ore., has earned the; title of star herd awarded by the; American Jersey Cattle club, New York City, for a meritorious high herd production. ! A total of 19 cows produced 81,- 3tiS ixiuuds milk, 4.77!) pounds fat. j on twice a day milking. The 9.S1 i average number of cows in milk throughout, the year produced 7.3S1 pounds milk, S.bti'!-, 418.10 pounds fat per cow. High cow in the herd was Empress of Myr-! H.C, STEARNS Funeral Director Phone 472 OAKLAND, ORE. Licensed Ljdy Assistant Any Distance, Any Time Our service Is for ALL, and meets EVERY NEED tic Grove, 990153, who at 9 years of age produced 9,329 pounds milk, 5.42, 535.32 pounds fat. Golden Chief Bueno, 356S99, rep resented by 8 daughters was the leading sire of the herd. These Jerseys are now entered qn their second year of production testing. Hops Ciml tp High' Price in 22 Years NEW YORK, Sept. 21. (AP) The highest prices Jn 22 years were paid today for the 1942 crop seedless and duster typo hopes .on tlie Pacific coast. Growers received $1.10 cent a pound for the seedless variety and SI a pound for the clustered type and trade advices indicated the entire output had already been contracted for by the brewing in dustry. Reason for the big hop: A small crop and almost complete lack of imports because of that man Hit ler. National Grange Will Change Meeting Place SPOKANE. Sent 21(api The national grange convention Will mobahlv nnt ho hoi, I h during the week of November 11 as scheduled because of the city's crowded condition, James A. Mc Cluskey of the chamber of com merce conventions committee said. McCluskev tnlnnhnnnrl Mutlinol Master A. S. Goss in Washington, D. C. Who said thn mnnnljnn could not be cancelled because of national issues of vital interest to farmers bur that nnnih,,., ...... u,tuioi llVt;i- mg place could be chosen Meet Mr. Class a HE'LL RENT HE'LL SELL HE'LL SWAP all these and many more for as little as OUSE HIM BY MAIL oUSE HIM BY PHONE OMEET HIM AT HIS OFFICE Big Wheat Surplus New Available for War Uses Completion of the 1942 wheat harvest will leave the three Pa cific northwest states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington with an estimated surplus of close to 100 million bushels of wheat, the state AAA office reports. . Most of this huge surplus, rep resenting practically all of the 1942 crop, is in storage on farms where it is produced. ' The extent to which it can be put to work for the war effort depends on the success of the program to feed more wheat to livestock and in DOUGLAS Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURG, the LITTLE i man that does BIG job Enjoy the income from empty homos, farms, garages, und even machinery not in use let Mr. Class I. Kied find a renter. You'll appreciate his ability to make money for you. Here Mr. Class I. Kied has an "axis" to grind. He'll sell the tilings you can't use or don't need to those who can. Help In the Job of putting every idle facility lo work boosting Victory. A regular Tom Sawyer, this Mr. Class I. Kied. when it comes to trading. You'll be another of his satisfied friends when he gets you something you DO want for something you DON'T. creased use of wheat for produc tion of alcohol and other war ma terials, AAA officials say. The nation's 1943 needs for in dustrial alcohol have been esti mated at 470 million gallons, in eluding 200 million gallons for butadiene, synthetic rubber base. Two-thirds of this production will epme from grain, using approxi mately 13d million bushels- '.of wheat, corn and rye. With normal Importations of rabbit skins from foreign coun tries curtailed by war conditions, there is an active demand now for domestic skins for making felt and fur linings for clothing. ir Keep your "Caterpil lar" Diesel Tractors pro ducing. Carefully select ed materials and preci sion manufacture make these world-famous ma chines able to deliver a long life of hard work. With timely, proper ser vicing and genuine "Cat erpillar" replacement parts, even the most sav agely used machines will be refit to produce still more on the home front. COUNTY OREGON I. Fied 9 h.
