6 Th Nw-Rlw, ReMburg, Ort. Men., Spt. 12, 1949 FARM and GARDEN NEWS Peak Harvests Aid Employment In Oregon Area Unemployment hai been I n -creasing along the coast and In eastern Oregon but peak harvest operation! In the interior valleys resulted in an over-all decline of 5,000 during August, the Oregon Slale Employment Service re ported today. The total of 35.900. however, wai 15,600 or 76.8 per cent more than on Sept. 1, 1948. Wit h food processing, con struction, lumber and logging at their highest level of the year and with hops, late fruits and vegetables being gathered, local offices expect little change in the employment picture for the next few weeks. Seasonal declines starting In October, however pro bably will extend for several months. In the Portland area (Including Hlllshorol 19,000 were reported out of work as compared with 21,400 a month ago and 14.000 last year. The Salem office, cen ter of food processing, hops and beans, reported the biggest Aug ust drop in unemployment 2.150 to 750 while decreases also came from Albany, Oregon City, Corvallis, Eugene, Grants Pass, Lebanon, McMlnvllle, Medford and Roseburg. Kour'coastal offices reported 4.075 without Jobs, comparing Corn Crop Estimate Is Second Largest On Record 758,000; 9,422,000 and 10,145,000. WASHINGTON (Pi The agriculture department es timated this year's corn crop at 3,525,741,000 bushels the second largest on record. Wheat production was put at 1,129,081,000 bushels, the fourth largest ever grown. The corn estimate is 12.516.000 :947.000. bushels less than the 3,538,257,000-1 Pears, 35,505.000 bushels: 34 bushel forecast a month ago. lt;208,000: 26.334.000 and 30.832.000. compares with last year's record ; Aphcats, 216.000 tons; 216,000' of 3,650,548.000 bushels and with 247,000 and 227,000. Hops, 49.621,000 ooi'nds: 48.. 865,000; 49.819.000 and 44.146,000. Apples (commercial I 129,423,- uuu ousneis; m.k&.,wo; 88,407, OW and 111,114,000. Peaches. 75,729.000 bushels: 73,063.000; 65,352,000 and 68, Turkey Brooder, To HtarjQutlook Circular uana at Annual Meeting Marshall Dana, editorial page editor of the Oregon Journal, will be banquet speaker at the annual with 3.770 a month ago, while ten I the ten-year 1 1938-47) average of I Production of eastern Oregon areas had 3,440 i 2,787,628.000 bushels. BRING YOUR CAR WITH Confidence to Lloyd's Auto Body Shop 501 Fullerton St. Ph. 1025-J OPEN SUNDAYS! 8 to 6 daily Including Sunday Complete engine and body repair on anything with wheels. Guaranteed work . . . guaranteed estimate unempioyea againsi o.iuo on Aug- ine new corn Itgure did not!par,.,j wjt, 4 334 000 000 in Julv u' ' ... . change the possibility of govern- j 5,906,000,000 In August last year Because of the new mid year ment controls of some sort next ann U7irwini . ,u. benefit period and the transfer of I year aimed at preventing c- avernye. ' ' ' limn; vririain nuni 111c icurini ji.uiiiutauuii ui a nvrsiutA lt,--u- nroeram. continued claims filed grain surplus. However, no de- against the state were higher icision on controls is expected for than since late April, but a slight drop occurred during the las week of August. Local offices re ported 17,946. continued claims during the week preceding Labor Day as compared wltn lb.4.u a month before and 4.197 last year. Initial claims also remained high with 2,827 persons Indicating a new period of unemployment. Icebergs are- not all frosty white. Strata of deep-blue Ice are scattered through most of them. FEED -FEED -FEED FEED QUALITY AND PRICES ARE RIGHT FREE FIELD SERVICE FOR FEED SEED OR REMEDIES PHONE OR CALL Roseburg Feed & Seed Co. DISTRIBUTORS H i Centennial Feed and Cantannlal Flour Oak and Sprue St. Phen 374 another month or so. Less Than Forecast The wheat estimate is 2,749.000 bushels less than the 1,131,830,000 bushel forecast a month ago. It compares with 1,288,406.000 pro duced last year and 991,950,000 for the ten-year average. The estimate of winter wheat was unchanged from 894,874,000 bushels forecast a month ago. It compare with 990,098,000 last year and 726,553,000 for the ten- year average. All spring wheat wa Dut at 234,207,000 bushels, or 2,749,000 meeting of the Oregon Turkey improvement association In Coi' vallis, Septerrber 20, It has been announced by Association Presi dent W. T. Guerls, Portland, and Noel Bennlon, O. S. C. extension poultry specialist, and secretary. ine one-aay program will in clude a review of turkey research work at O.S.C., which wfll be followed by a tour of the expert- ment station turkey farm and brooder house. During the banquet at the new lorvauis country club, Dana will discuss his recent trip through Europe and the Near East. An other speaker will be C. W. Nor ton. Northwest Poultry and Dalrv Yield Indicated I Products Co moan v. Portland. T.ie indicated yield per acre wno wil1 apeak on turkey market and production, respectively, of prospects. major crops by important-pro- Program committee for the duclng states includes: forthcoming meeting is compos- Spring wheat other than led of Price Schroeder, Milwau durum: I kie, chairman; Paul McDowell, iurm iaKoia. n.u pusneis per I Sherwood, and Bennlon. pRBs in August was reported at 3.853,000,000 com acres bushels; Washington, 16.5 and 9,570,000. Barley: North Dakota, 15.0 bushels per acre and production, 27,720,000 bushels: Oregon. 32.0 and 9. 952,000. i Hops: Washington, 1.650 pounds Highest And Low Support Price Estimates Made nusneis less than 2.K.9..000 'ner acre and nmHnrfinn 91905. uuaut-ia iu.-.ai mumn ago. mw pounds; Oregon 920 and 13, compare with tfia.JOH.ooo pro- 616,000; California and 14- for the ten-year average. Durum wheat was estimated at 40,472,000 bushels, compared with 42,278,000 a month ago. 44,742,000 : last year and 36,256,000 for the ten-year average. i Other spring wheat was re ported at 193,735,000 bushels, compared with 194.678.000 a mo th ago, 253,566,000 last year and 229,141,000 for the ten-year average. Ten Ytar Averagt ine indicated production of other crops compared with a month ago, last year and the ten year average, respectively. In cluded: Potatoes 363.061,000 bushels; 362.534,000 ; 445,850,000 and 393, 403,000. Sugar beets, 9,865,000 tons; 9,- Vol. XI, No. 3i. Sept. 12, 1949. Our Most Valuable Crop Many smarter men than Ye Editor have mentioned that the moat valuable crop produced in the United State Is our crop of children. Anyway, Ye Editor agree with this sentiment. We think, from the looks of things since school started last week, that it Is also the most productive crop. Never saw so many kids In our life. Not even on an angora goat farm. These kids that are going to school now will be running this Guvment In just a few years. Klggering some way to keep us old fuddy-duddies happy and con tented, and oft the relief rolls. So let's be sure we protect them, so they'll all be here to help figger things out. We can't help but notice that, a a general rule, these kids are much more careful about obey ing traffic rules than we grown ups. Still, they are full of life, and low In experience. Some times they become thoughtless. Sometimes they run Into an In tersection, or Into the roads in play, and even In daredcviltry. Le' use every precaution, ob serve every traffic law, and make up a few of our own, to keep from ruining the life of any single one of these youngsters. We can't be too careful. We have seen drivers try to "beat the lights" on Intersections that are crowded with kids. After all, when the light ohanges, the kids have the right of way, and will usually take It, expect ing that drivers will respect the rule. How easy It would be to kill or malm for life two or three little fellows, lust to save a few seconds in "beating the light." Would time be worth that much to any one of us Le remember the new one Unci Hank Soy TH' HARDEST PART ABOUT" MOST JOSS I TH THINKIN ABOUT GCTTIN STARTED. Don't Mi Thil One! ' If you make your living, or only your pin money from chick ens, he sure to attend the meet ing of the DOIKILAS COUNTY POULTRY BREEDERS ASSO CIATION Thursday, Sept. 15th. at the K. of P. Hall,' in Roseburg, at 1:30 p.m. The last monthly meeting of the association was postponed for one month, due to conflict In dates with the State Improve ment Ass'n. at Corvallis. Thurs day will be the regular Septem ber meeting. A Winter Problem Winter' coming! B-r-r-r-r! With wet litter; with dirty eggs; with worn finger nails from huffing egg with sandpaper. You can beat that, save finger nails, time, energy, and still have No. 1, Grade A eggs. Come In and let the boys at the Mill demonstrate our new egg wash ing machine. It's revolutionary; it wonderful; it' cheap! Another Winter Problem This one begin In the fall, and sometimes earlier. Canni balism. What causes it? Who knows? What cures It? Every body know. Get a debeaker at the Klour Mill. We don't find that riebeaklng with an electric deheaker has much bad effect on production. At least. It's much hetter than having a few nice pullets eaten alive. Dog Like Eoti, Too No matter If your dog answer to the name of Rover, Shep, Tippy, Sklppy, Laddie, or w hat ever, he will sure come when you say "hupermeat Dogfood." It completely balanced, palata ble, and cheap. Whv worry about the high price of soup bones, when the Flour Mill has "Super meat." Also canned dog food that Wilbur Cooney has promised ! iV, i. ' iu mini us nun a tain on nutri tion. There is no more Important angle In the poultry business than NUTRITION. The business Is based on It. Professor Cooney, la native on of Iwglas County ; Is easily one of the best. If not ' the best qualified man In the Apple (commercial) (produc tion only): Washington, 31.450,000 bushels; Oregon 2,870,000; California, 9, 296.000. Peaches (production only): Colorado, 2.109.000 bushels; Washington. 2.772.000: California. 35.795,000. Pears (production only): Washington. 7.638.000 bushels: Oregon. 5,718,000: California. 15.. 335,000. Potatoes: North Dakota, "50 bushels per WASHINGTON -& Govern ment experts came up with some estimates of the highest and low est price support that could be applicable on farm crop next year, if the so-called Anderson compromise farm bill becomes law. However, even these figures cannot be accurate because the actual support level will depend on the parity indice computed at the time price supports are an- nouncea on ine Dasis of the prices of things farmers buy. Computed on the basis of the parity indices as of July 15. 1949, the government experts estimat ed the highest and lowest support icvcia iur ine various croDs as On Fall Crops Is Published By OSC The outlook for cover crop seeds is favorable but only part of Oregon' 200,000 excess wheat acres can be planted to peas, vetch, and ryegrass, according to the agricultural situation and outlook report on fall-sown crop Just Issued by Oregon State col lege extension service. The report state that larger uppliea of cover crop seeds next season are likely to bring lower prices, but returns compared to other crop should continue fa vorable if the shift in plantings is no greater than now seems probable. Copies of this report may be obtained from county ex tension offices. The government wheat Chemical Wash Success In Reducing Pear Rots Use of a chemical wash com posed of chloro-2-phenylphenate (sold under the commercial name of Dowicide C) has materially reduced the amount of gray rot in the storage of Anjou pears in commercial test conducted oy the Oregon experiment station in the past two year. Reault of these tests, together with directions and precautions in using ine cnemicai wasn are given in a new mimeograpnea circular of information, "Reduc- ago wool and milk sold at retail. The general level of other farm products was well below last year. , Nationally, crop prices dropped to the lowest point since 1941. The parity ratio was 101 per pro-1 cent just the same as the acre and production. 16.350.000 lollows bushels: Washtneton. 270 and 9.. i Wheat S1.84 a bushel nrt i 79- 450.000; Oregon, 245 and 10,- corn $1.35 and $1.12; cotton $0,455 535,000. .' land $0.43; butterfat 0.65 a nounri and $0,542: milk wholesale 4f7 Commodity Credit Make. ' 8 hundrlweight and $3.39; Irish v-vrnmuairy wre"' 1 potatoes $1.53 a bushel and $1.02; nucje rurcnase ui w near , luu ul a ton and 561.80; PORTLAND (Pi The nnr. chase by the commodity credit corporation of 365,000 bushels of wheat largest single day's .pur chase by the government here this year was reported Thurs- uay. The CCC bought the wheat at the prevailing price of $2.13 a bushel. The government agency an nounced it would no longer ac cept wheat shipment on Satur days, because of the railroads' new five day week. Aids For Singing Groups Composed By OSC Leader OREGON STATE COLLEGE A four-page printed folder of "Choral Tuneups" composed oy Robert B. Walls, head of the mu sic department here, and Alva A. Beecher. University of Flori da, has Just been published by the Paul A. Schmitt Music com pany of Minneapolis. The two authors of these aids to high school and college choral conductors were formerly asso ciated at University of Idaho and have since used the series of 10 exercise with their student groups In mimeographed form. A "scout" for the music company saw them and arranged to have them published for general dis tribution. So far as known noth ing like'them has been published except as part of books. mohair $0.61 a Dound and X0407- and wool $0,457 a pound (top and bottom). Support are based on many condition under the legislation. For other crop than those listed the Secretary of Agriculture would have wide discretion in te termining the support levels, if there are any support for other crons at all. The House has passed a bill continuing the present price sup port program virtually as is. The ultimate law probably will be a compromise between the House bill and the Senate measure that is authored by Senator Anderson id nmi, former Secretary of Agriculture. gram call for planting about month that the 200.000 acre less than sown the entered the war. past season. Carryover of wheat ZZ has increased and demand is de creasing. Oregon farmers will probably find pasture seedings to be the best use of around 150,000 acres of wheat land. Not more than a fourth of Ore gon' excess wheat acreage is in parts of the date suited to grow ing cover crop seeds. Most of this acreage would be occupied by in creases of 15 to 20 percent over the 1949 acreage of peas, vetch, and ryegrass. Vetch and ryegrass are promising lor western Ore gon while Austrian pea may be grown in sections of eastern Ore gon. The feed grain supply is large and is likely to continue large if weather la favorable again next spring. On the other hand, hay is short this year in some areas although adequate nationally. ; United States tion of Pear Rot In Oregon by Use of a Chemical Wash." Au thors are J. R. Kienholz, federal pathologist at Hood River branch station; R. H. Robinson, agricul tural chemist at O.S.C., and E. S. D e g m a n. superintendent of Southern Oregon branch experi ment station. While use of thin .wash is lot a cure all to take the place of good orchard and' packing house sanitation, it will, If properly used, greatly reduce some type of rots and thus save expensive repacking charge, the author say. PRUDENTIAL LIFI Insurance HORACE C. IER0 Special Agent 111 W'st Oak Office 712-J Res. S71-J Livestock Exhibits Need Showmanship DES M O I N E S (JP W. V. Smolek, extension animal hus bandman at Iowa State college, says good showmanship is im portant in showing livestock at fairs. A good animal, not prop erly groomed or trained, he says, mav receive a lower placing tnan it Justly deserves. He advises that training and grooming be started everal weeks before the show. Hogs should be washed and brushed dally for a week to tame them for the ring. Oregon Farmers Received Less For August Crops PORTLAND. CP) Oreunn farmer received less money for their products during the month ending Aug. 15, the federal crop repornng service saia. Only two items in the price In dex, stayed steady with a year ART WEEK LEADERS NAMED OREGON STATE COLLEGE--For the second consecutive year Mrs. Richard Hanson, Corvallis artist, and Gordon W. Gilkey, head of the art department here, have been selected as loint state directors of National Art week in Oregon by Mrs; Helen Capen Oehler, national director. Plans for the observance November 1 to 7 will be announced later. SLABWOOD in 12-1 6 and 24 In. lengths OLD GROWTH FIR DOUBLE LOADS WESTERN BATTERY SEPARATOR Phen 651 r. :.s - "f-IIJtlT" the AI-Purpoe Form Mixer for SMALL CONCRETE WORK: Tti MIXIT Is ptlMt lot "ill titchu ! encrttt. D Twa ' own rcplirl ... or bnUdin. Tho MIXIT doM tho to oool7. quickly one? ily. Ho compli cated nwebooitm. , for MIXING FEEDS: Mil" itoct food, iairr tood. cratch foods, poultry food. Bo (ttda, atc simply and thoroagn Ir Th. MIXIT la portablo. and Uia dumpins lvr makt Chora llfht. BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE EARNINGS Douglas County ' FARM BUREAU COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE ROSEBURG, OREGON Phone 98 Located W. Washington St and S. P. R. R. Track th.t At I. drivk-r m,,.t m '"""" tiisi-uss mis impor- " ...uins. to a complete stop w hen a school bus Is discharging pupils. Our time isn't too valuable to observe this law. Le' not try to "bluff" the kid doing traffic duty on school cross walks. They are In the right, even though they aren't as big as we are. I.ei treat them as the equals they really are. If we are in a heck of a weat to get some place, le's start three minutes earlier, rather than take chances on bumping some school kid off by "cheating the lights." or speeding through streets lined with America's most valuable crop, OUR KIDS. 0 0 0 Teacher: Is It correct to say You have et ?" Tommy: No. It's wrong. Teacher: What's It ! Tommy: Because I ain't et yet. That's rlcht. and ll'a aim rlnhl io say iou can rav more, hut 1 "Trv oottln' a hnv fvUnH ... you can't buy better feed." I time! ' taut subject. The noultrymen of Douglas County are extremely lucky to he able to get the bene fit of Professor Cooney know how. Why don't we all make a strenuous effort to come to this meeting. It will profit anybody even remotely Interested in the poultry business, and will en courage the association In ef forts to get good speaker for future meetings'. From a purely selfish point of view, you simply can't afford to miss this m-etlng. Remember (he date. Thursday. Sept. 15. 1:30 p.m.. at the K. of P. Hall In Roseburg. next door to Lock wood Ford Garage. I The grammar class was re. citing. Teacher wrote this en-1 ""Pport. I have also decided to give ner .xi.uu a month ali mony." New Grass-widower: "That's swell. Judge. And I'll trv to chip in a roupla buck once in awhile myself." Prevent That Slump . Keep those pullet lavln? nrl gaining weight. I.oss of weight will siart a trend towards lower production, and eventually a fall molt, with lost profits. Keep their appetites keen with VV.K- K1.I-.S l UMiKNSKP WHEY WITH RIHOl.AC. If different than other condensed milk prod ucts. Better too. Something about the way It Is fermented. We don't know what It Is. but we do know that your birds will re spond to It. Milk products aid digestion and assimilation of other nutri ent. PEEBLES has all the aids, and all the Vitamin fresh milk contains, and sells so cheap. And with wet weather coming on. why not protect your turkeva with TEERI.ES too. 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