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1 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore.-Mon Nov. 7, 1949 FARM and GARDEN NEWS S M . I , ... ,-,,-. ' "''."nn Smaller Apple Crop Points To Price Boost; Pear Output At Record, Prunes Increased WASHINGTON W The Agriculture department predicts "smaller production and higher prices" lor the 1950 commercial apple crop. It said In Its October review of the fruit crop that unless govern ment export assistance Is continued exports of apples will be smaller. "Because small crops usually follow large crops," the review said, "the 1950 apple crop, with average weather, probably will be Bmaller than the large 1949 crop of 132 million bushels. "Moreover, acreage of bearing trees, which has decreased about 25 per cent since 1934, may be slightly smaller in 1950 than in 1949, continuing the downward trend." The department's Bureau of Agriculture Economics said it ex pected consumer demand for apples to be nearly as strong in 1950 as in 1949 but that apples would continue to compete with other fruits for the consumer's dollar. It said the civilian per capita consumption of fresh apples dropped from a level of about 30 pounds per year In the 1935-39 period to about 25 pounds in 1947 and 1948. The bureau said domestic out lets for the entire 1949 crop are difficult to find and substantial quantities of summer varieties were left unharvested because of low prices. It added however, that more apples from the current year's Phone FOR SHELL Burner ond Stove Oils Prompt, Courteous, Automntto Fill ftorvltft t Opsn Chargo Account. crop are expected to be processed than in last year. The bureau said the 1949 pear crop was estimated as of Oct. 1 to be 35,900,000 bushels, setting a new record 36 per cent larger than the small 1948 crop. "Prices received by growers of pears, which dropped sharply In August under the weight of heavy supplies, declined a little more in September with heavy supplies," the bureau said. "But prices are not expected to drop much further and even may rise a little. With supplies large and no Imnrovement In commer cial export outlets, prices will continue low this fall." The bureau said the govern ment purchased 835 cars of pears In California, 160 cars In Wash ington and 150 cars In Oregon for the school lunch program and institutional feeding. Prune Crops Much Bigger It reported the prune crop In the Pacific northwest (Oregon, Washington and Idaho) totaled 156,600 tons (fresh weight) which was 77 per cent larger than the 1948 crop. It said prices on the New York City and Chicago markets were considerably lower this year com- i pared to last year. I The bureau estimated produe- Holsteln Cow Posts Record In Production DIIITMAM Wlih. (JP) -- The queen of all dairy cows on records of the Washington State Dairy Herd Improvement associa tion IS a o-year-uiu nmaicmi known as number 387. Owned by the state prison at uQlln unMn numhpr 387 nrr duced 908.2 pounds of butterfat from 22,457 pounds of milk In 293 days, Roger Morrison of the state college extension service said. She was on a milking sched ule of "three times a day for the lactation penoa enuing in my tembcr. Ulnh frMir.vonr.n1t nf the month was a registered Holsteln owned by James T. Guilford of Silverdale with a record 01 mu pounus ui butterfat from 17,938 pounds of milk in 35 days on twice daily milling. OSC Preference Record Shows Many Religions' OREGON STATE COLLEGE. Forty-one different denomlna- nrn llsrArl OO nmfarnnm (Sf the 6,800 students enrolled thief fall, although 19 or these nave five or fewer adherents. "Pro testant" was given without other designation by 326 while 1890 left the space blank. Past experience haa ahraini that nMIIV nf tllPKP have church preferences but de cline to recora mem ior vanuur reasons. Methodists lead in preference Presbyterians, 916; 'and Catholic, DUy. cnurcnes witn ou or more are Episcopal, 398; Baptist, 362; Lutheran, 351; Christian, 282; rnnTmnollnna! 17d Phrlctlun Science, 105; Morman, 71 and Evangelical-United Brethren, 51. tlon of apples for 1949 would be 31,800,000 busneis in wasnington and 2,870,000 in Oregon. It said Indicated plum production In Washington was 28,600 tons while in Oregon it amounted to 100,900 tons. Pear production In Oregon was estimated at 6,070,000 bushels and that in Washington at 7,325,000 bushels. Filbert production in Washing ton and Oregon was estimated at 11,630 tons, while walnut produc tion In California and Oregon was set at 81,300 tons. Vol. XI, No. 43 Nov. 7, 1949. Le Figger a Bit Egg prices did a fallspln last week, all over the Coast. Pork hit the lowest prices since the good old clnvs of O. P. A. (Re member O. P. A.?) Other farmer produced prices are also on the toooggan. But lust ordinary feed wheat, (not milling wheat, mind you), Is not to be had in the Pacific Northwest, the nation's greatest producer of feed wheat, unless you wish to pay more than good milling wheat Is selling for in Minneapolis. Just compare the figures In today's market report. You find FEED WHEAT In Portland quot ed at $2.20 a bushel. The finest milling wheat is soiling in Min neapolis for about $2.17 to $2.21. And It wouldn't he that high, even In Minneapolis, the world's greatest flour milling center, ex cept for the Highest ouvment support prices In history. Wheat has always been the basis of poultry and livestock feeding In Oregon. Now the poul tryirutn who had to feed wheat as his main ingredient and sell eggs at pitsent prices would be forced out oi Business. Ana yet, Coultry and turkey production is ecomlng one of the major busi nesses of our state. Pork fed on wheat wouldn t pay for the feed, let alone the balance of Its cost. And Oregon should produce most of lis own pork. But it can't be done wilh Guvment guaranteed Driees for feed trams. We had hoped there would be some relief for Oregon farmers next year. But Congress knuck led down to the high spenders, and renewed high support prices for at least another year. In order to get away from one of the worst sessions In our mem ory, the Senate and House con ferees surrendered, and today the exports predict that the aver age sunport price on wheat (or the 1950 crop, which could easily be the greatest crop in history, will be approximately the same as this year. We don't know how our own boys in Congress stood on this high support price deal. But we do know that only Congress can make any change. And the boys will have to go back In January and finish out the 80-worst ses sion. (We believe 8iworst was coined by our boy, Guy Cordon.) Consideration Due Now that our own hoys, (Har- is Ellsworth in the House, and iny Cordon in the Senate), are back for a much needed, and we 'lope a well-earned vacation, !iv don't e all give them a '"o "rw.tal!;"? t.i-.'s .1 'II tiicm the low down i t or, i in Oregon. That the r ' i.-i ess won't always be s goo 1 as It Is now; that people vill always have to eat; that iTriculture Is the biggest busl- Uncle Hank Soys! 1HI8 COUNTRV'6 OOf JEST A8 MUCH MOHIV A lf'6 EVER HAD TH ONL.V TROUBLE WTR JEST SHORT O' COLWfcRAU ness In Oregon; and many other nert nent facts. Let's tell them that we be lieve continued high support guarantees can ruin the, entire country, as well as Oregon's budding agriculture. A wheat farmer will become a million aire, unless quotas arc set, and Mother Nature Is warned to get In line, and not over-produce auotas. Surpluses will be built up at taxpayers expense, unless regimentation is practiced some- where along the line. Quotas and acreage allotments will bring regimentation as sure as you arc Born, look at ine California spud producers today. They refused to be dictated to, so the Guvment won't give them anv benefit of potato support prices. Same will happen If farm- ei'8 plant , more wneat man Washington tells them to. Le's tell our boys In Washing Ion that v.e honestly believe high support prices arc being used to obtain votes In the coming political battles. But that we believe support prices will lead to worse things, which no body even wants to think about. We could go on, but won't. Aren't you glad? A hlllhlllv up In Lane County built his bride a house with win dows but no doors. She Inquired: "Where arc the doors?" ''What In tarnation do you want of doors? You aiming to go some place?" On That Bum Feed Weighed some birds at Bill Weaver's the other day. Lacked six davs of six months. Toms up to 30 lbs. and hens weighed 20 lbs. And we let the big one get away. Boy! If wo could have caught him. But we've slowed down. And Clarence Wescott, the fiyer man out towards the golf course, run a test on HI-LO BROILER RATION. We are glad, and so is Clarence. HI-LO produced 1 lb. of fryer on 2.89 lbs. of feed. And that is beter than 90 of the laboratory tests turn out. And what fryers they arc! We ate one last week, and it was that tender we could have eaten it without our store teeth. Mom pot-roasted It. Ever eat a pot roasted fryer? If not, you have a treat coming. Salt Pork According to a test the other day, a nlckle's worth of salt will save is pounds oi nog teea. Ana If you're feeding wheat, that's a lot of dough. The thing of it is, a hog needs salt, even as you and I. Without It, he can't make the best use of his feed. Now, we have taken .care of that for you in UMPQUA PIG RATION. We have the right amount of salt, and the right amount of minerals and every thing else In the right propor tions. And that explains why it is possible to keep In the nog business, in spite of Guvment wheat buvlng. ' UMPQUA PIG RATION costs you $3.90 a hundred. And If fed properly and you keep your pigs free of parasites and disease, we guarantee it is possible to get' a pound of pig on loss than four pounds of ration. At that figure, you can stay In business a little longer. At least until the "free" corn Is used up. i Heard of Bluecomb? We have run into a number of cases of "Bluesomb," a new chicken disease In our parts. Cuts down on laying to beat the cards. Not much mortality, though. We have been recom mending some sort of milk prod uct to Increase appetite, and pro vide extra vitamins. Come now the experts, and tell everybody to do the same. (Any popping sound you may hear, is us, pat ting ourself on the back.) Skim m k of vour own. muermiiK from the creamery, If you can get It, or PEEBLES CON DENSED WHEY from the Flour Mill will do the trick. A man got on a streetcar and paid a dime. He wore long pants, A bov got on and paid a nickel. He had short nants. A girl got on free. But she had a transfer. Umnaua Scratch Feed You can see how clean It Is. T f la a nnnH Ml t V 1 1 1 fO Clv1 TITO- portions ior tnis lime oi yettr. Birds love It. It is cheap, con tirWInir the nrice of sunnort- nrlrwH tt-hfnt It contains. But many folks are getting low egg production, or slumps, simply be cause tney are not ieroing quite Annunt, ornin V rponmmpnd at least 12 lbs. per hundred birds per aay; more migni neip. r ' - i I ; P SMOOTH-RIDING TRACTOR SEAT-How to take the jerks and bumps out of tractor driving has plagued engineers for years. This new tractor seat with a pair of rubber torsional springs mounted underneath was developed by U. S. Rubber to solve the problem. The springs are the cylindrical objects mounted below the arrow. AS the tractor rides over rough ground, these springs rather than the rider twist and turn with each jolt, cushioning the , shock for the operator. Forage, Pasture Plants Display On Demonstration Farmers and stockmen will have an opportunity to see two new forage uid pasture plants growing under local conditions Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 9, at the Chas. S. Dyar farm on Roberts creek. Burnet and a selected strain of broad-leaf Lotus are the new plants. Both show promise of be ing adapted to a wide range of soil and moisture conditions, ac cording to J. Roland Parker, coun ty agricultural agent. Interested Individuals are requested to meet Fill11 ' Si would like to have." And with industrial employ ment expected to be leveling off in 1950, it is predicted "that the supply of workers available for both seasonal ana year-arounu farm jobs will be greater than for this year." There is encouragement given to the farmer on the prospect of farm machinery prices. This year they were the highest on re cord. Production next year is expected to catch up with de mand and it should see the end of the sellers' market. And with this dealers are expected to offer better prices for trade-ins than in recent years. Better Malting Barley OSC Discussion Aim The western two-row barleys, Henchen and Hanna, command a premium for malting since they contain the highest extract among all barleys produced in the United States, according to Dr. James Universal pumps AND WATIR SYSIIMS FOR DEEP AND SHALLOW WELLS JET-TYPE WATER SYSTEMS IDEAL FOR NOM(, FARM AND INDUSTRIAL USE DIITRIIUTID IY at the Dyar farm at 1:30 p. m. The Dyar farm is located ap proximately nine miles south of Roseburg on the Roberts creek quarry loop -road. Seed supplies of both plants are very limited and farmers might well grow a small acreage to produce their own seed requirements, suggests county agent Parker. Burnet Is primarily a pasture plant, showing promise on hill lands and soils that are nuite dry during the summer months. It makes a quick start with the first fall rains and is liked by both sheep and cattle. Lotus is both a hay and pasture plant. It will grow on land too acid and wet for alfalfa, Is long lived, stays green during the summer months and Is very palatable both as hay and for pasture. Farm Income Of Nation Slumps WASHINGTON. Iff) Mid- westerners, who generally get the biggest hunk of the nations farm income, nave iouna aouars harder to make this year, the Agriculture department says. Farm income ior January through September this year was lower in every mid-western state thari for tn corresponding iib period. The national trend was down ward, too. Total 1949 Income for nine months was $19,035,962,000 compared with $20,763,775,000 for the similar penoa in una. Iowa led the 12-state midwest section, as well as the entire na tion, with cash receipts oi v 42fi.fl28.000 from farm market ings. This was a drop ot fmu- lion-plus from tne ttrsr. nine i months of last year. Onlv nine states, one of them Washington state, had larger in comes than in January-Septem ber 1948. Iowa and three other states re ported farm income for the period above the billion dollar mark. California was runner-up with $1,357,800,000. Texas came third with $1,277,763,000 with Il linois fourth with $1,172,868,000. Washington state was in 18th place with an income of $378, 578,000. The figure was ai in crease from last year's $363, 653,000. The nine-month Oregon figure was $236,487,000. Nation's Farm Vote Sits On Fence Looking For Fertile Political Ground By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON (NEA)--The real reason why both po"tlcaI parties have been wooing the farm vote with such ardor is now revealed. An official report of the Department of Agriculture proves that 1949 has been a major turning point in postwar farm pros perity. No1 violent downswing is predicted. But all reliable indications point to a general downward trend. As a result it is believed that the farm vote is now sitting on the fence, shrewdly waiting to see which pasture looks, most fertile for the future. The following statements tell the story: "The index (1935-39 equals 100) of prices received for farm pro ducts averaged 239 during the first nine months of 1949 com pared with 273 for the same per iod a year earlier. In other words from 1948 to 1949 the index of rices for farm products declined 4 points, while the farm cost went down only seven points. "Lower prices of farm pro ducts and comparatively high cost rates with resulting high op erating costs In 1949 are defin itely lowering farmers' net re turns. "Farm wage rates are aver aging less In 1949 than a year ago. This is the first decline in average wage rates since the big increases in the war and postwar years. "Farm Income in 1950 la ex pected to decline again." Northwest Appraised A study of areas and types of farms gives varying reasons for expected drops in farm incomes. The drought in the Northeast this summer will cause, high feed costs for the dairy farmers there. The report . estimates that this year will wind up with net cash returns "on commercial family operated dairy farms In this area an average of $700 less than in 194H." Grain farmers. It predicts, will have lower net returns because "of lower crop yields and grain 1 prices and continued high costs of operation, maintenance, and depreciation." Average net r e- j turn on iamuy-operatea wneat farms is expected to be down around $2,500 less for '49 than It was in '48. By no means do any of these indicators point to hard times for the American farmer, the report stresses. It says that even with the drops in income "the farmers' net returns are expect ed to average around three times the prewar." In spite of this, and the fact that the average rate earned on farm real estate in vestments in 1949 are consider ably higher than the interest rate on farm mortgages, the report of fers a word of warning to U. S. farmers. It says, "while farm returns continue high, substan tial payments on principal are advised in order to be in the best possible position if refinan cing becomes necessary." Some Good Signs Also ; Many good signs for the' farm er are also revealed In the re port. It says that this year the supply of farm labor was gener ally adequate enough to do a 1 1 farm jobs well and on time. With one exception this condition is expected to continue through the rest of the fall harvest and the remainder of the year. The ex ception is the western part of the cotton belt "where another bum per cotton crop is being gather ed and farmers may encounter difficulty in obtaining all the ex perienced cotton pickers they Dickson, University of Wisconsin, tr,h lu ted the O.S.C. farm crops department recently. Dr. Dickson, ncaa oi "-" Ing barley laboratory at W seen sin, warned, however, that . im provements In other varieties make It necessary that these western varieties also be Im proved if they are to hold their lavoraDie position. ,uj By better production methods and by breeding improved strains, western barley growers can main tain their market position, be lieves Dr. D. D. Hil. . head of the O. S. C. farm crops department. Unless they produce higher test, more uniform two-row barley there is danger o flosing a sub stantial advantage, he said. The scientific name for lion 1 ells leo or Panthera leo. H. M. S. 38 O INSULATION West Coast Building Supply Mill and Mosher Bill Neighbors Phone 362 Jay Clark Now Is the Time to Repair Your Equipment Minneapolis-Moline J. I. Case Fairbanks-Morse Rototiller John Bean Sprayers Wisconsin Engines Pacific Supply Cooperative R. M. Wade Drag Saws & Machinery Cascade Supply Farm Machinery J. A. Freeman, Farm Machinery John Deere If we do not have parts in stock, we will do our best to get them. TRY OUR SHOP AT REASONABLE PRICES BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE SAVINGS DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURG, OREGON Phone 98 located W Washington St and S. P R R Tracks The hognos snake of the United States is absolutely harmless but pretends to Jje fierce and dangerous. ROSEBURG GRANGE SUPPLY Swifts EGG MASH Is the exclusive dealer of Swift's Feeds S in the Roseburg Vicinity . Swifts HOG TATTENEKi Lsc-J Increase your flock's egg pro duction with Swift's Egg Mash. Always feed your farm anl mats and poultry the best in feeds. 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