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jffi FARM and GARDEN NEWS jf 10 The Newi-Review, Roseburg, Hmrfoa Aid Authority Will Conduct a UMPQUA HOTEL Tufltday, Dicmbr 18th Fresh Batteries For All Hearing Aids. MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY THIS CHRISTMAS WITH A BELTONE. IT'S Call for an 'on your farm demonstration' of the new Ferguson '30', the 3 plow tractor. Now at LEE MORTENSEN INC. 200 S. Pine phone 3-7534 VOL XIII NO. 51 SNAFU AGAIN As usual, when our fair haired boys In the Federal Bu reaus take over, things are getting into a heck of a mess. Too bad we can't use the lan guage called for, but if wc did, we fear Charlie Stanton would censor "THE FEED BAG," and we rather do that oursclf. During the second World War we thought things were in a terrible mess, and they were. But we could excuse the boys for doing their best, with a war going on. (Instead of their best, we usually figured they had done their worst.) But now, the war has been over six years. At least, it has been that long since the Japs and the Huns folded, even though the President didn't call it off , till a few months ago. Ann, to De sure, we have a a police action going on now, Has been for a year and a half, Not a war, y'know. Just a bit of a police action in which 1000 of our boys die every month and thousands more get capiurea or crippled for life. Just the same as in a real war. Even so, since our Ilnrry and ma gang or poimcal henchmen and grafters sav t sn't a war why should they let things get imo aucn a mess: (unless they want things that way). In World War II, we learned to use substitutes in feeds, and then we had to learn to use substitutes for the substitutes. We never knew today what we wouia put into UMl'yUA EGG mash tomorrow until tomor row came. But. in spite of all such minor difficulties, hens am better than ever before. We hoped things would never come to such a pass again in uur iiicume. But, it is rapidly getting that way right now. Here is what one of our main suppliers has to say of just one item of the many tney furnish us: All processors of soybean nrei are oooxed through Feb ruary ana most of March. And the only way you can buy soy bean meal after March is: 'at present ceiling, new ceil- iniT . n.a.L.1 ...!.:-- . v .uaiivtri pi lie, WHICH- ever is highest at time nf shin. went.' Supposing that the mar- mi price on soybean meal on May 1st, 1952 is $65.00, but in the meantime, the Guvment has increased ceiling prices to $90.00 a ton, you would have to pay the $90.00, in spite of the market being only $fi5.00." Can you imagine anything screwier than that! But, never theless, that is the situation with many of the things we buy to put into your feeds. And it Is going to be the same situation with manufacturers of many of the other things Ore. Man., Dee. 17, 1951 S. C. MITCHELL Consultant IILTONE HEARING CENTER 75 Witt Broadway Eugene, Oregon HERE THE ALL NEW FERGUSON "30" Things that look alike are not always the same. Best way to be sure is to rely on the name. you want. And prices, not only on feeds, but on these other things you want and need are going to be higher than the milky way. unless somebody does some thing quick and drastic. Since our masters seem to want things that way, it is hard to see where there Is any chance of anything being done. If wc could just have a stand-in with the right people, like some guys in Washington, and be sure of keeping out of jail, it would be easier t o "shake down" income tax in vaders than to fiiht to get the necessary ingredients to keep UMI'QUA FEEDS up to our hish standards. But we would certainly miss all our nice honest friends. So guess we'll stick it out the hard way and keep being friends with you and ourselves. Reporter: "How does it seem to be three score and ten?" Old Guy: "Well, today the girls sit on the arm of my chair, pat me on the head, and all that. Because they're not afraid of me anv longer. And that's the II of it!" classified- section For Sale: 150 N. II. pullets, four nionlhs old. just about ready to lay. Mary Jurgcn son, Rt. 3, Roseburg. VANCE. THE HARD WARE MAN SAYS "ome In to our hardware de partment. Acute shortage of slecl. Get your fencing NOW. None can be had later. A Home Freezer would make your home complete. We sell 9- 15- and 22 foot boxes. Come in and see our Xmas liles. 'alk about fancy work! Come in and we will show you some that is fancy personified! In other words, just come in. You arc more than welcome. Bride: "Doctor says I've been working too hard. He sug gests that 1 get a little sun and air." Groom: "But, honev, didn't ou tell him we can't afford one yet?" A nationwide survey shows that most candy and flowers are bought by married men with an income of about 2 a.m. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE INVESTMENT? Only a few years ago (23, fo be exact), when we first came to Douglas county, sheep men figured sheep weren't Agriculture Department Hopes High Prices Won't Create Potato Avalanche By OVIC A. MARTIN Associated Presg Farm Writer WASHINGTON (AP) The agriculture depart ment hopes farmers have good memories. This wish is being expressed in connection with the cur rent rather sharp advance in the price of potatoes. The lowly spud has been something of a "Peck's Bad Boy" in the family of farm commodities. The potato got in dutch, so to speak, with taxpayers, consumers, farm leaders, agricultural officials and even with growers themselves because of a problem of surplus produc tion and costly government price support after the war. in live-year span, Uncle Sam paid out more than half a billion dollars in tax money to buy up surplus production and to keep the bottom from dropping from under grower prices. No other commodity has ever cost that much in price supports. Criticism of the potato program grew so severe that Congress last year ordered the supports with drawn. Placed on their own. farmers iook u upon tnemselves to deal with the surplus problem. They planted fewer acres this year. As a consequence, this reduced acreage, coupled with less favor able weather, has turned out a crop nearly a third smaller than last year. Thus the country, instead of hav ing 100,000,000 bushels of potatoes tor wnicn mere is no need, has a crop just about in line with estimated needs of 340,000,000, 000 bushels. This reduction in production has been followed by a steady increase in price. Potatoes are selling for about double what they were last year. Headache Threat Seen The agriculture department is pleased at the price improvcmnet. But it sees the seeds of future price headaches in the market advance. In a report on hte potato situa tion, the department said: I'The relatively high prices of, mis season mignt make some growers forget that any substan tial increase in acreage over that planted in 1951 is likely to result in a return to burdensome sur pluses and disastrously low prices." The department says there Is room for a little expansion in pro duction, but only about 4 per- MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1951 worth feeding in winter. With wool at 10 to 12c a lb. if an old ewe couldn't make it thru, nothing much was lost anyway. But the story Is vastly dif ferent nowadays. Wool sold last season for $1.35, and lambs, we forget , but pretty high. So if you pulled the old pelter thru, her wool and lamb brought you $35 or $40. For that kind of dough, you can afford a nice little investment in feed. In spite of a nice fall to date we see lots of old peltcrs that just are not going to make it without some help. And every one that peters out will set you back just about that $40. Which means you must make a choice, and do It quick. We think the choice is obvious. You may say you can't afford to feed those old ewes, but we say you can't afford NOT TO FEED them. Better look your bunch over, and see just how many will need help. And don't wait too long. It means dol lars. Doc: "Why, you robber! You charge more to work on my car than doctors do for med ical care." Garagcman: "That's the way should be. You guys have forked on the same old model for thousands of years. We have to learn a new model every year." FREEADVfCE You'll call us crazy. About some things, maybe yes. But when we say "Get your order in for early chix, and get set for some nice profit next sum mer and fall," we're crazy like a fox. Sure, egg prices took a toboggan. Not only is this not unusual; It is something that happens every year about this time. Egg prices will come up again when the right time of year comes. Today's egg price is just 16c a dozen below last year at the same time. But it is just lie above that of exactly two years ago. Poultrymen make money every year, provided they have good birds, and give them good feed and care. Never has failed yet. And it won't next year. Some folks will be bluffed out of the business by this dras tic drop In egg and fryer prices. That also happens annually. The guy who sticks to it year after year is the guy who makes the money. So order some chix from a good lying strain, feed 'em and care for 'em right, and if they don't make you money, we'll bend over and let you boot us where we ait. cent over this year. It emphasizes that potatoes benefit very little from hih levels of consumer em plyment. Consumers tend to turn to other foods when they have plenty of money. In fact, there has been a long time downward trend in consumption of the spud. Poultrymen To Chart Industry's Future Course Which way is the state's poul- uy uiuusiry neaaea: That'i minciinn tA k .. j in March at the state agricultural conference scheduled for the Ore- gon State college campus. Mean while, a committee headed by George Petersen, Eugene, is pre paring a report to present to conference - whether rain-maxing attempts in Recommendations for curtailing I lne three counties produced signif a status quo, or increases in var-i lc!"' adied Precipitation, ious industry phases will be the! R,- T- Beaumont, assistant met meat of the committee's findings, orologist for the experiment sta- m. .... - . I t m mil n.lu in his ronAft that inus iar. tnev nave found that Oregon's laying hen population " studies produced little evl h wmoinoH .i,i,. ... dence to indicate that cloud-seed. tie fnr ih na.i ...H..ni,, at numbers ranging from three to!rainfa11 between September 1950 three and one-half million birds. Prior tn 1QJO lha stain tuaa nn an egg exporting basis, shipping 15 to 20 percent of the total pro- duction to markets as far afield as the eastern seaboard. Egg Deficit Reported Today, the picture Is a com plete turn-about. The recent 40 percent population hike has now put the state on an egg deficit Dasis approaching 30 percent, A turkey subcommittee headed Dy w. 11. scnwedler, Portland, is; planning a report of its recom mendations to be included in the over-all poultry committee report. It has been pointed out that the ! Oregon turkey industry and that of the Pacific coast generally is nrnHiirinf? ahnnt 50 ni,rifnl mnra markpt hil-Hc than nrn hffino- nalnn ; locally. High cost of feed, advanc-i ing freight rates and high priced laDor in relation to other produc ing areas is tending to result in a competitive disadvantage for lo cal producers. On the brighter side, the aver ... k J..- k. 1- ik. ti:..j ..F . "'""V ,u i. ii i .1'" . Protmceo 1J r-uuna wiiiic inn Mit a average , ceilings of last Jan. 26 for car was 25 poults per bird. peting and rugs made of wool, The conference is planned to synthetics or a combination of review the situation of 11 basic ! larm commoauies ana io mane recommendations for the future course of each. Noel Bennion, Ore-1 MAXIMUM "ACTION -1m. .lip. more pM with Wee luoL M01C WORK. LESI EXPENSE eaves tlroe, tractor and equipment wear dots mora work per hour. CONSTANT INTUITION no proeeure loee the Tear around In storage or wee. Noa-frooitng1. MESSTJ1E BUILD! DP ae load laoreaeeo. INCREASED DRAWBAR PDU up to 500 lb., man with no wheel weights. MORE COMrOET, LESS BOUNCE -proride. a smootli ef ride, le.e fatigue. e LONGER TIRE LOT tread wear le much leu Uoaueo of minimum slip and constant correct procure Arrange for our Goodyear Solution 100 Service now to get ahead in your workl 1 CARTER TIRE COMPANYj 444 N. Stephens Dial 3-7366 HONORING THE 4-H CLUBS-This green, three-cent stamp, honoring the 4-H Club movement, will go on sale at Springfield, O., on Jan. 15. Springfield claims to be the birthplace of the youth farm movement. The design features a group of farm buildings, at left, and a teen-age boy and girl facing the club symbol of a four-leaf clover. It bears the four H'l, which stand for Head, Heart, Hands and Health. gon State college extension poul try specialist, is secretary for the poultry committee. Cloud Seeding Data Made Available In New Circular Results of an impartial evalua tion of cloud-seeding operations in Sherman. Gilliam and Morrow counties have Deen puDllsned Dy i tne "re8? ?tal? college expert- uiirui aiduuii ui iinuiai vi iuiuiiu- ation number 503. The study was made at the re quest of the Oregon Wheat com mission in an effort to determine "'- - -" ing brought much unscheduled auu dun. im. Copies of the report are avail able at OSC or county extension offices. Ceiling Prices Rolled Back On Hides And Rugs WASHINGTON (IP) Price ceilings have been rolled back on cattle hides, caltsKins and some rugs and carpeting but the orders i are not expected to affect market prices ior me uems. Generally they have been sell ing at prices below even the new ceiling. The office of price stabilization orders: 1. Rolled back cattle hide ceil ings five cents a pound below lev- els set In an order issued last SIareh0" . .,.,,, ., about 18 percent, a cut of 10 to 15 cents a pound below last March. 3. Withdrew a 15 percent hike in ceiling prices granted manufac O"" nuuraaicn u, u m- ....... ..J ...I..l.pn1n.. r,l .... face floor coverings last March 12. i This restores the general freeze both. Cotton rugs are not affected by the order. The OPS said its action was possible because of falling wool prices. Cereal Breeder To Work On New Wheat Varieties Appointment of Charles R. Rohde, University of Wyoming ce real breeder, to head cereal breed ing investigations at the, Pendle ton branch experiment sta'tion has been announced by F. E. Price. i dean and director of agriculture j at Oregon State college. Rohde will be a cooDerative em ployee with the U. S. Department of Agriculture working princi pally on the development of new wheat varieties for the Columbia X-TRA EG& PRODUCER Field tt htvt proved that that full nutrient balanced tttd produces more tit pr feed dollar. It mair.ta.int bodily health and furnish an abundance of Xf-makinf. uiredimu. For larger ret and mora abundant yields feed your (lock X-tra Egg Producer now! SOLD LOCALLY BY C. t S. Fd Store Oakland Alipough'i Feed Store.... Myrtle Creek Suthorlin Fruit Growers Suthorlin Page Lumbar ft Fuel Co Roieburg TfrTTTaTll IPO1 with HWcevuHicg FARMALL Super A I. 2 3. 4. 5o 527 North Jackson basin. Cereal studies under his direction will be aimed at selec tion of wheat varieties with qual ities ot disease resistance and win ter hardiness. A graduate of Montana univer sity, Rohde has done graduate work at the University of Minne sota. He is currently employed by the Wyoming experiment station at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. He will join the Pendle ton branch station staff January 1. , Nine-tenths of the asbestos used by U. S. industry comes from Quebec. CO-OP TIRES and TUBES BATTERIES ANTI-FREEZE - - FAN BELTS BUMPER JACKS SPARK PLUGS DEFROSTER FANS RADIATOR HOSE CHECK CHART LUBRICATION FINEST OILS AUTO HEATERS GREASES HIGH OCTANE GAS TIRE REPAIR SERVICE . BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE SAVINGS W. Washington at S.P. Track Roseburg, Oregon PHONE 3-5022 FREE PARKING AT ORDER NOW BABY CHICKS Boyington Hampshire Reds. Hansen White Leghorns 500 or mora horchtd to order till Jon. 1, wetkly thereafter, ranch. U.s! PULLORUM CLEAN Better Profits from Better Birds FORD & H0UCK BREEDING FARM Rt. 1, Box 520, Roseburg or Place Order At Douglas County Flour Mill You Can Plow 8 Ask tor the NSW McCormick two-furrow plow with two 12-inch bottoms. Sock ft down six to eight inches deep! Feel the pull power as you surge forward with open throttle. Relax and plow sitting down! Enjoy the ease of fingertip implement control with hydraulic Farmall Touch-Control. Plow 6 to 6 ceres per day in average soils. Prove to Yourself . . . that the Farmall Super A is the tractor for your farm. See us today. We'll be glad to show you the plowing tractor for your farm. SI G F Kill Devil Hill, a national me morial covering 314 acres in North Carolina, commemorates flight of the Wright brothers. HOWARD COX Richfield Service COMPLETE CAR CARE FREE Pick-Up ft Delivery Stephens ft Mother Phone 2-9127 THE FARM BUREAU New delivered free to your U.S. APPROVED Acres a Day ETT Phone 3-4466