Umpqua Conservationists To Meet
M2 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore.
MONDAY, DECEMEBER 21, 1953
Meat Marketing Methods
J)ue As Conference Subject
Oregon people should get a bet
ter understanding of all actors
involved in livestock and meat
marketing by attending 'he con
ference to be held at Oregon State
College Jan. 6 and 7, according to
J. Roland Parker, Douglas Coun
ty extension agent. ,
' He said current conditions in
the industry are focusing atten
tion on the need for taking a look
at livestock and meat from the
animal to the table.
Oregon State College's extension
service is sponsoring the confer
ence, in which producer, sellers,
packers and wholesalers, retail
ers, labor groups and consumers
will be taking part.
Changes that have developed in
marketing over the years have
brougnt on tine conterence, accord
ing to Frank L. Ballard, .ssociate
director of OSC extension service.
More immediate reasons for
holding it now, are the recent
break in livestock prices; record
number of cattle in the United
States; position in the cattle cy
cle; low point in hog cycle; low
lamb prices despite low sheep
numbers, and the cost - price
squeeze confronting the livestock
froducer.
Parker said the conference is
timed at developing better under
standing among the people when
Handle livestock and meat prod
ucts. Recommendations that will
juide the industry's future in Ore
gon may come out of the meet
ing in January, he. said.
The six groups taking part have
already given their ideas of some
of the industry's problems and
questions as they see them, Park
er said. Their reports are to be
prepared from views expressed
at their preliminary meetings.
However, Parker emphasized
that other opinions may be ex
pressed during the January Con
ference. He Invites both individu-
sis and organizations to take part
and express their views.
Flexible Price .
Supports Receive
Bureau Approval
CHICAGO W) The American
Farm Bureau Federation has en
dorsed flexible farm price supports
after 1954, but with a proviso that
90 per cent price Coons can be in'
voked for any basic crop under
certain conditions..
The federation, which ended its
35th annual convention Thursday,
re-elected AUan B. Kline, an Iowa
farmer, to his fourth term as pres
ident. In the convention's final day,
delogatcs defeated a flat proposal
that the federation seek continua
tion of mandatory high level price
supports for major orops through
the 1956 crop year.
The convention then followed
president Kline's leadership in ad
vocating tiexiDie price suporis,
which could be increased in times
of crop shortages and lowered in
times of surpluses to discourage
over-planting. However, tne con
vention made this suggestion:
That the 1949 farm act specify
ing flexible supports, which Con
gress has decided shall not become
effective until 1955, be amended to
guarantee producers of a basic
crop 90 per cent of parity instead
of the flexible floor during the first
year they vote production controls
after a non-control year.
Pendleton Senator Sells
Large Cattle Ranch
PENDLETON Wl State Son.
Rex Ellis of Pendleton has sold
1,500 acres of hir ranch near
Boardman to Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
McCormack, Hillsboro. who are
already stocking a pedigreed Here,
ford hord there. '
EUis' ranch Is noted for Its
extensive irrigation system, one ot
tne largest in the Northwest, cover,
ing 640 acres of alfalfa.
Sale price was not disclosed hut
tne value is over 5140,000 on the
randh, modern house, irrigation
system and otner equipment.
The McCormacks operate the
McCormack Concrete Products
plant at Beaverton.
Ellis reports te remaining range
land which he owns may be irri
gated for raising asparagus if
plans of Stockton, Calif., men
materialize.
Business Downturn Less
Severe Than Supposed
WASHINGTON I The Federal
Reserve Board Friday found some
reassuring economic evidence in
its revised monthly index of in
dustrial production, made public
Thursday night.
Board officials said the "much
improved" new index indicates
that the business downturn since
l mid-year (1) has been less severe
than generally supposed, and (2)
,1 is an inventory adjustment instead
or some more nastc economic a u
ment.
This substantiated the view pri
vately voiced by one high adminis
tration official that business will
pick up markedly when manufac
turers and dealers have sold off
excess stocks perhaps as soon as
April.
The revised reserve board index
is based on production statistics
covering about 175 industries in
stead of the 100 formerly used.
Market Costs
Taking Larger
Share Of Dollar
More services are being per
formed than ever before in the
fiarketing of food products, say
xtension service economists at
Oregon State College. As a result
a growing share of the consumer's
food dollar is going into marketing
charges.
More and better packaging,
washing, selection, mixing, pre-
cooking and preparing ot products
tor tne American tame are a con
Uniting trend which partially ex
plains a widening spread between
larm prices and retail costs ot
food, say the economists.
They point out the farmer's
share of the consumer's dollar this
year will amount to 45 cents 2
cents less than in 1952. This is
the lowest since 1941.
Several reasons are given by
the economists for the increased
demand for marketing services.
One of the most important is the
mounting number of women, es
pecialiy married women, now em
ployed outside the home. The fam
ilies of working women tend to
buy more partially prepared' ana
wholly prepared foods, and eat
more meals in restaurants.
Both these practices increase
marketing charges and reduce
the proportion of the consumer's
dollar that goes to the farmer.
Other long-term trends that ef
fect the spread Detween tarm pric
es and retail prices, according to
the economists, are geographic
speculation farm production and
more people in urban centers.
Transportation costs are increased
as more people live farther away
from the areas in which their
food is produced.
Another factor oited by the
economists is that people have
more money to spend, and are
spending more. They not only eat
more food but are willing to pay
for the kind of services that im
prove the quality and attractive
ness of food tney buy or save their
time in preparing it.
Elderly Man Is Booked
For Murder Of Trapper
BAKER Iffl Alfred M. Stalev
70. an inactive carnenter from
Sumptcr, was booked here Satur
day on a murder charge in the
revolver death of Walter L. Wire,
36, a Sumpter odd jobs man and
part-time trapper.
Wire was shot to death at Staley's
home Friday night. Neighbors
heard the shot and called police.
State Patrolman William Wallace
said it appeared both men had
been drinking and ne quoted Matey
as saying the fatal shot was fired
after Wire hit him in an argument
over where they should go on
leaving his house.
West County
Soil Program
Due For Study
The first annual Umpqua Con
servation District meeting is
scheduled Feb. at Scottsburg,
according to a report from Doug
las County Agent J. Roland Park
er.
At the meeting, election of two
members of ttie board of super
visors 'mli take place. Parker is
secretary of the board. Other
members of the soil conservation
district are: J, W. Borman, Elk
ton; Charles Hedden, Eikton; J.
A. Boak, Ash Valley; Floyd V.
Weatherly, Eikton; and Chairman
Bert Roberts, Smith River,
Also on tap for the annual meet
ing is a general discussion on a
program of soil conservation. The
soil conservation program involves
the coordination of federal, state
and county soil conservation serv
ices.
Qualified soil conservationists
working with the elected district
supervisors provide technical skill
and counsel in soil analysis, en
gineering and farm plan studies
to groups of farmers who petition
through the district for assistance.
The Umpqua District embraces
the area of Douglas County in
cluding Eikton and west to the
coast where dairy farming, sheep
ano nay are me major tarm crops,
It is part of the Southwestern
Oregon Soil Conservation area
which takes in Josephine, Jack
son, Curry, Coos and Douglas
counties.
One of the current problems fac
ing the Umpqua District is drain
age of some 2,000 acres of tillable
bottom land in the Ash Valley
area. The Ash Valley farm rep
resentatives say a proximately 30
percent of the bottom land in the
Ash Valley-Loon Lake area is in
need of drainage to keen ud dairv
herd production. They say restor
ation of the water-covered lands
would allow increases in herds
in some instances and more effi
cient operations.
A study is getting underway to
assist the Ash Valley farmers in
estimating drainage needs and
costs, engineering drainage instal
lations and selection personnel for
drainage operations,
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PANEL EXPERTS discussed random sampling of turkeys lost week as a means of measur
ing breeding progress in Oregon turkeys. The plori was suggested by James A. Harper,
center at table, turkey specialist ot Oregon .State College. Others on the table are
(left to right): Dr. George Stewart, chairman of the Poultry Dept., University of Calif
ornia; Earl Reitzma, poultry supervisor, State of Oregon; Harper; Noel Bennion, exten
sion poultry specialist; and Dr. Paul Bernier, geneticist, Oregon State College. (Picture
by Paul Jenkins). '
Farm Forest Facts
Land Bank Pays
Large Dividend
The Federal Land Bank of Spo
kane has declared a 6 per cent
dividend to stockholders of record
Nov. 30. i
Henry Matthew, bank president.
said this dividend, amounting to
$285,300, brings to more than $2,
236,000 the total paid in dividends
in the last eight years.
The dividend will be paid to 65
national farm loan associations in
Idaho, Montana, Oregon and
Washington, which own all of the
bank's capital stock, Matthew
said. The associations, in turn,
will pass on most of the dividend
to their farmer-members.
By EO GILDEN
County Extension Forester
The small woodland owner was
the topic of discussion at the re
cent conference of the Western
Forestry and Conservation Assn.
in Seattle. This conference is the
big forestry meeting of the year.
, You can see the importance for
esters, timberland managers,
woodland owners and forest indus
tires place on this small owner
ship phase of forestry.
The Highlight of "the meeting
was the tree growers' panel. These
were men telling of their experi
ences in managing farm and for
est woodlands.
Three farmers explained how
they were making good returns
from their forest lands by mak
ing partial cuts and following a
sound forest management pro
gram." A consulting forester told of the
services available for a small
woodland owner who wished to
have someone help him in his
management, harvesting and sell
ing. These consulting foresters
work on a small percentage of the
selling price of the products.
a. uoran Brown, a small um
berland owner at oodland,
Wash., told of tlie new loahs avail
able on standing timber. Brown
explained that recent federal leg
islation allows banks in the Fed
eral Reserve System to make
two to 10 year loans on standing
Umber.
He believes this will do- much
to stoo earlv clear-cuttina of good
young stands. Brown said: "Now
instead of cutting your young tim
ber when you need money, you
can get a long-time loan for the
amount needed. The annual
growth on the standing timber
VOL. 15, NO. 51
DEC. 21, 1953
TURKEYS
A very successful Turkey
show is once again behind us.
To show manager Die Tunlcy
goes our congratulations for a
job well done. Our congratula-
i lions too,- to the members of
the Board of' Directors of the
- Northwestern Turkey Show. We
hope the new board members
who were elected at the meet
ing Wed. night will enjoy -their
tenure In office and will be ac
tive in promoting the course of
the show in' the best interest of
the turkey industry. John Am
aoher and Joe Brumbaoh are
the newly" elected members of
tne Board. The men who serve
so unselfishly on the board of
director will have a job to de
' termine the future of the show.
' We hope they consider the Wel
fare of the industry above any
other point. If there must be a
choice made between a good
SHOW and a good TURKEY
show the industry has a right
-. to the correct answer. We know
j the board of directors are cap
' able of making these difficult
decisions as the problems arise.
MONEY
: You can't measure a person's
happiness by the amount of
, money he has. A man with ten
' million dollars may be no hap
J pier than one with only nine
j million,'
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SOMETHING OLD
1 When the paper says the
bride is twenty-four and the
groom is sixty, it isn't neces
sary to add ti.at he is consider
ed the richest man in his neck
of the woods.
CHRISTMAS
Only a couple of days to buy
a gift for the loved ones. The
hardware dept. at the Mill has
somo dandy gift items. The
finest rifles, shotguns and pis
tols. Vance, the Hardware man
ager will be glad to help you
select the proper gift gun for
the hunter in the family. New
tools make a wonderful gift for
a man who works or plays with
tools. Power tools for wood
working and mechanics tools
are always welcome gift items
for the men. For Mom we have
scissors, cutlery, fine knivos,
and other Itpmis she win appre
ciate, Also in hardware are col
ored Christmas tree lights.
These must last forever, as we
haven't been able to move them
the way we wanted to. Vance
will make special price on
these lights to replace the burn
ed ' it onej on your tree.
FOOT IN MOUTH DEPT.
The papers report ttwt the
Milk Marketing Admimstrion
has withdrawn its action
against Mr. Deeti, the iwl
pendent Jerscyrman of Canny
They had better he prepare
to explain their actions a r
the dairymen nf the RnT-i
pool or withdraw it try.
have talked with everal dairy
men who got a Chrwi p
wit from the PArwn.&Ti:sn M
s cut of 112S-KH) a tnrrfh u
their milk check. ! rral
cases the method rjt irrtr.sf at
this happy hit of ite-t a or.-n-plete
mystery. Cra rij nr.e
dairymen are eoti'JM to ho
the method of oVterminint"
this new payout. U any of ui
were to get a terrific rut la
Income we would want to know
how and why. When a State
board is determining how much
money you are to make, an ex
planation that coincide with
the facts in hand would be
worthwhile. From the public re
lations standpoint the milk
marketing administration has
stuck its foot into it again.
HIGH ENERGY
We see a lot of experimental
evidence to indicate that the
new high-energy rations for
laying hens will make more
money for the grower. These
feeds, usually a complete feed
similar to the present cage ra
tions, are made of ingredients
that will give the highest pos
sible energy and protein values
along with a fiber level well
below the average now in use.
These high-energy rations were
first started into general use
for broiler and fryer produc
tion. Now there is considerable
use of this type ration for lay
ing hens. In keeping with She
Douglas County Flour MjU'i
policy of alwsys putting out
bst pnMtble feed, we wtl he
ma!wrt a httjh energy ?von
!nf Uy!ng Hew. Thin will he
rJnV artw the first of
jme W e nulk-hixie met.
jt s-nkafl !e Uf now, we know
fat 4 H one of the finest
fvia rer n hit itie 'wat mar
ket, li yw are now feeding a
njt rtAn nr are interested in
the vr i feed fae's, and want
te ma avmey with your chick
ens recommend you pfcin
o tiring th aew feed a try.
The imH will be dosed Dec.
26th, so our employees em bet
ter enjoy their Christmas.
To alt our Friends and
Customers a very MERRY
CHRISTMAS, from all the
wheels and the hands at the
Douglas County Flour Mill.
TOKYO INCREASE
TOKYO W) The population of
Tokyo climbed to 7,469,538 persons
as of Nov. 1, Kyodo News Service
said Saturday. This is an increase
of 352,982 over the corresponding
period last year.
Tokyo still is the world's third
largest city, behind London with
a population of 8,346,137 and New
York with 7,891, 957.
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Tt ill sur friinot...Mi this
Holiday Jetton bt tilt happi
est ena you m tvtr enjoyed.
The Time
Shop
228. N. Jackson
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should go a long way toward pay
ing the interest on the loan,''
Fire Protection for small wood
lands was given as- one of the
most important objectives of good
forest management. Small owners
were encouraged to do everything
they can to prevent fires on their
woodlands.
Douglas fir bark beetles came
in for a lot of attention at the
conference. The beetle, which kills
the entire tree by mining under
the bark, is the reason for Ore
gon's most serious forest insect
epidemic.
Direct control of the epidemic is
not possible. . No known spray
treatment provides a practical
means of control. Salvage logging
is the onJv feasible action Itiat
can be taken to effect a degree
of control. - y
The Confernce has done much to
spotlight the problems and means
of handling the problems of the
small wood'and owner. Over 500
people attended three - day
conferences. These people now
know the value of the forest prod
ucts on small woodlands.
SHOOTS SOLDIERS
BERLIN ifl A West Berlin
agency that gathers news from
Communist East Germany said Sat
urday a drunken Russian ofiicer
at Schwerin shot and killed three
of his solciers after his abuse of
one touched off rebellion.
The agency, Inforition Bureau
West, said the trotule broke out
in a tank battalion s barracks ear
ly this week. The officer knocked
a soldier down witn nis pisioi duu.
When the so dier's comrades rush
ed to his help, the officer opened
lire. . . .
Potato Growers
Reject Supports
CHICAGO UH The annual con
vention of the American Farm Bu
reau Federation Thursday reject
ed a proposal that the farm or
sanitation seek extension of pres.
ent mandatory high level govern
ment price supports for major
orops through the 1956 crop year.
These supports at 90 per cent
of parity for corn, cotton, wheat,
rice, tobacco and peanuts are
scheduled to expire at the end of
the 1B54 crop year.
The proposal was offered from
the convention floor bv the Tennes
see delegation as an amendment
to a resolution urging that high
supports be allowed to expire as
now scheduled. The rejection was
made by a voice vote.
The resolution favored introduc
tion of a flexible support plan be
ginning with the 1955 crop year.
In resolutions submitted to the
convention, a resolutions commit
tee Thursday proposed that the
convention call for a federal farm
aid program that would stress crop
salesmanship as a means of mak
ing farmers prospectious. .
Crop Sales Plan
Is Proposed By
Farm' Federation
CHICAGO l-A resolutions com
mittee proposed today that the
convention of the Amerioan Farm
Bureau Federation call for a fed
eral farm-aid program that would
stress crop salesmanship as
means of making farmers pros
perous. Less dependence than under
present programs would be placed
on government price supports. The
committee said taxpayers would
not finance for any extended tomt
price guarantee programs that
would provide farmers a satisfac
tory standard of living.
So, the committee declared,
farmers and government must
join hands to regain lost foreign
markets and develop new ones to
provide outlets for American agri.
culture's expanding productive ca
pacity. That means, the committee said,
the opening of doors to increased
imports so that other countries
might get into a position where
they could buy more U. S. farm
products.
In resolutions to be submitted
to the convention for adoption at
today's final session, the policy
drafters said there was a place
for "reasonable" price supports
and production control programs
in helping to stabilize agriculture.
But they recommended that
present war-born high-level price
floors be allowed to expire at the
end of 1954, at which time flexible
price guarantee provisions of the
Farm Act of 1949 are scheduled to
go into effect.
Good Samaritan Names
Own Price For Deed
DOWNEY. Calif. ! A for
mer Boston schoolteacher accept
ed the kindly offer of a stranger
to walk ahead of her car with a
flashlight and guide her in Friday
night's dense fog, she told police.
The Samaritan led her to her
home, said Miss Merle Tabor, and
then demanded:
"How much are you going to
pay me"
Miss Taber said the man grabbed
ner purse, cuuiiiiiuug fit in iraati
and $176 in U.S. savings stamps,
and fled.
Farm Surpluses Must
Be Carried, Opinion
WASHINGTON Ifl - A key ad
ministration policy-maker said Sat
urday that this country probably
must carry its multi-billion dollar
stock of farm surpluses for sever
al years to protect both world and
domestic farm prices.
Just back from the International
sessions of the food and agricul
tural organization in Rome, John
H. Davis, assistant secretary of
agriculture, said that most other
free nations are "afraid of what
the United States is going to do
with "its surpluses they fear we
might ruin world markets."
Davis, who directs marketing and
foreign agricultural relations for
the department, made It clear that
the Eisenhower administration
wants to avoid this.
"It's our program to help stabi
lize world markets and move our
surpluses into consumption over
and above normal trade channels,"
Davis said. "It may mean sort of
sweating through a new years of
surpluses."
SEIE RED CONTRABAND
MANILA UH -Manila police Sat
urday, raided a downtown apart
ment and seized an estimated $62,
500 in gold, U.S. currency and pre
cious gems it said were, destined
for Communist China.
I Three Chinese -arrested in the
apartment were held for investigation.
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