f age Six Section C
THE LA G1ANDE EVINING OBSEtVEt, LA GRANDE, OREGON
Monday, October 1, 1945
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Forest Tracts fliiveii 4-H Clubs to Serve
Many Uses, IMwezitmiml imd Recreational
4-H club groups throughout
the state have acquired a con
siderable number of timber tracts
which will serve throughout the
years a duplicate purpose of pro
viding educational opportunities
nnd recreational facilities, re
ports Dan D. Robinson, exten
sion forester at Oregon Stale col
lege. More than 500 4-H club
boys and girls have attended
forestry classes and field demon-
Farm Residents'
Accident Deaths
14,000 in 1944
CHICAGO Furm resident
deaths from accidents totaled
14,800 in 1944 5 percent less
than in 1943. This fact is re
vealed in an analysis of 1944
farm accident figures by the Na
tional Safety council.
A decline of about 3 percent
in the farm population and the
nationwide observance .of the
first national farm safety week
undoubtedly were factors in the
'drcrcasc, the council said.
Farm work accidents accounted
for 4,300 of the fatalities and re
sulted in more than 225,000 non
fatal Injuries.
But farm home accidents took
an even greater toll, the council
points out. About 6,000 farm resi
dents were killed by accidents
in their homes and 000,000 others
were Injured.
File, perennial rural enemy,
destroyed farm property worth
about $90,000,000, one-fifth of
Ihu national fire loss.
strations at club summer schools
and tevl.Tal county gatherings
this summer, he said.
The Oregon stale board of
forestry and several county courts
have leased, sold or designated
tracts of timber lands to county
4-H club leaders associations for
lire by clubs and other youth
groups, Robinson explains. These
areas are administered by the
leaders associations which are re
sponsible for their use and de
lopment as outlined in advance
agreements.
In selecting such areas, pri
mary consideration is given to
a good water supply, suitability
for tree planting siles and forest
management demonstration pro
jects. As they are used also for
recreational purposes, adequate
Farsiaers Have PIrect
Interest in War End
Farming "basic" and "Stea
gall" commodities have a direct
financial interest in the end of
the war, R. B. Taylor, chairman
of the state AAA committee,
points out. Upon the formal dec
laration that war is ended will
depend how long the government
is committed to support prices
of tlu-se farm commodities at the
specified levels.
Wheat is the only Oregon crop
named as "basic" in the agricul
tural adjustment act. For basic
commodities, congress has direct
ed that prices shall be support
ed at 90 per cent of parity.
"S tea gall commodities are
those for which the secretary of
agriculture hy proclamation has
requested increased wartime pro
duction. These include hogs, eggs,
chickens over three and a half
pounds liveweighl, turkeys, milk
and bullerfat, dry peas, diy
beans, flaxseed and potatoes. For
these, the price support level is
"not less than 90 percent of the
parity or comparable price."
Legislation directing price sup
ports for these two groups of com
modities fixes the support period
for the duration of the war and
until the "expiration of the two
year perdiod beginning with the
first day of January immediate
ly following the date upon which'
the president by proclamation or
the congress by concurrent reso
lution declares that hostilities in
the present war have been ter
minated." .
Just when and how this formal
declaration will be made is still
a matter of conjecture. At the
end of World War I, the joint
resolution of congress declaring
peace with Germany and Aus
tria was not signed by President
Harding until July 2, 1921. If the
end of hostilities is proclaimed
anytime before next Jan. 1, the
government's price commitments
for "Sleagail" and basic commod
ities will extend through 1940
and 1947, chairman Taylor explains.
swimming facilities are usually
arranged for. Buildings are add
ed and improved as time and
funds permit with much such
improvement work contributed
by parents and 4-H club leaders.
In the postwar period some of
these area's will be developed
for 4-H summer camps, Robin
son adds. Several such camps
have been operated within the
state in the past few years and
have proved extremely popular.
The tracts are also used for over
night camping sites and week
end hikes by various other
youth organizations in the neigh
borhood.
More Cattle, Calves
On Oregon Farms
Cattle and calves on Oregon
farms were estimated af 1,182,-
000 head January 1, 1944, an all
time record for this state. This
is 29 percent above the average
number on Jan. 1, during the
years, 1935 to 1939 inclusive:
Most of the increase was in beef
cattle.
In Union county in 1944, total'
of all cattle, all ages, was 37,500,
with 8,000 milk cows two years
and over, and 8,000 in beef cows
two years and pver. In 1940 all
cattle all ages in the county were
listed at 28,500. This year's num
ber has been estimated at 34,000.
Of this number 8,100 are produc
ing milk cows and 7,800 beef
cows, with the rest steers and
heifers, according to Rollin W.
Schaad, county agent in Union
county.
THIS LOCAL
LIVESTOCK
MARKET
IS NOW UNDER THE NEW
MANAGEMENT OF
George ISenals and
George I'.cmis has established several
salt's markets throughout tin' west, in
cluding the one ill Tiicnish, Wash.,
which lias been highly successful, lie
has hail many years in Hie business. Al
present his headquarters arc al Yaki
ma, Wash. William Xchaan liuill ami
lliaiBi cliaan
established the market at Missoula,
Mi:nt,'iia, second largest in that .state,
in which he is well acquainted. He also
has had many years in the business and
will lie personally in charge of the lU
Grande Livestock Commission Com
pany, making his home in La Grande.
AUCTION
EVERY
FRIDAY
at 1:00 p.m.
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YOU GET HIGHEST RETURN FOR
CATTLE . . . SHEEP
HOGS . . . HORSES
I .i . . vt-K men of northeastern Oregon are here offered a market and :
m i ii i' nnnhlaiuaMe eveptit lone; distances. Market your livestock hele
and inline voiirself of a pi ol liable outlet for your cattle, sheep, horses and
pigs. Our auction bring price.-- conipai alile to any when t'rieght and
shrinkage costs ale taken into consideration.
C'aa!ia &.(eke9 Aiaetioneei
La Grande Livestock Commission Co.
Phone 1F3
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Harvesting Austrian winter field peas on the Jonas
Martin farm at Imbler with International tractor and
Minoapolis-Molino 12-foot combine,
WE ARE NOW TAKING
ORDERS FOR THIS
FARM MACHINE
RY
for delivery after Jamsary
We arc filling farm machinery orders n?.
fast as the equipment is being- shipped
to us. With all restrictions off, mach
inery is beinj? produced at an increasing
rate and we will be able to fill orders
faster. Conic in immediately and let us
consult with you reiiardinjv your needs.
Ynu will be more certain of obtaining'
delivery when you need the equipment.
International Diesel Tractors
'1 DIFFERENT SIZE MODELS
MM. TD-9' TB-M T&-1S
FairmmaSHs - All MgSeIs
ALL SIZES . . . FOR THE SMALLEST TO LARGEST JOIi
(A to 11 and M Sizes)
McCormick-Deerisig Maefilnery
ALL TYI'ES OF FARM MACHINERY FOR TILLINC,
II AYL(i, I'LANTLNtJ. SEEDIMi AND HARVESTING
Dairy Equipment Farm Refrigeration
Minneapoiis-Mcliire IZ-Ft.
COMBINES
We expect these combines to also he available
in (i and l)-foot sizes.
REPAIRS - PARTS - SERVICE
CHANDLER TMTM
mi EffllPMT CO.
LIU Washington
Phone 170
In j-ppriseiiirfiivr
I.i Grand?