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June 21 1979 ($•<
1 ) SANDY (O r * ) »»OST
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Cattle future uncertain
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M a c ’s F e e d S t o r e
t h iil that
u r iv p government
r n n ip n l
[X’ n o period
d COUld could
lie
lie ahead, he
agreed
warned This is due to in
policies
loth domestic and
creased com petition for
foreign
could cause
fewer stocker feeder cattle
disruptions and problems
and higher replacement
arul the future of this nation's
costs However Boss added,
livestock
industry
was
both feeders and producers
heavily dependent on well
w ill be operating in a climate
organized
ind ustry wide
in which the long range price
initiatives on a state and
trend is up
national level
The Oregon Cattlemens
It was noted that there are
Association president also
considerably fewer, but
pointed out that th«- reduced
larger, cattle operations and
numbers of slaughter cattle
in order for the average
cattle producer to exist, he point to troublesome times
for the beef packing in
has to be a better manager
d u s try
Com bining
the
and marketer to succeed
problem
of
reduced
supplies
Energy problems are one of
with the fact that some
the prominent factors all
plants are much more
agriculture w ill have to
modern and efficient, it is
contend with
possible to predict that some
Ross said cattle feeders
packers w ill drop out of
have been in a better than
business in the months and
average profit situation for
I.—»-» A L»
■ h i p u i m I
Perspectives on the future
in the coming decade was the
subject by Oregon livestock
leaders at the annual
meeting of the Oregon Farm
and Land Institute in Baker,
Friday, June I
Speaking for the cattle
industry was Jordan Valley
rancher Bill Russ, president
of the 3.200 member Oregon
Cattlem ens
Association
Other speakers were Baker
County
rancher
F rm ie
Davis, Harney county cattle
producer Charley Otley, and
the executive vice president
of the cattlem ens as
sociation,
Donald
Os-
tensoe
The consensus was there
are many promising aspects
for the beef cattle industry in
this country «luring the next
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On Proctor Blvd. across from TJ s
New feed business expands
by M Z X W E I ’ l l l l B ltlH ih
Mac s Kw d Store, nestled
in the wertgc tietween Kelso
Ko. id and VS Highway 2(i
west uf Sandy. is a growing
h U M I M ’S S
Evidence of this growth is
tfie expansion of buildings on
the property Since new
owner Karl McDermed took
over the former Fenwick s
F'e«*d Store six month» ago,
several structure» have tw«n
added The building that
houses the lawn mower sales
office and small engine
repair is new An addition to
the existing building is near
completion
merchandise Plan» are to
••enlarge the supply of tack,
according to McDermed**
wife Donna Actually, she
added, there w ill be an
increased
supply
of
e v e ry th in g .
In c lu d in g
nursery stock
We also have future plat*
for a portable trailer so we
can sell weoner pigs. Mrs
McDermed said
manages tlw sab’s office for
lawn mowers and tractors
and does the small engine
repair work
Amid the bales of fresh hay
and
cheeping
chicks
customers can find anything
from feed to seed They may
also purchase firewood or
cedar posts Rabbits and
pixiltrv are bought and sold
McDermed also operates
KLM Construction Company,
a business he has owned for
Earl
B urdick.
Mrs
M c D e rm e d s b r o th e r
With stnw tural expansion
came the increase of
Most
employee»
are
immediate family members
Son Wally and daughters
Deann and Michele divide
lime between home chores
and working at the store
(it tier workers are Don
Stoecker and Chris Powers
about 12 years
Mrs
McDermed pre-
vnxisly managed and still
owns the Mnuntain Country
Deli in Sandy That business
was leased out
Trucks face fuel problem
iM-spite shortages and
rising costs of diesel fuel,
Sandy Truck Lines has
managed
to
keep
on
trucking
According to Jim Patrick,
spokesman for the firm , the
mam effect of the fuel
problem is the price They
just dig deeper into the
|MM'kettxtok
As far as the supply is
concerned. Patrick said,
• We re different from other
trucking companies
We
have our own storage
facilities "
They do not have to depend
on pump stations like the
long haul trucks do This
factor coupled with th«’ fact
that the firm s vehicles do
not travel long distances
lielps keep the demand for
fuel down
Their trucks only cover
about a 75 mile distance
around the Mt Hood and
Portland metropolitan area
Patrick said next month
could be critical for the fuel
supply, however because
they w ill not receive any
allotm ent
This
could
hamper their ability to
handle any new business
they might get during that
tune “ Even with rationing,
he added. “ there may still be
some inconvenience
The truck line has already
taken steps to cut down on
their service runs They have
curtx’d some of their daily
trips and only make some
runs just twice a week,
Patrick said
He said that he feels the
company is • running about
ho to 90 percent We may be
suffering about five percent
•‘ It all could catch up to us
next month or the following
month. Patrick concluded
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Sole m u st e nd
S aturday, Ju ne 23
Counties to share forest earnings
Oregon and
Washington
counties containing national
forest lands are expected to
share more than $13« million
in receipts from national
forest earnings in fiscal
year 1979. according to
estimates by the Forest
Service. V S Department of
Agriculture
Clackamas
County is scheduled to
receive $4.347.793
Kegional Forester It E
i D ick' Worthington said the
amount is th«’ total of
estimates for 31 Oregon
counties and 27 Washington
counties that receive shares
of receipts from th«’ sale and
use of products and services
from
national
forest*
Payments w ill be made by
Dec I
Th«’ money is 25 percent of
the revenue the Forest
Service «*stimates it w ill
collect from the sale of
timber, and from grazing.
r«*creation, minerals. and
her
land use
charg«*s
inn g the current fiscal
•ar (Oct 1,197« to Sept 30,
179), plus collections for
rforestation, and amounts
llowed timber purchasers
>r road construction
Carriers pay more tax in May
Oregon Motor carriers
paid $4 9 m illion in weight
mile taxes in May, according
to Don Haakenson. Motor
Program administrator for
the
Public
U tility
Commissioner
This is an increase of
$312.000 from April, and
(»rings collection* for the
year to $22 5 m illion — $1 6
m illion more than at this
time in 197«
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increased to the n«Av
“ average weekly wage
figure of $241 70. effective
July I.
Insurers and self-insured
employers w ill start using
the new figure on July 1 For
example, they w ill provide
compensation at im » 2 3 per
cent of th«* workers wages
up to a rhaximum of $241 7« a
week to injured workers
receiving temporary total
disability benefits
Other
benefit* such as permanent
total disability and fatal
benefit* which are tied to the
average weekly wage also
w ill be increased effective
July I.
According to law, 25 per
cent of all the receipts are
returned to states and. in
turn to the counties where
th< lands are located to be
used for public schools and
roads
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