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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1946)
Page Four BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON Home of the Croft Lily Demands for all kinds of dairy' will be needed to avert another between feeding starving James, will have an opportunity to see the pictures and get Dr. products were broad from coast famine. Secretary of Agriculture and maintaining our liv Clinton P. Anderson points out: numbers at record leveV McWhorter's report at their next to coast. By R. M Knox, County Agent Butter production for the week, that: “There simply will not be: choice, obviously, must regular meeting in June. Curry County, Oregon ending May 16, showed an in enough grain produced in the U. favor of people." crease of six per cent but was 31 S. and other countries that have FAMINE RELIEF WHEAT M c W h o r te r sh o w s l il y per cent below’ a year earlier. grain to export, to permit feed GOAL TOPPED IN STATE PICTURES TO GROWERS Every one is happy over u ing record numbers of livestock USDA announced this week that Oregon producers topped the Over 200 lily growers attended cent and badly-needed rain a meeting at Gold Beach high state goal of 750.000 bushels of the butter set-aside for June will and still provide hungry- people if it did hurt the attend be 20 per cent, the same as May. with the grain they need to main the Azailea Festival, litt school gym last Friday night, at wheat delivered for export to fa which R Ralph Clark, extension mine stricken countries during the tain life. We must make a choice sentment is shown. specialist in horticulture, and Dr. period, April 19 to May 25. When NO QUICK ENDING SEEN Frank P. McWhorter provided the 30 per cent bonus plan ended TO FAMINE THREAT Production and sharing of food the program. A business meet last Saturday, May 25. informa ing of Central Curry County Lily tion available indicated that de to help solve the problem of the Growers was conducted by Wil liveries were certain to pass the world food shortage is more than a temporary- concern to U. S. bur Ostrander, vice-president, act 800.000 bushel mark. farmers and consumers. Latest ing in capacity of president Geo. estimates are that the world food Mateer. Wm. W. Allen, secretary CEILINGS INCREASED shortage will continue through and chairman of the box com ON FARM MACHINERY An increase of five per cent this year and at least until the mittee gave a discouraging prog ress report. Up to the present in the list prices of farm mach 1947 harvest and this estimate time the box factories just won’t inery has been authorized by the does not, of course, take into con OPA. Ceiling on farm machinery sideration the effects on the food take any orders. Mr. Clark reported progress in repair and replacement parts re picture that extensive unfavora arrangements for certification. mains unchanged. Therefore, ac ble weather conditions can have. Growers who expect to stay in cording to OPA. farmers will pay It is expected that there will be business must put out uniform on the average three per cent some temporary relief of the crit and high quality product. Rogu- more for new equipment and re ical famine situation near the end ing out diseased and off-type lilies pair parts. Manufacturers will re of the summer when the Euro ceive a net increase of 10 per pean grain harvest is completed. is very important. The Mother Block" as a source cent of which about half will be This relief will be only temporary of good planting stock is still absorbed through the dealer mar for most of the nations of Europe considered the best method for gins of profit. do not produce nearly as much improvement, according to Mr. grain as they consume in normal Clark, and w-ill be considered es DAIRY PRODUCTION LAGS times, and the shortage of man sential in certification. The col Fluid milk production in the power, farm machinery, fertilizers lege is in a position to certify United States gained at a much and tractor horse power resulting Pool, Cigarettes, Cigars, Candy a few, probably six plantings in faster rate during the past week from war means that their pro Curry county this year. but the problem of moving it into duction this year will be even The pictures shown by Dr. Mc processing and trade channels was smaller than in pre-war years. Whorter and his talk convinced complicated by the strike of rail Shipments of grain during the Templar Hotel Building Brookings, Oi growers that the discouraging re way employees, according to the coming fall, winter and spring1 ports from eastern greenhouses weekly dairy- market review, pre are all too true. The market for pared by the OSC extension serv Easter lilies must be re-establish ice from USDA market reports ed. A higher quality product and and other data. a reduced price to the florist Gap between this year’s milk comprise major necessary adjust flow on farms and that of a year ments. Hydranges provide major ago was narrowed but total out competition in the greenhouse for put still lags well behind last the eastern trade Creole lilies year. In California, the seasonal have been making more money peak has been reached but in the tor the trade than Crofts. midwest it is still climbing due The Croft Lily Growers, at the to warmer weather and improved request of their secretary. H. T. pastures. FARM NEW S Grayshels G mh ! Cats Where Good Food and Friends Meet EAGLE B IL L IA R D S NOW OPEN G. E. BELLANT, Proprietor CHETCO P la c e To T ra d e W e H a v e E verythin WILSON FREEMAN, Owner \’ LEAVE YOUR REPAIRING of small gas and outboard motors at E I) AND xZ M ENDY & GARDEN FRESH CHEVRON CAS STATION SEE OUR COMPLETE LINE OF VEGETABLES H U ITS — At Our Regular LOW prices. A T T E N T IO N ! Loggers And “Uat” Operators M C O A . 10 lbs. per custom er, per day FISHER’S We have considerable stock on hand of Plates and Angles ® also can furnish ► Wire Rope and Binding Chain Binders and Skookum Blocks While it L asts; 2 POUNDS “Homelike’’ FLOUR Bring In Your Eggs We B u y Them B y the Dozen o r F if t y Ca See Our Bakery Department For and almost any of your small equipment Famous “Gold Beach” Bread, Pai Brookings Trading Post In buying Gold Beach Bread and Pastry you are pa J. I). Gardner — _ B rooking V» 1 izmg your home industries, and are using the best ffon products. Curry County money hel-^s Curry co
