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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
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AND
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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
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B rooking
V»
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izmg your home industries, and are using the best
ffon products. Curry County money hel-^s Curry co