cnAt MAY 1.
— - bROC>KINC>S-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON
be the largest on record with a duct ion of the previous year.
record high commercial demand
Fertilizers. Spray’s and Dusts—
in prospect.
Record suppliess of fertilizers are
Total 1947 production of corn, expected this year, but demand
oats, barley and sorghums will be continues to outrun supplies. The
L high peace-time indus- 8% sm aller than last year if higher prices are likely, but not
Iproduction and s till-r is in g , farm ers carry out their early high enough to prevent compar
‘¿ ‘ continue to sustain the j March planting intentions and atively large purchases. Insecti
□ for farm products.
| yields per acre are average. But cides and fungicides generally
L, Vehk
1 vehicle the larger carry-over may mean w ill cost 5 to y per cent more
-wa in early March reach- only' about 3% smaller total sup this year than last. Supplies of
‘ highest rate since the end ply for 1947-48.
some a r e below requirements,
W heat. — High wheat prices, but others are adequate.
war.
Receipts
Farm ers although below mid-March, are
Farm Debts. — Record num-
ash receipts (including the expected until the new winter bers of farms have been trans
unent payments) during; crop begins to reach market. The ferred to new owners recently at
were nearly a third m o re' prime facor is the* outlook for high prices. Many of the mort
exports.
j March. 1946.
gage debts resulting from these
receipts from the sale of
Average grow'ing conditions on sales amount to more than the
ind other dairy products wheat acreage farmers intended full market value of the farm a
,3r will probably top any to plant as of March 1, plus few’ years ago. Interest charges
•fore 1946.
present prospects for the winter paid by farmers on farm m ort
and Poultry—Supplies of wheat would produce a new rec gages and total mortgage debt
and turkey through De ord crop this year.
turned upward last year after
will be about the same
declining for almost a quarter
Wool—Demand
for
wool
fab
year. Total meat produc
of a century.
ís year is expected to be rics for mens wear continues to
than last. Beef and veal be strong, but less wool is being
pork down; and lamb and ordered for womens wear. Total
production will probably fabric production this year is ex
smallest in almost 20 pected to be a little lower than
last year’s record.
When a gardener gets a poor
Sugar. — Sugar rationing with
Crops—High prices for the
eed and soybeans in rela- out change was transferred from stand of plants in carefully pre
grain prices will lead to the OPA to the department of pared soil, he usually blames it
on poor seeds. Actually, the fail
acreages, especially of agriculture, effective April 1.
ure say garden specialists of the
Parity.
—
Prices
paid
by
farm
rd. this year. March 1, in
V.
S. Department of Agriculture,
ers
climbed
to
a
new
record
dur
ns indicate a 7 0 ' increase
i seed acreage this year over ing the month ending March 15, is more often due to attack of
pushing all parity prices to new’ fungi or molds that cause the
highs.
Prices received also reach seeds to decay or the young seed
Grains — Sales of corn
lings to die before they emerge
The 1946 crop will probably ed a new’ high, but have not kept from the soil.
pace with rising costs since last
This trouble is k n o w n as
October. So farmers were receiv
T I S D A L E S ing an average of 122% of par “damping-off." You can generally
avoid it by dusting the seeds
o/ the W orld’s Finest ity March 15, compared to 132% with o n e. o f several chemical
last October.
)FT EASTER LILY
Wages and Labor. Farm wag- ¡compounds sold for this purpose
mt;ng and Forcing Stock
es will be as high as 1946 for I under names s u c h as Arasan,
Bigs Ore.
U. S. A. some time, but will probably ta | Spergon, Cuprocide, and Seme-
san. They can be used safely on
per off late this year.
More farm workers are ex 1 most vegetables and flower seeds.
pected to be available this year Cuprocide, however, should not
be used to treat seeds of cabbage,
than last.
Feed and Seed. — The peak broccoli and related crops, nor
of feed costs, especially grain and on lima beans.
Follow the m anufacturer’s di
hay for the w ar and post-w'ar
period probably was reached last rections exactly, the garden spe
cialists advise. For the tre a t
summer.
Funeral D irector
ment use a jar or other airtight
Farm
ers
are
paying
higher
and
prices for most seed than in 1946. container that will not be over
imbalance Service
While seed production was gen half full when the seeds are in
erally higher last year than in it. Add the proper amount of
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preceding years stocks were ab dust, close the container tightly,
normally low last year. As a re and shake it or turn it for one
rescent City, C alif.
sult 1947 seedings will draw more to two minutes. Then screen off
heavily than usual on the pro- the extra dust and the seeds are
ready to plant. .
You can treat small packets of
seeds by opening one corner of
the packet, adding as much dust
as you can lift with a pen knife
point, closing the packet and
shaking it well.
The garden specialist add this
caution. Never inhale any of the
dust and do not allow’ it to re
main on the skin. Wash it off
at once with soap and water.
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Wdwiches
Ice Cream
R em odeling B eing Done
SPRING TYPE
CLOTHES PINS
At Grayshel’s Cafe
Charles Grayshel, at Good Eats
Cafe, is making extensive ex
pansion, through remodeling the
dining room, added a few more
booths to care for a larger cli
entele.
,
Mr. Grayshel has just about
completed his new building which
will house, in addition to the
5e KEW CHOPS & INDUSTRIES COMMIT- post
office. Brookings Electric and
Ladle«! Plated heavy wire «pring.
l
Moore's
Variety & Apparel Shop. Grooved pineher end grip« line.
the Brookings-Harbor Chamber of Com-
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INTERIOS GLOSS
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WAHTCB
■as interested a man in building a freezing
anfl also a couple in putting in a custom can-
n the area.
e want to know how man^v crates of berries
ep small fruits andzor vegetables will be pro-
*or freezing or for sale, and how many folks
area will patronize the custom cannery.
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Local
News
Items
Ralph Vincent left early Mon-1
day morning for Portland where
he w ill spend several days o n ,
a buying tour.
Raymond Karp, of Portland,
was a caller in Brookings F ri
day. conferring with the school
board relatives to the principal -i
ship of the local high school. Hej
was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. L .»
D. Horner while here.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Huck of
Klamath Falls were her»' the first
of the week, looking after theirj
¡lilies, on the Fletcher place, at j
the end of Pedrioli drive. They
were stopped from work, Mon-
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