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Cattle Prices Advance While
Butter and Egg Quotations
Remain Unchanged-
PORTLAND, Ore., April 12
With limited trading in
open market, hog prices had
, ,'wnward tendency here this
v . , k. and cattle prices advanced.
, . r p continued unchanged at
:-10.00 for good to choice
i 84 lbs. down. There jra
; . a small volume of business
' he sheep division,
he price of good steers ad
ed 75c to 11.75-12.25 and
; -,.! cows went up 50c to 9.50-1
,ii!er3 were up 50c to 1.00 to
1. uo-13.00.
Heavy hogs were down to 8.50
i .oo, a drop of 25-50 cents;
1 4ht'eights were down 35-49
, -nn to 10.15-10.35, and feeders
,nl 9tuckers were selling at 10.
li.ro, down 50 cents to a dollar.
Wheat prices were off two
.its on the average. Big Bend
! ! icstem was quoted at 1.21;
- .ft white, western white, 1.10
;i: ,1 the other grades i.08.
There was no change in butter
r. t gg prices, butter extras hold
up at 41c, and fresh extra eggs
; iuted at 25-26C
Hav srices were unchanged.
The range was: Alfalfa 19. val-
kv timothy 20.50-21; eastern
Oregon timothy 23.50-24; clover
17: oat hav 17; oats and vetch
17.50; straw 7.50. all buying
prices fob Portland.
An unusually large rang de
veloped in the prices of 1929 crop
Oregon hops, which were quoted
at the tura of the week at from
three to eight cents. Previous
quotations were 8-8 cents.
Wool, too, went into a slump,
pastern Oregon grade going for
17 and 20 cents, down from 18
'5c. Valley grade was unquoted.
Italian prunes held unchanged
r. 8-lOc. Petites were offered for
y cents.
T
NEW YORK, April 12 (AP)
- Prediction that man will fly to
tie moon within the next 10
t-ars was made by John Q Stew
art, associate professor of astron
omical physics at Princeton uni
versity, in an address tonight at
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and
Sciences. .
The first obstacle to he over
come is that of developing a speed
of 25,000 miles an hour, the pro
fessor said, which means produc
tion of fuels more powerful than
coal, gasoline, dynamite or any
other souree of energy available
now.
Such remarkable progress has
been made in the speed of passen
ger carrying vehicles within the
iast century that scientists be-'
lieve a speed of 1,090 miles per
hour will be reached ia 195 and
r.L'.OOt miles an hour will he sur
passed before 1919.
The one theoretically feasible
n, thod of making the Journey to
the moon, Stewart believes, is a
v. hide propelled on the principle
r.f the rocket.
HAZEL BEES CLUB
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HAZEL GREEN, April 12
Tie program for. the community
club on Friday evening was given
hy the school and was unusually
Kd and well attended.
The comedy "A Flivver Radio"
en by Clarence Zelinski and
Louis Zelinski as colored folk as
Mted by Stanford Davis was a
hit.
A number ol songs were given
y the school.
The operetta by the girls fas
very good.
Miss Alma Halverson gave a
reading "Sandy McGee,"
The playlet "Davie Dottn't
Get to Go" by the primary folks
gave the mothers a fine picture of
their efforts at last minute drill
on manners to youngsters.
Little Helen Zelinski, who is a
pre school child, sang a solo.
A trio by Leonard Faist with
cornet and Author Clemens sax
ophone and Mrs. Headrick at pi
ano was appreciated.
"Betty and the Birds" was giv
en by the primary pupils. The
amusements, side shows and pic
ture gallery, hot dog standi, were"
busy. The ball team was present
ed by Harold Slottum. The team
won the game Friday afternoon
on the home field 6 to 3. They will
Play West Stayton at SUyton Fri
day, April 18.
Foster Speaks
To Chamber
Of Commerce
INDEPENDENCE. April it
The chamber of commerce met In
the Presbyterian parlors Tuesday
night for a 7 o'clock dinner which
was served by two ladies of the
church. 1
President Ira Mix presided
over the meeting. Arthur Foster
of Portland was the speaker of
the evening. The committees for
the year were appointed by the
president. -
HOG AND WHEAT
TO MOON TO
POSSIBLE
-- v-rops -- Farm Home - - IM
West Staytcn Been
Acreage IFiH Be
Increased in 1930
at ore (ban 200 acre of
canning beaas will be mn
la the West Staytoa dis
trict daring the coming
year. Th most of the acre
age wffl be planted to Ken.
tacky Wonder beaaa bat a
few acres of the Blue lake
variety aril be grown for the
fins time tfcia year. -
Canning Wans bar
proven the most profitable
crop in this district daring
the several rears past. The
irrigated land ia this dis
trict, predacea a very heavy
yield and the price has been
Coed. One grower raised IS
tons of fawning brans on
OB and one-half acres last
year and the yield has been
even heavier at other sea
sons. WHO HOSE HI
JO BE PROTECTED
Now that the American Nature
association has fixed upon the
wild rose as the national flower
of the United States, it is proper
to suggest, well in advance of
the season of its blooming, that
this flower is a rose only so long
as it is permitted to remain In
the wilderness. Which is to say
that the, wild Tose is a fragile
flower, beautiful in its habitat
hut exceedingly insurable. It
won't stand plucking and survive
for long; a breath and Joggle, and
its petals fall.
The vote that made the wild
rose the national flower if it had
that authority was a victory in
a field that attracted more than a
million votes la all the states,
the American Nature association
announces. Such a tribute was
deserved, for though the other
flowers that rated In the order of
naming violet, goldenrod, Am
erican Beauty rose, daisy, dog
wood and mountain laurel are
all lovely blossoms, the wild rose
Is said to be a flowey of all states.
Moreover, Its beauty may not be
gainsaid.
So let It be the wild rose. But
let the wild rose be., Those whose
obsession it is to celebrate their
traverse of fields afar from 'home
by blucking up the plants of the
countryside let them have
mercy, lest they decimate the
wild rose's adoring prevalence. It
is no flower to endure long trans
port, no plant,to be uprooted for
a. few hours possession.
CO TO K ESS EE
JEFFERSON. April 12 A
party composed of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Hampton, Mr. and Mrs. John
Henderson and sons Roy, Elmer
and Carl of Jefferson, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Durkee and two chil
dren of saiemt'iert Friday for a
visit with relatives at Athens,
Tennessee.
The families ef Tom Hampton
and Ed Durkee will KQ direct to
Tennessee, while the Henderson's
leave the party at Green River
going to Flint, Michigan zor a
visit with Mr. Henderson's broth
er. Tom. before going to Athens.,
Mr. Henderson has been grant
ed a six months leave of absence
aa section foreman on the South
era pacific, and A. H. Smith wilt
take Mr. Henderson's place dar
ing his absence. The Smith fam
ily have moved here from Salem
and are aow occupying what is
known as the Kotthoff house.
Carol Chance Is
Called Beyond
MILL CITY. April 12 Funer
al services for Carol Chance,
nine year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Chance of Mill
City, were held at the Pah-view
cemetery Tuesday afternoon it
1:30 o'clock "with Rev. A. C.
Bates la charge of the services.
Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. F. L.
Klrby and Mrs. T. J. Means sang
twe humas, "Sweetly Resting"
and "In the Sweet By and By."
The pall bearers were Bay fly
male, Frank Chance, John Schu
macher Jr. and Roy Chance.
Carol Chance was born in Cali
fornia, November 28, 1920 and
died ia Mill City. Monday morn
ing, April 7, following an Illness
of several years. Mr. and Mrs.
Chance and family have made
their home in Mia City the past
four years. Carol Is survived by
her parents, two sisters, Naomi
and Pauline, and .one brother,
Kenneth. .
Turner Appoints
City Marshall
TURNER. April 12 The Tur
ner city council atet for a -business
meeting Tuesday evening
with- all members . present; In
cluding L. C. Ball, D. S. Riches.
Cecil Martha, George Crunte, H.
R. Peetx, recorder, and Major E.
S. Prather.
J. E. White Jr. was appointed
as city xaarshftU, T. P. Rowley
Was appointed to read the water
meters and have charge ot the
repair work on the water system.
LORD DKWAR DIES
EAST GRIN8TED. Sussex.
Eng., April II AP) Lord De-
war, head of tne lamous wnisxey
distilling firm ot Jotin Dewar &
Sons, Ltd., died unexpectedly to
day at the flomestall, his rent-
denes here.
JEFFU FOLK
estock
FORESTS USED
FOR CIllZKlG
Public Use of National Re'
serves on Increase Our--
ing Past 35 Years
Marked expansion in the pub
lic use of the national forests and
In th protection and development
of the forest resources was noted
id a review of the growth ot the
government's forestry work in
th last quartr century. Just Is
sued 6y the U. S. Forest Service,
Portland, Oregon.
When the forest service took
charge ot the old-time "Forest
Reserves" in 1905, they number-,
ed 60 with an area of approxim
ately 59 million acres. The area la
now 160 million acres, embraced
in .150 national forests.
in zs years of administration
the work of physical derelonment
of the national forests has pro
gressed continuously. In 1905
there were no fire towers or look
out stations. Today, 831 are main-'
tained. A total of 1,186 public
camping grounds have been im
proved in the 25-year period.
Since 1907 the mileage of nation
al forest roads has been extended
from 330 to 16.730. Forest
trails have Increased from 6,644
to 47,175 miles. Mileage ot tele
phone line built for fire protection
had administration purposes In
creased from 539 to 35,926.
Receipts of the "Forest Re
serves" in 1905 amounted to
185600. al for timber sold. Re
ceipts last year totaled 86,299,-
802. Of this more than $4,000,
006 was from the sale of timber,
to be cut under forest service
supervision on a sustained or con
tinuous "crop basis.
The appropriation for the -forest
service for the fiscal year
1905 was 1910.276. Funds avail
able tor forest service work dur
ing the current fiscal year
amounted tb more than $24,000,
00 of which about $11,000,000
is for cooperation with the states
in giving fire protection aid to
private forest lands. About 11,
400,000 representing 25 per cent
of the national forest receipts, is
turned over to the states for
road and school purposes. Road
development and the stabilization
of forest-using industries have
played no small part in the up
building of communities In na
tional forest regions, In the last
25 years, the forest service finds.
Livestock grazed under permit
on the nationa forests increased
frpm 1.400.000 head in 1905 to
7,914,800 In 1929. Special use
permits in force on the national
forests registered a gain In 25
years of more than 1,100 per cent
from S0 in 1905 to 33.310
this year.
There was no record of the
number ot national forest visit
ors In 1105. In the latest year for
which records are available, 23.-
000,060 persons visited the for
ests. The forest service began work
in 1905 with 734 employees. The
number has Increased to 2,710 in
the quarter century. The progress
of decentralization is indicated
by the fact that 268 members of
the service were attached to the
Washington headquarters In 1905
as compared with only 197 today.
This decentralization is In line
with the forest service policy of
administration of the national
forests by field ' off leers on the
ground and In close touch with
local problems.
IS HIED BETOi
SILVERTON April 12 Mrs.
Norah Shepard. a long time res
ident of 8ilverton passed away
at a Salem hospital on Friday
evening, after a long Illness.
Mrs. Shepard, who was 64 years
of age, la surrlTed hy ner hus
band,. James Shepard and tour
ehlidsen. Mrs. C. O. Bruselle of
Albany, Mrs, J. B. Lawrence of
Scotta Hills, Hash Shepard of
Silrertoa and Tuell Shepard of
Los Angeles.
Remains are at the Jack and
Eckman mortuary and funeral ar
rangements will not be made un
til after the son In Los Angeles is
heard from.
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SCOTTS MILLS, April 12 Mr,
and Mrs. A. A. Gersch and family
Miss Jane Hartman and Mr. Mill
er visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Scott Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Schaechar
ef Mt. Angel visited their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Louie Schaechar, Wednesday.
Mrs. La Verne Dixon and Mrs.
Christina Lima were elected at
the last meeting of Ivy Rebekah
lodge, as delegates to the Rebekah
Grand lodge held la Portland In
May.- '
The sacred herd of Slam now
includes white monkeys, white
elephants and a white crow.
Now is, thd Time to
Plant Shrubbery
Call
F. C LUTZ
1625 Market Tel. 2124
FLOWERS AXD SBSSXJSBEStJ
niirn
ALL WOOL AND
This, ladies and gentlemen,
ancestor of the Oorriedale sheep of the Phillips and Wisecarver
ranch. Richard WhUwise was one of the pilgrims who came over
from New Zealand to make Corriedales famous in the United States.
Corriedale Sheep Imported
From New Zealand Owned
By Phillips and Wisecarver
"What kind of sheen are those f
They look different." Such is the
comment of those who aee the
Phillips and Wisecarver terms
where there are so many of these
different'' sheep.
They are different from most
of the sheep seen in the west or
for that matter in the United
States because they are Corrie
dales, Imported from New Zea
land by R. w. Phillips and Ray
H. WUecarver ot McMlanville.
The first stock was imported in
1118 and since that time the Phil
lips and Wisecarver ranches have
constantly increased the stock
and both Mr. Phillips and Mr,
Wisecarver are convinced that
the Corriedale is the most desir
able sheep for present day needs.
The following Quotation is an
exerpt from an artfele by Pro
fessor Walter C. Coffey of the
University of Illinois, a recog
nized authority on sheep.
"In all essential characteristics
the Corriedale is a blend between
the fine-wool and coarse-wool
types from which it came. In mut
ton conformation and disposition
to fatten it is superior to the
Merino, but not equal to the Lin
coln or Leicester. Its wool being
of medium Quality, strong, even
in structure, comparatively light
tn yolk, an three inches or mere
in length, fulfills the require
ments ot the wools bringing the
highest price on the markets. The
fleeces average from ten to twelve
pounds la weight.
"The face, ears and legs of the
Corriedale are white. Both sex
es are hornless, but there is a
tendency for horns to appear In
the rams.
"Corriedale mutton Is better
than that from any of its parent
breeds. It is thicker and tatter
than Merino mutton and free
from the coarseness ana excess
ive fatness characteristic of the
mutton produced by Lincolns and
Leicesters. On the great Smith-
field market, London, Corriedale
lamb carcasses are known as
Canterbury lambs. As a rule, they
show the finish and quality char
acteristic of prime carcasses.
When the original flock ot Cor
riedales was brought from New
Zealand a New Zealand shepard
dog was sent with the sheep.
Phillips and Wisecarver paid
$150 for this dog and had him
sent along to insure the safety of
OWLS HELP RANCHERS
Sixteen species of owls Inhabit
North America, with Sfreral ad
dltional geographic forms. The
great horned owl. Bubo virgin
ianus. is widespread, ranging from
the tropical forests to the limit
of tree growth fa the north.
Scarcely inferior ia size to the
famed eagle owl of Europe, It is
considered- to be our most pow
erful species. In the far north,
says Nature Magazine, its asual
prey Is the varying hare, and it
thug aids the lynx and other fur
red predators in reducing the le
gions that without these checks.
and periodic diseases, must long
ago have devastated our contin
ent. In many a rough western
canyon the demands of a brood of
downy great horned owls, snug in
their nursery on cliff or nncient
tree, furnish the urge that re
sults fn the death of dozens of
pocket gophers or ground squir
rels that are the foes ot tne
rancher.
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A YARD WIDE
-'-it
is Richard Phllnise. bine blooded
the sheep. The band arrived in
good condition without a single
lees. As they were being unload
ed from the freight car at the
station only a few miles from the
farm the dog was helping to get
the sheep across the road.
The last straggler was starting
across when aa automobile came
tearing down the road at a reck
less pace. The dog saw the car
and had plenty of time to get out
ot the way but the- last sheep
were not across. The dog worked
valiantly and succeeded In get
ting every one ont of danger,
but the racing car bore down and
when it passed the dog was a
quivering heap in the road.
Both Mr. Phillip and Mr,
Wisecarver worked valliantly to
save the dog. not even stopping
to get the number of the death
car. It wag no use however and
within 15 minutes after its ariir
al this New Zealand shepherd had
given its life tor the sheep.
But the Corriedale sheep, con
tinued to thrive and today Phil
tips and wisecarver are even
more enthusiastic about the breed
than they were when the sheep
were first imported.
The wool always demands a
high price because it Is of medi
um fine grade and very long
staple and the mutton is of the
finest quality.
Idle Land Is
Now Increased
Each year the Increase of Idle,
cut-ever land in the wake of the
lumber industry is becoming
more menacing, says Forests
and Mankind. Until the last
quarter century, lands cut-over
for their timber had been put to
work growing farm crops and no
economic loss followed so long
as ther was greater need for
farm lands than for forest land.
But soon the lumberman began
cutting ia regions where farms
were not profitable where soil
and altitude and elimate all con
spired to make for low farm
values.
It was on these lands that for
estry had to be practiced If they
were to be good for anything, if
they could be lumbered less de
structively and protected from
tire, nature would help restore
them to forest. But year after
year this No Man's Land increased
by millions ef acres'. It constitut
ed a menace to our very prosper
ity. We could not grow farms on
It and we would not grow trees.
TREE SEED TO KOREA
. The Pennsylvania Forest Re
search Institute, with headquart
ers at Mont Alto, announces ship
ment of IS pounds ot native
Pennsylvania forest tree seed to
the Japanese government forest
experiment station ot Korea, ia
return tor tree seed received from
the directir of the Japanese ex-
oerimnt station last week.
The tree seeds shipped to Ko
rea are native Pennsylvania table
mountain nine, ahortleaf nine,
black walnut. Kentucky coffee
tree, and green ash. These seeds
are guaranteed as to species and
source by the department ot for
ests and waters.
Work
I0ITCHES ABE
BEING BLASTED
North Howell Farms Have
Oernonstrat'ton of New
' ; Method
By HELEN WIESNER
. north Howell, Aprt 12
using a high explosive pbwder to
blast out a ditch may be an old
story te many but it is a new ex
perience tot many in this locality
so the demonstration which has
been carried on here for the past
few days ic very interesting.
This ditch drains the farms
which belong to Adam Reznecsik,
E. B. Fletcher and E. O. and A.
B. Wiesner. as well as affecting
other nearby farms and the de
monstration is highly successful
and effective as well as much
cheaper than any other method
could bossblly have "been.
Mr. Mathewson ot Delaware,
expert field man for a well known
powder company has been super
vising the work.
Three men can manage the
operation. One of them Uses a
sharpened iron bar about one and
one-quarter inch in diameter and
drives a hole in the earth about
18 inches deep.
The next man places the stick
of dynamite carefully in the hole
and the last man pushes it in as
far as it will go with a wooden
bar. These charges of high ex
plosives were placed about IS
inches apart covering a distance
of from 100 to 150 feet, a cap
placed on one of them and then
fired with an Ignition eharge.
The explosion lifted tons of
earth and mud high in the air
and left a ditch about four feet
wide and three feet deep in the
center ot the swale which affords
excellent drainage for over 100
acres ot adjacent land.
llllfi COHY
MILL CITY. April 12 Through
deed recorded In the office of
the Linn county clerk Friday the
purchase of 1040 acres of stand
lng timber by the Hammond
Lumber company was made pub
lic.
The land which the records
show was bought from the E.
Richardson Co.. Sewell A. Avery,
Hortense Avery. Waldo A. Avery,
Jr., and the Charles H. Greene
Estate Co.. is the southwest quar
ter of section 7, the south halt ot
section 17. the north half of the
northeast Quarter of section 19,
the north half of the northwest
quarter ot section 20, and the
northwest quarter of section 21,
all in township 10 south, range 3
east ot the Willamette meridian.
The land Is located In eastern
Linn county.
Willamette Prof
Talks at Amity
A MITT. April 12 W. C. Jones
of Willamette university address
ed the senior class of Amity high
school on Thursday.
Mr. Jones told the seniors sev
eral good points to keep In mind
when choosing the college they
will attend after graduating from
high school. After his speech,
which was much enjoyed by tn
class, Mr. Jones went Into the
council room where any students
In school was invited to ask ques
tions in regard to vocation and
Mr. Jones said he would "answer
them to the best of his ability.'
BUYS MOKE TIMBER
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NO SUPPING WITH A "CATERPILLAR"
It rides the surface with a sura broad-footed grip that doesn't sink ladoesn't pack theisou.
WE HAVE THE KHXHXB HEAVY DUTY COVER CROP DISCS TO HERFRCM STOCK
B FOOTOH FOOT 8 FOOT WHICH HAVE IWCH CiN SSrVE
TRKATFJl DISCS. THE VERT LATEST THING IJf DISCS AND WHICH PROGRESSIVE
ORCHARDISTS ARB UttXQ AS A SUBSTITUTE FOB PLOWING.
Would Yea Be Interested In a DemonstratlonT
Write, wire, telephone e cell
Loaaers &
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Portland; B4S E llndiseni
J Pretest' Farmers
Tiy, Different Crops
In Place of Wheat
PRATOL April 12
SaMe ft narar pays to raise
wheat any more at present
priors ansae farmers are
sowing barley and some are
going to plant beans and still
others are sowing flax.
The" amount of land plas
ter being sown predicts a
large hay crop, also corn
and potatoes will be planted
oaiet extensively.
There are still several
thousand bnshei of potatoes
in this community waiting
for a market while many of
the. stores in Salem are pa
tronising oat side territory,
shipping ia potatoes far be
low in quality of the local
product.
SITIOfl GDIS
TO JUDGE PB
WASHINGTON, April 12
(Af)-Aiarm in tne senate re
publican ranks over the opposi
tion of labor and negro organiza
tional confirmation of. Judge
John J. Parker ot North Carolina
as an associate Justice 'of the su
preme court resulted In messages
to President Hoover today, but the
word came back that he was stand
ing by his nominee.
To what extent the dissatisfac
tion In the republican fold over
the president's nominee had gone
was not certain tonight. Party
leaders conceded there was some
restlessness, particularly among
those up for re-election this year.
Vice President Curtis was t
tbe White House today lor tne
cabinet meeting and Senator Wat
son of Indiana, the republican
leader, called there last night
While neither would comment
today, the word was passed around
m the senate that Hoover was
convinced Judge Parker's record
would uphold him against the
protests.
The national association for the
advancement of colored people
has complained to the senate
against a speech attributed to
Judge Parker when he was run
ning for governor of North Caro
lina on the republican ticket in
120.
The American Federation ot La
bor has protested that his dec!
sion upholding an injunction re
straining the United Mine Work
ers from attempting to solicit
membership nnder certain circum
stances amounts to a decision In
favor of "yellow dog contract,"
Blood In Horses Win Tell
History shows that by long and
careful breeding the, present su
perior type of Arabian horses has
been maintained tor more than
three thousand five hundred
years, says Nature Magazine
There Is the account of how Mo
hammed, anxious to secure
mounts that would stand up un
der the rigors of his campaigns.
kept a hundred mares penned up
in sight ef a sparkling stream,
hut without water, for four days.
Finally released, the frantic anim
als dashed for the stream. Just
as they were within a few yards
of It, Mohammed caused his
bugler to sound the call to Jialt
Fire obeyeC but the others con
tinued their mad dash for water.
These five, at the first notes of
the bugle, aligned themselves In
battle formation, thus proving
their blood.
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 11
fAP) Funeral services for Rich
ard D. White, SI, one ot the oldest
persons born In Oregon, who died
Wednesday at his home here, will
be held tomorrow morning.
Caterpillar"
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Contractors rwiQChincPS Co.
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Editor's Note
lira Kadclalne Callln. VaBey News editor"
of The Oregon Statesman, la also to charge
of the market news of (his paper Each
8nndy ih writes eeaevraiac- ta crleattaral
aew of interest e Tsney tamers. Csatriaa
tiom ( merit are iantei.
LAMB CROP
IS ME
Better.Than Average Condi
tions in Other Areas Off
set Slump in Calif.
."Weather and feed conditions la
th early lambing areas during
March, while relatively not as
favorable as daring February,
were average or better and the
eary iamb crop made normal de
velopment for the month. The
cuaumon or tne early lamb crop
as a vjle on the first of April
was at least average for that date,
better than verge conditions in
other areas off-setting a below
aTerage condition in California.
Because of the rather slow iIa.
velopment ot the California Iambs
au8 to tne early set back result
ing from the shortage of green
feed the marketings in that state
have been delayed. Eastern ship
pers win prooably be distributed
over a shorter period than usual
but with the peak coming at
about the usual time In May. Mar
ketings from other areas may be
a little earlier than usual. In this
event tne market supplr of early
ambs In May is apt to be large
relative to the size of the crop. "
vonauiong in the various early
lambing states are resorted aa
follows:
California Good rains dnrinr
March over nearlv all h
continued the improvement in
feed conditions and bv rfla end rtt
the month feed was excellent in
most sections. However, the early
lambs did not develop as well
during the month as expected. The
early Bet back, due to shortage
of green feed, l ng more serious
than realized a month ago. There
were no i eastern shipments in
March and supplies of new crop
lambs at California markets to
April 1 were relatively small.
Feed conditions during April will
be a considerate factor in deter
mining the distribution of mar
ketings and the number to go
east. If conditions are favorable
the tendency will be to hold
lambs for further gains and fa
hopes that the market will im
prove; If unfavorable and grass
begins to dry up. marketings will
be rushed, and the proportion of
unfinished lambs will be large.
With continued favorable devel
opment the number for eastern
shipment may equal last year;
but with a considerable propor
tion of unfinished lambs eastern
shipments may be reduced. Pres
ent indications are that the bulk
of the eastern shipments will take
place between April 20 and May
20.
Aricona Eastern shipments
started the last of March and
win continue Into May. Market
ings of early Iambs will probably
be abut the same as last year.
HEARINGS CITED
WASHINGTON, April 12 -
(AP) Public hearings on saeas
ares to'Clsnoae of Muscle fihoala
were completed by the house mil
itary affairs committee today.
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Manufacturers at i
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