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Fieamcial. msiFinniu 4 i it 1 - PAGSCGIIT Oregon Produces 1942 Crops Exceeding 10 Year Average IBy 20 per Cent; New High Set Crop production -was on a very high level in Oregon in 1942. The combined production of field, truck and fruit crops was about 20 jpercent above the 10-year (1930-39) .average and slightly above the favorable season of last year. Preliminary in formation also indicates that the total: value of the crops har vested was approximately 30 percent above 1941, with the in crease almost entirely the result 1 of improved prices. While this reflects ; a very . satisfactory year, ; the season was a difficult one for the fanner as the supply of farm " " labor ,' was short and production costs materially higher. Consid- - ering the ' heavy production and the : relatively small : amount of available labor, the state v was ' fortunate in having ' dry weather up to the close of October which - made a I long harvesting ' season -possible. . Parts - of .some, - crops were, however, left - unharvested and while this was serious in in dividual cases, crop losses for the - state as a whole were small and below what it was feared earlier might be the case. Due to favorable moisture con- ditions, yields per acre of prac ticably all field crops were better V than average and compared well " with the high yields obtained in ' 1941." The yield of winter wheat t 23.5 bushels, while below the .1941 record of 30.0 bushels, was ' . much above the average of only 19.S Total wheat production ap ' proximated 19,953,000 bushels ' compared with last year's crop of 23,538,000 bushels and, the aver age of 18,620,000 bushels. Oregon's corn crop was down 13 per cent compared with 1941 due to a smaller acreage. Oats production was 15 per cent above last year ; and the largest crop since 1936 while .barley production estab lished a record.. The rye crop how ever was relatively small, as more than , the usual proportion of the .acreage was cut for hay. The pro duction of all tame hay is placed at 1,-619,000 tons and wild hay at 249,000 tons or a total for all hay of 1,868,000 tons. Oregon's potato ' crop estimated at 7,200,000 bush- els, was little different, from the 7,175,000 bushels produced in 1941. The crop was somewhat better in the Crook-Deschutes and Klam ath areas of eastern Oregon, but ' considerably lighter in western . V Oregon where blight and a lack of early fall rains reduced yields. ii Approximately 560,000 bags of " dry edible peas were produced oh , 25,000 , acres A substantial in crease also occurred in the pro - duction of dry edible beans. The alfalfa seed crop was light r pri . marily on account of grasshopper - damage, particularly in Baker . county. The alsike clover seed crop was also "smaller but the red clover seed crop compared favor ably with last year 'though it was f below average. - : The combined production of .. truck crops for market and pro . cessing compared favorably with the high level,, of production in 1941 and was much above the av- erage. There was a slight Increase s in the acreage of snap beans but ' production1 fell below last year due to somewhat lighter yields. The production f beets was also , a little lower due to a slight re- duction in the acreage while there was a 20 per .cent decline in the production of sweet corn brought about by a rather heavy drop in yields. The production of peas for 'processing estimated at 40,300 tons '.was however 15 per cent larger than last year. On fresh market vegetables, the acreage of late let tuce was down but production ex- : ceeded the previous year on ac count, of much improved yields. .Onion production was up about 7 per cent from last year to 950,000 .jacks. There was an increase of : 22 per cent in the acreage but ! yields in the Willamette valley were relatively light on account : of mildew damage. A rather small '.: crop of celery was produced. Early season prospects for strawberries were very good but due to con . tinuous rain during harvest about 15 per cent of the crop was lost from this cause, also on account of a shortage of pickers. ' The total production of tree fruits and nuts, while about 8 per j cent above last year, was a little below average due primarily to the downward trend in the pro-s duction of prunes and apples. ! Commercial apple production ex ceeded that of 1941 by 8 per cent fcut more than the usual propor- ' lion of 5 the crop was processed and. furthermore a small part was Hot harvested. The state's Bart lett pear; crop was also 8 per cent larger than last year. Pro duction was smaller in Hood Riv er, about the same In Rogue river, but somewhat heavier in the oth er districts. Fall and winter pear production was. up 12- per cent r W . -f- Tcp Prices Paid! Prompt Remittance la or Ertog Tour Errs te fzzd riYEn EGG DEPOT compared with 1941, but there was some less' due to a scarcity of pickers, especially in the Rogue river area. Early season prospects were for a substantial increase in the production of sweet cherries but a large part of the western Oregon crop was lost through a shortage of -labor and rain dam age, particularly the latter, l The" production of prunes in eastern Oregon 1 was about the same at last -year while in west-r era Oregon there was an increase of 13 per cent. There was a de crease of 27 per cent in the quan tity of prunes canned and cold packed and a slight increase in the output of dried prunes. A considerable quantity of western Oregon prunes was not harvested due chiefly to the labor situation. Oregon's filbert crop was below expectations, totaling about 3900 tons, or 20 per cent less than last year. Walnut production, estimat ed at. 3600 tons, was down 49 per cent. The crop was exceeding ly late, which together with the shortage of labor and heavy No vember rains resulted in an es timated 500 tons not being har vested. . Holiday; Dinners Given, West Salem . -''' i WEST SALEM Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Sloper were Christmas din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Jarvel of Salem. - Emmett Dickson has returned to his home; after undergoing an operation at a Salem hospital. . Miss Ruth Thomas of Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Thomas and family of Dallas spent Christ mas Day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Thomas. The Miller family were guests of Capt. and Mrs. P. L. Clark of Salem for their annual Christmas dinner and tree. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Bradford and I children, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aimer of Clatskanie and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark and Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Miller. Mrs. Mary Johnson and Leila Johnson entertained with a lunch eon the day after Christmas for Edith, Evans of Corvallis and her mother, Mrs. Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Mack of Portland were home for Christ mas. Mrs. Mack is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Vosburgh Dies of Injuries PORTLAND, Jan. 1 -(-Albert E. Bush; 48, Portland, died late Thursday , of injuries suffered Tuesday when he was struck by an automobile. Cross Word i" wmmmm y7y IT "T " T" V77 "" T- "T" 2 m w- III; 19 30 3 ; ilr ST" iiz;ii;pij: 4"T" T" " " 42 """ "T"" 43 mm"m" IIIlH 48 49 SO 5 ST" , l2L i2 UORIZONTA1, 45. Quaker l. nirrfl m1 settler 4. wingshaped : . Wax . 12. single unit 13. theater seat ., 14. so be it 15. declare 17. peruse 19. natrium . Isyra.) 20. name 21. was aware of 22. wager 23. before 24. executes ' 25. Enfbsh general 2t music note 27. ventilates 28. 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BAT AMD 9EEDI (Bsytag Prices) Oats. No. 1 33 00 33.00 Feed barley, ton Clover hay, ton 18.00 92000 18 00020 00 - 1.00 1.05 Oat and vetch hay.. Wheat BUTTER. CGG8 AND POULTBT Andiesea's Bay la ( Price (Subject to change without notice.) DUTItftf AT Premium No. 1 No. a BUTT KB. PRINTS A .62 ',4 JS3i A5 AO A3 M B Quarters EGGS Extra large Medium Standards Pullets Cracks -POULTRY Colored fry- Colored . hens Whit Leghorn frys 12 a Mario Creamery's Bu)tag Prices. (Subject to Chang without notice) EGGS Large A .49 Large B A4 Medium A .40 Pullets JtS Checks . XI Wanted! Ualnnls. Filberis iii ncl Heals Highest Cash Price Ilcrris Klorfcin , Paclting Co. v 4C0 North Front Street Telepboae 7S32 Puzzle ' ! 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Spring lambs 130 to 14.00 Ewes . 4.00 to 6.00 Hogs, top, 160-229 lbs. 14.79 Sows ; 12.00 to 1230 Top veaL 215-400. lb. IS M Dairy type cows Beef type -cows 6.50 to 8.00 . 8 00 to 10.00 .00 to 11.00 . JM to 100 31 tsuiis Heifers Dressed veal WfflELHI toq Atv-ons beictma.vimj as TOR ERH-TMVttfc. 1 MvM.G HOe tMR GET ! XOfcE -OHEStl VT MDV-WTyl rjoUT CM V JtA "HE tfeM COOK 7 i VWVVtAV5S . - . BARNEY GOOGIi 3 T L. w -5 Sr to&O 1- 1 PEU- CUT O' THUM jMj f I'M HIS BEST ' I I IL T?' ' - ' - . '. . ' - ; I tUUCi?5 V feS25H' 0WOWONMIHHEAD? !SoT SJ? ' MICKEY MOUSE r-a . , fa f ! HaPHfUfS ALO.PlPEtX)a)M. I 1 ITAHOV BtOUJi FULLJ1 M-TE.eJCte t3A I FQ ''HOME roTHE sAll-ORL, HQMF FPnf j; 1 :J. thimri v tviv a tpv '.mil . ir . i ' i i - mi , k. t w -w . ii i - i UKEA XlCH ACTRESS -X FlGGER YOUVtEBE WnOA SUBPBtSeD WHEM yDU yOUK HUSBAND, UDEL WALKED, WAS QWNotO (y Trie WCH Ma.fsoBarrKANce stemH fms mgv ifaflfe little Ami nooKEY T I f U W rJt l , OSC THE. CiaODCM CM THE ORE HEPCf&ESnKS CUFF. fti. U6 Jfr M LET 23V WV T Y 5-5 TfnniT f n, ' ' ( ' ( ;f x : ; : Oregon. Saturday Morning, January 2. 1S43 Filbert Price Control Urged Growers j Uleet Called, Portland Wednesday - To Discuss Union , To discuss the future of the filbert Industry a committee of filbert growers has called a, din ner meeting at the Imperial hotel in Portland. Wednesday,, for, alt northwest filbert growers. Claude ii Sersanous, who heads the committee composed of C" E. Grelle andsFred E. CSiambers cf Eugene, will preside at the ses sion.; i Sernsanous : says, "We ; are calling . the growers together , to startle them from the complacency they; now enjoy with high prices which' cannot possibly be ; main tained under the present un-uni-fied filbert marketing system. j , Tilbert -growers are; now -en-Joying an unearned paradise. The high prices are due to a complete shutdown of European imports. Formerly we imported as high as 12,000 tons, of filberts. Now we are reaping profits under the un healthy situation of Crying to fill a 12,000 ton US demand with a 5000 ton northwest filbert produc tion. I f "At the present time we are operating on a poor policy that is shrinking the ultimate demand while we are increasing produc tion. This is getting us into bad habits which will prevent us from knowing how to expand .our mar kets when we need to do so. "Right now the filbert market ing situation is so disorganized that it is impossible to do any thing about expanding markets. There are three cooperatives and five or six 'independents all with divergent interests active in the marketing field. This -is respons ible for a duplicity of brokerage setups with sometimes five or six brokers haphazardly covering one 9M& x3Kjest ; U I ------r, . . m m !i nueooM M,AeTiippx AM NOT IN "THE KXNDOUT DISCUSS Mr AFFAtZSBEGOOOBiOCCU v 1 1- v I I AWV EXPECT - -. a- - am m mm w- r rgf 1 iff- rjr i a. i riigi 1 us rm rrj r . . m v. - s r - territory. Instead there should be one central organization control led by the growers with one hard working brokerage setup. , "If our filbert production keeps increasing at its present pace and if after the war we again import from Europe, it is easy to see what will happen; to filbert prices when the supply outgrows the de mand," points out Sersanous. u Sersanous , and j his committee feel that filbert growers must now unite to plaxr ways to combat! the situation that is Douna to come. v The meeting will be a no-host dinner from 6 to 9:30 p. m. ; Gties' Milk Price Raised ' WASHINGTON, Jan. XiP) Temporary increases in fluid nulk prices in Chicago, the New York metropolitan area and the Du-luth-Superior area until April 1 were -authorized Friday by ; the office of price administrationj The action was taken, OPA ex plained, to prevent interruption' in the supply of milk in those cen ters while Secretary of Agricul ture Claude R. Wickard prepares a program of economies in the marketing, delivery and, process ing of milk in the three areas. The price increases are effective Monday, January; 4.--, ft ' ; The price advances replace sub sidies which have been paid to milk distributors to .keep prices down in 'the face of higher milk prices aid to farmers. Portland Weather Wetter and Warmer ; , in. PORTLAND, Jan. M)-Port- lanfs weather in 1942 was wetter and warmer than the average, Ed ward L. Wells, government mete orologist, reported Friday. Rain fall totaled 47.34 inches, 3.92 above normal. Mean temperature was S4.8 degrees, 1.7 over normal. !; Goodbye, Hop Harrigan; welcome, "Scorcny Smith!" A dashlnsr, adventuring airman, "Scorchy will be here daily, starting . . . AfV GOODHE53.WHATA LONG Ta MOOD "ID OUSZ CAT HAS-THE PRrWTE FORTY MVJUTZS &IU. GAUTHfTHE KNOW HE HADAKOHDZEV007 THE 12:20 wrm Twc QixztH I Demos Peace iTutellouse ! WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 With the new congress convening less than a week hence, a number of democrats I searched . Friday for a remedy, to a lingering es trangement between the White Rouse and segment of the ma jority party on Capitol Hill. j - Unless an adjustment it made, they said, prospects of teamwork between the executive and legis lative branches iwifl be jeopardiz ed In the vital two years ahead when America not only must fight a world-wide war but may have the large responsibility of plan ning a global peace. A spokesman among those seek ing reconciliation, while .asking . . . . . . i j mat ms name npi e u a,, nuu that as matters' now, stand, with the republicans 'holding 208 seats to 222 for the democrats, control of legislation in the house might easily be taken over by a com bination of republicans and dis satisfied democrats. The demo crats are somewhat . more com fortably fixed in the senate, where their majority is larger. The schism between several prominent: democrats and the White House dates back to the Labor day message in which Mr. Roosevelt told congress in effect fYou do it or I wi" in calling for anti-inflationr .legislation. Congressional temper flared, on both the republican and . demo cratie ; sides even among some members hi t her t o almost un swervingly responsive to. White House requests jand .advice. And the intervening j months have : not altogether cooled the indignation. Moreover a 'number of members have voiced aggravation at ad- ininistratiofi dealings with war time 'price controls, rationing and labor problems.; .'.-; 1 j-:-- Ieep concern was evident among, some party members, and XT.2Q IS CMLV lATE - I GUESS ENG"E5?,D(DMT or Seelang -4 there appeared to be growing in dications thata concgrted effort might be made to close the breactf by advising the administration on a , program 1 acceptable to manjj democrats now harboring strong anti-administration feelings. Hop Trading At Standstill PORTLAND. Jan. l-iW)-(US- DA)-Steady movement of Oregon nops easrwara on earuex cunuu salei marked the last week of 1942, the US department of agri culture reported Friday. s . Trading remained at a complete, standstill, both on , spot supplies and in contracting for future de liveries. Uncertainty . retarding -tVl-w'.l!-iiw 4rer th 1943 rrrm JfAV w W tended to restrict contracting ' Of that atrowth., Last reported offers of around 49 cents for seeded, and 70 cents for seedless, net growers. failed to draw out any acceptances. Wben You Need Cash . . You Don't Want Red Tape! - Through our personal loan service, you can get : - money when yea need It! Prompt, courteous, dirnifiedi ,-j See hew easy It Is to get a loan, hew simple te repay I For, money to a harry see Sials Fi-nscs Co. 212-222 Guardian BIdg. Comer Liberty A State Telephone siss Lie, S-21S M-Z22 Li9?, I eilS.Il AWer EL I Portland, Ore. A-erase Umm f aslatlM: xf ! SWL sy Kias ftatiwes Sra4te. 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