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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1945)
Farm Land Prices Up; Warning Given Owners Adrised to v Reduce Debts While Commodity Price Up "With . Oregon land prices ap proximately 60 per cent above the 1935-39 average, many pur- chasers may have difficulty in meeting interest and prindfJaf - .payments following the decline ccuring in - post-war commodity prices. This is, the warning being sent out by agricultural mists throughout the northwest. " Heavy debts are being built up on a significant number of farms. While one hears of several cash sales, down payments have aver aged only two-fifths of the sale price on farms purchased on cred it. Unless such debts can be re duced materially before the de cline of commodity prices, finan- cial difficulties may result simi lar to those in the years following 1920, when many people failed to recognize the difference between market prices and long-time productive-value of land, W. M. Bris tol, northwest agricultural econo mist warns." ; ; "Present conditions indicate that the 1920 ' situation is developing again," Bristol continues. "It seems likely that farm real estate prices will continue to rise for at least one or two years after the war. During this period, the price? for agricultural produce are expected to remain relatively high on ac count of rehabilitation require- ments, domestic demand and the government price support pro grams. ' ; An added warning is being is sued to the owners of farms who sell at the attractive prices, but who feel their farming days are not over. Economists point out that in 1920 frequently well equip ped farms were sold at big prices, but when commodities began to drop in prices, the new purchasers could not meet payments and the former owners had to take- their farms back. Frequently payments had not been sufficient to cover the damage done by the inexperi enced, careless purchaser who knew little or nothing about care of land or farm buildings. &aia one economist: li your purchaser can pay cash, the big price is well enough. Likely, if the purchaser doesn't have to bor row the money, he is sufficiently good in management to come out and at any rate the farmer will not have to take back his. farm in a delapitated condition. But beware of a big price with a little payment down.' .More people went Into debt to buy farms in 1943 than during any . year since 1920.-In one third of ; the credit sales, mortgages amount to 75 per cent of the purchase price and in three-foarths of such sales they were 50 per cent or more. ;.. : f At present it appears that fewer and less desirable tracts are being offered for sale, but these fewer and less desirable tracts are beingi offered at prices higher than dur ing any previous periods. Dairymen Attend Malheur Show Jersey men from the valley are today attending the dairy show sponsored by the Malheur Jersey Cattle dub and the Nyssa cham ber of commerce. i While the show is predominant- ly of Jersey cattle, other breeds are admitted to the open classes. C. M, Beaumont, known here In the valley. Is the cattle club president. ' More Strawberries Than Expected - Washington and Oregon both will have larger strawberry crops than surveys of a month ago In dlcated. Oregon's crop is now esti mated at 561,000 crates of 38 pounds each, or 23 per- cent above the 1944 output of 438,000 crates. But production Is still far be low the pre-war average of 1934-43. Falls Gty Man Is Re-elected FALLS CITY The annual school election was held Monday. Art Ross was reelected chairman, Floyd Graham, director, and Mrs. Ethel Gutheridge was appointed clerk. ;: " ' Mrs. Gene Rowley, daughter of Mrs. William Tice, underwent tnaior ODeration at the Bartell hospital Monday - Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abbott and family of Salem visited her father. Mr. GreensUde, Sunday. The Young Women's club met at the home, of Mrsv-Clyde Ban croft in -Salem Friday. Those at tending were Mrs. John Gilbert, Mrs. Virgal Taylor and Mildred .Wray of Falls City; Mrs. Calvin Barnhart of Dallas and Mrs. Ar thur Martin of Salem. The after noon was spent in playing con tract. Mildred Wray winning high score. . - Ee tarns Home Mrs. Lawrence Hammer has returned to - her home In Middle Grove from Grants Pass where she was called by the Injury and death of her brother-in-law, Reuben Tucker, while working for a lumber coin News arid . J - - - f-SSS - - TTTt - Resembling the barrels of a winery are these 21 wooden Tata recently constructed by the Willamette Cherry Growers. They will soon be filled with brined Cherry Growers Will Brine in lew Vals Twenty eight vats, each with a capacity of 12,000 gallons, are be ing completed , this week at the Willamette Cherry Growers plant near the fairgrounds. They have been built to bridge a labor short age during 'the peak cherry sea son. '', Fruit brined by the Cherry Growers will go east to manufac turers of maraschino cherries. A crop valued at an estimated $840,000 will be taken from the Salem cherry area this year, and harvest work is swinging into high gear this week as tons of cherries are coming in from the orchards for shipment to fresh fruit markets, canners and pro cessors. Harvest of the big cherry crop is expected to take about three weeks. Cooperative Will Build In keeping with their steady growth. Mount Angel Cooperative creamery is now planning the erection of two new buildings. One will be a garage to house the large number of. trucks, the other will be a building for the milk dryers. A special meeting of the co operative members has been called for Monday, July 2, at 8 p. m., at the American Legion hall at Mt Angel, when the erection of these two buildings will be discussed. At the same time purchase of land on which to erect the garage and purchase of additional milk dry ers will be talked over. The creamery added a new cheese plant to its set-up early this spring. Select Range for Turkey; Carefully Do. not range turkeys on ground previously occupied by sheep or swine, or on ground which Inter cepts the drainage of a sheep or pasture or hog lot because these animal may harbor the erysipelas organism that sometimes affects turkeys and causes heavy losses in the toms. This is- advice given by northwest poultry experts. With many new turkey pro ducers in the business this year, who are raising the largest popu la tion of turkeys in the history of the state, these safeguards are par ticularly necessary, poultrymen'of experience report. Last year several new turkey men - lost a large percentage ox their flock, either' because of con centrating their birds at one- spot for too long a time, or because the turkeys were ranged on sheep or swine ground. In one known case, a farmer lost 400 toms in a per iod of a few days after they had, been concentrated on and where sheep had been, the poultry ex pens tell, adding, that "you may be lucky but It's safer to be care ful.' Hay, Grain Remain Important Crop Of Oregon Farmer Oregon's grain and hay crops still constitute the most import ant group of farm products In terms ef both acres of land used and sales value, though the rela tave Importance has declined steadily as the state has diversi fied Its agriculture. ' v In 1944, the value of market ings oi grain and nay crops amounted to IS to 14 per cent of the. total value of all farm sales of crop and .animal products. This compares with approximate ly 1SJ per cent during the 1935 29 period, and 23.3 per cent in 1926-30. Views of Faun J cherries. Fern, Salal Controlled A remarkable demonstration on the JE v e r e 1 1 Shibley farm at Springwater makes it appear that practical method of controlling fern and salal is in sight. Shibley grows an acreage of chewings fescue. There is no market for the screenings from cleaning opera tion, although they contain a per centage of good seed, so Shibley broadcasts his screenings among the ferns and salal with the result that these weed' pests are elimin ated and good cattle pasture re mains. . It is as simple as that, Shibley says, adding that burning prior to seeding serves, only to make an inferior stand of grass. Good stands are also obtained under tall fir trees with the re sult that Shibley's back woods and cutover hillsides resemble a care fully tended park. Time of plant ing, within reason, seems to make little difference and excellent results-have been obtained by broad casting anytime from the first of October until the last of April. Shibley said recently that the only mistake he had made that he knew of so far was the failure to use a legume with his grass, He expects his future plantings to include subterranean clover and lotus major. Shibley's whitefaces are carried throughout the year on fescue pas ture along with fescue straw fed during the winter months. Pear Thinning Advantageous Pear thinning time is here. The fruit should be thinned immedi ately after the June drop, be cause early thinning is most ef fective. Thinning f r u 1 1 at this time not only will increase the size of the pears but enables the trees to come back with a good crop next year. It does away with this crop-every-other-year buga boo. Scientists have dona a great deal of work to determine how heavy to thin. They have found that approximately 30 to 40 leaves of good average size are required to produce a No. 1 pear. This means approximately one pear to every four or five clusters. Bosc pears frequently bear biennially if not thinned. Bartlett pears re spond to thinning especially welL The Anjou variety seldom re- quires thinning. Still No Lumber For Farm Houses Says AAA Office While the farm lumber quota for Oregon has been raised slight ly, still no lumber can be used in construction or remodeling of farm dwellings, except for emergency construction to re place farm houses destroyed by fire. This is. the statement made this week by N. C Donaldson, executive assistant to the Oregon KAAA committee. Although the third quarter lumber allocation Is .larger than in the previous three months, In creased demand because of re cent easing of WPA restrictions on building will more than offset the Increased quota. Oregon has been given a quota of eight million board feet lumber for farm construction, maintenance and repairs during July, August and September. BEANS DAMAGED The unusually cold, damp wea ther this spring following the early hot spell in many parts of the . country has. damaged beans In home gardens. Some seeds have rotted in the ground. Others have come up as stunted and warped sprouts. If bean rows look ragged and poor and have many gaps, it will probably pay to dig them, up and replant them promptly. . PA5TIUXIIED SKIM 'ADDS TO ITS OOODNISS Tlx OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, and Garden An In Salem Markets While some slaughterers art biding up for.the time being. Val ley Packing company saw one of the biggest weeks in recent months and the largest week in sheep slaughtering ever seen in the plant, officials said Tuesday afternoon. All prices remained' the same dur ing the past week. No important changes were anticipated within the next few days, officials stated. ,Of the 490 sheep slaughtered at the plant during the, week ending Tuesday night, 361 were spring lambs. A fair amount, for these times, of hogs was also received. All of the 176 were tops with the exception of nine sows and three stags. A total of 43 cattle and 22 veals were also brought in. Cattle continue to remain short In the local market and very few of top quality are being marketed by local farmers. Hogs, while they have come in more plentiful than in the past weeks are still far from plentiful and less than one- third of the supply in normal times. Contributing hogs to Valley Pack this week , were David Gerlg, Sa em; P. E. Jemsen, Gervais: H, J. Alrick, Mrs. E. W. Herr of Silver- ton; D. D. Peters of Dallas; D. A. Dry den of Woodburn; Claude Nor- ris of Amity; John Reiger, Wood bum; S. S. Miller, Hubbard, and H. Scheidler, Brooks. Veals were sold by Glen Davis, Monmouth; J. L. Petersen, Salem, and W. J. Haberly, Sflverton. Among those bringing in top Iambs were Walter Dozler, Scio: K. A. BurselL Harold StaDleton. W. J. Daniel, jr, W. L. Jack son, all of Dallas; Frank Lackner, Scio; R. Andres, Salem, and S. K Funrue, Suverton. . Increase Seen In Irrigating The Mountain States Power company office reports that a large number of growers in the Stayton and West Stayton -area are in stalling pumps for irrigating beans and some peppermint. The past year has seen an in creased number of power pumps being used in irrigating beans by overhead sprinkling systems : in stead of the former method of us ing ditches. Recent installations have been made by C H. Darley, Arthur Biles, . R. R. VanCleave, Ed J. Glidewell, Lawrence QIatIl, Merle Crane, Gilbert Brothers, Hoffman Brothers, Otto Nelson, William Towery, W. V. Chamberlain, L. C. Keithly, Clarence Gavette, Harold White, Joe Williams and E. R. Clark. Peterson Says Cow Does Job E. L. Peterson, Oregon agricul tural chief, has been directing the state's attention to- the dairy cow during June. Peterson says: "As we draw to the close of the 1943 dairy month, the dairymen of Oregon and the nation continue to do a top job- of producing dairy products? By virtue of long hours of hard work of the dairyman and his family, be has overcome many of the handicaps of labor and ma' terial shortages. As his contribu tion to wartime essential food pro- ductian, he is producing milk at near the record volume of 1942 when labor and equipment were relatively plentiful." He adds that the average milk per cow has been 80 pounds more this year . than In the year previous. T7e Givo SCrH 16 MAT DO YOU Q ATTRIBUTt? I I AM TO EMTERTAt H YOUR P0 WLARnYl jE I M IT. RE-FURMISHED AT ANDSOCIAl. SALEMS Success to ? i HOME FURNITURE Ca . DiiVEiDS urrn con. spiuiigs . 7950 a 09.5 . 2-Piece Living Room Sets. Fall sprin? construction. Platform Itockera, f Q "yC - C Cj C Rl 2-riece Set. Onen arm springs in cushions. suleii nccs-FDnii. eo.: Phoaa 21C23 Oregon. Thursday Morning. June nir;iJtus. i. r iadsik , : .f Food Declared Most Vital by Administrator Pertanent comments made atl0"6 for both beef and milk ra the recent food investigation hear- ings at Seattle , and Yakima by Clinton P. Anderson, head of the house food investigation commit-J tee and who on Sunday becomes i the nation's new war food . ad-1 ministrator and agricultural chief: Food is as Important now to fin-1 Ish the war and complete the peace I as it has been at any time- during I the entire course of the conflict I Even food production costs are I not so important as getting the bod. Largest possible output of urg ently needed foodstuffs, just as with planes, tanks, guns, ships and munitions, u me important tmng in the farm and food situation. Brought out at the hearings were: Egg receipts are 24 per cent low- !L SK1 A6 mounting to 31 per cent for the week ending June 2. That the decline in egg produc tion was attributed to shortage of help on the farms, shortage of production supplies, ' relatively high feed costs, and to "arbitrary unrealistic price policies of OPA.' That sale of laying hens for poultry meat was cutting fast in to egg production. That an increase from 5 to 19 cents per dozen for eggs and 9 to 7 cents for poultry should be made in prices to maintain egg produc - tion. That poultry farmers have gone into turkeys instead of hens be cause turkey prices are higher. Time Element Important in Water System The effectiveness of an Irriga tion system on pastures will be determined largely by the time that irrigation is started. If grass is allowed to stop its growth be cause of lack of moisture it Is very hard to get this grass to start growth again during the season. In addition to the irrigation. pastures should be clipped so that no grass is allowed to head out, as this tends to stop the normal growth of the grass. Light appli cation of nitrogen fertilizer, either in the form of liquid manure or commercial fertilizer will greatly increase the yields, if this is ap plied at the time of irrigation. Farm Labor Office Business Bigger Despite much unfavorable wea ther this spring,, county farm la bor offices in Oregon made near ly double the number of place ments of workers In farm jobs for the first five months this year compared with the same period in 1944. A total of 15,918 placements of farm workers had been made up to June 1 this year compared with 8869 for the same time year, ago, J. R. Beck, former PoDc county- agent and now state farm labor supervisor says. More than half of the placements, 8583, were made in May, an Increase of about 89 per cent over a year ago- . v. Marion county was second on the list of counties In number of placements with Marlon county's total at 2203 In May. Polk coun ty records one of the largest per centage Increases In placements this year over last year. . Greia Simps MY LOVELY HOME WHERE J . ' ' er mm b r style, coil 137 S. Commercial M3 'J II 12. 19i3 I Outlook Favorable for Hog, Sheep Investors Experts Warn Against Baying Into Cattle Bajsiness; Advis Watching Business Trends - Th outlook for investing in sheep and hogs now appears fav- orable; but buying into the cattle assuming large debt is risky. . This is the statement of farmers who have made a success of ! is generally termed "the trends" and a few refer to it as "good luck, . . . Compared with sheep and hogs. quire a larger initial investment n l must have a longer period before starting to return any ln- terest upon this investment, they explain. ; . Although prices for cattle as well as sheep and nogs, are ex- pected to remain well above pre- war levels for the next year or two, the prices of all three along with other basic commodities prob ably will decrease considerably after , rehabilitation requirements have been met and government support programs withdrawn. Therefore, since cattle buvers bow . going mto debt on a new herd will ' receive scarcely more return from their investment be fore prices of milk and beef, along with other basic commodities, have fallen, these purchasers would be Uddled withheavy interest pay ments which might easily put mem out of business. Basing their opinions upon the history of price fluctuations, farm economists state, - the value of cattle in terms of other commodi ties make a complete cycle about every 19 years, half of which time the value of beef "and milk ani mals is going downward and half of - which the value is swinging upward again. Falling cattle value in terms o: 1 other commodities began in 1942 and is expected to continue down ward for several years longer whereas,, the value trend on sheep and hogs is now about ready to start upward. The length of a livestock pur chasing power cycle is generally the time it takes a man to get into the business and get out again. - For sheep and hogs, this pur chasing power cycle is shorter and not so regular as with cattle. Both cattle and sheep have been falling in purchasing power since about 1942: but since the sheep purchas ing power cycle is shorter, it is expected that prices for sheep and ' vi". V X i MamYtfomY S fa V' U f J f S :;,r.:;r.p,v; S onosaio store. Serve Nowl -w POT HOLDERS Reg. price 4) l 10c . . . . sSs for AWr BxS inch size cotton filled and quilt ed. Assorted colors . . . loop hanger. J3901. (Limit 4.) WATER BAG s m , Use. Z9t Special law far this 2 - WMiler boo.. leak -proof cotton . . . Genuine Wotr 8a CIM9. (Umit one). CUTTER PLIERS Thlrwvose 6-inch pliers with wire cutter. A handy tool around home or aarooe. T3677. (Umit 2 to a customer) . AH Merchandise Subject business at present prices and . . -- wool are now close tq the point where tiia value wDl swing up ward again. Because sheep num bers have been drastically reduced already, the sheep outlook Is good for those farmers who can find dependable help to care for the woolies. -': " ,"- With hog numbers also low at the present time, the favorable- ness for hog production will con tinue to increase for the next two years, with the natural market conditions exerting pressure to bring about either higher prices for pork or lower prices for feed. For cattle, the safest policy dur ing the next two years appears to be heavier than normal culling. During this period it seems likely that farmers can reduce cattle numbers without much chance of a sharp fall in beef prices such as occured in 1920-21 or 1930-32. Crawler Tractor Ration Is Short Of Needed Machines Oregon's third quarter alloca tion of crawler tractors, although larger than for any quarter since rationing began, still is consider- UPERIOR MS But to everybody it is important. Small defects may grow into really serious ones if neglected, Professional care at regular intervals Is the best sight insur ance you can get. . . ' ; DR. S. i. VHEATLEY 148 N. Liberty BEAUTIFUL TIES Rag. 49c each A choice assortment In a wtos range ef popular colors, patterns and favorite tie fabrics. Don't mist this 2 for t price event! .v REG. 89c TIES 2 for Tis to pioM rh moct particular man. Bautf- -ful patterns, solid colors and novelties... oon- f ftTC wrVklng . . . many wool lined, (Umit 2 to o &Jf customer). price Golton Strang wovsri Assorted end and Ctfe (DC occasional tables . . . . Oa3 Heavy Glass TUMBLERS brand. Rig 7c perch as of amy wnmrthamdUm : erf reg. prka Popular 9-oti size, heavy dear barrel shape with attractive fluted boss. Cost only 2c each with 25a purchase of any regular pric mer chandiss. J.4137. (Umit 6 to a customer. - Corner to Slock ca lUnd PAGE ST7CX Guernsey's Secretary to Be Speaker Karl B. Musser, Peters borough, NHr secretary of the American Guernsey Cattle club will be a visitor In Salem Thursday, while on a tour of the states. Club officers and local breed ers have planned a luncheon at the Marion hotel, starting at 1.D0 p. m. Mr. , Musser will be tha principal speaker. ' Musser has been secretary of the American Guernsey Cattle club for the past 29 years .and is very largely re sponsible for the rapid growth and popularity that Guernseys have nationally today, said mem bers of the organization. Future activities of tha club and how Guernsey breeders can best plan their programs for the good of everyone connected with tha dai ry Industry will be discussed by the speaker, Charles Evans, Sa lem's Oregon Guernsey Breeders club secretary. Musser is a west ern man and one of the best friends the western breeders have nationally, ' ably short of the number needed by farmers who depend on crawl ers for power. v : The quota for July, August and September is 92 machines, 20 more than for the previous quar ter. Applications already on hand are more than sufficient to take up the entire quota. In most cases, consideration will be given only to applications . for ' new equipment to replace worn-out crawlers, state AAA officials say. To soma keta vision la the ' difference be- RCtween life and deorth. To others It Is merely a convenience. Salem Phone 5156 Tables . : mack Conrt and Coraaerdal Phcaa 7177 . 2or ffl w La f . pany, . ' "