Oregon Livestock StatusjRadford Sees
Compared with Nation tHo Invasion
By CLAUDE
livestock on farms and ranches
of the nation rose 3 per cent dur
ing 1954 but they were worth 4
per cent less, mostly due to price
drops in hogs and poultry, ac
cording to the crop and livestock
reports of the U.S.D.A.
Cattle numbers are up one
per cent to a record high of 95,
433,000 head; in Oregon numbers
were up 2 per cent to 1,458,000,
also a record. In each case the
rate of increase has slowed con-
Lebanon School
Deal Approved
LEBANON Boards of Lebanon
chool district 16 and union high
No. l, met jointly this week and
greed on provisions for the trans
fer of U-l interest in the present
high school plant, subject to ap
proval of the voters in bond issues
necessary to carry out terms of
the agreement.
The approved plan calls for dis
trict 16 to pay the high school dis
trict for improvements made since
U-l was given an undivided one
half interest at the time of the
formation of the union high dis
trict. To arrive at a fair price, the de
preciated values given by the Gen
eral Appraisal company, 'Portland,
last November were used, district
16 agreeing to pay one-halt of the
total appraised depreciated value
f 1552,271.
District 16 also Is given the first
option on purchase of such equip
ment as U-l would not wish to
move to the new site. It was felt
that cost of the building plus the
equipment which might be left
with the building and desired by
the elementary district would
bring the price close to the $300,
000, mentioned in the lay citizens
committee study.
Provision also was made for the
repurchase by U-l at any time in
the future, in event U-l decided
to operate a junior high school on
the old site.
AH transactions are to take
place by the fall of 1956, and all
provisions are contingent on the
approval the voters at bond elec
tions to be held in both districts.
NEW STAYTON STORE
STAYTON The H. h. Stiff Fur
niture company of Salem held its
erand ODenine of its Stavton store
Saturday, Feb. 19, between a.m,
STEISLOFF
Uiderably during the past year.
Most cattle increase was in west
ern and central states with de
creases in several states of the
drouth district
In the nation, sheep decreased
almost one per cent with the
total just under 2? million; Ore
gon totals dropped 4 per cent
to 668,000 head. Ewe lambs re
tained for breeding purposes in
the U.S. increased 10 per cent,
this being the first such increase
in three years.
With a twine increase of 37
per cent, Oregon was considerably
above the U.S. average increase
of 13 per cent. There are 55
million bogs in the U.S. Nearly
all sections of the U.S. reported
increased spring farrowing inten
tions by farmers.
Lack of moisture- or snow cover
put spring grass prospects on Ore
gon ranges below average at the
end of January. The state as a
whole was about normal since
western Oregon grass was in bet
ter than average condition for
this time of the years. Califor
nia, Washington, Arizona, and
North Dakota were the only
states with better than average
range conditions. Nevada and
Wyoming were worst with less
than 80 per cent of 10-year aver
age condition.
By February 1 it is normal in
Oregon for 70 per cent of the win
ters snow to have fallen, this year
the estimate is only 57 per cent.
Six reservoirs Owyhee, Warm
Springs, Unity, McKay, Fern
Ridge and Emigrant Gap had less
than half their average storage
on February 1. Reports indicate
that water aupplies may be short
in the Burnt, Crooked, Imnaha,
Malheur, Owyhee, Powder and
Silvies river basin of central and
eastern Oregon.
Fewer animals in the nation
are working harder to produce
and reproduce. During 1954
more pigs were saved per litter,
more milk produced per cow,
more wool shorn per ewe and the
calf crop was larger than ever
before.
Livestock is eating more grain
and concentrates than average.
On February 1 farmers were
feeding 6Vt pounds of concen
trates per cow and poultry grain
feedings were also high.
Meanwhile human consump
tion of wheat and rye declined
during last year and is expected
to drop again this year. Per cap
ita use of rice, oats and barley
was at the same-rate as in 1953.
WASHINGTON - Adm. Arth
ur W. Radford said Monday lipt
as of now there can be no suc
cessful invasion across the For
mosa Strait either way and that
"it is a situation 1 think can be
stabilized."
There will be a lot of talking
on both sides, but it can be stab
ilized," the chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff said in a copy
righted interview with the maga
zine U. S. News and World Reoort.
"1 think both sides know they can
not invade each other." j
The Chinese Communists have
repeatedly threatened to conquer
Formosa, refuge of Chiang Kai-j
Shek't Nationalist fovensmeat'
Chiang, in turn, hat vowed to re
turn to the mainland.
Radlord said he thinks Chiang's
ground forces can repel any Red
invasion sttempv with the prom
ised aid of U. S. air and sea power,
and that the nationalist leader
cannot invade the mainland with
out Americas aid.
SII.VERTON HOME SHOW
S1LVERTON The local Jay
cees have announced March 24-25-26
at the dates the Silverton
Armory for their second annual
Home Show.
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