T u a la t in V alley
Milk Committee
Sees Benefits In
Daily Fresh Test
MARSHFIELD
SPORTSMAN
FARM NEWS
After 1948's Postwar Peak
Index on Prices Declines
4-H Record
Enrollment
'49 Club Year
BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE— Friday, January 6, 1950
Candid Forestry
'ALIFORNIA ORANGE P R O V E S
A R E gus-, B U T -
•'Statewide use of the daily fresh
FARM PRICES HIT SKIDS FIRST FOLLOWED BY
sample milk test would mean dol
lars in the pocket of every dairy
BREAKS ON WHOLESALE AND CONSUMER LEVELS
f* '■
‘■
’■"'NG AN D DAIRY
man,” Neal Miller, chairman of the
milk committee of the Oregon Jer
f
JTS LIM ELIG H T
sey Cattle Club declared in speak
Surveys indicate that in 1948 the with 1.81 pounds a year earlier,
,
A C T IV IT IE S
ing at the meeting of the Wash- post war peak in price levels was and an average for November of
; ington County Jersey Cattle Club reached and that since then a stea 1.94 pounds per person.
All i, ords of enrollment and
For the three coast states, No
in Hillsboro Thursday. Miller was dy downward trend, except for mi
pointing out the advantages of the nor fluctuations, has shown on vember milk production is above completions of 4-H club work in
daily fresh sample milk test over farm, wholesale and consumer a year ago. O f the other main W.ashington county were brok“ n
western dairy states, Utah pro in the 1949 club year, reports
levels.
the composite test.
Farm prices hit the skids first, duced the same as a year ago, county extension agents, Miss Faye
Henry Hagg, Keedville, reported
on his recent trip to the meeting showing a steady shrinking since while Idaho produced less than Nichols and Joe Cox.
Ninety-three per cent of the 1488
of the National Federation of milk October 1946 in fact. During the last year.
California is the largest milk club members enrolled completed
producers, in New York. He told first month of the year, the far
of the battle this group is waging mer received 51 cents of every dol producing state in the west, and their projects. This is the highest
HAND MADE
in congress in behalf of the dairy lar spent, with 499fc given to mar produced 422 million pounds dur percentage of completions even at
men of the nation He also stressed keting charges. For the next two ing November. Washington is next tained in this county, being well
To Fit Your Feet
O F THE
above the state and national level,
the importance of Mr. Millers, re months, his share and marketing and produced 137 million pounds.
CASCADES
IN
OREGO N
OIL TANNED UPPERS
Oregon ranks third, with a pro the county extension agents stated.
expenses were divided 50-50.
marks on milk testing.
AN
D
WASHINGTON,
PRIVATE
duction
o
f
87
million
pounds.
Ida
Starting in April, the farm pro-
RED LUG SOLES
The most popular projects were
The main order of business of
F O R E S T LAND OWNERS HAVE 3,O i2,gol A C R E S
the meeting was balloting for state j ducer’s share dropped to 49 cents ho followed with 82 million, and clothing for the girls and dairy for
IN T R E E FARM S - D E D IC A T E D TO P ER P ET U A L
the boys. Four hundred and twen
officers of the Jersey Cattle Club. and in June hit a 7-year low at 48 Utah with 46 million pounds.
PRO D U CTIO N OF F O R F S T C R O P S - T W E LV E
10-INCH
In comparing milk ptoduction ty-seven girls enrolled in five
Fred Knox, Gaston reported on the cents Compare this to the August
T I M E S B IG G E R e v e n THAN A LL THE ORANGE
per cow in the western states, Ore divisions of clothing and 147 club
Junior Jersey Sale being sponsored | 1948 share « f 53 cents.
G R O V E S O F C A LIFO R N IA .
by the Washington County Jersey
In mid-October, farm prices av gon has the lowest daily average. members carried teh dairy project.
I Cattle Club and announced that eraged 219r below the peak of Jan- Dairymen who report the produc Other piojects which club mem
the committee was now accepting | uary, 1948. In 1946. parity ratio tion of their dairy herds on the bers participated in were: cookery,
consignments of heifers for the stood at 133. By October, 1949, the first day of each month indicated canning, health, homemaking, knit
327 S. W. Jefferson
sale.
an average 14.9 pounds of milk pet- ting, rabbit, poultry, livestock, farm j
ration had declined to 101.
(Across from Labor Templet
Mancel Melott, Hillsboro, pres
Farm products at wholesale con cow for Oregon on December 1. safety, crops, garden, woodwork
P O R TLA N D
OREGON
ident of the county club announced tinued to slump through October This, however, is up a pound com ing, leathercraft. rose and flower,
that the next meeting of the or to a level neatly 1491 below a year pared to a year ago. California orestry, and soil conservation.
ganization will be January 19 in earlier. Foods were down .SS^. All t shows the highest production per
Highlights of the year included
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Hillsboro.
.
commodities, other than farm pro cow of the western states on De 4-H summer school, livestock and
ducts and foods, were down more cember 1, of 18 4 pounds. Washing crop tours, county and state fairs,
than 5 '-", compared to November ton and Idaho both had the same and National 4-H Club Congress. ,
average of 17.6 pounds.
Utah’s
1. 1948.
One hundred girls and boys at
October, nationally, was a month herds covered by reporters aver tended the ten day 4-H summer !
of record breaking egg production, aged 17.3 pounds.
school session on the campus of
with over 3.7 billion eggs. This rep
The highest average milk pio Oregon State college on scholar
resented 791 more than October of ; duction per cow as reported by ship! provided by business houses,
last year and is 3591 above the ^corresopndents on December 1 was interested organizations, and indi
previous ten year average.
in the North Atlantic states. There viduals.
CULVERT
• DRAIN
It) Oregon, with a production es the average was nearly 18.9 pounds.
Eighty-eight livestock and crop
timated at 30 million eggs, the This compares with all the west club members participated in the
SEWER
• IRRIGATION
by Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation,
trend showed an increase of one with an average of 16.6 pounds. Willamette Valley and Coast touis
Six
hundred
and
sixty-five
dif
¡The
lowest
region
in
the
United
million
above
the
low
point
in
Sep
an instrumentality of the United States Government.
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tember. However, it is two million States is the South Central sta'es ferent club members made 798 ex
where the average production per hibits at the county fair, and 111
under October, 1948.
A sote, profitable and convenient way to
Milk
production
world-wide, cow December 1 was 9.3 pounds of exhibits were made at the state
save or invest money.
fair. Seventy-three club membeis
showed an increase over 1948. by milk.
about 491, a gain over prewar fig
The United States Department participated in contests at the
ures of 591. Feed supplies in west of
Agriculture announced
this state fair. Seventy-three club mem
ern Europe are better, showing month that arrangements have hers participated in contests at the
Current Dividend
a gain there of about 791, with been completed to sell a large state fair.
Thirty-four exhibits were dis
about 491 more cows than a year amount of government owned dry-
MEMBER FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK
nonfat milk solids. The sale will played at the Pacific International,
ago.
Expected increase in the United be made to the United Nation's In al.
Patricia Seidler. 9113 S. W. Can
States and Canada is seen at about ternational Children's Emergency
\r i . In practically every country, fund. The dry skim milk is to be yon road, Portland. Eugene Evers,
increased production as per cow used in child feeding program-, route 2. Forest Grove, and Robert
which will be carried out princip il- Yungen. route 1, Hillsboro, repre
has been realized.
HILLSBORO, OREGON
sented Oregon at the National 4-H
During the month of October, y in Europe.
Club
Congress
held
in
Chicago.
HAVE
A
YEAR'S
INCOME IN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT'
milk production on U. S. farms to
This sale will reduce present
Local leaders of 149 clubs held
taled 9 billion pounds, second high government owned stocks to about
Accounts Insured to $5,000
W E. PEGG
1,687 meetings during the year to
Wm. SPEARS est monthly production mark on 115 million pounds
accomplish this work.
record. Only in 1945 was this fig
ure slightly exceeded.
Howeevr, based on the nation’s
potential milk users, production
was down. The amount of milk
produced per capita was 1.94
pounds per day, thl'd smallest fot
the month in twenty years of re
cord.
The United States production of
milk during November set i high
The Oregon Department of Vet
record, estimated at 8.4 billion erans’ Affairs paid 1949-50 property
pounds, and is the highest farm taxes on farm and home properties
production ever recorded for No of 3360 World War II veterans
Your community mortician since 1910
vember. It is 4 per cent above a amounting to $214,171.17, Director \
year ago and is 1 per cent above William F. G a a r e n s t r o o m an
the previous high for November in nounced this week. This was a 118
1946.
percent Increase over taxes paid I
Phone 3411
BEAVERTON, OREGON
The amount of milk produced in by the department a year ago, j
relation to potential milk consum amounting to $97,973 on about 2000 j
ers during November was 1.87 oan properties.
pounds of milk. This compares i The property is that on which
the veterans’ agency holds mortgage
as the result of loans of World
War II veterans for the acquisition
of famis and homes. The depart
ment collects taxes monthly from
its veteran property holders and in
turn pays the tax to the counties
annually.
By paying the tax In advance of
the Nov, 15 deadline, the depart
ment effected a three percent dis
count amounting to a saving of
about $6600 for the property hold
ers involved, Gaarenstroom said.
Multnomah county received the
largest tax payment fiom the de
One of
partment, amounting to $79.414.
EIGHT GUERNSEY BULLS
Marion county was next with $15,-
231, followed by Clackamas with
Servicing
$13,113 and Douglas county with
$12,999. Taxes paid to Washington
Washington County Dairy
county amounted to $9,612.56.
Breeders Association
When the legislature passed the
World War II veterans' loan act in
1945. it authorized the department
to collect taxes monthly, along
with loan repayments, to relieve
veterans of the responsibility of
IMPROVE YOUR DAIRY HERD
305 LACTATION
having to pay their own taxes in
with
a yearly lump sum.
RECORD OF FIRST DAUGHTER
The first World War veterans'
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
10,673 Pounds of Milk
loan program did not do this, and
the result, according to state vet
533 Pounds of Butterfat
erans’ officials, was hundreds of
Membership Open In Washington
tax delinquencies amounting to
AVERAGE OF DAM'S THREE RECORDS
County
thousands of dollars, especially dur
121 S. E. MORRISON ST., PORTLAND, OREGON
ing the depression. It ean't happen
7,021 Pounds of Milk
DAIRY BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
under the present setup, Gaaren
353 Pounds of Butterfat
stroom said.
MARSHFIELD
Shoe Factory
OPEN A
Savings Account
QUALITY CONCRETE PIPE
Your Savings Are Insured for
Safety Up to $5,000.00
2Vi°/o
Pegg
J
Washington Federal Savings
and Loan Association
A lo r tu a r y
State Dep't. Tells
118% Increase In
Vets' Loan Taxes
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"W H A T’S NEW IN
JOHN DEERE FARM EQUIPMENT"
and other new interesting
and educational pictures
H ESSELS TRACTOR
Production Increase of
Daughter Over Dam
3,652 Pounds of Milk
180 Pounds of Butterfat
Farmer owned, financed and managed
James Kincheloe, Manager-Technician
Phone 643
Hillsboro, Oregon
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