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Among Heppner folk attending the
Oregon Woolgrowers convention at
Prineville the first of the week were
J. G. Barratt, association president,
and Mrs. Barratt, Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph Belanger, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Cohn, Mr. and Mrs Ralph Thomson,
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Kinne, E. L.
Morton, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Fergu
son, Mrs. Harriet Mahoney, pres
ident of National Wool Growers
auxiliary.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo attended a
-trapshoot in Portland Sunday slated
as a special meet between Portland
and Spokane clubs, with the Port
land club emerging victorious. At a
banquet after the shoot, Gus Par
rott, famous trick rifle shot and Af
rican big game hunter, told of in
teresting experiences.
Guy Huston was in town Tuesday
from the Eight Mile farm, reporting
the new wheat to look good most
every place and the ground good and
wet. He said he had waited three
years for the ground to get wet
enough to dig fence post holes, a job
which he expected to get under way
immediately.
J. R. Farrington, manager; Homer
Davis and Mr. Huston, wire chiefs,
with Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company, were business vis
itors in the city yesterday from The
Dalles. Mr. Huston, recently of As
toria, is succeeding Mr. Davis as
wire chief in this district.
Heppner was well represented at
the Jackson Day dinner in Portland
Saturday evening. Among those in
attendance from here were Chas. B.
Cox, Hanson Hughes, D. M. Ward,
Henry Aiken, Dr. A. D. McMurdo,
L. L. Matlock, Mrs. Josie Jones.
F. M. Lovgren was a visitor in the
city Monday from the Eight Mile
farm, reporting growing conditions
quite good for the season. Mr. Lov
gren has among treasured relics part
of an old issue of the Heppner Times
printed on silk.
John Hutton, formerly employed
by Ralph Thompson, has been taking
hydrotherapy treatment at Hot Lake
sanitarium for several weeks which
are reported to be proving bene
ficial. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Houghton and
Mrs. Poulson from Irrigon were bus
iness visitors here yesterday, the
ladies attending the home economics
meeting at the court house.
Mrs. Daphna Sumner of Pilot Rock
was in the city yesterday conducting
the adult education classes at the
school, of which she has been in
charge for some time.
Howard Anderson was in town
yesterday from the Hilma Anderson
farm on Eight Mile where he is
spending the winter from his home
at The Dalles.
Mrs. Victoria Jarrard and son
Gerald - of Bend were week-end
house guests at the home of their
daughter and sister, Mrs. Alvin
Kleinfeldt.
Orville Cutsforth, operator of large
wheat holdings in the Lexington dis
trict ,was a business caller in this
city Tuesday.
Adolph Majeske, north Lexington
wheatraiser, was attending to busi'
ness in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Catherine Doherty was trans
acting business in town Tuesday
from the Blackhorse farm.
Grant Olden was transacting busi
ness in town yesterday from the
Rhea creek farm.
Henry Smouse was a visitor in
town Tuesday morning from the
north lone farm.
Ernest Heliker was among farmers
of the Morgan district in the city!
yesterday.
C. Melville and C. W. Melville
were in the city yesterday from the
Alpine district.
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Mrs. W. V. Crawford and daugh
ters Nan and Joan arrived in Hepp
ner Sunday evening for a visit with
relatives. They came up from Sau
salito, Cal., where their home has
been made for several years, with
Mr. Crawford who was transferred
from the San Francisco office to the
foraana oince or the insurance
company with which he has been
employed". They expect to establish
their home in the city shortly. Mr.
Crawford remained in the city to
assume the duties of his new posi
tion. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Crawford
drove to Portland and returned with
Mrs. Crawford and daughters.
Ralph Jackson, manager of Jack
son Implement company, was a vis
itor in the city yesterday from Lex
ington. Jim Burnside was in town Tues
day from the ranch in the Hardman
district.
Crop Price Outlook
Not Good, Says Report
The outlook for field crops and
vegetables in 1938 is nit so favorable
as in 1937, judging from information
on probable production, consumer
demand and farm prices contained
in a report just released by the Or
egon agricultural extension service.
The principal crops covered in the
circular are wheat, feed crops, clo
verseed, hops, flaxseed, beans, and
truck crops. With few exceptions,
increased supplies are in prospect
considering both probable carry
over and new-crop production. At
the same time, the demand situation
indicates that the purchasing power
of consumers will probably be lower
in 1938 than in 1937.
Faced with the probability of re
duced tarm income, producers of
field crops and vegetables generally
are also confronted with the possi
bility of even higher farm operating
costs than in 1937. These conditions
are indicated by current data on rel
ative farm price and cost levels.
The general level of farm prices
in Oregon at mid-December is shown
at 72 per cent of the 1926-1930 av
erage, against 84 a year ago. Foods
at wholesale are down five points
compared with a year ago. On the
other hand, the United States index
of the prices paid by farmers for
commodities is up slightly and farm
wage rates 16 points higher, com
pared with a year ago. The exchange
value of farm products is nearly
one-fifth less,
The report contains several tables
of data and graphic material to pro
vide background information for the
commodity outlook sections. Citizens
of Oregon who wish the information
to assist them in planning farm pro
duction and marketing operations
may obtain copies without cost from
county agricultural agents or direct
from the college.
1937 Record Year for
Oregon Agriculture
Cash income for Oregon farmers
for 1937 will be the highest since
pre-depression days and will ap
proximate the previous peak year of
1929, according to a compilation
made by L. R. Breithaupt, extension
economist at Oregon State college,
and based on latest government es
timates and other data.
"Sales of crop and animal pro
ducts from Oregon farms during
1937 will amount to between $130,
000,000 and $140,000,000, which is
more than double the cash farm in
come during the 1932-1933 low years
and equal to the 1928-1929 peak
peariod," says Breithaupt.
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"Oregon's agricultural manufac
turing and processing industries,
such as mills, canneries, and milk
products plants, will add perhaps
$30,000,000 to $40,000,000 additional to
the farm sales income, bringing the
total agricultural income up around
$160,000,000 to $170,000,000. This
equals if not exceeds the previous
high mark of $163,000,000 in 1929,
which figure includes $34j300,000
credited to agricultural manufac
turing, but does not include returns
from specialty crops estimated in
this year's totals. Without either
manufacturing or specialty crop in
come the latest government estim
ates for this state are $127,811,000
for 1937."
Breithaupt calls attention to the
growing importance of specialty
crops in Oregon's income, even tho
milk production and wheat continue
as the principal single items, with
beef cattle, sheep and other livestock
accounting for fully a fourth of the
total. Tree fruits, nuts, small fruits
and nursery crops together bring in
about a tifth of the total.
Specialty crops include a half of
all the hops produced in the United
States, a large volume of eggs and
fine baby chicks, and a turkey out
put that puts Oregon in the front
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
I will be a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for County
Commissioner in the coming Pri
mary Election, and if nominated and
elected my former experience in the
office will enable me to give you the
very best of service. I will appreciate
your support. Respectfully,
G. A. BLEAKMAN,
(Paid Adv.) Heppner, Ore.
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