Mid-Year Outlook
Mixed for Barley,
Wheat, Oals, Hay
Mlt rr itvU hul l prom
m 'l lirrl !" ll-r ft
ihrvn feed Itailry, uti and
tav rm-t'tatelir above It
ummrr. I.gl whrat and malt
Intf barley prices ate lihrjy Id be
,r-r.
TtiU the ay Mail.oi t
T)i,tmai, Oregon Male Urdtetally
,i,-nl'.r arrlcultural rcoii
tinUl, ares the piMure In Ihe
rrwly putdlahed Oregon Farm
and Jdaraei Outlook ilrvular
i..w available from the count
rrft"n office th O.SU Bul
letin Clerk ...
The bright spot tor wheal pro
ducts In Ihe Immediate eci.n
emir iHI-k are the lmtme
u4'tln iiaymrhU un-trf Ihe
nrw federal program. Thomaa
aald
iTi.eiam pavmenta will be ea-M-laily
helpful In growers who
eapertcnre lw ylHda becauae of
drought Other should find re
relfta fmm aalra ami payments
near IW total All growers are
fared with tighter grading ami
the twrt price prpett lnr
AHhugh murh depends on
dr-lMw both within an.J out
side of government, prices vl
oft white wheat at Portland
now aeem mot likely to flue
luate around SI M a huhe In
the coming aeaaon. Thomaa be-
,UTbt la 13 cent above the ba
lc Joan rate anil about where
the "world" lr- haa stood
murh of the lime In rent years
Fat! payment are likely to
Influence domestic wheat price
bhavl'r even mre than In the
Iat, the ecnomll say Prev
Uisly. e sport payment heljed
maintain domestic prle atove
world price. Under the new pro
gram. ejKrt payment may
erve aa a meana cf holding do
mestic price below, equal to or
above wld trlce to accommo
date changed goal, strategies
and other price making force,
he added.
. . fthad wnen-
ever the elrt payment la le
than 25 centa a buhel the ef
fect will he to hold domratlc
i.rtcra llw wrld price.
Vhomai eiplalna. Whenever the
ubaldy la above 25 centj. do
tnratlc price will tend to be
U( world Irlre
New federal irra.lr will be In
effect on the crop Thce
aim to rrwnrd th.we who pro
due uniform lot t wheat with
frwrt defect. How market
will adJuM to the aupply and
demand for each of the new
rradea remain to be e-n,
Thomaa point out
Mot alcru at mid year point
toward price moderately above
1..M aummer for t)reKon f-ed
barlcv. the econornlat continue,
but the winter eftk may be
no hi cher than the pant year.
lian rate, for the VMA crop
are hlk'her than In 1WJ. with
more grower elljjlble for aup
port The Northweat aupply will
imbAhlv be amaller and Krovy.
er will be Inclined to hold their
feed barley, he believe.
He expects elevator and other
handler to bid fUonKly t r
veht to cet volume and to aup
ply provvlnji outlet In turope
and the Orient. ,
rrcmlums for Oregon a malt
lnK barley will acaln depend
heavily on the national supply
of the varloua type, but prenv
lum are not likely to be as
larce a last year vvrien two
rowed ty pes were scarce. Thomos
comments. ,
Oats may share some of the
strenRth expected In the Ihu
barley market, but prices l,roh
ably will average about the
same as In 19G3.
For jjrowers who don t ow n
their own storage. Ortobei i could
be a kckkI time to wll both bar
ley and wheat this year. Thomas
says It has worked that way
often In recent years.
For those with storage, there
may be some calns in later
aales. he adds. January barley
prices have been close to the
peaks In most of the last ten
years, while wheat has tended
to peak In April. However, he
cautions, no two seasons are
exactly alike so developments
need watching
Secretary Freeman
Eyes Bread Prices
Secretary of Apiculture Free
man has snld aain that there
la no Justification for any sub
stantlal Increase In flour pr ices
This Is a result of reports that
flour would increase 80c a hund
red duo to the now wheat pro-
RfThe Increased cost of wheat
In a loaf of bread wll amount
to 15 of a cent more than last
year but about the same ns In
19G2-63. Any Increase in breaci
prices beyond the 15 cent will
be to costs other than wheat. It
must be remembered that P rev
ions wheat costs In a pound loaf
of bread was only 2.4c.
Information received at the
Oregon Wheat Growers office
says that more flour was milled
in the month of June this war
than any other month In history.
Some reports Indicate the pro
ductlon was up over 25 from
June. 1963. thus having a i larger
Inventory to start the 1964 year.
Freeman says there Is no con.
stltutlonal question Involved In
the 1964 voluntary wheat pro-
RrTwo bills have been introduced
in Congress to abolish the wheat
program-one by Representative
Abbltt. Democrat, vrginla and
the other Itepresentatiye Brmr.
hill Republican, North Carolina.
Both these Congressmen come
from areas of small wheat pro-ducrs-often
times called the
15-acre men-where wheat is(
not a major source of income.
Monn it Selected
P. I. Contest Judge
In lit Mann. Jr. Klanfkld
raltle frrdrr. haa been alHled
aa a )ude In the x-rf rarraii
o.ntrti to be brld at the pacific
liiti'nial4ta IJrttak I llt
Ion In IVilUii'l during (MoU-r.
aMiMillfitf li ll k Kli hafdt, V 1
manager.
lite ctr.trst la u .rMr.bU
of the rirwrt crKTpta of ratll
breeding, that of developing a
lean t) of beef animal retain
ing a rejond-ranre of high
i-rlred uta and a minimum f
.w prUd rut. It ba proven
In be one of the tiltftilkhta of the
urt.k ahow, Klrharda said.
Mann has pioneered thl field
by study and writing, atreaalng
the Importance -f aurh develop,
mrnt to lthrr brreder.
Prices on Cattle
Likely to Remain
Lower than 1963
Orrf-nn rall! llifa I til- a-e-
ond half of I '.'.! are likely to
remain aomewnai ih-iow ieei
vrif rarlti-r tml lamb and hoff
prfcra probably will average m
little blKher.
Thai I the llveto outlook
at mid var. Stephen Mark,
itin'i.n rmvi-rtltv ekten-
alon agricultural eeonoinlKt. re.
kiM In the new Oregon rarm
and Markt-t Outlook Circular
publUhed by OSU. Copies are
aallahle at the county exten
alon office.
Cattle markt prospect ap-
. . mil,. .iiiml.tti. ftlnrfl the
une ralna relieved the drought
altuatlon, Marka obM-rved. but
mrm sfalnkt a kiiktalned Up
ward puh on irlcea mainly be-
caue 01 ine recoru urnc wv
Mpulatlon and porer range
onriitlons tnan a year ago.
ii,.u..i.r iau i-it-r cattle
prlcea thla'fall are not exited
lo drop below the aprlng lov.
MYinnmiit lit aa tht-re are
economic force working In favor
... i I . ik.l
of holding pricea aoove oi
lnt. ..
TticM force Include smaller
feed lot aupplte of cattle In the
lop slaughter grade, strong
corwumer demand for beef,
amaller pork aupplle than in
other rec-nt year, decline In
twef Import. Increase In U. .s.
l-ef exjxrt. Improved range
feed proct for summer and
fall grazing following the June
rain, and prospects of abun
dant feed grain harvests and
larger total feed grain supplies.
Kecord large marketings of
cattle from foedlot during the
second quarter of this year ap
parently depleted supplies or
heavyweight slaughter steers by
mid-June. Marka aald.
However, this could bo re
versed In a relatively short time,
depending upon how fast feed
er fill their lots with cattle
over "0 pounds and how gen
erally they hold back cattle now
on feed for additional gain, he
""There are plenty of heavy
feeders available on the range
and western feedlots have a
many cattle on feed as a year
ago. Marks added.
Cowcalf operators fortunes
rise and fall with the ebb and
flow of price levels for fed catlte.
Marks noted. Feeder cattle and
calf prices In the past have re
sponded quickly to an advance
In prices for slaughter steers and
heifers.
However, in view of the pros
pective record large 19t-l can
' nr contracted
Crop, l-uivva , - - m
for sale this summer likely will
bring better prices tnan ' '
when seasonally more of them
will be looking for a home oil
the range, he said.
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County Court Proceedings
County (wort mrt In regular
w-..u on June X l'--minute
of tin previous term
Mere lead and ap'ed
A tnoiltin waa made, arrondej
and tarried, that tba tountv '-
re. h deeii lo lh 'ulttrth
I'aik and the Kad I!- wull
tuume the rol cf mainlrnanc
a prnl.lrl In O It
A nrnllon waa made, aeeonded
and rarrted. that the forest fcer-Li.-
vii.l I'ut IVrrnll b ac
cepted for a rertaln road up
Shaw Ork, f the puriM i
nrnkt ruction. ntifirucilun and
maintenance to Arbukle Mown
tain. Il wa mA-ed. aefxmded and
carried that cenain rrymuM w
made lo Ihe Jury Itootn. I -aw
Uhrary and Ae"r'a Office.
Tin- Court agreed to replace
Ihe amount needed to balance
i. . !........ .i itia fi.iintv Aeenl a
olflce from the rimergency Jund.
It wa agreed tv me iwn
lo purt-haae tires and tube from
PIrl Howell. t , . .
It wa moved, seconded and
carried to accept the Morrow
County Budget as publlahed lof
the year, 11M-G3.
BM-d upn opinions and ord
ers by the State Ta Commis
sion. It was ordered that the
following tax refund be made:
Mary Bryant. 27 7l; Wealey A.
Sherman. 7HW: Paul and Helen
Pettyjohn. $125 47; Itobert B.
Abrama. SI11.7H; J. C. ''enney
Co, SUS..TJ; Oliver Creawick.
dba t'reswtck Mortuary, 1117.00;
Herman Green, V22l; Morrow
Lexington News
(Held over from last week)
Mr. and Mr. Earl Paplneau
and infant son are spending a
few day In Lexington. They will
leave soon for Gresham where
they will be employed.
Mrs. Alonzo Henderson and
Mrs. C. C. Jones attended the
lone Garden club meeting on
Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Fred Martin In lone.
w r-in Ctmjl. lord
JWr. BH1 Klin. v. . -
of Springfield have been rfcwt
visitors at n inwo '
home. Mrs. Crawford U the
former Ida Buchanan. W hlle
ik.ii wimninlivl the Vln-
jut. hi- J 1 - I - - .....
aons. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nllon
and n. and Clarence uucnanan
to Cutsforth Park to enjoy a
pit nlc. t .
Mr. and Mrs. Monte Chamber
lain and family are vacationing
at Med ford at the home of her
parents. . ..
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Miles
and children of Clarkston have
been visiting at the M. V. Nolan
and Jim uunDar nomo
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spcnce of
Baker returned to their home
on Wednesday after visiting a
sister. Mrs. Florence McMillan,
and a brother. John Spcnce.
John S pence has returned
home after a stay in Pioneer
Memorial hospital following
major surgery.
Airs. Emma Breshcars has re
turned to the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Wilbur Steagall.
after a stay at Pioneer Memorial
hospital.
Mrs. Slocum Attends
Teacher Conference
Mrs. Frieda Slocum. an Eng
lish teacher at Heppner Junior
high school, was one of 400 class
room teachers attending the 21st
Classroom Teachers National
Conference at Western Washing
ton State College. Bellingham.
The conference began Sunday,
July 5, and concluded Fri
day, July 17. It was composed of
two three-day seminars dealing
with "Knowledge and the Teach
er" and 'The Teacher's Role
in Curriculum Planning."
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kj to lmprrirf mer.t.
II waa ordered that V 1 II b
paid Fred Wrt. arwl Ihe lm
i.roierly ae-ed laae be aa-raiM-d
to the worty ra-ned by
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James Dnaerd. PI.,
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Standard Oil Co.. do 36J3
Dunham mnt Co.. Treas.
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