THURSDAY, APRIL 13. 1944.
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON.
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With the period at hand for plan-
ning for the fall pig crop of 1944,
farmers are asking about what the
price of hogs will be after March.
1945, say agricultural economists of
the O.S.C. Extension service in re
viewing the hog outlook. Most of the
1944 crop of fall pigs will be market
ed after March next year. This year’s
price floor on hogs, which is $12.50 at
Chicago for 200 to 270-pound good
and choice barrows and gilts, expires
on March 30. 1945.
Congress has provided that certain
commodities, including hogs, are to be
supported at 90 per cent of parity for
two years after the end of the war,
under certain conditions, the econo
mists point out. Just what the pari
ty price of hogs will be a year ahead
depends considerably on the index of
prices paid for commodities, interest,
and taxes at that time, This index
has been going up at the rate of 10
to 12 points a year.
To compute the parity price of
hogs, you take $7.27, which was the
United States average farm price in
the 1910-1914 period, and multiply by
the index of prices paid by farmers.
With this index at 171 on March 15,
1944. the parity price of hogs was
$12.43, and 90 per cent of that is
911.19. If prices paid by farmers in-
crease 10 points more, the parity
price would be $13.16, and 90 per cent
of that is $11.84.
More definite information about the
1945-46 hog price support program
would help farmers to plan produc
tion, as the post-war price support
provisions are indefinite in other
ways, the O.S.C. men add. One of the
qualifications is that the price sup
port is to be provided until the secre
tary of agriculture has given suffi-
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producers of such commodity to make
a readjustment in the production of
the commodity. Then too, any prom
ise of support prices is certain of ful
fillment only to the extent funds are
made available. Provisions for sup
porting the six “basic” crops are more
definite, within the range of 85 to 90
per cent of parity through nonre
course loans.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES
RE Sin, Disease, and Death
“A , Real” was the subject of
the Lesson-Sermon in all Chur
ches of Christ, Scientist, on Sun
day, April 9.
The Golden Text was, “Bless
the Lord, O my Soul, and forget
not all his benefits: who for-
giveth all thine iniquities; who
healeth all thy diseases; who re-
deemeth thy life from destruc-
lion” (Ps. 103:2-4).
Among the citations which
comprised the Lesson-Sermon
was the following from the Bible:
“For the word of the Lord is
right; and all his works are done
in truth. He loveth righteousness
and judgment: the earth is full
of the goodness of the Lord” (Ps.
33:4,5).
The Lesson-Sermon also in
cluded the folowing correlative
passages from the Christian
Science textbook, “Science and
Health with Key to the Scrip-
tures” by Mary Baker Eddy:
'Christian Science reveals God,
not as the author of sin, sickness,
and death, but as divine Prin
ciple, Supreme Being, Mind, ex
empt from al’ evil” (pg. 127).
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STANFIELD NEWS
Increase Locker Storage
With Proper Planning
Five hundred to 1,000 pounds of
the family’s home-grown perishable
foods can be put through a frozen
food locker in a year if the storage
schedule is properly managed. Al
though an average locker will hold
only about 200 pounds of food at any
one time this capacity can be in
creased and even multiplied by reg
ulating the traffic in and out of it.
The first step is to budget the year’s
supply. In case of a family of five,
it would be necessary to determine
which of the 8,500 pounds of food
needed for the year can be pre
served best by freezing.
Knowing the seasons in which dif
ferent foods are available makes it
possible to schedule beef for freez
ing in March, fruit and vegetables
for summer, when part of the beef
has been used, and dressed pork for
October, after some of the berries
and beans have been consumed.
Some 2,500 pounds of that 8,500-
pound family food budget can be
preserved by freezing, curing and
canning. Freezing the steaks, roasts
and chops, curing the ham and ba-
con, and canning the stew and
ground meat makes efficient use of
storage space and adds desirable va
riety to the dinner table. Frozen
berries, peas, beans, and asparagus
provide a pleasant change from
canned vegetables and sauerkraut.
A family reunion dinner April 9th
was enjoyed by Mrs. J. W. Waid at
her home when all her children were
home but the three sons who are
overseas. Present were S/Sgt. Viv
ian White and parents of Pilot Rock,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wickersham
and two children of Portland, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Duvall of Lexington, Ver
non Waid, Claude and Miss Lennä
Waid of Stanfield. Mrs. J. W. Waid
is now 83 years old.
Mrs. Will Reeves was elected pres-
ident of the Study Club to take the
place of Mrs. Era Green who re-
signed.
Easter visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. G. Hoffnagle were Corp.
J. Alvin May, on furlough for ten
days from Camp Roberts, and his son
Jimmy May and mother and sister.
Mrs. James T. May and Janice from
Athena, and sister, Mrs. Bob McLain
and two children from Gibbon, and
brother George May from Portland.
Corp. May, his wife and small son re
turned to Athena with his parents for
a visit.
Echo Economics club were the hos
tesses for a social night April 11 hon
oring the birthdays of the members
occurring thus far this year in the
Stanfield Grange.
Word was received by F. A. Baker
that his son Bruce has now attained
the rank of Lieut. Col. at the Alex-
andria. La.. Air Base hospital. He
has 34 doctors and as many or more
nurses under his supervision there.
Lulu Newman visited her sister.
Mrs. Rose Hedrick and family here
over Easter, returning to Portland
Tuesday morning. They had not
seen each other for 21 years.
Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott will
hold open house on Wednesday, April
19, from 2 to 7 oclock on the fiftieth
wedding anniversary, when friends
may call.
Mrs. Fern Kruse and daughter Del
la returned Sunday night from a visit
at Spokane and many other Washing
ton points.
Mrs. Margaret Daughtrey spent
Easter week in Portland visiting her
son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
McAlester.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson of Pendle-
ton were visitors at the N. D. Bard
home Easter day.
Miss Neva Hedrick attended a
shower for Dorothy McCormack in
Pendleton Wednesday night.
Acids Freed by Frost*
May Endanger Animals
Frosts can be dangerous to farm
animals, for they cause sorghum and
sudan grass to release quantities
of hydrocyanic (also called prussic)
acid which may prove fatal, warns
the department of animal pathology
and hygiene, University of Illinois
college of agriculture.
These plants contain substances
that are ordinarily harmless, but ad
verse weather conditions, such as
frosting or drouth, may bring about
the release of this acid. Young
plants and second growth are the
most dangerous, although as the
plants mature the danger decreases
somewhat. Hay made from these
plants is generally quite safe, but
silage should be held in storage for
at least six weeks, the department
says.
Symptoms of hydrocyanic poison-
ing are rapid breathing, stupor, blue
ness of the lining of the mouth, con
vulsions. paralysis and death. Since
many affected animals may often be
saved if treated promptly, a veter
inarian should be called immediate
ly because a few minutes’ delay
might mean the difference between
recovery and death.
If the affected animals can swal-
low, emergency treatment may be
attempted by giving a drench of
one or two quarts of molasses di-
luted with water.
First Losses
China’s first losses to Japan fol-
lowed the short Sino-Japanese war
of 1891-95, from which the major
Japanese gain was a big southward
step to tropical Formosa (Taiwan),
an island area nearly twice as large
as New Jersey. This island, in addi
tion to welcome supplies of miner
als, tea, sugar and rice, gave Japan
until very recently a virtual monop
oly on camphor. Now the island
supports three million people, about
5 per cent of them Japanese. The
near-by Pescadores Islands were
taken from China at the same time.
Mako island in the Pescadores has
been converted into a naval base.
Along with these island acquisi
tions Japan wrested from China a
toehold on the continent of Asia.
China agreed to recognize Korea
(Chosen) as an independent state and
ceded the tip of the near-by penin
sula of Liaotung, site of the impor
tant leased area of Kwantung and of
the ports now known as Dairen and
Ryojun. At that time Ryojun (Port
Arthur) was extensively used by
Russia when more northern ports
were frozen over. Russia growled
at the prospect of Japanese en-
| croachment on Asia’s mainland; so
Japan hastily sold back the Liaotung
peninsula to China.
Renovate Japanese
Japan was a mere miscellany of
medieval agricultural islands in
1854, when President Fillmore of the
United States and Commodore Perry
I lifted the lid off of it. For 223 years
no Japanese had been permitted to
leave the islands’ atmosphere of
I feudalism.
Not until 1870. after the great
Ishin or "renovation,” were feudal
castes abolished and common people
allowed to use their own family
names instead of their masters’.
Warriors were encouraged to cut off
their topknots of long hair and stop
wearing swords on peaceful strolls
in the streets. When the lid finally
came off. Japan began to expand
with explosive force.
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