NfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11. 1936.
PAGH FIVE
'LOSS BY DROUGHT
SHOWN IN REPORT
Corn Yield Predicted As
1,439,135,000 Bushels
Against 2,244,834,000
Bushels Expected in July
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. UP)
Drought's toll on the nation's crops
was shown today when .the depart
ment of agriculture forecast this
year's corn crop, based on August 1
conditions, at 1.430,136,000 bushels. A
month ago 3.344,834,000 bushels were
Indicated. Last year 3,391,629.000
bushels were produced.
Wheat production wu forecast mt
SS3.745.000 bushels, compared with
638.309.000 a mouth ago. and 833.
444.000 produced last year.
The preliminary estimate of the
winter wheat crop Is 019.007,000 bush
els, compared with 813,088,000 a
t month ago, snd 464,303,000 produced
lsst year. ,
All spring wheat production. In
cluding Durum rfheat, Is Indicated as
113,648.000 bushels, compared with
136,314,000 a month ago, and 159,
241.000 produced last year.
Durum wheat production Is Indi
cated as 9.031.000 bushels, compared
with 9.810,00 0a month ago, and 33.
957,000 produced last year.
All other spring wheat Is Indicated
as 104.817.000 bushels, compared with
118.704,000 a month ago, and 136,
384.000 produced last year.
The oats crop la Indicated as 871,
. 703.000 bushels, compared with 805.
' 430.000 a month ago and 1,106,668,000
produced last year.
Indicated production of other Im
portant crops:
Barley, 146,037,000 bushels, com
psred with 164.866.000 last month
nd 283.226,000 last year.
Rye, 27,096.000 bushels, compared
with 26.380,000 last month and 6B,
938.000 last year.
Flaxesed, 6.343.000 bushels, com
pared with 9.468.000 last month and
14.133.000 last year.
Grain sorghums, 81,588,000 bushels.
compared with 97,833,000 last year.
Beans (dry edible). 10,200,000 bags
of 100 lbs. each, compared with 11,
685.000 last month and 13,799,000 lsst
year.
Apples, 103,487.000 bushels, compared
with 103.214.000 last month and
167.283.000 lsst year.
Peaches. 43.131,000 feuahels, com
psred with 41,260,000 last month and
63.808.000 last year.
pears. 23.519.000 bushels, compared
with 23.284.000 last month and 23.
036.0CO last year.
Potatoes, 294.537,000 bushels, com
psred with 315.259,000 last month and
387.878,000 last year.
Sweet potatoes, 86,367,000 bushels,
compared with 63.806.000 last month
and 83,198.000 last year.
Sugur beets, 8.808,000 tons, compar
ed with 8.819.000 last month and 7.
908.000 last year.
Broom corn, 41,000 tons, compared
with 69,000 last year.
Hops, 33,316,000 pounds, compared
with 36,994,000 last month and 47,
746,000 last year.
The condition of the rarlous crop,
on August 1 was:
Corn, 49 8 percent of a normal, all
spring wheat 33.8. Durum wheat 30.9,
alia other spring wheat 34-5. oats 55.0.
barley 48.4, buckwheat 683. rloe 88.1.
grain sorghum 85.8. hay (tame) 57.8,
pasture 41.6, beans (dry edible) 85.6,
soybeans 69.5. oowpeaa 65.9, peanuts
73.4, apples 40.3, peachea 49.9, peara
68.8, grapes 66.6, potatoes 59.8, sweet
potatoea 66.1, tobacco 81.7, sugar
beet 76.9. broom corn 455, hops 43.3.
The corn crop of only 1,439,135,000
bushels Is the smallest Indicated har
Test In more than 80 year
Secretary Wallace, who la now pre
paring a general drought report, told
newsmen the official crop estimates
will furnish an accurate yardstick on
whst help will he needed by thou
ssnds of farmers.
The exsct figures will guide many
farmers who have cattle, hogs and
sheep which ordinarily would be fed
for marketing or carried through the
winter.
LANDRYlLECTED head
OF LAKE ASSOCIATION
Paul O. Landry of Klamath rails
was elected president of the Lake of
the Woods Recreation association at
It annual meeting held Sunday at
the summer resort. He succeeds C.
Ostea, 'Medford automobile dis
tributor. E. A. Thomas of Klamath Falls was
re-elected secretary-treasurer. Direct
ors elected were C. H. Gate. I. B.
PYldegar of Ashland and C. H. Onder
rsr.d o Klamath Palis.
The association Is composed of
owner of csblns at the lake resort.
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The markt for packed fruit 1a
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Th company, the bulletin a&ld, la
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being packed, already having sold
more than one-third of He packed
Bartletta on f. o. b. orders, the pears
to be shlppped from here as soon aa
they are pre-oooled. The net price
to growers ranges from 135 to a30
a ton, the bulletin stated.
"Although we cannot guarantee It,
the bulletin said, "we are hopeful
that we shall be able to balance out
our entire packed Bartlett deal here
this year for prices of around 12? to
$38 a ton, and better If at all poasl
ble. Bartletta for packing, however,
should be In the packmg houses this
week and the early part of next week
at the very latest."
Growers wore urged to speed up
picking operations so that the fruit
could be moved from tree to storsge
with a minimum delay. Quick stor
age, It was emphasized, will keep the
fruit at it bpst quality.
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$33,849,030 FOR
RELIEF PURPOSES
Expenditures by Government
During Fiscal Year End
ing June 30 Are Shown
22,317 Worked in Maroh
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11.- (AP) A
Works Progress Administration 're
port showed today a total of 933,
840,630 was spent In Oregon under
the 14,880,000,000 relief appropria
tion act of 19SG.
The report covered expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936.
Allocation by the President, em
bracing dlsbursementa approved by
federal authorities, totaled 46.730.
300. Actual obligations Incurred, or
project for which funds have been
expended or are obligated for expen
diture, aggregated 44.276.83ft.
The obligations were Incurred for
purely WPA work relief projecta and
those carried out by the agriculture.
Interior, commerce, and treasury de
partmenta. the civilian conservation
corps, army engineers, resettlement
and veteran's administrations, and
other agencies.
The 1.435,000.000 relief appropria
tion act passed by the 74th Congress
covers such unexpended balances of
the 1935 act "aa may be made avail
able by the President." the report
said. These funds are to remain
available until June 30, 1937. and are
to be used at the discretion of the
President.
Men and women employed by the
Oregon state WPA. exclusive of ad
ministrative employees, averaged 33,
317 during March. 1936, the report
showed. Men workers totaled 18,905.
or 84.7 per cent; women. 3413. or 15.3
per cent.
The average March wage was 86.16.
The average for men was $56,87; wo
men, J57.74. March earnlnga aver
nee 49 93.
The WPA also listed 13 airport
projecta approved for Oregon at a
total estimated cost of 333.764.
CELEBRATION SLATED
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 11.
( AP) The arrival near here 100 years
ago of Dr. and Mrs. Mux us Whitman,
missionaries to the Indians and foun
ders of the first American home in
the piclflc northwest, will be offi
cially commemorated by seven na
tional organizations here Aug. 13-16.
The four-day Whitman centennial
will open Thursday with a pageant
entitled "Wagons West" with a Mat
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refreshing
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SUMMER DRINKS
StUisrelHls)i yffj II
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of more than 3.000 Walla Wall rsi
ley residents.
Graves of aereral of the Whitman
mission party massacred Nov. 39.
1847, ana the granite shaft to the
Whitmans erected io yesrs ago on the
mission site will be toured.
ALL STUDENTS FROM
NON - HIGH DISTRICTS
TO PILE INFORMATION
Non-high school district students
attending any of the county high
schools will all be required this year
to fill an lniurmatton blank which
must be signed by the pupil, the par
ent, and the school clerk of the dis
trict In which the pupil lives. This
new regulation applies to all students
expecting to get their tuition paid
by the nonhtgh school district board.
The Information blank can be ob
tained from any high school princi
pal or from the county school super
intendent at hla office In the court
house. When It Is filled and properly
signed It must be brought to the
county school superintendent's office
In the court house In Medford snd If
found In order It will be exchanged
for a certificate of eligibility which
must be given to the high school
principal before the pupil can be
registered as a tuition studont under
the non-high school district law.
Pupils are urged to attend to this
matter before school begins. In
formation blanks may be obtained
aa stated above after August 16,
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Mrs, Orvllle May field resigned her
position ss chaplain. Worthy Mas
ter Val Ha skins appointed Mrs. Bert
Harr to fill the unexpired term.
Lecture hour was omitted. Only the
business was transacted In order to
allow time for a farewell party for
Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle Mayfleld, and
their niece, Miss Phyllis Noel who
will leave soon for their new home in
Washington. As a token of apprecia
tion for the services that the May
fields have rendered, the Orange pre
sented them with a blanket.
Refreshments were served and a
pleasant evening of dnnclng was en
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