MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7. 1940.
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APPLEJALLING
Wastage is Cut by 50 Per
Cent, Saving Millions of
Dollars For Growers.
By Fred Bailey
U.P. Staff Correspondent.
Washington. UP) Horticul
turists of the department of
agriculture bureau of plant In
dustry have developed a new
pray which it is said will pre-
- vent to a large degree the drop
ping of apples immediately be
fore harvesting.
The discovery, comprising
growth substances such as nap
thaleneacetic acid and nathal
enceactimide, will result in the
saving of millions of dollars to
apple growers, according to
plant industry experts.
Horticulturists said the spray
has been tested extensively in
apple orchards for two years
with "amazing results." It does
not damage trees and leaves no
harmful residue on the fruit,
they said. Droppings were re
duced by more than 50 per
cent.
Idea Four Years Old.
Growth substances came into
practical use about four years
ago when it was discovered
that root cuttings which were
difficult to root could be in-
duced to produce growing
" shoots when soaked in a solu
tion containing the substance.
The scientists noticed that
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petiole stubs remained attach
ed to the cuttings abnormally
long. Last summer and fall
the experiment was conducted
on an orchard scale. The spray
consisted of one teaspoonful of
me surjsiance 10 uu a11"" ui
water. i
Using seven to 25 gallons of
water to the tree, scientists
found the average drop of Stay
man wlnesap trees was 23.4
per cent on sprayed trees, com
pared with 61.4 per cent in
unsprayed trees. With York
Imperial the percentages were
14.1 and 40.7.
The tendency of apples to'
drop is a characteristic of early
varieties, but also is a frequent
occurrence with mis-season and
late varieties. As the fruit ap
proaches the proper maturity
and color for harvesting, the
danger of loss from dropping
increases. A disastrous drop
may occur overnight.
Why Hens Leave Horn
Greenville, S. C. (IP) J. B.
Howell says a hen on his farm
seemed determined to hatch
something. So, lacking hen fruit
at the moment, he placed some
alligator eggs under her.' The
hen remained faithful to her
nest until the alligators were
hatched. Then she took one I
look at her brood and hasn't
been seen since.
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Memphis, Tenn. (IP) A llght
nlng storm short-circuited a the
ater's power system. As the
movie faded from the screen,
the hero's voice shouted through
the darkness: "Hey! What is
this?"
Turnabout
Blytheville, Ark. (Pi G. M.
Whistle got mad at his cow.
gave her a swift kick. The cow
reciprocated. Whistle went to
the hospital with a broken leg.
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HEALTH SECRETARY
IN CABINET POST
BY
Shautauqua. N. Y. (UP In
clusion of a secretary of health
in the cabinet Is urged by Dr.
Nathan Van Etten of New York,
president of the American Medi
cal association.
Addressing a group of physi
cians at Chautauqua Institute.
Dr. VanEtten slashed at what
he called "amateur philosophers
and log-rolling politicians whose
superficial humanitariamsm has
been stimulated by Job-seeking
welfare agencies."
Reviewing advances in Amer
ican medical technique during
the past century, Dr. VanEtten
recalled that Bismarck and
Lloyd George both had set up
compulsory health insurance as
a means of gaining the support
of their peoples. He admitted
that the time was "more than
ripe" for a national health pro
gram, but urged that it be es
tablished with the utmost care
by skilled professional men.
"I would like to see a new na
tional department to be known
as the department of health
headed by a secretary who must
have had a medical education
and be licensed to practice medi
cine." he declared.
Referring to national budget
ting for health. Dr. VanEtten
attacked the "stratosphere ex
travagances" of the Wagner
health act and similar "excurs
ions into Utopia."
"I believe that needs for
health should be discovered in
the smallest political subdivision
the extra!
from the
muss ht
Nazi Envoy
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Adolf Hltlar has appointed
Otto Abets (abova) formerly of
the Berlin foreign office, am
bassador to German-conquered
Franca. Abets, shown at his
desk in Berlin beneath a por
trait of Hitler, was expelled
from Franca In 1939 as an un
welcome Nasi agent.
such as the school district, then
referred to the township, to the
county, to the state, to the fed
eral authority in that order and
that the federal board should
be called upon as infrequently
as possible," he said.
The medical leader also urged
local physicians to realize their
responsibilities in seeing to it
that an eventual health program
be professionally-sound rather
than merely politically-expedient.
Toa Ba or Not
Meridian, Miss. (A5) They
have a new way of choosing
partners at parties given by
members of Mt. Calvary Baptist
negro church. It's called "toe
touching." A sheet is hung In
the middle of the room. Men
line up on one side, women on
the other. Everybody puts a
foot under the sheet. When a
man and woman touch toes
they are paired off for the
evening.
LIVESTOCK
ran Ian
Portland. Aug. 7 (AP-CSDAI
Hews: 7M. slow: late eales trucSed
In weak to iso lower: closed steady:
good -choice 170 to 9 IS-lb. drlvelns
mostly $7JS; few to 17 SO: 1 sorted
loada ISS-lb. $760: medium light
wehte $718: 230 to aso-lb. as 78:
light lights tesOfSSS: pec-mg aowa
under 40 lbs. asasaSSO: choice
light feeder pigs quotable $700.
cattle: 900: ralvea SO: fairly active,
steady: few common-medium gTeae
steers S7.3SaS.00: good fed ateere
quotable $10.38 and above: few common-medium
grata helfrra $8,504)
8 00; canner-common dairy type
eowi 43.40 .5 00; fat Holstelne as so:
good beef rowa salable ae.9Sgt.7S:
common-medium bulla $3.80 g-6.80;
good beef bulla 7 00 7.33: good
choice veaiera $10,004)11.00: select
111 33: common graea calves S3.00.
Sheep: 100; ateady; good-choice SO
to 85-lb 17.33 7 SO; feedera aalable
as 33: few yearling $4.00; good
alaughtsr ewe $3 00: culls SI . 00.
South San Francisco
South San FTmnclaco, Aug. 7. (AP
CSDA) Hogs: 139: generally steady;
about a load 1S5 to 300-lb. callfer
nlaa 17.33: odd packing aowa $4.78.
Cattle: SO; steers nominally ateady:
medium to good quoted 48 309 33;
yeaterday package fed yearlings half
era $878; sorted 3 head SS.33: largely
ahe stock run. active: package 930-lb.
range cows $sas: half load 1,000-lb.
dairy oowa S3. 30; odd head $8.00;
graasy bulls easy. g.00 6.33. Calves
none; nominally steady: good to
choice veaiera quoted SIO.30fll.B0;
slaughter calvea 48 SO gS. SO.
Sheep; 4O0; lamba log 13c higher,
wooled lamba absent, quoted 48 S3;
around 300 head shorn good to
cholos 76-lb. north coaat lamba I7S0
straight: package 73-lb. medium
wooled lamba $7.76 with 10 per cent
trim; shorn ewea quoted $1.80f 1.40.
Chicago
Chicago. Aug. 7 ( AP-U8DA) Hogs:
3.000; mostly 10 1 30c higher than
Tuesday'a average; top S6.63; bulk
good and choice 190 to 340-lb. $838
laS.SS; 340 to 370-lb. generally 46.33
a 6.60: moat 370 to 300-lb. butchers
$3.83 a 6.33: 300 to 330-lb. $3.66 A 6.00:
moat aowa 860 Iba. down $3.33 9.63;
360 to 430-lb. mostly $4.79 a 9 69;
heavier kind $4404 69.
Cattle: 11.000;" calvea 800; prime
Nebraska held above $13.00; numer-
oua loada $10,786 11.68; big packers
bidding 38c or mora lower on ateera
recently selling at SI0S0ell.so: beat
long yearllnga $11.79: best light half.
ere $10.89: mixed ateers and heifers
$11.00: heavy cutter cows to $9.39;
weighty sausage bulla $7.00: vealers
teady at $1000 10.38; selects $10.90.
Sheep: 3,300: eprlnc lambs 10lc
higher: medium to good eprtngera
$8.80 8.76: good to choloa kind $8.00
and above: throwouta $6.30 down;
light weight fat ewea $3 80: medium
to heavy welghte $3.00 8.00; few
western leedtng lamba $7.80 c 8.00.
Portland Produce
Portland. Aug. 7. ( AP) Buttr.
buttcrfat. cheeM, ggi, oouqtry nwata
unchanged.
Live poultry: Buying price No. I
grade Leghorn b roller 114 to 9 lba
M'ic; fryera undr Iba. I5c; fryera
Jli to 4 Iba. 18c; roaatara over 4 Iba.
10c; Leghorn hena over 1 Iba. 13c;
Leghorn hena under 8 Iba. 10c.
colored bene over A Iba. ISc; colored
hena over ft Iba. 18o; colored hena
I to 9 Iba. ISc; old rooatera 8c.
Dreaaed turkeya, onlona, potatoes,
hay unchanged.
Portland Wheat
Portland. Aug. 7. (API Oram:
Wheat: Open High Low does
?cpW .74 .74 .74 .74
Cash grain:
Oats No. 3. SS-lb. whits $14.80.
Barley No. a, 4S-10. B. W. $31 SO
Corn No. a, S. T. shipments S51.S0.
max No. 1 $1.4Uj,
Csah wheat (bid):
Sort white 7Sc; western white. T$o;
western red 750.
Hard red winter: ordinary 74c: tl
par cent 75c; la per cant 76c: 1$ par
cent 77e: 14 per cent 78e.
Hard white-beart: la par cant
sa'fcc; 1$ per eant 84 He: 14 per cant
Today1! car receipts: Wheat SO:
barley (: flour 10; com 0; oats 0;
hay $: mlllfeed T.
Chicago Wheat
Chicago. Aug. T(AP)
Wheat: Open High Low Cl
dept. .74(4 .74 H .7$ .74 S
Dee. .78 '4 .78 .74 .78
May ,7$Vi .78 .7$ .76
Wall St. Reports
New York. Aug. 7. VP)
Prices held almost as though
pgsed today in a timorous stock
market.
Quotations of leading Issues
generally varied only by small
fractions at tha close from their
final marks ot yesterday. Only
about 230,000 shares changed
hands, moving in driblets at
scattered intervals.
Todaya closing prices for IJ se
lected stocks fallow:
$1. Chem. Dye..lS0H
Am. Can $4
Am. rgn. Power..
A. T. T.
Anaconda , , ,
Avch. T. 8. r.
Bendls Arts,
Bethlehem Steel
Caterpillar Tract.
Chrysler
Com I. got rents
unquoted
HIS
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SO',
79 'i
as
7$
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Electrical
CONTRACTORS
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Tranaamerica
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Vnlon Carbide
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United Aircraft
U. 8. Steel
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San Francisco Butter
Ban Pranclaco. Aug. 7 (AP-CSDA)
Butter unchanged.
Sacramento. Aug 7 (API Churn
ing cream bulterrat: Pint grade
314c: aecond grade 39',e.
Portland. Aug. 7. (D The
agricultural marketing service
estimated the Oregon lamb crop
at 1,453.000 head today, the
lightest since 1937 and the sec
ond smallest in ten years.
Wool production was estab
lished at 16,198,000 pounds,
grease basis, compared with 18 -901.000
in 1939, and the 1929-36
average of 19,236,000 pounds.
The state's clip is the lightest
since 1924$ 13,840,000 pounds.
There has been a downward
trend In both the lamb crop and
wool production since the 1931
peak of 1.877.000 head and 22,
000,000 pounds.
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IE RANGE G
A study of the growing new
legume developed on the Hoo-ver-Poston
farms near Eagle
Point was being made today
by Dr. George P. Clements,
counsellor of soil conservation
to the agricultural department
of the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce and member of the
advisory board on soil conser
vation of the California-Nevada
district, U. S. A. A.
Dr. Clements is particularly
interested in range grasses and
irrigated pastures. Since his
arrival yesterday he has been
in conference with C. C. Hoover
and Dr. Harry P. Poston of
Pasadena, Cal., who are asso
ciated In developing tha new
legume for the seed market,
and has been studying Rogue
River pastures and especially
the Hoover-Poston farms plant
ed to the new legume, a species
of lotus.
Dr. Clements will conclude
his studies here tomorrow. He
was described by Dr. Poston as
one of the greatest agronomists
of the west.
Fish Story
Santa Fe, N. M. UP) A fish
erman In the Jemez Springs
country, reporting at a station
where forest rangers inspect the
catch, displayed one fish the
color of Inca gold. Nothing like
it had been caught In a New
Mexico mountain stream, the
rangera said.
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