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Jg Council Decides Program
Of Expanded Research Needed
Corvallis Oregon's mult
million dollj agricultural in
dustry is in danger of losing
itrfhare of local and national
markets unfess economic and
production problems feeing
the state's farmers are quickly
solved.
This was the conclusion
reached recently by the exec
utive committee of the Ore
gon agricultural researcn and
advfibry council at a Corval
lis meeting. Looking over mar
ket and production problems
now threatening farmers in
Oregon, the committee decid
ed an expnded agricultural
research program was needed
immediately to fceep the $576
million in actual purchasing
power crea1d by agriculture
flowing into the state each
year.
Best Qey to xpand present
research under way at the
Oregon StOte college agricul
tural experiment station
would be to supply needed
help to agricultural scientists
iQw Qi th0 Station, the com
mute concluded. At present,
ThOy fbund, many of the sci
entist tjtsft much of their
O tiniP going Jutine tasks such
69 t n t i n g experimental
$lttS, rdin, and washing
i fceijin the scien
9t9 from concentrating on
$!tb3$rr3 facing $he state'
Qigtt SJricultural industry,
Gor5n Walker, Independenct
farmer tfnd chairman of, the
advisor council, observed. It
aQD mftr less mileage out
of each tax dollar than if sci-,
entists could spend full time
on creative research, he added.
result of their study,
th txecutive committee mem
rf unanimously urged the
8f jfrtment station to request
9n incrtesei budget to pro
if skilled labor to help the
:intit. Agricultural tech
fcif Itnd graduate assist-
could be hired with the.
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By HIAWATHA. ESTES
Planned for the family with
busy social life, this trim
Contemporary home will
make entertaining especially
easy and delightful.
The exterior is one to be
proud of in any neighborhood.
The clean lines of the rock
roof accent the long, low look.
Slumpstone blocks laid, in
straight Roman tiers veneer
broad areas of the facade
from the foundation planter
to the boxed gables. Brick or
random stone could be sub
stituted if desired. A colorful
perforated masonite screen
shields the front windows
from the street.
From the sheltered entry a
panel door leads to the en
trance foyer. Big and open,
the living-dining area extends
across the back, looking out
to the patio end rear garden
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expanded . budget to do spe
cialized technical tasks at a
much lower cost per hour than
at present, it was pointed out.
, The expanded budget would
also allow the experiment sta
tion to spend more time on
badly needed basic research
so that a backlog of scientific
information about agriculture
could be developed, according
to F. E. Price, director of the
OSC agricultural experiment
station. This type of informa
tion can be vitally important
during periods of disease out
break or economic crisis in
agriculture, he said, as well as
helping develop new products
and more efficient practices
for Oregon farmers.
Need for an increased re
search budget was emphasized
by Lyle W. Hammack, Port
land, secretary of the council.
Agricultural research has been
holding the line on requests
for support during the last six
years, he said. Because of in
creased costs during this per
iod, however, agricultural re
search hasn't been able to
keep ahead of pressing prob
lems in the industry, Ham
mack noted.
"The time' has come" to
move forward again with ag
ricultural research if Oregon
farmers are to be able to
compete successfully in na
tional markets, Hammack
said. An expanded research
program will be needed to
make up for research lost the
last several years, he contin
ued. Agriculture Big Industry
Agriculture is a big indstry
in Oregon, Walker pointed
out, and needs big figures in
the research budget to insure
adequate development of Ore
gon agriculture.
Oregon agriculture gener
ates over a half-billion dollars
in actual purchasing power
in the state each year, Price
indicated, providing an annual
payroll of around $247 mil
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doors. Corner windows light
the dining alcove, and the big
fireplace can be enjoyed from
all parts of this pleasant room.
For quick family meals, the
eating area in the kitchen is
both convenient and attrac
tive. Refrigerator, oven and
surface cooking unit are built
in. An expanse of cupboards,
pantry, broom closet and
game closet provide a "place
for everything" near the
work area. Laundry appli
ances are in the service area,
and the half-bath is handy to
the work area and play yard.
The master bedroom has its
own private three - quarter
bath and dressing room.
Wardrobes line three walls
and a window located above
the built-in vanity table pro
vides ample light and venti
lation. The children's rooms are
comfortably spacious, with
wide, high-set windows and
lion for the equivalent of 70,
500 full-time jobs. Gross farm
income alone from the mar
keting of some 100 farm com
modities each year totals
around $400 million, he add
ed. The total investment of
state funds in agricultural re
search in Oregon is consider
ably less than one-half of one
per cent of this total gross
farm income, Price reported
Many progressive industries
today set aside from 5 to 10
per cent of their gross sales
for research, he pointed out
On the executive committee
of the council are Walker,
Oregon State Horticultural
society; Hammack, Oregon
Dairy Industries; Carey L.
Strome, Junction City, Oregon
Seed Growers league; Larry
William, Canyon City, Ore
gon Cattleman's association;
Cecil R. Tulley, Portland,
Northwest Canners and Freez
ers; Charels Swango, Eugene,
Western O r e g on Livestock
growers; James A. Doty, Port
land, Oregon Association of
Nurserymen; Leon H. Funk,
Eugene, Essential Oil Grow
ers; and Frank Anderson,
Heppner, Oregon Wheat
Growers league.
'Ground Round'
Now Legal Term
Salem Ground beef made
entirely from the round cut
of the beef carcass may now
be labelled and sold as
"groun round" according to
the revised hamburger stand
ards drawn up this week by
the state department of agri
culture.
The same rule applies to
any terms which designate the
primal cut from which the
product is made. Thus,
"ground chuck" will be per
missible as a term for ground
beef or hamburger made en
tirely from the chuck cut.
BEm j
large wardrobes. The den,
which opens sliding glass
doors to the patio, could serve
as a fourth family bedroom
or guest room. x
Recessed fixtures, a pull
man lavatory, a tub and sep
arate stall shower are attrac
tive features of the family
bath.
The garage could be at
tached in front, or if your
lot is wide enough located
at the side next to the service
area and connected by a
breezeway.
Complete working drawings of
the above plan can be obtained at
acost of $7.50 for the first set and
$5 for each additional set, when
ordered at the same time. This
plan wilr be available for a period
of four months from this date.
Please allow two weeks for deliv
ery. If the above home does not
entirely meet with your satisfac
tion a new home plan book. Town
and Country Homes, may be pur
chased for SI. Send all orders for
either plans or books to Hiawatha
Etes. f.o. Box 404-7. Northridga.
GIT
By JOE G.
Mjil Tribune
Like the weather food prices is one subject that every
body talks about but nobody ever does anything about
although a lot of people try.
The average housewife and the husband who pays the
bill can't understand why the farmer keeps complaining he
isn't getting enough money for what he raises, yet the .food
prices oh many items keep rising.
Complicating this problem is the fact that the price spread
between farmers and consumers is increasing. According to
last year's statistics, farmers received an average of 40 cents
of every retail dollar consumers spent. Authorities say the
spread is going to be even less during this year.
The farm-retail spread is the difference between the retail
price of a product and its farm value or payment to the
farmers. Another name for this is the product's marketing
margin or charge.
A rise in annual average marketing charges is expected
this year. The payment the farmers receive, however, will
probably remain the same, according to the United States
Department of Agriculture studies.
These charges are made for services in getting the prod
ucts from the farm onto the diningroom table. Such services
include assembling the products, storing, transporting, whole
saling and retailing them. According to the USDA report,
transportation is one of the largest items. It comprises 10 to
15 per cent of the marketing costs.
Directly affecting the farm-retail spread are depreciation
charges, rent, taxes, advertising, fuel, power and other
utilities. Other items are supplies, containers, and profits.
Wage rates which represent the major cost factor are
expected to continue upward. Marketing firms also buy
equipment, supplies, and other items which are expected to
rise higher. Such firms may offset possible price increases
by more efficiency, however.
In the 1940's the farm-retail spread increased less than
farm or retail prices. Since 1950, there has been a continuous
increase in the spread. These changes are mostly independent
of supply and demand factors influencing farm and retail
prices.
The spread also shdws some effects of service changes
washing and pre-packaging, for instance.
Generally, the more highly processed the product, the
smaller the farmer's share, according to the study. Short-run
fluctuations are caused mainly by seasonal movements of
prices due to production cycles.
Foods derived ' from animals and animal products tend
to have a higher farmer's share than those directly from crops
because farm inputs are relatively greater for animal prod
ucts than for crops.
A serious attempt to combat this spread at least in
the dairy business is the idea of producer pooling of milk.
A working organization was conceived after the failure of
the milk co-op in Jackson county.
Early in January, 1951 Paul Steveson, a milk producer,
approached a number of dairymen on the feasibility of or
ganizing the Grade A Milk Producers.
A number of dairymen including Delbert Mongold, Dick
Westerberg, Harold ' Lass and
Steveson at his home. -
The Jackson County Dairymen's association included all
dairymen regardless of the milk
those attending the meeting felt there should be a separate
organization because of the great variety of problems in pro
ducing and marketing fluid milk for bottle and can trade.
Following several meetings at the home of the Paul
Stevesons, Phoenix,-the group drew up and filed articles of
incorporation and by-laws which was named the Milk Pro
ducers league. Dick Westerberg was named chairman and
William Auel was hired as manager. The five men assessed
themselves and received donations from a number of other
people interested in the organization. V
During the first meeting on
hotel the league enlisted a membership of about 30 per cent
of the Grade A milk producers
ford milk shed.
During the first regular meeting of the league April 26,
1951 in the Jackson county court house Dick Westerberg was
elected president, Martin Schnack vice president and W. E.
Davies secretary.
A representative of the
told the group that his organization favors establishment of
marketing pools, but warned
without complete producer participation. Another factor he
warned against was some strong distributor opposition.
During a special membership meeting May 28, 1951 the
majority of the membership voted to'form a pool. The pooling
operations started June 1, 1951.
, "We met with strong opposition from the distributors in
the area," one of the founders stated. "They didn't know just
how good we were. Also there was considerable apprehen
sion on the part of various milk producers as to how feasible
the arrangement was." v
Manager Bill Auel and the
problems as establishing a governing policy, payouts, quotas,
checking tests and weights plus many individual complaints
from its members. New members signed up as the activities
became better known to the independent dairymen.
One of the more serious problems confronting the early
organization was its relations with the Milk Marketing ad
ministration. Many discussions and disputes were held over
milk prices and distrbutor marigns. Other problems centered
around petitioning the administration for hearings in ti
area on price adjustments, cost structure and many othei
matters over which the state board had jurisdiction.
The Milk Market administration established a market
pool for all milk in the area
March, 1952.
Then the independent milk
problem of finding a pooling agent. During a meeting in the
Holland hotel on March 27, 1952 a delegation from the inde
pendent milk producers were told of the by-laws and league
policies.
The independent producers
did during the semi-annual meeting held a short time later.
League members soon realized that milk consumption by
the public was fast becoming
consumption decline an advertising program was started.
The league also helped to
the Klamath basin.
Nmn with 1 nn nor rent of the
in the league, according to a league member, producers have
more control over their product and the prices they receive.
This gives them a bargaining power with the distributors.
The way the pooling arrangement works is that the
distributors inform Manager Dick Westerberg, Ashland, as
hnw much milk thev need
ahead of time how to route the
Toi0?fr. wnimoc Mpdffird.
up the milk which is picked
handling the milk cans.
Of course, each member must live up to ms pari, ox me
bargain. He is given a quota or a proportion of the milk pool.
win v, fails hoinw the auota for a Deriod of time and es-
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necially over four low months
of the quota. This portion lost
other members who can handle it.
Tho loima has since reached a working agreement with
the Southern Oregon Milk Producers association of Grants
Pass.
CHAT'
COWLEY
Farm Editor
Martin Schnack met with
product produced. However,
Feb. 21, 1951 in the Holland
in what is known as the Med-
milk marketing administration
against making such a pool
board of directors faced such
following a league request in
.
producers were faced with the
.
voted to join the league and
a problem. To meet this milk
form a similar organization in
milk Droducers of the county
for a certain period, tie Knows
milk.
is hired by the league to pick
up by tank truck or by trucks
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of the year, he will lose a part
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Wheat Quotas
Voting Planned
For June 20
A referendum on 1959-crop
wheat marketing quotas will
be held here on Friday, June
20, according to Charles
White, chairman of the coun
ty agricultural stabilization
and conservation committee.
The polling place will be the
Jackson county A.S.C. office
in the Courthouse Annex
from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Grow
ers eligible to vote are those
farmers who will have more
than 15 acres of wheat for
harvest as grain in 1959,
White explained. Growers
with 15 acres or less of wheat
for harvest, and those in the
feed wheat program are not
eligible to vote because they
are exempted from market
ing quota provisions. The vote
itself, however, is on market
ing quotas for the 1959 wheat
crop, not acretage allotments.
Wheat allotments will re
main in effect as a means of
determining the individual
grower's eligibility for price
support, whether or not
quotas are approved. The
level of the available wheat
support will depend on the
outcome of the vote.
If at least two-thirds of the
growers voting approve the
quotas, support will be avail
able on the 1959 wheat crop
at a national "average of not
less than $1.81 per bushel, or
75 per cent of parity. If
quotas are not approved by
the necessary two-thirds of
the voters, support for the
crop will be available at about
$1.20 per bushel, or 50 per
cent of parity.
White pointed out that if
marketing quotas are in ef
fect, there will be penalties
on "excess" wheat produced
on acreage in excess of acre
age allotments. The penalty
will be 45 per cent of the
wheat parity price as of May
1, 1959.
Arborvitae Hit
By Blight Here
. Many of the arborvitae in
in the area are showing dead
bareas in their foliage. This is
usually confined to individual
branches or one side of the
bush, according to Don Berry,
county extension agent.
Much of the trouble appear
ing in arborvitae is due to a
fungus disease called Berck-
man's blight. This disease
works primarily during the
winter but shows up during
the spring and early summer
as discolored and dead areas
in the bushes.
Chemical treatments now
would be of little help during
the summer months. Recom
mended practices would be
cutting out infected branches
or rubbing out the dead areas
with a gloved hand, and in
creasing the vigor of the bush
through extra care in the way
of fertilizers, mulch and
water.
Copper sprays applied be
fore the fall rains are effec
tive in preventing this disease
from showing up in arborvitae
the following year. These
would not be applied until the
latter part of September or
early October.
Warehousemen
To Talk Rules
Salem Wednesday " after
noon, June 25, the state de
partment of agricultural will
hold a public hearing at its
headquarters in Salem on pro
posed rules and regulations re
lating to the operationg, lic
ensing and maintenance of
bonded public warehouses in
Oregon.
The five sections of the pro
posed order deal with licens
ing, marking and identifica
tion of grain and storage fa
cilities, maintenance of quali
ty and quantity of stored
grain and maintenance of
grounds and physical plants.
Copies of the proposed reg
ulations are available at the
department's division of grain
inspection, 606 S. E. Ninth
ave., Portland, 14.
37 CATTLE MISSING
Salem Two eastern Ore
gon ranchers report 37 cattle
missing on the monthly estray
bulletin of the state depart
ment of agriculture. The new
bulletin covers estray infor
mation received through June
6.
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$77,000 in Prizes
Set for State Fair
Salem Exhibitors at the
Oregon state fair, opening
here Aug. 28, will have a
chance to win more money
for fair exhibits than ever
before. More than $77,000 in
premium awards are offered
this year.
Cattle classes, with premi
ums of more than $35,000,
again head the list. Second in
the amount of premium mon
ey to be awarded is the floral
and garden department with
$10,650 allocated.
A considerable increase in
the number of Oregon coun
ties entering county exhibits j
is expected as a result of new
emphasis on this always pop
ular feature of the fair. Any
county entering an exhibit
which scores a minimum of
70 points will be awarded a
subsidy of $100. In addition,
for the first time, county ex
hibits will be scored with the
winner taking a cup and first
prize of $200. Six other cash
prizes will be awarded in this
division.
The new premium book
contains a complete schedule
of 4-H and FFA events, list
ing all events scheduled for
each of the 10 days of the
fair.
A number of new names
appear among the department
superintendents. Mrs. F. W.
Poorman, long time livestock
secretary and known to
thousands of exhibitors, is the
new livestock sunerintendent.
She will be. in charge of the
cattle, swine, sheep and goat
divisions.
There will be a special ex
hibit of Devon cattle with
ribbon awards for first, sec
ond and third places. There
is a possibility that Sen.
Wayne Morse may enter some
of his prize Devons.
W. Kay Huntington, Port
land landscape architect, will
direct the floral and garden
department.
Poultry premiums are up,
with a total of $4,250 to be
awarded. Kenneth Jennings
again heads this department
which also includes pigeons
and rabbits. The poultry and
oieeon show will not be split
this year. Poultry will be
shown in the poultry building
for the entire ten days of
the Fair and oiseons and rab
bits in the machinery exhibit
shed.
An entirely new feature of
this year's Fair is the Craft
and Hobby Department with
Delwin Finley of Salem as
superintendent. There will be
awards for creative hobbies,
collections of various kinds
and original design models.
Mrs. Laneta King will sup
erintend the art department
with premiums of $2,000 to
be warded. Two new features
have been added. There will
be a music division under
Keep mites under control by using
Kelthane in your June-July sprays.
Kelthane does a fast clean up job even
on "resistant" populations. Remember
that mite-free trees are healthier trees . . T
better able to withstand hot weather . . .
better able to produce top-quality fruit.
Kelthane has 1-o-n-g 1-a-s-t-i-n-g resid-
Keltkane rids your
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European rod .
Clpver (Bryobia)
Two-spotted
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Xklthanb it a trademark, Rtg. XT. S.
PaL Off. end in principal fortign eountrim.
the direction of Stanley But
ler, associate professor of mus
ic .at Willamette university.
Another new feature will be
the first all-Oregon colored
slide competitive exhibit with
showing each evening in the
Little Theatre of the main
exhibits building.
A. L. Thompson will again
direct the salon of photo
graphy. Mrs. Dale Mallicoat
will be Foods Superintendent
and Mrs. Marion Buchanan
will be in charge of textiles.
Premiums for horse entries
total over $4,000. This de
partment is again headed by
Max Manchester.
The honev bees and land
products department, with
Dremiums of $2,250. will
again be headed by Marvin
Black.
Ads Must Include
Potato Grades
Salem When potatoes are
advertised for sale in Oregon,
by newspapers, handbills,
highway signs or any other
advertising medium, the grade
of the potatoes must be stated.
The state department of
agriculture calls attention to
this portion of the Oregon po
tato law because some mar
kets and grocery stores are
advertising new potatoes with
out giving the grade.
In addition, all closed con
tainers of potatoes are re
quired to be labeled with the
grade of the potatoes in the
container, the name and ad
dress or registered brand of
the grower or packer and the
net weight.
Potatoes in open bags or
bulk displays are not required
to be labeled providing they
have been taken from correct
ly labeled containers by the
retailers.
Penalties are provided for
infractions of the Oregon po
tato law, the department adds
Hugh Taylor, assistant plant
industry division chief 'for
the department, stated that
most markets and groceries
cooperate excellently with
this phase of the law.
The ROGUE RIVER
JERSEY CATTLE CLUB
wishei to thank the following
firms for their co-operation and
donations. With their help the
Junior Sprint Dairy Show was
a huge success:
Rogue River Feed and Farm
Supply
Centennial Milling Company
Grange Co-operative Farm
Supply
e Elton's Farm and Garden
Store
Monarch Feed and Seed Co.
from your supplier today.
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Fair Plans Made
By Jersey Club
By MARY MONGOLD
Plans were made for par
ticipating in the fall fairs at
the June meeting of the
Rogue River Jersey Cattle
club held recently at the
Loren Knight home on Red
wood highway, Grants Pass.
Several breeders told of
plans to take animals to the
Josephine County fair this
year. Altogether a list of
twenty-five animals was com
piled which should make for
keep competition.
The recent junior spring
dairy show was discussed and
reported as a great success.
Over one hundred youngsters
participated. Next year the
show will be held at the
Jackson county Fairgrounds.
After a potluck luncheon
at noon, President Ed Parsons
conducted a cow judging con
test in which all members
and guests took part. The
milk committee reported a
new solids test for milk
which has recently been per
fected in Denmark. The test
is made with a lactometer, it
is simple to operate and ac
curate. This new lactometer
is now being manufactured
for distribution in America.
Guests present were Helen
Tryk and Lois Martin, new
Jersey breeders of Gold Hill.
The next meeting will be
held at their home on the
Upper .River rd. on July 11.
Poison ivy's clusters of
waxy white fruit, resembling
bayberry, provide food for
more than 50 species of birds.
The eighth bomb explosion
in the Kashmire Valley in
three months is reported from
Srinagar.
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