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2A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford. Recommendations Detailed On High Meat Price Problem Attempting to solve the dilemma of high meat prices during a time of reduced na tional incomes, Victor L. An fuso, a New York congress man made a number of rec ommendations before the House of Representatives re cently. According to the Congres sional Record, one recommen dation is that the Livestock Research and Marketing com mittee of the Agricultural Marketing Service be broad ened to include representa tives of consumers and labor organizations. Another recommendation is that the social cost of techno logical programs should be estimated, budgeted, and bal anced with direct economic cost of new investments. Packers complain that chain stores are able" to bid on meat on a take-it-or-leave-it, according to Rep. Anfuso. This is because of their great output through many stores, he explained. The buying pow ers of these chain stores guar antees that margins do not disappear and that substan tial profits are made, packers have complained, Anfuso said. Packers no longer have such a firm grip on markets. The vast network of retail outlets have been taken over by the chain stores. The congressman pointed out also that increased live stock prices to farmers are still below previous peak times. When livestock prices fall retail meat prices don't take a corresponding drop. This means then, the congress man pointed out, that the mar gin between "prices paid to farmers for livestock and the prices paid by consumer for meat have been widened. It also means that the meat packers and retailers are able to protect their profits much better than the farmers. 74-6 6AR 6E 20 20 This Week's By HIAWATHA ESTES There's something very friendly about a Ranch-style home. The rough shake roof extends pointed gables over an exterior of painted board on board siding. Stone veneer extends to form a planter, shielding the partially roofed porch, from which double doors swing inward to the entrance hall. The broad stone fireplace can be enjoyed from both areas of the spacious living dining room. A second fire place fills one corner of the big family room-kitchen. The kitchen itself is un usually large, with wide case ment windows over a double sink, broad work counters, plenty of cabinets and built in appliances. A broom closet Ort., .Thursday, August 14, 1958 Industry Changing The Congressman pointed hopefully to the present tech nical changes in the meat in dustry. More efficiency in meat processing can result in lowered retail prices if the savings are passed on to the consumer, he said. , Bad effects might be cut ting down the number of small independent packers, resulting in the discharge of workers, and fewer job op portunities for farmers forced to seek city jobs. Present wage costs for pro ducing a pound of meat is 3.5 cents compared with 3.4 cents in 1952 and 3.2 cents in 1951, Anfuso claimed. At the Eame the retail wage costs per pound of meat have drop ped from 6.1 cents in 1953 to 4.2 cents in 1956. Total la bor costs per pound of meat then amounted to 10 cents a pound. This, the congressman stated, is a drop from 1953 with labor costs of 10.2 cents per pound. The -increases in livestock prices show the temporary shortage in marketing hogs and cattle. This shortage re sults mainly from the 1957 drought in many areas that lowered the number of cattle and that high feed ratios have brought on longer feeding periods for livestock RECEIVES CITIZENSHIP Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (UPD Shigeru Yanu, 40, a former Japanese Air Force pilot who lived undetected for 12 years in Malayan vil lages, has been granted Ma layan citizenship, it was dis closed today. Yanu had changed his name, married, raised a family, become a Moslem and learned to speak the national language fluent .T M KOVKt E0"Cr' KITCHEN " " II IB I t fS oiNiNa CI PATIO K4MILV ROOM 17 i 13 LIV1N6 ROOM . I WR L 20I4 ENTRY J I 1 I . MJ BEDROOM Z H BEDROOM ",4S tjfy 13,11 - i &2i.t'' : 1 " PLAN NO 3617 ' r Y' ljjj '" 1970 square fet Coj" Town, Country House and pantry in the service pro vide additional storage space. Washer and dryer are con venient, and a half-bath is handy to the work area and play yard. The rear door to the double garage is only a step from the service door. Only a half-wall back of the eating nook marks the division between the work area and the homey, inform al family room. Broad glass doors open to the rear patio from both the family room and master bed room. Sheltered on three sides, this private terrace can be an outdoor lounge for sun ning, play and relaxation, out of view of neighbors'. In the master bedroom "his" and "her" wardrobes provide ample closet space, State Officials Urge Cooperation For Brand Check Salem The state depart ment of agriculture is con tacting all "for hire livestock carriers" in the .state urging their full cooperation with brand inspection activity and laws. The department is furnish ing carriers with a complete list of all Oregon brand in spectors so they may know who is the closest brand in spector when they load live stock for large out-of-state shipments. The department is making a thorough effort to inform carriers of the livestock brand inspection program so the car riers may avoid the inconveni ence and time loss of having animals unloaded for brand inspection. The carriers' situation will be materially improved, ac cording to Henry "A. Mats chiner, supervising livestock officer, if they will themselves make it a point to help advise shippers of the inspection re quirements. He pointed out that in the past few years the department has expanded its inspection services throughout the state to the point where it is now able to offer on-the-ranch brand inspection for all large shipments going outside of Oregon. Various livestock groups and assoications have urged the department to refuse to issue brand inspection on load ed livestock or between the hours of sunset and sunrise, Matschiner advised the car- BEDROOM 15 1 13 W . o po Q "jo o and a linen closet opens near the private three - quarter bath. Double pullman lava tories are features of both bathrooms, located side by side to keep plumbing lines short and construction costs down. . Linen closets flank the en trance to the family bath, and other closets provide room for a centrally located forced air unit and second water heater. Complete working drawing of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of S7.50 for the first set and S5 for each additional set. when ordered at the same time. This plan will 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. Homes for Living, may be purchased for SI. Send all orders for either plans for books to Hiawatha Estes, P. O. Box 407-7, Norgiridge, Calif. Sad CHIT CHAT By JOE G. COWLEY ' Mail Tribune Farm Editor We were reading an article in a farm magazine recently about a family whose members moaned and groaned about the nasty jobs in farming so much so that the farmer sold out. However, this story did have a happy ending depending on how much you like farming the farmer bought a much larger farm when his family suddenly realized they would miss being off the farm. This story, we think, is pretty true not only of farming but of many occupations. Some times the job in hand seems pretty tough and nasty. Then a man wants to sell out or switch to an entirely different occupation. I've heard a fruit grower comment it must be nice to be a sports editor, just run around to all the games heard a news editor wish out a cattle ranch. Also, if it Is any satisfaction to the fruit growers in the area, we've heard a fruit grower say that he had tried all kinds of farming and raising chard heating is the toughest. wheat. Another fruit grower in the same locality agreed with him. He had driven cattle through Palm Springs when it was not a plush winter resort. The hands had to stop too many times and cut jack cactus from the flanks of their steers. Driving cattle, in those days, especially, was hard, tough, dirty work. Raising tree fruit is tougher, he swears Yet this same fruit grower wouldn't miss the lighting-off of orchard heaters. To him it's a sort of Fourth of July. At least, that's what he told his wife. He likes it well enough to encourage his offspring to join him in the business, too. To hear him cuss when working with orchard heaters and "cry" when he sees fruits on was the worst of all occupations. Yet, he and many others like him know with farming you are sure of "living room"at the office worker has a much them dead at desk jobs. To would be extreme torture. There's an old song that. starts "How do ya keep 'em down on the farm?" This continues to be a problem. We know of at least one farm which depends on the family for the labor supply. Up until this running smoothly with Sis doing the hard field work with harvest on "Junior decided he ing in a packing house. Then, too, the gang was all planning to work there. This has made it tough on Dad because he may have to hire a hand. On the other hand, Junior wants to be with the gang and feels he can do a job and earn some money on his own. How would you solve the problem? . Speaking of youngsters working on farms, there is a farm labor supply available which most people don't think of. However, how well that labor works out depends on the farmer who uses it. Circuit Court Judge Edward C. Kelly and Mrs. Kay Crowell, director nile department, says they have a tough time getting good farm homes for youngsters which are possibly on their way to becoming good citizens. They "prefer farm homes for two reasons. First, these boys require the supervision of a big, strong man. Second, the boys need to be in a place where they will be continu ously busy until they fall into bed at night, according to the judge. Just to be kept busy isn't enough, but they must be doing things which will give them a sense of completing a job. And third; we might add, these boys need the outdoor work and plenty of nourishing food they can get on a good farm. BUT BEAR IN MIND these youngsters, if not properly handled, may not be the most reliable workers. Also, when they first arrive they may smell like h and be filthy in their language, too. They may have a fit of temper and smash a good piece of china. They won't love you and you won't love them maybe for some time. Such youngsters require plenty of patience and the turn-the-other-cheek type of kind ness. Some you can straighten out and some you can't. BUT WE HAVE KNOWN hearted, warm and kind. They are usually God-fearing people who know they are "their brother's keeper." We would like to see a Grange or the Granges take over this idea as a community service project. Sure, it's no job for "do-gooders," nor will you receive much reward, if any. Except this, you can know you did your best to return a youngster to the community, as a useful and productive citizen. If that isn't worthwhile then nothing in this world is! We received a press release chortle and wonder all at the same time. This release from one of the dairy breed organizations was plugging a local farm. This particular farm is what local dairy circles call a "jugger." That is, somebody who sells milk in a large glass jug. It must be state inspected, says "that's about all. Yet this same organization which sent us the release has dairymen from this area as members who sell the highly processed milk. They cannot sell as cheaply as the "jugger." And, they resent his existence. Since the majority of dairymen who belong to this outfit are tank or can shippers, what goes on, hey? Of course there was a time when a few dairymen who shipped by cans were suspect, too. This thing , occurred in a community up in the hills during prohibition times. Some of the dairymen were making their own brew and shipping it out in milk cans. However, instead of milk trucks picking up these particular cans, long, black sedans containing well armed men made the pick-ups. We imagine there must have been quite a bit of excitement and puzzlement when the wrong people picked up the wrong cans. "Some of those cows put out some pretty strong milk," must have been one comment. The harvest at the agronomy station at Talent is nearly completed, Harold White, Superintendent of the Southern Oregon Branch Experiment Station, reported. The fourth cutting of alfalfa is coming on a little later. Harvesting on the Hanley farm property near Jacksonville started. After the harvest the experiment station personnel will process data and make plans for next year's work. The crop looks "very poor" because of the hail damage, White reports. Approximately 60 per cent of the barley crop was destroyed by the hail storm about six weeks ago. Toma toes were set back 30 days, but they have thrown out new tops so should be all right but late. Sweet corn was injured by hail but White expects to get some worthwhile data. The Safflower harvest should, occur later this month. The planting on the Hanley place looks good, White says. The 4,000 hybrid pears on the Hanley property are doing well. Work Is continuing with the oriental pear varieties. Sizes of these particular pears range from the size of your thumb to four inches in diameter. Few if any have any com mercial variety, White explained. However, they can be transplanted into commercial type varieties. They have some hardy characteristics which can be used, he said. For those hard-pressed county agents we have this "A Smile or Two" clipped from the Salem Capitol Journal: The county agricultural agent was in his office and, when the phone rang, picked it up with a cheery "Hello.'' A woman's voice said, "I have a flock of chickens, and I want to know if I put a rooster in with my hens how long it will be before I can expect to get fertile eggs." "Just a minute," said the courteous farm adviser, as he reached across the desk to get the pamphlet which might have the vital information. "Thank, you," replied the lady, as she hung up. and get paid for it. And, we've loud several times that he had tree fruit which requires or This included raising beef and the ground you would think it least. Although farmers think softer job you wouldn't catch them being cooped up inside summer everything had been driving the tractor and Junior Dad. Suddenly, with the pear could make more money work of the Jackson county juve farm people to be usually open- in the mail which made us but as one local dairy farmer State Centennial Farm Honors Given To 13 in Local Area Salem The Oregon His torical society and state de partment of agriculture, co sponsors, today released the names of 332 verified claim ants for Oregon's first Cen tury Farm honors. The list represents 210 farms settled by their ancestors 100 or more years ago. , The present-day owners either live on and, farm the land, or manage the farm op erations. Fourteen counties are rep resented in the claims, all of which were certified by the respective county judges. Marion county produced the oldest farm (1842) and the most applicants, 67. Linn county was not far behind with 55 century farmers and Yamhill was third with 26. Only one county east of the Cascades is represented Wasco with three century farms. Thomas Vaughan, historical socity directors, and Robert J. Steward, director of agri culture, both expressed sur prise and pleasure at the re Agriculture Aided In Rail Rate Chanaes The latest general rail freight increase averaging about 3 per cent is smaller and more selective among commodities than other gen eral rate increases in recent years, according to a recent report from Paul T. Rowell, chief of the division of mar ket development, state de partment of agriculture. Request for a Pacific North west regional hearing was de nied by the Interstate Com merce commission, he added. The state department of agri- Advisory Group Give Plans For Bangs Program Salem At a recent meet ing in Salem, the state's' bru cellosis advisory committee met with state department of agriculture officials to outline future plans for brucellosis testing. Dr. K. J. Peterson, state veterinarian, and Dr. A. G. Beagle, federal veterinarian in charge in Oregon, reported the goal of statewide certifica tion by June 30, 1959, will be reached. The Warm Springs Indian Reservation " and 27 counties are now certified. The officials also said that funds available are. not suffi cient to conduct full-scale an nual testing for re-certifica-tion in western Oregon's dairy counties. 1 ' The program charted for the following year includes con tinued all-out testing in coun ties not yet certified. In dairy counties that are certified, only one - third of the non-milk ring tested herds will be blood tested each year. Additional testing will be performed if funds become available. An educational program will be initiated to acquaint dairy counties with the full program, and particularly the need for increased calfhood vaccination. ., . . " An accelerated calfhood vaccination program is plan ned in western Oregon dairy counties. Vaccination has been increasing; 8,127 calves were vaccinated in the first six months of this year, as com pared with 5,464 in all of 1956 and 7,885 in all of 1957. The program will continue to feature testing at auction markets and all slaughter plants operating under state meat inspection. Federal au thorities will be asked to have blood sampling for brucel losis done at all slaughter plants under federal meat in spection at the level main tained at plants under state meat inspection. Department livestock offi cers will intensify checking on movement of untested cat tle across county lines and of herds held under brucellosis quarantines. CLEARANCE SALE BOATS All 14' Crater Craft Runabouts. We need more room for our '59 models. All new boats. Excellent for water skiing WHITE FIR LUMBER COMPANY 258 A Street MU 5 sponse to the centennial farm program. When they launched it, neither had any idea it would bring forth so many applicants. Climax Sept. 2 Climax to the program will come Sept. 2 at the Oregon State fair when Century Farm day will be observed in fit ting ceremonies. Those In Jackson county listed as Century Farm own ers are: . Anna W. Beeson Carter, 821 Jackson Blvd., Medford; Frank C. Dean, route 1, Box 250, Central Point; Olive Dean, route 1, Box 250, Central 'Point; George W. Dunn, 69 Granite st., Ashland; Claire Hanley, Box 867, Medford; Martha M. Hanley, Box 867, Medford; Mary L. Hanley, Box 867, Medford; Katheryn E. Heffer man, route 2, Ross Lane, Med ford; Frank E. and Jocelyn P. Ross, 1325 Winchester st., Medford; Wayne and Isolee Wakefield, 1100 Crater Lake ave., Medford; C h a v n e r Thompson, Gold Hill; and Margaret Chavner Thompson, Box 554, Gold Hill. culture had filed a statement opposing the rail rate in creases for farm commodities as a whole, Rowell said. The statement showed the increas ing share of Oregon farmers' returns on their products go ing for freight charges. It emphasized also that raising rail freieht rates is not the way to hold traffic not lost already to truck and water competition. Rowell Dointed out also that railroads have sought rate re ductions on a number of farm commodities. The Southern Pacific and Great Northern railroads thi spring granted reductions ion potatoes from Central Oregon and the Klamath area. Other areas included Washington to California points and some reductions to Arizona and New Mexico. These reduc tions amount to six cents per 100 pounds on a 40,000 pound minimum and from 11 cents to4l" cents on a 50,000 mini mum car. Rates on eastbound potatoes were reduced also. Transcontinental Freight bureau is scheduled to con sider rate reductions for on ions. These would average 10 cents per 100 pounds to Chi cago and other midwest points and 16 cents to Atlantic sea board markets. Texas growers recently received reductions on their onions. No action has been an nounced by railroads on pos sible rate reductions for grain from Oregon and Washington, the market development offi cial said. Rate reductions on grain shipped within the Pa cific Northwest were put into effect in May. These varied from different points. Howard Morgan, Oregon public utility commissioner, and Robert J. Stewart, direc tor of agriculture, have filed protests against any new west bound meat rate reductions. They propose that the proper relationship with westbound rates on live animals for slaughter in Pacific Coast plants be resolved first. Meanwhile two large Pa cific Coast livestock packers have filed applications with the transcontinental freight bureau for reduced westbound rates on hogs. Truck compe tition r was given as the rea son. Rowell pointed out that for many years 80 per cent of Oregon's and the Pacific coast's supply of pork and pork products has been sup plied by live hogs shipped from the midwest. The Oregon PUC has ap proved reduced rates on hay on a mileage basis within the state. For instance a haul of 294 miles from a Pendleton area ranch to a Tillamook dairy farm takes a rate of 58 cents a hundredweight of $11.60 a ton on the minimum weight of 18 tons. Reductions in carload rail rates on agricultural imple ments from eastern manufac turers to Oregon, Washington and Idaho were recently pub lished by the railroads. This was effective July 15. PRICES START AT $25000 TERMS - 5336 Ashland, Ore. Or -kw4i HUGE SUNFLOWER Mrs. Eric A. Allen (not the wife of the Main Tribune managing editor), 216V& North Peach st, Medford, is seated in second story-window of her home while she inspects a 14-foot sunflower. The plant is located on the south side of the house. It received plenty of sun. Outside of frequent watering, no special effort was made to grow the plant. Man standing on the ground is a neighbor. Stubbie-Burning Season Brings Fire Permits Corvallis Hot, dry weath er throughout Oregon this summer has increased fire hazard as farmers go into the stubble - burning season, re minds Charles Ross, Oregon State college farm forestry specialist. Forest protection agencies report fire danger approach ing a critical stage that will continue despite temporary relief in the weather. All manpower and equip ment should now be available for forest fires, and it Is risky if they are called away to help control field fires, says James H. Walker, assistant state forester in charge of fire protection for the State For estry department. Persons wishing to burn stubble fields or farming debris should get a burning permit from the chief of the rural fire protection district or the local toresi pairoi office, whichever has juris diction of the area. The rural fire district chief is usually in the fire department of the nearest town. Burner Responsible The burner is responsible for the fire, with or without a permit, Ross explains. Failure to have a permit, however, is evidence of a lack of due pre caution and places the burner in a' poor position if fire gets out of control, Ross states. The burner is liable for .dam ages. - When burning permits are issued, the fire officer will advise necessary steps for fire control. The most serious fault is not having enough men and equipment to control the fire, says Ross. No burning should be done during periods of extreme fire danger, especially when there is wind, advises the 2x4-8' SPECIAL PRICE Bargain CHENEY STUD MILL Central Point specialist. Other safety sug gestions: consult surrounding owners before burning, par ticularly if buildings or other flammable property are in the vicinity; and stay with the fire until it is out. Market Said Good For Nation's Hogs The nation's farmers can profitably market 5 to 6 per cent more hogs in 1959 than this year, a national farm magazine advises. The 1957 fall crop and the 1958 spring crop the total marketed this year will amount to 89 million head. The estimated crop of 4 Hi million for this fall and a crop next spring equal to last spring's add tip to 94 million. That figures out to be almost a 6 per cent increase, even if next spring's numbers don't rise. "So it would appear that farmers have used up all the increased demand in the in crease planned and already partly farrowed. Any further increase in the , spring crop could mean .a repetition of 1955," the national publica tion declared. Wool Growers: Take an advance ef 40c en wool, 45c on mohair now, then participate in any market improvement. Ship Freight Collect PACIFIC WOOL GROWERS 734 N.W. 14 Avenue Portland, Oregon PER M O Grade at
