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.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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