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6A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfofd, Or., Thundiy, November 13, 15 . Farm Economist Predicts Generally Lower Prices For 1959 Farm Products The housewife may pay higher prices for beef in 1959, but prices of some other farm products will be lower, indi cated Dr. G. Burton Wood, head of the department of ag ricultural economics, Oregon State college. Dr. Wood made his "guess timates' during a talk before the Town and Country break fast at the Phoenix Grange hall yesterday. This following set of trends follows the over all national trend of greatest production in 40 years on the smallest acreage. 1. Agricultural net income is now up 6 per cent for 1958. 2. More beef cattle will be kept on farms in 1959 which will greatly boost the beef prices. 3. Fourteen per cent more hogs will be on the market in 1989 with $19 as top price. Hogs will feed out at $12, $13 and $14 this time next year, he said. This means a new low in hog prices and pork to the consumer. 4. Income of the Iowa corn hog farmer will be down 25 per cent in 1959. In Indiana, this type of farmer will see a 30 per cent drop in his income. 5. First quarter of next year will find broiler prices at 17 or 18 cents. A year from now the grower averagewlll be 1J cents. 6. A 3 per cent to 5 per cent increase in the number of tur keys on the market will mean that 50 per cent of the turkey growers will lose money next year. 7. Prices of eggs in 1959 will be 6 cents to 7 cents lower since 3 per cent more layers will be on the -farms. Dr. Wood said he made these predictions following a meeting in Chicago of the col lege feed survey committee of the American Feed Manufac turers association. The OSC agricultural economist belongs to a number of national boards and committees. These in This Week's hi Oriental influence marks this Hawaiian Modern home -a theme which can be carried out in the furnishings. The two different slopes of the roof are borrowed from homes popular in the Islands. Bevelled frames outline the aluminum casement windows. Chinese coin motifs decorate the garage door, and the dou ble doors of the entry are set In a "moon gate." The roof is of hand split shakes. Dark cut stone lends sharp contrast to the painted board on board and stucco wall material. Typical of the Oriental in fluence is the feeling of open ness and space, evident in the interior planning. A louvre-topped half-wall defines the opening between the family room and hall, and jflg' ' " ' ' ' : mm "" ?4iN'-fl-A:-S. '-Offij PLAN NO.3627 ' " clude member of the U. S. Council of International Con ference of Agricultural Econ omists, member of the advis ory council of the Agriculture Commission of the American Bakers association, past pres ident of the Western Farm Economics association, and was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as a member of the National Agri culture Advisory commission. Dr. Wood said he learned, while in Chicago, this coun try will have the largest sup ply of feed grains in history. The 6 per cent increase of farmers' net income is unusu al since farmers marketed 4 per cent more in agricultural produce in 1958. The reason raisers of beef and hogs have enjoyed a con tinuing good market is they have kept their stock off the market when the price pic ture looked unfavorable for the future. This he said is a good price support. Cows and calves will be in good supply in 1959 so it may be a good year for the car dealers, druggists and attor neys to enter the beef raising business. Wood remarked. The hog picture has beien unusually favorable for 1958. However, this may mean more hogs will be on the 1959 mar ket, Dr. Wood said. Judging by the number of sows breed ing a 100 million will be on feed and on the market in 1959. Broiler Production High About 5 per cent more was the prediction for broiler pro duction in 1958, the OSC man said. Predictions for 1959 set the total number of broilers and fryers to go on the mar ket at 1 billion, 800 million. The turkey grower picture looks rough for 1959, Dr. Wood indicated. Jackson coun ty growers are worried. Lo cally, the retail price picture hasn't changed from last year. Current price is around 49 Home For Living a big corner fireplace adds a comfortable atmosphere. The kitchen, open to the family room is planned to please the fastidious Ameri can housewife. Built-in appli ances and well arranged work area, a pantry, broom closet and ample cupboards add to its efficiency. More closet spape and home laundry ap pliances are in the service area. A wall of glass doors opens from both the . family room and living room to complete the easy flow of activity be tween house and patio. A stone fireplace is centered at one end of the big living room. The bedroom hall, opening to the entry foyer, is lined with closets. The family bath cents a pound. Another prediction is that 44 per cent excess of feed will be available over that desig' nated for consumption. This means that an increasing num ber of livestock will be fed out. Agriculture, he said, has de veloped a tremendous horse power. However, there is not quite the same capacity in this country to consume. A new corn area has been developed in the Yakima-Sun nyside area. Average produc tion is 150 bushels of corn to the acre. Out of pocket costs for such production is $42 to $45 an acre. A new white variety is pro ducing 136 bushels to the acre in the Palouse area. Dr. Wood concluded his talk by urging that more dol lars be poured into research. Only 7 per cent of the popula tion is required to produce the food on the breakfast table, he said. This compares to 50 per cent for Russia. More pro duction facilities not used for raising food then can be used to maintain the high standard of living for the United States Steward Commends State Personnel Salem-Robert J. Steward, Oregon's director of agricul ture, has informed Governor elect Mark O. Hatfield of his desire and intention to resign effective upon Hatfield's inau guration as governor. In his letter of resignation Steward congratulated Hat field on his victory and said, "You will find in this depart ment personnel of fine cali ber, good morale and high productivity. I commend to you, also, the State Board of Agriculture whose members represent a broad, practical cross section of Oregon agri culture." has twin pullman lavatories, tub and stall shower. The master bedroom has a wide wardrobe, plus a closet- lined dressing room with built-in vanity. The adjoining three-quarter bath also opens to the service room and work area. . The family bedrooms are exceptionally large and well lighted. Comlete working drawing of the above plan can be obtained at a cost of $7.50 for the first set and $5 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 deliver. If the above home does not entirely meet with your satisfaction, a new home plan bock. Homes for Living may be purchased for $1. Send all orders for either plans or books to Hiawatha Estes, P.O. Box 404-T, ftortnndge, Calif. SCD Group Plans Baker Convention On November 20 Corvallis Natural resources come into focus November 20 and 21 at Baker when dele gates from Oregon's 57 soil conservation districts stage the annual convention of the Oregon Association of Soil Conservation districts. Farmers, professional con servationists, and other agri cultural leaders will discuss soil, water, forests, and wild life conservation in districts that now cover more than 80 per cent of Oregon's farm acreage. Ralph Wilson, Salem farmer, is association presi dent. . Convention highlights will include finals for the associa tion sponsored state wide speaking contest for high school students. Regional win ners representing seven Ore gon areas, will compete. Topic is "Forest Conservation." Don Fredericksen, Gooding, Ida., vice president of the Na tional Association of Soil Con servation districts, will speak at the annual banquet. Master of ceremonies will be William Cooper, Union, a director of the Oregon State Soil Conser vation committee. Farmers and district super visors will conduct a symposi um discussion on economics of conservation for rangeland, cropland, woodland and irri gated land. Prerade to the convention is a statewide soil judging con test for district delegates, Nov. 19 at Baker. Arthur King, Oregon State College soil con servation specialist, and Karl Baur. Portland, chemical divi sion manager of Pacific Sup ply, are in charge of contest arrangements. They will be assisted by Soil Conservation Service technicians and OSC soil scientists. Judging contest awards and the annual Goodyear Award to Oregon's outstanding soil conservation district will be presented Nov. 20 at a con vention luncheon. Special events for women include a Nov. 21 breakfast program and noon luncheon with an address by Mrs. Sylvia Zimmerman, Baker, former winner of Toastmistress International. Farmers Warned Against Planting New Forage Grass Corvallis - Oregon farmers are cautioned against seeding a so-called "new forage grass" that has been ruled out of a dozen states as a noxious weed. Now being promoted as Sor ghum alum-it is also called Sorghum grass, or Sorgo ne-gro-the grass has made slight inroads into Oregon, reports the Oregon State College farm crops department. Sorghum alum is actually not new in the United States but has been under test as a perennial sudangrass for at least 10 years with generally poor acceptance, according to Rex Warren, OSC farm crops specialist. The coarse, creeper - type grass is similar to Johnson grass and is a rank grower, reaching heights of 10 feet. Like Johnson grass, it con tains prussic acid poison. Most western states have legislated against it, and it has also been ruled out as a noxious weed in .Kansas, Indiana, Missouri, Virginia and Georgia. Trials Not Indicators D. D. Hill, OSC farm crops department head, says the few farm trials in Oregon this year were not good indicators of Sorghum alum perform ance since it was favored by the early warm spring. It ire quires higher temperatures than corn for best growth. ' Better forage grasses for Oregon are tall fescue, or chardgrass, ryegrasses, and wheatgrasses, Hill states. He adds that field corn will dou ble the yield of Sorghum alum in Oregon as a summer silage. Tests in other states show Sorghum alum to. be a nor mally slow - starter in the spring. This would shorten its useable forage season, War ren explains, since it would be hazardous to livestock in the fall when frost raises prus sic acid content to poisonous levels. These trials also make it doubtful that Sorghum alum could consistently overwinter in eastern Oregon, and its creeper habit would make it a menace in western Oregon where it could apparently winter through. SOMETHING MISSING Monter,ey, Calif. (DPD An eyewitness described the light plane's landing as "funny looking but smooth." Pilot J. D. Hand, San Pedro, explain ed he thought he had lowered the wheels but only the flaps went down. CHIT By JOE G. COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor Many farm groups are opposing the proposed wilderness bill, according to the recent public hearing in Bend. The Bend hearing is one of four to be held in the Western states on this controversial bill, original version of which was revised. County Judge Rodney Keating and Charles H. Mack, county judge of Klamath county, represented southern Ore gon at the meeting. Both men were representing also the public lands committee of the Association of Oregon Coun ties, of which Keating is a member and Mack is chairman. In his prepared statement to the sub-committee meeting presided over by Sen. Richard L. Neuberger, (D) Oregon, Mack takes a common sense approach. Oregon county gov ernment has a financial stake in continued use of one acre in two of federal lands. Any change in this status should be determined at the state and local level This is where the public interest in such lands really lies, he pointed out.. In his statement he traced the trend of government man agement of such national forest acreage. Administration of such land started in 1891, he explained. Wilderness areas have been created, extended, delimited and abolished by the secretary of agriculture, the chief administrator of such lands. Congress enacted the so-called Taylor Grazing act in 1934 for orderly administration of such public domain, Mack stated. 1 Local advisory boards, the federal and state wild life agencies and the secretary of interior have been authorized to protect wildlife in these areas also. Also, subject to public hearing such as the one held at Bend, the secretary of the interior may withdraw such acreage for recreation uses. States and counties may use such lands for parks. Multiple use idea for such federal lands in the west is now an established policy. Those favoring single use of such lands should not be allowed to modify the good judgment of the lands administrator, Mack insisted. One of the prominent local cattlemen remarked that he doesn't blame those wanting to protect the beauties of the natural wilderness from the beer cans and general trash of the public. People favoring the wilderness bill, apparently, are going by the assumption if people have to hike into an area they won't be apt to pack a lot of trash in. Roads into such areas are forbidden, according to the pro visions of such a bill. He points to the public's mistreat ment and trash dumping on an Applegate farmer's land. This farmer allows use of this riverside spot for picnic use. He thinks, and we agree with him, that the purpose of the bill is good. That is to protect our natural wildlife areas. Some legal safeguards should be set up. However, at the same time the entire public and the state and local economy should not be penalized for the actions of the few. Further compromise will have to be worked out. " Further criticism from the southern Oregon area was provided by the statement of Forrest Cooper, Lakeview, who has served as counsel to the Interstate Association of Public Land counties for 12 years. This is a tax-supported organization and includes Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. It deals with public land problems. Fifty per cent, or one acre out of every two in the 11 western states, is owned by the federal government, he points out. Use of such land should be measured by the present yardstick, "the greatest good for the greatest num ber of our citizens," he said. "The wilderness bill is not irrevocable. The decision to destroy wilderness is a final choice. Any legal protection we can give to wilderness now Congress can revoke if the national welfare ever demands it," was a statement made by Charles D. Hessey Jr., representing the Cascadians of Yakima, Wash. This is perhaps the strongest argument for the bill. R. E. Kerr, Eugene, representing the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, stated that the bill diminishes rather than increases the recreation potential of the country, militates against conservation and is not necessary and is untimely." This probably sums up the feeling of other farm groups opposing the bill. These include the Oregon Cattle men's association, Oregon Wool Growers and the Washing ton Wool Growers. We side in with the farm interest opposing this bill. Sunday we were reading about "cars with the backward look." This was a story about manufacturers of ancient model cars. We feel this is "a bill with a backward look." A good many farmers who oppose this bill are also ardent fishermen and nature lovers. They seem to feel, as we do, that creating payrolls or just plain eating comes before fishing, hiking and camping. There is a lot of good eating on sheep and beef animals allowed to graze on government timber land pastures. There' would be even more such animal grazing if wilderness areas were opened to other than recreational activities. We like to fish, hunt and hike just as much as anyone else. In our early teens we spent much time in the great wilderness area of a national forest, fishing, hiking and shooting down a river in an Indian dugout canoe. ' Hiking through the woods we stepped over downed and rotting timber, threaded our way through sections of spindly trees and slipped through brush. Proper sustained yield practices would have cleared the dead and down timber and allowed for planting of seedling trees rfor future sound timber. The spindly trees could have been cut out to permit growth of the giant Douglas fir trees. The brush could have been removed to make room for grazing land -fat steers and sheep - eventually beef and mutton for you and me. But it was and is a wilderness area so none of these things could have or are being done. Proper timber operations would have enhanced the forest beauty. And don't tell me grazing cattle in a woodland meadow don't make a pretty sight! Another aspect - the tourist industry which the Pacific Northwest is really just beginning to appreciate and profit from. Mount Rainier in the Mount Rainier national forest, another wilderness area, could be as good a skiing area as any place in the Swiss Alps. People who have skied in both places say so. However, under present "wilderness area" law this can never be. Tramways and lifts which could carry skiers and sightseers to upper snowy white reaches of the mountain cannot now be erected. In fact, the U.S. Forest Service in sists that rope tows be removed from the lower slopes after every ski season. No permanent structures can be erected. Yet many people miss seeing more of the mountain's beauty since they cannot reach its upper levels without becoming mountain climbers and cannot ski the better slopes. We used to belong to a mountaineering and skiing organization which now strongly supports the wilderness bill. Then we thought all wilderness areas should be pre served against the onslaught of civilization. However, in our work we have been privileged to view at close range the operations of those interests which need this wilderness area land to keep from "starving out." We now realize such lands can be used for multi-purpose use rather than a single purpose of recreation. We strongly oppose the pro posed establishment of another government agency which would supervise the United States wilderness area. Practical Oregon politicians in close touch with the wishes of their supporters should, too, since Oregon voters resoundingly defeated at the general election all measures which" even smelled of more taxpayer expense. People of this state, then, certainly would oppose creation of another money-gobbling federal agency. The goose, representing the taxpayers, can only lay so many golden eggs. CHAT W Fea,ure vr norr society Meeting One of the more interesting parts of the 73rd meeting, of the Oregon State Horticultur al Society in Corvallis will be a panel on pear tree decline. Moderator of the panel dur ing the opening session on Thursday at Oregon State col lege is Clifford B. Cordy, Farm & Crater FFA Member Builds for Future Jim Conger, junior in voca tional agriculture at Crater high school, is typical of the members of the FFA chapter there since he is building for the future. Jim has 14 head of Suffolk sheep and- eight head of beef. He plans to plant five acres to barley this year, also. He and his father have 39 acres at their home place which they farm and 100 acres at Jim's grandfather's which they work. The Conger farm is located one mile north and one mile weset of Central Point. The Congers raise a few beef on their farm, but mostly barley. Truck crops, mainly squash and corn is raised on the 100 acres. Young Conger started in 4-H with one cow and a couple of sheep, building up his herd as he went. He got his start by winning a Hereford cow at the Cal-Ore Hereford sale. He rented a bull for breeding purposes. Right now he is busy fat tening a steer for next year's fair He's too busy with farm ing to go into many school activities. Lambing which starts in December particular ly occupies his time. Then he stays up at night with he and his dad working in shifts. He financed his $2,400 in agricultural holdings by work ing for his dad who paid him so much an hour and bought the feed. Future education after high school may hold agricultural training for Jim. He wants to go to a good agricultural school. After that he and his dad may become partners. The young farmer thinks the agricultural future of the valley will be in small farms with most of them not larger New Markets Set For Discussion At Seed Meeting Corvallis - Ways to open new markets for Oregon's multi-million dollar grass and legume seed industry will re ceive top billing at the 18th annual meting of the Oregon Seed Growers League, Dec. 8 to 10, Multnomah hotel, Portland. Possible markets for Ore gon seeds in the Far East will be reported by members of a survey team that visited that area earlier this year, said Rex Warren, Oregon State college extension farm crops specialist and secretary of the league. Giving the report will be Hubert Willoughby, Har risburg seed grower; Stanley Cellers of Buchanan-Cellers Grain company, McMinnville; and Warren. Seed growing and seed needs in South and Central America will be reported by D. D. Hill, head of the OSC farm crops department. Hill recently returned from an ex tended trip through the South American area. Seed promotion activities that can be carried on in these and other areas will be among the main topics at this year's seed league meeting, Warren stated. Other program features in clude a dicussion of use of forage seeds on federal lands, by L. R. Nadeau, U.S. bureau of land management, Port land; Bill Currier, U.S. forest service, Portland; and E. R. Jackman, OSC extension farm crops specialist. Tom deAr mond, Woodburn farmer, and Stanley Fagg of Northrup King Seed company, Albany, will examine ways to coordi nate seed grower and dealer activities. New seed crops, ways to get the most clean seed from a crop, seed quality and certifi cation, and, storage methods to improve seed germination are other topics that will be covered by talks at the meet ing. The regular annual meeting of the Northwest Chewings and Creeping' Red Fescue as sociation will be held the night of Dec. 8. The league will hold its annual banquet Dec. 9. Warren said all persons in terested in the seed industry in Oregon are welcome to at tend the meeting. Jackson county horticultural agent. Also on the panel are Henry Hartman, horticultur ist, OSC; L. P. Batjer, United States Department of Agricul ture, Wenatchee. Wash.: and xv. v,. ma&e. usda norticui- i turist with the Southern Ore-1 gon Branch Experiment sta- Garden than 50 acres. Those planning to go into the beef or sheep raising business should study anima! husbandry, know their diseases and keep their stock sheltered and well fed,, the young FFA member advised. What he learns in vocation al agriculture at the Central Point school he puts into pric tice on the farm. A third mem ber of the Conger family may join the future possible part nership That is Jim's young er brother who is now 11 years old and is active in 4-H work. He now has a fat lamb, an ewe lamb and an ewe. He is planning to have some beef also. Milk Checks Meet State Standards In Four Cities Salem-After completing a survey of city milk inspection services in Astoria, Eugene, Medford and Portland, the state department of agricul ture has approved all four operations as meeting state standards. State law provides that cities may maintain their own milk inspection services tro- vided that the grade designa tions conforms with state standards. The law further directs the state department of agriculture to survey these city systems at least once a year to determine if state standards are being met. In 1945, when this fluid milk act was passed, there were 12 city milk inspection services; now there are four. In the four cities, 122 of the 1,189 dairy farms were state checked, as well as all 25 of the processing . plants. In making the survey, the department inspects a repre sentative number of dairy farms under city inspection and all of the milk processing plants to determine if sanitary conditions are at least meet ing state minimum standards4"abuses The department inspector also determines from the rec ords of the inspection service if the city is satisfactorily enforcing state standards throughout the year. The city milk laboratory's sampling and . testing procedures are also checked to see if standard practices are being used. O. K. Beals, chief of the department's division of foods and dairies, , and Kenneth E. Carl, assistant chief in charge of dairy law enforcement, su pervise the program. Vergil Simmons and Alvin Tesdal, dairy specialisis, made the inspections. - Brand Inspection Fee Now 30 Cents Salem - The state depart ment of agriculture has an nounced that livestock brand inspection fees will be in creased to 30 cents per head, effective Nov. 15. ' The increase was recom mended by the department's official livestock advisory committee and approved unanimously by the brand committee of the Oregon Cat tlemen's association. The brand inspection fee has varied from 20 to 30 cents per head in the past eight years. H. A. Ma tschiner, live stock officer who supervises the brand inspection program, said there has been a deficit in the budget for the opera tion since the fall of 1957, due to higher costs and fewer in spections. ' On April 1 of this year the fee was raised from 20 to 25 cents. This increase has not been sufficient to put the pro gram back on its feet, Mat schiner said. L BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main PHONE SP 2-4440 tion, Medford. Elmer Hansen. OSC horti culturist, will make a progress report on controlled atmos phere storage research. Orch ard weed control panel will hp nrocW u.. - i- wuiuku u t n tjy urctl V1H rrKfrDO ncr i ...u... Clark Amen, American Cyanl amid ComDanv. Corvallis- Tf. H. Leavitt. Du Pont comnanv San Francisco. Calif.: R. M. Bullock, superintendent and horticulturist, lower Willam ette Valley branch experiment station. Other tonics during the opening session of thp annio and pear section include: qual ity trees tor orchard planting, a talk by Paul Stark Jr.. Siarir Brothers Nursery, Louisiana and Missouri; commercial con trolled atmosphere storage of apples in California by George 'Jones, research horti culturist, Gerber Produces company, Oakland, Calif. Howard Bush, is chairman of this session. Paul Culbertson, Medford, is chairman of the Fridav sessionof the apple and pear section. One of the hiehliirhts of the session is changing problems in pest control, a talk by L. G. Gentner, ento mologist, Southern Oregon branch experiment station and by F. E. Ellertson, Ento mologist, Mid - Columbia Branch exoeriment station. Highlight of Session Another highlight of the second session will be a talk on stony pit of pears by J. A. Milbrath, OSC plant patholo gist. Other talks in the sec ond session include a discus sion of Dear blieht control measures by J. J. O'Reilly, plant pathologist, University of California, Davis; increas ing the fruit set in pears by L. P. Batjer, USD A horticul turist, Wenatchee, Wash.; far ming and fruit growing in the USSR by J. R. Magness, chief of fruit and nut crops research branch, ARS, USD A, Belts ville, Maryland. The general session on Fri day opens with a talk on sup er farming and the horticul tural industry by G. B. Wood, head of the department of ag riculture economics, Oregon State college. This will be fol lowed by a business meeting and adjournment to sectional meetings. Chairman of the horticul tural society meeting is Or ville Hamilton, Central Point fruit grower, and president of the society. His opening re marks will be followed by a speech by F. E. Price, dean and director, school of agri culture, Oregon State college. on "My visit in Thailand." W. C. Jacobsen, director of the California State DeDartment of Agriculture, Sacramento, Calif., will follow with a talk on legislation, regulation and certification their uses and "abuses in the horticultural field. Steers, Heifers Reported Missing Salem-Two heifers and two Steers are the only losses re ported on the latest estray bulletin of the state depart ment of agriculture, issued Nov. 7. A Columbia county woman reports the -loss of one long yearling whiteface heifer and one long yearling whiteface steer, missing between early July, 1958 and October. An Enterprise man reports one whiteface steer is miss ing from an auction yard in Enterprise since Sept. 24. Missing since Oct. 28 from the Whiskey Hill area in Clackamas county is one nine-months-old black whiteface heifer. 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