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B. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. FRIDAY. AUGUST 12, 1939 Slate Farm Prices Slip Last Month While Others Rise ' Corvallis - Oregon farm prices slipped slightly last month : while farm prices across the nation went up a notch, reports Mrs. Elvera Horrell, extension agricultur al economist at Oregon State college. Lower prices for cattle, lambs, grain, and hay account ed for most of the drop in Oregon. Prices for broilers, eggs, milk, and hogs were up from a month earlier. Bunch ing the "ups and downs" of farm commodity prices, the Oregon price index was 3 per cent lower than the previous month. . On the brighter side, Ore gon's general farm price in dex still topped the same per iod last year by one per cent. 'Farm prices throughout the nation were bolstered by in creases for dairy products, vegetables, potatoes, hogs, and cotton which more than bal anced out declines for cattle, peaches, and wheat. Wheat Prices Lower Wheat price drops reflected lower prices and heavy mar ketings from the near-record crop. : Nationally, farm prices not only edged up but the cost of items needed in farm production sank to the lowest level since November, 1958. Farmers paid less for feeder livestock, feed, building ma te r 1 a 1 s, and automobiles. Wages paid by farmers also rose less than normal for the season. These lower production costs more than offset higher prices for family farm' living es prices pushed up for food, clothing, and auto supplies. All in all, the purchasing power of farm products came in for a slight boost in Jury, the economist explained. NO PARACHUTE Lockport, N.Y.-A pole-slt-ting raccoon may have set some kind of bail-out record when utility workers tried to rescue it from atop a 40-foot pole where It was perched. The raccoon merely jumped the 40 feet to the ground and waddled off, apparently none the worse for the leap. .WK'yi Ml ADJUSTS COMBINE Curt Harris, a 16- Curt has leased this barley field for two year-old junior at Phoenix high school, years. Learning by doing is the chief aim of makes a final adjustment to a rented com- the FFA and vocational agriculture prog bine as he prepares to combine a field of ram. Curt and other FFA members like him barley not far from his home. Since his will be in the annual Jackson County 4-H father, J. Allen Harris does not own a farm, and FFA fair. vafr it EH COMBINING BARLEY Curt Harris, Phoe- rather have his boy dragging a grain field nix FFA junior, drives the chapter tractor than mam street. As his farm project, Curt through a field of barley pulling a com- has leased the Lester Bowman nine acres bine. His father, J. Allen Harris would much of Barley for two years. V Don't Miss The 4-G3..F.FA FA AUGUST 13 Thru 20 Jackson County Fairgrounds EXHIBITS CONTESTS DEMONSTRATIONS j i TAKE YOUR FAMILY TO THE FAIR Jill GRANGE CO-OP SUPPLY ASSOCIATION HIGHWAY 99 IN CENTRAL POINT Phone NO 4-1 261 or SP 3-4022 o "A" Street in ASHLAND Ashland MU 9-6291 Eagle Point FFA Members Top Fair f At Grants Pass Grants Pass - Eagle Point FFA members took all except one first place in livestock and dairy judging contests at the Josephine county fair yesterday. The boys judged two classes of beef, sheep and swine, one breeding class and one fat animal class in the livestock judging contest. Team results were: Eagle Point, first with 1,575 points of a possible 1,800; Grants Pass, second, 1,449 points; Pa cific ai Port Orford, Ore., third, 1,374 points; Phoenix, fourth, 1,362 points; Crater, at Central Point, 1,312 points. and Illinois Valley, sixth, 1,044 points. Boys on the Eagle Point team were: Steve Geren, first or high individual of the con test; Don Pestak, second high individual of the contest; and Elvin Hawkins. Elvin is the chapter president and last years star farmer. Don is the chapter vice-president. In the dairy judging divis ion Crater was first, Eagle Point second; and Illinois Val ley, third, and Grants Pass, fourth. Eagle Point team members were: Dale Vaughan, Victor Halsey, Marvin Coth- rin and Ron Greb as alter nate. Dale was third high in dividual of the contest. Crater team members were Dennis Cornutt, Gary Evans and Bruce Martin. Todd Cas ter was acting as alternate with Tex Porter as team coach. Dennis Cornutt was high scoring man, but Gary Evans ran him a very close second. Eagle Point and Phoenix FFA boys took a field trip to Corvallis on Aug. 9 by school bus. The 26 boys were ac companied by advisors, Jack Dube, Phoenix, and Nat Etzel, Eagle Point. The group left Eagle Point at 6 p.m. Monday and drove to Eugene that evenine. Thev left early the next morning for Corvallis to judge at the Oregon State college farm and returned late Tuesday evening. The group Included eieht boys from the Phoenix FFA chapter and 18 boys from the Eagle Point chapter. Damage Salt Causes To Nation's Cars Chicago-Corrosion damage because of salt spread to thaw snow and ice on highways last winter cost the nation's auto owner about $10 million, the Rust-Oleum corporation estimated. De-icer salt has been the major cause of rust damage, and is especially hard on chrome, mufflers and tail pipes, the company said. Bowles Announces Withdrawal Plan Washington-(UPD-Rep. Ches ter Bowles (D-Conn.) has an nounced he is withdrawing as a candidate for reelection to devote full time to the presi dential campaign of Sen. John r. Kennedy. Bowles, a former ambassa dor to India, has been serving as foreign policy advisor to Kennedy. He is serving his first term as a representative from Connecticut's 2nd dis trict. There has been speculation Bowles might- be named sec retary of State or ambassador to the United Nations if Ken nedy wins election In Novem ber. Adlal E. Stevenson, the party's two-time unsuccessful presidential nominee, also is a foreign policy adviser to Kennedy and likewise has been mentioned for the cab inet post. "it . y '-v tMA n , f if ? Cc?1 Jftiv M 'V Iff OOOPSI TOO FULL Butch Bowman, Phoe- take quite a knack. Curt will sell some of nix FFA sophomore, and Curt Harris, right, the barley grain from the land he has leased , pour grain into a sack. The boys are learn- to Butch for feeding cattle and poultry, ing that even elementary farming practices Oysters Menaced By Foreign Weeds Newport News, Va. A weed that grows from the bottom of waters and mats at the surface is becoming a menace to oys ters in Chesapeake Bay. The plant, a foreign species of water milfoil, was first no ticed 'in the Potomac river near Washington. Scientists say they don't know how it got into regional waters. SWANS GROUNDED Mineola, N.Y.-Fog was so thick on Long Island that two swans got lost and made a forced landing in a garden in a suburban development. Po lice kept them in custody overnight and released them on Hempstead lake. i " The MILK PRODUCERS of Jackson Co. Urge you to Attend the 4-H - FFA FAIR- Aug. 13th Through 20 th at the Jackson County Fairgrounds See Tomorrow's Farmers Today! Boys and girls from ages 9 to 21 will proudly display their skills, livestock, farm and garden products and many other accomplishments that indicate their progress toward being the leaders and home makers of the future. It's a show well worth your time and interest. It portrays completely how par ents and out-of-school educators cooperate in molding today's youth into useful, dedicai-ed citizens upon whose shoulders lie the responsibilities of continued progress in our big country. . . and always keep in mind ... It takes work and enthusiasm to hold a Fair! Livestock must be carefully groomed and transported, display booths must be erected, coordination and continuity of the various shows must be arranged . . . and the hurry nd scurry of it all takes energy!!! That's why MILK is a con stant necessity every day. Milk supplies the needed vitamins and energy to keep active people, young and old alike, in the pink of condition. It is a pick up that never lets you down. Whether you are a 4H-er, FFA or a spectator, be sure to drink plenty of milk before, during and after the fair . . . have lots of pep every day . Drink at least 3 Glasses of Milk a Day! MILK roduccn league
