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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.
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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.
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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.
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Don't Miss The
4-G3..F.FA FA
AUGUST 13 Thru 20
Jackson County Fairgrounds
EXHIBITS CONTESTS DEMONSTRATIONS
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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
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"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.
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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