TUESDAY. MARCH 21, 1961
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE.
State Farm Prices
Edge Down in Jan.
But Top I960
Corvallis Oregon farm
prices edged downward the
first month of 1961 but still
stand above the level of Jnn
uary, 1060, reports Mrs. El
vera Horrell. extension agrl
cultural economist at Oregon
State college.
Farm prices in Oregon dip
ped about one per cent in
January, as gains in average
prices on livestock were more
than offset by losses in aver
age prices on crops, Mrs. Hor
rell found as she studied re
ports from the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Livestock prices in the state
moved up a little last month
as higher prices on meat ani
mals more than offset lower
prices on dairy products,
poultry, eggs, wool, and mo-
hair, Mrs. Horrell said. Crop
priccj dropped enough to
more than offset this gain,
however, as lower prices on
corn, barley, and hay more
than offset small gains on po
tatoes, oats, wheat, and rye.
In spite of the one per cent
dip last month, livestock and
crop prices still stand about
3 per cent higher than a year
ago, Mrs. Horrell said.
Nationally, the picture was
about the same, as farm prices
slipped a little last month but
, still held at 4 per cent above
those of January 1960,
Seasonally lower prices on
eggs, milk, and cotton were
responsible for most of the
drop in national farm prices
last month, Mrs. Horrell
found. Prices on meat animals,
soybeans, and corn did move
a little higher, but not enough
to offset the drop in other
prices.
Meanwhile, prices farmers
had to pay for goods and serv
ices continued to climb, push
ed up by higher prises last
month on production of goods,
taxes, interest, and wage
rates. Higher prices on feed,
feeder livestock, and trucks
caused the increase in pro
duction costs.
With costs up slightly, and
prices received by farmers
down a little, the buying pow
er of farm products came in
for a slight squeeze, Mrs. Hor
rell added. The parity ratio
the government's measure of
the relationship between
prices received and prices paid
by farmers dropped to 80
last month. This was one point
below December, but still two
4 points above January 1060. '
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wneai Keporis
Due at A5C Now
Wheat report cards have
been mailed to all farmers
with wheat allotments in
Jackson' county.
These should be completed,
signed and returned ns soon as
all wheat for the 1901 harvest
Is seeded, according lo M. B.
Caster, in charge of the local
ASC office. W there is lo be
no wheat in 1901,-farmers arc
asked to write "none" across
the face of the card and to sign
it and mail it back at once.
This will assist the county
office in completing the 1961
wheat measuring work.
Farmers without allotments
and farmers with allotments
under 15 acres may grow up
to 19 acres of wheat without
violating any provisions of the
Wheat program for 1961.
CHIT CHAT
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune riss Editor
From one of the governmental agency men dealing with
labor comes this encouraging note! The Agricultural Work
ers Organizing committee will be in Oregon this summer.
He predicts a long and bitter struggle here. This Is not
a brand new idea. Indications are that the AWOC strategy
here will be somewhat different from that used in California
orchards and lettuce fields.
Latest reports are that Republican Sen. L. W. Newbry's
bill to restrict farm picketing during planting and harvesting
has passed the senate and is headed for the house. One of
the local legislative observers says the house is no longer
dominated by elements favorable to labor. If this is true,
the Ashland packinghouse man's bill will have clear sailing.
This bjll alone will justify the scramble by Republican
packinghouse row to get Newbry the senate appointment.
In one way we are sorry. Depending on whether you
were a county department head or taxpayer, Newbry was
considered a highly effective county budget committee mem
ber. In fact, the current sessions have been rather dull with
out his caustic comments. Unfortunately, some of the
more amusing ones couldn't be printed.
Anyway, Newbry's bill is not designed to prohibit farm
labor from using the picketing weapon where there is a
real dispute, nor would it prevent organized labor from
organizing farm laborers, Newbry stated. It would prohibit
third party picketing for purely organizational purposes, ne
added.
The stale senator from Talent said it is in the public
interest to provide legislation which will permit Oregon's
second largest industry to carry on Its operations without
third party interference. The question still remains whether
the public really thinks so. This will be determined when
the AWOC docs arrive here and how the public will react
to calls of help from growers.
As yet we haven't seen any big push by the local pear
industry to determine what public opinion is and to draw
it over to their side. We note with interest that the local
pcarmen's chief unofficial lobbyist is now convinced that
the AWOC will arrive here eventually. Before he was just
as positive that it wouldn't. At least, he wouldn't take any
bets on it.
A local proponent of the tree tax measure said it looks
as if this bill is dead in committee. So orchardists won't
have to worry about the tax ante being raised on orchard
lands. There were good arguments on both sides. But, the
question still remains how far we should -go in granting
exemptions. However, public apathy in this case shouldn't
be taken for public approval. The public seems lo have a
growing fondness for highly processed politics like highly
processed foods. Do-it-yourself definitely is not the trend
here.
An indication of what's to come may be seen In Florida,
according to a New 'ork Times report earlier this month.
There employment rcgulailo-i promulgated by former Sec
retary of Labor James P. Mitchell are in effect in some
areas for the first time this season for migratory workers.
These provided for slate surveys to determine the prevailing
wage rates for farm workers on various crops. These rates
then become a guaranteed minimum standard for workers
brought in through the public employment service from
other stales.
For Instance, Florida tomato growers had lo raise their
pickers' pay from 60 cents an hour to 75 cents. Good Florida
citrous pickers were averaging $9 to $12 a day. A labor
chief for. southern Florida said no real evaluation of the rules'
effectiveness can be made until they , have been enforced
at least a year.
In the past, Ihe growers have successfully blocked all
proposals lo bring migrants under federal minimum-wage
control. However, experience with Ihe present prcvaling rate
rules may abate some of this resistance. It was reported
that only one grower out of more than 1,000 refused lo
supply wage data for surveys.
Louis F. Westbrook, director of sanitation for the Dade
county, Fla. health department, said what many local pear
growers have said for some time. Much education would
be needed before a lasting Improvement could be achieved
In. labor housing condition.
"The camps' (labor camps) operators are anxious to com
ply with our requests. However, when they put covers on
mattresses; the occupants often tear them off and' use them
for rags, Toilets overflow because people neglect lo flush
them. Beer cans are tossed out of windows."
A close observer of the AWOC activities In California
says thai as long as the union has its toe in the door it
has a good chance of completing its organizational work
in California and moving its efforts to Oregon. One reporter
notes that the formers there have not been able lo come
up with a truly unified program outside of opposition to
unionization and a demand that harvest strikes be outlawed.
. California farmers are definitely uneasy over their farm
labor future. This shows up In the difficulty canning com-
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JERSEY PROMOTERS These men were photographed at
the recent meeting of the Oregon Jerseymen in Eugene.
Seated from left: Eugene Fisher, Linn county; Eugene Cox,
Gresham Jersey man, and state coordinator of the heifer
project; and A. W. (Bill) Sweet, western director of the
American Jersey Cattle club who gave the keynote address.
Seated: Fred Knox, Washington county, and Delbert Mon-
gold, Rogue River Jersey Cattle club president from Eagle
Point.
Spring Feeder Sale
Brings 561,619.83
Phoenix-The Jackson Court-;
ty Livestock association s
spring feeder sale last Tues-.
day sold 549 head of . cattle
from 21 consigners at $81,-.
619.83 for total' sales receipts.
Average sale price for the
243,420 pounds of beef was
$25.31 per hundredweight.
Steer calves averaging 411.
pounds sold at $27.46 per
hundredweight. Hereford
calves, overweight at 402
pounds, averaged $24.79 per
hundredweight. .
Yearling steers, at an aver
age weight of 539 pounds
brought $25.10 per hundred
weight, and yearling Here-.
fords, overweight at 40L
pounds brought $23.75 per
hundredweight.
The 549 cattle moved
through the feeder sale in 1
hour,. 35 minutes. Bidding
was active on all cattle. Speed
of the sale resulted from sort
ing the cattle as to quality and
size. Only one head was sort
ed off during the sale..
The sales yard directors
thanked the sifting committee
of Henry Owens, Eddie Meek
er, Merton Bradshaw and Gor
don Stanley.
"Selling this many cattle
record time was made pos
sible by assistance from local
stockmen before, during and
after the sale. Construction of
25 new pens, a loading chute,
arid new staging chute by
local stockmen also helped
speed the handling of cattle,"
the auction yard directors re
ported. They invited all stockmen
to visit the imprpved sales
yard and the sales held every
Saturday in Phoenix.
.If you suspect that your dog
has been poisoned, here is an
emergency treatment to use
until you can get him to a
veterinary: Mix half a tea
spoon of salt with a little
warm water and force it down
his throat to make him regur
gitate. Then feed him plenty
of milk and egg whites.
ponies are having in signing up growers to raise tomatoes
under contract. And the price, has been boosted substantially,
but takers are few, it was reported. Why sign up if labor
problems might make ' the- harvest difficult if not impos
sible, growers there feel. This feeling is strengthened by
Imperial valley.-exporience where some Mexican Nationals
were pulled out after union ' sympathizers blocked roads
leading from camps where they were housed and in one case
actually invaded a camp. .
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"Even though the lettuce harvest lolled on with less loss
than the headlines would have indicated, a prospective
tomato grower's spine is chilled by the mere suggestion that
Mexican nationals might not be available, or might be
pulled out after the harvest has started," according to one
report. '
Able young county agent Dave Passon says the outlook
isn't so good for the wee vegetable industry here, either.
Some prominent onion growers are getting out of his high
quality local crop raising. Others are leaving tomatoes and
strawberries. One thing for sure, the druggists are bound
to make money selling aspirin and stomach remedies to pear
growers and truck crop farmers this upcoming season.
San Francisco is soon lo have an 18-story co-operative
apartment house with 100 built-in barbecue pils on the bal
ronins As snmphndv rnmnrkpH this is hnmiH In "nrocnnl a
novel, smoke-filled sight!" Wonder if the Rogue Valley
manor migni try tne same tiling.' bcreams trom the air-pollution
conscious people would surely follow. Anyway, the
smudge would be mouth-watering. Perhaps that is Ihe solu
tion for orchardists if their orchard healers could only
produce a smell like barbecued sleak!
You may have noticed that local supermarkets celebrated
national egg week early a couple of weeks ago by selling
Ihe cackle-berries at 38 cents a dozen for large sizes. These
eggs were not shipped in from mass outside producers, they
came from local egg producers. At a time when Oregon's
independent egg producers are trying to boost both quality
and price figure that one out!
Protect Profits from Powdery Mildew and Mites
Your loeal supplier has Kakatiiank wot
table powilor, and the now KAKATIIANK
liquid coneeiitrale. Kakatiiank is compat-!
ible with other fungicides and insecticides
in onmhimilinn dusts or spravs. I
Spray and Save with KARATHANE
Kakathane controls powdery mildew
without harming crops, blossoms or foliage
when used as directed. This highly effective
pe.sticidohasexcollentanti-mitoactivity.too.
Kakatiiank gives you double help in pro
tecting your fruit for higher yields and
increased profits.
Kara thane as a powdery mildew fungicide
is both a protectant and an eradicant.
Easily mixed and applied, it can be used all
season and has a high temperature limit.
The built-in safety factor of Karatiianb
allows you to raise sulfur-sensitive varieties.
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Rogue Valley Birds
Featured in Dinner
The proof is in the eating.
This is the theory of the Rogue
Valley-Oregon Fresh Fryer
dinner scheduled for 7:30
p.m., Thursday at the North's
Chuck Wagon.
Then the local broiler grow
ers will attempt to prove that
for all - around crisp - golden
goodness a local fryer full of
plump tenderness can beat
any imports all hollow.
Rogue Valley Broiler Grow
ers report they have a $750,
000 industry here and have
close to a million birds. This,
they say, shows the industry is
growing all the time.
Here Thursday night to re
port on the operation and
gains of the industry will be
Dal Ferry, Oregon Fryer com
mission chairman; Charles
Fischer, Oregon Stale college
market specialist; Burt
Searles, state president, Ore
gon Broiler Growers associa
tion; and Steve Brody, man
ager of the Oregon Fryer com
mission. Theme of Thursday
night's'dinner will be "Promo
tion for Profits." Buyers for
various wholesale and retail
outlets have been invited to
attend the dinner to taste and
hear the difference between
Oregon grown fryers and the
"foreign" birds.
Recipes Issued
Last week we saw a mouth
watering, colorful recipe
booklet of turkey recipes
printed on high-grade slick pa
per - a booklet which any
chef, professional and ama
teur, would be proud to have
in his or her library. Now the
local broiler growers have
produced some tasty-sounding
recipe booklets, also.
' Realizing that the outdoor
barbecue season is coming up
fast, broiler growers have pre
pared a "Tips on Barbecuing."
None of these recipes are a
bit of good unless Oregon
grown fryers are used, Ernie
Briscoe, prominent Ashland
broiler grower, says.
These are the tips: Pieces
should be basted and turned
frequently. Marinating adds
flavor. It insures the deep pen
etration of spices and flavors
and also helps tenderize the
meat. Just cover the meat in
a bowl or pan with sauce and
let stand several hours or
overnight. A good tart French
dressing is often used as a
marinade. Any good barbecue
sauce is fine.
For the diet-minded, skim
milk' can be used instead of
whole milk, according to the
booklet on "101 Glorious
Ways To Cook Chicken."
Some of the recipes men
tioned are the old standby of
southern fried chicken, spicy
chicken with gingersnap gra
vy, Wesson Chicken Riviera,
Shenandoah spaghetti, chick
en and apple rings, chicken
pancakes, skillet pies, chick
en scrapple, chicken logs, chop
suey and Mexican chicken,
just to mention a few.
A relative of ours refuses
to carve meat at the dinner
table. He insists that when he
does everybody else gets two
helpings before he has eaten
through on. Another booklet
published by the broiler grow
ers explains how to carve
chicken and turkey quickly
and efficiently so this won't
happen to you.
Want a recipe booklet? See
your butcher.
More Farm Loan Funds
Are Made Available
An additional $50 million
has been made available to
the Farmers Home adminis
tration for farm housing loans,
Eugene Denney, FHA super
visor for Jackson and Jose
phine counties, has an
nounced. Farm housing loans are
made throughout the rural
areas of the United States to
provide farm families with
an adequate house and effi
cient service buildings.
Applications for loans may
be made at the FHA office in
the Manchel building, Grants
Pass, Denney said. Loans bear
4 per cent interest and are
repayable over periods up to
33 years.
The major demand in this
area is for loans to construct
and modernize farm houses
and most are for new con
struction. Many farmers also
use loans to adjust service
buildings to changing require
ments of agriculture.
To be eligible, a farmer
must own a farm that will
annually produce for sale or
home use at least 5400 worth
of commodities and be of suf
ficient value to .secure the
loan. He must also lack re
sources needed to obtain cred
it elsewhere and have suffi
cient income to pay farm op
erating and family living ex
penses and meet payments on
his debts.
Farm & Garden
Jossy Attends Safety Meeting
f-nnntv Aeent Earle Jossy
left yesterday to attend the
western regional conference
by state farm sateiy commit
tees In Portland today and to
morrow. , .
Main speakers for today s
u.dnn ira James Short, direc
tor of the state department of
agriculture, speaking on,
"Farm Saiety-ioaay; muy
nard Coe, director of farm
safety, National Safety Coun
cil, "Let s Get on wun ine
.Tniv" and Ed Adams, director
of safety, Iowa Farm Bureau
Federation, "saievy roaay anu
Always."
Afternoon reports are
scheduled by chairmen of var
ious state farm safety com
mittees, including that of
Gene McNulty, chairman of
the governor's committee on
farm safety.
Most of Wednesday's events
are covered by various com
mittee reports, a general dis
cussion and a tour of the John
Deere and Company featuring
"Built-in Farm Safety."
Chicks fed a cereal diet
with no added stock salt show
ed retarded growth, an early
study of poultry nutrition revealed.
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LESION IN 1000 BOXES
OF APPLES
Oregon grower says, "CYPREX fungicide
is the only thing that ivill clean up
scab in severe infection years"
Scab infection was unusually
bad last year in the rich
apple district around Milton
Freewater, Oregon. Growers
were highly concerned when
weather favorable to scab devel
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season.
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that any fears were groundless.
One of the growers was Mr.
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'.Here is what Mr. Roloff says
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it weren't for CYPREX. .
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"Last year was a bad scab
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Roloff says.
Why cyprex can stop scab
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Authorities have called cyprex
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50 years.
It is a new and unique fungi
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pound per 100 gallons. At of a
. pound, the dosage used in the
Northwest, cyprex is a full
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of a scab rain.
Used as a protectant, cyprex
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A rather remarkable feature
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ing control to new growth.
Because of its local-systemic
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cyprex as an eradicant appli
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penetrates to burn out estab
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cyprex is a remarkable scab
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difference between a fair crop
and a good one for many grow
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however, perform miracles. It
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