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81 Consignors Sell 328 Cattle At Friday Sale Eighty-one consignors old 328 head of catlle, 43 hogs and 21 sheep at Friday's regular sale at Midway Auc tion yard on Ta'jle Rock rd., according to Owner-Manager Bill Bray. "The market was active. It was steady to strong on all classes except (at cows which were about SO cents lower than the previous week," Bray noted. Good steer calves were scarce. No penlots were offer ed. A few good single calves sold from $23.50 to $25.50. Medium calves brought $20 to $23. Good heifer calves sold for $22 to $24. Medium heifer calves sold for $19 to $21.50, Yearling steers sold for $22 to $24.25. Medium steers sold for $18 to $22. Yearling heifers were in strong demand. Good quality heifers went out at $21 to $22.10. Medium heifers sold for $18.50 to $20.50. Holllein Staeri Holsteln steer cajves sold for $20 to $20.60. Yearling Holsteins sold for $18.50 to $19.60. A few real good cows with calves at their side sold from $222.50 to $232.50 per pair. Grass-fat steers sold for $19 to $21.50. Grass-fat heif ers sold for $17 to $22.10. Veal were strong. Choice calves sold for $26 to $27.50. Choice heavy calves went out at $23.50 to $25. Lots of calves sold from $25 to $28. Bulls sold from $19.25 to $20.70 for heavy bulls and from $16 to $18.50 for light bulls. Fat cows went out at $14.50 to $15 90. A few helferettes sold from $16 to $17.20. Utility cows sold for $13.50 to $14.80. Cutters went out at $12 to $13.60 and canners from $8.50 to $11.90. Fat Hogs Fat hogs sold for $18.75 to $10.10. Sows sold for $13.70 Feeder hogs went out at $17.25 to $18.50 and weancrs sold for $7.50 to $12.50 per head. "So far, this has been a real good summer market. Prices have eased off a little, but not as much as it usually docs this time of year," Bray re marked. "There is at present a very good demand for good quality yearling heifers, good, young cows with calves and light yearling steers. We would appreciate hearing from parties having these classes of cattle to se" now." 239 Cattle Sell At Rogue Sale; Horse Sale Set Phoenix - A total of 239 catlle sold at the Rogue Val ley Livestock Auction, Inc., regular Saturday, July 14 sale, according to Manager Bob Bever. He reported the market was active on all classes. Baby calves sold at steady prices. Whitcface calves sold at $38 to $43 per head. llol stein calves sold at $25 to $34 per head. Guernsey and Jersey calves sold at $7 to $14 per head. Whitcface steer calves sold at $24.50 to $25.85 per hundredweight. Whitcface heifer calves sold at $22.50 to $24.80 per hundredweight. Whitcface yearling steers sold at $22.50 to $24.10 per hundredweight. White face yearling heifers sold at $21 to $22.70 per hundredweight, llolstcin steer calves sold at $20 50 to $21.75 per hundred weight. These calves weighed 300 to 450 pounds. Holttein Sttara Holsteln steers in Ihe 700 pounds and over class sold at $17.50 to $19 per hundred weight. Whitcface slaughter cattle sold at steady prices even with last week's sale, with the exception of fat cows which were 50 cents to one dollar lower. Grassfat steers sold at $21.50 to $22.50 per hundred weight. Grassfal hellers sold at $20.50 to $22 per hundred weight. Young fat cows sold at $16.50 to $17.40 per hundred weight. Utility cows sold at il4.50 to $15 30 per hundred weight. Canner and cutter cows sold at $12 5u to $14 per hundredweight. Shelly cows sold at $8 50 to $10.50 per hundredweight. "We will have a horse sale at this yard on Aug. 9 and will sell 30 head of quarter horses. Watch this paper," Bever said. There arc about one mil lion farmers In America who sell milk. More than 400.000 of them gel over half iiUVlr lnco,me frvn dijijiV'M lit hWifl. S5.M clufie ivV'.V sV vfc?( (H small aw.'ains rsf cirtevinfc phosphowu ntd manganese. TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1962 Farm &. Chit By JOI COWLEY Mail Tribune Farm Editor Government Is one vehicle which we have always thought runs best with plenty of back-scat drivers. If more people would follow carefully every turn the federal government makes and would let their congressional representatives know when the wrong turn is made, prob ably some "accidents" would never occur. One thing which should have plenty of back-seat drivers is the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 now being considered by the Senate. Interesting are the comments of the House com mittee on ways and means. The committee noted that II. R. 11970 abandons the phil osophy underlying trade negotiations in the past. That policy has been our negotiators shou'd refuse to reduce duties on good imported into the U.S. if it would hurt our Industry or agriculture. "We are opposed to this change in the basic philosophy of our trade laws as being contrary to the best interests of the United States, and as imposing upon American industry and workers hardships which the industry and workers of the Common Market will not accept," the committee stated. And this statement we think sums up the way the Pa cific Coast fruit industry feels: "The extension of the au thority of the president to enter Into trade negotiations an authority which the president has had for more than 25 years If not used judiciously, may result in Irreparable in jury to American agriculture, industry and workers unless we first adopt other economic measures to prepare for more direct competition with the European industrial nations and Japan." Also: "For an expanding trade program to be effective, proper safeguards must be maintained so as not to subject domestic industry unfair competition from foreign-based industry utilizing low-cost labor behind a protective trade barrier." The real Issue confronting economic relationship in the world is whether we should have tariff reductions with, or without, internal fiscal, monetary, and economic reforms. Until we accomplish these reforms we cannot benefit from tariff reductions. The United Stales musl overseas which it can meet on competitive terms and on a completely open market basis. Otherwise, the additional "dollar" exchange which will into the United States will only aggravate our balanee-of-pay-ments deficit, the House committee feels. The United States does not have sufficient gold in reserve to met the dollar obligations which will increase as a result of the possible one-way trade which the Trade Expansion Act could allow. After all, the U. S. dollar must be backed up by adequate gold reserves in the huge vaults in Fort Knox to be worth anything. With less gold to back it up it bscomes cheapen This could mean that the money you have socked away in the bank for a "rainy day" or retirement, or the education of your children will not buy as much, maybe half as much, when you take It out to use it. The very mechanics of the proposed trade arrangements with the European Common Market, as now conceived, would put the U. S. to a disadvantage. The overall external tariff which U. S. goods would pay on entering Europe is based on the arithmetical average of all the existing tariffs of the ECM countries. However, the bulk of U.S. trade goes to those nations whose tariffs are below the Common Market average. In other words, U. S. manufacturers and farmers could pay much more for the so-called privilege of entering Into "free trade" with the ECM. "After reducing the U. S. tariffs between 70 and 80 per cent due to prior negotiations, we are told further reduc tions on our part will be necessary to obtain reductions in the new external tariff wall of the Common Market," the committee staled. West Germany, one of Ihe partners in the Common Mar ket, commonly subsidizes Its exports by given tax conces sions. Can we afford to subsidize our exports through tax concessions to make our products more competitive with that country? If we do, how do we balance the taxation toetcr-totler? We have a national debt of billions of dollars. Somebody has to help pay it off. If we cut down on one source of tax income to pay that debt, how do we make it up? Or can we afford to 111 that debt still higher? The public welfare program has come under sharp criti cism lately. Yet, President Kennedy proposes a welfare pro gram for Industry which may be hurt from an influx of foreign Imports under the Trade Expansion Act. Why not provide that Industry with trade protection so such a wel fare program would be unnecessary? Industries having trouble In adjusting to lower tariffs will be given various types o( financial and tax aid to en able them to shift to new lines of production; workers will be helped through retraining and other means, according to the proposal. Under present trade terms If an industry should be hurl by Imports the U. S. tariffs on the competing product would he raised. Under Secretary of State George Ball, In an April speech, said, "Import restrictions may he resorted to only as an exceptional procedure and then only for a limited period." Who would set the time limit? When the United Slates did to Increase duties the ECM retaliated severely. Some American industries have established overseas plants. But, if it is not a lax incentive that has induced this j overseas expansion. "It is the recognition of the fact which the administration attempts to minimize that Ihe Common Market will afford protection to those Industries within that i market," the House committee pointed out. j A good example of possible future trade discrimination! from the Common Market Is coal. The ECM proposes to set up a single purchasing agreement for coal which will permit even greater discrimination against Imports from Ihe United States, the ways and moans committee noted. Price is not ! a factor. Yet, U. S. coal producers, despite high labor costs.' can deliver coal to Europe cheaper than cohI can be mined1 on Ihe continent. But, the ECM figures It must ptotect Its domestic producers, apparently. Futhrrmore, to protect agricultural products within Ihe' Common Market, an external tariff wall will be set up: under a system of variable Import duties which will mean I discrimination against American agriculture. In the trade j agreement Just concluded with the Common Market, at least $400 million of agricultural exports will be subject to such variable Import fees. This covers wheal, feed grains, nee,' poultry, and fruit. j The Common Market will set a "target price." and ' fee will be levied on Imports based upon Ihe difference be- i tween the import price and that target price. This will remove any competitive advantage the U. S. agriculture may have becaiae of lis increased efficiency. Ii liail, U S exports of poultry to the Common Market conlries were valued at about $35 million The U. S may' Wive lst ils position as principal supplier of poultry to Ihe I.iVJsii market when these variable export fees become (tfltntsv July 1. Ae), i a Ioc.J fruit shipper has pointed out, there hv Garden Chat the United States today In Its have a demand for its goods result from increased imports rely upon Ihe escape clause Cherries May Make Comeback With Resistant Varieties BY JOE COWLEY Mail Tribunt Farm Editor Raising cherries may be come a profitable farm busi ness again in Jackson county, according to information given at an early morning field day at the Southern Ore gon Branch Experiment sta tion last week. Two new varieties of sweet cherry appear to be resistant been quantitative restrictions, slate monopolies, import lic ensing, mixing regulations and skimming fees. A lesson for the United States is this: The Common Market with its lowering of tariff barriers between European countries did not bring prosperity to these countries of West ern Europe. It was the monetary and economic discipline of the participating countries. They adjusted to the standard of its most disiciplined member West Germany. During the last 10 years West Germany followed a tight anti-Inflationary policy. Contrary to the policies of the Unit ed States, Great Britain, France and Scandinavian, countries, West Germany rejected government spending and deficit financing even though economists who now make up the New Frontier Inner circle so advised it. So, what happened? West Germany produced export surpluses. The Germany currency (the mark) became the most sought after European currency. Then, in 1957, Great Britain abandoned its "cheap money" policy. France also devalued its franc and adopted drastic internal reforms. And the U. S., like the merry fiddling cricket, continues its free spending policy and resulting huge fiscal deficits. So how can we compete in trade with these countries when evidence indicates they are working toward more solid footing eco nomically than we are? Self-Help-Groups Budget $619,870 for 1962-63 Salem Oregon's eight commodity self-help commis sions will spend $619,870 in 1062-63 in their endeavors to increase acceptance of their products. This is the total expendi ture arrived at following a series of public budget hear ings throughout the state. The aggregate new budgets are down $32,541 from last year. The fescue, fryer and wheat commissions have budgeted less because of anticipated lower incomes; some other commissions have drawn upon reserves to maintain an even program. As required by law, all budgets have been placed on file with the state department of agriculture and the secre tary of stale. The agriculture depart ment's agricultural develop ment chief, Paul T. Rowcll, reports the individual com mission's budgets and says some newer highlights of the 1062-63 expenditures will in clude: Wheat Commission Wheat Commission, budget $122,711.35. This group will expand its Far East market Grass Referendum Deadline July 28 Salem - Oregon growers of Orchardgrass seed are re minded that deadline for reg ist rating to vote in the pro posed commodity commission referendum is July 28. AIT those growers who sign the registration forms and mail by midnight the 28th will be eligible to vote when the referendum dates are set, says Ben T. Allen of the state department of agriculture's agricultural development di vision. Registration forms were mailed to all known growers before July 9, when the regis try opened. Growers not re ceiving them may obtain forms from the department at Salem or county extension of fices in Marion, Clackamas. Polk, Linn. Lane, Benton, Klamath. Union, Jefferson, Washington, Yamhill, or Jo sephine counties. The Oregon Orchardgrass Growers association is spon soring the commission move under which, if successful, growers would promote their seed crop. Unwrapped Candies J Bring Crack-Down Salem - This will he un welcome news to kiddies who can't resist dipping their chubby hands into those wonderful boxes of unwrap ped candies while Mom push es a grocery cart around the store. The slate department of agriculture has advised its fieldmen working in food stores to start taking enforce ment action when they find unwrapped candies in open boxes or barrels. And il has informed randy manufacturers and grocers that it will no longer permit sale of unwrapped candies on a self-service basis. This crackdown comes after almost a year's warning to grocers that bulked candies must be wrapped if they are offered for sale by the self service route. Any enforce ment action will be taken under the Oregon Food Law. MEDFORD MAIL to the albino cherry virus. These are Lamida, the Lam bert type of black cherry, and the Macmar, or Royal Ann type. These two are good cherries and good shippers, it was explained by Dr. John Milbrath, OSU plant pathol ogist. A limited amount of bud wood will be available to local growers this next spring. development program through Western W h a t Associates with establishment of an of fice in the Philippines. This will supplement offices al ready operating in Japan, In dia and Pakistan. Potato Commission, Budget $85,560. This commission will support a three-year fellow ship at $3,500 per year to OSU for research on control of verticillium wilt, which has caused serious damage to po tato fields in the Powell Butte section of central Oregon. The wilt is appearing in some oth er areas. Dairy Products Commis sion, budget $205,000. A new development is organization of Oregon Dairy Wives to as sume major responsibilities of the annual Oregon Dairy Princess program and to tie producers closer to the com mission's over-all promotion program. Filbert Commission, budget $24,897. Voted expanded as sistance to operation of the OSU experimental filbert or chard at Wilsonville. Commis sion is also taking an active part in efforts by western specialty crop groups to in clude protection against ex cessive imports in current U.S. trade expansion legislation. Fine Fescue Commission. budget $42,500. Budgeted for substantial efforts to secure for Oregon fine fescue seed growers equitable treatment under the federal trade expan sion legislation. Fryer Commission, budget $44,797. Newest development will be a July through Sep tember point -of -stale mer chandising program in retail stores throughout the major Portland area. Beef Council Beef Council, budget $76, 000. Plans call for extensive in-state beef education and programs through the Oregon Cow Belles; support of Ore gon cattle industry service i'iukiuims, incnming eftorts on i ne i-urreni leeo-ffrain nrinp handicap faced by Pacific Northwest livestock and poul try feeders. Highland Benlerass Com. mission, budget $18,405. Pro- motion funds were increased to take advantage of the sue- ccssful winter nverseeding trials in the Soulh and cnl- Itirai trials in the Pacific Northwest One phase of fol- low-through will be issuance of descriptive leaflets for deal- cr distribution. The programs of the vari- ous groups are supported by assessments at the grower lev- el. Oregon commodity commis- ions are developing an atlran. ive joint exhibit for the 1962 i state fair, where it will ,ic. i cupy Ihe central rotunda in ' the Natural Resources build-1 ing. The exhibit will be dis-1 played later al the Pacific; International Livestock Expo - sition in Portland, FRANKLIN CUTTER West Main Pharmacy iFormtrh; Caih Dait Pharmacy) "Whtrt Prescription art filled Up t Standard. Not Down fa Mc." 135 West Min PJ. 772-2330 m THIBUNE, MEDFOBD, OREGON I Dr. Milbrath suggested that anyone interested in planting the sweet cherry should plant it on the Mazzard root, pre ferably the Mazzard F 12-1. This is an English selection propagated by clones. This means that every one Is ex actly alike. It is also resistant to bacterial canker. The plant pathologist ex plained to six fruit growers last week how to grow a trunk and branches on the F-12-1 and select four main scaf fold branches on which to graft the Lamida or Macmar cherry varieties. This would provide a doublebarrelled effect-a canker resistant trunk and albino resistant top. The virus-resistant varieties of cherries are selected by budding the Albino disease into it. Those which can stand up to the shock are selected for commercial planting. With Dr. Milbrath was Dr. R. M. Gilmer, plant patholo gist of the New York Stale agricultural experiment sta tion. He pointed out that Ihe Montmaurency and North Star are popular dwarf trees. The North Star is particularly popular around Rochester end Buffalo, N.Y., Dr. Gilmer said. The North Star grows about six feet high, has a terrific outgrowth and a bulge at the union. They are well-rooted, he added. The Montmaurency pays' off in a crop in four years. The New York growers make good money off of U pick crops. The big city people flock to the orchards, the New York plant pathologist said. The Rogue valley used to have 150 acres in cherries and shipped to California and local fresh fruit markets before the virus hit a few years ago, it was pointed out. This year a few growers have sent a few truck loads to California mar kets. Dr. Milbrath noted that one cherry tree in the Ashland area had albino in one branch which was still infected the next year, but had not spread over the whole tree. Usually the virus hits a branch one year and is all over the tree the next year. Soil types do not influence the virus, Dr. Milbrath replied to a grower's question. Lamida can be picked for brining at the pink stage. Lambert can be used for can ning and fresh fruit. Bakei, Ore., Lamberts miss the Cali fornia cherry peak and grow ers have done well with their late marketed cherries, the OSU pathologist said. The Dalles Bings are a firm, sweet cherry much in de mand compared to Ihe Cali fornia cherries, he added. Bings this year brought as high as 40 cents a pound in Ihe fresh market, 12 cents from the canners and 10 cents as brinnerrs. Cherries are considered a good deal bv pickers and growers don't have much trouble in getting them picked, one local grower noted. The Dalles is picking now, but was a week late In start ing, Dr. Milbrath said. The Dalles has a heavy crop this year, and the Willamette val ley has a terriffie crop, the pathologist said. Re-Used Tin Cans Generally Outlawed Salem - Re-used tin cans in wnicn liquid r semisolid foods are stored are going i into the discard pile at Ore. j Kn bakeries, or any other b'ace where food is processed tor Public sale. I Only two things can save them for future life. One is ! ",at ,ncv have no seams of 'he "crimped" type into which food particles and bac- teria can cling. Either the used container must be of seamless construction or have smooth soldered or welded scams. The other is addition of a new food grade plastic liner 'each time the ran is used for food storage. This is known in the trade as a "single serv- ice" liner - and is a lot less expensive than a new can. Housewives will recognize the cans in question as the size of "ooe of those big lard cans." VACCINES! MEDICINALS! INSTRUMENTS! And Other Supplici te Kttp Your Livestock ind Pirt Healthy and Wll Groomtdt CONTRAST Dr. J. A. Milbrath, Oregon few years ago. The plant pathologist is Slate university plant pathologist, told a few squatted by a tree with the new resistant local fruit growers last week new cherry F12-1 root stock. Trees with bare limbs in varieties have been developed which appear the background were killed by -gumosis. to be resistant to diseases which seriously Those with the bronze, rolled leaves show reduced Rogue valley cherry plantings a early symptoms of the albino virus. Bee Quarantine Set by State Salem - For the second time this year, the state de partment of agriculture has found it necessary to place a quarantine on bees and bee equipment to prevent spread of American foulbrood. The new move involves 108 colonies of bees owned by a Grants Pass man and found on property at Junction City. The stale found more than 5 per cent foulbrood infec tion. Under the quarantine, bees cannot be moved, except with department approval, until 30 days after inspection shows the bees apparently free from this disease. Ameri can foulbrood is the worst dis ease with which Oregon bee keepers have to contend. It is transmissible to other bees but in no way affects honey. V.V . - ) ' 1 . I f 'I i ,, , i ' tM i . I; i Local Ranches In A bigger and belter range ready bull sale has been scheduled at Medford for Oct. 11, 1962, according to Dick Ireland, president of the Cal Oregon Hereford Breeders as sociation. Ireland reports that the se lection committee headed by Sale Chairman Eddie Meeker has given a preliminary stamp of approval for consignment to some 55 registered Here ford and 10 registered Angus bulls. Only those bulls grad ing not less than 2 and with acceptable size for age have been considered for consign ment by the selection commit tee. Meeker stated. To date consignments have been accepted from the fol lowing Jackson and Josephine county breeders: Nichols 5C Hereford ranch, Robert H. Field, Seven Oaks Herefords, Ireland Hereford ranch, Spear Point Hereford ranch, E. N. Growers who know their apples (and use Kethane Kklthane miticide kills European red, 2-spolted, Willamette, apple rust, Cyclamen, brown almond and many other orchard mites. Kelthane kills fast and its long resid. ual action finishes olT migrants and late-hatching colonies. Safe even for new foliage and sensitive fruit-finishes when used as recommended. Compatible with most orchard, pesticides. W on'l harm beneficial insects. For hard-to-wet foliage, add Triton' B-1956, the non-oil spreader-slicker. Your dealer has both products. See him soon. Bull Sale Lippert and Sons, Hoots An gus ranch, and Elmore Bros. Klamath county consignors include Normandale Hereford ranch, Lost River Hereford ranch, Cecil Haley and Rod ney Wright. Siskiyou county breeders planning to consign are tha Day Hereford ranch and Leon ard Shelley. industrial and Farm Equipment SPECIAL THIS WEEK NEW IDEA HAYRAKE SIDE DELIVERY . Right From Tht Factory NASH FORD TRACTOR 4 IMPLEMENT CO. 300S Crater Laka Hwy. pears) , ROHkVI HIX&AS i. ' I ' ll
