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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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