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6 A TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1962 Israel Farm Advisor Spirit, National Pride Br JOE COWLEY Miil Ttlbunt Firm Editor "Call it lirael, not Pales tine!" laid Arieh Zerem, who is a farm advisor In Israel. This spirit of independence nd national pride kept crop ping up throughout our dis cussion at the Southern Ore gon Branch Experiment sta tion on Hanley rd. Dr. Zerem, who specializes in horticul ture, was visiting the experi Farm & County Farm Plan Set by Officials A program to use county prisoners to produce food on county land for three county institutions is being pushed by County Commissioner Ed win Taylor, District Attorney FROM THE GROUND UP. Br BART BARTLETT iiniuiHnjminnmniiiininiiimi liniiuniiiHiunTi This is an excellent time of the year to do some weed con trol. Many weeds can be control led best now by mechanical means such as tillage tools. In some instances, it may be best to consider chemical or hormonal type sprays. Blackberries along t h e fence and ditch rows can be controlled now by the usual hormone sprays. The spray application will be more ef fective if one gallon of diesel oil per 100 gallons or some good wetting agent is added to the spray mix. Your favorite spray chemi cal dealer can furnish both materials and advice for this work. Blackberries sprayed now should be dead and in condition for burning later this fall or early winter. Do not attempt any burning, however, until the fire dan ger season Is over in this area. Many pastures and mea dows should b mowed soon as a weed control measure. This practice will destroy the ripening seeds of such weeds as the thistle and sourdock. The Jackson county fair grounds is In a state of dis order and neglect. It may be a good Idea for the county court to do some zoning of county-owned properties. Eyas Agronomy Property The detention home and certain other county offices now are located on the fair grounds site. Perhaps the old agronomy property at Talent should be the site of a new fairgrounds. Then as the court house becomes too small for more county offices they could be placed on the pres ent fairgrounds location. The court house grows smaller each year as our local gov ernment Is getting overblown due to prosperity. Tilts week will about fin Ish the peach harvest for this area. It is an excellent time for getting peaches for home canning or freezing. The same advice is applicable to the local corn, tomato and bean crops. We are interested In the outcome of the cattlemen's re fusal to market cattle in cer tain areas of the midwest. The grower or producer of many farm and ranch items should be getting a larger share of the consumer's dol lar. Many processing compan ies make the big easy money from the farms and ranches of this country without shar ing in any of the production hazards. Our schools again are In session. The labor pool is poorer since many of our teen-age young people made very satisfactory farm and ranch hands. We hope and be lieve these same teen-agers will be good students. Oregon Has Good Record for Polio Portland -UTO- Oregon Is ending the current polio sea son with its best record in his tory. State Health Oftlccr Hugh Skinner said today. Dr. Skinner said only four cases of polio have been re ported and identified in Ore gon this year three In the Portland area and one in Ben ton county. In 1955, Oregon had 449 polio cases. After mass Immu nization started, the level dropped to 18 in 19111. ment station recently as part of the agriculture exchange program was interested in lo cal pear research and produc tion. Israel produces an Ital ian variety of pear. The Israel grown Spadons pear, same size as the Bartlett comes on in Jul.-- like the Sac ramento Bartletts. But it is not as widely used commer cially. The same area also raises oranges and avocados, Garden Alan Holmes and District Court Judge L. L, (Buz) Saw yer. Although this is . the first year of harvest, County Com missioner Taylor claims t h e food can be produced cheaper for the county Jail, farm home and juvenile detention home than it can be purchased. County Commissioner Chester Wendt and County Judge Earl Miller say it cannot and re marked that Taylor's pur chase of beef animals, in par ticular, for the farm opera tion, is costing the county money and is not saving it. Purchasing Coordinator William Cochran said he has figures to show this is not a money-saving operation. How ever, when asked to produce the figures he said the heads of the three institutions would be the only ones who have food cost statistics. For. Rahabilitation The district attorney and district judge point out that the prisoners, particularly those in jail on drunk charges, are better off outside work ing than sitting around in jail. Such work could be a first valuable step toward prisoner rehabilitation, they insist. Last year Taylor and for mer Sheriff Joe Walsh inspect ed a prison farm in California and reported they were fa vorably Impressed. Several counties throughout the Unit ed States are using the honor farm system, the district court judge said. So far the acreage adjacent to the county farm home has produced 1,000 pounds of cab bage, 250 sacks of potatoes, 40 sacks of onions, five tons of tomatoes, 60 tons of hay and one ton of late cabbage, not (o mention carrots, beets, cucumbers, squash and Swiss chard. It was started last year so this is the first harvest season. Twenty-two head of beef calves are being raised on re cently cleared land to add to the beef herd already man aged by county farm home personnel. Taylor also feels that some of the poorer land could raise hogs. Tommy Dunn, who lives at the farm home, is in charge of the actual farming opera tion. Ed Leach supervises the crews. Could Expand Oparation Taylor feels the operation could be expanded to include the old horticulture experi ment station land nearby, and on which the dog pound Is now situated. He also wants to Include the old agronomy station at the north Talent city limits. The two other members of the county court are Just as determine to sell at least part of this acreage. Taylor claims the agronomy station land was leased earlier bv the oth er two members of the county court with no official record of the transaction and without his knowledge. He's afraid the same thing might happen to the present land being used for the farm operation plus the horticulture station land. Who wins will be deter mined largely by the election of a county commissioner and county Judge in the Novem ber general election. Miller Is running fur reelection and Wcndt has declined to run. I ) J J PRIZE WATERMELONS These watermelons won a blue ribbon for Terry Bezoff. Craler Future Farmers of America chapter. Central Point. Terry also placed first in cantaloupes for the statewide FKA competition. His vo-ag Instructors and advisers are Darrrll Shepherd and Bill Jeskey. Shows Zerem said. However, anoth er farm adviser is in charge of the oranges, he said. Zerem is in charge of two districts near Tel Aviv. Jaffa Orange Famous The sweet Jaffa orange is the one product of Israel which is world famous. This orange brings premium prices in European markets. For awhile it was plagued with black scale, but the agricul tural scientists in Israel have been able to use biological controls effectively. Biologi cal controls are not applied to all crops, however. The dis ease or insect problem has to be pretty well under control before biological controls can be used effectively, Zerem said. Other crops require 10 or more crop sprays. Zerem said he is interested in the pear decline research and irrigation and fertiliza tion practices tried here. Is rael pear growers have the same type of pear decline problem Involving pear root stock, but not a great deal of pear psylla. Israel pear grow ers, use the same kind of sprayson psylla and mites as local pear grbwers. "Since we have a normally hot climate, we don't suffer much from fire blight or scab in our pears," Zerem said. "Our main damage is from spider mites and coddling moths." He emphasized that Israel must produce all Its needs as much as possible to make it independent. Formerly all fruit and other agriculture im ports came from Europe, the United States and Arabic countries. It is still importing a lot of the same products from Europe. Wheat and al falfa comes from the United States. Two Typts of Farms Israel has two types of farms, independent and collec tive. Families can voluntarily Join the collective settlements and leave at any time. The men specialize in one particu lar phase of agriculture. Their families eat together In one large dining hall with the children eating first. The peo ple receive all their needs such as food, clothing and edu cation, but no money. Such settlements may consist of 60 to 70 families or 500 families. "Since Israel is a very young nation and the people usually do not have the money to buy all the tractors and farm Implements they need collective farming seems to be one way to produce all the food needed," Zerem ex plained. As in this country educat ing the people as to the best and fullest use of their lands depends on a group of well trained and educated farm ad visers. Our farm advisers who are 40 to 60 years old have been educated chiefly in the United States, France and Germany. However, the young staff members have been trained in Israel," Zerem said. Boys 14 to IB years old are taught in agricultural high schools, Those desiring ad vance education are trained in Hebrew universities. Stu dents are graduated with bachelor of science degrees in two years and with master's degrees in five or six years. "The clever ones can re ceive their doctors' degrees in 1 1 1 years," Zerem added. Irrigation Research Much of the agricultural re search work In Israel Is point ed toward higher production with the least water. Water Is expensive In Israel. It sells for as high as 3 cents a cubic me ter which Is equivalent to about one drop. Wells are the main source. The Jordan river is another main source, plus small dams on other rivers. But, Israel is becoming more independent from imports of fruit and vegetables. As Its agriculture develops it will become less dependent on oth er imports also. Like a num ber of other countries, it is on the rim of the European Com mon Market looking in. Chit Chat By JOI COWLEY Miil Tribune Farm Editor More people seem interested in Jackson county having an old-fashioned, all-around county fair, according to res ponse from a number of people recently. As we said before, this type of fair should be both enter taining and instructive. It should be the showcase for the county and the valley, for its history, its industry, its peo ple, and Its various activities such as recreation. One increasingly popular activity is that represented by the State of Jefferson Quarter Horse association. It has 140 members In Josephine, Jackson and Siskiyou counties. Most of its officers live in Jackson county, but all activities must be held in Josephine county, on the fairgrounds. Jackson county docs not have the facilities. Adequate county fair grounds would provide such facilities. The quarter horse association provides two big shows a year, one at Grants Pass and the other at Yreka. A total of 250 horses per show are entered representing five slates or 175 out of county horses. This means that 350 people stay three days and spend an average of $20 per person in the area, or a total of $21,000. Judging from what we have seen in other localities the horse crowd usually has big spenders. But, the horse people need better facilities. If they had a covered arena they figure they could put on six major breed shows, two major shows at the fair, two major junior shows and six to eight playdays. (This is when various clubs com pete against each other in such events as pole-bending, obsta cle course etc.) Besides the 18 to 20 shows per year the arena would be available at all times for public use. Box stalls could be rented all winter and bring in additional revenue. Such stalls and the covered arena could be valuable in training race horses. "I have known very few youngsters who ride who are social problems," one veteran horseman of the area comment ed. "It tends to control juvenile delinquency. It's old saying that to control a horse you first must be able to control your self. Good horsemanship teaches this." The horse enthusiasts note that horse shows are the big gest attractions at fairs. Racing fills the stands. Several hundred registered horses are kept in Jackson county and represent all breeds. There are several times that many un registered horses. Northwest Feeders Eye U.S. Supply Corvallis - Pacific North west livestock and poultry feeders are seeking an oppor tunity to use more of the large government - owned stocks of corn and milo stored FARM Woodlot Facts By DICK OLSON Oregon Stat Farm Forester In this weekly column, the fifth week In any month will be devoted to making the public aware of the State's Farm Forestry program. I know that there are many small woodland owners in Jackson and Josephine coun ties who are not aware of this free service offered by their state. It Is the purpose of this article to create a for est management interest among the general public as well as the small woodland owner. My chief concern, as farm forester, is to see small wood lands throughout southern Oregon under good, complete and round management. The same type of management should apply to timberlands as applies' to dairy farming, fruit orchards, etc. Of course, trees are a long range crop which need long range plan ning, During this time changes probably will have to be made 'because of many vary ing factors. Christmas Treat Christmas tree growing Is no doubt the number one in teres! promoter in tills area. The reason for this is be cause most of the commercial timber on private lands has been cut over the past years However, several small tim ber owners are practicing good woodland and valcr. shed conservation on their lands. In fact, many are do ing a better job along this line than the federal or state governments because it is easier to manage the small area than vast acreages. They have time to carry out si I vicultural practices such a. pre-commcrcial thinr.i' . and pruning, water hole develop. ment and tire lane construc tion for fire protection, and tree planting or seeding for reforestation. Under the farm forestry program, technical forestry assistance ranges from tree planting to tree harvesting Information available covers planting, thinning, pruning brush removal, Christmas tree growing, markets, tim ber taxes, timber loans and many other subjects. Informa tion on opportunities avail able in federal cost-share pro grams can also be obtained from your farm forester. The farm forester's office is located on Table Hock rd. )u-t north of the Midway Auction yard at the South west Oregon Forestry depart ment's District Headquarters The forester may be contact. ed there in person each Wednesday or by phoning 664-1213 Monday through Fri day. The mailing address is: Tost Office Box 71, Mcdford. Oregon. The real key to 'ur future i timber supply lies in the hands of the one-out-of-evcry- ten American families who j from other parts of the na own small (orets. tion. they conclude. MEDFORD MAIL in the Midwest They believe these Midwest grains should be substituted for barley and wheat exported from the area under various government programs. Such steps would help to overcome p r o b lems created by the unusually wide gap between feed grain prices in the Pacific Northwest and in the midwest, according to Harold F. Hollands and M. D. Thomas, Oregon State uni versity agricultural econo mists. For some time. Northwest feeders have been paying nearly $15 a ton more for feed grain than their midwestern competitors with the differ ence largely due to govern ment actions, Hollands and Thomas say. This led economists and in dustry leaders to study the ef fects of government grain programs on feed prices and actions which can and should be taken about these programs in the period immediately ahead. Heavy exports of barley, encouraged by the govern ment, have prevented a build up of stocks here and helped to raise the market price above support levels, while in the midwest the government is selling surplus corn and milo below support prices. As a result, northwest feeders have found themselves in a poor competitive position In the market place, their indus try seriously handicapped and its future clouded. What the Pacific Northwest farmers who feed livestock and poultry ask is that feed ers in other regions not enjoy advantageously lower feed prices as a result of govern ment action, the economists stress. The goal of Pacific North west feeders can be approach ed In several ways during the 1962-63 marketing season un der existing legislation and without violating announced commitments. Alter natives which are now being studied by program administrators in clude: 1) Shipping government owned milo, corn, or both, to the northwest to sell, as sub stitutes for exported local barley and wheat, below sup port levels as is done in the midwest. 2) Discontinuing the "sell back" practice and rely on diversion payments as incen tives to midwest farmers to participate in federal grain programs. 3) Increasing govern ment assistance on barley and wheat in order not to raise prices of these grains above support levels. Economic forces, if left to themselves, will determine lo cation, size, kind, length of life and success of a feeding Industry, but Pacific North west feeders feel that they are being penalized by the current administration of gov ernment grain programs to the advantage of the midwest feeding Industry. Hollands i .,,,1 Thomas continued Wiiile tile Northwest is a logical area from which to ex port barley and wheat, it is also a logical area in which to produce meat for the grow ing population of the West Coast, which now brines beef, pork, turkeys and broilers TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Midway Auction Has Seller's Sale; Holsteins High A total of 133 consignors sold 782 cattle and 25 sheep during the regular Friday, Sept. 7 livestock auction at the Midway Auction yard on Table Rock rd. "This large sale affected lots of buyers!" according to Owner - Manager Bill Bray. "Several went home empty handed because the prices were too high for their ord ers." Hereford and Angus steer calves sold from $26.50 to $28.50. Several pens sold above $27. Good Hereford heifer calves sold from S24 to $26.10. Me dium quality heifer calves moved at $22 to S23.75. Yearling steers were in very good demand with a good supply on hand to test the markets. Steers weighing 575 to 680 pounds were sold from $24.80 to $25.90. A pen of 800 pound steers sold for $24.10 and a pen of 12 head of 955 pound Angus steers went out at $24.40. Steers weighing from 1,050 pounds to 1.150 pounds sold from $22.50 to $23.60. Medium grade steers weigh ing 600 to 1,000 pounds sold from $21 to $22.50. Yearling heifers sold well. A pen of 588 pound heifers sold for $23.30. A pen of 610 pound heifers brought $22.90 and a pen of 700 pound heifers went out at $22.40. "Our black and white sale saw 45 head of Holstein springer heifers selling from $220 to S25'5 per head on the top 20. They averaged $235. Holstein steer calves sold real well. A pen of 395 pound steers al $22.85, a pen of 420 pound steers at $22.40, a pen of 400 pound steers at $22.10 and other pens from $21.50 to S22.80. Yearling Holstein steers wore in good demand. A pen of 630 pound steers brought $20.70, a pen of 500 pound steers $20.90, a pen of 520 pound steers brought $21.10, and a pen of thin, horned steers weighing 574 pounds sold at $19.70. Big Holstein steers sold al most as high. A pen of 10 head weighing 1,128 pounds sold for $19.10, a pen of 15 head of 970 pound steers brought $19.90 and a pen of 27 head of 1,115 pound steers brought $19.60. "We sorted 20 head of Hol steins off of one consignment of 120 head and sold them one at a time," Bray explained. "These steers weighed from 1,100 to 1,385. Quite a few weighed over 1,200 pounds. These sold from $19.50 to $20.50. Ten head of them sold for $20 or more." Veal sold from $23.50 lo $25.10 and slaughter bulls sold from $19.50 on a 1.690 pound animal and $19.40 on another bull Old fat cows were very strong wi,h many cows going above $17 and up to $17.80. Young fat cows sold from $18 to $19.90. Utility cows went from $14 to $16.80 and cutters sold from $11.50 to $13.80. "This sale grossed $106,000 and the strong prices demon strate what we can do when we have enough cattle lo at tract more buyers." Bray com mented. "Our next big event is Sept. 21. Our first fall feed er sale." 693 Cattle Sell At Rogue Auction; Market Active Phoenix A total of 112 consignors sold 693 head of cattle, 40 sheep and two fat hogs during the regular Sat urday, Sept. 8 sale of the Rogue Valley Livestock auc tion in Phoenix. Tile market was active on all classes Willi common steers selling on a higher market. Baby calves, white face, sold for $34 to $40. Holsteins j nuiu $..1 io a.ii, uuernseys and Jerseys from $8 to $20. Good and choice 350 to 400 pound steer calves brought $26 to $28.30. A pen of 4(1. 510 pound sleers sold for $25 90. Iletfer calves sold from $24 10 to $25 SO Medium Heifers brought $22 50 lo $24. Yearling steers are still in good demand and went out at $25.10 to $26 Holstein steers weighing 600 pounds and under sold for $20 10 to $22 30. Holstein steers over 600 pounds sold for $19.10 to $20 10 Veal calves sold for $22 75 to $26 30. Cows and calves sold from $165 to $205 a pair One reu istored three-year bull sold tor S24.V Tlie fat cow market is still good Cows sold from $16 10 to $17 70 lleiferettcs sold from $18 10 lo $20 Holstein rows brought $15 50 to $17 Utility cows sold lor $14 to $15 60. Fat hogs sold for S20.7S to S?1 50. Livestock Price Outlook For Rest of Corvallis-Seasonal changes i with some variations from second half of 1962 by Ste last year are seen for Oregon 'phen C. Marks, Oregon State - ) ''A I.- V -T " QJS5 :; BEEF SHOWMAN Dale West, of the 4-H beef showmanship contest at the state fair in Salem for the intermediate age group club members. George Johnson, OCA secretary, presented her the Oregon Cattle men's association trophy. Improved Outlook Seen for Turf Seed Corvallis - The supply situ ation for some Oregon-grown turf seeds is improving, especially for the fine fescues, bluegrasses and bentgrasses, reports Ray H. Teal, Oregon State university extension seed marketing specialist. Teal makes his observations In the new Oregon Farm and Market Outlook circular just published by OSU and now available from county ex tension offices. Use of fine fescue seed in creased last season due to lower prices and recognition of it as a substitute for, or companion to, blucgrass. Teal notes. Increased use and de creased imports resulted in a lower carryover this July as compared to last year, he said. Imports from Canada, The Netherlands and Denmark were down a third in the past season. Oregon Turkey Men To Gather In OSU Sept. 14 Corvallis - Morris Smith, president of the National Tur key federation, will be a fea tured speaker at the 23rd an nual meeting of the Oregon Turkey Improvement associ ation Sept. 14 at Oregon State university. Smith, a Maryland turkey grower, will discuss "Our Fu ture in the National Turkey Federation" when he speaks during the morning session which will begin at 9:30 a.m. (DST) in Withycombe Hall. Wally Sawtell, Molalla, as sociation president, will open the meeting and preside dur ing the day. "What's New" wiil be the general topic of a panel dis cussion. W. T. Geurts, Salem, will discuss the feed grain situation. J. A. Harper. OSU professor of poultry science, will report on collecting and holding turkey semen. Control of respiratory dis eases will be the topic of Dr. W. E. Babcock, OSU associate professor of veterinary medi cine. Earl Rcitsma, state de partment of agriculture, will report on new techniques for drawing and handling blood samples. After a luncheon in the Me morial Union, turkey growers will hear Sig B. Unander, Portland, candidate for U.S. Senator, speak on "Where Do We Go From Here?" Dr. Melvin Hogsett, Kirk land, Wash., turkey geneticist with Hcisdorf and Nelson, will discuss breeding turkeys for mass production and will j also present his views on the 'turkey breeding franchise program. Mrs. Louis A. Jensen. Cor vallis, OSU associate profes sor of seed technology, will give her observations from I abroad to both the growers and their wives. Mrs. Jensen I will return from a year abroad just before the meet- ing. She has been on leave i from OSU to teach at the Uni i versity of Cairo and has also I I r a v e 1 1 e d extensively in , Europe. I In the evening, association I members and their guests will . meet at the Hotel Benton for j their annual banquet and dance. HUNTERS In addition to other member ship benefits an accident policy it yours, with your maps & campme. locations at no ettra cost it you aro American Auto mobile Association members. call Rudy Tetreault, Disl. Mgr. or lob Shirley, Sales Rep. 771-14S1 1962, Economist Says livestock prices during the 14, Eagle Point, was winner Fine fescue seed prices could advance through this season and again next year as the supply situation improves and Canada reduces acreage in favor of wheat, with The Netherlands and Denmark go ing out of fescue and into blucgrass, the specialist writes. Enough planting to main tain good fields that produce high yields of high quality seed seems warranted in view of the improved supply situ ation, he adds. The domestic supply of common Kentucky bluegrass seed, including carryover and another small Midwest crop, is about equal to last season's use. Teal states. Imports from The Netherlands and Den mark will be the problem in supply for the current season because they supplied more than 9 million pounds of seed last year. Another problem is that the official crop report does not show western blue grass production, which has become increasingly impor tant, Teal states. Merion bluegrass seed sup ply is still nearly twice last season's use, he points out, with carryovers increasing each year as production sur passes use. Further acreage increases for Merion do not look as op portune as an increase in common Kentucky blucgrass, he points out. Yields of com mon blucgrass arc greater than for most Merion fields and present prices are more than half as much as for Merion. Use of Alta fescue seed for both turf and pasture con tinues to increase and present supplies are below last sea son's use by six million pounds. Prices offered this season are the highest in sev eral years, Teal continues. Seed growers could moder ately increase Alta fescue acreage, he believes. Present prices make this more attrac tive than many other crop alternatives. Pear Fact Sheets To Help Growers Corvallis - Six fact shceis designed to aid pear growers have been published by co operative extension service of Oregon State university and are now available from coun ty extension offices. The six leaflets cover topics ranging from pear varieties and pollinizcrs for the Wil lamette valley to weed con trol and markets for Bartlett pears. Three of the publications, Fact Sheets 13, 14 and 17. con tain general information. "Pear Decline." prepared by M. N. Westwood. OSU asso ciate professor of horticulture, gives background on causes of the disease, which has hit pear orchards along the Pa cific Coast, and recommenda tions on how to combat it. Garvin Crabtrce, OSU assis tant professor of horticulture, prepared the leaflet on "Weed Control in Pear Orchards." which outlines both me chanic.l and chemical meas ures which may be used. "Propagating and Grading Pear Trees'' was written by D. L. P.asmusscn, Marion county extension agent, and reviews important infor m a tion on rootstocks. propaga tion, grafting and grading. SPECIAL 1962 FORD 671 with rotosror, like new; 175 hours. NASH FORD TRACTOR 1 IMPLEMENT CO. 1005 Crater Lake Hwy. Varied university extension econo mist. Beef cattle prices will like ly slip a little below last fall at the peak of marketings, but odds are that lamb prices will continue higher than a year . ago and hog prices are ex- , pected to follow a pattern similar to 1961, he wrote in.';', the new Oregon Farm and" Market Outlook circular. ; Aiding the livestock market, ; outlook are the facts that:' consumers are earning more;" and spending more for food.; than last year and that this,.! year's prospective supply of-' red meats seems likely to nolr more than match the increase " in population. The higher cost of feed grains, causing buyers to bid down prices on feeder ani- mals, and imports are the only two economic forces working against more favor- able returns from sales, Marks ' stated. Aside from these two things, there is nothing evi-. dent in the offing to dull the' rather bright short-term price outlook for livestock, although ' this in itself is encouraging production increases that can ' lead to lower prices later, he added. Saes Downward Adjustment , Prospects are for some fur ther downward adjustment from the April peak in Ore gon's slaughter cattle prices,. Marks noted. Reasons cited in- elude larger prospective mar-; " ketings from Northwest feed-' lots as well as from other states plus seasonally large" sales off grass. Feeder cattle prices this' fall again will closely follow; the pattern of slaughter cat- . tie prices, he writes. But feeder prices also will be In-', fluenced by the available sup ply of calves, yearlings and cows as well as the supply and cost of feed grains and ' forage. Cow marketings are likely to be larger this fall than last,. Marks continues. However, he adds that unless range con- ., ditions worsen, no more than ; a normal increase in relation to total numbers is expected. . Hob prices are now in Iheir seasonal upswing, with this-, year's peak expected to match the 1961 summer high. Porlc production is now in a scason-t al downswing, with current supplies being drawn frorr" last winter's national pig;T crop. - Northwest pork supplies thtv: rest of this year will coitir from a national spring pij crop about two per cent larger"; than last year's, he pointed?; out. The number of locally: grown hogs will be smaller" due to unfavorable local hogC grain price ratios. " Lamb prices have recovered? -smartly from long-time lows;! of the past few years, Marks-; observed. New York wholes" sale prices have been higher-" than the West Coast, resultingj' in a heavy shipment of Ore-" gon and West Coast dressed ; lamb to Eastern seaboard mar-1: kets. Some seasonal downward": adjustments in lamb prices are": likely, the economist points:, out, but prices are expected.; to remain comfortably above-'; the levels of the last half oCt'. 1961. With the lamb and wooU" market situation looking up.i" sheepmen will be encouraged;' to save more ewe lambs iorl" breeding this fall, Marks be--lieves. This suggests a con-;-' tinued lag in slaughter and": contributes to more favorable " price levels than a year-: earlier, he adds. : BOUND TO COME Washington - ILTII - It had to happen. Someone has in vented a gimmick to bore square holes A government pamphlet Sunday listed the device among 193 new inven tions. The CREDIT BUREAU IS NOW AUDITING ACCOUNTS for the next REDBOOK! You make your own ratino. by the way you pay your bills. Pay promptly and make good rating. A Slow Paid Bill looks better than a Slow Bill that's still owing. Pay them todav! CREDIT BUREAU of Medford
