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6 A Need for Seed Acreage Shift Noted Or Financial Corvallis Major adjust ment are needed in acreage Oregon farmers are planting to some kinds of seed crops If financial losses are to be avoided, Ray H. Teal, Oregon State university extension seed marketing specialist, points out in the new Oregon Farm and Market Outlook cir cular Farm & K.t. immwmi.myrmH A MM i ii v ' t t ! . '-? "1 L -trV ft- I ll .! Utrlt ll ENGINE INSPECTED An engineer inspects a new rocket engine which was developed by Honeywell s Aeronautical Division at Minneapolis, Minn. Purported to operate on a "new principle", fuel for the 50-pound thrust engine enters the combustion chamber from one side and oxidizer from the other, with a "detonation combustion" occuring when they meet, in lS0(),0U0,OUOlh of a second. Honeywell en gineers stale the new engine will provide an astronaut with "four times as precise" conlrol as conventional reaction rocket engines. (UP1). BABDENsfiG TSPS APPLES AND PEARS Homeowners who arc hav ing a first experience grow ing apples or pears frequent ly ask the question of when to pick the fruit. There arc several indicators Hint can be used to determine Ihc proper apples arc prone to fruit fall lime to pick apples and pears, before they atlain best qn.il li s best if you use a combi- ily. Applying a slop-drop hor- nalion of these Indicators rather than just one. I One of the best indicators for apples is to observe the natural fruit fall of the tree. When Ihc first unblemished, worm-free and disease-free fruit fulls, the apples are Self Help Unit Set by Growers 01 Orchard Grass Salcm Members of Ore gon's ninth commodity com mission will soon be appoint ed by Oovernor Hatfield as result of a favorable vote by growers to create an Oregon Orchardgrass Seed Producers commission. By a close vote of 45 lo 22 , - in light of tile requirement j ioi a iwu-iinrus miijiii u.v ' ! in liiiii tifti "f. ?mi ki""11s f;ivor-d this self-help ap proach In a mail referendum condllMed between 'Xllg "0 ' and Sept. 1 by the ilnlo' cTe-1 purtmcnt of agriculture. Fulfilling a dual require ment for crealion. the j ' mIo1.1,'!? (t ,l!l!l. .1.11 growers repre.scnlt' pounds of the ltllil produc tion of 5119. 11114 pound.' of this fornge .seed; this is 7K per ccnl compared with the re quired one-third of total pro duction last year. Although slightly more than two-lhirds of the voters favored Ihc commission, the greater number of afiirnui tivc votes actually represent ed less pounds of seed than Die negative vote: 123.37A vs. 21)3.8.55 pounds of production. Production Increaiei Spurred by the develop ment of new strains, pruritic 11.... .,.h.,l... I .,., ... - with the forecast for IRH3 MT.Tlrn'erM hW-in. ! riir.t... thai seed tfrnwrn . - - recognize that orchardgrass . could be one of the crops to t-f,-il .if'A llin Ifiai-itnl utlrl rlrti. ""- grass now in ovcrsupply The new commission will include seven members. Onc will be a handler from either Marion or Linn counlv; the olhcr six will be named on this basis: one each from Linn. Benton. Polk, counties; two from Marion county; one at large. Oilier producing counties are Lane. Washing ton. Yamhill, Jefferson, Klamath, Union, Clackamas and Josephine counties. TUESDAY. OCTOBDB 2. 1962 Loss May Result Teal points to the ryegrasses as an example where acreage must be reduced to avoid loss. Although no harvest time es timate is available, Oregon growers reported last spring they intended to increase acre age by eight per cent over 1961. Although U. S. ryegrass seed carryover on July 1 was Garden ready to pick, especially if they arc to be placed in cold storage. However, delaying harvest for a week or two will result in better size and hel ler quality apples for iminccli ale eating. Some varieties of mono as soon as the apples begin to drop will hold Ihem ! on for two more weeks. , The ease of separating the the fruit stem from the spur is unolher indicator, when you pick nn apple, hold It gently, lift II slightly and give It a little Iwist. The stem should remain attached to the fruit and the spur to the tree. If t he slcm pulls out of the apple or the spur breaks, Ihc fruit is probably too green. This also applies to pears. Frull Color Fruil color, both outside and iin.ier the skin, is a good indicator. With Oartlelt and other yellow pear varieties, a slight change in the color to a lighter shade of green or yellowish green Indicates proper maturity for picking. Willi apples, (he ground color on the underside of the I apple where there is no red. ! is a good indicator. Normiilly j mi- i.mo , c,c , urn. no en n ,"ii.-, npph1 is ripe. If you plan In store the bridge. II Is the shortest in dls fruit, pick Ihem as soon as lance and a great deal less cx- aim place in ,1 nrgrrr ' "" - t. or stark o u 1 s i d e Kllll.tl I I llllllll Willi III 11 : building. Apples are picked 1 public hearing to be held in fatim rine whrri'.-is; ni.jirs Hri'.thc Klks Hall. Yrck;i. Sent. "Ii- Picked before ripening and1:. Senator Collier; 3. slate ,,,., , J .ii l,;l,.u ..i.,,,!,,!,,., A i,iv ,, ,t)i,,,iii 1,11 nil- II-. I To eomplele the ripening of 1 pears after picking and cold storage, hold at li.i degree V. In a room with high luimldilv. ! For additional information. call Ihc extension office (773 H"15) and request the bulletin on fruit arieties. This boh lelin liiis the approximate date 'jot ripening of many of our Ii iiiI varitics. I Ins will serve as an excellent guide. WINTER SQUASH AND PUMPKINS Only well matured, hard shelled varieties of squash anil munoKins snot in ne s oretl ll J. , - . oannien careniiiy mcy enn ne Chrislmas ni M III lll'l'll 11M1II I ll'l 11T1 II P' T'r "' ""'"'h .. .. " . ,""- nRi. in- trim eiii- ing in this rase refers to the i,me Immedmlely atler bar- .! ...I..... -i- . ,.-1.1 - ... ii iiiiMiii.isn are neio al a high Icnipcrnllile (HO lo 85 degrees) and a Inuli humid ity. This eiu-oui lines healing ol all cms and bruises and re duces the possibility ol infec tion by decay oi uniiisiiis Af ter curing, the temperature should be dropped and held at 50 lo HO degrees. Humidity , inrougnout lire storage period ; he (let Ifi A pot luck supper, rase problem upon request of my pants in my Sundav should remain high in order j w ill preeeed the business srs- a private veterinarian in the .clothes'- for 60 feel to reach to keep shrinkage at a mm-l slon. Invitations will be -x-iarea. it is important for hinv Kriw ai d. who w as nearly bur iniuni. Steins should be com-; (ended to potential, former lo possess exception proles- j led in sand. I got bruises,-' I'lclcly removed. ( and present members. amnal skill and competency. .Mrs Kresser said, t below last year, this decrease will probably be more than offset by the increase in pro- auction this year, because yields are reportedly high, Teal continues. Prices show little promise of being much higher next year than this, unless there are unusual de velopments, he adds. Growers should consider di verting some ryegrass land this fall to other seed crops, such as the vetches, tail fescue and orchardgrass, Teal be lieves. Some acreage could be devoted to hay or pasture and some of the better soils might be used for winter flax, he adds. Clovtr Price Higher Crimson clover seed prices should be higher next year if seeding weather improves in the south, Teal writes. The Oregon crop is forecast at 10 per cent larger because of acreage increases, but the southern states expect 30 per cent less. Use was the lowest last sea son in several years because dry weather in the south pre vented fall seeding. Unless this is repeated this year, use should increase, with present low prices encouraging in creased use, he noted. Hairy and common vetch are among the few seed crops bringing good returns to grow ers this year, the specialist stated. Since supplies of hairy vetch, including carryover and new crop, are below last year's use, prices may be expected to be favorable again next year, he adds. Common vetch prices for next year should be as high or higher than this year, he con tinues. Supplies, including car ryover and the 1062 crop, are much below last season's use. Seed growers might well con sider an Increase in vetch acreage on rotation land that has not produced vetch re cently, he stated. There seems to be no rea son for Oregon seed growers to increase acreage of Austri an winter peas because yields have not averaged high enough to make them profita ble at prospective prices, the specialist said. Use of Aus trian peas did increase greatly last season, bill low prices were probably the cause, he noted. Highway Routes Given at Meeting Montague- Mr. Herb Miles, Mr. Fred Saunders and Mr. Cicorgc Perry of the State De partment of Highways, all of Redding at the Shasta Valley 'farm Bureau meeting at me Montague elubroom reccnt- ly explained the proposed routes ot the new freeway be tween Grenada and Henley Way. It is part of the Interstate j Highway No. S which is to be completed by 19H9. Mr. Miles, wlio gave the talk, explained and answered questions per taining to the four tentative routes to be considered. The four plans with their relative merits, costs, distance and nature were ably presented and freely discussed by every one present. The group, led by its chair man, John McMurray, went on record endorsing adoption of the Blue Line Roule which goes from Grenada to a half milr uTsl fif Mimtumifv 11 ,nrn C,SSPS Shasta Vallcv nnd circles the west slope of Itlai k mnunlain crossing the Klam- ,, rivt.r Hnd lho Sm)crn p. c 1 1 1 c railroad oownst renin from the existing counlv ro.i:l pensive mmi nip miicr inrrc routes, roples of this endorse- III Ml Will l,C7 ai-lll I. Ill -"i.,' ....,, ,, -t. .,iui engineers. Thanks were received from ! s,i",l('V Sears for (he scholar-1 ""n Kucn n"" "-v ,h u'" i lo further his education at the Calilornia Institute of Tech- nolony al San Luis Obispo In of experience and ability and animal husbandry. w) )s a clinical pathologist Members were reminded nf well trained in lahnralnry the State Farm Bureau eon- work and with a practical ventlon to be held in San background of field diagnosis Diego. Nov. 10 lo 15. Blanks New diseases are cropping and inlornuilion may be ob- up Mini confound even i. lained from the County Farm i specialist and those working Bureau Oltiee in the Warren's on disease problems daily, the j building In Yreka. .association points mil. Baker ine county mrm Bureau , -.i 1 - ...... - """"I . " - I'll ,, p,-psilion No 4 which , ,. d 1, I .m .. ,.t ........... .. .V . , "i"!1'" " Pr'xHtcl'ivitv Inslcad of pnlen- value r maiicial aid for a sneees.. iiieeetiil campaign o . ,.i,i ' Nominating nunmiltce a p. . . ' mm, cri was Mr nnri Mr: Grort Williams. Nnman Baguley, Pete Seala, and Nor nuin Sears. Membership drive commit- tee are Norman Baguley. Bill : and rely upon tills step to Rogers. Bertha Bradley. John determine whether a di.ignos Mi Murray, and any volun- tie laboratory is feasible leers Next months mceiino will MLDFOHD FROM TUC inc. nnniiNn W Ba? UP By BART BARTLETT The fact that autumn is nere oy me caienoar aoes noi j necessarily mcuri that an ab rupt change will take place in terms of weather. It is true that the days are noticeably shorter and that cooler night and day tempera tures can be expected. There will be reports of light frosts from the higher elevations of this area. These phenomena of nature also indicate that time is run ning out for certain truck crops such as peppers, cucum bers, corn and tomatoes. Wa termelons of local origin should be at their peak as far' as quality and quantity are concerned. Squashs and pumpkins will continue in good supply for several days. The harvest of winter pears is well under way and the end of this week will see most of the D'Anjous in the pack ing houses. This will leave lots of the Cornice and Bosc varieties to be harvested. Per haps some school age young sters would like to pick pears on week ends. This column has In the past adopted a wait and see attitude towards the zoning of certain rural areas of the Rogue River valley. After at tending several meetings that concerned the zoning of an area of lands southwest of Phoenix, we have decided that there is much in favor of zon ing and very little of any sub stance that can logically be used in opposition to it. Under the proposed ordi nance zoning of the area southwest of Phoenix provides that the people in that area can keep what they now have. If what they now have or are doing conflicts with the ordi nance it will not be affected. The area is largely one of a rural residential farm area. There are no junk yards, la bor camps, subdivisions, saw mills or oilier objectionable types of occupancy represent ed in the area. Zoning of the area will guarantee that objectionable types of land use or indus tries will not move into the area. Subdivision will be con trolled so that wells for do mestic water supplies will not become contaminated by tiic over use of small land areas for scplic tanks and sewerage drain fields. Unfortunately a mother hen type can lead her chicks down a path to the mouth of the big bad wolf. This is happen ing among the folk of the southwest Phoenix district. Without an ordinance and a zoned area all (he bad things mitlim.H uhium run nci-nr anrl do SQ 1(,py ThjJ h onc ,ime that government Is in posi tion to offer a service that citizens can ill afford to do without. When one is fishing, it's not the large ones that escape, but the tact mat tnc tisnerman is escaping that is important. Eastern Oregon Cattlemen Want Vet's Services Salrm - Lns.srs to Ihc Ore- g(m t.tp inmis,,y (,, pHlil sites, disease and insects may roach $-H million ntinu-tlly and for this reason eastern Oregon ranchers need the state's on the ground help in coping with the situation To help local veterinarian 'handle serious outbreaks of Llic..,,.,. tlw fln'tnm ('mIHp- lnC, s association bus rcquca- ... .1.. 1 CO 111 Slllli. ItH(l llllllll I'l agriculture to establish a vet- rrinarinn in eastern Oregon to work on disease problems. The need, says OCA Exeru live Secretary George W. Johnson, is for a veterinarian count v has suffered losses lw calf scours ranging from 12 to 17 per cent In the lasl thrr? .. . ....... , ,:. .1 , . , , years wnn mnivuiiiai iose, calf crop' Tins is recited by the association to point "the gravity of the situation." Plug Eerlier Buker county stock m e n plugged earlier this year (or diagnostic laboratory in eastern Oregon but cattlemen have decided to seek fu st I tie proposed field veterinarian Since tins vi tennarian wi'l usually work on I. .ml rti. MAIL TRIBUNC. MtUKOHU. Chit . By JOE COWLCY Mail Tribune Firm Editor As you read this we will be returning from the regional land and people conference in Portland. This conference cov ering a scries of discussions and explanation of the new rural area development program (RAD) may well be the most important meeting of the year in this state. This comparatively new program is aimed at developing ALL of the human and natural resources of rural areas. Its purpose is to help those farm families who are on the edge financially because their farms are too small to support them. But, this program does not stop at agricultural development. It helps rural residents and communities. Importance of this program is illustrated by the 1959 agricultural census. In Oregon, 9,140 farms reporting ranged from one to nine acres, according to the census. The same census shows that in Jackson county 369 farms are under 10 acres and 642 from 10 to 49 acres. This program is important to communities because new industry develops new industry. As a North Carolina power official pointed out: Using a hypothetical factory employing 200 people with a direct payroll of $450,000 a year, area restaurants could expect $22,500 annual gross increase. Over 200 cars could be sold each year. Service station earnings would rise $13,000 annually. Bank deposits would jump more than $200,000. Cothing and shoe store cash registers would ring up an additional $19,000. Drug stores would get over $37,000. Four new stores would be needed to supply additional goods and services, and at least 200 additional new jobs w'jld be created. This program Is particularly important to Jackson county. How many small lumber mills have shut down during the last two years, how many larger ones have had to curtail their operations and how many are eagerly seeking profitable uses for byproducts from the forest industry? How badly hurt is the pear Industry from pear tree decline and various economic factors? Answers to these questions point up the need. Some lumber mills are selling ground bark for mulch, compressed ground bark for fire logs similar to Presto-Logs, chips to pulp mills. One lumber mill in central Oregon manu factures toy blanks wood shapes which can be developed into wood toys. The pear industry is experimenting with pear nectar. So local industry is trying self-help programs which form the basis of the overall RAD program. But much more similar development is needed. Jackson county produces some of the finest quality peaches, spinach of such high quality one national chain store outlet here sells it, excellent tomatoes, sweet corn, onions and melons, to mention a few. But, how to create consumer demand? A locally developed RAD program could make an organized, concentrated effort, at least. Yet another problem: Cattle grazing on public forestry lands is gradually being curtailed. This is giving many local cattlemen sleepless nights; not only here, but In other much larger cattle-raising areas in the state and throughout the west. In fact. Forest Service and BLM officials come awav from meetings with cattlemen that this is putting the wild So what local people and natural resources do we have which will put the rural areas back on their economic feet again? A successful berry grower suggests raspberries by intcrplanted in orchards. High quality Rogue valley rasp berries used lo hit a profitable market in California. The extension service is suggesting interplanting of sweet cher ries using a more disease resistant variety. One small manu facturing concern here is using peeler cores for log-cabin type buildings. Some ranchers are near enough to potential and existing local recreation areas to get into the tourist and recrealion business. The Mcdford Chamber of Commerce has received many inquiries from tourists seeking dude ranees. The dairy industry is also in trouble. And this is a problem nobodv seems to have even a hazv solution for. Jackson county used to be one of the prominent fryer pro ducing areas in the state. Now the cost-price squeeze lias forced many such poultry operations to shut down. Yet, there seems to be a strong demand for efficient turkey egg producers. Perhaps there could be a conversion here. The local egg producers need help, loo. They have taken the first step by organizing into the independent Southern Ore gon Egg Producers' council. AND we still claim that a ia nrprlrrl n a show ra for Perhaps this followed up a Francisco has could stimulate local products. RAD pamphlets from the U. S. Department o( Agricul ture stress training and re-training. This takes the program into Die cducationat field and illustrates its broadness. This iiinam a mni-n artfiniintn i-ncatinnal-turlininat Irainina nrn. gram. Yet, the Eugene assistant superintendent of schools stated that not over 10 to 12 of the graduating high school rial. .vniilH unroll in lh. viwalinoal-lrehnical .rhor.1 Thai'. 10 of 700 or 800 students. This is a problem local educators are now wrestling with. I yet. there appears to be considerable opposition from state legislators and from part of the tion. These economy minded or increased vocational-technical school program would cut sh;irpiy lnto fllnns nrCad needed for basic school support and colleges and universities. So. how to convince these j people there is a vital need for this technical training pro-1 gram. j And tlies-c same people deplore the bulk of national de fense contracts going to California where they boost local economics. California had a broad junior college and voca tional -technical school system which turns out the tech nicians needed for national defense industries. Oregon does not. A glance at the land and people conference program shows further how broad It is. Speakers Include the secre tary of agriculture, to 'he president of a small rural com munity bank, to U. S. Forest Service, state Grange Master, lo county commissioner, union official, minister, to farm owner, plus a host of officials of federal and stale bureaus and departments. An attempt has been made lo start an RAD program; here. It has been coupled with the Jackson county regional planning advisory committee. Flection time, pressure of i other county business and other factors has delayed a real i start. The committee was fostered by the county court which j illustrates how important county court members can be to a county's economic well-being. As people vote, they should remember this and elect two only have their feet solidly on 'the ground, but keep tlirni moving in a progressive direction at a fair rate of speed. And this does not mean we are endorsing any candi date or candidates. DOES THE TRICK Cudaliy, Wis. JlTl Mrs. Nclle Kresser, 46. rescued Ed ward Mroz, 14. from a sand lull rave-in the other day in 'an effective, if unorthodox. manner She said she "sliu down the hill on the seat of OHfcliUM Chat on range allotments convinced back in the west. GOOD, open class county fair local inHiislrv and acrt-iriilttirp. farmer's market such as San local consumer demand for state board of higher cduca people say a junior college county court members who 7! Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Chtmnay PerneiJ Conerttt 717 McAadrewi HONI 77J 4S7J FARM Woodlot Facts This issue of ''arm Woodlot Facts is devoted entirely to pre-commercial (or pre-mer-chantable) thinnings. In at least a dozen communities, ranging from north to south and east to west, far-sighted Jackson and Josephine county land-owners are engaged in improving their young stands of timber. Thinning should begin when trees are below head height. Catching stands at the pee wee stage reduces costs and avoids stagnation. How ever, most woodlot owners will be starting in the older stands of sapling and small pole sizes because they have them. These older pre com mercial stands should be thin ned if they are overstocked with resultant stagnation. Usually, thinning in dense young stands amounts to re moving suppressed (over-topped) or spindling trees, dis eased, poorly formed speci mens, and those competing with the future crop trees. The rule of thumb is "Cut the worst and leave the best." Leave trees will usually be of the largest diameter and the best vigor. Future crop trees may include dominate or final crop trees, or codominate and some intermediate trees to be removed in future thinnings. Any amount of suppressed trees may be removed with out harming the stand. In re moving trees which compete with those selected as future crop trees, care should be used not to open up the crown of the crop trees on more than one side in a single thinning. This is particularly tcue of Douglas Fir which Is easily shocked by too drastic a thin ning, resulting in delayed re sponse in growth which should increase following thinning. The following rule refers to the removal of trees of about the same height as the future crop trees whose crowns are in direct competi tion with the crowns of the I crop trees. Cut only one such competitor per crop tree in a single thinning. Get the others later. Thinning can be approach ed from three different an gles. They are: from above; j from below; a combination of both In thinning from above, leave enough trees so that the "crown canopy" will close together again in about five to eight years. Look at the distance between the whorls on the side branches, us-, a little imagination and take a good guess. A rule of thumb to use In thinning from below is (D2). "D" stands for Dia- i meter of average leave trees I a breast heighth in inches, ! plus two inches, changed to fee'- s should be the aver- I a8e distance between future crop trees. For example if the average diameter was eight inches, the average spacing should be 10 feet. Probably the best method is a combina tion of both, plus using the old "bean." In all three meth ods of thinning the outside trees on the sunny side of the stand should be left alone to prevent sun scald, especially i ' thcre is a laiS opening on the sunny side. "Take it easy' on less sunny sides and pro ceed close to normal on the shady north side. More Thinning The small woodland owner should plan more than one j Pre-commcrcial thinning if j Poi'slblc; Lighter and more 'renC"t CUtS arc better for development of a forest stand. The cost of early thinning will be more than repaid by shortening the time required to grow merchantable trees. Diameter growth of crop trees can be Increased from 30 to 150 per cent. Height growth is also accelerated, but to a lesser degree. Look for a future article j on "How to Select Trees For j Pruning," plus details on how to do the job. Th CREDIT BUREAU IS NOW AUDITING ACCOUNTS for the nsxt REDBOOK! You make your own rating by the way you pay your bills. Pay promptly and make a good rating. A Slow Paid Bill looks better than a Slow Bill that's Kill einj. Pay them todav' CREDIT BUREAU of Madford jty ait ?VSIl-:-l tfeM mm Time Running Out For Milk Program Corvallis Time is running out for Oregon to develop a workable milk marketing pro gram and there is little evi dence that the dairy industry has reached any agreement as to how such a program should operate. H. P. Ewalt, Oregon State University extension dairy specialist, this week outlined alternatives facing the indus try and predicted chaos in the milk pricing structure by the end of this year unless action is taken soon. The present, temporary Milk Stabilization act will ex pire Dec. 31. It was establish ed in 1961 when low milk prices to producers brought urgent requests to the Ore gon legislature to help stabi lize prices. Oregon had earlier voted out a state Milk Market ing act in 1954. "Must conditions again reach the point they did when the rush was made to the 1961 legislature," Ewalt warned, in calling on the industry to move on a positive marketing program. He said that condi tions are now at a point where it is to the advantage of both cooperative and independent producer groups to work to getner or face the danger of severe loss of income by dairymen. "There is little evidence that a majority of the indus try is ready to set up and have in operation any kind of a regulated marketing pro gram by Dec. 1," the specialist explained. Industry Not Idle This is not because the in dustry has been idle, he ad ded. The Oregon Dairymen's Association called a meeting of representatives of 90 per cent of the fluid milk produc ers of the state last Septem ber. Oregon State university prepared a review of the mar keting alternatives and the regulations in adjoining states as li guide for possible action. Other steps included form ing of a dairy Industry com mittee, representing 25 or ganized producer groups in Oregon, to outline problems and formulate a plan of ac tion. This group represented about 75 per cent of all milk produced. In their next move, dairy producers employed J. P. Mason, milk marketing eco nomist from Washington, D.C. to study the Oregon market and make recommendations for a marketing program. An Announcement to Horse Owners fc. ve r y vv h e r r,1 1 3tvT .' 1H' We have a new revolutionary product for your horses at our store. We are talking about Purina's new All-in-One Horse Chow Checkers. Purina Research has done it again-no extra hay feeding is necessary because the hay is built right into AIMn-Ona Horse Chow Checkers. This product eliminates th. muss, fuss and strain of extra hay feeding. If hay is no problem, then ask for Purina Omolene, long-lime favorite of horsemen the country over. But if you want to eliminate Imicio-mixioT pUnna All - Purina OMnirwF let us bt your Riding Supply Headquarters 1 A market study shows thesa problems: 1. Milk is priced on the basis of use (for manufactur ing or fluid milk sales.) This cannot successfully function under a free market. 2. A classified price sys tem, according to various uses, must be uniformly en forced. This situation does not exist. 3. Production exceeds sales. 4. The market situation has brought about competitive conditions among producer groups which in turn hava demoralized the market by price reduction. 5. The mobility of milk be tween distant areas adds to the problem. 6. Discounts arc out of con lrol. Improvements Suggested Mason concluded the mar ket could be improved through one of three avenues. 1. A voluntary pricing and pooling agreement that would have the support of all pro ducers supplying the market, and would be complied with by all handlers; 2. A pricing and pooling arrangement enforced by tha state of Oregon; or 3. A pricing and pooling ar rangement enforced by tha federal government under a milk marketing order pur suant to the Agricultural Mar keting Agreement Act of 1937, as amended. The industry was told that each of the three methods of providing stability in the mar ket would involve the sama economic considerations. These four basic needs are: 1. The defining of an eco nomic marketing area that can be made subject to a ra tional pricing and pooling plan; 2. A mechanism for estab lishing and enforcing an equitable system of classify ing milk and pricing milk to handlers; 3. A mechanism for dis tributing returns equitably among producers; and 4. A mechanism for equat ing the available supply of milk with the effective de mand. Ewalt urges all groups con cerned to move as quickly as possible in seeking an answer to their problem among these alternatives before expiration of the present temporary sta bilization act. Carson City, Nev., Is one of the smallest state capitals. e I Lm&mmc. the hay feeding chore vou want ln - One Hnrio f.hnuu rho-t-o 1 ff X fl " ' 3 . . . available now at our store with the Checkerboard sign. 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