TUESDAY.
Cal-Ore Hereford Sale
Records Average of
The Cal-Ore Hereford asso
ciation's range ready bull
sale Thursday, like the stock
men's feeder sale also was
affected by the weather.
The average sale price of
$516 was $44 under last
year's average of $560.
A Californlan paid the top
price for a bull sold by a Cali
fornian. A bull consigned by
L. L. Shelley, Montague,
Calif., was purchased by
John McMurry, route 1, box
103, Montague at $1,000. This
Farm &
All Pesticides
Careful Fall
Salem-Timc of the year is
at hand when homeowners
store thp garden hose and
other summer living Items
and their friends In tne coun
try get as much equipment
as possible under cover
410 Cattle Sold
At Midway Yard
In Friday Auction
A total of 470 head of cat
tle, 20 hogs and 23 sheep
were sold at the Midway Auc
tion yard on Table Rock rd.,
Friday, Oct. 12.
"The market was about
steady with the previous
week's sale," according to Dill
Bray, owner-manager.
Good steer calves brought
$25 to $27.50. Good heifer
calves sold for $23 to $23. 80.
Yearling steers weighing 300
to 600 pounds sold for $23.50
to $24.90. Steers weighing 650
to 800 pounds went out at
$22.60 to $24.40.
Yearling heifers sold tor
$21 to $22.60. Holstein steer
calves brought $20 to $21.00.
Holstein steers weighing 500
to 600 pounds sold for $19 to
$19.90. Holsteins weighing
650 to 900 pounds brought $19
to $19.50.
A pen of 19 Angus cows
and calves sold for $241 per
pair. Other pairs sold for $160
to $243 per pair.
Slaughter bulls sold for $19
to $20.10. Veal sold for $2::
to $24.50. Fat cows brought
$15.50 to $16.90. Utility co.vs
sold for $14 to $15.50. Cutter
cows brought $12 to $14.
"We're hoping the weather
will turn mild and warm soon,
especially In California, so
the winter grass will start,
Bray said. "If It does, we can
expect a real good market for
our calves and stockers In the
next feeder sale, Oct. 26."
BLM Employees Get
Superior Awards
Two bureau of land mini
ocnient employees of II'?
Bedford district, and one lor
ir.er employee who whs h
cently transferred to the
)Urns district, have received
awards for outstanding tt'
Injis and superior performance
(f Hssiuned duties, aiTnrd'm;
o Donald J. Suhofield. dis
trict mananer.
A cash award of S'-!00 was
presented to Alexander 1 Col
lins, and a cash award of $100
was presented to Raymond L.
Johnson, both of Medford.
In addition, notification was
received that Matthew Kowa
lewski. recently of Medford.
now employed by the bureau
of land management in Burns,
had received a cash award of
$100
All three employees receiv
ed certificates of superior per
formance, and congratulations
from the state office were ex
tended. The incentive award pro
gram Is designed to promote
greater interest, efficiency and
economy in government work.
2739 North
OCTOBER 16, 1962
was $300 under the top money
brought by a two-year-old
Angus bull consigned by
Hoots Angus Ranch, Grants
Pass, last year at $1,300.
Last year another Hoots
bull took second place money
of $1,200 in the auction ring.
Two top Beau Donald Here
ford bulls consigned by the
Arrowhead ranch of Phoenix
took $1,050 and $1,000.
Brisk Bidding
Observers at the bull sale
at the fairgrounds said the
Garden
Require
Storage
And to both home garden
ers and farmers Chief Chem
ist J. D. Patterson of the
.state department of agricul
ture issues a seasonal warn
ing on the storage of hold
over crop sprays and dusts,
Dealers, too, are urged to
pay particular attention to
the manner in which they
store these pesticides.
Precautions Listed
Patterson suggests these
precautions for wimcr stor
age: 1. Don't store pesticides
near food, feed or fertilizer.
2. Be sure that a complete,
legible label is on each prod
uct stored. If the label is miss
ing, destroy the pesticide.
3. Destroy leaky containers
and tighten caps securely on
all retained bottles and cans.
4. Keep all pesticide ma
terials in a locked cabinet or
room -and definitely out of
the reach of children and
pels.
5. Don't store liquid pes
ticides in a room or cabinet
where the temperature will
drop below 40 degrees F. At
lower temperatures the liquid
may freeze and break the
glass contained.
6. Store wettable powder.,
dusts and granules of pesti
cides in a cool, dry place.
7. Don't store weed killers
close to" such materials as
wettable powders and dusts.
Weed killers like 2.4-D and
2,4.5-T are highly volatile and
can contaminate other ma
terials. Speech Contest
On SCS Theme
Opens for Pupils
The annual Oregon soil con
servation district speech con
test series for high school stu
dents and younger, starts at B
p.m., Monday, Oct. 22 in the
Eagle Point vocational agri
culture building for Jackson
Soil Conservation district, it
was announced today.
The run-oft' contest for
Rogue Soil Conservation dist
rict has yet to be announced.
Jackson district Includes
Unite Falls, Eagle Point and
Sams Valley. Hogue district
covers Phoenix. Central
Point, and Talent.
Following the district con
test, the area contest will be
held Thursday, Oil. 25. at
7::i(l p.m. in the Illinois Val
ley Inch school in Cave Junc
tion. Place of the semi-finals
contest tune, date and place
has not yet been announced.
It may tie held in Grants Pass.
M.ri includes all high schools
of southern Oregon. The funds
will lie held in F.ugene Nov. II
at the annual meeting of the
Oregon Association of soil
ennservat loll ttlsl nets
Those Eligible
All students of high school
age or younger are eligible to
enter the seven minute speecii
contests. 1 heme tins year is
water conservation In nil Ore
gon soil conservation district.
The state contest winner
will receive $25 and third
place winner $10, according
to Hcrl F.sterbrook. Cave
Junction, speech contest chairman.
Repossession
DeSoto
2-DOOR HARDTOP
Well under book value. Beit cash offer
or take over payment
Stark Finance Co.
Pacific Hiwy
S516
sale was pretty brisk at limes.
"Most of the consignors were
pretty darn happy with the
prices they got, considering
the weather," one observer
noted.
The sale started with
rather sparse bidding and
picked up momentum. It was
the younger bulls which
lacked size which seemed to
bring the lower prices. The
number of outside consignors
and buyers made the sale
consume more of a regional
scope.
The higher selling cattle in
cluded: Hoots Eileenmere, 70, by
Hoots Angus Ranch, Grants
Pass, to Lake Creek Cattle
company, Lake Creek, $800.
DH Premier Domino 82, by
Frank R. and Margaret S.
Day, Montague, Calif., to
Double D. Hereford ranch,
$020. i
IHR Golden Lad 17. by Ire
land Hereford ranch, Ash
land, to Robert Bruce, Lake
Creek, $800.
DH Prince Donald A2I, by
Frank R. and Margaret S.
Day, Montague, Calif., to
Glenn Saltmarsh, $735.
Choice President 31, by L.
L. Shelley, Montague, Calif.,
to W. M. Williams, Route 1,
Box 602, Klamath Falls, $730.
SO Colo Domino, by Seven
Oaks Hereford ranch, Central
Point, to Ragsdalc, Fisher and
C. Charley, $800.
Brings $710
Beau Donald EE 45, to II.
W. Tompkins. Box 578, Chilo
quin, Klamath county, Ore,.
$710.
SV1IR l.eskan 42, by L. L.
Shelley. Montague, Calif., to
Bruce Merickel, Route 2, Box
05 A. Jacksonville, $700.
Beau Donald EE 112. by
Emerald Empire llerefords,
Eugene, lo E. M. Bigham,
$6511.
DN DIIW Boy 26. by Don
ald K. Nichols. Ashland, to
11. W. Tompkins, Chiloquln,
$630.
Beau Donald EE 50, by
Emerald Empire llerefords.
Eugene, lo Double D Here
ford ranch, $610.
Fll Znlo Royal 50, by Rob
ert J. and Nettie Field, Cen
tral Point, lo J. W. Bigham,
Eagle Point, $625.
Hoots Eileenmere 73, by
Hoots Angus ranch, Grants
Pass, to McMahan and Ford
Investment company. Rose
Tree ranch, $60(1.
Fll Zalo F. Royal 53. by
Robert J. and Nettie Field,
Central Point, to Darrcll Stan
ley, $570.
Kebar Eblinelle, by Sidney
R. Slrahan, Gold Hill, to Lake
Creek Cattle company. $550.
LRR Silver Heir 81, by
Lost River ranch, Klamath
Falls, to Straus Brothers,
Route 2. Box 400, Gold Hill,
$540.
DN DIIW Boy 25, by Don
ald K. Nichols, Ashland, lo
Double D Hereford ranch,
$530.
Fll Zato R. Colo 55, by
Robert J. and Nettie Field,
Central Point, to Darrell
Stanley, $525.
Bringi $520
Eileenmere OF E. B. C. 48.
by Elmore Brothers. Apple
gate, lo Hopkins Ranch, Inc.,
1200 lluckhorn Springs rd ,
Ashland, $520.
Hoots Eileenmere 66. by
Hoots Angus ranch. Grants
Pass, to Al ltendickson. 2478
East McAndrews rd., Med
ford, S520.
F.ileeninei'e Prince T E R,
by Elmore Brothers, Apple
gate, to H. W. Tompkins.
Chiloiiuin. $520
Hoots Eileenmere 69. by
Hoots Angus Ranch. Grants
Pass, lo Lake Creek Cattle
company, $5110,
LRU Royal Onward 91,
Lost River ranch. Klamath
Falls, to Darrell Stanley,
$510
Bonana Golden $32. by
Haley llerefords. Honana,
lire., to Hcgler Brothers,
Klamath Fulls, Calif., $510.
LRU Silver Heir till, by
Lost River ranch. Klamath
Falls, to Mnrli-y Pinglc. Butte
Falls. $500.
lilt llcail Donald 5. by Ha
ley llerefords. Bonanza. Ore.,
to Dean Owens. Route 2. Box
648. Central Point, $5n0.
Phone 773-1817
MEDFORD
Chit
By JOE COWLEY
Miil Tribune Firm Editor
Recently we had a chance to see how effective a "people
to people" or hand across the sea program can be.
This wasn't something set up by any government. It was
an outgrowth of two spontaneous gestures of friendship and
the desire to know people of other lands better.
If you read a feature in Sunday's Mail Tribune you know
most of what ocurred. But briefly, a Medford couple asked
lo visit a Japanese freighter in Coos Bay. They were In
vited aboard, partied and given gifts. As they say out our
way, these people "neighbor well."
The Medford couple, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Webster, invited
the young Japanese merchant marine officers to drive back
with them to the Rogue Valley.
They made one visit to Medford without arousing much
curiosity or interest, apparently, even though they appeared,
appropriately enough, at a "shipwreck" party al the Rogue
Valley Country club. Then we heard about their visit and
helped arrange a tour through Jacksonville and a visit to a
local cattle ranch.
These boys didn't expect much. At George McUne's
Pioneer Village at Jacksonville they took pictures of the
replica of a Wells Fargo stage coach then stepped back
saying they were "well satisfied." They profusely thanked
Jacksonville Mayor E. O. Graham, Mrs. George Brewer, Mrs.
L. D. Inskeep and her fellow workers at the Jacksonville
museum, Eddie Meeker, manager of the Arrowhead ranch
and others responsible for the tour.
The five merchant marine officers apparently had a good
background of TV western history, understood Art Chip
man's firearm display al the museum, the use of a gold pan
and other relics of former western frontier life they saw.
In contrast to the party of Russian agricultural scientists
who visited the valley about a year ago they belittled noth
ing, appreciated what they saw and were eager to exchange
information. And they will be back.
Some people asked us: "How could you be so nice to
those Japs when Ihey helped kill our boys during the war?"
The point is these young men did not. Most of them were
around 23 to 25 years old. At the lime of the war they
would have been five lo seven years old. The ship's doctor
at 34 years was the oldest. At the peak of the war, 1944, 18
years ago he would have been 16. And he is from Hiroshima
so has as much right to be bitter as anyone. His only ref
erence to Hiroshima was that it is a beautiful city. His
letter to us signed by all the officers on the tour expresses
his deep feeling. We print il in its entirely Just at he wrote it.
"Thank you very much for your kind showing Jackson
ville and the Arrowhead pasture. We are much obliged to
you. We are very happy to know human beings are the
same, American or Japanese, and kind and humane of themselves.
"To reflect (he causes of past wars In history, Wars are
and were complete destructive and most meaningless of es
sential substances lo live for its nation's or folks' popula
tion. An old Chinese proverb says, 'Only when man has
enough food to cat and enough clothes lo put on, he becomes
polite and kind to the others.'
"Then lo keep on World peace, we must enough cold
ration how to secure essential substances not only for a
nation's people but for all the world population, how to
adjust the each nation's population for all the ' orld pro
duct. "That is to say, lo forget a nation's or folk's egoism but
to think evenly whole the world people's interest.
"Now, having known American's kindness and evenness
to any colored people, because it must be the same almost
Russian or Chinese people, we believe there is a little hope
escaping the hydrogenic alombomb war over the world to
gain perpetual peace and establish the world government,
as Lincoln said, of people, for people, by people of all 3
billion humanbeings.
"Sorry to have written such a tribulous thinking, but
must say thank you again and again for your kindness.
"We hope your good health and good fortune."
Gardening Tips
By JOHN W. McLOUGHLIN
County Extension Agent
Peach Spray
Apply a fall spray lor con
trol of peach hliht now. This
disease is most severe on
peaches, but il also attacks
apricots, almonds and to a
lesser extent cherries and
prunes.
Leaf symptom-! of the dis
ease are small, round and tan
to purplish spots that become
raised and scurfy and often
produce a shot hole effect.
Similar symptoms occur on
t.te peach fruits and these cm
be accompanied by clear
Kinnmy exudate, rrtnl ..po:s
may lie ntiinrrmis and slightly
sunken.
Use a neutral copper spray
al the rate of two heaping
tablespoons per gallon of wa
ter. Add a spreader sticker
lo the spray. If rain occurs
before l he spray dries, re
spray the tree.
Tuberous Begonias
Lift mature plants carefully
just prior lo fall frosts. Cut
hack most of the top hut
leave the ball of roots and
soil intact. Place in a dry,
cool storage (basement or ga
rage) and allow tubers tit cure
for two or three weeks.
Shake off soil and remove
balance of stalks and roots.
Any stalk left will induce
rotting.
Keep toilers by placing on
screened trays or packing in
dry peat, sand, vermicnlite. or
sawdust. A dry, cool storage
is best
Start plants in the spring by
y lacing l hem on damp peat
moss in slight pockets and giv
ing them a warm tempera
ture. When started they can
be planted in small puts or
in an outside bed if danger
of frnsi is past The soil should
contain an abundance of or
ganic matter and should be
treated with a soil insecticide
to prevent insect damage.
(.lather walnuts at frequent
intervals
Those allowed to be on the
ground will absorb monture.
This increases tne likelihood
of mold, rot and blemishes.
You can increase your effic
MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Chat
iency by shaking the branches
with long poles lo fall loose
mils.
After gathering, clean the
walnuts with a brush and
water. Remove all adhering
particles as they tend to stain
the shell permanently.
Slick tight walnuts, those
falling with the dried husks
attached to the shell, have a
higher per cent of bad kernels.
If you have an abundant sup
ply of walnuts, you might con
sider discarding these stick
tights immediately.
When removing green
husks, wear gloves as the husk
iuice will dye your hands
brown.
i Drying
Walnuts may be dried in a
! variety of ways. You can
place them in the sun on a
dry surface if the weather is
cool. If the days are quite
warm, put the nuts in airy
shade. One layer of nuts is
best. One to two weeks are
required to dry the nuts this
way. If you stack the nuts two
or three deep you should turn
them daily.
You can also place the nuts
in the oven or near an ai
register or other heating de-
1 vice. A temperature of 90 de
! grees should dry the nuts in a
day or two. Circulate the air
I with a fan to improve the dry.
! ing process. Do not expose ihe
j nuts lo a temperature over
I M0 degrees as this will cause
..ineidity. The nuts are suf-
fieiently dry when sample
, kernels are brittle enough to
; snap rather than bend.
, Bleaching
A chlorinated household
bleach is used to give the wal
j nuts a uniform clear light tan
appearance. Two methods are
; used: (1) Immerse the nuts
i and stir them vigorously for
;0 seconds in a solution of
four to six parts water to one
part bleach. i2) Soak the nuts
for 1.5 to 20 minutes in a solu
tion of I part bleach lo :t0
- parts water. lie sure to use
only clean-surfaced nuts that
are thoroughly dry. After
bleaching rinse the nuts in
clear water, drain and dry.
i Place whole walnuts m an
i open mesh potato bag or old
Gaines Wheat
Performs Well
At Hanley Station
By JOHN YUNGEN
Experiment Station
Agronomist
Gaines wheat, which has
produced record-breaking
yields at several locations in
Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, has performed well in
the two years it has been un
der test at the Southern Ore
gon Experiment station near
Medford.
Its yield for the period has
exceeded the varieties White
Federation 38 and Lemhi 53
by 30 and 27 per cent re
spectively. It has yielded
slightly more than Omar, a
winter club wheat recom
mended in this area.
Gaines is a semi-dwarf, soft
white, bearded wheat with
white chaff and stiff straw.
Its height has averaged about
26 inches compared to 37 to
48 inches for other varieties
in the Station tests. The
strong, stiff straw of Gaines
provides It with outstanding
lodging resistance. It Is slight
ly more winter hardy than
Omar and is fairly resistant
to stripe rust. It is more shat
ter resistant than Omar and
is easier to combine and
thresh.
Outstanding Yields
The outstanding yields of
Gaines at other northwest lo
cations have been partly due
to its ability to utilize effic
iently higher rates of nitro
gen fertilizer than are com
monly used on other varieties.
In this area Gaines could
probably use at least 60 to 80
pounds of nitrogen econom
ically. Since its needs for
phosphorus and potassium are
about the same as for stand
ard varieties, soil test results
can be used as a guide (or
the application of these nu
trients. Since Gaines has Ihe ability
lo tiller or stool readily under
favorable conditions, the sug
gested seeding rate is from
45 to 60 pounds per acre. It is
a true winter variety and
should not be seeded in the
spring. Nearly all of the 1962
production was certified.
Some seed of Gaines wheat is
available through local deal-
nylon slocking and store in a
cool, dry, well ventilated
place. They should last for
about a year under such stor
age. Shelled nut meats will be
gin to turn rancid in six lo
eight weeks at room tempera
ture and three to four months
In the refrigerator. Storage
life will be extended in a
freezer, but oil in the kernels
will become rancid in time.
Dry Ice Method
By putting dry ice in a con
tainer of walnut kernels, you
will force the air out and re
place It with carbon dioxide.
This creates an 'airless storage
and avoids rancidity and stor
age insect damage. The nuts
are perfectly safe lo eat be
cause carbon dioxide is harm
less. Be sure the walnut meat
is dry before putting them
into the jar.
You would follow these
steps when using Ihe dry ice
method: Place a layer of nut
meats in the bottom of a
quart jar. With the use of
tongs, place a one inch cube
of dry ice near the inside of
Ihe jar, but nol touching the
glass. Fill the remainder of
the jar with the walnut meats
and screw the lid on loosely.
Leave the jar undisturbed un
til the dry ice disappears.
Then screw the lids down
tight and store in a cool place.
Do not seal the jars until
all the dry ice has disappear
ed. The carbon dioxide could
build up enough pressure to
explode the jar if the jar is
sealed before the dry ice dis
appears. The A i h I e y Automot
Thermoitot and Down-draft
ful luxury of long lotting.
controlled, unifof heot to
wood burning home. With
thu fuel jovmg idea you
can enioy greater comfo't,
amazing fuel javings and
more convenience than eer
thought possible with wood.
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BIG T SEED & FEED
1943 PACIFIC
Soil Sterilants
Control Weeds
At Home, Farm
By RAY HUBBELL
Jackson County Weed
Control Supervisor
A constant problem around
many farms, industrial sites
and rural homes is the growth
of grasses and weeds in non
cultivated areas such as drive
ways, lanes, ditch banks, fence
lines and buildings.
Such areas not only afford
constant source of weed seed
to be spread, contaminating
crops or presenting an un
sightly condition, but around
buildings these weeds can pre
sent a fire hazard. Such prob
lems can be easily eliminated
by using sterilant rates of
Simazine, Atrazine, Karmex
or Telvar.
These chemicals are form
ulated as wettable powders
that may be mixed with water
for a spray application. Some
are granulars that can be
spread either by hand or with
hand operated spreaders.
Twenty to 40 pounds of chem
ical are applied per acre for
soil sterilant purposes.
Recommended Products
For particularly heavy
soils, Atrazine or Telvar
would probably be the pro
ducts to choose as they dis
solve and penetrate Ihe soil
more readily than do Sima
zine or Karmex. Due to their
solubility Atrazine and Telvar
are best applied in the spring
in our area, while Simazine
or Karmex could be applied
any time during the late fall
or winter months, taking ad
vantage of winter rains to get
the chemical Into the root
areas of weeds for the follow
ing year.
These chemicals work
through the ground and care
must be taken not to apply
them where they may be
leached into the root zones of
desilrable shrubs or trees.
Befo re purchasing any
chemical I strongly advise
READING THE LABEL. One
can determine beforehand the
amounts needed for your par
ticular problem, what the cost
will be and precautions that
should be taken. Then follow
these recommendations to the
letter. If the job is worth do
ing, it should be done correct
ly. Heart Attacks Claim
Two More Hunters
By United Press International
Two more heart attack
deaths among Oregon deer
hunters were reported today.
Frederick Rommel, 58,
Portland, died after being
stricken 25' miles northeast of
John Day Monday.
Merrill lliles, 47. Ocean
lake, collapsed and died while
hunting Friday about four
miles from Neskowin.
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HIGH QUALITY CATTLE Norm Woodward, Phoenix,
moved a feeder animal around the auction ring at Rogue
Valley Auction yard in Phoenix during Wednesday's feeder
sale sponsored by the Jackson County Stockmen's associa
tion. Assisting at the gate was Fritz Offenbacher. Behind
the counter, Evan Rassmussen, Phoenix, checked the sales
records as Bob Bever, yard manager and auctioneer chanted
out the bids. At the scales was Stanley Morgan, Central
Point.
1,302 Cattle Sold
At Stockmen's Sale;
Weather Big Factor
A final tally Monday show.
ed the Jackson County Stock
men's association fall feeder
sale last Wednesday sold 1,
302 head of cattle.
The market was active on
all classes of cattle with pres
sure on heifers and yearling
and heifer calves, yearling
feeder steers and steer calves.
Eighty-one head of Angus
steer calves weighing 440
pounds from Reginald and
Jane ' Imperatrice sold at
$27.70 per hundredweight.
Thirty-two of 460 pound
steer calves from Ed Dunn of
Ashland sold at $27.60 per
hundredweight.
Seventeen head of yearling
steers from Sandy Smith, Ap
plegate, weighing 723 pounds
sold for $24.90 per hundred
weight. Leroy Offenbacher sold 27
head of yearling steers weigh
ing 876 pounds at $23.90 per
hundred weight.
Nineteen Angus steers from
the Circle G ranch weighing
632 pounds sold at $25.30.
Top Price
Yearling heifers sold at $21
to $22.30. Top price was on
Leon Offenbacher's yearling
heifers selling at $22.60 per
Chemical Treatment
Helps Mint Production
Corvallis - Chemical soil
treatments which may allow
mint production to return to
fields heavily Infested with
verticillium wilt are now
under intensive study at
Oregon State university and
may be one answer i.i the
fight by Oregon's mint indus
try against the disease. !
Dr. C. E. Horner, plant!
pathologist with th OSU
Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion, reports that by applying
certain agricultural chemi
cals to the soil, it apparent
ly is possible to clear infected
land of verticillium so that.
mint may once again be
grown on a short-term basis.
Mr. Farmer ; . .
QUALITY SEEDS
and PROPER FERTILIZING
Determine Your
FUTURE PROFIT!
We carry a
full line of
fertilizer and
seed in stock.
See Western
Farmers for all
your farming
needs.
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hundredweight. They weigh
ed 725 pounds.
Heifer calves sold at $23.50
to $23.60.
Big buyer on heifers was
Tulana Farms, Klamath Falls. '
Light heifer calves sold well
at $24 to $24.50. Heavy calves
sold at $22.50 to 23.30 per
hundredweight.
Stockmen who consigned
to the feeder sale were re
ported as generally pleased
with the prices. A large num
ber of buyers came up from
California in spite of the
rainy weather. The prelude to
Friday's big storm forced a
number of cattlemen to post
pone sale of their feeder
stock until the next associa
tion sale. A number of county
roads were impassible to
heavily loaded stock trucks,
ranchers reported.
The day before the sale
Bever, livestock yard man
ager, reported 700 head were
withdrawn from the sale be
cause of weather. Load after
load of shavings had to be
dumped in the holding pens
due to muddy conditions. A
steady downpour the day of
the sale kept all hands in rub
ber boots and slickers. In
contrast to last year, the yard
hda plenty of skilled volun
had plenty of skilled volun
teer help, Bever noted.
The U.S. leads the world in
the mining of iron ore.
BRILL i
METAL WORKS
Commercial Industrial
Rtiitientijl Sheet Metal Werk
Stainless, Galvanized
and Capper Fabrication
2287 Wesl Main
PHONI 772-4440