TUESDAY, JULY 23. 1983
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Mobile Slaughter Units To Continue
Hauling Oregon Farmers' Meat
Salem Firmeri can coiv
tlnue to have their ilaugh
terad meat transported by
mobile flaughter unlu.
Two hearing! were held by
the Oregon Department of
Agriculture lait month to
consider evidence on the pro
posal to discontinue this serv
ice to the termers.
An order issued last week
by the department rejects
the proposal.
Hearings officer J. W.
Southworth said at the pres
ent time there is insufficient
evidence of illegal sale of un
inspected meats or of illegal
use of mobile slaughter units
to warrant prohibiting trans
portation of meat by these
units.
The change in regulations
was under consideration be
cause there had been some
concern that uninspected
meat was finding its way into
retail channels through meat
markets via mobile slaughter
units,
The mobile slaughter law
permits farmers to have ani
mala slaughtered for their
own use or for direct sale to
the consumer without inspec
tion all other meat sold In
the state must have either
state, federal or approved
city inspection.
Committee Proposal
A year ago a legislative in
terim committee on agricul
ture, concerned over live'
stock theft, sanitation of mo-
FARM
Woodlot Facts
By DICK OLSON
State Farm Forester
Safety is a good habit to
cultivate, not only in the
home or place of employ
ment, but everywhere, 24
hours a day, seven days a
week. On your tree farm,
this subject is extremely im
portant because there are
many hazards that can be
eliminated that naturally
would persist.
Most tree failures are as
sociated with wind, snow, or
ice and involve some type
of weakening defect. But
storm conditions, like the Co
lumbus Day Storm, may oc
casionally be so extreme that
any forested area can tempo
rarily be rendered unsafe by
falling tops, branches, or en
tire trees, even if not defec
tive. Completely sound trees
snap off or are uprooted dur
ing windy or stormy weath
er. Not all tree failures oc
cur during exceptionally se
vere storms. Defective trees
sometimes topple when the
air is still. This is the type
that can be eliminated
through good common sense
and good forest management.
The best rule of common
sense is to stay out of the
woods during a wind storm.
Most logging operations are
ahut down during these con
ditions to eliminate the pos
sibility of someone getting
killed or crippled for lite.
However, often the general
public will not consider this
danger and venture out into
the forests for one reason or
another.
During the Columbus Day
Storm, I was driving back
to Medford from Klamath
Falls via the Dead Indian
road. I was generally sur
prised to note a number of
hunters and sightseers in the
woods. Trees were falling
across the main road and oc
casionally one could be seen
or heard falling nearby.
The danger of wind and
trees Is as great as glycerin
with nitric and sulfuric acids.
This danger was Impressive
ly brought to my attention
when a few years ago in this
area, two foresters were kill
ed by a falling tree. One of
these men I knew from col
lege days. They had been
in the woods when a storm
came up and were In a Jeep
on the way out when the ac
cident occurred. Wind Is a
powerful agent, and, like fire
is nothing to play with or
around.
The second rule of woods
safety is: practice good tlm
ber management. This does
not only apply on a tree farm
but should also be considered
even on a city home lot. The
week after the big blow,
spent two days with a Med'
ford City Engineer looking
over hazard trees In Med'
ford. I really was surprised
to note the number of sick,
damaged, deformed, and
weak trees growing around
people's yards. It Is a won
der there wasn't more dam
age done to homes and lives
than there was. If we had
received the wind that hit
farther north, there would
have been untold damage.
Several agents can cause
tree to be hazardous. Some
of these agents are: 1. Insects,
2. Disease, 3. Fire, 4. Light
ning, and 9. Animals.
During commercial or pre-
commercial thinning opera
tions this is the type of tree
that should be removed from
the stand. Dead trees or snags
should be felled at the earli
est date because they are not
only dangerous as potential
falling debris, but are a great
attractions for lightning
strikes.
During the next few weeks
in this column, I will be dis
cussing some of these agents.
bile slaughter units and meat
inspection safeguards, pro
posed that the department
strengthen controls over the
mobile units or that the mo
bile slaughter act be
pealed.
During the past legislative
session some of the legist
tors had suggested the de
partment should maintain
close surveillance of thi
units in accordance with the
department's continuing obli
gatlon to protect the consumer
and assure him of a whoie
some and desirable meat proj
ect.
In giving his decision
Southworth said the depart
ment intends to continue to
study the movement of live
stock from farms and ranches
to the consumer, especially
where there is no inspection
of the product.
He noted that objectives
and aims of the department
were: To be certain that meat
presented to the consumer
was wholesome and known to
be such by reason of compe
tent inspection and to pre
vent illegal sale of uninspect
ed meat, whether it be mas
querading as Inspected meat
or the result of a business
wherein the farmer is selling
volume of meat over and
above what is purely inciden
tal or as a consquence of
animals slaughtered for his
own purposes.
Southworth said to this
end there will be investiga
tions of processors and re
tailers handling uninspected
meat and of farmers and
ranchers selling a volume in
dicating almost a commercial
business.
Weather Cuts Info
State Production
Oregon Is 11th in
Apple Production
Salem - Oregon moved into
Ilth place in the nation as
an apple producing state in
1992. The previous year it
was in the 18th spot national
ly.
The 1S62 figures, supplied
the Oregon department of ag
riculture the first of this
month by the crop reporting
service of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture, showed
Oregon having 2,200,000 bush
els of the nation's total pro
duction of 128,425,000 bush
els. New York was the top
state In production with 22,-
soo.ooo bushels.
Oregons apple production
was valued at 3, 848.000 in
1962, with 1,807,000 bushels
going into fresh sales: 380.000
bushels used by canners and
108,000 listed under other
uses. Winter apples totaled
2,141.000 bushels; fall, 44,000
bushels, and summer, 15,000
bushels.
Salem - Cool weather and
rain has cut into Oregon's
cherry and strawberry pro
duction, but the state ship
ped 72 cars of sweet fresh
cherries and 72 cars plus 37
barrels of brine cherries dur
ing June.
The cherry harvest is near
completion In The Dalles
area, but was continuing in
the Hood River area and the
Willamette valley where
there were reports of crack
ing and checking of fruit.
Pea harvest in the Milton-
Freewater area was report
ed by M. D. Murphy, super
visor of fruit and vegetable
Inspection for the Oregon de
partment of agriculture's fed
eral state shipping point In
spection service, as about two-
thirds completed. Murphy
said it was expected to be
completed by mid - August.
The last of the 1S82 pota
toes moved out June 18.
These were from the Klamath
basin area. The Malheur
county area Is expected to
have some shipments of ear
ly potatoes next week.
During June Inspectors of
the federal state inspection
service checked out 107 cars
of commodities. In addition
to this, there was a consider
able volume of strawberries
for processing and cherries
for processing.
The Ontario, Redmond and
Medford districts had no com
modities for Inspection in
June.
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Corvallis Prices equal to
or even higher than last year
are in prospect for most 1963
Oregon seed crops. Sales in
both domestic and foreign
markets have been large and
carryover stocks are now gen
erally smaller than a year
ago,
This is the market outlook
for seed crops as seen by Ray
Teal, Oregon State university
extension seed and grain mar
keting specialist. Teal makes
his comments in the Oregon
farm and market outlook cir
cular which is now available
from county extension offices.
Decreased acreage coupled
with good foreign and domes
tic demand are the factors
cited by Teal as responsible
for the bright outlook.
Acreage Smaller
Ryegrass seed prices were
higher in mid-June than last
year. Oregon acreage was re
ported to be 11 per cent
smaller this year with pros
pects of a good yield, he said
Unofficial reports indicate
large crop of hairy vetch
seed in Texas this year. Mid-
June prices were below last
year's even though carryover
should be small, he said
Crop conditions in Oregon
Texas, Oklahoma and other
producing areas should be
watched closely because pri
ces will depend heavily on
tne size of the crops
common vetcn prices are
expected to hold at last
year s levels, Teal reported.
Crimson clover seed prices
will likely be above last
year s levels unless there is
large crop of hairy vetch
seed that could be substituted
a lower price.
Prospects are that most
1963 turf seeds will sell at
prices as high as last year un
less the Midwest and Euro
pean crop of bluegrass is
large, the specialist said. Ore
gon prospects are for heavy
yields of common bluegrass
varieties.
Imports of bluegrass from
The Netherlands have been
the largest on record so far
this year, he noted. The use
of turf seeds has been good
and may help off-set the
larger Imports.
Fine fescues and bent-
grasses are In tight supply
at present, Teal said. Exports
of bentgrasses were good this
season, although Imports of
fine fescue were 30 Der cent
larger this season through
April than for that period a
year ago.
This was expected because
of the large carryover in
Canada last year. Teal added
that Imports are expected to
decline since the 1962 Cana
dian crop was only half as
large as in 1961.
Fescue and bentgrass seed
prices should near last year's
high, Teal believes.-
Alta fescue seed prices in
1963 will depend UDon the
sire of crops in Oregon -and
tne South. At present, large
crops and small carryover
are expected, he said.
Open House Slated
At Research'Farm
Corvallis The latest in
vegetable crops research at
Oregon State university will
be shown to the public July
23 at the vegetable farm near
Corvallis.
Researchers will be on hand
to explain their work to
growers, fieldmen and others
interested. Vegetables to be
shown include both pole and
bush snap beans, beets, car
rots, broccoli, Brussels
sprouts, cabbage, caulifloter,
onions, peas, pepper, toma
toes, squash, rhubarb, egg
plant, watermelons and cantaloupes.
In addition, research work
on disease control, insect con
trol and weed control among
vegetable crops will also be
explained.
The farm is located across
the Willamette river from
Corvallis. To reach the site,
those attending should go
east from Corvallis over the
Van Buren st. bridge one-half
mile to Smith lano on the left.
Signs will then direct visitors
to the proper spot, according
to A. A. Duncan. OSU exten
sion vegetable production specialist.
Oregon Grain
Prices Waver,
OSU Report Notes
Corvallis - Market prices
for Oregon's 1963 grain crops
are expected to reflect large
stocks and lower government
loan rates, reports Ray Teal
Oregon State university ex
tension seed marketing spec
ialist.
Government loan rates for
all 1963 grain crops, except
oats, are lower than in 1962.
Whether prices on Northwest
wheat crop will reflect the
full 18 cent decline in loan
rates depends on several
things, however, Teal said.
Exports from the Pacific
Northwest increased 8 per
cent from July 1. 1962
through March, 1963. How
ever, this is more than offset
by an increase of 73 per cent
during the same period of
in-shipments from other
wheat producing areas. Main
ly of Hard Red winter wheat,
these in-shipments were m
turn exported along with
Northwest white wheat. Ja
pan took almost equal
amounts of the two classes of
wheat during July through
March.
An increase of white wheat
in stocks on hand on April 1
also points to a decline in
wheat prices of at least the
18 per cent lower support
rate, Teal notes. Another
price - depressing influence is
the prospect for a larger crop
in the Northwest this year
than in 1962.
To Hold Prices Down
The recent wheat referen
dum vote will hold 1963
prices down, Teal adds, espe
cially in the latter part of the
season. Other unknown fac
tors which will be at work
include action taken by the
government on Commodity
Credit Corporation sales, In
ternational Wheat Agreement
and Public Law 480 authori
zations. All of these could af
fect export movement, he
said.
At present, Japanese Im
porters are objecting to the
present make-up of Western
White Wheat blend which
has seen an increase in pro
tein content and gluten
strength. This has presented
problems in using the flour
for biscuit and pastry pur
poses.
Teal explained that the per
centage of White Club wheat
in the blend has been de
creasing because rust resist
ant varieties are now being
grown in place of White Club
varieties.
It has been suggested this
year White Club be kept sep
erate so that white wheat can
be properly blended for ex-,
port. Failure to maintain de
sirable quality can lose im
portant overseas markets for
Northwest wheat, Teal warns.
Lower Loan Rate
A lower loan rate and a de
cline in overseas markets may
indicate lower prices for the
1963 barley crop, Teal con
tinued. These factors were re
flected at Portland in mid-
June when barley was $7 a
ton lower than at the same
time last year.
How much lower than last
year prices may go will de
pend on export markets, gov
ernment policy as to CCC
sales and the size of the 1963
crop. California expects a
smaller crop this year and the
late season in the Willamette
valley may lower yields. This
could strengthen prices, he
added.
Some strength may be
given the 1963 barley and
oats market because corn
prices have moved higher as
a result of reduced produc-!
tion coupled with strong do- j
mestic and export demand, the
specialist said. Higher corn '
prices could encourage more
barley and oats feeding in the !
northwest. j
The larger barley and oats :
stocks on hand this spring in
the northwest are a partial :
off set to the possible small-!
er crop and increased feeding,
Teal added. Oat prices are i
expected to be at or near loan !
levels unless the 1963 crop Is
considerably smaller because
o f unfavorable spring
weather,
Crop Outlooks Bad for Fruit; Vegetables Good
Corvallis-Oregon producers
with fruits and nuts to sell
this year will probably re
ceive higher prices than a year
ago, but it is doubtful that the
volume will be large enough
to return a favorable income,
reports R. H. Groder, Oregon
State university extension
fruit and vegetable marketing
specialist.
Mid-year fruit prospects in
Oregon and the nation, report
ed by the U.S. Crop Reporting
Service, do not indicate the
heavy surpluses, pressured
prices and sluggish markets of
year ago, he notes in the
Oregon Farm and Market Out
look Circular just published
by OSU.
From the processor's stand
point, the fact that some of
last year s heavy packs are
being carried over into the
current marketing session will
help fill the supply gap, but
competition, rising costs and
the small volume packs ex
peeled this year will present
problems, Groder said.
Oregons tree fruits were
hard hit by wind last fall. The
cold, wet spring just about
eliminated the Italian prune
crop in the Willamette valley,
cut in half the prospective
cherry and Bartlett pear
crops, reduced winter pears
nearly one-fifth and cut the
peach crop by 28 per cent.
It is too early for official
estimates for filberts, walnuts,
apples and some of the small
fruit crops, but observations
and trade reports indicate
Payments on Mohair Will
Be Made for First Time
Payments on mohair will
be made this year for the first
time under the national wool
act, Albert Straus, chairman,
agricultural stabilization and
conservation county commit
tee, has announced.
In previous years, the pay
ments were not required since
the average prices received
by mohair producers were
above the established support
prices.
The mohair payment rate
will be 3.6 per cent of the
dollar returns each producer
received from the sale of mo
hair during the 1963 market
ing year. This payment to pro
ducers - $3.60 for every $100
received from the sale of mo
hair - will bring the national
average mohair price of 71.4
cents per pound up to the
previously announced support
level of 74 cents per pound.
Payments on shorn wool for
the 1962 marketing year -ended
March 31-will amount
to 30 per cent, or $30 for
every $100 received by pro
ducers from shorn wool sales
during the year. The payment
rate on sales of unshorn live
lambs to compensate for the
wool on them will be 57 cents
per hundredweight.
The chairman said that "the
ASCS county office will be
gin making payments under
the national wool act within
a few days. Applications for
payment had to be filed not
later than April 30. The pay
ments will cover shorn wool,
unshorn lambs, and mohair
marketed from April 1, 1962,
through March 31, 1963.
Applications Being
Taken for IFYEs
Corvallis - Young Orego
nians - between 20 and 30
years of age - who desire to
contribute to better world un
derstanding are invited to ap
ply for expense - paid trips
overseas as International
Farm Youth Exchange delegates.
Two men and two women
will be named for 1963-64
trips after interviews at Ore
gon State university, Aug. 9
and 10.
Qualifications for appli
cants are these: must be sin
gle, a high school graduate,
have some familiarity with
farming or agriculture, and
be willing to adapt to home
situations in other lands. A
foreign language is desired
but not required.
IFYEs spend four to five
months in a host country liv
ing with assigned families for
two to three weeks -long
enough to get the "feel" of
the country and its people.
An IFYE shares with the fam
ily as a family member in
work and leisure activities.
Oregon has sent 46 young
adults to 31 countries In the
12 years that OSU has spon
sored the program.
these crops will be smaller
than last year, Groder noted.
Market conditions for cane
berries have been auite favor
able due to tight supplies and
anticipated lower production
this year. Nearly all producing
areas in the country have ex
perienced unfavorable weath
er, he pointed out.
The nation's production of
nine commercial vegetables
for processing will come from
fewer acres in 1963, he said.
Reduced acres have been re
ported for tomatoes, green
lima beans, sweet corn and
cabbage for kraut. Increased
plantings were reported for
spinach, cucumbers for
pickles, beets, snap beans and
green peas.
Oregon growers report the
largest acreage ever planted
to snap beans in the state.
Latest estimates say 17,300
acres were planted for pro
cessing this year, five per cent
more than 1962 and 42 per
cent above average for the
past five years.
However, Oregon farmers
plan to harvest 11 per cent
fewer acres of processing
corn. Even this cut means an
acreage 20 per cent above
average. The first production
estimate of this year's process
ing peas place that crop 12 per
cent below last year and 10
per cent below average.
The delay in planting dates
for corn and beans will mean
a shorter harvest season than
last year and may affect the
total packout, Groder noted.
Onion Crop Smaller
The early summer onion
crop, usually marketed be
tween July 1 and Aug. 15,
is expected to be 10 per cent
smaller than last year and 14
per cent below average. Thus,
Groder said, onion prices
should show signs of improve
ment between now and early
August which should help the
late season get off to a good
start.
Potato growers will prob
ably experience lower prices
again this summer due to in
creased supplies in the late
spring and early summer
states, the specialist said. Pro
duction estimates for pota
toes marketed in late July and
early August are only one per
cent below last year, not
really enough reduction to
make prices rise appreciably.
History has shown that po
tato prices recover rather
slowly after being depressed
by heavy supplies. The first
estimates on the fall potato
crop will be released Aug. 9.
Steady Market
Reported at
Midway's Sale
A steady market in all
classes except canner and cut
ter cows, was reported during
the Friday sale at Midway
Auction Yard. These grades
were about one dollar lower
than the previous week, but
feeder steers were stronger.
Some 400 cattle, 126 sheeD
and 41 hogs were sold during
the day.
Good to choice steer calves
brought from $27 to S28.50
and medium calves $23 to
$26.50. Good to choice heifer
calves went for $23 to $25.50
and medium heifer calves $21
10 SZJ.
Good yearling steers
brought $23 to $25.50, med
ium yearling steers $21 to
$22.50, good yearling heifers
$21 to $23 and medium heif.
ers $19 to $21.
A pen of thin black-white
face cows sold for $209 per
pair. Other good pairs
brought $200 to $247.50. Me
dium quality pairs sold for
$165 to $190 per pair, choice
veal calves $24 to $26.50, and
medium veal $22 to $25.
Holstein feeder steers
brought $20 to $21.50.
Good young fat cows
brought $16 to $17, most utili.
ty cows $13.50 to $15.50, cut
ters $11.50 to $12.50 and can-'
ners $8 to $11.
Fat hogs sold for $18.10 to
$18.80, feeders $16.50 to
$17.50, weaners $10 to $12.50
per head and fat sows $12 to
$12.50.
Feeder lambs brought $13
to $16.75 with the majority
between $15.80 and $16.10.
Slaughter ewes $4.10 to $5.60.
A pen of Suffolk breeding
ewes brought $13.50 per
head.
The yard will hold its Donv
sale Saturday night.
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