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Farm &
Central Point Girl
Top4-H Homemaker
Learning to be a good
homemaker champion during
the first day of the 4-H home
economics contest week at
the county fairgrounds Mon
day was Corinne Florey, Cen
tral Point.
Blue awards were given to
Paula Greer, Medford; Debra
Mayfield, Central Point.
Groom your room cham
pion was Pamela Dick, Rogue
River. Blue awards were re
ceived by Mlndy Hackett,
Wagner valley; Sandra Oat
ney, Rogue River. Red awards
went to Dorothy Franek,
Wren Wlnniford, Central
Point; Sue Morrow, Rogue
River. White awards were re
ceived by Nancy Badley,
Rogue River; Debbie Marsh,
Marilyn Marsh, Wagner val
ley. Plan and decorate cham
pion was Conny Varner, Cen
tral Point. Blue awards went
to Linda Sommer, Wagner
valley, and Susan Truly, West
side. Red awards were receiv
ed by Mary Sue Emerson,
Wagner valley; Judith Fran
ek, Sandra Mayfield, Cen
Sheep Industry Sets
California Honors
San Francisco - The Cali
fornia sheep Industry's "hall
of fame" will be enriched
with the addition of four
names to the "Order of the
.Golden Fleece" at the 103rd
annual convention of the Cali
fornia Wool Growers associa
tion at San Francisco's Shera-ton-Palae
hotel, Aug. 8 and 0,
It was announced by Assocla-
Broiler Growth
On Upward Trend,
! Official Notes
Salem - Leaders at all lev-
l els of broiler production in
I Oregon should recognize the
I Implications of the national
trend toward expansion of
broiler production in late
1063 and early 1064 and work
I closely together to minimize
the Impact on the Oregon
broiler industry as much as
possible.
This was the advice given
: Oregon's broiler industry re
cently by Ben D. Allen, assist
j ant chief of the agricultural
I development division of the
Oregon department of agricul
ture. j Allen pointed to the current
build-up in the nation's broil
er hatching eggs supply flocks
I I U . .1
; aim wauicu limb a luutiuu-
. ance of this trend would mean
a massive nrlce-dcDressins ex.
; pension.
He noted that pullet chicks
added to broiler hatching
flocks were up from a year
ago by 22 per cent In April
Sand 40 per cent In May. This
trend is expected to increase
the number of layers produc
ing broiler hatching eggs in
October by nine per cent over
the 1062 level.
Red Meats Comptte
. Allen thinks broiler pro-
j ducers can also expect compe
:? tltlon from red meats, with
i supplies of these meats plenti
ful. He said indications are that
U. S. broiler prices will aver
age lower during the third
; quarter ot 1063 than the ave
age during July-September,
1062. However, he noted thai
these prices are not likely to
i be low enough to discourage
i the upward trend In broiler
i production.
1 Placement of broiler chicks
nationally has been constantly
above comparable 1062 levels
since mid-April. Allen said
strong consumer demand dur-
Ing the balance cf the summer
i months will hclo ellcviateitlijs!
v hlillrt-liiv hilt nnlf... HliiTvll
jiiuuu mi rnauc nuw on a na.
tional basis the impact In Oc
tober and November could be
serious.
Oregon growers' place
ments did not begin moving
above that of the previous
year until early June of this
year. Prior to that they were
substantially below the previ
ous year, except (or one
week In December, 1062,
when they were about 132 per
cent of the previous year.
Demand, for Oregon grown
broilers, created by the work
of the Oregon Fryer Commis
sion, plus the fact that Oregon
docs not produce enough broil
ers to fill this demand, has
made it possible for Oregon
broiler growers to get a sub
stantial premium for their
birds. Allen points out that
It will be continually more
difficult for the Oregon broil
er industry to maintain this
advantage when summer de
mand falls off and the Oregon
market become more attuc
tive to out-of-state producers.
TUESDAY, JULY 30. 1963
Garden
tral Point; Ila Moore, Eagle
Point.
Champion in advanced
home Improvement was Amy
Jo Helm, Sis-Q. A red award
was received by Ha Knee
bone, Sis-Q.
Clothing Phase I champion
was Margaret Stephen, Cen
tral Point. Blue awards were
received by Jane Ayrcs, Viv
ian Brittsan, Judy DcBerry,
Central Point; Janice Pritch
ard, Antelope. Red awards
went to Lora Waddcll, Margie
Lehman, Antelope; Sally
Long, Marcia Miller, Cheryl
Miller, Central Point. White
awards were given to Helen
Chavis, Diane White, Central
Point; Michele Paradis, Med
ford; Mary Commons, Wag
ner valley.
Breakfast contest had Deb-
by Macy, Applegate, as cham
pion. A red award was receiv
ed by Nena Morris, Wagner
valley.
A blue award for interme
diate luncheon was given to
Marsha Wilson, Central Point.
White awards were received
by Kathy Kucharik, Sharon
Ladd, Rogue River,
lion President Wm. H. "Bill"
Babcr, Willows, Calif.
Named to membership in
this honorary "Order", origi
nated to pay public tribute to
men whose lives have been
marked by unselfish contribu
tions to the welfare of the
state's sheepmen, will be;
Clarence M. Bishop: retired
head of Pendleton Woolen
Mills, Portland, Ore., whose
policy of "virgin wool only"
is credited with raising the
standards for quality wool
production in California and
the West, during a lifetime in
wool apparel manufacturing.
Prof. J. I. Tliompson: Cali
fornia State Polytechnic Col
lege, San Luis Obispo, direc
tor for the state department
of education of Future Farm
ers of America farm youth
projects, including the Initia
tion of more than 1,200 "sheep
projects" with FFA chapters.
Prof. Edwin C. Voorhics:
Agricultural economist, Uni
versity of California, whose
active interest In the economic
and marketing problems of
the California sheep industry
has covered more than 30
years, and whose books,
studies and advice have been
of tremendous value to lamb
growers and marketers.
Lloyd W. Lowrey: Rumscy,
Yolo county. Assemblyman
from California s 3rd Dlst.,
1040 through 1062. "A tower
of strength for agriculture"
during his 33 years of legisla
tive service; particularly in
the fields of conservation of
natural resources; control of
predatory animals; protection
of human and animal health;
and, range improvement
through brush clearance.
The breakfast meeting of
officers, directors and mem
bers of the California Wool
Growers Association at which
the "Order of the Golden
Fleece" awards will be pre
sented to the four recipients
will be on the morning of the
second day of the association
convention, Aug. 0.
Officers and directors of the
California Cattlemen's Asso
ciation and the executive sec
retary and assistant executive
secretary of the Agricultural
Council of California, will be
guests of honor in recognition
of their effective service on
behalf of the livestock indus
try during the 1063 legisla
tive session.
Livestock Sale
Now Rescheduled
Tha annual 4-H livestock
sal hs been schtdultd lor
4 p.m. Aug. 17. according
to County 4-H Agent Jirry
Brog.
The hogs will be sold In
lht afternoon and will b
fallowed by a barbecue at
6 p.m. lhtn the dm( sales.
The sal Is schtdultd to con
clude at 9:30 p.m.
Main Wreckage of
Arab Plane Found
Bombay, India - il'PP - The
main wreckage of a United
Arab Airline Comet Jet that
crashed Into the choppy wa
ters off Bombay early Sun
day was recovered by Indian
ships today, according to of
ficials here.
Ships of the Indian navy
also picked up three more
bodies of crash victims, bring
ing to eight the total number
of bodi recovered. The jet
liner was carrying S3 passcn
gers and a crew of 8 when it
crashed for unknown reasons.
Peas New Crop
For Willamette
Valley Farmers
Corvallis - Peas may be a
valuable new vegetable crop
for the Willamette valley if
testa prove out this summer,
reports A. A. Duncan, Oregon
State University extens 1 o n
vegetable production special
ist.. Field tests being made this
summer by Birdscye division,
General Foods Corp., near St.
Paul are being watched close
ly by the Oregon vegetable in
dustry, Duncan said. The com
pany is now harvesting ap
proximately 500 acres of peas
for processing in its Woodburn
plant.
Peas have not been grown
commercially In the Willam
ette valley for many years.
Duncan explained, after virus
disease made production al
most impossible. How ever,
new virus-resistant lines pro
vide a solution to this earlier
problem.
Duncan believes the signifi
cance of the Birdseye test lies
in the fact that peas might be
grown on practically any irri
gated land. In the field test
the peas were irrigated two
times.
In addition, the specialist
pointed out that the whole
Willamette Basin is looking
for new crops, particularly
those which would lend them
selves to double cropping
Duncan feels that pea fields
harvested early in the season
could then be planted to such
vegetable crops es bush beans,
broccoli, cauliflower or Brus
sels sprouts.
Replanted to Cauliflower
Such a move is also includ
ed In the Birdscye operation
this year. One of the first
fields harvested has already
been replanted to cauliflower,
according to George Moore,
superintendent of the field de
partment.
Peas are also being lesiea
as part of a research project
by the OSU Agricultural Ex
periment Station to explore
new cropping systems under
Irrigation in the Willamette
volley. Successive plantings
have been made on Dayton
soils at a Linn county farm to
see if peas can be produced
throughout the summer to
provide a steady s'ipply for
processors.
Interest in pea production
has been stimulated by the po
tential ot increased Irrigated
land in the Willamette valley,
Duncan noted. Irrigation is
necessary for an extended har
vest season and for "scheduled
harvesting" that will space de
liveries to processing plants.
Late spring rains may prove
to be a problem in scheduling
plantings, Duncan said, add
ing the Industry needs to
know how late secdings can
be made for continuous har
vesting. A short season crop
with relatively deep roots,
peas would probably require
two irrigations a season, he
said.
Moore is optimistic about
the future of peas in the Wil
lamette valley, but adds that
any decision about their po
tential must wait until all the
facts arc in from the trial.
Early results from fields
planted to Viking, Jade and
Dark Skinned Perfection va
rieties indicated yields might
run as high as 3,500 pounds
per acre, he said.
The peas were planted dur
ing a period extending from
March 6 to May 26. Harvest
started June 17 and will con
clude at the end of July, cov
ering a period of about six
weeks, Moore added.
One of the encouraging
signs noted by Moore is the
fact that even though the first
plantings were soaked by rain
for a month, yields came out
very well. He also noted that
pea vines can be a useful side
product as livestock feed,
either as silage or dry hay.
Expanded Acreage
Duncan said that he looks
for expanded acreage in the
Willamette valley If market
demands justify such a move.
He believes that the valley
could easily accommodate
more than 20,000 acres of peas
which would supplement farm
income from other field and
vegetable crops as well as
providing o source of nutri
tious livestock feed.
A completely mechanized
crop, peas can be planted with
an ordinary grain drill and
would require no large outlay
for equipment by the pro
ducer, a fact which makes
them fit In well with existing
farm practices, he pointed out.
The crop requires no cultiva
tion and weeds are controlled
chemically.
For harvesting, Birdseye is
using six new mobile pea
viners brought to Marion
county especially for the test.
The machines pick the pea
vines up out of windrows and
separate the peas from the
vines. Shelled peas are caught
in hydraulic dump trailers and
them dumped directly into
bins for delivery bv truck to
the Woodburn plant.
Oregon now grows 63.00(1
acres of peas mostly under
dryland conditions, with pro
duction centered in Umatilla
county, the specialist said. In
creases in the state's future
acreage will likely be on Irrl-
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FOR THE BIRDS - This bird believes in
signs as she seems to think the basket of
crackers was placed on the table especially
for her eating. The bird, dwarfed by the
size of the cracker, paused long enough to
4-H Horse
Due to Influenza Epidemic
The 4-H horseshow sched
uled to start Aug. 13 has been
postponed tentatively to Aug.
24 and 25 due to the present
equine influenza epidemic,
Jackson County 4-H Agent
Jerry Brog announced today.
All horseowners are advis
ed to keep their animals away
from any other horses until
the show date and to follow
the voluntary quarantine pro
cedure. Dr. Glenn B. Rea, state
veterinarian, Oregon agricul
ture department, instructed
horse owners to keep their
horses away from any shows
or congregation of horses to
prevent their contracting
equine influenza.
FARM
Woodlot
By DICK OLSON
Stat Farm Forester
Last week in this column, I
mentioned that for the next
couple of weeks my discus
sion will be on hazards in
the forests and their causes.
This is not only an important
subject to woodlot owners, but
also the city lot owner with
shade trees.
The single most important
process contributing to haz
ards in the forest is the dis
truction of wood by wood
rotting fungi. Many such fun
gi are found in Oregon, but
only a relatively few are of
primary iimportance in affect
ing tree safely. Most rots,
caused by fungi, fall into two
general types that are readily
distinguishable from each
other: (a) white rots and (b)
brown rots.
The two types of rot arise
from differences in the nature
of the decay process in each.
In white rots, which may ac
tually range in color from
whitish to reddish or brown,
all the constltutents are at
tacked, resulting in soft and
flaky or stringy decay. Brown
rots, on the other hand, are
caused by fungi that remove
the celluhlosc of the wood
but leave the lining. The re
sulting rot may be from light
to very dark brown. Friable
in texture, It reduces to a
powder when rolled between
the fingers, and breaks up
from shrinkage cracks into
rectangular chunks. This type
of decay Is sometimes proper
ly known as "Dry rot , al
though the affected wood Is
actually quite moist during
tlio decaying process.
Rots also divide roughly in
to two classes based on dif
ferent activity potentials in
trees and thus differ In their
capacity to render a tree haz
ardous. The first class is from fun
gi adapted to growth in dead
branches or exposed sapwood.
They are essentially sapro
phytes and aro more common
on hardwood trees than on
conifers. Most of them can
extend from a decaying
branch Into the hearlwood of
a larger live branch or trunk
to which the decaying branch
is attached. They seldom pro
gress far In the live member.
Fungi of this class seldom re
stult In extensive decay with
in the tree unless the trunk
has numerous openings.
The other class arises from
the true heart-rot fungi which
gated land, he added.
Pea production in the
United Stales is center id in
Eastern Oregon and Wai hing
ton, New York. Mlcilgan
Wisconsin and Minnesota. In
the Great Lakes sts.es, pea
production is closely tied to
the livestock industry with
producers growing pens In ro
tation with grain, Duncan
said.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE,
Sik V.' X, I
Show Rescheduled
The disease was known to
have existed in the Portland
area since the latter part of
May or the first of June.
Rep. ts of similar or the same
disease have been received as
far south as Medford.
Local practicing veterin
arians and state and federal
personnel have been working
to determine the extent of
the disease, . its course mor
bidity, mortality and efficacy
of treatment. Brog hopes tha
the disease will be under con
trol and a treatment found
by the new date for the 4-H
horse show.
"There is not, at this time,
enough specific information
available to warrant taking
Facts
are adapted to growth in a
limited oxygen supply if nec
essary. They can progress in
heartwood for indefinite dis
tances, regardless of openings.
Most cases of extensive heart
rot in trees develop from these
true heart-rot fungi.
Only a few trunk rots are
likely to influence the safety
of coniferous trees in Oregon.
However, a rather long list of
decay fungi has been found
in hardwoods in Oregon, Be
cause of the difference in tree
form in the hardwoods as com
pared to conifers, most trunk
rots in hardwoods also ex
tend into the main branches
where they may cause greater
weakening than in the main
trunk.
Among the most important
sources of tree hazards In Ore
gon are the four major fungus
diseases which cause root and
butt rot. One of these is quite
prevalent locally at this time
in this area. This is the Phyto-
pthera root rot which is ap
parently killing many Ma
dronos and oaks this year.
Port Orford cedar for several
years now has not been rec
ommended for wind breaks
because of its susceptibility
for this root disease.
For the next two weeks in
this colunm I will discuss
some of the most prominent
fungus diseases in conifers
and hardwoods, namely Doug
las fir, the pines, oaks and
Pacific Madrone.
Milton-Freewater
Youths Admit Guilt
Boise - d'PD - Two Milton
Frcewatcr, Ore., youths enter
ed guilty pleas in U.S. District
Court Monday when they
were arraigned on charges of
stealing weather equip m e n I
from the Atomic Energy com
mission. Vance Hawley, 16. and Larr
LaVelle Odoms, whose age
was not given, were charged
with taking the equipment
from the AEC's Howe, Idaho,
installation last year. Hawl-jy
was accused of stealing equip
ment valued at $2,905.97 ai'd
Odoms of taking material
valued at $100.
The court ordered a pre-sentence
investigation.
Fair Empfoymenf
Discussion Planned
Washington - HTP - Rep.
Emanuel Celler lD N.Y.)
scheduled a meeting with Ne
l.,Qr nnfl nthnr nan-
congressional supporters of -'"a.uuo.
the civil rights bill to discuss Commodity commis s l o n s
Negro demands that he in-'a organized for promotion
elude a broad fair employ, i of the Oregon grown com
ment practices proposal es ' modity they represent, and
part of the main bill. the entire bill (or market dc-
Celler has rejected inclu- velopment and other activi
sion of the proposal with the ties, personnel and office tx-
main bill or, grounds it will pe nnmires is paid by assess
make It too difficult to pass. I mcnt on producers.
MEDFORD, OREGON
be "caught in the act" by Photographer
Kenn Knackstedt. The basket of crackers
was on an outdoor patio and children had
been blamed for "cracker snitching" until
the camera photographed the culprit.
official action," Red said. The
voluntary quarantine should
be in effect for at least three
weeks, he added.
Indications are a slight
cough, general depression and
lack of appetitie. Tempera
tures rise as the disease pro
gresses from three to five de
gress above normal. The ani
mal may eat some hay but
usually little or no grain, and
if he does eat, the process is
often accompanied by cough
ing and a series of throat
spasms.
The animal should not be
exercised, even lightly at the
end of the first five to seven
days. A relapse will cause the
temperature to rise as high
as 106 degrees. Breathing is
labored, the animals cough
and lungs appear congested.
The horse then is seriously
ill and his condition may
speedily worsen. Deaths thus
far reported have followed
this pattern, Rea wrote. If
the disease is suspected the
local veterinarian should be
contacted.
The disease was first ob
served at Miami, Fla. in Feb
ruary. By June 10 the dis
ease had been reported from
both east and west coasts and
from north to south. Race
tracks have been forced to
close for various periods all
over the country due to ill
ness of horses.
Commodity Group
Budgets Total
About $733,170
Salem - Oregon's nine com
modity commissions, the self-
help organizations of growers
and producers of Oregon com
modities, plan total expendi
tures of 8733,170 for the fiscal
year July 1, 1063-June 30,
1964.
Last year the total budget
figure was $619,870.35, but
was for only eight commis
sions. New this year is the Oregon
orchardgrass seed producers
commission, which was cre
ated last fall. This commis
sion's budget filed with the
Oregon department of agri
culture was for $16,450.
All but two of the other
budgets filed with the depart
ment showed increases over
the previous year.
The Oregon filbert commis
sion, anticipating a drop in
receipts from filbert growers
because of the tree losses from
the October storm, as well as
a shorter than normal crop,
reduced its budget to $18,565
from the $24,897 budget of
the fiscal year 1962-63.
The chewings fescue and
creeping red fescue commis
sion held the line in its budget
which was for $42,500.
Other Commissions
Other commissions filing
their budgets with the depart
ment, with their 1963-64 fig
ure first, include:
Oregon beef council, $77.-260-$76.000;
Oregon wheat
commission. $139,000 - $122,
711.35; Highland bentgrass
commission. $23.585-$18,405;
Oregon fryer commission,
$49.000 -$44,797; Oregon po
tato commis5ion. $106,810 -$85,560;
and Oregon dairv
nroducts commission. $-60..
286 Cattle Sold
At Midway Yard;
Market Steady
A total of 286 cattle were
sold at the Midway Auction
yard Friday, July 26, accord
ing to Owner-Manager Bill
Bray.
The market was about
steady on most classes. Low
quality cattle were a little
cheaper.
Good steer claves sold for
$24 to $27. Medium steer
calves brought $22 to $25.
Common to medium heifer
calves sold for $20 to $22.50.
Good heifer calves brought
$23 to $25.
Good yearling steers went
out at $23 to $24.90. Medium
yearlings sold for $21 to $23
and common crossbred steers
went for $19 to $21.
Yearling heifers sold for
$20 to $22. Plain quality heif
ers sold for $18 to $20.
Holstein steer calves sold
for $22 to $23. Yearling Hol
stein steers brought $18 to
$21.50.
Good Cows, Calves
Good cows with calves sold
for $190 to $227.50 per pair.
Medium pairs sold for $160
to $190 per pair. Slaughter
bulls brought $17.50 to $18.50.
Choice veal sold for $24 to
$26. Choice heavy calves
weighing 450 to 600 pounds
sold for $23 to $24.70.
Commercial cows hit $16
to $17.00. Utility cows went
out at $13.40 to $15.50, cut
ters sold for $12 to $13.50
and canners brought $8 to
$11.50.
Lambs, mixed fat and feed
ers, sold for $16 to $17.70.
Straight feeders sold for $15.
50 to $16.
Fat hogs brought $17.60 to
$18.10. Weaner pigs went for
$9 to $11 per head.
"We are presently enjoying
a very active summer mar
ket," Bray commented.
"Th ire are lots of buyers at
tending our sales. We feel it
would be wise to move all
feeders weighing over 700
pounds as soon as possible."
Garden Tips
By JOHN McLOUGHLIN
County Agent
LEAF SCORCH
In many cases, the brown
ing of leaves is due to environ
mental conditions. These con
ditions cause a water defi
ciency in the leaves. When
this happens, brown spots
form in the leaves and we
have a condition known as
leaf scorch.
Leaf scorch can be caused
by shallow soils, poor soils,
high temperatures, strong
winds and a number of other
conditions. The signs of leaf
scorch vary on different
plants, but the most common
sign is the leaves turning
brown around the edges and
between the veins.
The thin - leaved species of
trees that have very little wax
on their leaves are most prone
to leaf scorch. Maple, dog
wood, horsechestnut, linden,
and beech are commonly af
fected. Among the maples, the
Japanese Red Maple is more
susceptible to leaf scorch be
cause of the thinness and red
color of its leaves. Red leaves
absorb more heat from the sun
than green leaves. This results
in a great amount of evapo
ration of water from the
leaves and a great demand for
water from the leaf area.
Broad-leaved Evergreens
Broad - leaved evergreens,
such as rhododendrons, laurel,
and azaleas will also suffer
from leaf scorch as a result of
drying winds during the win
ter months when the soil is
frozen. When water in the soil
is not available, the leaves
brown and die in a char
acteristic pattern with the
leaf edges and tips drying
first.
On rhododendrons, we may
find leaf scorch making itself
evident as two long brown
areas running parallel with
and on cither side of the cen
tral vein of the leaf. This
scorch develops when the
rhododendron leaf is curled
up during low temperatures,
allowing evaporation damage
to occur only on the long, nar
row exposed section of the
leaf.
The narrow - leaved ever
greens, such as pine, spruce,
and fir, show leaf scorch by a
brown discoloration of the
needle tips. The more severe
the scorch, the further down
the needle the browning oc
curs. This type may result
from cither hot dry weather
in the summer or from high
winds during cold weather.
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Oregon Pastures
Best in Nation
Corvallis - Oregon's July 1
pasture condition is rated best
in the nation, thanks to the
cool damp June weather
which benefitted the state's
milk cows, reported Mrs. El
vera Horrell, Oregon State
university extension agricul
tural economist.
Oregon pasture cbnditions,
rated at 93 per cent of normal
on July 1, shared honors with
Nevada as the best in the na
tion, she noted from U. S. De
partment of Agriculture re
ports and other information.
For Oregon, this was thee per
centage points better than
July 1, 1962, and about the
same as average for that date
from 1957 to 1961.
Pasture conditions else
where in the west were spot
ty, with good growth evident
from Montana and Wyoming
to the Pacific Coast. However,
eastern Colorado suffered
drought and pasture condi
tions in that area were rated
at 49 per cent of normal while
Arizona and New Mexico re
corded very little measurable
rainfall. California pastures
were unusually good during
June except for the extreme
south.
Milk production in Oregon
continued its downwr.rd trend
the first six months of 1961,
Mrs. Horrell said, with pro
duction about 6 per cent be
low the similar period last
year. Prices were off two per
cent.
Oregon's 1962 milk produc
Milk Stabilization Office
Moves Out of
Salem - The milk audit and
stabilization division of t h e
Oregon department of agricul
ture was moved this week
from the Agriculture building
to 1176 Chemeketa St., N.E.,
Salem, two blocks from the
Agriculture building.
Crowded conditions in the
Agriculture building necessi
tated moving this division
which will be considerably
enlarged because of the 1963
milk stabilization program.
When the department's new
building is constructed the
milk audit and stabilization
Milwaukie Tool
Company Struck
Milwaukie - UIPII - Local
1432 of the International As
sociation of Machinists struck
and closed the P & C Tool Co.
here Monday. Pickets appear
ed at the firm again today.
The strike came after con
tract negotiations broke down
last week. No negotiations
were scheduled.
The union's two - year con
tract expired July 1. The local
represents 76 of the company's
105 employees. The other em
ployees do not belong to a
union.
Thomas W. Stewart, busi
ness agent for the local, said
the union seeks a wage in
crease of 20 cents an hour
during two years.
B. H. McCIain, general man
ager for the company, said the
firm offered six to eight cents
an hour increases for each
year of a two-year contract.
Employees now get an aver
age of $2.43 per hour.
POTATO INSPECTION
Salem - Inspection fees on
fresh, diversion and proces
sing potatoes checked by the
state-federal shipping point in- J
spection service, have been 1
reduced by an Oregon Depart-1
ment of Agriculture order is- j
sued last week and effective I
immediately.
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Coat Dressing Curry Combs
Animal Brushes Show Canes
Show Halters & Leads
Fly Sprays
& Sprayers
Water Buckets
Other Items!
H -a .wrlL
tion totalled approximately
1.1 billion pounds, down threa
per cent from 1961 and the
smallest since 1925. Fewer
cows were milked last year
and production per cow was
off a shade, the first time in
10 years that output per cow
reversed its upward trend,
she said. However, production
per cow in Oregon is the sec
ond highest on record.
Last year, Oregon milk pro
ducers sold 84 per cent of
their output to plants and
dealers as whole milk. Such
sales took only 68 per cent
of the total 10 years ago, Mrs.
Horrell pointed out.
The percentage market this
way is increasing nationally.
Dairy observers say this is
largely the result of less milk
used on farms and the shift
from sales of farm-separated
cream to whole milk. About
half of Oregon's milk sales
are for manufacturing with
the rest sold as fluid milk.
Less than 10 per cent is used
on the farm as compared with
15 per cent in 1952.
A combination of less milk
at lower prices pushed cash
receipts down last year. Ore
gon dairymen received S44
million from milk and cream
sales in 1962, four per cent
less than in 1961 and tha
smallest since 1945. These fig
ures represent income from
sales before production ex
penses are subtracted, she explained.
Ag Building
division will again be housed
with other divisions.
K. W. Sawyer, department
chief, and seven other staff
members are affected by tha
move.
Aug. 1 is set for milk mar
keting areas and prices an
nounced last week by Sawyer
to go into effect. The admin
istrative order setting tha
prices and establishing tha
marketing areas followed a
series of four hearings.
May Petition
Producers who do not want
to operate under market pool
ing may petition for a refer
endum to establish a distrib
utor pool. The petition must
be filed within 45 days after
market areas are established.
Two-thirds of the producers
in the market area must ap
prove a switch to a distribu
tor pool for it to become ef
fective Market pooling establishes
an equalization program with
all producers sharing and
sharing alike in payouts on
quota milk. The producer quo
tas will be set by the depart
ment of agriculture.
Under a distributor pool
the milk quotas are set by the
distributor and only the prices
set by the department are in
effect.
While market areas become
effective Aug. 1, it will be
the first of October, Sawyer
said, before market pooling
and equalization are in oper
ation. However, prices set by
the department become effec
tive Aug. 1.
STOCKMEN
FEED PELLETS
Your coarse or unpalatable
roughage will make a base
for a modern balanced ration
that you can feed with little
labor and no wastage. The
increased meat or milk pro
duced will give you maxi
mum returns on a small cash
investment.
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MILLING CO.
500 Ross Lane, Medford
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