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Weekly Page of Farm News Octobor 1, 1942 PAGE THIRTEEN Vegetable Storage For Winter Use Is Advised By Agent By C. A. HENDERBOM County Agricultural Agtnt Kliiniutli County him Just completed a vory successful sen noil u( veguttiblti kiii-cIc-iiIiir. The Victory Gulden program, cur ried on throughout the county by Junior oinn n U-n t lunn tin wnll as by adults, hu been outstand ingly successful. liirKo qtiuntl lien of high (iiullly fnrin pro duce and vrgctnl'lns have brvh Orociucca turougnout 1110 Sfunnn, tuny of these gurdcut coutiiln a largo quuntlty of unliurvcsled vegetables lit the present lime, unci) id root crops of nil kinds nud descriptions, eiibbugn, pumpkins, squash, nud mnny others. Muny families havo suf ficient vogotablos to hint throughout tho winter season If they are properly stored. Every uffort ihould be miide to ttoru Iheso veguinhlos (or winter inc. Tim need Is more acute now thun It wus during tho lununer. Vegetables can bo lorod lor winter una undel1 a variety of conditions. Unheal ed basements, where tempera' turea cm) bo regulated uro sat isfactory. Outdoor pits of rcgu Inr construction cun bo inodo up to nny size. Siunll pita or holes dui In bnnka of (oil curi bo used for anuill quantities. ir ipccliil storage houses of mini) and patterned after vnrlout wnot collnm and potato cellnra Qiow lined In thn county can be built. Frequently a room can be partitioned off In a healed basement and Decennary ventil ation provided tliut will give excellent aervice. Such a room can be used for canned fruit and vrgctoblrs, it a well aa for audi other vegetables as pota toes onloni, lomutuea, squash, and pumpklm. In rooms of this nature, ahelvea or rucks should be built, except for potatoes, where bin storage Is advltuble. Pita perhaps offer tho best opportunity for storage of vego tubiea at little cost, An exca vation 8 to 8 Inches deep mado up to tho slid needed. Vege tables cun bo placod In tills excavation and covered with straw, with dirt on top of the straw. In somo enses, dirt alone Is satisfactory, as many vego Qnblcs keep excellently and do not wilt ns much with a dirt covering. Where strow-dlrl pits arc used, tho straw layer when packed down, usually is from 3 to 4 inches In thickness, with 10 or 12 Inches of dirt on top. This dirt should not all ba put on at once, us during the high temperatures of tho full season, vegetables would become too warm. Additional dirt can bo added later In the season after the temperatures get lower. Pits of this nature of any slzo should hnve ventilation by all means. Some vegetables, such as carrots, boots, turnips, ruin bngos, parsnips, may bo left in the ground by cutting the tops down In lata fall before any freezing occurs, and cover with Weekly Market Trends (Editor's Note: The following market Information la supplied from material obtained over the government leased wire In the office or ihe extension econo mist at Oregon tSute colloge, The material. In tho form of I weekly summary of trends In the livestock market, Is not In tended to replace spot day by day market reports). CATTLE MARKETS Fairly heavy runs of meat animals characterized the Port land market on Monday, with thcep and cattle heading the list. Cattle recalpls totaled 3500 head, although l!(150 head were offered locally. Steors and cows moved at slightly stronger prices, Good fed steers brought $14.25, with grass fat steers selling up to $13. Tat dairy typo cows Iwero $7. San Francisco report 'nd trading slow at prices about tho snme as those In Portland medium to good grass steers sold up to $13. tho top price paid in Chicago was $10.79 for long yearlings, Prices throughout tho middle west aro still showing tha ef fect of heavy marketings In an' tlclpallon of proposed price ceil ings on live cotllo. Receipts at tome markets were tho heaviest in years. Condition of steers being offered at principal mid west markets Is not as good i.s a I'oar B3o. Tho average weight of steers marketed this year Is nlso running bolow that of a (oar ago, BHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS Of HIIOO head of sheep and lambs received al. North Port land Monday, 3000 head were liffored locally, Including a lib eral supply of cull and common slnds, for which thero were no aids. Prices on good to choice iprlng lombs wore steady at , M1.B0 to $11.78. Good feeder lambs brought $9. SO. Choice dirt shovelled up between the rows. Most of those plants will aland normal freezing, until the latter port of October, without damage. Where regulnr stornge cel lars are built, such Insulation r.inliirlNls us sawdust, fine shav ings, pumice, ii nd other mater ials of this nature can be used, usually the layer of this ma terial filling a space R to 10 Inches thick between walls. These of course should bo seal ed tight, both on the Inside and outside1, and ventilation of course should be provided. Two bulletins have recently been received at the County Agent's Office, giving Informa tion on Homo Storage of Vege tables, One Is "Vcgotabla Stor age," by A, Q. B. Bouquet, horticulturist In charge of vegetable crops at Oregon State College.- The oilier, "Home Storage of Vegetables," Is by the U. S, Department of Agrl cultnure. Both of these are available upon request. Vegetables should not be al lowed to spoil or be wasted, as they will be needed for both human and livestock feeding before the winter Is over. Belated Harvests Progress During Unusual Warmth PORTLAND, Oct. 1 UF)B lated Oregon harvests pro gressed favorably the past week aided by unusually warm weattv er for this time of year, the weather-crop bulletin of th U. S. department of commerce said today. Although some cool and foggy woothoi' was reported there was no rain In any amount that In torfered with the picking of ap' pies, prunes and pears. Seeding, however, was held up In many areas by dry ground and pasture conditions grew worse with milk production in the Tillamook area continuing to decline. Medford had the highest tern' pcrnture of the week, 98 degrees, and Baker the lowest, 32 do grees. Turkey Group to Meet October 6 CORVALLIS, Oct. 1 (VP) The annual meeting of the Oregon Turkey Improvement siwocle tlon Is scheduled for the Oregon Slate college campus October 8. Arrangements have been made by W. J, Chase, Aurora, presl. dent of tho association, and Pro fessor Clayton E. Holmes, offi cial supervisor for the associa. tlon. Among subjects on the pro gram are labor problems, out look for turkey hatching eggs. possibility of poult eexlng, cus torn hatching, marketing and other topics. Meetings are open to all turkey growera whether members of the association or not. culled lambs at San Francisco sold as high as $13.80, with feed, ers at $10. Slight declines were noted at both Chlcajo and Omaha, with top prices of $14.78 and $14.15 respectively. Direct and contract buying In the lntermountaln area was alow last week. Most of the feeding lambs are now out of first hand, In Wyoming a few loads of straight, white-faced ewe lambs were sold at $12. In Montana there wore a few sales of strict ly choice black-face ewes and wether lambs, made at $12,80. Range lambs are available In Increasing numbers In the mid' west, as well as on the Pacific coast. Prices on the coast show a firmer tendency than those farther east. HOC. MARKETS The hog market at North Port land was about steady on Mon day, but slow toward the rlne oi tho day, when 2200 head were available for local trading. Top quality slaughter hogs brought mostly $14.75. Choice feeder pigs were quoted up to $15. The hog market was up 20 cents at Son .Francisco, as well .as at Chicago, where a top of $18.40 was reached. Receipts of hogs at public stockyards during August was nearly 18 par cent greater than In August a year ago. WOOL MARKETS All types of domestic wools were In good demand on the lloston market last week, al though diminishing supplies kept sales at a somewhat lower level, Fine staple territory wools continued to sell at ceil ings of $1.20 to $1.21, clean basis, and fine and half-blood clothing wools.- were sold at around $1 to $1.07. Sale of lot of Wyoming original bag wool was reported at 40 cents, grease basis, f.o.b, shipping point. THANKS SENT FOR SUPPLIES FROM PRDJEC1 NEWELL, Calif., fSpcclol) A total of 28 carloads and one truckloud of vegetables have boon shipped from Newell to other relocation projects. An average shipment to a project In cludes the following: DH crates of lettuce, 4A00 pounds of nuppa, 3 dozen bunches of green onions, 10 -ratn nf Inltiipn, 5800 pound: of turnips, and 8000 pounds of beets. The first shipment of potatoes will bo made this week. Two of the projects have writ ten In to express their apprecia tion of the Tulean vegetables. Eddie Yumndii, senior steward at Oils, Ariz., says In part,' "Thank you very much for this ship ment. We of this camp were very glad to receive them (tur nips and beets) as they ara the fruit of you and your men's lolls." Frank S. Izuo, a block man ager at Poston, Ariz., writes, "Wo wish to let you all know that tho gorgeous turnips you nave sent us has been consumed with great appreciation, and we wish to express to each and everyone of you our sincorc gratitude for your sanding us those delicious home-grown tur nips . , , they wero so very ten. der and sweet and fresh that actually every Inch of it was devoured, Including the unusual ly long and tender stalks and leaves, which Incidentally made very good 'tsukemonos'." Man zanor reciprocated with a car load of watermelons. These were Of exceptional quality. Oregon to Aid National Drive For Chickens CORVALLIS, Oct. 1 (VP) Oregon can contribute Its share In tho notlonl drive to produce 200 million extra chickens or meat this winter, believes N. L. Bennlon, extension poultryman at OSC. Seeratarv nt Anri.,.u.... Wlckard has set a goal of 200 extra cnicKcns each lor a million poullrymen to mmnmni n, short meat supply of tho coun try. Bennlon says many poultry men can utilize empty brooder houses and idle heating equip ment to raise chickens to three pounds In weight before the 1043 season starts. Oregon hatch erymen are being asked to co operate In the program by pro ducing chicks for October or November delivery. Corvallis Hen Makes Record STORRS, Conn., Oct. 1 (7P)A five-year-old egg production rec ord Was laid In ro.t net one hatched during the recent otorrs egg. laying contest by "Victory Queen," White Leg horn hen owned by J; A, Hansen of Corvallis, Ore. The new record set by Vic tory Queen of 347 eggs In 357 days, was announced by Dr. H. M. Scott of the Unlvemltv rf Connecticut. Dr. Scott said It exceeded by two eggs the ae- compnsnmenis of a Temple, Tex., hen In 1837. Virtually All of Wheat Covered CORVALLIS, Oct. 1 VP)-. All dui on per cent of Oregon's bumper wheat crop was under cover today. Only In Wasco and Morrow counties, the state AAA office said, has storage wheat been left on the ground' There it awaits completion of facilities. STRICTLY BUSINESS ALL OUT FC R VICTOR J; "I Just stopped In to deliver the mall and Hera I was." LIVESTOCK SOUTH SAN TRANCISCO, Oct. 1 (A P-USDA) -- CATTLE: 180. Blow, steady; medium to good steers, heifers, and young range cows absent. Bulls $0.50- 10,00. Calves 100. Steady. HOGS: 4.10, Steady; bulk'185 235 lb. barrows und gilts $13.00. SHEEP: 000. Undertone strong on good to choice wool lambs mostly $13.25.13.75. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 1 (AP UBDA) CATTLE: Salable and tot ii I 225; calves, salable 35, to tal 50; market fairly active, moslly steady with some strength on medium steers; few medium fed steers $12.30-13.60; including load medium 1000 lbs. at SI 3.0(1. sorted 20 per cent at $12.00; common-medium gross steers $0.00-13.00; light dairy typo steers down to $6.00; fow common heifers g3.00-0.50; me dium beef heifers held above $10.00; canner and culler cows moslly $6.00-6.00; fat dairy type cows $6.50.7.23; medium beef cows $8.00; some held higher; medium-good bulls $0.50-11.00; cutters down to $7.00; good choice veolers $14.00-15.00. HOGS: Salable 300, total 350; market active, strong, instances 10-15 cents higher; good-choice 175-215 lb. drlve-lns $14.8:1 to $15.10; fow choice lots $15.25; 230-200 lbs., mostly $14.25; light lights $14.00-25; good 300-800 lb. sows $13.00.50; choice 82 lb. feeder pigs $16.00. SHEEP: Salable 400, total 500; supply moslly cull and common lambs and ewes; no reliable out let for such offerings; few good slaughter lambs steady at $11.30; shorn lambs $10.75; medium good $8.50-11.00; common lambs to feeder buyers $8.00; culls down to $5.00; good slaughter ewes $4.00; breeding ewes, $4.75. WHEAT CHICAGO, Oct. 1 UP) A grain market advance based on senate passage of anti-inflation legislation which would raise commodity loans granted by the government to producers was short-lived today and late profit toklng reduced or erased the gains. Wheat touched highest prices since early summer before the reaction occurred. Late selling was blamed partly on uncertain ty as to whether higher loan rates for basic crops were man datory and whether they will apply to 1042 production. Wheat closed unchanged to ic higher compared with yesterday, December $1.28S-1.29, May $1.3151; corn unchanged to ic up, December 85Sc, May 90Jc; oats l-ic lower; soybeans Ic lower to Ic higher; rye J-Ic low er. POTATOES CHICAGO, Oct. 1 (AP-USDA) Potatoes, arrivals 67, on track 163: total U, S. shipments 887; supplies moderate, demand rath er slow, market slightly weak er; Idaho Russet Burbanks, U. S. No. 1, $2.50-95; Colorado Red McClures, U. S. No. 1, $2.50-63; Minnesota and North Dakota Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. 1, $2.15-70; Cobblers, U. S. No. 1, $2.05-20. BOSTON WOOL BOSTON, Oct, I (AP-USDA) The occasional sales reported In tho Boston wool market today were mostly of small volume. Prices paid for wools were un changed. Sales of fall wools In Texas were reported mostly around 38 cents, grease basis, with an extra light lot selling now and then for 40 cento. Some 12-months wools were sold at FOB prices of 48 to 47 cents. Foreign wools were quiet. Installment sales accounted for 71.2 per cent of the total 1941 business of 285 credit granting furniture stores report ing to the department of com merce. by MeFeatteri blngot RAILS SPEED TO NEW LEVEL FOR 42 By VICTOR EUBANK NEW YORK. Oct. 1 r7P Bullish travelers bought one-way tickets on the rails In today's stock market and steam-road Is sues, on averoge, speeded up to new high territory for the year to date. Rnylng opd Into airlines and other selected Industrials, with octivlty expanding on the swing. The revival came after a slightly uneven opening. Gains, running to 2 or more points for favorites generally were well maintained near the close al though volume dwindled and quotations were reduced here and there by profit cashing. Transfers were In the neigh borhood of 600,000 shares. Prominent advancers Includ ed Santa Fe, Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railway preferred which reached best levels since 1937. Among others in the "new high" divlson for 1942 or longer were Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Gulf Mobile and Ohio preferred, Goodrich, U. S. Rub ber, Pan American Airways and Eastern Air Lines. Support was given American Airlines. Douglas Aircraft, U. S. Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler, Gen eral Motors, Kennecott, Sears Roebuck, Boeing, Southern Rail way common, Great Northern, N. Y. Central and Allied Chemi cal. Secondary carrier loans were in front of the bond section. Closing quotations: American Can 661 Am Car Sc Fdy ...... 241 Am Tel & Tel 1191 Anaconda 26J Calif Packing 18S Cat Tractor ......... 351 Comm'nw'lth & Sou 732 General Electric ,. 271 General Motors . 391 Gt Nor Ry pfd 24 Illinois Central .. 81 Int Harvester . ... 498 Kennecott '. 301 Lockheed .. 2U Long-Bell "A" 31 Montgomery Ward 31 Nash-Kelv 61 N Y Central 9 Northern. Pacific ... 7 Pac Gas Sc El .. 19S Packard Motor 21 Pcnna R R ... ... 231 Republic Steel 14J Richfield Oil 7 Safeway Stores 381 Mice DeLuce Returns J 4 m ;r 1 Daniel DeLuce (above). Asso ciated Press war correspondent, arrived in New York carrying his "standard equipment" a small kit including his type writer, camera and shaving out fit. DeLuce, a member of tha Los Angeles bureau of the As sociated Press, had beed abroad for three years, and traveled perhaps 100,000 miles and saw almost all of the world's armies in action. He was born in Yuma, Arts. Sears Roebuck 54i Southern Pacific 15 i Standard Brands '.. 31 Sunshine Mining ..... 3 Trans-America 45 Union Oil Calif 13 Union Pacific 811 U S Steel 47 s Warner Pictures 51 THEY'RE OLD The geysers and steaming pools of Yellowstone National park are a hang-over from the time millidns of years ago when all the earth's area broiled over subterranean fires. ur iGiflSMiisirs O In common with most other business we find that the inroads which have been made on our personnel by the armed services necessitate a revision of our working schedule, in order to insure for you the most efficient and effective service. To accomplish this we are closing our offices at noon on Saturday, Oc tober third, and thereafter each Saturday afternoon until further notice. O Depositories have already been provided In some "f the offices end will b initaiied in ail just as quickly as the necessary arrangements can be made. These depositories will enable you to continue mak ing payments at any time convenient to yourself. In case of trouble service men can be reached by telephone as usual. The CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY Basic Changes Made in Farm Security Policies This Year Earl A. Gardner, one of the local representatives of the Farm Security Administration, reports that Information made available to members of the field Staff at a recent conference In Redmond, Oregon, makes ba sic changes In farm security policies for tho Coming year. Farm labor and equipment shortages coming at a time when some foods are already rationed, make it very important for all small operators and part-time farmers to help meet the heavy production demands that are in evitable for 1943. The bulk oi the war food production effort rests with the farmer who has enough family labor, land and experience to add a few cows to his herd, expand his hog enter prises, or increase his dairy flock. Many large operators are forced to curtail normal and ex- Portland Produce PORTLAND. On., Oct. I (AP)-ThM ft tht prici reutleri pr wholeitlm. ex. ert where othenrlle noted: HCTTEK-PrlnU, A trtde. SlU-SSe In parchment wrepperi. ASla-Me In eftrtoni; B trade. M,$.41c In parchment wrapperi. Hi iic In cartmr. BL'TTZIiFAT Flrat qnalltr. mailnum of .S of 1 per cent aclrtltjr dellfered In Port land, &9-&3'4e lb.; premium qualitj, max imum of M of I per cent acidity, M-SIVie lb.; Talley routee and country polnta Ic leia than fint or 6i$c; aeeond quality at Portland ;e nnder lint or Sl-SUe. CHEKSK Selling prieea to Portland re tatleri: Tillamook triplet. Sic lb.; loaf, SIC lb.; triplet! to wholeialera. SSc lb.: Soc lb. t. O. B. Tillamook. EOGSPrlee to producer!: A large, e; B Urge, 40c; A medium, lea lb.; B med Inm. Sflc dozen. Reaile to retailera, 4c higher for easel, cartona Se higher. LIVE POULTRY Buying pricea: No. 1 grade Leghorn broiler. I'i to Ibi.. Mc; over 1H ibi.. S4c; eolorad fryera under t4 Ibi., z4c; s1 to 4 Iba., tse; colored beni, S3e; colored roaatera, over 4 Iba., tc; Leg horn bene under Iba., I7e; over 314 Iba.. 30e; colored heaa. tie lb.; Ko. S grade henj. Sc leia; No. S grade, loe leaa; rooatera, 10c lb. DRESSED TURKEYS Selling price. ne crop, 37-5c lb. RABBITS Average eoUBtry killed, Kc per. HAY gelling price on trucki: alfalfa, No. I. I'l.M ton; oete-veteh, tle.00 ton. valley polnta; timothy, 1.M ton; clover, 119.00 ton. ONIONS Green, He doien bunchej; Ore gon dry. IIJi-1.10; Walla WtllaTaklma, II. JS M-lb. bag; pickling loc lb. POTATOES Klamath J.VM.J.70 cental; Yakima. (3.104.54; Idaho, a3 U4.M cental; local. at.5Q cental. COUNTRY MEATS Selling price to re tailers; eountt,--ltlllcd bogs, best butchers, Itt to 149 lbs- i;c; vealera, fancy, lie lb.; good heavy, lM8c lb.; rough heavy, 15-lftc lb.; canner cowa, lie lb.; cnttera, 18-Mc lb.; bulls. IS-lOe lb.; spring lambs. t!e; yearling Iambs, good, 13e lb.; do heavy, 1MJC l.; nrtfc I'lOc lb., ., ... - Authorities of Zurich, Switz erland, have recommended that children be required' to go bare- footed during the summer to conserve leather, says the de partment of commerce. pandlng production efforts ba- cause of the labor situation. t. As a result of these all-out food production needs, Secro- tary of Agriculture Wlckard has Issued the following six direc tives to the Farm Security Ad ministration: fc rt 1. Put every small farm oper- J ator with Idle labor and re- f sources on the nation's food pro- ' duction line through necessary '-' operating credit, health proteo tlon and secure tenure. 't 2. Establish planned food pro- , duction goals for present FSA borrowers to meet local shorty ' ages. ,, 3. Aid and develop process- -Ing, storage, marketing and transportation facilities (or small farmer production. 4. Provide housing and trans- t, portatlon for farm labor mo- p bllizatlon. 5. Secure best and fullest use " of available farm land In assist- 1 ing farmers to secure leases and Z supplement present Inadequate . units. ' 6. To help meet local short- ages of equipment, machinery J. and services by organizing co- , operative groups of small farm-v; ers for Joint purchase and use of machines, tires, transportation equipment, repair centers and other services. To see that these six things are carried out is the responsi bility of the Farm Security Ad ministration. The new typ "Food for Freedom" loans, re-J suiting as a need In carrying -out this program, are available ' to every small and part-time . farmer in this area who can In- crease production of fighting Awud . ..wine wc (iinirtcbt providing he cannot secure ade- ' quate credit from local bank or Production Credit assocl- ' ations. Loans of this type can be made up to $2500 for live stock, feed, seed equipment, co operative services and building repair. Money loaned for co- 'r operative services bears interest at three per cent per year, while 5t loans made for other purpose! J bear five per cent interest. Such t. loans are repayable over a five year period on recoverable goods and over a one to two year period on non-recoverable je goods such as fed and seed. " Available loan . funds have i been reduced this year, but an attempt will be made to reach , Tnnrie fnr rinma ...... n more farmers with smaller loam ' than has been possible in pre vious years. Information and ap plication materials may be obe " tained at the Klamath-Lake County Farm. Security " Admin 1 istration office, Courthouse building, Klamath Falls. J rcm t
