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
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