Octolieir IB, 1042
NEW
PROGRAM
IF 1 TOLD
Help In maintaining KlumnOi
county'! farm plunl for peak
wartime productlnn will ho
available to county farmer
through production practice of
the 1043 AAA program, Kivd
Rueck, chairman of tho county
AAA committee, announced yea
terday.
Einphanl on practice Hint re-
qtilro n minimum of lnbor mid
materials, yet contribute a mnxl
CiRll
Janum to increased production:
IWbroductlon prncllco allowances
"tailored to fit tho need of
each fnrm; nncl Increased pay
inont rate for mnny practice
nrg nemo of tho point o( tho
new program a It's now taking
shape, tho chairman reported
A production prnctlcn allow
ance will uo computed for each
fnrm, based on tho ihto of crop
limd, commercial orchard, veg-
atonic mid grnxliig land, tho
chairman explained. Tho coun
ty AAA commute can adjust
thl allowance up or down, 30
per cent, depending on each
farm's contribution to the wur
effort nnd tho amount of noil
building work needed on tho
fnrm, Till) provision, tho chair
nion pointed out, will permit a
cooperntor to receive payment
for more practices' thun ho has
In the pant.
liccuu.io of tho Increased cost
of the practices, rules of payment
for application of llmo, pirns-
abate, boron and ulphur (gyp
um) will bit Increased, Hueek
aid.
Cover crop, green manure and
pasture Improvement practices
will be emphasised. Payment
will be mado for seeding annual
ryegrass. Tho cover crop prac
tice will Include a payment of
$1.80 an acre for Austrian win
ter peas, hairy vetch, Willamette
vetch, common vetch or crimson
clover, when harvested for seed.
Erosion control practices, such
as strip cropping, protected sum
mer fallow, contour seeding and
construction of check dams will
be continued with somo Increase
In rate of payment.
Maintaining nnd improving
grassland for maximum produc
tion of meat and wool Is the no
jcctlvo of a new grazing land
management practice, tho chair
man sold. There will bo a dl-
On-ci cii payment 01 i cent an
'wo for operators who do not
overgrow and who follow n
rango management plan ap
proved by tho county commltteo
before March 1, 10-13. In addi
tion, an nllnwunce of 3 rents an
acre will be available for per
forming supplemental practices,
such as improving water facili
ties, fencing, building fireguards,
and others.
Farm Pickup, Truck
Registration Set
For Oct. 22-23-24
CORVALLIS, Oct. 15 (JW
Farm trucks and pickups must
be registered in Oregon, October
22-23-24, the stnto USDA war
board announced hero Wednes
day. Registration is preliminary to
Issuance of certificates of war
a
ccesslty, required after Novcm
er 15 for nil vehicles, Includ
ing farm trucks, This certifi
cate will govern the number of
miles the vehlcio may be oper
ated and tho load carried.
EQUIPMENT NEEDS
Farmers needing equipment
or supplies for which priority
, ratings are required can obtain
assistance from the county
USDA war board In making ap
plication on form PD-1A.
Oil for Our Fighters in Solomons
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JIusky natives roll big barrels' of
foouth Pnclflo port where tons of
other supplies nre carrled by big
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Navy Officers Quiz Jap War Prisoners in Aleutians
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r ins jp prisoners takon during a recent naval engagement In Aleutian waters. Lieut. Oomdr. Peter Holm,
oenter, Interviews the Nip, left. .
Weekly Market Trends
(EDITOR'S NOTE": Tho follow
lug market Information Is sup
plied from material obtained
over the government leased wlro
In the officii of the extension
economist at Oregon Stnto col
lege Tho niulcirlnl, in tho form
of a weekly summary of trends
In the livestock market, Is not
Intended to replace spot day by
day market reports.)
CATTLE MARKETS
After largo supplies In the past
few weeks, only 1800 head of
cattle wro offered at North
Portland Monday, most of which
were of plain quality. Tho mar
ket was uneven with medium
grass steers bringing mostly
$11.50 to $12.75, and good fed
steers, though unavailable, quot
ed above ? 13.50. Medium to good
beef cows wero $7.75 to $0.25.
At Sun Francisco trading was
slow and very fow steers were
offered, and at Chicago, while
fed steers and yearlings were
mostly steady at $14 to $16.25,
trading was slow there too,
Kxcepllonally heavy market-
lugs brought down cattle prices
In the midwest during Into Au
gust and early September but by
inld-Soplcmbur Ihey were again'
as high as in early August, For
the week ending September 12,
average price of good grado beef
steers at Chicugo was $14.05,
compared with $14.00 a month
earlier und $11.70 a year earlier.
Feeder steers at the snme time
were bringing about $1.65 high
er than in September, 1041. Au
gust slaughter was the largest
on record for that month, and so
far in 1042 cattle slaughter has
totaled IS per cent greater than
for the same period last year.
SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS
Sheep and lamb trading at
North Portland Monday was ac
tive and (ho market strong on
best lambs, a few selling up to
$11.75, the same top as the pre
ceding Monday. Somo medium to
good feeder lambs wore $8.50 to
$0.50, while good ewes were 50
cents above last week's prices,
the best bringing $4.50, Good to
choice wool lambs at San Fran
cisco were scarce but the under
tone of trading was strong, whilo
at Chicugo the fat lamb market
wus steady to 15 cents higher.
Three double decks of 78-pound
Colorado lambs brought $14.35
straight and sovoral decks of
good to choice rango lambs sold
nt $13.50 to $14. Some good feed
ing lnmbs wore $12.50 to $12.88.
Owing partly to declines in lat
lamb prices, contract bids on
lambs were decidedly weaker In
most parts of the west the past
week, with prices ranging from
$10.50 to $11, and growers en
deavoring to soil for immediate
oil Into loading position at a
foodstuffs, motors, tractors and'
freighters to U. S. Marine and'
the Solomon Islands.
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delivery. Scattered bands In Wy
oming were contracted up to
$12, f.o.b. loading point, but by
midweek most bands there
brought no more than $11.60 to
$11.75 a hundred.
Winter wheat pastures are not
In as good condition as earlier
In the fall, which has also slowed
demand somewhat, although the
Navajo Indian reservation In
Utah, where annual average out
put is about 250,000 lambs
mostly feeders reports fairly
good clearance this season. If
shipment of feeder lnmbs to the
Corn Belt kept on at the rate
shipped during July and August
In comparison with last year,
total number fed during the
1042-43 season would be a little
larger than the record number
fed last year. Lamb slaughter In
August was 1 per cent more
than last year during August.
HOC MARKETS
Hog prices wore generally
lower Monday. At North Port
land 2400 out of 3000 head ar
riving were offorcd locally and
the market was about 60 cents
below the previous Monday with
good to choice 170 to 215-pound
drive-ins selling at $14.50 to
$14,65, and the next heavier
weights at $13.90 to $14.15. San
Francisco markets wero uneven
ly 10 to 15 cenU lower, with an
extreme top of $15.60, and Chi
cago's closing sales were mado
nt 40 to 50 cunts below the Fri
day before.
Hog slaughter in August was
the largest for that month slnco
1033, with the increased mark
etings reflected In moderate
price declines since mid-August
and a similar reduction In the
hog-corn ratio, although the lat
ter remains still higher than last
year and considerably above the
longtime average. Government
purchases, while reduced sharp
ly in August, are expected to In
crease greatly In the next few
months.
WOOL MARKETS
Tho Boston wool market was
spotty last week, with wools
bought at recent westorn auc
tions arriving at mills. Medium
fine ataple territory woola sold
at $1.14 to $1.18, clean basis,
whilo occasional sales of fine
and halfblood wero made at ceil
ing prices. Wools being imported
are mostly woolen wools of med
ium grades. Consumption of ap
parel wool In August was about
an eighth less thun In the same
month last year and total wool
consumption for the first eight
months was about 3 par cent be
low that of tha corresponding
period in 1941.
After several months' Inactiv
ity somo sales of finer grade mo
hair were made at prices consid
erably below last quotations.
Prlcea now reported In Texas
are 65 cents for kid and 45 cents
to 48 cents for adult hair.
LOAN RATES STAY PUT
Government loan rates for
wheat and corn will not be in
creased by the president's price
control program, because such
advances would increase the cost
of feed and tend to curtail the
output of livestock products,
Secretary Wickard announced
this week. Loan rates will be
Increased for cotton, tobacco,
rice and peanuts.
PHOSPHATE AVAILABLE
The state AAA committee has
obtained 1000 tons of 18 per
cent superphosphate for distri
bution this fall. Klamath county
farmers should place orders with
the county AAA office.
To My Former
Dental i Patients
Since I am now stationed at
Vancouver Barracks, Wash.,
I would appraclata If all who
owa on account' will contact
Attorneys Nnplar and Merry
man, IOOF Bldg,i to arrange
payments.
Copt O. G. Guernsey
Dentist
Weekly Page
Klamath county farmers who
want to obtain phosphate under
tho 1943 AAA program for uso
this fnll should place their order
Immediately with tho county
AAA office, Fred Rueck, chair
man of tho county AAA commit
tee, announced yesterday.
One thousand tons of 18 per
cent superphosphate have cecn
allocated to Oregon for distribu
tion this fall.
Cost of the phosphate will be
deducted from 1943 AAA pro
duction practice payments earn
ed by the grower, the chairman
explained. Deduction rates will
be $25 a ton. Practice payment
rates for application of phos
phate under the 1943 program
have been increased to compen
sate for the increased cost of the
material.
Application of phosphate In
connection with the fall seeding
of legumes or annual ryegrass,
or to permanent pastures, can be
of real assistance in meeting wnr
production goals for livestock
products nnd cover crop seeds.
Whilo the county committee Is
hopeful of obtaining additional
shipment. for distribution next
spring, there Is no assurance that
phosphate will be available after
the first of the yenr, because of
the extreme shortage of com
mercial fertilizer materials.
4-H CLUBS UNDER
Four-H clubs for the coming
year are beginning to be organ'
ized with the first enrollment
reaching the county club office
being a clothing club led by Mrs.
A. W. O'Brien of Algoma. The
following officers were elected:
president, Helen Schultz; vice
president, Elvi Reginato; secre
tary, Marybello McBrlde. Other
members of the club are Martha
Folsom, Veronica Lovell. Gladys
Barrow, Rebecca Gonzales, Mnr-
ilyn Holmes, Shirley Smith
Josephine Keller and Mery
u urien.
A camp cookery club Is being
organized at Algoma on Thurs
day evening, October 15 nt 7
p. m. nt the school, under the
leHdership of Lnwrence Edwards.
Mrs. Elsie Burton, teacher at the
Algoma school, Is assisting with
tho organization of 4-H clubs.
Emphasis In all of the 4-H
projects this yenr will be direct
ed along lines helping the wnr
effort. In the clothing project,
particular emphasis will be de
voted to enre of the present
ciotnes, ana making over cloth
ing to take the place of new
articles which might be pur
chnsed. '43 FARM TASK TOUGH
Only "stout effort" by the
nation s farmers can bring the
food production needed in 1943,
Fred S. Wnllace, national AAA
and war board chief, reports
after surveying the farm pro
duction outlook In a number of
states.
SERVED AT
FRANK'S PLACE
Enchiladas
Tla Juana Special
Chlckan & Texas Tamalai
Chicken Noodles
Short Orders and
Sandwiches
Frank's Home-made
Condensed Chill
Pnpantl Ohlll, Tonn and Ohloktn
Tamalti, and Condanaid Ohlll is
Taha Out.
PLENTY OF PARKING
SPACE AT
FRANK'S PLACE
619 Commercial Dial 6830
of Farm News'
SPUDS SUFFER
Improper handling, storage,
and display of potatoes after
they leave the farm are respon
sible for large losses In the re
tailing of this Important Oregon
crop, according to an investiga
tion made by D. B. DeLoach,
agricultural economist at OSC,
whose report has been issued as
station bulletin No. 410.
Improper handling by truck
ers and wholesale and retail
store workers contributed heav
ily to the breaking and bruising
of potatoes so that a consider
able percentage found In retail
markets in Portland and San
Francisco fell below the grade
marked on the containers.
Part of the loss, however, Is
caused by improper storage care,
either before or after they leave
the farm, resulting In dry rot,
soft rot, and light greening
Such loss can be greatly reduced
with tho storage of potatoes in
dark, cool, well ventilated store
rooms, regardless of the type of
containers used, Dr. DeLoach re
ports.
In some respects solid paper
containers are superior to bur
lap and cotton sacks, particu
larly in protecting the potatoes
against greening caused by ex
posure to light. Cotton sacks
are satisfactory provided care
Is taken by the grocer In storing
and displaying potatoes away
from strong light.
A simple education program
relating to the proper handling
and merchandising of Oregon
potatoes is badly needed, Dr. De
Loach concludes. Three chief
facts that need to be put over
are: First, exposure of potatoes
to light causes them to turn
green and take on an ob
jectionable flavor; second, stocks
of potatoes stored in a cool.
dark, well ventilated storage
space will show less loss from
dry rot, soft rot, and light green
ing; third, proper care in han
dling potatoes in the wholesale
and retail markets will reduce
loss from breaking and bruising.
Potatoes are one of the most
important items in the nation's
wartime food supply, hence
their conservation will promote
tho victory drive just that much,
is poimea out.
BOARD AFTER SCRAPIRON
The Lane county farm ma
chinery rationing committee sug
gests that all applicants for
Class A "scarce" machinery be
required to turn In their scraD
iron before the rationing com
mittee Issues a certificate. The
committee points out that the
more scrap turned in, the better
the chance of steel being avail
able for new farm machinery.
TRUCK REGISTRATION
October 22, 23 and 24 are im
portant dates for every county
farmer who owns a truck. Dur
ing this period, the Klamath
county fnrm transportation com
mittee will assist farm truck
owners to apply for certificates
of war necessity, which every
truck owner must have to oper
ate after November 15.
THE FIRST CHEMISTS
The word chemist comes
from the Greek "chymos," which
means "juice." The first chem
ists merely extracted juices from
plants.
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Credit Available to Poultry
Growers to Meet Increase
There will be no lack of credit
to enable Oregon farmers to
meet Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard's plea for production
of 600,000,000 additional pounds
of poultry meat between now
and March, but lenders will be
particularly Interested in the
previous experience the farmer
has had in poultry raising and
the equipment he has available,
according to members of the
Klamath county USDA war
board.
"In the hands of experienced
poultrymen, chicks hatched this
fall can be put on the market as
fryers or roasters three pounds
or heavier with economy, both
in baby chicks and feed.
"We have enough poultry
buildings on the farms of experi
enced poultrymen in this coun
try so that this production can
be achieved without requiring
new construction aside possibly
from some repairs and without
encouraging farmers without ex
perience to undertake an un
familiar job."
Both private and public credit
agencies have indicated that ex
perienced poultrymen will be
able to finance orders of baby
chicks this fall. Such credit,
board members said, is available
through banks, production credit
New York Revises
Dog Law; Biters
Now Can Join Army
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (JP)
Dogs who go around biting
people here don't have to
worry any more about capi
tal punishment.
They can bite three people,
the legal limit, then join the
army , which wants 125,000
canines, aged 1 to 5, IS in
ches tall.
Tho city capital punishment
ordinance was done over yes
terday so owners ef three
time toothers could offer
them to dogs for Dsfensa,
Inc.
There's a catch.
If a pooch is turned down
by dogs for defense, he gets
the works.
ALL OTHER
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American cemetery at Townsvllle,
pay their last respects to four mem-
killed while fighting the Japanese.
- mast in the foreground.
associations, and for those who
cannot qualify for credit from
those sources, from the farm se
curity administration. In addi
tion, for experienced poultry
farmers without other credit re
sources, loans for the purchase
of feed may be obtained through
the emergency crop and . feed
loan office of the farm credit ad
ministration.
GAS REGISTER AID
By BEN E. TITUS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15
Volunteer workers were sought
today by the government to as
sist in the tremendous job of
registering motorists for the
forthcoming gasoline and tire
rationing program.
The regional Office of Civil
ian Defense, responsible for re
cruiting workers for OPA regis
tration and rationing boards,
issued this statement:
"The government will be un
able to staff those offices with
paid personnel. Frankly, this
war job cannot officially be
done without the aid of patriot
ic citizens.
"We need men end women,
young and old, capable of per
forming ordinary clerical, office
and receptionist duties.
"Volunteers are urged to reg
ister immediately for duty at
their local defense council or
civilian defense volunteer of
fice." Dealer snortages put new
value on used merchandise. Cash
in on your "junk" through a
classified ad. Phone 3124.
When in Medferd
Stay et
HOTEL HOLLAND
Thoroughly Modern
Jo and Anne Earley
Proprietors
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POTATO MARKETING
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The small potato producer
who grades his crop by the field
run, culls out, method usually
has a combination grade which
must be branded U. S. No. 2,
provided he actually has re
moved the culls, the state ds
partment of agriculture says In
calling attention of potato grow
ers and dealers to requirement
of the Oregon potato law.
For consumer benefit, all ban
of potatoes must be branded
with: 1. Name of state where
grown; 2, grade of potatoes; .,
3, name and address or brand
of the grower or dealer, anil'
, net weignu potatoes sold ii
open bins in stores must have k
display card showing grtW!
name ana aaaress OI grower .? ,.
dealer and state where potatoes'
were grown. .
Potatoes moving in ton lots or
more must be inspected for
grade. Both the man who trans
ports and the man who receives
uninspected lots is In violation
of the law if he falls to call
upon, the department for inspeo
tlon. Besides No. 2 grade already
mentioned, generally used pc
tato grades in this state are U.
S. No. 1 and "culls," A potato
bag stencil may be obtained by
any grower or dealer by send
ing 25 cents to Frank McKennon,
chief. Division of Plant Indue
try. Agricultural building, Sa
lem. Potato standards and laws
may also be obtained by writing
there or to W. E. Upshaw, Man
ager SDA Branch Office, d3
Oregon building, Portland.
DEADLINES STRESSED
The county farm machinery
rationing committee calls atten
tion to time requirements In
the present' rationing program.
Farmers who obtain a certlfi
cate for new machinery in Class
A must purchase the machine)
within 10 days, and take deliv
ery before November 1.
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DESPISED LANGUAGE '
The English language was 4e
spised by Francis Bacon, wh
strove to write chiefly in Latin.
Despite this fact, he is best
known for his mastery of Eng
lish prose. ;
The greatest number of vehi
cles on the road are from two to
five years old and the next most
numerous group ranges in ago
from five to 10 years.
Baek Again at the Same
V Old Standi
ANOTHER GOOD TTM
Merrill,
Saturday,
October 17
Baldy's
Band
"Just Good Pence Music"
Dancing 10 Till S
Saturday, Oct. 3 1st, will be
our lest dance at Merrill
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Ask Miss Brown
for any scrap
salvage details