Weekly Page of Farm News
Murcli 25, 10'H
PAGE KINTS
CD POTATO
RULES
GIVEN
THROUGH OPA
Tho Klnmiitli Fulli district of
fice of OPA him received clarifi
cation o( tho maximum price
regulation lor seed polntonn
. which wcro previously exempt.
Tho amended regulation be
came effective March 10, I Oi:t.
Under i In terms nu send potatoes
inny ha sold except for planting.
Various conditions have been
established which buyer ond
toilers are required to moot be
aE;ro sulu of such need potatoes
nay bo niacin. Tho ordor specif let
that prices nuiKt not oxcocd the
seller's highest price between
February IS end Murcji 1, 1043.
It It now required of the teller
that ha prepare on or before
April 1, 1043, a statement thow
Ina hli maximum price for ev
ery kind of cortlfled iced potnto
which ho wild during thin period
and hla cuitomnry allowances,
discounts, etc.
To better understand the reg
ulation the following definition
are given:
"Country Shipper" any per
son, Including a farmer, who
grade, nck, or londi perishable
food commodities on board com
mon or contract carrier and who
make tale and delivarle to
any other person whether for hi
own account or for tha Joint ac
count of himself and another.
"Certified While Seed Pota
toes" While potatoe Inspected
and certified by a stalo agency
seed for planting.
Q "Selected White Seed Pota
toes" White potatoes selected
by the farmer or country shipper
a specially qualified for uso a
seed for planting.
The maximum price that any
country shipper may charge for
any certified seed potatoe shall
bo tho highest price charged by
uch seller for tho some variety,
grade and size of eed potatoe
to a purchaser of the sumo etas
during the nerlod Fcbruury 19,
1043, to March 1, 1043, Inclusive.
If tha country shipper made no
such sale or delivery he shall
uso tha highest pries charged by
his closest competitor for the
sumo variety, grade and slio.
The maximum price that any
country shipper may charge for
selected seed potatoe shall be
7Bc per hundred pounds over the
maximum prlco established by
OPA for the country shipper for
fx ho sama variety, grada and slzo
of whlto potato sold for human
consumption.
Prior to each sale tho buyer Is
required to furnish the seller a
statement In writing that the
seed potatoes Involved in the sale
are being purchased "only for
use or for resale as iced for
planting and not for human con
sumption, for processing, or any
other purpose." The farmer or
country shipper when selling
must attach to the sack or other
' container a label or tag stating
such potatoes sre "seed potatoes
not to bo used or sold for human
consumption" marked with a
lot number and tho noma and ad
dress of seller who attached label
or tag. If a seller hud on hnnd,
March 10, 1043, seed potatoes In
socks or containers he Is required
ao label or tag his stock a ex-
Villained above.
Tho teller shall furnish the
buyer with an invoice or other
written evidence of th sale.
Tho seller shall mall after each
solo or delivery of teed potatoes
a copy of hi. Invoice or other
written evldonce of the tale,
within 24 hour after the day of
isle or shipment, to the nearest
district or state office of the of'
flee of prlco administration,
Further information may be
secured fron the district office
of OPA at Main and Esplanade
(troets, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Prohibition of tales of teed
potatoes by retail stores for any
purpose other than planting was
announced today by the Offlco
of Prlco Administration as a
furthor step In Its attack on tho
black market which had sprung
ijjp In this commodity.
Simultaneously, OPA provid
ed that seed potatoes must bo
tagged as such in sales at retail
and cannot bo sold by retailers
In quantities of less than BO
pounds.
These actions followed similar
steps by OPA March 18 at the
country shipper and other dis
tributor levels. Tha amendment
puts the reloll pricing of teed
potatoes under the fixed mark'
up control of maximum price
regulation No. 2(18.
Ready Reference Table-Vegetable Growing in Klamath County
(Prepared by County Agent's Office)
Quantity of Seed for Pays to Ready for
Kind Planting Dates Apart In Rows Fowl Apart Depth Susceptibility Length of Row and Come Use From
to Cotot to Frost Number of Plants Up Planting Date
LEAFY VEGKTABL.ES
Spinach April IB June IB 4 inches 1 ft. ,W In. Hardy 1 oi. to 100 ft. row 9-12 8 9 weeks
Swiss Chard May IB Juno IB 6 Inch 1M ft, 1 In. Hardy 2 oi. to 100 ft. row 7 10 80-75 days
Cabbage April 18 Juno 1 IK ft. 2 ft H In. Hardy . Hot house plants 13-10 weeks
Brussels sprouts June 1 and transplant 125 days
Lettuce April 18 July B lit. 1 ft. .4 In. Mod. Hardy 1 oz. to 3000 plants 610 912 weeki
GHEEN VEGETABLES 100 plant for 100 ft.
Asparagus Plants 3 ft. Hardy . 1 pkt. 100 roots 1 year
Beans June 1 June 20 4 Inches 2V4 ft. I In. Tender 1 lb. to 100 ft. row 6-10 6-8 weeks
Green Sprouting Broccoli May 1 June 1 4 Inches 18 In. 'a in. Hardy 1 pkg. 250 plants 7-10 85 days
Peas April 1 Juno IB 2 inches 2V4 ft. 2 In. Mod. Hardy 1 lb. to 100 ft. row 6-10 8-0 weeks
YKLLOW VEGETABLES
Carrots April IS June 1 2-3 Inches . 1-1 H ft. M In. Hardy 1 ox. to 125 ft. row 10-15 8-9 week
Hutubugas April 1 4 Inchet 2 ft. V4 In. Hardy 1 or. to 125 ft. row 7-10 00 days
' Yellow Squash (summer) June 1 June IB 4 ft. 4 ft. 1 in. Tender 'A oz. to 100 ft. row 6-10 8 9 weeks
Yellow Squash (winter) Juno 1 June IB 8 ft. 8 ft, 1 In. Tender 1 oz. to 100 ft. row 6-10 0-12 week!
OTHEll VEGETABLES
Corn May 25 June 20 1 M ft. I ft, 1 In. Tender- pt. to 100 ft. row 810 010 weeks
Beets April 20 June IS 4 Inches 1ft. 1 In. Mod. Hardy 2 oz. to 100 ft. row 7-10 6-8 weeks
Parsnips April IB June 1 6 inchos lVfr ft. Vt in. Hardy ' oz. to 100 ft. row 12-18 16-20 weeks
Turnips April 1 June 1 4 inches 2 ft. ,tt In. Hardy ' oz. to 100 ft. row 4- 7 8-10 weeks
Cucumber June 1 June 18 4 ft. 4 ft. V4 In. Tender V oz. to 100 ft. row 6- 8 8-10 weeks
Onions (Seed) April 1 June 1 3 inche 1 ft. M in. Tender . 1 oz. to 100 ft. row 8-12 16-20 weeks
.. Onion (Sets) May 1 Juno IB ' 3 Inchea 1ft. K in. Mod. Haay 2 lb. to 100 ft. row 6- 8 8-6 weeks
Radishes April IB June 18 3 Inches 1ft. V4 in. Hardy 1 oz. to 100 ft. row 4-8 4-8 weeks
Small Garden Yields
Big Returns in Beans
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mMmmmmM
Mm-m-m lots of llmasl A big advantage of these and other
beans as a food crop 1 that any surplus can be dried for winter
use.
MULTIPLE DOME DAM
- Coolldga dam, In the state of
Arizona, Is tha world's highest
multlpln-domo dam, II was ded
icated by Calvin Coolldge In
1030,
AUTOMOTIVE HINT
' The covered oil cup in tho
tow board, which provides lu
brication for tho clutch release
bearing of nn nu torn ob lie,
Should bo Inspected every BOO
Tnllet. .
Dolly Madison's former home,
in Guilford, N. C, now rent
for $30 month.
Prepared by U. S. Department
of Agriculture for NEA 8ervlce
It's n good Idea to munition
your Victory Garden with plen
ty of beans, especially if the
garden is small.
According to tho department
of agriculture, snap and lima
beans are excellent vegetable
to grow for producing a largo
quantity of healthful food on a
limited spaco.
Another virtue is the wide
rango of conditions under
which beans will grow. And to
top off the matter, surplus
beans allowed to ripen and dry
will moko a substantial contri
bution to tho family' food sup
ply next winter.
Both type of beam score
high from a nutrition stand
point. Both are sources of the
important B vitamins, thiamine
and riboflavin. In addition,
snap beans supply vitamins A
ond C.
BEWARE OF FROST
Even in the agriculture de
partment's smallest Victory
Garden plan for a space 30 by
SO feet 4 of the 14 BO-foot
rows aro allotted to beans two
row for pole snap beans and
two for pole llmas. One-fourth
pound of seed is enough for
each typu. The seed should be
planted as soon as the danger
of frost Is past and the ground
is fairly warm.
The Kentucky Wonder va
riety Is recommended for pole
snap beans. Strongly resistant
to prevailing bean diseases, the
Kentucky Wonder provides a
bountiful yield of tender green
beans for eating pod and all.
Tho more maturo pods will
provide sholled beans, and, If
allowed to ripen fully, dry
beans to store for winter use.
Tho bush type of snap bean
also Is very popular, and some
of tho good early varloties are
slrlngless green-pod, bountiful,
pencil pod, black wax, brittle
wax, tender-green, U. S. No. B
Refugee. .
So they will have a continu
ous supply throughout the sum
mer, experienced gardeners
usuully plant map beans at In
terval of two or three weeks,
often making as many as four
plantings. If frost docs not oc
cur in your section until about
1he first of October, you can
safely plant snap beans as late
as the first week in August.
Don't plant lima beans until
about a week after you have
made the first planting of snap
beans. They need a warmer
soil to start woll. The Carolina
or Slcva variety, the butter
bean of tha south, can be relied
on for good yields, and Is rec
ommended for Victory garden
use.
Climbing lima- beans adapt
themselves readily and will oft
en do as well on a porch trellis
or division fence as on poles in
a neat garden row. However,
they aro not likely to start well
anywhere If planted in wet soil
or covered too deeply. In light
sandy soil, from one and a half
to two Inches is all right, but
It should ba lest In heavier
clay soils.
WORK WHEN DRY
When the time comes to culti
vate, try to get the job, done
when the plant leaves are not
wet with dew or rain. Spread
ing the water has a tendency
to spread disease.
There is a rather ' widespread
belief that colored dry beans,
as produced by garden snap
vines, are Inferior to white dry
beans not only In flavor but
also in nutritive value, and are
therefore not worth saving. But
the department of agriculture
says this is not true, and all
beans too old' for immediate
uso should bo allowed to ripen
on the vine for winter eating.
Wo must save every ounce of
food this year.
Outlook Still Good for
Irrigation Water Season
Tho outlook for 1943 Irriga
tion wator supplies In Oregon
continues to bo very good al
though little more precipitation
cither as rain or snow was added
in tho past month, reports R. A.
Work, in charge of snow sur
veys and Irrigation water fore
casts In this stnto.
Tho second monthly . report
has Just been Issued by Work,
who conducts the project for the
Soli Conservation service in co
operation with the OSC experi
ment station. A final report and
forecast will bo Issued early In
April In connection with the
usual district meetings held In
Irrigated sections of the state.
Mountain snow supplies con
tinue above average In most
parta of the state, and at high'
levels the snow is approaching
50 per cent density and Is thus in
condition to begin Immediate
water delivery with melting
temperatures, tho report shows.
More reservoirs are half full or
better than In any recent year
and many of thorn are by-passing
.the present run-off - to provide
space for later Inflow. Condi
tions by districts are uniformly
excellent except southern Ore
gon west of tho Cascades, where
they are spotted, with only fair
prospects In a few localities.
I HIGHEST DAM
Highest masonry dam In the
world is Roosevelt dam, in Ari
zona, which was dedicated by
Theodore Roosevelt In 1911.
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Weekly Market Trends
rr.4lur'l Vol: Tbe folUrtrloc oiarkat to
formittOD la aappll-tl from roattrlal
Mined 6vcr lb lovttnrn-n laaaNl vtr In
Hit 6lflM of Mia txlrnaloo cobDOaltL at
tn.S',0 StaU coll'l. 1h niatarlal, lo tha
form of wwklj, aummary of Iranda 18 tha
tiyttUxk markrl, la not Inland! to tjla
apot day by day Dtarbat raporta.)
CATTLE MARKETS
Only 1180 head of cattle were
available for local trading at
North Portland on Monday when
no change In quotations occur
red. Medium to good fed steers
brought $18.80 to $18 with fat
dairy type cows bringing $10
and above. For all the last week
cattle receipts amounted to 1650
head, which was about 250 above
a week ago, although nearly
1000 less than the corresponding
week a year ago. The San
Francisco market was strong,
with good steers bringing $16
to $16.28. At Chicago only a
few offerings rated choice and
better, with a top price of
$17.80. This figure, reached last
week also, Is a new high for the
season and the highest price
recorded at Chicago since 1919.
Range feed Jn Oregon remains
below average with most winter
ranges east of the Cascades open
but with very little feed. Grass
feeds are also retarded in other
parta of the state because of low
temperatures and frosty weather.
Moisture conditions are general
ly good so that prospects for new
feed are favorable when the
weather warms up.
SHEEP AND LAMB MARKETS
Sheep and lamb prices re
sponded to active demand in
North Portland Monday with
quotations up from IS to 50 cent
higher than last week's close.
Good to choice fed lambt
brought $18.50 to $15.75. No
offerings were reported from
San Francisco, though quotations
were at a top of $15.50 for choice
woojed lambs. Top prices at
Chicago were $16.75 for choice,
lambs scaling 96 to around 103
pounds, while at Omaha the best
price was $15.75.' In California
contracting of lambs has slowed
down somewhat, as about 75 per
cent of the early crop is already
under contract. A few scattered
dealt recently have been report
ed on the basis of $14 to $14.60
straight' across for bands carry
ing 80 per cent or more of fat
lambs. The number of early
lambs. In principal producing
states Is estimated to be some
what smaller this year than last.
HOG MARKETS
Last week's price losses in the
hog trade were largely recov
ered on Monday when prices
gained from 60 to 75 cents over
those of a. week ago. '. The high
prices prevailing early in March
attracted such, heavy supplies
that a downward revision. was
forced. Approximately 2700
head were marketed last week,
or only about 500 fewer than in
the corresponding week a year
ago. Last Monday good to choice
hogs up to 225 pounds brought
mostly $16.25 although a few
lots sold at $16.35. At San Fran
cisco the market was up 20 to
25 cents higher, with a top of
$16.05. The Portland price was
nearly a dollar above the Chi
cago top of $15.90.
WOOL MARKETS
Most activity In territorial
wools was reported from the
Boston market last week. Also
IT'S
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FOR VALUES I
Spring and Easter Hits
In a Colorful Array . . .
GILS'
I
Mimr C04TS WITH
QKOWN-VP DITAHSI
" fr1ortfhlnlctng about
Easterand hoping for coats
Hit thesel Sean' features a
big selection of fitted styles,
wraparounds and dress-up
. toots. Sixes 7 to 16.
MISSIS tOR I ASTIR
AND 'SUNDAY BIST
$2.25
Watch her ayes spark! whan
your young daughter
theta pretty drtuesl Faith
new Stylet In bright rayons,
oca to rat or ipuni, Sizes 7.14.
1)1111.1
I, ROEBUCK AND CO
133 $o. ,8th Dial 5188
some shipments of previously
contracted supplies were report
ed from western and southern
states. Some wool from the
middle west was sold at a wide
range of prices. Theso fleeces
from fed lambs shrink from 52
to as high as 75 per cent. Bright
medium wools were purchased
at prices ranging from 43 up to
48 cents in tho grease. ,Most
deals for Texas and Arizona mo
hair were on the basis of 53
cents F.O.B. shipping point.
INSIDE EROSION
So rapidly did the barrel of
"Big Bertha," German World
war I long-range gun , wear
down that each shell had to be
made larger than the one fired
just preceding it.
First twin states admitted to
the Union were North and South
Dakota. .
E
J. D. Mickle, director of the
state department of agriculture,
was a business visitor here
Wednesday, and took occasion
while in town to paint a bright
future or Oiegon agriculture.
Speaking to the directors of
the chamber of commerce, ho
pointed out that all of Oregon's
many agricultural activities will
go on steadily when tho war
ceases, with an expanding coast
population providing greater
markets.
He said that In 1942 Oregon
sold outside the state 121,000
head of cattle. 650,000 head of
sheep, 13 million pounds of
wool, 9000 carloads of potatoes,
4000 carloads of pears and 1100
carloads of apples.
Mickle planned to leave
Wednesday night for Salem.
ST
OF
Geary, representing tha Farm
Credit Administration; Earl A.
Gardner, farm security super
visor for Klamath and Luko
counties; Earl Hamaker, Nation
al Farm . Loan association sec
retary for Klamath and Lake
counties; Verne Freeman, field
man for emergency crop and
feed loan; and Lee McMullen,
RACC loan representative, and
oxecutlve secretary of PCA.
Palmer and Richards explain
ed the operation of the RACC
loans, ' Interpreting rules and
regulations as to eligibility of
borrowers and pointed out that
loans were to bo made only for
the purpose, of increasing food
production and not retiring past
indebtedness or making perman
ent improvements.
STEEL PRODUCTION
Peak year of U. S. steel out
put before World war I wat
1913, when 35,057,000 tons
were produced. In . 1917, 50,.
468,000 tons were produced at
a wartime peak. For a peace
time peak, 1029 produced 63
205,000 tons. All records were
broken in 1940, when 66,993,
000 tons were produced, this
beiiig the last figure available.
. 7: COLD STEEL TERM
A "skin pass" it a term used
in a steel mill to describe I
cold-rolling operation which
brightens . and tempers sheet)
of. steel. : ' 1 .
Josiah Richards and Bert C.
Palmer, of tho federal inter
mediate credit bank of Spo
kane, met with district repre-
sentatives of federal loaning '
agencies of Klamath and Lake
counties this week to discuss ;
provisions of the new Regional '
Agricultural Credit Corporation '
through the USDA war boards. To soothe itchmg, burning ski mapply
Attain h nn ' medicated liquid ZEMO a Doctor a
d. d. .Tir i 7i : formula backed by au years cominu-
chairman and secretary, respect
ively, of the Lake County
USDA war boa.d; B. W.
Short and C. A. Henderson,
chairman and secretary, respect
ively, of the Klamath County
USDA war board; E. A.
Proves Wonderful
For Itching Skin
ous success! For ringworm symptoms,
eczema, athlete's foot or blemishes
due to external cause, apply ZEMO
fawlv Knnn the discomfort should
disappear. Over 25,000,000 packages
sold. One trial convinces. Only Soi.
Also 60 and $1.00. ' 2 jy q
11 y10IMH
2de nuite, ajj Ute teteff tfoodl thai :
Treat Your Family to Nour
ishing Bread and Other Tasty
Things You Can Bake with
i aa ''0kH
uj
"CtVucJted"
IM3R
CROWN MILLS was one of the first flour
mills in America to introduce ENRICHED
Flour, containing government specified
mounts of Thiamin (Vitamin B,) Niacin,
and other important Vitamins
end Minerals considered es
sential to good health.
. CROWN "ENRICHED"
FLOUR IS PLENTIFUL,
as well as nutritious and
economical and can help
you solve your problem
of food rationing, '
CROWN "Best Patent"
7Aa tylott. Supreme
CROWN "Kitchen Queen"
BOTH ARE "ENRICHED", and both are at
line as modem milling and the choicest '
wheats can produce. For more than a quar
ter century the name CROWN has been
synonymous with dependable quality, full . '
flavor and fine texture for all home baking . :
purposes. Now, with added Vitamins and
Minerals, you get EXTRA Food Value at
No Extra Cost! .
ate caoivn vvmrc novas An now-tnmeHtoi '