Weekly Page of Farm News
April 0, 104.1
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Agent Explains
Incentive Pay,
Potato Orders
POTATO PECULATIONS
By C. A. HENDERSON,
County Agant
So many ordurs nncl news
paper articles have been publish
ed mid Inter chuugud Unit it 1 do
slrablo to try nnil clour tip n (uw
of lliu niuny misunderstandings
thut Imvo been (.'routed In tlm
minds (if potato growers.
INCENTIVE PAYMENT8
Lust Jaiiuury tliu dcpiiitiiieut
of agrlculturo passed an order
establishing "Inconllve" pay
menu (or the production of po
tatoes In 104H. A wlro wan tr.nl
to tho Kliiinath Potato Growers
association from tho departmont
stating that gouls would ba
tiiblliihed for potato growers arid
that potato growers pnfslng thnlr
Jitoal would receive an Incentive
payment of BO cents per bushel
for all potntona above 1)0 per cent
but not to exceed 110 per cent
of their goal. This was to bo
bused on uvrrnitc production of
the farm. Thin was to work out
about this way: for lustancu, If u
potato grower had a (foul of 20
acres, with an average yield of
800 bushels per acre, and he
actually grew this 20 acres, be
would recolvc 80 cents a hunhcl
for nil potatoes above 00 per
cent. Since he would grow 100
per cent, the last 10 per cent of
this acreage, or two acres, would
receive nn Incentive payment of
SO cents a bushel, With an over
bite yield of 300 bushels, this
would bo flOO bushels or SHOO.
If he decided to Increase tils
goal 10 per cent hu could double
tho amount of tho incentivo pay
ment. 3 About a month after this an
nouncement was made by tho de
partment of agriculture, congress
refused to provide money for In
centive payments on agricultural
products and therefore incentive
payments aro not In tho program
at tho present time. Many grow
ers who read the original an
nouncement aro confused and bo
lleva that tho Incentivo pay
ments will be paid, it should be
definitely understood that they
will not ba paid unless congress
provides money for this purpose,
and tho general feeling l that
congress will not do so so, In
centive payments should not ba
counted upon.
SUPPORT OR FLOOR PRICES
On February 3, tho following
wlro was recolved from A. E.
Mercker, of tho food dis
Sprague River
Mr. nnd Mrs. Byrd Tompkins
and son Sidney, have returned
from Yuba City.. Calif.
Mrs. Fred Mullennux of Bon
anza visited Mrs. William
Tompkins Monduy.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Thrasher
and children of Prlnovlllc, Ore.,
visited Mrs. Thrasher's purcnts,
Mr. and Mrs. William Goorgo.
Mrs, Gaorgo returned to Prlno
vlllo with them.
Mrs. Emma Stevenson, first
grade teacher, was on tho sick
list last week. Mrs. Emma
Tompkins substituted during her
absonco.
Mr, nnd Mrs. Paul Eden spont
the wookend In Klamath Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Pool
md Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Short
tyoro in Klamath Falls Satur
' day.
Mr. and Mrs. Wllllom Tomp
kins Jr., have moved to Malln,
Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Hammons
havo moved to Princvlllc, Ore.
Don Hunsakcr, S 2c In the
navy visited frlonds in Spraguo
River Saturday.
FOOD FRONT 8HORTS .
' About 150,000 pressure cook
ers aro being manufactured to
aid Victory gardeners In can
ring their crops. , , . The guayule
rubber program In California
is being curtailed to frco land
for food production. . . . The
department of agriculture has
requested abandonment of Eas
ier stunts which would waste
yggs. . . . British civilians are
still limited to nn egg or two
a month, If they can find them.
Fortune magazine's "public
opinion poll" shows 84 por cent
of furmers npprovo of farm pro
gram, and only about, 18 por
cent disapprove. . , Russia nnd
Grent Britain shared ociually
lend-lenso shipments of U. S.
food In Jnnuary and February.
Wo shall nchlevo tho largest
common measure of tho Into
grulcd life of Kuropo that is pos
sible without destroying tho In
dividual characteristics and tra
ditions of lis many ancient and
historic races. Winston Chur
chill. Always rend tha classified ads.
611
3. 6th Phono 5660
Refrigeration
Service
Ward Arnold, Serviceman
MERIT WASHING
- MACHINE SERVICE
tribution administration, Wash
ington, D. C:
"I'olato floor prlco US ones
Kliimiith basin $2.00 Septem
ber October November, 2.18
December January, $2.U0 Feb
ruary March April. Dim less
88 per cunt US ones."
Following this wlro, Mercker
was contacted rotaliva to sup
port prices of U. H. No. 2, but
tie slated by letter thut It was
the feeling of the administration
thut If a substantial support prlco
bo maintained for U, S. ones, tha
prlco of U. 8. twos would auto
matically adjust ' Itself. Since
combination grados aro not ship
ped from Klamath county, tho
dime less for 85 per cent U. S.
ones perhaps would not b ef
fective hero. This support or
floor prlco Is particularly Import
ant to Klamath growers. It was
established by tho food distribu
tion administration and there
fore apparently Is official. It
moons that prices of U. S. No. 1
Klamath potatoes will bo sup
ported at tha above figures
throughout tho season. To main
tain this support, It hBi been
Muted that tha government will
either purchase potatoes at these
figures If the prlco is sagging or
will loon money at tho obovo
rate. This Is particularly Im
portant and it means that pota
toes will not ba sold below these
prices during tho season. This
should not bo confused with the
colling price, which Is s regula
tion of tho top prices rather than
n support of floor.
PRICE CEILINGS
Undoubtedly a definite celling
will bo placed on potatoes for tho
year 1043 but Just whol this will
be is not yet clour. It has gener
ally been stated that parity will
prevail as a celling, but parity
has not been fully determined, at
long as tha question of includ
ing labor cost In establishing
parity has been bofore congress.
It might bo well for growers to
watch the papers vory closely as
something definite on potato cell
ing prices for late crop potatoes
should como out soon.
Of oil of the things mentioned
and discussed, the support or
floor price is by for tho most Im
portant to growers as It will
enoblo them to plan their opera
tions knowing something about
what tho prlco at least the min
imum price of potatoes will be
lor tno 1043 crop.
Vegetable Crops
Improving Rapidly,
Says Ag Department
WASHINGTON, April 0 P
Tha agriculture department had
good news today for housewives
who havo been experiencing dif
ficulty In getting fresh vege
tables. It said vcgetablo crops, after
undergoing heavy losses from
severe frcozos In Florida and
other southern producing areas
in late iebruary, aro now Im
proving rapidly.
Acreages that were replanted
following tho February freezes
should come into production
about tho middle of April and
should furnish heavy supplies
about May 1, tha department
said.
BUILDING RULES
War production board regula
tions on construction have been
changed, and reports are that
the building rules will bo strict
ly enforced. Farmers aro urged
to contact tho county USDA war
board before starting any build
ing. Tho war board con supply
full information on tho regula
tions, end assist with preparing
applications for necessary WPB
approval or priorities.
FARM BATTERIES
Farmers who havo experi
enced difficulty In obtaining
"hot shot batteries for electric
fonco controllers and for oper
ating gasollno ongines will ba
cheered by news tliBt an addi
tional 200,000 of these dry cells
are being manufactured. Also,
wcl storage bnttcrlcs can now bo
purchased for farm use. Form
ers may apply an AA-5 priority
rating to obtain batteries for
farm telephones.
DANCE
Broadway Hall,
MAUN,
Saturday,
April 10th
Music by
Pappy Gordon
and His Oregon Hlllbilllas
Dancing 10 to 3
Adm. Man ....1,00 Tax Inc.
Servicemen 30 Tax Inc.
Ladies 10
ELBOW GREASE
BEATS GADGETS
FOR GARDENING
While ninny good gardeners
lake prido In a variety of tools
and plain and fancy gndgets, It
Is possible U grow n Victory
garden successfully with a few
simplo tools.
For a small garden the only
Fancy tools aro hard to get. and
they raduco tho profits of Vic
tory gardening. This girl could
toll you that careful, regular
work with simple Implements
produces results.
essential tools required are a
spade, or spading fork, a steel
rake, a common hoe, and stakes
and a strong cord. A trowel Is
a convenient tool to have, but It
Is not necossary.
During wartime, gardeners are
reminded, of course, that metals
and mony tools aro scarce. Pur
chases of scarce items should be
held to a minimum to make the
supply go as far as possible.
Whore possible tho garden plot
should bo plowed rather than
spaded, as spnding is time-consuming
and laborious. However,
even thoso gardeners who can
have their plots broken with a
piow wm nnd many good uses
for a spado or spading fork. It
can bo used for moving dirt, for
turning up the earth in odd cor
nors, and for many other pur
poses.
A wheel cultivator Is a labor
saver, but It is not essential for
small gardens.
Stakes and a cord are needed
to lino tho rows and space them
properly. This helps the gar
dens appcaranco and, or more
Important, makes tho job of cul
tivation easier when tho garden
gets started.
SHARE THE TOOLS
A wheelbarrow is useful In
many ways, particularly In con
nection with larger gardens or
vacant-lot or community garden
plots somo distance from tho gar
dener's residence. Equipment
such as wheelbarrows and wheel
cultivators often may be shared
by several gardeners In tho same
neighborhood to good advantage.
In view of the scarcity of many
metal items of equipment, the
sharo-thc-tool Idea probably will
bo popular in many neighbor
hoods. Sprayers and dusters for
use In combating insects during
the growing season also may woll
bo shared by groups of garden
ers. Small compressed-air sprayers
that may bo carried by a strap
over tho shoulder of tho opera
tor aro very satisfactory for use
In tho small garden.
In wartime, especially. It Is
wiso to dike good euro of tools.
bomo items that arc scarce today
may not bo obtainable later.
Tools should be kept in a safe
and convenient ploce when not
in use. All tools should bs
:mmm
WANT MORE COFFEE?
AT YOUR GBP.CEB
Stubble-Mulch
Wise Policy in
Straw or stubblo burned Is
plant food waited, while all
plant residues worked Into the
soli mean "banking" that much
plant food for present war crops
or future peacetime needs, point
out Ullage men of tho soil con
servation and OSC extension
services In announcing a new
fedcrol bulletin entitled "Stub
ble Mulch Farming for Soil De
fense." ,
Both burning and complete
plowing under of stubble end
crop residues are discouraged
In this bulletin, which Is the re
sult of experiences and experi
ments with stubble mulch,
trashy fallow, or straw forming,
as this type of tillage Is various
ly referred to throughout the
western states.
Tho bulletin is by L. S. Car
ter and G. H. McDolc of the
SCS. McDolc Is a member of
the staff of the Pacific coast re
gional office In Portland.
Even with a shortsgo of farm
machinery, growers can fre
quently modify their present
equipment lo apply the prinel
pies of stubble mulching, point
ed out McDolc recently in elab
orating on the methods outlined
In tho bulletin.
Phosphate Used in
Vegetable Push
Part of the 8000 tons of phos
phate allocated to Oregon for
distribution under the 1043 AAA
conservation materials program
will be used to Increase produc
tion of commercial vegetables,
potatoes and other crops in the
"A" group of fertilizer priority
regulations. County AAA com
mittees will sell tho phosphate
to "A" crop growers who can
not obtain fertilizer from deal
ers. Price will be S31 a ton at
tho cor door, plus ony handling
chorges.
Feed Wheat Price
Set at $1.05 1
Commodity credit feed wheat
will be sold In Klamath county
for $1.05 a bushel during the
month of April. Orders for not
to exceed a 90-day supply may
be placed with the county AAA
office, tho Portland office of the
Commodity Credit Corporation,
or dealers. Farmers may re
deem farm-stored wheat under
loans for use as feed at the feed
wheat price.
OREGON BETS PACE
Commending Oregon farmers
for their response to goals call
ing for increased production of
war crops, R. B. Taylor, state ;
USDA war board chairman,
points out that percentage in
creases pledged by this state for
three Important crops are high
est in the nation. According to
the recent report of the national i
crop reporting board, Oregon'
farmers lead in Increases plan
ned for potatoes, dry edible peas
and flax seed. Taylor urges
farmers to maintain this out-j
standing record by carrying out;
their intentions, converting
pledged production Into WBr
needed food.
MORE FROZEN VEGETABLES
Thirty-seven quickfreeze
plants are expanding facilities to ,
Increase frozen vegetables pro-:
ductlon 100,000,000 pounds over,
the 1942 output. The increase!
will take care of expanded army !
needs, and give civilian consum
ers about 20 per cent more frozen ;
vegetables than they had in 1942.
Largest Increase will be made in
peas and lima beans. :
TIRES FOR TRACTORS
To speed movement of tractors
In custom work, a program has
been developed to convert 20,000
farm tractors from steel wheels
to rubber tires. The county farm
transportation committee will
have the details soon, and will
certify the need for conversion
to OPA rationing boards.
cleaned before being put away
and a small amount of oil should
be used on them to prevent rust
ing. No tools should ever be
left outdoors.
(Nextt What vegetables to
grow).
GIVES YOU
3 cups 2
NO RATION COUPON NEEDED
You don't need to dany yourself iino
coffta if you use Boyd i vitamin-rich
bailsy and fig atiatchor. Just mix 1
part to 2 parts oi your regular coffee.
Result same grand coffee flavor
you'rt uitd to ... but 9 CUPS FOR 31
Farming Held
Oregon
Tillage Implements are need
ed that work the soil but at the
tame time leave as much of the
grain straw, pea vines, or other
plant materials as possible on
top of the ground to protect tho
land from either wind or water
erosion. .Removing moldboards,
fashioning duckfoot type sweeps
from old grader blades or simi
lar materials, and other devices
described In the bulletin are al
ready in wide use In the Co
lumbia basin. '
Keeping stubble and straw
on the surface has been effec
tively demonstrated as the best
und probably only ; practical
method oi preventing erosion In
much of the eastern Oregon re
gion. So tar as immediate yields
ore concerned, however, the sit
uation is not uniform, according
to findings by Joe Belangcr, in
charge of cooperative research
on this subject for the SCS and
the experiment station.
In the higher rainfall ureas
near the Pendleton branch sta
tion, straw on the surface has
consistently depressed yields
lilightly, although this tendency
can be overcome by other soil
management practices, Bc-langcr
reported recently.
FARM POWER CONNECTIONS
Regulations providing for pow
er line extensions to farms where
electricity is needed to operate
production equipment havo been
changed. Ten animal units were
formerly required. Extensions
ow can be made to farms hav
ing as few as five animal units.
53e Lysol , , 47c
69c Sal Hepatica 49c
60c ASka Seltzer
I Vitamin j
i Candy I
I $225 i
$1 Zonite Antiseptic 89c Packers Tar Soap : ' 23c
100 Aspirin Tablets 37c Air Mail Stationery 50 1
75c Vaseline Hair Tonic 63c V-Mail Stationery 25 - 50
75c Fletcher's Castoria 59c 125 Absorbine Jr. 89c
$120 Lady Esther S0" 98c l-Y Ironized Yeast 79c
Bill Folds - 450 Albagor Laxative : 79c
Bubble Bath 25-1S0 50c Ipana Tooth Paste 39c
440 Lorress Tissues .... .. .. 25c $1 Balm Argenta Cream -i 89c
100
Cytamin
Capsules
$019
iVN.vi mr
$1 Prene Shampoo - 79c
75c Pond's Face Cream 59c
50c Calox Tooth Powder 43c
CIGARETTES
Lucklos, Camels, Chosters, Raloighs
Old Golds, Kools
14 par Pkg. 2 for 26e)
$1.28 Pr Carton
Sensation, Avalon, Domino
12ci por Pkg. 2 for 23
91.D9 por
OPA UPS JUNE
MAY PRICE OF
WASHINGTON, April 9 W)
OPA today increased the May
and June prices on white po
tatoes 20 cents per 100 pounds
and dry onions 20 cents per 30
pounds over original schedules,
saying the action was necessary
to spread out shipments during
the late season and discourage
growers from trying to sell off
their crops before May. Com
pared with current prices, the
Increase will be 10 cents per
100 pounds of potatoes or 90
pounds of onions.
The Increase was authorized
on prices charged by country
shippers but wholesalers and
jobbers aro permitted to pass
the extra costs on to consum
ers. Original schedules provided
that prices had to come down
10 cents per 100 pounds on
white potatoes and a similar
amount per SO pounds of dry
onions after April. Instead,
prices will go up by the same
amount, making a net Increase
of 20 cents.
FENCING FREED
Farm fencing has been re
moved from rationing, and now
may be purchased from any
dealer without a purchase cer-:
tlficate as formerly required.
49c
WHTE
SP
Bexel Vitamin Capsules 19S
$1 Chamberlain's Lotion 83c
SOe Jergen's Lotion 39c
$1 J.& J. Baby
5 lbs. Epsom Salt
Calatone Body Rub 43c
Kotex 56, 89c
Pt. Peroxide O0 Voi,, 40c
Similac ' 89c
75c Squibb Hand Lotion 69c
$1 Mennen Baby Oil . 89c
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$4 APRIL SPECIAL
Wash and vacuum and elaan out trunk.
Lubricate car.
Spray all linkage and cables.
Pack whaals, chock brake lining.
Pack or spray springs.
Change transmission and differential to summer waight.
Cross switch tires.
v insptei tiros tor cuts, bruises and unbaddad fl
material. 5200
Check battery cables and terminals,
Chock front end alignment and report.
Tranimlisfon snii dlfffrentlal oils eitrs.
60c Bromo SeSizer 49c
Qt Mineral OH
Pt. Mineral Oil
Oil
31c
Hot Water Bottles $1
Gift Soaps
Cashmere Bouquet 10Bor 3 ,or 27c
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Tbo Big Olds Tower at 7th and Klamath
Phono 4103
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up
- 150
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I Antiseptic
! $1.00 Albolono
Cleansing '
.jj Cream j