Big Wheat
Crop Looms
In Nation
Another great national wheat
crop this year is indicated by
current USDA acrcuKC and pro
duction data, says L. R. Breit
liuupt, OSC extension BKriculliir
ul economist, in a weekly review
of farm market, price and out
look information. The prelimi
nary figure on total wheat acre
axe is 3 per cent yreater for the
Whole country than last year.
With the output of winter
wheat already forecast at slight
ly more than last year, spring
wheat yields will determine
whether a new wheat production
record will be made in 1946.
Growers have indicated inten
tions to increase the national
spring wheat acreage 1.6 per
cent. Planting is nearly fin
ished. Supplies Smaller
Even should the 1946 wheat
crop be as large or larger than
the record breaking crop of
1945, total supplies for the 1946
47 marketing year will surely be
smaller. Owing principally to
heavy exports during 1945-46,
the carryover next July 1 prob
ably will be substantially small
er. The present situation indi
cates that the total supply may
be from 100 million to 200 mil
lion bushels less. The supply
should be ample, however, as it
is not expected that United
States overseas shipments will
be nearly as great in 1946-47.
Northwest Wheat
Meanwhile groat public inter
est centers on wheat in me pa
cific Northwest currently owing
to conflicting demands for the
stocks on hand in this area. Ow
ing to the scarcity of other con
centrate feeds, much wheat is
regularly usea for feeding poul
try and grain-eating livestock in
the Pacilic states.
The production of the feed
grains, oarley, oats and corn, in
the four Pacific states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Califor
nia, in 1945 was less than 2 per
cent of the national production
of these crops. Ten per cent of
-he national human population
is in the four Pacific states, how
ever. Thus, much wheat must
be fed if enough meat, milk,
eggs and poultry are to be pro
duced in this area to supply the
people with such foods.
Clean Seed
Recommended
Leaf roll, that virus potato
disease which forced russets out
of Yakima, Wash., did not gain
a victory over susceptible potato
varieties in Aroostock county,
Maine, "because growers learned
to combat it with clean seed.
This Maine county has a cli
mate somewhat similar to the
Klamath "basin while Yakima's
growing season is longer and
warmer, conducive of building
up tremendous insect popula
tions, including aphids, largest
spreaders of virus diseases.
Planting clean seed is one of
the most profitable ways of in
suring clean virus-free crops.
Commercial growers can't afford
to rogue thoroughly or spray
much and must rely on clean
seed and do all in their power to
encourage neighboring growers
to do the same as aphids mi
grate, bringing leaf roll and
mosaic infection from diseased
fields.
Seed certification provides for
two iiem inspections, a bin in
speotion and inspection of sam
ples at Oceanside. Calif.
An interesting fact is present
ed by Klamath county Gem seed
certification statistics for 1945.
Over 1500 acres were entered in
the program. Three hundred
acres met certification standards.
Two hundred of the 300 acres
were fields nlanted to Art
Small's Montana seed. Very Ut
ile or me acreage planted witn
that seed was rejected. Of 1200
acres planted with seed previ
ously certified here only 100
acres passed. The seed had met
certification requirements in
1944. In 1945 it was still good
seed for a commercial planting
but disease had increased.
Field inspection notes and re
sults of the Oceanside sample
planting inspection are available
at the county agent's office and
should be used.
China, Japan Jaunt
Talked By Truman
. WASHINGTON, April 18 (If)
President Truman told his news
( conference Wednesday that he
would like to visit both China
and Japan during a tentatively
j planned trip to Manila this sum
1 mer for the inauguration of Phil
'. ippine independence.
The president said that he had
no plans for a fishing trip to
the Pacific coast, but that he was
seriously considering visiting
Manila for the Philippine cele
bration, July 4.
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Shop Closed on Mondays
Leveling Valley Land
yrir--.i- . - ""V. .v
A 12-yard carryall and R-D 8 tractor, toil conservation equip
ment is shown above being used ior leveling land in Langell
valley. Under the AAA conservation program payments are
allowed farmers for this type of work. Farm signups are being
continued until the end of April.
National Potato Letter
NATIONAL POTATO LETTER
Even with no official estimate of po
tato stocks, a glance at carlot shipments,
corrected for current heavy weight,
will convince any tkepUc that aiup
pea ranee during March has been tre
mendous; perluip a record. The farther
we go. the more certain we are that the
clean-up will be relatively easy, with the
poMbie exception of Ked Kiver Valley.
Shipments in several areas will show
more rapid tapering off. and in about
six weeks, maybe a little earlier this
year, early shipments will equal the late
volume and thereafter rue rapidly. In
the meantime, late areas are just as
much in the spud business as In mid
winter, what with planting under way
or in Immediate prospect, and problems
of fertiliser, labor, competition, and
marketing to solve.
Movinc
Movement last week turned down
ward afiain. which is typical of April
j after the heavy seed shipments of March.
1 TV.!. I u-i 1U rar. nr 11(11 nrt ImMiiw
the previous week and 1373 below two
weeks ago. Daily average for the past
week was 859 cars, which probably in
cluded fcome seed, also about 2t cars
for Canada, but on the whole tonnage
was about what the markets could stand
under prevailing conditions.
Important declines in old-crop ship
menu were noted in Colorado. Idaho,
Maine. Minnesota. Nebraska. North Da.'
kota and Oregon with minor chances
elsewhere. For the early states, south
ern California now has total of 203 cars:
Florida has 3459 with 490 cars for last
week alone; Texas has 437 with a 372
car total for the week. This makes the
total for the early movement 4106 cars,
with California and Alabama due to
start in small way this month and Hast
ings. Florida and Texas coming into
stride, prospects indicate plenty of early
potatoes in April.
Demand and Markets
Markets show a wide range, from very
dull to stronger. In Maine, the demand
has been fair after nearly three weeks
of slow activity, with prices 10 cents
under the April ex-ceiling. Idaho, de
mand has ruled good after a similar pe
riod of slowness, with prices 10 cents
over ex-ceiling. North Dakota demand
is reported slow, market tone weaxer
but too lew No. 1 sales to establish a
market.
Wisconsin, demand continues now.
market. about steady with a few sales of
commercials but not enough No. 1's to
quote. Michigan demand has been very
slow, market emu, too tew saies to es
tablish market. Upstate New York de
mand also is slow with the market about
steady and prices still S to 10 cents over
the ex-ceiling for very few sales.
Early markets are in fair to good
shape, with Dade County, Florida re
porting moderate demand, marxet aoou
steady, prices $2.10 for washed 50's.
Hastings. Florida demand has been good, !
market steady ior .o. l. zsixe a. out
weaker for Size B. prices around $4.05
u Size A ana wasning eacn are worm
a dime. Texas, Lower Valley, demand
is good, market firm, prices about $1.70
to 51.75 for washed 50's packed I'a inch
minimum, a Texas habit acauired in re
cent years, evidently war-inspired.
Terminal reports are mixed. .New
York has ruled dull on old stock with
new. unsettled and weaker. Chicago
old demand has been moderate, market
slightly stronger: new. demand also
moderate with the market steady. At
lanta is steady all around. Boston re
ports a better feeling for old: new. mar
ket strong. Detroit, old about steady
but better feeling prevails: new. slightly
stronger. .Minneapolis, oia ami, new
stead)-.
Philadelphia, old slightly stronger,
new about steady. San Francisco, about
steady all around, prices $3.75 to $4.25
for U. S. No. 1. Size A Klamath Russets,
in lcl wholesale lots. Indications are
there Isn't much of this stock left to
move. An April cleanup is about nor
mal for the Klamath-Tule Lalte area.
Surplus Disposal
As Indicated, the real problems of late
crop disappearance by May 1 are about
solved. However, there are considerable
quantities of potatoes around, especially
in the Red River Valley, which may be
troublesome to individuals and to USDA,
especially as to deteriorated lots. Can
ada will continue to take good mar
ketable stock in reduced quantities.
General Sheet Metal
Gutters Awning Bars
Flue Extensions
s Skylights
S) Metal Flashing s Tanks
s Roof Jacks
s Metal Roofs
s Ventilators
J. S. Fade
Sheet Metal Contractor
468 Spring Phone 3616
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POTATO
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maoe 0 to 50 cars daily. VSDA has
processing outlets in Cadillac, Michigan,
Muscatine. Iowa and Omaha. Nebraska.
Should be able to accommodate M) cars
daily.
Stronger feeling in Chicago may mean
that junk offerings are pretty welt
cleaned up by the commercial movement
to alcohol plants, and that reasonably
clean stuff can be sold at support prices.
This alcohol business can be big very
big Distillers have very little gram to
work on. and apparently are willing to
pay good prices fur low-grade stock (or
whiskey blending alcohol. They are re
ported as paying above support prices
lor sound low grades delivered at plant
in midwest territory. At any rate, out
lets will not be lacking in the imme
diate future.
tsrly Crop Conjecture
We'll have a new crop report soon, but
in the meantime can indulge tn costal
gazing. Estimates vary widely, with the
lowest around GO million bushels, high
est up to about 7o million. Uncertainty
lies in the probablecffec(s of the new
push for high food production, and the
extent to which the campaign to en
courage consumption of potatoes in lieu
of cereals takes hold. Growers may have
more late-planted early acreage than has
been reported and wisest heads in the j
heavy early production
As compared with average, weather
has been altogether too good. Despite a
few slow starts here and there, growing
conditions have approached the ideal
no frosU. no serious blight or floods.
Yield prospects are now good to excel
lent with nearly all areas on time or
slightly early. In other words. If exist
ing conditions continue, we can have a
whale of an early crop whether the acre
age goes up or not. A combination of
both would be something. We don't
feel pessimistic, but things are about too
gocd. Somebody ought to have some
trouble, just to bear out the law of
average. This may be blight in Texas,
and especially in Alabama, where rains
were heavy recently. Frost danger ts
about over in the Southern belt, and
blight and drought are about all there Is
to worry about from now on. The Mav
crop probably is about safe, although
there still is some danger that cold, wet
blight weather can change the present
prospect.
Weather Spurs
Farming Here
Warm, dry weather has caused
farming to get under way in all
major farming areas. The ground
has dried out considerably dur-1
ing the past 10 days and wheat
and rye planting are nearly com-';
plete. The land is now being
prepared for both oats and bar
ley and a little planting has got
ten under way. Several hun
dred acres of peas have been
planted to be plowed under
later on in the season for soil
building purposes. Acreage of
commercial peas to be harvested
will be very small.
Interest in potato planting Is
increasing but there is still con- -siderable
amount of russet seed
still unsold in the area. Some
excellent lots have been sold for :
table stock because of poor local
demand. ,
The quantity of seed, meeting
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ELL
CHIPS
all certified requirements, was
not largo but lime Is nerd for
till of it by locul flowers. Farm
signup, complete to April 1,
shows tippt'oximuti'ly fiO per cent
of the (ai ins ii KluuiHth county
indu'iiled the following (unn
production for 194(1: wheat acre
age, the .same as Inst year; bar
ley, increase of iibout 15 per
cent; oats, decrease of about S
per cent; potatoes, decrease of 12
per cent to IS per cent; alfalfa,
a slight increase; clover seed,
increase of about 35 per cent.
Very preliminary figures of
livestock show some increase in
beof cuttle with decrease in
dairy cattle, sheep, hogs and tur
keys, and slight increuse in lay
ing flocks.
Log Bark Will
Be Utilized
LONGVIEW, Wash.. April 18
(i The Weyerhaeuser Timber
company has announced three
new uses for the by-products of
the bark from logs, which their
development department discov
ered in a quest to make the de
barking of their logs more eco
nomical. None of the finished products
will be tmide by the company,
said Clark E. Heritage. Weycr
hueuser's technical director, but
the materials will be sold to
companies engaged in the proper
types of manufacture.
While Heritage did not dis
close how the bark is broken
down into various components,
he described the new products.
He said one was useful as an in
gredient of an insecticide and
even now is being marketed.
Another Is used in the com
pounding of resin glues for ply
wood manufacture. The third is
known to the trode as thermo
setting molding compound and
to laymen as plastic. When sub
jected to heat in a mold, this
material becomes a solid such
as telephones are made of.
Heritage odded many other
uses for the bark compounds are
under development but have not
reached the stage to Justify a
public announcement of their
nature.
Soil Conservation
Board Holds Meet
Poc valley soil conservation
district board of supervisors met
Wednesday with U. S. soil con
servation service representatives
and E. Laton Stephens, U. S.
bureau of reclamation, to out
line work plans for the district.
The group will meet again
Monday in the soil conservation
office. Drew building, to com
plete further plans. The district
board includes Wilbur Reiling,
chairman, Arthur Schaupp, sec
retary. Rex High. Vic Brown and
George Stevenson.
Langell valley organized and
has operated a soil conservation
district since 1941.
BUTZER'S SEED
STORE
Everything For Th
Garden
Send For Our Frea
Seed Catalog
All Mail Orders Filled
Promptly
CCCnC " k'nl lbl Gr.w.
'ttUO vno cu t keep (hem la
the ground. "
Butzer's Seed Store
Corner s. w. "nd and M.lo St.
Portlaod 4. Oregon
BLOCKS
(Heavy Clamp Boxes)
Babbitted and
Reamed
Both Ends Faced
3A" to 2 1516"
inclusive
v7
You see the Blue Eell dis
play in all leading stores.
Grocers say they're the big-,
gest selling potato chip-on
the market. A delicate, nour
ishing food with that grand
potato flavor.
.They're Sabinized.
Farm Labor
Camps Set
To Expand
Grower sponsored camps in
Oregon for transient farm work
ers, which proved their value
during the war years, are all set
to operate again in HM(I with
expanded housing facilities, says
lieu Tucker, assistant stale su
pervisor of the emergency farm
labor program In the OSC exten
sion service. Three additional
camps will open for the first
time this year at Forest Grove,
Salem und at Adrian in Malheur
county.
The Milton-Frocwutor camp
has been expanded to provide for
75 families during the 1040 har
vests. This camp housed 25 fam
ilies in 11)4(1. The camn at The
Dalles has been doubled to pro-
vine laeumcs for 2U0 ramllies.
The Coburg camp near Eugene
will hold 100 families this year
a 25 Per cent increase. At' Ma
tin in Klamaiii county, the mi
grant camp lias been doubled to
house 1110 families.
Lroit In Stat
If Salem farmers and proces
sors are able to utilize the Salem
airport buildings as proposed,
this camp will become the larg
est migrant housing facility in
the state. Estimates place the
number of families which could
be housed at 400. The Forest
Grove camp will be a 100-family
installation and the Adrian camn
cares for 200 families, adds
Tucker who is In charge of do
mestic farm labor camps in this
state.
Figures gathered in camps lust
year indicate that farmers may
A Fence to
Meet Every Need
Mad from selected 48 In.
full sis wood slats, evenly
spaced and woven between 5
cables of heavy wire. Colors,
red or green.
It's easily, quickly and per
manently erected. Long last
ing and makes a good ap
pearance. It's inexpensive,
too.
Available In any quantity.
Suburban Lbr. Co.
4784 So. 6th Phone 7709
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I'LL BE READY IN A JIFFY,
MOTHER, NOW THAT MY
DRAIN BOARD IS CLOROX-CLEANf
I &zm
expect an average o( 3 8 field
workers per family.
All organized cuiups provide
central slmwcis, laundries and
toilets. The family-sized tents
coino complete with light, water,
fuel, cots, mattresses, cookslove
und lable. ltcnluls per famllv
lunged from $1.50 to $4 per
week in 11145.
Man Faces Life In
Prison For Murder
PORTLAND, April IB (VI
Robert Wulker, ;15, faced a life
sentence today for the slaying of
Mury I'uguo, 75, In her homo,
March 24.
He pleaded guilty to second
degree murder yesterday.
James J. Hathaway, 42, was
sentenced to 2(1 years' imprison
ment after pleading guilty to the
robbery of the Oregon Mutual
Savings bunk February 28. Two
companions in the holdup were
sentenced earlier.
HIGH FISH
The world's highest fish live
In a lake locuted 12,001) feet high
mining the peaks of the Pamir
mountains of Asia. The fish are
trout.
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yes, CL0R0X DISINFECTS, it also deodorizes,
REMOVES STAINS. AND, TOO,
TKATcu. . . A LITTLE (rUto A
Modern home makers carefully heed the advice
of health authorities who urge hygienic home cleans
ing to protect family health. That's why so many
women use Clorox in routine cleaning to make
kitchens and bathrooms sanitary, for Clorox is an
effective germicide.
In laundoring, Clorox provides sanitation, loo , . it
also bleaches while cottons and linens inowy-while
(brightens fast colon). Clorox is economical and easy
to use, Simply follow directions on the label.
YEARS Or UNSURPASSED QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE HAVE MADE CLOROX THE CHOICE
Of MILLIONS... IT'S ALWAYS UNIFORM ... IT'S ALWAYS DEPENDABLE!
bp i(f QMMOaeuriird.
MKBM.D NKWS, Kl.m.lk r.lli, On.
2 Apportionments
Made In Oregon
SAI.EM, April 18 (I') The
stale ileparlinent today niiide
two apportionments lu counties
and cities.
They were $511,1(111 In liquor
privilege lux revenues for the
first quarter of this year, which
goes to counties und cities. The
iiain
RAIN DROPS
AMINOS WASH WORD 16
LILIES
Combination EASTER BOXES (Potted Plonti)
Hydrangeas Rose. Orchids Gardenias
A complete selection of cut floweri
fresh doily from our greenhouses
For the lint time
are able to make
suburban districts,
Charlie Mack Sanford Rota
I'M GLAD YOUlRESO CAREFUL,
JANE! IT'S A WISE PRECAUTION
TO MAKE HOME DAHGERZ0NESHYGIm
ENICAUY CLEAN! CLOROX-CLEANf
IT'S C0NCEN-
LUN(r WAT I
s4metmb
rII
TIII'A V, Aill II. It.
other iipuortlouincnt, $0234 for
cr.unlles, covers tho siiuin period
und is 40 per cent of tho Mills
amusement device tu receipts.
I ON litillih Nt-RwbbUi Wis
li Yvr Itrvinl
Juit like Aladdin you havt a moyk
genit al yovf lervkal II wosti no
poliihai your IwtoUum 01 btluht t
Aluddtn'i wl.
Grown locally In
our graonhoutet!
since the war. we
dally deliveries In
as In the city. .
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Phona 41S9
"9avoute BleacA and
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