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Dry Season In West Will
Mean Cuttinn Cattle On
Range, Fall Reseeding
WASHINGTON, Fi'li, 13 ll') Tho niirkMilturo department
iUUKontrd totliiy that wontiirn cattlemen would find It to their
dviiutiiRa to reduce aittla numbers on runnel thin year In antlcl.
pnllnn of new tlrotmlit hazards.
In a 1047 fiirm production outlook report, tho department
mild culllo numbers urv lililh nnd uro pushing (o tho limit range
wlilclv have (irown abundant food through evorul yean of gen
erally fuvornbln weather.
"But when weuther becomes less favoruble, fuwer cattle can
be kept," tho report Mild.
The duixii'tmeut auld one of the most Itnportunt adjustment
ninny ranchmen can mnko this
year and next l to reared their
tniiiiir r-f nl I ranges,
The dupurtment sulil sheep
numbers, on the other hiinil,
should be Increased. Ulnco 11)43
sheep niimberi have declined
mora than 23 per cent In the IS
western stale. Many hucpinrn
switched to cattle, und many
mixed outfits went out of the
sheep business because of a
hotluiie of skilled herder.
Dcsplto lx consecutive yean
of hluli production, wentern
furmrni wrre in Id to be mill
geared fur top production of
crop a well as of livestock, It
mild a more abundant supply
of labor and machinery will
be available than last year, but
production col are higher.
"The potential damaito (from
wind crouton) It so great," tho
report auld, "that rrgrasslng
should be dune an soon at pns
(Iblo while molature avail
able. A few aurceaalva dry yeara
might very well result In tevere
wind erosion In sonic areas."
Wheat farmers, with three sue
remlve record-breaking crops be
hind them, are being culled on
for large production again thin
yeur. This will postpone largely
their return to better soil con
serving crops and practices.
MUSIC TUND
KUGKNE, Teb. 13 lP) The
Unlvrrslty of Oregon music col
lection will add 10.428 worth
of music. The money was be
queathed by Matthew 11. Doug
las, hrte university librarian.
City Dellrerr Service. Ph. (417.
.'iiiaoronuT roor srsciAi.ist
Dr. Kenneth S. Garvin
Ivrgtrr sua
McATEE CLINIC
lit I. tlk si.
ran, am
Yool Import
Quota Asked
. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 VP)
Import quotua on foreign wool
aro propoAod In legislation Intro
duced by Hep. Barrett (R-Wyo.)
Tho bill would authorize the
secretary of agriculture to de
termine import requirement! at
itic beginning of each year, and
to announce quotas on foreign
wool for each quarter of toe
year.
.The bill also would authorize
the secretary of agriculture to
fix comparable wool prices for
domestic production and to sup-
fori prices as near as prac
icable" to 00 per cent of this
lovcl.
ADAIR SALE
COfl V ALUS. Fob. 13 lA'l
Tho Federal Farm Mortgage cor
poration was offering 7.1 small
Camp Adair buildings for snlc
today, an a priority basis.
The population of Eurone was
280 million people In 1830.
MINERAL WOOL INSULATION
WHot a hopfv old gent King Cole would Kerr BtffB
If he could have dashed down to his dealer to buy a
super new 19V 7 radio on the Thrifty Pay Plan.
But alasl The marry old rascal didn't Uts in this
modem age and had to be content with three off-tune
fiddlers. Which all goes to prove that you've got it all
ever Old King Colel You can get the best in modern
radios ... or any other needed home appliance . .
and pay for it conveniently with a Thrifty Pay Loan
from the First National Bank of Portland.
Arrange your purchase through your dealer. Then
tell him you want to buy it on First National's Thrifty;
Pay Plan. Youll be pleasantly surprised at what
Thrilty Pay can do for you.
Tho FIRST NATIONAL DANK! of Portland
Miskii
Stat Highways
In Good Shop
BALKM. Feb. 13 () Oregon
road conditions were normal to
day except for fow spots of Ira
In the mountain passes, the state
highway commission reported.
The Deadwood highway In
Lane county, closed by a slide
several days ago, was reopened
yesterday.
Stockmen To
Attend Dinner
Stockmen who plan to attend
the purebred beef Shorthorn
show and saio, to be held Feb
ruary Z7-2i at Prlnevllle, Ore.,
are invited to attend a banquet
to be held tho evening of Uie
27th, say members of the sale
committee.
Dr. M. K. "Gene" Ensmlnger,
head of department of animal
husbandry at Stute Collega of
Washington, will be the featured
speaker ut the banquet.
Consignments for the sale
have been chosen from top Ore
gon und Washington purebred
Shorthorn herds and It It be
lieved that they will find a ready
market from range cattlemen in
terested In crossbreeding, at well
as from new breedera.
Scholarship Plan
Proposed
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Feb.
13 lA'i President J. P. Wcrnette
of the University of New Mexico
today proposed that the govern
ment net up a college scholar
ship In memory of each of the
273,000 Americans who lost their
lives In World War II.
He estimated the cost would
bo $1,000,000,000.
In an address prepared for
delivery to a student amembly,
Dr. Wcrnette announced he is
taking up the proposal with
members of the New Mexico
congressional delegation.
6808
Night Phone 1772
Old king Cole
Was a urns old soul .
AND A 2AERKT OLD SOUL WAS HE.
HE CALLED FOR HIS PIPE...
ANKRIDIT
! lataraai C,r,.ratla
Fiti's Potato Letter
Spud Supply Highlighted
By Big Dumping Program
Potato supply change are routine
market disappearance, plus an acceler
alad OoA dumping; prugrarn. Planting
Is general In tha Uulf areas which
nurmrlly market In May, and will move
northward wllh tha coming of spring
weather, Kiwi planting already ha
lioen don in North Carolina, probably
tha earliest on record, but the current
cold wave probably wilt hold most
planting there to about tha average,
which la around fabrilary J ft. rurt
Meyers, florlda la now shipping, with
yields good and ear Her maturity than
was eapccien. umam county, reported
before, Is making fairly satisfactory pro-
great, but weather baa been conducive
to nil giii, rne winter crops m uoin
riorlde. anil Texae are finished.
movement
Hhlpmants leal waek fell off again In
spite of the heavier government car
movement. Total was 4!W rare com
pared with ftOBU tha week before. Gov
ernment car were 4(i:i compared with
,177 care tba week before, of principally
Maine stock, much of which Is export
shipments. Commercial movement waa
S7H rare dally plus an unknown but
evidently large movement by truck
main cnangnu omy a niiii, moving up
to lftftft cars for tha week. Idaho was off
slightly with 1M12 cars; Colorado had
421, of which s:i were wnr Do A: Ne
braska moved 1MT and Oregon 230; trio
twoita1a Hd ftlver Valley area re
ported 300, about evenly divided. Long
island reported Bl care, of which A4
were for OoA. Imports from Canada
are running a little ahead of last tea
son, MHO cars against 1393 through
January 31. These almost certainly are
mainly teed, although support prtcas
hare are attractive to Canada's table
lock shipper under tome conditions.
No extensive Imports of table slock can
be expected, however, while our own
markets are tending to run below sup-
fturt levels. Even Imported seed will
iav to com net a with some U. I. seed
at below support.
Hirains ana aiaraeit
Main reports demand very alow, 1m-
flre' how love start
h 6ht 4y "" toke
IV "lb win hit htaA- A '
proving; to moderate, tha market dull to
bout steady, and prices about un
changed at 30 can la under tha floor for
II varieties. Upstate New York demand
ruled consistently slow, the market
weaker on four successive days, and
prices down about a dime at M cents
under the floor. Michigan demand la
reported slow, tha market dull, and not
enough salea to establish prices. North
Dakota Had ftlver Valley demand con
tinues very slow, the market dull but
with slightly better feeling .and too few
sales to establish a market although a
few cart sold at 40 to AO cents under the
lUx.f. Nebraska, demand continues
light, the market mixed with some
weaknass and closing about steady,
price about unchanged at 10 to lfl ente
over tha floor, washed basis. Colorado
aemena nee neen very, slow turning fair,
the market lightly weaker on four con.
ecu live days and closing about aieady.
with once down 3 to to cants t
dime over tha floor, washed basis.
Idaho demand has ruled very slow, trm
market mixed hut mostly dull with
some weaknesa near tha week-end. and
jri'-es uHwn motel at ju cents over
;he floor, washed basis. Wtihtminn
continues unchanged with tha demand
slow, tha market dull, and prices still
20 cents over the floor, washed basil.
In the" terminals, Chicago reports the
demand for Ida boa aa generally fair and
ut nurui aooui aieaoy turning slight-
IFdDdDdll Mmipgjmum
Mayonnaise
Best
Mayonnaise
Ardens .
H Sninaeh A ft "p1 L G"d,B Peaches p-.
f wHu "u L Grapefruit i matoes au. 1
9c V c jf : 39c j V 42c jr
MILK, all brandi : toll tin 13e
PABLUM, ..Jgrgt pkg. 39e
TOMATO JUICE. Sunblest .....No. 2 tin 13c
Churches Grape Juice, pt. hot 25e Qt. bot 45c
PEAS
Oregon Hmrrast Early June. No.
Wilamet Cut Beans
No. 2 tin
Back Again! Man-Kind Dog and Cat Food
Mb. tin 2 for 25c
Campbell Vegetable Soup, ll-oi. tin 14c
Heini Tomato Soup, ll-oi. tin 2 for 25c
Del Monte Coffee, drip or reg. grind 1 -lb. glass 45c
aSadX f iS
I Apple S Mal",0de K K SaUCe I) L 8"" fll CreamStyl.
V Qt. bottle IB V ""i5" B V Btin fll I .. Mil NO. 2 tin .
HU ITS & VEGETABLES
APPLES
Rome Beauty, combination fancy and extra fancy,
40-lb. box 2.98
Delicious, hard and crisp ......... Vi sixe box 1.98
Newtowns, swell for pies .....40-lb. box 1.75
BJmuaI Ocmmmac Radio Special. Many Orange
navel Vrangea DistrlcU have been hit by
frost. Buy now before the price is forced up.
101b. bag 89c H Crate 2.19 erate 4.15
Grapefruit, Coachella, Salton Sea Ib. 9c
Klamath Gems, U. S. No. 1..... 10-lb. bag 39c
ly weaker. Fur other offerings tha de
mand hes been alow and market dull. !
New York la reported generally dull
wllh tome weakness Indicated. Atlanta
held steady; Boston mostly dull and
weak but turning firm: Detroit about
sUadv, Minneapolis, dull to slightly
weaker on old and dull on new: Phila
delphia, mostly dull with early weak
ness on new, San Francisco la reported
dull with prlcaa about unchanged from j
a weak ago. i
Price Hay pert Activity
Aa hinted a week atro. DoA now la i
moving forward on disposal of heavy
quantities of surplus old stock. First 1
action was tha authorised dumping :
of reterlorated and low grade tpudt, In- j
eluding fringe No. l's. Latest develop
ment Ta authorization to move Into the
unmanagable turpi ua of good bin-run
stork to a total of about 18 million
buehels In five states, chiefly Main,
with substantially smaller quantities In
New York, Minnesota, North Dakota and
Micnigan. ins true uons ara to aispotie
first of low arade end deteriorating
atocK, as la proper, and to move Into tha
gooti iota only to me extern necessary
to get this much of tha lob done. We
understand that DoA will take another
look at stocks shortly and decide on
the next step. Meanwhile, the export
rihate It looking up, with tha first boat
oad for Italy gone, others to follow
still a question mark. A small order
for Martinique la loading toon, and
00.000 tons are due out on a Spanish
order, beginning Immediately, A new
wrinkle toward encouraging exports it
duo for announcement toon, designed
to get the trade active on a broad
rale In seeking commercial outlets.
Thit may be Just a fresh deal or for
both fresh and dehydrated potato.
The government diversion program, an
orderly and unspectacular affair, to
far hat accounted for about 4,37fl,f)00
buihele, mostly to starch and alcohol
Ml LIC
for
YOUR
CHEESE
Amaiican
49e
S-lb. Loaf. Lb,
Foods pt. jar
49c
39c
:.pt. jar
,.J0c
25c
2 FOR
lirtAl.p a, Wiwi, Klaaaalk rails. Ore.
In Maine. Industries are running about
at capacity, but lost of two factories
by fire haa hurt tha total that can
be moved In thia program.
Palate talpe
Few reallza it, but tho potato chip
Industry la a mighty big potato cue
tomvr. Flgurea of tho National Potato
Chip Institute Indicate growth from use
of 3 S million bus he It In 1930 to 12.0
million In 1044 probably more now,
Thit total la equal to total production of
HOTELS
OSBORN HOLLAND
(UGINI OBC MCOFOIO
Thoroughly Modern
Mr. aa Mrs. I. I. larlaf
aatf J.s Karl.j
rraprlalars
There is
none better
t VA C 0 U M
r
FRiZ Makes delicious ic cream.
ASPARAGUS
Jack Sprat cut
Snowdrift Shortening
Wesson Oil
Wesson Oil
MffiATTS
Sliced Bacon
Beef Roast A Grtld.
Oysters Frying size
Smelt Columbia River
Wieners AC Typ. i
Ground Beef
HaniS precooked, whole
Lard ....
NUBORA Soap Granules....
PAR Granulated Soap ......
BOON Household Cleaner
WAX PAPER, Cut-Rite
SOIL-OFF
THIHaDAT, rt. U, INT. Pag gave
North Carolina, and) matte tha chip foe
duttry a Customer worth cultivating.
A project already la actively under way
in Pennsylvania, where tha naede of
ehlpper In tha way of variety, quality,
storage eondltlona, etc. ara fully under
stood.
COLDDUG-mmr
HELP EASE
ACHING
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MUSCUS
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MENTHOLATUM
P AC KEO
iVt-oz. jarOC
spsara No. 3 tin
j.ib. jar
1.29
urt boml 89c
nithotu.45c
l. ib 65c
..ib.42c
Pint 60C
:.ib.25c
45c
...lb. 39c
or half ...lb.65C
:;; 4 ibs.-l39
....large pkg. 75c
... giont pkg. 73c
qt. battle 23c
...125-ft. roll 19c
..quart bottle 60c
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