National Potato Letter
Heavy Spud Exports Fail
4 To Boost Nati onal Demand
n
' DUO tO lllU'MCBS Of tllO WIIKDIl
lliere Ik llttlu point in much fur
llier comment on Into crop sup.
lily clutii, other Hum to keep
liMtk of cllmiupeiiriinec. Ship-
oivnl during the pint lw weeks
itive been nigh out not high
tnougll to miiku up for the short
!ull In curlier moiiUm. Export
ro ourrontly of lurtio volume
jut In our opinion not heiivy
rnough to move out tilt; 10 mil
lion biiHlirlH which represent
the approximate lotul of export
orders.
A iiood look ut 11147 proxpncU
frvHKnta un iiitcrestliiu, plcturo.
otul acreiige oxtlinutud on tho
build of Murcli 1 Intention to
; T'hiit In a 13,01)0 Hero lex thiin
: In 11MU unci 0311,000 Heron li'NH
1 tl lull tho 10:iU-4o iiveniilo. AIo,
' aim mis ii niiporiuni, u in mi.
: 1)00 iicrcti lca Hum the total U.
S, acreage goal fur 11)47. I'ruc
tically uil uliilcH nrc contributing
to tho nubiioul figure. Only
Mulne, Now Jersey, South Curo
lino, Florida, niul Culifornln
curly Indicate IntcntloiiH to ex
ceed houIh. lly arena, acreage
cutit ure ahurpviil In the went unit
nild-wcHl where there l greatest
' competition for laud and labor
ud where other crop nrc stuck
lull up well liiniiliHl )otatKM In
terma of per-ucrc Income. Whut
ll mcwix in lerum tii prwiucuun
Tout cannot be forecast now. If
yicifl rcitirn to anything line
the prewar normnl, or even the
10-year nvernue, a crop only
lightly over 30(1 million mullein
would remit. At the yields cnl-
Weyl-Zuckermon
UTAH
SEED
NOW ARRIVING
At Hosley
Oceonaldt teat ahowa
no !( roll
Carl E.
WILLIAMS
Telephone 6319
Klamath Talla
ciliated from acreage mid pro
duction Koul figure, mid allow-
Iiik for reuaonnlile niianoonmcni,
production would be only 11(10
million. lint If yield nhould re-
tent llie record or lino at ini
mullein per hurvoated acre, unci
allowing for uhiindounient, we
could atlll produce n aurplua of
43 ' million huxhcla. t intlior
ninru, moat of the crop la not
planted yet, and Intentions on
March 1 and actual plunlings do
not ulwuya match.
Movement
Shipment Inat week contin
ued their sharp climb, but guv-
eminent cars more than doubled,
Total for tho week was 7549
curs, up 414 enra from the pre
ceding week. Government cars
accounted for 1442 cam of tho
total however, compared to only
AIM) enra the preceding week,
Mont of the latter came from
Mulne which moved 1075 cars.
The Red Klvcr vidley contrib
uted an even 300 curs, Mulne
had a totul of 3101 for the week,
Idaho 020. Minnesota 705. North
Dakota 070. Nebraska 340 and
Colorado 328. Oregon came back
with 202 cars, Michigan moro
than doubled over the previous
week with HI) enra and we sus
pect that some curs rolled for
export on exchungeuble bills,
Florida's eurly movement totaled
174 cars for the week, mid Texas
In in for the first time with
atmight cura, moving alx cura
during tho week.
Demand and Markats
Maine reports the demand fair
turning very alow, the market
dull with weaknesa on four auc
ceaslve duya and prices down
about 10 cent at a nickel to a
dime under the floor, Upxtuto
New York demand ruled alow,
tho market allghtly weaker for
four atralght days and prlcea
down 15 centa at 10 to 20 cents
under tho floor. Michigan de
mand continued moderate to
alow, the market steady to dull
and allghtly weaker with prices
down allghtly at S to 10 centa
over tho floor for Chippcwus
and 10 rents under floor for
II u nil, Roth varieties show the
effects of opening Michigan to
export buslnesB. In North Da
kota, demand Is reported alow
to practically none, the market
about steady to dull, but with
prices not established account
: loo few aalea. Nebraska reports
ceased M of March 13, but un
official sources Indicate declines
there. Colorado demand ruled
' fnlr, the market largely unset
! tied and prices down S centa at
$1.00 over the floor on a wash
ed basil for a few Hed McClurea,
now very scarce. Idaho demand
ll' reported light to very alow,
the market largely dull with a
weaker tendency, and p r i c e I
down 3 cents at 75 cents over
I the floor, washed basis. The cor
shortage almost certainly Is a
factor In Idaho, probably also
Colorado. Washington reporta
the demand good, market firm
and prlcea unchanged at U0 to
09 centa over the floor, washed
basis, ut r.llenslmrg, Florida do
main! huu ruled moderute to
alow, the market about steady
to dull and prlcea variably end
ing up 10 cents at 70 centa over
tho floor, washed basis, for few
aulea.
Chicago reporta the demand
mostly fulr to alow, market
about steucly for western, allght
ly weukcr on others, ai new
York, old stock from eastern
ureua ruled dull und slightly
weaker, with other offcringa of
old stock dull. New atocks la
reported dull und unsettled, At-
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juiiiu "i-Hl iilruJi uunvuii, uu.f
and allghtly weaker on old, dull
on new; Detroit, uuuul steady to
allghtly weaker on old. about
steady after weakening on new;
Minneapolis, old dull and sunni
ly weaker, new dull: Philadel
phia, dull und allghtly weaker
on Malnes, other old about
steady, new dull. Sun Francisco
la reported firm, with Klamath
Husscts at $3.73 to $4.00 In LCL
wholesale tots, up sharply from
two weeks ago.
This And That About
Prlc Support
We are glud to ace the grow
ers' Intentions to plant coming
Into line with the needs for po
tatoes. This should keep tho
aurplua within muiiugcubic lim
its, help preaervc the principle
of price support for the future.
. . . Note that eligible spuds
must be "not objectionable bc
cuuse of Insect infestation or
disease, or other Injury. This
means price support cannot be
stretched Into Insurance against
quality failure. Accent Is whol
ly on PRICE, not quality, not
yield, . , . Audible comment on
grcuter dealer participation in
tho price support program most
ly are favorable, but mostly
from dealers. We have a hunch
that some growers, hence aome
field agenclea of DOA, moy find
real cooperation with dealers
tough going. We hope we arc
wrong ua in the long run grow-
'Smoke House'
Opened Here
Murket street has a new busi
ness opened recently by A, G.
"Hutch" Zwclgurt, long-time res
ident of Klnmnth county who la
now operating "The Smoke
House," a plant for curing pork
products. Zwelgurt was butcher
for 10 years for the Mulln Mer
cantile operated by Mr. and Mrs.
A. Kulinu and more recently for
two years with Bratton's Pack
ing company,
llama and bacon will be
amoked und lard rendered and
porker cut up for lockera by
welKart in a new pumice tile
und concrcto building at 427
Market street.
The plant la equipped with a
Germullte system in the cooling
und cutting room, a process that
destroys till bacteria. Temper
ature In this room is held at 34
degrees.
All meuf Is dry cured, no brine
being used. Meat is smoked
with hardwood sawdust, burned
clectricully which eliminates
danger of loss by fire.
Labor Cantors Sot Up
COMVALLIS, April 3 (At
Oregon's three centers which
will direct itinerant farm work
ers to the places they arc most
needed were in operation today.
The stations, included among
16 set up along major western
highways this year, are located
at Huntington, Bigga. and Junc
tion City. Migrant laborers, al
ready beginning to arrive in
Oregon for the spring season,
will be referred to county farm
labor offices for assignment.
era and dealers benefit most
from the same factors. , . . Glad
to see revival of marketing
agreements. Spud industry may
have to go it alone after 1048,
and orderly marketing stemming
from more or less uniform pro
grams over the country would
be a big advantage.
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IAIY TO TAI.ll
UH LITTII POWlM
You ean't know hovtasv numalnan it i,miI
jfou ua Parma Pump . . . aval in tha West by
"T teet lor 31 yaara. Easy to install or mora
without apaelal help. Seveo lima, troubl. and
money. Only thraa working parts. Nothing to
braak down. Waada or traak won't elog it.
Pumpa from dltchaa, sraaka, riara or walla.
Bait driv allowa uaa ot any kind el powar.
Sa your Parma daalar or writ to ua for datails
about your baat buy in pumpa.
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EQUIPMENT COMPANY
1948 So. 6th Klamath Falls
Tulalak. Calif.
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This Is tho latest and moat compact of all welding machines.
Th ovor all weight of motor and machine is 330 lbs.
Sa it and try it at 534 Market Street. W will demon
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TULELAKE, CALIF. PHONE 2841
County Agent Warns Of
Planting Too Early Here
Don't allow fine spring days
In March or early in April to
hurry you Into planting tender
vegetables that need to be as
sured of more settled mild
weather, advises C. A. Hender
son, county agent, in connection
with the opening of the 1047
gardening season. Many people
find to their aorrow thot they
lose more time than they gain
by rushing the season with such
crops as celery, tomatoes, cauli
flower, peppers, beans and ogg
plunt. These crops require
warmer temperatures and long
er days than come this early
even though the weather seems
fine.
Many folks have some of the
hurdler crops in and up already
such as peas, radishes, lettuce,
turnips, spinach, cabbage and
onion sets or plants, but there
is still plenty of time to plant
first or successive plantings o!
these.
Well rotted barnyard manure
is still the No. 1 fertilizer for
gardens, even though commer
cial fertilizer is used In addi
tion. The latter is scarce again
this year, so early purchase of
needs is advisable.
Perennial crops that can go In
now anytime are asparagus, rhu
barb, strawberries, cane fruits
and other types of berries. The
main thing to watch about these
is to get the best varieties and
good disease-free stock, because
what you plant now will deter
mine the harvest for many years
to come in the case of most of
these. A little extra time, money
and care in getting the best will
pay dividends over taking Just
any kinds that happen to be convenient.
RCSALD NEWS. RUmslk Calif, Ore. THtTRSDAT, Aflll t. INT. Fife TaIHe)
Sugar Beef Growers
Get Fertilizer
CORVALLIS, April 3 (If)
UNRRA has approved allocation
of 6000 tons of ammonium sul
fate fertilizer from the Salem
alumina plant for Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho farmers, an
Oregon State college extension
official reported today.
The allocation, approximately
a month's output, was granted
primarily for sugar beet acreage.
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
I
A. S. King, extension service)
soils specialist, said previously
the alumina plant had been au
thorlzed to produce fertilizer
only for China relief shipment.
Hana Norland Auto Insurance
Phono 8060. .
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J. W. KERNS
734 So. 6th Ph. 4197
FOR SALE
UTAH GEM
POTATOES
Grown by Tuckerman
Bros. 3200 foot olovay
tlon. virgin soil. Ocean
side taita show free
from diaaa.
JOE MICKA
PHONE 131 MAUN
Farm Experiment
Plot Said Ready
TULELAKE, April 3 The
16-acre farm experiment plot
across the highway from the ;
city limits has been plowed and ,
is ready for the seeding of sev- j
eral varieties of clover, pota
toes, grain and possibly some j
other crops. Experiments will ;
be conducted here this year on I
methods of seeding, irrigation, !
and disease control. j
A building from Newell is to
be moved to the site to be used j
as a residence for the plot man-:
agcr and farm machinery owned
by the reclamation service will
be used.
The test plot is on reclama
tion land.
City Delivery Sorvic. Ph. 8417.
Cooperative
News and Service
lTHODUCTIO
Through this column each
Thursday, the writer will at
tempt to discuss subjects of in
terest pertaining to agriculture,
with the thought in mind that
the Klamath Basin Cooperative
may be of assistance to the
farmers and ranchers in the
production of crops and livestock.
SEKYMCE .
While our facilities in Klam
ath Falls are inadequate at the
present time, still we pride our
selves on our armed service.
The personnel is courteous and
: understanding, and well in
formed on practical farming,
i Our field service, is comprised
: of several technical men and in
1 eludes a specialist on sprinkler
i irrigation and pumps, an ento
: mologist, an agronimist, and a
specialist with equipment for
' all types of spraying, including
: lice and warble control on cat
tle, and the eradication of
weeds. All these services are
available without cost or obligation.
FEEDS
Recent price advances are
very discouraging to the boys
using feed. There is no mystery
as to why these prices have ad
vanced. Just look at the Chi
cago Grain Market and one is
convinced that there is some
big gambling going on, and at
the expense of the farmer.
When prices get out of line,
the first reaction of the feeder
is to sell his livestock or poul
try. We have been in close con
tact with fluctuating markets
for years and predict these ex
treme high prices will be short
lived. We suggest that the farm
ers keep their poultry and live
stock and that they will do very
well in the near future.
Our Feed Department carries
a complete line of feeds with
the Co-op Label. These feeds
are locally manufactured from
local grains, creating a home
market for home products. If
your present feed is not satis
factory, why not try this prov
en Co-op Brand next time?
0
OIIJECT1YES
To operate your cooperative
in a businesslike manner based
on service; to respect and coop
erate with all private business
firms; to be active in civic af
fairs, that, together, we may
build a bigger and better Klam
ath Basin. "
AXXVAL MEET
The Annual Meeting will be
held April 9th, 1947, at the Le
gion Hall in Tulelake, Calif.,
starting at 10:00 A. M. Lowell
Steen, President of the Oregon
Farm Bureau, will be guest
speaker. The annual report will
be given by Wm. G. Stacey,
Auditor. Luncheon will be
served at 11:30 A. M., with en
tertainment. Reports from the
Directors and Manager should
be of special interest. Plan to
attend, and bring the wife and
kiddies.
Watch for This Nsws Sorvic
Column Each Thursday.
Homer M. Smith, Gonsral Mgr..
Klamath Basin Cooperative.
Smoke House
Commercial Curing
Curing Pork Products Our Specialty!
Let Us Cut and Wrap Your Pork
For Lockers !jf.
Cooling Room
Equipped with "Germalights"
A. 6. "Butch" Zweigart
"Our Custom Curing Is Your Delight With Every Bite"
427 Market St. Klamath Falls
Phone 7060
HI Announces Details of
$20,000,000 Price Reductions
Details of the recently announced International
Harvester policy of making price reduction!
to save users of our products approximately
$20,000,000 a year have now been worked out.
We have reduced prices on 163 models. These
cover 12 basic models of farm tractors, 123
basic models of farm machines, 16 basic models
of industrial tractors and engines, and 12 mod
els of motor trucks, as well as certain motor
truck attachments. The new lower prices are
effective as of March 10, 1947.
These reductions were made not because of
any decline in demand, but because we believe
nothing is more important to this country than
to lower the prices of the goods people buy.
While prices have not been changed on all
products, we have made reductions wherever
possible, in the amounts possible. Prices of
many of our most popular products have been
substantially lowered.
Altogether, more than half of the company's
customers will be benefited by the reductions,
which range from lto 23.8 and from $2.50
to $300 per item, based on list prices, F.O.B.
Chicago.
Since the people have demanded that the
government withdraw from price control in
peacetime, the responsibility to keep prices in
check is back where it should be in the hands
of business and industry. The business outlook
makes it possible for us to move toward the
goal of lower prices, and we have felt a duty
to act as promptly as possible.
Our ability to maintain these lower prices
will depend on the supply and price of materials
we buy from others and on uninterrupted pro
duction at reasonable wage levels.
The prices listed here carry out our an
nounced policy that "Any price is too high if
it can be redufed."
25 More Types of Products
Plows 52 models reduced from $9.00 to $20.00
(3 to 10.7).
Cultivators 13 basic models reduced $5.00 to $10.00
(4.5 to 7.4).
Utters lad Mtddlebustsrs 7 models reduced $5.00 in
each case (2.8 to 4).
Com Planters 4 basic models reduced $5.00 in each
case (3 to 4.8). .
Grata Drills 11 models reduced $14.25 to $20.00
(4.4 to 6.3).
Mowers 2 basic models reduced $4.00 and $11.50
(2.6 and 5).
Sweat Rakt 1 model reduced $5.00 (5.5).
Ptekne May Baler 1 model reduced $75.00 (4.1);
SaH-PTooentd Conrtkie 1 basic model reduced $122.50
(3.4).
INTERNATIONAL
VgJ FARM TRACTORS
Qrl 12 Models
Reduced $10 to $134 (up to 10.6)
MOTOR TRUCKS
12 Models
Reduced $50 to $300 (1.9 to 3.6)
FARM MACHINES
123 Models
Reduced $2.50 to $122.50
(1.9S to 23.8)
fcj-1! INDUSTRIAL TRACTORS
I (Crawler) 4 Models
Reduced $35 to $50 (1.0 to 1.6)
Ens Hi ft Cutters 3 models reduced $22.75 in sack
case (4.8 to 7.1).
EnsRegt Hamster 1 model reduced $33.75 (3.9);
Hammer Mult 2 models reduced $5.00 in each case
(1.9 and 3).
Lime Spreader 1 basic model reduced $2.50 (4.9).
Fover Loader 1 model reduced $25.50 (8.9).
Miners Spreader 1 model reduced $13.00 (3.5).
Milker Unite 2 models reduced $12.00 and $17.00
(14.4 and 18.4).
Milker V actum Puapt 2 models reduced $17.00 in each
case (11.5 and 19.6).
Portable Milker Vacuum Pumps 2 models reduced $17.00
in each case (11.3 and 11.7).
StaMets Steel Milker Petit 2 models reduced $5.00 and
$10.00 (18.5 and 23.8).
Cream Separators 4 models reduced $13.25 In each
case (8 to 10.4).
Tractor Trailer 1 basic model reduced $12.75 (5.6);
Mnk Coolen 5 models reduced $8.00 to $18.00 (1.9
to 4.3).
Industrial Tractors (Wheel) 4 basic models reduce!
$19.00 to $56.00 (1 to 3.4).
Industrial Power Unltt 8 models reduced from $10.00
to $150.00 (2.3 to 11.4).
Motor Truck Attachment! 7 items reduced from $6.25
to $268.00, including a change in specifications oa
two items.
GOO
HARVESTED