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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1947)
! r Oregon Farm Prices Stay High Despite End Of OPA, But Costs Cut Down Profit ' Br PAUL W. UAUVEV Jr. SALEM, July 3 When the OPA price controls died a year aao, mmt Orenon farm leaders mid slate agriculture officials predicted a drop In food prices, believing that farm production noon would exceed de mand and thus force prices down. But Just the opposite has hap pened. Bupply hasn't yet caught up with demand and food owl have soured higher than ever. Now no body In making any bels on what ...ill Iw.i.nnn Irt llHrCS. The high prices haven't helped prices Haven i iinpra The government index the fanner. of prices recel-ed by farmers Is 371 per cent of the 1810-14 average, and Rex Warren Named To OSCPost Rex Warren has been appointed supplies of eggs are being shipped extension specialist in farm crops at here from the Midwest. Oregon State college effective July ; ... 1 it was announced this week by The Victory garden habit has F L Ballard, associate director of i taken a firm hold on Oregon. R. the extension service. j Ralph Clark, extension horticultur- Warren i graduate of Utah Ag- 151 t Oregon Slate college, said ricultural college with an M. S. de- I gftw a tour of the state. He re-p-ee in farm crops from Oregon 1 ports almost as many gardens as State college. He served as emcr- I during the war. gency assistant agricultural agent j ... In Yamhill countv during 1934. and ! The future of the Easier lily, pro on Aprt 1. 1935, he was appointed j duction of which has becom? big county agent in that county po- business in Curry county, will be sltion he held for the next 10 years, discussed next week when the Pa For the past two years he has been oiric Coast Bulb Growers associ Droductlon manager for the Alder- at ion meets at Gold Beach. They man Farms. Inc. in Yamhill county. I wm talk about how to hold onto Warren will work with E. R. Jack- I their markets in the face of tor man filling the position vacated by ! eign competition. W 6. Nlbler. who recently resign- , ed to become county agent tn Co- ; m aai. ern. personne! cha.igesirai'ni ftf Include the following: , ! w Anthol Riney has been appointed , , . . a s&rfS'iCaution urqed signed to enter commercial work. VMMIIWII wivjwva Riney recently was graduated from wim me sl;lison , nand wnen Oregon State college with a a. a. in danger greatest farmers are degree In agriculture. , , cautioned to guard against crop loss He was l- up.,,m(,rri"aiid damage by observing certain two vears. He is a graauaie 01 mc ninn Pnlleee OI Eaucauoii i " 1 1 : Monmouth and taught Tj in Kl a main. runs i .terms barns to avoid striking fore entering "'"""'"i'' his discharge from 1 the service, he entered Oregon Suite. . j Chris H. Starr h" n,,ap'"!? I an i-uumj vw 1 - county to succeed Fred Boyer. who also resigned to enter commercial work, Agriculture Board Men Named Today SALEM. July S UP E. A. McCor nack. Eugene, and A. P. Hayes. Brooks, were reappointed today by Governor Earl Snell to six-year ""Vienna, on the state board of agri culture. McCornack represents cooperative marketing, and Hayes represents market gardening. i 4 1 L ASCOT WELD any weldoble metolt CD AVE ""elals of same or dif SWVt fcrent eompoiition f I shopei from steel plafe or VUI ,heef PUNCH HOLES 7 te ir a for bending ond stroighten- mg I VKyUVt at, rivets, or old weldi as low as $62.25 LINDE Oxypen and i -1 PREST-O-UTE Acetylene or availabl immtdlalaly In rh new, small-iixs cylinders ' UnV "f(MtUt., "tmu- m In4f.wki WRITE or phone today BUSSMAH'S Welding Supplies . 834 Klamath Avenue 54 per cent above a year ago. But the index of prices paid by the farm er Is 330 per cent of the 1910-14 average, and 23 per cent above a year ago. In general, as prices have risen, the fanner's costs have risen tn the same proportion. Farm Hge rates have started lo drop In Oregon, but they sttll are 3't times the pre-war average. Colored motion pictures showing how to pick berries are being pre pared by the Orego. State college exiension staff. The pictures will be loaned to farmers' associations w i '''" and other groups hiring berry pick- The movies are expected to boost berry production by demonstrating there is more to berry picking than .lust grabbing tt and yanking It off the vine. The weeks crop forecasts: Oregon's 1947 peppermint acreage I mil total 10.500 acres, a gain of 16 I per cent over last year and mree times the 1936-45 average. The I spring pig crop is estimated at 175. 000 head, or 1 per cent more than last year, but 29 per cent less man the 1936-45 average. Egg produc tion in the first five months of this i year is 6 per cent less than the slmi- . liar nrinri of lust vpur. and larce Prohibiting smoking in and around barns is a good rule to enforce. Lanterns should be lit before en- matches inside. Safety matches thai mujt struck on 5houW used exclusively. Hooks or wire to hang lanterns on should be provided to avoid knocking over lights. Electric connections and outlets should be checked, well-insulated wiring and correct sizes ol fuses used. Damp hay should not be stored in barns. Gasoline and kero sene should be stored outside barns. Tractors and other implements eould well be kept out of doors in dry weather also to prevent loss if a building should catch fire. Ground around buildings should be kept clear of litter. sucn precautions neip umn lire loss and are advised by the national safety council and the Oregon State college extension service. Rare Palomino Stud Colt Born BOTH ELL. Wash, July 3 Oft The first birth of a black-skinned, golden palomino stud colt ever re corded in Washington state was re ported yesterday from the K. L. Raab farm near here. Breeding authorities said only 38 registered palomino studs exist in this country, and only three have the rare black skin arid palomino coloring. The colt was sired by "Supreme's Golden Boy." purchased by Raab two years ago from Ray C. Smith of Eugene, Ore. FUNNY cort iwt n mi Hiviei. iwe. "Follow tha trolley line. Joe they've got meat in the refrigerator!" 10-16-8 FERTILIZER For side dressing on sugar beets FREE DELIVERY LW.KaEIBNS Farm Equipment TM Bo. Milk M. Pilots Rest-Between Air Raids On Weeds And Insects Px sJM o" & Bad Arnold. Andy Sllanl, Gall their work of weed and prat control and sprayen for dust and liquid I.4 Klamath County 4-H summer school at Corvallls was attended this year by 46 club members, two leaders and the club agent from Klamath county. Instruction classes in oralis, home making and farming were given and awards made for various activities during- the week of school. Aerial Warfare Used To Combai Weeds And Insects Aerial warfare against weeds and Insects is fast taking the place of more pedestrian methods on the farmlands of Klamath basin. Everett Fat" Long and son Murel. farming 4500 acres of leased grain land be tween Lower Klamath lake and Tulelake. have a squad of four Piper Cub planes which they use on their own project and for control of weeds and pests tnrougnoui uie cuumj Three of these planes are equipped ; with honners for lethal dust and one is rigged'wlth a sprayer for a liquid solution- Chet Stinson built and in stalled all the equipment used. 2.4-D Is used In both dust and spray as a weed killer. Wild mustard and lambs quarter are the worst offenders among weeas nere ana io.vw now, in Tulelake vicinity were treated Long's crew this spring, also about: 11,000 acres around Alturas. Pilots flying the crop-dusters are , Oail Putnam, Cliff Hogue. Bud Ar nold and Andy Sllani. These men ! flew over Fort Klamath area In a j mission against the hordes ol grass hoppers hatching there and the treatment given the marauding in- Adams Ranch Cow. Is Champion Dr. F. C. Adams has made a state champion record on his registered Guernsey cow, Bonnlbell Doris. Her production of 8696 pounds of milk and 436 pounds of butterfat is the highest record in the state made by a junior two-year-old on three times dally milking for a 10-month period. Bonnlbell Doris lives on Adams dale ranch on Homedale road. An other cow belonging to Dr. Adams ; won the state championship last BUSINESS -KlaMalk Fall, Orega Fntnam and Cllfr Ilue relax by the four Piper Cubs they u.e In on Klamath basin farm lands. The planea are rigged with hoppera - D and DD-T.-the materials used In the control campaign. 4-H Clubbers Attend VM.ftff sects was reported 100 per cent effective by the county agent's of fice. About 1000 acres were dusted on the Tommy Hawkins and John Cohappy holdings In the territory. Weed control work In the basin Is nrartlrallv finished. Lone said, and control of aohids in the potato fields will be started soon, using DD-T In liauid and dust. Llouid suravrrs 1 are the most popular m the control ork. Murel Long said and he plans of equipment next year. ' Two small propellers at the side of the ship put the solution out with ' heavy pressure, via a boom attached i beneath the plane having 30 nozzles which spray It out like rain. Indians File Water Suit SPOKANE. July 3 P An action to void a 1908 agreement which al loted white residents three-fourths pi the water In Ahtnum creek. Yaki ma county, was filed In federal court yesterday on behalf of the Yakima Indian tribe. The suit, filed by U. S. Dlst. Atty. Harvey Erickson. contends the 1908 agreemcut was never approved or ratified by the tribal council, and violates terms oi a treaty siguea June 9. 1855, by Isaac I. Stevens, Washington's first territorial gover- nor: Chief Kamalakun. head of the Yakima Indian nation, and 13 other tribal chieftains. The early treaty, the Indians con- .,n(j. cranted them "sufficient water from the Ahtnum creek In Yakima county for the neds of the reserva - tion." The 1908 agreement was approved by the chief engineer of the Indian bureau, and not by the tribal coun cil, the complaint alleges. NICKEL ECUS PORTLAND. July 3 iA'i Eggs were a nickel apiece here today following, the second 1-cent price increase this week to a total of 60 cents a dozen for grade A large eggs. GCA ground control approach i is a landing system by which pilots are "talked down" by radio instruc- I tions from technicians following 1 the plane's progress on radar I scopes. 1 f ARMAll CUI FOR MOWINa-Dailgaod to hondt ell .U ond gard.a crop op.ro. tloni, the ollurpoi. Iroclor ihown abov I. Mi. n Formoll Cub with Cub-22 mow.r curling o 4'Foot iworh of oHolfo. Announcing the new Farmall Cub Tractor Now en display at " ' T.W.IKiEnws el Farm Equipment- TM 80. Mxth St. Summer School - . -v 4 1 Farm Safety Week Slated Hie president of Hie United Stales has proclaimed the week beginning i July 30 as National Farm Safety i Week. His proclamation follows: "WHEREAS more fatal accidents occur in agriculture than in any other occupation: and "WHEREAS the Increasing com- plexity of modern farm operations creates additional accident hawirds; "WHEREAS caution and inurlll- gent effort on lhe part of every , farm family In the land will lessen the suffering and economic loss caused by accidents, and the co- orcimaicu uuwuniiiT m., v... i pie of a week dedicated hi farm safety will effect an immense sav ina to our count rv: jlN'OW. THEREFORE, I. HARRY S "TRUMAN, president of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the nation lo observe the week commencing July 30. 1947. as National Farm Safety Week, as a spearhead to a year-round farm safety program, and I request all persons and organizations concern ed with agriculture and farm life w cooperate In the observance of this fourth annual National Farm Safety Week. I also urge farm people everywhere to set aside a specific time during National Farm Safety wk for family discussions of methods for the prevention of accl dPms. In order that these producers 0f the nation s looa may live nuu j WOrk with greater safety." ! observance of Farm Safety Week ' n Oregon is being encouraged by . the newly organized Farm Safety i Council headed by F. E. Price of I Oregon State college. Membership I of the council Includes the Oregon ' State grange, the Oregon Farmers 1 union, the Orefon Farm bureau. POTATO, ONION and CARROT MACHINERY Washers Graders Automatic Pro Siiers Automatic Seekers Automatic Sack-Jiggart Conveyor Pre-packaging Machinery PARAMOUNT MANUFACTURING CO. Jut. H. flchn-ftb. Fret. ISIS C. Main St. Stockton. Calif. -Klamath Falls, Oreotj Spray Proves Effective In Bug Control nn-T mul oil In a smoke form Is being effectively used lu kill iniw nultiH'B on the IKiu Hunt ranch on Ciiliutmm miii'sh. Murel Long Is doing the work from a Piper Cub. using a combination hopper mul npi'ityrr, The solution Is put In a tank and a pump Injucta it Inln Hie exhaust manifold. It romes out In nimike which has been fmitiil enriiiiiaglng In killing both adult ami liirvne mosquitoes In early rx pci'llllt'tlK Mosquitoes have been so bad that cattle inn liislug weight, being driven hum the tall luxuriant feed which liiulMU'N Hie insccla to bmien scrub country which Is comparatively nuw-qullo-liee. Hob Kvciy, entomologist Willi the Oii'uoit Mlute college extension serv ice working with Long on the con trol project, approved (he iiiuterlal Used for litis purixisc. It has a residual action ellm-tlve for two or three uccks, exMiiinciits shuw, DIJ-T Is used 3t per cent In the prepared spray which the nil holds from being blown awny from the area lu which It Is used. Mosiputo control work, started this ct'k on tilo Hunt place, Is be ing com murel. and l,onu advised thai the smoke from the plane may look like a fire from some of the lookout Millions In the vicinity and might be reported as such but there is no danger of fire from this oily smoke. Cabs Back On Duty In Seattle SKAI'll.K. July 3 i.r-.Txlcub roamed Kennies streets today lor the first tune in three weeks. 11 I. Ilimrii, secretary of the Drivers' union, said members had accepted an offer for a five-day week with alternative of 18 M fur an eight and a half hour dav or 48 per cent of u in recelpis. which ever l grriitqr Previouslv drivers had received lit So or trr cent, with a six-day week. the Ktate Industrial Accident com mission, the Portland chamber of commerce, the Portland Implement Dealers a.vvicluiiou. mid Oregon Stale college. The Oregon Kami Safety council Is affiliated with the National Safety Council of Chi cago. III. County agents, will be supplied with kits of Farm Safelv Week materials including posters, leaflets, etc M. O. lluber. fwiiv Tag w'W-st fcu TABS, t took ovt tovumoii . r. r ? 1 C-itUtft-jt WOOD .4t' now i ll mrr 00 ,x coiiac asm , of Mia' A Donald F. Call George E. Wood Licensed Solicitors ' 1 , 3l' ' suo.50 Warehouse sfocfcs: Garrison Equipment Co., Klamath Falls, Oregon CALIFORNIA SPRAY-CHEMICAl CORP., Portland, Oregon - " 1 HiRAI.n a Ntwa, HUm.V raila, on. Californians Deny Water Use Design MIX ANIIKI.ICM. .1 111 V 3 (Vl-tlOV einors of Oregon, Washington nnri lilulio were advised today Ilia! Houthern California waler users have no designs on waters of the Columbia river. A Inter signed by 1'iestiiii llntcli kls, president of the Oiilnrado Klver association, and Itvau T. Howes, chiilriiiiiii of 1 1 if Ouloiailo Klver board of California, Informed Ihe executives thai the Uoluinbla liver dnersliiii proposal is "a red herring bring dragged across the way by inleiesta uiilshlo Boiillirin Califor nia." Stock Markets To Close Down 1 II v The Associated I'rru Domestic security mid commodity lliflinnn I III ,,l lllliv HIP llllliril Mliiles will be closed Krldiiy, July 4, and MiiluriUv. July 6, Willi I hit ex ception of Ihe K i In exchanges which III operate as usual on Mnt unlny. v iiiihmiiiii neriuiiy rsi limine will be oien Friday mid closed as iisunl on Halurdiiv. The Wliiuliirg grain market trill operate both Friday and Hntiirdny. The Unidnii stiHk exchange will be open Friday. Hillsboro School To Expand Soon IIII.l.HIKiUO. Julv 3 i.V. The lllllsborn school system tixlay an- nounceil award of (wo cnntiacls tor expansion of eleineiilarv lu honla. One for 111) Ml went to I1. L. Dnlph, I'orlland, lor general con struciion of a cafeteria addition to the Peter Moscow a-id II W llarn- schools Another for llllll went to A D. Kuslillght. Portland, fur remodeling and Installation work on the central heating plant. A MAN IS HAPPY PLAYING AN OLD TUNE, MEETING AN OLD FRIEND OR PAYING AN OLD DEBT Sea fht new FARMALL CUB TRACTOR Now on display of TiirasiiAv, lair a. ml, rn ata IIKADI.INC HAI.KM, July i til'i The auu civil service ('oiiiinlssloil said Unlay llial applications for lis examina tion for personnrk assistant must bt postmarked bv inldiilglil of July 6, The beKlniilng snliiiy for Ihe iut. Hull Is II no a monlli. Cooperative NEWS and SERVICE CO-OP Outlook For Critical ' Itcmi ffffiV TiV Again c are entering haying easuu a llh bale Ilea a very short Item, We espeel to receive it lim ited amount In Ihe near future but da nnl pass up an opportunity lo purchase lira III event the oppor tunity arises. Kvldenlly the steel manufacturers ran niaka mora money on oilier products and have no raitshtrratlun for the farmer and ranrhera who are feeding them as well as the must of the world. CO-OP HrtrlfivratovH. Itanqen. Waalier ' llellvrry still slow. We espeel It t'roaley hhrlraddra within days. A few electric ranges sltuuld also arrive soon. Washers very slow, but should have a shipment of Coops quite soon. A few Coop Horn r'reesert on hand with 8 cuble fu raparlly. Wa believe this to be on of the best values on the market today. COOP Water Pipe Another Item that we rannot keep up with the demand. We have poo llilllllea of receiving a ear and will advise e II arrival through this rolumn. CQ-OP-r- Service This la ens Item w are Ml i of. Jnst slop In al Tulelake, Hat field. Morrill or Klasnath rails, sad w will prove thai atatoanML ' CO-OP Entomologist riaaso remomber a In awod at an Knloniologlst Is chock yoar arsaa Just eall the nearest Klamath Aa Coop and Chuck HUrksr wfll right out. Froe of ehargo and obligations. CO-OP Walrh for this New lervlr ( umn each Tharsday. Homer M. Smith. Gen. Msaat Klamath Basin Cooperative 1 aajaMkTSTasTaMSTa-a Si
