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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1948)
SEC. II PACE 2 HFRALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON National Potato Letter March Spud Planting Figures Near Average; Shipments Up Sharply Supply March potato planting Intentions Indicate an acronite almost the Mine as last year 2.1C2.000 acres against 2,146.000. The total Increase amounts to only 0.7 per cent. By areas, the picture la somewhat different. In the 18 lat surplus states. It looks like an Increase of 3 per cent, with up of 4 and 8 per cent In the East and West offsetting a decline of 2 per cent In the central area. In the 11 other late states, a reduction of 6 per cent Is In prospect, mostly m central territory. The Intermediate states Indicate reduction of 3 per cent, with only Maryland Indicating signs of an In crease on a statewide basis. How ever, commercial plantings may rise at the expense of tile non-commercial acreage. A decrease of 1 per cent Is anticipated in the early acre age In spite of California's 16 per cent Jump. It Is Important to observe that this pattern of acreage ups and downs points strongly to continuation of the trend toward a shift from low yielding to high-yielding areas. This will continue to nudge the average yield upward toward the 300-bushel mark and make possible progress ively larger production on progress ively fewer acres. This means there is no way to hold production in line with needs on the basis of acreage alone. ( BAE reports that if yields in each state are at the 1943-47 average, total production would be 357 million bushels. If our guessing is good, a crop of that size is about what the country would buy at the present fantastically high support prices. Unless perfectly distributed, any larger production would produce an other surplus, and weather is so var iable that anything like perfect dis tribution of production seldom hap pens. Also yields have been up sharply In recent years. A new high was reached in 1946. and 1947 barely missed the 6ame figure even under relatively unfavorable conditions. Therefore, yields are more likely to rpproach Uie 1947 level than the 1943-47 average. If this happens, the crop would be about 396 million bushels, or between 30 and 40 mil lion more than domestic needs, de pending chiefly on whether the bulge is uniform or spotty. We think we are in what professional statisticians might call a "new universe" in that some of the old concepts are out the window and we must learn to con tend with a new order of things. A quick slant at the early crop: ; Winter spuds in Dade county now at ; peak, will continue moving Into early ; April. Texas is about, set to begin, i Early Spring, about on time but damaged somewhat by water in Florida and cold In Texas. Late Spring, generally is late and dam aged to an undetermined extent by water and frost In the Oulf area and South Carolina. In California there seems to have been good recovery from the frost damage, and hnr vesting will begin about April 1 on carload basis and should reach Sig nificant volume by April 10. Sum mer, is planting a little behind schedule, especially in the East. Movement Shipments last week went up sharply. Total was 6944 cars up l.Si cars from the preceding week. But government cars were down by 64 cars, so the commercial movement gained by 1329. Maine hit a daily average of 606 cars while the Red River valley came close to doubling Its previous week's total. Nebraska increased by 90 cars, while Florida moved up from 204 to 281 cars even with a rising market. Miscellany THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1948 erly labeled "B 70-5" and la a pro. duct of the DoA station at Dells. ville, Md. . . . Every person Interested In agriculture should study 8. 3318, Senator Aiken's new long-range agricultural bill introduced March 15. Hearings should begin soon. It's long, but It's Important because It covers the waterfront, from parity lormuia through price support to reorganisation of DoA . . . Traveling hearing of house agriculture com mittee resumes Its Interrupted Western swing as of now, Denver, Salt Lake City, Spokane, and Fresno all will be visited this week and next Monday . , . DoA's sub-floor sales stunt seems to have ftuled. at least at the start. Few shipments and no damage to Western prices, as so many predicted. But It could hap pen yet. Spud Seed Treatment OK Potato seed treatment with mer curic chloride or organic mercury tSemesan Bell Is effective against seed borne rhtzoctonia and scab and also aids In controlling wilt, black leg and dry rot. A IS to 3 hour soak in mercuric chloride solution is considered most effective Thl trontmom rannm Hj usd on cut :eed. ) The organic mercury treatment ; can be used on cut seed and has j proved satisfactory here. The treat I mem consists of Immersion In the We think two groups are due for , Semesan Bel solution for a period of a fooling. One is the few in Maine I "lv s"erai minutes. who may think DoA can be "finagled" Into overbuying, and creating a hot cleanup market. The going-over they got last year after the spring bare spot boomed prices is not forgotten. The other is the terminal market group who may think they can panic the folks in the country with yarns aimed at dis crediting DoA price support inten tions : . . We learn that the stories about DoA being out of price support money "ain't so." They are about out of special funds for absorbing losses from European exports, but as we get It, price support funds are more than ample . . . Colorado's San Luis valley is to have a new experi mental farm, aimed at wide im provements in production practices and seed . . . DoA potato purchases now total 37.8 million bushels . . . DoA is recommending adoption of the proposed Marketing Agreement program in Virginia and North Car olina. Referendum to see if an order will be issued is the next step . . . DoA announces introduction of "Kennebec." a new blight-resistant variety. . also resistant to some viruses. Large, white, shallow- 1 eyed, averaged 675 bushels per acre i and hit 700 in Maine tests. Result of 15 years of breeding. Was form- I Rhtzoctonia and scab spores are present In most soils, but control of seed borne spores decreases damage to seedlings and crop. Spud Feeding Of Livestock Studied Flexibility In the use of surolus and cull potatoes In feeding live stock is one aim of a program com bining research and educational ac tivities promoted bv the U. S. de partment of agriculture under the research and marketing act of 1946. The program Is designed to hold steady the demand for pota toes by keeping off the market the small and poor quality potatoes which housewives do not want. It also aims to provide a ready outlet for surplus potatoes when growing conditions are favorable and the crop is large. Further. It alms to Kerns Kernels J. L DEAN Public Accountant and Auditor New Office Location 306 North 7th St. Phone 9346 0 Gypsum 0 Sulphur Superphosphate FARMERS We hove Gypsum, Sulphur and Superphosphate by the sack or bv the ton. ' These Materials are Available NOW AT OUR WAREHOUSE SEE US TODAY OR PHONE AND PLACE YOUR ORDER ,1 Farm Equipment' 74 So. SUUl St. -Klamath Falls. Orrgoa t W't now have a large itock of pip and fitting for, Stout Sprink ler St terns. These system hare been tested and proven on Kla math Basin Farms. Before too buy garden tractor see the new Bean Tractor on our j floor. Its unique design incorpo ! rates the labor taring features of ' large tractors wfth the economy ' of a garden tractor. In new machinery we have a complete stock of Martin Ditchers In 4. 5 and 7-foot sizes. These are available now for Immediate de livery. Prices of International Harvester machinery have risen only 33 ci in the last six years, while farm products have gone up 162 and wages 76fe. If you take pride In a green lawn, healthy flowers' and shrubs, apply Vigoro. the complete plant food, now when growth is starting. We have spreaders to lend to make the application easier. Superphosphate. sulphur and gypsum are now available In bur warehouse. Scarce Items available In the hardware department are G. E. Automatic Toasters . and a Sun- jeam Coffeemaster. J. W. Kerns 734 South 6th Street Klamath Falls, Oregon 1 The Nearest Thing to an "Artesian" . . . JACUZZI "Automatic Water" Nature rarely provides the pressure to bring well water to the surface Hence the need for the Injector, originated by Jocurzi and the greatest we'll TrtkIam""0" ' mde,n A,m0,' ,,ke m9ie H m"k" '"" well ARTESIAN ... no mov.ng parts underground . . . nothing to lubr.cate. Then the Centrifugal Impeller' whisks the water through your pressure tank or pipe lines to provide "AUTOMATIC WATER" at the turn of a top. That's Jacuzzi . . . your best buy in pumps. Agriculture Department Announces Plans For Spud Support During 1948 Term By c. a. iii:m)i:ksov County Axrnt The U. 8. department of agricul ture has announced lta plan (or supporting potato prlcea tor 1948 under the Steimall amendment. A schedule ot supports tor the early and Intermediate potatoes has oeen issued. The Intermediate po tatoes are supported In Auitust at prices minting front S3.8S to $3.75. Support on late potatoes have not yet been announced. Indications are clear that the department will continue to support potato prices at Bv per cent of parity up to December 31. 1848. This Is the end of the two-year supporting period following termination of hos tilities, as provided for by the amendment. The department has no alternative In this regard except to carry out the existing law. At the present time a long-range agricultural policy Is being consid ered and It Is possible that this pro. gram. If put Into law. may carry out the support program January I, 19. on. at the expiration of the Steagall amendment. Bills have been prepared to this effect follow ing hearings throughout the na tion, some of them providing for some type of support to December 31. 19S3. These, however, are only recommendations. Basic conditions of eligibility In 1W8 are similar to those for 1947 with one important addition. These conditions Include: il Compliance with the 1948 individual farm po tato acreage goals: t3 a new pro vision denying eligibility to growers who at any time during tile season sell (except for officially certified seed potatoes): tai ungraded or field-run potatoes except to the de partment of agriculture or to deal- convert Into meat or milk any pota toes not needed for' food. era under contract with the depart- uirm; m potatoes of U, 8. .No. 1 grade or quality, site I), or U. 8. No. 3 grade or Quality, reaardlcai of stir, except to the department or contracting dealers, or. with the prior approval of the department to processors, livestock feeders, or for export, or (c cull potatoes (those below U, 8. No. I grade or quality, aise B, or U. 8. No. 3 grade or quality. l' Inches minimum di ameter) except to contracting deal ers, or with the prior approval of the department, to processors, live stock feeders, or for export; and (3) payment of a service fee 111 connection with establishment of eligibility. In addition, growers may be required to enter Into written agreements with the department, covering the three forciiotng re quirements and other matters such as limiting by appropriate time periods the ouantltv ot miiui.ie. offered to the department. All potatoes produced bv eligible growers will be eligible for price support except: I. Potatoes fatltng to meet at least the quality requirements of U. S. No. 3 grade or quality, 1 Inches minimum diameter or of U. 8. No. 1 grade or quality, sire B. 3. Potatoes damaged or affected by disease. Insects, frost, or other injury to an extent rendering them unfit for normal consumption or unable to withstand normal ship ment or storage, regardless of whether they meet U. 8. grade re quirements. 3. Potatoes harvested from land Infested at harvest time with golden nematode or from land officially designated by a state or federal agency at or before planting time as unfit for potato production be cause of disease or Insect Infesta tion. . Potatoes whose distribution Is rest lifted or limited by stale or federal quarantine regulations! and 5. Potatoes found objectionable because of odor, fluvur, luternul discoloration or other Invisible damage, whether or not this dam age Is apparent at lime uf ship ment or subject to determination by customary shipping point in spection procedure, This means that potatoes found objectionable for these reasons will lie rejected to the vendor when and where the condition Is discovered and that the purchase price of the entire lot will be reclaimed from the ven dor, together with such transpor tation, storage and related cost as have been Incur led. Detailed operating procedures for carrying out these price support activities are being developed by the department and will be put Into effect as needed. Hluce the loan program la principally of In terest to the late crop growers. Its details will be announced early enough In the summer to allow ample time for setting up the neces sary administrative machinery. A schedule of support prices for lata potatoes win be announced about July I. the parity base (or sup porting tins portion of the crop. It will be designed to reflect WO ler cent of parity, adjusted season ally for the July-December period. Soil Conservation Meeting Held The week of March 34. the stale soil conservation committee met m Portland. The committee executive secre tary. Howard E. Cushman ot Cor mills, said at the close of the meet ing (hut business discussed Included proHvmls for two new Oregon soli conservation districts. The stale committee accepted a petition proposing the formation of a district In the Mldland-llenle section of Klamath county. The second petition proitoses a ronser vatlon district In the Bllver Creek falLs area of eastern Marlon county This petition was also accepted. The committee ordered public hearing1 scheduled In both sections on dates suitable to local people. Gases Used In Killing Off Weeds By IIAIloi.lt HCIIIM rltSTKlN HupervUur Kliimulh County Weed t niitrol Hull fumumnta are llutild unites which, when injected Into the omul at regular liilervals. Deline ate the soil utul bill II, M .. !.... ground pans nf the plums. They ate well adapted to killing pereti llliil weeds which have Intensive root systems, and though quite ex pensive Ullil ti'ill.ilia ,L. I...... given excellent results hi Klamath county, Carbon bisulphide ha given bel ter results hern limn have proch lois, though other areas report good results wnii pioihlms. Moisture is an Impottniit lactur In gelling re sults Willi soil riitiiiuiii ui,i..i. probably explains why better results "' uutMinen wuii winter and eaiiv spring applications In Klamath county. Carbon bisulphide dues not have any III effect on the soil and Is es- , peclullv well udiiiiieil til llAH ,11, ,'.,,tl land or places where oilier rhrmi cals are not desired because of their sterlllrliig effect. Hpeclal equipment Is needed to apply rarlmu bisulphide ami proch- , Inrs. Whlril U nvnllnhU mt ().. ........ - ty agent office and perMinnel will gladly explain how to use the ap plicators. Chemicals which can lie applied dry to all types of vegetal Inn are chiefly 11111111111 chlorate, ammonium sullamiite, and compounds of (iiliiniin mid bonis. Killing miliiii occurs by the move ment uf the chemical Into the sot, and being aliMiibeil by Ilia plant ' roots. Water Is the only menus whereby these materials are taken Into Hie soil, and must be provided by precipitation or through sup plemeutal Irrigation. Application can be made by hand or with small spreaders, The slerUUIng effect nf these ma terials will vary, according to the amount used, type of soil, precipita tion and other, factors. They are well adapted for use where ground Is not object loiiuble or Is desirable and are (airly reasonable III cost, Hixllum eliliiiiilM tiand In Ilia .I.. 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