THURSDAY, JULY 7. 1949
HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. ORECON
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Klamath Hay Crop Mostly
Harvested, But Prices
Show $18 To $25 Variance
While probably more than Ml per
rnl nl the hay crop has brrn hr
vestrd end a bikkI quantity Is al
ready balrd and Mint shlpmrnta
have gone out, prices are riui-UjtliiB
between wldn mariOn.
A chrclt niarir anions half a down
promhirnt buyers mid irnwrra
ilicwrd baled hay purchased a. low
M III prr ton and aa tilth a t'J,
oil rar ur truck. The grnrral price
however, aas between l'J3 and t2ft
Is) June, wnh a downward trend
eaiiertrd aritllna at around liO.
One lame rattle concern Indicated
that no purrhaiira would be made
mure than IIS prr ton and arv
eral prnmlnrnt ranrhrra madr flat
atatrmenta that thrv Would pile
thnr rrop rather than aril It (or
lra than 12 prr (on
Varied prlcea are rommandrd by ;
Farm Labor
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State Good
WJ'h ClrrT nd iy..P t ,
gradually bring "'l"- nJ ;
two week, will find .1 Uom of
Oregon with i an i adrqua a Ubtar aup-,
ply tor Ueflral lime .Inc. aeaao.u.1
harvest, began III May.
The nild..ummrr farm lab. lull
through Uie Williamrtle valley and '
around Portland. Fastrrn Orrgon j
grain, also expected to be ready i
for action about the same time, will
absorb more workers, although no
enortage now la apparent.
Rrporta from li local and special
farm-plarrmcnt offices of the Ore
gon state employment service
allowed mily minor labor shortages i
during June, and another peak la 1
not expected until bran puking be- ,
gnu competition with hops, grains.
and late vegetables and trulls
the available supply of wotkers
A aurnlus of labor also h
reported from Montana and Alask
the employment sen' Ice reiiorts, j
and latent Job Information should ,
be obtained be ore moving to other I
erctions. I
Storage Loan
Forms Ready
Bank, and other fending liutltti
lions wishing to lake part In the
storage loan program for farmers
may obtain the nrcesaary forma and
InMrurtloria from the county agri
cultural conservation committee
After approval by the commodity
cilice of the production and mar
kiting administration, the namea of
auch approved lending agmrlra will
b obtainable from the county ACA
ctfice.
The local Klamath County Agrl
rultural Conservation association U
located in the Tower theatre build
I'.e. 3635 South ih street.
The proposed atmrture must be
an eligible atornge structure undrr
me government's price support loan
Urogram. Storage pavmrnta eamrd
on the atmrture will be applied
atalnst the construction loan. Alan,
proceeds from price aupport loana or
purchase agrrrrmrnta will be aup
I'.hed up to the amount of the an
nral pavmrnt.
To hrlp farmera who lark storage
soace. special CCC "distress" loans
will be available on wheat stored on
t ground or In olhrr trmporary
wava by farmers who agree to build
J or acquire aatlsfartnry farm atorage
within SO days. Seventy-five percent
of the full support levrl will be ad
anced to the farmer at the time he
take, out the distress loan: he will
receive the balance of the full price
aupport loan whrn tlir grain t In
In. new storage structure.
Clover Dust!
Spud Dust!
Pea Dust!
AIR APPLICATION GROUND APPLICATION
Compotitivt) Prlcoi Quality Products
MADE of DUPONT DEENATE
IIHU COI'NTH IIKFOIIK APPLICATION AND AFTI.B
Thornton & Parr Floyd A. Boyd Co.
South till Klamath Fall Tulrlake, Calif.
Ed Greene Pest Control Service
rhnn ttlJ-M, Tulelak. Calif.
varlrd quality of the hay and
whrllter baled In two or three lies.
one buyrra aald he waa olfrrrd
M torn at l.'i SO thla werls In three
lle bulra In the I le Id and IhouKlil It
waa a loud buy for amall quantity
purchase.
The urinand for hay la not irrat
at the prrirnl time althouvh thrre
la no normal carry over from last
year due to the irrat demand last
winter whru moat of the aurplua waa
coiuunird. Home indication thai llie
hay crop In otlirr areaa may be
hurt thu yrar la promptlna aome
groaers Ui plan to hold their nop
until the price trend la upward.
Thla altuallon however la counter
balanced by the quaullly of llie sup.
ply of hay now
Kail shipments of hay during
June totaled five carhaids by South
ern racilic, iwo irom asoaoc roinv
and three from Malone. Tlie shlp-
mruta were ali routed to Coos Bay
and Tillamook A reduction of freight
ratea on hay ahipmeula from Lake- j
. Vlrw to unamooK on tne nr nnra
rnt into effect July 3. for seven
jcenu leaa prr hundred pounds. i
Oreal Northern railroad haa Just j
atarlrd loading cara at Pine Grove
and Hager. eleven cara were being i
loadrd there thla week.
i.r.r.ted (or hay l( It prove, within I
t frw n.y, io be too badly j
m .
r,rm. not .milI ,, io,i
l( frmlll lor h
, proo.bi, lld . fair markrt but I
" 1,,,1,'v.iu, lt kept until It U .
Altalla hay from thla location.
Klamath. Modoc and Siskiyou coun
ties with their high elevation haa
an exceptionally high protein con-
tent If harvested at the right time I cn the Orrgon Dairy Produrta com
and cured right, agriculturists agree. ; mission. He succeeds Lee tfolllday.
llie protein control Is as high as IS ; who haa gone out of dairying since
per rent aa compared with the I he was first appolnlrd to the com
urr cent In aome other areaa. For ' mission.
this reason top quality alfalfa from jtrm was appomtrd a oirector
the Klamath basin can command a )n ,(,t orrS,in Dairymrn'. assoria-
good price grneraiiy.
EaSpray Used
Alaska, '
Por Horn Ply
On Cattle
Many Klamath county ranchers
and dairvmen have been spraying
thnr cattle for horn fllra the past
lew wreks. Matrriala bring used are
DlrT or benrJna hexachlorld on
bref cattle and on dairy rattle,
mrihoxychlore and pvrethrum - pip
eronyl butnxlde combinations.
DDT la the Insecticide most com
monly usrd for horn fly control.
Trn to 12 pound, of the 60 per cent
wctlable powder In 100 gallon, of
water will give up to six week, con
trol of the little black fly. Methoxy
rhlore and pyrrthum-piperonyl bu
toxide combinations are the Insecti
cides recommended for ua on dairy
stock. Thrre la no danger of con
taminating the milk aa may be the
case when DDT U used.
If benzine hexachlnrlde I. used,
use only on mature bref cattle only.
Its use on calves or dairy stock Is
not recommended. In the rase of
dalrv stock. It can very easily con
laminate milk, and may be daneer
ous to use on calves because of Ita
toxicity.
Soring Souds In
California In
Harvest of the late spring potato
rrop In California Is nearlng com
pletion. Some of the early summer
sections are grttlng started with
their apud harvest In western,
aoulhern and eastern .tales.
Summer potatoes for Oregon and
Idaho will be getting dug the early
part of July.
Don't mis. a good bet .Imp the
Want Ads every dayl It pay.l
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TYPICAL SCENE Thit view of o field with the hoy cut and
typical of the ogriculturol picture in the Klamoth basin now
in hayina. Some fields are just being cut, some have already
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cleaned out with the hay alreody shipped to cooital points in
from Summers lane.
Forage Crop
Field Day To
Be Conducted
Forage and cereal crops will be
viewed and discussed from all anglea i tary and June Noble as vice pre!
of experiments bring madr. whrnjdrnt.
the annual field day la held at the Mrmbrra prrent wrre Charlotte
Klamath agrlcullure eeriment a"d June Noble. Rmh and David
atatlon 130pm August I. i fhomas. Catherine Dearborn. Ruth.
Held inspection, will be confined ! '" J'm Hl- " Uuwi"
I n I ha fl.r.trw.fl flH VMf UI thftt .
more farmers can take In the whole ,
show. For the first time aoila work ,
will be part of the program. Dr. ,
Alfrrd Hahuraon. soil. man. has
been rxprrlmrnling with a variety t
of soils for grain and on soils with
and without fertilurr.
Over 100 varieties of cereal will ,
be examined under direction of '
Gene Orosa. exiierlmenl station
suiierlntendent. and four new alfalfa 1
varieties along with four old one. :
and others In observational trial.
Reiling On
Dairy Post
Wilbur Railing. Poe Valley dairy
man, was named this week by Oov
Douglas McKay to fill the fifth spot
lion at the annual meeting In Cor-
vallis In January this yrar. He Is
I (resident of Klamath Dairymen
; association and a director In the
j Klamath Dairy Herd Improvement
1 association.
The olhrr four membera of the
I cnmmlssiion wrre reappointed by
Oov. McKay and are Oeorge Fullen
j wider of Carlton: Omar C. Spencer,
j Portland: Victor Birdsrye. Mrdtord
Prank Hrttwrr. Ml. Angel.
I The commission promotes the
. dairy Industry and U financed by
a tax on buttrrfat.
United Kingdom
Has Spud Surplus
Last report from the weekly potato
and truck rrop review states that
the United Kingdom ha. a aurplua
potato problem. There were 451
million bushel, of potatoes produced
there In 141. which U larger than
the total U. S. potato crop of 44(
million bushels.
The capillary tubes of the human
body, placed end to end. would .pan
the Atlantic.
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Ha E. JONES and SON
Machine Shop and Welding
Fabrication, Trailer Hitches, Drivo Lines ... or any
thing lo your specifications. Repairs of Farm Machinery,
Log Equipment, Straightening Bunks . make Gears
and Splines
520 Plum St. Phone 4818
Across the street from Inman Motor's shop door
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TO CONTROL
INSECTS ON
ALFALFA
CLOVER
PEAS
POTATOES
INSIST ON
GAVICIDE
PACIFIC GUANO COMPANY
FRANK "OLE" JAMESON, District Representative
P.O. Box 531 TULELAKI . Phone 2146
Four-H News
Officer, were elected whrn the
1 ingrll valley 4-H Flower Growing
cub met recently In the home of
Charlotte Noble. David Thomas,
piesidrnt. conducted the meeting
and appointed Kuth Ralph as ecre.
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Work waa completed on scrap
book covers, program for the sum
i,irr waa outlined and a swimming
party waa planned for July 18.
The next meeting will be held In
the home of Dougtaa Embrev. July
11 at t pm. Membera will discuss
birds In the gardens and answer roll
call by mimicking a bird call.
j Final reporta of 4-H club summer
school held last month 'at Cnrvallia
; rhow more Klamath club members
I !n the news.
j In the home economise Judging
; contest between 1300 girls, four
1 Klamath glrla took placea In the
group of 80 w inner.,
i Kay Johnston of Keno. and Lets
I'uatcad of Fatrliaven were In the
led award group with Barbara Cor
nell of Malin and Marlrr Nichols
ol Altamont placing id the white
award group.
Herbert Armstrong of Bly placed
in the white award group In the
forestry contest, while Eddie Mc
Auliffe of Malin won a white ribbon.;
m the livestock Judging contest.
Judging U a basic fundamental In
all 4-H club work. Club member.
i cam to Judge a. they learn to ap-
predate the good standards of ,
workmanship.
The Langrll Vallry Champs went
to Moore park for a picnic Instead
of having meeting June 2. Mem-
brrs enjoyed games before and after
me picnic and men some of the
members and their parents went to
tne boat regatta on Upper Klamath
lake. Those present were Martin I
I Brow n. David Thomas. Richard
Hurnett. Mary Ann Leavilt. Alvihild
. and Douglas Embrry. Mrmbrra
' parents and friends were visitors.
The next meeting will be held at
I "he home of David Thomas.
DOUOLAS EMBREY.
j m News Reporter.
Seven girls met at the home ol
Mr. Joe Lahoda. Tuesday. June
' 21. and organized a canning I and
II club. Fleeted officers are Sally
rmallry. president; Dorothy Saun
ders, vice president: Shirley King.
! tecretary, and Edmona King, news
I reporter.
The club will meet every Tuesday
j "t one of the members' homes for
i the meetings,
EDMONA KINO,
DUSTS
bunched for the buckroke is
where the greatest activity is
been baled and some are
s t-i
Oregon. This picture wos shot j
Milwaukie Man
Wins Honor
For Chickens
For the second time. J. R. McRae
of Milwaukie was crowned the
state', top breeder of meat-type
chickens when his prize pen of
Rhode tsland Reds won the second
state chicken-of -tomorrow conteat.
N L. Reunion, contest chairman and
Orryon State collrge poultry spe
cialist, haa announced.
The contest, highlighting the an
nual meeting of Uie Oregon Baby
Cluck association, was Judged at
the Benton hotel where selected
pen. from the suite', leading poul
try breeding farms were exhibited.
McRae. breed, which took state
honor. In the first three-year breed
ing experiment In 1947. will repre
sent the state In regional competi
tion, the second phase of the
nation-wide contest sponsored by
the A Ac P Food stores.
Other top prize winners were:
2nd. Grant Phillips of Umpa.ua
Produce company, Roseburg. with
New Hampshtres; 3rd, Harry Wiroka
of McMinnville. with New Hamp-
sinrra; am. s.. i.. nnaerson oi cor-
vallis. with New Hampshires: 6th.
Oregon State collrge with White,
Cornishes.
Sixth. G
. ' I Jersey. Long bland. Pennsylvania.
A. Boyington Of Hrod,.i .,., v.- vork which will
River, with New Hampshires: 7th,
Klamath Poultry Farms of Klamath
Falls, with Don Anchors: tfi. Hart's
Hatchery of Mrd.'ord. with Indian
River.: th. Terry Poultry Farm of
Mrdtord with Doc Anchors: 10th.
F.. L. Harrington of Boring with
New Hampshires.. (.
Eleventh. S?nvlrl Krlchner of
Amity, with New Hampehires: 12th.
j Nrwhouse Hatchery of Oregon City,
: with New Hampshire.: 13th, L. B.
. Mrnefee of Carlton. wiih ; Nrw
! Hampshires. and 14th. Fox's Hatch-
, ery of Salem, with New Hampshire,
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' Alwoys a children's favorite!
Medo-Rich Orange-Pineapple is ' fy? '
truly full of flavor and makes the ''wry!? A '
ideal dessert for any occasion. Xsxi iyyy Your f
p Grocer's I
Slice and serve six in seconds! sN' Today. I
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Notionol Potofo Letter
Considerable Crop Loss
Felt By Eastern Spuds
Due To Hot, Dry Yeather
By A. L. f lTZMMMONDg
Summer potato aupply eatlmatra
will continue to be no mora than ,
gurriaee and rumora for another two
week, first real Indication of the
alze of the 1W crop will be In the
crop report of July 11. i around too cara tlailjr The Call-
Mont important factor In the aup- I forma movement haa been preaaur
ply proapect for the future la tue I the desire of rrowera to get
ca.itcrn drought and the effect It I ahead of the hot weather, stimu
may have on production. Conalcler- ltd rurthrr by visible deterlora
able damage already haa resulted ! "on In quality.
irom uie lata oi ram in uie uia
with not too dependable early guea-
aa reporting up to 26 to 30 per
'1 hese early r e p o r t a put too
uiucii cmuiiMa on yruuucuuii, iiuw -
cver tm mM tne olner very ,,.
Diuch emptiest on production, how-
porunl market enecia. urougni i sure on tne market and present a
potatoes are amall potatoea which greater chance of a bare spot aome
present the prospect that Uie per- I time during July and August. Gam
centage of B-size In the eastern , birrs who favor this possibility may
cropa probably will be arge to very put some California's Into cold .tor
large, and even potatoes passing th; ; age for later distribution.
U. 8. No. 1 grade are likely to run ' California f o b. markets declined
smalL 40 cents in two day. last week, then
Combination of these results not recovered to a net drop of 20 cents
only would reduce volume but would
fill the markets with size, conau-
men will not buy except at lower
prices. Thu situation could prove
harmful to the entire price atruc-
ture.
We say "could because this doe.
not have to happen. Judicious mar
keting and proper use of the price
support program can head off most
of this trouble If growers and deal
ers will work Intelligently to thu
end.
On the other hand, the volume centa and regaining a nickel . 'awturer. waxed potatoea could look
could be reduced enough by the to a dime of this loss to $22i-$2J0. 1 ,ooo; 10 buyer
drought to create a bare spot In , The premium for Virginia offerings ! Lower potato prices this year
the July and August markru, in
which case the markets might ab
sorb the small potatoes without too
much hardship from the price
: standpoint.
I Dry weather frequently presents
second-growth which occurs when
dry weather Is followed by abun
dant moisture. Second growth could
present a serious quality problem,
although these larger potatoes. If
not too rough, may find readier ac
ceptance than the B grade in the
even of temporary short supplies.
The drought however. Is giving
' Virginia more time to market Its
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luJ troubles. For the long
,i ,,- .olnme in New
: work to Maine s advantage.
In the event eastern drought
area fields are revived by rains so
that they produce anything like nor
mal yields the harvest likely win
: be later than usual. Late harvest
ing tn these other eastern areas,
although the most remot- of the
possible results of t he drought
damage,- could straight-Jackrt the
i Main deal Just as it did last year.
! . Morrment-and Markets
j Tet4 ssblpments- moved up only
slightly last week, and the increase
j was about matched by the Increase I
government car. Consequently. !
the commercial movement of 4.tQ
cara waa only 10 cara over the
prevloua week.
California la over the peak but
still la ahlpolng an average of
una suuanon in l,aillornia meana
i a quicker and sharper cut-off of the
! California tonnage with leu of the
in moat years.
A sharp drop In California move-
r n soxiu urup in LHluomia move-
ment would exert Immediate pres.
at sz OS cwt, but still 35
cent,
over floor. Arizona price, followed
a similar pattern but In a smaller
range, losing 25 rent, and regain-
Ing nearly 15 cent, to a $.100-13 OS
level against a floor of $1.70.
North Carolina softened by 25 1
cents on unwashed .lock without :
regaining any of the decline hut
thu level auU Li 25-30 eenla over
the $1 70 floor.
Virginia more nearly followed the
western pattern, declining 25 - 30
In
over North Carolina stock Is due should afford a good opportunity for
partly to a freight rate advantage testing the flexibility of potato de
and partly to the trade opnlon that : mand. usually regarded aa quit
Virginia shows better quality and inflexible. In the past, consumers
maturity. i have not necessarily bought more
Some potato growers may have
, out-smarted
themselves. Closer1
SEE . . . OGW FARM SUPPLY
tt Spring Phone 1144
Far Yaw Maaatey-Harris
Self Propelled Combine
We 8 till Have A Few lard Carabines Of Various gise and Makea
at 'fiuich '
cut and wrap your beef
and pork for your locker
And w gtill cure your ham and bacon
SMOKEHOUSE
I A. a -BotehT Zsrejfsrt . - I
W Market aUaanatb alia ""rhasw TO
yk-,-. fiT'iT'r-lTITinT'l
rowa and closer plantlnf In lh
row a, aa practiced during recent
jyeara to Increaaa yielda, cannot
wiihtand even a mild dry auell
' without aufferlni. Bratina acreaaa
. cuta by crowding tlx crop maf
i boomerang In the furm of reduced
yield of very amall potatoea.
i Hot weather It cutting the de
' maud for potatoea. Tha weatlter la
i the Eaat moderated on June 31 aa
! to temperature, with alow drlaallng
I rain-fall reported In many areaa
the following day.
Prmperta for favorable action on
n"a'lt Brannan price aupport
plan have Improved during the past
, week. The House likely will pasa
j the bill aa "moderated" by Hep
: reaenlatlve Pace of Georgia but the
senate la so Jammed with unfinl.ih
j ed business that prospects there are
more doubtful even though the bill
' gains additional Senate backing. If
j the bill la enacted Into law, potato
! growers can expect a trial of pro-
durtlon payments as vehicle for nip
' porting potato prices In IBM. One
, on Lain man who wai In Wa.hlnirlnn
recently, expressed the opinion that
production oavmanta would destroe
salesmanship. Actually salesman
ship In the potato Industry 1. Just
starting to convalesce from a long
siege of "let Uncle Sam do It." The
fact that production payment., pro
perly aonlied. will pay a premium
for quality and salesmanship might
help the situation rather than hurt
U.
Prtce aupport purchases now to
tal 2 1 million bushels from the new
crop, up 900.000 bushel. In the past
week. Prorjortton of IT. 8. No. 1
i purchase also la riaing. but atlll la
price support year..
North Dakota Seed Journal Indi
cate, considerable research activi
ty thla season, chiefly on truecla,
fertilizers, and funglcldea.
New waxing deal for fruits and
vegetable, give, shipper, the right
i to use a special trade mark U they
agree to use only the manufacturer
mu"f" and keep their output up
" lne standard set by tne manu-
potatoea merely because price
have declined.