HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE ELEVEN
Farm Buying Power Down
about two per cent. Main boost in
coats seem to come from higher
Interest rates, taxes, and Increased
wages paid hired workers. Oregon
farm commodity prices followed
the national pattern. Crop prices
were mostly higher than 1B61 and
livestock Items mostly lower.
The purchasing power of (arm
producU Iiaa lout little ((round
during the pant year, Orrntin Htate
colleite extension econnrnlKta report
In the latent laaue of "Orea-on Ag
ricultural Situation and Outlook."
Prices received by U.S. farmers
show a net Increase of about 1
per cent from August 1951 to Aug
ust 1952 but costs have come up
WHEN in
'foACT
MALCOLM KIM.KT, Jr.
farm Mllor
TIME
The County Apnl laVporls
V.U.r-'
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1, 10R2
: 1 ii t
ON
It lama! li Agriculture;
Br ('. A, HKNIlMtHON
Klamath County Airnt
I'OTATOKR A total of 10 earn
of Klamath potatoes were shipped.
Monday, September VI. 'nils In the
liirgest day's sliipment no tar this
acason to that time and total ship
liientK to date on that day were
f, M cars. Tliln consldernbly behind
' normal due to grerneim ol ixHalora.
Killing fronta have not yet been
ipcoriled aa of Tuesday, Sept. 3U.
Tlie shipments to date I rum Idulio
have brrn rather heavy, pussliiK
the 0000 car mark. The lir.il ol
Ihn week dully liluhn shipment
are averaging around 200 earn.
4 Average potato prmlurtlon In the
3 It n i.rit,., uMn 1041. 1UM1 InclUn-
Kg waa 41425.0011 bushels. This
3 year'a crop Is now estimated at
331,015.000 or only nllKhtly more
' than the ahurl crop of 1051 of 325.
686.000. In general potato yields in
the Klamath Bnsln are somewhat
tinder expectations because of the
' long frost free fall, heavier Ulan
average yields were expected. It
now looks aa though the yield will
be about average anil gcnerul dig
ging will be later than usual.
HWINE There will be no awine
,lu,w at the I'aclllc Intel national
this year, nils action was taken
by R. L. Clark, vice president in
charge of the livestock department
flue to presence of vesicular exau.
thema In various areas of the Unit
ed Slatea resulting In numerous
quarantine areas. Pacific Inter,
national Is located In a quarantine
area.
.TIRKKV8 The all ol turkeys la
gelling smaller. Last year about
20 per cent of all the turkeys pro
duced In this country were llrlls-
Vllle Small Whites. Many of these
mill turkrvs are now marxeieo
as fryer-roasters at 14 to 1 weexs
old and me (irmanu lor inem mm
lieen unprecedented between rei
rusry and August. The production
of these oul-of -season poults so far,
has not been too economical and ,
Bellsvllle exerui are trying to ov
ricome this and are carrying on
various 'frpJl projects.
BAWDl'ST Ml I.CII BpeclalWa of
the Oregon Forest. Production l.nO
oratory at Oregon State College
have established the value of aaw
dust as a mulch. They emphasize,
however, that It lit not a ferti
lizer. As a mulch, sawdust helps
hold soil moisture, keeps down
weeds, and retards erosion. Upon
complete decomposition, mulches
add to the humus supply. Dr. W.B.
Bollen. Soil Bacteriologist. MiKgents
that the rate of decomposition ol
a mulch depends uixin the nitrogen
aupply in the material Itself and
In the aoll on which It Is placed.
Nitrogen should be added to gel
rapid decomposition. Between live
and 10 pounds of ammonium sul
fate or a similar nitrogen contain
ing fertlllter should be applied to
the soil for each ton of saw dust
at the time of mulching. At the
atari of the second year following
application about Vj of this amount
of nitrogen should be added.
C'OIIN cons Tills year more
than eoo.ooo tons of corn
rolls will be used In the Corn
Belt, A lot of now uses lor corn
cobs have been developed. Corn
cob flour Is used in maxing insec
ticide and replacing corn meal
as a mild abrasive In hand soap.
Com cobs combine with black sirup
molasses as an economical leca
lor beel cattle and la expaiidlnu
very fast. Corn cobs make a flur
garden mulch. More than loO.ISKI
tons are being used each year as
livestock bedding and poultry litter.
A most liniMiriaut use is in me
manufacture of furfural. Two thirds
of all coIjh this year win go lor
this purtxise and will be u.'.cd In
defense and other Industries lor
the refining of vegetable and petro
leum oils and In making synthelic
rubber, nylon, synthetic resins, and
mrdlclnals. Corn cobs are going to
town hi a big way.
" a
WF.KD KILI.ICIt AIDS TOMA-
1 :
CLOVERLAWN NARCISSUS, Bob Howard's top producing Guernsey, ii a record breaker (or
hit herd in the Tulelak ere. Young Howard hai e large Guernsey herd on the old Turnbaugh
piece.
Tule Guernsey Herd Tries
For Milk Marketing Quota
By K. C. BACHOTT
' Tulelake Farm Advisor
Tulciako formerly was an area
whero many dairies could be seen,
but during the past several years
all of the dally herds have disap
peared, farmers now arc raising
barley, potatoes, onions, clover and
allulla. Sllll some raii.e beef cattle
but even the beef cattle numbers
are relatively amull.
Recently Robert M. Howard, the
son ol '47 llomcslciidcr Frank How
ard, moved his herd of Registered
Tfii.-M u,.m ,.r f.nr (u-imtiKtK are : (Jtieriisev's on the Turnbaugh
now combining 3.4-U chemical with place which was purchusid by his
certain ammo actus ami using tms
product to set the fruit on toma
toes without pollination. Toma
toes developed aro bigger and bet-
era. He Is a member of the Klam
ath DHIA.
LEAVES 322 DEHCENDANT8
STUART, Fla. It Noel n.
Raulerson, who died recently at
103. didn't have a record number
of descendants, he must have been
close to the mark. Thirteen of his
17 children survived him. In addi
tion there were 110 grandchildren,
165 great-grandchildren and 34
great great - grandchildren.
lather. The herd consists ol a
cows, seven yearlings, several
calves and a herd bull.
The bull. Wandermere French-
ler. These testa are now being ' i three. veur-old that was
carried out under Held conditions I juior champion In his class at the
nun mry mny iiicn u u Oregon blatc j air iwo ycaio aa".
merclal tomato growers.
RI STKD WHEAT BROMF.
CRASH The USDA reports a very
small crop of Ilrome Grass seed
and crested wheal grass seed this
year. The brome grass crop la the
smallest In four years and the
crested wheat the smallest In the
last 11 yeara. Droughts and need
for hay and pasture were largely
responsible for the small acreagc
cul for aced.
ALHIKF. CLOVF.Il With 40 per
cent of the nation's alslke clover
crop In, Uie Klamath Basin grow
ers are losing no lime In taking ad
vantage of tiie fine harvest weath
er of the pbsI 10 days. However,
not withstanding the favorable har
vest weather, II Is generally esti
mated that 60 per caul of the crop
Is still unharvented as of Sept. 23.
GRASS Where Irrigation water
la available grass pastures contin
ue to turn out a tine lot of late
pasture. Tills will help matters in
bridging the gap caused by the
only moderate sued hay crop, with
a greater number of llv
be led.
His dam Is classified V. O. trcry
good! and was the highest test
daughter of her aire with 17,325
pounds of mild and 853 pounds of
butteilal as a 9 year old cow. Her
recoid was a stale record when
made. The bulla full sister sold
for 2,000, and one of his sisters
was purchased by Wandermere
Farms, Ohio for $8,000.
Two cows of the herd made
headlines ol the Guernsey world
Inst year, another Is the daughter
ol a cow that holds the present
worlds record lor Guernsey .cattle.
Her record was 024 pounds of
butterlal as a Junior two-year-old.
The herd Is young as a whole
but one cow thai died last winter
waa 18 yeara old; figuring her age
In human years sue wouiq pave
been 115 years old.
Howard welcomes visitors and is
happy to show the cattle to 4-H
club members and Future Farm-
vestock to
POTATOES Despite the use of
rotobeatera, defoliants, and early
withdrawal of water, tlie Klamath
potato crop la reluctant to mature.
Vlnea continue green but the last
week have showed some evidence
of late season maturity without a
frost. Digging Is generally restrict
ed and it is doubtful If heavy ship
ments will be under way for an
other week.
PICK-UPS!
PICK-UPS!
PICK-UPS!
ARRIVING THIS WEEK
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115-Inch Wheelbose
4-Speed Syncro-Meih Transmission
600x16 6-Ply Tires
HEATERS end DEFROSTERS
complete and. ready to go . . .
The Finest PICK-UP on the road!
SEE
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SALES & SERVICE, INC.
11th and Klamoth Klamath Falls Ph. 2-2381
SNOW FALL
MILAN, llnly i,fi Snow up to
18 inches deep fell In the Italian
Alps an the first snowfall of the
season hit Northern Italy Monday.
The 16-lnch snowfall, at Btclvlo
pass, blocked all traffic.
When Nothing Else Will
Help for GAS on STOMACH
TWtnr irHM-lallitt who treat nothing but
ttnmat-h t rouble My that tahlrl Itkfl
Hrll-aiiK olirn ivr romiuilinn rrlirf when
everything else fails for gua. heartburn
and acid indlKeatlon. 0l a a,V parkae of
Ullatu taljku t your druggist today.
good reasons why the
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Is can cost you
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with
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Now is the ideal time for treating grain in farm and
elevator bins to stop insect damage before it starts!
Treatment during early storage season usually gives
good protection until spring.
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insects, particularly those infesting the surface layer.
Excellent penetration and high insecticidal toxicity
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When properly applied, Dowfume EB-J has no harm
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by spraying evenly over the grain surface through a
length of Vb inch pipe without a nozzle. Either a hand
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to handle when reasonable precautions are taken to
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