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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1953)
yfgnWESPAY. DECEMBER 0, 1053 HERAU) AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON ooperation Sought At Spud Growers Committee Meet f a,,,T jENDBZEJEWSKI fcr " , ' . .ttemot to secu ' .(inn of Wasninsion uu f w more strlgcnt maikctiuK J" "regulations was the re ,temeni res wcrs. commit. in Klamath Falls, Wed-i W l?'S'to Inch minimum regulation is accomplishing lUtle more than is being ac- Ln ished hy supply u .-"" Kl working thiouglt normal F" .......is The same two Inch i!C" .m,!d largely be in ef. rSihtre was no size regulation. llU .f! that some dctinitcly 1 ..Ltnt marketing agreement 1. in the northwest slates is I1?- m shake some life into : Miito market. 9 m Si., removlnir all north. Iito 2's Horn table stock Chan Is' :.ji in rrnwers' No. 2 s hfinKins a nc' of onIy 45 cents r less, above packing L loading costs. Euho market reports dismiss No. I" .... .-n.nctlv rnnsluned." A UTilized market can be com- y ftTCtfcvu o Etmoval of the lower quality ion of a surplus potato crop li as simple a procedure as Ue folks think, is a statement ;ch sums up f"--""" hlf meeting was called to con t.r steps which might be taken P" nrnlncc nntatn mnr. Tnere are wu bwu hu"..v ltn on the market, and there much nrlce cutting from too Luy ordinary packs. ,n his been in effect In the rce northwest states lor the istnt late crop marketing sea- .ii.r are generally not going fo table stock packs. fltese small sizes are being dls- iced Of to Siocit itrcnuia iuiib wiui Us Many are being shipped to 'ocessors. Certificntcs of privilege . r.nu rpn lor sum am umeuis. L.ilrpd also are affidavits from fccessors stating use being made SUCb StOCK. Words reported by Ross Aub 1,. in Thame of Federal state In- leclion here, show that 014 per nt, or 295 carioaas ot a total ilm cars shipped to Dec. 1. fere B's shipped under permit for otessing. Net returns to growers above icking and loading costs for the S carloads shipped for process . are estimated at around 25 frits per cwt. This movement has liioved small sizes from table Ick channels. But returns to grow ls are insignuicant ana many iirkey Markets auiet On Coast The movement of poultry from iregon to San Francisco was in liner large volume during the ionth of October. The total ship- lint of processed poultry from Ireaon to San Francisco was re. lotted at 128,500 pounds. This was be largest total shipments during fctober since 1946.. there were also some shipments live poultry from Oregon to ui Francisco. The total amount is nearly 12,000 pounds. Total leceipts of processed poultry so far Ills year at San Francisco have leen running around 7 per cent irger man during me same per iod a year ago. Live poultry ship nenls to San Francisco have Iropped off and were down about 2 per cent compared to a year to. Turkey markets continue mostly eady. some markets, however, ere reported to be a little quiet Iter the Thanksgiving holiday, 'rices show little change from a 'til ago. There , was a slight lengthening for young turkey ens, heavy type, with the demand MM. Chick placements for broiler and pyer production last-week in Ore- ion amounted to 68,900. This was lown sharply from the previous hk, and was also down from Ira weeks ago. However, It was up above the same holiday week year ago. growers feel that any low quality E7i .ri" . laDle mar ket should be kept at home. A poor market for No. l's and No. 2 s in spite of the 2 Inch mini mum size regulation leads growers to believe that some additional marketing agreement action l necessary to bolster the weak market. A first thought Is. "stop Issuing permits for processing". But laws governing market agreements pro vide that permits must be issued for any regulated stock if some one wants to ship it for canning or soup. Under the law the Con trol Committee could refuse to Is sue permits on shipments for de hydration. But thru consideration of this question uncovers the fact that refusal to Issue permits for de hydration might be a policy of doubtful fact. It Is said that dehydrators must operate on cheap low quality po tatoes. Furthermore, dehydrators using low grades from the Klam ath Basin are faced with compe tition from dehydrators located in the Idaho production area where intra-state trading cannot be regu lated. The conclusion Is that dehydra locatcd in California could not compeiitlvely use higher priced No. 2 potatoes as an alternative if shipment of B's for dehydration was to be stopped. Another conclusion is that a pol icy ot refusing to issue permit." tors located in California couldn't reduce the quantity of potatoes going Into1-table stock channels. a surmise Is that the Increased quantity of stock feed available if B's are kept at home would knock down stock feed prices consider ably. However, many growers are of the opinion that present prices for stock feed are discouraging feeding operations. Canners and scv.p makers pro duce a product which has sufficient value to warrant purchase of good quality potatoes at fair prices. How ever, provisions of the marketing agreement act permit them to take advantage of low prices for low grades held off by marketing agreement regulations. Control committees must issue permits for shipment for canning or soup making. There is no choice under the law. Yet these outlets are thought to be best able to pay fair prices and canned po tatoes are thought to compete with fresh stock at least to some ex tent. Many growers believe marketing agreements cannot work effective ly until low quality stock can be kept at home. Control committees find their hands tied and find thorough study of the situation ex poses angles which are not consid ered by many. At the request of t h e General Oregon Growers Assn., the Control committee has adopted a policy of issuing no permits for shipment of stock feed outside the production area. Too many culls from Cen tral Oregon were being peeled for At The Gun Store FISHING TACKLE FOR FREE GIFT WRAPPING The GUN STORE Willamette Valley tables. But this a junior siep. Associated with the first thought or issue no more permits for processing" is the idea of taking No. 3 potatoes off the market. That one always brings up the statement that to be effective the same regulations must apply to each f the three northwest states. Why? Because Idaho or Washing ton 2s WOUld fill nun n.ll..7. markets unless the regulation ap- r- , iiaamugion ana Idaho too. But as the Klamath Basin looks out for Idaho and Washington in i'!e. California market so does Idaho look out for other states in casicrn markets. Idaho folks say they'd take off No. 2's If It was a national deal anri mi,., did the same thing. i six ounce minimum size regu lation for No. 2's was in effect in this area for a hort time during the early part of this shipping sea son. But Washington and Idaho failed to recommend the same reg ulation. Also some shippers and growers here were dissatisfied with It because the regulation stopped theshipment of combination packs. The combination packs are mix tures of No. l's and No. 2's shipped as No. 2's for repacking in the market, area. It was ruled that the No. l's in combination packs had to weigh 6 ounces as long as the 6 ounce minimum was in effect for No. 2's. Combination packs must move In bags branded No. 2. The 6 ntinre minimum lation didn't last long because grow ers generally did not back up the Control Committee. Another difficulty which arises from the provisions of the law it self is the '"hardship" clause. 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"The marketing agreement Is doing no good. Let's junk it." The assertion is not exactly correct. The market ing agreement is helping to keep small sizes out of table stock chan nels and is improving commer cial packs to that extent. Better size in packs is helping to move potatoes. It may be helping to steady prices to some extent, but present poor prices indicate more drastic regulations may be desir able. What more can the Control Com mittee do that will give im mediate relief for the 1953 late crop A change to a 5 or 6 ounce minimum size regulation in t h e three Northwest states is a pos sibility. A change to a "well with in" 3 per cent instead of 5 per cent tolerance is another sugoestion offered by some. Government crate business requires "well within." That specification is being and can be met. Better packs go hand in hand with advertising. But it doesn't look like .refusal to issue permits for dehy's is tne answer. With weaker prices for No. l's and very poor prices for No. 2's there Is now more of possibility of Idaho cooperation in a regulation barring shipment of No. 2's. An answer for the long pilll Is use of marketing agreements on a national scale. But apparently many areas do not even have in spection and do not use Federal grades. Apparently compulsory in- bcSure f y -canel . (i . . . 3Dh spec t ion and marketing agreements must be first voted in the respec tive areas. There already is talk of a sup port program of some kind for po tatoes. Probably acreage allot ments and marketing quotas would be part of it. That's the same old regimented rut. Some folks think that a small diversion payment for low grades taken off by marketing agreement regulation and kept in the produc- o Y OUt PORTRAIT Ifth mom precious Iff yo can W t thof yew lovo... RIGHT NOW Istti timt havstlMM modal PAGE TWENTY-ONE tion areas for use as stock feed is the most practical and economi cal solution to the periodic prob lem of surplus potatoes. These folks maintain that a diversion payment program for low grades fed to livestock will put market ing agreements Into nationwide usage and result in a much more workable arrangement. The Klamath Merchant! Auocfetfea it cooperating with Sente te help him ,et around te vliit children wh ere Invalids or ihut-ins end whe ere net able to et out to see him. The following coupon is for the use of such youngsters. 1 studio) 1 ' STUDIO PHONE 4526 706 MAIN STREET Dear Santa Claus: I cannot come to see you because: Can you come to see me? ! My name it i My address is : My phone number is Mail to Santa Clous, care of the Herald & News, P. O. 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