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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1956)
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE THREE SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1956 Experts Say Homesteaders lh the Port Rock Christmas Lake area of northern Lake County face a long, hard pull if they expect to make a suc cess of farming, two agricultural economists said recently. - Writing in the winter Issue of Oregon's Agricultural Progress. Emery Castle, Oregon State Col lege agricultural economist, and Carroll Dwyer, economist for the Soil Conservation Service, said that unpredictable, and usually short growing seasons, Inability to ob tain allotments on public grazing land and long distances to mar kets will combine to squeeze new Irrigation farmers In the area. Their prescription to success: plenty of money and good man agement. Even then, they say, things will be lough. They based their conclusion sn a study of possible management If rtfi THIS BASEMENT OFFICE located under the present location of Dick Reeder's store at Filth and Main, was the location of the Evening Herald and The News from 1927 until 1936, when the combined papers were moved to their present location at Main and Esplanade. All editorial, advertising and business offices were in the basement in addition to the pressroom and c'omposing room. Grain Growers Using Price Support Told Klamath County farmers who I have or will have 1955-crop grain under price support ana siuieu m public warehouses are reminded that they have a limited time to pay off their loans. If such loans are not paid off bv the time Indicated, the com modity becomes, the property of the Commodity Credit Corporation, according to William Burnett, chair man of the Agricultural Stabiliza tion and conservation Committee. He said borrowers may repay their loans before the dates indi cated and are urged to do so where market prices are above the loan and the carrying charges. Farmers desiring to redeem their warehouse receipts must have their funds in the mail on or before the final date for repayment. Burnett also advises that if loans are not repaid and if the market ......... i in viea nf flie loan val ue plus interest and charges, pro ducers of tne commoarty unuer uu will be paid the difference by CCC. In these cases settlement will be based on the difference be- . tl. maptnf valllO flt Of the close of the market on the final date of repayment and the loan value, plus interest and charge. The maturity dates for loans on warehouse-stored commodities are Barley, dry edible beans, flax seed, oats, rye April 30, ltrao. The maturity dates are also the final dates for repayment hi iuua CUNNINGHAM & RICKEY Dodge A Plymouth Dodge "Job-Rated" Trucks NEW & USED CARS 7th Jt Commercial Phone 814 Fort Rock Homesteaders schemes for using lrrlgatlonal wa ter in the area. In 1953, the U.S. Geological Sur vey reported the presence of suf ficient underground water to irri gate about 32,000 acres, or about nine per cent of the area, much of which Is already privately owned. Knowledge if this water and the recent completion of an electric power line to the area has raised the question of developing either homestead or privately owned land through pump Irrigation they re ported. But. Uiey said, which type of farming would return Uie most money. Their answer to this question is the irrigation of alfalfa forva cow-calf operation. They added that this solution has already been adopted by several ranchers in the area. The economists compared four Of ueaaune with the exception of wheat, which Is ADril 2. 1956 Human cniri that thf settlement as indicated applies only to ware- nouse-sioreo loans anu uoes nui modify In any way the operations f tha ncio.ciir"nrt nrntrmm fnr farm stored commodities or those under purchase agreement. T.. tl,A na nf farmlAritH lnan xii . i.nac v ....... ......... ....... Aminr1ittac ha AVnlflttlArl nrndllC- ers usually nave pciiuu the loan maturity date to elect cith er to deliver the commodity or re pay the loan. Tills period Is need- aud to issue instructions for farm- stored commodities delivered to rtfMT Under rjurchase aiireements. nrnritirprs must offer to sell the mmmnHttu in r.c.r. nrior to the ma turity date for farm and ware house-stored loans. Unwpvpr the nrndlieer still mav elect to deliver or not when the linal delivery Instructions are is sued. m Mose Peofit? ti j).'ivV types of management schemes. and estimated the yearly profit or loss from each. The result of their comparison is shown in the accom panying chart. The costs, yields and estimated returns were based on past returns and costs of farming operations in other intermountain areas. They set the acreage minimum at the acreage needed to support 100 cows, which they estimated to be the minimum for the area. According to the figures In the ti.ble, organization type number two, raising alfalfa as a cash crop, will show a slight profit providuig three tons of hay per acre is raised. And. they say. Lake County experience has generally been in the neighborhood of a two- ton yield. Thev sav that with a break on the weather, a three-ton yield is possible but "not a sure thing." News Changed To Full Size The Klamath News clung to its five-column width through the early years of its twice and thrice-a-week publication, but when It entered tne daily field It changed over to Uie standard blanket-sheet. So much for the physical aspects of this new paper. The mentality of this Journalistic youngster was bright but conservative, it spent us good ink and energy boosting the things so vital to the Klamath Em pire. Railroads, lumbering, farm ing, livestock, irrigation these the News helped bring Into reality. The rival Evening Herald was directed by the outspoken pen of E. J. Murray, noted Oregon publisher who now resides at San Francisco Perhaps as a reaction against the aggressive writings of Uie Murray operated Herald, the News selected Its goal and moved toward n oown a middle road. The Klamath News had charac ter and Governor Walter M. Pierce reached the core of things when he sent the following message to the publishers on November 13, 1933." "I am pleased to Know tnai you are going to advocate law enforce ment and strong public opinion and that you will maintain a moral tone of respect for schools and churches." Business was good right from tne start. Ottcrbein said, the the ven ture appeared Justified a little more than a month after tne ttrsi issue when the paper was able to an nounce that it had gained the lend ershiD in country circulation. It has never relinquished that ad- Finding that Its readers nem.no rt mnrp than a comnlcte coverage of Klamath Falls and Klamath county events, early In 1924 tne Mpu.a hnnmp n rlient of the United VT....... p.rina TtlO Iwtl tCIIPS flf the paper each week brought a skeletonized account oi everyming mat nao. nappenea in me uuwuuc world. 1na 1 1Q71 mnrlrorl An ImDor tant day In the life of Uie News. nno naca u.-n u cr, nriKlf nip numisii- ers announced stepping up the pub lication clays irom two to mice Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. In addition to the United News, the paper became a client of the United Press, world-wide press as sociation, and for the first time re ceived night and day protection on what was going on outside the bor ders of Its own territory. EXPLANATION LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. ( Sgt. William ORiley of the Lake George police department reports Uiis explanation of a woman he stopped for driving 60 m.p.h. in Uie village: "Well, my tires are bad, and I Just wanted to get home before they gave out." m with-, co-op mH ' C SUPPLY -a OHAN J- , FERTILIZER Face Tough Many crops and livestock possi bilities were not consldored, either because yield Information was not available, or because the growing season Indicated that the crops would be Impractical. Risks other than climate were also reported by the economists. Longtime yield records are not available, so prospective home steaders must gamble over the long pull. Also, they say, well drilling costs are not known, and If a sandy for mation is found, there will be a terrific cost before a reliable well is sunk. The economists also reported that considerable initial investment would be required before a going homestead could be set up. Total Investment requirements estimated by the writers were: For cow yearling operation uype one), $44,600. For irrigated cash crop (type Compare Incomes Farm Receipt! Crop sales . Livestock sales . Toiaf receipts . Parm Expense Crop expenses , Livestock expenses Feed Taxes and misc. . Power costs . Depreciation Machinery and equipment- Irrigation system Total eapenut . Nat Farm Income 5 Interest on raal aetata 7 interest ess outer inveatment Operator's Return far Kaaagemeat aad Labor Oraa-nialiom I: com-ytorlio 320 acres owned, none irrigsted. Tillable land used foi rye hay. Public range land available, and cow-yearling maio souce of income. 100 cows. O. imimlion 2: trrigolti colli crop. 160 acres. Alfalfa for cask main source of income. No livestock. Barley grown as rotation. Organisation 3: eew-yeerima, tm'pntrd Jia toy. Similar to organisation 1 except an acreage is irrigated for livestock feed. Oroonioetioa 4: cewytarKni, bob) href, irriffalrd failure. Irrigated pasture replaces public ranxelanil. Calves fed concentrates and sold as baby beef. Besides pasture, alfalfa and barley irrigated to pro-' vide feed. 100 cows, 320 acre, . Fires Blamed On Carelessness Many home handymen create fire hazards In their workshops through carelessness In disposing of waste materials. An Ideal con tainer for the scraps of wood, shavings and sawdust is a fire- proof galvanized steel garbage can. equipped with a cover. In the event of a fire among the waste materials in the can, the close-titling cover confines the blaze to the contents of the can and quickly quenches the fire by starving it for oxygen. If the workshop Is of the larger. basement variety, the -full-size gal vanized can Is recommended for its capacity. When Uie do-it-yourself expert Is limited to a work bench, the smaller garbage pall Will be adequate. The handles on the side of the larger can and the wire bail on f -$r "Your Westinqhouie Appliance Dealer" 433 Morkct fMne 3184 Fight two., $33,700. Cow-vearllng, Irrigated - alfalfa hay (type three). $51,350. cow-yearnng-oaoy oeei, ihikaicu pasture (type four), $83,090. Tl.n nnxihlnutirm nf these invest inent requirements and costs shown in me cnart can menu timnw In In n..rirtHc nf InW liriPPS OF poor weather, the economists said. They added uiat some rancneia in the' area are using their irrigat ed land to produce roughaRO for livestock that Is wintered else where, with their produce serving to supplement another operation. Other ranchers, they said, are planning to drill wells, flgurmg that Irrigation will Increase the income from their existing cattle opera tions. This would. In effect, mean switching from organization type one to type three. Both of these two plans, the economists said, should prove pro fitable. From Four Budgets Farm Organisation i i i 4 Dotlara Dollara Dotlara Dollars 10,001 Ms 360 - 7.032 VW 12,351 7,032 10,001 10.074 12,711 712 3,600 1,520 4.2S0 127 129 122 221 821 276 863 678 l.47 437 3J7 573 BJI 1,154 509 1,839 . 947 1,076 1,127 1,366 . S96 371 996 - $.17 7.62 S.1IS 11,714 1,153 Z.17S 4,946 - (77 so 25S SM (40 2.341 2,901 1,2 4,198 --1,74 117 I, IS -4,57$ UNDERGROUND BURGLAR MARSHALL, Tex. (PI For Uie second time In recent weeks, a burglar who prefers lo crawl under the building and enter by ripping a hole In the floor took $30 In cash and an undetermined amount of merchandise from the S. P. Woods grocery store. On his first trip the underground burglar got $41.70 worth of nylon hose and eight car tons of cigarettes.. Uie top of the garbage pall make both easy to carry when moving them outside for collection. IT'S TAX TIME! Dnt mrnd lh ..1-11 nil, send a photo. all We copy lmoit anything. LEO'S CAMERA SHOP 836 Main Ph. 2-3331 (flit Are vour circuits overloaded? 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