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VARIATION These five plies of potatoes show vari
ation in sprouting under high air flow, controlled tem
peratures and humidity. Piles were taken from five dif
ferent bins. Pile "A" was sealed with no ventilation;
pile "E" under 0.18 cubic feet per minute air per bushel
flow; bin "B", 0.59 cfmbu; bin "F", 1.75 cfmbu; bin
D", 3.07 cfmbu. showing almost no sprouts or roots.
These results were determined on May 20.
All photos by Burton J. Hoyle, U of C Field Station.
Tulelalce.
V.--
MORE EVIDENCE Picture shows amount of sprouts
taken from five bags in above picture of mesh bags of
potatoes. Pile of potatoes at left, stored under hign air
circulation, shows no sprouts. Others to the right indicate
lower temperatures that increase sprout growth.
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BIN D These binned potatoes were stored with 3.07
cubic feet of air flow per minute, maximum flow of the
test period. Picture was taken on May 27, considered
late in the shipping season. Note how short sprouts are.
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Currently Underway
A DIFFERENCE Mesh bags of potatoes taken out of
storaqe show variation in rooting on May 20. Bags,
reading from left to right, were kept under varying
degrees of temperature with bag at left under higher
air flow showing almost no sign of sprouting.
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PU f 4 i ,w 7,11 I
TULELAKE - The control of
sprout and root formation in po
tatoes in common storage has
been under research for some
time at the Tuielake University ol
California Field Station.
Burton J. Hoyle. superintendent.
who conducted the research, with
the University ot California Divi
sion of Agricultural Sciences,
hailed the results of the experi
ments as one of the most en
couraging developments in the po
tato production industry in many
years.
The study, which involved the
use of metered air. in excess of
1-Vcubic feet of air flow per min
ute, temperatures near 40 degree.!
and 85 per cent humidity, has de
termined that the marketable
me ot potatoes in cellars can
be extended up to six weeks.
In the past, most common stor
age facilities have used the en
velope type of ventilation permit-
ling atr to cu-culate around and
over the tops of the piles. With
this method by mid-April or May
1, objectionable sprouts and roots
had made further marketing impossible.
The higher, controlled use of air
flow retards the formation of stem
and browning, decreases the chip
ping color and reduces the num
ber of sprouts, Hoyle pointed out.
Use of chemicals to control
sprouting can run as high as 28
cents per hundredweight while the
controlled air-temperature control
would greatly minimize cost.
Fans during the experiment
were operated only 28 per cent of
the time from Oct. 2f until May
BIN E Picture taken on same day, May 27, of bin of
potatoes stored under minimum air flow of 0.18 cfm
with heavy sprouting.
Farm Prices Decline, Costs Rise
By GAYLORD P. GODWIN
United Press International
WASHINGTON (UPI Farm
prices dropped nearly 1 per cent
in the month ended Oct. 15 and
averaged about one-half of 1 per
cent below those of a year earlier,
the Agriculture Department re
ported Tuesday.
Primarily responsible for the
decline were lower prices for most
fruits, hogs, lettuce, and potatoes.
Partially offsetting increases were
reported for milk, cotton, and
eggs.
Farm costs were about the
same in mid-October as in mid
September. Costs' were about 2
per cent higher than a year ago.
The decline in prices received
was too slight to disturb the parity
ratio which remained at 80 per
cent, the same as in mid-Septem
ber. The ratio a year ago was 81
per cent. Parity is the price
needed to put the value of com
modities sold by farmers on a
par with the cost of things they
must buy theoretically a fair re
turn for their products.
Price Index
The mid-October index of prices
received stood at 240 per cent of
the 1910-14 base period, compared
with 242 per cent in mid-Steptem-ber
and 241 per cent in mid
October a year ago.
The index of prices paid was
301 per cent of the base period,
unchanged from the previous
month. A year ago the index was
296 per cent. -' .
Average hog prices in mid-
October were $16.40 per hundred
weight, off $1.10 from the previous
month and off 30 cents from mid
October, 1960.
Average beef cattle prices for
the month were $20.10 per hun
dredweight, down 10 cents from
mid-September but up $1.10 from
mid-October last year.
Average corn prices of $1.02 per
bushel were off 2 cents from mid
September but up almost 3 cents
from mid-October a year ago.
Henry Agard Wallace waxed
nostalgic today in a speech before
the graduate school at the Agri
culture Department. The speech
was one of a series scheduled dur
ing the centennial year of the de
partment's establishment.
Even though Wallace was Vice
President and a onetime candidate
for President, he indicated that
his most enjoyable occupation was
lhat of Secretary of Agriculture
during the first eight years of the
Roosevelt Administration.
' Close Contact
Wallace has been in close con
tact with the department for
more than 50 years. He was a
friend of James Wilson, who be
came secretary during the McKin-
ley Administration and served for
16 years. Wallace's father was
secretary during the Harding Ad
ministration.
Wallace said when he visited
the department in 1913 he became
confirmed in the belief that "sci
entific curiosity is one of the most
precious of all assets." He said
that few organizations have been
so alive with scientific curiosity
as the department over the 100
years of its existence.
Wallace initiated the ever-
normal granary program in 19.18 to
insure adequate supplies without
gluts or shortages. He noted that
it provided crucial supplies to
meet world-wide needs during
World War II and the postwar
food crisis. He is convinced the
same program is applicable today.
"The ever-normal granary idea
appeals to me as an idea that has
relevance today and one that could
be utilized in meeting our obliga
tions to the free world," Wallace
said. He did not go into details of
how the program would work on
a world-wide scale.
Seed Blanks
Available
Order blanks for seedling for
est trees are available at the coun
ty extension office on the second
floor of the post office building.
These seedling trees are pro
duced and shipped from the State
Forest Nursery in Oregon. These
trees arc for the propose of wind-l
breaks around farms and farm
homes, planting for woodland pur
poses, and planting for Christmas
tree farm production. Broadlcaf
trees for windbreaks available for
farm windbreak purposes include
Black Locust, Caragana, Green
Ash, Russian Olive and Chinese
Elm. Confier trees for windbreak
purposes include Scotch Pine,
Austrian Pine, Incense Cedar,
Chinese Arborvitac, and Roc k y
Mountain Juniper.
For private ownership, refores
tation and Christmas tree farm
production: Douglas Fir, Ponder-
osa Pine, Scotch Pine, Lodgepole,
the true firs and Norway Spruce
are available from the state nursery.
Orders for these trees should
be placed now for future ship
ment. Whether for fall or spring
planting, the orders should be en
tered at the State Forest Nursery
at this time.
The county extension office in
the post office building has the
order blanks and the explanation
leaflet accompanying the balnks.
Cattlemen Meet Slates
List Of Top Speakers
Beef Council Collection
Less Than First Estimate
An estimated $50,000 will be col
lected in Beef Council fees, mem-!
bers of the State Board of Live-1
stock Auction Markets were in
formed at a recent meeting held
in Salem. This is less than was
originally anticipated, but cost
and expenses involved in setting
up the council were less than ex
pected, too.
Regulations relating to testing
of dairy cattle in auction yards
are now under study, according
to Dr. L. E. Bodenweiser, head
of veterinary services for the
State Department of Agriculture.
"Before these regulations are pro
mulgated," Bodenweiser said, "we
want to be sure they are industry'
approved and loophole free. This
will take a little time." he said.
are increasing. However, this is
based upon a faulty system of re
porting. Many classed as 'reactors'
are actually recent vaccinates
he continued, "and are not actual
ly brucellosis reactors. We are re
vising the system of reporting,"
he continued, "based on slaughter
blood samples.
Possibility of a statewide pro
gram for eradication of hog chol
era was discussed. "The backing
of the entire swine industry
essential to such a program." Bo
denweiser warned. "We need to
be assured of complete control of
the use of virulent virus, before
we institute a statewide hog chol
era eradication program."
Dr. D. H. Jones, Roseburg. was
Dr. A. G. Beagle, supervisor of i reelected chairman of the board
the federal-state disease control
program, told board members that
federal funds (or brucellosis test
ing were not sufficient for an ex
tensive fee test program, but that
the program would be supported
on a minimum basis. The state
will be able to fulfill all program
commitments.
"It appears." Beaple said, "that
the number of brucellosis reactors
for the coming year. Dr. Stanley
McGough. Pendleton, vice chair
man, was also reelected.
Newspaper
SPOT ADS
art inexpensive
Irvin Mann Jr., Stanfield. an
nounced this week that six live
stock industry leaders and gov
ernment officials will address Ore
gon cattlemen and Cow Belles
meeting in Pendleton Nov. 8-11 at
their 49th annual convention. Mann
is president of the Oregon Cattle
men s Association.
Heading the list of out-of-state
speakers is Luther T. Hoffman,
assistant director, operating serv
ices. Bureau of Land Management.
Department of Interior, Washing
ton, D C. Hoffman will arrive ir
Pendleton on the 8th and remain
for the entire convention. He will
speak Friday morning at 11
o'clock.
Fred Dressier. Gaidncrvillc.
N'cv., president of the American1
National Cattlemen's Association,
will address the combined meet
ing on Friday morning at 10
o'clock, discussing many of the
problems facing the industry to
day. Immediately following the ad-
Likely, Calif., president of the Re
gional Beef Council.
Other speakers include Bill
Southworth, Salem, Ore., assistant
state director of agriculture for
Animal Industry; Dick Richards,
manager of the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock Exposition
Portland and panel discussion!
members Dr. J. C. Miller, Cor-i
vallis; Andy Duffle, Olather, Kan
sas; Buck Gregory, Portland;
Jiggs Fisk, Enterprise, Ore., and
Brent Horn, Hcrmiston, Ore.
According to Steve Thompson,
Pendleton, chairman of the reser
vation and prc-registration com
mittec, Pendleton's hotels and mo
tels are rapidly filling and pre
regislrations have now reached
nearly 400 from 61 towns in nine
states
The convention opens Wednes
day. Nov. 8. with registration and
committee meetings and closes
20. Humidity was consistently
maintained near 85 per cent and
floors of bins in the potato cellars
were raised to permit discharge
ol air into thus space to permit it
to raise through the bin.
The high rate of air flow ap
parently had no appreciable ef
fect on moisture content. Shrivel
ing and weight loss was more
apparent, Hoyle said, in potatoes
remaining under lower air flow,
with high amount of sprouts.
Weight loss remained essentially
the same for all air flow rates
until mid-April when the buds
started to break. By May 30 the
weight loss at the higher air rales
was slightly over five per cent
where the low rate was em
ployed. Combined weight loss
Irom the two factors was uni
form with all treatments aver
aging about six per cent.
Hoyle further lound that the
presence of stem end browning
was lessened in high ventilated
bins.
Until mid-April potatoes in all
bins under study remained about
the same and budding started
equally. From that time differ
ences developed with retardation
then showing the effect of t h e
higher air flow rate. Until mid
April no moisture accumulated in
any of the bins, the moisture
accumulation associated with the
post budding period, apparently
having been carried off by the
higher air flow.
Although sprouting eventually
became nearly as long under high
flow of air as under lower air
by July 12, rooting did not. On
July 12 the potatoes were easily
removed from the bins under
high flow, since few roots bound
them together. By contrast, bins
under the lower flow were a solid
mass of damp potatoes with long
roots and tops binding the tubers
together.
The Tuielake experiments are
believed to be the first of the
kind conducted in the Klamath Ba
sin for control of sprouting and
rooting with high air flow.
: '
Spuds Going
To Diversion
WILL GUIDE New officers of the Klamath Cattlemen's Association were named
for 1961-62 during the annual meeting at the Klamath County Fairgrounds. Left to
right are Ray Petersen, Klamath County agricultural agent, secretary; Alvin Cheyne,
president, and Al Haslebacher, treasurer, Norman Jacob, vice president, was not
present.
IIKKA1.1) AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Tuesday, November 7, 1961
PAGE 7
FHA Loan Details Outlined
William S. Tubach, chairman of I
the Klamath County Farmers
Home Administration Committee,
Wheat
Shows
Stock
Drop
Saturday with the final general
dress by Gov. Mark Hatfield, the: session including election of of-1
group will hear an important! fuers and selection of the conven
speech by Bnincll Christensen.jtion city for 1962.
SEATTLE (API The amount of
wheat stocked in the Pacific
Northwest has gone down this
year and prices have gone up.
the State Crop and Livestock Re
porting Service said Tuesday.
Wheat storage in Washington,
Oregon and Northern Idaho as of
Oct. 1 totaled 107,858.000 bushels
the service reported. That's 29 per
cent less than a year earlier and
the smallest total since Oct.
1949.
Washington State's storage total
of 66,024,000 bushels is 29 per cent
less than a year ago. Oregon
stocks of 35,357,000 bushels is down
28 per cent and North Idaho's
6.477.000 bushels is 35 per cent
less than a year ago.
Meanwhile, "prices, with the ex
ception of hard led winter wheal
were the highest in four years"
as of Oct. 1, the service said
For the most part, this is be
cause ol "smaller carryover
stocks of old wheat on July 1
higher support rates for the 1962
crop and the reduced 1961 produc
tion." the service reported.
As an example, the service said
No. 1 soft white wheat recently
sold for $2.13 a bushel. This was
13 cents higher than a year ago
and 20 cents above the effective
support rate for the 1961 crop
wheat.
A heavy volume of potatoes is
being diverted for livestock feeds
and starch under the diversion!
program authorized for Klamath
Basin and central Oregon areas
and Malheur County,' according to
Hugh Taylor, chief of the Plant
Industry Division of the State De
partment of Agriculture. Oct. 1
shipping point service showed a
total of approximately 62,000 hun
dredweight diverted during the
first week of the program, Taylor
said.
Unfortunately, this year, we
have a depressed potato market
This is probably due, in part, to
increased acreage and. in addi
tion, increased yiilds," Taylor not
ed.
An estimated six million hun
dredweight will he harvested in
Oregon potato fields this year.
This is only slightly above the 10-
year average. Production t n l s
year, throughout the United
States, was approximately 11 per
cent above I960.
Brand Law
Revise Eyed
The Klamath Cattlemen's Asso
ciation meeting last week pre
pared several resolutions to be
considered al the Oregon Cattle
men's convention in Pendleton
Nov. 9-11 and elected officers
for the coming year.
The group continues to urge rc-
vision of the brand laws to re
quire brand inspection of all!
branded cattle whenerver there
is a change of ownership. At pres
ent in Oregon, only cattle moving
to slaughter, across state lines,
or through sale yards, are brand
inspected. The practice encour
ages ' cattle rustling and places
the cost of brand inspection on
few operators.
The association also favors a,
review of the cattle theft preven
tion code of the stale to insure
convictions in theft cases and
went on record as favoring the
granting of grazing permits on.
public lands as in the past, based
on eommensurute property, prior
use, and the basing of fees on live
stock prices.
Still another resolution enriors
i the creation of a recreation
and public relations committee
of the Oregon Cattlemen's Associ
ation to settle problems arising
from increased pressure for hunt
ing and fishing on private lands.
Klamath County Cow Belles!
met the same day and a joint
buffet dinner in the Winema Ho
tel concluded the annual meeting.
along with Milburn G. Burk fromj
Klamath County and Erwin O. Ab-
ramson and Roy E. Peterson from
Lako County, other committee
members, attended a meeting
here Oct. 17. The Agricultural
Act of 1961 has made many im
provements in agricultural credit
services. These changes were dis
cussed in detuil by Walter L,
White, real estate loan officer, and
James S. Cody, area supervisor
A farmer can now borrow up to1
$35,000 for farm and home oper
ating credit. The increase in loan
limits reflects a growing need
for additional capital to carry on!
an efficient farming operation
Farmers can obtain long term
Use Of Vool
Reflects Dip
WASHINGTON (API Th
Agriculture Department reports!
that domestic use of wool this
year was about 7 per cent less
than lust year and 3 per cent less
than the annual average for the
years 1955 to 1958.
The reduction was said to re
flect a decline in imports of wool
en products and less mill use of
carpet wool.
The department said prices re
ceived by growers for shorn wool
in the early months of the current
marketing season were below
those of a year earlier, but have
been higher since August.
It said prices can be expected
to be slightly higher than a year
ago during the remainder of the
1961 marketing season.
loans to buy, enlarge or improve
their farms. Refinancing of debts
is also possible when the total in
debtedness on the farm does not
exceed $60,000.
Each loan is accompanied by
technical assistance in farm and
financial management.
Rural communities as well as
farmers can benefit from the re
cent legislation. Private corpora
tions, operating on a non-profit
basis, municipalities and political
subdivisions, irrigation districts,
drainage districts, flood control
districts and soil conservation dis
tricts, as well as individual farm
ers can obtain long term loans
for facilities directly related to
soil conservation, water conserva
tion, development, use and con
trol or drainage.
A home loan program is now
available to thousands cf rural
families. Long-term rural housing
loans are limited to farm owners
and to owners of non-farm tracts
hn rural areas and small rural
communities with populations of
not more than 2,500. This credit
may be extended to construct.
improve or repair homes and re
lated facilities, or farm service
buildings, or to provide water for
farmstead and household use.
The Farmers Home Administra
tion does not compete with regu
lar commercial lenders. Applicants
must be unable to get credit they
need at reasonable terms from
other sources.
Bruce Stewart is the local
Farmers Home Administration
county supervisor. His office is lo
cated in room 308 Post Office
Building, Klamath Falls. Farmers
wishing additional information can '
see him on his regular office day.
Monday of each week.
b uti.cn N NO,
DATE 10-1
, POTATO COKMITTZE MANAGERS' JODrr DISPOSITION REPORT, 1961 CROP SEASON WITH 1960 CROP SIA30N COMPARISONS
CUMULATIVE FIGURES THRU Octobsr 21. 1961 0GKPILE0 BI 0REG0N-CAIJFORHI4 POTATO COMHXTTEE, P.O. UU 788, REDMOND, OREGON
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197T I960
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1961 I960
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U. S. Coa'l.
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60J
1090
1693
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27
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57
171
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66
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125
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61
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102
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9121
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731
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235
168
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6873
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7020
4892
990
1138
7020
229
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5338
1231
7020
(42)
2107
102
199
955
1859
2614
2478
85
251
100 208
3707 4093
3807 4301
2370
1437
2776
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1975
4218
2216
258
1744
3740
2959
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4265
468
196a
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1749
187
472
240?
(75)
2047
236
531
2814
(75)
1570
12 i9
968
41
1966
1767
4146
8125
(441)
31
1043
1425
2652
5151
(32)
7837 8588
a
(25)
21.17 27S7 18631 16044 1!94 16905 1211 3752
475
799
9111
(57)
452
845
9885
(58)
8tf
(25:
(8U)
892
(19)
1730
1371
1200
4301
(76)
m
(24)
2318
1885
15
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(82)
4054
2563
82
(82)
16617
12890
29507
21386
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1970
1088
29567
6331
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1479
29507
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18905
14667
33572
24094
6067
2273
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33572
8526
6065
17930
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33575
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315 51A
524
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408
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2766
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