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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1963)
m mm Oregon Livestock Vaue Totalled At 216 Million The value of livestock counted on Oregon farms and ranches as 1963 started totaled $216 million with more beef cattle and turkeys than at the same time 'a vear ago, reports Mrs. Elvera Horrell. Oregon State University extension agricultural economist. The value of Oregon livestock was up nearly 4 per cetnt from a year earlier. However, the state counted fewer milk cows, sheep, hogs and chickens than at the same time in 19S2, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture Ford Trucks Last Longer on the FARM Set your Form Truck Htodquorrtu BALSIGER MOTOR CO. Main at Em. Ph. TU 4-3121 reports and other information. The increase in beef cows off set the drop in milk cows, Mrs. Horrell noted, with total cattle and calf numbers holding un changed at 1.433.000 head. Beef cows two years or older number 5H3.000, the highest on record. Milk cows two yars or older to taled only 162.000 head on Jan. 1. lowest for that date since 1910. Oregon counted 271,000 turkeys on Jan. 1, a seven per cent in crease from a year earlier. Chick en numbers, not including broil ers, were dow n to per cent, to ap proximately 3,056.000, the fewest since annual records started in 1924. Sheep and lambs, numbered at 777.000, were down eight per cent to the lowest since 1933, while hogs, at 158,000, were down six per cent, the lowest since 1938, Mrs. Horrell said. Nationally, livestock trends Jan. 1 were only a little different, the economist noted. The nation counted more beet cattle, hogs and turkeys and fewer milk cows, sheep and chickens. x I visjf CHI CMS Meat, Egg or Combination Birds oo PER 100 Brown or White Egg Layers or PACIFIC SUPPLY COOP FARM & GARDEN STORE 4621 So. 6th TU 2-4555 Profit with wmf GOLDEN HARVEST GROW-HOW! PROFIT! Pacific's Golden Harvest Aqua re turns up to $6 for every $1 invested. GOLDEN HARVEST! The Circle P brand formulated for Northwest soil conditions. Top quality delivered to jou at the lowest cost be cause you pay the cooperative price! AQUA! Contai ns ammonia and nitrogen. Com bines with soil nutrients like sulfur, zinc and molybdenum and certain soil insecticides. Ap plied w ith Circle P applicators for shallow place ment. LIGHT DRAFT AND NO LOSS OF AMMONIA! GROW HOW! The man in tht Circle P truck has it. Call him for fertilizer service and savings. sure sign for fertilizer Member PACIFIC COOPERATIVES Pacific Supply Co-op Klamath Foils TU 2-4456 Merrill 798-5269 Tulelake 667-5416 Or Call . . . John R. Reitmeier, Chemical & Fertilizer Field Representative, or Lee McFarland, Mgr. r.vim fiat Klamath Foils TU 2-4456 Merrill 798-5269 Tulelake 667-5416 Or Call . . . John R. Reitmcier, Chemical & Fertilizer Field Representative, or Lee McFarland, Mgr. Milk Herds Smallest Since 1910 Oregon now has the smallest milk cow herd since 19!0 as more dairymen quit the business dur ing 1!!S2. reports Stephen C. Mark Oregon State University extension agricultural economist. As 19B3 began, Oregon dairv farmers counted 162.000 milk cows and heifers two years old or older, 45.0OO one to two-year-old heifers and 58,000 dairy heifer calves, ac cording to the annual livestock population census taken bv the U.S. Department of Agriculture Dairy heifers and calves kept for replacement arc down 5.000 head from a year earlier, sug gesting a further drop in milk cow numbers in 1963, Marks oh served. Dairy replacement stock on farms and ranches is at the lowest ebb 'since the late 1920: Oregon's milk cow herd has shrunk 44 per cent frnn the 1943 peak of 290.000 head, with most of the decline taking place in the last eight years, he said. The nation a: a whole is also seeing a decline in milk cow numbers, he pointed out, with the nation's herd now the smallest since 1907. Only one state, Wisconsin, showed slight increase in milk cow numbers at the first of this year. Only Arizona, California, Delaware. Hawaii and Nevada re port no change in the number of milk cows from a year ago. Oregon's 1962 milk production per cow was at record levels, but not high enough to off-set the decline in animal numbers, Marks said. The state's milk production last year dropped three per cent below 1961 and the total of one billion, 87 million pounds was the smallest since 1925. Nationally, dairymen produced a record flow of milk last year for a total of 123.9 billion pounds, the economist noted. In 1962, U.S, cows averaged 7,325 pounds of milk. Thats near ly 2,000 pounds more than their mandmnthcrs produced just 10 years ago. SO MANY. AROUND THEY MUST BE BEST! ESTIMATED AGfUCllTl'RAL INCOME tfWmath Easin - 1962 County Agent's CffUe 1962 UVESTCCK 1062 19M Beef - 106,000 head $11,017,500 $8,740,000 10.000 cos 04156. CO Sl.itO.000 850 bulls w$250.00. ' 212,500 36,000 calves $110.C0 3,9t-0,000 10,500 finished $210.00 2,205,000 20,000 faedara J51M.00. . 3,060,000 ' Shtp 48,000 head 1,376,400 1,212,000 Wool - 380,000 lbs. i68t 258,400 Lambs - 53,000 ,5419 1,007, COO Ewes - 6,000 $4.50, 27,000 Feeders- 7,000 $12.00 64,000 Ca'.rv 3.000 cows 831,000 891,000 'Milk - 10,000,000 lbs. t$5.B5 cwt. . . 585,000 Milk - 3,000,000 lbs. ?i3.C0 cwt. . . 90,000 Fat - ' 60,000 lbs. S60 49,000 Milk -' 3,000,000 lbs. &I3.60 cwt. . . 108,000 Hogs - 550 sows 212,100 176,000 5400 market hogs $36.50 197,100 300 sows SS50.00 15,000 Paul try - 65,000 hans 440,000 603,500 1,000,000 doz. eggs 40 400,000 10,000 fryars 60 6,000 40,000 hens 650 20,000 2,000 turkeys S5.50 11,000 ducks & geese 3,000 Miscellaneous - Bees, furs, horses, rabbits, etc. . . . 200.000 180.000 TOTAL LIVESTOCK INCOME '. $14,077,000 $11,802,500 1962 FARM CROPS Hay. . . ; 4,960,300 4,964,532 Alfalfa - 42,000 a. - 184,400 tons $22 . .$4,056,800 Grain - 11,000 a. - 16,500 ". e$15 . . 247,500 Other - 29.000 a. - 41.000 " i$16 . . 656,000 82,000 a. - 241,900 tons Grain r . . 10,068,435 9,651,204 Barley - 80,000 a. - 2,640,000 cwt.C-$2.12..5,59b,800 Oats - 42,100 a. - 1,178,800 cwt. 412.09. .2,463,692 WheaUDurum 19,600 a. - 589,495 cwt. 913.26. .1,921, 753 Rye - 2.600 a. - 44,-C0 cwt..$1.95.. 86,190 144,300 a. - 4,452,495 cwt. Seed Crops 387,550 788,168 Grass 2,400 a. - 3,600 cwt. -,532 . . 295,200 Clover 500 a. - 3,000 cwt. $13 . . 54,000 Peas 300 a. - 9,000 cwt. il3.15 . 28,350 Misc. ICO a 10,000 3,300 a. field Croos 8,748,818 7,882,441 Potatoes - 24,700 a .-5,928,000cwt.!i.$l .28FR . 7,587,840 Onions - 1,612 a.- 685,100 cwt.eil .60. . 1,096,160 Horseradish 63a.- 126 tons $200. . 25,200 Garlic 53 a.- 3,445 tons$11.50 . 39,618 26,428 s. Misc. Fruits & Vegetables - 1,000 a 150,000 1 BO, 000 Irrigated pastures - 122,000 a. Idle fallow - soil building, flooded & not harvested 10,195 a. Total Crop Lands - 389,223 a. TOTAL CROP INCOME 24,315,103 23,486,365 TOTAL LIVESTOCK INOOME . . . : 14,077,000 U, 802,500 TOTAL INCOME - CROPS A"D LIVESTOCK $38,392,103 $35,288,865 Agricultural Report Shows S3 Million Gain iTues., April 2, Herald Neat 1963 Page J-B Klamath Falls Income from agriculture how cd a gain of more than $3 million in 12 when compared with the previous year's figures, it was reported by County Agent Walt Jendrzcjewski. Income from livestock at $14.- 077,000 was estimated $2,274,50(1 greater than in 1961 for several reasons. Prices of beef cattle and calves averaged higher in 19(12. Also an attempt was made this year to obtain a better record ol gains made on itinerant cattle which come into the area for summer graiing. Income from sheep w as up from 1'JtU also, because of better lamb prices. Income from hogs in creased slightly, while income from poultry and dairy ic creased. In spite of reduced acreage and production of Rrain hay and 4- '-'fit &m 4V MjtS: 8 c ft BIS! 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MERRILL SHEEP CLUB At the fourth meeting of t h e Merrill Sheep Club, president Charlie Britton called the meet ing to order. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap proved. There were sixteen mem bers present and one new mem ber, Carolyn Eagle. There were also six visitors. They were Mrs. Fairfield, Chet Haskins, Mrs. Kus- ler, Mrs. Haskins, Mrs. Alter and Denise Fotheringham. Bobby Trotman read a report about sheep. Then we talked about who had breeding stock. Six people are having breeding stock this year. Our assistant leader. Joe Foth eringham, told us about thick and thin wooled sheep and which one has better meat. Mike Tedrick, Bobby Trotman and Tommy Britton were caught talking. The meeting was adjourned by the president. At the fifth meeting of the Mer rill Sheep Club, president Charlie Britton called the meeting to order. Susan Haskins read the minutes for the last meeting. There were 17 members present, and two absent. Mrs. Kusler, Mrs. Fairfield, and Mrs. Alter were vis itors. We discussed kinds of feed and what it would do to the lamb's stomach if the lamb ate too much. There were four reports. Ginger McCollam's rcxrt dealt svith how to determine the age of t h e e p. She told us that before the sheep becomes 4 years old, you can tell the sheep's age by the teeth. Nora Murphy read a report about Hampshire sheep. She said that the Hampshire is one of the outstanding mutton breeds and they are one of the largest breeds of sheep. Connie Kusler told about the control of worms. She said in general, stomach worms and as sociated intestinal worms cause more trouble than all the other worms put together. Robin Alter told about the food the lambs cat. She named many different kinds of food. The meeting was adjourned by the president. ' Yolanda Fotheringham, News Reporter. (1EARIIART BEEF Cl.UB The Gearhart Beef Club met on March It) at Gregory Davis' home. 11 was decided to send $2 to IFYE. Mary Hyde suggest ed getting club sweat-shirts for the fair. The club will get new shirts this year, they will be turquoise. A cummiltee will check at Drews' for suitable shirt; A lood sale will be held on April 12 to raise money for tin- treasury. A suggestion to have candy sales in school was made. We will work out of the beef advancement books at the next meeting. Lee Ann Rcntle and Margaret Obcnchain were absent. From now on, members will give the club pledge at each meeting. There were nine members pros sent. The date of the next meet ing is set for April 12, at Jack and Patty Patzkc's home. Lorna Rcntle, Secretary. MERRILL GRUNTERS The Merrill Grunlers held a meeting on March 20 at the Rec reotion Hall. There were seven guests present and we all en joyed the Alber's farm movie on the selecting and feeding of stock. Members decided lo sell pop bottles to raise money lor our club. So iar we have raised $11.30. Most of the mem bers have decided on what type of hog to choose for the fair. Our next meeting is set for April 17 at the Recreation Hall. Bobby Britton News Reporter. MERRILL DAIRY CLUB i The March meeting of the Mer-1 rill Dairy Club was held at Uio j home of Ray Hobson m Merrill. Allen Hobson called the meeting to order on March 20. A report was given by Charles Whitmore on different types of dairy feed found in this area. New and old business was discussed. The meeting was adjourned and sever al members took a lest. This lest was in the Oregon 4-H Dai ry Advancement Program, Step I, Calf Raiser. Those who pass Step I may go on to Step 11, Junior herdsman. The next meeting will be held at Ray Hobson's on April 17. Brcnda Stewart, News Reporter. 'Jug Dairies' License Needed Farmers, who keep only enoug' milk cows or goats for family use during most of the year, may find they have a milk surplus as greening pastures increase the production. The Slate Department of Ag-. ricullure reminded this week that dairymen bottling this surplus and selling it as raw milk are operating "jug dairies" and must be licensed to legally operate. Farmers with only one cow or three dairy goals are the only, ones exempt under the law. This cxemtpion, however m e a ns mat mey arc noi subject to sanitation inspections and their animals are not re quired to have brucellosis and tu bcrculusis tests as often as li censed ruw milk dairies. Kenneth Carl, chief of the Dai ry and Consumer Services Divi sion for the department, points out that because of the lack of controls on the one-cow or three goal dairy those who secure their milk from these sources do so at their own risk. other hay. income from hay re mained substantially Uie same as in 1W1 because of higher hay prices. Returns to hay would have been greater except (or rain damage lo hay stacked in the open. A cold, back aid spring and slow grass growth caused many meadows to be used (or pasture and reduced production of mead ow hay. Alfalfa weevil damage reduced alfalfa hay yields in some cases. Grain crops produced excellent yields and excellent quality and as a result income from grain is estimated higher than in 1961, despite lower grain prices in l!Xi2 and despite some acreage reduc tion. Income from seed crops con tinued to decline principally be cause low prices for alsike have caused most farmers lu abandon this crop. Low grass seed yields in ltwi also reduced income from seed crops. Potato income is estimated mod erately higher than for 11)61 be cause of moderately betler prices. Yield was substantially lower than in ISHil . but quality general ly was excellent. An excellent crop from an In creased acreage of Tulelake on ions contributed about $500,000 of the increased value of field crops. DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO YOU! Ranch Rife Buys! 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