Prospects Appear Bright
For Higher Seed Prices
Prices equal lo or even higher
than last year are in prospect for
mosi isbj urepon seed crops.
Sales in both domestic and for
eign markets have been larpe and
carryover stocks are now general
ly smaller than a year ago.
This is the market outlook for,
seed crops as seen by Ray Teal.
Oregon State University exten
sion seed and grain market
ing specialist. Teal makes his
comments in the Oregon Farm
and Market Outlook circular!
which is now available fronv
county extension offices. )
Decreased acreages coupled
with good foreign and domestic
demand are tlie (actors cited by
Teal as responsible for the bright
outiok.
Ryegrass seed prices were
higher in mid - June than last
there is a large crop of hairy
vetch seed that couid be sub
stituted at a lower price.
Prospects are that most 1963
turf seeds will sell at prices as
high as last year unless the Mid
west and European crop of blue-
grass is large, the specialist said.
Oregon prospects are for heavy
yields ol common blue grass va
rieties. Imports of bluegrass from The
Netherlands have been the larg
est on record so far this year, he
noted. The use of turf seeds has;
been good and may help offset
tne larger imports.
Fine fescues and hentgrasses
are in tight supply at present.
Teal said. Exports of bentgrasses
were good this season, although
imports of fine fescue were 50,
per cent larger this season
through April than lor that pe
riod a year ago.
This was expected because of
the large carryover in Canada
last year. Teal added that im
ports are expected to decline
since the 1912 Canadian crup was
ohly half as large as in 1I
Fescue and bentgrass seed
prices should near last year's
high. Teal believes.
Alta fescue seed prices in 1!K3
will depend upon the size of crops
in Oregon and the South. At pros
ent, large crops and small car
ryover are expected, he said.
ISMS
HERALD AMI NEWS, Klamalh Falls, Oregon
Tuesday, July 16, 1963
PAGE
Composite Field Crop Is
ed to be 11 per cent smaller this Fv OPr tpH To Rpnrh RPMrH
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year with prospects of a good
yield, he said.
Unofficial reports indicate a
large crop of hairy vetch seed in
Texas this year. Mid-June prices
jvere below last year's even
fhough carryover should be
small, he said. Crop conditions in
Oregon, Texas, Oklahoma and
other producing areas should be
watched closely because prices
will depend heavily on the size
of the crops.
Common vetch prices are ex
pected to hold at last year's lev
els, Teal reported. Crimson clov
er seed prices will likely be
above last year's levels unless
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petted to reach record propor
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and lack of moisture in some
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indicated Wednesday in its first
big production report of the year.
Although the department delay
ed until next month an estimate
of a production index, indications
were that this year s output of
food, feed, and fiber would be
abundant perhaps equal to or
greater than the record-tying har
vest of l!Ki2.
The crop reporting hoard said
farmers reporting for their locali
ties rate "all crops" prospects as
generally good to excellent in the
West. Northern plains, and Cen
tral states as well as most of the
North Atlantic area.
But there were scattered areas
of only fair prospects mixed with
the good to excellent as rainfall
lias been deficient in many areas
and soil moisture shortages were
critical in some spots.
May Have Bumpers
The board added that although
prospects across the nation are
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3inninGTon
not rated quite as good as a year
earlier,- favorable conditions could
bring bumper crops in many
areas and make up for the bad
start in others.
The department said the planted
acreage this year totaled 309 mil
lion acres, 2 per cent more than
the record low of 302 million
planted in 19152. Of this planted
acreage, the current estimate of
total harvest is 291 million acres
1 per cent greater than the rec
ord low of last year.
The board estimated the corn
crop the nation's biggest cash
crop would total 3.83 billion bush
els. This is 6 per cent more than
in 1962 primarily because of a 7
per cent acreage increase. It is
only 2 per cent below the record
3.9 billion bushels produced
1960. The prospective yield this
year is 63.2 bushels an acre, sec
ond only to last year's record of
64.1 bushels.
Tonnage More Too
The tonnage of all feed grains
is expected to total more than
last year. The combined produc
tion estimate of corn, oats, and
barley as of July 1 is 3 per cent
more than the 1902 total of these
crops. The acreage of sorghums
planted is 11 per cent larger but
an estimate of grain production
will not be made until Aug
But using sorghum planted
acreage as a base, it appears thai
total feed grain tonnage output
this year will be around 148.3 mil
lion tons. Consumption is expected
to be about 154 million tons. If
this is realized, the surplus ofl
feed grains will be reduced about
5 million tons.
Last year the surplus was re
duced about 11 million tons. Pro
duction of feed grains last year
totaled 143 million tons.
AH wheat production this year
will be about 1.1 billion bushels,
per cent above last year but
9 per cent below average.
The board said soybean acreage
at 29.1 million acres will be up 4
r cent from last year and the
largest of record.
All hay acreage is expected to
total 1 per cent less than last
year. Tobacco, peanuts, and sweet
potato acreages are smaller than
in 1962. Irish potato acreage is
unchanged, while sugar crops con
tinue the rapid expansion of the
previous two years.
By LEONARD J. CALVERT
Intnrnuition Specialist
Oregon State University
The first potato with high re-
sistance to leaf roll virus is
among three new potato varieties
developed by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture in cooperation with
state agricultural experiment sla
lions, reports Rex Warren, Ore
gon State universiiy extension
farm crops specialist.
The leaf-roll-resistant variety.
named Penobscot, was developed
by USDA's Agricultural Research
Service and the Maine Agricul
tural Experiment Station. It has
been tested m Maine, Connecti
cut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and
New Jersey.
A limited amount of certified
seed is available to growers for
trials through the Maine experi
ment station's Aroostook Farm.
Presque Isle, Me. Foundation seed
is being produced by the Maine
State Seed Potato Board.
In tests, Penobscot produced sat
isfactory yields, consistently high
dry-matter content, showed much
more resistance to leaf roll than
commercial varieties now under
Varieties Of Potato Seed Available
Freeman Seeks
Broader Trade
With Russians
WASHINGTON (UPD Secre
tary of Agriculture Orville h.
Freeman has suggested the Unit
ed Slates and the Soviet Union
enter into a broader exchange
agreement than that now in oper
ation.
The present agreement calls for
short excahnge of visits of teams
in scientific, technical, education
al, cultural, and other fields. In
the few years these exchanges
have been made, the visits have
lasted about 30 days.
Freeman, who left last Sat
urday for an 18-day visit to Rus
sia, said he believed there should
be exchanges of research teams
on visits up to six months or
longer.
"That is something to be ne
gotiated." Freeman said.
Freeman will inspect (arm
practices in probably a dozen ag
ricultural areas throughout the
Soviet Union.
"We need to know more of the
Russian potential something of
the agricultural organization,"
Freeman said. He noted there
had been several changes recent
ly in the governmental setup in
Soviet agriculture.
Freeman said he doubted that
the United States could learn
much from the Russians about
agricultural production and mar
keting. He said, however, that the
Soviet Union had made advances
in entomology that the United
States cnuld use.
4-H News
MALIN WOOHES
The fifth meeting of the Malin
Woolies was held May 19 at Suzy
Derra's. Billy Street gave a report
on scours, and Linda Slastny gave
one on sore mouth. Dr. Rikcr
was present at the meeting and
talked on and answered questions
about several diseases.
Under old business Mrs. Otto
man read some letters on the
Spring Fair's Talent Show and a
Field Day to be held June 1.
At the next meeting we will an
swer roll call with the names of
our lambs.
The meeting was adjourned
May 28's meeting will le held at
Mike McCulley's. Twelve mem
bers and nine visitors were pres
ent. Visitors were Dr. Riker, Mrs.
McCullcy, Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpat
rick, Mr. and Mrs. Derra, Cathy
Derra, Mrs. Stevenson, and Mrs.
Street. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Derra.
The sixth meeting of the Malin
Woolies was held May 28 at Mike
McCulley's.
Under new business each mem
ber was told to bring a five-foot
cotton rope to make a halter at
the next meeting. Different types
of feed were discussed.
The meeting was adjourned. Re
freshments were served by Mrs
McCullcy.
Nine members and five visitors
wore present. Visitors were Mrs
Blohm. Mrs. Tofell, Mr. and Mrs.
McCulley, and Mrs. Stevenson
Linda Stastny,
News Reporter.
BONANZA SHEPHERDS
The Bonanza Shepherds met
at the Big Springs Park on Thurs
day, June 13. We cleaned the
park with the help of Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Alberts, Mrs. Van
Sipe and Esther Brown, propri
etor of the Bonanza Cafe.
Following that we had a pot
luck and a meeting.
We decided about putting the
name of our club on our shu ts.
Next meeting will be held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lo
gan. The roll call topic will be
parts of sheep.
Danny Pederson
News Reporter.
cultivation and field immunity to
mild mosaic.
Penobscot tubers are oblong to
oval, with cream-buff skin and
eyes of medium depth. They show
good quality for processing into
chips or french fried potatoes,
both at harvest time and at in
tervals after storage.
The second new variety, named
Reliance, is a medium-maturing
potato with moderate resistance
to several common potato diseas
es. A limited amount of seed is
available from seed-certifying
agencies of Minnesota and North
Dakota, whose experiment sta
tions cooperated with AHS in de
veloping this fresh market variety.
Reliance has been tested in
Minnesota. Arizona. Indiana, Kan
sas and Washington. It has mod
crate resistance to a wide variety
of disease pathogens including
those causing late blight, common
scab, russet scab, silver scurf, as
ter yellows and leaf roll. The va
riety is immune to virus X but is
susceptible to Y viruses, spindle
tuber and verticillium wilt.
Reliance tubers are smooth and
oval with shallow eyes and show
a tendency to delay sprouting, a
distinct advantage in storage. The
skin is white but turns russet
when grown at some locations
Reliance produced higlier yields
than the comparable Kennebec
variety at 10 of 16 locations in
the five states where it was test
ed. Although Reliance makes sat
isfactory potato chips at harvest
time, it is intended chiefly as a
fresh market potato.
Tlie third new variety, named
Shoshoni, combines high-yielding
ability w ith resistance to scab and
verticillium wilt and shows excel
lent processing qualities for de
hydrated potato products. It was
developed in cooperation with the
Idaho Agricultural Experiment
Station and tested in Idaho.
In growing trials, the 6-ycar
average yield of U.S. No. 1 tu
bers was 230 hundredweight per
acre for Shoshoni, compared with
US hundredweight for the com
parable Russet Burbank. Shoshoni
was rated equal to Russet Bur-
bank for processing and showed
considerably more resistance to
verticillium wilt than Russet Bur
bank, although less than Menom
inee. A limited amount of Shoshoni
foundation seed is being increased
at the Idaho Tctonia Branch Sta
tion, but seed for commercial
plantings will not be available
until 1965.
Future trials may widen the
areas of adaption for tlie three
new varieties. USDA has no seed
of the varieties for distribution.
Influenza Epidemic Hits
Horses; Situation 'Bad1
An epidemic of influenza whichdisease Successfully. But failure'
has been disabling horses from
coast to coast may be poised at
tlie "explosive" stage in Oregon.
tlie Oregon Veterinary Medical
Association warned Friday.
Veterinary researchers de
scribed the disease as a new
strain or new type of illness re
assured horse owners that it was
rarely fatal and emphasized that
nnti-biotic therapy could be help
ful in preventing serious compli
cations and after-effects.
During the past 90 days, the ail
ment has been forcing postpone
ment or curtailment ol horse rac
ing schedules in many parts of1
the country. The season at Long
acres, near Seattle, was inter
rupted for two days.
When the Portland Meadows
season ended a week ago, vctcri
narians estimated that approxi
mately 50 per cent of the horses
on the grounds had been aflected
and that, had the meet lasted an
other week, there would not have
been enough well horses to hold
a race.
Two new organisms, one a virus
the other a bacteria, arc being
blamed for the epidemic which is
affecting horses of all ages. Thus
far, show horses and saddle
horses, because of the infrequen
cv of their exposure lo other
horses, have not been as serious
ly involved as race horses.
"But," the OVMA warned, "the
disease will very likely continue
to spread and the proportion of
affected animals probably will in-
reuse before it diminishes.
Owners will have no difficulty
veterinarians say. Tlie horse de
velops a persistent cough, an ele
vated temperature and a listless
altitude.
If the animal is nol put under
stress during tlie infection, it
seems to be able to combat the
to enforce rest during the course
of the disease can lead to seri
ous, or even fatal, complications,
such as pneumonia.
Since the disease is spread eith
er by contact or by air-borne vi
l us. owners are cautioned lo use
antiseptic sprays in stall areas,
to keep animals isolated if pos
sible and to practice other stan
dard sanitary precautions.
Veterinary laboratories are
making extensive tests to attempt!
to develop a vaccine which could
immunize animals against the
new disease. Researchers also
are trying to determine whether
the -Hew strain of flu is trans
missiblc to humans.
State Retains F
Mobile Units
For Slaughter
Farmers can continue to have
their slaughtered meat transport
ed by mobile slaughter units.
Two heal ings were held by the
Oregon Department of Agriculture
last month to consider evidence on
die proposal to discontinue this
service to the (aimers.
An order issued last week by
the department rejects the proposal.
Hearings officer J. W. South-
worth said at the present time
tliere is insufficient evidence of
illegal sale of uninspected meats
or of illegal use of mobile slaugh
ter units to warrant prohibiting
transportation of meat by these
units.
The change in regulations was
under consideration because there
had been some concern that unin
spected meat was finding its way
into retail channels through meat
markets via mobile slaughter
units.
Tlie mobile slaughter law per
mits farmers to have animals
slaughtered for their own use or
for direct sale to the consumer
without inspection all other meat
sold in the state must have either
state, federal or approved city inspection.
A year ago a legislative interim
committee on agriculture, con
cerned over livestock thefts, sani
tation of mobile slaughter units
and meal inspection safeguards,
proposed that the department
strengthen controls over the mo
bile units or that the Mobile
Slaughter Act be repealed.
During the past legislative ses
sion some of the legislators had
suggested the department should
maintain close surveillance ol
the units in accordance with tlie
department's continuing obligation
to protect the consumer and as
sure him of a wholesome and de
sirable meat product.
In giving his decision, South
worth said the department intends
to continue to study tlie move
ment of livestock from farms and
ranches to the consumer, espec
ially where there is no inspection
of the product.
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STAFF OF LIFE Wilson Weaver averaged approximately
68 bushels of wheat per acre from a government measured
4-acre field. The variety was Dual and the test weight was
62H pounds per bushel. Weaver prepared his 4-acre Col
umbia, Mo., plot for alfalfa, but was afraid of grasshopper
infestation and decided to plant wheat instead. The acreaga
received $140 worth of plant foods.
Senate OK's Duck BUI
WASHINGTON (UPD-The Sen
ale today passed and sent to the
House a bill to promote waterfowl
management on four wildlife ref
uges along the Pacific Flyway in
Oregon and California.
The legislation as amended by
tlie Senate Interior Committee
gave conservation priority but
recognizes agricultural land use in
tlie area, California senators said
It permits the present pattern of
leasing in tlie Lower Klamalh and
Tule Lake refuges to continue
with special provision on sharing
of revenues.
The other refuges affected are
the Upper Klamalh and Clear
Lake refuges.
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