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Page Six Thursday, July 21, 1977 Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon ArRI-BUSlNEti AG NEWS SS i Fat iii Loan i Size Raised • *, * ; Larger size farmers are now eligible for Small Busi ness Administration loans with the increase in size standard to SI million annual volume, according to Boise District SB A Director Oliver Davis. Formerly, farmers, ran chers and livestock producers with annual volumes over $275,000 were not eligible for SB a guarantees on lending institution financing. Davis said. This had the effect of ezcluding a great many agricultural operators from the lending programs of SBA. The new volume standard of $1 million average over the past three years was estab lished at the urgent request of farm organizations and agricultural experts. It opens the door for reconsideration by banks and SBA for added farm financing, Davis poin ted out. The drought, combined with unsettled conditions in both crop and livestock markets, has made it ex tremely difficult for many farm operators to secure needed and expanded financ ing. Davis said. This size ceiling not only bolsters credit for bank financing, but it expands SBA ability to help with direct, low-interest eco nomic injury loans due to the drought. These were pre viously confined to smaller farm operations. SBA can share the risk of loans to farmers, ranchers, and livestockmen as well as other small business people by guaranteeing to the lender up to 90% of the full amount of loans made to eligible borrowers. Davis explained. This simply means that lenders may be able to make needed (dans to small busi ness people who otherwise would be excluded because of credit factors, loan terms, collateral, or other loan considerations. In addition. Davis empha sized, SBA can provide interim working capital fund ing to help offset the economic injury effects of the drought or other declared disasters, provided the busi ness person can assure repayment. These are direct loans at long term, low interest, he said, for drought relief only and cannot be used for growth or expansion Small Business Adminis tration loan programs for southern Idaho and eastern Oregon are handled from the Boise Office. Davis said, information is available from local banks, or by contacting the Boise Office at 1005 Main. Box 2618. Boise 83701. THIS IS AN OXYGEN FACTOR* Winter Wheat Survey Released Oregon Crop and Livestock Reporting Service’s July 1 survey of winter wheat now places the crop at 41.0 million bushels. 27 percent below last year. Harvest is under way in the lower elevations of the Columbia River counties. In western Oregon, winter wheat is developing well, but more sunshine is needed. Spring wheat production is placed at 2.4 million bushels. 42 percent below lest year. Nationally, all wheat produc tion is forecast at 2.044 million bushels. 5 percent less than last year’s record crop. The Oregon barley crop is placed at 7.9 million bushels, 8 percent larger than last year. Acreage is 13 percent larger. Harvested yield is estimated at 44 bushels, 2 less than last year. The U.S. barley crop is forecast at 396 million bushels. 5 percent more than last year. Other Oregon field crops indicate com production for grain at 935.000 bushels. 6 percent less than last year; oat production at 4.5 million bushels. 8 percent above last year; rye production at 250.000 bushels. 11 percent above last year. Nationally, com for grain production is set at a record 6.331 million bushels, 2 percent above last year; the Nation’s oat crop is placed at 707 million bushels. 26 percent more than last year and U.S. rye production is forecast at 17.8 million bushels, 7 percent more than 1976. Team Reports on Soviet Wheat Crop ■r® IW . « si • SW «Ki THE COMBINES are beginning to roll again as the grain harvest in the Treasure Valley is underway. Early reports of the ners of the change in regis tration dates are now being prepared by the department. First class mail will be used for these notices. The department reminds that, despite the use of first class mail there is no guarantee they will be delivered if a brand owner's address has changed, either as the result of having moved or of changes made by the post office. Those who have had address changes are being urged to immediately send their new address to the Livestock Division, Oregon Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Building. Salem. OR 97310. Oregon has approximately 14.000 owners of livestock brands, some of whom have more than one brand re gistered. The total number of brands registered is over 17.500. Need for Acreage Reports Explained U.S. Winter Grain team reports on Soviet crop—US The Agricultural Stabiliza DA’s winter grain team tion and Conservation Ser returned from Russia this vice (ASCS) has asked week with the report that farmers to report 1977 wheat weather will be the major and feed grain acreages. factor in determining whe Russell Fulleton, Chairman ther the 1977 winter wheat of the Malheur County ASC yields in areas visited will Committee, explained the exceed those of last year. The reason for this request and three-man team spent 19 the significance of the report. days touring Soviet winter Under proposed farm le wheat regions subject to the gislation. reported by Senate most variability. These areas and House Agriculture Com account for 25-30% of the mittees, and effective for total Soviet crop, and the 1978 and succeeding crop team observed that produc years, the Secretary would tion could be up 10-15%. have authority to require a depending'on weather, be set-aside of cropland as a cause of expanded acreage condition of eligibility for and increase yields. Soviet program benefits, if the policy, they said, was direc supply situation for a pro ted towards increased area gram crop warrants it. "In and yields, and also gluten the event a set-aside is content, by means of eco deemed necessary for any nomic incentives. program crop in 1978, the Good weather and seeding propsed bills provide that the conditions favored the Soviet amount of set-aside may be winter wheat crop last fall, based upon either 1978 or and a favorable winter 1977 plantings,” Fulleton resulted in very little winter- said. "Because of these kill. However, the team re alternatives, it is important ported that rain and cool that farmers who are inte- temperatures which began in rested in participating in May have persisted. and future programs voluntarily both yields and crop quality report their acreages, so that will suffer if these conditions the Secretary of Agriculture continue. Leaf rust and would have both options mildew were common obser available if a set-aside vations. and the team indi decision is made.’’ he ex- cated that wind and rains had plained. caused severe lodging in all However, farmers are ur- winter and spring small ged not to plant additional grains. USDA forecast 1977 Soviet wheat production ear lier this month at 105 million metric tons (compared to 95 MMT last year). A second estimate will be issued July 8. Attention: harvest indicate eratic yields some as high as 150 bushels per acre and others so low they are hardly worth harvesting. Brand Recording Period Changed Owners of livestock brands in Oregon will receive noti fication of a new rerecording period for their brands early this Fall. The notice that will be mailed, says Wilma Russell, assistant administrator of the Livestock Division. Oregon Department of Agriculture, is the result of the passage of House Bill 2767 by the 1977 Legislature. The bill, which had an emergency clause, changes the rerecording period for livestock brands from every five years to every two years, with the rerecording period starting September 1, of every uneven year and ending January 1 of the following even year, The rerecording fee of $10 per location was unchanged. The September 1, 1977-Ja- nuary 1. 1978 rerecording period will be the first one under the new law. The notices informing brand ow- program crop acreage this year solely in anticipation <4 additional benefits which may be gained under pro posed legislation in 1978 and subsequent years. Under both farm bills, 19t7 crop acreages would have no effect on the 1978 program acreages eligible for target price guarantees and disaster program protection. Fulleton pointed out that the acreage report is not a precedent because in prior years crop acreages have been reported which had no effect on program participa tion. Farmers have been reporting acreages of upland cotton, peanuts, rice, and tobacco. "We're encourag ing a voluntary response to also obtain acreages involv ing wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and barley.” Crop acreages in Malheur County should be reported before harvest begins. Far mers who have harvested their crops can still report the acreage as long as there is evidence of the crop in the form of residue. "If there were a set-aside based on 1977 plantings for one of the crops in 1978 and we had no report." Fulleton said, "we would have no crop acreage on which to base the set-aside, and this could hamper the farmer s ability to participate in a program." Grain Division 1431 S.f. 1st Ontario. Oregon mam As soon as the small heads begin to form (when they are about the size of a quarter), tie the wrapper leaves around the head. "Tieing the leaves keep the head white tender.” says Hatch. will and It's also time for a second planting of cauliflower, which will be ready to harvest in midSeptember. Summer plantings require more vigi lance in keeping the seedbed moist, but the cauliflower will germinate much faster than it did in early spring. The snowball varieties (strains XYM) and snow crown are recommended. more detailed statement of its position at forthcoming meetings scheduled for Sep tember. U.S. wheat producer advisors to IWC sessions were Don Woodward, NAWG Trade Affairs Representative Gene Vickers, Western Wheat Associates; and Mike Hall, Great Plains Wheat. men are urged to attend the annual dairy tour planned for July 28. 10 a m. at Bounti ful Farms, near Nyssa, according to Ray Novotny, county agent. David Dalling- a relatively new dairyman has many new concepts in the business and this offers an outstanding stop. Novotny emphasized. The goup will then visit the David Wynn dairy • observe how he uses the Harvestor feed system. The agent stated, this stop offers many new innovations in the dairy business. The noon time potluck will find the dairymen at the Laan and Martin, Adrian Dairy operation where ‘‘challenge” feeding and hayleage will be highlighted. Dairymen are to bring covered dishes and eating utensils with a "family style’* potluck planned * Novotny emphasized. The final stop will take place, according to the agent, at the Arlee Sipes. 150 cow dairy • where the milking parlor (eight to side) feeding and management will all be discussed. Les Schwab has the Right Tires at the Right Prices! 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Moderation of price swings reduction of trade barriers and improved world food security were the major objectives outlined by Brice Meeker, leader of the U.S. delegation. He said that U.S believed that both major exporting and importing na tions should be involved in any world grain reserve system, and he indicated that the U.S. was prepared to accept price rather than supply triggers as the go verning mechanism for re serve stocks. Another basic U.S. position calls for nations participating in a new IWA to agree to share the burden of shortage and oversupply conditions through produc tion and consumption adjust ments. The U.S will offer a Bergland cite* possible 1978 wheal set-aside -Ten to 20 percent of 1978 planted acreage is the. amount of set-aside that . might be sought by the USDA, accord ing to remarks this week by Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergalnd, but the Secretary needs the 1978 crop authority provided in new farm legis lation before taking action. Bergland has continually indicated displeasure over the level of wheat prices, and a set-aside program is one of the alternatives under consi deration within USDA to achieve price improvement. However, unless new pro gram authority is adopted by Congress before the month long August recess, a deci sion to implement a 1978 crop set-aside will have to wait. This means that many farmers could likely not have the program signals they need before making crop decisions. If House-Senate conference sessions on the new farm bill produce legis lation that President Carter will sign, then Bergland could decide that he had enough to go on to announce set-aside intentions before the bill reaches the Presi dent's desk Still, passage of farm legislation before the Congressional break would provide the best set of circumstances for wheat pro ducers and Government plan ners alike. G-78xl4»424’»2** Buying Wheat Er Barley hirakami farms Garden Tips The U. S. 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