The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-11-09
GULL CLOSER
TO RELIEVE
DAIRY DEAL
Farm Outlook as Shown on
Federal Reports Indicates
that Situation is Not Fav-
orable; Poultry to Increase

The following for the dairy,
poultry and turkeys has just been
received and we feel will be Of in
terest to producers Of these prod
ucts in the county. 1t has been
our understanding and in fact we
have had word to that effect that
definite steps to be taken shortly
to apply measures to the dairy en-
terprise through curtailment Of
products by eliminating certain
cattle from the herds. 1t is our
understanding that this will come
through a more extensive appli-
cation Of the T.B. test and more
or less general application of the
Bang test. 1t is rpossible that pro-
gram may be started to weed out
low producers as well.
Dairy Outlook for 1933-34
While returns from dairying
have for several years been rela-.
lively favorable as compared with
returns from most types of farm
ing, the comparative situation
seems likely to much less favor
able to dairy producers during the
next year or two. Evidences of
weakness in the present dairy sit
uation are record stocks of dairy
products, a lowered rate Of con-
sumption, high rate of produc-
ton, record numbers. of cows be-
ing MIXED and low prices of meat
producing livestock which tend to
make it relatively more profitable
to use feed for dairy production
than for meat production. The APP
parent strength in dairy products
for further considerable rise in
dairy products prices within the
next few months, expect as re-
suit Of distinct rise in the gen..
'eral price level. Feed costs are ex-
pected to continue relatively high
in comparison with prices of dairy
products during the current feed
ing period. Conditions abroad in
dictate no pressure of foreign sup
plies on our markets during the
coming winter season, and but
slight prospect of profitable for
eign outlets.
Poultry Outlook for l933-34
Production of eggs this fall and
winter somewhat smaller than last
season appears probable because
of late maturity of pullets. and
less abundant supplies of feed. No
very material change in the spring
production of 1884 from that of
1888 appears probable. Uncertain
ties are many this fall and the
number of chickens that will be
Matched next spring will depend
mainly upon the prices received
for poultry products, upon their
relation to feed costs during the
winter and spring and upon the
outlook at Matching time. I'm
provement in prices of chickens
above normal seasonal trends dur
ing the fall and winted of 1933-34
appears improbable because of
heavy stocks of chickens, and a
crop of turkeys almost as large as
last year. Farm marketings of
chickens during the remainder Of
the fall and winter appear likely
to be about the same as those Of
last year.
Turkey Outlook
The outlook for turkey raising
next year cannot be guaged Sc
curely at this time. The number of
turkey hens carried over into 1884
as breeding stock and the size Of
The turkey crop raised in that year
will depend upon prices received
for this years crop and probably
also on feed prices. Should the
turkey crop prove to be almost
as heavy as in 1892, with prices
about the same or lower, and with
the higher feed costs extending
into the Matching season of 1884,
the number of turkeys raised for
market in 1884 is likely to be re-
duced. If small increase in the
prices should be received by pro-
ducers as compared with last
year, the present volume Of pro-
AUCTION may be well maintained
next year, especially if the feed
prices should be lower, while a
sizeable price increase may be ex-
pected to increase production in