White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-11-30
Dairy, Poultry And
Turkey Outlook
(By County Agent E. G. Durdle)

It has been our understanding and IN
fact we have had word to the erect
that definite steps will be taken shortly
to apply measures to the dairy enter
prize through curtailment Of products
by eliminating certain cattle from the
herds. It is our understanding that thls
will come through more extensive ap-
plication of the T. B. test and more or
less general application of the Bang
test. It is possible that a program may
be started to weed out low producers
as well.
While returns from dairying have for
several years been relatively favorable
as compared with returns from mosJ
other types of farming, the compare
tive situation seems likely to be much
less favorable to dairy producers during
the next year or two. Evidences OF
weakness in the present dairy situation
are record stocks of dairy products,
lowered rate of consumption, high
rate of production, record numbers OF
COWS being MIXED and low prices OF
meat producing livestock which tend to
make it relatively more profitable to
use feed for dairy production than Tor
meat production. The apparent
strength in dairy products prices is due
to price supporting measures being ap-
Piled There is no prospect for further
considerable rise in dairy products
prices within the next few months,
expect as a result of distinct rise In
the general price level. Feed costs are
expected to continue relatively high in
comparison with prices of dairy pro-
ducts during the current feeding period.
Conditions abroad indicate no pressure
of foreign supplies on our markets dur
ing the coming winter season, and but
slight prospect of profitable foreign
outlets.
Production of eggs this fall and win
ter somewhat smaller than last season
appears probable because Of late ma
turity Of pullets and less abundant
supplies of feed. No very materia
change in the spring production OF 1881
from that of 1888 appears probable
!. Uncertainties are many this sf-s.' ant
| CllG
! Matched next spring will depend MANI.
upon the prices received for poultr.
; products upon their relation to feet
: costs during the winter and spring ant
: upon the outlook at Matching time. I'm
:. provement in prices of chickens abov
: normal seasonal trends during the fal
and winter of 1933-34 appears tnprob
able because Of heavy stocks of chic
kens, and a crop of turkeys almost
large as last year. Farm nlarket1ngs o
i chickens during the remainder Of tn
: fall and winter appear likely to b
~ about the same as those of last veal
h The outlook for turkey raising mex
!. wear cannot be gagged accurately 9
;e this time. The number of turkey her
carried over into 1884 as breeding stoc
Is and the size of the turkey crop raise
" in that year will depend upon prices re
s. ceived for this years crop and probabl
,e also on feed prices. Should the turke
crop prove to be almost as heavy as
1892, with prices about the same
q, lower, and with the higher feed COS
- extending into the Matching season
y, 1884, the number of turkeys raised II
~ market in 1884 is likely to be reduce
If a small increase in prices should
NV received by producers as compared WI
~ last year, the present volume OF pr
~ duction may be well maintained ne
year, especially if feed prices should
lower, while stable price lncrea
let : - ZOO ~ ~