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The Nome nugget., 1954-06-21

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The Nome nugget., 1954-06-21

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Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15

expansion of feeding than now planned. A
critical storage problem may develop for
grains in some parts of the state if normal
crops are produced. For this and other rea-
sons, swine and farm-flock sheep production
may increase faster than is now planned.
When compared with its real possibil-
tiles, the cattle feeding industry in the state
has not reached even the kindergarten STAGE.
AS long as both animals and feed are in
abundance here, and markets are available,
there seems no good reason why feeding
will not expand
The Mountaineering feeding program,
however, should not be patterned after the
cornbelt. Markets, feed supplies, slack labor
periods and other factors are different. Our
feeding program should be patterned eff
GENTLY in line with these conditions.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15
What Flexible Supports Would Do

wise under the flexible support provision.
But the amount of wheat in the ''set aside
supply would be included in computations
determining acreage allotments and market
ing quotas. This would mean tight controls
for at least several years.
The estimates outlined in the Swear pro-
lection tables indicate that with set-aside
supports under the flexible plan would be
as follows: 1855 crop-77 per cent of parity
($1.91 a busheD; 1856 crop-81 per cent of
parity ($19D; 1857 crop-84 per cent of
parity ($1.80. (These figures apparently re-
fleet changes in percentage support levels
due to anticipated reduction in carryover, as
well as changes in parity levels)
On the other hand, if Congress should
provide for set-aside of 500 million bushels,
supports would be approximately as fol-
lows: 1855 crop-82 per cent of parity 5000;
1856 crop-85 per cent of parity ($2.01); 1857
crop 09 per cent Of parity ($1.98).
While it still appears that Congress will
turn down the flexible support plan and
will provide for continuance of 80 per
cent supports, at least for another year or
two, this outcome is by no means certain.
If Congress should provide for continuance
of high level supports and if the President
should veto the bill and Congress should
fail to override the veto, flexible supports
would go into effect automatically because
of previous legislation.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15

TTNTIL quite recently Secretary Of Agri-
u culture Benson has contended that
flexible price supports would in themselves
control production. He has said on numer-
Gus occasions that with this plan in opera
ton, production controls could be largely
eliminated. There would be less farmer
RECOMMENDATION
But further study of the subject has
compelled the Secretary to change his
optimistic prediction as to the elimination
of acreage controls He now agrees that the
lowering of price support levels under
flexible plan would not control production.
In advocating flexible supports before
the Senate Agriculture Committee recently,
the Secretary presented 3-year projection
tables for wheat, cotton and corn to show
the committee how the flexible plan would
work out for these commodities. These
tables revealed that acreage allotments for
wheat would be about 55 million acres in
stead of the 81 million acres allotted for
1854. In developing the 3-year projection,
annual crops of $50 million bushels were as
sumed, with domestic consumption and
exports estimated at 925 million bushels
According to these estimates, the carry-over
of wheat would be reduced by about rs
million bushels year.
The Administration is proposing that a
substantial amount of the present wheat
carry-over be "set-aside" for purposes of
computing support prices. If this were done
support prices would be higher than other
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15

unit doesn't have the facilities for feeding
livestock. A farmer from the, same area
wonders what effect large scale Montana
feeding program would have on the corn
belt feeder He doesn't want to start feeding
because he has had no experience but says
he may have to learn
Like some other producers interviewed,
a Denton area operator will seed barley, not
primarily as a feed CROP but as an aid to
cleaning up winter ANIMALS and cheat grass.
Like most of the others, this man already
has small COW herd. Another Fergus Coun-
ty farmer will feed his barley to hogs.
But over in eastern Montana the swing
to feeding is more pronounced. A market
operator said that half the feeder calves that
came to his yards last fall went right back
into the local area for feeding. This spring
these cattle are coming back as short-feds or
warmed-up cattle and now will go east for
finishing.
Diversified farming is practiced by most
farmer-ranchers -diversification in the
sense that both grain cash crops and live
stock are produced. 1t is getting to be more
the exception than the rule to find only
grain crops on Montana farm. Lack of
good water is the problem on some places.
insufficient summer grazing is another
problem for the production of cattle or
sheep on numerous other units
These factors also enter in when an in
crease in livestock production is contem-
plated.
However, there may be an even greater
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15
A Livestock Feeding Opportunity

WILL barley be the big replacement crop
w for wheat's diverted acreage this sea-
son? VIII there be big upswing in live
stock feeding this fall to utilize the in
creased amounts of barley, oats, legumes
and other feed crops?
A Montana Farmer-Stockman staff men,
Der put these questions to dozen or more
central and eastern Montana farmer-ranch-
ers in late March and April. Their answers
were as diversified as their farming opera
tions, yet taken as a whole they indicated
a trend and a set of yardsticks.
A Chouteau County farmer sees no rea-
son for big shift to feeding program this
year as long as barley is supported at 81 per
bushel, for this price will make it almost as
good a cash crop in his area as wheat He
usually gets twice the bushelage per acre
from barley as from spring wheat An
other Chouteau County operator tells us he
will go into feeding of additional livestock
only if acreage restrictions are placed on
barley At present this man is running a
small herd of cattle. His calves were worth
1914 cents last fall, but by holding them
over he sold them at 20 cents this spring.
Goose wheat seems to be the favorite
feed grain at several farms One man put
some of his extra acres into this kind of
wheat last spring and ran both stalk and
grain through hammer mill for fodder.
He'll do the same this year. A Fergus Coun-
ty producer doesn't like the risk attached
to a feeding program. Another Fergus grow
er is getting along in years and with small
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15
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This season may mark the peak of the
grain storage crisis Assuming that acreage
allotments continue and that greater restric-
tions are applied on production of other
grain crops on diverted acreage, carry-over
supplies should start a moderate down
trend next year. The storage situation will
be very critical in some areas this season,
however, particularly where barley is
grown on acreage taken out of wheat. On
most land barley outyields wheat by wide
margin, resulting in need for increased
storage facilities.
Market records show that Montana farm
cattle are often better sold than ranch cattle.
The market usually slumps in the fall when
the big ranch rush is on, but wheat-cattle
farmers often hold their calves until later
when they can enjoy the benefits of both
weight and price increases. Cattle prices
are almost always higher in January, Febru-
airy and March than in September and
October.
Secretary Benson has asked Congress for
$50 million dollars for agricultural conserva-
ton program funds for 1855. This would be
an increase of So million dollars over the
current year The Secretary told Congress,
eve seek increased ACP funds only in the
expectation that it will be necessary to i'm
pose limitations on the use of diverted
acreage"
Government holdings of surplus agricu1-
tural commodities now have a valuation of
approximately billion dollars. It is esti-
mated that this may rise to about 10 billion
dollars by the end of the 1854 marketing
year.
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22
Timely DogwoOd Bulletin
Available from University

One of Delaware's most popular
Towering trees, the dogwood, is Of
ten victim of two diseases that
can spoil its beauty. The two dis
eases are spot anthracnose and
Septoria leafspot.
Symptoms of both disease and
control measures are described in
a new publication of the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station at the
University of Delaware. The pub
lication is titled "Some Common
Disease of Flowering Dogwood in
Delaware" by DR.. Robert S. Cox,
formerly research professor in
plant pathology and now with the
University of Florida.
Spot anthracnose attacks flow
er buds and may cause them to
shed before reaching the peak OF
bloom. Septoria leafspot, appear.
ing around the middle of June
shows up as spots on the leaves
If the infection is severe, the lea.
yes will drop prematurely.
The circular describes severa
spray materials for control or bott
diseases. Captain and Manzate ap.
pear to be the best. Puratizec
Agricultural Spray and Bordeauz
mixture gave good control in stud,
les by DIR. Cox, but caused some
foliage injury.
Free copies of the circular are
available from the Mailing Room
Agricultural Hall, Newark, Del
Copies are also available from
county agricultural agents in New
ark, Dover, and Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22
sEWS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS AND FARM FAM
lilies OF KENT COUNTY

the 90 homemakers' clubs through
out Delaware.
State chairmen of various COM
mittees will report on projects
they have helped the clubs to
develop. The chairmen are as fol-
lows: Ctizenship-Mrs. Vincent T.
Elliott, Wilmington; Family Life
Mrs. Ernest F. Waller, Newark;
Health-Mrs. A. Carl Nelson, Sr.,
Marshallton; International Rela-
tions-Mrs. Duane Lynn, Lincoln;
Pubhcity-Mrs. William Sterling,
Dover; Safety-Mrs. James White,
Seaford.
Presiding officer will be Mrs.
Edward Krewatch of Seaford,
president of the State Home De-
monstration Council. The invoca-
tion will be given by the Reverend
Mr.. Paul A. Kellogg, Rector of
Christ Church, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22
SOYBEAN CONTEST NEW
IN KENT COUNTY

a 40-Bushel Soybean Club, a
Esz statewide activity of the Del
& G4e Crop Improvement Associ-
l,. 4. is open to Kent County
Gamers, discloses Homer Torbert,
b.a.e soybean committee chair
G-a7.
:. oniking with the state chair
/ III are Kent County committee
Lsc-ibers Elmer Roland, Viola; Eff
+ ar Brothers, Frederica; ]. E. l..
+, shberger, Dover.
-ycording to County Agent
.G.-,-ge Vapaa, the average soy
S,i-;, yield for Delaware is about
l. 3lshels per acre. Nevertheless,
l. Lsay individual farmers are
ring 40 or more bushels to the
3 proving it can be done. We
l.. e to get at least 40 more Kent
.ce2nty farmers to reach the 40
buE-el yield this year."
armers are urged to enroll in
the soybean club Immediately, by
eca acting any member of the
committee. The county agent and
extension agronomist will arrange
to visit their fields by May 1 and
obtain soil samples. Entrants will
be asked to fill out questionnaires
describing their soybean growing
practices.
Important practices for 40-bush-
e. f.ayoean members include plant
ing at the right time with adapted
varieties, planting in rows, proper
lining and fertilizer and weed
co-trol, says Vapaa.
All members attaining 40 BUSH
els this season will receive certifi-
Gates at the annual Crop Improve
E.eat Association awards dinner
ne.-t November. At that time a
summary will be presented OF
pra ctices followed by farmers en-.
tered in the soybean club pro.
gram.
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22

for the coming year at rs percent.
There has been some complaint
that under the Presidents new
farm program, the reduction in
dairy supports should have been
gradual. Actually the President
proposed gradual changes in NOV
ing basic commodities from a rig
id to flexible support program and
from old to modernized parity.
There was no such recommenda-
tion on dairy products, which were
already on a flexible basis.
There is considerable diff
ference between the basic COM
modities and dairy products. The
basics are storable and they are
subject to production control.
Dairy products are perishable. In
fact they are the only perishable
commodity on which price sup
ports are mandatory. In addition,
there is no control of production.
While it would appear that the
dairy supports were cut Is points
the actual reduction is IL and
points. Because of wider market.
ing margins last year, 80 percent
supports reflected 81 percent OF
parity to the farmer on butterfat
and only "a percent on manufac.
tured milk.
AS I understand the law, the
full rs percent of parity must now
be passed on to the farmer. will
see that this is done.
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22

Tresspass Notices. For Rent and
For Sale Signs.
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22
Reverend Rain to Speak
At state Homemakers Meeting

at State H0memakers Meeting
The Reverend Mr.. Clarence R..
Rain, rural pastor from Temple,
Pa. will speak to Delaware home
do8' 8'onstration club members at
their annual state meeting May 4
in Tower. The meeting will be held
in the Capital Grange Hall, start
ing at 1890 am.
The Reverend Mr.. Rahn's topic
will be "Stones and People" He is
pastor for the Jacksonville Charge,
a rurai circuit made up of four
union churches in Lehigh and
Berks counties. He is graduate
of keystone State Normal School,
Albright College, Muhlenberg Col
lege. and the theological seminary
of the Evangelical and Reformed
church in Lancaster, Pa.
Also speaking on the program is
DIR. Paul Dolan, professor of politi-
ca' science at the University of
Delaware. DIR. Dolan win discuss
''Delaware's Government"
The state meeting, held during
the ninth annual National Home
Demonstration Week, is expected
to attract about 500 women from
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22
DAIRY SURPLUS
nv Ezra Taft Benson

DN GLId ldlt DChcOn
One of agriculture's biggest
problems is also one of the easiest
to solve.
The solution lies not government
or its officials but with millions
of Americans who can and should
drink an extra glass or two of
milk each week and eat few add
Iitional pieces of butter.
At present the dairy industry is
confronted with production and
marketing problems that stem
from increasing output, declining
exports and a reduction in per
capita consumption. 1t is important
to see that these troubles are not
perpetuated.
The government now has more
than 1,320,000,O00 pounds of dairy
products in storage. These sur
pluses were acquired by support
ing dairy prices at 80 percent of
parity. They are products that
should have gone to consumers but
instead went into government
warehouses.
To make dairying strong and
independent part of our agricul-
tural economy these surpluses
must be disposed of and proper
adjustment made between produc-
ton and consumption. The easiest
way to do this is to increase con-
sumption.
Since 1945 the annual per capita
consumption of fluid milk and
cream has declined AZ pounds. For
the same period consumption OF
butter dropped the equivalent OF
and additional As pounds of milk
Our people need to eat more
dairy products. If the full dietary
needs of the nation were being met
there would actually be shortage
of these products. Milk is good. II
is the most nearly perfect of al
foods for children, young people
and adults Milk is cheap. A recent
study shows that the nutrients
contained in quart of milk would
cost AZ cents if obtained from otr'
er sources.
In an effort to encourage The
use of dairy products and in com
pliance with the law, I recently
reducted the dairy price support
level from 80 to rs percent of par
ity. 1t is my belief that more real
istic prices, coupled with a vigor
GUS educational and promotion
program stressing the value O
dairy products, will go long wa,
toward reestablishing the industr,
on a firm and profitable basis.
/. am required by law to fiji
dairy supports at point betweel
rs and 80 percent of parity tina
will assure an adequate supply. II
view of both the large surpluse'
and a production rate exceeding
consumption, the Solicitor of TIL
Department of Agriculture rulec
I would have to set the support!
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22

mutation of leaves and other lit
ter.
Fires from the burning of grass,
stubble and brush can easily get
out of hand, County Agent George
Vapaa warns. Extreme care is nee
essary to prevent such fires from
spreading to adjacent woodland.
If you must burn brush, it's al
ways a wise precaution to notify
your nearest fire company-there
may be local ordinance you must
observe.
When you do have the "go-
ahead" to start fire, the follow
ing step will minimize the dang
er of it spreading:
1. Pile brush where the ground
cover is not too thick.
2. Rake or plow clean strip or
firebrake around the piles wide
enough to hold the fire.
8. Know where to get fire-fight-
ing help and equipment quickly if
needed.
4. Burn only one brush pile at a
time.
5. When burning implied brush,
be sure to burn downhill or against
the air current.
6. When burning is completed do
not leave it until you are positive
that the fire is dead out.
z. If large amounts of brush are
to be burned, better play safe and
notify the forest fire warden in
advance.
s. Never leave fire unattended
at any time.
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22
FEED TOMATO FIELDS NOW
AND AT PLANTING TIME

Tomatoes are rank feeders and
a good crop will remove large
amounts of plant food from the
soil. For that reason, it pays to
fertilize them well for maximum
yields, says Professor Eugene
Brasher, head of the horticulture
department at the University of
Delaware.
Erasher recommends and 8-16-16
or t,-10-10 fertilizer for the heavier
coils and 5-10-15 for the lighter or
sandy soils. About three-fourths of
the fertilizer should be broadcast
and plowed under now as the land
is fitted for tomatoes. The remain
ing one-fourth should be applied at
planting time.
A 10 ton to the acre crop, not a
particularly heavy yield of toma-
toes, removes 100 pound of nitro
gen, 35 pounds of phosphorus, and
IT'S pounds of potash in the fruit
alone, he explains.
ields of 20 tons of marketable
tomatoes to the acre are frequent
ly obtained" Brasher adds.
While the amount of phosphorus
removed by the tomato crop is
relatively small, at least four times
that amount should be applied be-
cause of the rapid ''fixation" of
phosphorus to unavailable forms
in the soil.
On the other hand, if large
amounts of fertilizer high in phos-
piror-ls have been applied for a
number of years, a lower phos-
phorus ratio will give as good crop
yields with less cost.
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22

"A kind of inarticulate, unfatfo-
mable speech, which leads us to
the edge of the infinite, and lets
us for moments gaze into that!
Thomas Carlyle
Smyrna times., 1954-04-22
TAKE CARE DURING
FOREST FIRE SEASON

Spring always is a forest fire
season, especially wren hot, dry
make tinder of the accu-
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Dovid LoWrence-

LONDON, June 8.-Anybody
who wants to see the relations
between Great Britain and the
United States stronger on the
side of friendship than they
have been need not look far
for the causes of the often-ex-
aggerated differences. There
are relatively few Communists
in Great Britain, but nobody
knows the extent of Commu-
mist influence which is invis-
ible.
There are, on the other
hand, troublemakers who deny
any connection with the Com
munist Party and yet who
manage to direct the left wing
Of the Labor Party into chan
nels that coincide somewhat
with the line of hostile express
sionS coming regularly from
Communist propaganda.
Thus, the other day the Lon
don correspondent Of the New
York Times wrote these sig
nificant sentences:
''The idea that the United
States and the Soviet Union
are two equally malignant
coloSSi whose quarrelS Britain
can avoid has been spread by
leaders of the left wing of the
Labor Party in speeches, news
paper articles and pamphlets
for the last two years.
"As q result many thousands
Of working-class folk honestly
believe that Britain, long. a
citadel of freedom, can remain
neutral in the contest between
the free world and totali-
tarianism.
It is interesting to note that
politicians of the left wing here
have recently been portraying
the Eisenhower administration
as eager for war. and this line,
oddly enough, has appeared in
newspapers in Southeast Asia
Evening star., 1954-06-08

officer" Mr.. Cole contends
the phrase does not mean
much but has been unwilling
to drop it lest the omission be
construed as a reflection on
Admiral Strauss.
II can subscribe to at least
part of the suggestion you
have made for insertion in this
section of the act where you
say that all the members of
the commission shall have
equal responsibility and. au-
thority," Mr.. Cole told Mr..
Murray. But I am not quite so
ready to accept the latter part
of it, because to do so would
be to render helpless a COM
mission majority which at some
time in the. future by a ma
jority vote might determine
that perhaps two members or
perhaps a single individual
member of the commission
should not have information
in a particular limited field.
II can conceive that circum-
stances like that might arise.
I prefer to leave it in the
hands of a majority of the
commission to determine the
extent to which the members
Of the commission shall have
such access"
Mr.. Murray was incredulous.
do you mean you can con-.
ceive of a situation Of vital i'm
portance where information
ought to be withheld from a
member of the commission it.
SELF" he asked bluntly. When
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Dy HE Asseeiessd Press

TEG UC IGALPA, Honduras,
June S.-The United Fruit Co.
pressed its case directly with the
strikers today in an attempt to
end the paralyzing. month-old
walkout Of some $4,000 banana
workers.
In q surprise move obviously
designed to bypass balky union
ofncials the company air-dropped
thousands Of leaflets over the
struck banana belt last night.
They outlined q compromise Of
fer to boost wages and improve
working conditions.
The company forwarded copies
Of the leaflets to Honduran
President Juan Manuel Galvez
and to army commandants In La
Lima and other strike centers.
The company offered wage
boosts ranging from 10 per cent
in the lowest bracket to 5 per
cent in the upper salary scales.
It also offered two-week paid
vacations and free medical care
for workers families.
Strike leaders labeled the Of.
Evening star., 1954-06-08

in his life that contributed
most to his great reputation.
He, at least, should be able to
understand how DR.. Open
heimer must have searched
his soul before lending his
talent and his energy to a task
repugnant in itself. And,
understanding. he may be able
to right the wrong now being
done.
To attempt this will take
courage on the Presidents
part. The national state of
mind, the hysterical fears and
suspicious now being revealed
in their full flower by the Nc
Carthy-Army hearings, is not
one to embolden him. On the
other hand. however. it offers
an added reason for being
bold-bold enough to introduce
a bit Of cool. common sense
into consideration of the case
Of DR.. Oppenheimer.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

The Joe Must Co. movement fails in Wisconsin 1t
that Senator Mccarthy will and until he becomes
insttution-or until we're all in
Mccarthy Army investigators calls between
Stevens Secretary Of the Army Schne Armys
most public private.
Did Stevens call Schne did Schne call That
the 81 80 question. marked down from $64
They're going to need ito for all these
phone calls
Democratic Representative Yates will take 385
to clear out the slums under ke Democrats claim
that's reasonably sound estmathe kind that ought hold
up long enough to for Office
Investigators that Mccarthy
called himself big hunter Republican
1--WE don't mind the safar bubbut how about shooting at
something besides elephant?"
Ike gets honorary degree at Washington College. Re-
pubicans it's fitting After ALL Ike is the honorary
leader of the Republican Party.
administration makes its contribution. The Demo-
atomhe Republicans split the Atomic Energy
Commission,