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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1959)
Ev Di tw, of t 77, Antl iivls a c at ) -M IOW! mar Clai 01 lian sepl dau lett, sisti Idal grci S( the diet Ccn Ac Cli 7 act tcr exi ' ico wh bei I poi Sh lef 15. 4-H Clubs To Growth ' "A little house well filled. Utile land well tilled and a little wile weu wined, are great riches' TOs saying penciled by a boy into a memory dook w years ago con tained some of the purpose of Ore gon? first 4-H clubs, tittle did this boy dream, how eVer, that he was a pioneer in one of the largest educational youth movements in the country's his tory. xuuay, du.om uuys anu girls in Oregon are learning how to pro duee food and fashion for home and .market through 4-H ihead, heart, hands, and heullh). Project o lenngs in early clubs were con fined muinly to production of farm ammas. raising u garden, and for girls cooking and sewing. Now, youths can choose from 24 project areas, learning not only newest metnods of production but also ways of becoming better con sumers. ' Project offerings appeal to both (arm and city youngsters, as re flected in current 4-H enrollments. Most of Oregon's club members live in cities or rural communities. Only 13,457 of these live on farms. Back in 1914, throe stale 4-H agents serviced all of . Oregon's (flubs, often spending seven months of "the year traveling. The only Baved. roads ut the time ran be tween Ashlnnd and Medford, Port land and Grsham, and 10 .miles out of Salem. Today, 50U0 adults lead 4-H clubs, and all counties . have extension agents doing 4 11 work. Competition for the Midwest pork market, and a shortage of pork and fat during World War I brought about the beginning of the first 4-H pig clubs in 1S(14V 0. M. Plum per, president of the Portlund Union Stockyards, provided cash T Willys Motors Announces . . . 1 Adams fclWd - I I I , Ph. WO-35 I J 1 La Grande ... J . . . A new dealer for 'Jeep' 4-Wheel-Drive vehicles ! Here't the newest addition to the Willys Team . . . another 'Jeep' dealer ready to ahow you the 'Jeep' family of 4-wheel drive vehicles. See the completely new ' Forward Control 'Jeep FC-170, the world famous Universal 'Jeep', the 'Jeep' Truck, and the 'Jeep' Utility Wagon. Factory authorized parts and service and ' up-to-date .facilities are at your disposal. Get to know your friendly 'Jeep dealer. A will prove what 'Jeep' vehicle you. Come in soon! ferwird Control 'Jp' FC-170... World's neweat and moit advanced 4-Wheel Drive Truck! Joip Truck... works for you 365 days year! (lb. TTvr . sU Praised For Aid Of Oregon Farms and scholarships to youngsters' who would agree to raise pigs, to mar ket size. "It was a real boost to the youngsters because in those days you could buy a pig -for $5 or iess compared to $15 today," re calls L. J. Allen, former state 4-H leader. In the years that followed, the number of 4-11 clubs increased as responsibility for the clubs was given to Oregon Stale College ex tension service passage of the Smith Lever act in 1914.' County agents were eventually appointed in all counties, and today muny of the more ' populated counties have two .and three agents doing iqillllliu HUM wuift. Bentgrass Growers Elect Commission .Oregon growers of highjund bent' grass seed approved tiy a vole of 187 to 33 the formation of a self-help commission for their commodity. Director -Frank Mc- Kennon of the state department of agriculture announced June 4 the results of the two-weeks balloting This commission will be the eighth formed by Oregon farmers Already in existence are similar promotion endeavors by growers of wheat, potatoes, dairy products, filberts, fine fescue seeds, Lndlno clover seed and fryers. McKennon said 220 registered producers voted in the highland bentgrass seed proposal, with 05 percent fuvoring the commission approach to marketing. ' Over 78 percent of Oregon s 1!I5B production of 5.5. .million pounds of this seed was. repre sented in the vote. The commission members , will be uppoinlvd by the governjr. demonstration can do fur ,. family of 4-Wheel-Drive vehicles WILLYS... world's largest mmiilictUfo; ti 4-WhMl Drlys vohlclii Within the next two years, projecst in conservation, use and understanding of natural resources, including wildlife, will be ex panded, says Burton Hutton, state 4-H leader at the college. Oregon's ' fastest growing 4-H project is livestock. Foods, cloth ing, knitting,' photography and horticulture are next in popularity A new project is developed when enough youngsters indicate a need. A new 4-H Empire Builders pro gram was developed last year for the teenagers. It includes the junior leadership project, the ad vanced divisions of the subject matter projects, and opportunities to help with community blood banks, safety check ups, or to learn more about local govern ment. Sixty top ranking 4-H'ers studied state government at the second annual 4-H "Know Your State Government" conference in Salem this year. Club projects often help 4-H youth discover "ready made" vo cations. Some of Oregon s earliest pig club members are today among the state's leading swine breeders. Among them are the Harms broth ers, Jack and Roy, swine and sheep breeders in Canby, and Ed win Kidder of Sherwood. Ernest Sears, outstanding Polk county club member, has won na tional recognition for his work in wheat breeding as a USDA scien tist at the University of Missouri. Much of the 4-H work today still follows the early patterns set up by its first leaders. Its objectives, too, are unchanged: provide young persons opportunity to "learn by doing," develop habits of health ful living,' help them appreciate the world about them; and teuch them to work together for better communities and a better world , Ufllvtrtal 'Jeep'... ,does hundreds of jobil Jeep' Utility Wagon... dual purpose vehicle for business and family ' V MAKING HAY IN THE SUN W. J. Dobbin, Rt. 1, La Grande, is using a pick-up bal er on nis farm nonneast ol town. Dobbin I arms 320 acres in the Grande Roncte val ley. - V - . - (Observer Photo) State Agriculture Board Views New Reoraanization Ledislation The state board of agriculture meeting in Salem June 16, looked at the new legislation providing for reorganization of the state department of agriculture and agreed with Director Frank Mc Kennon that no substantial Chang 's seem necessary at this time. Members present were Ralph G Witcher, Junction City, chairman; Joe Saito, Ontario; Ernest Jern- stedt, Carlton; R. A. Long, Fort Rock; Ward Spatz, Medford; and Dean F. E. Price of OSC, ex of- ficio. Two members were absent For Saito and Jernsledt, appoint ed in May by Governor Hatfield it was the first meeting and oth er members wittnessed their swearing in ceremonies in the governor's office Referring to the reorganization law, McKennon said it is his opinion that if any substantial changes -are made in the depart ment's a lignment and work con cept, they should come after careful study. He said the 1959 61 budget is drawn on present division lines, nor docs it incliu1 funds to carry on the broadc.ied New Harrows Now Offered A 10 foot lift-type disc harrow and 12 and 14 foot wheel-type disc harrows have been added to the already existing range of harrows offered by Ford's Tractor and Implement Division. All of these new harrows in corporate the exclusive "floating hitch" which allows the harrow to ride freely over dead furrows. ditches, ridges and back furrows The 10 foot lift-type harrow has a heavier main frame and is equipped with 32 disc blades, with Ti inch blade spacing. In addi tion it incorporates all of the features that have made small Ford harrows so popular, including a flexible A-frame and quick ad justing gangs with snociul spring lock pins securely holding the gangs in any one of six positions (or quick, easy field adjustment The 12 and 14 foot wheel-type disc harrows arc specifically de signed for use where it is de sirable to disc four rows or cut down four ridges at a time. ODnrreo eg en? 5 c Cx LOTTO DXX3S Mortar Mix ' Concrete Mix Sand Mix DRY MORTAR MIX . Is ready Instantly for any matonry job. Ui it to build out door fireplaces, flogstont patios, alls, plantir boits, any brick, block or stono structurt. JUST ADD WATER Available at: Lt Grande Lumber Van Patten Lumber scope written into the reorgoni zation law. "But if someone proves to me lhat any other work alignment than the one we now- have is more efficient and more econom ical", McKennon told the board "I shall certainly be heartily in favor of it." After considerable discussion of their role under the amended law, board members held that they could best serve the inter ests of agriculturists and consum crs in their areas in a liaison role with Salem headquarters of the department. The board readily accepted Me Kennon's suggestion that their next meeting cover two days. The first will be given over to a tour of the department which McKen non said would give them an op portunity to become more fami liar with the department's broad work. He said he believes this is the first such study session ever proposed for members of the state board of agriculture. The board reviewed all new legislation the department will administer and also studied the $6.2 million budget under which it will operate for the next two years. The major share of the budget 61 per cent will come from license and fees and the 4 LAIRD CHEM Agricultural Ammonia Now Is the Time To Fertilize Your Summer Fallow PHILLIPS AGRICULTURAL AMMONIA , A Before You Rod Weedh Phillips 66 Agricultural Ammonia with 82 nitro gen gives you more of this vital plant food per dol lar than any other type of fertilizer. This leach resistant nitrogen is applied 6 to 8 inches deep . . . right in the moisture xone where roots can reach it easilyl WC. LAIRD Distributor for PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO. East Adams Ave. WO 3-4621 , 4 remainder from tax money. The expenditure will be in almost re verse -order, with roughly 60 per cent going for consumer protec tion,' including sanitation, meat and -food inspection and weights and measures controls. Board members generally ex pressed chagrin that only 1.2 per cent of the entire department budget will go for work in the field of agricultural market de velopment. Ernest Jernstedt, one of the new members, characteriz ed the market development work as "much more important to agri culture than this small sum would indicate." The board expressed satisfac tion than the 1959 legislature had closed loop holes in state meat inspection, making it possible for all meat sold in Oregon to come vir.der inspection. As one move, the legislature removed the ex emption privilege for custom slaughter plants and they will now all come under inspection. The state expects to reach its June 30 deadline on achieving a modified certified brucellosis free status for the first time in history, McKennon reported. He sad the only question mark was the outcome in one county but he expected that county to reach the goal. f" " ' . ' ' " "rw., WITH Observer, La Grande, Ore., New Research Subjects Of OSC Magazine Did you know that Oregon farm ponds aren't being fished enough?. That slepi boosted through sum- Pier pasture with slilbestrol, then reimplanted in the feedlot, gained just as fast as steers implanted in the feedlot for the first time? That sheep' keds (ticks) can be controlled with dieldrin dust? This information is among that reported in the latest issue of the research magazine published by the Oregon Stale College ag ricultural experiment station. Copies of "Oregon's Agricultur al Progress" are free on request' to Oregonians. Requests for the current issues, or to be placed on the regular mailing list, should t-e sent to Bulletin Clerk, Indusi trial Building, Oregon State College, Corvallis. 1 A wide range of topics is treat- cc in the new issue: A study of 50 farm fish ponds by Carl Bond, OSC fish biologist showed rainbow trout provide best fishing. Overpopulation leads to stunted growth, a problem relieved by more fishing. A fish-, ing guide is included for rainbow The that you are dealing with a professional in surance specialist an independent local businessman who is not an employee of an insurance company. This seal is your pledge of on-the-spot service! You Are Served FIRST LOCALLY 105 DEPOT: APPLICATORS All Sizes . '.' SOIL TESTING for . . . NITROGEN, PHOSPHOROUS, SULPHUR, POTASH, Etc. ROGEN, PH IUR, POTAS Calf Us! Fri., June 26, 1959 Page 8 Findings Are trout, largemouth bass, bluegills, crappies and bullheads. D. C. England, r; OSC animal husbandman, reported that steers carried for more than 120 days responded to repeated stilbcstrol implants whether in the feedlot or on a combination of pasture and fordlot. . v. Entomoligst R. L. Goulding re ports that treating all sheep year ly with 1.5 per cent dieldrin dust will give good control of sheep ticks. Time of application does- 4n't seem to matter, but it is im portant to treat all sheep in a tlock. ! In another article, OSC poultry men report Oregon corn j and wheat have the same poultry feeding value as Midwestern or Eastern corn. Short research briefs in the publication' report Simazin as r.' promising control for chealgrass n Eastern Oregon wneat, ana Karmcx diuron for ryegrass in. Western Oregon grain; that the tendency of cattle to bloat may be inherited; that potash boosts, ltuume yields on coastal soils; and that diversification rarely re duces price variation for farm products. ' seal above tells you CArV . I m -r- WO 3-2125 AVAILABLE No Charge