Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1959)
re I. . A t. LtU .yJ -'-f7 f- J : . V? V. 7 ' I '1.1' ! ' - "I '' l ' 'Jiirkii: . Ji'.i l' .V'.'.. '' " k , :1 '. fTJ ,:? 1 r -.V-'T mm Observer, La Grande, Ore., Fri., Sepr. 18, 1959 Page 3 4 -.v-.n 1 . . ..!' MACHINES LEAN SEED Darcey Sater Wheeks Results FULL MEASURE FOR EACH SACK Tom Ontko Weighs-Seed FAST AND EFFICIENT Power Tool Sews Sacks Waaner Seed Firm Valley Farm-Ranch-Home Pioneers Industry AT Bill Bebout, Editor Bv BOB CHANDLER ObMrvtr Staff Writer IMBLKK (Special An idea born in the early 1930's in the middle of the depression has turned into a mi'lion-plus dollar industry fcr the Grande Roni Valley and has carried the name of the valley to all parts of the world. The" industry is the growing and processing of grass seed, half a dozen varieties of it, in an area which has turned out to be par- state Fair Honor Won Union County 4-H Club mem bers scored many achievements in competition at this year's Oregon State Fair in Salem. Blue ribbons were won by the horse judging team, composed of Terry Bowman, Norma and Sharon Waldrop. ' Mary Lynn Berryman, Route 1, La Grande, earned a blue rib Qbon on her junior ' agricultural demonstration on "Training a Foal.1' Ruth Hoxic received a blue r.bbon in the senior bread bak ing contest. .' - ' Red ribbons were won by the following girls in dress revue: Sharon Jones, Kay Griffith, Ar . dvee Gulzow and Ruth Elmer. Ruth Hoxie received a red rib bon with her home economics demenstration and Eloise Mc-H Coy earned a red ribbon in the junior Spreckles canning contest. Hereford Tour Due Sept. 29 Union county Hereford breeders will hold their 3rd annual Hereford tour on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Hereford breeders of th county take this opportunity to show com mercial men and other purebred breeders their brood herds, sal; cattle and herd sires. The county has long been famous for the quality of purebred Here fords they produce and a great number find their way into the brood herds of other purebred breeders throughout the North west. Cattle from Union county have been sent to Idaho, Nevada, Cali fornia and Washington. The Tri-County Hereford Sale held in La Grande, each February is1 one of the oldest consignment sales held in the northwest. ticularly well adapted for this crop. Biggest processor in the county is the H. L. Wagner and Sons plant at Imbler.1 The Wagner firm also operates in other parts of the West but maintains Its processing center in the valley. i . 1 ' I L. ndgim tiiiu auua allies awuir r ... i : i . , " irum lis imuier iirauiuK plain iw England and other parts of the wcrld which have come to know and want Grande Ronde Valley seed. "There are a number of factors which make this valhy well suited for the production of grass seeds," according to Darcey Sator man ager of the firm. "We have an excellent climate, good soil and water conditions and this is an area almost completely free of weeds.".. As a result of these factors, he said, the company's production is in demand, in American and world markets. Processing and cleaning of seed is in full swing now, with the 1939 harvest practically over, Sator said., .Busifst,Jwrvest, time in this area starts in mid-July and runs unitl shortly before Labor Day. Annual seed production in the county in the last year for which figures are completed totaled near ly $14 million, with Merion blue grass accounting for the biggest single varietal income, according to County Agent Ted Sidor. Other major money crops in the seed business were Illahee red fescue, creeping red and chewings fescue. Various wheat grasses also added to the total as did timo thy, brome and meadow foxtail. Most seed raised in the vaHcy is the product of diversified farm ing operations, with a large num ber of pjots being 40 acres or over, Sator said. The largest English market is for chewings fescue, which is not produced in England but which has turned out to be particularly well adapted for lawns in that climate, Sator said. W F'iXT;:n Union, Wallowa M-H FFA Plans Soil $$Fv Jud9in9 Contest Ivi" ' V rjfl' V JOSEl'H (Special) A soil judg- m lvfc&&Zi Htl :in comctt at for Fu,urc A j ' 'W l f WNii I l?:'armors America chapters f f i ? JP& ILY V 1 . of ..llnion a.nd Wallowa counties . I v a t3tl'.' T At J "t . ' vim oe ncm at z p.m. mursaay. Farm Bureau Office Has Official Start ISLAND CITY KSpeeial) The Union County Farm Bureau of fice in Island City was official ly opened Sunday with an open house, i ' The county office occupies a corner of the center building and will be open for business Mon days, Wednesdays and Fridays each week. . i i , Refreshments were served at the open house in the La Grande center hall. FARM PRODUCERS WE HAVE THE . . . .i Industrial Equipment Yon Need! A.M. SPRINKLER - GATES IRRIGATION SYSTEMS , BELTS & PULLEYS ' RAINBIRD SPRINKLERS , AH six, G T " Electric Motors Atlat Workshop POWER TOOLS Phillip. Red Head W.lding Supplies Concrete Fastertert ... ' Portable Ferm Bolt Chains Steel , Acetylene Welding ' Steel Cable Unit PACIFIC CENTRIFUGAL IRRIGATION PUMPS T 1 I inausiriai i lacninery SKSLi AND 5AFETY ; Combining skill with safety, Roger Schaad, La Graiule,' topped all other drivers to walk off with grand cham pion honors in 4-H tractor driving competition at the Oregon State Fair in Salem. Roger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Schaad. . Sept. 24. Men and women are invited to join the soil judging tour and observe the contest in action, ac cording to Elgin Cornett, Wal luwa county agent.. Each person will he given a card that shows l'ow the judging is done. ' Judging soil has ecome a use ful aid in teaching the importance of soil, Cornett said. He said that FFA instructors and soil conservation district supervisors i'sc this method to emphasize that all resources are based on soil production. Ned Moon, Joseph FFA instruc tor, is making local arrangements to organize the contest for chap ters in the two counties. Dick Uarriman, SCS soil technician will help select soil types to be jiMKed. Big Wool Vote ISLAND CITY (Special) Roy I,cenirrd. chairman of the Union County Farm Bureau sheep com modity group, tias stressed the importance for. voting in the wool referendum vote in pro tircss this month. Leonard urged the Vote so that an accurate picture oi tne de sires of sheep producers can be obtained. If tne program Is favored, one cent per pound on shorn wool and five cents per . hundred weight (live) on unshorn lambs would be deducted from wool in centive payments before reach ing the sheepmen, i If the program is not favored by two thirds cf the voting pro ducers or two-thirds of the pro duction represented in the vot ing, no deduction will be made. The ASO office is In charge of the voting being conducted under the supervision of the sec retary of gricuHure. ' Livestock Club Meets NORTH POWDER (Special) The Mt. Carmel Livestock 4-H clnb held its last meeting of the year Tuesday at the school house. They received their cards from Mrs. Louis Pratt, club leader. READY FOR SHIPMENT Mary Newtomb Tags Seed Sacks Among Valley Farmers By County Agents Ted Sidor and Charles' Gavin Cattle grub control Two sys temic Insecticides ore now avail able for control of cuttle grubs. Thesf arc known as Co-Ital and Trolene'. The Co Hal is used as a spray and the Trolene is given orally in a bolus form. Excellent louse control has also been ob tained with Co-Ral. In the trials he'd ov?r the stale with some 1300 head o' cat tle, there was a control with the bolus and 82 (. with the spray. However, in the trials in Union rountyy we had 100" control with the spray and around 92'T with the bohis.'fnd with the spray w had a good louse control. Cattle can be treated ne to Nov. 1, with other insecticide, how ever, if the spray is used, use a high pressure pump and wet cat tl" thoroughly. It would be best to treat them by the 15th of October, or be.'ore they have teo much winter hair. Also, don't treat lariating dairy animals, animals undergoing stress or calves under 6 months of age. Cattlemen, sp?cially in the I'nion area or those who have grazed in the area, should vaccinate their cetlle for Red Water right away. We have had more loss In this paiticular area from this disease than from' any other and while we have them in. it would be a good idea for all cattlemen to vaccinate for Leptospirosjs. Some information concerning seed crops that may be of in terest to you include Merion bluegrass which appears to be the best cash seed crop for 1959. Some growers are wondering if the trade will abso b more than the present production. . ' Newport bluegrass is a new strain. The Newport Association dues not want an increase plant ing this year. This group plans to watch the acceptance cf Newport bluegrass by turf consumers. On Red cjover. Kenland and Penscott are th? two most popular red clovers. Red clover is an ex cellent rotation crop. There is usually a fair market for red clover seed. On orchard grass, Potomac is still the most popular for feed production in Oregon. New va rieties available include S-143. Akaroa, Pennlate and Larar. . It is reported that S 113, Akaroa and Larar do not have enough winter hardiness for most of the orchard grass consuming area. John C. Kelthley with one of his 8ufTolk stud rams. Ha likes large, blocky bucks with plenty or none ana sturdy , leas to carry them ovtr th rugged mountain ranges. ' I' frrrrz? - r , ' . ' c"v "xU-: v..ij m w I LAIRD EMft m : s ";.rAA-niii Anhydrous Ammonia 1 ' 1 i - SULFIiLH B1U UN AINV : ' ' nd ' ; PROPORTION DESIRED CAN ', Aqua Ammonia BEADDELTTIUZER:-:- IT'S FERTILIZING TIME! . . .". 4 - l I l ' I;: u. 1 '. ' , . Get Your Land Ready How With PHILLIPS AQUA or ANHYDROUS AAAMONIA 1 APPLICATORS AVAILABLE I All Sizes . . . No Charge ' '' w': ' ' (T SOIL TESTI1IG I for . . . NITROGEN, PHOSPHOROUS, , SULPHUR, POTASH, Etc. ' " ' ' Call Us! J 7 Produces top-quality range bucks on Purina "I don't believe in pampering range bucks," says John C. Keithley, young Suffolk breeder who ranches near Midvale, Idaho, "We select for size, depth of body,' ruggedness and bone," h added, "and we do our best to help these characteristics fully develop through proper supplemental feeding, on the Purina Program." That's the program more and more sheepmen are following these days . '. . using the proper kind and amount of supplemental feeding to get the most out of their bands. We can furnish you with the details of ' Parina's research-approved feeding, program. Stop in and see us when you" are in town. Union County Grain Growers Elgin ISLAND CITY WO 3-5851 Alice! Phillips 66 Agricultural Ammonia with 82 nitro gen gives you mor 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 moisturo zone where toots can reach it easily! ), W.C LAIRD Established locally to Serve ' farmers of the area and distributor for I sett id d d n n o a b n a n n i PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO. 1410 Adams WO 3-4o23 East Adams Ave, WO 3-4621 ' ' end SUPPLY mi U HHHBUBHMHHII ' " ' ' ' -