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Observer, La Grcnde, Or., Fri., Oct. 2, 1959 Page 3 " WM. if-. . i If 'tl ' r ,,tv ' . - - : PROUD OWNERS Reid Tavlor, left, and Duane Fleet, center, jointly own the Hereford bull shown above. The picture was taken on the Duane Fleet farm during the Hereford tour last Tuesday. Chuck Gavin, county extension agent, is on the right. Valley Farm-Ranch-Home Bill Bebout, Editor Important Changes For 1960 Soil Bank Program Explained Two important changes in the lWiO Conservation Reserve of the Soil Bank have been announced 1 y the Union County Stabilization and Conservation office. Basic annual rates will be es tablished' by the same method used for the 1059 contracts and farmers now have until Oct. 9 to take the first step in applying for the 1060 program. These chances have been made following enactment of a new law passed shortly before the recent adjournment of Congress and signed by the 11-esident Sept. 4. (The added time will enable f jrmers to study the new rate ar ljmgement and determine the ad visability of coming into the pro gram. ! The new law, according to IJoyd German of the ASC office, removes the legal requirement that the annual payment rate must depend on actual crop pro duction during the period 1955- 1959 cn the land placed in the reserve. Many farmers regarded such rates as unfair because of the effect of drought and ether nat ural disaster on crop- yields during one or more of those years. Under the new law, basic annual rales for 1960 will be de termined chiefly on the basis of the Drndnctivitv nnrl valun t( thp idiiu lui aswtuiiuiai pulpites, just as they were for 1959. The basic rate may not exceed 20 per cent of the value of the land offered and may not be higher than the basic annual rate that would have be?n estab lished lor the same farm in the 1959 program. Another recent program change that may affect some farmers in this county permits a contract with a land owner where a tenant leaves a farm Voluntarily and the owner finds it necessary to take over the operation. Union County Homemakers To Attend Portland Meet Wightman, Mabel. Many hememake.-s hav'e written to' Oregon headquarters saying they plan to combine the NHDC meeting with family vacations. Seventy Maine homemakers are coming by bus; North Dakota delegates are coming on special tour; and a large number of Ha waiian homemakers will fly to the meeting. Some delegations have haJreservations for three to four months at Portland hotels. Five Union County homemakers will attend the National Home Demonstration Council meeting in Portland. Oct. 11 through 14. It will be the first such council held west of the Rockies in 23 years. Mrs.- Dran Puckett, Cove, di rector of district eight, will leave for . Portland oh Oct. 10 and will be joined by the other four home makers on Oct. 12. A total of 2.500 delegates, repre senting 1.500,000 homemakers, are expected to attend this year's nr-eting. Most or the four days will be devoted to work sessions in which the women will develop programs they can bring back for use in Union County clubs. Attending from this area wi'l be Mrs. Carl Stewart. Mrs. Wayne Jonrs. Mrs. Lyle Rogers and Mrs. Maurice Rogers. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Lyle Rogers will be represent ing the county advisory committee of the Home Extension Service. On Oct. 7 the women will go to Pendleton where they take part in training session in preparation for the Portland meeting. Spcakrs will include Gov. Mark Hatfield. Congressman Kdith Green. C. M. Ferguson, adminis trator, federal extension service, Washington, DC, and Dr. Fred Kern, director of religious affairs in civil defense mobilization. Battle Creek, Mich. Nearly 250 Oregon homemakers. official hostesses, are already serving on committees and other help is being rnlisted. reports Mrs. E. K. Kilpatritk. Salem, Oregon' general convention chair mnn. Others serving as committee chairmen are Mrs. F. E. Ilanscll and Mrs. James Sampson Sr.. Athena;- Mrs, Riddell Lagu and Mrs. George Tonn, Hood River; Mrs. Jack Bartlett, Brooks; Mrs. Henry Childs, Otis; and Mrs. W. G. Originally, a farm which was operated by a tenant or share cropper in 1958 or 1959 could not be placed under a 1960 contract unless a tenant or sharecropper was designated to share in the pament. 1 j The purpose cf the Conscrva-, tion Reserve program, German explained, is to bring about the withdrawal of cropland fromj production, helping to adjust to tal crop acreage more nearly in line with needs. Land placed in the reserve may not be cropped or grazed and must be protectd with a conservation practice. I A basic pcr-acre rate is deter-' mined for each farmer who re quests it. The farmer may offer kind and app'y for a contract at any figure below that basic rate. In case funds are insufficient to permit acceptance of all applica tions, priority in accepting offers will be based en the rate at which the farmer o.'fers his land. Farmers who have not prev iously requested a rate detrmi nation but now believe that the program will be of interest to them should visit the county ASC office as scon as possible to obtain full information, Ger man said. ; Our New Phone No. Is W0 3-5203 NICHOLS EQUIPMENT CO. Island City FARM PRODUCERS WE HAVE THE Industrial Equipment You Need! A.M. SPRINKLER II GATES IRRIGATION SYSTEMS BELTS j PULLEYS RAINBIRD SPRINKLERS All Size GE Atat workshop Electric. Motors POWER TOOLS VICTOR Phillip. Red Head Welding Supplies Concrete fasteners Portable. 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