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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1959)
t J ' i . T .w ',r mini p; i r 1 i ji lau a. till I ru i . , H.i!rjKi 1950 '51 '52 '53 '54 '55 '56 '57 . '58 '59 THE FARM FRONT As the crowing season near Iti end on U.S. farms, signs indicate that the nation's output of farm products will be about the same as the unprecedented level reached in 1958. Though crops as a whole are down, record breaking corn harvest and livestock output will Dak up for It Chart above Is based on Department of Agriculture figures. "I WHEAT PRODUCTION ,-t-y . I I . . -0: -mj '4 CARRYOVER fPtfl M PRODUCTION , USE ' j -.rr ' M 1954 -55 '56 '57 '& 'S '60 WHEAT TO EAT This year's harvest of wheat, as forecast by the Department of Agriculture, is down 23 per cant from 1858's all-time high and has moved to a level that la close to the annual rate of consumption (see chart, above). Even so, carryover (supply on hand) from previous years Is so (Tea; that Is represents better than a two-year stockpile. 1401 I 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 LIVESTOCK VS. CROPS. INDEX (1147 100 130 1 1 "ifiilflli-j- 100 dfc j- - CROPS- rT -p-i rrT-n,T-T 1 1950 '51 '52 '51 '54 '55 '56 '57 '5 '59 CURBING THE CROPS This year, for the first time In five yean, anticipated volume of crops raised on U.S. farms Is down slightly from a year ago (see chart, above), according to Department of Agriculture estimates. Cotton and corn are the only major -crops showing an increase. Output of livestock, however, is heading for a new high. '.- . Among Valley Farmers By County Agents Ttd Sidor and Chirlti Gavin Commercial cattle breeders missed a Croat opportunity hy not attending the third annual Onion County Hereford Tour. It is an op portunity for the person inter ested in seeing how range bulls arc being raised, the purebred man's program and the painstak ing work 'to goes to to produce these ra '. . bulls. People from other counties and states we e more than grac'ous with their compliments on the quality of the cuttle which thoy saw on the tour. What cattle makes the most money? Farmers cooperating with Illinois Farm Management asso ciation made the most money on short-fed yearlings sold during 1958. Average return per $100 worth of feed was $173. Here is how other kinds rank cd on the same scale: Heavy steers $169; steer calves $149; he for calves, long fed yearlings postur ed and dry-lot all returned 144. BOTH, OF COURSE! Actwetty, both picture r of Dr. NoIm' M daughter who hat worn contact lento 14 Uvrt day for tho past two yor. And . . . the wear dark green tinttd contact Unset for swimming n tiding. A dramatic illustration of tha cosmetic & psychological benefits to ba darlvad from wearing contact Units. why not tend tht WHOLE girl back to school f Convenient Credit We 225S Dr. Omar J. Noltt Now that fall is here and your garden has completed its produc tion for the year, this Is a good time to help the physical charac teristics of the soil. Cover crops of wheat and peas can be sown, turning under crop refuse is good, (Usking under the organic mulch from last year is flood or building up the compost pile with all the refuse will help lor next spring. Don't lot the vinter rain pound the soil particles together because you lelt the garden unworked or bare. The Idaho, Washington and Ore gon Kxperimcnt Stations arc spon soring a wheat utilization Confer ence October 27, and 28, at Walla Walla. Washington. The purpose of this conference is to review with the wheat industry some of the research which has been done anil that which is currently in pro gress on wheat utilization through out the 1' oiled Slates. Consider ation will also be given to cir cumstances involved in finding give Green Sttmet COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. Main CR 47124 PENOLITON and Larry F. Crowtll Seed Tests Are Later This Year l'ni"n county seed growers 'his year have to wait longer than usual for results of germination tests from the seed laboratory at Oregon Slate College because of i,n unusually high percentage of dormant seeds in samples sent in fcr testing. "It's taking a long time to make the seeds grow," commented Mrs. Ixiuisa Jensen, head of the seed laboratory. She thinks in some instances dormancy may be due to seed being slightly immature at the time of harvest. She reported Alta fescue and bluegrass seed samples sent in for testing show more dormant seed than the lab has encounter ed the past 10 years. Tests still are not complete for many seed samples planted in mid-July. On the other hand, (he laboratory is equipped to get purity test results out more promptly than in pre vious years. Ilcsults of pur ity tests are being mailed out faster than before, with 24- hour to a week service. Mrs. Jensen explained that purity and germination tests are methods of uelermining seed quality. She cautioned growers to clean green material, such as leaves and stems, out of the seed as soon s possible since they have a higher moisture content than the seed. If growers suspect a mois ture problem they 'may send in a seed sample for moisture test ing. I'pon request, the lab will furnish moisture-proof cans for submitting samples. She explain ed that testing for moisture con tent is not a regular part of test ing for quality. Spraying Due Peach, Apricot Trees Here Fall spray of peach and apricot trees should be applied for the control of Cornyeum blight. Bordeaux is still the best fall spray for peaches, reports Ted Si dor, county Extension agent. How ever home gardeners will find it inconvenient to make up small lots of Bordeau, a copper spray plus a spreader sticker should be ap plied. For apricots, use Ziram instead of the copper sprays. and investigating new uses for wheat as well as the economics of industrial wheat utilization. Speakers are being obtained from the USDA western and north ern Utilization Laboratories, from the Utilization Research Division of USDA, Washington, DC, from leaders in the Industry and from our own agricultural Experiment Stations. The program promises to be one of interest to all those who are in any way concerned with the wheat utilization prob lem. Mark your calendar and toll your friends that on October 27 and 28, there will be a Wheat Ut ilization Conference at Walla Wal la, Washington. Once every thirty days, farmers with "on the farm storage" should take samples from stored grains (or insect damage. Fumi gate at once if you find one gran cry weevil or as many as five in sects of other kinds per quart sam ple. Various funigants are on the market that are inexpensive and do an excellent job. A COMPREHENSIVE DWELLING POLICY GIVES YOU -PERSONALIZED PROTECTION FOR GfYOUR HOME EtfrOUR PERSONAL PROPERTT QfYOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY AGAINST: FIRE, LIGHTNING, WIND, THEFT. VANDALISM ' AND MANY OTHER PERILS ALL IN ONE 'PACKAGE' POLICY AT A SAVINGS TO YOU AVAILABLE NOW . SUBSTANTIAL CREDIT ALLOWED FOR PRESENT INSURANCE Roland t. Gerham P.O. Box 41 S 3001 Washington WO J-5911 1TATI FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY (leominoton, Illinois I INIUNCI I Valley Farm-Ranch-Home r : zJ, TO ATTEND HOMEMAKER'S MEETING These four Union County homemakers will attend the National Home Demonstration Council in Portland Oct. 11 through 14. They attended a training session in Pendleton Wednesday in preparation for the Portland meeting. From left are Mrs. Maurice Rogers, Mrs. Carl Stewart. Mrs. Wavne Jones and Mrs. Lyle Rogers, all of La Grande. (Observer Photo) Banquet Will Honor Union County's 4-H Club Leaders By JIM HUBER County Extension Agent Union County Farm Bureau has announced that they will again sponsor the 4 II Leader's Banquet and a tentative date of October 28, has boon set. We certainly ap preciate the support of the Farm Bureau in providing a full course dinner to our loaders for the ser vice thoy have rendered the youth of the county and the community during the past year. All 4-11 loaders, their partners and all Junior Leaders arc invit ed to attend. Mrs. Hubert Beck er, Aliccl, is chairman of the din ner. Union County Whilohouse Con ference on Children and Youth met recently and decided to send a delegate to the Whilohouse Con ference on Children and Youth at Washington DC. from March 29 to April 2. Organizations interested in the youth of the county will he invit ed to .provide funds to send the delegates to the conference. Mrs. Hohort McPhetrirtge is finance chairman for the county and Lt. Oakley Summers, Salvation Army, is currently chairman of the Un ion County Whilohouse Conference on Children and Youth. The fourth 'annual light horse judging short course is scheduled COALS heat for less It's clean PREPARED coal. Coal heats your home for less. Water WASHED to remove waste Heat DRIED for moisture control ' HOMOGENIZED for smooth firing DUSPRUFfor cleanliness BRANDED for - your protection TO look for the foil circle disc scattered through every ton. let ut fill your binl La Grand Lumber Co. (ABERDEEN COAL) Van Petten Lumber (CASTLE GATE COAL) Smith Bros. Moving Service (BLUE BLAZE COAL) Bill EWbouf, Editor October 9 and 10 at Oregon State College. A horse show Saturday evening will climax the two-day event. Main speakers will be Dr. J. K. Northway. chief veterinarian for the King Ranch at Kingsville, Tex as, since 1916. and Mrs. Claud II Drew, nationally-known horse-woman who teaches horsemanship at Christian College, Columbia, Mo. Enrollment still is open in the short course, which is limited to 120. Entry fee is $10. Anyone in terested in a'tending may get an entry blank at the Extension Of fice. Union County has just one entry in the 1959 Pacific International Livestock Exposition to be hold al North Portland October 17-24. La nctta Carter will exhibit her champion Hereford steer and also participate in the showmanship contest. It is exiectod that Union County will also have a livestock judging team that will judge on October 17. at 10:00 a.m. Bob Becker, KFA member from Another You find it attrartive bccaiuc of ihe jimplicily of line, tlie absence of over-design. You're drawn to its crisp frrcdnrn, i!s perfect form, its exhilarating freshness. You'll find it amiably oticdirnt because of Wide Track I100U and a thoroughly new suspension system. Wide-Track firms the foundation, stabilizes, balances. A softer suspension makes it responsive, quick and easy to take directinii. l'oiiliac's TomjH-st engines for 1(X) arc more 1602 Alicel, will also exhibit a Hereford stoer at the show. Recently we received an inter esting letter from Tanja Hills. formerly of bummerville who is now living at LaGrange. Illinois. It is most encouraging to receive letters o( Hies type from those who have profited from 411 work and take the time to write a note of appreciation. If any of her friends are interested in writing to Tan ja. her address is: C3()0 S. East Avenue, La Grange, Illinois. All advanced 4 H clothing load ers will be pleased to know that Miss ilildcgarde Streufcrt. OCC clothing specialist, will be in I'n ion county on October 21, to train advance clothing loaders. FILTERS FOIL POLLEN Many persons have found that air-conditioning relievos the ef fect of air borne pollen, rose fever and hty fever. For this ben cfit alone thoy feel the purchase of air-conditionipg is justified. A PROBABLE RECORD CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa (ITI Temperature readings here (or a 56 hour period registered 56 de grees. The Weather Bureau said fresh. OHG...1romPoiitiac! see you local author, zE0 pontiac oealcr GETTINGS LYHCH MOTOR CO. ADAMS Obiirvir, L Gr.nde, Or.., Total Crop Production Expected To Be Close To Last Year's Record Perm Newt Roundup WASHINGTON iLPD The Agriculture Department's monthly general crop report, which will be issued today, was expected to show total production for the yea very close to iu"8's all-time rec ord. The monthly crop forecast also was expected to indicate that the corn crop is still headed for a now hgh. WASHINGTON H'PD A gov ernment survey showed today that a big percentage of firms in ma fir food marketing industries have taken over other companies in recent years. The Agriculture Department said 19 per cent of the 2.427 com panies answering the survey re ported thoy had acquired other firms durirg the period from 1952 through 1908. The survey disclosed also that big companies were the most ac tive in buying no other firms. In dairy processing, for example. companies with 500 or more em ployes accounted for 67 per cent Spray Suggested To Halt Disease In Berry Canes This is the time to apply fall spray for control of leaf and cane spot disease of trailing berries. In planting where leaf and cane spot is severe, the following prun ing and spraying practices should be applied according to Ted Sidor, Union County extension agent. Prune out old fruiting canes as soon as possible rather than wait ing for the normal winter pruning This is recommended because fall rains can wash the disease-causing spores from the old canes down on to the new canes on the ground. Such new growth may as a result become diseased this fall. After pruning, spray with one of the following fungicides: Bordeaux 8-8-100; Copper A at six pounds per 100 gallons of water; Cyprex at 2 pounds per 100 gallons of wat er or Dyrene at 2 pounds per 100 gallons of water. If time does not permit pruning out the old fruiting canes fairly soon, concluded Sidor, the spray application is even more impor tant. Apply a thorough coverage of spray to all canes, both old and new. it probably was some sort of a record but was at a loss as to what kind. viRnn.u ilian ever. You have a wide choice of V-8 P"er packages, ranging from the high performance, '- lo the economical 425E which prefers regular grade gasoline. The car, the keys, the catalog, the courtesy all ""ait you at your Pontiac dealer. i:T' WWt pre yoo swi,lc. "Miiv, comfort. Yob maneuver ;' -Lillful surrnem, accurate control, i Ihr ,,, precise, mot "-raing driving you n ever felt, TI IE onjv' CAR WITH "WIDE LA GRANDE Frl., Oct. . 5 P9 I of the industry acquis tions. Gruce-y stores leu all tood in dustries in acquisitions during the roriml Thov roDorled 37 nor rini of the total acquisitions. MIAMI BEACH. Kla. H'PIi A ihiii v expert leiiorts that mnv (armors have not found so-called "tow pools as pro! liable as they had hoped. Dr V. II Nielsen, chairman al Iowa State University's dairy de partment, also told a meeting of the milk industry foundation Thursday that some farmers fear non-farmers will take over I ho dairy business by investing in cow pools. I'p to now, however. Nielsen said, contract milking hasn't made a major dent in the tradi tional milk production system. He suiri manv farmers who went inin cow pools have been disappointed by low investment returns and rapid depreciation of their cows. WASHINGTON I LTD The Agriculture Department has fin ished its current rogram of buy ing frozen pork for donation to school lunchrooms. The operation took 18.459.CU0 pounds of pork off normal mar kets at a cost of S7.619.OIX). However, the department has announced the beginning of- anoth er purchase program which might help to bolster hog markets. The government will buy limited quan tities of lard on the open market. It will be distributed to needy people and non-profit institutions. Russ Engineer Would Link Continents WASHINGTON IL'PD A Rus sian engineer says it might be possible to improve the climate of the north with the help of a 55 mile dam across the Bering Strait between the Soviet Union and Alaska. With atomic power, he would pump water by the thousands of cubic miles from the warm Paci fic side of the dam into the cold arctic side. The idea is attributed by the Moscow newspaper Komsomol' skaya Pravda to A. I. Shumiiin. Shumilin's project, the paper said, "would moderate the climate of the arctic and its adjoining con tinents." TRAGIC wheels 5- , rsgg T II I t II 7