La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968, October 23, 1959, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextOUoivcr, L.i Grande, Ore, Fii., Oct. 23, I9S9 0 r -f- . jr. p111 i P9 3 r - ' i ' ! .: -, m i inre-W K . . . . . is-- . r 1 AApre Than 40 Years Of Aid To Union County esi dents Through Local Extension Service (Editor' Note: Thii it th first of a torie of riclet lo bo pub liihd in fho farm taction, for iff noxf tovonal wttkt dealing with tho organiution, func tio.it and outlook for Exton iicn torvico In Unicn County. Tho toriot It detignod to thow tho development of county ag riculture and the role played by the Extentim tervice in tthat development. By BILL BEBOUT Observer Staff Writer ' Union Cou-rty families have re ceived more than 40 years of ser vice und education through the fac ilities cf the Union County Ex- tension Service. I Farmers, ranchers, homemakers j or homemaking project of a younn and youngsters engaged in 4-H : ster i as great as their concern i p.ojects anu emus nuve t-uiue w depend on the county agents 1 through the years as the main sources of up-to-date information on agriculture and related fields. Union County has lour of these specially iraiucd agents who put in from eight to 14 hours a day assisting area residents with their ueneultural and homemaking pro bltmj, i Tn sight of the green cars with thf OreSo i State College emblem ' a familar one in the area as agents travel more than 40,000 miles a year visiting farms and ranches from one end of the val fcy to the other. Agents Dedicated These agents are dedicated men and women. They are dedicated 10 the improvement of all phases ' agriculture. Their interest in the livestock or the overall picture of agricul tural development of the county's number two source of income agriculture. The Union County service Is a part of the broad program of Ore gon State College in Corvallis. The Extenscion service of Oregon Stale College is organized accord ing to the pattern 'w hich prevails generally througkout the 60 states. ( It is one of the three major divi sions of the schools or colleges of agriculture in the lan-graiit c- leges and universities. ' ', The extension serv ice is charged with responsibility for off-campus education in the arts and scienoes applying to agriculture and home making. Cooperatively Financed It has been financed cooperati vely since W14 by appropriation form federal, state and county governments. Through the years it has become established os one of the strong features of the land grant colleges and universities.' Its primary function is to bring into application on the (arms add VACCINATING HEREFORD CALVES Harold Cockrell, Union, vaccinates Hereford calves at the Union K.xperiment Station as part of one of the station's experiment projects. Calves were weighed and vaccin ated for red water .at the same time. (Observer Photos) Valley Farm-Ranch-Home Bill Bebout, Editor 0V" C-TFT! PUFFIN Tf . jr.7 ' ' K fTWfYI 1 v rim HI U.-M . r' f -Iff i: WAl I : I ( Ht' SV tiUWjtw ; in., r , : 7 t r ' I tiri i " f ,4'f'8 Wallowa I r '-I'f r ia tv- mni"immrvM I'T'' . i national I , ..A-frr-. - -4 lr 1 : .VTf t j 1 Portland. I r- I ; 7H 4mA rr-- g&Atr4 Entered mv:"'ir ri'"llltetfx A.Vtv eiL-W V a, . A ' 1 I terprise: rT7r. . . -'ti ..rtW'. . VT Some j a - r f if, WAITING THEIR TURN These Hereford calves at the Union Experiment Station are not very happy about the day's events. It was a new experience for these calves but after a couple of times they will become accustomed to it, according to Dr. J. A. B. McArthur, station superintendent. All-Girl Team Places In PI Judging Event LLOWA (Special) An all livestock judging team from county pluced M in the Livestock Exposition in in the contest last Sat- re Charlotte Kleweno, En- and Evelyn Oveson and McCrae, Wallowa. fifty teams entered the 4-H c o n t est, representing Oregon. Washington, and Idaho. The team placed in the blue a ward group and each member will receive a blue ribbon. Additional honors cane to the county when Charlotte Kleweno was named second high individual judge out of 147 contestants, with a score of 708 points out of a possi ble 800. The contest included two fat steer classes, two fat hog classes. two breeding sheep classes, one reasons class, and grading of ten steers. .. uexter okom Jr., received a blue ribbon award on his fleece, making the second blue award for him at a major show this year Stockg rowers Will Sponsor Sale Monday ENTERPRISE ' Special i Wall owa County Stockg owers Associ ation will sponsor its sixth annual Calf and Yearling Sa'e at the En terprise Auction Yards Monday. Oct. 2tt at 12:30 p.m. Approximately 2000 head of cal ves have been consig.ied with weights ranging from 350 to 4M pounds. In addition there will be several .hunched head of light weight ycarlihg steers and heifers r All cattle will he sorted' for quality and unifo mity prior to the sale. Shipping facilities by truck or rail are available for immed iate .shipment of livestock. ' Wilfred Dnoeett is sale chair man. Daggett is assisted by Darr ell Gclsinger, Corda Locke and Helen Reid. Additional informa tion, on the sale can be obtained ' from any of 'the above. 'W. Hearing Called Nov. 6 On Milk ' Rule Revisions A' hearing on proposed revisions in state milking regulations will be held "n Salem Nov. 6 in the conference room of the state de partment of agriculture. Revisions will concern dairy men, consumer, fluid milk pro cessors and, bulk tank trmk driv ers. Copies of the complete list of proposals, may be obtained from the department at Salem. Anyone Who cannot attend the hearing muy present his or her views in writing prior ta the hearing. i : i K i A . i Calves Due 4-H Club Members WALLOWA (Special) The Jun lor Beef Feeder Association will buy selected steer calves for 4-H club members again this vear. a- ccording to Wallowa County Ex tension Agent Elgin Cornctt. Most calves will be selected at SWEET-FACED BULL IS TOO , PRETTY TO LIVE SOLIHULL, England UPI Farm William Titcumb and his wife hopad today fo put (K tht schedulad exacution of Brock Mandora, rhtir bull which the government claims is to sissy-looking to live. Ministry of Agriculture offi cials said Brook Mandora, a 14-mo.ifh-old Ayrshire bull, must dia today unless ha it sent into anile in Ireland. Tht trouble with poor Brook Ma.ndore is that he is too sweat faced, too pretty. In fact, ha locks mo-e like a cow than a bull. The Ministry of Agrkul- . hire said his male offspring might look too unbullish, too, so Brook must go. The Titcumbs awaited word from Ireland, where a farmar has offered to buy the vnfero- cious-looking bull. , "If the Irish farmer will buy him, we will sacrifice him at a cheap price to save hit life," said Mrs. Titcumb. Ranch Tour Due Thursday In Wallowa Wallowa County Hereford Breed ers are sponsoring the second ann ual ranch tour Thursday. Oct. 29. An invitation has beet extended by the breeders to see purebred cattle and a free lunch will be ser ved by the County Hereford Associ ation according to Elgin Cornett, county agent. Tour starts at 10 a m. on the Crawford Oveson place in Lover Valley and is scheduled to visit ranches located all the way up Wallowa valley. Bulls consigned to tho county calf sale will be on display accord ing to Vernon Hays. Hereford Asso ciation president. Herd bulls and cow families are also on the pro gram. Wallowa county will hold its first registered bull calf sale Nov. 7 at the fairgrounds. Entries are produced by breeders of Wallowa county to servo tbe cattle indus try. Hays added. in the homes the results of scien tific research and extensive suc cessful cxpe-ience which adds to the returrn! from the land and farias and lo the effect ivoness of the homes on those farms. The Extensio i service has in cluded as its basic function the oi plrcatlen ()f science to the agri culhiial lands of the state to in crease' their yield in dollars. No farai operates today that does not make daily use of the practices which were once new and may be tratl to research of some ex periment station, the Department of Agriculture, or research in industry. This research In being constantly carried on for the bet terment of the nation's agriculture. Provides Managers Agriculture leaders do not ex pect research to replace sound individual firm management. It does, however, provide sound farm managen with methods which in crease both production and the efficiency of production by reduc ing costs. Of Union County's four Exten sion agents, two are engaged in agricultural work, one is resixm sible for 4-H Club work, and the other in home economics. Ted Sidor is chairman for the local Extension service. Jim Hu ber handles 4-H Club work and Charles Gsvin's specialty is live stock.' The service is currently seeking ; home demonstration agent to replace Dolores I'ria win resigned earlier in the year. A breakdown of the actKities of these artciUs is difficult statisti cally. Last year the agents made 1,631 farm visits, had 4.535 persons visit the office, received 6.814 phone calls at the office, wrote 32t news stories, made 354 radio pro grams, distributed I4.4H1 bulletins, placed 54 demonstrational plots, attended and held 411 meetings with a total attendance of 17,229 P'rsoris. I'nder the unit program in, home economics, there were !)5 meetings with 1.154 otte.iding: last year the e were 108 4-H Clubs with 127 leaders leading 704 boys and gills. These 4-H leaders held l,o;i2 meetings. Valley residents have come to take the Extension agents for gran ted. And yet few probably realize all that i involved in Extension work. How it is financed and by dhom? What specifically is the county agent's job and how is he trained? These and other ques tions will 1)0 dealt with in future articles on the I'nion County Ex tension service. , PITTSBURGH PAINTS! Stay Brighter . . . Longer! Pittsburgh For All Purposes Miller's 'Cabinet Shop Greenwood end Jefferson the feeder sale Monday and proba bly will be delivered to junior feeders after school Tuesday. Final plans are to be made to night when the directors meet in the Extension office. The program will furnish a calf for 4-H members if parents con sent. Calves may be paid for when received or an agreement signed to pay after the fair. Calves on s ify , -V.,- .J - . WEIGHIN3 Clark Heald of the Union Experiment Station staff checks weight of Hereford calf during vac cinating, weighing project at the station. This calf tip ped the scales at more than 450 pounds. Gel NEW ADMIRAL APPLIANCES 4 FURNITURE for Prices As LCjvV AS USED La Grande FURNITURE 4 Warehouse East Adams Ave. ESS Better Industrial Equipment for V FAIU'I PRODUCERS A.M. SPRINKLER GATES IRRIGATION SYSTEMS BELTS & PULLEYS RAINBIRD SPRINKLERS All Size GE " All.. Workshop Electric Motors POWER TOOLS Phillips Red Head Weldin9 Supplies Concrete Fasteners " . . ' Portable Farm Bolts Chains Steel Acetylene Welding Steel Cable Unit PACIFIC CENTRIFUGAL IRRIGATION PUMPS Industrial Machinery 1410 Adams and SUPPLY WO 3-4623 credit must be insured. The Junior Beef Feeders Board is composed of Brick Buchanan, Held Johnson, Bill Wolfe. Hoy Datijett, Ruth Adams, One Van Blockland and a person to be nam ed by the 4-H Leaders. This group was organized last year to pro vide quality steer calves at the lowest price to encourage a good beef show at the 4-H ard sale. These Are Most Essesiial! ADEQUATE COVERAGE! . . . Be certain you have all of the right kind of insurance protec tion. COMPLETE SERVICE! ... We make sure your coverage is al ways up-to-date. We process yor claims) DEPENDABLE COMPANIES! We handle only old line and proven concerns. Call today. 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