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v ," U J'.' i' . -1' V .v a1' HIS 1 ''. WW JT v'l "-'': ;V Brine Wcinier, 9. of Koute 2. La Grande, listens as County Extension Agent Jim Hu ber shows him li:w to hold his sheep. The l wo yearling Hampshire ewes are the first project in 4-11 for I'.i'iice. The ewes were nought from Mike Camphell. a former out standing -4-1 1 member who is now enrolled in F.F.A. (Observer Photo) Agents Use Of Bv TED SIOSR And CHARLES GAVIN County Extension Ager.ts W'e finally have oar cc.in'v pannins conn rime reports com-. ft,atllre a talk hv 0 N1(,vin C:ir. pletd and tl.ev are in the m.iil. HllU,r iivi,sl(K.k" m;lketinK sp? If you d.d not ml one :r.d woi!il oj.,,ist .,, , i-lliv,TSi,v ; cali hke a copy, wve us a call i.nd fo on nr;.,i,.,T 1)n),lcms in one will be in -Ihe mail to you. ' I.o-kini; through th m we seej a number of proposes th.t al-: reaiy nave nun none, we s-e. i Ion ni.-oiv 1 1 1 : 1 1 li;iv li. ..n wr'i l.,i anu lorgouen. rtiosi o in-'in i-'.-.' imnortant and vou Ihoi'alit llw prosperous and IioUt n'nee lo live, or lliey mver would have boon wrilt n. I hope thai a'l of you i : d ihe conimitloo reu.irls aiid 'ind v,!vs lo enad their. I'm sur." thai farm ' organizations sueh .s fa. in bar I cr the grjr.'e. can lir-d a na-ia-.e of proposals lhat would m.'ke ve good projects-.. The sam- would be true of conscrvalion d'.--tnet and other org.ini.-; d gidi'p-. I'm sure all o. on a: e pr ..:' o' lh- fine job you d'd di'nn. ;h planning conference. 1' ill be ' value, tiowiv. r. if vou don't take advanlage of tin results. Do vou like horn smcVa! mca's fowl and fish" Ch:.nccs . re' tlvy'll taste even better i you d yn r own smoking. Am; m' hurelii we have tells how In build a .-imple ; home smoker ard out tines ll'.e. basic smoking proces e-. The general tr.ei'-nd- e ;i' v. d i in smoking ar so broad ar ! i n I process se snooie m.n juv.n.e i.u produce a pslatablo product with a minimum of experi-nce. The bulletin illustrates an inexpensive smoker, easy tr construct ai d operat? and has Hie rddrd adv;-n- tage ot being compi.eiy .iri 'me. snd easy to move or lo orj ' n not in use. Sheep. W'tol day- pro-jram is slated for Nov. 13 and 14, ai Ore-1 gon Stale College. Production and marketing discussions will high-! light the program Participants Will view research Ixing don.' Ml Oregon S ate Colle-e on lamb ' feeding tnd' IL-mpsiiire breeding. ' 1 refu General's "All ln-Cne" Homeowners Insurance means lower costs for careful psople. Why? Be cause careful horeowners take pride in their pos sessions -thy naturally have feer losses. This can earn a cash re.-.ard with General. Call us today! REYNOLDS Insurance Agency WO Reynolds Bldg. .i 1 , .,.'V ,' , ? 1 . .: FIRST 4-H PROJECT Urge Formers Planning Meet Report j Various methods of evaluating ixrades of wool, staple I I hrinkacos and grease price j pound will be demonstrat.d. 1 1 hi. Ill-s:l i hiv iirnur .111 Uimh grade and market inu. Ulinrlaks scheduled for Friday inc'udo: influence of red clover pasture on reproduct.on by ur. I, I,1 T, i;n.,;.. rtf nnitnfil hiis. fiiindman: rami) feedinc studies hv! Church; iamb ma. k ting in the lary of the Portland Livestock Kxehange; recent results of sheep .breeding research by K. I.. Black- well, dire-dor of th? I'.S. Depart- ;ment of Agricullure sheep bre-ed- Enterprise Calf Sale Saturday S'-e'dators v. ii! nuke che-s to determine s:;le order Sa!iiid iV ,-.l 10 am. al the Knlerprise fair cr.upds for the Wallowa "'oti'ity Hereford Breeders AssiH'iatinn pur -bred cal. aie. The sale wi'I btgin al I pm. with Clayton T.-chirgi of Kruildale. 'da., as auctioneer. Fifty purebred calves have been co-.s:sned. Thro;- heifers will also be sold it (,e tle irst ljme jnat hul 'calves have heen sold at audio i j jn Wallowa County, according to . Kxtensam Ac nt Klin Cornell foriutt said that previous sal-s bundled only mature animals, !U- said that a growing rancher c!ema".d lor young animals a d -lisir to show what is availaiil'.- i in the coun:y, resulted in the plan tor Ihe Salarday sale, Vernon Hays is president of the As-od.i'io i which is made up of Hcrefotd breeders of the entire c miiy. lunch will be served by the tt'SCS oi the W'.dlowa Methodist Church. I ciilii " fl ' 3 3121 V!! To M ake uatingr.g laboratory at ifiibois, Idaho. 1 S' fi'V' ' ngths.knd a report on lamb tas'.c pane1 J f rf 1 Al' "f ''jWf; s pev I efforts by I.ois Sathcr cf lhe!M .1 . WlJ (Orecim Stale Col'cge food ar.d'g , i will dairy technology de'partment. I r 1 j I, 7 l j?")! ' airy technology department. Imii: rot in sheep will be dis cussed by Dr. J. A. B. flcArlhur, superintendent of the I'nion Branch Kxprrinunt Slation; Dr. Dean Smith, OSC velerinarian; and Dr. jj M Kovach veterinarian from , . a 1 4i aide. I V""U 1 hampers, president of; Cascade Meats, Inc., .Salem, will: at tne dinner on Live ,oc't 'n Clr-" Saturday's program, scheduled lo end M noon, will feature talks by Dr. J. K. Oldlie'd, OSC animal husbandman, on the white muscle problem in sh-rep and Blsckwell's discussion on inherilance of wool characteristics. J Rry A Va:d. general manager. 1 Padlic Wool Growers. Portland. will tr-lk on marketing of valley Iwco's; and M. D. Fell, wool buyer ' lor the Pendleton Woolen Mills. Portland. wll speak on marketing ol rng" wcols. Sidorv Draper Wii! Attend Weed Meeting Ted Sidor of La Gra-.de. and Kd l Taper ol Islarrd City will attend the eighth annual Oregon Weed Conference in Mcdford Nov. 12 and 13. "W ways to wage "all out war" oi Oregon weeds will have top hiilirg at this year's conference. Sidor said. A special session wil1 bring ""'sc attending up to dale cn wha: lo expect trom latiora'ury tesi tubes ia Ihe future. FARM PRODUCERS WE HAVE THE Industrial Equipment Ycu Need! A.M. SPRINKLER GATES IRRIGATION SYSTEMS BcLTS & PULLEYS RAINBIRD SPRINKLERS A siie GE Alat Workshop Electric Motor. POWER. TOOLS Phillips Red Head Welding Supplies Concrete' Fasteners " ; Portable Farm Bolts Chains Steel - Acetylene Welding Steel Cable Uni, PACIFIC CENTRIFUGAL Industrial nd SUPPLY 1410 Adam Union County's In Enrollment; Editor's Note: Thit it third in a ienti ol ar'iclti in ih Observer .'arm teco-i dealing with the E mention Ser vice or Oreroi State College and lit role in die djvclopT.eil cf agriculture in ,he ttate. By BILL EtbOJT Observer Staff Writer Pobby is nii; ;. ..its old. Tiii. is h:s first a- 1.1 i II. And vi!u a iar il pnniii-c-- in be Tin - i the lll 't lime that lie had a .e stock piojtct ; II of Ins own on liiv fa inlv laim. n:ul In s lidriim ,1 10 uo nis neM. Under the suH-rvisioa of an a-. kno, ,K. to the farm, home ami dull local 4-11 leader. Hobby Ml! comniu-itv bv acquiritm skills in learn the fine 'minis of livestm.-!i;!araunK. sciences, creative arts, raising. When lair lime rolls a leihu.l,, .v. homemakmg and com round he'll experience the thrill of mnniiv hie competition with other 4-11 youa?-! L-aoYrs 'in Ml work believe iters. With reasnnable luck, Uohby that Ihe exixriences of young peo xay lake home a Mue ribbon lui Fit i)1)t)V wjll hl.p prvvare his eliirts. u. K,-eatt.r usefulness to There are many IUibbys in I niun thlr t oiiimitiiitios and nation ami County. Boys who will someday il a;i, ihtM in chuosinc u way take their j lace as leaders in die to earn a living. co:nimmities in which they will, i:u..i before the establishment of live. Many of them as 4-11 the r:tcnsion Service by Oregon leaders, will lead other Itobbys , Stat College, come assistance was Some w ill go on lo become te.uh - beuig Knra by the college in or ers. doctors, or skilled craftsmen, tanuiag bovs and girls industrial rq most win ne i,ener ciuri.s for their years in 4 11. Observer, La Valley Farm-Ranch-Home :!?f:'! 4 ENUMERATORS TAKE FIELD HERE Enumeratorj for the 1959 census of agriculture are currently calling on farms in Union County. These four census takers were trained in Baker under direction of Crew Leader Fred J. Sehuetz to handle a portion of Union County. FTom left are Lyal Witlirrntle. Vern A. Berry. Marjorie Miller and Viola D. Kager. Pictures uf other area census takers appeared earlier in th? Observer. 4-H Group Picks New '60 Slate Allen Courtright. La Grande. as elected president of the Union County 4-H Le-adcrs Associa'ion , for l'.tiO at a meeting recently in Island City. Others named to office hy ihe otganiatiun were .Mrs. Hruco Hoofiiagle. Alicel. vice presided; James Huber. La Grande, secre tary; Mrs. L. R. Itozie. La Grande. home eco.-omics; Henry lliew, Cove, livestock; Waller Obendorf, Alicel. tractor; Mrs. Lawrerz-e Gre-iner, La Grande, horse clubs; IRRIGATION PUMPS Machinery WO 3-4623 4 v ,Wrtant than the M .d skills and in incioles n a e taught in 4 11 clubs in "'i' (".inly and across Ihe nation. Hit (li'wlopnu'iit ol nuod em za.iii pnnciples umoiif. youilK 1 1 in- 4 II program provides an 'ppnrtiirrty fnr boys and (iris of ''. ulu'ihai. and urban com muiiiiiis to join toMvthvr under 'H i0' ,i, and standards in dtvW- up .. y,,,,,' .ills ( ( the r.iind and hand. IHopk" in 411 nie taught ,,, ,i.. lh i,,,..., .,.,..., tUtls, a tu.y wt.re then called. . 1 As the Kxtension Service devel- Grande, Ore., Fri., Nov. 6, 1959 Page 3 Bill Bebout, Editor California Sets Brucellosis Rule California agriculture authori ties have announced that all fe male dairy cattle entering that ?late must be brucellosis vacci nates. The new ruling goes into eflect Jan. 2. I Entries 14 months from now i must have been vaccinated for j uruccllosis tielween four and through 12 months of age. An offi cial health certificate will be re quired to certify the vaccinations. William PcackiK'k. La Grande, for estry, and Carol Hadden, La Grande, other clubs. Big Game Hunters! BRING YOUR KILLS HERE! Expert CUSTOH CUTTING LOCKER WRAPPING Frozen Feed Lockers GRANDE RONDE COLD STORAGE and SUPPLY Forrest Masters and Sons "09 Washington WO 317J2 - H Program Makes Strides Stresses Good agri-loped. this .vtivily was Kivpn i creasing attmUoa ! now m"r than Jl.ooo bovs and girls pwtK i pste .mnunlly in tlregon 4-H woik In addition to tl"' " P"'"' eaiiagiil in 4-11 aciivith'S. nearly 3imo adult ciliiens ar aervUtig as Idlers lor clutis WinHHthout the state These tnate citizen leaders receive instruction in methods and proccdm es from thO s.nn oi ine,terr lesii,Ts in kef nun; 4 II grow- college. Kor many years Oregon nasiot ih county's yo'ang penile, been reRarde l us one of lne '"'ad j A graduate of L'lah Si ale I'niver mR . stales In the nation in the de-jsily uim a bachelor's ulegwe in volopment ot the 4-H club pro-uocatiotial ugiicullme ami a m;i gram. j ,,r ui animal f rvdtictiun. Ilulx'r Oregon ranks amorrg me iup,u, uttHcated to youth nork. As a slutcs in ixrccittiipe ot yourrg people completing llw wHk which ihcy undertake and in some years had reached , o le i five of the available youngsters. There are now aotlve 4-H clubs in every community Hi Union Coun ty. Since 1W7 tin- 4-H program in in this county has tTrown from 3H club$ to lo in .l59. These liw clubs have a total project enroll ment of 825 younpsters. Huber Credited State Kxlension Agent Gene Lear eives much of the credit for 4-H development in I'nion County lo UWjs n Co-Chairman Named For Annual Feeder Sale Annual feeder sale of Ihe Union County Livestock Association will be held Nov. 7. at La Grande, a ccording to Larry Starr, presi dent of the county organijation. Starr has named K. B. Davis of I'nion, and Hober Glenn of North Powder, co-chairmen of the sale. Other members of the sale com mittee are Gene Stockhoff. La Grande: Jack Gregory, La Grande; Billy llnidman and Francis Miller of Klgin, and Tom CraiS of Sum mervllle. The sale will feature 1500 lo 2000 head of feeder cattle, Ih majority of which are weaner calves. 4 VJ mt MutH-r. Huher joimil lite staff the local KMonsion Service in ' ihi7 s, h- ,.,,,.., ,jrirt fu time a,rm , " !'" rcspon.-j lv.""; were diMdeil among two fnemlH-rs of the stall The home letnontratioii agent handled ncti vi'hi ot gii ls and an agent super "fd livestock oroml:. "uher is assisted bv i:i'. volun- m lo meet the Mina-ini; needs hoy in Utah, he was active in his high choil Futiiri' Farmers of Americjn ehnptrr ami showed two sieors at the World's Fair m Oahiornia in Huber and his wife. Margaret, have three hoys. XI n I labor was a hnme demonstration agent from I'tah and met her huslund at the Facitic International l.ixcstnck Kx hibition m Portia: d several years ago. Future Growth Seen The personable. Kxlension agent dies the "ratisfaction of watching youngstert develop from their first Area Farmers Now Eligible For Benefits La Granite area farmers are now chirtrte for social security disabililyrotection (or the first time. Vernon A. Welo. manager of the local social security olliee. has announced thai farmers have not been able previmsly lo qualify for disability insurane-e benefits, j A disabled person has lo have i social security eredit for five years in the 10 years immediately before he beiame disabled. Welo said Be-cause farmers were not covered under the law until January. I!i."i5. they could not me'e-t this require ment. Now. however, most farmers will have earned five years or 20 quar ters of covpraKe under soe-ial se curity, Welo slated. . The local manaiier pointed out that any fanner who became dis abled in October or later can meet tile' ork requirements of Ihe law and become eligible for benefits after six months. THIS WEEK ONLY! Stretch your gift dollars with big savings. All featured Hems brand new, except where noted. OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL 9 at CM YOUR CHOICE: Brand new I V (T L fcni ' mJij i i 1m I 1 SPARTAN' ELECTRIC mad and backed by SINGER OR Full-Power CANISTER CLEANER 1 'template with oMochmnll nd klng-tii floor A Wall ruth. nw prlc Deluxe, drattmokar't fovorita, comptota with ligtoggor, yovt choice ef brand nw contelat MM l" rr "il L:J Citizenship fr in 4 II until th. .y lake their places m an.i.i s.w y. as suffi. cicrrt reav.-i lor his ive of youth work. - - ' ' " ; ; hjwuj with pride t.i .oiin- ol ihe county't outstanding lanneis and Hon makeis who came up Ihiuunhtl." HuImt briicM s that 4 H m the county will ei.:;tilliie lo grow as It has m .he past. He itels that 4 11 work is esnccinily minortant for the youiig ix ople in the urban areas and lumis to minnse the nimilMT ol club- The 4 II program is oen to any I'nion Comity boy or girl who will be nine ye.as old but not 21 before Jan. 1 nl the current 4-H club year. Each member may en roll for more llian one project. Twenty-lour projects, iangiti from bookeeping to woo-Jworkini and enlomiilogy to forestry and livestock, provide a varied choice for 4-H youngsters. As Ihe 4-11 program continuei and develops in tin- comty, it will encourage progress' through new and better methods and perhani more impo. tant n will assure the communities uf the lirande Honde Valley good eitirt'iis and leaden far the future Farm Events Noted On State Calendar Events fur the next two tteeki of siH'cial interest to farmers, ran chers ard homemakers are Kivd below for Ihe benefit of Observer farm section readers. The Oregon farm calendar is pre-pared by Ore gon State College. Kvents for the next two weeks of November are as fellows: 9-12 Oregon Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting, Moore Hotel, Ontario. 11-13 Oregon C'attle'inen's Asso ciation convention, Multnomah Ho tel. Portland. 12 13 Kighlh annual Oregon Weed Conference meeting, YMCA building. Medliird. 13 Annual lall outlook meeting for Turkey Improveme-nt Associa tion, Armory, MeMiiinville 6:30 p.m. Consoweld Formica Beautiful, durabla plaatle covering lhat you can lily install! MILLER CABINET SHOP FASHION DISC ZIGZAG PORTABLE wi hundreds of xigzag and decorative stitch. S.gi229.50 $179.50 11 I I If aL a Electric Portables Electric Consoles Electrified SINGER Portables $2950 from J3950 SAVE SO Streamlined YOUNG BUDGET DESK MODEL, ' blonde or walnut finish. ' I.- - j T.'i.sj "-..Hi fr I IN LA GRANDE .