Joseph FFA Holds Annual
Banquet, Awards Ceremony
JOSEPH (Special) Annual
banquet of the Joseph FFA was
held recently with parents and
school board members as guests.
The banquet was prepared by
til? homo economics department
rnder the direction ot Mrs. Eli
nor Hatch and Mrs. I'na Makin.
Acting a loa.-tmastcr lor the
event was Bob Stubblefield, with
Doug Bright giving the invoca
tion and Tom Stricklar the wel
come address.
Doug Marks gave a report on
the National FFA convention
which he attended in Kansas
City, David Bird on the slate
convention, Pendleton, and Den
I'y Voss on the State Fair, Sa
lem. Gift For Moen
The ,boys presented their in
structor, Ned Moon, with a gift
and the senior FFA group with
3 picture of Wallowa County.
Address cf the evening was
given by Senator Dwight Hop
kins, Imbler. Doug Bright play
ed a tuba solo and Bud Lewis
furnished the dinner music on
his electric organ.
Toni Atkension, chapter sweet
heart, was acknowledged. Hon
orary members presented were
Norma Marks. Maida Estes, Bar
l.ra Moon and Melvin Davis.
Among Valley Farmers
By TED SIDOR
And
CHUCK CAVIN
The question. "Who benefits
frtm farm programs," seems
likely to continue as a subject
tor public debate.
So far, no one has come up
with a generally accepted set of
answers. For one thiing, no
body knows what the farm eco
nomy or the general economy
would be like if there had been
no programs aimed at supporting
farm incomes or improving farm
ing methods.
It is true that some farmers
liava received federal payments
for doing some things and for not
doing others. In 1959, these
payments accounted for only
about one out of every 50 dollars
taken in by farmers from Farm
ii'g. And. these payments took
only about one out of every nine
dollars . budgeted to USDA
that year.
Farmers also received pay
ments for commodities put under
loan. But most of this money
is recovered when the commod
ities arc sold by the govern
ment. Aside from this, it is clear to all
v. ho care to look that many busi
r.fGC mn acn harl thpit inmmM
cnrhinmJ hu lh foHnral f arm 1
rrofirams. these include those'
who store, transport, finance, andlfarmcrs hould P'am n Per
process farm products.
Peoplei
who supply the machines and
materials used In producing farm
products also benefited from the
various farm programs.
People who don't care to pro
duce or process their own food
undoubtedly have found their
lives made easier by the abund
ant supply of high quality foods
available to them. What's more.
most people can now buy these
foods with fewer hours of work
ing time than ever before.
However, these points won't
fettle the argument. Instead'
tlicy suggest that the subject is
tig. complicated, and important i
to people everywhere.
Agriculture is big business
Over six million Ion of steel'
rre used each year in the conhi'!n nutrient content in the
struction of farm buildings and krow'n8 Plants. Mixtures of lcg-
llic production of farm machin-
cry more than is used in the
production of automobiles. These
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C if t J were' ' presented lo Mrs.
Hatch an! Mr. Makin.
Moon presented the following
award?: Star Farmer and State
Farmer, Dcug Marks; last year's
outstanding freshman, given by
fafeway, Ron Davis and Tom
trickier; record book, Phil Crow;
dairy, Bob Stubblefield; swine
and beef, Rodney, Potter; crops,
Tom Slncklcr; sheep, soil and
water, Doug Bright; safety, David
Pirti; farm mechanic, Dcug
Marks; public speaking. Bob
Stubblefield.
New Award
A new award also was present
ed this year by the Joseph Sales
Co. to the outstanding FFA boy
of the Year. This plaque was
presensed by Maylan Lakey to
Doug Marks. Checks and chapter
awards in public speaking. Bob
Stubblefield, Ron Davis and Tom
Strickler.
Chapter awards given to 2nd
year boys. Phil Crow, Hon Davis,
lorn Strickler; 3rd year, David
rird, Rodney. Potter; 4th year;
Denny Vcss, Doug Bright. Doug
Marks and Bob Stubblefield. Par
liamentary awards, Phil Crow,
Doug Bright and Rodney Potter,
Pob Stubblefield. Denny Voss,
v ith alternates. Don Copin, Jer
ry Cornwall, and Dick Daggett.
uiiricultural industries also use
more raw rubber each year than
.s used in passenger automobiles.
The present value of the ma
chines and structures used in ag
rxulture is over 30 billion dol
lars, or more than 5 times the
total investment in auto manu
facturing. More than 40 million tons of
chemical materials arc needed
lor each year's production of ag
ricultural commodities. And ir
r gation of crops accounts (or
about half of the fresh water
used in the nation daily.
Over 250 billion tons of soil
pre turned over or stirred each
ear some of it sevcal times.
American farmers produce
about 600 million tons of crops
and animal products each year,
five times the weight of the total
annual production of steel.
More forage crops needed
gocd quality hay and pastures are
,-ibout the only agricultural com
modities in short supply in Ore
Hon. Most of the surplus hay has
been used up during the past
winter, Should there be a short
crop harvested in 1960, there
would be a serious shortage
' 'orage.
what ,0 00 aboul it-Oregon
lumue crups, sucn as ai-i
. - - rvuw.uA
fields for maximum harvest in
I960, and consider some emerg
ency hay planting. This could be
plantings of cereal crops.
One of the better cereals for
spring hay planting is spring
oats. The Victor variety or the
variety best suited for grain in
the area, makes as good a hay-
parirty 44 an-v In me
Cases, mixtures of spring peas
wi'.h oats helps.
More silage should also be
planned. Silage saves hay.
However, crops which make
Lcoa !ucn as Srass- legumes,
ilU.u Ul KIBSS IlllftlUieS, 01SU
make excellent silage.
Consideration should be given
10 better quality hay. Aim for
u""'5 ana. Passes arc prcicrrea
iiver- siraigni grasses. une or
the best indications of hay qual
ity is Icafincss. Good use of fer
tilizer helps in hay -quality. Al
so, insect control is often need
ed. Most hay crops have highest
quality during early stages of
growth. Alfalfa should be cut at
one-tenth bloom. Alsike clover. I
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Lamb Growers
Reminded Of
May Deadline
Wool growers who sold wool
sr lambs during the 1939 market
ing year which ended March 31
are urged by Ben Robinson, Un
inn County ASC chairman, to file
their applications for payment
before the May 2 deadline.
Early filing is highly desirable
tfcause the information on ap
plications is needed for use in
computing the average price re
ceived by growers. This must
be done before the payment
rates for shorn wool and unshorn
lambs can be determined.
Applications being filed at thi:
time arc to show all sales of wool
and unshorn lambs during the
period between April 1, 1939, and
March 31, 1960. For a sale to
lie considered completed during
that period, title must have
pissed the buyer, the wool must
have been delivered, and the last
of the factors r.eeded to deter
mine the net sales proceeds must
be available.
Robinson urges growers to be
careful in reporting purchases of
unshorn lambs on their applica
turns. Inaccuracy on this point
is the most troublesome problem
in administering the wool pay
nient program.
Under the wool program, pay
ments are made to growers as
an incentive to increase wool
production. The payment rate is
the percentage necessary to bring
the national average received by
gTowcrs up to the incentive lev
el of 62 cents a pound.
U.S. Farm Wages Reach Highest
Rate In History Of Agriculture
WASHINGTON (UPI) Farm
wages are at their highest rate in
history.
The Agriculture Department
said the U. S. average composite
rate per hour for farm hired
hands on April 1 was 75.1 cents.
This is nearly 5 per. cent above
the comparable rate a year ago.
The index of this average, sea
sonally adjusted, is 649 per cent
of the 1910-14 base.
The department said the in
creases in farm wage rates were
brcadly and consistently reported
throughout the states and ap-
California.
Eases Scabies
Regulations
SALEM iUPI The Oregon
Agriculture Department said to
day California has modified its
scabies regulation on cattle from
this state and as a result move
ment of cattle into Caifornia will
be easier fcr most areas of Ore
gon. California Agriculture Chief J.
E. Stuat said the new require
ments include removal of the
treatment edict on dairy cattle
and lifting of the permit and
treatment stipulation oa beef cat
tle in all sections of Oregon ex
cept Baker, Wallowa, Malheur,
Grant and Union counties.
Beef animals in those five coun
ties, still have to have a prior
permit from California and re
quired scabies treatment.
The California quarantine was
announced curlier this year when
a case of the disease was found
in a Baker county herd..
ted clover, birdsfoot trefoil, and
etch should be cut at early
bloom. Best quality grass hay is
obtained by cutting in the early
heading stage. Most grains make
best quality when cut in the milk
stage of growth.
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EXPERIMENT TREE Clifford Towle, Cove farmer,
left, and OSC horticulturist Wuemin Zelenski, are
planting a variety of 93 fruit trees on two acres of
Towle land leased for 10 years by OSC. Development
of trees will be closely watched by the college.
(Observer Photo)
pcared in each type ef hiring ar
rangement on which rates were
obtained, whether per month, per
day, or per hour.
The composite late per hour
was calculated from these rates
by type as of April 1: Per month
with house $186: per month with
board and rcom, $14.": per week
with board a".d rcom, $34.75; per
week without board or room.
$45.75; per -Jay with house, $5.20;
pt: day with board and room
$5.90; per day without board or
ro:m, J6.40; per hour with house.
75 cents; per hcur without board
or room ,j $1.03. ... .. .
March was a rough month on
farming, the Agricullu:e Depart
ment said. Crop activities were
generally well behind the normal
stage in late March as a result
of the ext'emely cold and snowy
weather.
Tfte care and nurture of live
stock called, "chcres" on the
farm was the main wo:k in
March an many farms and ranch
es throughout northern and cen
tral arras. It was a had month
on newborn calves, lambs, and
pigs ard on the stockmen and
farmers who bucked the snow and
cold or slogged through muddy
fcedlots.
The depa tment forecast a quick
change ii the farm work scene
with the advent of warm weather.
Sp-ing vegetable production this
year is expected to be 5 per ce;U
less than last year and 2 per cent
below average.
Secrets of the foot-and-mouth
Vitus, cause of disease in catllc.
swine, sheen, ard goats, a'e be
ing unfulded by Agriiiiltural He-
searrh Service 'ARS) scientists al
thu I'lum Irland 'New York a it-
mai disease laboratory.
In recent studies it was found
that the ribonucleic acid core
frot-and-mouth virus, the part
which produces disease, may lie
more resistant to destruction by
Oregon Winter
Wheat Crop Is
Up From 1959
WASHINGTON' 'L'Pli - The
Agriculture Dcpartnrnt has es
timated the winter wheat crop in
Oregon at 23,744,009 bushels.
This compares with 1939 produc
tion of 25.524.000 bushels and the
1949-38 average of 22,209.000 bush
els. The April t condition of Ore
gon's rye crop was estimated at
87 per cent of normal.
Grain stocks on Oregon fa:m
as al April 1 were: Corn. 755.900
bushels: wheat, S.JDO.OOO bushels;
oats. 1.698.000 bushels; rye. 84.0)0
bushels: ( and barley. 1.840,000
bushels.
Pasture conditions in .Oregon as
of April J were estimated at 8C
per cent of normal.
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heat than was previously believed
to be the case. Experiments at
Plum Island had shown that the
ability of foct-and-mouth virus to
produce disease was -destroyed by
heating the virus to 140 degrees
fah-enheit or higher.
Dr. Howard L. Bachrach, ARS
biochemist, now has found that
such heat t: eatmcnt only seals the
infections core within the protein
covering of the virus, and in this
way blccks its ability to infect
susceptible animal cells. He found
(he sealed-in cores to be infectious
ence the protein covering was
chemically removed.
Bachrach concluded that the
foot-and-mouth virus may he more
t'angerous than previously con
s.dcred because nature may have
ways cf matching his chemical
method of releasing the locked-in
infectious core of the heat-treated
Vet Farm,
Home Loan
Dates Set
SALEM L'Pli Applicants for
Cregi:n veteran farm and home
loans have to wait at least until
April, 1961, for loan closing funds.
accoiding to H. C. Saalfcld, di
rector of the State Department
of Veterans' Affairs.
Tho first 12 applications re
ceived on and after April 13 this
year will be assigned funds next
April.
Reason for the year's delay, he
said, is that the department has
committed its available loan funds
up to next April
Saalfclu added that only about
10 million dolla's will be avail
able for lending in 1961 unless the
war vctcans' bending and loan
amendment measure is approved
by the voters next November. If
approved, the Department could
i -sue another 104 million dollars
in bonds lo get loan funds.
Eugene Man Again
Heads Forest Group
SAM FRANCISCO lUPD- The
Western Forest Industries Associa
tion reelected Aaron Jones, Eu
gene, Ore., as president at the
close of the group's four-day an
nual convention Wednesday.
Reelected vice president was
F:ed Sohn, Roscburg, Ore. Don
Jchnson, Riddle, Ore., was elected
secretary-treasurer . and Joseph
McCrackcn, Portland, Mas re
named executive vice president.
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Farmers Contract For
Acreage In
WASHINGTON l'PI - Farm
ers have contracted with the As
ricultu:e Department to put an
additional 6.317.948 acres of crop
land in the Soil Bank's conserva
tion reserve. The I960 Soil Bank
contract year begins today.
The added cropland brings to
28.432.186 acres the amount of
land now in the Soil Bank.
The Conservation Reserve Is a
prrgam in which farmers volun
tarily sign contracts with the gov
ernment to retire cropland from
production and devote it to con
servation uses, such as grass and
tree cover and wildlife shelter.
The contracts p:ovide that the
government will pay an annual
rental for three to 10 years and
will assist in establishing conser
vation use of the land.
The I960 acreage surpassed the
announced goal for the program
year by more than 1.000,000 acres.
The depaitment announced last
summer that S. 100.000 acres could
be taken into the Soil Bank this
year with available funds.
Lower Raits
The department said it accepted
the larger acreage because con
servation practices were being es
tablished more economically than
in the past, and per-acrc annual
WALLOWA COUNTY VIEWPOINTS
Northwest Recreation Camp
Eligible To Wallowa People
By JOHN KIESOW
And ELG'N CORNETT
WALLOWA tSpecial) Chat
colab is the name given to a pro
gram started 12 years ago when
a small group of people organized
the Northwest Recreation Leader
ship Laboratory. They were con
cerned with the recreations I train
ing needs of leaders working with
youth and adult organizations.
Chatcolab is he'd at Camp Hog
burn on Lake ChiteoJet between
Plummcr and St. Maries, Idaho.
Who can go? Anyone! A ma
jority arc volunteer leaders work
ing with 4-H. Boy ScoUts, Girl
Scouts," church groups, and
Granges.
The dates arc May 8 -15. It is
close, would provide wonderful
training, and I would surely like
to see some Wallowa folks attend.
A new bulletin called, "Gam-:
Foods," is now available at our
office to help Wallowa County
sportsmen properly clean and pre
pare their fish end game animals.
Also, the bulletin will give the
cook many suggestions on cooking
and serving game foods.
Four-H clubs are moving ahead,
and to date some 490 members
are enrolled. Mrs. Lyman or
ganized two clubs in Wa'lowa last
week, with Mrs. Colleen Evans
and Mrs. Mary Miller as Icrdcrs
for first-year cooking. A new
three-way club was organized at
Joseph. . Mrs.' Ceciel Evans and
Mrs. Jerry Berry are leading
boys and girls in camp cooking,
orcstry, and entomology. The
Enterprise wildlife club is off lo
a good start with Harold Sturgis
and Max Killgore. bo'h employed
by the Oregon Game Commission.
as leaders. - Bud Collins, assisted
by Allen Collins, have 15 mem
bers in their newlv ' orgenized
wildlife - club. Another club or
ganized last week was the Wallowa
forestry club to be led by Charles
Goebel as leader. Assisting arc
Jim Henderson and Bob Jacksen
of the Bate Lumber Company, and
the Federal Forest Service stalf.
Mrs. Willard Johnson" organized a
flower club recently, the lirst on"
in our county. I believe.
Wallowa County farmers arc
busy spreading - fertilizer. ' Grain
gets 30 or 40 pounds of nitrogen
per acre. Pastures get nitrogen
and phosphorus both al about that
same rate. Phosphorous will In
crease alfalfa on some fields and
gypsum will do it on almost every
field. ' It is the sulphur In gypsum
that docs the work.- It lakes abcut
33 pounds o' sulphur a year to
keep alfalfa happy
, Stream forecasts are dusty this
year and irrigation water miy be
the same in late season. This
might be the year to clean cut
tivate, plant grain Instead of grass,
and plan on short hay and pasture
y;elds. . ,
Livestock showmanship -and
fitting demonstration given by
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Soil Bank's Reserve
payment rates under 1960 con
tracts were lower than an
ticipated. The competitive bidding system
used in awarding contracts result
ed in an estimated average annual
rental payment for the new I960
acres of $12 90 per acre, com
pared with a national average per
acrc rate of $13.50 announced iu
auvancc for the year. The depart
ment said field reports also Indi
cated that the quality of land
placed urder contract in I960 was
higher thai in any previous year.
About 80 per cent of the farm
ers placing new land in the pro
gram for I960 elected to come in
on a "whole farm" basis, that is,
to place all their eligible crop
land under contract.
Leading State
The five leading states in the
new 1960 acreage accounting
for more than one-third of the
total were Kansas, North Da
kota, Oklahoma. South Dakota and
Texas. All arc major wheat states
and wheat is the nation's number
one surplus problem.
During the I960 crop season the
Soil Bank will contain more than
3,000.000 acres formerly devoted
to wheat. For other crops, 14,000.
000 acres formerly were devoted
Wallowa county Empire Builders
and junior leaders were well re
ceived by 65 4-H members, parents.
and leaders last Saturday.
Rodney Potter, Joseph, gave a
demonstration on beef showman
ship. Following him was Evelyn
Oveson, assisted by her young
sister, Janet, who gave an ex
cedent demonstration en sheep
fitting and showing.
Film strips were also used and
club members met in the fair
grounds hall to eat their lunch
some clubs holding a livestock
meeting during the noon hour.
The afternoon session saw Kathy
and Connie Searles, sisters, team
ing up to give a fine demon
stration on dairy showmanship.
Following them were Denny Voss
and Philip Crow, teaching 4-H
members the proper ways to pre
sent swine for show.
The next livestock training will
be the annual livestock judging
tour on May 7. to be held in the
Wallowa area.
Fruit Pruning
Demonstrations
Slated Monday
Two pruning demonstrations at
Union County farms are scheduled
Monday under the direction of Earl
Brown, Umatilla County Exten
sion agent.
Ted Sidor. Union County Exten
sion agent, has lined up the dem
onstrations. They will be hel9 at
10 a.m. at the Dean Puckett farm.
Cove, and at 1:30 D.m. at the Lynn
Larson farm, near Summcrvillo.
The public is invited to witness
the fruit tree pruning demonstra
tions. Sidor Said.
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in the spring before planting, or in the fall, after harvest'
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Additional
to feed grains, nearly 2,000,000
acres to oilseeus, and 600,000
acres to cotton.
The department reported that
special cooperative action by
farmers and state and county Ag
ricultural Stabilization and Con
servation (ASC) offices was hold
ing down lleod damage to grain
stored on farms under p ice sup
port leans in several areas in
midwestern states.
Safe Storage
In some areas, concerted action
hy county ASC offices and farm
ers brought about early delivery
of farm-sto;ed corn under support
from flrod threatened bins, thus
getting it in safe storage. Nor
mally. 1959-crop corn under sup
port would not be delivered until
after July 31 when loans mature.
In other areas whe:c delivery
lo the Commodity Credit Corp.
Ct'C could not be accomplished
fast enough, farmers redeemed
their loans and sold their corn in
order to avoid prssiblc flood dam
age. '
The department suid farmers
arc preteeted against loss where
farmstored corn or other grains
under price support suffer flood
i'ainaRC where the damage results
through no fault of the producer.
The Food and Agriculture Or
ganization FAOi of the United
Nations reported 1959 butter pro
duction outside the Soviet Union
was about 2.4W.UOO tons, down 2
per cent from 1958 production
FAO said data indicated Soviet
butter production last year totaled
845,000 tons, up 8 per cent from
a year earlier.
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