THE BEND BULLETIN
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
FAIR
EDITION
FARM SECTION
33rd Year
Entire
Frosts Slash
Potato Yield
In Region
Ten thousand carloads of pota
toes will ! hlll'VCIllCd In the re
gion ciiHt of the CiiNi'iiilt'N, from
Jefferson county to northern Cul
Ifoi nlii. Hi In (nil, It U estimated
by the Orcgon-C'iillfoiiilu polulo
udmlnlMrutlvr committee. This
tntal Ih Miproxtmiitcly 4,500 rum
short i)( last year's crop in the
sume urea.
June frost In tlu Kliimiilh
area were chiefly rn)MinHllili fur
the drop In production. The frosts
also reached into the Deschutes
country, with u killing frost un
polled In dome ulcus iih Inle (is
June 2!. Ilowevei, n rapid it.
coveiy of vines uiiN noted, anil in
enrly August, tlip majority of Dcs
chill en fields upiieiiicd In prime
shape. Hut despite Hie heiilthy
appcurunce of vlncH, n decrease In
yield lr exiieetPd In Deschutes,
Crook mill Jefferson couiillcM.
Production Drop Kxectil
Over the nation, the potato crop
outlook h fin Im-Iow normal, anil ll
U iH'lleved locally thin will he a
factor In price tills full.
Preparations for the I1M950 po
tato Hcimnn were discussed at a
recent niccllng of the committee
In Hedmond, with F.lmcr I tinier,
of Merrill, presiding an chairman.
Ivan Hone. Tulclukc, Calif., wan
named vice-chairman and Otto
HuyncH, ulo uf Tulclukc, wan
numcd secretary-treasurer. I).
1.. Kills of Hedmond wan reap
pointed assistant mamiKer. Wil
liam E. lluse, Tulelake, Is man
ager. JamcH F. Short, Hoy Kniihle
and C. A. I .nop, commltlee mem
ber from district No. 1, were
present for the meeting. Among
those present for the flint confer
ence of the season Was W. J.
Ilroadhead, represe n 1 1 n g the
USDA. I'orUand.
KeruUtlon Kffccllvc
Committee mcmlx-in pointed
out that the general cull regula
tions are still In effect, and pota
toes below grade 2 or 1 S Inches
In diameter can lie shipped for
processing purose only.
The committee will meet uguln
this coming month, In Klamath
Kails.
Horses Scarce
On North Unit
Tho new North Unit segrega
tion of Jefferson county Is be
coming known ns "America's
horseless project" It Is liclleved
to. be the only irrigation project
reclaimed from dry land without
thp use of horse power, repre
sented by flesh and muscle.
There are n few horses on thp
North Unit, but they ure about
as rare us antelope In the same
urea. Taking the place of horses
is motorized machinery, with trac
tors drawing nil types of equip
ment, from land levelers to mow
ers. To meet the demand for mo
torized machinery, all major
dealers In farm Implements are
represented In the area.
In some of tho new communi
ties of the big segregation, mo
torized equipment is being pur
chased and operated through
farm pools.
Old Days Recalled
However, old timers rccull that
the Madras country was not al
ways horseless. In lush years of
more than a quarter of a century
ago, hundreds of horses were In
use on the dry lands, and horse-
ope ruled combines were common
when wheat was extensively
grown,
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Owned by Mr. and Mrs, Iloword Lnmb of Route 3, Bend, the Sawycr-Stelwer dairy herd of registered jerseys topped all herds for butterfat production In the Central Oregon Dairy Herd Improvement association for the second consecutive year. At left is one of the high produc-,
era in her age class, I rimer s Annabelle, three years old. County agent Gene Lear is looking over the trim jersey. Center, part of the Sawyer-Steiwer herd, in irrigated pasture. Right, Primer's Lady Annette, a four year-old. Her mark was 600 pounds of butterfat for 305 days.
North Unit Project Now- Receiving Deschutes Flow
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A carefully selected Holstein herd owned tiy Jim Krakes, Just east of the Deschutes river In the Pleasant Ridge area, was high in milk production In the Central Oregon
Paliy Herd Improvement association this past year. These cows averaged 11. 15( pounds of milk this past test year, an increase of some 3,000 pounds over the mark of the
previous year. liulterlut average Jumped to ll.'l.i pounds, an increase of about 79 pounds. rYakes. operator of the Snow-Vu dairy, attributes this marked production gain
to careiul nerd manugeinent under the dairy association s Improvement program. Krakes
Land Watered by Deschutes
Returns Yield of $7,828,284
High Production on Now North Unit Noted;
C.O.I. Returns Go Well Over $4,000,000 Mark
Water from the Deschutes river was it major factor in the
production of i-roptt in 1918 valued at nearly $8,000,000, ac
cording to figures compiled hy the regional office of the
U. S. bureau of reclamation, in Boise, Idaho.
Tho gross crop return from lands watered by the Deschutes
was placed by the bureau at $7,828,284, the annual crop
census revealed.
On the newly-irrigated lands of Jefferson county, the aver-
txtrtt ticfii vinlfl thin mint velir
was $109. The bureau said
27,!:M acres was under culti
vation.' This year, about 40,
000 acres of the 40,000 total
is being cultivated. Water was)
first delivered to the North
Unit in May, 1946.
Value of the North Unit crops
produced on the 27,354 acres In
1918 was placed at $3,009,204.
Should present prices prevail, this
total points toward a SG.OOO.OOO
return In 1950, when the entire
acreage In the new segregation Is
being cultivated.
High Yields lb-ported
The bureau of reclamtlon In Its
crop census report said the high
est per acre returns were those
from land planted in potatoes.
The $1,785 Acres producing this
crop yielded $539 per acre. Ladlno
clover seed, which was grown on
1.233 acres, yield a crop valued at
$3-19 per acre. The bureau added:
"The quality of seed has won na
tional and International recogni
tion for the area."
The Deschutes project also pro
vided a supplemental supply of
water for the Central Oregon Irri
gation district, where the 42.350
acres under cultivation in 1948
showed a gross crop return of
$4,622,135, or $109 an acre about
the same ns the new lands of the
North Unit.
BEND,
Holstein Herd, Owned
Bend Man Heads
County Grangers
Heading the Deschutes county
Pomona grange this year Is s
Bend resident, George Murphy,
who was named to the county's
highest grange oftice at the an
nual election last November. He
succeeded Mrs. Nellie Allen, who
served as Pomona master for six
years.
Oldest Pomona grange officer
In the county, In point of service,
is E. E. Varco, who is now serv
ing his 26th consecutive year as
secretary.
Other officers heading the
grange this year follow:
Homer Brown, overseer: Mrs.
Leo Bishop, lecturer: Walter
Lowe, steward; Byrl King, assis
tant steward; Mrs. Vern Lantz,
chaplain; B. L. Kleck, treasurer;
Mrs. Walter Prichard. Ceres; Mrs.
George Huettl, Pomona; Miss
Betty Koth, Klora: Roger Dex
ter, gatekeeper, and Mrs. Nellie
Allen, Fred Shepurd nnd P. F.
Rledel, executive committee mem
bers. Mrs. George Murphy is lndy
assistant steward.
Jerseys Top All Herds in Butterfat Production in Central
DESCHUTES COUNTY, OR
by Jim Frakes, Hiqh in Milk Production
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Big Seed Crop
Income Noted-
A statistical summary of Ore
gon's expanding seed crop indus
try is included in a new exten
sion bulletin, number 694. "Ore
gon's Seed Crops, 1936-47," which
is now ready for distribution
through county extension offices
or by writing direct to O.S.C.
The bulletin, prepared by the
O.S.C. extension service agricul
tural economics section, states
that 33 of Oregon's 36 counties
produce commercial quantities of
seed. Oregon raises about 75 per
cent of the nation's hairy vetch,
and almost all the common and
Willamette vetch. Oregon also
supplies almost all of the nation's
common and perennial ryegrass
seed.
The 56-page bulletin contains
71 tables, including county and
state totals for all major crops
harvested for seed. Production,
average farm price and cash re
ceipts from farm marketings are
also included for many of the
seed crops.
Cash receipts from Oregon
seed crops averaged $3,681,000 for
the years 1936 through 1939. With
a rising price curve, and In
creased production, cash receipts
averaged S9.742.000 for the
years 1940 through 1944. By 1946.
total cash receipts from farm
marketings of Oregon seed crops
exceeded $17,700,000.
In district No. 6, comprising
central and south-central counties
of Oregon, both Klamath and
Crook surpassed Deschutes in
cash receipts from farm market
ing of seed crops, for the year
the study was made, 1946. Klam
ath reported a return of SI.
757,600; Crook, $317,600. and Des
chutes, $199300. Deschutes coun
ty's biggest return was from
clover and alfalfa seed.
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ESON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24,1 949
has an 80 acre tract, with 78 acres under water.
Anniversary Celebrations
Held by Deschutes Granges
Subordinate Units Reach 25 Year Mark and
Join in Parties; Early Leaders Are Honored
Deschutes county granges this past winter observed an im
portant milestone the 25th anniversary of the founding of
the first subordinate' granges
join in their quarter of a century observance were the Turn
alo and Pine Forest granges.
Tumalo grangers called attention to their 25th anniversary
when officers of all granges gathered at the Tumalo hall on
December 21 for installation.
Highlight of that meeting was
the presentation to E. E. Var
co, Deschutes county commis
sioner and secretary of the
Pomona grange since its or
ganization in 1925, of a pen
and pencil set. The presentation
was made by Fred C. Shepard,
Tumalo,' first Deschutes county
Pomona master. In accepting the
present. Varco touched on Po
mona activities through the years
and said that among the hundreds
of resolutions that originated
with the Deschutes Pomona
grange were ones which played
major roles in the development of
agriculture of this area. The reso
lution, Varco reminded the grang
ers, included one that cleared the
way for appointment of the first
county agent.
At the Tumalo observance,
Shepard also touched on early
day activities of Deschutes coun
ty granges and said that some of
the leaders' of the present were
mere youngsters when the first
granges were instituted.
Kccncy Is Present .
Also present for the Tumalo
meeting was H. B. Keeney, of Cul
ver, who instituted the first
granges in Deschutes county a
quarter of a century ago. Present
for the Tumalo party were grang
ers from all parts of the county.
The Pine Forest grange, at the
south city limits of Bend, held its
25th anniversary
observance on
ww- iuwn
4n Deschutes county.- First to
March 1, with Keeney present as
a guest of honor. A highlight of
the meeting was the introduction
of three charter members, Marga
ret Springstube. Luella Griffin
and George Roberts. Pioneer pins
were presented by Claude Wani
chek, Pine Forest master. .Past
masters taking part in the' pro
gram were P. F. Riedel, Mrs. Rie
del, Oscar Larson, Clarence Ives,
George Klassen. Roy Van Vleet,
George Murphy and Leo Bishop.
The Deschutes county Pomona
grange will observe the 25th anni
versary of its founding in 1950.
Kiesow Receives
Coveted Award
One of the highlights of 4-H
club history in Deschutes county
this past year was the granting
of the Bend junior chamber of
commerce 4-H trophy to John
Kiesow, for being the outstand
ing 4-H member in the entire
county in the previous year.
The award was made to John
late in 1948, at a meeting of the
Jaycees. John was introduced
by Don Benscoter, Deschutes
county 4-H leader. The youth won
awards at the county and state
fairs and at the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock - exhibition, in
Portland.
The award is made annually
by the Bend club.
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Major Work on Segregation
Finished; New Homes Appear
On Jefferson County Farms
Deschutes water this season flowed to all parts of the multi
million dollar North Unit project of Jefferson county, 11
years after a blast on the canal line just east of Redmond
marked the start of work by the bureau of reclamation. This
season, aboutt 40,000 of the 50,000 acres in the segregation ,
was under cultivation-
This fall, some 600 farm units capable of supporting more
than that number of families
will be prepared for produc
tion of crops in 1950. At pres
ent, it is estimated that each
of the 600 farm units, of 80
acres each, is capable of sup
porting one and a half fami
lies. Through the years, a further
break-up of the large units is an-
ticiptaed, as the new project be
comes fully settled.
Late summer finds the big proj-
ect, reaching from Juniper butte
in the south to the Mud springs
and Gateway area to the north, a
sceen of intense activity, with
new homes under construction,
farm buildings being erected,
lands cultivated and 1949 crops
harvested.
Much Activity Noted
Early this month, green fields
of clover, with alsike in full
bloom, covered much of the south
end of the district. At night, elec
tric lights twinkle in areas that
only a few years back were dark.
Roads are being improved.
And directly through the proj
ects stretches the modernized
Dalles-California highway, slash
ing northward across fields from
Culver gap to Madras, then wind
ing on toward uateway and iyie
gap.
Madras has also felt the surge
of new life, and is experiencing
serious growing pains involving a
studv of new sources for domestic
water, additional schools and
surfacing of streets.
Bureau of reclamation engi
neers are well pleased with their
work in moving Deschutes water
a distance of more than 100 miles,
from the Wickiup basin of the up
per Deschutes country to Madras
and beyond. And persons who
have visited the project this seas
on agree that the job was well
done. The major work was com
pleted this season when the last
of the canals reached into the
country north of Madras, and
water I lowed through laterals and
spilled into a creek passing
through Gateway, eventually to
tumble into the deep Trout creek
gorge and back to the Deschutes.
Will Use All Water
However, It is stressed, little of
the Deschutes flow will find its
way back to the mother channel.
When the entire 50.000 acres are
under cultivation, water will be
carefuly conserved and put to the
fullest use.
Although water has been deliv
ered to all parts of the district,
some minor work remains to be
done. About 7500 feet of the main
canal in the Juniper butte area
will receive an asphalt mem
brane, according to plans an
nounced this month. At the Wick
iup reservoir, some clearing work
remains to be done. Also contem
plated are river channel improve
ments. Big Dam Completed
Final work on the Wickiup
dam, back of which was impound
ed more than 178,000 acre feet of
water this season, was completed
this summer. The dam. incidental
ly, is one of the longest earth-fill
structures in the world. The main
structure is across the old chan-
nel of the Deschutes. Eventually
I a lateral dike may be constructed,
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No. 221
County Planning
Council Formed
Permanent organization of tho
Deschutes county agriculture
planning council and its associat
ed committees took place at a
meeting in Bend late in 1948, with
leaders named and progress of
the agricultural and livestock in
dustries in the county reviewed.
Fred Shepard is chairman of the
permanent committee, Mrs. Gor
don Wilcox is vice-chairman and
Gene Lear, county agent, is sec
retary. The official name of the perm
anent organization, a develop
ment of three county planning
conferences held in the past 22
years, is the Deschutes county
planning council and the Des
chutes county agricultural plan
ning committee.
- Membership Designated
Membership in the council con
sists of the general chairman of
the county agriculture planning
conference, the chairman of the
sub-committees of the council, the
president of the county home ex
tension council, the president of
the 4-H leaders' association, mem
bers of the county court, a Des
chutes representative ol the Cen
tral Oregon chamber of commerce
and other members the council
may decide on.
Meetings are to be held annu
ally at the call of the chairman.
It is expected that this year's
meeting will be around mid-November.
Assisting with organization of
the permanent group was Jean
W. Sheel, of the Oregon State
college extension stervlce.
Farm Growth
Of Region Noted
Conservation of agricultural
and water resources in Oregon
east of the Cascades came in for
major attention earlier this year
at a livestock and agricultural con
ference held in Bend under aus
pices of the Oregon .Bankers'
association. One of the principal
speakers was W. L. Teutsch of
O.S.C, who had as his topic,
"Twenty-five Years of Agricultur
al Development."
The economy of Oregon, Teu
tsch declared, is based on agri
culture, 1946 income of which was
placed at $455,000,000. The role of
agriculture conferences, similar
to three held in Deschutes county
in the past 23 years, was mention
ed by Teutsch, who said that
through such conferences agricul
turalists of Oregon plan their
economy in a democratic manner.
Touching on Oregon's phenom
enal population growth, Teutsch
suggested that as much of Ore
gon's field and forest wealth bo
processed at homt to provide for
additional payrolls.
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