Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
October 28, 1994 PAGE 7
Few mail-order companies rate high among consumers
by Norma L. Simpson
When I sec the bulging mail box every
morning, I think that I must be on the mailing
lists for every mail order catalog. Much to
my surprise, I have missed quite a few, espe
cially those that are in the top rating for 43
companies rated satisfactory by readers of
the Consumer Reports Magazine. 88,000
readers responded about their experiences
with some 140,000 clothing experiences, the
type of mcrchanise that's ordered most often
by mail order.
The reason the Consumer Union became
interested, was they started figuring out how
much more was ordered by catalogs, and
how much people was spent returning items
that did not meet their needs. Sometimes the
return postage may be as high as $20. for
items that you didn't like or that didn't fit.
The Ratings included responses about
Overall satisfaction with only three mail or
der companies receiving 90 percent satisfac
tion and one company received only 65 per
cent satisfaction. Also included in the ratings
were "Value," "1-week delivery" and
"Shipping Charges."
Save those pumpkin seeds for delicious treat
by Norma L. Simpson
If you plan to carve a pumpkin for Halloween, you might want to save the seeds
to eat along with the sunflower seeds and squash seeds.
You need to wash the pumpkin and squash seeds carefully to remove the clinging
fiber. Dry the seeds in a dehydrator at 1 1 5 degrees F -1 20 degree F until crisp
or in the oven at 150 degree for 1 to 2 hours, stirring frequently to make sure the
seeds dry on both sides.
For roasted seeds or salty flavored seeds, follow instructions given for roasting
sunflower seeds.
The secret is to come to the Warm Springs Extension Office for a sheet on drying
and storing the seeds. You can call us at 553-3238 or pick up a sheet outside my
office on the main floor of the Education Center.
One complaint is that many companies do
not have all the items in slock, so they have
to be back ordered. It is especially disheart
ening when they tell you on the phone that
they have it in stock and can receive the
merchandise within seven days, only to be
told, by delayed postcard, that it will be three
weeks or longer. Most of the catalogs rated
by Consumers Reports had an 800 telephone
number, and there are nearly as many phone
orders as those placed by mail.
We may think that mail-order catalogs are
a new fad, well to my surprise, the first
reference to catalogs listed 15 books written
in Greek and Latin published in Venice, Italy
in 1498, just shortly after the printing press
was first developed. And now in 1994, one
company has published 25 catalogs and an
other 45 catalogs on a single compact disk
that you put into your CD-Rom computer.
They cost between $3.50 and $5.00 at the
moment. If you want to see the list of top
catalogs, come to the office and see the
October 1994 Consumer Report. It includes
the Tests for Small Economy Cars.
OPKiDNSTATl UMVWSfTV
EXTENSION
service
Information provided by:
OSU Extension
at Warm Springs
1110 Wasco Street
553-3238.
QSU Extension Staff;
Arlene Boileau 4-H & Youth
Bob Pawelek Livestock
Norma Simpson Home Economics
Crystal Wlnlshut 4-H Assistant
Tim Wojtuslk Agriculture
Clint Jacks Staff Chair, Madras
The above individuals are devoted to extending research-based information from
Oregon State University to the people of Warm Springs in Agriculture, Home
Economics, 4-H Youth, Forestry, Community Development, Energy and Extension
Sea Grant programs. Oregon State University, United States Department of
Agriculture, Jefferson County and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
cooperating. The Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all
people-.
EDUCATION THAT WORKS FOR YOU
In Idaho.
4-H off to great start this year; six clubs offered
Policy concensus topic of conference
by Norma L. Simpson
In September, I attended the National
Public Policy Education Conference in Idaho.
One purpose of the conference is to share
ways to help people to be involved in policies
that affect their lives. It was 20 years since I
had participated in such conference, so I
decided to take the Retooling Class for us
oldtimers.
There were numerous sessions that put
together opponents of public issues. It gave
use a j;ood opportunity to see how to reach
consensus about policies then the opponents
seemed so far apart.
One environmentalist opponent gave some
superb suggestions of how the Agricultural
opponents could present the issues from a
different perspective that would be enlight
ening to the environmentalists. Her com
ments received tremendous applause after
she had received a cool reception when she
was introduced.
One of the topics of discussion was Gam
ing on Indian Reservations. I shared the
Spilyay Tymoo article what came out just
before the conference. Also I have been mak
ing a collection of clippings from Indian
Writers throughout the country as Gaming
relates to family finances. One of the fre
quently heard discussions is that most reser
vations find the gaming activity very profit
able for the first 5 years, then the activity
tapers off and many people are dissatisfied.
Another comment was the impact of the
outside gaming industry who have too much
influence on the affairs of the tribes to keep
the industry going. Another comment was
the demand of tribal resources to keep the
casinos in "top" conditions to continue to
attract patrons, resources that should be go to
tribal needs rather than to keeping the casino
in operation.
Another was the lack of respect of the
Gaming partners for the Indians on the reser
vation. But because the reservation had tied
its economics to much to the revenues of the
Gaming industry, that Indians could not ex
press their discontent with the racism.
If you have ideas about Gaming on Warm
Springs that you would like to add to my
collection of information, I would like to
hear your views.
by Crystal & Arlene
LOTS OF LOST CAMP STUFF, THIS IS
THE LAST NOTICE, AFTER OCTOBER
THELOSTSTUFF WILLBEDONATED TO
A NEEDY CAUSE.
The new 4-H year is off to a great start At
this time there are 6 new 4-H clubs and 7
returning clubs. So Join 4-H and learn a new
skill and meet new friends
Why be a 4-H leader and plan a 4-H club?
A 4-H Club and planning go hand in hand,
it is like a road map. It provides direction
toward a goal for you and the 4-H'ers. What
the club plans to do, when it plans to do it
and who is responsible for each part. Even
better is to have a written plan, this will also
communicate with the parents what is hap
pening and what their children are learning.
The 4-H Wilderness Enrichment Camp
staff (Crystal and Arlene) are seeking out
some volunteers to help develop camp for
1995, their responsible will be for two (2)
months only, January and February of 1995
and meeting only four (4) times. Please
contact Arlene or Crystal at the Education
Building or call 553-3238.
New brochure helps with landscaping woes
by Norma Simpson
Many families are moving into new homes
on the reservation, as the Mutual Aid project
finally reaches its close for the homes planned
in 1992-1 993. They have waited so patiently,
but now the pressure is on them to take on one
of their responsibilities. This week I received
a new brochure that will help them to land
scape their homes.
Temperatures are in the low 30s, a good
time to think of trees, shrubs and perennial
bulbs they can plant Most frustrating for
new homeowners is to landscape one year
only to have the deer wipe out the plants
during hard winters.
I hear the Farmer's Almanac is predicting
a hard winter this year. Perhaps we can bal
ance the landscape plants with those that the
deer will like and those they will avoid.
In 1994, the OSU Extension Service pub
lished a four page pamphlet that we have
available in the Warm Springs Extension
office. "Deer Resistant Ornamental Plants"
was written by Jenner Horton and Daniel
Edge, to wildlife experts. It shows the zones
of the state that have to be concerned about
harsh winters - that's nearly all of Eastern
Oregon and the plants that survive the cold.
Two pages of the pamphlet include the
Perennial Bulbs, Shrubs, Trees and Vines
and Ground covers. The lists include the
COMMON NAMES, BOTANICAL
Complicated by-pass surgery explained
NAMES and CLIMATE ZONES. Nineteen
of the plants listed are labeled as poisonous.
Use caution when choosing these species in
areas where children are present Some plants
are poisonous at all times, and others are
poisonous only at certain growth stages.
Deer eat a variety of vegetation including
woody plants, grasses, fruits, nuts, ornamen
tal trees shrubs, vines and garden vegetables.
Landscaping based on a knowledge of deer
feeding habits can reduce the browsing dam
age and still provide for the deer that you'd
like to have in your back yard. While a really
hard winter may mean that deer-resistant
plants will be eaten by the deer if other food
is not available, it still worth the effort to
make your home reach your goals of beauty.
Give us a call at 533-2328 or pick up a
copy outside my office on the main floor of
the Education Center at 1 1 10 Wasco Street.
4-H CLUBS:
Search & Rescue (SAR) Keith Baker
Mon. 6 - 8:30 p.m. 4-H room; Advance
Beading Myra Shawaway Mon. 1513 Tenino
Rd. Time has not been set; Rockn 4-H Bob
Pawelek 4-H room 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays; Boy's
Basketball Melvin Tewee Wed. 4-6 p.m.
WS grade school; Shawl Making Jackie
Kalama Wed. 5-6 p.m. 4-H room starting
October 19, 1994; Outfit making Joseph
Tuckta Thurs. 7:30 - 9 p.m. 4-H room start
ing November, Boys Basketball 12 & un
der Thurs. 4-6 Grade School; 13 & older
Thurs.6-8 p.m. WS Grade School; Yarn Bag
Making Mary Smith Thurs. 4-6 p.m. 4-H
room starts in November.
These are the clubs that do have set dates
and times. If you have questions, please feel
free to call or even stop by the office and see
Arlene Boileau or Crystal Winishut Our
phone number is 553-32383239.
RECOGNITION NIGHT:
Remember all 4-H members, Recogni
tion night is October 29, 1994 at 1 p.m. in
the 4-H room. There will be pizza, pop and
cake. 4-Hers will be getting certificates and
pins. We are hoping to see you all there with
your smiling faces.
by Norma L. Simpson
Since I wrote articles for the last Spilyay
before Labor Day, my sister had a major
heart attack which eventually lead to a 5-way
by-pass operation. Already she is doing
well, and reported on October 9, that she had
been to the mall to shop. B ut it was a bit early
for the serious shopping that she does; bending
over made her dizzy. So now she is just
walking through the mall to build up her
stamina where people can see her if she needs
help.
I had known people with by-passes be
fore, but I was shocked by things that my
sister had to endure when the angio-plasty
could not be carried out First I heard tha they
had to "break her ribs" to get into her heart
The truth is that they have to cut through
thesternum, the bone that holds the ribs to
gether in the front So we tease her about
having a zipper down the front like the inci
sion she had in the back when she had rheu
matic fever at age eight.
The incision is healing very well, with
discomfort only when she coughs. Hugging
a teddy bear in the hospital made that part
more "bearable."
The other shock came when we learned
that the surgery was not "Open Heart" be
cause the five by-passes were on the outside
of the heart. Due to the scar tissue from the
three bouts of rheumatic fever, the by-passes
had to compensate for "dead" parts of her
heart.
The 5 by-pass tubes that go around clogged
farts of her vessels, come from vessels in her
eg.
She grumbled about gaining so much
weight while she was waiting for surgery.
But the truth again is that the IV solution was
providing her body with the fluid that she
needed but had not been getting before the
attack.
We all have reasons to count our blessings
and thank our Creator. And we have occa
sions to pay, back our families for the tender
loving care they gave us when we were sick
or sad.
Infestation can occur when large quantities of food are purchased
, by Norma L. Simpson and Bob Rost
Those small boxes of muffin mixes come
in handy, especially when guests come and
you want to visit with them rather than con
centrate on cooking. I tried that a week ago,
only to scurry for a substitute when I saw
little white worms or larvae crawl out of the
mix.
Buying more than you need for one month
probably leads to that problem, as you will
learn in this story from Bob Rost. Many
insects are pests no matter what the season,
but the types that infiltrate stored foods in the
fall often seem especially bothersome.
Hungry insects usually prefer cereals,
flour, corn meal, spices, dried fruits and nuts,
according to Ray McNeilan, Oregon State
University home gardening agent. "The
chance of insect infestation is greater when
people buy large quantities of food to store
and use over long periods."
Flour beetles (or bran bugs) such as
sawtooth grain beetle are common pests.
They are reddish brown, hard-shelled insects
about one-eighth inch long. Although adults
are usually the first observed, the brownish
white larvae of these beetles also feed on
flour, cereals and condiments. Once when I
lived in a more humid climate, spices like
paprika had insects in them, unless you stored
the can in refrigerator.
Flour moths like the Indian-meal moth,
the Mediterranean flour moth and the meal
moth are gray or reddish-brown, and have a
wing span of one-half inch or more. The
Indian meal moth may be a special problem
in stored walnuts. Mealworms are one-half
to three fourths inch long and have a dark
brown to black hard shell.
For control of these pests, first locate and
destroy the source of infestation. Discard all
contaminated food and clean food shelves
thoroughly. A vacuum cleaners with attach
ments designed for use in hard-to-reach places
is hand for removing food particles and in
sect eggs lodged in cracks.
Store seldom-used food products in con
tainers with tight lids. "Coffee cans with
plastic lids will keep out adult insects, but the
larvae can get under the lids. A jar with a
screw-on lid is better," according to
McNeilan.
John Brown and James Moran, the Com
modity Foods people in Warm Springs put
corn meal in the walk-in refrigerator when
corn meal is being stored for long periods of
time.
In addition to careful storage of foods,
check dried foods periodically. Those sweet
dried foods are tempting to insects as well.
What's a 'child's serving'?
Stockman's Roundup: Waddaya do with the calves?-
J,
by Bob Pawelek
OSU Livestock Agent
Autumn. The best time of the year for
ranchers. Well, what about this year? With
prices having taken a nosedive, what are we
gonna do with these calves we have ready to
sell?
Let's think about this before we simply
separate 'em and load 'em on the trailer. We
have some calves still not weaned. How to
get the best price for these steers? And what
about the heifers? Are we gonna have enough
hay on hand to feed them through a snowy
winter, and will it pay to keep too many
replacements?
First let's look at the whole cow herd. If
we have 25 mother cows, did all 25 bear live,
healthy calves last spring? If not, concentrate
on those who did not and let's seriously
consider why they didn't If the cow who did
not calve out is old enough to remember
when Jimmy Carter was President, it's prob
ably time to say goodbye. If at all possible,
preg check the rest of the cows to make sure
we're not feeding an animal who won't earn
her keep.
Now, take a look at the cows who have
bad hips, pinkeye, and other maladies. They
should go. So should the cows (the young
cows, too) whose calves are awfully small
for their age. Culling animals that produce
dinky calves allows you to keep better heif
ers for replacements. It improves the genet
ics of your herd as well. Next recall if you
had to pull a calf last spring and why. Ask
yourself if it will be worth it to keep the cow
and put up with the hassle again.
Now, let's do a little herd analysis. Add
the number of steer calves and number of
heifer calves. Divide the sum by the begin
ning cow inventory. The number produced is
your percent calf crop. For instance, I have 8
steer calves and 6 heifer calves. I have 20
cows to begin with. Dividing 14 by 20 equals
.7 or 70. A seventy per cent calf crop is not
acceptable to me, and it should not be to you,
either, from strictly a profitability stand
point This takes us back to making sure we
do a good job of culling the cows who don't
produce.
The butcher cow market is only a few
cents lower today than it was this time last
year. My advice would be to do consider
culling the cows who need to go, and con
sider keeping as many heifers as you can for
replacements.
Now for the calves and some tips to get a
little more for 'em. If we have some calves
still on their mamas, separate the cows and
calves with enough distance so they can't
hear each other. The reason for this is to avoid
respiratory illnesses caused by bawling, which
can bring a calf down in a hurry. Process the
cattle in the early morning when possible.
Cattle tend to hold their body heat So even if
you work them in the early evening when it
seems to be cooling down for you, the cows
will still be retaining body heat Any activity,
or even just standing in the direct sun will
bring up their temperature, cause undue stress,
and endanger their health. Let's try to teach
the kids about this, and avoid the temptation
to ride calves in the pen.
Castrating and dehorning older calves is
very stressful. If it was not done in the spring,
then it should probably wait a full month after
weaning. You will get a few more cents per
head at auction for steers than for 8-month
old bulls.
If you really want to do well at the auction,
common sense management will help you.
Little things such as remembering to ac
quaint weaned calves with a water trough by
letting the water drain out will get their at
tention. Try to keep the calves around for a
few weeks after weaning and keep them on
good feed. This will add pounds and keep
What counts as 1 serving for my child?
How many servings from each group
should I feed my child each day?
The amount of food that counts as 1 child
serving is listed in the chart below for each of
Bread Group (6 servings per
day)
121 slice bread
1 4 1 12 cup cooked cereal, rice,
pasta
12 cup ready-to-eat cereal
Vegetable Group (3 servings a
day)
121 medium raw vegetable
121 cup leafy vegetables
12 cup vegetable juice
Milk Group (2-3 servings a day)
341 cup milk or yogurt
6 Tablespoons custard or milk
pudding
1 ounce cheese
Meat Group (2-3 servings a day)
4 Tablespoons meat, poultry, fish
1 99
2-3 Tablespoons peanut butter
12 cup cooked dried beans or
peas
the five pyramid food groups. The chart also
shows you how many servings from each
group your child should eat every day.
A good breakfast is made up of foods
from at least three of the food groups.
Fruit Group (2 servings a day)
121 medium raw fruit
4-5 Tablespoons cooked fruit
12 cup fruit juice