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Internet Address: http:www.orst.edudoptwsext
The Oregon State University Extension Service staff Is devoted to extending research-based Information from OSU to the people of Warm Springs
In agriculture, home economics, 4-H youth, forestry, community development, energy and extension sea grant program with OSU, United States
Department of Agriculture, Jefferson County and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs cooperating. The Exenslon Service offers Its programs
and materials equally to all people.
, The Clover speaks
by Arlene Boileau, 4-H Agent and
Minnie RedDog 4-H Program Assistant
"4-H Winter Time Fun Club" is starting
up which will last for six weeks. The be
ginning date will be Tuesday, February 15,
2000 and will end Tuesday March 2 1. 2000,
this class will take place every Tuesday
from 3:30-5:30 p.m., and will be held at the
Community Wellness Center.
There will be new 4-H Leader Training
in the 4-H Kitchen from 6:00 to 7:00 PM,
Monday, March 13, 2000. Give Arlene or
Minnie a call as soon as possible, to reserve
your spot, at 553-3238.
Managing Stress in your life. Stress and
change it's a simple fact: people who accept
and adapt to change experience less change.
Every one want stability-especially when
things are going well. No one wants the
apple cart upset. But change is inevitable,
and if you resist it you create stress that
causes greater harm than the change it self.
When confronting change you have three
options, I). You can resist and fight the
status quo. This only produces temporary
results. You may avoid change in the short
term, but eventually change will happen.
This reaction requires a tremendous amount
of time and energy, and produces on going
stress because you are continually fighting
the affects of change. 2). You can avoid
change. This is a form of passive resistance.
It is when you experience change but to fail
ONLINE FRAUD
If you tuned into the Superbowl a few
weeks ago, it appeared that every com
mercial ( almost) advertised
"e-commerce" or shopping on the
internet. I guess Y2K is the time for
shopping from home instead of out and
about. There are advantages to shop
ping at home - whether it be on the web
or phone or catalog or door-to-door.
Shopping from home allows you to shop
at your own convenience often 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. There are no
parking spaces to scout at the mall, no
crowds to battle and no long checkout
lines. When you're shopping from the
comfort of home, you can order all kinds
of products and services from companies
in other states, even other countries.
But shopping from home, like traditional
shopping, isn't without risk, and
throughout the year, follow these tips to
help you shop safely from home: You
work hard for your money and need to
assure that your dollars buy you the
most for your money.
Know who you're dealing with.
Your best protection when shopping
from home is to do business with com
panies you know to be legitimate. If
you're not familiar with a company's
reputation, it's important to check up on
it.
Protect your privacy. Provide per
sonal information only if you know
who's collecting it, why, and how it's
going to be used. Don't give your
computer password to anyone, and never
give a seller more information than
you're comfortable providing.
Think it through. Don't act on im
Western ranchers
BOISE, Idaho-They're getting paid
in blue sky rather than green cash. Lucky
for them, they actually value that blue
sky-and the cowboying lifestyle that
goes along with it-more than they do
the money.
When economist Brad Gentner asked
1,052 public land grazers in 1 1 Western
states to rank seven reasons why they
continue ranching, they rated traditional
and family values ahead of profit. In
deed, after Gentner clustered the ranch
STOCKMAN'S ROUNDUP: High performance hooves-
by Bob Pawelek
OSU Livestock Agent
High performance hooves
New studies are out that say that horse
shoes may not be all that necessary, and
perhaps even harmful.
According to Jaime Jackson, a farrier,
horseowners should consider removing their
horses shoes and "going barefoot With
Boileau
Youth
Bob Pawelek
Livestock
Bernadette Handley
Home Economics
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to acknowledge it. You behave as if no
change has occurred. A good example people
who fail to admit that a family member has
a serious problem or terminal illness. They
deny the facts and insist the person will be
all right. Avoidance produces stress that is
particularly destructive because you de
velop unhealthy coping mechanisms these
clouds the real issues. When you resist
change, you fight back directly. When you
avoid change, you don't even acknowledge
you are fighting, yet you experience con
tinually stress because you are engaged in
conflict. 3). Finally you can confront and
then adapt to the change. This healthy re
HOME SWEET HOME
By Bernadette Handley, Family &
Community Development Agent
pulse or buckle under to high-pressure
tactics. Legitimate vendors won't rail
road you in to making an on-the-spot
decision that you might later regret.
That's especially true for vendors who
stand by their products and services.
Pay with a credit card. Other pay
ment options simply don't offer the same
consumer protections. If the product
doesn't arrive on time or if you believe
it was misrepresented, you're legally
entitled to added protections if you've
paid for the purchase with a credit card.
In addition, if you have an unauthorized
charge on your credit card bill, your
liability under federal law is limited to
$50
Check on delivery dates. Keep or
print out any advertisements or materials
that show a specific delivery time, or
write the delivery time in your records
if one was promised.
Check shipping and handling fees.
Many retailers add a shipping and
handling fee to the price of an item,
based on where the order is to be shipped
or the cost or weight of the goods. Online
buyers generally can select from several
delivery methods standardground,
two-day or overnight at various costs.
Keep records of your purchases.
When ordering by phone or computer,
write down or print out information
related to the transaction, including the
seller's name, address and telephone
number; the name of the person you
spoke with, if applicable; a description
of what you ordered; and the seller's
delivery date, terms and return policies.
Track your order. If it isn't deliv
ered on time and you haven't been no
put Tradition and family ahead of profits
ers into eight categories-from small
hobbyists to corporate ranchers-all eight
groups put the profit motive somewhere
in the middle.
Even the group most reliant on
ranching for their livelihoods-Gentner
calls them "dependent family
ranchers"-rated profit below traditional
cultural values, favorable child-rearing
environments, proximity to friends and
the opportunity to pass on a business to
their children.
proper attention to the feet by a qualified
hoof care provider," states Jackson, "the
hooves will immediately begin to toughen
naturally. Horses suffering from
hoof-related lamenesses will also begin to
heal with natural hoof care. The horses will
perform better and experience fewer debili
tating lamenesses."
Jackson bases his observations on his
own studies of wild horses and on current
European research on domestic horses.
In the early 1980s, Jackson entered into
America's wild horse country to investigate
what he thought might be a model for natu
ral barefootedness and hoofcare. States
Jackson, "What I saw were sound horses
with perfect hooves by industry standards.
I began to adapt the shape of their naturally
worn hooves to my clients' horses and in
some instances, asked horse owners to pro
vide more natural living conditions to help
toughen the hooves. Invariably, unshod
horses in my care developed better-quality
hooves with fewer problems than those
shod."
Further inquiries into barefootedness led
Jackson to a German veterinary researcher,
Dr. Hiltrud Strasser.
At her clinic in Tubingen, Germany,
Strasser and her associates treat all lame
horses by removing their shoes and trim
Clint Jacks Deanie Johnson
Staff Chair, Madras Secretary
ZackdelNero Minnie RedDog
Natural Resources 4-H Assistant
sponse minimizes stress. (Stress informa
tion is provided from The Stress Manage
ment Handbook, life style series, "Manag
ing Stress; Priorities & Perspective.")
No-Bake Bars:
First, you need to ask for some help from
mom, dad, and big sisterbrother. Then wash
your hands with soap. Then choose a large
bowl, a pot to boil a spoon to stir, a baking
pan, measuring utensils and two potholders.
The ingredients you will need:
4 cups of Cheerios, 2 cups of Rice Crispy
Cereal, 2 cups of Dry Roasted Peanuts, 2
cups of M&M's, 1 cup light corn syrup, 1
cup sugar, land cups of Creamy Peanut,
and 1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract.
In the Large bowl, put the Cheerios, Rice
Crispy, Peanuts & M&M's in; set the bowl
to the side for awhile. Get the pot pour the
corn syrup, sugar in, and put the pot on the
stove to boil, remember to stir so it does not
stick. When the syrup and sugar starts to
boil take the pot off the stove with
potholders, and add the peanut butter, va
nilla, and mix. Next pour the cooked mix
over the cereal and mix well so all the cereal
is covered with the cooked mixture. Finally,
pour all of this into the greased baking pan,
spread so it is even all over inside the pan.
Let the big cookie cool for about 20 minutes
and then get a knife and cut into small
squares.
tified of a delay, contact the company.
It's your choice to agree to wait longer
to receive the order or to cancel. If you
cancel, your money must be refunded
within seven days, or your account must
be credited within one billing cycle if
you charged the order.
Seek help if you run into a prob
lem. If you can't resolve your problem
by working directly with the company,
a wide range of government agencies,
industry organizations and consumer
groups can offer assistance. Contact
your state Attorney General's office (for
, a list of state Attorney General's offices,
visit www.naag.org. local consumer
protection office, Better Business Bu
reau or the Federal Trade Commission ' s
toll-free helpline at 1-877-FTC-HELP
(382-4357).
To report mail fraud, call or send a
copy of the mailing to the local U.S.
Postal Inspection Service or postmaster.
If you suspect telemarketing or Internet
fraud, report it the National Fraud In
formation CenterInternet Fraud Watch
programs. These programs, operated by
the National Consumer League, can be
reached toll-free by phone at
1-800-876-7060 or online at
www.fraud.org. For a list of corporate
contacts, a sample complaint letter and
contact information for consumer pro
tection agencies nationwide, go to
www.nacaanct.grg and click on the
banner that asks, "Has a business treated
you unfairly?" Another source of help
is the National Elder Care Hotline at
1-800-677-1116 or at
www.aoa.dhhs.gov.
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Ninety-four of the ranchers who re
turned surveys are from Idaho. Univer
sity of Idaho Extension range econo
mist Neil Rimbey wasn't surprised by
Gentner' s results. "Cattle producers are
probably some of the most independent
people on the face of the Earth," says
Rimbey. "There are a whole bunch of
factors other than money that explain
why they are in the ranching business."
Gentner will present some of his
results-which he collected for his
ming the hooves according to the principles
of hoof care outlined in Jackson's book,
"The Natural Horse: Foundations for
Natural Horsemanship. "
Jackson points out that scientific natu
ral hoof care is unlike conventional
horseshoeing. "The hoof is trimmed much
differently and more frequently. But the
result is a superior hoof without any of the
Sroblems that are caused by shoeing."
ackson notes that a wide variety of ter
rains, such as are roamed by America's
wild horses, provide excellent environ
ments to encourage barefootedness. Jack
son claims that horses in his care that are
being ridden barefoot many hours a day
over rocky ground, through streams, and
over every type of terrain in between.
Jackson believes that most horse
lamenesses can be traced to imbalanced,
unnaturally shaped hooves and the wear
ing of horseshoes. "I would liken it to
persons wearing ill-fitting shoes. Unlike
horses, however, people can change their
footwear. A shod horse can't... and lame
ness is often the result
Jackson explains that a little-known
property of naturally worn hooves, called
the hoof mechanism" by European re
searchers, is responsible for successful,
high-performance barefootedness seen in
Natural Resource notables-
by Zach del Nero, Natural Resources
Agent
Water Quality Concerns
The CTWS Water & Soil Depl re
cently put out a handbook - "How to
Improve Water Quality on the Warm
Springs Indian Reservation." It's a good
little guide that outlines several things
that every one of us can do to protect the
quality of our surface and ground water
resources. So what? Why is that im
portant? Water is one of the main sources
of all life - without it we cannot survive.
We cannot sit back and depend on the
government or any other agency to pro
tect everything we must take action
ourselves. Much of this is just learning
how your actions can impact water re
sources. Coastal Factoid of the Month -"2-Stroke
Boat Motors Are Huge Pol
luters" Consider the following facts:
- 25 percent of the fuel and required
oil that conventional two-strokes use,
most of it unburned, is emitted directly
into the water and air.
- In the U.S., approximately 75 of
all motorized boats and personal wa
tercraft (or 14 million units) are powered
by two-stroke engines.
- Every year marine two-stroke mo
tors spill 15 times more oil and fuel into
waterways than did the Exxon Valdez.
- The EPA estimates that one hour of
operation bv a 70-horsepower
two-siroKe motor emits tne same amount
of hydrocarbon pollution as driving
5,000 miles in a modern automobile.
As the Water & Soil guide points out,
a good portion of the reservation popu
lation lives in the urban environment of
OSU EXTENSION SERVICE
WINTER LECTURE SERIES
PRESENTS
Jerry Cordova
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Bend Area Office
"7olf Reintr eduction"
Thursday 2 March 2000
1 1:45 am - 1:15 pm
Fire Management Training Room
Upcoming OSU satellite events
OSU Extension hosts a series of
educational satellites developed by
the U.S. Department of Education.
Nurturing Readers - March 21
Multiplying Excellence - April 18
Connecting with Youth - May 16
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master's thesis from Oregon State Uni
versity at theSociety for Range
Management's annual meeting in Boise.
His research was funded by the West
ern Regional Research Project, a con
sortium of Western land-grant univer
sities that includes the University of
Idaho. Gentner is now an economist for
the National Marine Fisheries Service
in Silver Spring, Md.
After Gentner grouped the ranchers
into eight distinguishable clusters, he
unshod horses.
Jackson says that without the fixed
horseshoe, the hoof is free to expand and
contract naturally. Blood flow increases
throughout the hoof, making it healthier. A
natural calousing action takes over. The
hoof wears naturally.
According to a recent study, approxi
mately 17 percent of horses in the United
States are now going barefoot. Jackson says
he expects this figure to rise dramatically as
horse owners become aware of the natural
trim and health benefits of barefootedness.
Guidelines for natural trimming are found
in Jackson's book, available from Star Ridge
Publishing. Their phone number is
1-800-499-5606
Warm Springs. There is a common mis
conception that water flowing into the
storm sewers is treated at the plant - not
true. This water usually flows into the
streams and rivers - untreated. So, if
you rinse away radiator coolant, motor
oil, old pesticides, fertilizers, soap
residues these end up right in the river
and they are all toxic to fish and other
aquatic life. Miller Ford in Madras used
to run an ad on KWSO that said one
gallon of used motor oil could contami
nate something like a million gallons of
groundwater! The vehicle pool will take
your used motor oil and send it out for
recycling (a good idea anyway) - good
for you and good for the environment.
We believe in taking care of the earth,
as it takes care of us take some time to
learn now you can oetter conserve ana
protect the water and other resources.
For more information, contact the OSU
Extension office and the CTWS Water
& Soil office.
Learning Everywhere - June 20
Programs will be offered in the 1st
floor classroom of the Education
Building from 5PM-6 PM. Contact
OSU Extension 553-3238 if you
are interested in attending. Limit: 10
compared the responses they gave to
several different proposed scenarios.
These scenarios included reductions in
permitted livestock use on their grazing
allotments, increases in the federal
grazing fee and elimination of grazing
seasons. Gentner asked them whether
they would continue their current op
erations, reduce production, intensify
use of private grazing land or diversify
into other on-ranch or off-ranch income
sources.
What he found was that public poli
cies based on changing prices or costs
"will not have the expected outcomes"
because ranchers do not behave in pre
dictable, profit-seeking ways. For ex
ample, while only one in five indepen
dently wealthy "trophy ranchers" would
keep ranching at the same level if their
permitted animal-unit-months, or
AUMs, were cut back by 25 percent,
almost two in five diversified family
ranchers would persevere undaunted.
Across all eight groups, at least 60
percent of ranchers would endure an
increase in the current $1.35 per AUM
grazing fee to between $2.00 and $5.00
without making corresponding changes
in their operations to protect their
profits.
Gentner says that makes many
Western ranchers "economic
satisficers"-they are willing to accept
economic returns they regard as simply
satisfactory rather than chasing higher
profits. That's also supported by their
choice of business organization: 58
percent, across the entire sample, choose
to be sole proprietors even though more
complex business arrangements would
reduce their personal economic risk.
By the way, just because Western
ranchers don't demand that their profits
multiply doesn't mean they can't add:
two out of three completed at least some
college work and one in ten holds a
graduate degree.
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