PAGE S SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, JRK GON
County Ramblin’s
By TI mmmm W. Thompson
Sherman Extension Agent
M anh Wlteat Export
have been treated with chemicals
this year in a roadside and fence
row sanitation program th a t is
gaining popularity w ith farm ers
and ranchers throughout the
county.
This program calls for the use
of sterilan t chemicals to elim in
ate cheatgrass, rye and Other an
nual weeds from fence rows, road
sides, around buildings and w aste
areas. Results have been excellent
alm ost w ithout exception w her
proper recom m endations are fol
lowed. This goes a long w ay to
ward controlling cheatgrass, rye
and o th er annual weed problem s
in non-crop areas.
G rain export shipm ents im port
ed in March by the Division of
G rain Inspection of the Oregon
D epartm ent of A griculture were
the largest since May, 1957.
The March total was 9,112.674
bushels and the Mav, 1957 was
9.419,532.
The largest shipm ent leaving
Portland on one ship was 674,390
bushels, which w ent to Italy. One
ship going to India took 520,800
bushels out of Portland.
O ther countries to which grain
was shipped included Germany, Weed 4ontn»l Research
El Salvador, Korea, the P hilip
A new em phasis on weed con
pines, Venezuela, Pakistan, Ko
trol research has been started in
rea, Ecuador, Japan, Chile and
Sherm an County. New chemicals
Formosa.
are being tested on broad leat
The M anh figure on inspection weeds in w heat or barley on the
of incoming grain at the Portland
Fred Anderson, Hildred Zell,
office of the division was 10,619 - Wasco, ami Stradley ranch in
489 bushels, with w heat account
ing for 9,168,794 bushels of this G rass Valley. Three of these 704-
plot sites have lieen established
total.
and two more sites have l>een
Broiler Imluatry Expansion
selected for application in the
Oregon’s broiler industry should Kent area.
come out of the w'heat referen
Several new chemicals are be
dum w ith plans for expansion. ing used to test th eir effective
E ith er a yes o r no vote will pro ness against broad leat weed
vide feed wheat prices to N orth problems.
west poultry producers.
These plots have l>een estab-
Oregon broiler industry spokes established by M artin Zim m er
men have recently pointed out the man, County Weed Agent, in con
50 per cent under production of nection w ith the OSU A gricultural
broilers in the state. Spokesmen ' E xperim ent Station
believe expansion can be made i*
Research on o th er weed prob-
feed wheat is com petitive w ith | lems is planned for the near fu-
Midwest corn. Local producers I ture. This will enable us to get
used to feed wheat to poultry but J the kind of research we need here
the past 15 years have seen w heat in Sherm an County for Sherman
priced out of the feed m arket.
County conditions.
Wheat Growth Research
B y M ai garet Reil
Sherm an County is one of two
Honte Extension Agent
Oregon counties w here weekly
The Home Extension Units will
wheat ol>servations will be made
by the Crop Reporting Service have a lesson on Chinese cookerv
under direction of Hal Prindle, incrporating D ulgar wheat, Coun
A gricultral Statistician, USDA, ty Agent Margaret Reil announc
Portland. O bservations s t a r t e d ed- The lesson is based on a re-
April 29 ond will continue through Quest of the county planning com-
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mi t tee.
harvest.
Don Thompson is the local ob-
The lesson is set up to enable
serv er w orking w ith five cooper- those attending to lx» able to share
ating w heat growers. Plots are soc^a^ custom s of these people, to
-
learn im portance of food values
located on four soil types: - E dgar
Alley, Condon Silt Ix>am; Don and meal planning, to see the
McDermid,
Walla
W aba Slit dem onstration of Chinese m eth
Loam; I^eonard Fields, Walla ods of vegetable and meat cook
Walla Silt Loam, course solum; ery, and to learn to incorporate
Marvin Thomas and Thompson bulgar w heat instead of rice in the
Brothers, Walla Walla Silt Loam, menus.
Hope you will attend your lo
low rainfall.
The experim ental project is new cal unit in May to get your copy
to the state. This y e a r’s w ork will of the pam phlet, Chinese Cook
l>e used to evaluate procedure an 1 ery, and participate in the lesson.
im prove crop outlook and rep o rt
ing liata.
THE JOURNAL IS SHERMAN
Steel Prices
Moving Costs to Be
Paid by State— Gov
Hatfield Signs Bill
G overnor Hatfield signed into
law a legislative act perm itting
the S tate Highway Depart inert
to pay, w ithin cet tain limits, the
moving costs of persons displac
ed by highway construction. Pass
age of the bill had been requested
by the State Hignway Commis
sion.
State Highway Engineer F or
rest Cooper pointed out that prior
to enactm ent of this bill Oregon
was powerless to pay relocation
costs even though perm itted to
do so by the Federal Highway
Act of 1962. He said at least 18
states are now making relocation
paym ents as pros hied under the
federal law.
Any occupant of an improved
property will be eligible for re
im bursem ent of his necessary
moving expenses if be is in oc
cupancy at the tim e the State
cedures. No occupant who take»
up tenancy after that time will lx*
eligible.
The Highw ay D epart
m ent will pay actual costs up to
a maximum of $200 in the case
of an individual or family, and
up to $3,000 in the case of a busi
ness or farm.
Cooper stated th at the new’ law
supplem ents the Highway Depart
merit’s advisory assistance pro
gram w’hich has lieen in existence
since passage of the Federal
. Highw ay Act.
Highw ay officials anticipate j
that nearly all eligible p erso n s,
will apply for relocation pay-1
* ments, w ith the bulk of claims
“ ft takes a nut to take on this
i expected from the Portland met-
job,
so 1 guess I can qualify
• ropolitan area. Current and f »-
I tu re freew ay routes in P o rtla n d 1 So stated Karen Bethel, Sherman
will displace a num ber of busi High's new advertising manage •
nesses and several hundred indi- j in her campaign speech last w eek.
Karen, a transfer from South
viduals in the next few years.
Eugene High School, was elected
Persons eligible for relocation j Pep Club president last fall. She
paym ents will be advised by re-1 was a princess at both Homecom
presentatives of the Highway De
partm ent well In advance of the
tim e they m ust move, inform a
tion on the new program is avail
able through th e office of the Re
location Superriaor, High of Wav
Division. State Highway Build
ing. Salem.
Posters-Paint Given
New Ad Manager
the eight newiy-
that five
ing and Ju n io r Prom.
This
spring, Karen was inducted into elected ASB fflcers of S h e n n a r
the National Honor Society.
High are me b a n of the Natlon-
Diana Tallant emerged victori al H onor So •ty?
ous in an earlier election. Jan. 2’ .
Site will take office next tall.
Diana is a junior tran sfer stu
dent who has previously l»een
honored as princess of both the
rL
. FUNERAL
W interw onderland and th? Junior
service
Prom.
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bmith- Callaway
l iapel .
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This ’s A Special Appeal To The
Wheat Growers
Herman County
of
<X)UN T V S N E WSP A PER!
Recent raise in prices of steel
is of much concern to agriculture.
Why? Because the farm ers of our
nation invest t w i c e as much
OPTOMETRIST
money in m achinery as does the
steel industry and five tim es as
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much as the automobile industry.
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The Dalles, Ore.
Feed Grain legislation
A voluntary feed grain bill was
passed by the house of rep resen
tatives on April 25. This bill pro
Fourth Annual
1
vides for a feed grain program in
1964 and '65 sim ilar to this vea. ’s
program . The bill provides for in
at the
terchange of wheat and feed grain
Rufus Grange ilall
or l>arley in o u r case providing
Rufus, Oregon
g reater flexibility and freedom of
on
Sunday, May 19
action. The program is due fo-
From 12 noon until 6 p.m.
senate consideration shortly.
Price« of $1-30 for ndiilta at d
Dr. Otis G. Perkins
SMORGASBORD |
By Martin .1. Zimmerman
Sherman County Agent
Fence Row Clean-l'p
Over 2,000 miles of fence row’s
75c for children.
Come nee the changes in the
RnfiiN Area «Ince the John
Day Dam wan started.
lilis
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TUESDAY, MAY 21
8 a. m . t o 8 p. m .
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Protect Your Annual Income
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“Ob course I dot a code in my head, but dank you for calling."
was the happy grandmother’ j reply to an unexpected long
distance call from her son and his family. It wasn t Mother s
Day or even Christmas. They just had the impulse to keep in
touch, and the kids wanted very much to talk to Grandma.
Even with the pleasant weeping caused by this call, her voice
sounded good to everyone. Have you shared some tearful hap*
piness with your folks lately? ( 4.1 this evening, after 6,
when the rates are lower.
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State Committee F o r A
Yes Vote on the R eferendum
Paulen Kaseberg, Wasco, Chairman