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Sherman County Journal, Moro, Oregon, Friday, June 21. 1963 Page / Beef, Sheep Highlight Meeting Held at Union RUFUS By Mrs. George Fox Rathbun-Hamersly Rites Performed June 9 at W a sco M e th o d ist Church The relatives of Mr. and Mrs Robert Byrd went to Baker Sat Livestock management practic Columbia and Targhee ewes in urday to attend the wedding of es to help ease ¡he cost • price the branch station’s farm flock the eldest son of Robert Byrd Jr. squeeze of producing l»eef and This compares to about $20 usual tc Miss Barhara Jean daughter of sheep highlighted a special field ly expected per ewe in farm Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Mattes of Baker. The wedding was held at day F riday at the E astern Oregon flocks, the researchers noted 2:30 p.m. at the F irst L utheran E xperim ent station at Union. Through selection and manage Cost savings in ra sing h e ife n ment of Columbia ewes over a church on Ju n e 16 at Baker. A re to production age w ithout loss of six • year period, annual fleece ception followed the ceremony In weight o r calving percentage — w eight has l»een increased nearly the church parlors Those going from Rufus to a t along w ith 50 i**r cent added in three pounds per head. come from farm flock ewes — A nother trial dem onstrated im tend the bridal show er for Miss w ere among key reports aimed at portance of heredity in ability to Jeanne Macnab in the basement helping sfockm en now operating produce wool. Off • sp r'n g from of the Methodist church were on slim profit margins. one of the station’s Columbia Mrs. Leonard Jordon and Mis. Nearly 100 beef and sheep pro rams averaged 20 per cent great George Fox. Mrs. Frank Reid, ducers and others connected with er fleece weighf this year than Mrs. Rohert Byrd and Mrs. Ray the region’s livestock industry did the offspring of antgher sire Brown sent gifts but were unable to attend the shower. Jeanne attended the program that includ of the same breed. plans on a wedding in August, ed an afternoon to u r of the sta Marked increase in the size tion’s research facilities. The sta lamb crop from selected cross and Is now employed at the U.S. tion is a branch of (he OSU agri bred ewe lambs also dem onstated National Bank In The l^alles. cultural experim ent station. Mrs. H arland McDonald and the value of hybrid vigor w ithin Research trials here during the ewes for ability to produce twins. Mrs. Grace MecHer are working past six years indicate th a t re When bred as ewe lambs. Hanip at the Rummage Sale of the R u placement heifers can be raised shire • Columbia crosses averaged fus Grange held in The Dalles successfully to calve as two- 143 per cent lamb crop over a from June 17 through the end of year - olds on relatively low - cost three - year test period compared the month. These two ladies are w inter feeding coupled w ith good to 122 per cent crop for purebred w orking on Tuesday and there productive sum m er pasture, if Hampshire, Columbia, and Targee are two different women working was fiointed out by J A B. McAr ewes. each day. The sale is a t the old thur, statio n suj>erintendent and Ja n ito r Building In The Dalles. O ther research program s now A. T. Ralston, OSU animal scien The Home Economics club of getting underw ay af the station tist. the R ufus Grange met at the hall It w as emphasized, however, w ere discussed and viewed by last T hursday, June 13 for a pot visitors during an afternoon tour. that cattlem en should aim for luck luncheon. Mrs. Joe M orris two • year - old calving only when These included reports on w inter vice chairm an opened the busi Lyn R athbun and W ayne M the church, it was given by the feed levels for pregnant cows, it is possible through m anage ness m eeting because the ch air H am ersly were n ta rri« l Sunday. I ride’s parents and assist«! by use of artificial insem ination cn ment and nutrition to get heifers man Mrs. Millard Leigh was u n Ju n e 9, in an afternoon ceremony the ladies of th e W.S.C.S. to satisfactory size — 900 to 1,009 beef cattle, vitam in A supplem en able to be present. Mrs. Leigh at the W asco M ethodist church The out-of-town guests were: tation for calves and m ature preg pounds. Otherwise, it is advisable has the cast taken off h e r foot, solemnized by Rev. John McMur- Mr. and Mrs. Pete Lours of O re nant cows, tune of casf ration, and to calve them as three - year • gon City; Mrs. Catherine M. Rath- control of internal parasites in but the doctor ordereii her to use tre y- olds. the wheel ch air for another three The bride w ore a full length bun, of G lendas, Calif.; Mrs cattle. H ereford heifers on test at the J. C. Miller, OSU animal science weeks txefore using h er foot, satin gown w ith a Chantilly lace Florence Murdock flew in from sfation have made sufficient over - blouse, the veil was ellxm Hawaii; Mr. and iMrs. Victor Mur- departm ent head, and R. M. Alex which she broke recently. grow th at two years of age to T he S m orgaslord netted the length cauglu w ith a cluster of dock ari(1 fam ily of Salem; Mr. ander, assistant director of OSH wean calves that com pare to club a good sum after all the bills roses In the crown. Lyn carried and Mrs. Robert Murdock and those normally expected from agricultural experim ent station, were paid. Mrs. Marland McDon h er great - grandm other’s white family; Mr. and Mrs. R a l p h w ere chairm en of th e day’s ses three - year • old heifers. ald report«! most of the W atkins Bible w ith phaelenopsls otvhids W ittenberg and daughter, Mary sions. From 1957 through 1962, about and stephanotis. Lou; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Barber F . E. Price, OSU dean of agri vanilla has been sold, and money 180 replacem ent heifer calves turned to s« 're ta rv . Also Mrs. iSue Ann Rathbun, sister of the Mr. and Mrs. Leland Barber and culture. was main speaker follow were raised to two years of age Millard Ixdgh said the club reallz- bride serv « l as maid of honor family; Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. at the station w here they were ing a noon luncheon served by «1 a nice profit from chances sold with Sharon Belshe and Marilyn Brown all of Portland; Mr. and w intered on good qualify alfalfa- the Union County Cow • Belles. on the afghan which Mrs. Bert (Smith) B arnette as bridesmaids. Mrs. Floyd F. Ford of M «lforJ; I He discussed future frends in grass hay w ith varying am ounts Oregon agricultural reseaeh, em Sw lgert crochet«! for the club. They w ere beautifully gown«! in Mr. and Mrs. W illard Crawford of ' of grain sunolement. Mrs Drummond from Grass Val aqua brocade short lengtn dresses Centerville, Wash.; and Mrs. M cA rthur said it appears that phasizing need for research aim ley, won the the afghan. with m atching color head pieces Nora H am ersly of I>exter, Ore ed at reducing production costs wearier calf w inter gains should The club will plan a picnic in of chiffon. They carried w h i t e gon. in all phases of agriculture, need approxim ate one pound daily to July, the place to be announced lace fans w ith m um s and stepharj The nowdy weds honeymooned allow the anim als to make econ for new ciops and new uses f i r later. Alta Smith won the draw otis. at Crater I ¿ike and plan to make products, more basic research omical gains on sum m er lxtsture. The now m atron is the daugh- their home . in .. Colton _ .................... w here ... Mr. agricultural m arketing re prize. The women then worked If calves cannot make these w in and at the hall getting the rum m age te r of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Radi- Hamersly will teach this year search. te r gains on hay, alone, a suimple ready for the coming sale. b u n o f W asco S h e is a s tu d - n it ---------------------------- --------- ment should lie fed to bring them . ■ «a • ■ Mrs. Ixxmard Jordon is again at Monmouth and expects to con- I -, up to fhis level of gain he sta Channel Catfish tinue her studies there this sum- S t o c k e d R a ilW O W S in the Rufus Postoffice after a ted. ' two week vacation spent w ith her mer. Varying levels of grain supple, Mr. Hamersly Is the son of F T e n d J o W a n d e r husbapd touring Canada and at ment for w intering heifers for Are Stocked In The the Oregon beaches. They repor Morton H am ersly of Dexter, Ore- "«»uvi two years resulted in an $18 feed ted a very nice vacation and h id gon. The groom is a graduate of P ic k F v n f lr l cost spread per animal lietween Willamette System good w eather. Monmouth class of 1902, he has 1 fo A p cr i the most economical and most The Oregon game commission Mr. and Mrs. Merle N arram ore l>een teaching and coaching e ‘ Do hatchery -released t r o u t expensive method. However, re made another attem pt to recently searchers noted little difference establish channel catfish in the has as guests th e ir son and daugh Colton the past year. He too p la n s [ remain near the spot where they ter-in-law and two children from to c arry on studies this sum m er. were stock«! to liw’ome easy prey in weight of heifers or th eir calv W illam ette riv er system in an ef The lies*, man was Floyd W. for the angler? This claim Is often ing ability at the end of two fort to provide these fine game Shoshone, Wyoming. The son plans on m aking Oregon his Rathun, brother of the bride, the made by a few’ fisherm en who years. fish to the fishing pnblic. home as he brought his trailer ushers were Tony Cutsforth, N >r- state anglers in the know congre M o s f economical production The latest effort in lh is direc house out here. bie Kilford and Jack Brooks gate af poirkU of release and catch w as obtained by keeping heifers tion was the release of 15,000 The Compton Paving crew classm ates of the groom. all the trout Itefone other anglers < n hay alone during th eir first channel catfish about two weeks went to Yakima to do a job ov'-r year and supplem enting this w ith C andidi ghiera were Sharron have a chance. ago that were trapped from the there. However, they will have two pound, of grain cube daily Marked legal plants made this Snake river in eastern Oregon more work to do here later as it and Kathy Brown of Portland, tluring the second year. cousins of the bride. spring tend to refute such claims and transplanted Into the W illa is made ready. The most costly group received | The church was Ixeautifully de as reveal«! by the migration m ette and several trib u ta ry hav plus four pounds og grain Your correspondent decided to corat«! in spring flowers. Mums pattern of the fish stocked from stream s. Areas of release Includ cube daily during th eir first year, ed the Long Tom river near Mon see for herself just how’ far along nd gladillia and a large candic- the lieglnning of the season on with the grain feed reduced to roe, Pudding riv er out of Silver- the Biggs Canyon road on high- abra. T he bride and greoin p er April 20 to the present time. two pounds daily the second year. Joe W etherbee, district fishery ton, South Yamhill riv er near v ay 97 has progress«l as when form ed a ceremony of each light This higher - level grain feeding Sheridan, and the W illam ette In the job Rtart«l in the first of the ing a candle to symbolize th e be biologist for the game commis tended to depress sum m er gains sion in the mid • W illamette are i, the vicinity of H arrisburg to Cor year it was said It would be June ginning of their life together. and j 1 o resulted in more calving vallis. when it was completed. B u t— W edding guests w ere gree «1 reports that one group of marked troubles. iSize of the catfish ranged from from the looks of things and all at a reception in the basem ent of rainlxiw tro u t w as released near Im portance of selecting sheep 3 to 20 Indies in length, w ith the the work to do yet It will l>e m ore for their ability to produce wool like September. They have made has also lx>en dem onstrated In average for fhe entire lot around several bridges and a lot of the th e 9 • inch mark. The larger of trials reported by B R. Eller, ani | road b«l Is still in the rough. It mal scientist at the branch sta these catfish may provide anglers is advisable th at no one go down with some almost im m ediate re tion. and C. W. Fox. OSU re se a r-, that road except on a Sunday as turns, if the fish will cooperate. cher. I did because it is one way tra f Fot several years the commis More wool production, along fic in a num ber of places, and sion has strived to establish chan with pounds of lamb produced the big trucks w ouldn’t w ant any per ewe. are bringing an average nel catfish in the W illam ette riv sightseers In the way while they er system. Several plants of these annual gross retu rn of $30 for fine game fish have been made, w ere working. The Ambulance was call«! Mon 1 uf in all instances up to the pre sent. th e fish stocked have been day m orning to take Mr. and Mrs. Everybody Reads the small fry o r fingerlings whi?h Roy Parkers son I/eslIe to P o rt under normal conditions will take land w here he was plac«1 In an Want Ads! r. num ber of years to provide a iron lung. Ijpslie had polio when fishery. a small child which left him crip pled, but in spite of It all he graduated -from the Rth grade ! w ith the Rufus school Hass this year. He was a good student. Les lie hasn’t been well since gradua tion and had to go to Portland for treatm ent The P arkers have the John Day Cafe In Rufus. Canvas - 36, 42, 48, 60 and 72 inch It was w arm here over the weekend, S atuniay It was 102. Fabric Cement — 3x8 Ext. Ply, 3x14 Ext. Ply, with the tem perature hovering 3x16 Ext. Ply near 100 the rest of the tim e un til last T uesday when there wa« IIP , O O M , M M S S S IO P C S Masonite - Tempered - 4x6, 8. 10. 12 ft. Lngths an overcast in the skv it came Exclusive fore and aft and side to side leveling gives down to around 90 degrees. From **x6 - Fir for Reel Slats - 14, 16, 18, 20 ft. t l i r M i < o rm u kx I n b n i . d i n n . 1K 4 03 s u re footed tra- all appearances on Tuesday It tio n . .. easier, more precise handling. . . more efficient looked like It may blow up a 3x8 Oalv. Sheets of Metal • All Gauges separating Independent hydraulic pump system for rain. each leveling unit, and for platform and power steer The cherries in Rufus are about ing assures fast response Open design of frame con Paint pick«! except some of the late struction for rear axle prevents buildup of straw and black kinds. Harland McT onaM chaff Truck Floor Hardener »•old his for the m arachlno cherry Choice of 16% or 1 8 ^-ft platform. Extended cylin t»a le and Atlee Wilson expects der gives full width thr<*shing and bigger separating Bolts frm H to 1 inch inclusive - from 1 to 18 to be through with the Roval capacity. You put more and cleaner grain into U»e 65- inches long Anne cherries in a day or so. The buahei tank. cherries are o* nice size and very Call u t tor a domonatratlon now I good this year, Mrs John Mathleson retu rn « ! home from California w here she Cushman Equipment Cn. went to see her granddaughter graduate from high school Harvest Time Needs the mouth of the N orth Santiam. | tributaries, the Siuslaw and tri- Acoordtng (o W etherbee. these butaiiea, and Quartz creek, triou- fish could lie followed down the tary to Jum p Off Joe creek in north shore of Detroit reservoir Josephine county. Additional sur- trum day to day by merely check I veys along other stream s in this ing biink anglers. By the third urea, lie said, will undoubtedly day after planting, m ark«! fish I uncover other blocks to upstream from this group were b e in j m igration of salmon and steel checked three miles from the re head. lease point. Although marked Schneider advised that the trout were readily taken near tli*| game cotnmiasion has already id- ielease site the day of liberation, vertiaed for bids on these pro- few anglers had success in the ;«'Ls and will concentrate Iks area the next day. stream s clearance efforts in the A nother plant w ith different central anil south coast areas fol m arkings was releas«l in the lowing mop • up work now in pro Mongold area. These fish could gress on north coast stream s also be followed along th e north Along the north coast, he said, shore and some w ere caught. In stream improvement crew s have the upper Breitenbush arm three spent several m onths removing days after release. About three log jam s on the Trask, Nehalem, weeks after release frout from Necanicutn, and other stream s of this plant were being taken fre the area and their tributaries. quently on the opposite shore of Scnneider statw l there is no the reservoir. doubt that keeping stream s oi>en From the inform ation it ap so salmon and steelhead will have pears that legal trout stock«! at unobstructed access to all avail any location on the reservoir will able spaw ning areas is of major distrib u te them selves well in Just im portance In m aintaining runs few days. W etherbee said. It of these great game fish. also appears the fish move rela It Is heartening, he said, to ob tlvely close to shore and are quite serve the rapidity w ith which susceptible to both bank and boat salmon and steelhead respond to anglers. stream clearance work which W etherliee hopes to plot a more opens up previously d e n i e d complete distribution pattern of spaw ning areas. Runs of these stocked fish through the rem ain fish appear on the spaw ning beds d er of the angling season. w ithin a year or two in areas which may have been block«! to access for tw enty years or more. Streams Set For Schneider pointwl out that a single tributary block«! to the Log Jam Removal upstream passage of salmon and steelhead will reduce s u l t a n - daily the num lter of fish that In South Coast Area river is capable of producing. Sa'm on and steelhead, prize! game fish to Oregon anglers, will soon get a new lease on life in a I HE JOI'ItS AL IS SII ERMA \ <XH VTY’S \ EW Sl’AI’Elt! num ber of central and south coast stream s as a result of th e game commission’s stream clearance SMITH CALLAWAY program. 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