Page 4 Sherman County Journal, Moro, Oregon, Friday, June 28. 19CJ
Conservation Research Division
oi ARS at Beltsville, Maryland,
the handlxxjk shows how plant
nutrients may increase root ex
B y
S h e i liu m
( o u u l)
K x tM M tiu M
the f«*ed lot, cattle need to gain ploration of the soil so that soil
A x e n t >t
1.5-1.75 pounds per day on as w ater is use«l to higher tensions
cheai>
a ration as iMMsible Sever- and to greater depths.
T he Dalle«* Show
It shows hew fertilization can
' al combinations of feed can be
Late action by the Oregon j used. ( ’haff can lie used if feed increase yields per inch of w ater
le g isla tu re changed distribution a supplem ent and 1 percent of used, w hether rainfall or Irriga
of param utual racing money to , (tjeir body weight in grain a day. j tion, and how improved fertility
shows anti fairs. The Northwest . 5 Feedlot location and equip- on claypan soils pays off in spke
T urkey Show and Oregon S tate nient ls hnpi,t1ant Cable fence<t of critical [ærioiLs of drouth or
to r n Show appropriation have j
troughs, and aprons are floods.
been elim inated. A ppropriations j g(XMj
It shows how irrigation great
foi I lie Dulles Show will lie con-j ijgji G rata Program A lternative«
ly increases the nitrogen de
tinuei as in the past.
Northwt*st agricultural leaders
Legislative action also increas and economics from the land- mands of annual forage crops,
ed appropriations to the State grant U niversities met with John since they are stxsled during un
F air and I’.l. County F air funds Schniltker, economic adviser to favorable m oisture periods, must
will thus is» decreased with t h e ' Secretary of A griculture, Orville make grow th in a short time, and
later change plus a change in the Freem an, June 11 at Spokane. have relatively shallow root sys
one-twentieth mill tux from coun A dm inistrative alternatives un tems.
ty funds to deduction from the d er existing federal grain legis
param utual fund before d istrib u lation w as discussed. Marion
tion to the counties.
Thomas, Oregon Economist re-
An early May show had tx*en ports results as follows:
projiosed for the
liKi-4 Oregon
l. The secretary of agriculture
W heat League Show in The Dal can still allow substituting w heat
les. This generally has not been for barley on feed grain bare
looked upon favorably, so dab-» acres for 1964. Substitution ls dis
will lx? set for June 7-1., 1901. cretionary with the secretary in
This te possible for '64 since 4-H line with the overall w heat and
Sum m er School hits been set for feed grain programs. A decision
June 15-20.
is hoped for l»y August.
Oregon M a te F a ir
2. The present law requires a
The 1963 Oregon State F air is reduction in wheat lx*se on farm s
scheduled for August 30 through that exceed their 1964 allo tm en ts
Septem ber 7. Copies of the P re unless sulM ltulion on feed grain
mium List for open class and 4-H base acres Is authorized.
3. Present legislation prevents
are available at the County E x
sale of CCC stocks for domestic
tension Office.
Since the Sherm an County use at less than 105 percent of
F air is held after the Oregon cu rren t loan rates unless wheat
S tate F air some pre - f a ir judging was going out of condition. Tills
activities are necessary for 4-H means that w heat cannot lie o ff
members. Ju n e 2« the 4-H pre ered on the l>asis of the lower
fa ir 4-H hors«» Judging program loan rates now in prosjiect for
was conducted. Next month, July 1964 before July 1964.
However, CCC stocks of corn,
16 and 17, all o th er 4-H exhibits
exe«»pt livestock will be Judged milo, and liarley can ix» offered
to selt»c, candidates for State Fair al the 1963 Ioan rates during the
Competition. Som ew hat over 50 1963 m arketing season. There Is
exhibits at State F air was made nothing In the law that specif i-
rally prevents the side of (X'C’s
in 1962.
•Sherman County ls the oniy stocks of Great Plains milo and
County Fair, excejg Harney, that corn in the Northwest at the lo
is field after the Oregon State cal support rate of al>out $42.(10
Fair. The pre-fair judging c e r a ton on corn.
Special sales of corn and milo
tainly causes much additional
work on the part of many indiv in tiie Northwest during the 1963
iduals. The pre • county fair Jud 64 season would help to retain
ging will continue by parental the rem nants of our poultry in
and leader request to provide dustries and help grain b r i e r s
S tate F air o pportunity for Sher- sta rt the adjustm ents tiiat may
mna 4-H memliers. It is hnjx»d lx» neede«l to help provide a m ar
oomeday County F a ir dates can ket for th«» increased production
be adjusted to fit the State Fair of wiw*at that could come in 1961.
< MTerinfi at I Ml 00 to 016 00 a ton
judging schedule.
would ix* somewhat higher than
Cnttlemen'M T our
loan rates now I11 proHjxx-t for
A bus load of Sherm an County 1964 w heat and barley but sever
jx»o|»le interested in liv«\«tock d u r al dollars below recent market
ing a reoent to u r olwerved some prices for corn and milo.
of the progress in the livestock
4. 'Hie D epartm ent of A gricul
feeding Industry lx»lng made In tu re Intends to take steps neces
Umatilla County. T re m e n d o u s sary to protect C j S. com m ittm ents
changes have been mad«» In the under the lnternation W heat
H erm iston - Stanfield area in Agreement. I11 otherw ords, 11 >t
utilization of irrigated pasture, allow wheat in foreign channel to
silage, cannery w aste and feed lx* sold for less than the world
grains. The gross agriculture in price.
come for livestock lias already
«louhled d uring the past six or
seven years due to tills develop Fertility Stretches
ment. Sherm an County |x»ople a t
tending were certainly given an Moisture For Crops
eyeful as to program s underw ay
Pro|x»r fertilization can help
The event was sponsored by th»» stretch m o istu re for crop produc-
U attlem en’s Association and tour tlon. according to official agrlcul-
arrangetiients made by the Uma- tural scientists reporting in a
tllla and Sherm an County Exten- new handbook Just Issued by the
cion Agents.
, American Potash Institute
Some of the more im ixutnat • Entitled "M oisture and Fertil-
observations by one party were. Ity," tiie new hcxiklet features the
1. Excellent cooix»ratlon w as latest findings from different
noted in planning advancement in parts of the country, showing
programs by producers and pro- that "fertilizers for the adequate
ducei groups, restsireh and e \ nutrition of all crops play a ma-
tension ixxtple
| jor role in the efficient us«* and
2 Irrigated ground can prob- cotvervatton of w ater resources."
ably ix* put to its lx»st us«* p r o
'Hie findings are reported by
ducing feed for lives,<x'k in this nationally k n o w n U niversity
area In form of pasture, corn sll scientists, including Stanley Bar-
ng«». green chopped bxsi, o r alfal- lx*r of Purdue, ItolxTt Pearson of
fa
Auburn. A. L. Ixing, L. B. Miller.
3. Full grain feeding is not end P E. Johnson of Illinois. E.
done until steers get to the 650 B Norum of North Dakota, and
700 weight level. Cattle will not D. W Henderson, I t M Hagan,
stand th e all harley program fo r'a n d D. S Mik koi.sen of California
m ore t lion 120 days.
i Introduced by Cecil Wadleign, I
4 From weaning until put into Director of the Soil and W ater
County Ramblins
It shows how impossible it is
to get efficient crop use of ferti
lizer eith er w ith or without irri
gation on soils th at need liming
It shows how plant root.-, feed
ing in subsoil usually have access
to half the potassium found in
the surface soil and how potas
sium increases the w’ater • hold
ing capacity of plant tissues.
A single copy of this handlxx>k
can be secured by w riting Dept.
N, American Potash Institute,
1102 16th Street, N.W., W ashing
ton 6, D.C.
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