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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937. PAGE THREE Crested Wheat Grass Subject of Bulletin For years both grain farmers and livestock men of eastern Oregon have been asking questions about grass. It now seems that the answer to some of their questions, at least, is crested wheat grass. This is not a sudden conclusion, but the result of years of work with various kinds of grasses on the part of the Oregon Experiment stations and extension service. Grass re search work was begun at the Union experiment station in 1910, at the Moro station in 1914, and at the Pen dleton station with its establishment in 1929. Since 1925 eastern Oregon county agents have seeded grass nurseries of all available varieties in more than 100 locations. In these trials crested wheat grass showed up as an outstanding dry land grass, and has continued to "stand up" when tested out by far mers and stockmen. The story of crested wheat grass and its charac teristics and habits is the subject of a new bulletin prepared by E. R. Jackman, extension agronomist at O. S. C; Supt. D. E. Stephens of the Moro station, and Supt. D. E. Rich ards of the Union station. It is ex tension bulletin 494, entitled, "Crest ed Wheat Grass in Eastern Oregon" and contains numerous reports from growers on their experience with this grass. Crested wheat grass is much like the' native blue bunch wheat grass, but seeds more heavily and the seed does not shatter so readily, the report points out. It is more constant in production, begins growth earlier in the spring and starts more quickly after the fall rains, and is more pal atable. It is extremely drouth re sistant and winter hardy, and once established, shows a remarkable ability to take care of itself in the battle with weeds. "Three thousand acres of it, mostly in small trial plots scattered over every eastern Oregon county, testify to its adaptability to Oregon condi tions," say the authors of the bulle tin. "It grows in the adobe soils of Harney county, in the pumice and sandstone of Deschutes, in the silt loam of Sherman and in the rich lake bottom of Union county." Eastern Oregon farmers planted some 25,000 acres to this grass in the fall of 1936, and the new bulletin was prepared largely in the hope that the suggestions contained in it will help to avert some of the fail . ures that usually occur in the first large-scale attempts to grow any new crop. Sorry, No Grubstakes Says Professor Easter Pilgrimage '- - T?' SAN FRANCISCO . . . Over 50,000 people ascend Mount Davidson each year to attend the sunrise Easter services under the huge cross. Visitors from all parts of the country arrive to join In the imp'ressive ceremony. Corvallis. J. H. Batchellor, secre tary of the old State Mining board until it was superceded by the newly created department of geology and mineral industries, wants it distinct ly understood that he is not in a po sition to hand out grubstakes to as piling miners. Since the newspapers announced the action of the legislature in cre ating the new department and ear marked a certain amount of the ap propriation for supplying grubstakes, Batcheller, who is also professor of mining engineering at Oregon State college, has been receiving requests almost daily for assistance under the terms of the new law. He points out that those who are interested in any phase of the new department had best watch the press for announcements of the organiza tion to be set up. With the recent announcement of the personnel of the new mining commission, organi zation will doubtless be completed in the near future. Professor Batcheller had served as secretary of the old board for many years and was on the staff of the school of mines at O. S. C. before it was abolished as a degree-grant-inir school and part of its work merged into the school of engineer ing. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the kind friends and neighbors for their help, floral trib ute, and expressions of sympathy at the time of our bereavement. Mrs. O. E. Johnson. Victor Johnson and Family, Turkey Market Prospects Better Market prospects for the new crop of turkeys about to be raised appear more favorable than a year ago, with that for potatoes less fa vorable, according to a report on the agricultural situation and out look just released by the OSC agri cultural extension service. It is expected that turkey grow ers will reduce production, at least somewhat, compared with 1936 when the business was boomed too much resulting in glutted markets and relatively low prices for turkeys, Feed costs are expected to be lower during the principal fattening per iod for 1937 crop turkeys than dur ing the 1936 crop season. Potato growers, on the other hand, apparently intend to increase the acreage of potatoes in response to the very high prices received for the 1936 crop. On the basis of the avail able information, it seems probable that the acreage will be sufficient to produce about an average amount of potatoes, assuming that growing conditions are normal and yields about average. With respect to chickens, the re port shows that there is some ten dency for egg producers to order fewer chicks for raising pullets. Any way the government report on com mercial hatchings and bookings sug gests a reduction in pullets raised of perhaps 6 or 8 per cent, depending somewhat on the course of egg prices during the next few weeks. Owing to unfavorable soil and weather conditions last fall, much land in Oregon was not planted to fall crops as usual. An unusual amount of damage was also done to fall seeded crops by the cold weath er during the winter. Consequently, farmers in Oregon are confronted with more farm work and spring seeding than usual, and they have had difficulty in getting started, owing to wet soil. The general level of farm prices m Oregon advanced two points from mid-January to mid-February to 89 per cent of the 1926-30 average. Market prices indicate that the gen eral average did not change greatly from mid-February to mid-March, although some products declined and others advanced. 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