Thursday, March 10, 1938
STOCK-POISONING
GENERAL VICINITY
(Continued from last week)
Just what specific plants are pois
onous in the Heppner area we do
not know for sure. We know Lupine
is poisonous but there are several
different kinds of Lupine, for ex
ample, and maybe only one (or may
be all!) of them are poisonous. The
large, silvery colored lupine is prob
ably poisonous, but there is a small
er, more erect lupine that dries up
isi i . .
quiciuy wiucn may aiso be poison
ous. All of these things we would
like to get complete evidence on
Consequently, here we are merely
going to mention plants, or their
close relatives, which occur in this
vicinity and which are known to be
poisonous elsewhere. Such plants
as the low Larkspur, of course, we
know to be poisonous the same as
Death Camas.
We think it useless to go into a
detailed description of these plants
because, to really know a plant,
there's only one sure way and that's
to see it. Consequently we will make
reference to certain general, con
spicuous characteristics, and, if you
happen to be troubled with a pois
onous plants on your ranch, we mere
ly refer you to personnel of the U.
S. Forest Service, Division of Graz
ing, County Agent's office or the
Soil Conservation Service. All of
these agencies have men qualified
in the identification of these plants,
and they will be more than glad to
render any aid possible. If a speci
men is brought to town be sure that
it is the whole plant, roots and all,
and preferably either in blossom or
seed. If you can't come to town im
mediately, plants may be easily pre
served by spreading them out and
placing them between two absorb
ent pieces of paper, under the weight
of 3 or 4 books, and putting them
out in the sun or near a stove. The
paper should be replaced with dry
sheets every day. The roots, of
course, should.be soaked in water
if necessary to free them of all dirt,
and then dried out, before pressing
the plant. When the plant is thor
oughly dried and pressed it may
be shelved away between the sheets
of a newspaper, and will preserve
well for a considerable period if not
handled roughly. Flowers, of course,
will fade in color, but the plant can
be tagged with a note describing the
color of the flower, and incidental
ly, describing also when the plant
was collected and where (what part
of the ranch, in a dry or wet place,
in what kind of soil, in a canyon or
on a ridge or on a north or south
exposure) and perhaps also the
general habit of growth of the plant.
It is also quite important to note
just exactly how poisoned animals
behave, and which class of stock
suffers the worst. Many times symp
toms give a very strong lead to the
particular plant which is causing
the poisoning, and sometimes it is a
"dead give-away."
Loco-Poisoning:
Loco-poisoning is common in the
west and in this general vicinity
there are two loco plants, Spotted
Loco (Astragalus lentiginosus) and
Tufted Loco (A. purshii) which are
considered poisonous elsewhere. In
the north end of the county, how
ever, there are two locoes (rattle
weeds) which are quite palatable to
sheep and seemingly quite harm
less (Astragalus succumbens and
A. Sclerocarpus). The latter espec
ially is quite palatable there, and
it has been seen here on the north
rim of Hinton creek canyon. This
particular rattleweed is very green
in appearance and stands one to two
feet high. The leaves are very nar
row, like pine needles, and the plant
resembles the Lotus of the south
west very much in general appear
ance. The leaves of all locoes (rattle
weeds are similar in arrangement
to those of the locust tree, small
leaves coming out on each side of
a main leaf stem. Tufted loco is a
very small "bunchy" plant with
fuzzy leaves and a very fat, dense
ly white-haired pod. Spotted loco
is much larger and the pods are not
hairy. All locoes have a character
istic pea flower, and are often
times referred to as milk-vetches
as well as rattleweeds (from the
noise the seeds make rattling in the
dried pods).
Our locoes are usually found in a
dry habitat, in sand as well as loam.
Heppner
PLANTS IN THE
OF HEPPNER
In Oregon loco is known to effect
horses and in other states cattle
and sheep as well. The poison in the
plant is peculiar in that it is a slow-
acting, cumulative poison, and ani
mals never become immune to it. It
is quite habit forming and animals
never become poisoned until they
have been afflicted with the loco
habit. It is quite probable that the
poison is distributed more or less
evenly throughout the entire plant
and that the loco is posonous at al
most any time of year. The fact that
so many animals are locoed in the
summer has no particular bearing
on seasonal toxicity because of the
fact that the poison is cumulative
and the habit must be acquired be
fore symptoms appear. Cases of loco
poisoning may last anywhere from
a few days to a year or more. Indi
vidual animals may vary greatly in
their susceptibility to this poisoning,
The symptoms are alike in all
classes of stock in the main. At first
the animal becomes stupid and loses
in condition, although steers have
been known to become suddenly
frantic and run pell-mell into any
obstruction, or violently shake their
head backward if alarmed. Horses
often fall backward when frightened.
Some animals become solitary and
stand in one position for hours. All
animals show a lack of muscular co
ordination and become, sooner or
later, quite excitable; their gait is
staggering and irregular, their eyes
glassy and their sight often lost or
impaired. A shaggy coat is charac
teristic; in sheep the fleece comes
off in patches. Cattle and horses ap
parently see things incorrectly or
the exact opposite to what they are:
leaping high over a rut in the road
is characteristic. The animal usually
trembles nervously, and becomes
quite emaciated.
Locoed sheep are less violent, be
coming weak and stupid; they stum
ble and fall, rising with difficulty.
They are hard to herd, often stray
ing from the band, and are unable
to take care of themselves.
In all animals death results from
sheer exhaustion following the char
acteristic climax convulsions, and
from lack of feed and drink. Gen
erally all animals are constipated.
Horses but rarely seem to re
cover from the loco habit. If, how
ever, by the time you are ready to
administer treatment, the animal is
worth saving we would recommend
the following treatment. As a drench
about one pound of Epsom salts to
a mature cow, two oz. to a calf, eight
oz. to a horse and four, oz. to a ma
ture ewe should be administered.
Feed of a laxative character such as
alfalfa should be given. Horses also
benefit from about 4-6 drams of
Fowler's solution; cattle are helped
by the hypodermic injections of
3-20 to 4-20 grains of strychnine,
to sheep about 1-20 grain. These
doses should be continued for a
month, as recoverey cannot be rapid
because of the extended period over
which the poisoning is contracted.
Prevention consists mainly in
watching out for infested areas, and
separating locoed animals from oth
ers who might learn the habit, es
pecially true of young stock. Grub
bing, when applicable, is effective,
but must be done 2 or 3 times a sea
son and every season as the loco
seeds do not all germinate at the
same season of the year, some even
lying dormant until the following
year. The seeds, however, are not
carried long distances by the wind.
In grubbing the plants should be
severed from two to four inches be
low the ground.
David Hynd, secretary Hynd Bros,
company, in town Tuesday, said
weather was ideal and everything
coming along fine in the company's
lambing operations.
RELIEVE MISERY OF
GUSH
12 TABLETS
15'
2 FULL or.
DOZEN Z0U
INSIST ON
GENUINE
BAYER ASPIRIN
Gazette Times, Heppner,
Consumer to Gel
Protection Under
New AAA Farm Act
An analysis of the new farm act
recently passed by Congress indi
cates that the welfare of consumers
as well as producers was considered
in the provisions of the bill, accord
ing to N. E. Dodd, chairman of the
Oregon committee, who attended the
regional conference on the bill in
Salt Lake City.
By encouraging continuous stor
age of reserve supplies, the bill safe
guards consumers against inadequate
supplies of wheat and corn, the prin
cipal grains used for human food,
and important for livestock and
poultry feeds.
For wheat the normal carryover
in the United States is set at about
100 million bushels. Acreage allot
ments under the new program will
aim at production which allows for
more than two million bushels in
storage. Marketing quotas for lim
iting the sale of wheat could not be
put into effect until supplies reach
250 million bushels in excess of the
average consumption and export
figure. With corn, marketing quotas
cannot go into effect until approxi
mately 440 million bushels are avail
able in storage.
The act specifically directs that
the powers conferred "shall not be
used to discourage the production of
supplies of foods and fibers suffi
ient to maintain normal domestic
human consumption." It also directs
the secretary of agriculture to "give
due regard to the maintenance of a
continuous and stable supply of ag
ricultural commodities from do
mestic consumption adequate to
meet consumer demand at prices
fair to both producers and consum
ers." Secretary Wallace has said that
agriculture carries the social respon
sibility of providing abundant farm
products, and that farm people as a
whole are in full sympathy with the
consumer safeguards provided in the
act. In turn, he says, farmers should
be protected as far as possible against
ruinous market fluctuations which
have frequently denied them a fair
income from their products.
Harvesting, handling and market
ing of agricultural products would
be protected from interference by
labor organizations under the terms
of a revised initiative measure filed
in baiem this weeek. The revised
measure contains more teeth than
did the original bill filed by the same
Want Ads
For sale Heavy duty drag saw.
Heppner Blacksmith Shop. 52-2
For sale, cheap, double stovepipe,
10 in., 16 ft., galvanized outside.
Homer Tucker. ltp.
Apartment-3 rooms with bath,
vacant March 15. Bonnie Cochran.
Room for rent Furnished, all
modern conveniences, furnace heat
outside entrance. Mrs. Arthur Mc
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'27 Ford with Chev. trans.; '27 Pon
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For sale Baby chicks, Hansen
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For sale Beardless barley, $35
ton. Rufus Piper, Lexington. 52-2p
For sale or rent, Geo. McDuffee
residence; barn, chicken and garden
facilities. See Mrs. H. W. Buhman.
2 McCormick-Deering hoe grain
drills; 1 Moline 8-ft. 26-in. disc
plow; terms if desired. Hulden Motor
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Will care for children afternoon
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Why not buy an income with a
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easy terms. Bonnie Cochran, city.
Rhea creek ranch for sale or trade.
Gerald Slocum, city. 34tf
Notson residence for sale. Inquire
at residence. 30tf
Oregon
sponsors two weeks ago. As did the
first draft so also does the new one
seek to define labor disputes, to reg
ulate collective bargaining agencies
and to forbid picketing and boy
cotts except in the case of a bona
fide labor displte.
3000 acres of early grass for rent
Ralph Reade, Spray, Ore. 50-6
CALL FOR WARRANTS
Outstanding warrants of School
District No. 1, Morrow County, Ore
gon, numbered 4484 to 4526 inclu
sive, will be paid on presentation to
the district clerk. Interest on said
warrants ceases March 11, 1938.
MURIEL VAUGHN, Clerk,
Heppner, Oregon.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
COUNTY PROPERTY
By virtue of an order of the Coun
ty Court, dated 2nd day of March,
1938, I am authorized and directed
to sell at public auction, as provided
by law, the following property, at
not less than the minimum price set
out after the description:
Lots 1 to 12 inclusive, Block 32
to the Town of Irrigon, Morrow
County, Oergon. Minimum price
40.00.
Therefore, I will, on Saturday the
26th day of March, 1938, at the front
door of the Court House in Heppner,
Oregon, at the hour of 2:00 P. M.,
sell sadi property to the highest and
best bidder for cash in hand.
Dated this 3rd day of March, 1938.
C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator of the es
tate of Frank A. Lundell, deceased,
has filed with the County Court of
the State of Oregon for Morrow
County, his final account of his ad
ministration of said estate and that
said court has set Monday, the 4th
day of April, 1938, at the hour of
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day in the County Court room at the
Court House at Heppner, Oregon, as
the time and place for hearing ob
jections to said final account and the
settlement of said estate and all per
sons having objections thereto are
hereby required to file the some with
said court on or bfore the time set
for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 3rd
day of March, 1938.
E. R. LUNDELL,
Administrator.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, Gen
eral Land Office at The Dalles, Ore
gon, February 24, 1938.
NOTICE is hereby given that Ivan
Applegate, of Heppner, Oregon, who,
on September 7, 1934, made Original
Homestead Entry, act Dec. 29, 1916,
No. 028978, for Lot 4, Sec. 6, T. 7, S.,
R. 29, E., Lots 2, 3, 4, 7-9-10-15, W
SEy4, SEV4SEy4, Sec. 31, SWy4, Sec
tion 32, Township 6, S., Range 29,
E., Willamette Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before W. J. War
ner, United States Commissioner, at
Hermiston, Oregon, on the 9th day
of April, 1938.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Merle Swaggart, of Lena, Oregon.
Claude Buschke, of Heppner, Ore
gon. Art Alderman, of Ritter, Oregon.
William Hodge, of Ritter, Oregon.
W. F. JACKSON,
Register.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that Fred
M. Akers, administrator of the es
tate of J. H. Jones, deceased, has
filed his final account of the ad
ministration of said esttae with the
clerk of the County Court of the
State of Oregon for Morrow County,
and the said court has set as the time
and place for hearing and settle
ment of said final account, April 4,
1938, at the hour of 10:00 A. M. of
said day, in the County Court room
of the Court House of Morrow Coun
ty, State of Oregon.
Anyone having objections to said
final account must file same on or
before that date. '
Dated and first published February
17, 1938.
FRED M. AKERS,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Jessie Gross Mitchell,
Administratrix of the Estate of Rob
ert C. Mitchell, deceased, has filed
with the County Court of the State
Page Seven
of Oregon for Morrow County, her
final account of her administration
of said estate, and that the said Court
has set Monday, the 4th day of Ap
ril, 1938, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock
A. M. of said day at the County
Court room at the Court House at
Heppner, Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing objections to said
final account and the settlement of
said estate, and all persons having
objections to said final account or
the settlement of said estate are
hereby required to file the same
with said Court on or before the time
set for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 17th
day of February, A. D. 1938.
JESSIE GROSS MITCHELL, .
Administratrix.
NOTICE OF FIN All ACCOUNT.
Notice Is hereby given that the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
Sarah Piggott, deceased, has filed his
final account with the County Court
of the State of Oregon for Morrow
County of his administration of the
estate of said deceased, and said court
has set Monday, the 14th day of March.
1938, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day in the County
Court Room at the Court House at
Heppner, Oregon, as the time and place
for hearing objections to said final ac
count and all persons having objections
to said final account or the settlement
of said estate are hereby required to
file the same with said court on or
before the time set for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 10th
day of February, 1938.
HENRY V. SMOUSE,
Administrator.
ESTATE OF GEORGE WILLIAM
METCALF.
NOTICE OF EXECUTOR'S SALE
No. 42301
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Multnomah.
Probate Department.
In the Matter of the Estate of George
William Metcalf, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
designed, executor of the Last Will and
Testament of George William Metcalf,
deceased, by virtue of an order of sale
I.RSupri nut rxf th fM
State of Oregon for the County of Mult-
iiuiimn, umy inaue ana enierea on tne
7th day of February, 1938, in the above
entitled estate, licensing and authoriz
ing thft nniri ftvcuintm. tn af.ll fhA U
inafter described real property belong
ing iu uio estate 01 saia deceased, will
offer for sale and sell at private sale
for c.Rah nt 374 TTnltoH tata KToinni
Bank Building, Portland, Oregon, all
i "'c luiiuwiiiK uescnoea real property
situate In the County of Morrow, State
of Oregon, to-wit:
The southeast quarter (SEV4) of
Section Six (6) ; the northeast quar
ter (NE14), the east half of the
southwest quarter (ESW&). and
Lots Three (3) and Four (4) of Seo-
wuu oeven w;; me nortnwest quar
ter (NW4) of Section Eight (8):
the east half of the northwest quar
ter (ENWi4) and Lots One (1)
and Two (2) of Section Eighteen
(18), Township Two (2) South of
Range Twenty-five (25) East of the
Willamette Meridian.
Bids will be received by the under
signed on and after the 19th day of
March, 1938. The said sale will be made
subject to confirmation of the above
entitled court.
171938 0t f'rSt publlcatloni February
Date of last publication, March 17,
tt I- R- LEACH, Executor.
Harry E. Hall, Attorney for Executor
374 U. S. Bank Building
Portland, Oregon.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned executor of the estate
of Lucretia Somo, deceased, has filed
his final account of his administra
tion of said estate with the Countv
Court of the State of Oregon for
Morrow County and that said court
has set Monday, the 4th dav of AnriL
1938, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day in the
County Court room at the Court
House at Heppner, Oregon, as the
time and place for hearing objec
tions to said final account and the
settlement of said estate and all per
sons, having objections thereto are
hereby required to file the same with
said court on or before the time set
for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 24th
day of February, 1938.
JOS. J. NYS, Executor.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby eiven that the
undersigned have filed with the
County Court of the State of Oregon
tor Morrow County their final ac
count of their administration of the
estate of S. P. Devin, deceased, and
said Court has set Monday, the 4th
day of April, 1938, at the hour of
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day at the County Court room at the
Court House at Heppner. Oregon.
as the time and place for hearing
objections to said final account and
the settlement of said estate and all
persons having objections thereto
are hereby required to file the snm
with said court on or before the
time set for said hearing.
Dated this 23rd dav of February.
1138.
HARLAN J. DEVIN,
Executor,
ALMA D. CLOUSTON,
Executrix.