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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1952)
Page 4 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 10, 1952 From The County Agent's Office By N. C. Anderson Those attending the annual field day of the Sherman Branch Experiment Station at Mora last week observed many practices that have led the way for Colum bia Basin farmers for the past forty years or more. The work done at this station is especially valuable to Morrow County since the average rainfall (11.47 in ches) elevation HHOO feet) and soil (fine sandy loam) Is com parable to the majority of our farming area. Ii Is interesting to note that even though we have thought of this crop year as one of deficient rainfall, the average rainfall is above average at the Station. However, n big share of this fell during the past month. June pre cipitatiort was 2.27 inches or 1.56 inches more than average." All months were below average with the exception of October, Novem ber and June. In comparing tillage practices time of planting plots contin ued to show the same results as have resulted since 1913 through lir.1. on clean cultivated fallow, the following years yields show that by plowing early (April 1 at the Slat ion I yields were 2 bus hels more than May 1 plowing, with June 1 plowing 7',i bushels ess tli.-m the earlv date. Based on ;!!) year average yields deep plowing (U-KJ incites) nas omdneeil .7 of a bushel more than shallow (") inches iplowing. This mav indicate that there is more soils. For those who may be consider ing disking their stubble this fall, it is timely to point out that 3!) years of experiment at the Sta tion shows that yields were .8 of a bushel less wheat than no disk ing. The only advantage of fall disking, then, would he to cut up the straw when the soil is dry and hard to help with plowing in early spring. Average yields for a forty year period shows that spike tooth harrowing of winter wheat in the spring h,'s decreased yield one bushel per acre. This has been stressed for many years, yet there are those that continue to harrow. While no yield data Is yet avail able the rotary hoes have been used for a short period of time at the Station with good results. Plots rotary hoed this spring showed a definite improvement over plots where the rotary hoe was not used. We will discuss nitrogen and wheat yield in next weeks column. This week's column is being written in sunny California and by the way the day has started, It appears it will uphold its title of being the sunny state. We're off for a vacation loaded the Ford down, top and trunk, to stay about three weeks. Most of the lime will be spent in driving and looking forward to eventually visit the old farm and counties , III. IV linuom. linn ni'"- -I ii. ,,,,(,, need for subsoiling many of our North Dakota worked in as county . a. SI ."TV, A 77 ysT-v you May Forget It Takes 24 Hours For a Hail Insurance Policy TO BECOME EFFECTIVE Tomorrow May Be Too Late Insure Today Turner, Van Martcr b Co. PHONE 152 '( J ;M l Ii". ; t V , ' j ,f'i fi -SW f with their f f m ' -- , G Tot ill die yem of t'.wh lito. i he 'J "''I iih"ii will Jn-iiih the ol IL'irKvm St!n . , . m us trosh vouthlul Jcjijin, for its ilirilln's tivhi'i; et KcujiitsnliJin wuntv. AnJ -siikc tins i sihJ ilet -ocfi i tvnutrv ol piuU'liil u viHi'l wtJf it out' 'AY' Sportsmanlike DRIVING kWii so m USE DRIVERS' Signal your intentions! Streets and highways are not good places for guessing games. That little game of, "What Do You Think I'm Going to Do Next" is as dangerous as dyna mite, lie fair to other drivers and use correct hand Bignals, guy the AAA iiiiviji" limning book, "Sportsmanlike Driving." This three-position signal is the one which is being adopted in more and more places. These SIGNALS positions show clearly exactly u,W Kim intpM to do. The old one-position signal did not. It showed the driver back of you that you were going to do some thing. He had to guess the rest. Get in line with this safer signal system. Practice these three signals in all of your driv- elp take "crystal gazing" guessing off the street and highways! Rkht N xr Turn 1 1 I Left Turn IStopof Slow acent. Have always wanted to an South, but since I am not in the wheat farmer class to take a winter cruise, will have to see it in the heat of the summer. Yesterday, we saw many hayers busy catching up on tune lost by rains mowing, raking, baling, and some with horse teams nan dlinti it loose. Visited Crater Lake and was surprised to see .snow six feet deep on the level at the lodge and grounds. Lower down there were hundreds of two year old steers is the Kogue River mead ows.Looked like there would be plenty of beef for everyone when they went to market. In the Tulclake country barley and row crops are looking wonderful. We're off for the South and Nevada today. Hope we can find some water clean enough to en courage taking a bath. California doesn't seem to have it! o PICNIC ENJOYED The Ilobert Orabill home on Cilmore street was the scene of a July Ith picnic. Those present were' Mr. and .Mrs. Garnet Bar- rait, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams and son, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Leonard of Lexington and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Grabill and liobbv. Hospital Staff Honors Ernsdorffs With Party The staff at Pioneer Memorial Hnsnital entertained Saturday af ternoon with a surprise farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. John hrns dorff who are leaving soon to make their home in Spokane, pre sent were Lee Gronemeyer, Mrs. Blanche Gearheart, Mrs. Carol Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Blak ney, Mrs. Max Gentry, Mrs. Glenn McLachlin, Miss Kathleen Matte- son. Wi Ham Low. r.irs. wuour Worden. Miss Kate Kaser and Mrs. Katherine Sayers. An auto matic coffee maker was presented to the honorees. Refreshments were served by Mrs. McLachlin and Mrs. Sayers who . were in charge of arrangements. o DINNER HONORS BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rauch, Jr., were hosts for a dinner party Tuesday evening at their home on S. Main street, complimenting her mother, Mrs. Ted Pierson, on the occasion of her birthday. Others present were Ted Pierson, and the Misses Rose Marie and Marjorie Pierson. o SOROPTIMISTS HEAR REPORT . Mrs. Grace Niekeison presided at her first meeting as the new president of the Soroptimist club, Thursday noon July 3 at O'Don nell's. This was the regular business meeting and annual reports of all committees were heard. PICNIC JULY 4 The Willow creek home of Mr and Mrs. Stephen Thompson the scene of a potluck picnic Friday July 4. About 40 guests was j were present. I iff r iiiMHiiiiiiwiiiM iiim m?Wii ii ; J u in 1 unTn y. 1 50 outside rooms $2.00 and up Special weekly rates WASHINGTON AT I4TH H. P. KUHN. R. A. MATHESON. 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