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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 ,
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need for subsoiling many of our North Dakota worked in as county
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Sportsmanlike DRIVING
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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DUVALLS ENTERTAIN AT
BLACK HORSE RANCH
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall are
spending the summer on their
Black Horse ranch.
The past week they had as their j
guests Mrs. Duvall's cousin andj
husband Mr. and Mrs. Walter Le
master and a friend Miss Audrie
Pslieter of Pasadena, California.
The Duvalls entertained for
them on Sunday with a picnic
get together of relatives. Others
present were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Wickersham, Portland; Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Waid, Ukiah; Mr. and
Mrs. Niel White, Pilot Rock; Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Waid and son
Rickie, Ordnance; Miss Lenna
Waid. Stanfield and Miss Carla
j Waid, Arlington.
AT LEHMAN
Mrs. W. O. George, Kit andj
David; Mrs. Stephen Thompson, j
Jan and Judy; Mrs. P. W. Ma
honey. Hobby and Shannon; Mrs.
Sadie Sigsb'ee and Miss Helen
Graham left Tuesday for Leh
man Spiings to stay until Friday.
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"My crop is too poor
to insure for Hail"
Were the famous last
words of farmer Bill.
Then came the storm and
results we all fear;
Rill has nothing to
run on next year!
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