Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, October 16, 1952
Page 3
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
As cattle herds come in off
ranges now tnat eair weaning
time is here, spraying for lice
should be done. By spraying now
lice infestations will not build
up, sapping vitality and pounds of
flesh during the fall and winter
months.
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HEPPNER
DON G. LEWIS
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on a sound program to be sure you get :
1. the protection you and your
family need.
2. a sound investment.
3. a good return on your money.
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504 U. S. Natl. Bonk The Dalles
What makes
Olympia
so different?
Surely you have noticed the dif
ference in water . . . some may
be too hard or soft, too acid or
alkaline. Many are chemically,
treated.
The quality and character of
olympia Beer are due not alone
to premium ingredients, but
also to the rare brewing water
from our subterranean springs.
"It's the Water
Light Refreshment Beverage ef
Millions of Temperate People
ILTlrtt IIEWING CI., IITMPU, HSl. IU
Trod. Moris U. I fat Off.
D. D. T. and methoxychlor are
still the mainstay sprays. For
spraying with high pressure
sprayers use 12 pounds of 50 per
cent wettable D. D. T. or methoxy
chlor to 100 gallons of water.
Thoroughly soak the animal us
ing from 1 to l1-! gallons of spray
per mature animal. A spray job
now before infections build, up
should keep cattle clean for the
winter months.
All recent reports' show that
sheep numbers, in comparison to
human consumption needs, are
the lowest in history. These re
ports also indicate that sheep are
a good investment at present day
market prices in comparison to
what the demand is bound to be
for sheep products, including
lamb and wool.
Whether you are a new sheep
breeder or have been at it for
years there may be a few sug
gestions that would help to make
sheep production more profitable
After breeding, the ewe should
be fed so that each ewe will gain
25 pounds, up to lambing time,
She will lose that much when the
lamb is delivered. This does not
mean excessive feeding, but
enough to help her keep in good
thrifty condition. Such gain is
often made possible on good pas
ture. If good pasture is not avail
able, it may pay to supplement
the pasture with a half pound or
more of grain daily.
Good winter rations will result
in stronger lambs and a better
wool clip. Take care not to feed
too much protein, however. This
may bring overdevelopment of
the lamb she is carrying, and
cause trouble in lamb delivery.
While we are discussing feeds
it is in order to suggest that all
livestockmen check now to see if
their winter supply is adequate.
Concentrates and hay are cheaper
now than they'll be in mid-winter.
You'll need at least a ton of
good hay for each beef animal,
young and old. It's a good idea
to have a few extra tons in case
the feeding season stretches to
late spring.
With hay prices such as they
are, peavine silage is a good buy
at $5.50 per ton at the pit. This
is what it is reportedly selling
for if you are lucky enough to
contract some before it is all
spoken for. Besides being a
cheap feed it is an excellent pro
ducer of milk. Feeders have re
ported less calving troubles with
the calf off to a good start when
cattle were fed a ration of peavine
silage.
If you are planning to winter
cattle on wheat chaff or other
aftermath from crops, better fig
ure on supplementing with a pro
tein and possibly some grain.
Property tax paying time will
soon be here again. This isn't
exactly welcome news, but Ore
gon farmers are in a better spot
than some, even though farm real
estate taxes will probably be
higher in many districts again
this year.
Nationally, 1951 levies on farm
real estate reached an all-time
high of about 775 million dollars,
according to a current BAE report.
This is nearly double the levies
just before the war.
The national average levy in
1951 is figured at 68 cents an acre,
up 4 cents from last year, and
slightly more than three times as
much as 40 years ago.
Farm property taxes in Oregon
Lexington News
By Delpha Jones
Miss Dona Barnett and Trina
Parker report that they have
some fine white lilacs and also
a mock orange in bloom at this
time. This is definitely a freak
ish thing at this time of year.
Archie Nickols is employed for
a few days in the Lexington Red
and White Store.
Mr. and Mrs. New't O'Harra
were Portland visitors last week
end where they visited their new
grandson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack O'Harra.
Mrs. Bert Darnielle of The
Dalles visited in Lexington Sun
day at the Jones and Way homes
and was taken to Stanfield later
in the day by Mr. and Mrs.
George Irven. Her daughters Judy
and Betty spent the week-end
heje but returned to their home
Sunday while Mrs. Darnielle will
visit in Hermiston and Stanfield
for a week.
Mrs. Dan Way is ill in Pioneer
Memorial hospital in Heppner.
Her sons Claude and Kenny are
staying in Lexington for a few
days to be with their mother.
Mrs. Carl Whillock spent a few
days visiting her mother, Mrs.
Charles Breshears and friends
last week.
Lexington had several youthful
victorious hunters this year,
among them were Donald Hunt
and Paul Breeding both members
of the 7th and 8th grade room.
Mr. Fred Gomes, the 7th and 8th
on a per acre basis are below
the national average. Oregon's
farm levy divides out to 59 cents
an acre for 1951. This is 4 cents
above the comparable figure of
1950, and almost exactly four
times the average 40 years ago.
By states, the 1951 levy ranged
from 7 cents an acre in New Mex
ico to $3.55 in Connecticut. The
levy in California was $1.92 per
acre. In both Washington and
Idaho, it was 91 cents per acre
last year.
grade teacher was wonderfully
surprised when the school faculty
gave him a stork shower in the
lunch room. They served cake and
coffee and the cake was cleverly
decorated by Mrs. Bates,. At this
time the new father was present
ed with several fine gifts. Mr. and
Mrs. Gomes are the proud parents
of a son born in Heppner.
Lexington Jack Rabbits will
motor to Irrigon where they will
play footbal this Friday. They
played Weston last Friday bejng
defeated 41 to 7.
Miss Edna Bloom of Klamatti
County has been given a con
tract to teach the 3rd and 4th
grades of the local school filling
the vacancy left when Mrs. Powell
resigned.
Jeanne, Jackie, Johnie and
Jimmie Grant, children of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Grant are visiting their
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. O. G.
Breeding. They were guests in
Spray last weekend.
Mr. Joe Mansfield and son Kay
of Union who are employed in
lone, visited one night last week
at the C. C. Jones home.
The Lexington Cafe which has
been closed during the summer
on Sunday's is again opened for
business on Sundays.
Mrs. M. R. Stone is employed at
the telephone office in Heppner,
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Farm Building Values
Up; Fire Prevention
Need Corresponds
Farmers don't realize how
much their buildings are worth.
Considering that farmers, are
usually highly practical people,
that statement is a bit surpris
ing. But it is made with complete
seriousness by the National Fire
Protection Association, and or
ganization that is interested in
the value of farm buildings be
cause of its prime concern with
the growing extent to which fire
losses on farms, are gnawing
away at the economic strength of
the nation.
During this year's Fire Preven
tion Week, Oct. 5-11, the NFPA
would like every farmer to make
a thoughtful appraisal of his
buildings and then to take steps
to give his property the full mea
sure of fire protection it deserves.
The NFPA says, "Farmers under
value their buildings because
they think in terms of original
cost, forgetting that replacement
costs have to be considered now
adays. "Take the case of a corn crib
that cost $500 to build in 1940 but
that would cost $1,000 to replace
this year. If it is destroyed by fire,
$1,000 would be needed to re
place it."
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture and state agricultural ex
tension services join the NFPA in
urging farmers to eliminate fire same comparisons apply to city
zazards as a means of protecting residences and business property.
enhanced property valuations. o
They pointed ut also, that the NEED Letterheads. Phone 882
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While working-on the job or around home-telephone men find these glasse$ virtually eliminate eye injuriee
SAFE SIGHT
Their vision may be perfect, but most telephone men wear glasses
now-special safety glasses that look like ordinary ones
"What do you mean -the oil industry has developed
something besides grease to keep a car quiet?"
Everything from adhesive on tape to the fibers of your
finest stockings now comes from petroleum. Standard
alone makes more than 1100 petroleum products
from the same kinds of chide that used to produce
only a dozen or so. That's progress!
Your Progress and Oil Progress Go Hand In Hand
Oil Progress Week-Oct. 12 to 18
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
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Next time you see a group of telephone men at
work, take a second look. Chances are you'll no
tice they're wearing glasses, perhaps in several
different styles. A coincidence? No for most
telephone men now wear individually-fitted safe
ty glasses, and experience has shown that they
drastically reduce the danger of eye injuries.
That's because they're rimmed, specially treated
glasses that won't shatter or break under severe
impact. In the last 2 years, they've been issued
to some 20,000 Pacific Telephone men as a key
part of our Eye Protection Program. And this
program is actually only one part of the company
wide safety campaign that has made telephone
jobs among the safest in the nation.
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Perhaps the best way to illustrate how low tele
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with those of other things you use every day
food, for instance. If the price of coffee, for
example, had gone up no more, since 1940, than
average telephone rates in Pacific Telephone's
territory, you'd be able to buy coffee today for
ab.out 29 cents a pound.
Far above the ground, this cable-splicer is com
pleting an aerial splice. Looks hazardous, doesn't
it? But the fact is, he's a lot safer than the aver
age pedestrian crossing a busy street. The "mes
senger strand" from which his work platform is
suspended will support a weight far in excess of
the safety requirements. His glasses, safety belt,
gloves, tools and methods of working are all care
fully designed to guard his safety. And, of course
like telephone people everywhere he observes
the familiar Bell System creed: No job i$ so im
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take time to perform our work safely. We think it's
a good creed especially important to us, to you
and to the nation in these critical times.
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