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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 23, 1953
From Trie
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
Tlie national wheat acreage al- A recent report in this column
lot merit for the 1954 crop has been j showed comparisons of barley at
set at 62,000,000 acres. August 14 j the Sherman Branch Experiment
has been set for the referendum Station at Moro pointed out that
for the wheat growers to vote on spring seeded barley has far out
marketing quotas for the 1954 'yielded fall seeded varieties,
wheat crop. Quotas will not be-There appears to be a pretty fair
come effective unless two-thirds .supply of spring barley available
of the growers voting approve) if it is purchased now. Fall var
1 heir use. Growers with more ; ieties are very scarce. While there
than 15 acres planted to wheat
and with a normal production of
200 bushels or more are subject
to the quotas and can vote. If
quotas are approved, price sup-
is a considerable amount of seed
available now, it is disappearing
due to the tight storage situation.
Much of it is being disposed of
on the open market for feed pur
ports for the 1954 wheat crop will .poses. During the past few days,
he available to cooperators at 90 several sources of Flynn Selection
parity. If growers do not ap-j37 have been located. This is a
prove quotas, price supports will spring barley that has been a
drop to 50 of parity. high yielder at the Sherman
Branch Experiment Station. It is
The senate, this past week, ap-ja bearded variety with smooth
proved the signing of the Inter- awns and consistantly the high
national Wheat Agreement for est yielding there. R. J. Bruckert
the United States. Other nations of Moro has about 50 acres of
had until this week to ratify their , Flynn Selection 37, which he is
agreement. The new agreement I now harvesting. His phone num
will run for three years starting ber is Moro 417. Lester Barnum
August 1. 0f Grass Valley is harvesting 210:
acres of Flynn Selection 37, now.
With acreage allotments and ' His telephone number Is Moro 234.
marketing quotas now a reality, iBlaine Miller of Moro also has
it is time to be thinking of uses some Flynn Selection 37. All of
for diverted acreage. My guess Is these growers are selling seed
that not much grass will be directly from the combine,
seeded on the diverted acres until The Experiment Station at Moro
farmers find out what kind of a has at least 200 bushels of Meloy
program Is In the offing after July that they would save for us if
1, 1951 when our present farm pro- anyone would like to purchase it.
gram expires. Many think that a 'Meloy is beardless and is excel-
two price type of wheat program lent for hay purposes. It yields
win oe in ettect. Many then are, a
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Farm Machine Checks
Advised For Safety
Oregon farmers are reminded
that July 19 to 25 is the 10th
annual National Farm Safety
week. 1. J. Huber, Oregon State
college extension agricultural
engineer, says keeping machines
in good repair is one of the farm
safety commandments.
I KeeD machinprv in safe work.
ing condition by constantly
checking its operation and make
sure all safety guards are in
place, advises the specialist.
Other safety precautions are to
stop machines, before oiling, un
clogging or adjusting them.
NEWEST OFFICER of the Inland Waterways Association is AI
Moltke, vice president and logging manager of Pilot Rock Lumber
company, Pilot Rock, whose appointment as regional county vice
president for Umatilla county was announced this week by Her
bert C. West, executive vic3-president of the association, which is
virtually interested in the development of improved river navi
gation, harbors, irrigation and flood control.
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9.43 a. m. Church school
11:00 a. m. Morning Prayer
7:00 p. m Young People's Fel
lowship
First Sunday of Month Choral
Holy Communion
Wed. 10 a. m. Holy Communion
Wed. 4:00 p. m. Junior Choir
Thurs. 8:00 p. m. Choir prac
tice
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Earl L. Soward, pastor
Bible school begins at 9:45.
Classes for everyone, including
adults.
Morning worship at 11 a. m.
The evening services, which are
to be at 8 o'clock will be held
in the basement if it is hot weather.
SOUTH HEPPNER
LIVESTOCK CLUB
The South Heppner 4-H Live
stock club held its annual picnic
in the mountains on Jus creek
Sunday, July 19. Most of the
members and their rarents were
present. We were elad to have
our newest member, Kit George,
present. Our next meeting will
be held at Kit's home on August
9. j
Janet Wright, reporter j
VALBY LUTHERAN CHURH
There will be services at the
Valby church in Gooseberry on
Sunday, July 26, at 11:00 a. m.
They will be conducted by Dr.
Henry J. Hokenson of Portland.
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seed barley make some contacts in the hands of the cloud seeding
wan tnese growers as they will contractor on the percent of effi
bout six to eight bushels less be able to buy barlpy a 1(t more ciency which was derived through
thinking of crons such as barlev than Flvnn. I would suecest'. n n lau r on ana lne program, ills talk implied
to seed on diverted acres In 1954. that anyone who is interested in:P sure of a suPP'y wnic'h cannot tnat thcre are efficient ar
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His talk
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now in the field of cloud seeding.
I Those present at the annual
July 19-25 is the tenth annual meeting voted 100 to continue
National Farm
proclaimed by
Safety Week as a cloud seeding program. for 1953-
Fresident Eisen-,3- "iors wwe e ecieu to rep-
U r r .i i j tot in cuv.il ul iiixs lime lUUUliO
hower. One of the commandments in carrying on (nis work Morrow
emphasized during the week is county's directors include Ralph
"operate tractors safely". It is Crum, lone; Harry Duvall, Hepp
estimated that about seven hun- ner; and Van Buskirk,' Echo,
dred tractor accidents last year Van Buskirk replaces Delvin
resulted in death. Here's a safetv Nelson whn ha m.rv(.fi the'
i iP from your county extension past year. By electing these di
agent. When operating your lectors, the farmers have obligat
tractor, be sure to turn corners ed themselves to support the di
slowly. Avoid ditches, banks and rectors with the program which
soft ground, and always hitch to thev asked to be carried on. Tri
the draw-bar. Observe National County Weather Research is be
Farm Safety Week, July 19-25, ing watched by many a state, it
,1953. . being one of the first, and one of
j few to have an evaluation pro-'
I On June 30. the Tri-County gram in effect in its contract.
weatner research Association Oregon State College has been
held their annual meeting. As conducting the unniased evalua
prevlously reported in this col- tion. Indications at the annual
umn, it was attended by about meeting were that newer methods
twenty Morrow county farmers, that were sure to be more efficient
this year. The program was ex- are being developed through ex
cellent. Dr. Schaefer, General I perience in an evaluation method.
Electric chemist who has been in j Everyone concerned with cloud
charge of Project Cirrus for about seeding had nothing but praise
thirteen years, gave a talk that j for the type of a program which
left no doubt in anyone's mind as .our organization is carrying out.
to the practicability of cloud seed- Within the next few days, all
ing as a means of increasing rain-j Morrow county ranchers will re-fall.-
It is so positive that Gene- eeive a letter in the mail asking
ral Electric discontinued experi- farmers to signify their wish as
ments about three years ago on to whether the program should
artificial nucleation. They are continue, and to indicate whether
now spending millions of dollars they will support such a program.)
on the types of clouds, their oe- Through such indications, the di-
currence and make-up which af- rectors will know whether to con-!
fects the way that they must be tinue with the program with1
seeded to increase the natural Sherman and Gilliam counties. I
precipitation. Dr. Schaefer made They will need to know by August
a statement that it was entirely 2 whether or not our farmers are
CHURCHES
IONE NAZARENE CHURCH
Rev. Harold Gilliam, Pastor
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
Morning worship service at
11:00 a. m.
Evening services start at 8:00
p. m.
Prayer meeting Thursday even
ing at 8 p. m.
You are welcome to all these
services.
ALL SAINT'S CHURCH
Episcopal
John R. Reeves, Rector
8:00 a. m. Holy Communion
going to support the program in
planning the contract and con
tinuance of the. program which
the group sees best fitted for our
conditions. Morrow county far
mers owe it to the directors they
have elected to stand behind
them or to indicate that the pro
gram should be discontinued.
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