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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 28, 1954
Wide Variety of Methods Used to
Dispense County Agricultural News
The annual summary of agri
cultural work in Morrow county
is being completed, this week, in
a 150 page report by county ex
tension agent, N. C. Anderson.
The report shows that many dif
ferent methods were used during
the year to get messages before
the people.
The object of the work, Ander
son stated, was to provide farm
people with the latest experimen
tal findings, technical advice,
and .successful methods of farm
ing, and to further equip them
with knowledge that will make
rural people well informed citi
zens. In accomplishing these objec
tives, ,'i.r)0 farm and home visits
were made during the year.
There were 3,122 office calls; 3,
150 telephone calls by people
seeking information or assist
ance. 279 news stories were pub
lished. 127 meetings attended by
with the help of rural people rep.
resenting the various commodity
interests in Morrow county,
which as the report indicates,
are quite diversified.
Nearly all of the 457 rural
farms, plus several hundred rural
non-farm and town homes were
estimated to have been reached,
either directly or indirectly in
some way with the extension
program. Highlighting some of
the year's activities were pro
grams in the crops, livestock and
soil conservation fields. Sixjn
sored by the Morrow County
Livestockgrowers association, six
grazing-legume trails were es
tablished to demonstrate the po
tentialities of five varieties for
dryland pasture. The varieties
that were checked were: Nomad,
Rhizoma, so called creeping al
falfa, and Sevelra, Hanger and
Ladak. Each variety was planted
separately in a fifth of a field
(),0.1,H adults and 4-H members, with a grass to go wnn mem.
means of getting before the, These were established on tne
e information which wasiDelbert Emert, Oscar Peterson,
thought to be of interest and, raonerg, tvenncin rue, v.
value lo them. Twentv-one adults' E. Hughes, and Alex Lindsay
wen
pcol
demonstrations, set up to demon
strate the value of some agricul
tural practice, were conducted.
Six tours were held. 8,715 bulle
tins were distributed and 17,600
miles were driven during the
vcar on various extension pro-
ranches. They totaled 2R5 acres.
Grass-legume nurseries located
in various communities in Mor
row county were continued to
compare and demonstrate their
adaptability to various climatic
and precipitation conditions.
, rri n I. I
jecls. In carrying out the exten-i nuee new onus w.-ic
ti..n r,i.rniti 'm lavs were at the Donald Peterson, Kenneth
spent with adults, and 106 days
with I II club members. Of this
time, 153 days were spent in the
office, 155 days in the field. Dur
ing the 1 11 club year, 11 agricul
tural clubs were organized and
carried to completion. Of the 99'dicative of Morrow County con
I II club members enrolled in ditions. nine were established in
Peck and Roger Campbell
ranches. Each include an aver
age of 40 different grasses and
legumes being compared.
With results of one fertilizer
demonstration plot not being in-
these projects, all finished but 6
Anderson pointed out that the
the fall of 1953 in each of the
communities in Morrow County
program ot work, as carried out, They were estaotisneu at tne
was formulated in large part Kenneth Batty, Frank Parker,
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dell, Lloyd Howton, Crum Bro
thers, Nelson Brothers, Gleni
Campbell, and Dee Cox ranches.
The harvested plot in 1953 at the
L. L. Howton ranch showed no in
crease in wheat yield from the
application of the various am
ounts of Nitrogen, ranging from
16 to 101 pounds N.
Cereal nurseries were again
planted at the Rietmann Brothers
and Frank Anderson ranches.
The two representing the differ
ent rainfall and soil conditions
here. Elmar was the top yield
ing established variety at the
Eightmile nursery, with a yield
of 27 bushels, while Brevor was
the top yielder at the North lone
nursery with a yield of 19.8 bus
hels per acre. Several new cross
es looked especially good and
the yield a little higher, how
Bad Weather
Begins to Let Up
In Boardman Area
By Flossie Coats
BOARDMAN At this writing
the weather has moderated seve
ral degrees from the last report,
with temperature going as high
as 34 degrees. There is plenty
Cowan, that her mother, Mrs.
Cowan had passed away at
Riverside, Calif., funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon.
Miss Cowan was called to .River
side a week ago to be at the
bedside of her mother. She ex
pects to return to Boardman
about February 1st.
Mr .and Mrs. Arthur Gillespie
and daughter, Billie, Prosser,
Wash., were overnight guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Z. J.
Gillespie Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Allen and
children, The Dalles, Orec. were
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THE MERRY COOKERS
The Merry Cookers met at Jean
Lovgren's home on Jan. 12. We
down
School principal Ray Anderson
returned home Sunday afternoon
after three days spent in Eugene
attending a O. A. S. S. P. meeting
on Friday and Saturday. Mr
' Anderson was accompanied as
ever, they are not yet available tar as Gresham with his daugh-
for distribution. ,er Rena and Miss Shirley Weise,
Emphasis on the value of grass w"0 vacationed in Gresham and
plantings for pasture and conser- Portland.
vation purposes was given in Boardman friends will be glad
part through the selection of t0 -learn Mrs. May Chaffee is
Newt O'Harra, Lexington, as the, spending the winter in Seattle,
"Grassman of the Year" and to1 Wash., with her daughter, Mrs.
Kenneth Peck, Lexington, as 'Mary Flcgel.
"Conservation Man of the Year" Walter Hayes spent the week
The first annual Pasture and end in Spokane, Wash., where he
Range Tour was held in May, this I went to attend the funeral ser
year, with much interest shown, vices of his cousin, Mrs. Neva
Livestock producers recognized Mellague, which was held Satur
one of their fellow cattleman, day afternoon. Mr. Hayes also
of snow yet but slowly melting overnight guests Saturday at the
home of Allen's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Russell and
two sons, The Dalles, were Sun
day dinner guests at the home
of Russell's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Seth Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Root, and
family, Athena, Oregon were the
weekend guests at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Florence Root. .
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messen
ger and children Betty, Gerry and
'motored to lone, Tuesday even
ing where they attended the Tax
Equaliziation meeting. The Far
mers, Grange and the PMA were
all represented.
Steve Thompson, Heppner, as the
"Cattleman of the Year". One of
the top qualifications of Mr.
Thompson as Cattleman of the
Year was his leadership in the
community.
Additional activities with live
stock producers included the
spring and fall grading of regis
visited his son-in-law and daugh.
ter. Mr.and Mrs. Johnnie Baldino.
Sgt. and Mrs. James Perkins
and family left Saturday for
Menlo Park .Calif., where they
will spend a month. Sgt. Perkins
will then be sent to an Alaska
air base. He expects his family to
join him later in Alaska. Sgt.
tered Hereford herds at the Frank Perkins' father, Mr. W. J. Perkins,
Anderson and Herbert Ekstrom;wno was spending some time
ranches. These two livestock men! with his son, returned to his
are grading and weighing all thejnorne in Palo Alto, Calif,
said our 4-H pledge and sang
some songs.
Jean Marie Graham showed us
how to measure correctly. She
also showed us the proper way
to break an egg.
Bernice Thomson and Laura
Lee Sumner demonstrated how to
make hot muffins.
For refreshments we ate the
hot muffins.
Janet Thompson, reporter.
Rev. and Mrs. John R. Reeves
will be in Salem next week to at
tend the Oregon Council of
Churches Feb. 2 to 4.
CLASSIFIED ADS PAY
calves and yearlings in an at
tempt to find the more efficient
animals for replacement. Work
ing with the Livestock Disease
Control Committee of the county
livestock association, the Brucel
losis test program saw one of
its best years in 1953. 10,901 ani
mals were tested with only 1.57
i reactors. The annual test con
ducted since 1919 has resulted in
: bringing down the percentage of
reactors from 8.6(i at the be
ginning of the program.
1 The agent, as secretary of seve
ral committees of the Morrow
County Livestock Association,
j spent much time with these com
Imittees and the projects which
they undertook. The Game Laws
Range and Pasture Improvement,!
Theft Control,, Insect Control, and
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hamilton
had the misfortune to have their
front screen door completely de
molished and the door badly
damaged Saturday when a
neighbor boy lost control of the
tractor which he was driving,
running into the front part of the
house. Mrs. Hamilton's right arm
was injured but not seriously.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lindsay
and sons were in Heppner from
Monday to Wednesday of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Fortner mo
tored to Portland Sunday where
they attended the Knapp Shoe
Sales meeting which was held in
the Bergs Chalet.
Carroll, Lexington called Satur
day afternoon at the home of his
father, Mr. Elmer Messenger.
Mrs. Vera Pruter received an
annauncement that Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Archer are the parents
of a baby son, Robert Charles,
born January 7th in Portland.
The Archers are former Board
man residents and have two
other children. This being the
second son.
The local PMS members met
Thursday afternoon at the Green- (
field Grange hall for the annual
sign up day. Mr. W. T. Forthman
is the local chairman.
A baby boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Williams (Viola
Worden) in Baker, January 17th.
inis is the first son and second
child for the Williams. The little
man has been named Ronald
Frank. Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Tex Williams, Wallowa, and
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Worden, of
Boardman. The little fellow was
also a birthday gift for his grand
mother Worden, being also her
birthday. Mrs. Worden is stay
ing with the Williams for a time.
Jack Dakin, Union, returned to
his home Monday after a week
here at the home of his cousin,
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Forthman.
The Boardman seventh and
eighth graders with their coach
Tom VanEtten, motored to Ar
lington Monday afternoon where
the girls won over the Arlington
volleyball team 22-15, and the
Marketing Committees were very
active. Surveys were made to
determine nossibilities of sottinir
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up grub control areas, while ther""1"1"'
livestock theft control sommittcc Mr an(1 Mrs' Gl nn Fergets re
got underway a program for dis- tMlneti to their home in Salem on
couraging theft and trespassing. Wednesday after several days
The extension office handle! hm !lt tne home of Mrs. Fergets'
GIVE TO THE MARCH OF Boardman boys lost the basket
DIMES is the slogan. The local, ball game 30-6.
chairman. Mrs. Florence Root re- Mrs. Esther Knight received
ports not many envelopes have word of the marriage of her son,
been returned, which isn't toojl'pl. Fred Knight at Gunter air
late yet. Let's help the crippled i base, Alabama, January 16, 4 p.
seed certification for over 500
acres of Brevor and Rex M l
wheat, as well as six acres of
Topar pubescent uheatgrass in
the county last year
cousin, Mrs. James Perkins.
House guest at the home of
Mrs. ("has. Anderegg is her friend
Mrs. Bessie Combs from North
Hollywood, Calif. Mrs. Combs
m. to Miss Lorene Gray, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Claudie Gray,
Wetumpka, Ala. The wedding
was performed in the Gunter air
force base chapel.
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weeds. Farm neoole seem tn hp ! """seguest at the home of her'
Mr.!
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and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe. I
Miss Jean Scott received word'
from her co-worker Miss Zelmai
happy with the program that is
being carried out, with 1,217 gal
lons of 2.4 D sprayed in 1953. Six
thousand fifty miles were driven
working roads and small farm
custom work. vation districts, secretary of the
Anderson, in addition to his , Morrow Grazing Association, was
regular work, was asked to help! a member of the Grange and
with several other activities that i Farnj Bureau, and attended
iook time, he said. He served as meetings as well. He was secre
an ex-officio member of the tary of the Morrow County Wheat
County PMA Committee and he 'Growers Association, as well as
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formation program. He served ! commodity organizations or com
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