Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, February 25, 1954
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
With the weather looking like
spring may soon be here, farmers
should be thinking about their
elective weed control in grains.
Recommendations for 1954 are
much the same as in 1953. How
ever, there are some things that
we know definitely, this year,
that we were not quite so sure of
a year ago.
The first of these recommenda
tions is time of spraying. There
has been much controversy for
years on when the best time to
sp-av such weeds as mustard, tar
weed, and others that are prob
'm in our wheat. Work that has
been done here and in other
states indicate that a much better
control can be had by spraying
early. We find now that tne
weather doesn't have too much to
(In wil!i control. Everyone knows
that the warmer the weather the
!- th" kill of woods At Wash
ington State College they found
that early application of 2,4-D
vv.,,1,1 take half as much 2,4-D
material to get the same kill as
late spraying. By early spray
ing, we mean spraying weeds be
fore they develop a stalk and bet
ter yt when they are in the
rortte st;-ge, averaging about
two inches iii diameter. Indica
tions are that enough 2,4-D resi
due will remain to kill any late
emerging weed seedlings which
come"wi''i the first few days of
vwTm weather.
Tbi- means that any time that
our farmers can get on the fields
n,,iv v""ld bp a good time to
start their spray program.
We want to correct a misrep
resentation of recommendations
thrt has seenr'ivdv been circu
lated through Morrow county.'
That is the recommendation for:
the use of oil as a carrier of 2,4-D.
We d" not, or have never, reeom
renld the v " of oil as a ear
ner in 2 1 D. Considerable work
, hi's been done in the State of
Washington. but Washington
State College does not now re
commend oil either. Oil is pre
ferred by some air applicators as
they can get by with less ma
terial and n"ed to fill up less
often 'or air vindication we re
commend three gallons of water,
per acre; with ground rigs, seven
to ten gallons. Work that has
been done in the past few years
indiea'p that heavier applica
tions f 2,1 T) have been most
satisfactory for the control of tar
weed and purple mustard, tvo
weeds that are most difficult
control. Our recommendation b
for to one pound acid per acre.
Our common ester 2.4 D formula
tions contain 3.31 pounds of acid
per gallon, while our amines
contain 1 pounds acid per gal-ion.
With a considerable amount of ;
spring grain to be seeded, we
would like to caution against
spraying this until it has reached
a stage where it will not he easily
damaged by 2,4-D. Spring grains
arc quite susceptible to 2. ID and
should not be sprayed until they
are well stooled or tillered, and
from three inches high to form
ed in the boot. Great reductions
in yields have been the result
of spraying g;ains after they
have formed in the boot. It is
well to keep this in mind, espec
ially in the control of Russian
thistles because it is often times
difficult to spray before the
grain is in the boot, as the this
tles are late in emerging.
With many complaints coming
in on the damage of 2,4-D to trees
flowers, shrubs and other orna
mentals, it would be well to con
sider using an amine spray this
spring. Many of our farm plant
ings, as well as town trees and
ornamentals, are being consider
ably damaged by spray drift. It
Umatilla county, a big percent
age of amine is used for this
reason.
made available to the Oregon
Wheat Commission and it will be
mailed 'to their mailing list early
this month. For those of you
who do not get a copy we will
have one for you here in the of
fice if you will call for it.
From time to time we have in
quiries at the office about con-
trueting farm fish ponds, we
have been distributing a fish
-ond bulletin that is available
from the U. S. Department er A"-i
culture, but many times after the
fish pond Plans are completed,
the question is asked "where can!
I get some fish." Word has been
received from Andy Landforce.l
Extension Wildlife Management
specialist at Oregon State college. 1
this week, that there are sources;
of fish here in Oregon for stock-:
ing these ponds. Mr. and Mrs.j
Earl Townsend of the Mountain;
View Trout farm. Flgin, 0"""o,!
can supnly trout. They can be
provided in any size. Generally
sneaking, the months of May and
June is the popular time to take
rainbow trout from their mother
land to a new nond. Before the:
transplanting the fish to your
nond, a permit must be secure'',
from the Oregon State Game!
Commission, giving you this per
mission.
There is beginning to be some
interest in trees for windbreak
plantings, although things have
been slow up till this time. Don
ald Peterson, lone, ordered 150
Austrian pine a few days ago to
complete his windbreak planting
which was put in last spring. The
pine will be planted from the
road to his esablished windbreak
as a lane planting. Vernon Mun
kcrs will complete his windbreak
planting with seedlings ordered
a week ago, and William G. Tay
lor. Irrigon. olans a shelterbelt
' ;i round some newly developed,
i fields. j
There is still time to get yourj
order in for these seedlings if you
wish to establish a windbreaK or
shelterbelt this spring. The soon
er that they are ordered the better
selection you will have.
paid through contributions from
private firms, organizations and
individuals. After their return,
the United States delegates are
available to speak on their ex
periences. Participating in the program
are 50 countries including 17 in
Europe, 14 in Asia and the Mid
dle East, and 19 in Latin America
and other parts of the world.
HEFPNER VALLEY 4-HERS
The Heppner Valley I Hers met
at the home of Shirley Van Win
kle. The meeting was opened
and we selected two girls to ask
to use the Collins Cleaners win
dow for our 411 display. We
will meet there Saturday at 10:00
March 6, to put it in.
The meeting was adjourned
and Mary Tucker and Shir lev
gave a demonstration on cooking
oatmeal.
We will meet at the home of
Carol Anderson. March 9 at 4:00
for our next meeting. Jeanne Col
lins and Connie Anderson will
make a milk dish.
Connie Anderson, reporter
The series of seven night class
es that were concluded Tuesday
evening, were a success, if at
tendance could be considered as
:i ya-rdstick. The night classes,
rtarted on January 12, dealt with
livestock management, disease
control, and prevention were the
main objects of discussion. Con
trol and treatment of such di
seases and ailments as: ca'.f
scours, diphtheria, coccidiosis,
pneumonia, foot rot, blackleg,
malignant edema, shipping fever,
pinkeve, lun jaw. the various
'calving problems, castration, de
ho"iing, vitamin A deficiencies,
mineral deficiencies, ringworm, ;
Moat, m'lk fever, were a few ot
the subjects covered.
Films were shown on the con
trol of Brucellosis, the use of sulfa
drugs, and other cattlemanage
ment practices. N. C. Anderson,
, county aeent, and Jim Allen vo
cational ag instructor, were in
charge of the class, while Assist
ant State Veterinarian Peck and
1'ete Hooper, serene L,iiuiaiuiit-
representative, discussed diseases!
wnd drugs for treatments, while:
.Jim flings, extension anima'!
husbandman. Oregon State Col-1
: lege, discussed dwarfism and (
feed rations at these classes.
A field trip for those interested
is being held on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 21. About a dozen inter
ested class members are expected
to take part in the tour. Attend
ance at these classes ran from
27 to 43.
Siime farmers may be surprised
to hear that this is the sixth sea
son in a row since the end of
World War II that world agricul
tural production has topped the
prewar average. Almost all areas
have had a hand in pushing pro
duction to its present peak: In our
country, production is reasonably
close to last year, but nearly 50
above the average of prewar
years. Western Europe has gone
ahead hv leans and bounds. East
ern Europe, on the other hand,
while coming along slowly, has
not yet caught up. The middle
East" led by Turkey has left the
prewar bench mark a good dist
ance behind. The far East has
good crops over most of the
reeion but is still producing little
more than before the war. Latin I
America's crop, this year, turned,
out the same as last, but adds up';
to nearly a third above prewar, j
Kn wonder that wo are oiling upi
some surpluses that in years
back were finding a ready mar
ket, either in our own country or
in the foreign market.
II U U BftV?4?
JOLLY CHEFS
The lone cooking III club met
at Bakers's Saturday. Feb. 18. It
was an all day meeting.
Sue Coleman gave us a demon
stration on bread making. Mrs.
asswell was present and she
and Mrs. Baker gave Sue some
pointers on molding her bread.
Mrs. Baker gave us a report
on the difference between prices
of homemade and bought mixes.
She found the cost of homemade
pie crust was Rc and bought it
was 30e, biscuit mix is 47c and
homemade biscuit mix is 33c,
homemade cake mix costs 19e
and bought is 35c.
The members of the club made
Ihe dinner, the menu was porcu
pine mealballs, mashed potatoes,
corn, hot rolls, vegetable salad
; and pie a la mode,
j During the business meeting
!Mrs. Casswell presented Mardino
with a check for getting lirst m
the cake baking contest at the
county fair and getting second
at the Stale fair
Ann Bell Coleman, reporter
Assistance was given during
the past week to three farmers
who are establishing new wind
breaks around their farmsteads
or revising their established
windbreak. Thes farmers were
Vernon Munkers. Lexington, who
is putting in a three row wind
break. Vernon planted his out
side Caragana row in 1953, and
is putting a row of Chinese elm
and ponderosa nine in this spring
Henry Baker was assisted in
planning a two row Austrian pine
windbreak with a ground wind
breaker of Southernwood. John
Proudfoot, of lone, who has a two
year old windbreak is making
some replacements in his Ameri
can plum row, using Russian
olive,
A new circular folder put out
by the Oregon State College Ex
tension Service is entitled "Bar
ley .What to do with it". This is an
excellent folder and should be
read by everyone who is produc
ing barley. The circular is being
Recause more young men can
be placed on overseas farms this
summer through the Internation
al Farm Youth Exchange, appli
cations are still being taken, N.
C. Anderson, county agent, an
nounced.
He explained that through the
IFYE program, young men and
women spend a season on farms
in another country. Li.ing and
working with their host family,
they get an understanding of the
other nations' way of life. At the
same time, American farm famil.
ies open their homes to young
people from other countries tak
ing part in the exchange pro.-eram.
Each year twice as many
young men as women can be
placed with foreign families, An
derson said. This year the quota
for young women has been filled,
although there is room for more
men.
Applicants are to be between
20 and 30 years of age, high
school graduate, unmarried, with
a background of farm life and
work. They are also asked to be
willing to learn a foreign langu
age, if necessary.
Anderson said that because
there are vacancies for more
young men this summer, the age
qualifications for them is being
relaxed to allow them to be nomi
nated if they will be 20 by June 1.
Expenses of the delegates are
IONE LIVESTOCK CLUB
The lone 4-JI Livestock meeting
was held at Herb Ekstrom's.
Demonstrations in groups of
two were discussed for The Dal
les. Dairy cows were judged and
new business was taken care of.
Refreshments were served. The
next meeting of the lone 4 II
Livestock club will be at Her
man Bletell's on the 21st of
March.
Ivan Akers, reporter
25 Year Pins
Presented Several
At Willows Grange
By Echo Palmateer
Twenty five year membership
pins were presented to the follow
ing al the Willows grange meet
ing Friday evening Feb. 19: Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Tinim of Pendle
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heliker,
Donald Heliker and Mrs. Clara
Kincaid of lone; Mrs. Elsie Pet
erson of Lexington and Rev. W.
W. Head of Cathlamet,, Wash.
The two latter were unable to be
present. Mrs. Lewiis Halvorsen
presented the pins. Willows
grange was organized Feb. 19,
192G. Mrs. Ernest Heliker pre
sented Wate Crawford with a
past master's pin. The follow
ing program was presented by
the lecturer, Mrs. Claude Riley:
group singing by all; a reading
on Lincoln by Mrs. Wate Craw
ford and a portrayal of Mr. and
Mrs. Lincoln by Mr. and Mrs. O.
L. Lundell; a reading on Wash
ington by Mrs. Walter Corley;
I Continued on Back