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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, March 18, 1954
From The
County Agent's Office
By N. C. Anderson
Spring applications of nitrogen,
phosphorous and sulfur were ap
plied to two of the wheat fertil
izer - experiments in Morrow
eounty, last week. Applications
along with soil sampling for mois
ture and nitrogen content was
discontinued due to frozen ground
and snow flurries. They will be
finished as soon as the weather
clears up.
Applications of 20 and 40
pounds of nitrogen in combina
tion with 50 pounds of phosphor
ous and 50 pounds of sulfur are
being applied to 1G plots in each
of the nine experiments in Mor
low county. The experimental
plots are located this year at the
Frank I'arker, Kenneth Batty.
Frank Anderson, Nelson Bros., H.
(i. Campbell, Raymond Lundell,
I tee Cox, L. L, Ilowton, and Ralph
Crum farms. Nitrogen and soil
moisture tests are being taken
to correlate the amount of nitro-l
gen and moisture this spring with
that of last fall at the time of
set out. Recent word from the Agricul
Interest has not been as high, tural Economics Department at
this spring for windbreak plant-; Oregon State College, indicates
ings as in the past. However, with' ihat the purchasing power of
the few that will be added this farm products lost some more
year to our ever growing list,' ground during the month ending
many farms are becoming better February 15. Prices received by
sheltered by plantings. farmers dropped, but prices paid
I stayed the same. With these
According to the last weekly , lower farm prices and no change
ipplieation. Moisture and nitro-grajn market reviews, Oregon in farm costs, the parity ratio
put large, has dropped to 91 on February 15,
quantities of wheat under the a point below January 15 and
1053 'price support loan program.1 three points below a year ago.
as well as that that was furnished ' a tolal of nearly 21,000.000 or 60 Prices paid bv farmers as meas-
through commercial fertilizer to 0f tne 1953 wheat crop is under ured by this parity index are now: froedson, lone, 2000
gen will be taken at harvest timeiwheat farmers have
to determine the amount of nitro
gen that was taken from the soil,
CONSERVATION REPORT SHOWS MUCH
PROGRESS BEING MADE IN COUNTY
A total of 787 acres of strip ; a major problem,
cropping was established in the1 sheep numbers have gone
Heppner Soil Conservation dis-jdown with only 30,000 head in the
trict during February according1 county now compared to 129,000
to the progress report presented jn 1939 while cattle have in
nt the monthly meeting of the creased from 12.000 bead in that
district supervisors held Monday! ..par to 29.000 in 1953, Hood
produce the various yields expec
led
Oscar Peterson and Henry
Baker, South lone farmers, are
two of the more recent farmers to
add shelter and beauty to their,
farmsteads by planting trees.
Henry Baker has a two row wind
break, using Austrian pine as the
main planting, with Caragana as
the ground windbreak. Oscar Pe
terson has planted Austrian pines
between each of his Chinese elm
night at the county agent's office
New farm plans were complet
ed on the ranches of Don Peter
son, lone, 1,120 acres; verner
acres, C. A.
Marquardt and son, Lexington,
6,701 acies and Barnet and Par
ker, Lexington, 1,831 acres. Con
servation surveys were completed
on 4,022 acres in January and
loan. This is 1097c larger tnan a higher than they were a year ago.
year ago. In Washington, the in-( There are only five major corn
crease is 122 over 1952. Nation- modifies that stayed above parity
ally, the total holdings of wheat list. These were hogs at 122 of
under the price support program parity ; apples for fresh use, 116;
is at a record high, with 594,000,-! eggs 112; lemons 106 ; and soy
000 bushels under loan. ! beans 105. With these facts
The U. .s. D. A. announced this staring our farmers in the face,jVPVS (0 079,036 acres in the dis
week that farmers could re-sell it might be well to think of some trjct.
farm stored grain and that theiof the pointers in making farm
storage payment would be in line adjustments in 1951. that were
with the 1954 uniform grain stor-' pointed out by Dr. Blanch of the
age agreement rates. On the Agricultural Economics Depart
other hand, exports of wheat from ment at Oregon State College,
pointed out.
A background of extension
woik in the county since its es
tablishment in 1918 and a report
on soil and fertilization testing at
the state college laboratory was
presented by Hood.
Bob Baurn, Salem, executive
secretary of the state soil con
servation districts, reported that
7.214 acres in February bringing' .,w...imr!, from thp west Uma-
the total of conservation sur- ni,ii,,
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there that are growing old and the Port of Portland so far this who spoke before the Boardman
will need to be removed as thejseason have totalled nearly 11.3 Soil Conservation District Annual
pines develop and take over for, million bushels. This is down meeting last month. He stressed
the purpose for which they were 34 from the same period a year the need for more efficient farm
ago. Exports trom tne I'acitic management if a high standard
Coast ports so far this season of living and income were to be
have totalled 32- of the national received by our farmers. Stressing
exports.
LOCAL AGENT
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ROAD Of Uli VAliT UMAMUNIRS
Morrow eounty ranchers who
have been doing such a good job
of cleaning up Brucillosis in their
herds during the past few years
are economically one step ahead
of those that have been slow in
accepting the practice throughout
Oregon. This statement is made
considering the fact that word
has just been received that the
current proposed budget of the
federal government does not con
lain any provisions for participa
tion by the federal government in
payment of indemnities to owners
of animals infected with Brucillo
sis and Tuberculosis. During the
last fiscal year, July 1, 1952 thru
June 30, 1053, approximately $33,-1
000 was expanded by the federal:
government in Oregon in match
ing sums provided by state law
for the payment of indemnities. At
the start of the present fiscal
year, a reduction was made in the
federal budget which reduced the
payment of indemnities 57. This!
cut was from $16 to $9 from the
federal government for grade ani
mals, and $18 in the case of pure
breds. State and county have
each provided $8 for grades and
$12 in the case of purebreds.
Several organizations of na
tional scope, are protesting the
deletion of these funds from the
federal budget. Word from the
Stale Department of Agriculture
recently indicates that whether or
not they are successful, state in
demnities in the amount provided
! for by law will be continued to
I be paid until the legislature
should see fit to change the pro-
I Tenures currently outlined in our
I law.
I Those who have cleaned up
their herds of these diseases un
j der the past indemnities appear
; to be one step ahead if this pro-
posed budget is approved without
providing continuing indemnities.
ways to do this, increasing the
price per unit on what the far
mer had to sell, such things as
taking advantage of seasonal i expenses
pairs
Wheat acreage in Morrow
county has exactly doubled from
1939 to 1954, Gordon Hood, state
extension agent, Corvallis, said in
reviewing the livestock and crop
trends in the county. Hood stated
that 166.000 acres are now in
wheat production in the county
compared to 83,000 acres in 1939,
showing that a lot of land that
was considered unsuitable for
farming is now being tilled and
that soil conservation has become
itilla, Gilliam,
don and Heppner districts met in
Heppner last Thursday to suggest
ideas to be developed in a dis
trict supervisors handbook. Ran-1 visited Mr,
dall Grimes, Harrisburg, a mem- ratt.
ber of the state committee, gave
additional information on the
meetings with supervisors which
are being held throughout the
state.
Officers re elected to serve for
the coming year include Charles
Carlson, lone, chairman; John
Wightman, Heppner, vice chair
man; Raymond Lundell, lone
treasurer and Anderson, secretary.
Rudy Mayko, Pendleton, district
conservationist, was present for
the meeting.
Additional conservation prac
tices performed in the district last
month include 31 acres of land
levering, staking of 11,000 feet of
irrigation ditches, 600 feet of
stream channel alignment and
110 acres of grass legume seed-
in8s-
Mr. and Mrs. William Barratt
were in Corvallis during the
weekend to attend the NCAA bas
ketball playoffs. While there they
and Mrs. James tsar.
prices, advantage of new mar
kets, increasing quality without
cost, cutting down unnecessary
and more care and re-1
to machinery instead of
buying new, were some of the!
things that were important in
receiving more income. I
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Values To 29c
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Reg. 10c Black Only
AIR FERN 19c
No Water or Soil Needed Reg. 49c
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS 9c
Rayon Fancy Reg. 29c
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Pure Silk Reg. 79c
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18" Hand Relied Reg. 29c
SUGAR DISPENSER 9c FANCY WASH CLOTHS 9c
Table Size Reg. 25c
CAMPFIRE FORKS 2 For 29c
Ideal For Picnics
SALT & PEPPER SHAKERS Pr. 19c
Imported
METAL SOAP SAVER 9c
Reg. 1 5c
DOLLS 19c
Washable Cloth Reg. 39c
RECEIVING BLANKETS 49c
Reg. 93c Asst. Colors Size 78 x 37
RUBBER
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Regular 49c Latex
29c
COTTON MESH
DISH RAGS
Regular 15c
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Reg. 25c Imported Heavy Chenille
NYLON HAIR BRUSHES 29c
Reg. 69c Asst. Colors
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48 Sheets and Envelopes Reg. 69c
PLASTIC APRONS 19c
Floral With Bibs Reg. 39c
COTTON PANTY 19c
Childs Double Crotch Sizes 2-4-6
DISH PAN 59c
10 Qt. Size White Enamel Round Shaped Reg. 98c
BATH
TOWELS
Asst. Colors. Reg. 69c
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Hand Cut
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SEWING SCISSORS 19c
Imported Reg. 39c Sizes 4' ' 5" 6"
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10" x 15" Protecto Reg. 79c
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STEP-ON CANS 99c
Reg. 1.59 Linen Design
ROUND MIRROR 19c
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80 Count Reg. 39c
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All Corn Fancy Handle Reg. 39c
MOTH PADS 9c
In Hanging Flastic Container
REFRIGERATOR BOWL SETS 39c
3 8-Oz. Plastic Bowls With Covers
Unbreakable Reg. 59c
ALUMINUM MIXING SPOON 19c
14" Reg. 39c
PARING KNIVES 9c
Stainless Steel Hollow Ground Reg. 25c
NOVELTY PLANTERS 49c
Large Selection Values to 1.00
SAFETY PINS 2 For 9c
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WOOD CLOTHES PINS 9c
18 Spring Type to Pkg. Reg. 19c
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