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Caution To Klblturs-
(Editor's J'ute The following editorial ap
jrarcd while back In the It almond JSpokeaman
. . . and though It waa rltrrcted at Redmond
residents. It lao appllea 101 to lleppner. W
haven't teen bothered by auch actions for a
couple of months, only because we haven't had a
fire for that lung, but we will have again, and
we will be bothered whenever the next one occur a.
We hope a few of the "Kibltiers' will take thla
to heart and give the fireboys a chance when they
do have to go to work. Ail they ask U that "fol
lower" let the trucka ret to the fire FIRST!)
I'll-aw? read on . . .
It hardly paya to chaae a fire truck any more.
Redmond'a volunteera have developed their pec
la! skills to the point where a guy practically
haa to deep In hla car and keep the motor run
ning if he hopes to reach the acene In time to
be of any nuisance value. Believe It or not. how
ever, there are people willing to spot the depart
ment the advantage of horsepower and head
start and race them for the best parking place.
No matter how hard the volunteers drill or
what degree of efficiency they attain In the oper
ation of their equipment, aome chowderhead.
who should be at work or In bed, Is always first
at the fire. It Isn't easy. The rubber necks are at
a disadvantage when they take off to klblta a
fire. First off, the firemen can call a telephone
number and be Informed of the exact location
of the blaze, while our little snooper makes the
Investigation strictly on his own hook. Naturally
nosey drives a car, which he parks as close to
n, runfla era! toll as Powdble, tn though hi
choir a a hitching ot may block a hydrant.
rirHeuav. or aome aUle ot access. Then, II
he's a real fan, he leaves Ms automobile and
rraily gets into the thick of things.
tin urh customer wouldn't be ti much
tmuhle.' Th firemen could probably offvt hi
r.uiance value by weight of number; but when
a doen or so free-loaders congregate at the
acene of a fire the problem take on mre n-rlou
proportions. I'ark 20 cars In the immediate vicm
Ity and there U no place to put a fire truck. May
mpimnolltan fire departments are effective
ranges up to three blocks, but In Redmond the
boys have to get close to their work. If you've
had any experience in whs mn o mm.
understand and appreciate the volunteer's Im
patience with people who tx-rslst in blockading
all approaches to a fire.
You can safely assume the guilty parties
are Ignorant or Inconsiderate, tither they ran
to realize seriousness of their act. or they Just
plain don't give a darn what happens to your
home. Redmond has laws prohibiting suc h action
but In the midst of fighting fire who takes time
to pass out traffic citations? The volunteers are
your friends and neighbors, anu up to mis point
have hesitated to make an Issue of your little
foibles; however, they warn that the honeymoon
Is over and from now on they'll employ a more
direct approach to their problem and let the fines
fall where they may.
So, next time the siren blows, think twice
before you decide to take In the show, ir you
race the truck and grab the most convenient
parking space and a ringside scat, you may get
the citation and fine you so ricniy deserve.
From The
County Agent's Office
if N C ANDERSON
A recent survey made by the
Bureau of Entomology shows
areas of severe Infestation of
Mormon crickets In the northern
parts of Gilliam and Morrow
county. These Infestations are
small In area but heavy enough
so that there Is concern by those
who have had past experiences
with this Insect. Many of our
northern Morrow county farmer
and ranchers recall the heavy
Infestations of the late '40's with
TO THE
EDITOR . .
Dear Editor:
With honour I respectfully beg
to express myself in the hope
of securing an opportunity In
your newspaper (known the best
state publisher).
It Is too pleasant If Internat
ionally I am there-In- described
as Fen-Pal-Wanted in the States
of America particularly Oregon
is enough state.
I am an African boy, NIgerl
Free own subject and stationed
In the Federal Capital "Lagos
of 19G0 Independent nation. My
standing is 5 ft, 4V4 inches tall
and 140 lbs weigh, also 23 years
of age. So far, my ambition and
aim Is to amicably correspond
to compose greater friendship
and exchango my national pro
ducts with American products
with whomever may like whites,
negroes race, men or women,
both boys and girls and Chris
tlans or particularly Moslems,
shall responce anyone In request
concerning this interested enjoy
ins.
Looking on for the future facll
ltles between America In whole
and Nigeria independent nation.
May God bless you and Amer
lean States In particulars.
Awaiting an earlier replies,
Yours Amicably,
Ademola Olusunmade
18, Saba Court via Poly Clinic
Lagos, Nigeria, B. W. A.
STAR
THEATER
ThurM FrU Sat. June 2, 3. 4
Miracle Of The Hills
Rex Reason and a good cast.
FLUS.
Ulysses
Kirk Douglas, Silvano Man
gano.
Sun., Moiu Tum June S. 6. 7
Pillow Talk
Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony
Randall. Thehna Ritter. Sun
the excellent control work done
by airplane baiting In lim. ai
that time tons of rolled wheat
tnvanhene bait was spread by
converted troop plane furnished
bv the Bureau of Entomology,
Since then some limited areas
hv. been baited by various
methods. The week before last
members of the Gilliam-Morrow
Cricket Control Association, rep
resentatives of the entomology
dennrtment at Oregon State Col
. . .
lege, Bureau of Entomology, ana
county agents of Morrow ana
Gilliam county checked tne area
to make plans for a program.
Ranchers in the area have been
asked to make contributions 1:,
the amount of M cent per acre
which combined with expected
appropriations from Gilliam,
Sherman and Morrow counties
with funds from the Bureau of
Entomology will make up the
program.
Almost seven million dairy
cows, or 32V4 of the cows and
heifers In the nation two years
of age or older kept for milking
were bred artificially in 1959.
This is almost 300 thousand or
1.7 more cows than were bred
artificially the year before. Wis
consin continued to lead the
states In number of cows bred
artificially with ltt million cows
bred In 1959. 38.6 of the milk
cows In Oregon were bred this
way.
ment for 19C1 has been Increased
to 812,927 acres, slightly more
than this year. Wheat producers
will be informed of the acreage
allotment for their farms in ad
vance of the July 21 wheat quota
referendum.
As Burt wheat heads out we
have had some reports and have
been In some fields where loose
smut is showing again this year.
This has occurred rather com
monly during the past three
years in this variety. Evidently
It has not been bad enough to
cause an serious losses. L,oose
smut differs a great deal from
dwarf and common smut usually
THIRTY YEARS AGO
nam the Idea f the
Gaitt Tim
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Otdlnaiur uU..'Ull tf wf
,m f water n .- and tm-t
iifc-n and hou num by the
city and lr-.fallatln and place
ment thrrnf. Ma psd by the
council Monday rsmug
FuplU -f the WUUW ffrrk
m ti.-.l wilt t trapurtrd lo llep
pner by bus irM fall ao'lhat
they may rnnr lh llrppnrr
rad avhuul.
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wheat ffvwel Ociaknl!y
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ur.ter" fiJl
and frauits are
Ma Jh r-4 Wvikrd at
much ;U Wfttil fall whtn
U.e am ojrrtlon U rvpr-atrd.
The three hir-rn ssr.j U
in ue In Mrtw county, irawq
fall Hhul njr 7;;'V:nUmrisme MfUlnisly t ty rfc.ht rltfhl acfra ran
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, ,r an i ... . a sop. i vtiin wv v in.
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lnfcttt.n of the king
ihlrty at con parative pM lo
catl adjacent to the large
areaa, the group felt that Atro
rlne alurse ul t 1'
.. 1 1 fMiund actual Atrailne
diploma were Kiank Andt-ron. w,uj,j the Job more ectnom
FertU Frock. l-nia t o. .Marvin I,..,,., Aii re lntereted In r
Morgan. Donald Inake. Raymond
Inn thl wvrk espanded.
Drake, Mtt Ketmey, (J William j w 10, we won't be forced
Tliomkon. Katl.Len Cunningham.
Alic-e Bleakmait. Miriam Moyer.
Francis Mikerwn. Roy Gentry.
Marie Barton. Anabel Turner.
Pearl Barti.n. Mary PrlacolL liar
oll Ayers, Lora GUmore. Edna
Gammell.
MIm Anne Wlghtman return-
ed to lleppner Monday morning
from a visit In southern taw-
ornla where she had been since
last September.
Mrs Helen Walker who was In
lleppner last Thursday to aee
her win. Fletcher, graduate from
lleppner high school, returned
with him to Salem after the
commencement program.
out of our Tuesday tour to the
farm of the Conservation Man
of the Year, by ralna.
intereKted In the methods of
summer fallow, dates and rates
of seeding of barley and wheat
comparing several different var
leties. an excellent soli nanK
seeding and results of expert
mental chemical summer fallow
carried out on this ranch cooper
ativelv between Oreeon State
Collene and Harry Froudfoot.
Summer follow prepared by til
lage methods using a "champ
weeder, winter discing and
sweeps were comparable In the
amount of trash left on the sur
face, however, the sweep-made
fallow appeared to have a little
edge on cleanliness, available
moisture and tilth. Much Interest
was shown In a seeding of Omar
wheat seeded between July 25
nd August 4th being only 12
pounds per acre. Mid-October
ceding of this same variety
using 27 pounds while looking
very good, had not competed
nearly so well with cheat grass.
Seedlngs of Alpine barley made
In early August and mid-October
Don Heliker. I"ne rancher re
cently fell heir to a t.rocnure
on Morrow county, ine exn
date of the brochure is "
known, however, we assume that
It was Minted In 1911. It was
published by the Morrow County
Booster Club of lleppner.
Dlscujblon on farming in the
county in many cases could ap
ply to the present day, however.
we are amused ai some oi
explanations In the wheat pro
riurtlnn uf Interest to those
farmers who lust Completed
cost of wheat production study
this past year will be an Item
Ued statement of the cost of pro
duclng an acre of wheat In Mor
row county in 1910. The oper
ations are listed as follows
"plowing $1.50; drilling -20;
(seed wheat), 1 bushel .75;
harrowing (twice) .20; head
lng and stacking 1-25; thrash
Ing 1.40; sacks -55; r
total of $5.85. It further states
that If the seed cleaned and
treated with Vitwol. 10 cents an
acre is added. The combine per
forms the work of both header
and thrasher at $2.00 an acre,
affectlnc a saving of .65. To this
must be added the cost or haul
ing, which will depend upon the
distance from the nearest ship
ping point If the haul can be
made in one day it will be .10
a sack; if two days are required,
.20 a sack. On the basis of 20
bushels to the acre, the mini
mum cost would be $7.20; max
imum. 10.95. The profits, then,
with wheat .75 a bushel, would
be from $1.05 to $7.80 an acre."
The brochure continues "sum-
crlv method 1 to fO crter the
e round with a dic harrow a
. at ptlbl after harvesting,
ru. i irinHitisl aialn In the
aVnnc- The ground ts plowed lnlTtmea chsnge.
their leM was rtimatM at a
million buhcla as compart-d to a
Ili.vj leld of almoKt 4 million
bukhela from 1 17.OO0 acres.
The secretary of agriculture re
cently announced the 1961 wheat
program under terms of the pres
ent law. Meanwhile, Congress Is
considering a new wheat pro
gram. If new legislation Is pass
ed the 1961 wheat program would
be changed to conform. Under
terms of the present law, next
year's U S wheat acreage allot
ment will remain at 55 million
acres, the same as the past six
years. This Is the legal minimum
acreage set by law. At the same
time, the USDA set July 21. 1960
as the date for the wheat grow
er referendum to determine ap
proval or disapproval of market
ing quotas. At least two thirds
of the producers voting must ap- J
prove quotas if they are to be
in effect. Farmers approved ,
marketing quotas for the last I
six wheat crops and for the I960
crop. Growers in the commercial
wheat states, including Oregon,
who will have more than 15 acres
of wheat for harvested grain in
1961 will be eligible to vote In
the referendum.
Oregon's wheat acreage allot-
found In Pacific Northwest wheat . )ookwl Sood nd a ,Iarch sed"
riw i nno snnrn rprmlnat,. g t Harlan, a spring variety
ho wheat flnvvpr and frrnw.OI Daricy, looeu very
Inside the kernel. When the
plant heads the whole head Is
already covered with smut spores
which are loose and free to blow
around Infecting other heads in
the flowering stage. The spores
are carried over inside the seed,
not in the soil like stinking smut.
It does not affect the quality of
wheat harvested and therefore
does not draw a dockage penalty
however, it does destroy the
wheat kernel in the infected
head and can reduce yields con
siderably. Loose smut cannot be control
led by seed treatment with fun
gacides and can only be con
trolled by using non-Infected
seed.
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Marv styles to choose from.
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES
ll
(From Last Week)
With this column being writ
ten early wo have only one of
the two conservation tours
scheduled for early this week
completed. The one held on Mon
day afternoon at the Harry
Proudfoot ranch was attended
by 30 ranchers who were very
looked very good
Those on the tour were inter
ested in a new variety Itana,
a hard red winter wheat which
looked good growing in the
fields.
Nordan crested wheatgrass In
a soil bank seeding appeared
that every seed had germinated
and grown giving a wonderful
cover. It was interesting to note
that a seeding of Omar wheat
made on double summer fallow
when tested recently showed
low levels of every plant nut
rient. The field in contrast to
other seedings on this ranch
looked poorly and carried out
findings at our experiment sta
tion that summer fallow is as
hard on land as raising a crop.
The field has suffered greatly
from dry weather before recent
rains and is not making much
response with the recent precip
ilation.
Perhaps of most Interest to
those on Uip tour was the
chemical summer fallow plot on
the ranch. Two 10 acre fields
had been sprayed on last Nov
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