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County Agent's Office Pesky Grasshoppers Attacking Caragana By N. C ANDERSON buty on IhU perennial nosjou If ,h. with f arm windbreaks I " 7 , " " have nut checked their Caragana lately I sutrgeM tnat they da ao at once. l.raashoppet are atrip ilng all the leave from thi out side shrub row In each of the shelter U-lii that I havt visited In the tat While rrass horr are working on some of the other tree to some extent, none are being damaged Ilka the laragana. It aeema to be quit (nlatable to thcM? pesky Insects. I would auggest you apray witn any of the Insecticides prefer ably one and a half pounda of Chlordane or two ounrea of Al drln or four ounce of Dleldrln or one half pound of Sevin per fifty gallons of water apraylng tne tree ana aurrounaing area where grasshoppera might be found. Defoliation of Caragana. or any other treea as Jar aa that la concerned, could cause them to die. especially at thla dry, hot time of the vear. Word haa tust been received that Pine are also being atacked by grasshoppers. At the Charlea Carlson ranch south of lone, grasshoppers mov ed Into the shelter belt and be fore being observed had prac tically strlnoed evervthlns In. eluding the Pine. Better get the sprayer out now: The spread of knapweed has become ao general throughout the county during the past few years that It Is alarming. This year abundant knapweed, main ly the branching variety, haj been found on roadsides and in areas where it has not been found before. While we have gained much in the control of Russian Knapweed in the heavy infested areas on lower Willow Creek new Infestations of branch ing knapweed continue to be found on upper Willow Creek and the drainage area tributary to this. Some of the new infes tation has undoubtedly come from established patches In the foothill country. Quite a number of ranchers in the area where the heavy infestations are found are becoming quite concerned with Its rapid spread. A few days ago Steve Thompson, Willow Creek rancher, called at the of fice to discuss control. The the range land. In fact any area that it ran eet atarted In with out too much competition. It it relatively easy to kill with apray ings of 30 lb, actual 2. 4 0 Arid to the acre doing the Job. Area have to be watched. Two new L'SDA bulletin. "Your Farm Renting Problem." No. 2161, and "Tour Cash-Farm Lease." miscellaneous oubllca tlon No. 836 have arrived at the office recently. In paging through these bulletins they appear to be an excellent source of ref erence dealinff with that aublect. The bullettna deal with the es sentials of a good farm leaae whether to have a written leaae; types of leaaea and their char acteristics; other agreements; legal farmwork for your lease; methods of estimating rent; fill In? out the cash-farm lease in cluding property rights; land use and livestock production; im proving, conserving and main taining the farm; aharlng coats and returns; term of lease and miscellaneous provisions. These pn well with other L'SDA bulle tins entitled. "Your Crop Share Cash Farm Leaae;" "Your Live- stock Share-Farm Lease;" Your Farm Rent Determination Problem;" "Your Farm Lease Check-List" and "Your Farm Lease Contract." Any or all of these bulletina are available at thla office and can be picked up or will be sent to you If requested. This is National Farm Safety Week with the 1961 theme "Safe ty is a Family Affair." While we do not like to minn mat there is only one week during the year that farm safety needs to be practiced and brought to thi minds or our iarmers. i De- lieve that it is timely to visit some on farm safety, especially at this time of the year wnen farmers are involved in harvest Harvest time creates a lot of farm accident hazards. Everyone is nutting In lone hard days and several pieces of equipment are being used which can be dan gerous if safety Is not practicea. aim at thla time of year there are inexperienced persons worn ? i - mwm NEWS Thompsons have been- apraylng ing with haying and harvest that for this weed lor a numoer 01 migru nui dc vpnr hut find that it Is a con stant job with infestations on neighboring land. Steve was quite concerned and was hope ful that more people would be come more concerned with this weed, however, he added that It was a problem in other coun ties besides Morrow. In his tra vels around Eastern Oregon he marvels at the way that it has spread all over this country in the past few years. It appears to me that unless everyone gets oo tn tho pver-Dresent dangers. As these boys and girls operate your trucks and equipment on the highways it would be well to point out to them that a total of 62,276 accidents were reported on Oregon's highways and by ways last year. The sum of 18, 939 persons were Injured and 461 killed. In Morrow county there were 127 highway accidents in volving four deaths and 33 in juries. While, of course, these were not all farm accidents, it la well to keep thla continuing hazard In mind and adU your family and worker. In looking at the kind of accidents that MrurM you can - the niut dartt-ruus type Moat accidents occurred with one vehltle collid ing with another vehicle I? X I From thi raun alone 3.S16 were Injured and 15 killed. A ond blk accident type was vehicles running off the road, often trav- cling at too hlKh a speed. There wi-re 3.500 aocldi-nta of thla type 110 were fatal Most dangeroua drltlng time are during tne heavlect hours of daytime traffic. From two in the afternoon un til seven in the eenlng are the miwt danceroua hours, according to the number of accidenta that occur. Moving farm machinery along roads during Oregon'a tour ist season ia dangeroua. Visitors to the state, unfamiliar with the rad, are often taken by sur prise aa they round a curve and come un a combine or otner niece of machinery moving slowly along the road. Beat rule la to have a car follow Denino and ahead of the machinery be ing moved, or post flagmen where visibility is blocked by hill, tune or obstructions. Do not trv to clean, adjust or operate any piece of farm ma chinery while engine la funning. With a hay mower all cleaning should be done with alcle bar stopped and the motor turned off. Fatigue la a number one con tributor to accidents. Daily work breaks a cool drink or water in the shade or a brief rest cannot be overemphasized. When you're tired you flirt with disaster. Operator only on com bines and tractors is a gooa safety rule to adhear to. "Keep out ot reach of child ren," is good aavise wnen u comes to storage of poisons, ag ricultural chemicals and many household items, looked on as harmless. Baby's and toddlers nut lust about everything in their mouths. Many things around the house and carport such as insecticides, rat poisons, cleaning agents, cosmetics, In cluding nallpollsh remover and hair lotions could harm a child If he swallowed them. Here are some common causes of poison ing children: (1) drugs, (extra large doses of asplrln, candy flavored medicine and oil of wlntergreen( (2) household dis infectants (3) insecticides, (in cluding mothballs) (4) laundry bleaches (5) turpentine (6) cos metics. Don't forget, "Farm Safe ty is a Family Affair." USE YOUR 7 ASH TRAY mm i r faro nBBorrjHTEia r SUPERMARKET SELECTION OF COMBINES HARVEST CLEARANCE LARGEST SELECTION IN THE NORTHWEST OF SELF-PROPELLED AND PULL MACHINES Large Trade-in Allowances Cash Discounts All Makes and Models Look Them Over l JOHN Ds "Truco rT) (TRI -COUNTY EQUIPMENT CO.) PHONE HEf FNER S -KSs Barley Support Includes Grade 5 lwLv.atirtn.irt eligibility fur 11-crop barley haa been broad ened to Include grade No. 5 bar ley or No. 3 garlicky barley, ac cording to Pavld Mel.od. man ager. County Agricultural Stab ana Conservation office The action will provided greater price protection to producer for ik i-ar'a nariev croii, wmcrt in ttn area I of generally lower quality because of adverse weather. Before thla chance, price support on the 19C1 crop had been limited to barley grading No. 4 or No. 4 garlicky. To determine the loan rate for apeciflc lota. McLeod explain ed, barley grading No. 5 will be discounted 15 cent per bu shel below the basic aupport price for grade No. 2 or better, In addition to other applicable discount. The basic support price for grade No. 2 or better in Morrow County la 1.04 cents per bushel. Minimum test weight permit ted under grade atandards for No. 5 barley ia 36 pound per bushel. Maximum amount of thin bar lev permitted la 35 per cent for grade No. 4 and 75 per cent for grade No. 5. McLeod reminded farmera that corn and grain sorghum growers will not be eligible for price sup port on their 1961 barley crop un lesa they are taking part in the 1961 feed grain program. The price-support eligibility of bar ley producers who do not grow corn or grain sorghum is not affected by the feed grain pro gram. Wafer Machine Trial Impresses Townsend Dave Townsend of Trl-County Equipment Co. was in Maupln last Thursday to witness dem onstrations of the new Lundell Farm Equipment wafer machine. He was Impressed with the machine which makes feed wafers from hay after it is put up in windrows. Among advan tages of the new process, he said, are better protein value from the feed and ease of handling. Wa fers are in a cube-like form, ap proximately three inches square. THE GAZETTE-TIMES can fui nish you with Moore Redi forms. Call 6-9228. MtrrHCl OAlETTt TiMM Thursday. JaT T. I Chots With Your Home Agent 'Don't Push Me' Booklet Tells of Children's Role of If ESTHER KIRMIS .force children to achieve at the "IWt Push Me!" Is the title n' -- lhey e4rr M a booklet that Mr. Roberta satisfaction at e they are? Fralser. OSU Family Life S"ec lalikt, sent ua the other day. It published by the Association f. Childhood Education. Wash ington, D. C. "M.t adult like children, but dont like childhood." U a thought provoking statement made by Dr. James llymes at the recent White House confer ence on Children and Youth. If a statement we all need to think about. Are we pushing children to act like men and wonu-n when they should be acting as children? Do you ever ask Johnny to stop crying and act like a man? If we always Will Umatilla Fair Sets New Swine Division An entirely new program for the oH-n class swine division or the I'matllla County Fair. August 1619, in Hermlston haa been announced by Harold Rankin, chairman of the fair board. All rlassc of breedlne stock have been discontinued and the emphasis has been directed en tirely toward the improvement of the market hog industry of the area. In cooperation with the Northeast Oregon Swine Crowers Association, we will. Instead, feature a barrow and carcass show this year, he said. Rankin said that premiums will be S100 in the live barrow show, and $200 in the carcass show. The event is open to all swine producers In the area and participation by 4-H and FFA members is actively encouraged. According to Dr. Wm. Hansell, Athena, president of the North east Oregon Swine Growers As sociation and superintendent of the show, the contest Is open to any market barrow between 190 and 230 pounds. All barrows will be slaughtered for carcass eval uation after they have been Judged on a live basis. Premium books for the 1961 Umatilla County Fair are now available from the fair office, P. O. Box 94, Hermslton. Specific information concern ing the swine show may be ob tained by writing the Northeast Oregon Swine Growers Associat ion, P. O. Box 399, Pendleton. they ever wv ttiey can do a Job well? Every child I entitled to be the ace he l We'll be happier and our child ren will be too. If we can enjoy them where they are. Mr. FraWcr ay. "Research shows that mental ace of 6l 1 neccKsary for reading and un derstanding. A few children are ready to read at 5, but the ma jority are not. In fact, educa. tor tell u that we can epcct a four year range in ability when children enter first grade. Some are "late bloomers." but like flower, are no les desirable be cause they came Into full bloom at a later atage In their develop ment. Reading readiness I also af- j fected by eye development. Most children' eyes are not mature enouch at age 6 for close work with small print and figure. If your child 1 a "late bloa- somer consider carefully wnetn- er to start him in school aa 'voune as the law allows" He may do better school work If he It ni-t jushed two ft too aoun The booklet g e on to d'.svvaa tuctl que tKi. a: .What arut fajtnf chUdjen ft a-ctUl. A'a? Are IHU learners two big Iwc their brin-hc-a? How much should we uh Children? What about ability grouping? We re happy t tHI yu that we'll be doing some studlra on undrrstandlng and gltU this year. Mrs Fratser wilt be tn the cotintv on Ovtiwr 24 and to train l.MensUm I'ntt pro le t leaders f.r the Noxemoer cson on "Understanding Teen acer " There la also a rlbll!ty i J hating a short course this winter !r husband and wives on thi subHt. The fondly life specialist haa bImi accepted our invitation to be the Hmemaker Festival speaker In our county on May 15. Livestock Market Cattle Hogs Sheep SALE EVERT TUESDAY 12 fOON On U. S. Highway No, 30 NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. Res, Hannlatoa JO 7-3111 10 T-66SS Harmtatoa. Oregon Frank Wink 4 Son Owner Don Wink. Mgr. CAN LOWER LAND VALUES CONTROL IT WIIH Du Pont WEED KILLER soo us (or a supply TODAY Inland Chemical Service HEPPNER PH. 6-9103 CONDON DU 4-5600 Ir-h-r1 1 Cki" - c .....vfej 7-r?jU New Chevy Corvair 700 i-Door Sedan New Impala Sport Coupe Summertime is saving time at your Chevrolet dealer's one-stop shopping center You can't beat your Chevy dealer for a July buy! Summer time savings are in full swing. And because those Jet-smooth Chevies are outselling all other makes he's in a position to make the savings even better. Take your pick from luxuri ous Impalas, popular Bel Airs, thrifty Biscaynes and those best-selling full size wagons. Corvair your dish? See those trim, eay going sedans and coupes (including the sporty New Bel Air 4-Door Sedan Popularly priced and packed with all the Chevy virtues. Monzas) and Greenbrier and Lakewood wagons. Corvette bug biting you? America's goingest sports car is Itching to make you happy. And so is your dealer, who has about everything on wheels you could want, wish for or fall In love with. Live it up, save it up, see him now. Jet-smooth Chevy itW,jeVt:-STfofoi New Nomad 9-Passenger Station Wagon Moat luxurious of Chevy' six best selling wagona. See the new Chevrolets at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer's FULLETON CHEVROLET COMPANY May & Maria St Heppner Pbona 6-9821
