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
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faro nBBorrjHTEia
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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
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PH. 6-9103
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