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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1961)
Htr rnc gazcttc-timcs. ratM4y. Att 10. mi II Chati With Your Horn Agent farm news Y'''0 County Agent's Office County Representation Good at Valley Ram Sale If N. C ANDERSON Morrow county was well rep-M-svrted 1 iho 21t annual Wil lamette 'Uy Ham uhlch u M at Albany on Saturday. Ttu large srle Hon and numbrrt ufferrd at thin sale gave our grower fine opportunity to purchase some lop rama for us In their (link. Purchasing lambs at the sale were Kenneth W'rlyht. Hepptu-r. purchasing a Suffolk; Clary Van Blokland. Heppm-r. a Hampshire; Terry I Ann Ureenup, lleppner, a South' down; and N. C Anderson two Southdown. Gary Van Blokland FARMERS: TIME TO CONTROL MORNING GLORY, RUSSIAN KNAPWEED, CANADA THISTLE WITH BEMZAC CORNETT GREEN FEED HEPPNER. ORE. will use hta llamp ram on ! small erouD of reelslered ewea whkh ho purchased thla spring and Kenneth Wright h'a Suffolk (n getting a start with a amall flock of registered Suffolk. The other rama will be used for ctom- breeding for mutton lambs. Inspectors for the U. S, Food A Drug Administration are visit ing the county this week check Ing for realdues in crops and food stuffs. Because the U. S. Food A Drug Administration are checking more closely on real dues which might be harmful to the health of people. It be hooves all of our ranchers to follow instructions and recom mendations in the use of pesti cides, herbicides and other chem icals as well as safe guarding stored grains by the control of rodents and birds. it 1 B I r aMaiasBsalBsaaBM sV t - m . m The four boys who represen ted Morrow county at the Youth Range Camp which was conclu ded Saturday came back with a lot of good from the week long camp. While I haven't had an opportunity to visit with Billy Weatherford and Gene Wallace, Roger Doherty and David Ander son report a good time as well as learning a lot The camp, at tended by 48 boys from eastern and southern Oregon counties, was held at the headquarters of the "P Ranch" which is part of the old Pete French operation that has a lot of Oregon history connected to It This ranch and the camp is located on the Mal heur Wildlife Refuge. The boys "roughed" It by sleeping out doors in an abandoned orchard on the ranch. However, they ate their meals at the French Glen Hotel located a mile or so away. The week was spent in the field in that range area learning about wildlife, plants and soils which is the main object, coupled with ranch management and some recreation. The week is con- i . . i ei . v. 1 Vitf i -In ' III III Iff i' M II' ' r rrr. V. V1 ' 1 Contests Will Be Added Features at County Fair if. v i ...i le SPECIAL ON RUBBERGLO Latex Wall Paint Buy 1 Qt. For $239 Get 2nd Qt. For Jc Both For $240 ' n UOj -loNE GALLON SIZE if i I BOYS EN ft paintsO (REG. S6.63) NOW $4.80 Deep Colors Slightly Higher 100 PURE EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINT Special $6,89 Gal. $6.74 in 5's Semi-Gloss Enamel Porch, Deck and Floor Enamels PLASOLUX America's Finest Enamel Indoor and Outdoor Uses Gal. $9.17 Qt. $2.71 Pt. $1.57 4 QUART PLASTIC PAILS EA 49e -MATERIALLY TOURS" Tl-A-LH LUMBEH CP. PH. 6-9212 eluded by a plant idenflcatlon contest with the boys graded ac cording to the number of plants which they can identify out of a possible one hundred given to them In the examinations. Da vid Anderson had fifth place of the 50 boys, Roger Doherty was rated top In his description of plants held earlier in the week. A part of the evening programs is a "Liar's ClubM contest While Roger denies that he has ever told a lie yet, his story was rated as the top one of the con test Boys attending the annual Youth Range Camps must be be tween the age of 14 and 18 years. While all of the boys attending this year were enrolled In 4-H club projects two were selected from ranches and two from town. and price support at 50"! par itywill be available to those farmers who comply with the acreage allotment Rudy Bergstrom of the Goose berry community reports that his fish are doing "wonderruiiy ." Sunday evening he checked them for growth and found that he had some six inch ilsh. These were piantea in a new larra pond on the Berestrom ranch in early May as one and a half to two Inch fingerllngs. At this rate of growth the Bergstroms should have some good fishing late this fall and early spring, How quickly conditions can change. The severe drought In parts of the Plains country has caused USDA to restrict sales of Commodity Credit Corporations stocks of rye and cut out export of the grain in order to conserve supplies. There ought to be food for thought here for those who have been lambasting our re serve supplies. An extended drought over a large part of the country would make a big dif ference. With the short wheat crop In Morrow county and the Pacific Northwest, wheat reserves will dwindle quickly. With stocks of wheat in the Pacific Northwest states at about 59 bil lion or 30 smaller this la."t year and with a 10 reduction in wheat acreage in 1962, as has evidently passed the House at this time, our wheat reserve may deplete itself sooner than some have expected. Wheat producers will vote on August 24 on whether or not marketing quotas will be in af fect for the 1962 wheat crop. Quotas for the crop were pro claimed by the Secretary of Agri culture on May 12 with setting of a wheat referendum date de ferred pending action to provide an improved wheat program for the crop. While action has not yet been completed on a new wheat program, the date for the deferendum on 1962 wheat mar keting quotas is being set now in order that as many producers as possible may be apprised of the voting time. All eligible pro ducers will be encouraged to par ticipate in the referendum mak ing their desires known through a free vote. If quotas are ap proved by at least two-thirds of the farmers who vote in the August 24 referendum cooper ators will be eligible for 1962 wheat price supports at a level to be determined later. If quo tas are not approved by the nec essary percentage of votes there will be no limit on marketings, While range flocks of sheep In our county have decreased In numbers during the past few years, farm flocks have increas ed. These farm flocks are gen erally managed so that lambs can be sold in late May before feed begins to dry up with many of these lambs sold to go direc tly to slaughter. Those that are kept for later sale will generally not finish as slaughter Iambs and are put into a feed lot bring ing a lower price and subse quent lower value to the grower. Many of our farm-sheep oper ators have their rams turned In now for early lamf, crops so that these Iambs will be finished for the early higher priced market With the kind of weather that we have this time of the year special treatment needs to be given the lambs and the ewes. Rams are very senstitive to high temper atures at breeding time. Quite often they will be infertile dur ing the hot part of the summer, becoming fertile later as the weather cools down. Shearing the ram before he is turned with the ewe flock will help to over come this hot weather problem. If it is Impossible to get the ram sheared, shearing of the belly and scrotum will help. Putting ewes on a better quality feed Just before the breeding season will help to bunch the lambs as far as age is concerned, and some researchers say It will Increase the number of twins born. Flushing may be done by feeding one-half to three-quart ers of a pound of grain daily to ewes for seven to 14 days be fore rams are turned in. Another method that sometimes works well is to put ewes in dry lot and haul green-chop to them. WASCO RANCHER Larry Kasebera heads for the p'leoe in rpone to a call from Mrs. Xasebeig ever their new Tarm Interphone. Installed trr Foci lie Notthwe.t Bell on the Sherman county ranch. the syttem provides complete Intercommunication around the ranch buildings as part of the regular telephone serrice. First Interphone On Farm Installed In Sherman County The Sherman county ranch of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kaseberg re cently became the first In Ore- con to Install a Farm Interphone, the newest Pacific Northwest Bell development in telephone ser vice, uccordlng to D. Slusher, Heppner manager. The new system Is performing three major services for the Kase bergs, operators of Wheatacres Anjrus Ranch, some. 25 miles southeast of The Dalles, near Wasco. One is the regular phone ser vice located at various points In the ranch home and outbuild Inps. The second Is communication between members of the family with special loudspeaker-microphones. If Mrs. Kaseberg wishes to relay a telephone message to her husband, call him to the house, or simply ask him a ques tion, she can do so and he can answer wherever he is without pausing In his work. If preferred, they can talk privately on the repular phones. The third major function Is monitoring the sounds around the ranch buildings. During the nlL'ht or at any other time de sired, the sound of livestock In need of attention, an intruder, defective equipment, or even fire can be heard from the home. The Kaseberg's Farm Inter phone system consists of a mas ter phone in the kitchen, an ex tension phone in their basement office and a third in the machine shop. A couple of two-way loud speakers are located outside in the work areas. Each telephone is equipped with a special loudspeaker-microphone and a button which en ables the phone to be used for intercom calls or regular phone calls. It errors kirmis C"ntrt ix- an added fea ture 'f the Mirnw County Fair. Autu.t ll-H iu r. 4 II ClrU may not only rkhlbtt their cloth, inc. knitting, f.oxU and take part In the !le Revue; but they may alwi take part In various mhtfftM to Ittt their skills. l..klng over the YM1 premium lHk h find the following con- lat er There I a Junior laces 9 111 and sfiiii (age 23 21 1 divUion In both iIiuh, In food the club mrmbert Judge four or more rtaM- bawd on construction and adn-tlon. The three high vring mem ber from each class will be sel ected aa a tram to Judge at tl.e State Fair In Salem In Septem ber. Oral reason In the county rttntitt uU! tut hvtutrfcl Tnm tests oH-n to 4 II girl enrolled mrmhfrl colnjr to Slmt0 j-,,r ,lo not have to be from the same rlub, but must be enrolled In a in foods 1. Bread Baking contest (Jun lor Division ; 2. Bread Baking Contest CSenlor Division); 3. Food I'rehervatlon Contest (Jun lor Division); 4. Food ITeterva Hon Contest (Senior Division); 5. Dollar Dinner Contest (Junior Division); & Dollar Dinner Con test (Senior Division); 7. Cake Baking Contest (Junior Division) and H. Judging contest in foods (Jr. and Sr.) For girls enrolled In 4 II cloth' Ing there Is: 1. Wool sewing contest; 2. Judging contest In clothing (Jr. and Sr.) General rule which apply to all contests are 1. All contests, except baking and wool sewing, are divided In to Junior and senior contests. Cake contest In Junior only. Wool sewing Is senior only. 2. Senior contestants must be 15 years of age or older by January 1 of the current year. Junior con testants must have passed their 11th birthday, but not their 15th birthday on January 1 of the cur rent year. 3. Permanent records or standard rciwrt forms are not required for any of these con tests. The Judging contest In foods and clothing has proved quite popular with the girls In the project relating to the contest. We are especially encouraging girls enrolled In third and fourth year fmnl to consider the cake baking contest. Here they prepare and bake a plain butter cake before the Judge. They will tie soured on their personal apiearance, work habits, skill In measuring and mixing, and the finished product (appearance, texture, and fla vor). Contest monle run $3. $4, S3, and $2 for the first four place. First place winner In each con test will have the opportunity to take part In the samu contest at State Fair. If you haven't received a fair premium book as yet. call ua Phone 6 9642. eaOTICT 1st roMtsii ANO Ui) s nn mm CAN LOWER LAND VALUES CONTROL IT WITH Du Pont YSISEW'200 WEED KILLER soo us for a supply TODAY Inland Chemical Service TO HEPPNER PH. 6-9103 CONDON DU 4-5600 Livestock Market Cattle Hogs Sheep SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON On U. S. Highway No. 30 NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. Res. HermUtoa JO 7-3111 JO 7-6655 Hermlston. Oregon Frank Wink & Sons Owners Don Wink, Max. SIX FOR FOUR DURING MONTH OF AUGUST . vj viy w vw GET TWO WINTER TREAD TIRES FREE DUAL 90 JET AIR GENERAL SAF-T-MILER DURING THE MONTH OP AUGUST, VOU CAN PURCHASE FOUR GENERAL NYLON, JET AIR OR DUAL 90 TIRES AT REGULAR PRICES AND GET 2 WINTER TREAD TIRES TO FIT YOUR CAR FREE. (If you have winter tires already, the value will be deducted from the set price.) All Credit Cards Accepted On This 6-4-4 Offer THE GENERAL TIRE YOUR GENERAL TIRE DEALER FOLD'S HUE SEUm if N. Main Heppner 16th & Emigrant Pendleton tth & Chestnut Walla Walla
