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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1961)
County Agent's Office County Agent's Office Hums With Fall and Winter Activities By N. C ANDERSON Plant were laid Thurxlay evening fur a farm cr shuti rourw which U tentatively acheniuled fr late January and ally February. Steering cwmmil tee memtwrs, KrIU Cutnlorth, Larry Camiitirll an J Ron Ilatfue wimmI, outlined a rour to cover fertility, wwli. fallow and It I lace nxthixlt, il ! ami In aecta, varieties, for see utilization and rang Improvement. The farm erupt subject was selected feir a winter short course after a questionnaire was mailed out to rancher akklna fur their Indication of Intercut between aeveral subject. ThU winter"! abort course will be pat terned after ahort courses which we have carried out here dur Injr the past several years whWh Included soils, livestock manage ment and farm management. during late Aut'ul and by Sep- county. Ralph Tlr U the .Mot IternUT 1 a price ba.U had ten row county chairman. The Livestock growers who con trlhuted to the ieclal fund for building a new livestock re search center at Hermiston will be Interested In new releases which have appeared recently announcing the beginning of the project. The research center to be supervised by OSU will be located al Hermiston branch experiment station, two miles south of Hermiston. Research work on Khecp, beef and hogs Is expected to answer many of the questions that growers and feeders have In disease and feed ing problems. Voluntary contrl buttons from Individual grow ers, Morrow county livestock growers association, First Nat ional bank, Heppner branch, and, the Morrow County Grain Grow ers totalling $2,000, with contri butions from other livestock growers In the area, will go to ward building facilities. Reports from farmers and ranchers Indicate that by Sep tember 1 more than a third of the expected total fall market ings of range cattle and calves had already been sold or con tracted for out of first hands. This represents the largest num ber of deals completed by Sep tember 1 since 1958 and com pares with one-fourth traded for at the same date in 19(10. Mark eting activity picked up speed established that was satisfactory to both burra and sellers and a laree volume if livestock ihant.-d band ....-I.,.. I. . t.aa l.lM,'.t J"t mutually: . ,.,,,,,,. in tiMfiMirlni and Farmers and ranchers are re minded that the deadline fr filing a claim M refund of Fed nul tax on gataillna um-1 on I farm Is drawing- near. The re fund amount to fuur rents n-r gallon and ctivrts the "rlod of July 1. 10 through June 30. l'Jtil. The claim will be allowed only If filed on or before October 2. I9CI. For thowj who have not received their tax refund forms In the mail, we have a small supply at the office. promoting the program. We hope we can do mine gi during this fall cMn In writing the hunter and landowner to enjy Utter relationship. PMS Regulations For Market Area Pool in Effect KcrrMta gazette -times. tbuimUt. &pumb ti. mi mum NEWS Chott With Your Home Agent Venezuelan Gives Talks, Enjoys Sports and Trips (Picture on page 11 PRE-PLANT SOAK-IN NITROGEN PAYS OFF FOR LOCAL GRAIN GROWERS Late this spring we announced a forage sampling aervlce which was made available through OSU at that time. Anticipating quite a lot of call for this service the office purchase! a special tool for taking forage samples. To date we haven't had the tool out of the package which It came In. The forage analytical service was Initiated at the request of ranchers and feeders throughout the state who were Interested In knowing the feed value of silage hay of which they were purch asing or planning to use in form ulating balanced rations. Since there is a wide range of differ ences In dlgestable protein and total dlgestable nutrients in var ious lots of hay and silage it would seem that both the buyer and seller would make the ut most use of this service. We have the equipment for taking; sam ples, forms, guides and kits for submitting and Interpreting re sults of forage samples. Last Friday, September 15. was the kickoff date for the annual Red Hat days program. The pro gram will be continued through out the fall hunting season. The major objectives of the Red Hat days program are to promote better relations between land owners and hunters and to pro vide safer, saner and more pro ductive hunting opportunities Iw.lVi tnrlov nnH In flip future. I r:,vnmnr Hatfield has annolnted tions also spell out that the fed- County Chairman In each H"1 marKeung oruer price in - 1 1 - .it. i . i . i-1 ....... i . sea i lie anu me viiicb" around which it pivots shall be considered in setting the class 2 price under any Oregon mar ket area pool Class 2 milk is grade A or B milk not utilized In the bottle and can trade; class 1 fnilk is that used in the bottle and can trade, which means retail or home delivery. Copies of the regulations are available from the department at Salem Regulations which will guide any market area pool lormeu under the VMM producer milk fciablllatlon law were filed laxt week and became Immediately effective, according to Kenneth W. Suwyer, administrator of the program. The State Department of Ag riculture has before It the first petition, from Dairy Co operative Association, for a referendum on a market area pool. Date of mall balloting on the referendum, or iginally set for late August, was postponed to permit producers and milk dealers to study the regulations. In a market area pool, all pro ducers selling to the area dealers receive the same price for their grade A and B milk through a surplus equalization process. In the final regulations, compu tation of the pool price follows closely the Department's pro posals at the hearing held In Salem July 27, The order contains two added provisions, one requiring uni form reports from milk dealers, The other authorizes the depart ment to set a class 2 price, based on a hearing on current pay ments by processors and receipts by producers. This is in line with the requirement for a set price on which to base equalization, In setting a class 2 price, the regulations allow a built-in- 10 per cent up or down change, without a further hearing, to keep In balance with seasonal milk fluctuations. The regula - 4 J N v. I Special Awards By Organizations Encourage 4-H tiijAlttl JCt Jit JjtitTl WH) S M Local organizations offered special awards in the form of plaques, cash, or articles to en courage 4-H members to partici pate in extra 4-H activities or to do well In their 4-H project at the Morrow County Fair, ac cording to Esther Kirmis, Mor- rwo county extension agent. Heads of these organizations will be asked to present these awards to the ambitious 4-H members at the 4-H Achievement Party to be held November 4 at the Heppner fair pavilion. Donors and winners are: tionally well in the soil and is easily applied Jeanne .stockard, Heppner (best foods demonstration, Ind.); Sher idan Wyman and Barbara Blake, Heppner (best foods demonstra tion, team). lone Extension Unit: Joan Stockard, Heppner (best cloth ing demonstration, ind.); Ber- niece and Denies Matthews, lone Wgar A. l' a!egui U- 21. In terruitlonal Farm Youth Fxchan gee IIFYKl from Merlda, F-tado Mi-tlda. Venezuela, arrhed In the county on Septemtwr 3 to rnd few weeks with hi hoxt fam ily, Mr, and Mm. Keith lU-a, lone. on a person to -peron peace pro gram. The oldest of a family of eight. Edgar lives on his father's L?30 acre farm where such croj as ctjffee, sugar cane and small fruits are grown. Cattle, swine, and poultry are also raised. The exchangee Is especially inter ested In the study and experi mentation in cross breeding of cattle to Improve b4h milk and meat production. J Arriving In Miami, Florida, In May, Catholic Mr. L'zcatequl. at tended an orientation program In Washington, D. C, and then spent six weeks visiting farm families In Indiana. All exchange students had "mid point" meeting at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, on July 25-29. From there six young IFYE's from Poland, Ven eruela, Israel, Finland, the Neth erlands, and Luxembourg came to Oregon for a six weeks stay. Marie-Voctoire von Roesgen from Luxembourg spent the month of August with the Fredrick Mar tin family of lone. Edgar's sponsor for this ex change Is the Rural Welfare Commission of the Ministry of Agriculture and breeding and the Creole Foundation. More than 200 Oregon families have acted as IFYE hosts since the program first got underway 10 years ago. (Six in Morrow County). The program gives youth and their host families opportunities to learn about an other way of life by living it, says Miss Esther Kirmis, county extension agent. Exchangees as sist with Jobs around the home and take part in the family's leisure activities. They visit county and state fairs, schools, and community clubs to get as many different kinds of exper iences as they cart before going to another host family. Edgar has spent some time with the Paul Hansen family of Oakland, Oregon; the Ira Strauss family of Corvallis; and will visit the A. A. Hurlburt fam ily In Burns after this In tay. The exchangee's activit I e s since he arrived In Morrow coun ty have Included boating on the Columbia river with the Hough ton and P.ea famlltc, a rattle drUe from the mountains to the Don McEUIgott ranch south of lone, a vUlt to the Herbert Fk atrom hereford ranch, a wedding In the Ilea relation, lone high school football games, the Pen dleton Round Up, and an ap pearance before the SoroptlmUt dub of Heppner. Mrs. Ray Williamson, foreign language Instructor lrom the Heppner schools, acted as Interp reter at the Soroptlmlst meet In as the Spanish-speaking IFYE has trouble expressing himself in English. FHA Offers Loans To Oregon Farms Many Oregon and Alaska farmers and ranchers In need of assistance, which regular sources of credit cannot supply, borrow funds from the Farmers Home Administration, an agen cy of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. During the fiscal year July 1, I960 through June 30. 11, a total of 873 loans were made totaling $4,378,890. and collec tlons were made in the amount of $3,798,992. Since the inception of the pro gram In 1935, $58,408,048 has been made available to farmers In Oregon and Alaska. To date $54,621,543 has been repaid in principal and Interest with $15,- 653,086 principal outstanding. Some 1650 loans are active at this time In the two-state area. Fall Activities On Conservation Are Announced Announcement was made at the September piertlf-g of the licppnrr U coiiM-rvalion dla trM uprvlor that the Morrow County Grain Growers would txm"r this ear. the annual oil ronwrvatlort lcn ctiiei. The cunteu. announced last pring to schools In the area and pned Hate w we ty tnt ore eon Aiatlon of soil conaer tation dl.tr Wi has for a theme. -.Soil Conservation." The Morrow County Oaln Growers will pro vide plaques fur the first, sec ond and third place winners and recognition medals for other par ticipants. It Is expected that there will be many participants this year from both the lone and Heppner high school and a tentative date of October 4 has been set for the Heppner dis trict contest with the district win ner to participate In an area contest In Hermiston on October 8. Roger Doherty. Heppner. gave an Interesting report on his trip to the youth range ramp held at the old "P Ranch" near French Glen In Harney county the first week of August In reporting on the weeks activities which con sisted of range management, soil Judging, plant Identification, soli conservation as well as wildlife and recreation, Roger urged the district to continue their Interest In sponsoring a youth to this camp. Roger was one of four boys attending from Relocated Highway Crossing Bids Asked At Its meeting In Slnn September 13, the Hate Il.t wa Colmtaiuf mrtrl li for the xntruHUn of a re Irifurerd ronort etfj4i.i l carry the relocated Columbia Uer Highway over the Otreon Washington Railroad and Navi gation Company lines o-ratrd by the Union ! If U- ItaStrvnd Company at a i4nt approximat ely l'i miles iuriheatetly of Busrdman Junction. Tills project Is scheduled for completion during the pnng of Morrow county with 50 from twelve counties In eastern and southern Oregon. Oregon. The Heppner district extended an Invitation to ht the area soil conservation districts In their annual workshop In Hepp ner. This workshop has been held In Heppner for the past several years and Is scheduled for mid October. Supervisors from eight districts are sched uled to discuss conservation mat ters of mutual Interest and plan programs for better conservation of our soil and natural resources. Plana were made for a soli Judg ing workshop or field day which will be aimed at educating farm ers, businessmen and youth on soils of the area. District super, visors will be given special In structions which will enable them to participate In the state soli Judging contest which will be part of the annual meeting of the Oregon Association of soli conservation districts scheduled for November 8, 9, and 10. For More Profit Per Acre From Wheat Land... Livestock Market Cattle Hogs Sheep SALE EVERT TUESDAY 12 NOON On U. S. Highway No. 30 NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. Res. Hermiston JO 7-3111 JO 7-6655 Hermiston. Oregon Frank Wink & Sons Owners Don Wink, Mar. shallow DRiU injiction of Bret Aqu givea you least diaturbanct of toll niolatur and aeed bed, save Urns and equipment conla. More and more grain growers are boosting yields and profits with Brea Aqua and Brea Aqua with Sulfur. Brea Aqua has distinct advantages as a nit rogen carrier for grain crops. It stores excep- during spring and summer to fallowed ground. We are selling more Brea Aqua with Sulfur each season. Both experiment station and grower tests show remarkable response of arain to combinations of nitroqen and sulfur. (bost clothing team) I Heppner Extension Unit Call us and we will come out and show you how Brea Aqua can pay off for you. Bi-Countv Fertilizer Co m RAND 'RTILIZBRS Call Jim Valentine at Heppner 6-5388 PRODUCT OF Collier CORPORATION Judy Smith and Lynn Burkenbine, Heppner (best knitting team). Pine City Unit: Jean Martin, lone (best clothing construction, senior; Cheryle Lundell, lone (best clothing construction, Jun ior); Jeanne Stockard. Heppner (best cake baker). Mrs. Walter Wright: Julie Pfeiffcr, Heppner (style revue winner, senior). Mrs. L. A. McCabe: Arleta Mc- Cabe, lone (style revue winner, Junior). i Morrow County Cow Belles: ! Jeanne Stockard, Heppner tbest demonstration using beef). 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