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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1961)
i Average Farmer Produces Foods For Tvvenfy-Six Persons Annually "U'e'e grown from a nation n niin one or every four work r had to prduc food to i umon in which one farmer U mnJucltiB fotxt for 26," accord ng to Kstlu-r Kirmlit. Morrow ounty tAtfnslon Agent. "To get jcm from wii prKiutT to the A roiwumcr." the continue, e nave creaiea a vast system 4 rnuiKcung storing, turn krtinc. pnu-fMlng. wholesaling n! retailing. These advamvs ave pjac'tti mutt of us to far .'om the land that we often take ood eatir.g lor granted." l-ann-ilty week will be obr- ed In Oregon and across the t. S. November 17-23 to bring bout bitter understanding of tne fanner and the city dwellers trobk ms, opportu n 1 1 1 e and mode of Jiving. Marketing information spec ialists from Oregon State Uni versity say there is need for -roan people to recognize the .'armer as the supplier of food nd raw materials and as one of weir doxi and most dependable consumers. And, there is need for farm families to recognize u Aiiit-ricans as customers en titled to better information about families buy the same thing 4-H Livestock Judging Day Set Morrow County 4-H Livestock club members will have a chance to test their Judging muu ui a i-H Livestock waging uay," Saturday, No vmber 18. The event will . tar at 1:00 p. m. at the Herb msrtom ranch at lone, announ ced Joe Hay, County Extension agent The field day is the first in a series of four Judging events wnicn win oe neja lor 4-H live stock club members. Scores from each event will be kept. Club members with high average stores irom me lour events will be chosen for state fair and Pacific International livestock judging teams this year. 4-ii members will be Judging two classes of beef at the Lk strom ranch. The group will then move to the Kenneth Smouse ranch to Judge two classes of hogs and one or two classes -of sheep. Club members are asked to siudy their new livestock and uairy judging bulletin. Livestock juuges siiouid lirst looK, then compare, and then place as the Duiieun suggests. "We will need to get started at 1:00 P. M. sharp aa the days are getting short We want to De taiouga by 3:30 so everyone will nave time to get home. for chores, " Hay said. A lot of fun and experience is in store for all who attend the Judging day, he indicated. quality of the farm products, ser vices prolded and the fairness of their costs. In Oregon more than 40,000 f am. He call a farm their home acrutding to the l'J5 agriculture census, home farms are lea than 10 acres, others larger than l.ou ires. The average farm is 500 c:es. (Morrow County's farms average j,h acres. As Oregon s largest primary Industry, farm ing generates more than one half billion dollars In buying power, Oregon farm products 1I out of Male btlns in more than 2U0 million dollars a year. it takes over 77.000 workers to do this. For each farm worker, an Investment of $32.0U) in land, equipment and supplies Is re quired. ($134,793 in Morrow county!. Oregon farm families have more than 2l billion do! ars Invested In their farm bus! nessan amount equal to two thirds i f the annual Income re celved by all Oregonlans. Oregon farmers spend more than 300 million dollars a year for goods and services to pro duce crop and livestock, say OSU marketing specialists. Dol lars spent for goods and services provide employment and income for thousands of city dwellers In the state. In addition, farm nnniiiiiiinramiiiiinniiiniLnnniuinniunnHininnniiinuiixninmiii KEFPNCM OAirrrC-TIMU. IWmUv. Knmhw It. 1MI iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriniriiiiniiiii:iiiiiiifif iiiiiniiiiiTifiifiinirriiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriirillll that cltv families do food. clothing, drugs, furniture, ap pliances and other products and ten Ices. Oregon farmer's efficiency has helped to keep foud price that 3 Oregon hoinemakers pay at lis low level compared to incomes, a in 1H50. for example, one hour's g work In an Oregon factory. 3 bought 3 4 pounds of hamburger's In VM) the same amount or j work brought iV nnunda. is tt'n'm rutin? hetler Ihnn we S did 25 years ago. nays Miss Kir- jH mis. We buy more processed; 3 foods. Of every $0 spent for 13 ercxvrles, we pay from $1.50 tola $2.00 for packaging that helps to keep the food In good con dition and attracts our attention. We expect and enjoy fresh vege tables and fruit all year. Today's grocery oasKet usuauy contains supplies, cigarettes, tol- ot articles, and other non iooa items which usually get charged to the trrocerv bill. "Most Deoole of the world soend half of their disposable in come for food: we spend about fifth 20 ucrcent. aays tne aeent in summary. "If we had bought, in 19ti0, the same kinds nd quantities of loon we ate tn 1935-39. we would have spent only 14 percent of our 1900 Income." OF MEMBERS OF Col um boa 6) mm USE IT TO BUY THAT BARGAIN and KEEP your Savings Cushion I I If you hara a savings account-KEEP YOUR CUSHIONl Instead of using those hard-won sav ings, use a low-cost First National Bank loan easy to handle! Shop for loan at tba bank with Money for Sale! ' I I po tMt ftWt NATiONAI 1AM Of OHOON, OtTtAMt lala riMIAl MTOfif IMtVaAMCf CtOUtiQH pon ova eoo.ooo orcoon raori.ai brie C INCORPORATED FAIR PAVILION - HEPPNER akoirdlay, Nlv REGISTRATION 10:30 A.M. REGULAR MEETING 1:30 P.M. i ) A i I GUEST SPEAKER Mi 1 i - ( , , t.A.lt , J, ' "''-' f f ' H, v HOW TO KILL CHEATGRASS AND OTHER WINTER WEEDS IN GRAIN STUBBLE Chemical tvinter fallow with Amino Triazole Weedkiller, or Cytrol AmitroUT will make your trashy fallow work easier and more effective next summer Trashy fallow la a sound soil conservation practice on grain stubble land. But-cheatgrasa (downy bromegrass), rye and other winter weeds often defeat the program because they compete with the growing grain and reduce the yields. Chemical winter fallow on the stubble followed by spring and summer tillage results in rrn"riTnrrm control of cheatgratt, rye grass, volunteer grains and annual broadUaf weeds such as tarweed, mus tard, fanweed. Spray with Amino Triazola Weedkiller, or Cytrol AmitrolrT, plus 2, 4-D. Apply from October to February after weeds have been germinated by fall rains and before weeds are 5 to 6 inches tall. See your county agricultural extension agent or chemical supplier for more de tails on timing, application methods and dosage. American Cyanamid Company, Agricultural Division, Los Angeles 64. Tfc. label inttructionM on Cyanamid product, and on productt containing Cyanamid ingrtdi tnU, art the remit of year of reteareh and have been accepted by Federal andor Stat Qovem mtntt. Alviayi read th label and carefully fellow their directum for . Harold Cantrell Manager, Walla Walla Area Office, Bonneville Power Administration I NUMEROUS ELESTmeAL APPLIANCE WILL BE PRESENTED AS DOOR PRIZES FREE LUNCH SERVED BY LADIES OF RHEA CREEK GRANGE Public Invited To The Meeting At 1 :30 s s 3 mm & 3 S s 5 S AMINO TRIAZOLE WEEDKILLER CI AS AW ltVI3 HI a WM0 MAKM A BFSM'S OF AGRJCTLTLF.K biiiiiiiiimiiiiiii
