Choti With Your Home Agent
BEPPHZI GAXETTt TIMES. Thursdxrf, Pcwnbt 11, 11
County Agent's Office
Hints on Holly Care,
Decorations Given
ITOIIMM NEWS
By ESTHER KJftMIS
Some folk are for t u n a t e
enough to have mm Orison
Holly and want to know how to
keep It fresh
Holly and other preen shrubs
make welcome gin to those
who live In areas where green
are not available. Add a bit of
holly or Juniper to each Christ
mas remembrance. Tret real
holly and other greenery with
a fruit hormone solution for
longer life. After r Inline
branches In water to wash off
excess dust, dip In hormone sol
ution that Is three times the
Mrength recommended for treat
ing fruit trees. This hormone i
may be purchased under several
trade names at garden and seed
stores.
Treated greens may be packed
In cardboard boxes lined with
moisture-proof paper or foil
While we're talking about
Christmas, why not make
Christmas tree salad. This Is lots
of fun for children and adults,
too. Serve Christmas tree salads
for dinner one of these December
days. I'our a cranberry gelatin
salad mixture into cone-shaped
paper cups. Place the cups in
glasses to hold them upright.
When they are set, unmold and
decorate with softened cream
cheese In pastry tube.
Candles are always a part of
the holidays. Candles that have
been used to some extent may
need cleaning. You can clean
candles with a cloth dampened
in alcohol. Also your candles
will drip less if refrigerated be
fore using.
How about adding some holi
day charrr to your fireplace?
Some chemicals burn with in
teresting colors and when added
to the fire in a fireplace moke
a lovely display. Usually these
colors come from metallic salts.
Easiest to get is copper as
either copper sulphate, known
also as blue vitreol, or copper
chloride. This burns with lovel
Livestock Market
Cattle Hogs Sheep
SALE EVERY 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, Mgr.
blue and preen flames. Stron
Hum chloride or nitrate will
burn with a red flame, lithium
chlurhle will burn with purple
color I in?, and barium chloride
will burn with a bright green
flame, but these chemicals are
more difficult to obtain.
The chemicals can be put on
the flumes dry but are more
difficult to hold In the place
desired. Cones, soft wood, rolled
paper or sawdust can be treated
In several ways to hold the
chemical.
The burnable material can be
dipped in melted wax and the
metallic salt crystals shaken
over the soft wax to hold 1L Or
the crystals can be mixed with
melted and partiauy cooiea wax
and painted on the cones or
other materials.
Since the metallic salts will
dissolve in water It Is possible
to make a solution and soak the
burnable materials in this. First
provide a glass or crockery con
talner as the salts may corrode
metals. Dissolve aproximatcly 1
pound of salt in a gallon of
water. Soak the porous mater
ials for several hours. Then dry
thorouehlv. Some of the salt
should adhere to the material
so it can be burned.
May I wish you and yours the
warmest Christmas greetings.
May the holiday be filled with
happy memories.
Reports Given Before
4-H Livestock Club
The Blackhorse Livestock
meeting was held at the Ray
Papineau home December 3. The
meeting was called to order by
Martha Doherty, president Barb
ara Bloodsworth led the 4-H
pledge and we sang America the
Beautiful. Roll call was taken
and Karen Edwards had an ex
cused absence. The minutes were
read and approved. The program
of work was discussed with the
members of the club and It was
accepted. There were suggestions
for a community project and we
finally decided to sack Christmas
candy. Thftre was no new busi
ness.
ASC Committee
leeifoMS Complete
In elections Just completed, Gustafson, Lloyd Cooley,
community and county AM. com- ence Rucker, Carl Knight
inltteemen lor me VJixi program
vear have been elected by the
agricultural voters they will rep
resent.
The people elected to commun
ity committees are as follows.
(the tiMt alternates respectiv
ely):
lone: Dick McEUlgott. Alfred
Nelson Jr., Rollo Crawford, Mil
ton Morgan, Donald Heliker.
Alulne: Larry Campbell, Jack
L. Barak, George Luclanl, Robert
Kilkenny.
North lleppner: W. C. Rosewall,
Kenneth Turner, O. W. Cutsforth
Jr., Douglas Drake, William
Kenny.
South Heppner: Barton Clark,
Alvin Bunch, Raymond French,
John Graves.
Lexington: M. V. Nolan, Wil
liam II. 1'adberg Jr- James
Bloodsworth, Bryce Keene, Ken
neth i'almer. .
Munzan: Verner Troedson, lea
Palmatcer. Kenneth Smouse, Roy
W. Lindstrom, Eugene Kletmann.
Eichtm le: Louis carison,
Laurence Becket, Roland Berg
strom, A. C Warren, Frank Anderson.
Boardman: Henry Z 1 v n e y,
Charles Anderegg, Larl Mctjuaw,
Arnin Hug, Ernest Obermeier.
Irrigon: Paul Slaughter, Leroy
Clar-
ten.
The county committee cnosen
for tha JlHi2 program year Is:
Paul W. Jones, chairman; Paul
W. Tews, vice chairman; Roy
Part low, regular member; Roy
Martin, first alternate; Bob Van
Scholack, second alternate.
The alternates to the county
committee were elected on com
munity committees but when
elected to the county committee
left the community with only
four members. The remaining
members Just moved up and
filled the vacancies.
The newly elected committee
men are looking forward to ad
ministering the ASCS programs
to the expected satisfaction of
all who are concerned.
Nancy Doherty gave a report
on Leplospirosls and Jimmy
Bloodsworth gave a report on
Bangs disease. Tony Doherty re
ported on the livestock Judging
field day and Barbara Bloods
worth reported on the 4-H of
ficers training meeting. An
nouncements were made and the
meeting was adjourned.
Tony Doherty, reporter
Get Your
Steel Fence Posts Now !
At Present Low Pr,cesfyjc $4
Ranging From eTt to jL
10
PER POST
Prices Going Up 7c Per Post
As Of January 1
Good Supply On Hand
BARRATT SALES CO.
422 Linden Way
PH. 6-9157
Rains and Snow
Brighten Outlook
For Irrigation
The family gathers
. . . Santa arrives
. . . Christmas Joy
is everywherel
May yours be a
generous share.
I 4
1.
We extend most sincere best wishes to
all and take this opportunity to thank
you for your patronage.
Efcsfrom Farm Chemicals
Oregon irrigation water sup
ply conditions that dipped to the
critical point last summer have
taken a turn for the better start
lng with statewide heavy rains
and snows during and following
the Thanksgiving period.
W. T. (Jack) Frost, Oregon
snow survey supervisor for the
Soil Conservation Service and
Oregon State University agricul
tural experiment station, reports
mountain snow cover greater
than usually expected at this
time.
Frost cautions, however, that
continued above-average storm
conditions are needed to re
charge" exceptionally dry water
sheds, especially in eastern Ore
iron.
While snow cover is good foi
this earlv in the winter, carry
over water in all eastern Oregon
reservoirs except Upper Klam
ath Lake and the main Des
chutes dropped to near rock
. bottom during the past irrigation
season, Frost reported.
Above average water run off
will be required during coining
months to build up adequate
supplies in reservoirs lor next
summer.
Early winter precipitation is
especially valuable tor replen
ishing underground water sup
Dlies that feed creeks and
springs for the late irrigation
season, the forecaster explained.
Early frost in some ea&vern
Oregon soils was taken out by
the IhanKsgivlng storms ami
soils are now recharging their
water supplies. Both Lake and
southern Alalneur counties re
port practically no streainflow
with most of the present precipi
tation and snowmelt going into
the dry soils. However, small
amounts of Malheur run-off are
being caught in the Warm
Springs and Agency Valley res
ervoirs in the west part oi" the
county.
The Crooked' river near Prine-
ville is now producing excellent
run-off, indicating that the soil
is primed, l'rineville and Ociioco
reservoirs are starting to mi
well, Frost stated.
Unity reservoir in southern
Baker county is now storing run
off and the area appears off to
a eood start.
Frost gathered the preliminary
reports irom supervisors oi res
ervoirs and irrigation districts
and from U.S. Weather Bureau
cooperating stations throughout
Oregon.
Scattered reports on Novenibe
precipitation, not Including th
last two days of the month,
showed the following compari
son with the lo-year average
from 1943 to 1957: Roseburg, 40
percent above; Baker 0 percent
above; Klamath Falls, "better
than normal."
Areas showing below normal
Included Pendleton, Burns, Lake
view, and Salem. Frost said any
appreciable precipitation in sev
eral of these areas during the
last two days of the month could
bring them to near normal.
trust said his first official re
port, based on general observa
tions, will be made in early Jan
uary. Specific forecasts will be
gin Feb. 1 and continue monthly
through May.
The February 1 ieport should
be highly significant, the fore-
ister stated, since long-time
records show that we normally
ave two thirds of the years to-
Growers Attend Stockmen's
Shortcourse in Washington
Cow Belles Back
Beef Promotion
A stepped up education pro
gram In the schools In unorgan
ized Cow Belle counties is an
nounced by Bee Hynd of Cecil,
president of the Oregon Cow
Belles, who attended an execu
tive meeting in Portland Thurs
day. Approval by the Oregon Beef
Council of the project to the ex
tent of $1,500.00 was received at
a recent meeting of the Oregon
Beef council. An appropriate con
tract will be executed between
the two organizations.
This beef educational program
has been carried by the state evenings in pre-arranged
If the five Morrow county
livestock growers who attended
the 11th Annual Stockman's
Shortcourse at Washington State
University last week got as much
from it as I did. I am sure that
they would agrtw that It was
well worth their time and effort.
With the weather the way it
was the past week, I know that
some of these livestock men left
their ranch reluctantly. Hon and
Tom Currln, W. W. Weatherford,
Terry Thompson and Gerald
Peterson Irom Morrow county
were live of the 413 livestock
men from nine states, 2 Canad
ian provinces and old Mexico
that spent a profitable week on
the WSU campus. They partici
pated in as many of the VJ2. lec
tures which were offered as time
would permit as well as tours
to the beef, sheep, swine and
horse barns to hear of and ob
serve research being carried on
at this university. Some aLso par
ticipated In a few of the 28 lec
tures provided for the horse own
ers shortcourse and some of the
nineteen lectures of the agricul
ture public relations section. The
128 instructors from colleges,
universities, chemical com-1
panics, USDA, and successful
ranchers from as far away as i
lla.i.nil iLiAra WdII Slliallflfwt In I
their field of which included a
broad variety. Covered during
the five days were lectures on
breeding and reproduction; feeds
and feeding; nutritional diseases
and ailments; what's ahead for
the livestock Industry; pasture
and ranges; fish and wildlife;
hay and silage; management;
buildings and equipment; ani
mal health; disease prevention
and parasite control; marketing
meats; llvestocK credit anu
financing; range and irrigated
pasture and miscellaneous topics
overing all classes oi nvesiocK.
In addition everyone had the op
oortunitv to consult the instruc
tors as authorities in their field,
on Monday ana vveonesoay
slons carried on In this commit
tee and It la grateful to know
our Morrow county ranchers w 111
be well Informed of the Issues
discussed. Morrow county had
the highest attendance at this
annual meeting with the excep
tion of Umatilla county.
One of the Interesting lectures
of the Stockman's Shorteours
was given by an agent of the
Internal Kevenue Service from
Spokane. The lecture titled, "In
come Taxes, the Stockman's lie
turn, The Burden of Proof." con
tained a number of good sug
gestions which mlht be timely
as everyone Is thinking of the
19G1 Income tax return as well
as preparing for l'Ji2. As we
have always suggested, the
agent encouraged stockmen to
keep a good set of records. If
so, income tax reporting will be
simple as well as provoking a
basis for analyzing the farm
business for weak and strong
points. There were many ques
tions concerning Income ax
audits. The Income lax :',,,
suggested again: U that every
transaction be written down; 2.
that notations he made on the
bank statement concerning de
posit, what they were for; (31,
that records of ersonal accounts
be noted In case there was some
question as to percentage claim
ed of a personal Item as busi
ness; (it. If an auditor comes,
create a good climate by being
frlendlv and helpful and t3t.
where leases are concerned that
there be notations made If there
were oral agreements or disa
greements. Instead of talking about In
come taxes and record keeping
we should wish each of you a
very Merry Christmas and a
Happy Holiday Season. We hope
all of you have one.
and county Cow Belies associat
Ions for the past five years as a
major project In the promotion of
beef. Funds allocated will be
used In metropolitan centers this
year.
Home economics teachers will
receive teaching kits, fully em
bellished1 with color charts. On
completion of the suggested in
struction, teachers may apply for
purchase certificates to the Cow
Belles for fresh beef to be used
in actual demonstrations in their
classes.
Recorded Brands Gain
A 1961 supplement to the State
Department of Agriculture Live
stock Brand book is due to be
published after the first of the
year, says Roy Nelson, chief of
SDA's livestock division. "We are
nearing the 12,000 mark In num
ber of recorded brands," Nelson
said. During November, 68 new
brands were recorded and five
old ones transferred to new owners.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gimbel at
tended a Pacific Power and Light
Christmas party in Pendleton
Friday night.
smoker" hours. 735 students and
stockmen enjoyed the annual
student-stockmen's banquet held
on Tuesday evening. Dan Thorn
ton, ex-governor of Colorado, as
well as a businessman in real
estate development, mining,
manufacturing, insurance, spec
ial estate business and purebred
breeder, gave an interesting talk.
This well organized shortcourse
Is eettine more popular eacn
vear and more and more live
stock men from more and more
states and counties are partici
pating in it.
In looking over some of the
attendance information from the
recent annual meeting of the
Oregon Wheatgrowers League it
was interesting to note particl'
pation in the various committees
Morrow county was well repre
sented in all committee meet
ings with the most, ten, attend
ine the Federal Agricultural pro
grams committee held Thursday
afternoon, November 30. In ad
dition to the ten from Morrow
county there were eight from
Gilliam, seven from Umatilla
and one each from Jefferson,
Sherman, Wasco, Union and Ba
ker counties participating. There
were a lot of important discus
him 1P4? Mutual
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Holiday
Greetings
...and best wishes for health, happiness
and success in the year ahead. It has been
a real pleasure serving you... thank you I
L. E. Dick, Jr.
281 Linden Way Ph. 6-9633
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MIXING IN ONLY 3 TO 5
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