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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1962)
"L. County Agent'i Office Weeds and Grasses Call For Chemical Contro By N. C. ANDERSON as spring drawn near farmer and rancher begirt thinking of p iunK Mancu wnn uiclr farm ing oiK-raiionn. Many rush the image season working Mills be p.r mey are ready. One Jul) tha i an ur uwif any iimo now, as cheatgra and volunteer crows lo the "stonllng" slage. Is them kal winterfallow. Thla practice nun KJini-u mucn interest where dioatgrass ami volunteer trains. Itu luding rye, have heen a prob lem. Chemical winterfallow U ili-sined to kill cheatgrass and oilier weeds present during the Lite fall and winter In order to prevent theni from seeding In stubhle mulch type fallow during me spring ana summer. The rec. ommendation is 2 pounds of 50'f Amitrole combined with 2 pounds of 2,4 D ester applied In j ii or more gallons Dy Rroun(j equipment or five or more cal lous of water by aircraft. Since these chemicals are non-residual there will he germination of spring annual weeds during April and May. As soon as these weeds have germinated It Is Im portant to follow with tillage and rod weeding during the summer. This treatment is not designed to control weeds the entire season. fall and yield roimnses to nit rogen fertilize; to obtain In formation to Improve generalised recommendations for use of fcr tilizer for wheat In the area; to determine relative effect U enes ot fall and pnng applications oi nitrugen liruiu.r and to tie icimine relationships between protein contents in ields ol wheat as influenced by nitrogen lenuuer. A copy ot Hie bulletin is available for you at this oltice. The cost of keeping range cows varies netAt-en mountains, val leys and foothills. Know ledgvuble appraisers Iigure that SJtio worth ot room for a cow to move around in terms of current land values and another $-0 a vear for her board are conservative average estimates, tvery turn producing cow puts a heavy bur den on the producers if this cost is averaged out for the entire herd. One of the best bunches of calves on feed I have seen are those in the feed lot at the Llnd say ranch north of Lexington The calves are the entire crop raised by Larry and Kosell Lindsay with the steer crop pur chased from Tad and Jim Miller, The calves, on feed since early October, are making an excellent average daily gain. They are being self -fed on a barley-alfalfa pelleted ration starting with 75 hay 25 barley mixture gradually increasing the barley and cutting back on tne hay, The outstanding quality, cleanliness of the feedlot, thrifti ness and thick glossy hair coat or these calves Is something sel dom found so uniform in any feedlot operation. The feedlot is jvell built and arranged for plenty of room and handy feed ing. Performance Registry Internat ional, a certification agency for nil heel breeds or cattle, pure bred and commercial, to assist in the development of the beef animal or the future has a new member in Morrow county. The new member is William Kilt Heppner, who has entered his herd of registered Hereford cattle in the program. Other Morrow countv members are Frank An rlerson, Heppner, and Herbert Ekstrom and Sons, lone. This service organization offers a cer tification program for standards of excellence stressing weaning rate, pre-weaning dally gain, rate of gain in a feed test and continuance of growth. The pro duction of Registry program Is designated to searcn out ana identify those individuals in lines within all breeds that are producing better than average progeny. The Oregon Beef Im provement Program is affiliated with it. Applications are now being taken for enrollment in three sheep shearing schools which are being scheduled for late March. These sheep shearing short courses are two days each and will be held at OSU. The cost of the school will be a dollar per day. Those Interested can secure an enrollment application from this office. A new bulletin now available from the office is Technical Bul letin 57, "Fertilizer Needs of Wheat in the Columbia Basin Dry Land Wheat Area of Ore gon." This bulletin summarizes data and conclusions from fer tilizer experiments completed in 173 sites in the (Joiumoia Basin dryland wheat area of Oregon during 1952-57. Included in the experiments were 37 conducted on these many farms in Morrow county during this same period of time. The objectives of the re search were to determine general fertility of soil in the area; to determine relationships between levels of several forms of soil nitrogen, soil moisture and rain- A man from the Island will be Oregon's new state veterinar ian and will arrive for duty in Salem on or before May 1. He Dr. Glenn B. Kea, -13, since November, 1957. the staff vet- nnarian and chief of the di- ision of animal Industry for Guam. Dr. Rta will take the position vacated last October 31 by W'r. L. E. Bodenweiser who is now in New Mexico. Don't forget the annual meet ing of the Heppner Soil Conser vation District which will be held at the Lexington Grange nail on luesday, February b. An interesting program gets under way at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. John Graves, Hardman, will show her collection of colored slides on the wild flowers of that area and Merrill Oveson, Superintendent, Pendleton Branch Experiment station, will discuss the control of cheatgrass in wheat, alfalfa and stubble. mrrrfEB GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. rbruarr l 19CJ ' ' It t I III III II Ml "TT "' " ""t l : ' .'1 i.: A LI 1 .-J mm& news ffS9T RICHARD E. SNEDDON of Lak- view, has bn appointed by Livestock Men Poinl For Good Year Under Currin lion Currin. Heppner, will acain head the Morrow County Livestock ii rowers oci"tioi a president for r.KU. Kiev Jones was reelected vice oresl dent; Gerald Swagger!, treasure and N. C. Anderson, secretary, at a recent executive commute meeting of that association, A committee or inree with Flovd Jones as chairman, Frank Anderson and Ralph Beamer as committee members, were an pointed to look into tne imissI i . . . . - illitles and interest in putting up a livestock pavilion at tne fairgrounds. Livestock Growers Two Selected To Attend State 4-H Conference Gary Van Blokland. 17. Hepp ner hhih school aenlor and Tennv jont-s, ib, a Umatilla high school Chott With Your Homt Agtnf Tips on Saving Time, Enorgy Talked as Unit Subject By ESTHER XIRMIS Any homemaker can tell you junior irom irrigon were- cnosen that housekeeping takes a lot ioy a commute t 11 lenders more than fust uushlnif buttons iw ri -reseiu morrow coumy ai t.V en Willi all our modem rou p nn- vii-j;uii l luu VUIHl'lt'Ill th Union Pacific railroad as are interested In this facility as is agricultural agent ioi ur. ( would provide additional ex gon. Washington and northern hi hit space for livestock, a Judg Idaho. The previous agricult ural agent LeRoy E. Fuller, died after a major operation. Sneddon will work with farm en. stockmen and government agencies to Improve produc tlon and expand markets. His headquarters will be in Port land. Sneddon has been teach ing vocational agriculture and adult farmer classes at Lake view since 1940. He has also been managing a 160 -acre from Oregon State university school farm. He graduated in 1960 with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. OSU Crops Specialist To Appear At Annual Weed Control Meet Wednesday, February 14, is the date for the annual weed meeting, when latest recommen dations for annual and perennial weed control will be discussed. Rex Warren, Farm Crops Spec ialist, OSU, and Arnold Appleby, Weed Specialist at the Fendle ton branch experiment station, will be on hand to assist County Agent Anderson with a discus sion of weed control practices. There will also be a discussion on the rural volunteer fire con trol program. Farm Bureau is again sponsoring this event. More particulars will appear in next weeks paper. Sale Nets Good Results For 4-H'ers A candy and cookie sale was conducted by members of the Busy Bee 4-H club of lone on a cold Friday afternoon, January 19. The sewing club girls netted over $7.00 wnicn wiu be usea for a 4-H flag set for their club and a scrapbook for each of its members. Girls taking part in the money- making project included Terry O'Conner, Janice Snider, Betty Hausler, Kathy Keene, and Maur een Mcniingott. Mrs. eryce Keene is the 4-H leader. Betty Hausler, reporter Sharpshooters Fleet The lone Sharpshooters 4-H club held its first meeting in the school cafeteria. The main event on the agenda was the election of officers for the new year. Kenny Nelson was elected president; Joe Palmer, vice presi dent; Bonnie Hynd, secretary; Dick Hynd, news reporter and Bobby DeSpain, song leader. Minor discussions were held under old and new business. Anyone who might be inter ested in joining the club can contact Bob DeSpain. Dick Hynd, reporter Conservation O.K.'s Latar Grass Seed "Latar Orchardgrass for Con servation in the West is the title of production research re port 51, a new bulletin from the U S. Department of Agriculture. Written by plant materials technicians of the soil conser vation service, it describes the "good points of Latar and tells how this new grass can best be used for hay, pasture, and silage. Latar, like other orchard grasses, is adapted for use in irrigated areas and where the annual precipitation is 18 inches or more annually. The outstand ing features of Latar are late heading, leafiness, and low li'nin (fiber l content. It is 7 to 10 more digestible than other orchardgrass. This means that ton for ton Latar has 10 orchardgrass. It is much better more feed value than commercial suited for use with alfalfa than other orchardgrasses. Yields have been high, and it is as winter hardy as other orchard grasses. It responds to the use of nitrogen fertilizer and other good management practices. Latar has been tested at the Soil Conservation Service Plant Materials Center at Pullman since 1935 and was released in 1957 in cooperation with the Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Agricultural Experiment Stations. Certified seed is available from commercial sources. Latar has been in field plant ings on the following cooper ating farms: W. E. Hughes, R. S. Thompson, John Hanna and Paul Webb. Ihese farmers round Latar and alfalfa very com- patable and maturity at about the same time. Copies of this Latar bulletin and information regarding local adaptation of this grass in the Heppner Soil Conservation Dis- Ing and sale arena In case of bad weather during tne lair as well as a place for livestock and horse activities during trie year. Funds would come from popula subscription. In other business during the evening the board approved ex penses for the annual meeting held in mid-January; authorized filing of petitions lor a hearing dissolving the Morrow County Livestock District; asked the see retarv to contact Harney county officials relative to tnelr plan ned grasshopper control program and get figures of cost: discussed disposition or resolutions and recommendations mane at the annual meeting. Frank Anderson reported for the Tax Appraisal Committee during the annual meeting. The group had met with county as sessor to make comparisons of tax appraisals between livestock and machinery, rarm and town properties. It was reported that Morrow county larms are pro viding 83 of the county taxes. Raymond trench was appoint ed as membership chairman for county and state livestock assoc iation dues. It was pointed out that livestock growers need more than ever to be organized and must support their state assoc iation if they are going to rep resent them in state and national affairs. Club Studies Sewing Machine At Meeting The Country Cutters met at the home of Sandra Carlson January 3. Six members were present, We have been lparning to use the sewing machine. Mrs. Louis Carlson gave a. demonstration. Some of the In teresting parts are the stitch regulator, thread guide, and the take up lever. Sandra Carlson, reporter held in Salem. February 8 10, according to Km her Klrmis, Mor row county akent. The conference, sHnsored by me hears lioebuck foundation, provides an opportunity for voting eople, through work group sessions, to we their re sponsibility as citizens to govern ment, and to learn the respon sininty ol government to Its clt uens. "The theme of the conference Is 'Know Your State Govern ment'," says Miss Kir in Is. "See ing government In action pro vides the incentive lor young people to become more inter ment, cleaning materials, and tools, many homemaker work too hard. That was the consensus of opinion when fourteen women, project leaders for the February unit lesson, "Miortcuts to House keeping." met In line City, Jan uary 30, for training. We found that taking advan tage of time and energy aavimt meinons, reading instructions and planning carefully can re duce labor. Everyone in your family can contribute to work In the home. All the routine tasks should not fall to mothers lot A family ested and active In their state! that plans, works and plays to- and mal covernment." I geiner is a nappy family. A well Kach county may send one kept home is clean, and suggests boy and one girl, who must be I comfortable living. at least Hi years of age before I Many household tasks ar un January 1. 1902. Delegates must I necessary. So don't be afraid to nave completed three years ol try out new wavs of dolnir thlnes. i u work ana ne currently en rolled. Applicants must submit their records to the county agents office to be eligible for selection. While attending this confer ence two boys and two girls will be chosen to represent Oregon at the national 4-H llub confer ence In Washington, D. C. in April. Gary, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sewing Club Elects A 411 sewing meeting was held at Teresa Harshman's home January 13. We elected officers as follows: Martha Tierce, presl dent; Shcrri O'Brien, vice presi dent; Judy Gentry, secretary; Wilbur Van Blokland. Is in his Teresa Harshman, song leader; ninth year of 4-H club work, t iiristy waikins, refresnment carrvinc livestock and health chairman, and Mona Marshall projects. He exhibited the grand news rejwrter. We chose the champion steer at Pacific In- name of the "Feather Stitchettes." ternational Livestock show this Mrs. Bud Marshall told us how fall. to stitch a straight seam. We Penny, the daughter of Mr. and had cwkios to eat and cocoa to Mrs. Max Jones. Is enrolled In I drink. her sixth year of 4-H. She has Mona Marshall, reporter carried projects In foods and Jonn Day. clothinc. and is In her second ear of junior leadership in her iUb Plans March Trip On Southern Vacation Word received recently from Mr. and Mrs. Archie Padberg re veals they are having an inter esting time sightseeing and visit ing relatives on their month long vacation in California. They recently spent a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore at Sunnyvale, Calif. Mrs. Moore Is Mr. Padberg's daughter. trict can-he obtained from Ralph J. Richards, work unit conser vationist, Heppner, over the Gil liam and Bisbee Hardware. Pomona Grange Hears Reports, Resolutions At Meet In Irrigon The January meeting of Mor row County Pomona Grange met t Irrtgon on January i, ior n all-day meeting. The morning was devoted to earing committee reports. Agri culture reports were made by Orville Cutsforth and Joe Hay on the spreading and control of branching knap weed and on the conditions of irrigation over the countv. Clyde Tannentn retired irom his office as county deputy. A ham dinner was served at oon by the ladles of the Irrl enn Granee. The lecturer's program, which preceded the afternoon session, included square dance numbers by the elementary grades under direction of Mrs. Ida Maugnrer, A film on Communism was shown by Don Turner of Lex ington. Mrs. Earl Briggs read a humorous poem to conclude the program. Several resolutions were ap proved, Including the sending of a delegate to the annual county weed meeting for the purpose of formulating a workable plan to enforce and finance control of noxious weeds. Another res olution asks the county court to anDolnt an advisory committee selected from farm organizations to assist and advise the state anpraiser in evaluating agri cultural lands in Morrow county. Next meeting of Pomona Grange was set for April 28 at the Rhea creek hall. The third meeting of the Live ly Five sewing club met at the home of Mrs. hldon Padberg and was called to order by Linda Thornburg, president. At this time they made plans for a trip in March to Pendleton where they will visit the Pendleton Woolen Mills. Linda started on her practice project. The next meeting is scheduled for Feb ruary 3 at the Padberg home. Those present for this meeting were Leora VanWinkle, Linda Thornburg, and Beverly David son. Jeanette Ledbetter, reporter One way to almpllfy your work U to ask yourself these tlx ques tions: 1. What la the job? It U nec essary? What Is its purpose? 2. Who does the job? Do you take full advantage f all the assistance you have from the children or your husband? 3. Where Is the lob done? Do you have a convenient and com fortable place In which to do the job? 4. Why Is the Job done? Can you eliminate all or part of It? Is it worth doing? 5. When la the Job done? Could you do It at a more convenient time? 6. How Is the Job done? The "how" Is the way the task Is done. Are you "tuckered out" at the end of the day? It la not what you do. but how much it wears you out? Other Items we discussed at this training meeting were the use of a cleaning caddy to hold all small supplied; planning a cleaning schedule; meeting the dirt half way by use of door mats, and storage for boots, etc; and what's new In cleaning equipment and products. Project leaders will be giving this lesson on "Short Cuts to Housekeeping" on the following dates during February. Inter ested women are urged to at tend. February 1 lone Extension unit Mrs. Roland Bergstrom, Mrs. Jim Pettyjohn, leaders. February 6 Rhea Creek unit- Mrs. Orlan Wright. Mrs. Evelyn Farrens, leaders. February 8 Irrigon unit Mrs. Richard Ryan, Mrs. May Deen, Mrs. Margaret Weaver, leaders. February 13 Heppner unit Mrs. Paul Warren, Mrs. Flossie Watklns, leaders. February 14 Pine City unit Mrs. Everett Rothrock, Mrs. Jessie Ashbeck. leaders. February 15 Lena Extension unit Mrs. George Currin, leader. February 20 Boardman unit Mrs. Ed Boothman, Mrs. James Harper," leaders, Among those from here attend ing the Northwest Livestock Pro duction Credtt association meet ing Portland January 18 were Mr. and Mrs. George Rugg and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilkinson, Mrs. Frank Wilkin son, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barratt, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Frederickson, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hughes. (2) You can take this with confidence When your registered pharmacist fills your prescription, you know you are getting exactly what the doctor ordered. Call on us! HUMPHREYS REZALL DRUG STORE MR. & MRS. ROD MURRAY 217 N. Main Ph- 6-9610 IF art at y our tervice around the clock! LEXINGTON OIL CO-OP Tuesday, Feb. 13 BEGINNING AT 10:30 A. M. LEXINGTON GRANGE HALL Election of Officers Door Prizes Free Dinner at Noon Prepared by Lexington H.E.C. All members urged to attend! TRI-COUNTY Hereford Association La Grande SALE WEDNESDAY February 7 AT Union County Fair Grounds CATTLE PARADED SALE, 1 P. M. 10:30 A. M. Registered -- Horned and Polled 50 50 BOLLS REPUTATION CATTLE FROM REPUTATION BREEDERS AUCTIONEER: Si Williams For Information Write or call CHUCK GAVIN, Sales Manager P.O. Box 735 PH. WO 3-5814 P. a BOX 735 PH. WO 3-5814 LA GRANDE. OREGON F
