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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1962)
UZtrnt GA2CTTS-T1MCS. Thursday, fobfuory 22. 1962 County Agent's Office 'Operation Tree Planting' Beautifies lone Good Attendance ssaa At Conservation d I'fwn. I iioumh, a heavy duly horse trail-1 A I ll-l!- or; portable step tamp; lofty. AflflUfll MPPI flfl lout truss lor pole-type shed; r,,,,uu rwvllliy FARM NEWS (Chats With Your Home Agent Br N. C ANDERSON kkmi numtx-r or lone com mutiny resident participated In Hit tree planting project last .MuDiJ.iy and Tuesday. It wai my pleasure to work with the group in thin community lin prvenient protect sponsored jointly ii v the lone Garden and a iluliM. A lot of planning M ui l-oiu1 into the project during i fit- la.si lew months and as reuli the tree planting- went off in ixrfirt shape. .SI rifts where planting were tu be made had Im-cii lai.l out and slaked Indt eating the particular type of tree iri.tt was to be planted there. The city owned back hoe was used to dig holes and trucks providing htirnyard manure, top miii and water followed to pre pare the nest treatment that could lie Riven a newly planted tree. Planning had been done to prevent trees from being planted on street corners where they would make a blind corner, from obstructing views from homes, and no that there would he no branches to trim out of overhead telephone and electrl cal wires. Low-growing flower lug Da Ik a Crab and Red Vein plum; Moraine Locust, Blue Ash and Swedler Maple were planted in the sites best adapted to their particular growth on Monday. It woum be impossible to name everyone who has contributed something to this project so we won't name any ol them, how ever, u was a pleasure to sec so many take an Interest in a project that any community would be proud to sponsor. It l the time of year when our oil Re tcU a lot of queMiuns regarding control of hard to hill Meeds in Wheat and bailey. Ihere are a lew principals in application to keep in mind at Me weed control scumiii draw near. They ure: 1. practically ail annual weeds aie easier to kill in the searly stage of growth; i. tor hut a to control weed, the ester or cmulsiliuble acid formulations are usually more effective than the amino for mulation, and 3. Sometimes ud uitional wetting agents help on hard ti kill weeds. Our sugges (ion on control Is as follows: Tarwecd use one to one and one-half pounds 2, 4D add per acre, spray prior to March 15. Purple Mustard: Use low vol utile ester or t-inulsifiuble acid at the rate of one to one and one-rulf pounds of chemical per acre: surav by March 1. Ihese dates of course depend upon the season and the grow in of wheat Heavy applications ol 2,4 D are more harmful and make it necessary that the wheat be "tillered'' well before they are applied. An old weed that has been doing very good the last year or two is Knolweed or barnyaru grass, beverai nave complained of it spreading out of ditches into the edge of fields. Some like it as it is a good soil cover, others are wondering how it tan be controlled. Early spraying, using 1 to lis iHiunds of low volatile ester is the best recom mendation we have. jo foot double cantilever roof that could be used for torlng baled hay, a Joanne, shed, hay sioiage ami cau iccuer com- blued; portable gfcciiliui bed combination; two plans lor piasuc covered green hoisting frame; portable lumber rack; irrigation type Irullor; a picnic table and a plywood slur- age rack lor cart- These plans are available at no charge from this oil ice. Charles Daly, Bernard Doherty, and myself visited the 4 II Sum mer Camp site last Kilday, check ing projects lor Improvement lor the ltftii camp. Other than the usual pack rut or two. that seems to get in regardless of how well the kitchen is sealed, the camp "wintered well. About luu pounds of grass seed mix was seeded in an attempt to get some bare spots covered to help hold down dust created by the many trampling leet during the summer camp. Ihe snow had not yet gone olf most of the area seeded so we are hopeful that we can have a good stand. Camp dates are July 1215. Those attending last week's annual wed meeting heard Arnold Appleby, Pendleton branch experiment station weed researcher, say that the college was waiting for a change In the chemical fallow regulations. I his word was received the next day, permitting the application of chemical fallow sprays until April 30. It also makes pro visions for seeding fall sown grains as early as August 1 Spring grain can be planted three weeks after the fallow treatments. This means that in extreme cases one could spray on April JO and seed spring wheat on May 22. No doubt these extremes are impractical, but It does make It possible to follow the chemical fallow program with a spring crop. The recom mended sprays for chemical fal low are Aitrol at 2 pounds of product and aster of 2,4-D at 2 pounds active acid. We recently received a set. of new farm plans from tne col lege that might be of interest to some of our readers. The plans are for a baled hay conveyor, a Letters of invitation will be in the mail lute this wecK, in viting everyone In the Lexing ton Blow Control District to at tend the annual meeting. This meeting wlil be held ut the Kred Nelson ranch home on Wednes day evening, February 28, be ginning at a:uu p. m. in ad dition to business and election of directors, we will show a film 'Making the Most of a Miracle, which everyone should enjoy. has the the use 4-H Sunday to be March II i Dairy Tanks, line Milkers Increase In Use At a recent meeting in Hepp- ner, the 4-11 Jsunday commmee voted to observe 4-11 Sunday on March 11 in connection with Nat- onal 4-H club week. The com mittee felt that this would be a good time to observe 4-H Sun day because people are thinking about club work due to the pub licity of the national club week, according to Joe Hay, county agent. Members of the committee, rep resenting various churches in the area, will be contacting min isters to work out programs for 4-H Sunday. They may call on some of you to contact your minister to encourage him to observe 4-H Sunday in your church. The committee suggested that 4-H members help in the obser vance of this Sunday by acting as ushers, singing in the choir and presenting special music, reading of the morning scripture, and other activities which might fit into the church program. If you have any questions or suggestions concerning 4-H Sun day, you may contact Mrs. Nor man Nelson, chairman of the committee or any other com mittee member. Mrs. Albert Wright, Mrs. Douglas Drake, Mrs. Bill Van Winkle, and Mrs. dene Cutsforth. Similar plans for observing 4-H Sunday have been made for north Morrow county. Pipeli Mrs. Glass Announces Lectures on Family Use of modern dairy equip ment in producing fluid milk Is on the Increase In Gilliam, Mor row, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties according to the 1 961 report of Clarence Klllingheck of La Grande, dairy inspector in these counties for the State Department of Agri culture. His report shows that dairies are using farm tanks; and pipeline milkers used in combination with farm tanks number 32 for this area. The stoop or squat method of milking may some day be out dated. The use of platform type milking parlors Is Increasing an nnnlly, with 15 such installatlpns now in use In this area. The number of paved cow vnrds Is also Increasing with 31 reported in these six coun ties. Now the dairy cow may ogist, proceed over a ciean, pavea vara Into a sanitary, well-llgnted milking parlor. She is milked mechanically, the milk sent through a glass or stainless steel phicline endin.T up in a shiny, stainless steel farm tank, where it is kept under refrigeration until picked up by a bulk milk tank truck. Kenneth K. Carl, chief of the department's consumer and dairy services division, says the trend is toward fewer and larger herds. The report show ed 47 herds in this area, with eight having more than 100 head. The total number of dairy op erations under state regulation numbers Wit City inspections totaled (92 for Eugene and Port land or a combined 1587 datrle licensed to supply fluid milk. WHITE SPACE In view of interest shown by parents of the county in the recent short course, "Understand ing Boys and Girls," sponsored by the Morrow County Exten sion service, Mrs. Velma Glass, public health nurse, announces that the Mental Health assoc iation of Oregon Is sponsoring a lecture series on "The Family" to be held at David Douglas high school In Portland. The dates and outline of the interesting program are as fol lows: March 14 "The Family and Its Needs," John Butler, M. D., Psychiatrist, University of Ore gon Medical school. March 21 "What is cnnonooa For?" panel, Norman Janzer, M. D., psychiatrist, Child Guid ance Clinic, chairman. March 28 "The Child Adjusts to His Family or Does He.'' Walter Klopfer, Th.D., psychol- Universlty of Portland. AdHI 4 "The Adolescent and His Family Problems of Ad justment," Carl V. Morrison, M.D.. director of Child Guidance Clinic. April 11 "Dealing With Fam ily Problems Who Can Help?" panel, John Waterman, M.D., head of Mental Health division, State Board of Health, chairman. April 18 "Dealing With Fam ily Problems The Family Coun cil." Raymond Low. Ph.D., pro fessor of education, University nf Orppon. If more Information regard ing the series is needed, Mrs. Glass may be contacted at 6- 9911 or 6-9185. The fifty -elj:ht persons who attended the lMh unnual meet ing of the Ileppner .Soil Conser vation district recently heard Merrill Oveson. superintendent. 1 endieton bunch experiment station, tell them that the wealth of any country or anv nation dcendfi utHin Its natural tv sources. He complimented the suMrvlsors of the district In their progress of soil conser vation and predated that with In a very few years a control for the one big problem In carry ing on stubble mulch farming would be solved. This major problem, cheat crass, he em phaslzed Is not one of local sig niflcance but is found through out major wheat producing areas In "getting along" with the weed until a method of con trol has been discovered the experiment station superinten dent outlined a program using i Ullage Implement with narrow point followed by sweep point shovels as an initial operation followed with a skew treader and a rod weeder with frequent intervals of tillage. One or two weeks between each tillage proved most successful at Pendleton station. One promising step In control of cheaturass is the of chemicals. Arnold Appleby, weed research man at the sta tion, outlined a program of win ter fallow usinj; non-risldual chemicals consisting of 2 lbs. Amitrol and 2 lbs. 2,4-D applied during the period. November 1 o March 1 as chcatgra.ss and volunteer grains develop. The annual rejxirt for 1961 given by secretary, N. C. Ander son, revealed that the districts' 283 cooperators now include con servation plans covering 6G3.965 i res. For the year there were 225 acres of contour strip crop ping established; 710 acres of field strip cropping. 420 acres of wind strip cropping, 235 acres of land leveling, 33,360 linear feet of field diversions, 2MX) linear feet of channel improve ment, 8,263 linear feet of chan nel change, 20,910 linear feet of permanent ditch, 242 linear feet of concrete lined ditch, and 2600 linear feet of livestock pipe line. Thirty district cooperators used equipment which conssits of a grass legume drill, noble sweep blade, cultipacker, and terracer. Education activities in carrying out the program of the district consisted of field tours during conservation week, a soil Judging workshop, a pasture and range tour, sponsorship of the conservation speech contest, a booth depicting conservation in the district at the County Fair, co-sponsorship of Farm- Tax Guide Available For Farmers' Use Kiirmns In this area can get mine valuable tux Information free of Coot, A. G. J.'rk kon, D rector of the Internal Hevenue Service for the Oregon District it.M-.id loday that a "Farmers Tax Guide" could be obtained from agricultural agents or the nearest Internal Hevenue office. This guide explains most of the Income tax rules which apply to farmers and those who have tax questions about farming. It should te of assistance, he said, to farmers when they prepare their l'."d rederul Income tax return. The booklet is written in olain lancuaee and contains numerous examples to show how the rules work In actual sit uutions. A check list of farm income and expenses appears on page is. A filled In Income tax form with explanations begins on page 4. Farmers can use this example when they run Into particular tax problems. Citv Week, recognition and award to Conservation Man of the Year, and a program spon soring conservation larm pian ning and awards to rrA Doys. K I). ( haffee. area represen tative for Goodyear Tire and Conservation Company, presen ted a certificate of award to l'.H'.l Conservation Man of the Year, Vernon Munkers, Lexing ton. supervisors elected were Raymond Irencn and is.ennetn Turner. Hcpnner. Turner will re i.lnre Don Peterson. lone, wno has been a supervisor since 1954. Terms of newly-elected super visors are for four years. Supervisors revealed objectives or V.MiZ wnicn inciuneu encour aeine coniinuauon oi sinu crou )inc. stuhnie muicn rauow, neiu diversion ditches: education pro grams to bring the attention of all neonle to the importance of onservation of our natural re sources and its enects on our eonomics; continue to maintain nd operate conservation equip ment now owned for tne appn- ation of. conservation on as l I I 4 I many farms as possioie in uie istrict; encourage ana iase leadership in conservation activ ities and encourage conservation and management practices for better application. They will continue cooperation with the Oregon Wheat League in selec ting a Conservation Man of the Year and will continue to sponsor the conservation speech contest, soil Judging, soil conservation tours, range, pasture and wood land management field tours. Lexington Implement Com pany and Bristow's Grocery were hosts for doughnuts and coffee served at the end of the meeting. Agent Gives Tips On Preparedness For Disasters By ESTHER XIRMIS My assignment for the rural defense meeting held on reb ruarv 13 at the Ileppner annex building was on "family Food Stockpile for Survival." As I re viewed the bulletin which is available at the county agent office 1 found some good hints I'd tike to uass on to vou. FtXJD Every family should build up and keep a two week supply of regular food, whether us for an attack or natural disasters, such as are being ex (cricnccd now In Idaho and California. Stockpile foods should be In cans. jars, or tigntiy sealed patter containers. Select foods that will last for months without refrigeration and can tie euten with little or no cooking. Take Into consideration the niN-ds and preferences of family members. Familiar foods are likely to be more acreptable In times of stress. Members of your family can have a reasonably nutritious diet fi you stock such things as evap orated or nonfat dry milk; can ned meat. iMtultry, fish, cooked dry beans and teas; canned or dried fruits and vegetables; cer eals, spread for bread and crack ers; fats and vegetable oil; sugar and sweets. The bulletin tells you the amounts per person per day and also the maximum time these foods remain in good condition. We have a "Survival Kit" in our office wnicn is maae up or dehydrated foods that we ordered from a company In Salt Lake City. The kit contains enougn for one person tot two weeks nd fcell for $11.71 Ml'K (Mulu IiifMte Food i, Mtamiole.l ccical product, U a!o sold by this company. WAI Mi Vou and your fam ily tan eel along for quite a while without food, but only a short time without water. The bulletin states that at least 7 gallons should be stored iter per- son lor a 2 week iterlod. Some of the need tor liquids cm te met !y storing laree quintities of fruit juices and -nit drinks. If you want to have water available for washing, this must lie stored In additlcn. Some of yttur water require ments could be met by making use of the water In home hot water tanks. It's good thing now to drain our hot water tank and get it cleaned out. Also know Ihe location of your main ncomlng water valve so you an Miut It off In case of attack. How To Purify Water The afcst method of purifying woter Is to boil it vigorously for to 3 minutes, tlhis method does not purify water that hns radioactive contamination!. The bleach method Is perhaps he euslest. Any household bleach solution that contains hypochlorite, a chlorine com- siund. will purnv water easily and Inexttensivcly. Atntut 8 to 6 drops will purify a gallon. Iodine or purification tablets will also do the trick. Storing Water Store your water reserves In thoroughly washed, ciean con tainers, preferably of heavy plas tic with tight-fitting caps, or in lass Jugs or bottles with screw lops. Metal containers lend to give water an unpleasant taste. hange tne water aooui every three months. Whv not ask for a bulletin. Family Food Stockpile for Sur- ival." WANT ADS RING ARE YOU LISTENING? A Winter Money land Of Results! RANCH AERO AIRPLANE SPRAYING CO. Owned and Operated By PAUL N. HANSEN Will be back again this year to offer assis tance to the ranchers of this area with their weed spraying problems. This will be my 1 1th year in this area and I would like to thank my customers for the opportunity to be of service to them. Phone Heppner 6-9294 Plan For 4-H Week The Kn ftv-Knitters met on February 6 at the Lexington school cafeteria for their reg ular meeting. At this time we welcomed a new member, Mary Kav Huches. Into our group. 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