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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, March 22, 1962 v'rrrvN lFAUM news County Agent's Office Farmer Wheat Sign-up Urged; Deadline Hearing By N. C. ANDERSON Whllo Ihpre has been good sign-up during the last two weeks those ranchers who have not yet signed for the 1962 wheat stabilization program are re minded that unless they file an application t0 participate they will not be eligible for price support on their 12 wheat crop. Sign-up deadline is March 30. With provisions of the 1962 wheat program different from those of previous years there may be ranchers who do not yet realize that a sign-up is nec essary. Merely complying with the wheat acreage allotment this year will not be sufficient to qualify for price support on the 1962 wheat crop. Diversion payments as well as price sup port on the crop are available to wheat growers who comply with provisions of the 1962 Wheat Stabilization program. If vim :im one who has not vet signed contact the county ASC office at once. A visit to the Kenneth Smousc . rnneh last week was an inter esting one. The new farrowing house which we discussed sev eral months ago in this column was being put to use for the first lime. Kenneth has combined his experience and resourcetui ness to develop a plan and build his own farrowing crates, inese, unlike commercial built crates me nd instable to fit the sow, The crates include a built-in feeder and waterer and the tail pnte is so designed to keep the stall clean and yet protect baby pigs from being crushed at iar rowing time. The house is insu lated. has built-in heat cables in the concrete floor and is so designed that it can be cleaned out in a matter of minutes. Evi dently the sows farrowing for the first time in this new house were well pleased with the fa duties offered and cooperated to the extent of five sows farrow ing 69 live pigs. These were doing very well when I made tny visit to see tne lacinties. Continuint? Kenneth's plan of saving only the best we selected twelve outstanding lorKsmrc and five 1'alouse gills for re- jilni'fjiK'ii t. A lot of interest is being shown in the Beef Cattle Field Day to be held at the Squaw Hulte hx periment Station near Burns on next Tuesday, March 27. W. E. Hughes, Jerry Brosnnn, John Craves and Barlon Clark have Indicated plans to attend this annual event. Anyone Interested In the program can check the de tailed session for the day by coming to or calling the office. , Many have. Information gather ed by ine questionnaire win uc used' by the committee to pro vide tile Governor a meaning ful and useful report. TVir Fnhmarv mnnthlv reDOrt of Brucellosis infection 'of beef cattle in Morrow county showeu a rather high percent of reac tors compared to normal. While the test covered only five small herds, reactors were over 2. Handlers who suspect Brucellosis in their herd can arrange for a test by contacting Dr. J. W. Nor ene, Heppner. The Morrow coun ty Livestock Disease Committee is interested in seeing all poss ible infected herds tested in or der to keep down the incidence of Brucellosis throughout the county. An encouraging note was that 271 calves were vaccinated for Brucellosis during the same period of time. Recently this office received a letter from Andy Landforce, Extension Wildlife Management Specialist, asking for our coop eration in getting a better re turn of questionnaires mailed to 26(H) rural land owners in Ore gon. These questionnaires were mailed out by the State Access Advisory Committee, a commit tee appointed to study recreat ional access problems and to rec ommend practices which they hope will help to resolve some of the conflicts between outdoor recreation and other land uses. This committee determined that the role of private lands in sup plying outdoor recreation oppor tunities is significant and that would he iieeessarv to secure some measurements of the prob lems which arise from recreat ional activity on such lands, me questionnaire we refer to is such an attempt. If you are one of the landowners who received such a questionnaire and have not yet returned it they would iippreciate your doing so. In looking over the questionnaire it looks as if this could be your opportunity to indicate some of problems that you have hunters and anglers it you experienced such problems. it the with have The annual highway spray meeting sponsored by the State Highway Department for high way crews is scheduled to be held on Anril 3 at Pendleton and Anril 4 at Condon. While these are primarily for highway personnel others interested are welcome to attend. The meet ings are of special interest to commercial applicators spray ing right-of-ways, and those using soil sterilants. There will be no discussion on selective weed control. Both meetings will bo held at the county court house with the program getting underway at 9:30 a. m. With the first few days of warm weather, gooseberry and currant bushes leaf out quickly and are soon in bloom. In fact some varieties bloom before they are fully leaved out. As these hushes begin to bloom it is time to spray tor the gooseberry Iruit fly. Methoxychlor is the recom mended insecticide 1o use when flies first appeur and then to repeat at two week intervals. Methoxychlor can be used as a dust or a spray making sure to apply thoroughly. Since the eggs of the booseberry fruit fly are laid under the skin of the fruit no sprays are effective ajjalnM the maggots. The flies which produce the maggots must be killed before they lay their eggs. In normal years in Oregon the f rist sprays are applied during (ho second week of April. An earlier season, however, might n'ing the flies out this month. It is well to have material on hand and make plans to treat the bushes whenever the flies ue seen. Pacific Northwest wheat sup plies on March 1 slood at 54.7 million bushels. That was 28 percent less than a year earlier and less than half the 1955-59 average for March 1. Livestock Growers Name Committees For Coming Year At a recent meeting of the executive committee of the Mor row County Livestock Growers Association, 1962 committee ap pointments were announced Dy Hon Currin, president. Main com mittees correspond to those of the Oregon Cattleman's assoc iation sn that committee action can be passed along to the state association. Committees are as follows: membership and finance Ray French, chairman; Walter Wright, Don Heliker, Kenneth Turner, Fred Hosktns, Jr.; an nual meeting Dick Wilkinson, chairman; Ron Currin, Gerald Swaggert, N. C. Anderson; tax ation and legislation O. W. Cutsforth, chairman; Herb Ilynds, Frank Anderson, George Rugg, W. E. Hughes; production and marketing Don Greenup, chairman; Gene Pierce, Don Rob inson, Terry Thompson, John Campbell; insects, predators and rodents Jerry brosnan, cnair man; Gerry Rood, Gordon O'Brien, Albert Wright, Fritz Cutsforth, Howard Cleveland; disease control Harold Wright, chairman; Gerald Bergstrom, George Currin, Kenneth Palmer, Dr. J. W. Norene; game, theft and brand Floyd Jones, chair man; Barton Clark, Clyde Nut ting, John Graves, Harold Evans, Glenn Ward; pasture and range improvement Frank Anderson, chairman; Tom Currin, Bob Pet erson, Charles Daly, Elmer Palmer, Bernard Doherty, Don McEUigott; beef promotion Bob Van Schoiack, chairman; Bob Brindle, Jim Miller, Alvin Bunch. Ervin Rauch, Kenneth Peck; public lands and forestry Ralph Beamer, chairman; Eddie Brosnan, Allen Hughes, Ewing Hynd; cattleman of the year Harold Wright, chairman; Wes Sherman. Don Greenup, N. C. Anderson. Herb Ekstrom; audit ing committee Howard Bryant, chairman; Gerald Swaggert Harry O'Donneli. Officers for 1962 elected were Ron Currin, president; Floyd Jones, vice president; Gerald Swatrcert. treasurer; and N. C. Anderson, secretary. Discussing the alarming spread of branching knapweed the group considered making a fnrm;il reoort asking that hunt ing season in the heavy infested knapweed areas be closed. Ex amples of knapweed being spread to other sections because of hunter vehicles was given. Other business of the evening were olans for a county and state association memnersnip drive, authorizing letter to go to all farmers explaining open range and livestock district and asking attendance at hearing. A report will be prepared on a recent meeting on fire control problems on U. S. Forest Service and Oroeon State Forestry lire control district lands and con tributions toward building in door livestock arena with con sent of entire membership was favored. Burke Gentry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gentry, enlisted in Hie U. S. Navy and is taking basic training in San Diego, Calif. LITTLE SUZY SAYS: rmA you Win yoJ Hfje L'yBiLTj Turner, Von Morter IillH!ilIlllKfIl!!!li:iEirffli ijjyMMillMWftaHftac!'.L af FORD'S TIRE SERVICE YOU CAN WIN one of 5000 FREE SETS of JET-AIR TIRES In the mail now. . .your special copy of General's "M.ike a Match" coupon. It's in your subscription copy of POST, lust clip it out and bring in to make a match with the list of lucky numbers posted in our store. Make a match and you win one of 5,000 sets of famous new General Jet-Air tires. Act fasti hkst niMUM OUAim mi m wi low-rtia una W DON'T MISS OUT ON THE BIGGEST PRIZE EVENT IN YEASS1 LOCAL PRIZES O 1 Set Scat Belts O A Battery To Fit Your Car O 2 T.R.I. Recaps BRING IN YOUR NUMBERS Winner To Be Announced April 6 THE GENERAL FORD'S tire J TIRE SERVICE 4-H Judging Day Set at Pine City A 4-H Livestock Judging Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 7, at Pine City. The judging will start at 1:30 P. M. at the Leo Ashbeck residence, according to Joe Hay, county extension agent. The judging day is the second in a series of four. Four-H live stock members should plan to participate in each of the events. Scores from these judging days will be used in selecting judges for the 4-H State Fair and P. I. judging teams. Weldon Witherrite, leader of the Buttercreek Junction Live stock club, is making arrange ments for the animals to be judged. He indicated there will be two classes of beef, one class of dairy cows, one of sheep, and one of hogs. Four-H Livestock leaders should encourage all their mem bers to participate in coming judging events, even if they did not attend the first event. Mem bers planning to attend need to bring a pencil only. Judging cards will be provided. Chats With Your Home Agent Efficient Laundry Area Is Aid To Homemaker Four-H Training Sessions Slated Four-H leaders will receive training in two different methods of teaching demon strations and judging accord ing to Esther Kirmis and Joe Hay, Morrow county extension agents, who have scheduled two meetings this week. One is listed for Thursday, March 22, at the Irrigon cafeteria at 7:30 P. M. and the other on Friday, March 23, at the Heppner fair annex. There will be an afternoon ses sion at 1:00 P. M. and another at 7:30 T. M. at Henpner. " 'Show me how,' is often an expression heard whenever 4-H members are working and play ing together," says Miss Kirmis, "That's how demonstrations, as a form of teaching, got started. Showing someone 'how' is a way of sharing. Members learn more than subject matter by be ing demonstrators. They gain poise and self confidence, init iative and ability to express themselves well." "Judging is a teaching activity used in club meetings and other club events to develop know ledge and understanding of qual ities and standards," Hay said. "By having members make com parisons and tell why a choice is made makes a game out of learning. Judging can be made in any 4-H project where ani mals, articles, crops or other items are compared." The Morrow county fair sched ules both demonstrations and judging as outstanding 4-H club events each year. It is hoped that the leaders will learn the fundamentals of developing a demonstration and setting up judging classes at these meetings, say the agents. This will be worthwhile infor mation to pass on to their boys and girls. By ESTHER KIRMIS Automatic appliances and new fabrics and finishes make wash day a breeze provided the lady of the house plans her laundry area to take full advantage of these easy-care clothes. This is the theme of an article by Berniece Strawn, OSU, exten sion specialist, in the recent issue of New Homes Guide. Families considering remod eling, or new home planners, should go a step beyond draw ing up general laundry arrange ments if they want the laundry to function at peak efficiency. Here are innovations she sug gests: (1) Space to hang easy-care clothes as soon as they come from the dryer. The dryer tosses out wrinkles but if clothes are left in a warm heap or crushed into a basket, they'll require old fashioned sprinkling and iron ing. A ventilated closet near the dryer or extension rods mounted 30 inches above the dryer to accomodate hangers are sug gested in the article. (2) A place to hang dripping wet garments. Garments such as pleated skirts and slacks that are hung to drip-dry may be hung over a sink or floor drain. (3) A touchup ironing center for quick pressing of collars, cuffs and other details on easy care garments. OSU's laundry specialist suggests a steam iron and sleeveboard to be stored ready for use near the dryer. (4) A family will find a sort ing center useful in separating clothes according to laundering requirements. New heat-sensitive fabrics should be sorted, ac cording to water temperatures, color and bulk. Her suggestion is to build bins with drop fronts into wall cab inets 18 inches above the washer and dryer. If the other side of the laundry room wall happens to be a hallway, bathroom or bedroom, so much the better. An opening in the bins from both sides will make it easy for the family to deposit soiled clothes, removable from the laundry side. (5) A spot removal-center which may include a small sink plus storage for dry cleaning fluid, bleaches and other agents is also recommended for the laundry area. PUTMAN FLYING INC. SPECIALIZING IN WEED SPRAYING 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE PHONE 6-5515 HEPPNER HOTEL (6) Storage for all laundering supplies is something overlook ed in planning, says the spec ialist. Today's laundress uses at least five different washing pro ducts water conditioners, fabric softeners, starches, bleaches and detergents. For convenience, they should be stored near the wash er. (7) Storage for ironing equip ment in the utility area or else where in the house should be sketched into room plan. District Gets Paid For 3 Teacherages A check for $17,500 has been received by Morrow County School district R-l from the U. S. Army Engineers in payment for three teacherages at Boardman, which must be abandoned be cause of the forthcoming John Day reservoir. The board at a recent meet ing decided to take full pay ment for the teacherages, rather than to attempt to move them. The plan is to use the money for replacement houses for teacher ages at Riverside school. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cleve land and family spent Wednes day and Thursday in Portland. Their daughter, Nancy, visited over the week-end with Betty Pettyjohn in Arlington. 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. Phone Heppner 6-9294 ytllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMIIIIIIIfllMMIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIItlHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIinilHIIIIIIIIII E , v $331 - ' ' ,,','' - I DEDICATION . . . 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