HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, March 22, 1962
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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.
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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.
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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.
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(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.
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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
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