FARM NEWS
County Agent's Office
Ranchers View Research
Projects at Squaw Butte
By N. C. ANDERSON i Anyone who is interested in
Morrow county ranchers were these research results should let
well represented at the annual! us know so that we can mail
Field Day at the Squaw Butte. this progress report to you when
Experiment Station at Burns last available.
Tuesday. Jerry Brosnan, W. E. .
Hughes, John Graves, Barton Bob Powelson, extension plant
Clark, Heppner; O. W. and Pat , pathologist, OSU, visited the
Cutsforth, Lexington; Roy A. county on Wednesday afternoon
Lindstrom and Bob Peterson;
lone, with the agent, partici
pated in the informative pro
gram and tour of the station.
During the morning, personnel
of the station discussed research
projects underway and results
to date. Bob Raleigh, animal nu
tritionist, reported on the use of
salt to control intake of supple
ments on the range and in the
winter feedlot, and pointed out
that to get the most gain from
the use of this supplement,
cattle must have adequate water.
It pointed out that when supple
ments are controlled with salt
on the range the availability
of water needs to be considered.
Bob Raleigh pointed out that
protein and energy are the con
tributing factors for better gains.
While vitamins and minerals
are important they are secon
dary and are generally present
in a good feed program used
for maximum gains. Research
has shown that the grass range
provides much of the energy and
protein required early in the
grazing season. Gaines of 2.20
pounds per day were secured on
cre'd wheatgrass pasture when
barley and cottonseed meal were
provided. Cattle on crested
wheatgrass alone gained only
1.64 pounds.
An interesting research pro
ject carried out by Joe Wallace,
animal husbandman, during the
past year was that of limited
feeding for wintering mature
cows. In this experiment cattle
were given three levels of hay.
Cows averaging 1106 pounds
ini.n nonr1 riirtn nil Un
vvcic uacu ai:u 6 .en an uic , , .. . . -.- .,
hay that they would eat whicn '"J UCI"S 1 ,K ,,,ln
amounted to 27.7 pounds per I The yearlings have wintered we
day. One lot was given 75 and are very thrifty to go out
of this amount which was 20.8 ,n f.u.mmer Paure
pounds while another lot was While they are talking of im
given 50 of the hay or 13.8 'proving registered herds, we
pounds. The full fed cows gained i were interested in visiting with
140 noiinHs thP 7 "5 lot oa Don Robinson last week who re
piundTnd the 50 o 84 Ports that he recently purchased
u iA a new herd sire, the nine year
It was found" regardless of ..the , old son of Go d Mine, one aT he
anil with the asent made sev
eral checks in well established
wheat fields looking for traces
of stripe rust. While we found
some symptoms of winter kill
and types of blight, nothing to
he alarmed at. there were no
signs of stripe rust. Dr. Powelson
reported none found throughout
the Columbia Basin on this trip.
He will be through again in late
April, however, his hopes are
high for very little stripe rust
infestations this year. He indi
cated that there was a high in
cidence at this time last. year
and that even if infestation were
found soon that it should not
amount to much this year. While
in the countv. Dr. Powelson dis
cussed the annual occurance of
"yellowing of winter grains
This occurs mostly in years
where a good growth occured
during the fall months and is
a physiological condition. We
don t have mucn tnis year, main
ly because we don't have much
grain with substantial fall and
winter growth.
Last Thursday I spent the af
ternoon at the Frank Anderson
ranch grading and weighing
yearling Herefords to provide in
formation for the record of the
herd which Frank has been
carrying out for the past fifteen
years. It is gratifying to see
the continued improvement of
this herd of cattle. Grades have
improved continuously during
the past several years and this
year both the heifer and bulls
were most uniform carrying only
a few two grades with the ma
'Prevent Poison'
Cautions Given
In 1961 there were 9000 acci
dental poisonings in Oregon
alone with a total of 17 persons
dying, said Mrs. Velma R. Glass
of Morrow County Health De
partment. Morrow county is contributing
to these accidental and prevent
able poison statistics. Indeed it
is! Within the past year there
have been four youngsters under
the age of four years involved
one swallowed cleaning solvent,
one swallowed rat poison and
still another consumed a quan
tity of codeine cough syrup. Yet
another became a statistic by
mistaking "baby" aspirin for
candy.
Accidental poisoning is pre
ventable. Some things one may
do to prevent accidental poison
ing in his home are: (1) Keep
all drugs, poisonous substances
and household chemicals away
from the reach of children, pre
ferably in a locked cabinet. Do
not store or associate these ma
terials near or with food. 12) Do
not transfer poisonous substances
to unlabeled containers or soft
drink bottles. (3) Destroy dis
carded medicines in such a man
ner that children -cannot get
at them. Do not leave medicines
and pills lying about. (4) Make
an inspection of your home reg
ularly to be sure al poisonous
items are out of a child's reach.
Remove the poisons from under
your sink to a place out of your
children's reach. 15) Never leave
young children unsupervised. (6)
Last, but not least, make "Nat
ional Poison Prevention Week" a
year-round campaign.
level of hay fed there was little
affect on birth and weaning
weight of calves.
An interesting program is
carried out at the station In
calving, weaning, wintering, and
summer grazing trials. These
long yearlings then go to the
Malheur Branch Station at On
tario for feeding experiments.
By this way research can be
carried on with both the Here
ford cattle as well as crossbred
Charlaisse Hereford programs
from calves to feedlot. In this
feedlot research project steers
went in weighing 765 pounds
with an approximate 3 pound
per day gain over the period
of 154 days on feed, r
Research studies on improve
ments of rye hay carried out
by Forrest Sneva, shows that
rye cut for hay drops in protein
from 10 on approximately June
14 or flowering stage to 6
three weeks later while yield
remains the same. This research,
which could also apply to barley
and wheat hay produced in this
are., showed that for each week
lapse in time of cutting grain
hay the cost of protein supple
ment to replace protein lost
would increase. After the first
week it would take $4.76 to re
place the protein, after the sec
ond week an additional $2.80 and
after the third week an addition
al $1.95 for a total of $9.51 loss
in protein by delaying cuiung
by three weeks. A progress re
Dort on research in beef cattle
nutrition and management at
this station will be available
at our office within the next few
Chats Vith Your Home Agent
New Uses, Guide Given
Foam Laminated Fabrics
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, April 5, 1962
Start Fair Projects
The High Hopes 4-H club had
their sixtli meeting at the home
of Teresa Stefani. They are
studying parts of the sewing"
machine and had a short quiz
on them. Work was started on
skirts, their project for the coun
ty fair. Plans were made to at
tend the modeling school March
24. Visitors were Mrs. Stefani
and Patty Crawford.
By ESTHER KIRMIS
At first glance, a special group
of spring coats and jackets ap
pears to be simply fresh new
fashions for men, women and
children. Look inside, however,
and discover a fasinating fabric
development. The hidden ingred
ient that makes these garments
unique is polyurethane foam
laminated to the apparel fab
ric. The interlining becomes one
with the outer fabric eliminating
weight and bulk, yet providing
warmth and comfort equal to or
greater than many interlining
fabrics.
This new fabric can also be
obtained by the yard, so that
the "do-it-yourself sewer" can
try her hand at making up her
family's out-of-door clothing.
Basic Guide to Sewing Foam
Laminates:
Although laminated fabrics
present few problems in cutting
and sewing, they do differ from
ordinary fabrics, and it is well
to keep in mind the following
uggestions:
1. Select a simple pattern with
a minimum of darts or details.
2. Goods must be laid with
foam sides away from each other
to keep the foam from sticking.
When working with plaids, you
may find it necessary to cut one
pattern piece at a time.
3. Use a medium fine needle,
with a longer stitch (10-12
stitches to the inch) and a looser
Acreage Switches Shown in Crop Plans
few sons left from this grand
old polled Hereford bull. Don
purchased the bull from Leo Bar
nett, Condon and Baordman, and
hopes to get some good calves
from his offspring.
Eleven at lone Take
National Merit Tests
Eleven students at lone High
school took the 1962 National
Merit Scholarship qualify i n g
test, Darrel Reisch, principal,
said.
The test was administered at
the school at 9:00 a. m Tues
day, March 6.
Students who wished to be
considered for merit scholarships
to be awarded in 1963 were to
take the test at that time.
The qualifying test is a three
hour examination of educational
development. The test is the first
step in the eighth annual com
petition for four-year merit
scholarships provided by the
National Merit Scholarship Corp
oration and by sponsoring corp
orations, foundations, associat
ions, unions, and individuals.
The test scores of students who
are examined in March will be
reported to their schools by May
15. The scores are used by class
advisors in many high schools
to help students make decisions
about colleges attendance and
field of study. Many students
who do not expect to win a schol
arship take the test in order to
learn more aoout tneir maiviu
Larger acreages of spring
wheat, corn and hay are being
planned by Oregon farmers this
year, along witn smaller plant
ings in other grain crops, report
Oregon State University exten
sion agricultural economists.
The 1962 planting intentions
were gatnerea oy tne u. . de
partment of Agriculture, with
more than 100,000 farmers in
the nation reporting. The sur
vey only shows intentions which
may be subject to cliange, tne
economists stress.
In Oregon, growers plan to
cut acreage planted to barley
by 21 per cent; oats, 11 per cent,
and dry field peas, 6 per cent.
Last fall, 10 per cent less winter
wheat and 7 per cent less rye
was seeded than a year earlier,
the report shows.
In contrast, farmers are plan
ning to increase their acreage
in spring wheat by 7 per cent,
corn by 9 per cent and hay to
be harvested by 5 per cent. The
spring wheat acreage planned
is the largest since 1957. No
changes are contemplated in
acreage for sugar beets or late
summer or fall potatoes.
If Oregon farmers stay with
these intentions this spring, it
would mean that the barley acre
age would be the smallest since
1953 and oat acreage would be
the lowest on record back to
1927. Winter wheat would be the
smallest since 1913, while acre
age seeded to rye is the lowest
since 1934.
Nationally, the report shows
that farmers expect to plant
slichtlv less this year, with acre
aee of crons planted or to be
planted expected to total 306
million acres. If realized, the
economists say, this would be
the smallest planted acreage to
tal of record and 4,a million
acres less than last year.
Intended acreage of oilseeds is
ud one Dor cent, as is hay acre-
ace. Tobacco, sugar beet and
dry bean acreage may increase
with a possible drop in acreage
planted to dry peas. Growers also
plan fewer white potatoes
tension than normal.
4. Experiment with a test
sample. It may be necessary to
loosen pressure on the pressure
foot.
5. Pins should be placed ap
proximately 1 inch apart and at
right angles to the seam line.
6. If the fabric does not move
through the machine easily,
place tissue paper underneath
the foam. Tear the tissue away
after stitching.
7. In pressing, the temperature
of the iron should be set for the
outer fabric. If pressing with a
steam iron use the steam setting.
When pressing seams open,
place paper under seam allow
ances so the iron will slide
smoothly over the foam. Slash
darts whenever possible and
press open to eliminate bulk.
A word of caution is in order
for those who will be buying
and caring for laminated fabrics
or apparel this spring. Buy from
a reliable manufacturer. When
laundering laminates, avoid the
use of chlorine bleaches and
strong alkaline solutions.
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