HEPFNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, August 2. 1962
FARM NEWS
County Agent's Office
Gaines Harvest Yields
Running About 30 Busheli
By N. C. ANDERSON
Gaines harvest continues with
yields running in the neighbor
hood of 30 bushels per acre. Bin
samples have been taken for the
earlier harvested fields and these
will be tagged, ready to sell by
tne end ol tne week. Some grow
ers indicate interest in demand
for their seed, however, there is
still quite a little oof Gaines in
the honds of these increase grow
ers that have not been spoken
for, There Is considerable inquiry
coming in from outside the coun
ty and some is being contracted
for sale to these outside grow
ers. We would suggest that any
one wishing Gaines contact our
increase growers soon.
Fat Ewes Should Be
Placed On Poor Feed
A lot of our farm sheep flock
owners breed owes for the pro
duction of early lambs. Many of
the growers like to get their rams
in so that they will lamb in Jan
uary or February. In order to do
this the 1!)()2 lamb crop should
have been weaned for several
weeks. If the ewes are fat, which
they generally are as a small
farm flock, they will need to be
carried on poor food to take off
some of this fat. Keep them on
poor feed until about two weeks
prior to breeding. Then put them
on the best Iced available anil
turn the bucks in about ten days
after the ewes go on good feed.
This high-level of nutrition will
affect the time that the ewe
breeds as well as the number of
twins. It is well to be sure that
the ram is good as many one-ram
flock owners come up with no
lambs because? the fertility of
the ram is extremely low. Prior
to breeding time the ram should
be sheared as the fertility of the
ram is affected by temperature.
Self-Propelled Windrower
Shows Some Advantages
Use of self-propelled windrower
with conditioner has been shown
to have operational advantages
over conventional methods ol
cutting and raking on larger
areas al the University of Calif.
It has also saved from one-third
to one-half ol the labor required
for mowing and raking, total cost
for windrow cutting plus raking
two swaths in one direction were
estimated at $2.r0 per acre for
(iOO acres per year. It was found
that the self-propelled windrow
could operate about four miles
per hour, seldom plugged up and
down hay and works satisfactory
in a strong wind. Total curing
time was about 2(K'r less for
swathed and conditioned than
for swathed hay where the con
ditioner was not used.
Information Needed
On Noxious Weeds
I have, on several occasions re
cently visited Willi ranchers that
have asked about perennial nox
ious weed control on our state
highway right-of-way. Up until
two years ago the county weed
sprayer contracted with the state
highway for control of perennial
noxious weeds in their right-of-ways.
They now have their own
spraying equipment and arc do
ing this work themselves. They
have on several occasions asked
that we keep them informed if
we find perennial noxious weeds
that are not being sprayed on the
state highway in order that we
can pass this word along to them.
If there are noxious weeds being
missed on our county-right-of-ways
we would like to know of
these too in order that our weed
sprayer can attempt to control
them.
Barley and Wheat
Exhibits Urged for Fair
Fair time is less than three
weeks away. In order to have a
good fair it is necessary that
everyone be interested in the ex
hibits, bolh in making them and
and in visiling the fair to see the
fruits of labor for the past year.
It is timely now to remind every
one to fill a sack of their best
quality wheat and barley and
set aside for the fair. Bill Rawlins
grain exhibit superintendent, has
worked diligently each year in
soliciting exhibits and has per
sonally cleaned the samples that
have been brought in. I am sure
that he would be glad to have
your exhibit a day or two before
I he fair in order that he could get
it cleaned up and pkiced when
the fair opens. A nice clean halo
of second cutting alfalfa or s )w
of your good bundle and baled
grain liny should also be sit a
side for exhibit. These are only
two types of exhibits but are
quile important since the major
economy of Morrow County is
grain and hay. If you haven't
taken time to look al the premi
um list do so and plan what you
can exhibit to make this ytars
fair a big success,
12 Year Study
Compares Breeding
A twelve year sludy shows
heifers bred at fifteen months,
produced one more calf per head
during the twelve years than did
heifers bred at twenty-seven
months. Average weaning weight
of calves was only 11 lbs. less
for the cows broil as yearlings
and "cow cost per hundred
weight of calf" weaned was $11.77
compared to $I(HM) for cows that
were Inst bred as two year olds.
Willamette Valley Sale
Good Source of Rams
For many years the Willamette
Valley Ham Sale has been a good
source of rams for many of our
breeders especially 1 11 and FFA
boys and girls. Last year Kc n -neth
Wright, Gary Van Blokland,
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TOURISTS ATTRACTED t0 the Northwest by the World's Fair have found a bonus attraction in
the museum and observatory overlooking Central Oregon's Round Butte dam project. The facility,
built as a permanent project feature by Portland General Electric company, offers a spectac
ular view of the 1,000-foot-deep Deschutes river canyon and has been visited by over 35.000
people this summer. Here visitors Peggy Taylor and Dick Armstrong inspect ancient artifacts
and geological displays which are a part of the observatory's interior.
Chats With Your Home Agent
Youth Earnings Bring
Learning, Says Counsellor
By ESTHER KIRMIS
"A penny earned is responsi
bility learned," says Mrs. Ro
berta Fraiser, OSU Family Life
Specialist, with whom you be
came acquainted this past year.
Many young Oregonians are
having their first experience this
summer in managing money
they've earned.
Managing money is not just
a case of getting the most out
of themoney earned. It is an
opportunity to gain confidence
in one's judgment, to learn how
to make and accept the respon
sibility of decisions.
Parents often ponder how
much guidance to give their
youngster in managing the
money he's earned.
Some parents assume a
"hands off" policy. "It's your
money, you earned it, you e:u
spend il as you want."
Others decide for the young
wage earner how much luVIl
save and how he'll spend the
rest of his money.
Many parents follow a plan
somewhere between these two
extremes. Because families dif
for in their beliefs and values,
there's no one pattern of man
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Kenneth Palmer, Terryl Ann
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nought rams at this sale. Gary
Van Bloklandand David Hall
plan to attend this years sale to
purchase a North Country Chevi
ot. I lie sale will be held on Sat
urday, August '1. II Is the Twenty-Second
Annual Sale and will
be held again at the Lynn County
Fairgrounds starting at 10:00 A.
M. Standard Time. Breeds to be
sold by auctioneer Howard Brown
of Woodland, California in the
order of sale are Romney, Lin
coln, Corriedale, Columbia, Che
viot, Shropshire, Hampshire,
Southdown, and Suffolk. The sale
is under the management of the
Oregon Purebred Sheep Breeders
Association. There will be 250
head of rams and ewes to be
sold.
Underfeeding Cows
Brings 3-Way Losses
Cattlemen lose in three ways
if they try to save money by under-feeding
their beef cows when
pregnant or nursing calves. One
way as shown in USDA-Univcr-sity
of Nebraska tests, was in the
size of the calves, which weighed
11 lbs. less at birth than calves
from rows fed adequate rations.
Secondly, only four of eighteen
underfed cows came In heat
within three months after calving
whereas the well fed cows did.
The third loss was the lower con
ception rate, with two under-fed
cows failing to "settle". If a feed
shortage makes underfeeding a
necessity, it is best to conserve
while cows are pregnant and to
give normal rations after they
calve.
agement lo suggest, but there
are some things to consider.
Although as a parent you
take a "hands-off" atlitude, you
may end up disapproving of the
way the money has been
spent. Your teen-ager is quick
to sense your feelings and he
may think he's failed because
you aren't happy with him.
Most teen-agers need some
guidance to make sound decis
ions.
If you decide for h m, h
hasn't learned anything about
decision-making and a resent
ful teenager may result.
Your young wage earner can
gain confidence in his own
judgment if he has sufficient
guidance to make decisions bolh
you and he are happy about.
Feelings of responsibility for
the family develop as he see:;
how his earnings and spcn.'l'.ng
plan til into the total family
picture. lie may have lo learn
that he can't always spend his
money just as he cheoses.
Some idea of saving needs to
be built into the summer man
agement plan. Saving not for the
sake of saving, but w.th a goal
in mind. Clothes for school, col
lege, a car or some other mean
ingful goal.
He's probably wise lo spend
some money as he wants with
no strings attached. This lets
him try new ideas, gives a fe,
ing of independence and slioul 1
be a real 1st in lesson in money
management.
Tips for Grandparents
Who Expect Young Visitors
Will your grandchildren be
visiting you this summer? If so,
how about a look around the
house for potential danger
spots?
Are your fertilizers and in
secticides out of the way of in
quisitive hands? Matches, gaso
line and kerosene stored out ol
reach?
You'll enjoy the children's
visit more if you "child proof"
your house before tiny tots come
to visit.
Some special toys and hooks
for different days will help to
make the visit more fun for all
concerned.
Wise grandparents will not try
to re-train a child during his
visit, but will set reafcontible
limits for him. He'll want to
know what you expect of him.
Telling stories about when
mother and daddy were young
helps to bridge the gap be
tween generations and give a
child a greater appreciation for
his parents.
Youngsters Easily
Psyche Out Parents
Research evidence points to
the fact that children may
understand their parents better
than parents understand their
children.
; survey of 1800 parents and
their children indicated that
!lSr; of both boys and girls
Seed Cleaning
and Treating
BulkP rice At Our Plant
20c Per Bushel, or 40c Sack
Bulk Price In The Country
Over 300 Bu.-20c Bushel, 40c Sack
Under 300 Bu.-25c Bushel, 50c Sack
HAROLD ERWIN
Heppner Ph. 676-5806
CALL COLLECT
Livestock Deadline
Nears at State Fair
With deadlines for livestock
entries at the 1962 Oregon Fair
less than two weeks away
Aug. 11 the livestock office
will be open Monday through
Friday each week, starting Aug.
Mrs. F. M. Poorman, livestock
superintendent, and her assis
tant, Mrs. Harold Hauk, have
been at the office on the fair
grounds this past week getting
records in order so that they can
handle entry registrations rapidly.
Several livestock bre e d e r s
have already mailed in their
registrations, fncluded is an Ab
erdeen Angus breeder, Charles
F. Ryan, Hot Creek, Calif., who
has not exhibited here in re
cent years but is returning this
year. Registrations are also in
for the Washore Angus Farm of
Oregon City. Both promises sev
eral animals toward making a
good Angus show.
Western Oregon Polled Here
ford breeders are planning a big
show, too, this year at the Ore
gon State Fair, Aug. 31 to Sept.
8. They have arranged for a pic
nic and short meeting on Labor
Day when Herefords are being
judged.
Robert Sears, Salem, director
of the Western Oregon Polled
Hereford Association, is making
arrangements for the picnic and
meeting.
could accurately predict what
their parents would say and
do. Eighty-five percent of the
the mothers knew what their
daughters were thinking and
doing, but only 45 of the
fathers knew what I heir sons
were thinking and doing.
Maybe the teen-agers have a
point when they complain that
parents don't understand them.
Parents can increase their under
standing of children's feelings
by listening more attentively to
what they say and encouraging
them to express their feelings.
Umatilla Fair
Offers Premiums
More than 1600 in d 1 v i d u a 1
classes offering a total of more
than $20,000 in premium money
are included in the 1962 Umatilla
County Fair premium books is
sued from the fair office In
Hermiston this' week. The fair
opens August 15.
Classes art included for almost
every conceivable item grow n ,
made, or produced in the County
or the area. Classes are provided
for instance, for barley, beans,
berries, bee's honey, bulls, bar
rows, broilers, broad-breasted
bronze turkeys, bucks, blooms of
a thousand flowers, booths, both
arts and crafts, bedroom linens,
baby dresses, bread, and all
other baking, canning and freez
ing and a thousand items in be
tween. Premium books may be obtain
ed at any County Agent's office
or by writing to the Umati 1 1 a
County Fair, P. O. Box 94, Herm
iston. Entry blanks are available also
and information concerning en
tries can be directed to the Fair
otfice in Hermiston which is now
open every day from 8:30 in the
morning until 5 in the afternoon.
Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Estoup is
the fair secretary and will an
swer all questions. The nho n e
number at the office is 567-3541.
Some commercial exhibit space
is also available and information
concerning that should be direct
ed to Bob McKellar in Pendleton.
Prize money has been increased
in many divisions this year and
Youthful Hunters
Must Be Certified
Young hunters throughout the
state of Oregon from 17 years
of age or younger are reminded
by the Game commission that
if they intend to hunt this fall
they must have in their pos
session a Certificate of Compe
tency in the safe handling of
firearms. This is the law passed
by the last session of the legis
lature which became effective
on January 1, 1962.
The law also stipulates that
any youngster this age or under
who desires to obtain a Certifi
cate of Competency shall satis
factorily complete a course in
the safe handling of firearms.
The game commission urges
youngsters now to enroll in the
hunter safety classes being held
in many areas of the state. More
than 3,100 qualified instructors
are available in cities, towns,
and communities who are or will
be holding classes to qualify
youngsters for the Certificate of
Competency. If youngsters are
in doubt as to the classes in
their local area, they are re
quested to see their hunting li
cense agent who has a list of
qualified instructors.
The law also provides that no
person under 12 years of age
shall be issued a big game tag,
and no person under 14 years
of age shall be permitted to
hunt on lands other than his
own or legal guardian, unless
accompanied by an adult.
classes have been added too.
Any one interested is urged to
pick up premium books and en
try blanks as soon as possible,
according to Barbara Estoup.
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