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Four Youths Back From Range Camp In Logan Valley Roland Ekstrom, Thomas Raw lins, Dick Struckmeier and John Wagenblast returned August 11, from a pleasant stay at the Range Youth Camp held at Lake Creek Guard Station situated in Logan Valley. Seventy-six youths were expos ed to the basic techniques and philosophies which go in manag ing the range resource to insure the greatest good to the most people. The five-day camp gave the boys an oppotunity to learn by doing. The program covered range management from the standpoints of livestock, plant, recreation, big game, soil and timber management. Plant and tree identification was also in cluded. An exam covering the informa tion presented at camp was held Friday morning. John Wagen blast placed fifth and Roland Ekstrom placed tenth from the t'roup of 76. The four Morrow county dele gates gained much from their experiences while at camp and express their appreciation to their sponsors and the American Society of Range Management for the opportunity to attend the Range Youth camp. The Morrow County Livestock growers association, Mo r r o w County Farm Bureau, Heppner Morrow County Chamb e r of Commerce and the Heppner Soil Conservation District sponsored the four from this area. Mr. ond Mrs. Darrell Blake and two children, Portland, were week-end guests at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Blake. Combine business and pleasure in one vehicle. Its new 'Jeep' Tornado-OHC en gine features overhead camshaft design. You get extra pulling power, less main tenance and extra fuel economy, tool COME IN FOR A TEST-DRIVE TODAY! JOB-PROVED 0 T7 UTILITY WAGON FARLEY MOTOR CO. Heppner, Oregon FARM NEWS County Agent's Office Ranchers Seek Wider Market for Gaines Demand for the new Gaines wheat variety increased consid erably this past week, both by local ranchers and by seedsmen from out of the county. Many of the growers were becoming dis couraged because their neighbors showed little interest In purchas ing seed of this new variety and rather than be caught with a supply of treated seed on hand, made it known that they had seed which had not been spoken for. As a result two truckloads moved out to McMinnville and one Portland concern is presently negotiating for 1500 bushels which would clean out all Gaines not now contracted for. Because of the rain there are still five fields to be harvested. These growers hesitate to obligate themselves for out-of-co u n t y sales until they know what their production might be. Growers are William J. Doherty, Fritz Cuts forth, Tad Miller, David Baker, Garland Swanson, Lloyd Howton, Kenneth Peck, Lewis Carlson, Leonard Rill, Melvin Moyer, Ken neth Turner, Raymond French, Alvin Bunch. Several of these growers have small quantities not now spoken for. Local ranch ers should contact one of them if they would like to try some of the new variety this year. Lo cal growers agreed to provide de mand within the county before seed was sold outside, however, all are getting anxious to dispose of their seed. Chemical Killers Very Poisonous A workman dropped a spigot in a barrel of pentachlorophenol, fished it out, washed his arm at once, but nevertheless was dead the next day. This example is cit ed in Rachael Carlson's forthcom ing book on use of various insect and plant chemical killers now being serialized in the New York er magazine prior to publication. Since a lot of penta is used in Morrow county, it is suggested that those working with it be careful. All insecticides, fungi cides and plant chemical killers are poisonous, some more so than others. It is good to treat them all with respect. Many Points Considered In Early Fall Seeding Soil moisture has come togeth er in most all summerfallow fields I have checked after our good early August rain and many ranchers are getting "itchy" to begin seeding. Several were in the fields with their drills toward the end of this past week, including Newt O'Harra, Kenneth Peck, and L. E. and Norman Ruhl, all Lexington. I am sure that there were others, for there were re ports that they were going to seed. Interest is especially high at this time since the past three or four falls have been so unfa vorable to normal seeding. Many felt that with such good moisture conditions, now is the time to take advantage of it, getting their wheat up. There should be some good comparisons to be made next spring and at harvest time with early vs. normal seed ing dates, especially in the new variety, Gaines. Many have call ed at the office to discuss how early this new variety can be seeded. We tell them that it can HALT ENGINE WEAR! RPM Deposit-Free Motor Oill can save you hundreds of dollars In overhaul costs. Both RPM Supreme and RPM Special contain an ashless detergent that keeps combustion chambers clean and gives your farm vehicles far longer engine life. Choose from the only complete line of deposit-free motor oils: UNSURPASSED RPM SUPREME -an all-season, multi-grade motor oil that can save up to 15X In gas. NEW RPM SPECIAL-the only single grade, deposit-free motor oil available. for any Standard" Oil product, coll L E. "ED" DICK Phone 676-9633 Heppnet be seeded as early as any of the other varieties. Those seeding early should remember that a growing crop uses moisture and plant food. Shallower sites will need to depend on timely rain in order to have moisture for the growing crop. Deeper soils, of course, have a more unlimited source of moisture. All will re quire additional plant foo d , mainly In the form of nitrogen for this additional fall growth. We have recommended that those who would like to make some early seedings, taking ad Vantage of this moistlre, limit themselves on the acreage seed ed, in order that they do not have all of their "eggs in one basket." Seeding rates and dates experiments at the Sherman Branch Experiment Station, for the past twenty-odd years, shows that October 1-10 has been the most desirable seeding dates year after year. National Calf Crop Raised 2 A larger supply of calves is in dicated for this fall's markets. The national calf crop at 40.5 million head, is up i'h from iyti and the largest since 1956. In the western states, Oregon farmers report the same size calf crop as last year, and Montana and Ari zona has smaller ones, but the other eight states have more. Early Shearing Induces Growth Ewe lambs being carried over for replacement should be shear ed as soon as possible, preferably not later than September 1 so they can make a regrowth of wool before bad weatrer sets in. In nearly all exper i m e n t s throughout the country, sheep that have been sheared made faster and more efficient growth. Windbreak Trees Need Little Cultivation For those Morrow co u n t y ranchers who have windbreaks, comes a late summer reminder. Cultivation of trees after the middle of August tends to en courage late growth, making them more susceptible to winter injury. Don't irrigate after the middle of August because your trees need a chance to harden up for winter. After the first frost in the fall, then you may give your trees a good watering which will help them through the winter. Our County to Host Annual League Meeting Morrow County Wheatgrowers Association Executive Committee members met last Wednesday evening with John Welbes, exec utive vice-president, Oregon Wheatgrowers League to make tentative plans for the annual meeting of the League which will be held in Portland on No vember 26, 27 and 28. Morrow county is host to the annual meeting this year. John Welbes reported that the Portland Cham ber of Commerce is anxious to meet with the wheatgrowers in a session this year, so arrange ments are being made for a top speaker for a Monday noon luncheon. Our committee felt that a good speaker, well versed in the farm program and what it means to the city dweller, would be most appropri ate. Names such as Senators Young, Cooley, Ellender, Mundt and Humphrey, are on the list for contacts as speaker. An interest ing program was proposed by ou executive committee with the thought in mind of pepping up the meeting and dwelling on subjects that would interest all of our farm people. The tentative program will include a panel ot authorities on marketing north west soft white wheat; a keynote speaker to point out that farm commodities are not in surplus, we have only a healthy carry over to provide for our fast in creasing population; pros and cons of wheat for Red China; and discussions on ever important freight rate changes. Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thor oughly satisfied man I will show you a failure. Thomas A. Edison My Neighbors . t And now for the long, range forecast..." Wool Producers y To Ballot Soon On Referendum Ballots for voting in the ref erendum on the lamb and wool promotion and market develop ment program will be mailed between September 4 and 7 to producers in Morrow countv. David McLeod, office manager of Agricultural stabilization and Conservation bervice oince, an nounced today. The referendum will deter mine whether or not deductions will continue to be made from producer payments earned under the wool incentive program Funds collected are used by the American Sheep Producers coun cil to carry out a program of advertising, promotion, and re lated activities under an agree ment with the secretary of agri culture. Such an agreement has been in effect since the 1955 market ing year, as approved by pro ducers voting in 1955 and 1959 referendums. If approved in the September refe r e n d u m, the agreement will be extended for four more years. Producers having two-thirds of the volume of production rep resented by votes in the referen dum must approve if the agree ment is to be extended. Con sideration will also be given to the number of votes cast for and against the agreement by in dividual producers, according to Mr. McLeod. Deductions from wool and lamb payments under the new agreement would not exceed lc per pound of shorn wool and 5c per hundredweight for un shorn lambs, Deductions at these rates have been made from pay ments for each previous market ing year since 1955. Producers may vote in the ref erendum during the period Sep tember 10 through September 21. The period of voting will last tor l weeks in order to encourage participation in the referendum by as large a number of sheep producers as possible. Prelim inary referendum results will be announced late in September. Producers who are eligible to vote in the referendum are all those who have owned sheep or iambs, o months or age or older, for any one period of at least 30 days since January 1, 1962. Each producer will report the number of sheep and lambs on his ballot. Mr. McLeod urees anv rjro- ducer who believes he is eligible to vote and who does not re ceive a ballot by September 10 to get in touch with his ASCS county office. To be counted, the ballots must be received bv the office not later than September TO THE EDITOR. . . To the Editor: A writer from Heppner (inad vertently, I am sure) supports my position on the export market for Pacific Northwest wheat in his letter to VOIl when ho nrimita that this government requires the puixiidse oi reo. wneat with white wheat on a two for one basis. This can only have a depress ing influence upon the price re ceived for the type of wheat raised in this area. In effort it creates a price differential o. gainst white wheat. Ihe simple economic farts nr these: If a product is in nversnnnlv as our locally-grown wheat be comes unaer tnis government policy its price is depressed. If it is in short surmlv ns it wnnii be if it were not artificially de- pressea Dy aroitrariiy binding it to a lareer supdIv nf n less Ho. sireable product, its price would rise. A rise in export nrirp wnnlri have a salutary effect upon tin price received in the domestic market, where most of our wheat is sold. This is a simple economic law Which noithpr Pnti crrncK nnr thi Department of Agriculture have ueen aoie to repeal, no matter how much thev mav havp de. sired to do so, Sincerely, Bob Chandler Bend, Oregon Wheat Exports Forebode Loss Of Our Markets HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, August 16. 1962 No man Is free who Is not master of himself. Anonymous KEEP FREEDOM RINGING BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS Oregon Wheat growers mav lose some of the markets they have developed in Asian coun tries for their white wheat unless they get relief under present fed eral wheat allotments, which seem to point the way for other countries to take over these markets. This is the opinion of T. Raloh Harry, state department of ag riculture grain division chief, who sees the possibility of this situation in the substantial de cline in wheat exports from the Portland port. He cites the drop to 38.4 mil lion bushels of the wheat moving into export trade for the vear ending June 30. This compares with 53.1 million bushels of wheat exported In the previous year and 48,8 million bushels two years ago. Total grain exports, in which barley is runnerup to wheat, from Oregon are also down, but not as markedly as the wheat movement overseas, Grain ex ports, he says, for the year just ended were slightly more than 60 million bushels, down from 64.8 million bushels in 1960-61, 71.9 million bushels in 1959-60, and the all-time high of 81.6 mil lion bushels in 1956-57. Harry reports one bright spot looms in his annual .summary of grain inspections. This, is the low incidence of smut with only two tenths of 1 percent of the sum pies graded smutty during the fiscal year. This is the lowest in 20 years of reports Immediately at hand. Smut incidence has dropped steadily in the last five years, being below one percent of sam ples in the last two. Ten years ago and for several years earlier it ranged above 20 percent and as recent as six years ago was found in 12 percent of samples. Ihis sharp decline in smut means a better return to the grower because smut draws, a discount. One percent of smut in 2000 bushels, for example, would There's nothing as good as DU PONT TRYSBEN 200 WEED KILLER TO CONTROL ORNING GLORY SEE US FOR YOUR SUPPLY TODAY INLAND CHEMICAL SERVICE Says Grain Prices Likely to Hold MOSt Of tile nnst caasnn's gains in Oregon grain prices seem iiKeiy to be maintained this fall, rennrts Rv Ton! Tiro. eon State Universitv and evten. sion seed marketing specialist. Hay supplies are shorter than expected and seed price pros pects are mixed. Writiner in the new Dr Farm and Market Outlook circ ular. Teal notes that nrieea nf some feed grains this summer and fall are expected to be somewhat higher than a year lose the erower about $35 nt nro. sent prices. On the subiect of drain eviim'to Harrv points out that all prin movinir thoueh the Oreunn nnrt does not originate in Oregon or even in the Northwest. Some comes in for export from as far away as Colorado and western Kansas. ago. Supplies of Northwest feed grain are smaller than last year as harvest approaches, feeding has been heavy, and there are some indications exports may improve. Prospects now are that Oregon barley yields will be better than last year, off-set in part by acre age cuts under the feed grain program. New barley and corn prices may be a little above last year, Teal said. Based on feed ing value, oats have been over priced and other feed grains are being substituted. Northwest white wheat prices have been adjusting upward to ward the new sunnnrt nrlep levels for the 1962 crop, but whether prices will continue above loan value equivalents as in 1961 remains to be seen, he points out. There Is far more opportunity than there is ability. Thomas A. 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