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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, October 25, 1962 hmim news County Agent's Office Valley Storm Causes Great Loss To Agriculture By N. C. ANDERSON Morrow county citizens can be thankful that ihey were saved the destruction caused by the heavy winds in the coast and valley area of western Oregon. While earlier reports of the storm emphasized the tree and power line damage they are now determining agricultural income producing losses. For instance, it is reported now that the nut growing industry of the Willam ette valley alone suffered a 40 million dollar loss. This loss is not like a power line that can lie repaired in a few days. It takes quite a number of years to grow a nut or fruit orchard to producing maturity. Pears, apples and nut harvest were completed in a mailer of min utes in many cases during the storm. In this weeks' Oregon Crop Weather summary there was hardly a county in western Ore gon but what reported heavy damage to their agricultural in dustry. In a letter from Noel Bertnion, poultry specialist, OSU, he estimated a 3 million dollar loss to the poullry industry. DOfl'TWftlT irsTOOLATE Before the little woman gets on your neck about the house being cold mid d nifty... before you're up to your neck in snow... fix yourself Home low-cost storm windows out of Wurp's Fi.ex-0 Glass and get 'em up. it's easy! Just cut with sheair and tack over screens or frames Only li'J' a running foot at GILLIAM and BISBEE HDWE. HEPPNER Main losses were in buildings, equipment and production with the loss in production being from exposure, changes in environ ment, reduced supply of feed, water and artificial light. Ralph Clark, horticultural specialist, to county extension agents for OSU, last week sent instructions handling damage to ornamen tals caused by the storm. Many home owners will be struggling in the next few years to nurse a favorite ornamental back to recovery. Eastern Oregon is blessed with the absence of tor nadoes, hurricanes and other extreme weather conditions that many areas are regularly threat ened by. Sterilant Recommended For Weed Controls During the past several years there have been developed some excellent soil sterilants for the control of eheatgrass, rye and this type of weed. These steri lants are ((specially suited for the control of cheat and rye along roadsides, fence rows and waste areas that threaten to move into cropland. It's time now to use these chemicals. This is considerably earlier than (lur ing the past few years because of our early fall rains. Recom mended for the control of cheat, rye, volunteer grains, and "what-have-you," is 4 lbs. of Atraine and 2 lbs. of Amino Triazol. This is a very effective control for all weeds and grasses and should not be used where there is perennial grasses that you do not wish to kill. Fence line and roadside weeds can be controlled for about $10 worth of materials per acre. It takes an 8 ft. wide and 1 mile long area to make up an acre so the material goes a long way for this type of con trol. For most effective control this application should be made after annual weeds have germ inated but before they get 6 inches high. We would like for those especially who have been asking for recommendations for the control of rye after it has reached the heading stage to note this recommendation. It is much more effective and less costly if applied at this time rather than to wait until head stage. Soil Bank Restrictions Still Apply to Grazing A word of caution is given to those ranchers with Soil Bank seedings who might have mis interpreted the recent announce ment that grazing restrictions on the 1SK2 feed grain or wheat stabilization program diverted acres are now removed to allow pasturing as of November 1. This applies only to diversion acres as definitely announced. Restric tions on Soil Bank contract seed ings have not been changed. Area Conservation Speech Finals Set October 29 Winners in the Soil Conser- 4fcffAimr cost, swm mom, fOlH WlllD0W$,P0RCJt MO0SUKS I WITH ONE Of Kill MR -"Mr Chtaptr than Clou Wiupow Materials (FLEXIBLE, SHATTERPROOF, MADE BETTER, IAST LONGER 7JustCuf (AandTackOn lmifrvii mo' num.! Ilil! HER COM 388 N. Main Heppner Ph. 676-9212 vation District sponsored speech contests of this area will com pete for area .winner at a con test scheduled to be held in Heppner. The contest will draw winners from conservation dis tricts in Umatilla, Morrow and Gilliam counties. It will be held at the Heppner elementary school multi-purpose room be ginning at 7:30, Monday even ing, October 29. The pualic is invited to attend. Chemical Fallow Research Made at Swanson Ranch Last Thursday Arnold Apple by, weed research man at the Pendleton Branch Experiment station, and I established a chemical fallow trial at the Ga: Swanson ranch south of lone. This trial was set up to furtliei compare promising and new chemicals for chemical fallow In addition to various rates ap plications will be made in De cember and February as well as October for comparable re sults. Atrazine alone, Atrazine plus Amino Triazol, Atrazine plus Dalapon, at different rates as well as Hyvar and a new Dupont product made up the 13 plots put out Thursday. 28 plots using these and new chemicals not yet developed past the num ber stage will be established. Six chemicals at different rates will be applied in February. This trial, one of several at the ex periment stations and on Colum bia Basin farms, is aimed at the possibility of a cheaper an'l more effective recommendation for chemical fallow. Farmers Advised to Study New Wheat, Feed Grain Program By the time this news is read by our ranchers we hope they will be quite well informed on the wheat and feed grain pro gram. This past week Columbia Basin agents had an opportun ity to meet with Marion Thomas, extension agricultural economist, and Manning Becker, farm man agement specialist, from OSU to ;;o over the details and effects of the program on individual farm income. On Monday of this week we had interpretations of the actual mechanics of the pro gram from the state ASC com mittee. Extension specialists have prepared forms for work ing out a budget as to how the wheat and feed grain programs will effect each operation. We have examples of incomes and variable costs of some altern atives under these programs. There are individual character istics to each farm operation which will affect a farmers de cision in what participator! he will have in these pograms. Some may find that they wish to participate in neither while others might participate in either the barley or wheat pro gram. I would be happy to work out budgets with anyone inter ested in helping them to arrive at their decision. A part of the new farm pro gram is an extension of expiring conservation reserve contracts. Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman announced recently that most farmers who are par ticipating in the conservation re serve program and whose con tracts will expire December 31, l!l()2 will have an opportunity to continue their land in con serving use in the 19G3 Land Use Adjustment program as a part of the Food and Agricul ture Act of 1962. Farmers who have land in which contracts expire this year are urged not to destroy the pratective cover on the land until they become ac quainted with provisions of the new program. While we do not have all of the details when this article is being written we are told that the terms and condit ions will be similar to those for existing contracts. Longer range aspects of the Land Use Adjustment program are being developed and will be announ ced later. Sawdust is Effective For Animal Yard Use Any animal confined to a muddy yard will not do as well as it would if kept out of the mud. Paved lots are desirable but they are expensive and there arc other ways to keep animals out of this mud. Shavings or sawdust are available in this area and are relatively inex pensive. In most cases Miev can be secured for the hauling- To get the job done don't be s'ingy with the sawdust or shavir.gs. A layer of at least IS inches thick or more is desirable if the place is located on poorly drain ed soil. The shavings or saw dust to be most effective should be added while the ground is quite dry but this may not be possible this fall. Chats With Your Home Agent IT'S TIME TO TACK UP CRYSTAL CLEAR SHATTERPROOF. KEEPS OUT COLD HOLDS IN HEAT Saves up to 40 on fuel - ,, . ..a... --.-I. ..... .J f " Don't lei cold weather catch you unprepared. i, Hove a warm, coiy home oil winter long. Get Flex-O-Glaii from your Hardwore or lumber Dealer NOW Vv 1 I rs. i W , i ' cut 1 ' WITH ON IHIAM SICUIIl Vl I blv M U V, iDoor with FIEX-O-GIASS YK '-' JIS0 28 ' 48' widttts CwtaSoimie-fcwrCjftwlt -s. i'net ..$HH- CLASS is let only ttoew vwK.ial 'twt ;, Gl'AK.iNIfEOI VEAS look For Genuine FLEX-O-GIASS. The Name Is Printed Along The Edge. over your Screen Porches, Breeieways, Windows f iDoor with FIEX-O-GIAM Great Decisions Program Unber Study for County By ESTHER KIRMIS Publicity on the 1962 "Great Decisions" program has come across my desk announcing the eight controversial topics of study this year. Included are: Common Market Blue print for a new Europe? Red China and the USSR How firm an al- Date, Committees Named for County 4-H Award Night "Golden Day's of Achieve ment" has been selected as the theme for this years 4-H Achieve ment party to be held Satur day evening, November 10, at the lone school cafctorium in lone, stated Joe Hay, county ex tension agent. The Achievement Party will get underway at 7:00 p.m. with some entertainment followed by the presentation of pins and awards. Cartoons will be shown in one of the class rooms for pre-4-H age children. Refreshments will follow the presentation of pins and awards. Cookies, coffee and punch will be served. Helping to plan this year's 4-H Achievement Party were Mrs. Roger Campbell, Lexin g t o n, chairman; Mrs. Hershall Town send, lone; Mrs. Harry Proud foot, Echo; and Mrs. Jim Bloods worth, Heppner. A similar 4-H achievement party night has been scheduled by North Morrow county 4-H leaders and will be held on Sat urday night, November 3 at the Irrigon schoolhouse. The North Morrow Achievement Party com mittee consisting of Mrs. Perry Pummel, Irrigon, chairman; Mrs. W. E. Schmeder, Irrigon; Penny Jones, Irrigon, and Sandra Thorpe, Boardman have decided upon a potluck supper at the school cafeteria. The potluck supper is for all 4-H members and parents and will start at G:30. The presentation of pins and awards will follow at 7:30. "The Achievement Party is the final event of the 4-H club year," Hay said. "It is held to honor 4-H boys and girls who have completed their club projects this past year. Many county wide awards will also be pre sented to boys and girls who have done an outstanding job in their project areas." liance? Algeria What future? Spain End of the France area? India Is democracy working? Laos and Vietnam Southeast Asia in danger? Alliance for Pro gress New Deal for the Amer icas? PeaceWhat probl ems and Prospects? Great Decisions is an annual nation-wide review by local cit izens in their own communities, of the most important decisions we face in the world today. Now in its ninth year, it is a non partisan educational program sponsored by the Cooperative Ex tension in cooperation with the Foreign Policy Association, sign ed to help individual citizens get the facts about current for eign affair issues; talk over the facts in the traditional American way, with their own friends and neighbors, at times and places of their own choosing; reach in dividual opinions on the United States Foreign Policy and com municate these opinions to policy-makers in Washington. Schools, newspapers, and local organizations will be contacted locally to form a county plan ning group for this program be ginning February 3. The com mittees functions will be to co ordinate public activities, re cruit organizers of informal home discussion groups, and ar range special events during the "Great Decisions" study. During eight weeks of community-wide study and discus- lone 4-H Livestock Club Sets Meetings The lone 4-H Livestock club held a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Peterson on October 21 at 2:00 p.m. There were 22 present. Visitors were Mrs. Norman Nelson, Mrs. John Proudfoot, Pamela Proudfoot and Joe Hay. There was a new mem ber, Carl Smouse. Cherilyn Smouse reported on her trip to State Fair. Under the direction of the leader, Kenneth Smouse, the members went through the suggested goals and selected 21 possible ones. We decided to have our meet ings the first Wednesday even ing of the month during the winter. Charles Nelson, news reporter use the VOUTUK sion, individual participants in the program will be able to ex press their opinions on each of the issues by use on an "opinion ballot." Local -ballot summaries will be forwarded to Congress and to the State Department in Washington. In previous years we have had "Great Decision" study groups in Rhea Creek, lone and Heppner schools. NEW BLOOD "Thafs what w Eastern Ore goniant need some new blood in Congress., Ifs about time we had a transfusion of new ideas, new Ideals, and a new aware ness of this area's needs. I think Bob Chandler is just what the doctor orderedl He's a smart, practical newspaperman who knows this part of the eoon try inside out. He can give us vigorous, purposeful repre sentation. Chandler gets my vote. He deserves yours, too." MRS. VERNER TROEDSON IONE, OREGON t'l!i'tirfilT Tin IX 1 1 1 H 1 UVUT Pd. Adv., Chandler for Concresi Comm., V. Vates, Sec, Bor 991, Bend, Ore. Low-cost RUST protection Chevron Utility Coating makes it easy to rust proof equipment stored outdoors. This quick-drying asphaltic coating gives 6 to 12 months protection. Just spray or brush it on metal implements, orchard heaters, pipe, tanks or idle farm equipment. Won't Smear when used for brandlncr shaer). It stavs Pi on top of wool, reducing loss when wool is sorted. For any Standard Oil prpduct, call L. E. "ED" DICK Phone 676-9633 Heppnei fi Hfetot? TALK ABOUT PEC1 ALS ! CHECK THESE: 3 Case Drills, NEW 14" Spacing, Ea' $929 (NoTradein) 1 Baler 200 P.T.O. Operated, NEW $1,429 1 Baler 200 With Motor $1,759 1 98 Combine, NEW Case-Harris $12,250 2 Hay Rakes, Case, NEW Ea. $549 (No Tradein) 1 Used 88 Combine (Cut 3800 Acres) $6,449 1 Used 88 Combine $4,990 1 Swatherl Year Old $2,299 1 '51 International Combine $199 (Use it for parts) 1 Feed Truck With Bed $1,699 (Worth $1000 more thon asking price) 1 TD-14 TRACTOR $1,499 WE ARE CLEARING FOR THE FIRST OF THE YEAR YOU SAVE AT OUR EXPENSE Inland Equipment Company See Claude Buschke or Lowell Gribble
