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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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