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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. November 15, 1962 farm news County Agent's Office Weather Meet Postponed; Youth Are Commended Bv N. C. ANDERSON The weather meeting with Dr, Fred Decker scheduled for No vember 16 has been postponed Dr. Decker called telling us that the Signal Corps had requested him to come to Washington U. u to consult on weather and de fense matters. A new meeting date will be announced as soon as Dr. Decker returns. Martha Doherty Wins Two Conservation Contests Congratulations are in order to Martha Doherty, Heppner, as winner of the State Conservation contest. Having heard these speech contests in the past years we know tiiat there is a lot oi competition from all over the state. We would like to congrat ulate Martha also for her high placing in the 411 soil judging contest. It is rarely that a girl enters, let alone winning this contest. Martha's mother, Mrs Bernard Doherty, who attended the Oregon Association of Soil Conservation Districts annual meelina where the speech and soil iudL'ing contest were held reports that she too participated as did Mrs. Elmer Palmer in the soil judging contest. Both did very well and Jerry reports a lot of 'fun at the contest. Perhaps these; women, along with Elmer, can eenerate some interest for more participation in our local soil judging contests as well as at the state level. New Projects, Greater Enrollment Shown in 4-H It was an enjoyable experience to sit back and watch the annual 4-11 Achievement Party held at lone last Saturday night. The awards program went on in a nice manner. This was the first time that I had no responsibil ilies in the parly and so was reallv able 1o enjoy the affair. Mavbe this is not the right kind of a statement to make because I have always enjoyed 4-H Achievement Parties, however, with responsibility it is not quite so enjoyable as bat unlay nigius affair. It was good to see the older boys and girls who I work ed closely with getting national recognition and ten year pins and it was rewarding to see a number of leaders who were at one time 4-11 members doing a nice job with their organized clubs. A lot of new projects have been added in recent years, many of which have done much to increase the enrollment which is now over twice the enroll ment at the time that I came to the county. Seed Weevil Pest Increases in County The release of a seed weevil to control puncture vine bus been announced by the New Mexico Dept. of Agriculture. This is a cooperative effort by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, to control a weed that is not only costly to fanners but is a pest to city folks ns well. Releases were made; close to the vicinity of New Mexico State University so that the weevil ac tivity could be continually ob served. The weevils were obtain ed from established colonies in California. These weevils are now being released in several western states, and established colonies have given good control of this weed in both California and Arizona. The native home of the punc . 1 I sr- f'lmwui m i mm mi i ii -- giwwwiwKflr?fP!iP Sit su Vf " ,,umwauMak oHnwrtniwroaiioi-n mini m mmmm One call saves a lot off shopping To serve you better we stock the most complete line of farm petroleum products in the West more than 100 in all. Besides familiar Chevron and RPM fuels and lubri cants, we carry top-quality roof coatings shingle oil and stain solvents and paint thinners wood preservatives, and many other useful products for farm and home. For any Standard Oil product, call L E. "ED" DICK Phone 676-9633 Heppnei ture vtne weevil Is Italy. Prior to allowing the entry of this insect into the United States, ex tensive tests were made in Italy to determine what plants it would feed upon and if it would injure ornamentals or cultivated plants. Puncture vine is a weed that is becoming more of a pest from one year to the next Morrow county. While our coun ty snrav program has concen trated on infestations of this weed it continues to increase be cause of the many waste areas where it is left to multiply. If this new seed weevil is effective as the goat weed beetle that was used to control goat weed or St. Johns Wort in this county and other areas of the Pacific Northwest it will be a Godsend We are checking into the possi bility of obtaining weevils as soon as they are available for general distribution. Dohertys Find Much Bread Used in Europe I had a short visit with May Doherty who, with Bill, has just returned from a trip visiting their son Billy in Germany and other European counties. Mary made an interesting comment regarding the amount of bread and rolls consumed in some European countries. It. was her observation that if our country served as many breads and rolls comparatively as in uermany and Ireland that we would not have a surplus of wheat. We have from have heard this same comment a number of people who traveled in foreign coun and are reminded of a tries statisticians estimate of the tre mendous amount of wheat that could be used by each person eating only one more slU:o of bread per day. Enrlv Wheat Seedina Shows Some Stripe Rust kVnnelh Peek. Lexington farm er, brought in some August seed ed Omar wheat last week that unc in fpcled wild strine rust. We were not too surprised since we have had ideal weather this fall for rust infections, espec- allv in the early seeded wheat that was put in as a result of early August rains. While the ield that this lnieeieu sample was taken from is not heavily Infected it is quite probably that it will become quite heavily in fected with normal spring con litions, getting an early start this fall. While much of our Raines was seeded ciuito early with weather conditions quite iiiitable for seedling infection, hi cm lv at acre Hint Gaines is susceptible, it will be interesting to see just what develops in mis new variety, with much ot our arlv seedinu put into Gaines if i slight stripe rust infection oc urs we can be quite well as sured that this variety will Ik latively safe from the diseases future years. Nothing Quite Like The Hood River Apple Armin Wililon and Mel Buyer who purchased Gar Aviation, iCxington, last winter, arc push- ng for an early Christmas. Last Wednesday while taking advan- itre of the good weather to get out some weed plots and make some field visits I was always me "jump" behind Annul as lie ivered boxes of Hood River ipple throughout the county. 1 was pleasantly surprised, how- ver, when 1 reached home late Wheat Growers State Meeting November 26-28 Oldest wheat grower assoc iation in the United States, the Oregon Wheat Growers league, will conduct its 35th annual state meeting in Portland on Novem ber 26, 27 and 2X. John Welbes, executive vice president, has completed pre session arrangements for the three-day session, which will be held at the Multnomah hotel. While actual business sessions are scheduled on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, the 1962 meeting will, in actuality, get under way the afternoon of Sun day, November 25, as the exec utive committee of the OWGL will convene at 3 p.m. that day and the quarterly meeting of the Oregon Wheat Commission is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Both sessions will be at the Mult nomah hotel. A no-host luncheon meeting with the Portland Chamber of Commerce will be a highlight of the first day's activities on Monday, November 26. Guest speaker will be Stary Gange Visalia, Calif., a well known olive and orange grower. Father Alcuin Heibel, pastor, St. Joseph s Catholic church, Port land, will be guest speaker for a general luncheon meeting on Tuesday, November 27. His sub ject will be: "Farmers, God's Stewards of the Land." Wheat officials, school faculty members and soil scientists are billed for talks at the annual conclave. Annual banquet and presentation of awards is sched uled for November 27 at 7 p.m and last-day sessions will be de voted to reports of chairmen of various committees which make up the structure of the OWGL. Wednesday afternoon to find that he was still ahead of me but had left a box of Golden De licious apples and a rain gauge, We don't know of a better re membrance than a box of delic ious apples at this time of the year, Armin and Mel! Interesting Program Slated For Wheat League Meeting I suppose everyone has re ceived a copy of the program for the 35th annual meeting of lie Oregon Wheat Growers League which came to my desk late last week. If you haven't taken time to look at the pro gram schedule I believe that it would be wortli vour time to row county should be well make plans to attend. Mor- represented this year since we are host this year even though it is to be held at the Multnomah Hotel in Portland. There are in teresting speeches scheduled to be given by Maureen Neuberger, U. S. Senator; Margaret Cope land from the Flour Institute; a public relations discussion at a joint luncheon with the Port land Chamber of Commerce with a prominent California business man and farmer as speaker; a report on white wheat prices and why they are as they are from Clancy Jean of the Western Wheat Associates. Also on the program is Father Alciun Heibel who we have asked to be our speaker at our Farm-City Ban quet on December 11; a report on the 2,4-D research in the Milton-Freewater area and many other top discussions as well as committee meetings, the work ing session where recommen dations and policies are develop ed by wheat ranchers. Bulletin For Amateur Meat Cutter Out Now A new thirty-two page illus trated bulletin, "Let's Cut Meat" just published by the OSU Ex tension Service is now available. This is an excellent bulletin and as I have looked it over I think it could improve any amateur meat currer's methods. The in structions for cutting beef would apply very well to those who have been lucky enough to have an elk to cut up. There are nearly 1(K) easy-to-follow illustration's showing how to cut up a car cass, how to bone, roll and tie a cut of meat and how to cut roasts, steaks, anil special meat cuts. There is also discussions on chilling, aging and care of meat; necesarv tools and equip ment and their proper care also illustrated. You may get a copy from this office. Club Sets Up Goals The Butter Creek Junction met for its second scheduled meet ing of the year. Joe Hay. the county agent, was present and helped the club members plan their calendar of events. He also helped them decide which goals they would try t'' make in the coming year. Ed French, news reporter Hemorrhoids Cured Painlessly By Non-Surgical Method The non-surgical, electronic method for treatment of Hem orrhoid (Piles) developed by doctors of the Bsal-Olirer Sandy Blvd. Clinic has been so successful and permanent In nature that the following pol icy It offered their patients: "After all symptoms of Hem orrhoids ... have subsided and the patient has bean dis charged, If he should ever have a recurrence, all further treat Wheat Grower Committee Reports are Concluded (Continued from last week) The Youth Activities Commit tee was concerned with the best possible improvements for the Oregon Wheat Growers League sponsored Jr. Livestock Show and Sale held annually at The Dalles. This show, established to demonstrate the value of wheat as a livestock feed, discontinued the requirement for a percentage of wheat in the ration a few years ago. Last year this require ment was again instituted with 30 of the ration to be wheat. The group this year, asked a fur ther increase to 40. They re commended that the dates for The Dalles Show be June 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1963 and that the State 4-H Club office be asked to move 4-H Summer School to the third week in June so that the 1964 show could be held the sec ond week in June as it is now conflicting with some schools that are not dismissed. They asked that written reasons be required in the livestock judging contest and that the weight limit for lambs be changed to 75 mini mum and 120 maximum. They further asked that the carcass show, held for the first time in 1962, include hogs in addition to beef if possible. They asked that the Oregon Wheat Growers Lea gue continue their support of $3, 000 to this show feeling that this is an excellent public relations activity. The Federal Agriculture Pro grams Committee was mainly concerned with farm programs and their effect on Columbia Basin Wheatgrowers. They ask ed that since we are in a sum merfallow area that the Secre tary of Agriculture proclaim marketing quotas for 3 year per iod in order that farming opera tions can be planned accord ingly. They recommended a system of deferred grazing be allowed on land retired under the 1964 wheat program and that a substitution clause be made Monument By MARTHA MATTESON MONUMENT Mrs. Ellen Stubblefield received a phone noil frinrt fonf enn Tnhn "in fin. tober 25, that a baby Rirl, Sherry Lynn, weighing b lbs., 15 oz. uau ai uvtu Litai uay ai uicii home in Southern California. She JUlllO IVVVS Ol UUH.IO Ul 111 Wl IV. LJIiJlVl . rer. The Maids and Matrons of Monument, known as the MMM club, held their first meeting November 1 at the home of Mrs. Mae McWillis. Officers elected were Mrs. Ossie Engle, president; Mrs. Martha Matteson, vice president, and Mrs. Helen Brown, secretary-treasurer. Fifteen mem bers and two visitors were pres ent with Mrs. Capon and Mrs. Brown winning prizes. Dale Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Smith, fell down an 8 ft. bank near the Settle's home on Halloween night and broke his nose. His father took him ' back to John Day last Sunday morning to have the stitches removed. 1 Among those traveling to Heppner recently on business were Maynard Hamilton, Dean Enright and son Mitch, DeWayne Lippert and his mother, Mrs. Mary Lippert. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Leathers drove to Eugene November 2 where he was a speaker at the annual Co-op meeting there Sat urday. They returned home Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Williams and two daughters left Novem ber 4 for their new home at Post, where he will be employed. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Ricker and family of Mt. Vernon spent a week-end recently at the home of her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ginger. Mrs. Bill Gienger, Mrs. Barb ara Gienger and Airs. 1'eari Thompson spent the week-end recently in Hermiston and Walla Walla, Wn. They visited Mrs. Thompson's husband, Jim, who is a patient in the Veterans hospital in Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Williams of Eugene were recent week end guests with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gienger. Mrs. Clifford Howell has been working in the school lunch room during the absence of Mrs. Ruby Gienger who was ill. Bud Engle drove the school bus in her place. Miss Brenda Mailene Asher. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Asher of Kimberlv, became the bride of William II. Clagett IV recently in Portland. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam II. Clagett III, Portland. The bride is employed as a legal secretary in the offices of Krause, Lindsay and Nahstoll in Port land. William is a student at Oregon State University in Cor vallis. ments will t ghw without additional fee." Patients experience littl, if any pain. Their treatment re quires no hospitalisation and does not employ drojs or in jections. Writ today fix a free, de scriptive booklet, yours without obligation: The Baal-Oliver Sandy Blvd. dinks, Cbiroprao tlo Physicians, 2020 N.B. Sandy Blvd. Portland 11, Or I whereby wheat can be grown on ieea grain acreages, iney asKea that under the new wheat pro gram average yields be deter mined on a moving ten year average. They felt that P. L. 480 purcnase authorizations should be made to include more soft white wheat in line with foreign market demands, and that the U. S. should be more aggresive in their wheat export program. They ask for closer relationships with the Federal Crop Insurance Program personnel and that Paul Tews, lone, be appointed as Morrow Counties representative to assist in developing Federal Crop Insurance programs of more value to our farm people. The Production and Land Use Committee asked that more re search go into control possibili ties for cheatgrass and rye; that a winter hardy barley with heavier test weight be developed by plant breeders as well as a good winter wheat that has fast growing ability to compete with cheat in early winter and spring. They asked that farmers consid er a program of rye control in fence rows and ditches as well as roguing of fields They asked that the Oregon Wheat Growers League keep on top of the situation wherby some interests are trying to eliminate the use of 2,4-D for selective weed control in wheat and the group favored work being done by Stanford Research determin ing if wheat foods might reduce the choiestral problem. They asked for information on the use of soft white wheat for livestock feed. Club Selects Name Our knitting club held its reg ular business meeting Novem ber 7 at the home of our leader, Mrs. Larry Cook. The club was organized in October with Judy Gentry, president; Sheila Healy, vice-president; Linda Etkman, secretary; Carolyn Book man, treasurer; Theresa Moore and Alene Boyijean, song leaders. After the meeting was called to order by the president we voted on a name for our club. "Sit and Nit" was selected. One visitor was present, Rickey Wadholm, a brother to one of our members. The next meeting will be De- . cember 4 Sue Griffith, news reporter R . m . Rhea Creek Extension u n r i nus lUQ Vare L.eSSOn Members of the Rhea Creek Extension unit assembled at the Grange hall on Wednesday, No vember 7, for a lesson on the latest methods of caring for rugs and upholstery. The project lead ers, Mrs. Oren Wright and Mrs. Ray Wright, demonstrated sev eral pieces of cleaning equip ment and different types of cleaning products. The potluck luncheon was fol- i0Wed bv a short business meet inu Trashy fallow is a sound soil conservation practice on grain stubble land. But-cheatgrass (downy bromegrass), rye and other winter weeds often defeat the program because they compete with the growing grain and reduce the yields. Chemical winter fallow on the stubble - followed by spring and summer tillage results in maximum control oi cheatgrass, rye grass, volunteer grains and annual broadleaf weeds such as tarweed. mus tard, fanweed. Spray with Amino Triazole Weedkiller, or Cytrol Amitrol-T, plus 2, 4-D. Treat Your Home Agent Homemaking Time Saving Hints Get Attention By ESTHER KIRMIS If you are a typical home maker, you spend one year of your life talking on the tele phone, according to recent mar ket research. This may be the time-saving ... or not. To work smarter, you might try this idea from a young Lane county mother. A long cord on her telephone lets her work around the kitchen while she talks. Two others that we know have a telephone coffee break every morning at 10:00 a.m. Each sips coffee by her phone and catches up on the latest happenings. Time limit 15 minutes. A lot less than a neighborhood coffee clatch. Cleaning floors is voted an un popular job by all of us. Here are some of the questions we get. "Why is my light gray vinyl turning yellow? Maybe you're using the wrong wax. Try one of the colorless self-polishing waxes made especially for light floors, and remove it before re waxing to prevent a buildup of old wax. "Why is my asphalt tile floor smeary looking?" Are you using solvent base wax which has to be polished either a liquid or a paste? The solvent in these waxes softens asphalt. A water base, self-polishing wax is the right one for asphalt tile. Check the label on the can. "My floors are always slippery. What's wrong?" Chances are you use too much wax, Two thick coats put on a few hours apart are better than one heavy one, and if you use wax which needs to be polished, give it a good buffing. It may surprise you to know the more it's buffed, the harder the finish and the less slippery it will be. Don't use an oil mop on a waxed floor. Oil softens the wax, makes the floor "tacky." Don't work too hard when you wash plastic light fixtures. It's smart to let them air dry. The reason: rubbing creates static electricity which acts like a magnet to attract dust from the air. It takes time to scoop out hard SIRES-ANDERSON BULL SALE DECEMBER 5, 1:00 P.M. at Highway 30 Ranch-Stanfield Fifty-four good rugged pasture raised bulls, conditioned the way you want them. ERNEST SIRES Stanfield, Oregon ft HOW TO KILL CHEATGRASS AND OTHER WINTER WEEDS IN GRAIN STUBBLE Chemical winter fallow with Amino Triazole Weedkiller, or Cytrol Amitrol-T will make your trashy fallow work easier and more effective next summer Martha Doherty Top Soil Judge Martha Doherty, Hepner high school senior, was first in 4-II individual competition in the sixth annual Oregon soil jud ging contest at Coburg last Wed nesday. The event opened the 14th an nual meeting of the State Assoc iation of Soil Conservation Dis tricts which continues through Friday in Eugene. Teams from Lincoln county swept top honors in both 4-H and FFA divisions. In addition, Mrs. Leona Kasner, Burnt Woods, also in Lincoln county, was named the top winner among adult women in the contest. Other adult winners will be an nounced Thursday afternoon. The Lincoln county 4-H team of Jim Kasner and Gene Rhoades, both of Burnt Woods, and Rose mary Brown, Agate Beach, was first in their division. In FFA team judging, the Eddyville high school team of Mike Oliver, Dave Nichols and Terry Rhoades was first. In FFA individual judging, winners, in order, were Paul Thayer, St. Helens; Ben Thomp son, Roseburg, and Dennis Ray, Crater high of Central Point. Other top FFA team efforts were St. Helens, second; Sher man county, third; Slietz, fourth, and Roseburg, fifth. Randall Grimes, Harrisburg, chairman of the state soil conser vation committee, was in charge of the contest and presented the awards. Portland Grain Exchange TO APRIVE MARKET (From Portland Market Reports, 300 Lewis Bldg.) Monday, November 2 Pacific Northwest Wheats Bid Coast Port White Wheat 214 Hard Red Winter 226 ice cream for a crowd at your holiday party. You'll be smart to start early. Scoop ice cream balls and place them on a cookie sheet or foil. Stash away in the freezer. When firm, trans fer balls to a plastic bag until ready to serve. FRANK ANDERSON Heppner Oregon from October 1 to April 80 after most weed3 are up and before they are 5 to 6 inches tall. See your county agricultural extension agent or chemical supplier for more de tails on timing, application methods and dosage. American Cyanamid Company, Agricultural Division, Los Angeles 54. The label instructions on Cyanamid products, and on products containing Cyanamid ingredi ents, are the result of years of research and have been accepted by Federal andor State Govern ments. Always read the labels and carefully follow their directions for use. AMINO TRIAZOLE WEEDKILLER CYANAMID Sf fiff S THS HAS WHO MAKES A SCS1SESS OF AGR1CVITVRE
