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2- HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. December 20, 1962 County Agent's Office Livestock Association Plans January Annual Meeting By N. C. ANDERSON Many ranchers have been ask ing about the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock growers Association which is a big event each year. Things have been a little slow in getting a program together for this year but at a meeting of the executive committee last Wednesday even ing details of the program were pretty well put together. While definite confirmations have not been made in a few cases the program is tentatively set up. The dates are Friday and Satur day, January 11 and 12. As in the past, Friday will be devoted to an educational program. The bull day, an event of the past sev eral years will not be held this year because the committee felt that there was not enough inter est from ranchers and that while Ihore were a sizeable number of bulls brought each year most of them were taken home without a trade or sale being made. The event originally was aim ed at giving ranchers an oppor tunity to trade proven bulls so that their breeding could pass LIVESTOCK LOSSES mount to ovr $2 Billion annually, (according. to USDA titimatci) USE OUR LIVESTOCK SUPPLY DEPARTMENT It il deiiffned to larva vau In mui Livestock Diicata Prevention Program, WE FEATURE VACCINES and SUPPLIES We Give S&H Green Stamps HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUGS After Hours Call 676-9611 or 676-5S42 from one herd to another and save ranchers money in purchas ing new herd sires each year and "beefing" their bulls just as they had been proven. In place of this bull day will be a horse training demonstration in the morning with a panel on taxes in the afternoon. The Bank of Eastern Oregon will again provide dough nuts ana coiiee on rriday and committees will meet later in the afternoon to draft recommenda tions and reports which will be presented at the Saturday busi ness meeting. Besides committee rep o r t s , election of officers and other business, Saturday's meeti n g , which will be held at the Elk's Lodge will consist of a report on calfhood vaccination by Dr. Henry Heffernan, Federal Veter inarian; a progress report on the livestock research at the Hermis ton Station; a report of the Ore gon Catleman's Association acti vities by George Johnson, execu tive secretary; Bill Southworth, assistant director of livestock industries, State Department of Agriculture, will discuss a plan for stabilizing prices of farm commodities; there will be an ex planation of the dual grading system and a group hospital and accident insurance program will be presented for consideration by the group. The First National Bank of Oregon, Heppner Branch, will again provide the social hour on Saturday evening followed by the traditional banquet which will be held at the fair pavilion served by the Lexington Grange Home Economics ladies. The pro gram committee is still working on a suitable banquet speaker. We will keep you posted as further developments arise. The program as set up now should be of interest to all livestock men, so set aside the dates of January 11 and 12 to attend. Demand For Safflower Oil Stimulates Production Thirty persons interested in the possibilities of safflower as an alternate crop attended a meeting last Thursday. Norman Goetze, Farm Crops Specialist, OSU, and Harold Blaine, repre- WW Time for holiday fixin'. JpK ' m for lights on the jfP 'wffljg tree ... for our good rj jfcf "VTfe? 1 wishes to you . . . '$$ffi 'vViixO as warm as good I Mil I news sentative of Pacific Oil Seeds, Inc., the contracting company, explained the National Oil seed situation and the demand for safflower oil, which now exceeds production. It was indicated that Pacific Northwest goes into the Japan market as edible oil. Pro duction practices were discussed with Harold Blaine pointing out that safflower has a wide range adaptability from heavy clays to sandy loams, the best safflower soils being deep good moisture holding abilities. He pointed out that safflower could be raised with the same machinery used for wheat and barley production with minor adjustments made to the combine at harvesting time. One disadvantage to safflower is the date of maturity with harvest generally in September in this area. Seeding rate is re commended at 25 lbs. per acre and seed will be furnished at $10 per hundred by Pacific Oil iseeas, inc., with a minimum con tract price of $75 per ton deliv ered local elevator. Only a few ranchers signed contracts at the Thursday meeting, however, sev eral took contracts home to study. For those who might be interested and were not at the meeting contracts are available at this office. ECONOMY MARKET Conditions Aid Growth 0: Good Calf Growth After visiting several cattle operations in the past week or so and seeing the excellent condi tion that brood cows are now in, we concur with the latest Oregon Range and Livestock report re ceived a few days ago. This re port indicates that the Oregon Range Beef condition on Decem ber 1, 1950, and six points above average. Several cow herds we looked at are in "slaughter" condition with grass and stubble providing all the feed necessary. Range condition is comparable throughout the whole county with lots of green grass from foothills to the desert land. Last week we found on the Hynds Bros, desert pasture that their cow herd moved into a few days ago, there is an abundance of green feed to go along with an excellent growth of dry feed which indicates that this range is not being grazed too heavily. With all the green grass avail able this fall there shouldn't be any vitamin A deficiencies and we would predict a good, healthy calf crop. Hereford Sale Brings Top Prices for Year The third annual show and sale of the Oregon Polled Here ford Association held last Satur day resulted in the top sale aver age for the year. Local exhibi tors, Kirk & Robinson ranch and Jerry Anderson were well pleas ed wilh their showing and prices received. President Don Robinson indicated that the 1962 consign ment catle was the best in many years, as was demonstrated by the keen competition in the show and the confidence the buyers had in that quality when mak ing the sale the top consignment sale in Oregon for 1962. Sale average on the 12 bulls consigned were $952; -sale aver age on the 29 females $469, with a sale average on the total 41 head of $618. Reserve Champion female, a junior calf was shown by Kirk & Robinson, Heppner and sold for $520. Jerry Anderson showed a senior yearling as first in this class. The champion bull a senior yearling consigned by Double I Ranch at Ontario, sold for $3,000' the Reserve Champion bull, a junior yearling consigned by D. B. Fleet of Island City sold tor 13.r)0. The Champion female a junior yearling for the Wolff llerelord Ranch at Wallowa brought $1,075. A GIFT FOR YOU A SHARE IN AMERICA TOMMY MILLIE I New Farm Program Woij Wo have discussed the various gib 1ft! ; 111 llrV& 0Wq take this happy time of year to wish you all the joys of the Holiday Season, and to join alt men of good will in a prayer for worldwide peace and understanding. May your Holidays be merry and bright! FARLEY MOTOR CO. Uj Neighbors ?. . ill 4 '-''dm parts of the new farm program, especially the 19C3 wheat and feed grain programs of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962, in this column. There are many provisions whjch have not been discussed however, several of which are of importance to our farm people. We will briefly dis cuss the four parts in this col umn in the nert few weeks. The first, Title I, "Land Use Adjustment," briefly provides a land program, adjusted to eco nomic and social uses. As alter natives to crop production, it of fers incentives to use land for grass, forests, wildlife, and re creation. It provides continuing agreements for one year with farmers who have Conservation Reserve contracts expiring in December, 1962. Under provision of this title and other authori ties, the Department of Agricul ture provides the tools for the Rural Areas Development pro gram. Title I also gives an added push to watershed protection and development projects. The USDA can now participate in develop ing recreational opportunit i e s and in developing water supplies for municipalities and industries. fl All PflrtlirA AnvATnna f 1 TT Oft w .., ....ucc lur enciuMllg I O. Saving UOnUS 88 Christmas i gifts is now available free ut local banks. Envelope is faced in blue with a drawing of the American Eagle holdin a red, white, and blue streamer. " ' - HI ? J 7 y- - GREETINGS FOR CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR V-. FRIENDS HEPPNER LUMBER CO. CHEERjO iolly man in the red suit is on his way . . . bringing to you all our "Merry Christmas!" Ayers Pest- Control Clayton Ayers 4 big and bright as the shining star atop your Christmas tree... our happy wish to you and yours for a Merry Christmas! freeiings ji f h i Morrow County Grain Growers
