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2-i HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES, Thursday, February 14, 1963 County Agent's Office Sulphur Under Study For Use In Rot Control By N. C. ANDERSON A number of farmers have in quired about the use of "flow able" sulphur as a means In con trolling foot rot in wheat. These inquiries came as a result of an article published recently In one of our National Farm publica tions citing some work being done in the state of Washington. Dr. Bob Powelson, plant patholo gist, OSU, met this past week with plant pathologists at Wash ington State University. These pathologists tell us that while they have seen the response to sulphur, they do not feel that the response was due to the control of foot and root rots. We, therefore, are not recom mending the use of flowable sul phur for the control of these dis eases until there is some further research proving its usefulness tor this purpose. There, no doubt, will be some farmer use of the material on an experimental basis which should be helpful when added to research plot re sults. Rural Development Council Calls February 20 Meeting Oliver Cresswiek, newly elect ed chairman of the former Town and Country Planning Council which has for its new name, the Morrow County Rural Area De velopment Council, has called a meeting for Wednesday, Febru ary 20. At this meeting, members oi the council will further con sider some projects which were discussed at their organizational meeting in mid-January. On the agenda for the evening will be further discussion of a county parks planning board provided by state law; coopera tion with other groups and the Morrow County Court for stale highway Improvement; a pro gress report on the proposed Wil low Creek Dam and the present status of industrial development at the Boardman Bombing Range. This group of selected committees will meet later to consider projects for develop ment when the Mid-Columbia Planning Council economic de velopment report is published. This report is due soon. The meeting will be held at the Fair Annex Duiiiiing, beginning at 8:00 p. m., February 20. Cattle Routine Noted Out of 1,440 minutes in a 24 hour day, range beef cows aver age 600 minutes (42) in graz ing. They ruminate 539 minutes (37), stand idle 274 minutes 139), and spend 27 minutes on personal affairs. They tend to graze at day bieak, afternoon or evening, and near midnight. Changes in tem perature and quality of forage alter the time spent in grazing. Beef cows ruminate more ut night than by day, and more while lying down than standing. In 24 hours, the average beef cow travels 2.59 miles, defecates be tween five and six times and uri nates two or three times. Their calves nurse about three times in each 24-hour period, for a total of 23 minutes. Pruning Season Nears, Demonstration Scheduled March 13 As spring draws near, we hope, pruning of ornamental trees is Mtirtrin 'i i in i mii.i,X - in.iiiiriiM iMtiii.wiiiTajmirl ii 1 AUTOMOTIVE GREASE IN PLASTIC TUBES "Handiest package everP-thars what folks say about RPM Automotive Grease In 12 oz. plastic cartridges. Eliminates waste and contamination; simplifies filling your grease gun. Just snip off the ends of the tuba and slide it Into your gun. Handiest grease, too! Lubricate wheel bearings, chassis linings, water pumps, universal joints nd track rollers with ust one grease I For ony Standard Oil product, call L. E. "ED" DICK Phone 676-9633 Keppnei recommended at this time if any pruning is to be done. Why prune ornamental trees? There are several reasons, among them are to improve their appearance, to remove dead or diseased wood, and to remove branches that may be injurous to people or pro perty. In pruning, make all cuts clean and flush with the remain ing portion of the tree. Never leave a stub where decay may start or where it will make an unsightly blemish on the tree. Pruning stimulate.s growth Wounds made in pruning heal rcpidlf if made in the early part of the growing season. When the wound is dry, apply some kind of dressing to help prevent ex cessive drying, decay, and en trance of insects. Asphalt paint or orange shellac are commonly used for this purpose. Soring flowering trees are usually prun ed right after flowering. For fur ther information on pruning or amental trees, Fact Sheet 23, "Pruning Ornamental Trees" is available from this office. talking about pruning, we have arranged on several occa sions during the past few years pruning demonstrations lor orna mentals and fruit trees. If there is any interest and demand for pruning demonstrations, we have the opportunity to present such on March 13. interested persons should contact this office so that we might make arrangements if interest warrants. Cash Wheat Prices Hit Five Year Market High Cash prices on white wheat at Portland climbed to a five year high tnis past week. The last time white wheat reached this level was January, 1958. The cur rent cash market price of last Friday was up 22c from a year ago and 10c above the net loan rate at Portland. A relatively firm holding policy of growers coupled with large new export sales under existing purchase authorizations and dollar sales of 47,500 metric tons to Japan, figured prominently in the most recent advance. Japan's pur chases were fairly equally divid ed for shipment in March and in April. India bought 50,000 tons for March shipment, and the trade expected to sell India another 100,000 tons at the close. A smaller lot of 4,400 tons also was sold to Korea. The metric ton is equivalent to 36.7 bushels of wheat. Indications now are that the Pacific Northwest carryover of White Wheat on July 1 may be about the same as the 17 million bushels carried over last July. Orders Taken Now For Restocking Farm Pond Fish Word from Canyon Springs Trout Farm at Elgin last week was to trie ctlect that there are now available a goodly quantity of three inch brook trout for stocking of farm ponds. Accord ing to Marvin Lewis, these are from Pennsylvania and are from a fast growing strain of Brook trout. It is none too early to be plan ning the restocking of farm ponds. Those who might be in terested should contact this of fice in order that we might pool orders for some early deliveries. Attempts to stock ponds' this past fall unsuccessful because there were no small fingerling trout available. Those who were inter ested In fall planting may stock now and get a good growth this growing season. Food Percentage Drops Although the average family spent slightly more for its food at retail in 1962 than 1961, they needed a smaller part of their income to buy the food. On the average, consumers spent about 19 of the income after taxes for food in 1962. This is the smallest share income spent for food by any nation in the world at any time in history. Sign-up Closes March 22 The sign-up for the 1963 feed grain and wheat programs ;s now under way at the county ASC office. The sign-up period started February 1 and will con tinue through March 22. In gen eral, provisions follow those for 1961 and 1962 crops by giving feed grain producers an oppor tunity to participate in the pro gram by reducing acreages Dy at kast 20 and devoting them to an improved conserving use. By participating, they will receive diversion payments and price support payments, and will be eligible to take part in the price support loan program. One important change from programs for previous years is the price support payment which participating farmers will re ceive on the normal production of the acres planted to the feed grains and wheat in 1963. The payments have been set at 18c per bushels on wheat; 14c per bushel on barley. Unlike the res ular price support loan, the rates for the price support payments will be the same throughout the country; they will not vary by counties. Wheatgrowers Committee Heads Named by President Tews Recently announced by the Morrow County Wheatgrowe r Association countv ores i d e n Paul Tews, lone, are committee chairmen for 1963. Bob Jepsen cnnntv vice-nresident will chair man the Conservation Man of the Year program. Other commit' tees are Marketing and Trans oortation. Don Peterson. lone rhnirman: Ralnh Kincaid. lone vice-cnairman; rroauction ana Land Use, Kenneth Turner, Hep pner, chairman; Fritz Cutsforth IleDDner. vice-chairman: Taxa tion and Legislation. Don Mc- Elligott. lone, chairman; Larry Linasay, Lexington, vice-cnair man; Federal Agricultural Pro grams, Bob Rietmann, lone chairman: Larrv Campbell, tier miston. vice-chairman; Public Relations, Gene Majeske, Lex ington, chairman; vice-chair man, Irvin Rauch, Lexington Youth Activities. Bernard Doher tv. l.exineton. chairman: dene Hall. HeDoner. vice-chairman. No chairman has been selected for the Domestic Wheat Utilization but two vice-chairmen were se lected Grace Drake, Heppn e r and Beverly Doherty, lone. The committee chairman and vice-chairman along with the nffirers will make ud the execu live committee which will meet during the year to plan programs of the association, wniie com mittees do the majority of their wr.ru at the fall and soring an nual meetings, the Taxation and Legislation committee wilt be active during this winter and spring period as the State Legis lature is in session. Wheat grow ers who have problems of taxa tion and legislation nature should contact Don McElligott or Larrv Lindsav or officers of the association in order that they might be considered. Irrigation Meeting Gets Good Response from Farmers Mann nuestions were answer ed, many left unanswered for 15 irrigation farmers attending a meeting last Wednesday after noon at the Lexington Grange hall. Bureau of Reclamation rep resentatives meeting with the Pinun did a eood iob of answer ing those questions that could be answered at tins eariy uaie. Of particular concern to low r Willow Creek ranchers were the necessity for them to pass up winter irrigation as tne uam wa fi.ling for spring and summer irrigation waters. There were questions as to whether ade quate water would be available from Rhea Creek to fill the water rights which now call for irriga tion beginning January 1 in many of the old water rights. Bureau of Reclamation repre sentatives indicated that they li.nl never Dlanned an exact uro- ji.ct such as this in other irriga tion districts but suggested tnai interested rjersons miaht like io visit the Burnt River project in Baker county to ooserve ursi hAnd nnprations of a eomDarable district. The general opinion at the meeting was that many of tlwvse nuestions would not be answered until the project was put into operation ano worKea out by irrigation tarmers through a local irrigation board. Saddle-ittes Meet At Wagner Home The Saddle-ittes horse club nut at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Wagner on February 10. lhe visitors at the meeting were Mrs. Wagner, her daughter Susanne, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond French, and Mrs. Jim Bloodsworth. Deanne Wagner gave a report on Tennessee warning norses and a discussion on the report was held. The next meeting will be at the Rod Murray home on March 10. Kay Daggett, reporter OSU Specialist Suggests Gauge For Grass Growth If cattle could read, it would be easy for a rancher to measure how much his range grass grows each year. He could simDlv Dost "kppn off the grass" signs in certain areas, ana men compare growth in these posted, ungrazed areas with growth in grazed areas. But sinro rattle can't road and couldn't be expected to obey the signs, Dillard H. Gates, Oregon State Univprsitv pxtpnsfnn rantrp management specialist, suggests ine iouowmg way to guage grass growth: Fpnrp nff a email nnrttnn rtt the range from grazing livestock. men compare tne amount oi crass insidp thp pa hop tn that outside to see at a glance how much forage has been produced NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX WARRANTS NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to ORS. 311.615 of the service of Personal Property Tax Warrants upon the following listed taxpayers. Payment of the following listed delinquent taxes with interest and costs of service must be made by February 14, 19W, or said warrants shall be filed with the County Clerk of Morrow County, Oregon to be entered in the Judgment docket of said county and shall become a Hen upon the title to any interest in real property owned by the person against whom the warrant is Issued, and the taxes on personal property embraced in the warrant with Interest, penalties and costs applicable thereto, shall continue as a lien on all the personal property of the person assessed as otherwise provided by law. The effect shall be the same as though the people of the county had recovered the Judgment against the person charged for the full amount of the delinquent taxes covered by the warrant together with interest thereon and cost as provided by law. later est To Name Description Voar Tax Feb. 15. '63 ' Total Smith Apiaries Bees & Honey 1959-60 5.16 1.19 co Arnold Raymond 1960-61 6.09 .91 1961- 62 4.51 -32 1962- 63 1.45 .01 19.64 Hager's Dairy Dairy Products & Plant 1960-61 70.91 9.22 James Jewel Hager dba Mg-g 214.92 15.04 H. J. Delameter Farm Equipment 1959-60 50.31 11.57 Harold Becket et ux Blacksmith-Welding i960 6? 52 90 7 94 1961- 62 4&92 342 1962- 63 40.35 .20 207.08 Phil's Pharmacy Merchant-Drug Store 1961-62 558.58 39.10 co James Myers et ux 1962-63 526.97 2.63 Cal's Tavern Tavern & Restaurant 1959-60 218.89 50.34 C E Lvnch 1960-61 255.30 do.du L Lyncn - 1961-62 160.10 11.21 1962-63 145.26 .73 880.13 M. L. Case Est. Apartments 1959-60 343.62 79.03 1961- 62 177.00 12.39 1962- 63 160.59 .80 1,234.33 Hotel Heppner Hotel Equipment 1961-62 301.97 21.14 R. Everett Struckmeier 1962-63 273.98 1.37 598.4b Economy Market Merchant-Meat & Groceries JSHi S?J ' Thomas Howell et ux " 882 ' "- ' S , "iS U75.38 Thomas Howell Merchant-Meat & Lockers 1960-61 180.55 27.08 r 207.63 Tom Walker Inventory & Equipment 1961-62 4.45 .31 4.76 Charles Kirk Tools 1959-60 4.93 1.13 - 1962-63 4.60 . .02 16.86 Kerr Electric Service Inventory & Equipment 1960-61 44.85 6.73 51.58 James H. Angell Plumbing 1960-61 35.65 5.35 41.00 Louie's Woodworking Shop Wood Working Shop 1960-61 36.23 5.43 41.66 W. O. George Horses-Saddle & Equipment 1959-60 10.85 2.49 13.34 M. C. & Robert Brindle Farm-Equlpment-Llvestoek 1960-61 50.69 7.60 1961- 62 612.94 42 M 1962- 63 536.51 2.68 1,253.33 Thomas C. Huston Farm Machinery & Livestock 1960-61 259.75 38.96 1961- 62 223.02 15.61 -1962-63 177.29 .89 715.52 C. E. Lynch Trailer House 1958-59 28.67 8.89 37.56 Richard Thompson Livestock 1960-61 144.65 21.69 r. 166.34 Helen Jaeger Livestock 1960-61 57.77 8.67 66.44 Steve W. Kincaid Inventory 1961-62 177 .26 4.03 Ed Doherty Livestock 1961-62 4.90 .34 5.24 Herb Case Tools-Machlnery-Llvestock 1961-62 37.22 2.61 1962- 63 29.15 .15 69.13 James & Jewell Hager Dairy Equipment 1960-61 10.09 1.31 1961- 62 25.07 1.75 1962- 63 20.13 .10 58.45 ' Jack & Joan Everly Farm-Livestock & Equipment 1960-61 10.09 1.51 11.60 Wayne Martin Livestock 1959-60 . 41.83 a62 1960- 61 21.09 ;. 3.16 75.70 Lawrence Doherty Farm-Livestock tt Equipment 1960-61 59.14 8.87 1961- 62 56.61 3.96 1962- 63 45.50 .23 174.21 Gene Gurley et ux Farm-Equipment-Livestock 1961-62 30.16 2.11 1962-63 34.28 .17 66.72 Buford L. Wltherspoon Farm-Llvestoek-Equlpment 1959-60 225.40 51.84 1960-61 194.62 29.19 1 . 1961-62 224.83 15.74 1962-63 170.29 .85 912.76 Harold R. & Emmallne Farm-Equipment-Ltvestock 1961-62 1816 1.27 R. Colson 1962-63 14.61 .73 34.77 Richard Dewey Livestock 1961-62 60.32 4.22 1962-63 53.11 Zl 117.92 G. B. McElroy Farm-Livestock 1961-62 74.03 5.18 1962-63 45.52 .23 124.96 Edward B. Howard Farm-Livestock-Equipment 1961-62 51.41 3.60 1962-63 43.84 2.19 101.04 Arthur M. Rennicker Farm-Livestock-Equipment 1959-60 28.62 6.58 35.20 Sid Burnett Farm-Llvestock-Equlpment 1959-60 10.98 2.53 13.51 Herbert S. Rand Livestock 1960-61 43.78 6.57 50.35 Arnold Braat Farm Machinery k Equipment 1959-60 13.72 2.74 1960- 61 156.49 23.47 1961- 62 239.93 16.80 1962- 63 209.48 1.05 663.68 Rogers Construction Co. Road Building Machinery & Equip. 1962-63 4,498.62 22.49 4,521.11 Maddox Auto Repair Shop Auto Repair Shop 1958-59 33.85 10.49 44.34 Clarence Maddox Barbara Zlndell Livestock 1960-61 15.87 2.38 18.25 George F. Kelly et ux Motels 1960-61 29.48 4.42 33.90 Morris MeCarl Livestock 1961-62 - 12.75 .89 1962-63 11.12 .06 24.82 Ray Papineau Livestock 1959-60 23.15 5.32 1960- 61 35.59 5.34 1961- 62 27.04 1.89 1962- 63 19.46 .10 117.89 Shortcourse Cancelled Because of lack of participa tion, the "Money Management" shortcourse evening meetings of February 14, on "Social Secur ity," and of February 21 on "Savings and Investments," have been cancelled, according to the Morrow county extension service. The shortcourse will continue on in Irrigon, however, says the county agents. and how much has been eaten. Gates mentioned that even ranchers who see their grass every day may be surprised by what they see in such a grass gauge. He recommends constructing a grass gauge of heavy woven wire or concrete reinforcing mesh. He says it can be made simply by setting four posts into the ground where the gauge Is to be located and stretching woven wire around them. The gauge should be moved each year so the current year's growth is not affected by the past year's non-use. Leader to Conduct Booth Workshop Here February 21 Dwlght Fairbanks, visual in struction specialist, from OSU, will be in Heppner on Thurs day, February 21, to conduct a booth display workshop, an nounces Joe Hay, county exten sion agent. The workshop will be held at the Fair Annex build ing and will start at 1:00 p.m. Mr. Fairbanks, one of the fair hnnth tndfps at the 1962 fair. will hp di mm iss in tr thp colored slides taken of the booths while he was judging. The purpose or the workshop is to discuss some of our own efforts at making fair booths and to see what can be done to improve them," Hay said. "All organizations who ex hibit booths at the 1962 fair or who plan to exhibit booths at future fairs should plan to nave Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mayer, La Grande, EOC students, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy, Jr., and his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Cun ningham, over the week-end. vi.uitio ii, mA Mrs. Tohnnie Jackson. Jr., lone, on Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Webb of Kinzua, and Orville Lane of Heppner. a representative on hand for the workshop. Another facet of the workshop will be designed, especially for 4-H flub leaders, wuurcu siiuea . i KaHnnal 4-H Club Week windows displays will be discussed. Discussion on iuc .iij.. win ha psneclallv val- uable to 4-H leaders in making window displays ounng ims vpara' National 4-H Club Week, March 2-9. All organizations that put up jLnimm at anv tima arp tircrpd uinyiojo v ------ to avail themselves of this in formation tnat can De put io use in so many ways, Hay em-phaslzed.
