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
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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.