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2- HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, March 14, 196S County Agent's Office Permmiesri Feed Grain Proposal Gets Support By NELS ANDERSON Wheatgrowers have been con cerned with the possibility of feed grain legislation for 19G4 because of the provision Includ ed In 19G3 legislation for the 1964 wheat program. This Is in re gard to the substitution clause which provides that wheat might be grown on feed grain acres if a feed grain program Is in effect at that time. Last week Congressman Poage Introduced perm aneiit feed grain legislation coverage by H. R. 3874. Recent hearings were held and the National As sociation of Wheat growers ap peared In support of this propos ed legislation. The legislation ex tends the 1963 type program Into future years. Because this will affect somewhat the decisions lo be made by farmers at the wheat referendum, Mr. Poage Indicated that he Intended to press vigor ously for passage of the feed grain program prior to the wheat referendum date. Discussion to Center On '64 Program Talking about the 1964 wheat program, we have deliberately neglected to discuss the aspects of this new program in this col umn until everyone had firmly In LIVESTOCK LOSSES mount lo ovfr $2 Billion innuilly. KCordintoUSDA imjttl) USE OUR LIVESTOCK SUPPLY DEPARTMENT It ! llailffn.d In mmwvM wau In im.ii Llvtitock Distil Provintlon Profrim, , WE FIATURI trail VACCINES and SUPPLIES We Give S&H Green Stamps HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUGS After Hours Call 676-9611 or 676-5542 their mind the 1963 wheat and feed grain programs and had an opportunity to th i n k them through thoroughly and deter mine whether they wished to participate. With only a week left to make the decision and to sign up for the program at the local ASC office, we would like to discuss various phases of the 1964 wheat program from time to time between now and the ref erendum which must be held by June 13. There have been a lot of things said in various farm mag azines, newspapers, and other forms of communication on the 1964 wheat program and I am sure that there will be much more said in the next few weeks before the referendum is held. There are special groups and farm organizations that are de finitely for and groups that are definitely against the program. We, the Extension Service, as the educational agency of the USDA are charged with inform ing people so that they can vote intelligently. The Secretary of Agriculture at a recent public appearance made the following statement. I quote, Our job is to aescrme the wheat program; to describe the alternative choices; and to describe the consequen c e of those alternatives, becre t a r y Freeman declared. In effect, we are directed to show what a fav orable vote will mean to wheat farmers and wheat states, and to show what an unfavorable vote will mean to wheat farmers and to wheat states. We are prepar ir.g diligently to carry out this responsibility." Cattlemen To Attend Field Day Ebb Hughes, Terry Thompson, and Ralph Beamer, local cattle men, have responded to an invi tation tn attend the annual Squaw Butte Experiment Station Beef Cattle Field Day to be held Monday, March 25. Plans are be in? made to pool a carload or two of cattlemen to attend so let us know if you are interested. 'Gopher Getter' Machine Gets Into Operation Jim Lindsay, lone, was me first to use the new "Gopher Getter" recently purchased by the Heppner Soil Conservation District. Jim used the machine RANCHERS Ranch Aero Airplane Spraying Co. Owned and Operated by PAUL N. HANSEN Available For Assistance With Your Weed Spraying Problems. 14 Years Weed Spraying in This Area. Call Heppner Hotel - 676-5515 Condon Area RON ZERBEL ZERBEL FLYING SERVICE Condon Hotel - 384-2652 "LET US SPRAY" on 30 acres of his Willow Creek alfalfa and grass bottoms this past week. Kenneth Palmer, Lex ington, was second user, baiting about 40 acres later last week. Terry Thompson and Ralph Beamer, Heppner, were schedul ed to use the machine early this week and others have indicated their interest. The machine is a labor saving device which places poison grain automatically in artifi c i a 1 1 y built burrows for the control of pocket gophers that cause so much damage to alfalfa stands, as well as making irrigation more difficult with their many underground burrows. Machine rental and bait cost about 70 cents per acre. Krebs 'Happy' About Pellet Feeding John Krebs, Cecil, as well as others who read my news article of last week on the Krebs alfalfa pellet feeding could have been quite confused. The article staled that John Krebs was quite un happy" with the ease of feeding pellets. This is far from the truth, for these pellets have tak en a lot of the labor out of feed ing and John was as happy as everyone involved in the Krebs operation with the ease of feed ing this way. Three Tree Species Available For ranchers who might be in terested in setting out some Black Locust, Caragana, or Rus sian Olive, I have a supply of these species available. They were left over from an order from the Oregon State Forestry Nursery for fill-ins on establish ed windbreaks. First come, J lest served. Barclay Tries Seeding Plot A fertilizer plot was establish ed on a soil bank seeding at the Max Barclay ranch in the North Lexington community last week. The results of this fertilizer trial will be part of some research into grass and grass-legume seedings to determine more about dry land forages, taking advantage of soil bank seedings that are now established. Rates of 30 and 60 lbs. of nitrogen with 72 lbs. of sulphur; 60 lbs. nitro gen, 80 lbs, phosphate, and 60 lbs. sulphur are being compared. Forage yields will be taken from each of the plots when they have reached their maximum growth this late spring or summer. Plots will be established on grass-alfalfa seedings to deter mine yields from this combina tion. Yields results will be gath eied on cereals grown in subse quent years after soil bank seed ings are plowed up. This infor mation will be used as a part of recommendations for, and what can be expected in establishing, maintaining and yields alter grass and grass-legume seed ings. Family Goes Strong For Angus The Don Greenup family is fast becoming an Angus breeder. The whole family is in the act with each of the children having one or more registered Angus as their own. The herd consists of mostly registered, but also some commercial. Only recently 19 registered heifers were added to the herd. Don and Colleen are advocates of this fast growing breed claiming hardiness, well doing, good milking and many other qualities that are wanted In a range beef animal. U. S. Fifth in Beef Consumption The United States has long been regarded as a people of ted meat eaters but were linn on the list per capita consumption based on information received from the USDA Foreign Agricul ture Service. The five leading countries were New Zealand, with 223 lbs. per capita; Aus tralia, 215 lbs; Uraguay, 212 lbs; Argentina, 197 lbs. and the United States, 161 lbs. Japan, with 10 lbs. of meat per capita, was lowest on the list. FABRff NEWS 4-H'ers Urge: 'Belt 'em For Safety' 'Don't be caught dead sitting on your seat belt," was the theme of a safety article by 4-H National Safety Winner Gayle Gdlenj 17, of Sparta, Tennessee. . , Gayle was typical among eight national winners of $400 General Motors scholarships for outstanding 4-H farm, home and highway projects. The winners also received all-expense trips to the Na tional 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. The "safety-prone" boys and girls pointed out that all new model cars since 1962 are equipped with front seat belt connec- Safety authorities estimate that some 5,000 lives' would be saved annually if everyone wore a seat belt. Moreover, traffic accident injuries could be reduced more than one third. "Despite increasing purchases of the belts and widely published Information on their effectiveness, many people who have belts don't use them," said Gayle. "They feel they're safe just driving to the store," she added, "but it has been established that three out of four traffic fatalities happen within 25 miles of home. Over half of traffic accidents resulting in either injury or death involve speeds under 40 miles per hour." .... - . . t The national winners were selected from a group of 42 state safety winners. General Motors, now in its 19th year as safety awards donor, also gave state winners all-expense trips to the Club Congress. . , The 4-H safety program is conducted by the Extension Service of the state agricultural colleges, the United States Department of Agriculture and the National 4-H Service Committee. Other national winners include: Leeland Alexander, 17, Okmul gee, Okla.: Jeanette Arburua, 18, Bakersfield, Cal.; Phyllis Brooks, 18, Auburn, Mass.; Bobby Cofer, 18, Forest, Va.; Jim Lowe, 17, Morrison, Col.; Sandra Price, 18, St. Francis, Kan. and Jewell Yordy, 21, Morton, 111. Their advice for the nation's motorists; WHEN YOU GET W YOUR CAR, FIRST FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT, ' 'EN FLIP THE KEY. DR. ORVAL EATON, Medford optometrist, will serve as chairman of the April crusade for the American Cancer Soc iety's Oregon division, accord ing to Dr. James M. Whitely, Portland physician and presi dent of the division. The new ly appointed chairman said the month-long campaign, be ginning April 1, will stress ed ucation as well as fund-raising. Considerable emphasis will be placed on acquainting the public with cancer's 7 danger signals. When you tell the advertisers you saw it in the Gazette-Times, you're doing your part to help make a better local newspaper. See Demonstration Karla Luciani and Calvin Ash beck gave a demonstration on how to select a beef cow at the March 5 meeting of the Fjitter creek Junction ' Livestock club. Tom Ashbeck was a visitor at the meeting. Ed French, reporter Nona of us can ever forget the prayerful words: "Give us this day our daily bread." To million around the world those Immortal word are a reality a painful need I There are other needs too . . . shel ter ., , clothing . . , education al and technical facilities to assist those who want to be able to help themselves. The churches of America send aid to the needy overseas through out the year. When your church appeals to you to help on Sunday, March 24, give generously.Make ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING your hour to offer a friendly hand to those overseas who desper ately need your help I Farmers Prepare Plans To Support Referendum A special committee composed of prominent Oregon farmers, livestock growers, and farm as sociation representatives met this week in Portland to organize support for an affirmative vote on the upcoming national refer endum on the Department of Agriculture's pro posed 196-1 Wheat Program. Announcement of the confer ence and its objectives in the referendum campaign was made by Paulen Kaseberg of Wasco, chairman of the committe and former president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League. "The ingredients of the Gov ernment's proposed wheat pro gram for 1964 are essentially those which Oregon wheat grow ers and associated farm inter ests have endorsed for nearly 20 years," Kaseberg stated. "We are convinced that a 'Yes' vote on the referendum will benefit consumers and taxpayers as well as the American farmer." The committee chairman out lined five objectives which his group feels the program will ac complish. These are: 1. An orderly reduction of wheat inventories to Daiance long-run supply and demand. 2. Maintenance of adequate reserves to meet unforseen short ages, crop failures and national defense requirements. 3. Stabilized wheat prices at a level fair to both producers and consumers. 4. Curtailment of overproduc tion in other farm commodities because of wheat acreage diver sion. 5. Reduction in Government expenditures thro ugh lower wheat storage and administra tive costs. "Our committee," ass e r t e d Kaseberg, "is organizing an all out effort to acquaint Oregon wheat growers with the benefits of the proposed 1964 Wheat Pro gram, and to garner their sup port in favor of the measure." The referendum is tentatively scheduled for the late spring of 1963, with substantially all U. S. wheat growers eligible to cast ballots. Announcement of the exact referendum date by Agri culture Secretary Freeman is ex pected in early April. In addition to its chairman, the statewide committee mem bership includes Roger Dumdi, Yamhill; Robert Elkins, Molalla; J. W. Forrester Jr., Pendleton: William T. Guerts, Salem; James Hill Jr., Pendleton; Glen L. Hut chinson, Ontario; Al Lamb, Hep pner; Elmer McClure, Milwau kie; Don McKinnis, Summerville; E. Harvey Miller, Portia nd; Robert Nixon, Junction City; Charles W. Smith, Corvallis; Edgar Smith, Portland; Jens Terjeson, Pendleton; Charles A. Tom, The Dalles; Frank Tubba, Adams; and Allen Wheeler, Portland- Looking for mimeograph sten cils? The Gazette-Times has them for sale, including special church bulletin style. -v. ''4ma&- 'Jeep' vehicles perform hundreds of different jobs and powerful 'Jeep' 4-WD traction takes you "any where." 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