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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
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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
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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
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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-
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