HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, April 11. 1963
FAUN NEWS
County Agent's Office
irnno from this nrea. His auest
took him eventually Into Canada
where he purchased a Percheron
stallion brea Dy me umvereiay
of Alberta. Most of his brood
mares also came from that gen
eral area. The Oliver Ranch, like
others I am sure, find that teams
actually speed up reeding 01
livestock and otner general
"chore" work.
Secretary Lists Highlignts
Of Wheat Referendum
By N. C. ANDERSON l
We have just received a copy
of Secretary Freeman's March 29
announcement regard ing the
wheat referendum. In it he
names May 21 as the date for
the vote. He also confirms most
of the program provisions re
cently assumed by E. R. S.,
ASCS and Extension Service in
describing the alternatives for
1964 and their consequences. All
together the announcement con
tains 14 double spaced pages.
We cannot print it all but will
outline here the Important parts
of the announcement as we see
them. If anyone would like to
study the full announcement
they are welcome to do So at
this office. These are the high-
lights: . , , -
(1) Set May 21 as the date for
a referendum on the 1964 wheat
program (marketing quotas).
(2) Established wheat support
prices at $2.00 per bushel nat
ional average for certified wheat
and $1.30 per bushel for non
certified wheat if the referendum
carries (or if quotas are approv
ed). (3) Set the (proposed) nat
ional marketing quota at 1,220,
000,000 bushels and the national
acreage allotment for 1964 at
49,500,000 acres the same as in
1962. , x
(4) Determined a wheat mark
eting allocation for certificated
wheat of 975,000,000 bushels, SO
percent of the (proposed) nat-
mnrlrntlnnr nllota. Individ
ual rvrviiirors will receive mark
eting certificates for 80 percent
1 nrrwluetion on
m lilt; -
thnir nnrpnire allotments UI
mi.tno arp nnnroved).
(5) Announced State acreage
allotments based on the national
allotment.
(c Sfit diversion payment
rates on wheat acreage put to
conserving uses (it quotas sue
approved).
(7) Announced there will be
no non-commercial wheat-producing
States designated under
the 1964 program (s).
Van Blokland Adds Herd Sire
Wilbur Van Blokland, who
works for Harold Wright, Ruggs,
and keeps a small registered
herd of Herefords, has constantly
improved his breeding. On a vis
it last wpek tn this ranch I had
the opportunity of seeing a new
yearling bull tnat wimur pur
chased from Sid Scale, Condon
Tho hull Is of Diamond Rupert'
Zato breeding from a cow that
Mr. Seale brought bacK irom me
Tumi, horri in DK anu i a.
nroHoH 1. tip has exceotional
depth, width and good bone and
promises to oe a reai neiu sue.
u chnnM hp upll on the ex-
peilpnt Hereford cows owned by
Wilbur and his boys.
New Bulletin Available
a fnmiiv hnllntin. "When
Death Comes," a companion to
the popular "Wills" bulletin is
hip from this office.
Designed to help ease the bur
den for your lamuy Dy piannme
ahead for financial concerns at
r.t Hpnth it uives informa-
tion on Important matters such
as funeral ana Dunai tuoi,
banking accounts, safe deposit
boxes, life insurance and social
security benefits. The bulletin
explains subjects that every
family, young or old, should dis
..., 'i,ict hpfnrp death occurs.
Other topics covered in the
bulletin include cremation, iun
eral insurance, choosing a fun
i riirpptnr annraisine ceme
tery lots, cut-rate funerals, ship
a hnriv tn a distant place
for burial, veteran's benefits,
savings bonds, estate taxes and
letters of last insirucuuiia.
Work Horses Still
In Demand for 'Chores'
has heen add
OUIIltiini'h wv."
ed In livestock breeding of the
area. In a recent issue in mc
. rttiimnn the Oliver
Ranch, Oregon, advertises gentle
urnrir nnrcm: inr ."tun, n
story accompanying the ad points
out that Joe unvui, juim
..nhn ropr(mi7inc a need on
li. ....... -K,,.h ncsnmpd there
were probably others that shared
li irnm,.nt nnrt entered in
to the business of breeding work
horses.
At first it was for his own use
HpH into SUfflC-
UUl own Lrth-".."
ient volume to maintain a supply
for sale. Since he could not find
teams to replenish his needs he
found that they were practically
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Weed Research Controls
Shown at OSTJ Shortcourse
A number of interesting new
chemical developments were dis
cussed last week by research
people to about 30 county agents
attending a weed training short-
course at OSU. Several new weed
developments which promise to
make weert control more effec
tive in Morrow county include
a product when mixed wnn
2,4-D is very effective for the
pnntrnl nf TarWPpd. This Same
chemical is excellent for the con-
trol of knotweed, dog lennel ana
corn cockle, all three, especially
the knotweed being troublesome
weeds here.
Alcn tn ho rprnmmended soon
is a chemical combination for
the control of cheatgrass that
will cost no more than $2 per
acre. Applied as a pre-emergent
spray in the fall all cheat may
be controlled without affecting
volunteer grain and broadieaieu
,.,nnrio Aicn rpnnrtprl unon were
WLLUUI 1 ,
mnnv now nrnmisinor chemicals
which are not yet ready for re
lease. Some interesting reseaicn
is being done with physiological
foptnra pffpptincr weed control
;hiph Includes the affects or
temperature, light, fertility anci
plant structure on weed control.
T)ncn!l TYn in thfQ nrnmisintr thase
Is being stepped up considerably
at the university.
ntfcnr Homo nf interest dls
cussed during the two-day short-
,,.i.n xjaa an nlltlinP OI eX-
tension aeent's weed lob, weed
control demonstrations, maKing
weed mounts, weed control dis
onrt rvmntv Weed Advis
ory committees, unemicai prop
erties of weed control which in
cluded the use of wetting agents,
r,ofihiiitu tests for residues;
treating ponds and weeds and
new developments in the use of
herbicides.
Control Needed Now
If you are a gooseberry grower
and have not yet taken the pre
cautions for the control of the
gooseberry maggot there may
vei utr nine iui Lynn".- - r:
wettable or 5 Methoxychlor
dust is recommended, ine ursi
application should be made
when flies first appear which
in my experience is as soon as
tn hlnnrri The
application needs to be repeated
at 14 day intervals. This is the
same recommenaauun im im.
currant fruit fly which should
be applied as soon as currants
begin to bloom.
ncr An TMrector SDeaker
At April 22 Wheat Meeting
Arrangements have been made
to have Jim Dyess, Northwest
Area Director ASC, to participate
in our information meeting on
the 1964 wheat program. This
educational meeting will be neia
at the Fair Annex ouiiding on
Monday evening, April 22. We
feel quite fortunate in being
able to schedule Mr. Dyess ior
this important meeting.
He. as former executive .-ice
president, National Association
Wheat Growers Association, was
in on the ground-floor as legis-
f thic i-rnfrrnm was (lO-
lUWl'li Ali lino ,'f-. - , t
veloped. He is known for his ef
forts in working cioseiy wu.i
A the Deoart-
vaiiwun iumk-J ---- . ,
mnnt nf a a r i pi 1 1 tu re in working
r.,,t Hptniifi for the Droeram. As
...11 it hnvinir this POOC1 DaCK
"O i.i....... . n
crrnund Mr. Dvess is an exceneiu
...,i,L-jr Thpro should be no
questions left unanswered othLr
than some of the line ueiaus
nnt vet worked out. Why don't
vou put this date down on your
calendar now and pian iu ai
tend.
Farms on Decline in Most States
Number of farms continued to
decline in all states last year
w., AlncU-n and Hawaii,
lAll," ...........
where farm numbers tieio
ctnaHv l.nnrt in farms held
steadv in 18 of the 50 states,
.w.iinnri in ih nthpr 32. In most
ii'v vi ... '
states, averaee size oi iarm in
creased.
Life Challenging
To Peace Worker
In El Salvador
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Crossbred Lambs Show Increase
Crossbreeding sheep produced
as many as a moie fn.u
lomhs for everv 100 ewes bred
than did purebred sheep, accord
nv to an eieht-vear USDA study
PrrshreH lambs averaced as
much as ten pounds heavier than
purebreds at weaning.
By ESTHER KIRMIS
frionri nf mine. Belva
Fegley, a former extension agent
from North Dakota, is now teacn
ing the skills of modern home-
mnlrlnor t rural women in IlO-
vasco, El Salvador, a small Cen
tral American rpDUbllC.
A home state paper tells that
cho has hopn a Ppace CorDS Vol-
untppr in Fi Salvador ior xne
nacf 1ft mftnthc
Tl SaluaHnr's Vk million
naAnla ara prnwHpH into fltl area
ahrait nno.n ntn me bite ui
North Dakota, giving it one of
the highest population densities
in tun waetprn Hpmisrhere. It
111' UlC ff-ovv,.,. -- r --
Is a beautiful country of lakes
nnH pvt nnt vn Canoes. DUt IIS
Imnnvprished.
Its economy depends, In large
measure, on the products of its
land, but the country's cam
nooinnc up noacant farmers, are
handicapped by their primitive,
age-old methods oi cuiuvauun.
T'X-i e infant mnrtalitv rate in
A lie llliuill. ..." " ,
iri coi,oHr,i to an times that oi
the U. S., an appalling figure
that is due mainly, experts oay,
to malnutrition.
far Rpva has oreanized five
4-H clubs and four Amas Decasa
(housewives) in llobasco ana in
the surrounding countryside
inlv nutrition. She
has been stressing the advan
tapes of drinking milk and show
inn mnthpra hnw thev can use
riripH milk in a varietv of ways
Thpro is a tpndencv for tne
nr.nr.la rf TlnhasPA tO lBnOre nUl
ritious foods that are readily
n..ilnKln o,rl Rpva has Pfinfi to
great Dains to show her girls
how to make salad using local
citrus fruits.
"There is a problem, though
it m11 ho hard tn make anv im
1 1 ,1111 XV, 1 1 V 1 V- ' "
provement on their diet unless
I provide them with more buy
ing power first. The people who
need milk and meat the most
can't afford it. They need an
added source of income. It can t
be a gift, but must be legitimate
way of earning," the agent said.
Fortunately, there is a legiti
mate way since llobasco is the
ceramics capital of El Salvador.
The town is full of small kilns.
Says Beva, who took a year
of ceramics as part of an art
minor, "They do fine work here,
but they are in a rut. They make
the same kind of things for the
tourists year after year, and
there is a whole world of un
explored possibility."
Besides encouraging the local
artisans to consider new designs,
Beva has been talking to them
ahnut hein? more efficient in
their marketing. She has even
UnnH im fripnrfs in the U. S.
who will sell glazed ware from
llobasco. ,
llobasco is an old town, farm
ers rule norses anu unve ua
carts along cobblestone streets
that are a relic of the days wnen
Central America was part of the
Spanish empire.
The tormer agenis leuit-u
house has a single high-ceiling-ed
living-bed room, with an open
biti.hpn in hark. There is elec
tricity and running water in the
house four hours a day.
When she moved in sne le
mnvoii thp rnrks that lined a
email natin in hack, and in their
place planted a vegeiaDie
norHpn Rhp Hid this rjrimarily
to show the townsmen, who visit
her frequently, what can oe
done with a limited amount of
SPaCe ,
in iro manner sne lias iial-u
ud her room, whitewashing the
wa lis and furnishing it with
tvitnirc that pan he boueht lo
cally. These include fabrics and
packing cases which can De con-
uprtori intn pahineis ana CUSl
nnh, CiAn aninpp
rhiiHren who live ud ana
down her street drop into her
house at all hours of the day,
hnnics and comic
books that she keeps on a shelf
for that purpose.
"These children have an in
satiahie thirst for reading, but
there is nothing for them here to
be had, she said.
After her arrival last spring
Sewing Club Plans
Flower Show June 1
At a meeting of the Sew-a
long 4-H club April 6, the mem
bers decided on a date for the
flower show, which will be June
1. The girls also picked several
different committees and their
chairmen.
General chairman will be Jean
Stockard, since she is the junior
leader. Publicity chairman is
Judy Smith; judges, Rogenia
Wilson; entry, Nonda ciam;
staging, Joan Stockard, and hos
nitniitv l.vnn Burkenbine. There
will be a Silver Tea to pay for
i i t i: : ii
the show, ana uaroi itawuns win
be in charge oi this, we nave
not as yet picked a theme.
The meeting was adjourned
and refreshments were served.
Judy Smith, reporter
We Will
Deliver Your
Processed Meat
Clubs to Join
For Livestock
Judging Apr. 20
Al! Morrow countv 4-H live
stork plnh members are encour
acrpri to attend the second "4-H
l.lvpstock Judging Dav" on Sat
nrrlav afternoon. ADril 20. The
event will start at 1:30 sharp
at the Harold Wright ranch at
Ruees. announces joe nay, coun
ty extension agent.
Fnnr.H members will be udg
ing classes of beef, sheep, swine,
ami nnssih v a class oi dairy
finmo rlnh members wlil be ask'
ed to give oral reasons and an
will be asked to turn in written
reasons, Hay said.
Scores from the April 2 judg
ing day will be added to tiie
scores of the 4-H livestock judg
ing day held last fall. These
scores will be used to help, de
termine the 4-H members eli
gible for the state fair and Pa
cific International Livestock Ex
position judging teams.
Club members who missed the
judging day last fall should
nian tn attend this event as they
still have a chance to make onj
of the judging teams, inee
indpinp davs are designed to be
educational and younger cluo
members should attend ior ine
iiiHolncr nrartipp and training
they offer," Hay emphasized.
Sit and Nit Club
Has Demonstrations
The April meeting of the 4-H
Qit anrt Nit club was held in
the conference room on Tuesday,
April 2. Sue Griffith led in tne
flag salute and Charlaine Knox
led in the 4-H pledge.
Carolyn Bookman gave a dem
onstration on how to cast on
stitrhps Charlaine Knox demon
strated how to make a pom pom.
Teresa Moore reported on our
meeting witn tne soropumiai
club. We discussed a date for
parents' night. Our next meet
ing will be on may i.
Sue tiruiitn, reporter
Mimencranh naDer. 8V2XII and
8VU14, 16 and 20 lb., white and
colors at the Gazette-Times.
17,000 Farmers
In Oregon May
Ballot on May 21
More than 17.000 Oregon
farmers can qualify to vote May
21 In the national wheat referen
dum which will decide the na
tion's wheat marketing policies
for 1964.
Thp vote relates to the pro-
oram that wnn n hp in effect
only for the 1964 crop. This ref
erendum is required Dy ine law
Fonri and Agriculture Act. The
Taw inctntpts tho Spprptarv nf
Agriculture to offer U. S. wheat
producers an opportunity to
choose between two kinds of pro-
irpam! fnr npvt vpar pynlains
M. D. Thomas, Oregon State Un
iversity extension agricultural
economist.
For thp first time, farmers with
wheat allotments of less than
15 acres will be able to vote.
Hnwevpr. farmers with these
small allotments must indicate
their wish to vote by signing
. . i . ; ,i 1 n.
wnn ine county Agricultural oia-
hilWntinn nnrl Conservation Ser-
vipn nffipo hv Mav 14 noints nut
R. E. Schedeen, chairman of the
State ASC committee.
Those signing up to vote will
also nnalifv tr rpppivp nriee SUD-
ports, marketing certificates and
diversion navments if market-
inor nuntas are aDDroved. If
ouotas are disapproved, those
who sign will be in essentially
the same position as if they had
not indicated a desire to vote
Thomas said.
As usual, all wheat producers
with allotments of 15 acres or
more are automatically eligible
to vote in the referendum.
Details of the 1964 program
wprp rprpntiv announced bv Sec
retary of Agriculture Orville
Freeman. He has set the national
acreage allotment at 49.5 million
acres, 10 percent under 1963 but
thp samp as 19fi2. anrl has Dro-
posed a national marketing
quota for domestic use, export,
seed and livestock feed of
1.220.000,000 bushels.
If annroved. certificates cov
ering about 80 percent of the
nnnta uin hp issnpoV These cer
tificates entitle the farmer to a
suoDort price of $2 a
213 Applicants
Get Surplus Food
nistrihntion nf snrnlus foods
in Morrow county have exceeded
expectations, according to Airs.
Rpttv MrTJonalnV store manager
at the county welfare office. The
program was set up last De
cember by the county court in
anticipation oi meeting vne
needs of 200 applicants. During
February, 213 were served out
of 232 who registered.
Mrs. McDonald points out that
those persons residing In the
county with cooking facilities
are in general eligible under
the following conditions:
1. Cash on hand or cash value
of insurance policies of not more
than $250.00 for one person or
$50,000 for two. -
2. Net (take home) family in
come during tne previous ou
days of not more than: a. $102.00
fr 1 nprsnn; h. $147.00 for 2
persons; c. $186.00 for 3 persons;
d. $223.00 tor 4 persons e. qoa.uu
for 5 and b persons; i. qioou.w
tnr 7 s and 9 Dersons: or
g. $383.00 for 10 or more persons.
Registration may be made any
weekday afternoon, Monday
through Friday at 117 Center
Street in Heppner (Case Building).
Monument
MMM Club met last Thursday
afternoon at thp home Of Mae
McWillis, with Mrs. Marge Dear-
doff as co-hostess, une visitor
and 11 members were present.
The next meeting, last one until
fall, will be at the home of Mrs.
Mamie Ferguson, with potluck
dinner served at noon.
A hohv showpr hnnorine Mrs.
Judy (Stirwalt) Bersch was held
Friday at the George Capon resi
dence. She received many lovely
presents.
TTr suit Mrs. Vrpd McWillis.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stirritt, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Gienger, ussie
Engle and Ed Round drove to
inhn Dav last Wednesday for
the services of Phyllis McGarr.
she found that she was ex
hausted at the day's end by ner
effort to understand and make
herself understood in bpanisn.
"It was a relief to come back
here and shut the door and es
pnnp it hut now I am more
fluent and it is no longer such
a struggle."
Beva finds that the girls of
Tlnhnspn are less inhibited and
more anxious to learn than were
those with whom sne wonted m
tho ITnitprl States.
"They are so less likely to
take learning for granted. These
girls are so used to Deing ut-
rpptprt and told what to do. I
want to get them so they can
be self reliant, anu, ior exampu.-
phnncp thpir own cluo omcers
in this wv thev will sample
a little democracy. Maybe in the
long run this sort ot tning win
Drove to be our most lasting
pnntrihntinn."
information on the Peace
Corp is available at the county
agents ottice in neppner.
national average. The remaining
wheat would not receive certifi
cates, but would be supported at
a lower level of $1.30 a bushel,
national average.
If quotas are disapproved, the
law provides that the 1964 wheat
support rate would be 50 percent
of parity for growers who plant
within their allotments.. At the
March parity level, this would
mean about $1.25 a bushel sup
port. Those exceeding their acre
age allotments would lose their
eligibility for prise supports, but
there would be no marketing
auota rienaltv. Thomas said.
secretary freeman sei ure-
gon s 1964 wheat acreage allot
ment at 769,059 acres. This com
pares with 851,980 acres in 1963
and 763,938 in 1962.
Countv ASCS and Extension
offices have work forms for
ti,hont nroHnpprs iisp in analvz-
ing income effects on individual
farms. They also have otner
pertinent information to help
each wheat grower to decide for
himself how he wishes to vote
on May 21, Thomas said.
Visiting at the home of Mr.
1 nv.,1 Hire ArnolH Rnvmnnn tor
Cl t.j m I dllU AT11.3. iiiiiuiu .
bushel, two weeks is Mrs. Beatrice jony
I i en. i - 1 . a.
V J jfl Of Charge
WJiyj ' Heppner,
Lexington
lone.
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Cattle - Wed.. Thurs.
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Woodland, Wn. She is here to
help Mrs. Raymond following
the birth of their daughter,
Susan.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake at
tended the Rockhounds Pow-
Wow on the Priday Ranch near
Pnneville over the ween-end.
Dvpr 250 cars were registered
there Saturday.
LIVESTOCK LOSSES
amount to ovr $2 Billion inniijlty.
(xcordinjet? tlSDA estimate! )
USE OUR LIVESTOCK
SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
l l d.tlffntd la urva vou In vaur
Livestock Disease Prevention Program.
WI fEATURf
VACCINES
ana SUPPLIES
We Give S&H Green Stamps
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frequently. Let loved ones and friends hear from you often it's next
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