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HEPPNER GAZETTE County Agent's Office Amended Herbicides By N. C ANDERSON The 1963 Oregon Legislature hat amended the herbicide re search law, particularly as tt ap plies to use of isopropyl ester 2,4-D and the responsibility for payment of poundage fee cov ering sale or use of 2,4-D-type of herbicides. The amended law carried an emergency clause and became effective March Si. iso propyl ester 2,4-D or other esters of eaual volatility may be used In Oregon only when a permit for such use has been isauea by the State Forester, State Di rector of Agriculture and a re. search specialist of OSU, acting Jointly. This applies to use by a governmental agency as well as any Individual, corporation or association. On all 2,4-D 2,45-T type herb icides sold in Oregon the person charged with the duty of report ing and paying the poundage fee of the chemical Is the man ufacturer. jobber, broker or wholesaler who sells to the con sumer or to the ultimate dealer. (The next to last handler before the consumer). On 2,45-T-tyne herbicides purchased outs 1 d e Oregon for use in this state, the consumer is responsible for pay ing the uouadage fee unless he hold foment from the out rf-Btf-t Jfcller that tax has al TVctufam raid to the Oregon irr.frmMW 1 1 tent of Agriculture, If""JtSI tee payments are ba.siVaUUr fee of one cent for each pound of 2,45-T type herb icides based on apparents acid enuivalent. This is the leclsia tion asked for jointly by 4e Oregon Wheat Growers LeatJUe and horticultural crop growers In the Milton-Freewater area. Fish Deliveries Made to Ponds Another 7,000 trout were deliv ered to farm ponds here last Fri day. Getting the Kamloop and Eastern Brook trout were Harold Wright, P. W. Mahoney, W. W. Weatherford, Don Greenup, Fritz Cutsforth and John Proudfoot. This makes appro x i m a t e 1 y 20,000 fish that were put out in ponds this year which should provide a lot of enjoyment for those using these ponds. Crossbred Lambs are Heavier Crossbreeding sheep produced as many as 27 more weaned lambs for every 100 ewes bred than did purebred sheep, accord ing to an eight-year USDA study. Crossbred lambs averaged as much as ten pounds heavier than purebreds at weaning. Dyess to Speak Monday On Wheat Legislation Again, let us remind you of the important informational meeting relating to the 1!M1 wheat program which is sched uled to be held at the fair pa vilion on Monday evening, April 22. The meeting is being co sponsored by the Morrow County Wheat Growers Association, county ASC and the county agent's office. We are fortunate to have Jim Dyess with us to explain the program in detail. Mr. Dyess as former executive vice president, National Association of Wheat Growers Association, was in on the drafting of the legislation as LIVESTOCK LOSSES mount lo over $Z Billion annuilly. teccordinr to USDA eitimatet) USE OUR LIVESTOCK SUPPLY DEPARTMENT It li designed to icrve you In your Livestock Disease Prevention Program, )K, wi ffaturi VACCINES and SUPPLIES We Give S&H Green Stamps HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUGS After Hours Call 676-9G11 or 676-5542 Pirbman FLYING, WEED SPRAYING CALL HOTEL HEPPNER Ph. 676-5515 - TIMES, Thursday, AprU 18, 1963 Law States Poundage well as following through in keeping well posted on the ex act provisions of the bill as in terpreted by USDA. We hope every wheat grower as well as anyone else who might be interested in this im portant farm program will at tend the meeting so that they will be better Informed as to how they wish to vote in the refer endum which will be held on May 21. Increased Efficiency Yields Increasing Farm Valuation Recently came across some figures that I believe will be of interest to you. Here they are: The value of farm assets as of January 1, 1962, was 207.3 billion an increase of 7.3 bil lion for a year earlier. Most of this increase, however, resulted from the rising prices for real estate. Acording to Economic Research service, during the year onrlinrr March 1. 1902. 125.000 units of farm real estate changed hands. It's certainly no news that farm population is dropping, yet few people realize the tremen dous decline. Farm population: dropped by one third from 23.1 million to 15.6 million from 1950 to 1960. Nevertheless, in 1961, the farm output establish ed a new record level one per cent above 19(0. Since this new record was achieved with fewer man-hours, as a result, farm pro duction per man-hour last year rose 4 per cent to set anotner new agricultural high. In 1961, 5.5 billion less man-hours were used than in 1950; 10.9 billion less than in 1940; 14.5 billion less than in 1918. Increased efficiency has given America the most productive ag riculture the world has ever known. Many factors have, of course, contributed to our farm ing efficiency. Recreation in Forest Areas Doubled in Past Five Years Since 1957, the number of rec reation visitors to the National forests has nearly doubled. Last year, the total reached more ilijin 112 million visits. To cone with the increased load, Forest Service built, in 1962, over 3,000 additional camp and picnic unns mil rehabilitated almost 10.000 others. The service devejoped 35 new major recreation sues last year, including ski areas, swim ming, sites, and scenic overlooks. Hunting and fishing visits in National Forests are increasing 8 times faster than the nationwide sale of huntine and fishim: li censes. Last year 4,300 miles of forest development roau, iu miles of trails, and 300 bridges were built in the National For ests. Livestock Industry Fights Tax Proposal The livestock industry is facing a crisis in connection with possible national tax legislation, according to Hoyd Jones, presi dent ot the Morrow county Live stock association. Under the new tax laws being proposed, the capital gains feat ure on breeding stock is in dan ger because of the "tax gim mick" exploints of recent years whereby speculating investors enter the livestock business, in flate prices, claim tax deduc tions from other income on the basis of losses to farm oper ations, then sell the property at a profit that is taxed at the lower rate. To fight the pressure of the Internal Revenue Service, the Oregon Beef Council is contrib uting Oregon's share of the fin ancing to the national livestock tax committee where the Oregon Cattlemen's association main tains a membership. Jones em phasized the importance and necessity of this type of finan cial program in order to protect the interests of the livestock in dustry. Spokesmen far the national livestock tax committee appear ing before a Congressional com mittee were In agreement with a plan to plug up the loop holes in the tax law but do not want to lose the privilege for legiti mate livestock operators. nc Potential Seen For Feed Grain Industry in State Oregon has the potential to pick up an extra $246 million in annual state income if the cards fall right. That's the judgment of men who have taken a hard look at Oregons capacity to boost its grain feeding industries in com petition with other areas. Livestock and poultry feeding in Oregon now generates about $100 million a year in economic activity. Oregon s grain re sources, coupled with West Coast markets for meat products, offer the potential for this to jump to $346 million, according to a report published by Oregon State University. Much depends upon federally managed grain programs that have helped create circumstan ces now restricting opportunity for poultry and livestock feed .ng in the Pacific Northwest. Sales of government-held feed stocks in the Midwest and Great Plains at prices below support levels have tended to subsidize livestock and poultry feeders m that region. At the same time, government export subsidies tot Pacific Norlnwest grains hase helped maintain prices in this legion above the support level. Here in the Pacific Northwest, the situation presents what ap pears to be a conflict of interest between grain growers and grain feeders at least until the full situation is understood, the OSU report points out. Grain is a cash crop for some ranchers who want to sell large volumes at "favorable" prices. Feed grains are a cost of doing business for livestock and poul try feeders who want to buy grains at prices "favorable" to them. Actually, grain growers and feeders in this area have long run, common interests that can be served by building a sound grain-feeding industry, the OSU study team believes. Present federal grain programs now require much of Oregon's grain land to lie idle. Future net returns to local grain grow ers might be about the same as at present, and even larger un der certain conditions, if more acres of grain were planted and "marketed" through livestock and poultry feeding, the report indicates. OSU staff members in animal and poultry sciences, farm crops, and agricultural economics com piled the report, "Grain Feeding Opportunities and Problems in Oregon." Oregon residents may obtain copies from local county extension offices or from the Bulletin Clerk, Oregon State University, Corvallis. The report points out the snow balling effect on economic act- ivitv that could result from expanded feeding industry. For example, cattle feeding in Oregon in 1961 generated about $53 million in economic activity. Of this amount, an estimated $3 la million was paid as wages and salaries in meat packing plants. However, had the cattle feed ing industry operated at full po tential, it would have generated some $250 million at retail. Roughly $lb'ii million would have been paid in wages and salaries in Oregon packing plants. And present opportunities bar ely scratch the surface of long range potential, based on ex pected population increases on the West Coast by 1975, the re port explains. The Pacific Coast is expected to have a deficit of more than 2 million head of cattle and calves in 1965 and a 4 13 mil lion deficit by 1975. Heavy def icits are also predicted for pork, sheep and lambs, and broilers by 1975. RUBBER STAMPS made to order, also STAMPING PADS in black, red or green. For busi ness or personal use. Orders filled promptly at the Gazette Times office. 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 "LET US SPRAY" MEM NEW Committees Seek Yes' Vote on Referendum A newly-organized "Wh eat Referendum Committee for a 'Yes' Vote" mapped out strat egy in Portland last week to support the Administration's pro posed 1964 wheat program among Oregon wheat growers, nearly all of whom are eligible to vote in the May 21 nation wide referendum. The committee, composed of prominent wheat growers and farm association representatives, was headed by Paulen Kase berg of Wasco, who outlined the croup's noals and the points it will stress in seeking an affirm ative vote on the government program. "Too manv wheat producers. asserted Kaseberg, "feel that the choice lies between supporting the proposed program or no pro gram at all that by voting 'No' on the measure they can some how get the government out of the wheat business." "This just isn't the case," he said. "Despite the fallacious claims of the opposition, wheat growers will cast their ballots for one of two programs either the sensible program of limited production passed by Congress or a continuation of the present disjointed wheat policies. We be lieve that the 1961 wneat rro- gram will actually result in few er government controls in the long run." Kasebere averred mat, con trary to opinions expressed in some quarters, his committee , sees little possibility of new leg islation being passed by con gress should the referendum measure be voted down. "Senator Ellender, chairman of the Senate Agriculture commit tee, has already stated publicly that if wheat growers don't want this program, and so express themselves on the referendum, then Congress cannot and should not take further action on the wheat problem," Ka s e b e r g noted. The referendum committee chairman asserted that all-out efforts have been exerted to rural congressmen to pass the measure, and that alternative legislation is unlikely during this session of Congress. "Urban congressmen," he con tinued, "are ready to wash their hands of the wheat situation should this measure be defeated by the producers. The plight of the farmer today arouses little sympathy on the part of city taxpayers, who are too well ac quainted with the costs of the Commodity Credit program." Addressine himself to the subject of wheat production and storage, Kaseberg said that the 1964 Wheat Program is designed to limit production to a level that will be absorbed by domes tic use and normal export re quirements. "One of the real selling points of the program," he stated, "is that approximately 150 million bushels of wheat will be with drawn from government storage to augment the anticipated har vest from the limited acreage specified in the program. This is a healthy step in the right direction, and one which should be welcomed by farmers and general taxpayers alike." Committee members, who rep resent all wheat-producing areas in Oregon, reported on current sentiments on the referendum measure in their respective lo cales. The majority felt that many wheat growers, particular ly those with small wheat acre age, have not informed them selves on the merits of the pro posed program, and that an ener getic campaign to clarify the measure is required to garner their votes. "This is in no way the fault of the Department of Agricul ture," Kaseberg observed. "Both Washington, D. C. and the local offices have done an outstand ing job of supplying factual lit erature of a pro-and-con nature to all wheat producers. The in tent of our committee is to re- inforce this educational program on a person-to-person basis with our fellow producers." Contrary to the emotional and misleading selling job that is being done by opponents of the program," he continued, "we intend to present its features factually and comprehensively. The 1964 Wheat Program, in our opinion, can stand on its own merits once wheat growers un derstand its advantages to them selves as well as to the consumer-taxpayer public." Attending the Portland meet ing, in addition to its chairman, were J. W. Forrester, Jr., Pendle ton; L. E. Kaseberg, Wasco; Al Lamb, Heppner; Robert Nixon, Junction City; Charles W. Smith, Corvallis; Edgar W. Smith, Port land; Charles A. Tom, The Dalles; John H. Welbes, Pendle ton; and Allen Wheeler, Portland. Your Home Agent Consider Career Field Carefully, Youths Advised By ESTHER KIRMIS Oregon young people should compare the long and short term benefits of various job oppor tunities before settling on any occupation. High school is not too early for youths to find out about kinds of opportunities available that really appeal to them, says Lois Redman, state 4-H exten sion agent at Oregon State Uni versity. The teenager who quits school for a job may have more money for a while than his buddies who stay in school, but these earnings will eventually level off, she notes. Quitting school to accept a job for money alone limits youths two ways, Miss Redman adds. The job may hold no interest for trie young person and if he's without a high school diploma there's a built-in stumbling block for future advancement up the occupational and finan cial ladder. Many school dropouts are ex tremely capable and able to learn on the job, but the facts of life are that the more edu cation a person gets the faster he's going to advance to a higher income. Settling on a career too early at the suggestion of par ents and close friends, may re sult in "career closedminded ness," warns the OSU specialist. 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Charley Otley, chairman of the Oregon Cattlemen's association public lands committee, and Bob Steward, Baker county rancher, traveling on funds provided by the Oregon Beef Council, attend ed a meeting in Salt Lake re cently with representatives of the il Western states to form ulate the committee and estab lish a program. The sub -committee, to be known as the national public lands coordinating committee, will be made up of representa tives of the Cattlemen's assoc iation, the Wool Growers assoc iation and the Farm Bureau of the 11 Western states and Alas ka. Oregon's delegates selected by these groups are: Cattlemen, Charley Otley, with Bob Steward alternate. Wool Growers, George Rugg, Danny O'Connor alternate, Farm Bureau, John Dentel, R. E. Kerr, alternate. The purpose of the coordinat ing committee is to study all phases of public lands and to develop a unified program. Ac cording to Currin, there is no intent and never will be to take the place of established advisory boards or other organizations but rather to assist the boards and to coordinate the activities' of the Cattlemens association, the Wool Growers and the Far; Bureau. Goals and purposes establish ed at the first meeting were: 1. To bring to the attention of the public, the importance and need for assuring the con tinued enjoyment and use of federal lands on the customary multiple use basis by all cit izens. 2. To encourage livestock oper ators to participate in and co operate with resource user groups at the local, state and national levels. 3. To aggressively spearhead a drive to obtain greater se curity of tenure, to provide sta bility and customary multiple usages intended and provided by the Taylor Grazing Act. 4. 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