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Feed Grain Bill Explained By ASCS Chairman Oregon farmers who grow both wheat and feed grains will be affected by the voluntary feed grain bill now being con sidered by Congress, says R. E. Schedeen, chairman of the Ore gon Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee. If the feed grain bill is passed, the so-called "subs t i t u t i o n clause" will be in effect. This would allow farmers with both wheat and feed grain allotments to grow wheat on feed grain acres and feed grain on wheat acres. However, to take advantage of the substitution feature, the grower must participate in both the 1964 wheat and feed grain programs, the chairman empha sized. The proposed feed grain program is similar to the one now in effect which provides supports to those farmers volun tarily reducing their feed grain acreage. Because growers must partici pate in both programs to take advantage of the substitution feature, it is urgent that grow ers with wheat allotments of less than 15 acres sign with their county ASCS office by May 13, Schedeen stressed. Growers with small allotments who fail to sign by the May 13 deadline will not be able to utilize the substitution clause if the wheat and feed grain pro grams both go into effect, he pointed out. Also small growers who fail to sign will not be eligible to vote in the May 21 referendum on proposed 1964 wheat marketing quotas. If more than two thirds of. the nation's wheat producers vote against marketing quotas, the quotas will not be in effect and the substitution clause will not apply as there will be no di version program for wheat, Sche deen explained. If the wheat vote is favorable and Congress passes the feed grain bill, a participating farm er who has been growing less than 15 acres of wheat and who also has a feed grain base may grow either wheat or feed grain. In addition to barley, oats and rye are considered feed grains under the proposal this year for the first time. A farmer who has been grow ing up to 30 acres of wheat under the "feed wheat" orovis ions of former programs will receive credit for feed grain acres on acreage above the 15 acre wheat base provided in the wneat program, schedeen said. Schedeen explained that many Oregon wheat producers began raising barley, oats and rye on land formerly planted to wheat as tneir acreage allotments were adjusted under the former 55 million acre national allotment. If producers approve 1964 marketing quotas for wheat and if Congress passes the feed grain gill, producers next year will be able to decide whether or not to continue raising feed grains or to return some land to wheat. The producer who decides to use the substitution clause, if it is in effect, must comply with the acreage diversion features of both programs, the chairman added. Any wheat grown on feed grain acres would be in place of feed grains normally pro duced. Wheat produced on feed grain acres would be eligible for sup port at $1.30 a bushel, national average, if the nation's wheat producers approve marketing quotas in the May 21 referen dum. Schedeen encouraged produc ers to visit their county ASCS or Extension offices to discuss individual questions about the programs. Club Plans Field Day The lone Livestock club met at the John Proudfoot home on May 5 at 2:00 p.m. A discus sion was held concerning Field Day on May 18 at the Alfred and Norman Nelson ranch. It was decided that the club would make a field trip in June to PGG Feedville, Baker and Cohn feed lot and the Umatilla Branch Experiment Station. Movies on character building and safety were shown by the club leader, Kenneth Smouse. Charles Nelson, reporter North Morrow Clubs Sponsor IFYE Party North Morrow 4-H boys and girls gathered for an "IFYE Fun Nite" (International Farm Youth Exchange) on Saturday even ing, May 4, at the Irrigon school multipurpose room. Junior lead ers from Irrigon and Boardman not only planned the recreation, but also solicited donations for this people-to-people program (IFYE) which gives young people around the world an op portunity to learn another way of life by living it. The theme, "IFYE Makes it a Small World" was carried out in the decorations, games and dances, and the refreshments for the evening. Four-H leaders served refreshments of hot cocoa and cud cakes from decorated carts, similar to European bread carts. The evening was closed with a suitable talk by Penny Jones, Irrigon, on the purpose of IFYE and the passing around or a "world bank" for the 4-H mem bers donations. Pennv explained that 4-H members, leaders, and other lo cal contributions provide state IFYE funds to send onegons four delegates to foreign coun tries each year and in return re ceive four to six foreign young people into the state. The Nat ional 4-H sponsors council sol icits additional private funds on the national level. Party planners for the Irrigon party included Sandra Thorpe, Sharon Donovan, and Kurt Gan tenbein, Boardman; Penny Jones, Dee Ann McElroy, Shirley Jack son, Gloria benn, Mrs. M. t.. Hadwick, Mrs. Max Jones, Mrs. Fred Murtishaw, Mrs. George Sawyer, and Mrs. Lewis Shade, of Irrigon. Similar parties in other Mor row county communities are planned next fall, according to Esther Kirmis, Morrow county extension agent. I State Coordinator To Speak May 15 "The Wonderful World Ahead" is the theme Miss Esther Task erud, Home Economics coord inator from Oregon State Uni versity will develop at the an nual Morrow County Homemaker Festival on May 15 at the Cath olic parish hall at Heppner, be ginning at 11:00 a.m., accord ing to Esther Kirmis, Morrow county extension agent. Achievements of the year will be highlighted in the "Furni- ture Restoration Fair" displayed by the 40 women who took part in the restoration workshop this year. Other displays, made up by the various units, will show that they are building an edu cation in Foods and Nutrition, Clothing, Home and Time Man agement, Family Life, and Fam ily Finance. "Heppner unit is hostiessine the event," says Miss Kirmis. 'They have secured the hall, will decorate the stage and the tables, and set up a reeistra- tion desk." This will be a luncheon-tvDe festival, comments the unit. The St. Patricks Altar Soeietv will serve the $1.25 luncheon at noon. County committee women from each unit are selling tickets for the event. Anyone purchasing a luncheon ticket that day will re ceive a yellow ticket which means they will have to wait until the others are seated. Tickets can be purchased at the county agent's office also. "We're asking each woman to bring a Betty Crocker coupon as their admittance ticket this year," announces Mrs. Nathan Thorpe, Azalea House chairman, Boardman. "We hope to swell our coupon contri button to Azalea House, a cooperative house on the OSU campus sup ported by the extension women. It's also collection time for Pen nies for Friendship (ACWW) and commemorative stamps for UNICEF. Installation of Officers Unit officers and new county committee women for 1963-61 will be installed at the gather ing at 11:30 a.m., (prior to the luncheon). Besides Miss Tasker ud, the Heppner High school tumblers and Marti Dixon will appear on the program. Reports on the State Homemakers Coun cil, Corvallis; commemorative stamps; and a self-improvement skit by the Irrigon unit women will be added features. Child Care Left To Units "General child care will not be offered at this year's festival," A HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. May 9. 1963 Rhea Creek Grange To See Travel Slides Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker, lone, will be guests of Rhea Creek Grange Friday evening at the Grange hall, and will show colored slides of their recent trip to the Holy Land. A potluck dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed at 8 o'clock by the special pro gram, with all members and friends invited to attend. Need extra cashT Sell unused items around your place with a Gazette-Times classified ad. Minimum charge, 50c per in sertion. ESTHER TASKERUD, Home Ec onomics Coordinator of the Oregon Extension program, Corvallis, will speak on "The Wonderful World Ahead" at the annual Morrow County Homemakers' Festival on May 15 at the Catholic Parish hall, Heppner, beginning at 11 a.m. says the agent, "instead we are asking each unit to deal with child care in the way they feel best." Miss Taskerud, the speaker, is coordinator of cooperative ex tension programs in Home Ec onomics at Oregon State Univer sity. Oregon has about 700 exten sion units with a membership of 21,000 homemakers. She is responsible for hiring home ec onomics to serve as county ex tension agents and state spec ialists. The coordinator was born and educated in South Dakota, did graduate work at Iowa State and Columbia Universities. Last year she received an honorary Doctor of Science degree at South Da kota State College as one of its most outstanding graduates. She also holds a superior service commendation from the Federal Extension Service. Mrs. L. D. Vinson, District Di rector of the Extension women, Kimberly, is also expected to attend. to Graduate At OSU June 2 More than 19ud degrees in cluding a record number of ad vanced degrees will be con ferred June 2 at the 94th annual commencement program of Ore gon State University. About 100 more degrees will be conferred by President James H. Jensen this year than last and the total of approximately 1940 degrees will be the second largest in OSU's history. Only the veteran-filled class of 1949-50 had more graduates. That year, 1968 degrees were conferred 1765 of them bach elor's degrees. Since then the degree pattern has changed, OSU officials point out, with the number of ad vanced degrees showing rapid increases. This year, about 1400 bachelor's degrees will be con ferred along with about 445 master's degrees, 78 doctor's de grees, and 4 professional engin eering degrees. 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