County Agent's Office
Morrow Tops Counties
In Voter Turnout
By N. C. ANDERSON
When all the "smoke" has
settled from the recent wheat
referendum, we predict that Mor
row county will have the highest
percentage of votes of any Im
portant wheat producing county
in the nation. With a 91.96 yes
vote our county leads all coun
ties in the state by several per
cent. Whether this is a distin
guished position for us to be In
depends upon who you talk to.
It indicates to me that farmers
in Morrow county were willing
to give the new program a try
in an attempt to solve our wheat
problem. Talking with John
Welbes, Oregon Wheat Growers
League, a few days ago, it was
interesting to note that the Col
umbia Basin wheat counties that
produce 73 of the total wheat
for the state of Oregon carried
with a 74 yes vote. Evidcntally
the strictly wheat growers were
quite Interested in seeing the
program tried.
It is interesting to look back
on the grain management study
made In Morrow county in 1959
and compare costs of the various
operators. At that time, of the
eight operators participating in
the study, 87c per bushel was
the lowest cost and $1.45 per
bushel was the highest. It was
interesting to note that the high
cost was associated with a 31
bushel yield. One operator had a
90e cost with a 41 bushel yield.
We must realize that cost of pro
duction definitely is tied to per
acre yield. We also know that
the cost of farming has risen
since 1959 and that it will take
some pretty good size yields to
offset the difference of $2.00
wheat compared to whatever the
market might be with the pro
gram that is now in effect.
It is discouraging to read
newspaper articles that Indicate
that the lid is off as far as wheat
production is concerned and that
there will be no allotments or
penalties. For those who take
the bother to check they will
find that we have the same re
strictions as always with merely
a lower support price. Those who
do exceed their allotments will
do so at the expense of penal
izing their acreage allotment by
approximately 8 each year
thev are not in compliance. We
don't wish to appear pesamistlc,
but there Is bound to be some
"tightening of the belt" in ma
jor wheat income counties such
as Morrow. This is .lust plain
economics.
Applications Due Now
For Coddling Moth Control
For those home owners who
have expe r i e n c e d "wormy"
apples In their home fruit plant
ing, now is the time to make
the first application for coddling
moth control. The coddling moth
is the mature apple worm. Word
was received this week that the
moth had emerged and spray
ing should be done within the
next few days after this is read.
Use 1 lb, of 50 weltable
DDT to each 50 gallons of spray.
Smaller amounts can be mixed
apportionatcly depending on the
number of trees to be sprayed.
It will take about 10 gallons
of spray to cover a mature stan
dard apple tree, 'a this amount
for
a milium dwarf tree will
ilit nn i(cllcnt 1oh. Follow-lll)
sprayings need to be made at 3
week intervals for complete con
trol. New Buildinq Plans
Available for Two Needs
Recently announced are two
new plans available through the
APPALOOSA
SHEIKS J. W. 4623
Sr. proven sire for color, conformation and disposition. Shows
strong in his get. 97 Appaloosa marked colts (to date) from
solid color mares. Basic color Sorrell. First in his class
I.O.N. Appaloosa Show 1959 at Boise. Idaho. 13 studs in class
representing 6 states.
FEE $50.00 Return In Season
STANDARDBRED
MUNJO CREED
2- yr. old standing
FEE S50.00
APPALOOSA
Storms Cloudburst T-6968
FEE S50.00 Return in Season
MOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS
Mare Board $1.00 per day or bale of good hay
per day
BREEDING STOCK FOR SALE
VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
Elkhorn Stables
Esther N. and Clayton E. Jackson
STANDARDBRED HORSES APPALOOSA HORSES
Telephones Home JA 3-5186 Business JA 3-5313
On U. Highway 30 1805 Fourth St. Baker, Oregon
OSU plan service. One is for a
convenient low cost storage and
feeding shed that can be erected
quickly and easily. Of pole
frame construction, the storage
barn is made in 12 ft. bays with
a 26 ft. clear span and canti
levered sheds 10 ft. wide on each
side. Clearance may be raised
if increased hay storages desired.
Feed mangers 2 ft. 6 inches wide
are located on the supporting
posts outside the center span.
The plan is referred to as USDA
Cooperative Farm Building Plan
Number 5935.
Another one designed by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Is for a vacation cabin for the
mountain. It is of plain construc
tion 24 ft. square and easily
expandable to 3 bedrooms. The
exterior walls can be construc
ted and inside finished or added
at your convenience. The cabin
may also be used as a low cost
living ouralrrs while a family
constructs a permanent home.
This is plan number 5928. There
Is a service charge for each of
these. If you are interested we
can order them from the office.
Precipitation Is Forecast
To Aid June Crop Needs .
Everyone has been happy with
the warm, dry weather during
the past two weeks, which has
enabled them to get ahead of
cheatgrass and other weeds In
their summer fallow, to some ex
tent at least. But if the 30-day
weather outlook is to be accurae
we can expect quite a little rain
some lime between now and
June 15. The 30-day period out
look for mid-May to mid-June
Is for above normal precipita
tion for all of Oregon and normal
temperatures for Eastern Oregon.
I'm sure everyone will be agree
able to a good rain in mid-June
which should do a lot to insure
us of a bumper grain yield now
in prospect.
Alfalfa Seedings Compared
After 10 Year Period
T.iiut uphW Dillarrl P.ates. who
replaced E. R. Jackman as OSU
extension range management
specialist and I spent 2Yi days
checking pasture and range
seedings and consulting with
several ranchers on range im
provement practices. It was in-
trunutina tn rhpek manv of the
grazing alfalfa seedings' that are
now 10 years old. Some import
ant comparisons can no maue.
We found the alfalfa is doing
much better than the grass in
all cases where something had
not happened to kill it out. At
the old Paul Webb ranch now
mvni.rl hu r.i'nri'o RutJB. We
found practically all of the
Ranger and Ladik lafalfa gone
from this 1953 seedings. On the
other hand Rhisoma and Nomad
were doing exceptionally well
in spite of the heavy mouse
damage of four years ago. These
varieties that grow with under
ground spreading roots are not
subject to crown damage such
as our common alfalfas. This
same principal holds true with
gopher damage and heavy graz
ing. It was good to see a heavy
stand of Sevelra, Nomad, La
dak and Ranger at the Lindsay
ranch, in Sandhollow where rain
fall is quite low. These seedings
border the desert land and while
they have had some heavy use
over the years, a good moisture
year like this one really makes
this seeding look good. It is
worth anyone's time who doubts
what alfalfa will do in that
arc-a to take a look at this seed
ing. The Lindsays have done a
Stewarts Shlek No. 385
Darkus No. 4612
(Monty Creed 92741 by Jlntmie
Creed 75968
Sal Abbe-44. by Traubbe Jr.
7441S
to a lew select mares
Return in Season
(Storm Cloud F. No. 1644
Term. Rose)
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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES,
FAfflff NEWS
good job in improving this
desert range and without a doubt
seeded more range several years
ago than any other operator In
this area. Larry and his mother
are continuing with rabbit and
sagebrush spraying and are im
proving much of the native grass
in the area.
We saw so many good range
improvements that it is imposs
ible to discuss all of them at this
time. Our conclusion was that
these seedings have definitely
improved the range forage for
those who have gone to the ex
pense of doing so.
Dr. W. H. Wolff left Saturday
by plane for Sheboygan, Wise,
to attend the funeral of his
father, Ira F. Wolff, who passed
away recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Batty
miH daughter visited in Walla
Walla, Wn., Saturday.
WORK BETTER
Thursday, May 30. 1963
Beef Council Sets
Public Hearing
The Oregon Beef Council will
hold a public hearing on its pro
posed 1963-64 Beef Council bud
get on Wednesday, June 5, 10:00
a.m., at the Beef Council offices,
Imperial Hotel, Portland, accord
ing to Richard Westerberg, chair
man. The budget committee of the
Beef Council, which consisted of
E. E. Davis, Baker, chairman,
Richard Rathbun, Joseph, and
Leland Jacobsmuhlen, Cornelis,
has previously consulted with
all segments of the beef industry
in determining the budget which
will go into effect July 1, 1963,
Copies of the proposed budget
have been sent to all county
extension agents and are avail
able to any producer or others
interested in the beef industry
upon request.
Reddy
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Junior Livestock
Show Scheduled
lo Start June 6
After 1R years of Sunday
through Wednesday show days,
the Junior Livestock show of the
Oregon Wheat Growers League
at The Dalles will be conducted
this year during the end of the
week, opening Thursday, June
6, and closing Saturday, June
8, with auction sales of grain
fed livestock. Livestock will be
received in the pens Wednesday,
June 5.
Auction sales of lambs and
hogs will be held at 2 p.m. Sat
urday, and of steers at 7 p.m.
at the auction yards in the Seuf
ert Buildings at Wasco County
Park opposite The Dalles Dam.
A sizeable increase in exhib
itors and grain fed steers,
lambs and hogs both in the 4-H
and FFA divisions is expected
for the 17th annual show on the
basis of early estimates by ex-
Kilowatt prescribes
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Stitchertes Meet
Golden Stitchettes 4-H club
met at the 4-H extension office
on May 17 to discuss our main
articles. Members present were
Kay Daggett, Charlaine Knox,
Teresa Harshman and Frances
Abrams. We decided when our
following meetings were to be
held and discusised having a
party at the Harshman home.
Kay Daggett,
Asst. news reporter
hibitors, the show's general
manager, Elmer Lierman, said.
Some fall-off always results
Lierman said, but he cited fig
ures showing plans call for at
tendance by 125 4-H boys and
girls and 57 FFA boys compared
to last year's actual 110 in the
4-H division and 48 in FFA.
Plans have been made for
showing 73 steers, 166 sheep and
160 swine this year, compared
to last year's 60 steers, 122
lambs and 122 hogs.
Exhibitors are planning to be
here from most parts of Oregon,
including the eastern sections
and Willamette Valley.
iluul
Mrs. Monte Carnes and daugh
ter, Marci, La Grande, visited
here last week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornett Green.
LIVESTOCK LOSSES
tmounf to over $2 Billion tnauilly.
(ttcordinjM'oUSDA estimate)
USE OUR LIVESTOCK
SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
It It diifned to icrvo you la vovt
Livestock Dhcate Prevention Program,
WI FEATURI
VACCINES
and SUPPLIES
We Give S4H Green Stamps
HUMPHREYS
REXALL DRUGS
After Hours Call
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