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5 MRM NEWS County Agent's Office Experiment Plots Needed For New Chemical Tests By N. C. ANDERSON New chemicals that appear promising for control of certain weeds continue to be developed, experimented with, and recom mended If they prove effective. One such new chemical is Tor don, which is being experi mented with this year at dif ferent rates as a promising chemical for the control of, among other things, morning glory and Canada thistle. We are planning to put out two morn ing glory plots, using this ma terial as a part of a number if field plots that will be locked through the Columbia Basin this year. Plots sizes are 112 by 120 feet and will need to be located in summer fallow where it is easy to get to. The infestation would need to be uniform. As in the case of other plot work, we would like several in order that we could pick that which is most suited for the ex periment, which includes the ease in getting to for treatment, more level land for best oper ation of the plot sprayer, and last but not least, where it can be observed by the public. We may have to lower some of these requirements in case we have little selection. We would ap preciate hearing from anyone who would like to see the re sults of this new chemical. Tordon looks quite promising, also, for the control of Canada thistle. Two plots have been es tablished using 2 and 4 pounds per acre rates. These were es tablished at the Kenneth Turner ranch in Sandhollow, and at Tom Hustons, on Rock Creek near Hardman. While visiting about weeds, it would be timely to announce that Banvel D, a relatively new chemical looks quite good for the control of Canada thistle. Visiting with research workers at OSU recently, they say that 4 pounds acid, which is a gallon of Banvel D, in a hundred gal lons of water applied by spot treatment has given some ex cellent results. One of the good features is that this material seems to be effective when used anytime during the growing season. For those who didn't get their Canada thistle treated while in the early bud stage, Banvel D might be the solution. It is a new product that com pares quite reasonably in price with other methods of control. Since it is new, no doubt you will have to wait for material to be ordered by your dealer, so don't expect to go in and pick up this material from his shelf. Special September Meeting To Discuss Weed Controls Ranchers who participated in the May 31 conservation and better farming practices tour were quite interested in the COMBINES Good Selection of Used Self-Propelled, Both Old And Late Models. We Still Have A Few 1963 95 -H Machines Ready For Delivery. Give Us A Try Before You Buy. 1tCC) TRI-COUNTY EQUIPMENT CO. Ph. 676-9258 Beppner chemical fallow plots at the Gar Swanson ranch. At the stop much interest was shown in the possibility of .4 pounds atrazine used as a pre-emergent appli cation for control of cheat-grass at a reasonable cost per acre. There was also interest because of the excellent control at low rates of atrazine and amino triazole applied at these early dates to get rid of cheat-grass to make it easier to carry out summer fallow the next spring. Those attending the tour felt that an investment of $1.50 per acre would be quite well accep ted by ranchers who knew they had an infestation of cheat grass in a particular field. This would be in lieu of several till age operations in the spring in case that weather conditions were such that the kill of cheat was hard to get. This is the cost of pound of atrazine, applied before cheat emerged in the fall. Interested ranchers will have an opportunity to discuss these new rates and dates of appli cation at a special meeting in Morrow county on September 19. Experiment station and exten sion weed people, with chemical company representatives partici pating in the discussion will be on stubble mulch farming and cheat-grass control, weed con trol in fence rows and. highway shoulders, weed control in al falfa, and whether fall seeded wheat should be fall sprayed. They will also discuss calibrat ing sprayers for these sterilants. It appears as though simazine will be cleared for use in alfalfa for general weed control by that time, and if so, rates of appli cation will be discussed. Watch for further details on time and place of the meeting. Early Samples are Showing Good Quality White Wheat In an attempt to find out a little more on the production of low protein white wheat in an attempt to satisfy Japanese de mands and preserve the Jap anese market for Oregon soft white wheat, farm crop spec ialist Norman Goetze, and county agents in wheat produc ing counties have agreed to gather a number of wheat sam ples from typical fields and have protein tests run on them to see what correlation might be made with growing condit ions. Last week, Mr. Goetze vis ited the county to work with me in gathering samples and infor mation. Eleven of the 27 sam ples that will be collected were taken from grain coming into the Lexington, lone, Jordan, and North Lexington elevators. More samples will be taken as soon as wheat starts to move in good quantities into Heppner and Ruggs. Last week, 3 Burt, 1 Orfed, 1 Requa, 3 Gaines, 2 Omar, and a Turkey sample were taken. Protein tests will be run to cor relate with soil type, soil depth, rate of planting, nitrogen appli cation, and approximate yield. This information will be collec ted from the farmers whose wheat we picked up at the ele vator. Both Norm Goetze and myself were happy to note the cooperation that our elevators are giving in an attempt to keep white club varieties separate from common varieties. The ele vators have large signs indi cating that they are cooperating in this program in an attempt to preserve the dollar- rich Japanese market for Oregon soft white wheat. While picking up wheat sam ples last Thursday afternoon, I had an opportunity to visit sev eral growers and elevator op- Baker to Host Oregon Cattlemen At Nov. Meeting It's nearing roundup time, and with it comes the planning by the Oregon Cattlemen's Assoc iation for its annual state con vention to be held in Baker, No vember 6, 7 and 8. Floyd Jones, repres e n t i n g Morrow county, has been work ing as a member of the exec utive committee of the assoc iation. At the state board meet ing at Bend May 8, the board approved a program devoting more time to committee meet ings and business and less time to speakers. The program as now set up will get underway earlier on the 6th of November and will be completed Friday night, No vember 8. This is a change from previous years when the meeting was concluded with the business session on Saturday morning. Program for the event will be arranged by officers of the as sociation while details of hous ing, registration, meeting space, entertainment and the banquet will be the responsibility of the host group, the Baker County Livestock Association. This being the 50th Anniver sary of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association, the program will be geared to paying tribute to the old timers and past presidents and charter members. erators and was happy to note the good quality wheat coming in. While it is a bit early to set the overall county yield it looks like it will be up some from last years good crop if the higher elevation yields come through as well as what has been cut to date. There are some exceptional yields in North Morrow county, so good that some farmers hesitate to talk about them for fear that their neighbors might think that they are stretching the truth a little. It is hard, however, to dispute yield when a given acreage has been hauled to the elevator and weights recorded. There have been some 50 bushel yields of Burt and Gaines with the higher yields coming from double sum mer fallow, however, high yield have also been reported from regular summer fallow, too. As some farmers have indicated, dollar twenty-five wheat for 1964 would not be too hard to take if yields such as these could be guaranteed. Time To Check Form Safety July 21 to July 27 is National Farm Safety Week. We like to think that Morrow county farm ers observe farm safety week every week of the year. For those of you who might not have done so for some time, now is the time to inspect your farm equip ment, land, buildings, also your own work habits and attitudes, correcting any dangerous con ditions and careless habits to help to protect lives your own and others. I know this is easier said than done, however, it is important to note that the num ber of people living on farms is creasing but the rate of fatal accidents by farm residents is going up. You can help reverse this trend. See us for envelopes of all kinds. The Gazette-Times. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. July 25. 1963 CHIEF JOSEPH DAYS ROYAL COURT I f f A- PriiKMt Trava Cow in of Wallowa, Quaan Orla May from tha Chrbtanion Broi. of Eugana, a fctaj carnival Taal of Jotaph and Prlncaas Pam Praaca of Entarprita Indian vlllag and Indian dancing at Haifa Canyon will rula ovar Chiaf Jotaph Daya, July 26, 27 and 2Srh. Hall. A Junior parado will ba hold at 1 p.m. Friday, and Plana call for Shrlno Braakfair, Cowboy Braalrfatt al tha Big Parado will bo hald lahjrday at 10 a.m. (Photo Wallowa laka, thrao aftomoona of rodao with atock by Waltar Klagoa). Farms Show Good Rural Fire Units By N. C. ANDERSON We have been exceptionally fortunate with grain and grass fires so far this season. There's still plenty of time, however, for them and there might be some bad ones with the heavy growth on the ground at this time. Last week it was good to note spray ers and water tanks located in so many fields throughout the county. At the D. O. Nelson ranch, where we stopped to see an ex ceptionally good field of Gaines wheat, I liked the practice of using a water truck to wet down the road traveled by wheat trucks as an insurance against fires starting from this area. As well as the water truck setting in the field, there was also a 300 gallon fire fighting unit mounted on a 4-wheel drive rig. The Morrow County Rural Fire Control organization has a num ber of units scattered through out the county available on call in a particular community. Wor dens in each of these commun ities have worked out plans for the quickest possible control in case of a fire. These special units are lo cated at the Don Heliker ranch, west lone; Bob Rietmann ranch, north lone; Roy Martins, north Lexington ; Jerry Brosnans, Buttercreek; Harold Wright, Ruggs; Walt Jacobs, south lone; Andy Van Schoiack, Heppner; Kenneth Peck ranch, Clarks Canyon, south of Lexington. There is another unit to be lo cated in the Eightmile commun ity soon. 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