HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, August 1, 1963
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Chats From Your Home Agent
Changes Noted For 1964
Feed and Grain Program
' By N. C. ANDERSON
On July 18, the U. S. Dept.
of Agriculture announced the
major provisions of the 1964 vol
untary Feed and Grain program.
The 19G4 program will be bas
ically the same as the 13 pro
gram. There are a number of
provisions, however. In brief, you
will find that, barring new leg
islation and possible changes in
administrative positions: (1)
loan rates will be raised slightly
from 19G3 crop levels for barley,
corn, and milo; (2) support pay
menls will be reduced to offset
the increases in loan rates, leav
ing the total support the same
as for 19C3; (3) Diversion pay
ments will be increased for the
heavy diverters. A producer may
divert as much as 50 of his
feed grain base acreage and
those who divert from 40 to 50
will receive diversion payments
at the maximum rate for an
acres diverted for those who di
vert at least 20 at a lower rate
and those who divert more than
20 up to 40 at a higher pay
ment. Those who divert 50 will
get the maximum rate on all
acres diverted. (4) Substitution
on feed grain acres has been
ruled out despite advantages
that might result in limited
areas.
Undoubtedly the "substitution
decision will be disappointing to
many of our wheat producers.
On the other hand, barley pro
ducers may take some small
comfort from the slightly higher
loan rates. Perhaps the state's
grain growers and grain feeders
alike can be thankful that corn
and milo loan rates were Taised
instead of lowered. At least these
decisions, plus the wheat vote,
appear to have substantially im
proved prospects for developing
a local feed market for North
west wheat and barley.
Cattlemen Need Pictures
A plea comes from the Ore
gon Cattlemen Association for
old pictures or newspaper clip
pings that can lie used in their
convention issue of the "Oregon
Cattleman." This year, the state
association will observe it's 50lh
Anniversary at their annual con-
$100 REWARD
Lost - Strayed
17 COWS
(4-YEAR OLDS)
Double Branded
Stirrup Itight Shoulder
And A -2 or JO Left Hip
Both Ears Split.
FROM
Crincah Ranches
SAN FORD CANYON
Morrow County
Route 1
lleppner, Oregon
Ph. HeppncT G7G-5892
Arlington 45-1-2856
or Salem 9S2-3081
vention, to be held In Baker on
November 6-7-8. George Johnson,
extcut.ve secretary, who is put
ting together the convention is
sue would like the loan of these
old clippings or pictures whkh
need not be necessarily old OCA
history, but scenes of old time
haymg methods, cattle drives,
and other ranch operations.
Unitan Barley Shows Good
Test at Barclay Ranch
Max Barclay, North Lexington
rancher, recintly reported to us
the results of his new spring bar
ley, Unitan. We have watched
this with interest since Max
picked the seed up from the
Montana Experiment Station at
Bozeman last fall. A spring bar
ley, Max seeded it last fall, but
because it looked too thin, tore
it up this spring and reseeded.
Later he was sure it would have
been good enough to leave .
The barley looked awfully
good this spring and summer and
we are happy to hear that the
test weight was 48 pounds and
the yield 3,330 pounds per acre.
This was in comparison to a
little less than 2,400 pounds per
acre, from Flynn, with a 44
pound test weignt. Max has
saved some seed and Intends to
see what the Unitan will do
another year. If it performs this
way another year, this may be
another new barley variety for
Morrow county. Max reported no
snapping of heads, like some of
our barley is inclined to do, but
tiial maturity is a little later
than Flynn.
Single Wheat Head Multiplys
On a recent visit to their ranch,
1 was inUrcsied in a small seed
ing of a wheat selection that
Kenneth and Dolwm Nelson,
north Lexingion ranchers have.
A boarded ciuo wheat head was
loLinel in one of taeir fields a
lew years ago that looked so
good tnat It was seeded in the
garuen and ooserved with inter
tii. Continuing to look good, they
settled it on several acres last
mil. This year tney Will be able
.o eh UTiriine yield and plan to
nave some milled to determine
muling' qualities.
licmcheg Improve In
oru3 beeuiiuju, Weed Control
Two interesting days were
spent latt week on range im-
piovi'inent and weed control
lours witn rancners, Jerry Bros
nan and Terry Thompson. On the
Jerry Brosnau Fivemne forest al
lotment in ttie Ukiait district, we
inspected a range land seeding
made over several hundred acres
u.y the Forest Service in August,
iiGl. This seeding was made
witli the Forest Service heavy
range land drill that lias been
so successful in establishing
stands of grass on public lands.
The stand obtained in this seed
ing, however, was very disap
pointing. On the other hand
some excellent stands of grass
were broadcast in skid rows,
landings and logging roads, both
on Kiuzua owned land and
Buckaroo Flats, which is leased
by the Brosnans. Some excel
lent water developments have
been made on both tluse areas
so cattle have very short trips
to water. Eviilentally this, and
other range improvement prac
tices are paying off by t tie looks
of the cattle on the allotment.
t only the Brosnans. but the
W. K. Hughes, Raymond French,
Don Giveiuip, and Bob Mac-
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Laughlin cows were in "slaugh
ter" shape on their calves were
looking excellent and above av
erage weight for this time of
year.
At the Terry Thopson ranch we
nw what nprsistance will do In
holding out the spread of Branch
ing Knapweed, which has infes
ted a number of ranges in the
area. On Skinner creek, where
the Thompsons have about 20
acres of branching knapweed on
range land, we found that the
program of persistant spraying
of roads that go through the
range has paid off. Steve Thomp
on began this program many
years ago doing much of the
spraying by small Knapsacic
sprayer on a saddle horse, as the
first plants began to creep in
on Skinner creek. Since then,
each year Terry has sprayed vho
road and has done a good job
keeping out this invading weed.
This spring the 20 acres was
sprayed by plane when appli
tat.ons were made by Kenneth
Cutsiorth and Dick Wilkinson in
the Immediate area. Roads will
have to be closely watched,
however to keep down the invasion.
Record Hay Crop Expected
As of July 1, the Oregon grow
ers expected to harvest the larg
est haycrop on record. The state
has seen a larger acreage, but
never a higher yield per acre.
This year yield estimated on July
1, of 2 05 tons per acre is nearly
5 above last year, and 67c
above average. This includes
both tame and wild hay. Total
hay tonnage is expected to too
2 million, 8 above last year's
output and 11 more than av
erage. Albany Ram Sale Aug. 3
At least two persons plan to
purchase lambs at the 23rd an
nual Willamette Valley Ram
Sale to be held at the Linn
County Fairgrounds in Albany
on Saturday, August 3. Howard
Pettyjohn, Heppner, and Mrs.
William J. Dohetry, Lexington,
have indicated this interest.
Scheduled for sale are 225 head
of Oregon's finest yearling stud
and range rams and ewes.
Breeds in their nrripr of salp are
Romney, Lincoln, Corriedale, Col-
umDia, cneviot, North Country
Cheviot, Shropshire, Hampshire,
Southdown, and Suffolk.
Refund Forms Available
Farmers are reminded that It
is time now to claim refund of
federal tax on gasoline used on
their farm for the past fiscal
year. For those who have claim
ed this refund in the past they
have received forms in the mail
from the Internal Revenue Ser
vice, which are due back before
September 30. For those who
have never claimed this tax re
fund, form 2240 is available by
writing to the Internal Revenue
Service or can be picked up at
this office. Don't forget the dead
line date, Sept. 30.
Grand Champion at Doherty
Ranch
A few days ago while making
a visit at the Bill Doherty ranch
in Sandhollow, we were pleased
to see the excellent quality Short
horn bull, purchased this spring.
On further inquiry we found that
it was the grand-champion bull
of the Inland Empire Shorthorn
sale, which is held in Spokane
each March. In addition to this
top quality Shorthorn, which
will be used in a cross-breeding
program on the mainly Hereford
herd, owned by the Dohertys, we
also liked an excellent type reg
istered shorthorn heifer that
Mary Doherty bought at this
sale. She is anxiously awaiting
for the heifer to calve any day
now.
Major Donald Drake Completes Training
Army Reserve Maj. Donald E
Drake, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
K. Drake, Heppner, completed
two weeks of annual active duty
training at Oakland Army Term
inal, Calif., July 20.
Major Drake is assigned to the
6237th U. S. Army Reserve
School in Sacramento, Calif.
He is a 1940 graduate of Ore
gon State University in Corval
lis and lives with his wife, Shir
ley, at 115 E. Robinhood, Stock
ton, Calif.
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Treating
At Our Plant
Or In The Country
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