HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, August 8. 1963
County Agent's Office
Wheat Samples Taken
For Protein Testing
By N. C ANDERSON
As reported in this column
previously, a number of sample
of wheat are being taken for
protein tests with the plan in
mind that these tests then be
correlated with type and depth
of soil, variety, date of plant
ing, nitrogen application, and
yield. Norman Goetze, Exteasion
Farm Crop Specialist, Oregon
State University, is in charge
of correlation work. Eleven
samples were taken on July 18
from fields that were being com
bined at that time. The rest of
the samples allocated to Morrow
county were collected last Fri
day. We ended up with a good rep
resentative sample, which in
cluded Orfed from the Jim Lindsay-Earl
McCabe ranch, lone;
Rcqua from Bert Creig, Lexing
ton; Baart from Tom Ashbeck,
Echo; Brevor from Hunt Broth
ers, Lexington; Idaed 59 from
Paul Tews, lone; Turkey from
Glen Campbell, Echo; Golden
from Roger Palmer, and Barton
Clark, Heppner; Gaines from
Lewis Halvorsen and Jim and
Earl Pettyjohn, lone, William J.
Doherty, Lexington, W. C. Rose
wall, and C. N. Jones and Sons;
Heppner. Burt from Don Pointer,
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Alvin Wagenblast, Tad Miller,
Al Fctsch, W. C. Van Winkle,
Bob Lovgren, Larry Lindsay,
Lexington, and Burl Akers, lone.
Omar samples were collected
from Raymond Lundell, lone,
Laurence Becket, Ralph Beamer,
John Lane, Archie Munkers, and
Frank Anderson, Heppner, and
L. E. Ruhl, Lexington.
All nf thaun cnmnlpa flrp rrd-
WtpH fmm trucks deliverinEf
wheat to the elevators and in
most cases information on date
planted, nitrogen applied, soil
type and depth and approximate
yield were not avaiiaDie irom
tho Irivpr. Contacts will need
to be made with these people
to gather this lniormauon Deiore
actual correlation is done, it is
Intoiwitintr to see some Drotein
tests that have been returned
to the Morrow County Grain
Growers, Ihese vary consider
ably by varieties.
Of special interest are protein
tests which were run on Gaines
nnuiiipcH In the countv last vear.
Viimnlou that worn (lathered for
seed certification were available
and made use of in uiis way
several weeks ago. From Morrow
county, protein varied consider
ably from 6 at the L. H. Rill
ranch in fcightmue, to .&.&"o at
Kenneth Pecks' in Clarks Can
vnn. The 13.2 Drotein wheat
came from dry land wheat that
had 30 pounds of nitrogen as a
top dress and had been reduced
some in yield. Other protein tests
run as follows; Louis Carlson
7.5, Alvln Bunch 8.2, Raymond
French o.b, vviiuam J. uoneny
and Fritz Cutsforth 9.6, L. L.
Howton 10.5, Kenneth Turner
10.8, Gar Swanson-two samples
10.6 and 11.6, David Baker 11.5,
Melvln Moyer
State-wide, the protein content
ranged from a low of 6 to a
high of 14.1 percent. These are
nil fimirpri nn 14 moisture
content, which is the approxi
mate amount ol moisture me
miller requires when he begins
hie finorntinnR. This moisture is
added to facilitate milling and
because ot this tnese samples
are being determined on that
basis. The wheat trade has urged
this year that where possible
both white club and common
varieties be separated and stored
in a protein basis with the sug
gested dividing line of 9 pro-
tein on a win moisture oasis.
All Mnrrnm rmintv elevators are
doing an excellent job of separ
ation and storage.
Wheat, Barley Varieties
Studied at Nursery Plots
On Tuesday and Wednesday
of Inst week we were busy har
vesting the cereal nursery and a
fertilizer trial plot, which was es
tablished last fall in cooper
ation with the Sherman Branch
Experiment Station at Moro and
Frank Anderson, Elghtmlle. Ten
Annual County Fair Acts
As Local 'Morale Booster1
By ESTHER KIRMIS
Mrs. Jim Lidsay, lone, called
me the other day regretting the
fact that she could not act as
r.pnprnl Homf Economics chair
man at the Morrow county fair
this year, sne nas naa an op
eration this summer and is not
makins as raDid a comeback as
she had anticipated.
Women lair committee mem
bers, Mrs. William Rawlins and
varieties of wheat and eight var
ieties of barley were grown in
the nursery to compare yields
and other growing1 character
istics and a test of winter hardi
ness in the case of the barley.
While these are bound and sent
to the station for yield determ
ination, it was interesting to
compare some of the charac
teristics as they appeared grow
ing in the field.
Gaines was the shortest of the
wheats measuring an average of
27 inches. Golden was tallest,
at approximately 39 inches.
Omar and Itana seemed to suffer
most, visually at least, from
rust. We will find out actual
yields soon.
In the case of barley, quite
a tew heads naa snappea irom
the Olympia, and Flynn was
showing some breakover. Hud
son and Purdue selections looked
quite good but a Moro Station
unloplinn nnt vnt named, showed
a lot of good' strength of straw
and other desirable character
istics. Late this spring the Heppner
Soil Conservation supervisors
agreed to purchase a supply of
place mats for banquets and
luncheons. The place mats were
prepared in coopeTatlon with the
Soil Conservation Service and
were aimed at a "quiz-zical"
looked at soil and soil susten
ance. The mats were used for
the first time at the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of Com
merce last Monday, and it was
interesting to know that at least
a few of the businessmen not
iced them. One of our doctors
pointed out that a statement that
medical care is up more than
twice as much as food, did not
moan ri,iftnrs rare, hut hnsnital
nnH moHifinpa There wpre other
comments on the question and
answer place mats, wnicn proved
that this was a thought provok-
Inrr nuhlie rotations "eimmick."
We were happy to note this in
terest.
Mrs. L. A. McCabe, lone, were
notified and they prevailed upon
Mrs. E. M. Baker, lone, to take
over the chairmanship.
Perhaps one of the greatest
strengths of the Morrow county
fair (to be held in Heppner
August 19-23) is that it is org
anized and carried out by local
people. With the exception of
the county extension agents,
they give their time and talent,
without pay, for the good of the
community.
The Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo is under the general re
sponsibility of the fair board
made up of Al Fetsch and O. W.
Cutsforth, Lexington, and Ber
nard Doherty, Heppner. They, in
turn, have delegated the duties
of planning and running these
two events to two separate com
mittees, a fair and a rodeo com
mittee. A look at the premium book
for Morrow County Fair shows
a listing of over 100 men and
women working as superinten
dents in the various fields that
will insure a well rounded fair.
. Appointed on the fair commit
tee for 1963 are Don Robinson,
Heppner, (chairman), Mrs. L. A.
McCabe, lone; Alfred Nelson, Jr.,
Lexington; Don Greenup, Hepp
ner; Mrs. William Rawlins and
Mrs. Jim Lindsay, lone.
Who comes to our fair? 4-H
kids, 4-H parents, their grand
parents and friends. In the live
stock field you'll find the live
stock raisers; the horse fans;
grain, fruit, flower and vege
table growers; the skilled in
clothing, needlework, foods and
canning and hobbies. New this
year is a "Children's Corner" for
all children between the ages of
6 and 14 (as of Jan. 1). Lots
are In clothing, needlework,
knitting, hobbles, canning, foods,
candy and flowers for the young
fry.
County organizations also get
into the act by putting up com
munity booths that will tell their
story to the public. Seventeen
booths, which were built last
year, will again be used.
It's an annual community
Four-H Horse
Show Gets
For August 19
Morrow county 4-H horse club
members can look forward to
their horse show at the county
fair on Monday, August 19, Joe
Hay, county extension agent an
nounced recently.
"There has been some doubt
about having a 4-H horse show
this year due to an outbreak
of horse influenza in parts of
the state," Hay said. "A letter
from Dr. Glenn B. Rea, Oregon
State department of agriculture
chief veterinarian, dated July 18,
strongly recommended against
any congregation of horses for
a period of at least three weeks."
Four-H horse club leaders, at
a meeting Sunday afternoon, de
cided to continue planning for
the 4-H horse show on Monday,
August 19. They indicated this
date was one and a half weeks
past the restrictive date set by
Dr. Rea. However, should an out
break of the disease occur in
the county before fair time, the
event would be cancelled.
Several horse shows in the
Willamette valley area have
been cancelled because of some
cases of influenza in that area.
However, as of this writing, the
state fair 4-H horse show is still
scheduled.
Four-H horse club members
will be kept informed by letter
of any new developments should
conditions warrant cancelling of
the county show, Hay indicated.
"Morale Booster" which is eag
erly anticipated each year.
Open class exhibits will in
clude beef, sheep and wool, hogs,
dairy cattle, poultry and rabbits,
saddle horses, hay and grasses,
grain, fruits and vegetables, and
community booths.
Under general home economics
we find clothing, needlework,
hobbies, knitting, canning, food
and flowers.
For the kiddies there is the
pet show and children's corner.
Four-H home economics lists
foods, 4-H clothing, style revue,
knitting, 4-H judging contests,
and 4-H demonstrations.
Four-H agriculture includes
the 4-H auction, 4-H pig scram
ble, and saddle horse.
Miscellaneous inclu d e s 4-H
rifle, fishing, rockhounding, and
photography.
The Future Farmers of Amer
ica will have livestock exhibits
and a booth.
Snack Shack Open
During 4-H Fair
The most popular shack in
town will open its doors on Mon
day, August 19, at the Morrow
County Fair and remain open for
five days, according to Mrs. Wil
bur Van Blokland, general chair
man of the 4-H Snack Shack.
Newly constructed last year,
the Snack Shack is run by the
4-H council for the support of
various 4-H activities during the
year. These include 4-H camp,
fair floats, and booth, 4-H Style
Revue, National 4-H club week
and the IFYE (International
Farm Youth Exchange) program,
advises the 4-H council.
Hambureers. trench fries, soft
drinks, candy and ice cream will
be served during the five days.
Breakfasts, beginning at 6:30
a.m. on Tuesday will include
flapjacks, bacon, eggs, and
coffee, say the committee.
Four-H parents and leaders
will staff the Snack Shack which
will open at 11:00 a.m. on Mon
day (August 19) and remain
'Help' Days Scheduled
ForH Demonstrators
Finishing touches will be put
on 4-H demonstrations for the
Morrow County Fair at the dem
onstration "Help" days sched
uled for August 15 and 16, ac
cording to Esther Kirmls, Mor
row county extension agent
Individual help will be given
to each demonstrator between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. at the Heppner Fair Annex
Building, Heppner, on August
15, and Old Irrigon school on
August 16.
Morrow County Exte nslon
units, the CowBelles, and other
organizations are offering spec
ial awards for 4-H demonstra
tions, according to the fair prem
ium book.
open until 7:00 p.m. on Friday
evening, (August 23).
The 4-H Snack Shack commit
tee includes Mrs. Wilbur Van
Blokland, Mrs. Gene Hall, Mrs.
N. C. Anderson, and Mrs. Harold
Wright, all of Heppner.
Tell the advertiser you saw it
in the Gazette-Times.
Seeding Supplies
See our selection of new and
used drills.
If you don't see what you
want here, come in and check.
We probably have it at one of
our other three stores.
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Heppner
Ph. 676-9258
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More and more grain growers are
boosting yields and profits with Brea
Aqua and Brea Aqua with Sulfur.
Brea Aqua has distinct advantages
as a nitrogen carrier for grain crops.
It stores exceptionally well in the soil
and is easily applied to fallowed
ground.
We are selling more Brea Aqua with
Sulfur each season.
Call us and we will come out and
show you how Brea Aqua can pay off
for you.
If it's long distance, call collect.
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FERTILIZERS
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Bus. Til. '122-7531
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Cream Imports Get 'Eye'
From U.S. Dairymen
Beef and sheep men have
shown quite some concern in
late years as a result of the
amount of New Zealand lamb
and beef being shipped into this
country. While many maintain
that the supplv is only a small
percentage of the total meat
supply, it still goes without say
ing that any re-placement means
less marked for our own meat
nroducfion.
It was interesting this past
week to see the response of
dairymen and newspapers when
a foreign cream import was
made into Seattle. A 20,900
pound shipment of sweet cream
from New Zealand landed in
Seattle in mid-June. The ship
ment consisted of 418 cartons,
50 pounds each, of pasturized
sweet cream. Tho cream was
frozen and transported in a re
frigerated unit.
When quizzed, the creamery
concern that shinned it in claim
ed they had nothing to do with
it and did not want to talk about
it, and indicated they did not
plan anv more of these imports.
They said however, that a fac
tor concerning its use was the
cheaper price compared to lo
cal crenm prices. In addition to
this 20,5)00 pound Stat.lc import,
25)0,000 pounds landed at San
Francisco and 395,000 pounds in
Charleston, According to the U. S.
Bureau of Customs, known im
ports of foreign cream contain
ing 41 butter fat have totaled
more than 3.4 million pounds
since the first of the year.
Herefords Tops in Production
A Hereford herd with a 98
calf crop marketed at 198 days
of age, weighing 438 pounds,
with a production cost of $51.92
per haul, won the top award
for stocker and feeder calves in
the Kansas Beef Production con
test. This contest, open to all
breeds and cross-breeds, is spon
sored by the Chamber of Com
merce, Kansas City, Missouri and
Kansas State University. Here
fords swept all the top honors
in both the stocker and feeder
division and the creep-fed dl
vision as well as winning the
deferred-fed steer and heifer
contests. The nearest competitive
breed in the stocker and feeder
division had a cost of production
of $86.37 per head. In the creep
fed contest, the Herefords owned
by Dale Grothusen, Ellensworth,
won their honors with a 95
calf crop, marketed at 430 days,
weighing 956 pounds and made
$121.23 per head.
Purchasing registered rams at
the Willamette Valley Ram Sale
Saturday were Howard Petty
john, Tcrryl and Sue Greenup,
H.-ppner, and Mrs. Mary Doherty,
Lexington. Howard bought a
Shropshire, the other two were
Southdowns. All were of excel
lent quality. At least a part of
the market lambs sired by these
rams will be used for 4-H club
proj.vts.
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