MUM NEWS
County Agent's Office
Record Keeping Program
Helps Breeding Quality
B y N. C. ANDERSON
tor many years, herd sire
quality has been emphasized in
an attempt to provide to the
cattle breeder top confirmation.
higher gaining ability, at the
lowest cost per nound in their
cattle not only in Oregon, but
throughout the entire country.
Increased emphasis has been
given during the past 15 years
here and a number of our pure
bred breeders carrv out a pro
gram of grading and producting
record Keeping.
This year, Herbert Ekstrom
and Sons, lone, have found that
many of their bulls and heifers
have qualified for certificates
of performance under the Per
formance Registry International,
a nation wide beef production
organization, that recognizes out
standing performances in the
beef cattle industry. While we
sometimes become disappointed
from the lack of interest of com
mercial and registered breeders
in these production records when
it is time to purchase a herd
sire, we must admit that we are
seeing progress.
A recent summary of the 1963
Red Bluff Bull sale, one of the
large bull sales in the nation,
verified this trend of livestock
breeders toward selecting herd
sires for quality. Prices received
in each of the three breeds sold,
Herefords, Angus and Shorthorns,
demonstrated that commercial
cattlemen are willing to pay a
premium for quality cattle. For
example, in the Hereford breed
two plus bulls at this sale
brought $365 more than Dulls
grading 2; bulls in the 2 bracket
brought $240 a head more than
those grading 2 minus. Of 258
Hereford bulls consigned, 39 or
13.1 were given a sift-grade
and not allowed to go through
the sale.
Cattlemen are also quality con
scious in purchasing Angus bulls.
The 2 plus bulls at this sale
brought $283 more per head than
the 2 bulls; the two bulls
brought $120 more than the two
minus bulls. Over 38 of thf
Angus bulls were sifted. With
the Shorthorns, cattlemen paid
over $200 more per head for the
2 and 2 plus bulls than they did
for the 2 minus bulls. Twenty
one per cent were sifted.
Feed Grain Exports High
Feed grain exports now have
a bigger value than any other
II. S. farm pnmmnrHtv PYnnrt
with the exception of wheat and
nour. we are exporting on the
average OVPr $2 millinn umrth
of feed grains every day, 7 days
a weeK, am aays a year. Our
1962-63 feed grain exports oi
15.0 million tons would fill 1,500
shins. Tf lnartaH intn hnvpnrc
this volume of grain would make
a single train over 3.U00 miles
in length.
September 30 Deadline
For Gas Tax Refund Claim
Ranchers are reminded that
their claim for refund for federal
tax on gasoline used on the farm
must be filed with the U. S.
District Director of Internal
Revenue before September 30,
1963. This covers the period of
gasoline used from July 1, 1962,
through June 30, 1963.
All farmers who have claimed
refund of federal tax in the past
will have received form 2240 in
the mail several weeks ago. If
in tne narvest rush, you have
misplaced your form, we have
a few at the office or they can
De secured trom U. S. District
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County Fall Weed
Meeting Set for September 19
Sometime ago we mentioned
in this column plans for holding
a fall weed meeting with the
date of September 19 set for
Morrow county. It will be held
f the Fair Annex building in
Heppner, beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Included on the program will
be a rather comprehensive dis
cussion of fence row and chem
ical fallow spraying recommen
dations which will include ap
plication equipment, proper cali
bration, accurate marking, and
provide for a question and an
swer period. It is hoped by this
date that Kiminn will ho nSaamA
for selective control of weeds in
alfalfa. This will be discussed as
well as other phases of stubble
mulch farming and cheat-grass
control.
Many ranchers who seeded
early last fall, found a heavy
infestation of weeds that neces
sitate spraying in late fall or
early winter. Many felt that
damage was done to their wheat
and some complained about a
poor weed control. Dean Swan,
Pendleton Branch Experiment
Station, will discuss the topic,
"Should Fall Sepried Whpat ho
Fall Sprayed?" This meeting
should be of interest to everyone!
Why don't you reserve the date
now and plan to attend.
While we are on the tonic of
weeds, we might add that further
research and demonstration is
being carried out in the countv
with new and promising chem
icals. L,asr weeK, a rather exten
sive research Dlot was estah.
lished on morning glory at the
uon Komnson ranch in Sand
hollow. Tordon, a new promising
perennial noxious weed killer, is
the main chemical to be com
pared in this plot. This Is one
of the two plots that I asked for
volunteers for an area of 112
by 120 feet patch of morning
glory. While we have a lot of
morning glory in the county, it
was quite difficult to find an
area this large. As a result, only
one of the standard size plots
will be established. Two or three
smaller demonstrational plots
using only a portion of the com
parative rates will be established
by the time this appears in print.
We will discuss these next week.
Also established this past
week, was another chemical fal
low plot such as was set up last
year at the Gar Swanson ranch
south of lone. The plot this year,
which will continue research on
various rates and kinds of ma
terial was established at the Tad
Miller ranch, north Lexington.
Pre-emergent rates of Atrazine,
which looked so good in last
year's plot have been applied.
Various rates will be applied at
various dates during the fall and
early spring.
Cattle grubs continue to be
one of the most costly insect
pests anecting the livestock pro
ducers income. Much of the dam
age to the animals and the re
sulting loss to the owner is not
detected as it occurs. This is
because these small larvae can
not be seen as they burrow into
the flesh of the animal nor can
their migration to the tissue be
noticed as they continue along
to emerge from the back six to
seven months later.
Much progress has been made
over the years with insecticides
for the control of insects affec
ting livestock. It has been diffi
cult in the case of cattle grubs
to have an effective control be
fore the damage is done. The
heel fly lays its eggs quickly
on the heels of the cattle whore
the life cycle of the grub be
gins. It has been impossible to
find the effective way of killing
the fly so research has been con
centrated on the grub. Old in
secticides used such as rotenine,
killed the grubs in the back
of the cattle after they cut their
holes in the hide and their dam
age had been done.
Within the past few years, sys
tematic insecticides have proven
quite successful and are now
recommended. These chemicals,
when sprayed on or poured down
the back of the cattle, beginning
anytime now up until November,
are very effective on the grub
as well as getting good control
for cattle lice. Earlier applica
tion ciinh nc thift timp nf thp
year is recommended before the
heavy coat of air developes, al
lowing for more efficient pene
tration of the insecticide to the
skin and into the animal. The
small larvae form of the grub
are also easier to kill at this
time. Two commercial products
are now available: Ruelene and
Co-Ral. Both can be used as a
pour-on application which is
easy and requires a minimum of
handling.
Pociilts hnwevpr. for best con
trol of lice has been with spray.
ing. Co-Kal usea as a spray ior
cattle grub control is applied
at the rate of 16 pounds of 257c
wettable powder to the hundred
gallons of spray. Use a high
pressure sprayer and be sure that
the material penetrates through
(ho hair nnd pots to the skin.
When Ruelene is used in a
sprayer, 2 gallons of the ir
emulsificable concentrate is mix
ed in a hundred gallons of
water. Both of these insecticides
can be used as a pour-on treat
ment. Easy to follow instructions
appear on the label, and liter
ature for its use is available for
Deadline Due Soon
For Gl Dividend
Korean War veterans who hold
GI "RS" insurance have only un
til September 13 to qualify for
a special cash dividend by ex
changing them for "W" term pol
icies or converting to permanent
insurance, Tom J. Keating, Uma
tilla county veterans' service of
ficer, states.
After September 13, these vet
erans may still convert or ex
change their policies, Keating
said, but they will no longer
be eligible for the dividend pay
ment. Only GI insurance policy hold
ers with "RS" insurance that was
issued during the period of the
Korean War are concerned in this
program. On or before September
13, they must:
1. Exchange the "RS" term
policy for a "W" term policy,
generally costing about one-third
of what they are now paying; or
2. Convert the "RS" policy to
a low-cost permanent plan of
insurance.
Veterans affected are advised
to contact Keating at Room 223,
Umatilla County courthouse,
Pendleton, Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Glennie and
boys arrived back this week from
their summer work and visit
ing in the Hanow, Mont., area.
They are both teachers in the
Heppner school system.
those who are interested in these
materials. Follow directions on
the label for best results. The
manufacturers have spent thous
ands of dollars in developing
these labels and perfecting the
proper methods for mixing and
applying the chemical to obtain
the best results for the greatest
safety to both animals and the
applicator.
Your child may be one of the
16 million children to benefit
from the National School lunch
program during the coming
school year. The Federal Gov
ernment contributes 22 per cent
of the cash and food needed
to operate this program. About
9.4 per cent of the lunches are
served free to children unable to
offrrH thorn Tlurino' the school
year beginning this fall, an es
timated 1.1 Pinion luncnes win
be served.
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. August 29. 1963
Red Cross Appoints 2-County Consultant
J. W. Pope, chairman, Umatilla
county Red Cross chapter, an
nounces that Frank Holmes, Nat
ional Fund vice chairman for
Oregon, has appointed Hadley
C. Akins as volunteer fund cam
paign consultant for Umatilla
and Morrow counties.
Akins, who resides at 1225 S.
W. Goodwin, Pendleton, with his
wife and four children, has lived
in Pendleton for the past four
years. He is employed by the
United States National Bank of
Pendleton as assistant manager
and agricultural field man for
Umatilla and Morrow counties.
Before coming to Pendleton he
was vocational agricu 1 1 u r a 1
teacher in the Athena school for
nine years. Last year he was
Umatilla county's United Fund
president.
Co-op Corner . . .
By JOE ENGELMAN
The cooperative movement is one powerful force
that can help save the family farm.
Never has the family farm been under such
vicious attack.
Time is short.
Do everything you can NOW to speed the
strengthening and preservation of the family farm
through farm cooperatives.
Winter is Coming Soon, So
CHECK YOUR ANTI FREEZE
AND BATTERIES
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Group 1 Truck and Tractor
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The Best Buy in the Country!
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3 12 ft. 14" Sqacing CASE DRILLS
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1 HARRIS 88, 1957 Model, I6V2 ft. HEADER
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