County Agent's Office
Wheat League Meeting
Discusses Freight Rates
By N. C. ANDERSON
There was a good turnout last
Wednesday at the annual fall
workshop of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League held in Pen
dleton. Standing com m i 1 1 e e
cnairmen, vice chairmen, and
officers of our county wheat as
sociation were, as usual, very
well represented. This annual
workshop is held to inform coun
ty associations of acivities of the
league during the year and to
review problems and projects for
cunsiaerauon 01 me various com
mittees. Bob Jepsen, state chairman of
marKeting and TransDortation
committee has been very active
in una uapuiiny on ireigm raie
cases being investigated. The
much discussed freight rate in
crease that was supposed to have
gone into effect this month, Bob
pointed out, would have cost him
$952 on the grain that he pro
duces on his ranch. The increased
freight rate would amount to $7
million on wheat and barley
moving in the Pacific North
west. Through efforts of the Pa
cific Northwest Grain and Grain
Products association, working
with the wheat league, this in
crease has been postponed at
least for the present.
A few of the other items that
came up for discussion at the
workshop, and which will be
considered further at the annual
county meeting, which will be
held sometime next month, were
changes for improvement in the
Wheat League sponsored junior
livestock show and sale, to be
held at The Dalles on June 7-10,
1964; discussion on the proposal
for a state sales tax; informing
congressional delegation as to
the importance of a new wheat
program for the 1964 crop; re
vising, in view of the October 15
tax defeat, research projects for
the Pendleton and Moro branch
experiment stations, which are
concerned with farm prices as
effected by the European Com
mon Market and in more clearly
defining the ballot title for next
year's wheat referendum.
The Domestic Wheat Utiliza
tion Committee made plans for
continuing the cake baking con
test, wheat exhibits for the an
nual meeting Oregon Wheat
Growers league, to be held in
Portland on December 5. 6 and
7 and the possibility of a wheat
promotion bumper sticker. There
are but a few of the important
items to be discussed and res
olutions or recommendations de
veloped at the annual fall coun
ty meeting.
This year's annual meeting
will be more important than
ever, and we ask that our wheat
people watch for the date and
attend and assist in developing
stronger programs for 1964.
Those attending from Morrow
county at this annual fall work
shop were: Bob Jepsen, Lindsay
Kincaid, Ralph Kincaid. Walter
Jacobs, Don Peterson, Don Mc-
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Larry Lindsay, Tad Miller, and
Mrs. Vernon Munkers, Lexing
ton; Mrs. Douglas Drake, and
Kenneth Turner, Heppner.
A program announcing the an
nual Washington State Weed
Conference, which will be held
at Yakima on November 4 and 5,
arrived at my desk this past
week. In looking through the
items for discussion, it occurred
to me that some of our ranchers,
chemical dealers and applica
tors, as well as others, might
be interested in the programs.
There will be general discussions
on both agricultural and indus
trial weed control, including an
nual and perennial weeds, in
cluding a discussion on the new
promising herbicide, Tordon, for
the control of brush and peren
nial weeds. The meeting will be
held at the Chinook Motel and
Tower in Yakima.
Annual Conservation Speech
Contest on Monday Night
Participation in the annual
Soil Conservation Speech contest
is excellent this year. Mrs.
Groves of the Heppner High
school speech department in
forms us that there are 13 high
school students preparing
speeches on "Woodland Man
agement in the Heppner boil
Conservation District." This is
the annual conservation speech
contest which is sponsored state
wide by the Oregon Association
of Sou Conservation Districts.
In Morrow county, the Hepp
ner District has been active for
several years in pushing the pro
gram with the excellent cooper
ation of the school speech
classes. An example of this ac
tivity is the excellent showing
of Morrow county girls at our
state speech contest, two of
which have participated in past
years. Martha Doherty, Heppner,
was winner last year. Beverly
Davidson rated hieh in the state
contest two years ago. These
bovs and girls do an excellent
job and it is worthwhile for the
public to hear their speeches and
give them encouragement.
This year the local contest
will be held at the multipurpose
room in the Heppner High school
on" Monday evening, October 28.
Everyone is invited to attend
and hear the speeches, beginning
at 8:00 p.m. Bob Jepsen, lone,
and Kenneth Turner, Heppner,
co-chairmen of this event, are
doing a nice job in cooperation
with Mrs. Groves. The Morrow
County Grain Growers provides
trophies and medals for partici
pants and winners which give
these boys and girls an added
incentive to participate in the
program.
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SUMMARY
For week ending October 18. 19G3
Still killing weeds in sum
mer fallow. Waiting for rain
for germination of more cheat
grass. Considerable seeding
this week. Alfalfa seed harvest
complete, yields from 200 to
800 pounds per acre. Several
thousand weaner calves de
livered on contract this week.
Calf weights above average
due to good grass season.
"thank you" letters from the
sixth grade students of Mrs. Fred
Hoskins' class at the Heppner
girb attended the receTkrest
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Conservation School tour, and
eviriental v. frnm thpir lpttprs
enjoyed every bit of it.
Grass-Alfalfa Mixture
Proved Good Seeding
Some recent experimental re
sults carried out by a neighbor
ing research station on a com
parison of grass-alfalfa versus
grass alone pastures, should be
of interest to our range oper
ators. . Over the past several
years, many of our range men
have included alfalfa in their
grass mixtures for range seed
ing, borne that have not, wish
that they would have after ob
serving results throughout the
county.
Those attending the Range and
Pasture Improvement committee
tour in the Ukiah area last sum
mer were convinced that this
was a good practice. Here are a
few of the benefits accrued with
the addition of alfalfa in the
forage mixtures in this research
work: 1. Dry matter production
was increased 55 over grass
alone. 2. Live weight gain per
animal was increased 135 over
grass alone. 3. Forage consump
tion per pound of live weight
gain was reduced. 4. Live weight
pain per acre was increased 215
over grass alone. 5. Grazing rate
was increased over 4U70 over
grass alone, the aitaiia usea
was a creeping or grazing type
similar to Nomad. Grasses used
were Crested wheat grass, Inter
mediate wheat grass, and Russ
ian wild rye.
Annual Meeting Important
Don't forget the annual meet
ing of the Morrow County Live
stock Growers Association, to be
held on November 1 and 2 this
year. The Friday activities will
be held at the fair grounds be
ginning at 10:30, the Saturday
activities at the Elks lodge room
beginning at 10:00 a.m. A good
program is scheduled of interest
to every livestock grower.
ALL TYPES of Moore Rediforms
available through the Gazette
Times office salesbooks, pur
chase order books, requisitions,
receipt books, and others.
Weed Conference
Set November 7-8
At Klamath Falls
Perennial weed control will
be emphasized during the 12th
annual Oregon Weed Conference
November 7 and 8 at the Willard
Hotel in Klamath Falls, reports
Rex Warren, Oregon State Uni
versity extension farm crops
specialist and conference secre
tary. Also receiving special atten
tion this year will be control
of weeds in range areas and in
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tatives, stressed O. K. Petersen.
junction city, conierence presi
dent. Each year the conference is
held in a different section of the
state. About 200 persons usually
attend. This year's program will
hold special interest to produc
ers in the Klamath Basin and
adjoining areas in Northern
California, Warren believes.
Two talks on chemicals and
weed control are scheduled. Dr.
C. L. Foy of the University of
California, Davis, will speak on
plant responses to chemical use
and Dr. Virgil Freed, head of the
OSU Department of Agricultural
Chemicals, will stress selecting
chemicals for plant control.
Progress in biological weed
control will be the topic of James
K. Holloway, of the entomology
research division, USDA Agricul
tural Research Service at Al
bany, Calif.
Conference participants will
also hear reports on national
weed problems and what is be
ing done about them. Weed prob
lems in the Klamath Basin and
two panel discussions featuring
industry representat i v e s who
will describe new herbicides and
their uses.
Keith Sime, Portland, is vica
president of the Oregon Weed
Conference Association. Directors
are Paulen Kaseburg, Wasco; Ed
Hoeft, Pilot Rock; George Moore,
Woodburn, and W. H. Kosesan,
Salem. J. D. Vertrees, Douglas
county extension agent, and
Bud Jones, Oswego, serve as ex
officio directors.
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Chemical fallow with Atrazine gives outstanding
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Apple Market
Offers Variety
For Home Uses
By ESTHER KIRMIS
Apple trees around the county
are surely yielding delicious
goodness this October. In visiting
the Walter Wrights in the Hard
man area, the William Rawlins
of Eightmile. and the Andy
Skiles and M. E. Hadwicks of
Irrigon, I've been tasting some
of the best!
According to the "Spotlight"
received from Velma Seet, OSU
Marketing specialist, this year
we are lucky because the Oregon
apple crop is a large one esti
mated at 2Vi million bushels
which Is 9 larger than last
year's crop. (Hood River is Ore
gon's leading apple-producing
county accounting for over 85
of the state's total.) Other com
mercial apple producing counties
are Marion, Umatilla, and Polk.
Apple "Barely Breathe"
Thanks to controlled atmos
phere storage, we can now buy
fresh apples just about any time
of the year. Apples need three
conditions for storage low tem
perature, low oxygen ,and high
carbon dioxide, which causes
apples to "barely breathe." The
warehouse is then sealed air
tight so the apples can "sleep"
and remain nearly tree fresh
until late in the season.
Choose Apples To Fit Use
Intended use is the best basis
for selecting a certain kind of
apple. Many varieties are all
purpose good for eating out-of-hand,
salads, pies, and for gen
eral cooking. Tart, firm apples
that cook quickly are desired for
pies, sauce, and desserts. Sweet
er apples are favorites for eat
ing raw. For baking, use apples
that hold their shape when
cooked.
The following apples common
ly found in Oregon markets are
listed in order of annual ap
pearance on product stands:
Yellow Transparent First oi
the season's cooking apples.
Light green to yellow. Tart and
juicy. Good for applesauce and
apple pie. Not a "keeper,"
Lodi Similar to Yellow Trans
parent but fruits are larger and
ripen about a week later. Keeps
a little longer than Transparent.
Good cooking apple. Also liked
for eating out of hand.
Gravenstein Round and vari
colored, streaked with red, yel
low, and green. Mellow, yet tart
in flavor. Excellent for cooking
and eating fresh. Most plentiful
in September.
Red delicious Deep red, five
knobs on blossom end. Sweet,
firm and fragrant. Eat raw or u.se
The practice of chemical fallow
promises to take another important
step forward with the introduction
of new Atrazine herbicide into the
program. Even under this year's con
ditions . . . which experts have been
calling "one of the worst situations
we can remember". . . control of
Cheatgrass and other weeds was out
standing with chemical fallow based
on Atrazine.
A single spray of Va lb. of Atrazine
80W per acre (plus a contact herbi
cide such as Amitrole), applied to
emerged weeds in early winter, gen
erally eliminated the necessity for
tillage until late April or May.
Multiple benefits
The primary benefit of this program
is to keep Cheat and other grasses
and weeds under control (and Cheat
that's controlled can't produce seeds
for next year). In addition, moisture
and soil nutrient losses are held to a
minimum and soil erosion ... by both
wind and water ... is reduced be
cause the stubble mulch has not
been destroyed. All this plus a real
saving in labor.
For 1963-64
This is the year to try Atrazine on a
trial basis. Treat one of your smaller
fields with the combination of V2 lb.
of Atrazine BOW per acre plus the
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, October 24. 1963
in salads. Often used for cara
melled apples.
Jonathan Small to medium.
Deep red. Juicy, moderately
tart, tender, crisp. Shorter season
than many of the fall apples.
Good eaten raw and for all
cooking purposes.
Golden Delicious Yellow,
sweet, firm, crisp, and tender.
Use raw and for general cooking.
Some think them more flavor
ful than Red Delicious.
Rome Beauty Large apple.
Mellow mingled with red. Juicy
and slightly tart. Particularly
esteemed for baking. General
cooking apple.
WinesatK-A later apple which
is a bright deep red with an
indistinct stripe. Flesh is tinged
with yellow; very juicy, firm,
and moderately crisp. A leading
all-purpose variety.
Yellow Newton One of the
oldest varieties known to Ore
gon. Yellow to green in color.
Medium to large in size, usually
somewhat flattened. Juicy, firm,
crisp, tender, and highly aro
matic. Excellent for botli eating
and cooking.
Co-op Corner...
By JOE
Question-
What is meant by the statement,
competition?"
Answer
when co-operatives enter the field of business activities
where existing competition has failed to do a satisfactory
job, they have a tendency to force competition to reduce
their margins. As co-operatives continue to be the pace
setter in the field where they function, they create compe
tition and Improve the marketing system much more than
the percentage of business done through the co-operatives
would indicate.
WINTER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
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Lexington
Cheatgrass control
locally recommended amount of 1
contact herbicide. Prepare to be
amazed at the fine control of Cheat
next spring. ..without having touched
a weederl
Spray with ground equipment any
time after weeds emerge up to Jan
uary 1st. Be careful about overlap,
however, since a double or triple
dose of Atrazine could adversely ;
affect next year's stand of wheat !
And, don't treat shallow or very
sandy soils. (If you're on two-year
fallow, the rate of Atrazine 80W is 2
lbs. per acre.)
Readily available
Atrazine is readily available In S-lb.
bag sizes. Chemical fallow with Atra-
zine can help you get more produo
tion per acre . . . and do it for less
money.
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals, Divl
sion of Geigy Chemical Corporation,
Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley, N. Y.
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NORWEGIAN APPLE CAKE
lVa cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 cubes butter or margarine
(or half and half)
2 teaspoons baking powder
(add to flour)
2 eggs
3 medium size apples grated
(2 to 3 cups)
3 .tablespoons sugar
cinnamon
Mix butter and flour like you
would for pie crust. Add sugar
and mix well. Beat eggs and
mix with rest it will be
'crumbly.
Spread half of the dough in a
round spring pan or two cake
or pie tins, patting In place. Peel
and grate three apples about
2V- to 3 cups. Mix with 3 table
spoons sugar (more if apples are
very tart), sprinkle with cinn
amon. Spread apples evenly over
mixture in pan. Spoon remainder
of dough (using teaspoon) over
the top of the apples.
Bake in 375 degree oven 50 to
60 minutes. Spread powdered
sugar icing over the cake. Rum
flavor or nutmeg makes a nice
flavor for the icing.
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