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HEPPNElt GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. MoT County Agent's Office Groups Fight Against Foreign Meat Imports Br N. C. ANDERSON Low cattle and hog price, with Increasing foreign meat Imports each year, haa put the livestock grower In the new of late. The livestock Industry Is fighting back in an effort to survive In this time of high costs with lower return. It was Interesting two weeks ago while riding the train to the midwest and return, to hear the many comments about this sit uation as we passed through areas where many cattle were grating. It surprised me to know that many city people were aware of this situation. One couple that I visited with from r-v, !-. rrn hrf tmA much about the effects of foreign Imports on cattle prices, yet me cost 01 ineir meat had not been reduced in price. They were quite concern ed. In listening to others talk about the situation. I was sure that livestock organiza t i o n s were doing a good Job in pub lic relations. In Morrow county, the Cow Hollo no' RMf Promotion mm- mittee of the Livestock Growers Association nave contacted ine meat markets relative to Sup port of IT. S. rroWTl hoof. TheV are using educational materials to stress the importance ox sup LIVESTOCK LOSSES nmmI f $2 lilliM uHy. NlVSOA t2. USE OUR LIVESTOCK SUPPLY DEPARTMIMT It b MgMit same ya at ? wITnnwm rusyss , wt mrvai VACClNEO sndGUPPLIEO HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUG Dortlng meat d reduced in our own country. The CowBelles. this year, are asking the Livestock Growers Assoclalton to co-sponsor their annual recognition "party- for the Father of the Year. This is a meat promotion scheme that has been carried on for years, timed with Father's Day. This year a special event is being planned and all livestock grow r ir itkwl to DartielDate. Since "Do-It Yourseir projects are most popular, a "ix-u-iour-self" barbecue will be held on Jun 7. ThA barbecue will be held at the Morrow County Fair grounds and everyone is mviiea to come bringing ineir own tAVc or hsmbureer. french hrsH aiad and table service. "Coals will be built and ready for families to barbecue their own meat In case this should be the day our drouth is broken, arrangements have been made for getting in out of the rain. The date is Sunday. June 7. with the festivities to start at 5:00 p.m. Morrow county's Father of thi Ysr will be honored. Every one is invited to come and take part. Coffee, dessert, cups ana punch will be furnisehd. flora M Rood Morrow-Umatilla coyote hunter, is listed with the second high catch of coyotes for th month of Anril in the Fish and WiMHff. monthly Hunters Catrh ronort- He is credited With catching 72 coyotes during the month. Only trapper exceeding county witih 80. Fifty-five of the coyotes were taKen in umauiia county. 17 in Morrow county. Jim Chetwood. Umatilla county hunter, records 49 which COm hin!! with Jerry's Catch should slow down the coyotes in Uma- . -m 7 m I M tilla county, can Aicuaniei, mor row county trapper showed a total of 28 covotes and two bob cats for the month. Hot Cron Prospects Fall Below Average Hay supplies in Oregon are nearly a fifth larger than a year ago. However, carryover of 229, 000 tons on May 1 was slightly below average. Preliminary estimates show ri TOE NAIL CUPPING operation is performed by John Dickson (left) and Ken Well, on lamb that will be exhibited by Wells at the 18th an nual Junior Livestock Show of the Oregon Wheat Growers League at The Dalles June 7-10. " are members of The Dalles high scno' FFA chapter. about 2.089,000 tons of hay were used in Oregon during the past ...... Thla wac SDOUt 160.000 tons' more than the year before and the average oi we previous five years. Winter weather was miliar hut snrinp was colder mH ihor ir more cattle: so more hav was required New hav eroo DrosDects are Doorer than they were a year ago. and they are below aver-ace. Mnv Morrow countv ranchers " -j - - - - - are concerned wim xne poiea tlal hay yield this year on land that generally is sud-utikb'cu crrwl flood Irriea- tlon is possible from intermittent . . i w.. ...411 streams. Mucn 01 mm nj leld much less man normal loids and be esDecially low month. Only trapper exceeding mpa red to g00d year of him was Robert Long of Malheur JT1" AFE I Fertilizer experiments are fine in their place. But that place isn't your crop, which you've planted for just one reason: to make a profit Proper nitrogen fertilization is a vital factor in determining how profitable it is. So play safe . . . which is another way of saying Shell NH3 Service. You can bank on our applications of Shell Ammonia. Three good reasons: our own successful experience with local crops . . . consistently profitable results from Shell NH3 on every commercial crop throughout the West . . . and Shell Chemical's nearly thirty years of leadership in research on nitrogen fertilization. Inland Chemical SERVICE, INC. Aqua-M, Sol 32, Dry Fertilizer as well. Heppner PHONE 676-9103 82 Nitrogen 100 Service .(firth mm 1963. Extension Service Oba-rres Fiftieth AnniTersaxT This Month Earlier this month we com mented on the 50th anniversary of the Extension Service which is being observed nationwide this month. A brief history of extension work and agents who have served in Morrow county since 1918 was discussed. We promised more on this work at a later date. Teaching new prod u c 1 1 o n methods to Oregon farmers has been emphasized throughout the history of the Oregon State Uni versity cooperative xsiiension Service since its start in 1911 almnct thrpo VPSrs before DBSS' age of the Smith-Lever Act 50 years ago. Whllo eorvirinp sericulture with technical Information in all facets of production, emphasis is given to improving success with those products of best markot rvmmlu This is import ant because about $200 million or one-half the income from Ore- eon agriculture depends on oui of state sales. . County agents, attacneo xo land grant colleges and univer sities, such as OSU, have been in the forefront in teaching fhsniroc to make prower oDer- lations more efficient and to in crease iarm income. Demonstrations were the key tone of early day extension teaching In agriculture, and are still used extensively today, points out Gordon Hood, OSU Extension Service assistant di rector. Working with people on a volunteer basis, extension of fers education for action of an informal and distinct nature. Extension teaching has played a major role in developing the tremendous productivity of Americah agriculture. But, like atrripiiitnrA itself, exte n s 1 o n teaching changes to meet new demands and challenges, Hood emphasized. QnmA of thpu demands now receiving attention from county extension agents ana suDjeci matter specialists include nat ural resource development and use. the shift to more intensive cropping, range managem e n t and improvement, saie ana eiiic ient use of agricultural chem icals, livestock production test (nitr farm forpstrv and efficiency of production and management. extension s program in ne ural resources is concerned with aiding in the full development of the state's water and land resources for all beneficial uses, including agriculture. Interest from a growing pop ulation in water for community and recreational uses has created a strong interest in water de velopment Farming continues to become more Intensified, with the volume of small fruits and vegetable crops grown and processed Increasing. The total industry is depending upon water. The trend In the Willamette Valley carried important ec onomic implications for the whole business community. In tensive crops, small fruits and vegetables, add more to the state's payroll because they re autre more labor for production and processing. For instance, strawberries re quire a payroll of $351 per acre: Dole beans. $907 Dor acre, and sweet corn, $199. Intensive crop ping may also mean double cropping and more growers are looking to the cole crops to fit into double cropping arrange mpnts with Deas and early planted bush beans. Range management and Im provement is another program Alumni Group Hears IFYE Talk On Land of Tulips Suzanne I-wlr. Oregon' 1KYE to Holland in 12. described the "Land of the tuhph u men at the gathering of Alumni Ext-ru.lon Advisory women at tho home of Mrs. John t.ravea on May 20. The basic difference between Oregon and Holland 1 that eventhlng is so much smaller there." Miss Lozler explained. "Holland is one-sixth the sue of Oregon, so farming is on a much smaller scale. For Instance, they don't often buy tractors, since it's Impractical to have a tractor for Just a 30 acre farm. Miss Lozler lived with five different families In Holland, and was thus able to observe a variety of farming methods, religions and customs. "They're so clean and neat there." she remembered. "Once a week they wash windows In side and out. upstairs and down." Barns and house are gener ally connected, she said, as a space-saving device. "It s one of the most densely populated areas In the world." she said. "There are f 910 persons pe' square mile." Commenting on the youth of Holland, she said. "They're not gone from the home as much as ours. Family units do more things together. They watch a lot of television." she added. Besides the appearance of Miss Lozler. now home service director of Taclflc Fower and Light Co., the former county committee .i.r.H a "whit eleohant sale for the "Lady Aberdeen Schol arship" fund. The Lady Aberdeen Scholar- shiD is ACWWs (Associated County Women of the World) way of providing money to tech niiiu nna!tftid women of underprivileged ACWW counties to study nutrition in a country of their choice and return to their homeland to give them help. Morrow county's group raised $26.70 for thla scholarship. Larger CCC Sales Of Wheat Told bv the league. for tno May 1, bunncU I'.Htf tkl F.xport Br JOHN WELBES Executive Vies Fre-ld-nt Oregon Wheat Leayus ImwI of Commodity Credit Corporation w"'', 'i"'"' , first 11 "' 'Viimo crop year totaled JO U bushels compared with 17.1H1.H.. (XX) tit the corresponding perlMt Ing to figures received Mr....,wi wheat Crowera Domestic wheat sale IPttf-ti-l season through VMVl totaled Tl.tl95.0iX against 15.10ti.(XH In ......... .K A fir 1 1 L'ill Mkl. v?t'"h..t Ihmuffh MaV sales vi n ....-....--.--- - 1 were 229.4 19,(XX) bushels against 158.712,0X) a year earlier. The balance of wheat remain In in the United States May 1 for milling, export, and carry, over was down 22 from the same date of last year. The tola wheat remaining May 1 la placed at 1,107.500.000 bushels as com pared to l,4tti.:xuxx) a year ago and the 1957-61 average for the date of 1.429.700.000 bushels. In addition It la entlmated that 90.000,000 bushels of wheat will be used during the entire 19ti3-t4 crop year for feed. seed, and industrial uses. Basic terminal price support loan rates for the 1904 wheat crop were down 50e to 54c a bushel from those In effect for 193 as announced by the De partment of Agriculture. This la ilio sharpest reduction In thn iU. tory of the price support pro. gram.The reduction in the term inal loan ratea reflects the rut tmtk lit the national average loan for I'.Nil wheat to $t..To a bushel from $1.82 In rffevt on the I'.KKl crop. In antiouiK-Ing the terminal loan ratea and also county loun rales, the iVpartment stressed that under the 1904 wheat pro grant, a producer staying with in hi allotment can qualify tut iirlee aupiort on the hauls of tiw l.:w national average loan and can earn certificates to bring hltn one-third more Income for his wheat If he haa signed up to participate In the program. Morrow County CROP-WEATHER SUMMARY Toe Nk ptuUaq May 22. 1964 I From Oregon Crop and Livestock HeiKirtlng Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture). Summer fallow operations complete, no moisture, no weeds. Most fall barley head ed out and looking good. Spring grain alow bet-ause of cold and dryness. Fall seeded rye In boot stage. Winter grains 73 85 percent In the boot. Spring grains 73 100 per cent emerged and In atooltng stage. 1'astures are drying and little grass U left on the ranges Crop conditions look the poorest tn the past 23 30 years. that has great economic poten tial for Oregon which, has ap proximately 42 million acres of grazing land, much of which will respond to management and Im provement programs. Working along with range im t irf the livestock Dro- ductlon testing programs In beef, dairy, swine ana sneep. Spray By GAR AVIATION Weed Spraying Fertilizing Dusting Seeding Y EAR-AROUND SERVICE Armin Mel WIHLON and BOYER Lexington Airport Lsxingtoa. Or. Rmxm We Will Deliver Your Processed Meat J jf Of Charge ljjCl-iWl Heppner. Lexington lone. WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE: ' Hogs Tuesday Cattle Wed., Thurs. Sheep Any Day Follett Meat Co. Hsrmlston. Oregon Ph. 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