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FAM NEWS
County Agcnt't Office
Wheat Samples Needed
In Survey Protein Program
If N. C ANDERSON irrpncl show lh I'SIU Ul
During th lJ hnr.i. nc r- rclt com ludcU 'i
LZ. L Morrow county imluJ -ut 6 6 milium pounds
enmrrs part ol ft pn?Kt l M o 'm
orkr4 out 'cooperatively W- miK.n iWUr ThU MJ euncii
uw CVSU ami the Orrfon und.r Till IV c4 It. ) which
Wheal CummUsum. This m heftt pwuk m l term dollar
v .' .,..rtIlrn rMtn U Minv million l
tiro l rtn urvcy . i -
to determine h'W Informal i.buJirU cl hl n1
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f v.
J 0
PCI r
(mm lh racific lot under Ihu
tp program ourin me pi
lew j car.
Ravua A ax tout T
Top SomplM I of raU EkhibUs
With the real cd quality
barley and wheat which u
being harverted In wro area
tin v.ar It uitill.t h Ufll tO
keep in mind lhat (air time Hill
aoon be here and thst f are
ilivi aniloua to have a cram
exhibit worthy of the Importance
of thla commodity to the Income
ol Morrow county.
I am sure that Superintendent
Bill Raw Una would appreciate
having you aave exhibit ol thl
kind lor the department which
he U responsible (or. Morrow
county haa had one ol the top
nr.in hihit in th ntlr atate.
including State Kalr and P. L
BUI haa done much to develop
thl exhibit t ,
This year plana are being
made to take the best exhibit
on to State Fair and Pacific
International Last year some ol
our exhibits that were picked up
on a last minute basis ard taken
to P. I. were tops there, in (act
the Sweepstakes Rrain exhiolt
at P. L was exhibited by Bill
Rawlins. Several other ranchers
had top exhibits there in not
only grain, but hay and grass.
Check your premium list which
all ol you have and see how
many exhibitions you can make
ud as listed on page 17, 13 and
19.
Spor Catches round Varying
I lntristine to note in
a summary of stripe rust spore
trap results that spore catches
have dropped oil considerably
hnnf the state recently.
The 1.080 spore catch that I re
ported in tnis coiumn ir vw-
ted. lie aereea wi mc.iiam coumy u -
ws a rood name lor the weed Other traps indicate the same.
that needed a part ol
our foreign wheat market.
The auney wa a valuable
aet in the marketing o( ra
cllic Northwest wheat to our for
eign cah cuilomera. The Ore
con Wheat Commission Is con
unulng lis support o( this pro
gram thi yt by mi", h
coat ol the protein analysis.
County agents throughout Ore-
, hu.i ia acut In the
collection ol the samples and
production data.
I have M empty containers to
(ill with samples representative
ol the various growing condit
Ions. Including soil type, cli
mate and varieties typical of the
county. Uke last year, along
with the collected samples we
will need date planted, total nit
rogen fertilizer used and yield.
1 would appreciate the coop
eration of all our wheat grow
ers as samples are picked up
over the next two weeks. The
Information, when available,
will be provided to each grower
which may be late in the fall
before all the protein samples
are determined and correlated
with information that goes with
them.
AC? Has Coat-sharing
Fractic in Wd Control
Ralph Beamer. Heppner ranch
er who summers his cattle In
the Ukiah area, recently called
at the office to discuss tiie con
trol of Branching Knapweed. He
had. only a few days before this,
found a small infestation of this
weed on one of his Ukiah ranch
es and was anxious to control
it before it spread further.
Ralph was acquainted with
the spreading habits of this
weed from experiences in the
upper Willow Creek, Balm Fork
...v,rw hw infestations
are located. He agreed that the
HAROLD Ml KIM. 2ZE
state secnaorf im " -: ..
Uot li th. ier-t premluma Ab
m eahibit! at tba UmotUU county lair Auausl . XX This la
th nly county loll s mnlaM. JlankUi y.
rforrincr In th WAV It SDrtiU
over the range when it gets
started
k 11L 1 . M
lTfmar a tran lorAtPU in the
Eightmile 'area read two weeks
ago gather the mosi spores, iu
. . j i- tKn'.- n niaton that
The new paicn tounu i , m uc. .....
Ukiah area was located in the showers had activated spores
middle of a road as Is often the was evident, when the reading
It is spread easily when one of the highest before that. 14. l raps
the branching plants become at- in the Gooseberry and Worth
tached to the undercarriage of Lexington are. however, showed
a vehicle which tends to spread
seed this way. Ralph treated this
small infestation with one-half
gallon of butyl ester, 2,4-D in
a hundred gallons of water, wet
ting the plants thoroughly.
Those who have Infestations
of any type of perennial noxious
weeds are reminded that the
ACP cost-sharing practice is an
excellent opportunity to help
with the cost of control. The
cost-sharing amounts to approx
imately 50 of the cost ol the
material used. Every week sev
eral ranchers call at the office
for recommendations in prepar
ation to signing up with the lo
cal ASC office for this cost
sharing practice.
17. S. Beef to be Exported
Under 'Food lor Peace Plan
U. S. beef is eligible for ex
port under Public Law 480. Trade
nrartirallv no evidence of rust
spores in those areas.
Elings Extends Greetings
The many livestock grower
friends of Jim Elings, former Ex
tension Animal Husbandman of
rtcir wilt h hannv to know
that he Is enjoying a like posit
ion in camornia. Jim siuyiu
by Saturday afternoon and I en
Joyed a good visit with him. He
was returning from the annual
meeting of the American Society
of Animal Science held at Boze
man, Mont.
Jim left Oregon almost ten
years ago for a position as Live
stock Agent in Sacramento,
Calif. He worked with many of
our Morrow county livestock
growers in beef cattle perform
ances and cattle improvement
projects, including a number ol
4-H livestock field days. He ask-
MofT9w County
CTOP.WtATHE SUMMABT
Wak Indina July 17
(Compiled by Oryon Ciop
and Llratock Iteporttna Set
Tic. U. $. Dept. ol Agriculture
Portland).
Spring baiUy biag bart
dj food quality but tt
wviaht lower than loll rMdd.
Spring wheat still looks good.
Fall grain barroat wall under
way in all but highest Irrat
lona. TUlds or arytna duo
to spotted ralnfaU. Tsst
woJgbts or axcallent with
much S3 and S3 pound wheat
Hudson barley is tasting as
high as S3 pounds. Second crop
alfalfa harvest la completed In
lower lerotionj. Som tint
cutting bolng llniahad in high
tr elevationa. TUlds areragt
or bettor. Malons art doraiop
lng slowly because of cool
weather. Showora early this
week slowed down barret f-
ed to be remembered to his
friends here.
Grain Inspections Incrtas
In Stat Import. Export
A recent release from the Ore
gon State Department of Agri
culture reports that grain in
spections made by the depart
ments' grain division hit an all
time high In the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1964.
Both grain export inspections
and inspections of incoming
grain topped all other years. Ex
port grain inspected the past
year totaled 90.0 million bushels,
all of which went through Port
land. Wheat exports accounted
for 77.5 million bushels of this.
River barge movement of in
coming grain the past year
showed a marked Increase over
1962 and 1963. The past year
31.4 million bushels moved by
river barge compared with 18.3
million bushels in 1962-63.
The Pendleton office of the
division made inspection on 2.1
million bushels of incoming
grain and 2553 track Inspections
the past year and the Merril
office 964 track inspections and
36 truck inspections of grain.
Grain Inspections
Hit Ail-Time High
Grain Inspection made by
v. . rw.n.n fnarfminl tit Acri-
culture grain dlvUKm personnel
hit an ail-time hUh in tne nri
year ending June 30. VM.
rriln rv i r lnl"Ot!on
L t wina -..in i.ii.rwwi all other
'years. The previous high had been
lor the riscai year enumg junc
1957. . t
Export grain lmpected the
pat year totaled w9 million
bushel, all ol whiih went
through Portland. Wheat exports
accounted lor 77.5 million buahels
ol this. In 1956 57 the total
816 million bushels ol which
went through Portland and the
remainder through Astoria. The
latter has since been cloaed.
The third high year lor exports
was 1962 63 when 725 million
bushels of export grain were
checked.
Inspections or incoming grain
the past year totaled 128 million
bushels, an Increase of allghtlv
more than 27 per cent over 19W
63 and some 22 million bushel
more than the all time high year
of 1956-57 when the total for
Incoming grain was 105.7 million
bushels.
River barge movement or
Incoming grain the past year
showed a marked incroace over
1962 63. The past year 31.4 million
bushels moved by river barge.
compared with the 13.3 million
bushels in lSW bJ.
tn(orvautai thinmpnts of crain
weighed and inspected in l3-f
were almost aouoie me
figure Last year tnev toiaiea
V.:ir)l hnihoU In 1962-63 the
figure was 5S5.289 bushels.
Barley intercoasiai iimni
tnU anrl I nrWTt(l ilimDCd
to 839 606 bushels in 1963 61 from
541.375 bushels Tnere were no oai
.t.:nMnM.. Kia rnct VAflr hilt r-
placing them were 168.738 bushels
or corn ana id, "
grain sorghum.
The Pendleton office of the
division made inspection on 2.1
million bushels of incoming grain
i o ms-. is ncrwr ona ui in;
aim uavi a..-r" - -gl
an1 fho MPrrill UlllW I
irf vi vrni saaau in .
964 track Inspections of grain.
aer&teh Dads? Get them
at the Gazette-Times.
Choices Listed
Wheal Farmers
In '65 Program
y JOHN WCLBCl
lUecutKr VW IWdent
0 Wht Lv
The Oregon Wheat Crowfra
league rw-Utsl id Hi
that the lMU aU anmutv
di-talU of the WA hcat 1
gram. The league U hhcUc!
a rvprt that rrrtiticate pay
inriiu Mill lKin In th r'V
near future a tney rae
kiatted In Kau, Tr and
Oklahoma,
The choioea under the 1M
crop tluntary n'gram arr:
1. Suhtltutlon route: The
farmer may ch. t participle
in Uth the lerd grain and heat
program. In thla cae, he reduce
I, i u hat an. fr-l t-ratn acre'
age a required, and then he can
plant all hi remaining acreage
to wheat; or. all t I-d grain;
or, any proportion he cht-.
2. Ovcrareding nute: In high
rlk areaa u-hfre farmers have
little or no fd . r,f
farmer may find It nfltabW
to overaeed thrlr wheat allot
ment up to SK. and store the
ct-r piwdurtlon under bond.
Wheat can be marketed when
the farmer under -plant or
undr-produce. Thl choice
lend to give the larmer an op
portunity to market hi normal
cld each year, riving him sta
bility ol income. The farmer can
not ue both the uhtitution
and overfeeding privilege. He
must chooe on or the other.
3. In on wheat, and out on
feed grain: The larmer may
choose to stay within hla allot
ment on wheat, meet hi di
verted acreage and normal con
serving requirement, and plant
hi remaining acreage to feed
grain. He Is entitled to price sup
port and certificate on wheat,
and sell his feed grains In the
open market, without program
benefit.
4. Rye-oats provisions: Farm
ers having oats and rye base
history may request that an
oats-rye base be established on
hi farm for the purpose ol sub
stituting wheat. In thi case, the
regular leed gruln H orn, grain
sorghum, and braleyl cannot be
grown on either the wheat acre
age or the oats-rye acreage.
5. Farmers who want nothing
to do with the 1965 Program
may ignore both the wheat and
feed grain program, and plant
all the wheat and feed grain
they want to . . . and do this
without penalty. The Anfuso
Amendment does not apply for
the 1965 crop. He can market
all the wheat and feed grain
produced, with no marketing restrictions.
New Weed Killers Tesls Reported
That uM telUlle d WlUer.
1. UK roay h J
nd te noro f"f a rntV
,4 rvtttivutoia ai an,U
..me lMr . I t
r-n at'le to S U-ne.
IMrtv.UK te(lng at te.n
Kitt t'i.ieiny tr ar.f..iuu
W H MMfek. A I A let.y l
' i.. .. Ihil the t
! i. .
will prif-im rim wmir -
rial trut'ie.ne muauon-
whrte 2, l hm ,rr" r""
lle.
Tte OV arrrtolts fl'M
tet rtll Mh t tw tww
rhrmieal In an aiiule tn the
hiHing I'M lue it l-'?
AgiUultural ln'fr. iMi.he,!
Arileultural ll-rrimrnt Matin
According t. aril.te.
lovnll I a hlth l-en. y Im d
t-irum annual bruadleaf killer
with a wide aafety '5n "
etalr rr'. It I nnM rl(etK
agali.t annual Noadleaf wt
during their early giuwth--hrn
gram plant are o "
th.-v uld be Infuted by 2, i
Ttie recarvhef av lonll
fer a solution when early
rainfall raur rapid fall germ
(nation f flddlenrek and imt
liar winter annual weed mat
might cmwd the grain iron out
unle they are controlled.
loxynll ha tn-n hlghlv effic
ient at rate a low a one hU
pound or le -r a.re. when
applied in November ivn.ler.
At thl rate, annual lfidlI
red whi.h germinate durt:g
a wet fall have lvn completely
controlled without damage to
the grain crp-
Malr ue lor Tordon Is con
trolling deep rooted ierennlaU
such a field blndwwd. Ituwian
knapwee.1 and Canada thltle
Une 4.f the maKr wtaknru f
2 4 l lia been U lailure to
kill moM of the de-n rooted
rercnnlal. Tofdon appllw at
tt. rate ol to pound ix-r arte
will wipe out thee weeU
While Tordon cannot te urd
talnlUrlv In grain th'p. !
rl have Huwn r nn.lnat.U
(, l.fat lo the na..Ul Apt It
ration dti'ln ll''W r after
Mnrt will allow rapid t.iuru
l.l rialrt lilii1lo wiltt rtrn
ttll weed nitrd.
Toid.n. arttding to the ag
,.tk.Mifl. I lh lilt Weed klllrl
U.at t-Iin mtt 1 nnniltl
T(J.4iMn 4 mwl lnaairal.
Ivimru wrxt withiMil aterll
ring the il toe a long ciIhI
Itaira ate l"w eiMHiah thai
(cv.li! ran alford l i treat large
area.
Untiled quaritlllca f tot) mi
are etite.) ! tailrd
f i,i trial In the fall 1.4.
hlle limited amount ! for
doit are available ttit aummn
t ,i uv on imi crop land.
Wi'fi yxur local xoppHcr for
1YLA1V200
T. the NEW
S'SXnntibiotie for
beef cattle
HUMPHREYS
REX ALL DRUG
SEED CLEANING
NEW CLEANER tr TREATER AT PLANT
20c Per Bu., 40c Per Sack
25c Per Bu., 50c Per Sack at ranch,
300 Bu. Minimum. Additional
Charge- For Less Than Minimum.
HAROLD ERWIN
Heppner. Or.
Call Collect C7f -S808
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QUARTER HORSE
SALE
SUNDAY. JULY 26, 1964
1:00 P.M.
GRANT COUNTY
FAIRGROUNDS
JOHN DAY OREGON
Selling 40 head both A.Q.H.A. and M.Q.H.A. registered
mares, stallions and colts, yearlings and two's. These
horses are "Quarter Horses," not "watered" down T.B.'s.
Raised in the mountains with good feet and plenty of
muscle, quiet and sensible dispositions, the kind of horses
that will make cow horses, cutting and reining horses,
show horses and 4-H prospects that will win.
We especially Invite you to attend our sale, and any time
you are near Monument, Oregon drop in our office and
make us a visit.
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