ntrtntn gazette
County Agent'i Office
0
Br N. C. ANDERSON
Manv Inqulrie have com to
the office relative to claiming
raxualty lossx-a and income ta
deduction at a result of flood
da mace. There seems to b some
difference of opinion on ta de
duction for Ks of soil bv rroa
Ion. Thi U worth looking Into
even thouch there Is nothing
peIJeJ out definitely In Farmer
Tax Guide.
We have ordered a aupply of
Internal Revenue Service Docu
ment No. 5174 which explains In
detail what types of casualty
looses are deductible and how
they should t reported. We do
not expect these for a few days.
Individual can order or puk
them up from the nearest Inter
nal Revenue Service office.
In the meantime, there are
several Items that you should be
aware of. Since you must be able
trt nrove that vou actually sus
tatned a loss and the amount of
such lass which is aeducuoie.
you need be prepared to show a
number of items. These are out
lined quite specifically in the
Farmers Tax Guide on pace 51.
If you have not picked up your
copy, we have a limited number
at our office. . J
Because of this flood damape
special "help" programs are a
vailable In order to substantiate
our claim for such help It is
necessary that we have definite
Information from every one who
was affected. Most helpful, I be
lieve, will be ACP funds which
will help to restore conserva
tion practices which might have
been effected that might Include
relevellne land, cleaning out
ditches, rrepairlng dams and di
versions, reshaping fields, seed
ing grass waterways, to mention
only a few.
All ranchers should have re
ceived by now a flood damage
survey which Is very important
if we are to establish a need. In
addition to these ACP funds,
there are disaster loans and
other programs which can assist
with repairing damage and es
tablishing practices which will
alleviate such damage in the
future. We hope everyone will be
prompt in making his report as
quickly as possible.
Month's Rainfall Exceeds
Previous 10-Month Period.
It fc infprpstintr a nrpcinita.
tion records come in from outly
Ine areas in the count v the a
mount of moisture which fell
this month. It can be easily seen
why flood conditions prevailed.
For instance, many areas are
reporting more rainfall in the
month of December than fell in
a 10-month period between Jan
uary 1 and November 1, 1964. At
tne Kennetn smouse rancn in
the north lone area, for instance,
precipitation for the 10-month
period was 4.27; for the month
of December 4.30 inches. Over
one half of th.s or 2.27, fell in
a 6-day period just before Christ
mas. It is further interesting to note
that the weekly probabilities of
nrivinitntirm fnr the Hpnnnpr
station for a period of the past 35
. i .1 i 1 nr
years snow mere is oniy oyo
chance of it raining more than
an inch during the week that
over two inches fell. Over the
same period, the average for the
week of December 20 - 26 was
J29 and a total monthly average
slightly over 1.50 inches.
Cattle Exhibits Amaze Italians
Fifty U.S. feeder cattle captur
ed the attention of some 4,000
Italian visitors per hour who
visited the U.S. Agricultural ex
hibit at the levant Fair in BarL
DON'T CAUGHT
With Your
F O G DOVH
'Warp's FLEX-0-6USS, that Is.
Cover all openings NOW
(doors, windows, porches) that
let in cold winter drafts. Just
cut Warp's FLEX-O-CLASS
with shears, tack over screens
or frames for low-cost winter
protection. Warp's gennine,
crystal-clear FLEX-O-CLASS
lasts for years at a fraction
the cost of glass. Only 90 a
square yard at your local hard
ware or lumber dealer.
ftep
-times. Thursday. lmgT t. iu
mma news
(III 0 O H
m.
- - - -
deeded
Italv. late thli fall. Thli proved
to te one or ine i'ikktm cjr
poppers" In the exhibit.
On vouth day at the fair. Here
font and Angus calves, a Joint
donation of the U.S. Feed Grain
I an.t the Porelcn Afrlcul-
ture Service. rre presented to
Italian j r ciuo wnicn miv mil
iar to U.S. 4 II clubs.
Winter Sdina U Uraed
Bior Middle ol February
w AnntiniiA trt reeHve Innulres
for recommendation in seeding
wheat at tni time oi year, in
view of the shortage of spring
heat iml, It would be our rec
ommendation that even-one who
ha not completed his fall seed
ing or feel that he must reseed
due to eroftion or other winter
damage, should seed winter
wheat before February 15.
Merrill Oveson. superintendent,
Poniiii-ton branch experiment
station, indicaed that In a meet
in f at the Orecon Wheat Grow-
ers League in La Grande early In
December that his experience
had shown winter wheat seeded
tufYtn F.hmnrv 15 would do
well and outyleld spring varl-
ties in most cases.
While Morrow county is for-
tunate In having a food supply
of serine wheat, we are sure
that there win not oe enougn to
an amunrf If larce rx-rcentaee
of the fall seeded acreage is to
be reseed ed. There does not seem
to be any indication that one fall
variety is better than another
fnr late seedinir so we would
suggest that you seed the variety
or your choice, we wouia suggest
that you be careful about seed
ins fall varieties of wheat and
barley after February 15, how
ever. Crop Insurance in 1964
Reaches Multi-Million Mark
Nearlv X.VSO million in farm
crop production Investments were
protected by federal trop insur
ance in 19b4. This protection is
the highest In the 26-year his
torv in the Federal Ctod Insur-
nee Corporation. Nearly 450,000
crops on 14.7 milion acres were
insured against production cost
losses from natural hazards.
An estimated 60.000 farmers
will share FCIC payments which
are expected to top ju.iaaj,uuu.
Federal Crop Insurance protected
farmers in 1,187 counties in 36
states during 1964. Federal Crop
Insurance is a voluntary, sell-
help service offering the farmer
protection or nis crop against loss
from all natural hazards to
most of the 23 crops in which the
insurance is available.
Study Shows Wide
Range in Fallow Costs
The first segment of the two
year grain management study
has been completed. The growers
cooperating in this study will
continue in 1965 with detailed
record keeping through the
wheat production year on this
same fallow land.
The study summarized for the
fallow operations show that
costs varied from S9.67 per acre
to $18.39 per acre. This study in
volved ranchers in most conu
munities in the county with iai
low acreages ranging from 342
acres to 3,522 acres.
The study broke down costs by
item of expense wnicn inciuaea
all operations and implements
with a seperate cost .per iannoi
each type of these tilage imple
'the tractor P
further broken
iurtner oionen
ments including tne tractor
Items were
tss sax safa
land charge. A copy or tne iauow
ooilahla it this
summarv is available at this
office for those who mignt De in
terested.
Winter Wheat
Planting Data
Listed by OSU
Winter uhoar ran he seeded, or
reseeded, in the Columbia Basin
as late as February l with no
appreciable loss in yields, ac
fnrHinor in Nnrman Goetze. ex
tension farm crops specialist at
uregon fatate university.
In the Columbia Basin, some
winter damage may have occur
ed in snow bare areas, making
reseeding necessary. Planting of
winter varieties made before
rohniarw 1 iidiallv tin aa well as
those made in November and De
cember, says Goetz. After Feb
ruary 1, yields begin to drop.
. . i 1 1 . . if.ii .i
in xne wniameie vaiiey, uits
fall varieties, Gaines and Dru
champ, can be planted until
February 15, and will generally
make yields comparable to the
same varieties planted in late
November and December. Yields
may not be as high as those from
October or early November plant
ings, but the late-planted Gaines
or Druchamp will still outyleld
spring wheat in Western Oregon,
Goetze added.
If spotty winter damage has
occured. overseeding of addition
al wheat with a minimum of dis
turbance to the seedbed is ad
visabe. Goetze savs. instead of a
complete tillage. Overseeding
rtnesn't destrov the surviving
seedlings and doesn't provide an i
Meat Industry
Reports Planned
At Coming Meet
The campus will move to the
country February 6 when Oregon
State university agricultural
trlcntUta combine a round no of
research result from three
branch experiment stations with
reports from meat Industry rep
resentatives. The all day program is aimed
at giving Faster Oregon produc
ers up-to-date iniormauon on
breeding, feeding and marketing
livestock.
.-heiiile.l at Pendleton high
school, the program will feature
report of research result from
the I'nlon and Hermtston Branch
Fxperlment Stations, and the
Blue Mountain feedyard. Accord
in.. i. J i' Miller, head of the
OSU Department of Animal Sci
ence, the morning program win
be split Into three section for
producers of beer, sheep ana
gtnc,
-rh fwwr section will Include
discussion bv OSU Experiment
ttl.in rwrumnel on COW herd
management, effect of wintering
i... rr r.wwtiir steer raives on
their sub-sequent feedlot perfor
mance, production ana meai
-hra-t.ri.tica of bulls, steers
and heifers, and the use of wheat
In beef cattle rations.
Growers attending the sheep
section will hear a report on gross
Miiirn fmm sheen enterprises.
growth and carcass characters-
lies of different lamos. control oi
internal parasites, and a discus-
ion of least cost I aliening
rations.
The swine section win ocai
ith facilities, manacement and
equipment for efficient manure
removal, limited leeuing. inuu
ence of size of pigs on perfor
mance and carcas merit, and
prevention and treatment of post
partum Infection in sows.
Cecil Hellbush of Denver, head
of the meats division for Safe
way Stores, will be the principal
speaker In the afternoon. He will
tell stockmen what the consum
er wants and how the livestock
producer con best satisfy con
...mar Homand. Feed CTain
freight rate problems will be dis
cussed bv.Jim Hill manager oi
the Pendleton Grain Growers.
Hill Is also a member of the Ore
gon reeastuiis iranjiiuv
Committee Fenaieton nesi-ann
Round-up
The afternoon session will also
.....Ma on nnnnrtun V lor a
cow-calf operator, feeder packer
and retailer to present their
r the needs and future of
the meat industry. Consumer
preferences, meat merchandising,
and the problems of the produc
er, feeder, meat pacer u
chain-store merchant will be con
sidered. . . .. .
It is hoped. Miller said, mat
v. DinHlatnn Rivarrh Round
up will become an annual event
and do ror taster uregon pro
ducers what the annual livestock
field days held on the OSU cam
dus do for Western Oregon live
stock men.
The research round-up will be
co-sponsored by the OSU Agri
cultural Fvnerimpnt Station. Co
operative Extension Service, and
producer uikuu.iih; iuiiwift
ha nraonn Ca tMpmpn's OSSOCia-
tion. Umatilla County Cattlemen's
association, union county Live
stock association, Morrow County
Livestock association, and the
Oregon ' Wool Growers associa
tion.
Angus Association
Names Bob Harris
Rsthhto Harris 15. Hennner. has
Kaon granted a iunior member
ship in the American Angus as
sociation at St. josepn wo., an
nounces Glen Bratcner, secretary.
TVite now iunior membershiD
. rf A at reEruiar mem.
-i. ...
ges of the association until the
f 21- At that time unior
, niKia mnvuri
- ass- bereh in
xSODDie V
Rnhhio n one nf 197 vounff
receive Junior memberships last
montn
opportunity for germination of a
second crop or weea seeas.
If wheat clantines have been
winter damaged, but spacing is
not too far apart, additional tin
ering will help make up for some
of the loss of plants, according
to Goetze. The yield reduction
will not be as great as the re
duction in stand.
We Will
Deliver Your
Processed Meat
WHOLESALE MEATS
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING
SCHEDULE:
Hoes Tuesday
rattle Wed.. Thurs.
Sheep Any Day
Follett Meat Co.
Hennlston. Oregon
Ph. 567-6651
On Harm 1st on- Mdfarr
Hiqhwery
JWBjK. I Of Charge
KsyTTJ I 1 Heppner,
,7C5gssi7"" Lexington
Chat! With Your Home Agent
Packaging
Aid to Meat Cookery
IT DONNA GEORGE
knn in the time It takes to
cook the eircs! That's hat you
can have with a new tanned
bacon now available in some
mwrmarketa.
It thre meat nackers
allrlnB nartiallv frvlnff. and
canning pawn to mine a time
saving product that should go
V . wn . r. - .... . - ' - - .
Since It neels no refrigeration. It
can also oe a popular ronvrn
lence fol for picnics and vaca
t i.t miik i n it
The process ror matting mis
new product was acveioiKsi oy
Industn. using results of re
search bv the U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
t anned bacon was usea in
milltarv ratlitna dtirtnir World
War 11 but the salty flavor of
hcavv eurlntr made the product
Ulstasiciui 10 souuera.
After the war. USDA scientists
Inwstlgated the ioslbillty of
rnnnlnir militlv rtirrxt hacon. Hv
partially dehydrating the bacon
Dciore canning, tney were aoie
to cut down on the amount ol
nAAiliut .-t mt th :ime time
have enough present to prevent
growth or tne spoilage nacteria.
In the Industry process, the de
hydration is accomplished by the
prefrying.
Make Decision en Tacts
"But All The Other Kids
Are Doing It." For vou parents
who are confronted with this
phrase, here's a tip from Mrs.
Roberta Frasler. extension fam
ily life specialist at OSU.
Ask around and encourage
your youngster to find out "who"
is doing it Usually "everybody"
or "all the kids" means only one
or two. Chances are this is more
effective than saying. "I don't
rare ahnut everybody else
you're my child and you can't do
it."
Get the facts of the situation.
What are the advantages and
disadvantages? Of course, it's
imnnrtanf to consider What
others are doing. Children want
to be like others but it's also
Important to learn to evaluate
on the basis of facts.
Zero Cold is Needed
For Quality Froien Foods
Outdoor Freezer? When the
cold weather came before Christ
mas, some of you wondered if
you needed freezers when It
seemed the food could Just be
stored in a snowdrift!
Zero degrees Farenheit Is need
ed for top quality frozen foods,
explains Virginia Weiser, exten
Process
sion nutrition speclalM at Ore
eon Ftnte University. The lower
the storage temperature, the bc.
ter the quality will be. Quality
will be maintained longer. The
food may be kept longer.
Changes take place while food
Is froien. Foods may It' color,
flavor, and characteristic tex
ture. Storage temperature greatly
Influences the rate of change.
For example. Miss Wrlser points
out that changes In color ami
flavor of straw Urrles are about
the same after 1 year at ero de
grees, 2 months at 10 degrees, or
10 days at 10 degrees Fahren
heit. Each time the temperature of a
frozen food gets atxjve lero de
grees, food quality decreases.
Ttie nftener thta haniM-oa. the
greater trie decrease tn quality.
Beach Asks Survey
On Feed Shortage
Caused By Flood
llarnl.l Itearh lli-rmlstnn lin-sl.
dent of the Oregon Farm Bureau
federation, has called on county
Farm Rureau nrexldents to make
a luirvev nf inv fi-ed shortage In
their area caused by the recent
flood.
The kiirvev U-ill he Used to de
termine If reduced freight rates
will be needed to bring In hay
and feed grains to alleviate
shortages caused bv the state-
ui.ln ftiuvrt vihlih inumlatt'.l
thousands of acres of low lying
farm land inrougnout tne state.
At the completion of the sur-
th nrnwr state authorities
will be advised of the extent of
he damage and the reeds ot
liveetm-k men who m.iv need
assistance In the form of reduced
rates for feedstuffs.
Beach said the state's hay-
lnnti are usuallv located on
Irvur prmind A preat deal of hav
laid bv for winter feeding was
undoubtedly damaged or de
stroyed by the high water, he
explained.
In many Instances grain sup.
plies were also destroyed. The
shortage of feed could become
critical unless immediate steps
are taken to replace losses.
Beach said the survey would
provide a quick Indication of the
damage and give some measure
of needs of livestock men
throughout the state.
Beach asked that the survey be
completed by January 11 and the
Information be reported to the
OFBC office by that time.
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Morrow Women
Have Active Part
In National Meet
The ladles' contingent ef the
Oregon Wheat Crowns league
started the Hew Year with a
whirl t hostrsa Bilivlttcs In
i his rM, the distaff program of
th National AjUKM'latlon of
Wheat Growers convention, which
iiKtid in urtlaml on TUenisy,
January 5.
Al"ut 300 wives of NAWO
members, who represent 12 West
ern and Midwestern state, were
expected t attend the four nay
meet at the IVrtland Micratun
M.itur Inn lleadtni un the Wel
coming committee are Mrs. Mil
ton Morgan, lone, and Mrs. Mel
vln Pace. Fntcrptls.
The mieninif dav schedule In
cluded a guided tour of the near
by IJovd tenter, wnu n wicrs
the essential Ingredient fr any
(Kitiitu eiinvriit liitieer hand V
shopping facilities. An afternoon
meeting at the l.loyd Center
auditorium was held to discuss
the formation of a national
-Wheat Hearts" auxiliary to the
farm oreanlrntlon.
On Wednesday, the ladles
group took a sightseeing trip.
The Thurkdav rtniL'ram rail t"f
a noon luncheon at the Quay lies-
taurant lit Vancouver, louowra
bv a style show.
FVatured at all I he W heat CMW.
era ladles' events will tie three
beauteous "Wheat jueens.- rep- j
renentlng the slates of Idaho.
Kansas and Nebraska. The young
ladles, each of whom was select
ed to carry the beauty banner!
for her state at the national con
vention, will assist In hostessing
function, during the conclave.
A scvlal Wheat League ladles'
committee displayed attractive
bread end novelty tables In the
hotel lobby. The ladles will also
ilerattf a coffee bar fir the
NAWO delegates during their
business sessions.
In addition to the two co-chairmen,
the Wheat League ladles'
activities were directed bv Mrs.
Glen Urogoltll, llellx: Mrs. Walt
Jacobs. lone; Mrs. Kooeri jep
sen. lone; Mrs. L. K. Kaseberg,
Wasco: Mrs. Jessie rattee, Con
don; Mrs. Ron Terjeson. Helix;
Mr. Allen Tom. The Dalles; and
Mrs. Thomas Vaughan, Pendle
ton. Mrs. Eva Henry Dies
Boardman Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Bcrger received word from Mrs.
Boy McCleary that Mrs. Mc
deary's sister, Mrs. Eva Henry,
nassed awav of a heart attack
Lh-cember 21.
Mrs. Henry was a beloved
friend nf manv In the community
of Irrlgon. She and her husband
Billy were custodians at the Irrl
gon school for many years.
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Life Insurance coverage of Agricultural Loans,
you can forget the possibility of a
farm loan outliving its borrower. Available
to partnerships and corporations as well as
individuals, you may now apply for low cost
life insurance that will completely pay off
any agricultural loan up to a maximum
of $20,000. If the loan is partially paid, the
balance of the insurance can be paid to any
beneficiary the insured borrower designates.
This new service, which must be authorized
when you borrow, offers effective protection to
your family, property and business investment.
It is but one of the many unusual banking
services available to people who rely
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MtnMr f ' Depose
The SUUwlda Bank with
Bond Sales Gain
In Stale in 1964
VmH tale of Merles K and
II Ravings Bonds In this county
mounted to tn,( for the month
of Novrmtier," Volunteer Marrow
iWmlv II A Kavlnira Ikinda
Chairman John Vrnstd rntifted
hrre tiMiay. inis was a srtarp
drcteaae fiom sates of f 15,1 M In
oenter, ijmo.
Titlal aalea fur Ih atal rluf.
compared with U,l4a.213 for the
same month a year ago. rms
November twentyotw cunlles
exceeded November 1WJ sales
"Nationally, cash sales during
Ihe month totaled Ml million
representing a five per cent In
crraa fnm the Ul million
atld In November of last )esf."
the chairman continued.
With the new year .nly a few
days off. he noted that last year
approximately 40 million Amer
icans received lax refunds. "If
you re lurky enough to set an
lncoma tax refund In UN'S, why
not lake It In U. & Savings
Bonds?
"Slmplv check the bog on
your r.s.4 Federal income las
return, requeuing your refund
In Savings Bonds. The rest Is
automatic," he concluded.
FLOOD
DAMAGE
Fences Out
And Buildings Down?
Buy I2Vi gouge
Barb Wire Now I7JS rU
IJDl Channel "U" Of
Studded T Steal
FOSTS . He each
21 Gauge Galvanised
Hoofing S12JS per Square
Any Length Cut To Order
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