HZttHZ CAZmX TlMCl. TaursdaT. Januarr IX ms
District Worl is on Watershed Control
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County Agent's Office
Seed for Spring Use
Is Still Available Here
T N. C. ANDCXSON
Qucktlona continue to come to
the office about He Jvini
Itv of n-etling winter varieties
of wheat In the spring. Aa
have indicated tn Pt discus
sion In thi column, do not
recommend thee varieties to foe
eMled after Fcrtruarv IX
ThU past wk, In dlncuslng
result of spring aeedinc cl win
ter wheat. Enet Klmh. Gil
liam county extension agent,
told us of an April seeding vt
Gaines In 1'X While the fall
seeding f Gaines yielded !0
bushels that year, Gaines seed
ed. In the spring yielded about
20 bushels per acre. Federation
seeded In the spring yielded 13
bushels jvr acre. Keep In mind
this was one year's experience,
Dr. Charles Kohde. plant breed
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FOR CATTLE
CREEP FEEDERS
FOR CALVES
QUALITY PRODUCTS AT
QUANTITY PRICES
For All Your Building
Needs Coma To
WEATHERLY
SUPPLY CO.
1035 W. 11th St
Henniston. Or.
PH. 567-8222
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er. IVndleton Branch Expert
ment Nation, reports that In
VMil. wheat at the station seed
ed on March 9 yielded as fid
lows: Omar. 23 R; Gaines, M7;
Uaed. 43 6; Federation. 3$ 6
bushels per acre. Keep In mind
that these are IVndleton yields;
however, the comparison mlht
le the same In difference In
yield for Morrow county.
While we believe mot every
one who la Interested In spring
seed wheat ha made arrange
ments for it. we do have liu
of sources of spring seed In Ore
gon and Washington. The main
sources of supply are Marfed
and Haart.
A few days aco we received
copy of the Washington Mate
Crvi Improvement Association
news letter which listed quite
number of growers of certified
barley and wheat. Varieties list-
ed were bar lev: Belford. Gem,
Traill. I'nltan. Velvon 11. Wheat:
Idaed. Idaed 59, and Marfed.
There was also a listing of
Markton and Park Oats.
Special Be port Is Strong
Promoter of Agriculture
A limited distribution of spec.
lal report No. 1S3. "Oregon's Ag
riculture Is Everybody's Busi
ness, has been made by a num
ber of groups, including the Ag
ricultural Research and Advis
ory council and Oregon State
University. Distribution has been
made to all banks. Chambers of
Commerce, state legislators. Jun
ior and senior high school prin
cipals and superintendents. Mate
and county officers of farm or
ganizations, the Oregon congress
ional delegation and others.
The special report authored by
Gerald E. Korean, professor o
Agricultural Economics. OSU, Is
an excellent public relations doc
ument. It tells a story of the
Importance of agriculture to the
economics of Oregon.
Dr. Korean points out that in !
addition to the 65,600 persons
who work on farms and ranches,
nother 1S.000 work at process
ing and handling farm commod
ities. 5.200 work at supplying ag
ricultural equipment, supplies
and services and 4.500 work at
transporting and exporting farm
production.
These 93,000 people in turn
spend most of their Incomes In
Oregon providing Jobs and re
tailing commerce In the profes
Flood Shows Need
For Dam Project
On Rhea Creek
By RALPH RICHARDS
As many know, the farmers
on Ithca Creek met some time
ago with the aupcrvUors of the
lleppner Kll and Water Conser
vation district to talk over way
of ix'iiH4tliiii the ckiVMi winter
moUture and hold for summer
um An application was made
to the Soil Conservation Service
for a Small Watershed project
I!. l N4I on Ithca Creek. Under
the Watershed ITolectlon and
Flood Prevention Act thi gov
ernment shares In the cost to
the amount of KM) i-r rent of
that portion determined flood
control and 4.1 t-r cent of the
Irrigation leneflt. The question
then arose, "Is there enough run
off water on Ithca Creek to Jus
tify a storage prolcrt. and If so,
how large?"
A steering committee was
elected and through the contin
uing efforts of the committee
and the supervtwirs of tho SC1.
a study I now !eing made to
determine the water yield of
lUien Creek. Gauges were placed
along the creek to measure the
amount of flow of each of the
tributaries to try and determine
the location of a storage dam.
Itv taklnu a ride down the
Willow Creek multipurpose dam and the proposed Rhea Creek , road anyone can see the need
small watershed projects probably would have taken the crest
off the flood and prevented the Inundation visible In the picture.
Both protects are considered Important In the county's future
conservation program.
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THIS AERIAL PHOTO, reprinted here through courtesy of the Cast
Oreaoaian, snows flooding from Willow Creek at loo In the
Christmas flood. Much of the water came from rampaging Rbea
creek converging with Willow Creek. Water on the northeast side
ol town was also fed by Rietmann canyon runoff. The proposed
sions for many others. We have
few copies left In the office
for those who might not have
ret seen one.
Applications Available
For Sheep Shearing Course
It is becoming more difficult
ear after year to find sheep
shearers, especially In the areas
where small farm flocks are lo
cated. There is little choice any
more In selecting a sheep shear
er.
Because of this, OSU has for a
number of years, offered sheep
shearing short courses. These
short courses are aimed at get
ting the basic principles of sheep
Annual Agent's
Report Available
Copies of the 19G4 Morrow
county agent's report are avail
able from this office. Those who
are Interested in having a copy
for their files, might pick one
up here. A few copies of the r.Hxl
report are also available.
Flood Fact Sheets Available
A number of "fact sheets" pro
vlding emergency flood informa
tion were mailed to many of our
farm families Immediately after
the Christmas flood. There has
been demand for other fact
sheets which are now available.
Those of which might be of in-
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terest to our peoole Is one on
shearing so that someone who: "Feed Substitution Values for
had limited experience or Is in- Livestock"; "Income Tax Deduc
terested in shearing sheep might tion Due to Casualty Losses on
develop this as a business. This Business Property," and "Income
has been done In many commun-Tax Deductions Due to Losses
lties and has been a real good on Personal Property." These
source of Income for someone can be picked up at our office.
who is interested in this seas-.
onal Job. j Feed Cattle Increased. 25
Again this year, these sheep The latest Oregon crop and
shearing schools will be held. 1 livestock report on cattle and
All will be held at Corvallis and calves on feed show Oregon
are two-day events. There will numbers are up 9 from a year
be three to be held on March earlier. It is interesting to note
15 and 16; and 17 and 18. and that the Columbia Basin and
19 and 20 We have enrollment northeastern Oregon area of
applications which must be in nine counties show the highest
by March 1. Anyone interested number of cattle on feed. There
should get an application at our were 43,200 head on feed on Jan
office. Juary 1. 1935, compared to 34,-
(500 a year ago. This is an In
crease 01 ZDVe.
Oregon to Host NACD Convention
Something of Interest for
everyone concerned with natural
resource conservation Is prom
ised during the l!)th annual con
vention of the National Assoc
iation of Soil and Water Con
servation Districts In Tort land
Sunday through Thursday, Feb
ruary 7 to 11.
Meetings, tours and special
events are planned for the
to 1.000 delegates expected
the first NACD convention
Ing when Marlon Monk Jr.,
B.itchelor. La., NACD president,
will make his reirt. Oregon
Night, an evening of fun and
entertainment, will conclude the construction
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mas week flood Is considered to
he one with the most extensive
damage, and Is thought by some
to be one of a 1!0 vear fretjuenc-y.
but we get flood damage yearly.
I.at year hardly a farm bridge
on Khea Creek was left safe to
crass. The Small Watershed
planning party rciorted fh"d
protection on the five projects
near completion saved the state
more money than has leen spent
to date on all watershed, pro
tects Including planning and
day.
C. Ander
extension
according to N
son. Morrow county
agent.
Meetings of committees con
at eerneci with the various areas
in of resource conservation will
Oregon, according to Klmcr Pet
erson, Portland, president of the
Oregon Association of Soil and
Water Conservation Districts,
host for the meeting.
Registration will be on Sun
day, with the first general NACD
session scheduled Monday morn-
'White Pocket Gopher
Is "Trapped"
Lewis Halvorsen, lone rancher,
Got friends out of town?
Go ahead and call them.'
Talk is cheap.
Especially after 6 p.m.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL
Part el tk NitwawMt M SyrUm
Hay Hits Top Income Spot
Hav ousted wheat from the
was quite surprised one day last top income spot In 1964, thanks
week when he caught a white to lower government support
pocKet gopner in one of his prices on wheat. The top 10, in
traps he had set out cleaning .order of value, were hay. wheat
up some gophers that had slip-' potatoes, barley, strawberries,
ped by when he had used the snap beans, pears, ryegrass .seed
"Gopher Getter" earlier this fall, j sweet cherries and oats. These
The white pocket gopher was not 10 crops accounted for nearly $3
an aiDino as there were brown , out of every S4 in Oregon s Agri
areas over eacn eye resemDiing cultural income last year,
somewhat a Guinea Pig. Hel
brought the gopher to the office Freedom from Hunger Proposed
so we could see this "freak or ! Proposals are belne made by
nature" or a new breed of pocket Important people in government
gophers, whichever it may be: for the purpose of helping the
hungry people of the free world.
These proposals to accomplish
the elimination of hunger would
require a 50 Increase In U. S.
milk production; a 35 Increase
In wheat production; a 25 In
crease in soybean production
and a 33 increase In the out
put of vegetable oils. The mllK
would be made available to the
underfed areas of the world In
the dry form.
All Oregon Hereford
RANGE BULL SALE
TRI-COUNTV AND BLUE TAG COMBINED SALE
100 --HEREFORD BULLS -100
Horned and Polled Clear Pedigreed
RANGE BULLS BEING OFFERED ARE THE TOPS FROM
THE HEREFORD HERDS OF OREGON. THERE WILL BE
NO SALE IN THE NORTHWEST WHERE THERE WILL
BE THE SELECTION OFFERED SUCH AS THIS.
SALE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10
1 :00 P. M.
Fairgrounds, La Grande
LUNCH WILL BE SERVED BY UNION COUNTY COWBELLES
Show At 9:30 a.m., Feb 10
Free Delivery Up to 150 Miles
At Buyer's Risk
AUCTIONEER: SI WILLIAMS
For Further Information Write or Call Chuck Gavin,
Sales Manager. Box 760, La Grande, Ph. 963-2127
THIS YOUNG
FARMER
(AGE 25)
HAS A STAKE
in
I- fl K M C K N V
UNION ?tf
BECAUSE HE'S A FARMERS UNION
MEMBER
HIS $5,000.00 LIFE INSURANCE
POLICY COSTS HIM ONLY
$14.95 per YEAR!
M 1 I ' w
YOU. TOO, HAVE A STAKE
IN FARMERS UNION
And not lust feecaus. If often you and
every member of your family on. of
tn. lowest cost farm group Iniuranc
prooromt In .xlstence!
FARMERS UNION FIGHTS FOR!
e Fair and oquol form teicem. com
orsBl. t. tnol flyd ey son
form workers.
( Increased farm fcaroolninf powor.
e Practical production central
tnrooh . supply iiianussmml pro-
oroim.
Taxpayers sovlnaf.
e And the preservation and ttrongth
anins f In. family farm.
LOCAL MEETING . . .
YOU ARE INVITED
MORROW COUNTY
LOCAL
Meets Tuesday,
Feb. 9. 8 P. M.
Old Library Building.
Heppner
ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING IN YOUR COMMUNITY
or Write
fob Elktns, Pres., Ortgon-Wothingto Farmtrs Union,
215 Frost St., N.E., Soltm, Oregos
Filing Deadline Set
February 1, 1963. Is the dead
line for Price Support Loans and
Purchase agreements on wheat,
barley, oats, and rye harvested
In 1964. Eligible producers fil
ing for loan or purchase agree
ment must make application to
the county ASC office by Feb
ruary 1.
highlight the early days of the
convention, Anderson said, with
the second general session slated
for Wednesday morning. The
NACD council meeting, open to
all interested ihtsoms, will be
Thursday morning.
Guest speaker scheduled to
address delegates from the nat
Ion's 3.000 soil and water con
scrvatlon districts, Include Ore
gon Oov. Mark O. Hatfield; Don
aid A. Wlllams, Washngton, D.
C, soil conservation admlnistra
tor: Bernard Orell, Tacoma. Wn..
vice president of Weyerhaeuser
Co.; C harles Moddard, Washing
ton, D. C, Bureau of Land Man
agement director; A. Lars Nel
son, Seattle. National (.range
overseer, ami U. S. Sen. George
McGovern. South Dakota.
Special tours, luncheons and
other events are planned for the
ladies attending the convention
which will be headquartered In
the Portland Hilton Hotel, he
added. Mrs. Peterson Is In
charge of the women's program.
Ralph Savior, Echo, a NACD
director, will preside over the
Wednesday general session.
The farmers living along the
creek of the county know the
need for more Irrigation water.
They are still reading the signs
of a hort water vear last vear.
Ttiev know water stored will cost
money hut some feel that fltxxl
prevention will more than pay
the storage costs, at least some
years, without the Increased
yield additional water will give.
Ownership to the water, at a
suggested price of $.10) per acre
foot made hv the Bureau of Ilec-
tarnation for water stored In the
Willow Creek Dam, may ix?
chenn when water is desired In
this Mate and other states at a
price of $65.00 per acre foot.
Reward Offered
After Horse Shot
Jack Sumner called the
Gazette-Times from Corvallis
Monday to report that n saddle
horse had been shot on the Sum
ner ranch, three miles west r
Elghtmile. The wound was In
the shoulder and apparently was
not fatal.
Sumner offered a $100 reward
for Information leading to the
arrest and conviction or me
party responsible and asked that
anv with Information call 67X3-
92T9. The horse was In the pas.
ture when It was shot, he said.
Lexington Oil Co-op
ANNUAL
MEETJ NG
Tuesday, Feb 9
Beginning at 10:30 A.M.
LEXINGTON GRANGE HALL
Election of Officers
Door Prizes
Free Dinner at Noon Served
By Lexington H.E.C.
ALL AMBERS URGED TO ATTEND