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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1965)
KtrritcB cAirnx-TWts. Ttundr. rbnT n. jE5 EAflfiM NWS County Agent't Oflice Weeds in Spring Seed Cause for Concern BT H. C. AKDEMOK KUrtln Zimmrrmtn. county c xWnlon c-nl In 'i control, working Jointly brtwwn Sner mn, GlllUm and Morrow coun tie, rrmtmlod us thU rvrral mtttm of Importance ir.iini ut4l control. If hat bwn called on wvr-ral occasions recently to liwpect wmplea of wheat for aprine a.edlnc. Two lots of prln aeed ahlpped from Idaho contained noxious weed. ThU. then. u a reminder to all of u that there la coins to be wn dancer this aprinff In ahlpplne ved Into the countv In aeed wheat. Ranchera tell us that many of our perennial noxious weroj re a result of winter freeze out when sprint aeed i shipped In from another atale. ThU doesn't mean that other atatea have all the noxious weeds but past experience ahould be a reminder that this is a frequent source of Infes tation. This Is especially true when bargain seed might be ox tered to the public. Thee Is cenerally something to be de sired of seed that Is offered on the market far below the gen eral selling price. Another reminder on weeds comes as a result of flooding conditions that have prevailed over the whole area. Flood water is one of the major fac tors causlne spread of weeds. This may be one of the worst weed years In history. Pf ularlv In those fields which lie below infested areas. This applies to all weeds, but I believe branching knapweed is one that should be watched ouite closely. Of course, Russian Knapweed. Canada Th i s 1 e. Morning Glory. Common Rye. and a whole list of weed prob lems can be the result of re cent flooding. This means then, that growers should be on the watch for these new weeds and be ready to stop them before thev can multiply. Two 4 D will eradicate noxious broadleaf perennial weeds If ap plied in the seedling stage be fore they establish their peren nial habit. Rye should be rog ued the first year, removed from the field and destroyed to pre vent seed production and further spread. Precipitation Records Make Interesting Comparison It has been extremely inter esting to study precipitation rec ords as they come to the office month by month from cooperat ing ranchers In the various com munities through out the county. These farmer cooperatora were developed by the Morrow County Weather Research In an attempt to gather some weather condit that tiiM Km continuing In It'll ' . - " .1 . I order that we might establish aome long-time trenas. wnur this organization has been In ..n.a Mvniiv. rmmli that are twins nmvMiHi bv about 25 .okr In tho vartmi mmmUll Ittes are being assembled and summarized each year to keep a mniiii rtwirii Riventlv. the uv.i i- imtuing uainn creel Di lation recwrds were summarized and mailed to those who con tribute each month. Others may wish copies of this which are available from our office. In looking over the latest monthly precipitation reports, we find some heavy rainfall or as one rancher who brought his precipitation record to the coun ty office so aptly described It. -mv monthly run-off record. Many would agree that much of the January precipitation left the fields due to the heavy erosion with resultant "drain age ditches" which carry away moisture quickly when snow melts on frozen ground or sud den showers come along. Heaviest precipitation in most communities occured on the 10th. 11th. 23rd. 24th. and 3th of the month. The storm of Jan ...... -vt u-a th heaviest with .53 inches reported in several communities. Bob Jepsen who indicates the location of his rain guage as 12 air miles .west of Heppner. had a total of 201 inches for the month with his heaviest ralnfalL 53 on January 30. Henry Baker, of the Goose berry community had a total of nc ..-t, rn January 30. .JiF ...... ' Louis Carlson who is Henry Baker"s next door neighbor re ported the same total rainfall. On Little Buttercreek, Gordon O'Brien reports a toiai oi t oo for the month with .82 the greatest amount falling on Jan uary 23 and .65 on January 30. He recorded 55 on the 6th also. r,.rikr Hnun the creek at the C Ul HIV. , - - iirrv Prnndfont ranch. HO inches fell. Don Pointer in the North Lexington community re ported 1J9 inches for the month; Kenneth Smouse. North lone, 1.23; Earl McCabe, further north, At- rwtri Uoiikpr In the West lone area, L46; and W. C Rose wall. Heppner. collected 2.09 in his rain guage. At the BUI Weatherford ranch on Hlnton Creek. Ms gauge showed a Mai of 311 with .4 collected dur ing the Ut atorm. Croltlna Book 1. 1 AfollobU Our office has a new bull in iht run Information on how graft fruit trees and tim ing and car of various gtaftt. (hat might be of some lntereJ to backward fruit grower amun.l Ihe countv. Ve have oivailonal rtt)uru lor information on ini a.. K f rr tim. in time. Six different kinds of grafts at well a budding U expiaineti in im Ulumiraled publication. Tvpes of grans covered in clude cleft, aide, bridge. Inarch, veneer, or bark, and whip, tongue or bench. A copy of "drafting Fruit Trees" Is avail able here. Powder Kills Hood Odor For tho flood victims who had water under their house and in the basement, many are find ing that odor are oulte strong after a few dav. These odors, while unpleasant, are not nec essarily harmful to health. If ventilation doe not remove them, sprinkle bleaching powd er ichlorlde of lime I over the basement floor or on the area flooded under the house. In the case of the basements, it can ttav there until the floor dries, then sweep it up. More than one application might be needed under houses depending upon the amount of moisture that accumulates. The material is a good disinfectant. Extension Topic Studies Teen-age Marriage Trend r DONNA CtORCC You probably have heard wme of vour friends discussing Ihe home extension unit's ret ruarv lesson entitled "Larly Marriage." Maybe you wondered Just what the lesson was about and uhv it hiii selected a a topic for the home extension women. If you hear.i more wu m.iim! ih this lesson does apply to them. IVatlng with the Increase In teen age marriages It focuse upon lhee questions: What Is earlv marriage? Whv Is this trend toward eaily marriage? What can intents, schools ami communities do to reverse me trend or olherwi prevrm un happy outcome? The project leaders aald they fit-l litis lesson offer help lor parent of voung cmuum well as for twnager and their parent. trr one thing. It In dicatri nevrral way that par ent my unintentionally h "pushing" their son and daugh ter toward early marriaRe.l The project leader also ex pressed Interest in making thl lesson available to any other croup such as church group, parents' organlialion. etc. If your organization or a group of friends are concerned pleas contact either the county exten sion office or the home exten sion unit chairman In your community. ill Kewaird For information leading to the arrest and conviction of the party who shot a horse on the Sumner Ranch, 3 miles west of Eightmilc, about January 20. JACK SUMNER Ph. 676-9259 CATTIJFMKNi STRETCH YOUR HAY By Feeding PGG Range Cubes ONE FOUND Or COBCS REFLACES AT LEAST t fOUNM Of MAT Available At All PGG Stores $$ m Rnnacd or Bulk 167 orZUVo protein in vi or V" cubes Bulk Price FOB Hcrmiston, Oregon M mOTXIN-JSI.3tTON 20'- ritOTEIN SJ-MTOM . . riUCtiVASCD ON 4 TON MINIMOM I LOAa TO BAGGED CUIES. ADD S4.40TON TO ORDER: Call PGG-Fccdvitle 567-5591 6EHEBAC V. 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Sounds silly, doesn't it? It is Billy. ... Back in 1913 (before the first World War), a law was paHm 0 cgon which JnUnnn size crew for freight trains. Although 19GS ira jrnnd wtjup S and operations are as far removed from their 1913 ancestors as the Thunderb.rd f rom the mJScT Ford, the old law is still on the books and freight trains in Oregon must carry two extra men. THE CONSUMER PAYS THE FREIGHT! The 1913 Excess Freight Train Crew Law works an unnecessary burden on the entire economy of Oregon. Rejx-al of the law by passing Hit 1198 will make it possible for Oregon railroads to achieve substantial operating econo mies. These savings will inevitably benefit Oregon shippers and help keep Oregon competitive with neighboring states. In all the nation, only four other states have laws requiring six-man crews on freight trains. What about safety? Back in 1913, handbrakes were a means of assisting the engineer in controlling speed of freight trains and handbrakes took manpower. Nowadays nil rail cars are equipped with air brakes, which the engineer controls by a single valve. If the fireman (who now has no fires to tend) is eliminated on freight locomo tives there will still be two men in the cab to keep a lookout the Hame as on passenger trains. Impartial agencies have determined that firemen and third brakemen arc not necessary for safety. Railroad job security will be protected Repeal of the Kxcess Freight Train Crew Law will not impose hardship on railroad lalor. A Federal Arbitration Award requires railroads to retain in their employment all full-time firemen with more than two years' seniority. Those with less seniority would receive as much as three months' severance pay for one year or more of service. Under collective bargaining agree ments and written commitments to the unions, Oregon railroads will retain all brakemen employed as of January 25, 19G4. Jobs will e eliminated only as the arretted employees are promoted, re sign, retire, die, or leave railroad service for other reasons. THE RAILROADS OF OREGON Great Northern Railway Northern Pacific Railway Northern Pacific Terminal Co. S. P. & S. Railway Company Southern Pacific Company Union Pacific Railroad Company Paid Adv.r,.,em.nt Oregon Ra-.rcd A..oe..lh. t. G. Millar, Manager. Henry Building, Portland, Oregon PH. 676-9481 HEPPNER