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County Agent's Office Farm Technology Cuts Annual Food Bill T K. C AKDCtSOM It wa wry gratify Inc. recent. y, t wad a atatemenl made by the Board of Dlrectora of the CorvalUi Chamber of Commerce In support of agriculture re earch In Extension projnm 1 n Orepon. Their statement reads: "Tarm efficiency and technology have played biff part In holding down the fam. lly crotrry bill. It has also con tributed much to our level or living and to our economy gen erally. With out the benefit of this modern technology provided by acrlcultural research and ex tension, the annual food M". experts aay. would be about 3tw per year extra per family. The fact that food now takes about 18-5 of our disposable Income, compared with 23 some ten years aco. has enabled Oregon families to enjoy more luxuries than ever before In trie states history. In ;Vhf, '. "bite- Is cheaper in the United States than In any of 34 coun tries of the world surveyed re cently by the United Nations. The continued financial sup port of vigorous programs of ag ricultural research and exten slon will help Insure that food will continue to be the best buy" for Oregon consumers In the market place." This Indicates that as least one of our city groups fully re alize the effect of agriculture on the economics of Oregon. Weed Guides Available The 1965 editions of the Weed Control. Insect Control ana riant Disease Control handbooks are now available. Many Indi vidual ranchers, as well as weed killer and insecticide handlers and fieldmen. have used these handbooks as a practical guide for control methods. They con tain recommendations for all weed. Insect and plant disease problems, as well as having helpful reference guides for cal culating sprayer calibration treatments for accidental poison ing and related data. These handbooks are available from the OSU Book Store Inc.. Cor vallis, Oregon. They sell for 93.00 per Issue. Horse Clubs Combine For Annual Field Day Members of five 411 saddle horse clubs, the Two-Trackers, Pine City. lone. South Springs, and Heppner Saddleites, had a successful third annual field day Saturday in spite of inclimate weather. Approximately 40 club members, with their leaders and several parents, spent the day in horsemanship, showman ship, Judging, demonstration and horse game activities. Perhaps the leading event of the day was a demonstration presented by Duff Severe of Se vere Saddlry. Pendleton, during the early afternoon. Duff gave an excellent explanation of the POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIR: Electric Motors Power Tools Hydraulic Jacks Alemlte Equipment 421 S. E. 4th Pendleton Phone 276-5882 use of various saddle riding equipment, demonstrated train. In a green colt, and worked In. to various commands and meth ods. utn his trained quarter horse. He told the boys and girls that in training this horse he had worked with It twx times a day. never missing a day In two years and as the boys and iri. u tf-h.. him rhanire leads. side step, back and other dif ficult actions iney couui that time Is required for good saddle horse training. Everyone had an opportunity to Judge a class of saddle horse as Hon Currln. Buttercrcck rancher, explained Judging tech nlques and gave reasons on placing the class of saddle horses. Assisting during the day .... . fc. ik. nmnram fc'ff I lo U v. i . J I . 1 1 -.' ----- Jones, Everett Struckmcler. Charles Daly. Bot nergsxrom ana Rolce Fulleton. Several of the mothers assisted with coffee and refreshments at noon and. with the exception of a little rain and sleet that disrupted games, everyone seemed to enjoy the day. Wheat Associates Makes Changes In Asian Fields Wheat Associates, U.S.A.. the tnirkpi ripvrluoment arm of Great Plains Wheat and West ern Wheat Associates, is ie- - it Aciin fenerations IP order to make its manpower and market development vw hj more effective. Th organization closed Its two Pakistan offices in late lnrii unA u shifting more of its market development effort into the S.E. Asian area. ihsH v Raiim. Executive Vice President of Western Wheat Associates, expiainea inai me .i.,:.. r k'irarhl and DaC- ca offices of Wheat Associates does not necessarily mean that less work will be done in that region. "We plan 10 mainum ac tive program to give service to U.S. wheat." he said. "It Is nt so much a question 01 oe-em- . . . I .Via fnLr- pnasizing our euoria in u istan market as it Is a case of augmenting our efforts In the broader market areas of S.L. Former Pakistan Country Dir r evsI ir-hnpltfr has been transferred to Manila, where he will replace Gene Vickers. Vick era recently accepted an assign ment with Great Plains Wheat in Washington, D.C. Schneiter will direct Wheat Associates marketing activities In the Phil ippines, Thailand, ana miiyia- un. market deVelODment work will continue in Pakistan, but without a resident oirevuw. We've got work to do in Pakis tan, but our market priorities presently exist in S.E. Asia, Baum explained. "Pakistan like ly will take nearly two million tons of Title I wheat this year. However, we are a marketing organization and we must place our emphasis In the areas with strongest commercial cash po tentials." ... "Pakistan Is the worlds num ber two customer for Title I PL 480 wheat," Baum explained. "Wheat consumption in Pakis tan has gone up 50 percent above what it was 10 years ago. If Title I sales reach the an ticipated level this year, it will represent an increase of nearly 500,000 tons over last year. RAIN, RAIN GO WAY! Speaking financial ly, "rainy days" are often difficult to fore cast. And the rain won't "go away," Just like that! Best protec tion against getting "wet," Is ready cash in your savings account! Build yourself an "umbrella" of protection against financial emergencies by starting a savings account and adding to it every payday. 'fLri Research Reports lo Highlight OSU Beef Day, May 28 Iteearvh report bv Oregon Stat university Hlma'iin; tuts at the annual lU Beef Day MV 2 will be slanted to. ward helping cattlemen reUl the oot price squeeie through application of newly gained In formation about livestock breed ing, feeding and management, according lo A. T. KaUton, field day chairman. tnf.trmiiiliin trt he presented by Tom Bedell, range management, could probably have prevented itimr of the old time range between sheepmen and cattle men. If It had been vallable at that time. KaUton noted. Bedell has been investigating the po nbllltv of Integrating sheep and of improved pastures and new sampling techniques. Ralph Bogart. geneticist, will dlseus the effect of crossing in bred tines, or use of inbred sires on unrelated females, on the money-making potential of the resulting offspring. D. C Church will report re scarvh results with use of ani mal fat as a new source of con centrated energy for beef cattle ration. According to Church, there has been a yearly increase of atout 5 percent in production of animal tat In this country, which represents an encouraging potential for ue as a source of energy in feeds. TVi. rf.w-t nf varvlntr levels of crude protein and stllbestrol Im plants on feetiioi periormance and carcass characteristics of steers and heifers will be dis cussed by W. 11. Kennlck. meatj specialist Tom Bunch, extension range management specialist, will tell cattlemen about the hidden costs as well as the ap parent costs of range seeding as a tool for range Improvement Factors affecting feed effic iency in beef cattle will be the .,)....,- r.t a talk hv John Land- ers. extension animal science specialist The program win al so feature two discussions of fertility in beef cattle by Dr. Jan Bonsma. professor of environ- OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY Wheat Marketing Quota And Allotment Reported The national wheat markctlna quota and acreage allotment lor t;U have been announced by the US. Department of Agricul ture, but the situation remains fluid depending uP"n Cong res slonal action on proposed w legislation, reports Stephen t. Marks. Oregon Slate University extension agricultural econo mUt The quota and allotment proc lamation of i;WXtwU bushels and 47.8 million acres was made as required under present wheat legUlatlon. Unless Congress pass es a new uheat law, a grower referendum will be held prior to Aug. 1 to determine If wheat farmers favor or oppose It marketing quotas, he explained. If no legislation Is passed. It would eliminate the mandatory marketing quota provisions and there would be no referendum. Quotas were eliminated under the 1W4 and 13 wheat pro grams. Marks said. Under marketing quotas, pen alties would be assessed ceis production when heat allotments are exceeded. The law now In effect provides for penalties It acreage between the former 55 million acre minimum allotment and the announced national allotment Is not con verted to consenlng use. No announcement of support mental physiology. University of Pretoria. South Africa. He pio neered work In beef cattle fer tility studies. Beef Day Is sponsored by the OSU Agricultural txenment Station In cooperation with the Western Oregon Livestock Asso ciation and the Oregon Cattle men's Association. It will start at 9 a.m. In OSU's Wlthycombe Hall. i-i -I ntt.tn! ritu-rve. state and county allotments, and do- mettc and export allocation p-r- ....... . ...... nrntf aiil hnrlf-ii bv law 1 planned bv the USDA at this time, ir a new n iw . not passed, these wilt be an- nounoea prior to me merrnuum, Marks iMilnted out. Generally, the proponed wheat i..r Iim'jI an. 4 1Mi7 IKtW l'K"" ' ---- -- before Congress are much the same a the one in eneci ior . . a. . the lino crop, n iwiru. Proposed changes Include raising the maximum mn n.i.v iixia.rt ,tn u hflt for do- mektle human food use to 100 iHTornt of parity: basing market certificate distribution on pro-fc-ried farm vleld rather than normal yield; and allowing landlord and tenant to share certflcates on a "fair and eqult able" basis rather than on re nwwliii .h r. lit lhi rnnt. .K m n ... u.'nul,l allilW for adjustment in the amount of certificates lsueu to prouunn . . ... ..!!.. . .. .1 who IO noi xniiy luiiy uu h. llmiiatlon uf 50 IHT cent of the prli-e supiort rate for diversion payments. Proposed fetsl grain t'glslatlon would extend the present pro gram for two crop years with ...in rliini'Ki Mark added. Under changes proposed In the feed grain program, barley would be included only If the Afilciilture determ- h..ro i nmlim: allowlni! I for adjustment of price support payments for producers who do I no tcomply fully, and removing ithe limitation on diversion pay- menu ior 3U ptwni vi ine uh. Other changes projiosed In clude removing of the payment limitation of -"0 percent of fair market value of land diverted, and removinji the malting bar ley exemption. Meeting on Weeds Set for May 13 IVrennlat and luuloua weU contnl will be feature! May IS. at a meeting of Morrow ounty wheat gtowt-rs and cattlemen, aeeordinj: tv Martin i.lmmrr man, xunty extension agent Thomas Bunch, extension rang management specialist, will diM-ia range weed prob lems and anwer rattlemrn's quest Ions. IVrrnnlal and noxious weed control on cropland will be han dled by Dean 5wan. Weed IU searcher at the I'endleton llratuh KxjxTiment Slatlon. Timing of the meeting will fit Into the start of noxious weed Lt. Dcnnif Doherty Serving in Korea Army 2d I t. Dennis I. lvher. ty, 2J, on of Mr and Mrs. 1W- nard J. l.hrriv, nouie a, nryV-auliriu-d to the 5 fblat Signal Company In Korea, Ajf ll i r.i ivJu.rtv. a tdaloolt leader in the rompany, entered the Army lH isnuary. He Is a !!) graduate of ll(f ner High S-! and a A i grad uate 4 tle Unlvrrslty ol f Ore- eon. lie is a memuer or vv Sigma ftaternlty. . control 7-Jm merman added. Our growers are now rtrginning n ioua weed trratmenu on white lop, one of the four noxl.ius The mi-ellng will begin at !: ,k m. May IX he fair- id. Ilrl'pner. PROTECTION FOR YOUR BOATING PLEAsunn, ALL RISK COVERAOB FOR OUTBOARD MOTORS, DOATt. TRAILER3 AND EQUIPMENT tnjoy boating th!l spring and summer with related thought about your boat, motor and cetttoritft. See ut now for a broad coverage United Pacific policy with all risk phyvcal damagt including dre, theft, wind storm, aiplotion, vandalism, slnhirm. stranding, motor ovt'board, nd many other hazards. tll Ut MOW f OS M0SC INfOSMATlOX C. A. Ruggles Insurance Agency Ph. Sn d7S WW mm STMT mm. n mum Win How fertile is your soil? It's anyone's rucss, because of last year's dry spell and this year's heavy rams. We'll help answer this question through soil test inir. Test results may show the need to FOLIiOW THROUGH WITH TOP DRESSING ON WHEA1 AND BARLEY. That's where we come in ocain... WITH FAST, EFFECTIVE BREA 20 AMMO NIUM NITRATE SOLUTION. For Every Fcrtiizcr Requirement . . . Agri-Chem has Solution 32 as a top dressing. . . aqua ammonia for pre-plant application on barley . . .aqua plus sulphur solution for pre-plant on wheat or peas. Phosphate solution is available to meet preplanting specifications on green peas. Whatever fertilizer you use, Agri-Chem offers the correct application equipment . . . expertly main tained, always in peak running condition. On the Job from Beginning to End . . . Agri-Chem specialists keep a sharp eye on equip ment as it works in your fields . . . checking per iodically to maintain complete accuracy all during the application period. When your crop is m the early growth stage, Agri-Chem will run free tissue tests. That's double assurance of top yields by train ed, experienced fertilizer experts who know their business and yours. For added efficiency in ap plication, on-site 8000 gallon portable fertilizer storage tanks are available. Remember the Ag. Chemicals . . . We always do. Agri-Chem is your headquarters for Dacamine, all 2, 4-D materials, soil stenlants and the complete variety of other ag. chemicals. See us for mobile spray equipment and applicators for rental or custom use. This plan is part of Green Touch Service . . . our comprehensive program of farm assistance design ed to produce bigger, more profitable crops for you. COUNTY CHENUCAL IONE, OREGON Art Stefani, Jr. Owner )NE, CALL 422-7147-IONE CALL 422-7531 TFEDERA1 SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION BOX 739 PENDLETON FIRS
