Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, December 30, 1965, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textft KtftJitt CAXtmCTlMCS. Thursday. Nmttbw M. IKS I966 Farm Prospect Good, Says OSU Oregon farm Income prospects for appear even higher thn O'v were in accord Ing to Siphon C. Marks, exten sion agricultural economist at Oregon State University. Source of Increased farm In come will Include larger rece Ipu from livestock and crop, con tinued high level of government Iayi ayments. and changes in larm Inventories. Farm production expenses; will probably hit rccora mens during the year, too, cutting In to the higher farm Income fig urea. However. Marks predicts some further Increase In net In- tn ih atafo't tiraiNI dur- . v 1 1 . .. w - Ing the hit an all time low In 1964. but innicawons ic C. attack. v.ir. from Orecon If this country should ever fama'ln?. p&BJiJ K S,?gaiiveUSCS Ik...., .r. innau nf about oiw attack, me surviving mcstocK ,h.rtCresce,lUunued favor.- !f"M JlvU g5ng ble returns for livestock, d'try.''ion" and poultry producers during operative Lxtension Venice most of 1966. Grain prices wlll A new publication, available probably post lower averages from the OSU Extension Service, than In 1965. while seed prices provides detailed Information are likely to dip next year. on how to plan for protection of Cattle are approaching the beef cattle In case such an at bottom of the production cycle. Itack . occurred . The publication, with numbers still dropping. I published Jointly by the ten Marks sees favorable prices con- sion Services In Oregon. Idaho, tlnulng into 1966. Hog prices , and Washington, also explodes should stay near present higher some common myths about the levels through summer 1966, results of nuclear fallout, while profits from lamb feeding! Myth number one. that neith In Oregon will continue favora- 'cr humans nor livestock could ble. as they have been for the 'survive a nuclear disaster. Is past two years. Livestock ac-1 shown not true unless there Is counted few 42 percent of Ore-! a prolonged exposure to high con's cash receipts from farm levels of radiation. Few cattle marketings In 1961. Crop sales would die following exposure to contributed 58 percent of the to- tal. I Marks savs that dairy farm ing will continue to be profit able for the efficient operators. He foresees a continued trend to fewer and larger operations. Total milk output in the state will down acain in 1966. Oregon's S30-million egg and poultry industry will continue to enjoy better prices than in 1964. at least until the middle of the year. Marks predicts. However, favorable egg prices may lead to a boost in number of birds during the coming year. This could lead to lower egg prices a year from now. Grain prices may average a little lower than in 1965. The big question mark is in the seed Industry, though. Marks believes that grass and legume seed acreage and production will both be increased next year. Prices in turn will probably be down. Prices were up this year due to short harvests and small er carryovers in some instances. The general tone of the state's economy looks strong for the year ahead according to Marks HOT BARGAINS FOR COLD WEATHER Sweaters REDUCED For Year-End CLEARANCE $1195 SWEATERS F0R $695 CARDIGANS AND Some Long Sleeve Pullovers GARDNER'S MEN'S WEAR "The Store of Personal Service" Heppner H. 676-S218 Aggregate personal Income will probahlv hit new highs. The economist also said that form land values will continue to Mm? during the year. Stock Protection In Atomic Attack Told in Bulletin Planning and protection are the kevs to survival of persons 1 SS well as livestock in emer- rencles such as flood, fire or ,ormSi of , tne event ot nu. 250 roentgens. Above that level, more deaths would occur. While range livestock cannot be directly protected against fan0ut. safe food and water 'size guides on the label. These supplies, in the form of stored' are based on the average num- nay Krajn and silage, covered ber of prunes per pound, rang- wens or ponds, can be made ng from 'small. containing 67 available to keep cattle from , eating contaminated forage. I 'extra large. which requires on Farm operators can usually ly 39 to 43 prunes to weigh a plan for adequate shelter for pound. Five large prunes are their livestock in barns, trench ' considered an average portion, silos sheds, carages and other' A convenient form of this fruit huildincs. according to Walter Matson. OSU extension agricul tural engineer. After taking in ventory of these buildings and protected leed and water sup-, plies, the next step is to plan exactly what to do in case 01 nuclear disaster. Copies of "Rural Preparedness for Beef Producers" are avail able from county extension agents or from the Bulletin riprk. DeDartment of Printing, Oregon State University, Corval- lis without charge, similar Bul letins are also available for dairymen and poultry producers. Special Training Sessions Coming For 4-H Officers By DONNA GEORGE Four 11 club officer, loaders and other Interested mem tiers In Morrow county will receive special training in how to have rood business meeting and other Ideas relating to 4-11 club group activities in early janu ary. . Two scwdon are being plan ned. one at Ileppnec Cat hollo parish hall on Saturday. Janu iw h at i'."h) 11. m.. and tne otn cr at ISoardman Riverside school at 9 am. Saturday. January id. Those planning to attend may choose whichever session I most convenient li Is Important that all 4 II club officers attend, no they can learn how to perlorm tne var ious duties of their offices and receive Ideas for working to- gethv-c with others. Each session will also Include some group singing and games. A Prune Is a Plum? Prune found Most Versatile Originally the term "plum" and "prune were usea inter changeably for the fruits of many hundreds of varieties, cut a distinction in meaning grau ually came about, and now the words prune and plum have different meanings, says Mary M. llolthouse. food marketing specialist. Oregon State Univer sity extension service. Plum is a variety of fruit grown mainly for fresh consum- Dtion. canning, freezing, jam and Jelly-making for uses oth er than drying. Prune is a plum that Is capa ble of being dried, or that has been dried. This means that the plum can be sun dried without fermenting while still contain ing the pit. Processors use a moisturizing process on most of the pack to make the prunes tender, flavor ful and plump. Packages have to 85 prunes in a pound, up to is the pitted prune. Prunes can be eaten right or nreoarcd from the package. n the following way. (recom- mended by prune growers): Use equal amounts of prunes and a water Just to cover. (Dash of salt is optional). Bring to a boil and simmer, covered 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool in liquid. A more traditional method Is to cover prunes with equal amounts of cold or boiling wa ter, cover the container, and let stand overnight this helps plump the prunes. Another ver sion of this method is to plump the prunes in apple Juice, o ange Juice, or other fruit Juices, using equal amonts of prunes and juices, and letting them stand overnight, or longer. If a sweeter dish is desired, the fruit can be sweetened with brown or granulated sugar, ma ple syrup, or honey. Randall Peterson and bis mother, Mrs. J. O. Peterson, went to Portland Friday even ing to spend the Christmas week-end with his aunt, Mrs. C. O. JaeckeL They returned Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Henry and family left Saturday for Sand point, Idaho, to spend the week following Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franz Woodruff. Bob planned to do some .skiing while there. The family Is due home Friday. IrtMHilMrtfTOi .'A 1 ' Arrv-U:r I A Each generation looks for guidance to those who have the experience of the years behind them. Teach your youngsters early the value of saving regularly. Savings accounts here will help them build for the future. OPEN AN ACCOUNT TODAY FIRST. FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN BOX 739 AV' - Ct'l U") . li L, . -1 BsjaaawsjjjMiilsWiiBWi AT ITS ANNUAL slot meeting Orvcoa Wheat Growers uaqut Bwwa awaiu 10 wun three 14 contests. Shown here with that prim are Unda Clenale. rtndJttoa. who caprurvd th high achool nwipapf orttcla awardi tm McKtnnU. SummanrtlU. acceptlni th Soil CooMrratloo Man of tha Year ploqu lor StanUr Walahaar ol La Grand and Mrs. Tomako Baxter, wtontr of th annual cak baklnv contwat Comparisons Reported On Grain Test Yields Bf GENE WINTERS Morrow County Aaant Recently I reported on the re sults of a late wtntereariy spring planting date trial of winter and spring wheat and barley varieties at the Pendleton Station. This data showed a sub stantial reduction on yields of winter wheat planted on March 11 from that planted February 24. A spring wheat variety nau slight dirrerence wnen compar ing yields for these two dates. At the Pendleton Station the spring wheat variety planted on two winter wheat varieties March 11. 1965. outylelded the two winter wheat varieties planted on the same dates by a substantial amount Results recently received from the Sherman Station of the Cer eal Nursery on Frank Ander son's ranch tells about the same story but to a lesser degree when comparing Gaines and Moro winter wheat to idaed 59 spring wheat. In this March 5. 1965 planting. Idaed outylelded Gaines and Moro about 120. Burt was the highest yielding winter wheat on the late win tor planting. Idaed 59 had the highest yield for the named spring varieties. Gem spring barley outylelded nil the barlevs tested. Cody spring oats outylelded eight other varieties. Ranking by yield with the highest yields first is as follows: Winter Wheat Burt, Orfed, Golden. Gaines, Brevor & Omar. Spring Wheat Idaed 59, Feder ation, Lambi 53, Lambl 62. La kota. Spring Barley Gem, Full awn Atlas, Firlbecks III. Com posite Cross VI. Unitan & Trebl. Unit an Barter Gets Varied Reaction Several growers have asked recently how Unitan spring bar ley has compared with other varieties. Apparently In Morrow County some barley producers are well satisfied with its yields and threshabllity. Others have been disappointed. Chuck Rohde at the Pendleton Station summarized yields of Unitan with standard varieties for seven crops during the years 1957-1963. The yield was very nearly the same as Flynn 37, us neaaing date was a week later than Flynn or about the same as Trebl. the test weight was high er than Flynn and the same as Gem. Unitan was the tauer var iety, having a height of 38 inch es, vet lodging was less than Trebl and Harlan, and the same 3 IBB GBHHH3 St- , ASSOCIATION PENDLETON held recentl? la Pendleton, tne as Gem or Flvnn. It had the same straw weight at Flynn and Gem. During this period of trial Gem was the highest producer followed bv nearly Identical vlelds bv Harlan and Trebl. Flynn and Unitan. Christmas family group at the home of Mr. and Mr. Jim Lov gren and Frank Included her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Sumner of Prinevllle. her sister and brother-in-law. Mr. and Mrs Rosa Hudson of Fugene. and her brother and slstcr in law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sumner and fam ily of Arlington. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, ncwlvweds and stud ents at the Unlvreslty of Ore gon, are spending much of thrlr mid-term vacation with the Lovgrens here. I, .Vs going to be great, winning yesr, we can tell! And we hope it meets your full expectations. We sincerely enjoyed serving you in the past year. May we continue to share the bright future ahead. COUP Weather Service Developed at OSU Farmers have alwava been at the mercy of the weather, but now there' a movement afoot to temiH-r mercy with meteor ology. The development of a ajx" rUlircd wealhuf service, de algnetl to help prote I Oregon'i $U'7 million worth of weather kcmdtlvo crop. U underway bv Oregon State University laej mcteorologlnln. who are atudy Ing the relatlonfthlpa between spi-clflc kinds of agriculture and weather. Robert Black. U. S. Weather advisory agricultural meteorolo gist at the OSU i:-rineiil Station, points out that crop lorn- caurted or influenced by weather amount to $i billion a year in the United State. nationwide agricultural -If a uwim iuiivldtd nirana for re duclng thcae losses by only 3 percent. It would mean an an nual savings of ttu million for agriculture." he aald. "But before helping the farm cr. we must know what his problems are. IVt. we muni find the relationship between a crop and the weather, then a network of specialized observe tton stations can provide the continuous flow of data needed for routine advisory Informa tion. And when the information Is drafted, we must have a means of getting It to the farm er." the meteorologist explain ed. Black said this calls for a four-point program of technical ntudles. specialized observa tions, specific advlsorlea, and a communication system. The current program being developed In Oregon Is design ed to provide timely and detail ed weather forecasts tailored to the current agricultural activi ties; an extension advisory service to show agrl buslnens Interests how to use weather Information most effectively; technical studies Into agricul ture weather relationships: spe cialized observations of weather In specific agricultural sites; a modern dissemination system; and methods to evaluate the ef fectiveness of the program. "The farmers chief weather worries 100 years ago were largely limited to freeze, flood. $ 1 ifmiirr J-A Urn fym js , (Mil drought and trm." Wark aall. -Although tb weathr Hur can has provided farmer with Infia-inatioii on the problems for years, w know ihw that dew. hunildltv. soil rmcrature, raxirtlon and a hiwit of other variable aU afftxi ngrU-ulture. Hicmi iiiont rMvnt reiulremeiits can le met only by a complete Kricultural wrvlcr," he con cluded. Henry Gontcnbcin Gets Dairy Plaque Henry (iantcnlwln. Itoardman. Mho ha complftetl his term and retired from the tHiard of directors .f the Oregon !alry Council, was preacnted a plaque fur hia Iiy at the annual meeting of the council In Tort- la nil riHi-ntlv. Ralph Kirvhcr. board presi dent, made the presentation. The other two retiring mem bers were Art Hurlhurt, May flower Farms, Portland; and Fred Patterson, Vale. Newly elected board members are Joe S. Payne, Vale; Jack J. Crocker, executive vice presi dent of Fred Meyer. Inc., and Jack DeJong, Sherldau. Pcndloton-Hcppner Freight Line DAILY OVERNIGHT SEHVICE MONDAY THRO FRIDAY TERMINALS! Heppner BUI Parra. Ph. 67S-M4S Lexington George Herman's Service Station Ph. W$ 9!93 lone Rletmann's Hardware, Ph. 423-7311 Connecting With SITES rREIGHTLINE AND CONSOLIDATED FREIGHT WAYS. HERMISTON. ALSO GARRETT rREICHTLINES. PENDLETON. 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