ft 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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