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ntttnt CAirrrrTiMti. rtri. Mrd him ism County Agent's Offica Care Of Power Sprayers Urged For Coming Season Palapon applications are neces sarv during the srowinij wn. This treatment will kill riant but mav permit me mhx! art each year. Safety Rules Help fo Prevent I Mower Accidents Br GAIL McCARTT County Extension Agent Those power mower that help keep the neighborhood lawns neat also cause some T5,0(X) ac cidents a year In the U. S. The i popular rotary type la Involved in W. or these. A few simple safety rules can make the operator much safer: 1. Clear the lawn of trash and Morrow county. It Is most often debris beiore mowing, htones. found In waste places, around Iass- sucs can Pe corrals, elevators, parking lots , Hung w'tn thf P? ?' bul; and similar places used by rub- ' wnon su-uck dv oiaues union far doesn't! 2. Wipe off excess crease. lr GENE WINTERS County Exlenaloa A?et Weed spraying season will be coming up soon and It's time to think about cleaning and cal ibrating the sprayer. It I particularly Important that the spravcr be accurately calibrated where low applica tion rates are required. It Is also Important that the rm rf tw t hnmimhlv -lanmt u . . .... .. .. , ..... w . becoming clogged. For further information on calibrating weed spraver ask for bulletin number PNW 23 "Farm Power Sprayer at the Morrow County Extension office. Soil Sterilants AdrUed To Control Functor Vino Farmers or ranchers and oth ers with Puncture Vine prob lems during the summer may want to apply soil sterilants within the next two or three weeks. Puncture vine Is widespread In Your Home Agent ber tired vehicles. Puncture vine so offer a threat to cropland and; dirt and old grass and check Is relatively easy to kill with the blade before mowing to Z4-D. The problem in its con- make sure all nuts are tight. A trol is that each rain shower . sharp blade cuts better at slow will germinate a new crop of speeds. puncture vine requiring several 3. Make sure au the neces ViD ratIT,1 summer, sary safety shields are in place. Sterilants can be effective. Keep the blade high enough to oui wm-n noi pivpiriy umi prevent "scalping" the turf and may oe leacnea oy rain oeiow higher yet for rough terrain. S.!"Jermlnatin punC1 4. Nex er use an electric mow- Application of Atrazine at 8 'hfnn h 'ettMA pounds per acre or 5 pounds of,? ? " i Bromocil (Hyvar X) applied ft h ?,flnSSrd.i,U, L result within the next week or two ln l,"".,""": ,h and with normal rains would Ah ays duwonn e c t he be expected to give full season lr SU,f control of puncture vine. Sand-f .u bur in such treated areas may also be controlled. working on the mower. 6. Fill a gasoline engine only when the engine has cooled off and is turned off. 7. Keep children and pets away from the mower. Never let small children operate the mow- Small toes in the wrong all too Trial Treatments Given Along County, state Roads Chemical trials for Sandbui nnrl Pimrtnro Vino umH r-nn. trnl uoro octahlichoH In lk Small tOOS eountv last Ortobpr and In thp Place. ca" disappear latter part of February var Treatments were made in ca"kfP you ut ot the road right-of-ways to determine J5-000 . statistic and keep your rates and timing of a number Iawn trimmed. of materials . Products used - . . . . 7 , , singly and in combination were upp'T. J?f iiTettf5k Mlne,u A quickly, These few rules and common Fenac. Fenac plus, atrazine and Hyvar X. It is hoped that the results from such trials will show an economical and efficient way to control puncture vine, sandbur and other such weeds along county roads and state highway for a full season. Otherwise several 2.4-D and We Will Deliver Your Processed Meat Free Of Charge To Heppner, lone. Lexington WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE! Hogs Tuesday Cattle Wed., Thurs. Sheep Any Day Folletr Meat Co. ph. 567-6651 Hermiston, Oregon On Hermiston-McNary Highway Are Advised a Spring Must Supplying the necessary min erals to livestock is particular ly important in the early spring when they are turned out on grass. The necessary supple mentary minerals are iodized salt, calcium and phosphorous. Iodine is particularly import ant throughout the Northwest for the prevention of goiter and to insure the proper function of the thyroid gland. Salt is neces sary for the proper building of bones, so are more important for calves than for cows alone. These requirements may best be met by self-feeding iodized ground salt and steamed bone meal. These should be protect ed from the weather to avoid leaching. Versatile New Textile Material Fills Many Uses By DONNA GEORGE Morrow County Extension Afoot Manufacturers are using new textile material, "spun bonded" polyester, for a wide range of articles from Inte ling for clothing to automopne tires, according to Elaine K. larison, Oregon State University fcxten ion clothing and textiles spe ctallst. As sugcented by the name. It Is made by spinning and bonding polyester fibers. The fibers can be crimped to form a soft, comfortable mater ial or ued straight for rigid starched-llke material. Fabric manufactured from these fibers can be maae ngniwegni or heavy, thin or bulky, white or colored. It Is not affected by Perspiration or moisture: It can he cut In anv direction without fraying or raveling. Its porous structure permits It to "breathe", and also to drv rapidly. It Is chemically unaffected by per spiration and moisture. Interllnlnns for wash-and wear garments, maae or tne new "spunbound" polyester, re slst wilting, shrinking, warn puckering, and discoloring. They dry Quickly and are easy to iron. The shoe Industry Is using the new material as a backing for leather and vinyl linings. Man ufacturers are investigating the use of the material alone as a lining for shoes. Preparing Wool for Market The United States has some rather unhealthy wool handling practices in comparison with the world wool trade. We pro duce a large variety of wools and it is all sold essentially in the same bags from the farm. There are a number of things producers can do to help them selves in this market situation. Keep the shearing floor clean of hay, straw, manure, and oth er debris. Keep the white and colored fleeces separated. This may best be done by separating the sheep prior to shearing and bag the wool separate and mark it as such. Remove all wet tags from the fleece. Roll the fleece with the skin side out and tie with a regular fleece twine. Baler twine, string or Quick and Easy Ways With Cultured Sour Cream llomemakers on the watch for quick and easy touches to a meal find dairy sour cream "Just the ticket." suggests Mary M. Holthouse. Oregon Extension food marketing specialist. Today's sour cream Is scien tifically cultured fresh cream of uniform thickness, velvety soft and smooth, with a tangy fla vor. It 1 pasteurized, but like milk and cream, is kept refrig erated. Check the cover to see that its secure, and store the container upside-down to keep air out and quality in. Best known, perhaps, as a base for wonderful-tasting dips and as a topping for baked po tatoes, dairy sour cream adds interest when used as a garnish or in recipes lor iavorite looas. It goes well on hotcakes or waf fles, along with a favorite sirup or preserves. The tartness com plements the sweets. Sour cream requires special handling to retain it a smooth texture if adding to a sauce or gravy, stir in only a table spoon at a time just at the end of cooking. Sour cream should be heated gently, never boiled. If overstirred, it may thin. Some "quickie" ways to use sour cream are these Combine it with chill sauce to garnish broiled hamburgers, wieners, or chicken. Top poached fish or fried fish sticks with a blend of sour cream and pickle relish or diced cucumber. Blend a few spoonsful into your favorite sal ad dressing. Plan a tossed salad topped by caraway sour cream dressing, made by blending 1 cup of dairy sour cream, 2 table spoons white vinegar, 1 table spoon sugar, M teaspoon salt, 1 and 1 teaspoon caraway seed. Calorie counters will be Inter ested to know that a tablespoon of dairy sour cream contains about 30 calories, compared with 100 calories per tablespoon for butter, 60 for French dressing, 90 for mayonnaise, and 125 for salad oil. -m -'" "M II OREGON FARM CALENDAR March 11 1A 1M 17 1 21 2i 22 2.124 2 w 25 2l Aptll 2 ..... pi. ... .....-.. nutt Vt'llht'iiimh Hull. liMllirv mini i luiii-n-, ... - -- - , ITA Slate Invention. Wend Senlof With School. 4 II Automotive and Traetor Tour, I'urtUrul. Kheep fUiearlnn SYhmil. torvallls llt rWtlonl. lJvrHt.xk Held !v, hjuw Hutte :pelment Station, llurns. (10 am I. , t . Sheep .Shearing rVhout, CoivallU 12nd bectlon). 4 II V'ntomolopy Short ("ourM. Mil I State Farm Safely fonfererw. Marlon lltrl. Srv Mid Willamette Valley 4 II lUbblt SVhol, KMueall. PICTURED Wit to right or Claude Williams. Prtnoyllla. proaJdrat 01 uto Ufoqoo r arm ivmvi iva ei iniraii r Coonoy. Orvaoa Stat Vntvorsityr Floyd Root. Waaco. Chairman. Oregon Whoat Coatmluloni and Don Woodward. Pondlotoa, ptoa Idont ot tho Orogoa Whoat Growers Loaguo as tbT admlro a largo loaf of brood, men AIRPLANE SPRAYING jCO Owned and Operated By PAUL 1. HANSEN Will be back again this year for the weed spraying season, to offer assistance to the ranchers of this area with your weed spraying problems. other materials are objection able because they have to be removed manually while the fleece twine dissolves in the scouring process. If the ewes are not sheared prior to lambing, they should be sheared as soon as the weath er warms up. When the tem perature reaches around 80 de grees, unsheared sheep will tend to shade up instead of grazing most of the day. This reduces the amount of milk produced and lamb weights vary accordingly. 4-H Some Dates to Remember: Wednesday March 16 LIVESTOCK FIELD DAY Fairgrounds. Tuesday March 22 SQUAW BUTTE FIELD DAY Burns Saturday April 23 HORSE JUDGES TRAINING La Grande Saturday May 7 4-H HORSE FIELD DAY Fairgrounds Friday May 13 OSU BEEF CATTLE DAY Corvallis Friday May 27 UNION FIELD DAY Union June 5-8 WHEAT LEAGUE SHOW The Dalles POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIR: o Electric Motors o Power Tools Hydraulic Jacks o Alemite Equipment 421 S. E. 4th Pendleton Phone 276-5862 Farm Groups Talk Of Cooperation On Wheat Plans Recently the Oregon Wheat Commission was host to a Joint dinner meeting with the board of directors of the Oregon Farm Bureau and personnel of the Orecon Wheat Growers League In Salem. Also in attendance were representatives from Ore onn Stati l!niversitv and the State Department of Agriculture. Flovd Root, chairman of the Wheat Commission, outlined the objectives and responsibilities of his group. Don Woodward, president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League, discussed the importance of wheat on a world scale, the present wheat bill, and how the groups could work together on mutual problems. Claude Williams, president of the Oregon Farm Bureau, em phasized the need for the groups present to work closely togeth er on mutual nroblems. As a result of the meeting It was de cided that the League and Farm Bureau should form a Joint com mittee to meet at various times throuehout the year to discus problems of the producers and ways both groups could work more closely in solving them. A general discussion was held 1 wheat legislation, the pro posed research cuts, farm labor bills pending, and H. B. 1620 vhich deals with farm evelua ion as pertaining to taxation. Oregon Livestock Numbers Decline Oregon beef cow numbers turned downward last year for the first time In nearly a dec ade, according to Mrs Klvcra llorrell, Oregon State Universi ty extension agricultural econo mist. Numbers were down for all Oregon livestock except turkeys, where the count was about live per cent higher. The lower num bers were offset by higher val ues per head and greater total values for all types. Milk cows dropped seven per cent, to 1 40.ru ) head, the low est level In 59 years. Number of beef cows. 2 years-old and over, fell two per cent, to f52.00. Sheep and lamb numbers dip ped about six per cent, as did nogs. National trends differed only slightly from the local picture. Oregon ranked seventh In the nation In numbers of turkeys on farms Jan. 1. ld. one notch higher than last year. The state was 12th In sheep and lambs, and 21st In beef cows. Clackamas County leads the state In value of all livestock and livestock products sold from farms, according to estimates recently released cooperatively by the OSU Extension Service and the U. S. Department of Ag riculture. 4 H Dairy Sclciw Field Day Southern and Central Coun ties, Wllhyeombe. OSU. Sheep Shearing Nhool. Baker. Sheep Shearing School. Ontario. 4 II Dairy Selene Field Day, N-th Coast and Valley Counties. Wlthvcomb. OSU. W 30 Ml Columbia Htn Tour f.r Portland Wh graders Involving Sherman. Gilliam, Morrow ami 4 5 6-7 9 14 15 Juno Oregon Wheat Crowers league Seufert. llldg. The Dallea. 4 II Summer School, OSU. Junior Livestock Show, Turkeyrama. McMlnnvllle. Vegetable Research rarm rieiii iav. is m ulT 9 15 A aavta ft 18 h Yamhill County Fair. McMlnnvllle 22 ,H Morrow County Fair. Ileppner 25-28 Wao County Fair. Tygh Valley. September .... 16 Orepon Turkey Improvement Association annual meeting. OSU. WlthyeomlN Mall. 15 23 Pacific International Uventuck Exposition, Portland 21 23 Horseman Short Courke. Wllhycomb Hall. OSU. Novombor . 3 5 53rd Annual Convention Oregon Cattlemen a Aociatlon. IVmlleton. Tell the advertiser you saw It In the Gazette-Times. Oregon Angus Association Selling 60 TOP ANGUS RANGE BULLS BAKER BULL SALE Angus Capital of tho West Sale Held at Community Center BAKER, OREGON March 21, 12:30 P.M. BULL SHOWING SUNDAY. MARCH 20, liM pjn. For cataloa write Harold Rankin H.rmlitoa, Orogon 809 Tamarack Guess who sprayed IBUCTERlDIL? That's the difference in stand you get with BUCTRIL. One man sprays with 2,4-D when the crop can stand it. The other man sprays with BUCTRIL in the 2-leaf stage of seedling wheat or barley. He gets the weeds when the crop is battling for moisture and food. Difference is 10 to 15 bushels higher yield. BUCTRIL is not a hormone-non volatile and does not create a hazard to nearby crops. Drift hazard is low because BUCTRIL is a fast-acting selective contact killer. CONTROLS: Tarweed, Purple Mustard, Gromwell, Fiddleneck, Lambsquar ters, Shepherd's Purse and other tough weeds. IT PAYS TO SPRAY BUCTRILTUOll Ask your deafer or contact WEED ICONTROL KH MDUiin CHIPMAN CHEMICAL CO, INC. 6200 N. W. St. Helens Road Portland, Oregon 7
