HEFPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. July 7. 1966
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Ullman Requests
Irrigation Survey
Concressman At I'Hman has
form ally roquosted the Bureau
of Reclamation to conduct a
survey of a potential major ir
rigation projects on the south
shore of the Columbia River in
Morrow. I'matilla and Gilliam
Counties.
In a loiter to Commissioner
of Bureau of Reclamation. Floyd
Dominy, I'ltman said that lo
cal interest warrants a recon
naissance survey of the area at
the earliest possible time. Such
a survey is a necessary prelim
inary to Congressional author
ization of full feasibility and
engineering studies.
In recent discussions with
Dominy, Ullman stressed the
need to determine future wa
ter requirements of Oregon and
the other states of the Pacific
Northwest. He cited areas in
both Eastern and Western Ore
gon where water will bo re
quired to irrigate large acre
ages. Recent approval by Con
gress of the Northwest Basin
Account will permit the use of
surplus power revenues from
Federal hydroelectric projects to
pay a portion of the develop
ment costs of these projects, Ull
man said.
I'llman said the Bureau of
Reclamation is now preparing
its budget requirements for sub
mission to Congress in January,
1967. He has urged that funds
for the mid-Columbia area rec
lamation project be included.
Well Drilling
ROY T. FRENCH
Now drilling wells In
Tour vicinity
Rotary Drilling
Is much faster.
Does away with testing,
aeons the hole with edi
as it drills.
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Wheat League Study
Tour Scheduled
January 22, 1967
The second annual Oregon
Wheat League farm study tour
will leave rvrtland for the
Orient next year on January 23
and return February 10, acced
ing to John Welbes. executive
vice president. Official visits
will he made to the countries
of The Thilippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Hong Kong. Taiwan,
with the last ten days being
spent in Japan.
Local offices of the Oregon
Wheat League throughout the
Orient are being called upon to
make arrangements for the
group to visit their wheat pro
motion projects, local wheat and
rice experiment farms and the
local farms. The technical de
tails are being made through
the offices of Churchill Tours of
Portland, the League's official
travel agency for this tour.
Plenty of time will be avail
able to enjoy all of the charm
of the Orient. During many
evenings the group will enjoy
ihe local food and entertain
ment. Shopping will likely be
the first order of business for
most people while the group is
in Hong Kong for four days.
The cost of $1433 per person
includes all transportation, first
class hotel accommodati o n s.
many lunches and dinners, vis
its to the special points of in
terest, sightseeing in each coun
try and services of guides in
every' country. Returning home,
vou may remain in the Hawai
ian islands at no additional
cost except for hotel accommo
dations. The tour is available only to
those people who are members
of the Oregon Wheat League.
As only a limited number of
reservations are available infor
mation should now be obtained
from: Oregon Wheat League Or
ient Study Tour, P. O. Box 335.
Portland, Oregon.
Farm Bureau
Furrow
Riding Club Helps
I With Cattle Drives
The eighth meeting of the
South Springs Riding Club was
j called to order by Kerry Cop
pock on June 7 at the home of
iMichelle Miller. We practiced
jwith our horses doing barrels,
Jumps and neck-reining. Mrs.
I Miller served cupcakes and
I punch for refreshments.
I We met again on June 11 and
12 and drove cattle for Mr. Cop
pock near Lone Rock. Mrs. Cop
pock and Mrs. Hansell helped
. with the meals.
Sherry Kemp, reporter
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
TOR JAPAN TRADE
By GKOROK DEWKY.
Executive Secretary
i Editorial Note: George
Dewey, executive secretary of
the Oregon Farm Bureau Fed
eration has recently returned
fnm a trip to Japan as a
guest of the Association for
international Collaboration fo
Farmers.)
A Yankee trader going to
Japan with a glittering array
of commodities to sell will be
met ty the most gracious and
courteous people In the world.
They are hosts par excellence.
And in trading they are ex
perts. Ux. because thev have
.-pent virtually centuries in
tiadmg with other countries.
Probably 7.W to S.V,, of all
the export-import business in
Japan is done through "trading
companies." These are organi
zations acting somewhat as a
broker would normally do. ex
cept that thev have licenses and
quotas granted them by the
Japanese government. Many of
thein are subsidiaries of some
of the largest corporate organi
zations operating in Japan.
And so, to be able to actually
make a sale of agricultural
com mod ities in Japan, the door
must first be opened to allow
the commodities to bo sold.
The United States in its trade
promotion is many years be
hind every other country that is
exporting to Japan. The reason
for this, of course, is that most
other countries, to survive eco
nomically, had to sell their com
modities and did so bv mer
chandising them through the
use of trade promotional teams
and trade promotional tours.
This does not mean, however,
mat me opportunities are not
bright for the sale of agricul
tural commodities in Japan.
The standard of living is ris
ing. The individual has more
money to spend, and there is
a remarkable change in eating
habits. There is a marked in
crease in the consumption of
protein foods. Although beef is
now on limited import quotas,
tne possibilities for Oregon
grown beef to be sold to Japan
in the near future are most
promising.
Canned vegetables and fruit
are other products that have a
promising future. High quality
jams and jellies high priced,
incidentally already have
found a luxury market in the
Japan economy.
However, any sales in the fu
ture will depend on two major
tactors: (l) the competition to
make the sale will become
greater from other countries,
primarily from the Far East,
and (2) the political attitudes
of both the Japanese and the
U. S. govenment and the chang
es they may make policy -wise
relative to both importation and
exportation of commodities.
Skeleton Weed
Warning Given;
Found in Grant
It's known as skeleton wood,
the botanical name Is Chon
drilla Juncea. and Oregon wants
none of these skeletons hiding
In Its fields.
Some of the weed was found
In Grant county but was spray
ed and agriculturalists aire
ware of the possibility of un
Infestation of this weed that Is
so destructive to agriculture.
Washington has the skeleton
weed, it has been reported to
be In Idaho and, last full. It
was found In two widely sep
arated areas of California.
Its seed has n umbrella of
many white bristles, similar to
those of dandelions, which
makes It possible for the seed
to travel great dlstnaces with
air currents and also to hitch
a ride on clothing or In the fur
of animals.
George Moose of Ihe plant
division, Oregon IVpartment of
Agriculture, says It is extreme
ly important for Oregonians to
be r.lert for the weed, as early
detection is mandatory if the
wood Is to be eradicated before
an extensive infestation has
boon established.
In southeastern Australia,
whore the weed is a most ser
ious post, It has at times re
duced a grain crop by as much
as 50 percent and its tough
stems have choked and stopped
harvesting machines. Moose
points out it could become a
serious problem for our grain
growers If the skeleton weed
ever gets a start in Oregon.
A tap-rooted perennial, the
skeleton wood root extends sev
eral foot deep and there are
numerous lateral roots. With
cultivation of tho ground any
pleei's broken from the roots
form now plants and een with
spraying those parts of the roots
not killed will grow again to
form new plants.
The appearance of tho ma
ture plant, which is similar to
a slender chicory plant. Is the
reason for its common name of
skeleton weed.
In the fall one to several new
rosettes of leaves are formed at
the crown of the roots at ground
level. These are similar to the
dandelion and leaves, which are
from two to four Inches long,
have sharp lobes pointed toward
the center of the plant. Basal
leaves often turn reddish brown
during cold temperatures of
winter.
When spring comes the ros
ettes of loaves sends up the
stem reembllng a chicory plant.
The basal part of the stem has
coarse downward pointing
hairs. Branches start from four
to six inches above the ground
and curve upward.
Plants with abundant niols
tue will have repeated branch
ing of Ihe stems, forming a
mound of branched stems three
to tour feet tall ami as wide,
losing the appearance of chic
ory plant.
Leaves on the stem of the
plant are entirely different from
those at the crown. They are
from one to seven inches long
of nearly equal width through
out the length of tho leaf
about one Quarter Inch and
have none of the lobes of the
crown leaves.
By the time the flowers of the
weed, which are similar to the
dandelion, a brilliant yellow
and ubout un Inch across, np
pcar In tho late summer and
fall stem leaves are usually
dried up and gone and only the
dry stem Is left. This stem
though dry in appearance when
liokou gives ott a milk-white
gummy sap or latex substance.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hastings
had a surprise visit lust Wed
nesday from Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
llanna of Junction, Texas. The
couples knew each other only
through their daughters. Mrs.
Howard (Clarice) Henry, daugh
ter of the Hustings In San An
tonio, Texas, is a neighbor of
the lUniui s daughter. Mrs.
Mary Moulder. In the North
west on u vacation trip, the
Kaunas decided to come to
Heppner and visit Mr. and Mrs.
Hastings. Mrs. llanna Is a
teacher ut Junction.
Commissions Will Spend Over Million
More than a million dollars
will ho spent during the I'.NW
67 fiscal year by 13 Oregon com
modity commission In promot
ing their products or on re
search. The commissions, self help
groups of tho growers of tho
commodities, have approved
budgets that total $1.100.;Hk51.
Oregon's newest commission,
the Oregon Processed lrune and
Plum Growers Commission, and
Ihe 14th, has not yet been or
gnnled or set a budget. Mon
ies for the promotions and re
search are raised through as
sessments on sates of tho com
modities. Other commissions and their
budgets as approved are: Ore
gon Bartlett Pear Commission,
Slft.flno; Oregon Beef Council.
$t04.325; Chewing Fescue ami
Creeping lied Krscue Commis
sion, JLXUIS; Oregon Dairy Pro
ducts Commission, $2H,W)0; Ore
gon Filbert Commission, $44,040;
Oregon Fryer Commission,
100; Highland Benlgrass Com
mission, $J7.HX.V Oregon Hop
Commission, $8,1!K); Oregon Or
chanlgras Seed Producers Com
mission. $2,523; Otter Trswl
Commission of Oregon, $II,(UJ.
M; Oregon Potato Commission,
$108,400; Oregon Ryegrass Grow
ers Seed Coin mission, JWXXl;
Oregon W heat Commission,
SII?.K.'0.
Mr. and Mrs. BUI Jons and
family of Jacksonvilln came
Tiia,luu lulu R fur a few iluvi
visit with his grandmother, Mr.
Jeff Jones, also nis uncie, a. w.
Jones, and his cousin Bob Jones
and family.
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