HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday, September 8. 1966
County Agent's Office
Stockmen Request County
Be Listed 'Disaster Area
Gt gene winters
Morrow County Extension Agent
Morrow County Livestock
Growers association board of
directors last week recommend
ed that Morrow County be de
clared a disaster area so that
certain I'SDA program benefits
will be available to eligible
stockmen. Following this recom
mendation a narrative and sta
tistical report must be prepared
to present the facts about the
livestock feed situation in Mor
row county.
This week the county I'SDA
disaster committee is making
an inventory of livestock, feed
grains, hav and pasture in the
county as required by the state
I'SDA disaster committee. As a
result, all county livestock oper
ators, feed grain growers, hay
producers and pasture owners
will receive a returnable card re
questing information needed to
prepare the Morrow countv re
quest. To provide the best infor
mation possible, persons receiv
ing the questionnaire are asked
to complete and return in the
next mail.
Counties designated disaster
areas become eligible for spe
cial I'SDA programs. These in
clude grazing or haying USDA
retired areas, such as the Con
servation Reserve. CCC owned
feed grains at reduced prices
and emergency loans to eligible
ranchers.
The Farmers Home Adminis
tration administers the emer
gency loan program. Other pro
grams are handled by the Ag
ricultural Stabilization and Con
servation Committee, If the gov
ernment declares Morrow coun
ty a disaster area.
Sheep Sale Slated
We have received notice of
the annual sheep sale from the
flocks of the U. S. Sheep Exper
iment Station and the Western
Sheep Breeding Laboratory at
Dubois, Idaho.
The sale is scheduled for
10:00 a.m., September 22, 1966,
at Dubois.
This year approximately 245
Oregon Will Work
On Freight Rates
Oregon will continue to wrok
with other Pacific Coast states
in an effort to reduce freight
rates on Midwest feed grains
shipped into this area.
Representatives of the feed,
dairy, poultry and livestock in
dustries decided on this ap
proach at a meeting August 30
in Salem with representatives
of the Oregon Public Utility
Commissioner and Oregon De
partment of Agriculture.
Present plans are for Califor
nia to call an early September
meeting at which a coordinated
program would be planned.
Rapid disappearance of U. S.
grain inventories precludes the
use of wheat for livestock nad
poultry feed for at least the
coming year. It is exerting up
ward pressure on feed grain
prices in general and as a re
sult Pacific Coast feeders are
finding it more difficult to com
pete with other areas.
AUCTION
SEPT. 13 - 10 a.m.
Highland Machinery Co.
Box 427
CONDON.
(Located 110 miles S. W. of Pendleton, Ore.)
(14 Mi. from Condon Airport)
$200,000
USED FARM MACHINERY AUCTION
Complete Liquidation of all Used
Farm Machinery
Wheel and Crawler Tractors Combines
Hay and Tillage Equipment
Drills Other Misc. Items
Bank and John Deere Credit Plan
FINANCING TO QUALIFIED BUYERS
rams, COO ewes and 330 ewe
lambs from the Columbia. Targ
hee and Rambouilles flocks will
be sold.
Weather Tear Starts
September 1 is the start of the
now agriculture weather year.
So far we have only two reports
from cooperating weather ob
servers closing out the 1965-66
weather year. When the reports
are in we will assemble the re
ports from all observers for dis
tribution.
Wheat Allocations Made
Allocation of new wheat var
ieties has been completed for
the year.
Growers receiving allocations
of Nugaines are Kenn e t h
Smouse, Don Evans, McElligott
Brothers, Melvm Mover, nelson
Brothers, Kenneth Peck, Ken
Turner, and Lloyd Howton.
About 6.700 pounds of Nu
gaines registered class seed was
received.
Three growers received Wan-
ser foundation seed for fall
planting. Thev are Orval Ma-
theny, McElligott Brothers and
Irvin Rauch.
Research Shows
Creep Feeding
Improves Weight
By GAIL McCABTT
Morrow County Agent
Some of our Oregon cattlemen
who are in a position to creep
feed their beef calves will find
this report interesting.
A 4-year study In Florida that
involved 661 calves from five
breed groups showed that creep
feeding for approximately 60
days prior to weaning increased
the weaning weights of calves
30 pounds and raised the mar-
I ket grade at weaning one-third
of a grade. The creep-fed calves
ate an average of 583 pounds of
creep feed for each 100 pounds
they gained over the weight of
non creep fed calves. The
straightbred British calves ate
the most feed, the crossbred
foundation calves ate the next
most feed, and the Brahmans
ate very little feed. Response of
the various breeds was in gen
eral, positively related to feed
intake and negatively related to
the assumed milking ability of
the dams.
Postweaning gain of 251 re
placement heifer calves was 18
pounds in favor of the calves
that were not creep-fed before
weaning. This compensat o r y
gain was not sufficient to com
pletely offset the preweaning
advantage for creep-fed calves.
These maintained a 10-pound
advantage in weight at 19
months of age. Creep-feeding
had no effect on the weight gain
of the dams during the nursing
period.
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OREGON WHEAT GROWERS LEAGUE and the Oregon Wheat
Commission were hosts recently to six ol the large t flour mill
ers In Japan. Pictured aboye back raw. left to riqht are. James
Short representing the Oregon Department ol Agriculture and
Gorernor Hattield; Bill Hulse, Dufur. 2nd vice-president Oregon
Wheat Growers League; Ralph McEwen. administrator Oregon
Wheat Commission; Richard Bourn. Portland, executive vice
president Western Wheat Associates; and Toshio Hannya. team
manager from Wheat Associates office in Tokyo. Front rolw left
to right Toshiro Masuda. Masuda Flout Milling; Renio Nod a,
Fuji Flour MiUing. Sadaichi Sekino, Showa Sangyo Company;
Katsutosbi Tobe, Nippon Flour Milling; Harumoto Nohagt Nts
shin Flour Milling and Tasuku Sawabe team leader represent
ing Nitto Flour Milling. While in the area the team was brief
ed on wheat supplies, quality, price and also Included were
visits to export facilities, bakeries, and meetings with USDA of
ficials. Last year Sawabe reported that Japan imported 650.000
metric ton of Pacific Northwest White wheat and this year they
expect to import 820.000 metric tons of White wheat Most ot
the wheat from our area is used for noodles and pastries. Japan
is the U. S. leading cash buyer of wheat Since the end of World
War II wheat consumption in Japan has risen from 33 pounds
per capita to 75 pounds. White rice consumption has dropped
from 335 pounds to 220 pounds annually.
DON WOODWARD, president
League, announced that during a one day visit to Bombay.
India, Mrs. OrviUe Freeman, wife of the Secretary of Agricul
ture, visited the Sewri Preschool Feeding Center which is lo
cated in one of the lowest socio-economic areas. Sixty-seven
young children from indigent homes are brought by mothers,
or older sisters, to the center six days a week where they are
served wheat foods and a glass of reliqutfied dry milk.
The picture shows a few ot the mothers and children. From
left to right the visiting ladies are: Mrs. Eleanor Lobo, commit
tee member ot the Mobile Nutrition Extension Program, Mrs.
Freeman. Mrs. Chester Bowles, wife of the U. S. Ambassador
to India, Mrs. S. Rodrigues. chairman. Mobile Nutrition Exten
sion Program, and Miss Eunice Anchees. general secretary, Bom
bay YWCA.
After each child consumes every particle of these foods a
small banana is given. Height and weight charts have shown
considerable increase in the size of the youngsters. Usually they
become more active and also have healthier skin.
Sewri Preschool Feeding Center was an outgrowth of the Mo
bile Nutrition Extension Program in which Western Wheat As
sociates, U.S.A. cooperated with the YWCA. Since that program
proved so worthwhile, and the two nutritionists were not busy
in the mornings, this project was started four years ago, A
building was constructed, and two cooks were employed. Church
World Service provides the food. The nutritionists suggest in
expensive, nutritious foods, which also include wheat products,
that the children may be served at home.
Big Vote Urged On
In Wool and Lamb Market Program
All eligible wool growers were
urged today to cast their bal
lots in the referendum on the
wool and lamb market-development
program. David McLeod,
office manager, Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service office, said that he
hopes for the most representa
tive vote possible.
Growers eligible to vote are
all those who have owned sheep
or lambs six months of age or
older for at least 30 consecutive
days since last January 1.
The vote will be held at the
ASC'S county office through Sep
tember 23. Voting may be in
person or by mail as soon as
the ballots are received.
The vote will deter mine
whether or not deductions will
continue to be made from pay
ments to producers under the
wool program. These deductions
finance a program of advertis
ing, promotion, and related ac
tivities to enlarge or improve
the market for wool and lambs.
The promotion program is car
ried out under an agreement
made between the Secretary of
Agriculture and the American
Sheep Producers Council (ASPC),
a producer organization, as au
thorized by the National Wool
Act.
A similar agreement has been
in effect since the 1925 market
ing year, following approval by
growers voting in referendums.
For the agreement to be extend
ed through 1969, as authorized
by law, the September referen
dum must show approval by at
least two-thirds of the total
number of producers voting or
by producers having at least
two-thirds of the volume of pro
duction represented by the to
tal vote. If a new agreement is
not approved by producers, no
deductions will be withheld
from payments on 1966 market
ings, and ASPC programs will
be continued only as long as the
present reerve fund permits or
until some other agreement may
be approved by producers.
By approving the proposed
new agreement, producers would
authorize deductions from pay
ments of up to l'a cents a
pound on shorn wool and 7 Vie
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of the Oregon Wheat Growers
Referendum
cents a hundredweight on un
shorn lambs, compared with 1
cent and 5 cents in the past.
The higher deductions, recom
mended by most of the state
and regional member organiza
tions of ASPC, would finance
moderately expanded promotion
programs for both wool and
lambs.
The office manager said that
ballots will be mailed on Sept
ember 9, 1906, to all known
wool and lamb producers by
the ASCS county office, serving
the county where the producer's
farm or ranch headquarters Is
located, and this county office
is where the ballots should be
cast.
Ballots may be mailed to the
county office or delivered in
person as soon as they are re
ceived; they should reach the
office no later than the close
of business on September 23 in
order to be counted.
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Governor Lauds
Of Agriculture
Oregon's new Agrlcu Mure
Building In Salem was dedicat
ed August ,U with Governor
Mark O. Hatfield as the featur
ed speaker and over -tiH pers
ons toured the building before
the close of the ocn house fol
lowing the ceremonies.
In his speech the governor re
minded of the Importance of
Oregon's agriculture and Its
progress ami warned that Infla
tion brought on I'V federal
spending is giving lh farmer
less of the food dollar than at
anv time in history.
Reminding that the State IV
partment of Agriculture today
has evolved ns n result of h1
icies stressing the need fur
greater economy in operation
and Increased efficiency, Hat
field told those at the ceremo
nies the building would help
further the functions the depart
ment performs in serving the
needs of the farmer, as well as
protecting the consumer.
The governor stressed the
need to tell the story of the
farmer and to let American poo
pie, and especially the house
wife, know he Is receiving less
of the housewife's food dollar
than at anv time In history.
Commenting that the markets
for the Oregon and American
farmer stretch the length of the
earth ami could Include milli
ons of people, who do not have
enough to eat. Hatfield remark
ed. "The farm product Is po
tentially one of America's most
potent weapons for peace."
State Director of Agriculture,
1, F. Short, the other speaker
on the program, noted that ttie
department could now serve the
public better and more efficient
ly and said:
"Oregon agriculture Is as pro
gressist ami modern as this
new building. Its one half billi
on dollar annual production of
new wealth from the soil bene
fits our entire economy. This
beautiful and functional new
building on the Capitol Mall is
a merited and fitting tribute."
16 Performance
Categories Set
In PI Horse Show
Sixteen performance categor
ies are scheduled for the Pa
cific International Horse Show
to be held In conjunction with
the 5th annual Pacific Inter
national Livestock F.xposltlon
in North Portland October 11
through October 22.
Riders and their mounts will
compete for purses totalling
$20,5:V) in 68 performance class
es scheduled over nine evening
and three matinee arena shows.
Judging of 11 Arabian halter
classes will be held separately
on the morning of October 20.
Judges will be Howard Dick
ey of Lexington, Ky., and Jos
eph Carrol Curran of Calibers
burg, Md. Dickey will Judge sad
dle horse, roadster, walking
horse. Hackney, Shetland, West
ern and Arabian classes, Curran
will tudgo hunters and jumpers
and hunter equitation.
Frederick 11. Foote, Milwauk
le, Ore., will again be arena
director and horse show mana
ger. Mrs. Foote is horse show
secretary. Dr. William B. Ander
son, Portland, will be steward
for the American Horse Show
Association, which classifies
principal events of the P I horse
show "Class A".
The P-I arena shows this year
will also feature a Northwest
Finals Rodeo, bringing togeth
er the top rodeo hands of the
Northwest Rodeo Assooiat 1 o n
and the Idaho Cowboys Associ
ation. P
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MR. AND MRS. WINN TUTTLE
Tuttles Depart
For Taiwan Post
Mr and Mrs Winn Tvittle
spent two ilavs In the Pendle
ton area recently on their way
to Taiwan to establish an of
fice for Western Wheat Associ
ates, who represent the Oregon
Wheat Growers League in for
ele n market ilevelooment In
the Asian area. His title will t
country director.
The past three years Mr. Tut
tie has been W W A represen
tame in the Washington, l. C,
office. Previous to this he was
administrator of the Oregon
Wheat Commission for three
years. Winn came to the com
mission from the Wallowa tlraln
l.rowers.
The opening of the Taiwan
office will give W W'. A. four of
flees In the Asian area to pro
mote the sale of Pacific North
west ami I' S. wheat At pres
ent, Taiwan is lmMirting in ex
cess of 10 million bushels of
U. S. wheat under Public Law
ISO The first of the year they
will become a cash market
which means they will he buy
log In the world market By op
ening an office In Taiwan, It
is hoped V. S. wheat sales may
be maintained nt present levels
or possibly Increased.
Besides his duties in Taiwan,
Tuttle will also promote the
sale of U. S. wheat in Hong
Kong as thev have shown an
Increased interest In purchasing
American wheat.
Dental Advisory
Committee Named
Formation of a 10 member
dental advisory committee Is an
l.oun I'd by lilue .Mountain Com
munity College President Wall
ace W MiCrae. The committee
was established to assist the
college in determining overall
direction and curriculum changes
In Its dental assistant education
and training program.
The denial program Is now
being Integrated Into the full
college curriculum following
two years ol operation under tin
federal Manpower Development
and Training Act.
Nine dentists and one dental
assistant from Northeastern Ore
gon and Southeastern Washing
ton will serve on the committee.
Member, of the committee are:
Dr, William Herst.id, Milton
Freewiter; Dr. Floyd Hol.idy.
Pendleton; Dr. A. W. Tledmann,
Baker D-. Norman Clark, Herm
iston; I): John icatherace, I.n
Crando; Dr. Oliver Mansfiel.l.
Walla Wi.lla; Dr. William Pro
phet, Join Dav; Dr. Walter Win
ilzky, Prmcyllle; Dr. Umis Bar
inaga, Ontario; Mrs. Juanita
Keclor, pilot Hock. i
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National Forests
To Pay Morrow
Total of $31975
An nil lime high of nearly
$;!('. nullh'.i will be paid to M
Oregon and 27 Wunhln gt 0 n
colludes n their ah are of re
tclpts from the National For
ests In fiscal year VMM.
Morrow countv will receive
ll.!l73;il.
The payment being mulled to
state treasurer reprewnt X
percent of the receipt from all
resource and twos of tho Na
tional Fotenti timber harvest,
grazing, mineral, recreation,
power olid other land uses.
Share are proortloneU ae
cording to National KwvM acre
age, with "' money earmarked
for public road ami aehool.
This year's total for the Pa
cific Northwest Region of the
Forest Service .'3,H.'I,K;W 03
Is $l'i million more than a year
ago Oregon counlle Oil year
will receive $l'..t!M,l 12.1(1 com
pared to $15,01 l.to'J.yr lt year.
Washington countlo will re
ceive $ti.i:).7H l'.l compared to
jr,tiS5.-lWMltl last year.
Since HKHi, Oregon counties
have received a total of JlMH
million, the Washington coun
tl,s more than JMO million.
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