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- Cattle Economy Based On Culling HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thurtdcrf, October 20. 1966 ' 1 0RJ.LE.rBFM.AN: 8"cr,,("T Agricultu,.. congratulate Con M!rr' . L Wm,"'b Wh,a AetotM. Richard BaSra! muMt. rlc-pra.ld.Dt and Bill ruh.r. Caiglll. who r.p,..n d th. araa oit.r at th. etitmon, honoting W..t.Vn Wheat Wheat Associates Accorded Honor By JOHN WELBES Wwdnrn Whrat AMocUtea. rrprr-wnlltik' th growers and whrat rommliwlon of Oregon, WNKhlriL'ton, and Idaho, waa honored recently at a luncheon KIKinNorrd by thn U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture In Kanaaa flty. Orvllle Krcrman, smelnry of agriculture, in-M-nted a BlI lion !ollar KxHirt Award to commodity orKanlatlon rcpre aentlns wheat, feed Rralna, and soybeans. Weiitern Wheat Aiuw date waa honored for the com modity wheat. itU-hard Daum, executive vice ireNtlent of W. W. A., Rave the renponfte to the secretary' remarka for the five commodity organization twins honored. The accretary pointed out that In the lout aevcral yeara wheat valued at more than a billion dollara ha tn-en exiwrted. To tal farm export reached a high of 67 billion In the 15 G6 mar keting year. He credited the market development group with a-iiUtiru! the department In an expanded, Intenxlfled pro gram of U. S. agrk-ultural ex lorta In 70 countries. He alao pointed out that American agriculture create buKlnou for all; that farm prod ucts ahlpmenta are providing strong aupport for the U. S. bal ance of payment. The necretory recognizes the Importance of wheat and other commodities In meeting the crisis of world hunger. He aald more rmpha l should be on a "National Kood Budget" where we pro duce what we need at home and abroad or u.to and not for stor age. The secretary pointed out that by 1970 U. S. export of agri cultural commodities tor dot lur alone, would top $f billion and total export would exceed W billion. The secretary' remark were prewntcd before a Joint lunch eon of the Kansas City Cham ber of Commerce and (he Kan sas City Hoard of Trade. West ern Wheat Assx-late wa rep resented by ('resident Gene Moo and R. K. Baum. Bill Fish er, of ('argil!, represented the gruln exporters In our area. Western Wheat has offices In Tokyo. Manila, New Delhi and Taiwan. These offices are re sponsible for the sale of U. S. wheat In the Asian area. Union Pacific Offers Low Rate A bargain rate for week-end travelers has bei-en Introduced bv Union Pacific. The roundtrlp rail rate will be reduced to the price of one way fare plus 10 percent, said G. A. Brown, traffic manager. The week end excursion fara will be offered until December 11. The fare will be good on all t'nlon Pacific trains In the Northwest, except north of Port land, on Friday, Saturday, Sun day and Monday. The return trip must tie completed by mid night Monday. The fare for children five through 11 will be half of the adult fare. Children under five will be free. The adult fare will apply for children 12 and over. Brown aald the week end rate will be Ideal for eastern Oregon residents planning trips to Port land or east to Idaho Winter, 6, poses some un usually difficult decision for many Oregon cattlemen. Caught In the wpieeze of low-er-than usual feed supplied nnd high feedstuff prices, some cat tlemen are tempted by hard necessity to cut back their breeding herd. At the anme time, the favorable long term outlook for beef cattle la causing cat tlemen to look at their whole card twice before selling off hard to replace breeding stock. Heavy culling of non-productive cattle and making the best use of the available feed sup ply are two steps recommended iy Gall M("arty, county exten sion agent. Pregnancy testing la a must this year, according to McCarty. Cow that aren't preg nant this fall will not be bred until the breeding season next year. This means two winters before the cow starts paying for her keep. Also, any cows htat are of Inferior quality ahould be culled now, regardless of age. In this area of high produc tion costs, points out McCarty. It's almost essential that heif ers be well grown out and calv ed aa two year olds. The largest heifers with the most desirable quality are the only ones that should be kept at weaning time for replacements. It's a great temptation to keep old cows to produce Just one more calf, points out McCarty. As a gener al rule, most cows are starting down hill at nine and ten years of age. Two good heifer calves can be wintered for about the same cost a an old cow. Heifer calves, bred heifers, and possibly two year olds should be separated into groups and fed apart from the main cow herd. These young cattle are growing and need a ration higher In protean man mature cow. By separating: them into groups by size and age, rations can be tailored to fit their In dividual need, One of the critical problems is proper feeding of heifers for optimum growth rate and breed ing ability. Oregon State Uni versity Agricultural Experiment Station research shows that over-feeding Is probably worse than under feeding. He i fe r s ahould weigh around 650 pounds. This gUes the cattle man a target to shoot at In his heifer feeding program. Calves will need a minimum of 300 pounds per month dry rough age of good quality to rack up one pound per day gains dur ing winter and spring. During their second winter, pregnant heifers should be fed a ration that will maintain sum mer weight and add some win ter gain, without getting the heifer too ft Two-year-old heifers that have Just weaned their first calves need a full ration of hay In order to produce a good calf next season. Good quality alfal fa hay should be sufficient. If the hay Is of poor quality, one to two pounds of additional protein, such as cottonseed meal, should be supplied each day. A mature dry cow will need a minimum of about 600 pounds dry roughage, or 300 pounds TDN per month during the fall and winter. Adequate energy and protein are essential. If fall pasture is short, supplementary feeding should start before cat tle get thin. Providing proper nutrition to cows with calves is of critical Importance. Bulls should receive 25 to 30 pounds of dry matter per day. W Ilka Mr. Mann mainly becaus b. did a good Job In his first session. Ha was among th leaders of th Hous en though h. was a n.w man and that Is a distinction not common." Sherman County Journal, Oct 13, 1966. HELP YOURSELF RE-ELECT IRVIN MANN (Pd by Mann for Rep. Com mittee. Bill Duff and Brent Horn. Chairmen. Box 247, Stanflcld, Ore.) I - .... ' j, i , -.-a-", HEP. 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