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Cattle Economy Based On Culling
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thurtdcrf, October 20. 1966
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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.
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