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World Situation Puts Wheat Crop In Limbo State By EUGENE WINTERS County Extension Agent How does the rapid Increase in world demand for food and a decrease in Dor capita produc tion affect the United States era in industry? Steve Marks, Oregon State University extension agncuitur- al economist, said in an Oregon Farm and Market Uuhook ar tide that government export as sistance will continue to be an important factor in wheat mar kets. Under the new food aid pro pram, according to Marks, pur chase authorizations are likely to be issued on a more selective basis than they have in recent years. This is because of the emphasis on self-help by aid receipient countries. U. S. government officials, however, have said that the lev el of food assistance under Pub lic Law 480 will be about the same as in recent years. As for barley and other feed grains, increased barley produc tion in Canada, Europe. Austral ia and the bumper corn crop in South Africa last year figure prominently in lower U. S. ex ports of these grains and the downturn in prices since the start of this year. Japan, our best barley custo mer, has been buying much of her supply from Canada and Australia in recent months. Corn growers plan 7 more acreage this year. This should shore up the total supply for next year. Feed grains are being used up faster this year because of the increase in livestock and poultry population. Carryover into 1967-68 is expected to be down 40 per cent to about 25 million tons. Copies of the Outlook circular are available from the Morrow County Extension office. Weed-Loring Insects Studied by TJSDA Scientists Insects that have an appe tite only for weeds are being tested by U. S. Department of Agriculture scientists to find ef fective biological controls for undesirable plants. Dr. Lloyd A. Andres, entomol ogist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service, is leading in tensive research and exhaustive explorations throughout the world to obtain weed -destroying insects that are adaptable to climates where weeds are a problem. State experiment sta tions are cooperating in the ARS program. One promising insect is a small Altica beetle, native to Europe. It attacks Canada this tle, a weed which is widespread in the northern United States. Last summer, ARS and state scientists released this insect in California, Idaho, Mont ana, Oregon, and Washington. If the beetle successfully establishes itself in these states, scientists will introduce it in other reg ions infested by the thistle. Cinnabar moths and ragwort seed flies have been released in California and Oregon to fight tansy ragwort, or stinking Willie, a toxic weed. Another western weed, puncturevine, may succumb to two weevils which attack the stems and seeds of the spiny-fruited plant. These and other insects whicn mesh with the local environ ment may become economical, self-perpetuating weed-killers. Columbia, North Pacific Water Land Study Started in Area The states of Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho, parts of Nevada, Wyoming and Montana, are in volved in a large study of the water and related land resour ces in the Columbia drainage basin and the coastal drainage streams. Russell Youmans, Ore g o n State University extension re source economist, said the state of Oregon is included with the exceptions of the Klamath and Goose Lake drainage systems. This study is a portion of a nation-wide program of water resource studies covering 18 ma jor drainage basins in the Unit ed States, he explained. The principal work is being done through an interagency commit tee consisting of representatives of the federal departments of Agriculture; Health, Education, and Welfare; Army; Interior; and the Federal Power Commis sion. The states included in the study area have representatives on all of the committees. He said the study will not be developed to the extent of pro posing specific projects for con struction, but will include the following: 1. Economic base study and projections of economic devel opment for the years 1980, 2000, and 2020. 2 Projection of water and re lated land needs for these years. 3. Inventory of the regeion's surface and ground water re sources. 4. Inventory of the region's land resources and uses. 5. Formulation of framework plans to serve as guides for de velopment and management of the region's water and related land resources. Gets Frot Office Lee Daggett of Heppner has been elected treasurer of his living group, Phi Kappa Theta fraternity, at Oregon State Uni versity, according to the OSU News Bureau. Daggett is a soph omore at Oregon State, major ing in the School of Business and Technology. REPPNER GAZETTE sssm bhc b fcujpmmMv f Aft V: WHEAT GOODS play a prominent rooa snow, loxyo, as uus picture snows. Japanese house wires look at a spaghetti-macaroni display and to the left is a dls play of pancake mixes, all using U. S. wheats. Wheat Associates Displays Products At World Show By JOHN WELBES Executive Vice President Oregon Wheat League Western Wheat Associates, who represents the Oregon Wheat League in Japan, has just completed a very success ful World Food Show in Tokyo. Products derived from U. S. and Pacific Northwest white wheat plaved a maior role in the dis plays with the idea of selling more of our wheat This is the first of six World Food Shows and was held in the Keio Department Store in Tokvo, January 20th through the 25th. These shows are spon sored by the Food Agency and the National Food Lite im provement Association, and the Durrxise is nutrition education for the Japanese people. Wheat Associates unveilea their new booth for these shows, which has four large back lighted color transparencies of U. S. wheat production, and a map of Japan with several back lighted color transparen c i e s within this map showing tne different wheat foods consumed in Japan. The theme of this display is From U. S. Wheats to Japanese Wheat Foods." Approximately 40 Japanese food industries par ticipate in the show and tney include some of our cooperators such as the Instant Ramen (Chinese Noodle) Association. Wheat foods predominated the I show. Agricultural Attacne ta mer Hallowell and Assistant ,WA Directors Tom Templeton ! and Paul Sone assisted m op 'ening the show. Over 150,000 persons viewed the first show. Timber Sales Up But Harvest Down In U. S. Forests Timber sales in the Pacific Northwest Region of the U. S. Forest Service last vear amount ed to 4.738.055,000 board feet with a value of $147,954,094. ac cording to J. Herbert Stone, regional forester. This is an increase of 263 million board feet over 1965 when sales in the 19 National Forests of Oreeon and Washing ton totalled 4,475,085,000 board feet with value of $122,011,511. Figures just compiled show the amount of timber actually harvested in the National For ests in 1966 was 4,728,456,000 board feet, down from 1965's 5,419,569,000 board feet. How ever, total value of the 1966 harvest was $119,673,808, up more than $10 million over the 1965 figure of $109,475,722. The lower timber cut was due in part to substantial cutbacks in many plants that use Na tional Forest timber, said Stone, noting that a noticeable reduc tion in housing starts in 1966 had a depressing effect on the wood products industry. Volume of timber sold varies from the amount cut in any given year because the period in which a sale of timber is harvested ranges from a few weeks to several years. The Pacific Northwest Reg ion's annual sustained-yield al lowable cut is 4.325 billion board feet. Since harvest figures are averaged out over a period of years, a higher harvest fig ure for 1966 does not violate the sustained-yield principle. One-fourth of National Forest receipts, including those from timber are returned to the coun ties having National Forest lands. Other highlights in timber management included develop ment of a comprehensive sys tem to produce most of the ac counting records for timber sale business by automatic data pro cess, and use of a new timber sale contract form developed by the Forest Service through neg otiation with timber industry representatives. The automatic data processing system was de veloped for the Northern, Inter mountain, and California Reg ions as well as this Region. The Rogue River and Willamette National Forests in Oregon are now operating under the system. -TIMES. Thursday. March 9, 1967 part in displays at the World Weekly Market Review By STEPHEN C. MARKS Agricultural Economist OSU Cooperative Extension Service Steer Prices Edge Up In Oregon commodity markets the past week, slaughter steers sold 50 to 75 cents higher as March began but the trend else where continued downward. Ev en with the modest price in crease, choice steers still sold $5 lower than a year earlier when they reached a seven-year nigh. Meantime, steer calves pick ed up $1 to improve their rela tive price position anions; cat tle. While this raises the fi nancial morale of cow-calf op erators it is not a welcome de velopment so far as feedlot op erators are concerned. The) spread between feeder cattle and the same grade of slaugh ter cattle has widened consider ably since fed cattle prices started their descent earlier this year. Hogs sold as much as 75 cents higher in Portland the past week but the trend at major Corn Belt markets continued downward. Hog marketings and slaughter continue at a much higher level than last winter. So prices are kept under severe pressure. Lamb Volume Hurts Lamb prices also continued to be depressed by much larger marketings and slaughter than a year ago. Lamb and mutton output in recent weeks has been running a third greater than a year earlier. Lamb prices should improve this spring after the large supplies of heavy lambs are sold out of feedlots. The spring lamb crop is smaller than it was last year because there are fewer ewes on farms and ranches than ever before. Meat Abundance a Blessing While the supply of meat re mains in excess of demand at current prices, the increase can only be moved by some price roll-back all along the market ing pipeline. This means, more specialties should be appearing at retail counters. Meantime, the USDA contin ues to purchase canned chopped meat, mostly pork and the de partment announced bids for choice grade boneless beef roasts and ground beef last week. The meat is being pur chased for distribut ion to schools and needy families. Eggs. Poultry Expand Egg and poultry producers are striving to chalk up another banner year. Egg producers, al ready have 5 per cent more lay ers than they did a year ago and egg production appears to be rolling toward a mark 10 per cent above last spring. Janu ary's egg output was 7 per cent greater than the same month in 1966. Broiler growers are holding the line on production. But their output still exceeds the volumr produced last winter. Mean time, turkey growers continue to expand at a rapid clip. For the fifth month in a row, tur key hatcheries produced more poults than a year earlier with about a 26 per cent increase in February. Freeze Nipf New Potatoes Russett potatoes are some what scarcer than they were last winter but prices are not a great deal higher than they ROLL TICKETS for sale In single and double rolls. Use for drawings, admissions to events. Gazette-Times, Hepp pner. Ph. 676-9228. FOR SALE Two Service Age Bulls Frank Anderson Ranch Heppner Ph. 676-5311 Nixon Appointed To Commission Robert Nixon of Junction City, who farms In Lane and Ronton counties, was reovntlv appointed to the Oregon Wheat Commis sion by Governor Tom MoCall. Ho replaces Walter Shelby of Albany, who resigned. Nixon's farming operations consist of 3,200 acres, specialis ing In crass seed production and cereals. He also runs 50 head of beef cattle and 140 head of sheep. Nixon has served as chair man of the Benton county A.S.C.S. committee and at pros ent is serving as a member of the committee. He has served on the board of directors of the Orange Oil Company and the North Lane Water Control Pis triot. He has been active In the Oregon Seed Growers organiza tion, having also served on their board. Other activities Include his terms as president and serv ing on the board of the Oregon Rye Grass Growers Association. In the early 60s he was a member of the Junction City school district budget commit tee. Nixon is married and has two daughters. wore a vear ago. The Into Feb ruary freeze in Florida may stiffen potato prices this spring but not appreciably, turause the early spring crop is a small part of the total supply. Onion markets, on the other hand, trimmed prices on old crop onions because there is a large new crop ready to harvest in volume in Texas. Grain Markets Lack Spark In the grain markets, white wheat held most of the late February advance but there was a lack of spark despite the large export sales particularly to In dia. India bought half of her 300.000 ton purchase authoriza tion issued February 21. As March got underway, she still had 150.000 tons open for pur chase. Among the feed grains, bar ley prices held at the season's low, although Japan came In for 13,500 tons for May delivery. Barley export from the Pacific Northwest lags a year ago by 40 per cent. Japan, our prime barley customer has been buy ing substantial quantities in Australia and Canada where! 19' MEET THE NEW Piper f :.,.. , -v - J r ; i ' . ' " ' ' -Jl ;1 -. - . ".' ';r , ' K- f"' "V; :. ' , - , " J""". ;" "' J -'- , '.. . . . f ",.;'. " " V : ' - -" ' ;.;. ViiV.. w1 --V',' - - - rr W. ; - '-.:.;w:-v4:r,, CM. a-.. ....,-,. t.-, z r-T--HiT-iirtTfeiiifirr- Mel Boyer and Alan Hsuston, ar ready and willing to help you with all of your spraying needs. Now We Offer Service With the Most Thoroughly Proven, Most Thoroughly Improved Ag Plane on the Market Today . . . You don't build an airplane as good as the Pawnee overnight, even if you start designing an Ag plane with the most experienced engineers in the business, as we did. How do you develop the best Ag plane? Simple. You research the need and turn the knowledge Into the best Ag plane you can design. Then you build over 3,000 of them. 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Ik ROBERT NIXON Wheat Program Sign-ups Due By March 17 Only those wheat growers who have signed up to participate In the 1!HV7 wheat program wtll bo eligible for price support loans and marketing certificates on their HK"i7 wheat crop. The sign-up deadline is March 17, l!'t7. This further reminder was Issued bv David MoLetxl, office manager of the Morrow ASt'S County Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Service office, who snld he is concern ed for the following reasons: (1) Signup so far would Indi cate that some farmers who snld earlier thev Intended to partic ipate have not yet signed up. ASCS county offices may not Is sue certificates under the pro gram for accidental compliance. The farmer must declare his In tention in advance by signing up In the program prior to the deadline date. (2) Farmers who wait until the last minute may find the ASCS county office crowded. This wil cause farmers personal Inconvenience because delays are Inevitable If everyone tries to file program applications at the same time. Farmers who are intfrstri In thn wheat nmurnm should check with the county gram applies on their farms. Or Contact Jim P GAR AVIATION Ag Department Eyes "Where do we go from here?" The Slate Hoard of Agricul ture asked Itself this question during Its recent meeting In Sa lem after a looK at me tunc lions of the board and of the Oregon Department of Agricul ture. For the Immediate future the board discussed arranging for Director Waller Loth to meet with groups In the board mem bers' areas and the mounters helping create an Image for Oregon agriculture bv explain ing department programs to iK'ople In their areas and show ing how the programs tie In with consumer activities. (In a review of the law es tablishing the department Dir ector Loth noted there were 53 statutes pertaining to depart ment functions and some 80 programs coming under these laws). Other suggestions for future activities were: A continuation of contacts made In California bv the Leg islative Interim Committee on Agriculture and department per sonnel, with the Idea that Ore gon could serve as a market basket for California. (Establishment of a relation ship between the West Coast States. Oregon Angus Association 15 ANNUAL All Angus Baker Bull Sale Angus Capital of The West A Sale Worth Waiting For SELLING 55 QUALITY ANGUS BULLS At Baker Livestock Auction Yard Baker, Oregon Saturday, March 18, 1967 SHOW TIME 9:30 For Catalogs Writs OREGON ANGUS ASSOCIATION 809 TAMARACK. KERMISTON, OREGON Pettyjohn 989-8150 East Oregon Investigation of further for elgn markets. A joint session of the boards of Agriculture of Oregon, Wash ington and California. A look at the land problems of Kastern Oregon and the Ire meudotiM potential there for more agricultural land, which In some areas could produce II) times more than It Is now pro ducing, while at the same time encouraging multiple use of this vast reservoir of land. Director Lelh urged the board to stand readv to aid the new Agrl Business Council If asked for assistance and commented that agriculture could be proud of what It was doing for other (H-ople. In the (llj.tuu.lon on land uses. Joe Salto, Ontario, report ed some 9.000 acres of bench land In his ttreu. previously thought to be unsuitable fur ag riculture now were to be used for potato production. Reporting on octlvlty In his area. Hubert Wlloughhy, Hnr rlsburg, commented that the yearly value of all products from Linn County was set at !.V.Nti.O0O, noting that ryegrass fields were also used to fatten feeder lambs and some years as many as 70,000 feeders fed on this land. SALE TIME 12:30 ooo Mel Boyer Owner 989-8422