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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. County Agent's Office Alfalfa Raisers May Wish To Cut First Crop Early By gene winters Morrow Counyt Extension Agent Alfalfa growers with fox tail, cheat and other weedy grasses may want to cut the first cut ting earlier this year. Mowing before the grassy weeds have matured will result in better quality hay having higher pro tein, more energy, more pala tability and worth more money. With the first cutting Includ ing weeds removed, a higher quality second cutting will be ready earlier. Growers of Ladak and other alfalfa of similar growth characteristics do not have the second cutting yield potential of Vernal, Lahontan, Ranger or common varieties. When first cuttings are made before early bloom stage, the second cutting should be delay ed to at least 110 bloom. This period will permit a build up of food in the roots depleted by early growth. In these years where alfalfa suffers winter in jury, early cutting will be harm ful to the stand. In the future, alfalfa growers can do without cheatgrass, fox tail, barley and mustards in alf fa If a stands. Annual applica tions of simazine in early win ter each year will give excellent grassy weed and mustard con trol. Simazine recently was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration as a herbicide for use on alfalfa. Weeds Create Serious Fire Hazard at Roadsides The same conditions bringing on grassy annual weeds in al falfa has created a serious fire hazard along roads, by build ings and in vacant lots. Such rank growth will be dry by har vest, and a threat to the thick, straw growth of this year's grain crops. Some of the hazardous area can be burned now while still green. Other areas can be plow ed or disked. Extreme care will reed to be exercised by every one handling burning materials in the weeks ahead. Fire fighting equ ipm e n t should now be thoroughly in spected for serviceability and readiness. The Morrow County Farm Fire Control Committee will meet Down-to-earth Tire quality riorthwest farmers "Down-to-earth" means that we know what kind of products and service a farmer needi to keep ccwtl down and get his work done. Whether you're looking for lest slippage in tractor tires or more mileage from your car and truck tires, you will find what yon need t the sign of the Circle P. ASSURED QUALITY. Pacific controls the specifications, the mold designs, and the manufacturing standards of the tires made for Northwest farmers' many requirements. HONEST PRICING. . . the same fair price to any buyer of the sama quality and service. TIMELY AVAILABILITY of tires, batteries and accessories when you need them. RELIABLE SERVICE to keep your rolling equipment working. "We believe that the agricultural induttry, which can be rictimixad by nature, ehould not be plagued by problema art which man hat a degree of control namely service, prioee and availability ot necessary auppliea." PACIFIC SUPPLY COOPERATIVES a . oforjarmers . Thunder. Mar 25. 1967 soon with Chairman Ralph Crum, to prepare for the fire season. Jackman Memorial Fund is Established Several persons have recently inquired of the County Exten sion Office about a memorial for E. R. Jackman. Jaekman, long time extension crop and range management specialist, author philosopher and story teller, passed away recently following surgery. Individuals and organizations wishing to do so may contrib ute to the Jackman Memorial Fund in care of the Oregon State University Foundation. Junior Hereford Field Day Slated Burns and Dougherty Hereford Ranch, Wallowa, will be host to the 1967 Oregon Junior Here ford Association field day to be held on Sunday, June 11, ac cording to Gary Forster, Tan gent, president All adult and junior cattlemen in Oregon are cordially invited to attend and enjoy the well-planned program. A Hereford judging contest will be the major attraction during the morning portion of the program. The host ranch will award a registered Hereford heifer to the high individual in the judging contest who is a member of the Oregon Junior Hereford Association. In addit ion a host of trophies, plaques, and other prizes will be award ed to winners in the judging contest and a special weight guessing contest. Attending the junior field day at the ranch will be a double treat. A quality 135-cow herd is maintained on the ranch in a very scenic setting sometimes called 'The Little Switzerland of America." The ranch owners, A. J. & Janice Burns, and Bill and Marie Dougherty are coop erating with the junior associa tion to assure a pleasant day for all visitors. A free lunch will be served by the hosts. f x - jjf, - LAMBS OFTEN STEAL THE show and this will be the case at the 1967 Oregon Wheat Growers League Junior Livestock Show at The Dalles. Sunday through Wednesday. .June 4 to 7. Among those appearing for the first time will be this happy first year 4-H club member of the TyDu Livestock Club at Dudur. He is Steve Kramer with his lamb Gains in Sheep Expected at Show Many more sheep than were exhibited at last year's Oregon Wheat Growers League Junior Livestock Show are scheduled to be shown this vear at the Sou fert Cannery Exhibit Hall June 4 to 7 in The Dalles. Advance registrations indi cate as many as 193 sheep mav come here for display in the 4-H and FFA divisions com pared to 101 a year ago, said Elmer Lierman, the show's gen eral manager. Also expected are 182 boys and girls compared to 150 last year. Indications call for S3 wheat fed steers and 99 hogs, both up slightly. Seventeen Oregon counties are expected to have exhibitors and livestock. Lierman added. The show has recorded steady growth ever since the first one was held in 1947 as an educa tional program for the use of wheat as livestock feed. It is now rated one of the largest youth shows in Oregon, the gen eral manager said. Morrow County CHOP-WEATHER SUMMARY May 22. 1967 By Gene Winters, Morrow County Extension Agent Alfalfa first cutting under way in desert land areas. Most of winter barley headed out In generaL wheat crops look very good. Stripe rust spotty and on increase in some fields. Omar, Itana and Burt varieties yields potential re duced substant ia 1 1 y from stripe rust in some fields. Winter wheat in area north of baseline needs moisture. $ -... 1 1 -i . 111 See your Eager Beaver Ford Dealer HEPPNER AUTO SALES, Inc. iiWi Kenny. Warehouse Suppor Loan Extension Now Made Possible David McLeod, mannger. Ag ricultural Stabilization and Con servation Service office, said last week that the maturity date mav be extended for price sup port loans on 17 crop grains stored In commercial warehous es if such action should become necessary. This would bo In addition to the present "reseal" program for loan commodities stored on farms. In either case, the Com modity Credit Corporation would pay storage costs during any loan extension period. The manager pointed out that the warehouse loan extension would continue farmers' control over the stored commodities during the extended period, en abling them to take advantage of sales opportunities and to keep the commodities in produc ing areas. Storage after the In itial loan maturity at govern ment expense would eliminate any out -of pocket costs for the longer holding period. Warehouse loan extension al so would give more equitable treatment by enabling farmers to participate in reseal in areas where farm storage is not prac tical because of the hazards of climate and Insects. The action would also extend the benefits of the reseal program to ten ants and others on farms with out adequate farm storage. In announcing the new auth ority, Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman said: "Now that surpluses of wheat and feed grains have been eliminat ed, supplies of these commodi ties must be assured at levels (gill They bought the original and still lowest priced sports car with bucket seats...the one with top resale value, too...Mustang! ma t.O.B OeWH. Menufectwi swoelad 'steit p , net included. GpboAt un m tiieaiw, ti I M JT America s No. 1 fun car gives you I 0 carpeting, 3-speed stick, padded iiiou uiiieni Come save. Bumper Crop Of Winter Wheat Is Oregon's winter wheat crop Is headed for a production record it favorable moisture ami grow ing conditions of Mav 1 contin ue, according to the Oregon Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Prospective 1W7 winter wheat production Is estimated at 37, .VHi.OOO bushels, half again as large as the l!t crop ami near ly 3 million bushels above the April I production forecast. The Statisticians give two lac- tors responsible for this large anticipated Increase: (1) n one third larger acreage for harvest than a vear ago and C2 a prob able record yield. The mild win ter and generally adequate rain fall this spring have favored tillering of wheat plants and aided yield prospects. An Infes tation of striped wheat rust Is widespread but the dominant wheat variety. Gaines, Is gen erally resistant In the mature stages of growth. The Mav 1 forecast was bas ed on farmer reports of wheat condition the first of the month. Also, some Oregon wheat fields have been selected for plots In which actual plant counts arc made and development la meas ured to help forecast yield. In the Pacific Northwest (Ore gon. Washington, and northern Idaho) the winter wheat crop Is forecast at 17.4S6,00O bushels, compared with 124.7tiO.notl bush els In 1916 and the 1961-1965 average of 103.025.000 bushels. Cool weather In April slowed development of wheat plants but general rains over the main wheat areas were welcome as they aided final yield prospects. The U S. winter wheat crop is estimated at 1.195.209.000 bushels on 44.673.000 acres for harvest. Thin production, if re alized, would be 13 percent greater than a year ago on 16 percent greater acreage. Rains over the South Central Plains States during April halt ed deterioration of the prospect ive winter wheat crop In the Nation's producing area. As a result of the ram, prospective production Increased 4 percent from April 1 In the combined States of Kansas. Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma. Prospects were up sharply In Oklahoma. Subsoil moisture still remains critically short In many areas of these States. Sub freez ing temperatures In Kansas and Colorado April 21-24 also caused some locally severe damage to fields. necessary to meet expected do mestic and export needs plus adequate carryovers for added safeguard In the event of un foreseeable emergencies. At the same time, farm prices must be protected. "The additional operating au thority announced today for the 1967 price support programs should help to maintain fair prices to farmers under circum stances where production may exceed utilization, and carryov ers are replenished." WEDDING. PAKTY and ANNI VERSARY Napkins with names Imprinted; Monogram med Playing cards; Regency Personalized Note Stationary; Wedding Books. Inquire at Gazette -Times office. panel, luia inuiu. aaweww - InM I nrw orua I a arnin : Homemakcrs View Film Opposing Obscene Magazines By MARJOBIE W1LCOXEN Home Extnlon Agent At th" Morrow County Home' makers' Festival last Wed lies d.iv. Ccorge l.amlieck, of the Cltlens ttpposed to Obsci'lllty In Pendleton, presented a very enlightening film "Perversion for Profit" which discussed the magalnes sold on the news stands that lead to perversion, esiH-clallv among the younger Extension Agent Lists Cautions On Salmonella v MARIORIE WILCOXCN Morrow County Extension Aflont "Is It safe to eat?" Is a ques tion which has faced most of us at one time or another. Un fortunately one cannot always tell bv smell or appearance. If food Is sate to cut. roods can look appetizing, smell good, and even tastt delicious, and Mill cause Illness, ho. ir in ctount bout a food, throw It away. The cost of replacing the food will he less costly than the doctors fee. not to mention the discom fort one mav avoid. Salmonella, bacterial onan isms which cause trouble most frequently, have received a lot of publicity In connection with poultry products anil lood pois onlng. They are potential cause of much distress They produce a true gastrointestinal Infection rather than a poison. The Salmonella bacteria may be Introduced Into foods by ouc of several routes. C.ood, through hand washing before handling jtny food Is one of the best and simplest precautions aKnst contaminating foods. The germ can be easily pick ed up bv the hands while hand ling raw vegetables, meats and wiultry. and subsequently Intro iluced Into sandwiches, salads custards anil other prepared toods on which bacteria thrive Salmonella feed on protein foods and to a lesser decree on starch The temperature for their op tlmum growth is around 95 de grees. However, they can row at room temperature and can survive, for short ierlods, tem peratures as high as 110 de grees. Salmonella are not killed by freezing, but remain dormant. Therefore, frozen meats and IKiultrv should not be thawed at room temperature. They may be safely thawed In the refriger ator, under cool running water l In freezer wrappings), or by cooking from the frozen state. Salmonella organisms are dc st roved by cooking temperatures of lt5 degrees, so any food which has been completely cooked to this temperature Is free of Salmonella, unless re contaminated by the food hand ler. Elimination of Salmonella Is difficult because the bacteria are almost everywhere. There fore, cleanliness In fxd hand ling Is extremely Important. To PrtTent Outbreaks 1. Wash hands thoroughly be fore handling any food. 2. Keep dralnboards and uten sils scrupulously clean. Even small spots of food left on dratnboards may harbor Sal monella which will start to multiply at room tempera ture. bacteria have no opportunity to grow into lurge numbers. NORTH AMERICA'S LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION! HODAKA has more strong points Hodaka was designed for hard use. It takes plonty of abut becauso It's HAND MADE from stool and chroma plate. There's only ONE MODEL Hodaka has the highest resale value of all lightwalghts. Tho simple, 90cc engine goes trouble-free through the toughest conditions, with no need loss ots or pumps to foul-up. Its duplex steel frame has an 8 Inch ground clearance, fully protects the engine. Get UP on HODAKA ...you'll bo AWAY above average! RIDE ONE AT Heppner Inland Chemical Heppner 676-9103 generation, This type of liter ature Is presented In several guises anil with very colorful, appealing covers. Mr. I.ninbeik Itsplaved dozens of them' mag azines that the loop lias oh tulncd throughout Umatilla ninty. All hough Morrow coun ty doesn t have any notable in flux of this tvpe of literature, the problem Is very close at hand. Those recnt at the Fes tival were made more aware of the situation and what Is being lone to combat It ami what needs to be done. As n change of pace, Mrs. Al ice Tatoiie of Itoardinnn. took us on a very ilellgtittul tour oi the Hawaiian Islands via slides. The lour wasn't the typical "Cisiks Tour", but we visited sections of the Island that are visited by those who are tak en on a tour by some of the local people. We visited such places as the Konn Coast, the market places, the benches other thnn at Hon olulu, went diving for coral from a glass bottom iHint. Ev erywhere there werv beautiful flowers and plants (of sHclnl Interest to those who love flow ers and plants), A trip of this sort mav be the only way many of us will be able to visit other places, so It was very enjoyable. The lucky ones, those who have made the trip, enjoyed seeing the Islands through other eyes. MUs Sara Miller performed a Hawaiian dance during the lunch hour. Mrs. Dean Acock of the lrrl gon Extension Unit presided ov er the Morrow County Home makers Festival, Wednesday, May 17. at the Lexington Crange Hall. She is chairman of the County Home Extension committee which sponsored this annual event for the county's homcmnkcrs, their guests and other Interested persons. Among those present were Judge and Mrs. Paul Jones of lleppner, County Commissioners Jack Van Winkle, lleppner, and Walter Hayes and Mrs. Hayes of Itoajriliuun. Also, Miss Evelyn Funk, Stale Extension Agent; County Extension Agents tiene Winters and Call McCarty of Morrow County and Molly Syl vester Saul of Umatilla County; Mrs. Ellen Chambers, Pendleton, (ieorge Ijtmbeck Pendleton, Mrs. Hoy Comrle, Pendleton, Mrs, Al ice Tatone, lloardinan, Mrs, Avon Melliy, lleppner, Ml Sara Miller, lleppner, plus members of the Extension Units of Mor row county. A coffee hour was hosted by the lleppner Extension Unit. Name tags and registration were handled bv the Hhea Creek Unit. Pino City Unit han dled table and room decorations and luncheon arrangements. The Irrlgon Unit assisted with the printed program. Luncheon was served by the Lexington Crangc ladles. Mrs. Norman Nelson of Lexington led the group singing, accompanied by Mrs. Carl Marquardt of Lexing ton. Newly elected officers for the County Extension Units were In stalled by Mrs. Weldon Wither rite of rino City. 4. Cook poultry anl ground meat until well done H5 degrees kills Salmoncl 1 n bacteria). Meats, other than those which arc ground, would have no more than surface contamination so mav be safely served rare. 5. To avoid recontamlnutlon of cooked foods to be stored, cool quickly to 40 degrees and keep cold. G. Thoroughly wash all foods which are eaten raw. LEXINGTON OIL CO-OP MAY AND MAIN STREET HEPPPNER, OREGON
