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a HEPFNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. July S7. 1967 i Africa Colling Nels Anderson Reports On Progress in Africa By N. C. ANDERSON N'Dounga. Niger, Wt Africa It has been several weeks or mavbe even months since I have taken time to report on the activities of CFJA N'Dounga (the CFJA standing for Centre Formation Mine Agriculteurs or, in good old English. Young Farmers Training Center). I will attempt to bring you up to date hoping vou are still interested in the doings of the Andersons. Guess evervone has the report that Father "and Rick have de parted for Oregon and enjoying the luxuries of America like Rood steaks, ice cream and cot tage cheese, as well as fresh air and cool nights. I'll never com plain of a hot day in the U.S.A. again It is cooling off now with the rainv season, though, and I even had to move In off the terrace a few nights ago be cause it was chilly. It Is quite a change to be sleeping with out air conditioners on all night, mainly because there aren't any at the farm house where I am now living since Esther left. I am batching at the new plush house that was recently com pleted at the Center, but as yet have no water or electricity in stalled. It is nice to be out in the country away from the tilth of the city, but the days get pretty long knocking around in this big house alone. I am busy, however, from early morning till late night and it isn't hard to sleep after a hard day on the farm. We now have the full enroll ment of 60 young farmers and the Center activities are in full swing. Our first harvest is fin ished and the students are en joying the feast of their efforts. Ve are feeding them the corn, rice, sorghum, okra, onions, but not the wheat they raised dur ing the irrigation season. Right now we are well into the rainy season crop planting and have in our millet some broom corn, sorghum and peanuts. While it is getting near the sale plant ing period end we hope to get in rice, corn, more sorghum and broom corn, peanuts, okra, pim ento, sesame, and complete the gardens that are well under way. We have our millet weed ed and thinned, and are ready for fertilizing soon. Our ten teams of oxen as well as two horses have been busy preparing fields for these crops and it seems we just get them all ready then we have a sprinkle of rain that requires them to be recultivated a slow process by oxen and 10 inch plow or 24 inch springtooth. Our students have, though, be come quite expert with the ma chinery' and oxen, and progress is improving. If the rains co operate we hope to have in 22 acres of millet (all in and up), 15 acres of rice, 5 acres of broom corn, 10 acres of corn, 5 acres of sorghum, 1.5 acres each of sesame, okra and pimentos, 8 acres of peanuts and 4 acres of green manure. It will be a busy summer caring for these crops and especially at harvest time threshing all of this with flail after picking up by hand. I hope we can build us some kind of thresher for at least the rice be fore harvest. The main construction of the Center is almost complete, a great relief to me. We have been going like mad for months getting our dormitories, shop, livestock barn, etc., etc. out of the way. If someone would have told me a year ago that I would be involved in some of the jobs I have ended up with, I wouldn't have believed them. Our labor er crew is down from an aver age of about 50, during full con struction, to eight, four of whom will be permanent. We are involved in laying an underground electric cable to the houses from our generators, pouring a concrete reservoir and laying pipes to the houses not to say anything about the slow process of completing a well to supply water to our houses. We have been quite fortunate in the water situation in our other four wells until the one was drilled for the houses. We are down 106 feet with a four inch casing and can't get any further rock. We don't have a sufficient reservoir to pump enough water to sup ply the needs, so now we are pondering over how to pull the pipe and start over. I have to figure this out by tomorrow. Being an electrician, well dig gere, welder, rice production specialist, etc., etc., is quite far from my training but I seem to get by each day. By the way. Bill Weatherford would be real proud of his ef forts as an adult night class in structor in welding if he could see my welding (not as good as bis J, even though he told me I'd never make a welder. I found out a person can do lots of things if they have to and there are many opportunities this in Niger. I wish I could just have him around for a day to ask questions of him as it seems a day never goes by without some welding. Right now I'm involved in making 12 gates from pipe, welding hing es, etc. I could also use a good electrician for a day to show me the correct way to hook in my electric generators to run 110 volts and 220 on another cir cuit. Well, I've gone on for some time so better quit. I am send ing some pictures I hope you can use of a couple of real import ant events that took place at N'Dounga this spring. Thought some of the good Morrow coun ty people would like to see some of the notables of Niger and how things look at "the farm". Hope to see all of my friends back there within the "next few months. Food Freezing Time at Hand; Methods Given By MARJORIE WILCOXEN County Extension Agent Summer is vacation and har vest time it is also freezing time freezing of those summer fruits and vegetables, that is. Freezine is a simple, time- saving way to preserve fruits and vegetables for a cold winter dav when summer is only a memory, as many of you know. This process does not improve the quality of food, so choose onlv high quality fresh foods to freeze to make your invest ment of time and money worth while. Packaging foods for the freez er is as important as the qual ity of the food itself. The pack age must keep food from dry ing out and preserve food value, flavor, color and pleasing tex ture. Oregon State University's food and nutrition specialist, Marie Tribble. makes suggestions and some standards for packaging frozen foods. All containers should be easy to seaL They must be water proof so they won't leak. Pack aging materials must be dur able and must not become so brittle at low temperatures that they crack. To retain highest quality in frozen food, packaging mater ials should be moisture vapor proof, to prevent evaporation. Glass, metal and rigid plastic are examples of moisture-vapor-proof packaging materials. Most bags, wrapping materials and waxed cartons made especially for freezing meet this standard. Ordinary waxed papers, house hold aluminum foil, and waxed cardboard cottage cheese, ice cream and milk cartons do NOT meet these standards and should not be used. Care in sealing is as import ant as using the right container. Follow the directions given with the containers you buy and use. Tightly pack cold food and syrup into container. Having materials cold speeds up freez ing and helps retain natural color, flavor and texture of food. When food is packed in bags, press air out of unfilled part of the bag. Press firmly to prevent air from getting back in. Seal immediately, allowing the head space recommended for the pro duct. With few exceptions al lowance for head space is need ed between packed food and closure because food expands as it freezes. Freeze fruits and vegetables soon after they are packed. Put them in the refrigerator until all are ready to freeze. Then transfer them to the home freez er or carry them in an insulat ed box or bag to the locker plant Put no more unfrozen food in to a home freezer than will freeze within 24 hours. Usually this will be about two or three pounds to each cubic foot of its capacity. Keep a record of what you put in the freezer write on the outside of the package what it contains, along with the date you place it in the freezer. It is a good idea to keep a writ ten record somewhere that shows your deposits and withdrawals. It's easy to lose packages of frozen food in the back or bot tom of the freezer. And some times it must be thrown away because it has been stored too long. Fruits and vegetables should not be held more than a year. They will tend to lose much of their quality if kept for longer periods. More information on freezing fruits and vegetables is avail able at the County Extension office. Ask for Extension Bulle tin 688, "The Freezing Preser vation of Fruits and Vegetables." State Fair Sets Stock Deadline Deadline for entry in the 1967 Oregon State Fair livestock shows has been set for August 3, Mrs. Harold Hauk, livestock manager, said Tuesday. No en tries will be received after that date, she added. Mrs. Hauk said that in addit ion to the regular prize monies, many other awards are being offered, including cash awards for neatness in each division, premier exhibitor and breeder awards and several special awards by the various breeder associations. Robert L. Stevens, state fair manager, said that through rec ommendations of the various breed associations, an outstand ing group of judges have been obtained for the livestock div isions this year. '":SI " ' ' '"" " , 3 m.A r, j fjl l.A lv - 4 Xi r.S . ' Xv' ON A VISIT to the newly opened Young Farmers Training Center near the Tillage of N'Dounga, Niger, President Hamanl Diori tastes the water (ram one of the weUs at the Center. A U. S. manufactured windmill provides the power for pumping from this unique well, a series of four four inch holes pumped from a central cylinder. Adequate water is one of the problems in development of Agriculture in the country. Watching at far left is American Ambassador Robert J. Ryan; Nelson C. Anderson, director of the Center Adamou Souna, Dir ector of Agriculture; a security policeman, and Agricultural Minister Maidah on the far right. A i r. I i i v;-. - -vA -: s - A 1 J iul ..'. ljgi rm i urn .immirniiiirl . ..' Jr ,,, .', ." , , mmj,' n.,, t 4-H Horse Show Slated August 13 At Fairgrounds By MARJORIE WILCOXEN County Extension Agent Th I II 11'Tm- Show, held eiirll veur In foiilH'i-lloti Willi (hi1 Morrow t'tmnlv ritlr, m sihriluli'il Tor Siimliiy, AukuM 11 Kt.uihiL' nl i :iO n in mi till' fiilrKrnuiiil.H. The evenli will In clude luivninnlili, liorMemiin- ship, nml liorse JudKluK em- lesls The Indue '"' Mr. nml Mis, I'ert-v Iteviinlds of John P.'IV. e:l'r f'lr prt'inlums will be paid on the plai'liiKi for the iliiv, mill ptiyment made Willi the other premiums lifter the close of fitlr. Winners train the county will tie eligible to pnrtlelpnte hi the State Kulr 4 II llnrse kIidw Au ust 21 through AukusI 2i. The routitv contest wits scheduled so thut the winners would hiive a eluiiu'e to itllellil the Stnte Fulr Horse Show. Oothlnq, Knitting Entrants Urged to Register by Aug. 4 Four II t'lollilni and Knlttliitf inemtxTs who wish to partici pate In the Style Kevue are urged to pre register with their lender or nt the Kxtenston of flee by Aiik'ust 4. HeKlstnitlon forms for ex h Hi lls mid other events should be returned to the office by the due date, This dues nit mean that members cannot partici pate In the fair If they don't have u reulstratlon In by the deadline, but It would fx! of n re at help to us In planning time for contests and demon strations and space for exhib its. Four II Home KconnmlcN dem onstrations will be held during the fair on Tuesday afternoon, August startliiK' at .'l:.HI p.m. For other Information consult your Morrow County Fair Pre mium IliHik. your leader, or con tact Marorle Wllitixen at the Kxtetislon Office, . AMERICAN AMBASSADOR Robert J. Ryan holds hand of Niger President Hamani Diori, as he is introduced to Nelson C. Ander son, director of Niger's second Young Farmers Training Center, a USAID project that has met with great success in this pre dominently agricultural country. In background is Agricultural Minister Maidah M amadou. This was on the occasion of the President's visit to the Cen ter where he inspected crops and facilities for the 60 Young Farmers who are spending a year at the Center getting practical training in "modem" agricultural practices. After working dur ing the two crop seasons, irrigated and rainy, students will return to their villages with their own pair of oxen and imple ments to demonstrate the values of animal power and other practices learned at the Center. The President is extremely interested in Agriculture and agri cultural development in this country where the livelihood and income of almost throe million people comes from the soil. He is a farmer in his own right with several farm developments underway. Wheat Exports Show Increase Oyer Past Year More wheat was exported from the ports of Portland and As toria during the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1967, than the prev ious fiscal year, but total grain exports were down the past fis cal year. Oregon Department of Agri culture grain inspection figures show 2,542,255 tons of wheat in spected for export the past fis cal year, compared with 2,415, 343 tons exported in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966. The figure for total grain ex ports out of the two ports in the fiscal year just ended was 2, 833,711 tons. A year ago it was 2,962,768 tons. Department inspection records on grain receipts in Portland also showed a decline this year with inspections for the past fis cal year covering 3,166,276 tons, while a year ago they totaled 3,544,198 tons. Wheat was the major grain re received both years. This past year 2,716,474 tons were receiv ed and in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, inspections cov ered 2,908,311 tons. Grain from 10 Mountain and Midwest states moved through the Port of Portland the past fiscal year. Mountain was the major shipper. Other states whose grain came under depart ment inspection were Iowa, Neb raska, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming. Railroads still are the major means of transportation, carry ing 2,3-17,666 tons of the grain received in Portland. River barges carried 613,295 tons and trucks transported 205,115 tons. Protein analysis made by the department's grain division the past fiscal year numbered 34, 533, compared with the 45,140 analysis made during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966 the record year for analyses. Inspection and weight certifi cates Issued during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, tot aled 156,812. The previous year they totaled 182,427. At Pendleton 2,529 track In spections were made during the fiscal year just ending. A year ago they totaled 3,241. Merrill had 495 track inspections, 71 hopper car inspections and 23 truck inspections this year. A year ago there were 600 track inspections and 60 hopper car in spections. At The Dalles inspections also dropped during the past fiscal grain, compared with 29,522 tons year. They covered 24,540 tons of for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966. Mrs. Irene Atherton of Ontar io and Mrs. Huldah (Tucker) Mortimore of Kent, Wn., travel ed here from Pendleton on Sat urday where they had visited their mother, Mrs. Mary Queen er. They were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Padberg and helped their sister-in-law, Mrs. Padberg, celebrate her birthday. They also visited their brother, Woodrow Tucker and family at Stanfield, and, after a short stay in Ontario at the Atherton home, Mrs. Mortimore nlannnH in rvintinuri tn TtncrnA to visit her son and family, Mr. i and Mrs. David Mortimore, and 1 her daughter, Mrs. Frank (Glor- j ia) Johnson. Mrs. Atherton and' Mrs. Mortimore are both teach-1 ers in their respective home towns. Cattle Marketing Committee Formed "The Orei'on cattle Industry's self help program aimed at hrlngnu! stability of beef pric ing through voluntary herd management has already won Its spurs fur unamlnlty of ef fort." Governor Tom Mci'nll told a statewide croup meeting in Ills office last Week. Mci'nll said that the cattle In dustry must curtail the current r.ite of expansion and bring pro duction Into line with market demand. The result, he said, would lie a price In the market place that would meet cost of production plus a reasonable profit. At the governor's suggestion the group formed the Oregon Livestock Marketing committee and named Robert Smith. Burns, a rancher and House Majority Leader, Its chairman. Irvlu Marin, a .Stanfield cattleman, was elected vice chairman. This new marketing commit tee will coordinate Its over all activities with the national cat tle marketing program which was recently organled by the American National Cattlemen's Association. Ilermlston cattle fi-eder, Ron Baker, Is one of 12 men In the nation who Is head ing up the national progrum. Baker said he was mcNt Pleas ed with the formation of this new state wide committee and was highly complimentary to ward the selection of Smith as chairman. "Fuel for Thought -from L. E. DICK BSeire aire 9 ways t Keep yuiir iro& flim top sHnap3e The Chevron ABOVE ALL means service Chevron Aluminum Asphalt Coating. Chevron Asbestos Roof Coating. Chevron Aluminum Asbestos Coating. Chevron Utility Coating. Chevron Priming Solution. Chevron Plastic Cement. Chevron Roof Paint. Chevron Shingle Stains in red, green and brown. The right combination of these products will re store, preserve, and lengthen the life of all prepared' paper, metal, and shingle roofs. ' Give us a call about the right ones for your roof. You're sure of prompt delivery. Call 676-9633 in Heppner L. E. DICK Your Standard Oil Distributor
