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Ranches Schedule Production Sale Speakers at Wheat League Meeting Next Week Herbert Ekstrom and Sons of Mischief Lamp 105. Those of Kirk and Robinson are CPU Junior Modest 25, AS Super Car. los, Lamplighter and Pres. Mis chief. Sale catalogs are available by viTditur or toleDhonina Herbert lone and Kirk and Robinson ranch of Ileppner will hold their .Joint Polled Hereford production sale on Wednesday, December 6, at the indoor arena of the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner, they announce. R. Ekstrom, lone, Ph. 422-7430 or Kirk and Robinson, Heppner, Ph. 676-97(51. The sale will start at 12:30 p.m. and lunch will be served at the grounds by Morrow Coun ty CowBelles. Si Williams is auc tioneer. Mrs. Harold Becket Is making The ranches will sell 57 head. a steady recovery from major surgery, performed the first of last week at the Pendleton Com- mimltu hnenltnl Rhp entered the all clear pedigrees, of which 24 head are bred and ooen heifers and 33 head are range bulls and herd bull prospects. hospital last Monday and her husband brought her home on Saturdav to continue her conva Bloodlines of the Ekstrom stock include Prince Husker I, E & M Super Domino and G. H. I lescence. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. November 23. 1967 . ,.' mmmmmmm jn, w.i m. ms' . .-yy f1 ii , It : I r - ' . f ; I 5 I. . s GLEN HOFER 2 Wheat Leaders Chosen to Speak At League Meet (Storv also on Page 1) Two well known wheat lead ers have been added to the pro cram for the 40th annual Ore eon Wheat Growers Convention to be held In Portland at the Sheraton November 30-Decem ber 1 and 2. Richard (Dick) Baum, past ex ecutive vice president of the League and now holding the same position with Western Wheat Associates, will discuss in detail the entire Asian wheat potential, both present and fu ture. Baum was one of the first persons to see the market po tential in Japan for wheat, back in 1954. Since that time, Baum has made 18 trips to Southeast Asia to organize programs to expand the markets for U. S. wheat and wheat products. Countries In volved have been Japan, Korea, The Philippines, Thailand, Bur ma, (Indonsela, Ceylon, India, Pakistan and Hong Kong. One big result of his travels has been his work in Japan, which has developed into the largest cash market for U. S. wheat Export subsidies is one sub ject that many of the wheat producers do not understand. As a result of this, Jim uyess, ior merlv with the National Assoc!' ation of Wheat Growers has been secured to talk on this subject. Dyess is now employed bv the USDA and his responsi bility now is to establish the subsidy daily. He has agreed to discuss the subsidy prooiem in detail with the producers at the state meeting. W 1 U is: A J m . BOB NIXON FLOYD CORBIN RICHARD BAUM JIM DTESS FARM One Treatment Weed Killer Shows Promise By GENE WINTERS County Extension Agent Lorox (Linuron), a broadleaf weed killer showing the most promise to Oregon State Univer sity weed researchers, has been released for use in winter wheat. This announcement was made last week at the Oregon Weed Conference in Salem. I Kirk and Robinson Heifer Wins Again Crop Specialist Recommends Use of New Weed Chemical V g. V r.rAri Cnnnrotln A Vlrlr flnH Rnhincnn'o f inn Biimmop Y WLHE WInlC.no vearline heifer, is still undefeat- County Extension Agent ed in class after adding the re- A new chemical weed killer serve championship of the Ore- designed for fall application to gon Classic show in Salem to control broadleaf weeds in dry the reserve champion of Colum bia Empire. Walla Walla, ac cording to information from Don Robinson of the Heppner ranch. The heifer won at Walla Wal la in February. She was cham pion female of the Morrow coun ty Fair in September and at the Palouse Empire show, Colfax, Wash., also in September. The Oregon Classic show was last week. Other winnings at the Oregon Classic by Kirk & Robinson were first place pair yearlings, first place summer yearling heifer. first place junior bull calf, sec ond place junior yearling bull, For the first time, Morrow, second place late junior yearling Miles to Teach Use of Latest New Farm Tools Computer age management tools and techniques will be tought to Morrow county farm and ranch managers wishing to learn about and learn how to use the latest developments in farm management. An informational meeting is scheduled for Morrow and Gil liam county farmers at the Mor row county fairgrounds, Mon day, November 27, at 2:00 p.m. Stanley Miles, OSU farm man agement technologist, will ex plain the new tools now replac ing those of the "horse and bug MV days". The pre-enrollment meeting' is open to all interested persons. Enrollment numbers for the Farm Management Technology Project will be limited, accord ing to Miles. county wheat farmers have one compound to use where one treatment will control practical ly all the broadieafed weeds that reduce wheat yields. Previ ously it has been necessary to use several materials tor specii- ic weeds. Lorox applied at the recommended time has been ef fective in controlling such weeds as blue mustard, fiddle neck, gromwell, annuai must ards, chick weed, knot weed, Russian thistle, and little bur. Later germinating Russian this tle may not be adequately con- trolled with November applica tions of Lorox. Good results have been obtained with appli cations from weed pre-emerg-ence. This is usually a Novem ber application. Lorox is recom mended at the rate of 1.5 pounds of product per acre (0.75 pounds of active ingredient). Lorox must be applied with spray equipment having mech anical agitation. Ground equip ment is preferred. Care should be exercised not to overlap treatments. Loose seed beds should be firmed up by some rain before teating. Lorox will replace Karmex (diuron) for use in wheat in the Columbia Basin wheat counties. Having contact as well as soils activity, Lorox may give some cheatgrass control. Growers with purple mustard and gromwell infestations or anv other difficult broad leafed weed problems will want to try Lorox on at least a limited ar ea. It is always recommenaea that skips be left or tarp cov erings be used so comparisons can be made. The idea of biological weed control excites the imagination of many persons fighting weeds. A report by a research entomol ogist at tne Oregon weea con ference indicated we are still some distance from solving a bull, and third place, junior set of sire. "We are indeed proud of the way our cattle performed in this strong show," Robinson said. Anderson Ranch Bull Sale Slated Need scratch pads? Get them at the Gazette-Times. ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 AT THE FRANK ANDERSON RANCH Service Age Bulls BIG -THICK-RANGE RAISED MANY OF THESE BULLS ARE FROM HERD SIRES THAT HAVE FEEDLOT AND CARCASS INFORMATION FROM THE TOTAL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM OF THE HERE FORD ASSOCIATION. PRODUCTION DATA IN THE CATALOG CATALOGS CHEERFULLY FURNISHED ON REQUEST SALE STARTS AT 1 P.M. LUNCH AVAILABLE FRANK and KAY ANDERSON HEPPNER, OREGON Sixty service age bulls will be offered at the annual pro duction sale of Frank and Kay Anderson at the Anderson ranch on the Condon highway on Wed esday, November 29. The owners state that these are big, thick, range raised bulls. Many of them are from herd sires that have feedlot and carcass information from the total performance program of the Hereford association. The sale is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. and lunch will be serv ed at the ranch. "Catalogs will be cheerfully lurnished on request," the own ers state. land winter wheat crops has re ceived full registration and Is being recommended by Oregon State University agronomists for use in the Columbia Basin coun ties of Oregon. Rex Warren. OSU extension farm crops specialist, said ex periments have shown that Lin uron (Lorox) provides excellent control of most broadleaf weeds when used at the recommended rates. He said it is safer for use in the low rainfall areas (less than 12 inches) than its sister chemical, Diuron (Karmax), be cause of shorter residual activ: ity in the soil. Both chemicals are manufactured by the same company. Warren said the material should be applied when the weeds are small, preferably dur ing the one or two-inch stage. This usually occurs in Novem ber, but the material can be put on anytime prior to February 1, provided the ground is not fro zen. The recommended rates are IVi pounds of product per acre (three-fourths pound of active ingredient). Warren said it is a wettable powder and must be applied with spray equipment with mechanical agitation Ground equipment is preferred over air application. He said test plots treated with Linuron at OSU's Pendleton Ex neriment Station produced high er yields than those treated with Diuron. Linuron controlled weeds such as fiddleneck more effectively. Another chemical which pro vides effective control of weeds in the fall is Bromoxynil (Buc ml or Brominil) which has a special ability to control pur pie mustard. Warren said the chemical should be applied while the weeds are in the seed ling stage. Wheat is tolerant of bromoxynil at all growth stages up to the boot stage. Bromoxy nil can be mixed with 2,4-D, Banvel D or MCPA for use where there are special weed problems. He said 2,4-D is still considered the best chemical for weeds in the spring. , HERBERT EKSTROM & SONS AND KIRK & ROBINSON JOINT POLLED HEREFORD PRODUCTION SALE Wed. DEC. 6 12:30 p.m. Indoor Arena, Morrow County Fairgrounds HEPPNER, OREGON Selling 57 HEAD 24 Head Bred & Open Heifers 33 Head Range Bulls & Herd Bull Prospects Auctioneer: Si Williams All Clear Pedigrees Lunch at Fairgrounds For Free Catalogs, write or phone: HERBERT EKSTROM & SONS KIRK & ROBINSON IONE, OREGON 97843 DON ROBINSON PHONE 422-7430 RT. 2, HEPPNER, ORE. 97836 PHONE 676-9761 Dog Owners Advised Lethal Bait Placed Dog owners and others inter ested are advised that lethal bait stations are now being piacea in Morrow county lor the control of predatory animals in the Interest of livestock and game protection. Warning notices are posted at strategic points along access roads and at the station site itself. Detailed information mav oe ODtainea irom Kaipn uurcn- i, Lexington, government nunter, or irom tne county ex tension agent's office. few of the weed problems with insects in this area. Colonies of puncture vine seed and stem weavils were brought into tne Hermiston area three or four years ago. These colonies ana others like them in the Pa cific Northwest did not become established. In the Pacific Southwest the weavils have been multiplying rapidly. An insect to prey upon Can ada thistle has become well es tablished in the Fort Bragg, California area. None of these insects introduced to the Pacif ic Northwest and Rocky Mount ains have survived. A number of weeds such as gorse, Tansy Ragwort, Scotch broom are being controlled bi ologically. Mediterranean sage, the pest or L,aKe county, now laces a promising insect introduction. Locally, St. Johnswort, (Klam ath weed, goat weed) beetle numbers are building up slow ly with the rapid increase in plant numbers. POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIR: Electric Motors Power Tools Hydraulic Jacks Alemite Equipment 421 S. E. 4th Pendleton Phone 276-5862 111 anc now B 1 i llBlllDf Bi Sliii , 1! 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