County Agent's Office
Extensive Testing Indicates
BestYielders in Spring Seed
By GENE WINTERS
County Extension Agent
The limited supply of quality bwCS mat Jfcrf "
seed of hlch vleldine. early ma
turing, disease resistant varie
ties of sprint; wheat and barley,
having desirable straw strength,
can affect the Income from ac
res planted to these crops in the
county.
Testing over the years has
shown Idaed 59 and Federation
spring wheat to be the highest
yielding varieties on the Mor
row and Condon soils. On the
Ritzville soils, Marfed, Lemhi 66
and Lemhi 62 have been the
better ylelders. Federation and
Marfed are listed as being sus
ceptible to stripe rust. Lemhi 66
has been bred to be resistant to
stripe and stem rust. Marfed has
not been recommended In Ore
gon because of its poor milling
quality.
Gem and Harlan spring bar
leys have been the consistent
high ylelders in trials on Mor
row and Condon soils in the
county. Top ylelders on Ritzville
soils have been Aristan, Harlan
and Flynn 37. These varieties
are all six rowed early maturing
with moderately stiff to stiff
straw. Gem and Aristan have
semi-smooth awns (bristles).
Harlan is rough awned and
Flynn has smooth awns. Seed
availability may Improve as
new varieties are released for
seed increase.
Trees Still Available
Persons who wish to plant
trees from the state forestry nur
sery this spring on their farms
and woodland should not delay
ordering to insure delivery. Spe
cies still available at the latest
report are Ponderosa and Lodge
pole Pine, White fir, Chinese Ar
bovitae, Black Locust, Russian
Olive, Chinese Elm and Cara
gena. Order forms are available at
the County Extension office.
Wheat for Dairy Cattle
H. P. Ewalt and D. E. An
derson, OSU extension dairy spe
cialists, recently reported on
some grain ration research con
ducted by D. E. Waldern, for
merly at Washington State Uni
versity and now with the Can
ada Department of Agriculture.
Grain rations containing from
20 to 93 Pacific Northwest soft
wheat were palatable to high
producing cows when offered on
a free choice basis with limited
alfalfa hay. The control ration
and a protein supplement was march
not preferred over a ration con
taming navo wneat.
In production trials wheat
maintained milk production at
a high level when fed as the
only cereal grain in a concen
trate ration for lactating cows.
Previous limitations on the
use of wheat in dairy cow rat
ions were based on the physical
nature of the wheat, where
fine grinding of the wheat tends
to create a balling (balling-up)
of the finely ground wheat when
the feed enters the rumen. Oth
er means of preparing the grain
have eliminated this problem.
Special Labeling Required
For Toxic Treated Seed
Seed treated with any sub
stance likely to be poisonous or
toxic to humans or animals can
not be sold, shipped, transport
ed or delivered in Oregon after
February 1, 1968, without spe
cial labeling.
Regulations promulgated by
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culture to become effective on
that date set up special laDei
Those treated witn toxic ma
terials will have to be labeled
as treated and the material us
ed named.
Seed treated with highly tox
ic materials will have to carry
not only this information, but
also be labeled with the skull
and crossbones, have warning
statements concerning condit
ions of use and a summary of
antidotes and the container be
labeled "poison".
The regulations further re
quire that such containers may
not be reused for any food, feed
or agricultural products without
prior written approval from the
department and prohibit use of
the skull and crossbones and
word "poison" or similar warn
ing stntpinpnta on anv contain
er with seed or other products
that have not Deen ireaiea.
Tire Firm Offers
Free Beef in Sale
The Oregon Beef Council an-
nnnru that thp T.PS Schwab
Tire Centers, in cooperation with
the council, are sponsoring meir
fnurth annual free beef tire pro
motion sale.
Don Ostensoe, executive secre
tary of the council, said that the
tire firm has purchased $10,000
Rwf Pminpil certifi
cates to be used in the promo
tion.
The beef certificates can be
ucori tnwnrd thp purchase of
beef at any business house in
the meat business, ine purpose
of the beef certificate is to pub
licize and promote the sale of
beef.
Ostensoe said tnat tne is
csvhumh Tfrp Tpntprs have been
the leading retail business firm
in Oregon In the promotion of
tho rprtificates. The tire firm
Study Reveals
Elevator Storage
Affects Wheat
Does elevator storage affect
wheat?
A state-federal matching fund
wheat marketing project, soon
to enter its final year, is show
Ing it does. And, already some
elevator operators are using this
information to improve manage
ment practices.
Covering the three-state area
of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, the project is aimed at
helping elevators maintain the
high quality of wheat while it
is in storage.
Project leader for the study
Is Dale Stuart, Oregon Depart
ment of Agriculture, with My
ron Shcnk, Oregon State Univer
sity graduate student, assisting
him. Participants are the depart
ments of agriculture and wheat
commissions of the three states,
industry and the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture's Consumer
and Marketing Service.
The study covers 24 elevators
with partial studies on two oth
ers. The report compiled on
finding from the research done
on wheat from the 1966 grow
ing season shows:
Evidence shrunken and bro
ken kernels, damaged kernels,
total defects, wheat of other
classes and contrasting classes
increased during storage.
Decrease in dockage during
handling and storage, with no
definite conclusions as to why,
but speculation it is due to loss
of moisture from green weeds
and disappearance of "white
Increased In test weight of
grain as it goes through the el
evator. A new phase of the market
ing study, added in 1967, is the
protein survey, with wheat from
37 areas in the three states used
and eight varieties covered.
Tests covered 948 samples.
The analyses m&ae Dy me
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ture laboratory showed the pro
tein averages tor me various
varieties as follows: Soft white,
9.1 percent; white club, 8.8 per
cent; hard white, 12.5 percent;
hard red winter, 11.2 percent;
dark hard winter, 12.7 percent;
yellow hard winter, 8.8 percent;
cnrlno 12 neroent: and
dark northern spring, 13.4 per
cent.
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promotion will run for February Phone 676-9228 for G-T want aa
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OREGON FARM CALENDAR
INDICATES NEW DATES
FEBRUARY , ...
10 Fourteentn Annual (ur rami "J. .,,
14 Mid-Willamette Cherry Meeting, Polk County Fairgrounds
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21-22 North Willamette Horticultural Society Meeting (Vegetable,
99Q.31 PntAto Growers ' Meeting at OSU, Food Technology
Building.
6 Annual Poultry School for Poultry Producers, Field Service
a Ainj TnH.ictrlpa WiThvenmhe Hall. 9 30 a.m
13-15 Oregon Association of FFA Convention, OSU.
18-21 sneep sneanng ocauui, wou. t! K
26 Annual Livestock Field Day, 10 a.m., Burns and Section 5
Unit of the Experiment station.
APRIL
1-2 Sheep Shearing School In Ontario.
16-17 Sheep Shearing School in Grants Pass.
18-19 Sheep Shearing School in Eoseburg.
U2! Oregon Wheat Growers League Junior Livestock Show,
Seufert Bldg., The Dalles.
20-22 Annual Meeting of the Oregon Poultry and Hatchery As
sociation, The Dunes Ocean Front Resort, Lincoln City.
AUGUST , r ,
Mi.17 nmnt Conntv 4-H Fair.
20-23 Morrow County Fair.
SEPTEMBER
nrant Countv Open Class Fair.
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13-10 Tile UregOn iSSUUlclWUIl Ul wihowihuvh v.vi -
Hotel, Salem.
DECEMBER a ,i Mtirn
5-6 Agricultural cooperative uiuhcu uj. uickuji "'"
Marion Motor Hotel, Salem. .
9-11 Oregon Wheat Growers League Convention, Sheraton Hotel,
Portland.
Hereford
Bull S
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SELLING AT AUCTION
Monday, February 19 1968
2:00 P.M.
'50--2&3 year old
Clean, Pedigreed
Registered Hereford Bulls
24 SIRED BY SILVER MISCHIEF 154
son of Bridwell's Real Silver Domino 181
24 SIRED BY SILVER PRINCE 14
son of Bridwell's Real Silver Domino 203
My cow herd is made up of BRIDWELL, TURNER RANCH
and MILL IRON breeding.
These bulls are good headed, rugged, heavy quartered, smooth,
with good legs and lots of bone and scale for age.
Auctioneer
WALTER BRITTEN, Bryan Texas
For Catalogs Write To
White Elephant Ranch
Center to
Employment Need
The Ileppner Neighborhood
Center announces that it U of
fering the initial stun-up for
unemployment compensation
through the center, located in
the Gilliam and Blshee building
at 120 South Main. Forms of no
tice of Intent to file for unem
ployment insurance are availa
ble at the center, according to
announcement by Mrs. Patricia
HrinHin. assistant coordinator.
Mrs. Rogene Coles, counselor
with the employment service In
Pendleton, will be at the center
February 14, from IU a.m. un
til 3 p.m. for anyone who wish
es to receive employment coun
si'llnff.
Basic education classes are
scheduled to begin March 1 for
those wishing to enroll. These
G.E.D. courses are designed to
prepare for high school equiv
alency examinations. Tuition for
the classes is $-10 with an ad
ditional $6 for text books.
Length ol the course Js eignt
weeks, with classes to meet
Monday through Thursday from
7. in n.m.
More students are needed to
fulfill the required ten per
class.
Scholarships provided by the
Neighborhood Center and by
Blue Mountain Community col
lege are available to those of
low Income who desires to take
the classes.
Anyone wishing Information
may contact me tieppner neign
borhood Center, or phone 676
5873.
Has Back Surgery
Nelson Connor Is confined to
St. Anthony hospital in Pendle
ton, where he underwent major
back surgery early last week. He
has been recuperating from back
surgery performed seve r a 1
months ago, but complications
made the additional operation
necessary.
March Deadline
Set for Changes
In Premium Book
Br MRS. LENNA SMITH
Fair Board Secretary
Any changes to be made In
the 18 Kair Premium book
should be handed In to the fair
board secretary, Mrs. Lenna
Smith, no luter than March 1,
18. It is necessary that the
book go to the printers no later
than April 1 so books can be
distributed to exhibitors early.
If anv exhibitor has questions
about what a Judge looks for
when Judging fulr exhibits,
please contact the superintend
ents listed in your premium
book and they will help you
as much as possible or call
Mrs. Lenna Smith, fair board
secretary. Let'a exhibit In as
many different divisions as pos
sible to make this one of the
best fairs ever.
If you wish to serve as a fair
superintendent please call the
secretary so that your name can
be added to the superintendents
list In the premium book. About
eight superintendents are need
ed in the flower division and
three In Children's Corner. Any
one who wishes to help with
these will be most welcome. We
would like to be made aware of
your Interest and can surely
find a place for you to serve in
several places.
In the following weeks an at
tempt will be made to show you
What The Judge Looks For'' In
all areas of the "Open Class"
section of the fair. These areas
will include knitting, clothing,
foods, needlework, arts & crafts,
children's corner, and others. Be
sure to look for them In this
newspaper.
Need scratch pads? Get them
at The Gazette-Times.
HEFFNEH GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, robruary . I96S
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Martin
et and children, T. J. uawn,
and Colleen of Portland were
Sunday afternoon dinner guest
at the home of Mr. ana Mrs.
L'..rmi Riirknhln and family.
While In Ileppner, they also vis
ited her grandmother, Mrs, Jes
sie Griffin at Pioneer Memorial
hospital, and her uncle and
aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cox
and family, Deiore returning o
Portland late Sunday.
STORMOR GRAIN BINS
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WHO BUYS GRAIN
STORAGE IN THE
WINTER?
THE WISE FARMER
WHO WANTS TO MAKE
MONEY.
For a limited Urn w can pass along big factory
discounts on famous Stonnor Grain Storage and
Augering equipment. Flan ahead for efficiency and
taring. Order now. take delivery later. We will be
glad to answer any of your Inquiries.
Call or Write
T&C STORAGE
P. O. BOX 357. IONE. ORE.
Paul Tews, Ph. 422-7459 Hollo Crawford. Ph. 422-7202
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