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-4' KEPPNCR GAZETTE-TIMES. TburadaT- Aurut I. 196 Federal Control Effects Labels On Herbicides For manv yearn the Soil Con- u.. c.mi- ronivnlrated its Information efforts on land I j t . . t' n h -l il A number or very euecuvc uonir n-Rarui-a mumnouuii 1001 in iii-hiiik u i -- . rnr.ENE WINTERS County Extanalon Agent Innl il wdH, Mich at Morninn ter conaervatlon applied to the ennuu w" 11 ? " . .... a.i un Inroolv con- dory, Canada thistle and Rui Ian Knapweea, can !. l" mmn,ii.rf for use on cropland, pasture and rangeland becuuse 01 recent iudi-i '"rubilc notice of this action was published In the Federal Register of May 11. 1908. Herbi cides cancelled Include 1 BA (Trysben 200, Benzae dlum chlorate, and Tordori. Ban val D U not registered for use on cropland with the rates need ed to control perennial weeds. Cancellation for use on crop land, pasture and rancelnr.dj was made necessary because of . n..uiinmi Tnlorancc research underway may provide needed Information lor ua registration. Farmers and ranchers with a Morning Glory problem have a herbicide available to them when used properly. Oregon State University recommends annual applications of 2,4-D amine at 3 pounds per acre. With proper timing and rates Morning tilory stands have been educe 60 to 80 ir, icornmer ial wheat farms in the Colum bia Basin counties of Oregon. The summer fallow applica tlon may be made in early August on lands kept fallow until about the first of July. The other application should be made following harvest. Natur ally, If one or the other treat ments are not made, you will lose ground that year to Morn ing Glory. nT-Wheit Cross foils To Moot Research Hopes The rye-wheat cross Triticale hasn't lived up to the hopes of the summer fallow for area farmers. The cross developed for the most part in Canada where ramlTil occurs during the grow ine season is spring planted. . Under dryland summer fallow conditions at the Pendleton and Llnd experiment stations, it hasn't stooled well. Some plant ings have a large percentage of sterile seeds. . Experiment stations' plant breeders are trying to put to gether a plant more suitable lor the Pacific Northwest. County Weed Spray Program Included Wide Coverage More than 2000 miles of Mor row county road shoulders and right-of-ways were sprayed for ...o this vnr. according to the report of James L. Cason, ... ,.,nA itiinnrulvnr. fi couiiiy wci-u our- , t The 1968 spray season began March 11 with sterilant being applied to nearly 180 miles of T. rrnr) shoulders for sandbur control. Sandbur Infes tation along 50 miles of gravel roads and untreated surfaced roads were sprayed with con tact materials during the sum- "General broadleafed weed control along the county road svstem required 865 gallons of 24-D materials. This was ap plied to 1900 miles of road right-of-ways. Over 46 miles is listed in the report for treat ment of diffused knapweed. Perennial weeds requiring spot sterilant treatment on about six acres included Morn ing Glory, Russian knapweed and Canada thistle. The weed control program lor the year ended July 19. The Morrow county Weed Ad visory committee, with county wide' representation, adopts a program ecah year for consider ation by the County Court and the budget committee. Grain Exports Hit New Record High Grain exported from the Ports of Portland and Astoria reach ed an all-time high during the fiscal year ending June 30, lilbS. Records of the grain division of the Oregon Department of Agriculture show 3,250,989 tons of grain weighed and inspected for export. This was 417,278 tons more than the previous fiscal year. Incoming grain, which totaled 3,599,478 tons, also exceeded the amount inspected the previous fiscal year, when the total was 3,166.276 tons. Totals for the fiscal year just ended also showed the depart ment inspected and weighed 78,693 tons of grain on rail cars at Pendleton: inspected 287,034 tons of grain for diversion at Pendleton; inspected 103,304 In for diversion at ...,li. IccnoH n tnt.il of 174.171 certificates, with 157,606 of these in Portland; and made 34,807 analyses for protein. Conservation Aims At Reaching More Of Bigger Audience By RALPH RICHARDS Heppner Soil and Water Conservation District tent to report to the general public that conservation was rood for the Individuals carry ing It out, for the economic life of the community, and for the country's social welfare. Now, as we near the seven ties, the Service finds Itself at:d Its programs dealing with more and more diverse Interests. Zon ing and planning bodies, city and county officials, highway people, consulting engineers, tax people, and many others now seek from us non-farm Interpret talions of our soils Information and of our small watershed hy drology. We are under increas ing pressure from those who deal with the burgeoning prob lems of the ever-widening rings of land In transition from rural t urhin use. Roil and water conservation is part of good land use, whetner tne lana is live or 50 miles from a metroooll tan core. Our new or growing audiences InOnrin hnmMUfnpn. ffardtmers. cutdoorsmen, travelers and tour itla hnllHora nil real estate editors, clergymen, and mem bers or service, civic, youm anu womens groups, as well as stu dents and educators. Our chief goal In information for fiscal year 1969 are twofold: 1. To reacn these new audien ces. Including people who live in towns and cities, with ma terial designed to interest them In soil and water conservation and the work of the Service. 2. To reach our traditional farm-rural audience with fresh material reflecting current areas of emphasis. These areas, in ad dition to new adaptations oi technology to conservation prob lems, include the war on pollu tion, benefits of watershed work to community development. .Hi J Lh -rH A WHEAT INDUSTRY team from Taiwan (Republic of China) Uitlng In oiegon last week found U. S. combines -ory " meeifve. TheTaro shown here as they left the combine aHer ro23 the Held. Thrr will bo in th. nl,thS, three weeks ending their tour in Washington, D. C wttll con lerencet among high Uvel U.S.D.A. personnel. Taiwan Visitors lour Here; Plan Grain Import Hike Oregon Wheat Growers League and Wheat Commission were hosts to an outstanding group of government personnel and flour millers from Taiwan last week. The group spent two day in Portland visiting with the e porters, state and federal grain inspectors, the docks and other RC&D projects, surface minlnR reclamation, and Improvement of the economic status of small farmers and rural Job opportu nities. We are going to Intensify ef forts to expand the development of school sites for use as con servation learning laboratories, and our work with organizations where we have common object ives in conservation education. Special efforts will be made to hlcp SCS personnel in the field thoir rnnservation ed ucation responsibilities at the state and local levels wheat areas that were Import ant to them. The balance of the week was spent In Umatilla and Union Counties obscivliis barge load ing, combines, pea harvest, grass seed harvesting and coun try elevators. They Informed local growers that they expect to Import 100, 000 metric tons more this year than last year. This will bring their total Imports to 21 mil lion bushels a year of whlcn well over 90 will come from the U. S. Taiwan became a cash market January 1, 1967. The group was very emphatic that they would increase their Imports from the U. S. for two reasons: 1. friendship and 2.. grades in this country are more reliable than competing coun tries. At present they are using a blend of 40 Western White and 60 red winter. They ex pect to keep this blend in fu ture years. About half of their imported wheat is used in com. mercial bakeries and the other half In the homes. The visit to the United States Is part of an intensive market development program that the area's wheat farmers help pay for. Here again Is the develop ment of a casn arK" w,'" n.,ir.,civ irnu under P. L. 4st. f ,v- - PENDLETON When you can't locate it or get it done in Heppner, these rendleton Bus iness and Professional Firms will be happy to serve you. 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