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Northwest Wheat Harvest
Survey Shows Variance
After being blitzed by heat
and drouth, and frost and hall.
Pacllic northwest wheat farm
era ran expect a fair. Rood or
excellent crop, depending upon
their location.
Ttil was the opinion of Pale
Stuart of the Agricultural De
vclopment Division of the Ore
Ron Department of Agriculture,
and Myron blienK, I'lant Ulvls
Ion of the department and for
nierly Oregon State University,
(iter a survey of the wheat alt
nation covering close to 3,000
milea In the isorthwest
The survey, which Included
the states of Oregon. Wanning
ton and Idaho, la one phase of
a matching fund project to
learn what chances tuke place
in the quality of wheat during
storage and handling and the
protein content of wheat from
various areas.
Participants are the Trl-Statc
Grain Standards Committee,
wheat commissions and depart
ments of agriculture of the three
states and the U. S. Department
or Agricultures Consumer and
Marketing Service.
The survey is industry fi
nanced and is the third and
final one to be made under the
project. Three weeks were re
quired for this survey and con
tacts were made with growers,
elevators and industry represen
tatives. It is a vital part of the
project as it is necessary to
know the crop conditions pre
vious to the actual sampling at
harvest. After harvest samples
will bo taken from warehouses
and elevators in the three
states. This year 10 Washington
elovtors, six Oregon warehouses
and 11 Idaho stations are par
ticiputlng.
Stuart says survey results In
dicatc the Pacific Northwest
will have a high quality wheat
this year. Exceptions will be
those isolated areas affected by
tlrouth ana frost. lie said volun
tcer barley, rye and wild oats
vtill not be as serious a prob
lem this year as last year.
The survey showed:
River counties of both Oregon
ana Washington will nave a
somewhat limited crop this year
because of lack or moisture
Parts of Umatilla County and
adjacent areas will have nearly
normal yields in fallow lands,
while areas cropped last year
win nave yields considerably
below normal.
Late May and early June
rains apparently brought con
siderable relief to the drouth
stricken areas where harvest is
normally later than the river
countries of Oregon, with this
especially true in the (Jrand
Ronde Valley, the Baker area
of Eastern Oregon, the Pa-
louse country of Washington
and northern Idaho.
Total precipitation in the Pa
louse region is below normal
hut much of the rain came in
a form which resulted in very
little runoff. Cool weather and
late spring rains helped prevent
a dry growing season in many
areas or southwestern Washing
ton and record yields are anticipated.
Some 45,000 acres of wheat
and peas in the Cottonwood
Crangeville region of northern
Idaho that showed a potential
of near-record yields were se
verely damaged by hail in
June, with from 15,000 to 20,000
acres declared total loss.
Frost June 29 that pushed the
thermometer down to 22 to 24
degrees (one station reported
19 decrees) hit southeastern
Idaho. Record breaking yields of
wheat had been predicted here
but It appears certain varieties
ol Hard rede wheats were nit
especially hard. Varieties flow
cringing at that time appear to
be almost a total loss so are
being cut for hay.
First All Pinto -Show Scheduled At Tumalo Arena
Drop in Number
Of Farms Noted
By 1975, the number of farms
in Oregon will dwindle to ap
proximately 25,000 if the cur
rent trend continues. This state
ment by the Agri-Business
Council closely follows a sim
ilar prediction made in Calif
ornia. Farmers are going out of bus
iness in Oregon at the rate of
1,300 a year. In 1950, the state
boasted of a healthy agricultur
al economy for its 59,827 farms.
Today, agriculture is far from
healthy and the number of Ore
gon farms has dropped to less
than 36,000.
Meanwhile, the Council of
California Growers notes that
its state will see a decrease
from today's 65,000 farms to
30,000 or 35.000 by 1975 unless
. something is done to make
farming more profitable.
Farmers today are generally
receiving less for their products
than they did 20 years ago,
while their costs have soared
25 to 40 percent.
Food prices account for 17
percent of the family budget, a
smaller percentage than ever
before. At the same time, the
farmers share of the food dol
lar has shrunk from 50 cents
in 1949 to 32 cents today.
During this wave of migration
from the farm, growers are mak
ing efforts to get better prices
for their products both though
militant bargaining groups such
as the NFO, and bargaining
legislation pending in Congress.
If the exodus from the farm
continues, the consumer can ex
pect to pay the penalty. Farms
will ultimately te taken over
by corporations, and corporate
stockholders will demand a fair
return for their investment
something that individual farm
ers haven't been able to get. i
Japanese Look
At Beef Industry
On Oregon Tour
Br DONALD OSTENSOE
Oregon Cattlemen's Association
A delegation of Japanese beef
industry leaders took a look at
the Oregon beef industry last
week and they liked what they
saw. The Oregon cattlemen
Association and the Oregon
Decf Council were assisting as
hosts to this Japanese beef team.
This Japanese survey team will
spend there weeks in the Unit
ed States observing beef Indus-
ry activities.
What made the visit doubly
ignificant is the expectation.
tot Japan to increase the level
of Its beef Imports from 42.6
million pounds In 11)07 to u
million in 1909 and possibly 65
million in 1970.
Denji Ogawa, leader of the
five-man delegation visiting
Oregon and other western beef
center and chairman of the
Japan Meat Trade Coopertives.
said Japan is looking to the
United States as a potential
supplier of prime and choice
dressed beef for "the restaurant
and carriage trade".
Japan is also Interested in
Importing more live animals,
Angus and Hereford bulls and
heifers, to improve the blood
lines of the nation's own con
siderable cattle industry.
Katsuya Amai, President of
both Amal Meat Co., Ltd., and
of the Young Japanese Meat
Dealers Association, said cuts of
Japan's famed Kobe beef suit
able for Sukiyakl use in line
hotels and restaurants, Is ac
tually sold by the gram in Ja
pan, and would run as high as
$7.50 to $8 per pound retail.
While Japan does charge a
25 per cent duty on beef im
ports. FOB Tokyo, plus a 10-
cents per pound industry pro
motion fee, Oregon cattle lead
ers said comparable quality
beef from this country could
easily compete in the Japanese
market.
Describing the numerous
meetings which Oregon cattle
industry leaders had with vis
itors during their three-day stay
in Oregon. Denny Jones, presi
dent of the Oregon Cattlemen's
Association, said that except for
the necessity of working
through an interpreter, it was
much like any gathering of cat
tlemen.
We talked about the things
all cattlemen talk about, exper
iences in calving, bulls, the
number of cattle being fed."
Jones said the visitors seem
ed not only greatly interested
in all that they saw, but also
ippeared to enloy thoroughly
the top-grade beef served to
them here.
Oregon Beef Council Chair
man Jim Brooks said there is
no doubt but what Japan can
be developed into an important
market for Northwest beef, and
could foresee "Beef-O-Rama"
type promotion in the not too
distant future, to demonstrate to
the Japanese housewife how to
choose, buy and prepare various
cuts of beef.
The Central Oregon Council
for tha Art J and Humanities Is
sponsoring the Oregon Pinto
ISrtftl.-rn A Inhibitor Aaaocta
lion first All linto Show Auc
ut 10 and 11 at the Tumalo
Arena, on Highway 20, six miles
North-west of Ikmd and just
west of Tumalo, Ore.
The Show will commence at
9:0u a.m. Saturday, August 10
with ten Halter Classes: Wean
lings, colts A fillies; 1 yr-2 yr.
mares; 3yr-Hyr mares; lyr-2-yr
colls; 3 yr-Kyr stallions; 3yrun
der ueldimis: ivr-8-vr uridines
iyr-over mares; Hyr-over stal
lions; and tr over geldings.
Starting at 1:00 p.m., on the
same date, trie perionnance
classes, for Plntos only, will
start with western pleasure, jun
Iiii (18 4k under I; western equl
lation. Junior; slock horse, open
(no age limits); western pleas
ure. open: English pleasure, op
en: trail horse, open: and then
the performance classes are to
be followed oy games, ine
games are: pole bonding, open;
lexal barrels, open; figure
race, open; and scurry, open.
Of Dartlcular Interest is that
between the morning Pinto hal
ter classes and the afternoon
linto performance classes and
Pinto games, there will be an
exhibition of Pinto equestrlal
feats; 3-galted classes, jumping,
nd dressage an stanuara
competitive events at national
and International Horse Shows.
Troohv and ribbons will be
piven lo five olaces. and a sad
dle to the high point horse of
she show will be given.
In order to be recognized lor
any high point awards, for this
show, Oregon Horse Association,
or the Pinto Horse Association,
Gigantic
To Raise Funds
For Ag Building
A gigantic benefit auction
will be held at the State Fair,
with proceeds going to the Ag
ricultural Hall of the Oregon
Museum of Science and Indus
try (OMSI).
The announcement was Is
sued todav bv OMSI's executive
director. Loren McKinley, who
added, "We hope to raise
$10,000 for the expansion of our
ever-changing agricultural uis
play center."
McKinlev notes that the
county chairmen throughout the
state are now gathering items
for the event. 'Total market
value of the items to be auc
tioned will be over $15,000,"
said McKinley. "so we will be
offering some outstanding val
ues."
The auction will be held on
Sunday. September 1, between
4 and 7 p.m. According to Rob
ert Stevens, manager of the
State Fair, there should be ap
proximately 50,000 people on the
fa rerounds during tnis perioa
On September 30, 1967 the
Max Lehmann Memorial Agri
cultural Hall at OMSI was ded
icated by Secretary of Agricul
ture Orville Freeman. Since that
time, nearly 300,000 visitors
have been made more conscious
of the economic and scientific
importance of agriculture.
Agriculture is the state's sec
ond largest industry. The OMSI
Agricultural Hall explains the
significance of this industry
through a series of 44 changing
displays, in terms that the ur
ban public understands.
The idea of an agricultural
hall at OMSI came from Max
Lehmann. Ironically, he died
before he saw his dream come
true. His memory, however,
prompted hard work by grass
roots fund raising groups in the
rural communities. Nearly $60,
000 came from auctions, pie so
cials and other money raising
events.
Auctions at the county level
have provided much of the nec-.
essary funds to complete the
agricultural hall. The first one
was held in 1965 as Tillamook
County established the pattern,
and collected $2,800 in the pro
cess. Morrow county was among
the others which raised funds
through an auction.
all horses must be registered
with the Pluto Horse Associa
tion of America, which Is rcc
ognUed by the American Horse
.Show Association.- Registration
of horses may be done at the
show grounds, as several Inspec
tors will be on hand to take
applications of unregistered
linto.
Olen Mouser, Cerklng Road.
Bend. Is an Inspector. Mouser Is
chairman of the August 10-11
show and ride. Entries for the
show may bo obtained from
Mouser or from the show sec
retary, Miss Patricia Kennedy,
Ht. 2. Box HO, Troutdale. Oregon,
or from the Robert Mill. Presi
dent Oregon Pinto Breeders tt
Exhibitor Association, RL
Bo 400, Troutdale, Oregon.
All entries close July 30,
liMiH, and are to h sent to the
Show Secretary, Mis Kennedy.
Fntry fee (or Halter Classes are
UW. Open IVrfurmances, J3.00;
Junior Performance Classes,
$1.50; and Games are $2.00. A
50c extra fee is charged fur all
Post entries.
On Sunday, August 11. the
Oregon linto Association will
conduct a Trail Hide. The Trail
Ride will start at 10:00 p.m.
the Tumalo Arena. Tha Trail
Ride Is about 10 mile lung and
Is open to all breeds. A $100
fee is to be charged for the
Trail Ride.
Many Believed Unaware
Of Right to Security Pay
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The 10th of the Month is The
Business-Professional Man's
PAY-DAY
Always par Your bills by the 10th of the month.
Remember, the way you pay today, is the way you
are building your credit record for the next
RED BOOK
Credit Bureau of
Umatilla County
SLOW AND PAST DUE ACCOUNTS ARE COLLECTED BY THE
ADJUSTMENT DEPARTMENT. PAY YOUR SLOW ACCOUNTS
NOW AND AVOID HAVING THE ACCOUNT TURNED IN FOR
COLLECTION
'We are concerned that many
people may not know about
their right to payments based
on changes in the Social becur
ity Law," said John Pasek, field
representative of the La Grande
District Offices as he told of a
recent Incident.
An 18 year old high school
senior approached me and ex
citedly asked, 'Mr. Pasek, is it
rue that I can get social sec
urity checks from my mother's
work if I go to college next fall?
After Dave calmed down and
supplied more facts, it develop
ed that his mother, who died
wo years ago, had worked un
der social security for several
ears but had not worked for
bout three years before her
death.
With this Information I was
able to assure Dave that he
would be entitled to payments
next tall. In addition he has
checks coming to him starting
with February, the month the
change was effective."
Previously a mother needed
i years of work under social
security in the three years be
fore her death, disability, or re-
rement in order for her child
ren to be eligible on her ac
count. Beginning with February,
children can be entitled to
monthly checks if their mother
had worked long enough at any
time to be Insured. This is the
same requirement that must be
met fur a child to be entitled
on his father's account. The ac
tual length of time It Is neces
sary to work to be Insured will
vary according to the year of
death, retirement, etc.
Payments can start with Feb
ruary, 11)08, but they can be
based on a death that occurred
at any time in the past. Child
ren of a woman worker who
started receiving retirement or
disability payments in the past
could also qualify under this
change. In the same manner
Mime dependent widowers and
husbands may now be entitled
to monthly payments. .
Persons who think they might
be effected should write, visit.
or phone (963-4131), the Social
Security District Office at 1802
4th Street in La Grande. They
may slso visit a representative
between 9:00 a.m. and noon on
the 2nd Thursday of each
month at the Neighborhood Cen
ter, 120 S. Main, Hcppner.
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Lower Railroad
Rates on Grain
Suspended b ICC
The long awaited reduction
In railroad grain freight rate
were published to become effoe
live June 28 only to be suspend
ed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Reductions ranging
from 2.5 to 12 cents per bushel
were suspended pending ICC In
vestigation after opposition from
the truck, barge, mining ana
grain exptrt Industries, accord
ing to M. Snell Weatherford,
Condon, of the transportation
committee, Oregon Wheat
League.
The suspension Is being ap
pealed by the railroads with
support from the grain producer
organizations or urcgon ana
Wushlngton. If the appeal Is
successful the hew rates could
become effective 40 days after
the June 23 suspension order. If
suspension is not lifted then ap
plication of the rates would have
to await completion of the ICC
investigation and Its subsequent
ruling as to the legality of the
rates. Even if the rates are up
held they will likely become ef
fective too late to be of benefit
to much of the 1908 grain crop,
Weatherford said.
The rates were opposed on the
basis that they are below cost-of-service
and would unfairly
destroy competition, would give
grain exporters and coastal
grain mills unfair advantage
over Interior mills, and would
eliminate traditional railroad
rules and services essential to
stabilizing total grain shipping
costs.
The railroads and their sup
porters assert that opposition
charges are without foundation,
and that the new rates are es
sential if the railroads are to
continue to haul grain and are
essential to the survival of many
country grain elevators, that the
reductions more than offset any
cost increases resulting from
lost services and will result in
higher prices to farmers lor
grain.
New School Year
Brings Changes
IRRIGON The A. C Hought.
on grade school In Irrigon will
open on Tuesday, September 3.
The coming school year promises
to be very Interesting and quite
different from former year In
till area.
The 7th and 8th grade. Junior
high student, will be going to
the new Riverside High school In
Boardman, while grade school
youngster from Boardman In
grades 1 through 6 will be
brought by bu to Irrigon.
Seventh and 8th grade students
will not be charged a fee a high
school students, but will be re
quested to purchase student body
cards.
New teachers will meet Tues-
day, August 27, with Ron Daniels,
county school superintendent. All
Morrow county teachers will
meet at Riverside High In Board
man on Wednesday, August 28,
for teachers In-service work day.
There will bo no pre-reglstra-
Hon or bus routes before Septem
ber 3. which will be the first day
of school. However, new students
are asked to come In for registra
tion on Thursday, August 29, or
Friday, August 30.
High Wallowa Lakes
Enjoyed on Vacation
Trek to Mountains
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Jones,
Joined by Dr. Ochs and sons of
Crescent City, Calif., and a
friend, Ted Nederman of Port
land, enloyed a week of horse
back riding and camping in the
Wallowa mountains recently.
The group traveled to the end
of the Lostine River, from
where they went by horseback
to Mirror Lake, wnere mey cs
tablished their base camp. In
the ensuing week, they visited
many beautiiui lanes, umonu
which were Glacier Lake, Razz
Lake, and Minam Lake.
The campers enjoyed the
scenery, taking many cuioreu
slides of the scenic views, and
hiking, along with much horse
back riding.
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