HEFPNER CAIETTETIMES. Thundery. March 7. 1X
Winters Writes of Project Work in Jordan
Gene Winters, former Morrow
rouniv fxt.-ni.ion Kent. h
written umU-r dute of March t
in n il of lu work a nuronomy
MHt-mllKt and chief 'f i;roi.H t n
an Akiim v fr liiii'miiiloiwl
".loi.imnt A1D wheat research
i.it.itH-1 In Jordan.
mid hi f.mlly left here
In SeiemlM-r. 1X. for Amman.
Jordan.
The Idler follows:
W'p received the Pt-cemlier ed
lllnnH of the llrppner (iiuetle.
Tiiiiei txlV which brlnmt u up
,1 ..in fin in. l.iiIml'h Hiid corn-
ini's of Morrow county to the
fut of the veur. Put and Steph
anie enloved seeinu the Christ
mH ranis made by Home of
their former schoolmates.
The other coplea of the
'Times" cauisht up with us the
latter part of January. I don t
know whether the time laR Is
due to the disk strike or the
normal order of Ihlnus. But out
M-a freluht hasn't arrived yet
so susix'cl the lutter to be true.
Kecardlesa of when our two
home papers arrive they are
mrrent Issues In Jordan. (We
i...... k....n n.uinrr the Kastern
(treuon Review from La Grande
since l weni noo '"
19-101.
We are findinc our tour
Jordan extremely Int ores'..:
Llvini; conditions are rem
nhlv cood. Processed food -available
from all over tic
world. Kresh fruits and eRi-ti
hies have been available Uur
Init the winter. The oranges and
bananas deserve special praise.
Apples from U-banon ar sur
priNint'lv cood and compare
quite favorably with those pro
duced in the Pacific Nortiwest.
The bread is quite different but
Vt'c like it. It hasn't bothered
us lately to see bread hand ed
like cord wood. Local lamb and
chicken are In plentiful supply.
Kresh beef comes chiefly from
Holland but wouldn't (Trade
Choice or Good in our rating
scheme. Some frozen beef and
pork is available from the USA
in the four or five supermarkets
catering to the trade of foreigners.
All in all and considering
some adaptation to the culture
there hasn't been much more
difference than moving from
one part of our country to an
other part. The people are ex
tremely friendly and courteous
whether in the villages or down
town Amman.
Amman Is quite an Interest
ing city. In appearance It looks
much like Heppner with a pop
ulation of Spokane and the
buildings built of stone. The
hills in town are Just as steep
as those found surrounding
Heppner.
The climate Is pleasant. Es
pecially pleasant after hearing
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Mot of
,..,t ; - .arriium
are ."Ke those Ji.u in east
ern Oregon. They ire more typ
ical of Jackson cojntv and t al
ifornia. The kinJs that make
vou look for ot u-r than mold
board plows, llifh clay content
makes for poor t.ouiing with
(he mo'd board type.
The wheat grown here is con
siderably different than that
most of us Oregonians are used
to Practically all of it is of the
duram type with a spring
growth habit. Here it is used
for bread flour, but in most ar
eas of the world duram is used
for macaroni and spaghetti
flour.
Wheat Plots Started
Last week we starteu piuwuiK
the wheat demonstration plots.
These vary in size from li ac
res to 32 acres, it was
to get back on the plows after
a 17 year's absence. There are
12 plots In all which we will
"how farmers and extension
agents how to plow properly,
summer fallow, and use a deep
furrow seed drill. This is fol
lowed up by a weed spray pro
gram. Thn nurront crnn wppd SDrflV
life t n 1 1 v ... ' -
u.o fvimnlnred bv the
middle of February. Most pf the J
herbicides used are i-nwu v
the same rates recommended to
Morrow county farmers. The
n.iivn materials are anoth
er fcturv. More rcwurch U nec
essary to find the proper rate.
In addition to working with
extension worker and farmer
we are training re'rvh peuple
to help find answer to problem
In weed control, tillage, fertil
ity, and varieties of wheat.
Without a land grunt type Uni
versity such a we have In the
if. lu m. IKMll 111 HL-rl-
cultural acientlsU ready to helo
solve problem a u.ey my w
rur.
Fmm nfar It wms like Mor
row county I muking progress
with the development within
the county. Perhaps several of
the proposed pro.-ctii will be
well along to reality when we
visit the county In 1970.
Appreciation Sent
The Ministry of Agriculture
has asked that we convey their
appreciation to Hnlph C'rum and
other In Morrow county who
have helped make Mike Nazra
wine's stay so pleasant and pro
ductive We benefitted too.
like's parents Invited us to a
mensef (native feast) with all
the trimmings.
Wi' has been active with the
Bible Lands Studv Croup. She
has organized a tailoring class
which has Jordanian, hnglish
nd American ladies. Both of us
ave been taking Arabic lessons
, ,e hour a day five days a
-.v -ek. With spring field work
iderwav I have been unable
,.i continue with the class, but
hope to start again this tan.
Best regards to your i.uniij,
our neighbors aim irieiius.
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Signup Extended
On Grain Program
The severe weather, with deep
now drifts staying on fields,
has made it advisable to extend
the Wheat and Feed Grain Pro
gram signup. The extension for
two week ends i-rmuy, pn .
at 5:00 pm. ,
The additional time win per
i. ,.rn.... i. mnkp a better
appraisal of their cropping plans
for the rjbtf crop.
All farm operator wno i m-"'
to participate, must have signed
their intentions no later than
April 4 In the County ASCS (Ag
ricultural Stabilization and Con
servation Service) office, it is
announced by Davm wu-ou.
dlri-ctor.
EAR oJ Robert BroqoittL apedal adrUer to the
CETTINa THE ln "'""' .ii, Nrfhit wheat men.
f'lSa i Pident o the
oWht Crot'r. Leoqu.l C. l Hatcher, Lamar. Colo- M.
OWCL, Jack P r.lq-nhaueV: Falrlield. Wash. Tic. PW.nt of
th Waahinaton Wheat Grower Anociationj and Lyle Smith,
vvasningion ... , wh. Growers League.
relt. laano, prewaum i -
Growers Name Brogoitti
Advisor to Ag Secretary
Discount
On Any One of 5
Console Model
STEREOS
In Stock
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Wheat Plantings
Down in County
i.,...ihi ..-.i i ntv'j wheat acre
DlUllun w....f -
age may be clown ny us niucn
as 20 per cent in 1909, accord
ing to Dave McLeod of the Ag
ricultural Stabilization Conser
vation Service (ASCS) office
here. , ,
The figure wouia De in one
with a statewide estimate of 20
iocs wheat acreage
compared to last years plant-
"The figure of 20 per cent
sounds like a fairly accurate
one," McLeod said this week,
but he added it was "Just an
estimate." ,
The reason for the reduced
acreage stems from the fact that
there is a diversion program
ihio vnnr where last year there
was hot. Farmers last year could . allotment not less than
substitute wheat on weir ieeu,no . thron Vears. This will
, 1 1
grain acres, thus growing an
wheat. x. .
This year, however, there Is a
10 , ,ni ennntv allotment.
which means less wheat can be
harvested. Also this year, only
80 per cent of the feed grain
acres may be planted in wheat.
. . i. f .... ic t H :i t wheat and
IHJII11 iai.iw -J ..
bardleye prices are nearly
equal, and few larmers warn iu
give up acreage that could pro
duce barley, according to Mc
Leod. .
Far less than nau our ii lit
ers are substituting wneai ivi
barley," McLeod estimated.
Statewide, an esurmueu ou,
C00 acres of wheat are expected
to be planted. Last year, ruiai
acreage was l.lWb.uw acres.
This year's crop would be the
smallest in acreage snce
asde from the 1966 seedings.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Adamson
and family left Friday on vaca
tion, going first to Hood River
to visit with the parents of both
Mr and Mrs. Adamson, contin
uing to Albany for visits with
friends, and then to Corvallis.
They planned to take a trip
south for several days with Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Lefley. Adam
son is manager of Penneys here
and Lefley is associated in the
Corvallis store of Penneys.
By JOHN WELBES i
Executive Vice President
Oregon Wheat League
Bob Brogoitti. a Union county
farmer and for many years a
wheat farmer in Umatilla coun
ty, will serve as one of ten peo
ple as an advisor to Secretary
of Agriculture, Dr. Clifford Har
din. Brogoitti is now serving as
the League's chairman on pub
lic affairs.
One meeting has been held
with the secretary and anoth
er is expected in the very near
future. Meetings win De iiliu
least once a month.
Wheat producers from Idaho
Washington, and Oregon, along
with representatives from grain
dealer and exporters met recent
ly in Pendleton with Brogoitti.
Also in attendance was E. L.
Hatcher, Lamar. Colo., president
of the National Association of
Wheat Growers. Guidelines were
set up as a beginning for Bro
goitti to carry to Washington.
These are as follows: 1. Seek
increased foreign sales. 2. Es
tablish a strategic grain reserve.
3. Increase export payments to
the farmer. 4. Extend the Soil
Bank another year and permit
waiver of the regulation that
nnm in three vears. inis win
keep 1969 wheat acreage down.
5. Early part payment of wheat
certificates. 6. Extension of the
196D sign-up date. 7. Re-evalu-.
v.n inti.tintinn.il drain Ar
rangement. 8. No limits on farm
program payments iu au.y u..
farmer. .
I.nnpt me oblectives were aisu
discussed. All agreed that tne
problem is a lot oi wneai anu
very low prices.
There was no disagreement
with the statement by E. L.
(Shug) Hatcher that world pro
duction controls are necessary.
"Canada, Australia and
France are anxious to talk about
world production controls.
Hatcher said.
"Meaningful production con
trols" are one of three items
Pendleton rancher Don Wood
ward said are needed right now.
He is a vice president of West
ern Wheat Associates. His oth
er points were that a workable
reserve should be established
and payments on export certif
icates increased to meet the
world minimum price under the
International Grains Arrange
ment. .
The group agreed with lorn
Vaughan, Pendleton rancher and
president of the Oregon Wheat
Growers League, that a mean
ingful" strategic reserve would
Mr. Don (Joyce) Townaend
nd three children of Elgin wet
house Buesm last wee ni
horn of her brotner in iw .....
inter. Mr. and Mn. Darrvll Pad
berg. In lone. Mr. Towrm-nd.
a former resident, enjoyed vUlt
Ins friend and former neigh
bors while In Heppner, Also
staTlng at the Padbertt home
last wc-ek for m-veral d"V
lug spring vacation were their
son-ln law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Kea, and three
children of Condon.
Mr. and Mr. Carey Halting
will go to Portland early bal-
urday where Mrs. itasung
Mrs. Grace Buschke will attend
a market showing oi t w
i i i.ihUi fur their M La-
m limn . .' 1 1 " - - , --
dies Apparel shop. The showing
will be neia at me
and in the Koyai nunum.
While his wife is attending the
market show. Mr. Hastings will
visit with his son-in-iaw onu
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Roger
Connor, and family in Forest
Grove.
NOTICE
I. - mnMnlMCt tO r!'
denU of Morrow county, or-
dor may now am v
through thU Funeral noroe
for casket pray iiamui
piece), funeral pray ana
plant i or "
The billing will M aone t
the florUt hop. Oor handling
of the order U offered a 0
free eerrice.
Sweeney Mortuary
ph. 676-9600 Anytime
. oaa y ATt mllllnn bushels.
uv aw .v. ........... ---
No one disputed Woodward 3
statement, ecnoea Dy own-is
ni.nurtmntIT ni AfTTICUl'
mat i ' f - - - - r: ,
,1,1 he fnrmer-oriented
and nnn -consumer oriented.
In attendance
WIIU . ... . -
ot.i mltniit crrnwera should start
talking the language of econo
mists. Feople nave 10 reaimc
that the farmers return on In
vestment is 1 - 2 per cent and
not a dime for wages. Other
businesses in the U. S. can un
derstand the return on invest
ment but not fully the price per
bushel, he said.
Overseas Markets
Said Promising
For Beef Cattle
PENDLETON
"i
vmi ran't. locate it or cet it done in Hepp
ner, these Pendleton Business and Professional
Firms will be happy to serve you.
Appliances
Discount
On Any One of 14
Different Models of
Console Color TV
In Stock
ABOVE PRICES GOOD ONLY FROM THURSDAY,
MARCH 27. THROUGH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2.
Shop now at Lott's Electric for
Black and Decker Electric Lawn
Mower 4 Models in Stock
Gas Mowers, Too
At
Luff's Electric
Cal's Richfield
Now Has
U-HAUL TRAILERS
Several
Different
Trailers
From
Which
to
Choose
LET CAL'S GET YOUR CAR
READY FOR SPRING DRIVING
Minor Tune-ups
Brake Work
Muffler Repair
GOODYEAR POLYGLAS TIRES
AND OF COURSE. THOSE GOOD RICHFIELD PRODUCTS
CAL'S RICHFIELD
Ph. 676-8981
Dressed beef and breeding
Drecifin and other
western states should find ready
markets in Japan ana oiner As
ian countries during the next
few years, predicts an extension
economist at Oregon State Uni
versity. . .
Rising consumer incomes ana
changing tastes and preferenc
es are bringing vvith them more
demand tor red meai, pariicuiai
ly beef, according to Don Tay
lor, OSU extension international
marketing specialist. One of the
major barriers to expanded
trade, according to the OSU spe
cialist, is the present lack of
any organized industry-wiae
marketing development piu
gram. .
"One of the best means of
getting an export drive started
for beer cattle ana aresseu ulti
would be to form a trade as
sociation organized for market
ing development, representing
the entire U. S. cattle industry
or that portion of the industry
in the western states, says iay
lor. Writing in TRADE, a month
ly newsletter published by the
hsn Extension Marketing and
Utilization Sciences group, Tay
lor points to the successful ov
erseas market development pro
grams conducted by trade asso
ciations such as Western Wheat
Associates and U. S. Grains
Council.
"Under U. S. Department of
Agriculture cooperator programs,
trade development groups rep
resenting the majority of the
industry conduct marketing de
velopment programs for various
Anmnifikc inHuHinfT wheat.
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feedgrains, soybeans, poultry
meat and others."
"Programs are finan c e d
through a combination of pro
ducer dues and money generat
ed through Public Law 480 con
cessional food sales. A similar
program organized by the Amer
ican Cattlemen's Association
would provide an exceiiem
moans nf nromoting Deei ex
ports," it was noted.
Taylor also quoies me
i n fi- lfmnnmif C:ooDera-
i.ai RJii . - .
nnA navolnnmpnt. which FC-
centlv predicted that future lm-
port aemana ior ucei m ..y'"
r-,, onH Jansn Will eX-
ceed the ability of beef export
ing countries sucn as dusuaim,
New Zealand and Argentina to
supply. This should open up ev
en more market opportunities
for beef produced ana process
ed in the United States.
In the near future, it may be
necessary to market some of the
Pacific Nortnwest wneai uup uj.
fooHina it to beef cattle and ex
porting the meat, according to
Taylor. . . ,. . ..
The extension specialist t.""
the current record world wheat
crop and pressure on world
wheat prices as one itouh
looking at the possibility of
marketing wheat through live
stock. it t ,
Taylor also says mat iuuij
Asian and Latin American
in th market tor
counuiea ciic ... .
hppf breeding stock, and points
out that the United States is tne
i ot t-omaininfT reservoir of
purebred beef cattle of the Eng
lish breeds.
Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Dixon
returned March 8 from a brief
: t -cravwr Mont., where
.1.1.. r nttpnrl funeral ser
me "cm - ' ; .
vices for Rev. Dixon s cousin, Mr.
Ed and Clay's
APPLIANCE
CENTER
Sales and Service
Ph. 276-1170
207 S. E. Court Ave. Pendleton
Ed Sailing Clayton Baker
G.E. KitchenAld
Furniture
BRANDL'S FURNITURE
AND APPLIANCE
George and Jean Brandl. Ownera
Everything in Used Furniture and
Appliances at the Lowest Prices in
Eastern Oregon.
Ph. 276-2353
301 S. W. 20th
Pendleton
Open Six Days A Week to Serve You
Electricians
ZEPHYR
ELECTRIC, INC.
832 S. E. Emigrant Ave.
Electrical contrsmi
W. F. (Mike)
ZIMMERMAN
Pendleton,
Oregon 97801
Bus. Phone
276-6921
Res. Phone
276-6359
Hardware, Lumber
BOYSEN PAINTS LUMBER
HARDWARE
Tum-A-Lum Lbr. Co.
(OREGON LUMBER YARD)
432 S. E. Dorion
Ph. 276-6221
PLYWOOD-ROOFING
READY-MIX PRODUCTS
Hearing Aid Service
WILL A HEARING AID HELP YOU?
Be Positive ... Try Before You Buy!
ASK ABOUT OUR RENTAL PLAN CALL 276-3155
fgjMAICO
or write
Lester Ruud Hearing
Aid Service
21 S. W. Dorion St.
Pendleton, Ore. 97801
Pharmacy
MEDICAL CENTER
PHARMACY
Prescriptions Mailed Free Anywhere
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Hospital Supplies
Sales or Rental
Ph. 276-1531
Emerg. Ph. 276-1358
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Phone
276-3681
Pendleton
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418 N. W. 6th
Pendleton, Ore. 97801
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1907 SW Court PI. Ph. 276-3751
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Air Conditioning-Heating
Women's Wear
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Pendleton. Oregon 276-4652
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PH. 676-5811
Heppner