Morrow County
CROP-WEATHER
SUMMARY
(For week endinq May 16. 1969)
Soil moisture supply ade
quate. Summer fallow plow
ing nearly complete. Scattered
tain liapfoved cottdiUoud over
parts of county. Some areas
till short on moisture. Grass
seed stands coming along
welL Watermelons up and
looking good In north end of
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Hermiston Ranch Slated
county. Potatoes emerged and
looklna eood. Tearllna steers
contracted lor summer delivery!
For State Junior Field Day
at 32c. Some early call con
tracts at 28c and 32c.
HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. MoT 22. 1969
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Hereford enthusiasts who want
to be "where the action Is" will
want to attend the Oregon Jun
ior Hereford Association field
day on Sunday, May 25. at the
Stone Hereford Hanoi near iter
mlston, Gall McCarty, extension
agent, announces.
There are several unique fea
tures of this event which will
Kive It priority on any cattle
man's calendar. Interest in the
development of young cattle
men, an opportunity to see one
of the outstanding Hereford
herds in the area, and a chance
to hear from a group of partici
pants that reads like a "Who's
Who" in the beef cattlte busi
ness, are the program's ingredi
ents expected to draw a tre
mendous crowd from the entire
Northwest area.
Among the notables on the
program are: Gene Wiese, Man
American Hereford Association;
Ron Baker. C and B Cattle Com
Danv. Hermiston: and Dr. Jim
Oldflcld. head of the Animal Set
ence Department at Oregon
State University. Howard Stone,
owner, and Doug Bennett, man
ager of Stone Hereford Ranch,
began several months ago, co
operating with the Oregon Jun
ior Hereford Association, to plan
a top notcn lieia aay program.
Dr. Harlan Ritchie, associate
professor of Animal Husbandry
at Michigan State University,
was engaged to travel half way
across the country to be on the
program as the official Judge for
live cattle classes to be placed
during the field day activities.
Dr. Ritchie is widely knoivn for
his abilities to predict carcass
desirability in beef cattle and
has Judged many major steer
shows across the nation. He
jiing, Iowa, vice-president of the served as Judge of the Hereford
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P. O. Box 247. Heppner. Ph. 676-9623
Register of Merit show at Chi-
cagos International Livestock
Exposition last fall.
Activities for men, women,
and youth have been Intricately
woven into the program to make
this event truly a family affair.
On foot-evaluation of five class
es of live cattle on which per
formance records are included
will be of interest to every adult.
special program designed for
the ladles will Include a discus
sion by Dr. Gary Smith, Wash
ington State University, who
will talk about retail meat pur
chasing, quality grades, and
substitutes. Boys and girls may
compete for a host of trophies
plaques, and other awards which
Include a registered heifer calf
awarded by the Stone Hereford
Ranch. They will further be in
terested in hearing from the
president of the American Jun
'or Hereford Association, Jim
Gies, Eaton, Colo., discussing
"Juniors on the Move."
Seldom has a Junior field day
program been organized to bring
so much talent before any group
of cattlemen for an education
al exchange of ideas and infor
mation. Many will be interested
in seeing the Hereford herd as
sembled at the Stone Ranch
which has recently made news
headlines through the acquisit
ion of the renowned TT breed
ing herd from Connell, Wash.
Make your plans now to attend
this big Hereford Day Special.
MERRT MIXERS club members prepare tea table for Mothers'
Tea at the Lee Pettyjohn ranch home. Members are (left to
right). Donna Palmer. Rene Flack. Natalie Tews. Doreea Flack.
Jeanine Plenlng and Carol McElllgott,
4-H Girls Gain
Cooking Skills
In Club Work
Br BIRDINE TTJLLIS
County Extension Aide
Take 11 bouncV. enthusiastic,
giggly and delightful girls, and
one nappy and relaxed leader,
and you have a tremendous 4-H
club! This Is the Merry Mixers
Cooking Club of lone.
The occasion of my visit to
the Merry Mixers club was a
Mother's Tea prepared and
served entirely by the girls at
the home of their leader. The
selection of cookies prepared by
the girls was unbelievable,
Many hours of thought, prepar
atlon and baking had gone in
to their plans for this big day
for their mothers. As each moth
er arrived she was presented
with a large paper rose. Their
tea table was lovely and very
correct! The girls were thought
ful and gracious.
Leader of the group is Mrs.
Lee (Pat) Pettyjohn, and had
been a 4 H leader for many
years in Gilliam county before
moving to Morrow county. Her
own three daughters have been
active members in 4-H in past
years. One daughter, Marianne,
is currently a junior leader in
the lone Horse club.
Junior Hereford
Association Sets
Annual Field Day
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The annual Oregon Junior
Hereford Association Field Day
will be held Sunday, May 25, at
the Stone Hereford Ranch in
Umatilla county, according to
W Dean Frischknecht and John
Kiesow, Oregon State Universi
ty Extension specialists,
with a theme or 'Total Per
formance", the program will be
gin at 9 am. with registration.
It will end at 4 p.m. with pre
sentation of awards.
Program features will include
a weight guessing contest and
talks on principles of Judging.
Five classes of Herefords will
be contest Judged. Dr. Harland
Richie, associate professor of
animal husbandry. Michigan
State University, will present
the talk ana put the official
placing on the class. A register
ed Hereford heifer will be
awarded to the high scoring in
dividual Judge who is also
member of the O.J.H.A.
The afternoon program will
include welcomes from Howard
Stone, owner, and Doug Bennett,
manager or btones Hereford
Ranch. Gary Smith. Washington
btate University meats profes
sor, will discuss meat quality;
Ron Baker. C & B Cattle Com
pany, Hermiston. "The Opportu
nity on Your Doorstep", and
Gene Weiss, vice president of
the American Hereford Associa
tion, "A Step Beyond."
Other afternoon features will
include the annual business
meeting of the Oregon Junior
Hereford Association and a
showmanship contest Judged by
Dr. Ricme.
Dr. James Oldfleld, head of
the OSU Animal Science Depart
ment, will be Judge of a speech
contest for members of the
O.J.H.A. The senior winner will
receive $100; the Junior winner,
$50. Other individual and team
awards will be presented at 4
p.m. to 4-H and FFA members.
According to Frischknecht and
Kiesow, membership in O.J.H.A.
is open to all interested young
people. Joining fee is $5 which
provides a paid-up membership
until age 21.
Stones Hereford Ranch Is lo
cated on Highway 30 at the Her-
miston-Lexingtori Interchange,
approximately 28 miles west of
Pendleton.
The Special State Election
On the Seles Tax Program will be held
Tuesday, June 3, 1969, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
at the following polling places:
Riverside High School, Boardman
Old School Building, Irrigon
lone City Hall
Lexington City Hall
Courthouse, Heppner
All Heppner precincts and Hardman
will vote at the Courthouse in the County
Judge's office.
SADIE PARRISH
Morrow County Clerk
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Junior Stock Show
Planned June 8-11
The 23rd annual Orepon
Whpnr flrnuprs T.patMi Jnninr
T .ivpcrnrk Shnw will hf hpid at
The Dalles June 8-11 with 300
wheat fed steers, lambs and
hogs expected.
An in nrpvinus vpars. ahnut
20 Oregon counties are expected
to be represented by 4-H and
Future Farmers of America ex
hibitors. Wheat must have been
fed to the animals to the ex
tent nf 3fl npr rent or more.
which was a concept of the ear
ly sponsors of the then Eastern
rtrpenn Wheat League in order
to encourage greater use of feed
heat.
Arlvnnnp nlannfnff has been
frnino nrt lmrlpr thff direction of
the corporation organized here
to handle imancing oi me snow,
the Mid -Columbia Livestock
chnw Assfwfation ineludiner De-
laney Schanno. presidentr Vir
gil Choate, vice-president; J.
Merton Stein, secretary-treasurer,
all of The Dalles.
vfi-cril fhrwrp ts serving as the
show's general manager. Under
the direction or cnoare, a Doara
of 10 men handle all the de-
tailori nlannin? for conduct of
the show. Each has an assign
ment of specific duties.
Bus service will be provided
from the show grounds at Seu
fert Park. Livestock will be re
ceived Sunday, June 3, with the
auction sales of lambs and hogs
the following Wednesday after
noon, and the sale of steers that
night
Boardman Senior
Gets UP Scholarship
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Bus. Phone
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276-6359
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Robert Kenneth Skoubo of
Riverside High school, Board
man, has won a $200 scholar
ship given by Union Pacific
Railroad, the Oregon State Uni
versity news bureau announces.
Skoubo, who will graduate at
idp Fridav nieht. extects
to enter OSU in the fall. He
was given the scholarship for
his work in vocational agricul
ture and was one of 25 to re
ceive scholarships. Thirteen
were given for 4-H and 12 for
vocational aariculture. Skoubo
was the only recipient of a
U. P. award in Morrow county.
Winners were announced by
William M. Langan, head ad
visor for the OSU School of Ag
riculture, on approval from E. H.
Bailey, president of Union Pacific.
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