HEFPNER GAZETTE TIMES. Thundoy. Jun 26. 1969
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Petersons Host Conservationists
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By HAROLD KERR
Conservation practices on the
ranch of Herb and Bub Peterson
were seen last week when the
two winners of the State Con
M'rvatlon Man of the Year
award hosted over 100 visitors.
The tour, sponsored by the
Oregon Wheat Growers League,
was directed by Tad Miller, pres
ident of the Morrow County
Wheat Growers League.
Hosts for the day were Mr.
and Mrs. Herb I'eterson and
children, Jan. Tod. and Ireye;
along with Mr. ana mrs. duo
Peterson and children, Dawn
and Ricky, also Mr. ana Mrs.
Henry Peterson, parents ui me
winners.
During the noon program,
Dob Peterson explained tneir
ranching operation to me ai-
unlive crowd present. Louis
Carlson, 19(57 State Conservation
winner and chairman or tne
state selection committee, com-
tlimented the brothers tor tne
excellent conservation program
hey have developed on tneir
Tom Vaughn, president of the
Oreron Wheat Growers League
from Pendleton, spoke briefly on
the present wheat situation and
current legislative action of in
terest to wheatgrowcrs. He also
complimented the Peterson bro
thers for the excellent job they
-:re doing.
Kirbv Brumfield. Agricultural
News Director for KATU-TV in
Portland, was present and took
many feet of film which will
bo uod at a later date. Date
and lime will he announced.
The tour of the Peterson Bro
thers ranching operation began
with a visit to the Kightnulo
ol.ice. scene of some or the Heav
iest rainfall in the county during
the recent storm. At tills first
stop, tour participants were able
to see some real advantages to
using a combination of strip
cropping and diversion ditches
to hold the soil In place even
wPh th extremely high rain
fall which hit this area, Eros
Ion still occurred, but not near
ly as bad as areas with less pro
tection. Trucks were used to traasport
participants around the ranch
with buses to haul the tour par
ticipants from one part of the
Peterson ranching operation to
another.
Over 17 miles of diversion
ditches are in use on the Peter
son Brothers ranch, with over 10
acres of sod waterways to carry
the water off the fields from
the diversion ditches. Bob Peter
son emphasized that they liked
to plant their sod waterways
two or three years before they
build diversion ditches so that
there will be little washing in
the waterways. At the tight
mile place. Bob also mentioned
that subsoiling to break up the
hard rurfaee seems to help also.
After viewing the Eightmile
ranch, the tour returned to the
Peterson home place for the de
licious lunch provided by Paul
and Helen Pettyjohn ( Ine
and served by the Willows
Grange ladies.
After lunch and the noon pro
gram, the group visited the feej
lot where Herb and Bob fatten
cattle to make use of some oi
the ranch grain produced ana
to round out their ranching op
erations.
F-nllmvInt a couple stops
fh iifimn nlace the tour pro
ceeded to the Gabberi
where grass waterway covered
many miles of diversion ditch
es and Ktubble mulch farming
nil contribute to a well mnnag
cd and attractive ranching op
eration. A total of 6.000 acres of crop
land with 2.S00 in stubble
mulch and 3.200 In wheat and
barley provide the setting for
the 19G8 State Conservation Man
of the Year, the second state
winner in two years from Mor
row county.
PENDLETON
Morrow County
CROP-WEATHER
SUMMARY
(For wek ending Juno 20)
Most winter wheat showing.
Rain helping on filL Haying
is in progress, but slowed by
showers. Crass seed In wind
row. Potatoes look good. Live
stock in good condition.
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NW Feed Grain
Expansion Seen
Historically, Oregon grains
and livestock have not heen
competitive with those grown in
the Mid -West.
But with greater demand for
choice cuts at the supermarket
nnH crr.iins in the feed lots. Ore
gon grain and meat producers
are enjoying more competitive
market conditions with their
Corn Belt counterparts, writes
S. C. Marks, Oregon State Uni
versity Extension agricultural
economist, in the June Farm
and Market Outlook circular.
It is time, Marks believes, for
an nvnancinn in mpat animal
feeding in Oregon and the
Northwest. The market for meat
in this region is vast, he ex
plained. 'We produce only part of the
beef we consume each year and
much of it is shipped in as live
slaughter cattle from neighbor
ing Idaho," Marks said.
Oregon, Washington and Cal
ifornia, with 26 million people
to feed, are beef and pork de
ficient. Only about 20 percent of the
local pork consumption is pro
duced in these states. Less than
two per cent of he nation's hogs
are produced in tne western re
gion. And, few live hogs are
shipped in. Most of the pork
consumed in this region is
biought in as primal cuts such
as bacon, loins and picnic
ihoulders ready for consump-
More meat animals could be
grown, and fed for local slaugh
ter, using surplus northwest
grains, Marks writes.
Although wheat acreage and
production are smaller than in
the past two years, the Pacific
Northwest has surplus grains
due to expanded world produc
tion and declining wheat and
barley exports.
The Northwest's winter wheat
crop, estimated at 153 million
bushels, might be down 15 per
cent from last year. Spring
wheat acreage was cut about
10 per cent. Such a reduction in
wheat output would help offset
part of the expected increase
in wheat stocks carried over
from previous years. The chal
lenge is to find a market for
the larger supply caused by
greater world output, Marks ex
plained. The present buildup in wheat
supplies is the result of several
market developments. Among
them are the introduction of
higher-yieldng Mexican wneai
t,iio ov,h Pnkietan. increas-
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ed acreage in Australia and
France, and tne general
toward food-grain self-sufficiency
by nations undergoing eco
nomic development.
The current excess in U. b.
wheat supplies stems from this
competition following two years
of increased production. At the
same time, world wheat output
set new records each of the past
"three vears. The three-year per
iod showed a world production
increase of 25 per cent.
Although the volume of world
production of all grains affected
the world markets, local feed
grain production directly affects
meat animal feeding and pro
cessing in the Pacific Northwest.
Marks noted that Oregon grain
growers indicate a small boost
in oat acreage and a 32 per
cent increase in barley plant
ings. .
While feed grain producers
nationally reported intentions
to plant about the same acre
age for 1969 as they did last
year, some significant increas
es were being planned by
western growers. Montana
farmers plan 30 per cent more
r,t r,ta nnri 42 Der cent
I more barley this year. Increases
are aslo indicated ior wasmnK
ton and Idaho.
So, with expanded feed grain
production and an increasing
consumer demand for meat, the
Northwest has renewed oppor
tunities of establishing a sig
nificant meat animal-grain pro
duction complex, Marks concludes.
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