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gXzette-times 6 Thursday, August 28. 1969 OSU Agronomist Heads State Weed Control Programs ADDointment of Dr. Arnold P. AddIpdv to head up domestic weed control programs in Ore eon State University's Depart ment of Farm Crops has been announced by Dr. J. Ritchie Cow nn. (icnartment chairman. In his new position, Appleby will coordinate statewide weed control esearch programs con ducted for agronomic and non crop lands. Weed control programs In volve nearly all Oregon field crops and lh recent years have resulted in such contributions as substantially better control of ryegrass in Willamette Valley winter wheat and adoption of herbicides for peppermint and sugar beets. Appleby replaces Dr. William R. Furtick who earlier this year assumed additional duties as director of a new International Plant Protection Center at OSU. The plant center assists other nations in developing their ag ricultural potential through bet ter weed, insect and plant dis ease control. Results from the international program, In turn, often benefit Oregon s statewide weed control research work. Appleby, who is associate pro fessor of agronomy, joined the OSU staff in 1959. During 1962 63, he was stationed at the Pen dleton Branch Experiment Sta tion. He is presently serving as secretary of both the Weed Sci ence Society of America and the Western Society of Weed Sci- Livestock Champs Named at Fair Morrow county Fair and Ro deo princess Pattl Healy proved her worth at the fair last week, taking home three trophies at the annual 4-H ana a awards presentation Thursday night. She was all around cnampion in the 4-H Horse show, high point 4-H livestock Judge and champion dairy showman. A former princess, bue tnen Greenup, took top honors with her market lamb, was grand champion showman and was champion sheep showman. Other trophy winners in snow- ma nship were: HORSEMANSHIP: Small iry, Cindy Brock; junior, Dawn Pe terson; intermediate, Joan Healy; senior, Marcia Jones. HORSE SHOWMANSHIP: same as above except Patti Healy was senior winner. SWINE SHOWMANSHIP: jun r, Robert Richards; intermed- ate. David Richards. DAIRY SHOWMANSHIP: jun-i ior. Mary Ann Greenup; inter mediate, Patty Daly; senior, Pat ti Healy. SHEEP SHOWMANSHIP: jun ior, Mary Ann Greenup; Inter mediate, John Sumner; senior, Sue Greenup. BEEF SHOWMANSHIP: junior, Sandy Bennett; intermediate, CHECK WITH US FIRST FOR ALL YOUR TRAILER NEEDS! Let Us Show You the New NOMAD TRAVEL TRAILERS, 15'2 to 30 Feet, Standard or Self-Contained OASIS TRAVEL TRAILERS, 18 to 28 Feet BOUNTY PICKUP CAMPERS, 8 to 1 1 Feet, Standard or Self-Contained Also Trailer Rentals, Hitches Installed and Trailer Accessories EKSTROM FARM CHEMICALS Open 7 Days Each Week IONE PH. 422-7289 Herbie Ekstrom; senior, Peter McElligott. Other awards were: American Polled Hereford Assn., Herbie Ekstrom; Oregon Hereford Assn., Kyle Robinson; Don Robinson, Herbie Ekstronv Oregon Pollettes, Herbie Eks trom; Ekstrom Farm Chemicals, Joan Healy; Champon Ag Dem onstration, Phil Carlson. Ten youngsters caught pigs In the annual pig scramble. Morrow County Grain Growers paid 95 cents per pound for the Grand Champion FFA steer, shown by Kirk Robinson. Cent ral Market bought both the grand champion 4-H and reserve grand champion FFA steers, paying 90 cents for Joan Healy's steer and 60 cents for Greg Greenup's reserve. Pendleton Production Credit Association paid 65 cents a pound for Pete McElligott's 4'-H reserve grand champion. utner oeet ouyers were Kay Robinson, First National Bank, Gray's Repair, Gardner's Men's Wear. Stone Machinery, Morrow County Abstract and Title Co., C & B Livestock, Roy Lindstrom, ISorthwcstern Livestock Commis sion Co., Pendleton Grain Grow ers, Barnett Hereford Ranch, Willows Grange, Bank of East ern Oregon, Cornett Green and Harold Wright. Centrol Market and the Fed cral Land Bank of Pendleton each got grand champion lambs, as Central paid 70 cents for Greg Greenup's FFA champion and the bank bought Sue Greenup's 4-H champion for 85 cents. MCGG paid 80 cents for Bill Greenup's reserve champion lamb, while Cohn Livestock bought Jill Rugg's reserve cham pion 4-H lamb for 75 cents. Other sheep buyers were Pet tyjohn's Farm and Builders Supply, Oscar Peterson. P. W. Mahoney, Stone Machinery, Bob Kilkenny. Paul Jones, Columbia Basin Electric, Kit Anderson, Roy Lindstrom, Terry Thompson Gerald Bergstrom, Turner, Van Marter and Bryant, Morrow County Abstract and Ekstrom Farm Chemicals. The Grain Growers paid 75 cents for the grand champion 4-H hog, shown by Robert Rich ards. Karen Richards' reserve champion brought 65 cents from Baker Livestock Commission Co. Other buyers were Elma's Ap parel, Central Market, Roy Lind strom, Jack Van Winkle, Paul Jones and Gardner's Men's Wear. Don Wink, auctioneer for Northwestern Livestock Commis sion Co., Hermiston, cried the sale. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowe were visited August 17-24 by Mr. Lowe's grandson, Pat McGrath, Portland. Consumer Group Studies Package Label Complaints Meat not Its high price, but Information on the label, the large amount of fats In some meats, short weights, and pack aging practices was a topic much discussed by members of the Consumer Advisory Commit tee at Its meeting In Salem last week. Some members complained that they had gotten packaged meat with fat hidden under neath so you could not see it and one member complained of the large amount of fat in hot dogs produced by one firm. The labeling Question raised was whether the cost per pound had to be included on packaged meat in Oregon, and Kenneth Carl, chief of the Dairy and Consumer Services Division of the Department of Agriculture, said only the poundage, though many include the price per pound and total cost. On the short-weight com plaints both Mrs. Doris Buck, the committee chairman, who is con nected with the Poultry Work ers Union, and Kenneth Carl ex plained that the short weights were often not intentional but the result of carelessness and lack of supervision. Carl urged the members to complain to the store and ask that problems be corrected, say ing the consumer was the best policing agent. Another complaint voiced by the committee was a practice of some stores of putting Oregon Grown" labels on chickens from out of state. Assistant Director of Agriculture Ben Allen advised them to complain to the mar ket and notify the Oregon Fry er Commission when this was found. The committee was given report by Allen on how the meat law affects Oregon and on Ore gon's new pesticide law, which becomes effective September 1. Mrs. Gayle Gilmour, Salem said she had received complaints from people that pesticides had been placed next to food in gro cery stores, but had checked and found none but did find them near the drugs in one store. Carl said food sanitation standards of the state require that pesticides and foods be displayed separ atoly. Label Uniformity Needed in Nation Nationwide uniformity is needed In states' registration and labeling requirements for pesticides, feeds and fertilizers. Virgil Matt, chief chemist, who along with Bill Kosesan, represented the Oregon Depart ment of Agriculture, in Houston, Texas, August 3-8, at meetings of the American Association of Pesticide Control Officials, the American Association of Feed Control Officials and the Amer ican Association of Fertilizer Control Officials, said this need for uniformity was stressed at the sessions of each of the as sociations. Commenting on the pesticide control officials session, Hiatt presented a plan, supported by the Chemical Specialties Manu facturing Association, that would have the U. S. Department of Agriculture register all pesti cides under one federal label and leave to the states the reg- ulation of the use of pesticides. He also noted that many com panies are including their tele phone numbers on the bill of sale for pesticides so they may be called In case of accidents with pesticides. At the fertilizer group's ses slon, Dr. Morris Bloodsworth, professor of soil crop sciences at Colleg" Station, Texas, said big business farming will bring such said the association president, ! Innovations in the fertilizer in Patricia Collins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Collins, left Tuesday for Soap Lake, Wn where she has accepted a teach ing position for the coming year. She will teach high school and junior high physical education, some history and an art and crafts class. She will reside in the Garlin Apartments in Soap Lake. Gail, Camille and Benham Malcom, and their cousin, Kathy Malcom, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Van Winkle August 22-25. Benham remained to visit with friends until school starts again, while the girls returned to Eatonville, Wash. Albert E. Thomas, Oklahoma City, remarked that the pesti cide controversy had developed Into a "total world calamity of emotionalism". He pointed out that the control official is caught in the middle of the con troversy, since he is faced with a need by public health offic ials for weed control of vector disease, demands of consumer for disease-free food, and the concern of certain groups over the reported effect of pesticides on wildlife. Dr. Harry Hays, director of the pesticide regulation division, USDA, spoke to this session. He clarified new rigid declaration requirements regarding the tox-i icity statement on pesticide lab els no pest strips, for example, should bear the warning to be kept out of the sick room and infants rooms. Hays said lindane vaporizers. arsenical pesticides and phos phorous paste baits for rats may still be on the market even though they have been banned by the federal government. This is because certain companies have requested a hearing and, under the law, they may ion tinue their sale until the hear ing conclusion. Parke C. Brinklev of the Nat ional Agricultural Chemicals Association, in a talk to the group said the association had dustry as direct distribution of fertilizer sales and honest prescription-type blending of fertil izers. This group also had an oppor tunity to visit one of the world's largest fertilizer plants, the physical facilities of which had a built-in production for control of all types of pollution. Feed control officials were told at their meeting that unless states adopt federal inspection methods for feed manufacturing plants mixing medicated feeds and follow the reporting proced ures required by the federal gov ernment, the federal government will be taking over the full program. Bull Center Hosts Cattle Field Day Ranch Services Inc. are hold ing their Field Day at the RSI Bull Testing Center at Klamath Falls, on Saturday, September 13. They have arranged for a pro gram designed to be of value to the entire cattle Industry. The day's program will be present ed by Ray Petersen, county agent at Klamath Falls. Norman Nichols, county agent, Elko, Nev. will be speaking on "What's a Good Bull Worth?". Pat Goggins. Publisher, West ern Livestock Reporter, Billings, Mont., will talk about "The Cow Business ... As I See It". Reuben Albaugh, Extension Animal Scientist, Emeritus, Da vis, Calif., will discuss. "Corral ling the Meat Type Bull". Guests will aso have an op portunity to view the records and see 600 bulls on test, rep resenting nine different breeds. The bulls are from top herds in six states and Canada. Eric and Mike Craves hav been visiting recently on a two week vacation. They were able to attend the fair and rodeo while visiting their father, Dean Graves. They will return to their Portland home in time for chool. Meat Inspection Hearing is Set Proposed revisions in regula tions relating to custom slaugh tering and processing establish ments will be discussed at a hearing called by the Oregon Department of Agriculture for 10 a.m. September 10 at the Agri culture Building, Salem. The changes being proposed would bring the regulations in line with amendments made in the Oregon Meat Inspection Law by the 1969 Legislature and the Federal Meat Inspection Act. Revisions will cover licensing, construction, sanitation and op eration of the establishments. Persons unable to attend the hearing may submit testimony and evidence orally or in writ ing to the Veterinary Division, State Department of Agriculture, Salem 97310, prior to the hearing. WHIRLWINDS by TORO if 21 I; - v FAMOUS TORO KEY-LECTRIC STARTING AND OTHER MODELS IN STOCK. FREE 12x25 Garden Hose and 1-Gal. 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Our field work showed that with Igran, you're not bound to a rigid, critical spray schedule. You can spray new Igran herbi cide pre-emergence or post, any time until weeds are four inches high. This is possible because wheat has a higher tolerance for Igran than for any other herbicide now in use. It's the reason you can spray Igran pre emergence when seeding your wheat. This application has many advantages. It gets the herbicide on early, before weeds or grasses emerge and compete against your wheat. It also eliminates the problem of soil erosion caused by sprayer wheel tracks. And it saves you a trip over the field because it combines planting and weed control. Or you can spray Igran after a fall rain has settled your ground. This can be done pre emergence or post-emergence, by ground rig or airplane. Of course, you can also spray early in the spring, until weeds are four inches high. Igran kills weeds by inhibiting photo synthesis. Once moisture has moved the her bicide into the soil after a pre-emergence application, Igran works through the roots of weeds as they germinate during the fall and spring. In post-emergence applications, Igran has good foliage action on young weeds, after which it controls weeds as they germinate. Either application provides initial and continuing control of most annual broadleaf and grassy weeds thror'h the spring. And as further jidence of the safety of Igran to wheat, if winter kill or some other weather condition makes it necessary to re seed wheat, you may do so in Igran treated soil without fear of injury. Also you're free to rotate to peas, lentils or fall barley after your winter wheat. Here's what we suggest. Early this fall take your worst field . . . ground infested so badly with problem weeds that you're hard put to grow a crop of wheat . . . and put Igran to the toughest test you can come up with. Spray when it is most convenient . . . pre emergence or post-emergence. After all, Igran has been proved by five years of research and commercial trials in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. It's the one herbicide that solves today's weed problems in wheat without restricting you to a rigid spray schedule. So why not plan now to fit Igran into your wheat management program. Contact your supplier, or write for more information. Geigy Agricultural Chemicals, Division of Geigy Chemical Corporation, Ardsley, New York 10502. IgrtiTt bu iiPlQU
