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TfTt B"M GAZETTE-TIMES 6 Thurfc, Septemhf 4. 1969 Wheat Growers Slafe Quarterly Meeting Sept. 9 The Oregon Wheat G towers League will hold Its fall quart crly executive committee meet ing In Pendleton, Tuesday, Sep tember 9. commencing at 9:00 a.m. at the Tapadera motel. This will be an open meeting ana those not on the executive com mittee and are interested in wheat are urged to attend. One of the highlights of the meeting will be a report by President Tom Vaughan who has been attending a meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Wheat Growers In Denver. No doubt he will have a report on future agricultural programs. Other major Items will be field burning which is a hot topic in the Valley, and may reach other areas of the state, the white wheat situation, fin ancial considerations and the program for the state meeting. Another Hem which will come CROP-WEATHER SUMMARY (For wwk ending Aug. 30) SDrina ordinal Harvest Coal- plot except in higher elevat ion. Fall grains harvest near ly finished. Hay crops: yields above average; nearlng final cutting. Late potato harvest to start soon. Bean harvest under way. Foothill pastures dry mountain pastures holding up well. Calves and yearling weights up from last year. in for serious discussion Is the use of wheat to manufacture al cohol which could be used In gasoline to replace the lead additives. Many claim the use of lead additives In gasoline is one of the big reasons for our air pollution problem. Ooree Moose of the Oregon Department of Agriculture will be in attendance to discuss the new Oregon Seed Act which was passed by the last legislature. Several other items of impor tance will be on the agenda and good meeting is expected by President Vaughan. Cascade Potato Well Adapted to Area Use By HAROLD E. KERR County Extension Agent I fishing rights may someday help pay back the cost of con I struct inn and mnlntpnanee. new potato variety cspec-1 Landforce also nas some EOod Miss Nonda Clark returned to McMinnville last week to regis ter on August 30 at Linfield col- ege for her Junior year, bhe was enrolled for one of the summer sessions at Oregon State University. Pre-Hunting SPECIALS Mossberq Model 800E .243 RIFLE WITH 4X SCOPE REG. 134.35 12995 I i'ii!J'iii!Jil!ir Savago 99E .308 RIFLE WITH 4X SCOPE REG. 145.95 13995 MANY OTHERS TO CHOOSE FROM FREE Box of Shells With Any Gun In Stock THRU SEPT. 10 .WE SELL HUNTING LICENSES ! PETTYJOHN'S I Farm and Builders Supply Heppner i Ph. 676-9157 lally adapted for growing In the Pacific Northwest has been re leased by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the Washington Ag Experiment Station, and the Washington State Potato Commission. Cascade, the new variety, was developed in cooperative re search by the releasing agen cies. It is the result of almost 10 years of research to develop varieties superior to those now grown in plant characteristics, resistance to production hazards, and vleld of high-ouality pro duce that meets the needs of industry and consumers. Multi ple sources of genetic resistance to pests have been incorporated into Cascade through the con tinuine effort of USDA's Agricul tural Research Service to develop biological methods of disease, insect, and nematode control. The Cascade potato is an early season, high-yielding variety. In field trials when harvested for early processing in July or Aug ust, Cascade outyielded Kenne bec and Russet Burbank by about 10 percent. The new var iety has resistance to four com mon diseases verticill 1 u m wilt, common scab, rhizoctonia stem and stolen canker, and leafroll virus. It has shown free dom from net necrosis, hollow heart, internal stem and brown inc. heat necrosis, internal black spot, and field spread of virus X. Cascade has shown good chip- Dine and irencn-irving qual ities at earlv harvest but after cold storage it does not always recondition satisfactorily lor pro cessed products. A limited amount of certified seed will be available this fall. Growers may request seed before December 1, 19b9, irom Ur. w. G. Hoyman, Irrigated Agricult ural Rpsparrh and Extension Center, Prosser, Wash. 99350. 'points on freezing fish. He says for best results, fish should be quickly frozen the quicker the better. Save Fish For Another Day The home freezer can provide a fairly quick freeze by first freezing the fish or fish pieces sold. AFTER THE FISH IS FRO ZEN place in a container with water so that all portions of the fish are covered by at least one half inch of water. All air will be excluded when the water freezes. If both water and unfrozen fish are placed in the container at the same time the fish freezes slowly and large ice crystals form in the flesh. When thawed, the large ice crystals melt and cause the fish cells to collapse, leaving the flesh soft and flabby. Another good way to seal out all air when freezing fish is to wrap tightly in a plastic wrap and double wrap in waxed paper or seal in cellophane or plastic 1 Gf Participation Urged In Home Ec Programs All homemakers In Morrow and Umatilla Counties are in vited to participate in Home Economics Extension study pro grams during the coming year. Area home agent Molly Saul states that most units or study clubs have their first fall meet ings in September. There are 19 units located throughout the two-county area. Home Economics Extension programs from Oregon State University are available free of charge to all homemakers who are Interested in improving home and family living. Through unit affiliation, women receive off-campus teaching from extension agents who are members of the faculty of Ore gon State University. Study les sons include a variety of home making tonics such as: Consu mer buying, nutrition, meal planning, child guidance, fam ily relations, home furnishings, textiles and clothing and mon ey management. According to Mrs. Saul, study lessons for ihe coming year will Include the following topics: Freezing Prepared and Precook ed Foods, How to Select New Paint Products, Foods and Cus toms of New England, Floor Covering Decisions, Buying Small Appliances, Defensive Driving, Diabetes Detection, Fi nancial Planning for Retire ment, and Nutritious Snacks. In addition there will be clothing workshops on sewing pants for women and shirts for men. In January a free correspondence course on money management will be offered. For further information con cerning the Home Economics Extension program, and location Extension units, write or Approve Uniform Brand Certificate bags. This method takes less ' nhnno Mnllv Saul. Pniintv f!nnrt space and the fish keeps well House, P. 6. Box 1107, Pendle for several months. ton, 276-7111; or Birdine Tullis, Be sure to date and label all Extension Aide, P. O. Box 397, packages accurately. Heppner, 676-9642. Japanese Study Northwest Wheat What is the quality of the 1969 Pacific Northwest's wheat crop and how can wheat quality testing procedures used in the Pacific Northwest and Japan be standardized? Koichi Okizaki, assistant chief, inspection section, Japanese Food Agency of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and For estry, came to Oregon the week of August 24 to find answers to these questions. And, as a result of a wheat USDA has no Cascade seed for distribution. Supplement Farm Income A way of supplementing your farm income may be In your own back yard. Andy Landforce, OSU Exten sion Wildlife Specialist, points out that the farm pond which can be a center of recreation and beauty can also provide extra ' money through paid fish ing. Farm ponds are an ideal place , for. camping, swimming, bird study, painting, boating or lust plain loafing. A lease for quality survey project - worked out in a matching fund project in which the departments of ag riculture and wheat industry of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and the U. S. Department of Agriculture are participating, got the answers on quality that he wanted. Orr standardization of testing procedures he conferr ed with the Oregon Department of Agriculture's grain division laboratory which does the test ing for the project. Quality factors were covered Dale Stuart, leader for the wheat project and marketing special ist with the Agricultural De velopment Division of the de: partment, as chairman. Conclusions of the discussion on quality and predictions for future wheat crops were: Quality of the 1969 wheat crop is excellent, with test weights good, amylase and moisture content low. It is anticipated less club wheat will be raised in 1970 and the variety of club used will probably be Moro. Soil conditions in most of the Pacific Northwest are ideal for planting of the 1970 crop this time of the year. The protein content of the white wheat is down substan tially from last year the Jap anese require low protein con tent in their white wheat purch ases. And, survey results show pro tein content of club varieties of wheat and of soft white- var- Use of uniform brand Inspec tion certificates by all states having brand Inspection was ap proved by members of the Live stock Advisory Committee to the Oregon Department of Agricul ture at a late August meeting In Salem. All states would use the same size and color and wording would be uniform as far as theii state laws would permit. The American National Cattle men's Association originally pro posed the uniform certificates and the proposals have the ap proval of the International Brand Conference. The committee also urged the department of agriculture's live stock Division to investigate the possibility of working out a re ciprocity agreement with ad joining states under winch cattle from the adjoining state would be inspected without the required state inspection fee if their des tination was slaughter or an auc tion market. Oregon's new meat Inspection law's effect on those persons slaughtering their own animals and wanting to have them cut and wrapped was reviewed. De partment representatives said these animals would have to be taken to licensed custom plants handling uninspected meat. New requirements for report ing estray livestock were dis cussed and Roy Nelson explain ed that in the future a person requesting assistance from the department in determining own ership of an estray was to do so n writing to the Salem office of the department. The notifica tion must be given within five davs ftftpr thA flnnimnl ha been taken up. An estray animal he defined as livestock of an unknown owner which Is un lawfully being permitted to run at large or livestock which is found to be trespassing on land enclosed by an adequate fence. The committee suggested that sections of the law relating to auction market brand Inspection and estray animals be reviewed and consideration be given to possible changes that would up date them. Howard Otley, Diamond, was elected new chairman of the board, replacing C. Alfred Bo qulst, who Is no longer on the committee. The meeting was the first for two new members of the com mittee: Fred Grass. Myrtle Creek, who represents the Western Ore gon Livestock Association, and George Milne, Tillamook dairy- . man. NFO Meets Monday An Important business meet ing of Morrow county chapter of the National Farmers Organi zation is announced for Monday evening, September 8, at the Inno l.ocrinn hall, hv Gene Lo gan of Arlington. The closed meeting will be for members only. V Mr. and Mrs. Lvle Jensen visited Mrs. Jensen's mother, lUrc Ava Rncppl in WestDOrt. Wash, recently. They left Satur day, August 23 and returned Tuesday, August 26. at a meeting at the Oregon. De- ieties substantially the same partment of Agriculture's main and ' considerably below last office in Salem August 28 with year. CHECK WITH US FIRST FOR ALL YOUR TRAILER NEEDS! Let Us Show You the New NOMAD TRAVEL TRAILERS, 15V2 to 30 Feet, Standard or Self-Contained OASIS TRAVEL TRAILERS, 18 to 28 Feet BOUNTY PICKUP CAMPERS, 8 to 11 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 Geigy reports on IgranT Igran herbicide controls gromwell, lu nbit, tarweed, purple mustard, dogfennel, speedwell, duckweed, foxtail and many other problem weeds. Gin be sprayed safely either fall or spring,anytime until weeds are four inches high. 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