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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.
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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.
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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.
Now you have a herbicide that will
solve today's weed problems in wheat with
out tying you down to a rigid spray schedule.
New Igran 80W herbicide effectively
controls gromwell, henbit, tarweed, purple
mustard, dogfennel, chickweed, Pacific
meadow foxtail, bedstraw, catchweed, speed
well, pennycress and other annual broadleaf
weeds and grasses that give you a problem in
your wheat fields.
Five years of research and field trials
in Washington, Idaho and Oregon prove that
Igran does the job, even against the tough
annual weeds which 2,4-D doesn't get.
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 ood foliage action on young
weeds, after which it controls weeds as they
germinate.
Either application provides initial and
contimiing control of most annual broadleaf
and grassy weeds through the spring.
And as further evidence 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.
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of Geigy Chemical Corporation, Ardsley,
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