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IIFPPNFH IORE.I GAZETTE-TIMES. Thurkdav. February 1. I9T3 Ueppner-Gazette-Times Ore. Field Crop Production ( 1972 Annual Summan ) Oregon farmers produced field crops totaling 5.1 million Ions in 1972, according to the Oregon Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. This essentially the same amount as was grown in 1971. The 1972 production of various field crops compared with 1971 production is as follows: Winter wheat up 10 percent Spring Wheat - down 33 percent Barley - down 34 percent Oats down 23 percent Com for gram - up 5 percent Rye - down 4 percent Hay - down 1 percent Sugar Beets - up 18 percent Hops - down 12 percent Potatoes - up 5 percent Drv Edible Peas - down 31 percent Peppermint - down 7 percent OREGON W HE AT PRODUCTION t P The 1972 wheat crop in Oregon is estimated at 36.848.000 bushels, up 7 percent from the 34. 500.0ct) bushels produced in 1971 and 38 percent above the 1970 production of 26.717.000 bushels. Winter Wheat production is placed at 35.190.000 bushels as compared with 32.016.000 bushels in 1971. Wheat acreage was up this year and more than offset the lower yield of 42.5 bushels per acre. The 1971 yield was a record 46 bushels. Spring wheat production at 1.658.000 bushels is down a third from 1971. This decrease was accounted for by both lower acreage and yield (32.5 bu.-ac). PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHEAT CROP I P .All wheat produced in Oregon. Washington and Idaho is placed at 203.157.000 bushels for 1972. up 3 percent from last year s 197.616.000 bushels, and 26 percent above the 161.099,000 bushels produced in 1970. Yields in ail three States were down from 1971 levels. OREGON FEED GRAIN TONNAGE DECREASES Oregon's aggregate tonnage of barley, oats and corn produced in 1972 totaled 391.988 tons, down sharply from the 561.400 tons raised in 1971. Barley production at 12.000.000 was down 34 percent from last year's 18.105.000 bushels. Both acreage and yield were down. Oat production at 4.940.000 bushels was down 23 percent from the 1971 production of 6.380.000 bushels. Lower acreage and yield accounted for this drop. Corn raised for grain was up 5 percent to 891.000 bushels produced in 1972. HAY AND OTHER FIELD CROPS Oregon's 1972 hay crop is estimated at 2.279.000 tons, down slightly from the 2.294.000 tons produced in 1971. Dry edible pea production was down 31 percent because of fewer harvested acres. Hop production at 7,644.000 pounds was down 12 percent from 1971. Yields were down from last year. Peppermint production is estimated at 1.967.000 pounds, down 7 percent from 1971 due to lower vields. OREGON POTATO PRODUCTION I P Fall potato production field run basis in Oregon is estimated at 14.436.000 cwt.. up 5 percent from last year. Increased production in Umatilla and Morrow Counties more than offset decreases in other areas of the State. COW POKES By Act Held ' 4 "33 J I Lcsdcrs Meetings Scheduled Three leader meetings are scheduled for earlv Febru ary to discuss item concern ing fair premium book and other matters concerning 4-H project area.v All meetines will be at the First National Bank Confer ence Room In Heppner start ing at 1:30 p.m. each day. Livestock leaders Feb. 6. Horse club lenders - Feb. 7. Home Ec leaders . Feb. 8. All leaders are encouraged to attend the meetings. Homer Hushes is Winner Homer Hughes of Lexington was the proud and happy winner of the portable television set that was given away by the Heppner High sophomore class at Saturday's game. Tickets for the set had been on sale for several weeks. Mr. Hughes was present to receive the television, although accord ing to the rules, the winner did not have to be at the game. The television is black and white RCA portable. The sophomore class would like to thank all those who supported them in this money-raising project. Ap proximately $70 00 was profited. Dane I I Wilson Calls for Kinzua Mountaineers By Sharon Bell The Kinzua Mountaineers bora club had two work days this last week, fixing up the January 27 at Camp Five. . Darrell" Wilson of lone' Grand ? "n" " Stage in Jeff more Hall is also being cleaned and fixed un 'I'll shore be glad to take all them over-drafts and cover them with pst one, if it'll help you anyl" Ore. '72 Crop Value Up The value of 1972 Oregon Crop production was 380 million dollars, a 15 percent increase over 1971. according to the Oregon Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. However, the aggregate production of 6.2 million tons was 1 percent lower than in 1971. as vegetable crops, taken as a group, increased by 9 percent, grain and forage crops just held their own and the other groups - field seeds, tree fruits and nuts, and berries, all declined in aggregate production. Prices were enough improved over 1971 to result in greater values for all major groups except the tree crops, but even here value was off only 11 percent in spite of production decline of 39 percent. Grain, forage, and miscellaneous field crops represented 81 percent of total production, and 62 percent of total value, followed by vegetable crops with 12 percent of production and 14 percent of value. Seed crops made up 2 percent of total tonnage and 9 percent of value; tree fruits and nuts, 3 percent of tonnage and 9 percent of value: and berry crops, 1 percent of tonnage and 6 percent of value. Wheat moved up to number 1 ranking as the Oregon crop having the highest 1972 value of production. Hay ranked second, dropping from first position in 1971, and potatoes continued to be the third ranking crop in total value. Ryegrass seed ranked number four, followed by barley, onions, snap beans, pears, peppermint oil, and strawberries, in that order. Prospective Plantings for 1973 Spring planting intentions of Oregon farmers as of Jan. 1 were as lollows, according to special survey data sum marized by the Oregon Crop and Livestock Reporting Service: Spring wheat acreage up 36 percent from last year. Barley, fall and spring sown acreage - up 4 percent. Oats, fall and spring sown acreage - up 6 percent. Field corn acreage - the same as last year. If the planting intentions of Oregon farmers are carried out. the combined winter and spring wheat acreage planted will total 1.065.C00 acres, up 16 percent from last year. Pacific Northwest Wheat Acreage Up Slightly The combined acreage of winter and spring wheat sown for the 1973 crop in the Pacific Northwest is expected to total 5.130.000 acres, ub 9 percent from a year ago. U. S. Prospective Plantings lor 1973 - 35 States Wheat: Seedings of spring wheat other than durum are expected to total 11.736.090 acres in the States surveyed, up 17 percent from 1972 but down 8 percent from 1971. The sur vey included 9 of 12 spring wheat States which accounted fur over !i pcicvnt of the U'"2 seoua acreape. Larger acre ages than a year ago are intended in all States. North Da kota, with over half the 9 State total, is up 17 percent. Minn esota and South Dakota are up 25 percent and 22 percent, respectively, while Montana is up 3 percent the smallest gain expected in the states surveyed. Barley: Acreage of fall seeded barley plus intended plantings this spring in the States surveyed total 10.1 mill ion acres. 1 percent less than last year. The States accounted for 96 percent of the nation's barley acreage in 1972. The three leading barley producing States North Dakota. Montana and Calitun.ia indicate no change in plantings from the previous ynr. These three slates account for about half of the nation's total The south central region indicates a sharp decline in plantings while most other regions show small reductions. Onlv the western region indicated a slight increase from last year. Oats: Acreage of fall seeded cats plus intended spring plantings in tn SMtes surveyed is expected lo total 20.3 million acres. This is 1 percent more than the 20.1 million acres seeded in 1972 but 7 percent less than the 21.7 million acres seeded for harvest in 1971. The ttes surveyed ac counted for 9S.8 percent of the nation's oat acreage planted for harvest in 1972. Corn: Growers in 35 states intend to plant 70.5 million acres of corn for 'ill purposes in 1973. 7 percent more than last year. These states accounted fnr over 3 percent of the nation's torn acreage planted in 1972. January 1973 Prospective Plantings Report This special survey was made to obtain earlv information on farmers' plans to plant certain crops for harvest in 1973. These data, published well in advance of actual spring seed ings, will aid producers in deciding whether or not to make changes in their plans for 1973. Intentions reported this early may te subject to greater departures from actual plantings than the regular Intentions Report issued by the Crop Re porting Board in mid-March. This is particularly true for this survey because the elimination of the mandatory set aside requirement under the 1973 wheat program was an nounced after the survey period. Any change in farmers' intentions resulting from this program change is not reflect ed here. Farmers Take First Aid Course . First Fed. Land Bank to Meet The annual Stockholders Meeting of the Federal Land Bank Association of Pendleton will be held at the Tapadera Restaurant on February 28, at 2:00 p.m., announced by Robin A. Fletcher. Manager. George W. Lacey, Director, Farm Credit Board of the 12th Farm Credit District will speak on the subject of "1972. The most eventful year in Bank history". The Federal "Land Bank Association of Pendleton, a local member owned associa tion which extends long term real estate mortgage credit to farmers and ranchers in the counties of Morrow and Umatilla, has approximately 350 stockholders. The associa tion has local individuals as directors and uses the Farm Credit System to obtain lending capital for its borrowers. Serving on the Board of Directors for the past year were Elmer Pahl of Pendleton. President, and Milton Morgan, of lone, Vice-President. Don Peterson Elected Oregon NFO Secretary lone Power Line Improved Columbia Basin has recently made several service improve ments in lone. Twenty new service wire runs were made in most instances, to replace smaller wire and to replace a lot of old bare wire service wires into residences in the southeast end of town. By utilizing triplex service (three wires twisted together) drons and secondary runs, the appearance of the R.E.C. facil ities has been improved in the areas of the work. Some transformers were replaced along with the service work. Line Superintendent, Bill Gentry, advised that work sheets are prepared for some additional service improve ments in lone soon. Square Square Dane Club was the guest caller. Those attend ing were Mr. and Mn. Darrell Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Collins. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McNary. Mrs. and Mrs. Dale Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Patton of lone Grande Square. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Garcia and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bell of Fossil. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Vic Wallis, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hicks of Kinzua and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morris and Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Murdock of Camp Five. A pot luck dinner was enjoyed afterwards by the group. Darrell Wilson will be calling for The Kinzua Mountai neers on the 4th Saturday of each month at Camp Five. Kinzua VS Spray ..The Kinzua Town Team Traveled to spray to play the Spray Town Team at the Spray High School Gym on January 25. Spray won 83 to 68. Those playing from Kinzua were John Jackson, Allen Heim, Danny Bell, Vic Wallis, Rickbenson, Otis Cody, Don Nickelsen, and Mike. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding Industrial Commercial Farm and Hone Pendleton 276-7761 4 H Leaders Conference Joining leaders from all over Oregon in Salem for the annual 4-H Leaders Conference was Mrs. Del (Linda) La Rue, lone, horse and outdoor cookery leader. The conference was held this year at the State Fair grounds, Salem. A highlight was a banquet for leaders. 4-H Know Your State Government delegates, and Oregon legislators on Monday evening. Representative and MERRY MAKERS CARD CLUB was held Wednesday evening at the home of Sharon Bell. High was won by Barbara Heim, Second by Pat McMinn, and (Pinochles) were won by Lorri Hire and Barbara Heim. Others playing for the evening were Sue Mattison, Irene Samples, Deena Reid and Melba Mitchell. KINZUA GOOD NEIGH- A-C Rent, Lease, Buy Allis Chalmers HESTOJf, FREEMAN (Roy Equlpuaat) HEW & USED MOUNTAIN MACHINERY COMPANY Airport Road PENDLETON Open Mon. thro PTi. and until Noon Sat. j 276-6222 Mrs. Jack Sumner attended as Don Peterson of lone was guests 0f Morrow County lead elected secretary of the Oregon ers National Farmers Organization rjjck Schlichting, Heppner, at the annual meeting in The too the two Morrow County Dalles recently. On February 8 Kn0W your State Government representatives will be in Salem delegates, David Richards and to present a 17-point program as peggy Schlichting to Salem and planned to attend some events R.B. Cogburn, Morrow Coun ty American Red Cross First Aid chairman and Chuck Rouse have recently completed teach ing a mulit-media First Aid course to a group of farmers. The multi-media First Aid course is concentrated into two evening sessions. People are finding this much easier to take than the 5 or 6 sessions formerly required for a standard Aid course. Passing the course were Gary Grieb, Tad Miller, Allen Hughes. Carl Rhea, Tommy Martin, Merlin Hughes, William Rill, Loyd Humphreys. Barton Clark, Ned Clark, Art Cheadle, Robert Kroll, Danny Cox. Scott McDaniel, David Matheny, Ken Jones. Ronald Haguewood and Lawrence Lindsay. 4-H Favorite Foods at Hermiston li 4, NSSyS' rjj F.F.S.!! What's that? It stands for Favorite Foods Show and it's open to all 4-H foods and outdoor cookery club members. It is to be held at 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon Saturday, February 10, in Hermiston at the 4-H Exhibit Building on the Umatilla County Fairgrounds, says Debbie Barker, Extension Home Econ omist, 4-H and Youth Develop ment. Members will select a favor ite food that they like to prepare, plan a well-balanced menu around this food, and then plan an attractive table setting for one person to suit that menu. At the Favorite Foods Show, members will prepare their favorite food and place it on their table setting, explains Miss Barker. Each participant's recipe will be printed in a recipe book. The 4-H'ers will vote on "top five favorite foods of the day" and will have the pleasure of sampling a portion of all the favorite foods. 4-H'ers planning on partici pating are reminded to com plete their enrollment and recipe forms by Friday, Feb. 2. was discussed at tne annual meeting. The program includes requests concerning the State Accident Insurance Fund and the Occupational Safety and Hazard Act. The program was developed by the cooperative efforts of the Agri-Business Council, the Oregon Grange, Farmers Union and the NFO. county meets tonite The Morrow County NFO will start its monthly meeting to night at 7 p.m. with a crab feed. Don says, "Anyone interested in coming to the meeting will be cordially welcomed". .MERRY MIXERS The Merry Mixers 4-H Cook ing Club met at the home of their leader, Pat Pettyjohn for an all day yeast bread cooking session January 27. Potato rolls were made by Laurie Childers, Natalie Tews and Jan Peterson. Cracked Wheat Bread was made by Kathleen and Joan McElligott. Assisting with the yeast breads were Carol and Michelle McElligott. All the members took sam ples of each members bread home to be eaten with their evening meal. Jan Peterson, Reporter lone, Oregon of the leaders conference also. TRI-COUNTT HEREFORD RANGE BULL SALE 00 Hereford Bulls 60 Horned & Polled - Clear Pedigreed Range Bulls Being Offered Are The Tops From the Hereford Herds of Oregon CLEAR PEDIGREES GUARANTEE BY CONSIGNORS There will be no sale in the Northwest where there will be the selection offered such as this. Sale 1 :00 p.m. Wednesday, FEB. 7 . FAIR GROUNDS LA GRANDE OREGON Show At 9:30 a.m. Free delivery to central point on highway up to 150 miles at buver rik. -HOME OF REPUTATION CATTLE" Auctioneer: Ken Trout For further information write or call Ralph D. Hart O. Box 760. La Grande. Oregon 97850 Ph. 963-2127 MCGG Team 2nd in League Tharis when lower Long Distance rates begin on weekdays. The best time to share the good times in the northwest is after 5 PM on weekdays. That' s when lower Long Distance rates begin. And that's when vou're likely to find friends and family at home. So go ahead and spread the good word. Long Distance calls get people together. The Morrow County Grain Growers basketball team is in second place in the league with a 9-1 record. Eastons is in first place and Hansell Hogs 3rd place. The MCGG team is looking forward to their next encounter with Eastons because since playing them the first time they have added some more players ?nd this time they think they'll win. MCGG vs Boardnian Jan. 17 MCGG played Boardman and won 71 to 30. High scorers for MCGG were Frank Halvorsen 25, Del La Rue 19. Mac Hoskins is said to have played a good defensive game against Gail Enright 6"7 center. MCGG vs Marlette The Jan. 23 game MCGG vs Marlette w as played at Hermis ton and MCGG won 73 to 47. High scorers for MCGG in this game were Lee Padberg 16, Del LaRue 17 and Frank Halvorsen 23. MCGG vs Morrow County Jaycees MCGG played a non-league game at lone on Jan. 23 with the Morrow County Jaycees. The finaf score was 103 for MCGG and 56 for the Jaycees. Scorers for MCGG were Marvin Padberg 8, John Mc Cabe and Gordon Meyers both 12, Del LaRue 27 and Frank Halvorsen 28. Scoring by the Jaycees was led by Harley Sager, John Messick and Jim Slusher with 10 each, Jerry Anderson 4, Sonny Biddle 5, Tony Doherty 2, Dennis Doherty 4, Tom Flan agan 9, Jerry Doherty 2. Also playing for the Jaycees were Eddie Yoeman. Steve Baker and Dexter Miles. MCGG vt Office Tavern MCGG and the Office Tavern played a league game at lone on Jan. 28. The final score of 146 to 80 doesn't indicate the closeness of the game. The Office had a 10 point lead before the Grain Growers made its first basket. Scoring for MCGG were Mac Hoskins 7, Marvin Padberg 8, Gordon Meyers 12, Lee Padberg 23, Del LaRue 28, John McCabe 28 and Frank Halvorsen 38. Scoring for The Office were Jay Ball 4, Ronnie Palmateer 4, Mike Rowell 4. Montie Crum 5, Virgil Morgan 6. Ron Brisbois 8, Joe Halvoqsen 9, Tom Pointer 19 and Scott Wilson 21. Coming up MCGG will play Hansell Hogs on Jan. 31 and on Feb S Umatilla Electric. Both games will be at Hermiston. Pacific Nortrmest Befl , or ,vi piCK? w opeyor 04V ri wwr cor, nmm first victory The lone C team traveled to Condon to play the Condon Frosh on Jan. 5. The lone team beat the Frosh 43-37 for the first win of the vear. High scorer for lone was LeRoy Rea with 13 points. The Cardinals pushed out the game to finally capture the game with a lead of six points. Other scorers were West 9, Krebs 6, Rietmann 5, Akers 4, JCinzer 2, Gutierrez 2 and Gates 2 PUBLIC NOTICE Pranl property taxpayer arc required te file an invoice as of January 1, 1973, with the Attestor for en ataettment bate. Attettment mutt be filed en er before March 3, 1973. A penalty it provided for lete filing. PERSONAL PROPERTY TO BE REPORTED A. INVENTORIES A SUPPLIES 1. Commercial merchandise inventories. 2. Manufacturing inventoriei & Supplies. 3. Livestock. 4. Food processing inventories Seed, Feed, Fertilizer, Inventories held for sale. 5. Inventories of Consigned Merchandise. 6. Log Inventories: Cold decks and ponds, also felled and bucked logs in the woods. 7. Automotive and Trailer House Inventories. FURNITURE A FIXTURES IN COMMERCIAL USE MOVABLE MACHINERY Farm Machinery. Construction Machinery. Logging Machinery. Unlicensed Vehicles. NOTICE - NOTICE 'Itemt held in stock for tale er te be included in a tale are eligible for Inventory Tax Relief whereat maintenance auppliet are not eligible. Thete MUST be separated en the return. The law does net frmit the Attest t allow the reduction, in inventory value for tax-relief under certain circumstencea when the personal property report it not accurately prepared er it filed after March 3. IMPORTANT NOTICE PENALTY PROVISIONS The Penalty for fete filin, (After March 3) of Personal Property Returns shall be $1 for each SIOO (er Fraction) of True Cash Value but not lest than $10 er more than $250. Any person who hat not had en opportunity te report by Mail er personal contact may obtain the forma at the office of the Assessor. M it necessary that these forme be timed and filled out in detail in order to reetlve eqwHeble attessment. The Atseeaer'a office will be wilting te help with the proper filing of the forma. ORS 308.105 makes H the responsibility of the taxpayer to file those re perfi er incur the penalty previdtd by lew. Joyce Dergstrom MORROW COUNTY ASSESSOR
