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Prices Received Index
at Record High
OREGON PRICE REPORT
(At of February IS, 1873
The Index of Prices Received by Oregon farmeri on February 15,
1973 reached 339, the highest of record, according to the Oregon
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. This was 3 points above a
month earlier and 85 points (33 percent) above a year earlier. The
previous record of 285 occurred in January 1952. AH commodity
groups were substantially higher than February 1972, with
sub-indexes increasing the most for fresh vegetables, wheat and
fruits.
The Livestock and Livestock Products Index was 3 percent above
a month earlier and 24 percent above February 15, 1973, as beef
cattle prices increased 4 percent from a month ago and 24 percent
over a year earlier. Calves increased 37 percent in the same period.
The All Crops Index at 291 was slightly below last month, but 43
percent above last year. Wheat prices were 66 percent higher than
last year. Apple and pear prices increased, while dry onions were
more than double February 1972.
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REDICKD TILLAGE
BECOMES PRACTICAL
FOR OREGON CROPS
The concept that land has to
be tilled to be productive may
be plowed under by wheat and
pea farmers in Northeastern
Oregon.
Their crops can be grown with
new non-tillage or limited
tillage practices that promise to
reduce operational costs, re
duce wind and water erosion,
conserve soil moisture and
provide efficient weed control.
Already successfully used in
wheat-soybean rotations in the
Midwest, the new tillage prac
tices are being adapted for
Oregon use by Pendleton Ex--periment
Station agronomist
Donald J. Rydrych who is
attempting to overcome weed
control and equipment prob
lems that have been the
primary barrier to introduction
of the practices to the North
west. All the experimental tillage
methods-non-tillage, trashy
tillage (trashy fallow) and
minimum tillage (chemical
fallow )-depend in varying de
grees on herbicides for their
effectiveness and Rydrych 's
work has been aided by recent
herbicide improvements.
Non-tillage depends entirely
on chemical weeding because
the soil is never disturbed.
Chemical fallow also makes
maximum use of herbicides to
keep tillage at a minimum.
Trashy fallow-allowing litter or
straw to remain on the soil
surface and form a mulched
seedbed-encourages excessive
weed growth that must be
controlled chemically or with
some tillage.
One new chemical, Gly
phosate, is particularly pro
mising, incorporating a range
of desirable characteristics into
one product, said Rydrych.
Glyphosate is primarily a
post-emergence compound that
works both on contact and by
translocation to the roots. It is
non-toxic, non-residual, can be
applied in early fall or late
spring and controls both grass
and broadleaf weeds.
"Glyphosate should be reg
istered and released for com
mercial use by 1974, making the
reduced tillage practices
feasible," said Rydrych.
Trashy fallow is the only
system now used to any extent
in Northeastern Oregon and it is
not used repeatedly because of
the rapid build-up of weeds,
particularly downy brome
(cheatgrass). Non-tillage is not
used at all commercially and
there is only token use of
chemical fallow, involving
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northwest is after 5 PM on weekdays. That's when
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So go ahead and spread the good word.
Long Distance calls get people together.
about 2,000 acres annually.
Rydrych's research shows
that in winter wheat-fallow
rotation all three methods can
be used for seedbed preparat
ion. For a green pea or annual
crop rotation, non-tillage or
chemical fallow work best.
Results from winter wheat
trials show that yields and
production costs are about
equal when comparing the new
tillage practices with conven
tional mechanical tillage. How
ever, spring wheat has not
responded to the new methods
as well as winter wheat. For
green pea production. Non
tillage has been most success
ful. In 1972, the non-tillage
method using Glyphosate for
weed control produced an
additional 180 pounds of peas an
acre when compared to conven
tional tillage.
New drills and modified
old-style drills for penetrating
hard non-tilled or trashy seed
beds also are being tested by
Rydrych. Some conventional
drills can be modified at little
cost and some of the newer
designs are already available
commercially, he said.
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LAND BANK OFFICER
HERALDS 1972
AS MOST EVENTFUL YEAR
IN BANK HISTORY
1972 was one of the most
eventful years in the 55-year
history of the Land Bank
System, said George W. Lacey,
Director on the Farm Credit
Board of Spokane at the annual
stockholders meeting of the
Federal Land Bank Association
of Pendleton, Wednesday, Feb
ruary 28, 1973. Speaking to
stockholders at their annual
meeting held at the Tapadera
Restaurant Meeting Room, Mr.
Lacey noted that the Farm
Credit Act of 1971 which was
fully implemented by mid-1972
was responsible in part, for a
great surge of business.
"In 1972 every past volume
record was shattered," said Mr.
Lacey, "to give the Land Bank
its greatest year of credit
service to agriculture. An
improvement in the money
market and a record volume of
new business strengthened the
earning position and we ended
the year with a profit of $1.2
million.
The System, Mr. Lacey said,
has proved over the years its
ability to operate on a sound
' basis as a privately-owned farm
real estate mortgage credit
source. The new act is a tribute
to the excellent performance of
the System, its directors and
employees under the old Fed
eral Loan Act which was passed
in 1916.
"When you think of the
philosophies of the early nine
teen hundreds we must salute
the 1916 Congress for its vision
in passing bold, forward-looking
legislation with an ingenious
plan for building a farmer
owned mortgage . banking
system," Mr. Lacey said.
"The uniqueness of this
legislation, and the success of
our operations under it, have
provided us with today's law
and a modern Land Bank
System that stresses Oppor
tunity with Responsibility,"
said Mr. Lacey.
New opportunities are found
in four distinct areas, according
to Mr. Lacey-A new broader
lending authority which enables
the Land Bank to be more
responsive to the sound credit
needs of individual farmers and
ranchers.
New Authority to serve a
growing segment of rural resi
dents in America, with sound
mortgage credit for rural hous
ing loans. Since mid-1972,73
rural housing loans have been
closed in the Spokane District.
The right to exercise more
independent management in
our banks and associations as
privately - owned federal instrumentalities.
COW POKES
Farm Jobs Open
MARCH 1. 1973
The Cooperative Rural Man
power Project, with the help of
the secretaries in the Extension
offices In Morrow, Gilliam,
Sherman, and Wheeler counties
has the following job openings.
By Acc Reid
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MORROW COUNTY: Several
short-term plowing Jobs (appli
cant must be experienced),
year around farm Jobs (must
have experience in all types of
farm work), housekeepers;
SHERMAN COUNTY: Farm
Jobs; GILLIAM COUNTY! 1
plowing Job, two farm joint, fry
cook, waitress, bartender.
. People with (he following
experience are looking for
work: llcppner Area: Car
penter, loggers, green chain
offbearer, veneer plant workers
(for work of all kinds), truck
drivers, registered nurse, book
keeper, sales clerks, salesman,
teacher, cashier; Fossil Area:
Housekeeper, bartender, office
clerk, cook; Condon Area:
Office worker; Moro Area:
Farm Worker, housekeeper, a
person is looking for outdoor
work (yard work, etc.) of all
kinds.
For further Information, con
tact your local Extension Off
Jce: lleppner 676 9642; Condon,
384 2271; Fossil, 763-4 115; Moro,
565-3230.
This is a mutual effort of the
Extension Service, Employ
ment Service, and the people of
this area.
A hillbilly was arrested and
brought before the commis
sioner for having a still on the
premises,
"How do you plead?" asked
the commissioner.
"I plead guilty and I waive
the hearing."
"What do you mean, 'waive
the hearing'?" asked the com
missioner. "I mean," answered the
hillbilly, "I don't wanta hear no
more about it."
"Hey, don't these pickups beat gittin' yore insides
. shook up on them ole rough hossesl"
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Opportunity to move the loan
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Bank members under authoriz
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As for the outlook in 1973, Mr.
Lacey predicted that the de
mand for credit will continue
and there is every indication the
demand will remain strong.
"Our ability to meet this
demand is limited only by our
sound-loan policy and the re
payment capacity of our bor
rowers," Mr. Lacey concluded.
New directors for 1973 elected
by the association are Milton
Morgan of lone, and Richard
Wilkinson, Heppner.
The Federal Land Bank
Association of Pendleton serves
farmer-rancher members in
Umatilla and Morrow Counties
with over $20,000,000 in farm
real estate mortgage
credit. The association is
managed by Robin A. Fletcher.
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