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Drought pushes cattle prices down f
The drought is forcing eastern
Oregon ranchers to market
cattle which under better feed
and water conditions, would
remain on the ranch for
breeding and growing out to ;
heavier weights as feeders.
"The number of cattle being
marketed has had a downward
effect on cattle prices which
usually would remain quite
stable until July," says Steve
Marks, Oregon State University
Extension economist.
Cattle prices normally fluc
tuate from season to season. As
a rule, cow prices and prices of
feeder cattle and calves ad
vance to yearly seasonal highs
during April and May, the
spring grazing months.
Prices generally drop after
"July 1 as range and pasture
forage diminish, forcing ranch
ers to market greater numbers
of feeder cattle and cows at a
time when demand for them is
low.
The summer and early fall
price slump usually is followed
by a strengthening demand and
higher prices.
"Cattle feeds are plentiful in
the fall." Mark explains. "And
feedlot operators have more
time to purchase cattle and
manage the feeding operations."
This year, however, cattle
prices have been dropping
since early May. Choice slaugh
ter steers slopped $40 to $50 pt
head and feeder steers followed
to suit. Cow prices fell about $15
per head at Northwest auctions.
Chances for a price recovery
are not good this summer. But a
break in the drought would help
prices next fall. So would a good
grain crop in the Corn Belt, and
prospects are for a near-record
harvest.
If a large grain harvest does
materialize, cattle feeding costs
could drop to their lowest levels
since 1972.
"The crop prospects suggest
there will be a strong demand
for calves and light yearlings
this fall," says Mark. "Buying
and growing out light cattle and
preconditioning them before
placement on feed could be
economically more effecient
than buying heavy feeders next
spring."
Marketing strategy depends,
of course, on each rancher's
situation with respect to feed
and water supplies, financing,
income taxes, loan repayment ;
schedule and whether or not the
ranch operation can or should
be continued.
More information on market
ing strategies can be obtained
from county Extension live
stock agents. Emergency feed
assistance information is avail
able at county ASCS offices.
Food grain reserves encouraged
With the rapid buildup in
wheat and rice stocks, farmer
owned food grain reserves are
being encouraged through a
3-year extention of loans for
1976-crop wheat and rice, ac
cording to David McLeod,
ASCS, Executive Director.
The commodity Credit Corp
oration will pay annual storage
in advance to farmers partici
pating in the program. Storage
rates will be 20 cents per bushel
per year for wheat and 65 cents
per hundredweight per year for
rice.
"Farmers will be responsible
for prepayment of storage to
warehousemen for the extended
period." McLeod said.
McLeod said farmers may
repay the loan, sell the com
modity, and retain earned
storage under the extended loan
program when the national
average market price reaches
140 percent of the current
national loan rate for wheat or
rice, or when the agreement
expires. Farmers will be noti
fied when the 140 percent level
is reached. "Storage credit will
end when the 140 percent
market price level is reached,"
he said.
The loan repayment total will
be the loan principal, plus
interest, plus unearned prepaid
storage, either on the farm or in
a warehouse. If a farmer sells
his commodity before the mar
ket price reaches the 140
percent level, the minimum
repayment will be 140 percent
and will also include all storage
payments made, plus interest.
According to McLeod, the
Secretary of Agriculture will
call in all loans when the
market price reaches 175 per
cent of the current national loan
rate.
Public Notice
Public Notice
The State Of Oregon
Published Summons In
The Circuit Court Of
For The County Of
Morrow
Elaine S. George,
Plaintiff
vs.
Mrs. Charles Jenkins.
Homer Jenkins, Claude
Jenkins, Viola Hay, Zel
pha Heater, Kosella Mc
Kinzie, Dallas Mallory,
Byron Wallney, heirs of
Charles Jenkins, Edith
Jenkins, Hattie Mallory,
and John L. Jenkins;
Unknown heirs of Char
les Jenkins, Edith Jen
kins, Hattie Mallory and
John L. Jenkins, all
other persons or parties
- unknown claiming any
interest in the real
estate described herein,
Equity No. 5785
..To: Homer Jenkins
and Dallas Mallory; the
unknown heirs of Char
les Jenkins, Edith Jen
kins, Hattie Mallory and
John L. Jenkins; all
other persons or parties
unknown claiming any
interest in the real
property described
herein.
..IN THE NAME OF
THE STATE OF ORE
GON, you are hereby
required to appear and
answer the complaint
filed against you in the
above entitled Court on
or before the expiration
of four weeks from the
date of the first publica
tion of this Summons; If
you fail so to appear and
answer, plaintiff for
want thereof will apply
to the above entitled
Court for the relief
prayed for in her Comp
laint, to-wit:
..For a decree that
Tlaintiff is the owner in
fee simple of the follow
ing described real pro
perty: ... Commencing at the
Northwest corner of Lot
Number Seven(7) in
Block Number Three
(3) of Quaid's Addition
to the City of Heppner
running thence North
One Hundred Thirteen
(113) feet to the center
of the channel of Hinton
Creek, thence up the
channel of Hinton Creek
to a point North of the
Northeast corner of said
Lot Number Six (6) of
Quaid's Addition to the
City of Heppner. Thence
South to the Northeast
corner of said Lot Num
ber Six (6) of Qauid's
Addition to the City of
Heppner; thence West
to the point of begin
ning, all of said property
being a portion of the
Southwest Quarter(SW
4) of the Southwest
Quarter (SW'i) of Sec
tion Number Twenty
Six (26) Township Two
(2) South, Range Twenty-Six
(26) East of the
Willamette Meridian, in
the County of Morrow
and State of Oregon.
....And that the Plain
tiff is the owner in fee
simple of the above
described land free of
any rights, title, estate,
lien or interest of you
and that you have no
right, title, estate, lien
or interest in the above '
described land or any
part thereof and each of
you, your heirs and
assigns are perpetually
restrained and enjoined
from asserting or
claiming any right, title,
estate, lien or interest in
the real property de
scribed herein or any
part thereof, adverse to
the Plaintiff. This Sum
mons is served upon you
by publication thereof
for four consecutive
weeks in the Heppner
Gazette Times by order
of the Hon. Jack Olsen,
Judge of the Circuit
Court of Morrow Coun
ty, State of Oregon,
which Order was made
and entered on the 14th
day of June, 1977 and the
first date of this publi
cation is the 23rd day of
June, 1977.
Notice to Defend
ants: Read these papers
carefully!
You must "Appear"
in this case or the other
side will win automatic
ally. To "Appear" you
must file with the Court
a legal paper called a
"Motion", "Demurrer"
or "Answer". This pa
per must be given to the
Court within 4 weeks
from the date of the
service of this Summons
upon you, along with the
required filing fee. It
must be in the proper
form and have proof of
service on the Plaintiff
or Plaintiff's attorney to
show that the other side
has been given a copy of
this.
If you have any
questions you should see
an attorney immediately-
Robert B. Abrams
Attorney for Plaintiff
P. O. Box 428
Heppner, Oregon 97836
Published June 23, 30,
July 7, 14, 21, 1977
A summary of the
adopted budget for the
City of Heppner is
available for public in
spection at City Hall
between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m.
Marshall Lovgren,
Recorder
City of Heppner
Published June 30, 1977
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Business Directory
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
HERMISTON DRUG
Free prescription
Mail Service.
Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Gifts for all occasions.
Snack Bar
FURNITURE
WILCOX FURNITURE
AND APPLIANCES
See us before you buy your
color TV or stereo system .
254 W. Hermiston Ave.
567-2201 Hermiston
CONSTRUCTION
Circle "D" Trenching
Licensed & Bonded
Vermeer Trencher
14" wide x 8' deep
680 Case Hoe
Septic Tanks, Etc.
Dump Truck for Hire
Robert Duncan
989-8493
AUTOMOTIVE
Serving all this area
for over 20 years.
JONES RADIATOR
SERVICE
1315 North 1st St.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Ph. 567-6916
OPTOMETRIST
DR. E.K. SCHAFFITZ
Optometrist
Next to Hotel Heppner
entrance.
676-9465
Heppner
C.B. SERVICE
Terry's CB Consulting
Service
155 Rock Street
P.O. Box 356
Heppner
"Fox Hunter" Ch. 19
Terry Carter 676-5192
GLASS
COMMERCIAL GLASS &
ALUMINUM. INC.
Store Front Systems
Gyro-Tech Automatic Doors
Glass Sales & Service
MICK BURCH pft" !
Phone (503) 1 IJULHI
922-4136 rAI iU
P.O. Box 1413 BhJLdw
Umatilla, Ore GYROh
MONUMENTS
SWEENEY MORTUARY
Cemetery, grave markers.
Granite, Marble, Bronze
24-Hr. phone
676-9600 or 676-9226
Also serving lone &
Lexington
Heppner P.O. Box 97
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
MEDICAL CENTER
PHARMACY
Free mailing service on
prescriptions.
Hospital Supplies
Open Mon.-Fri., 9-6 p.m.
Sat. 9-1 p.m.
Located in the Medical
Center, llOOSouthgate,
Pendleton 276-1531
AUTOMOTIVE
SHERRELL CHEVROLET
INC.
Complete Sales &
Service
3rd & Main Hermiston
TITLE INSURANCE
MORROW COUNTY
ABSTRACT & TITLE CO.
Title Insurance
Office in Peters Bldg.
676-9912
Heppner
HOME REPAIR
UMATILLA READY-MIX
Open every weekday,
and Saturdays & Sundays
if necessary.
Ph. 676-9406 or 989-8467
FURNITURE
HOUSE" DISCOUNTS i; '
Curtis-Mathes TV
Quasar TV, Norge &
Admiral appliances.
Largest selection of
furniture in the area.
2200 N.F. Hermiston
567-8960
WELDING
JIM S WELDING
SERVICE
Either in the shop or
on the job.
Hydraulics, hose & fittings
Jim Barrett
Riverside Ave. Heppner
Bus. 676-5816 Home 98945176
FLOOR COVERING
M&R FLOOR COVERING
Carpet, linoleum, ceramic
tile, kitchen cabinets.
Free estimates.
All work guaranteed.
Matt Hughes
422 Linden Way
676-9418 Heppner
TOOLS
ED'S PRECISION SAW &
TOOL SHARPENING
SERVICE
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Ph. 676-9913 or 676-9281
Alfalfa St. Heppner
INSURANCE
RAYBOYCE
INSURANCE AGENCY
Health, Fire, Auto, marine
Group Plans
Ray Boyce
676-9625
676-5384
Heppner
LAUNDROMAT
Main St. Heppner
HEPPNER
LAUNDROMAT
BUILDING SUPPLIES
See us for all your
building supplies.
We feature Boysen Paints.
TUM-A-LUM LUMBER
CO.
Tim Moore, Mgr.
' 432 SE Dorian 276-6221
PENDLETON
PRINTING
WEDDING INVITATIONS
BUSINESS FORMS
PRINTED ENVELOPES
BUSINESS CARDS
GAZETTE-TIMES
676-9228 676-94
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Extension
Events...
with
Birdine Tullis
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Mini College At OSU
Reports on Mini College for Homemakers,
OSU campus, Corvallis, are that over 700
people were registered to attend, the
largest number since it started in 1974.
Dorris Graves, Heppner, represents
Morrow County at the event, which offered
a choice of over 100 different classes, as
well as the annual meeting of the Oregon
Extension Homemaker's Council. With a
theme of "Time Out For Yourself", the
program featured classes on such topics as
food from the sea, marriage enrichment,
emergency health care, food preservation,
and women in Oregon history. In addition,
a new feature this year was a cultural arts
exhibit. Another highlight of the week was
a banquet on Thursday evening, with guest
speaker discussing Oregon folk lore. The
mini-college students who lived in OSU
residence halls during the week, returned
to their homes on Friday.
Fair Premium books
All 4-H families should have received the
1977 County Fair premium book by this
time! So this is the time to browse thru the
pages and start making plans for exhibits
at the August 23-26 event! For the
information of 4-H Horse club members,
the annual 4-H Horse show will be held on
August 7, rather than July 31 as printed in
the premium book! We checked with the
judge who will be judging the event, and he
plans to be here August 7th ! You'll find the
complete 4-H Horse show listed in the
book, including English and Western
Equitation, Showmanship and trail class
es. This is the big day for 4-H horse
members, and they appreciate an aud
ience as they show their skills. Mark
August 7 on your calendar as a red letter
4-H day!
County Fair premium books are available
at the Extension office in Heppner, and at
the county building in Irrigon, or by calling
the Fair Board secretary at 676-9454.
Morrow 4-llers Sharing In Exchange
Thirty-three Colorado 4-Hers will arrive in
Oregon on Saturday, July 2, for a six day
stay with area 4-H members. Last year a
number of older members from Morrow
County joined Gilliam and Wheeler
members for a trip to Colorado. Jan
Peterson, lone, Julie and Geri Grieb,
Lexington, and Pam Cantin, Heppner, will
be hosting visitors in their homes as part of
the two-way exchange. A numDer of
special events are planned by the Gilliam
County group for the visitors, as well as
just visiting with their families, living and
working in the daily family routine, and
learning all about eastern Oregon.
State Fair Opportunities
While Oregon State Fair may seem quite
some time from now, a number of
opportunities are open to 4-H members and
leaders that should be acted on at once. With
the thought of allowing 4-H'ers from all of
Oregon to participate in the annual state
fair, new opportunities are offered, includ
ing the Action Booth, clerking, host or
hostessing, and providing music, or art
demonstrations during the fair. All are open
to any 4-H member or leader, and selection
at county fair is not required to participate
in the non-competitive opportunities. The
Action Booth possibibities include present
ing skits, just talking about 4-H, or a special
topic related to 4-H events, or a special
project, demonstrations on how to do
specific things, cr perhaps giving a 4-H
"presentation" that the member has
presented at county fair.
Last year Morrow County Tole Painters
and their leaders, Eileen Padberg and
Phyllis Piper participated in the action
booth, sharing painting tips, as well as Jan
Peterson and Erin Evans, who repeated
their state fair presentations. Host and
Hostesses are needed in the 4-H building on
all days during state fair. Any older
member or leader is welcome! A feature of
the 4-H Garden area at state fair will be
activities relating to music and art.
Talented 4-H members have the opportunity
to perform at special times between 1:00
and 6:00 p.m. each day. Leaders or teen
leaders are needed to serve as clerks for the
judges on August 25. They will also assist
with arrangements of exhibits. Any leader
or older member interested in any of the
above listed 4-H events at Oregon State Fair
should call Birdine, 676-9642 for more
information. Those who wish to volunteer
must be pre-registered through the local
extension office by August 1st.
4-H (amp. ..June 26-30
A reminder to parents that they are invited
to camp June 30th for lunch, bringing
along potluck, and picking up their camper
at that time! Lunch will be at noon, and
campers will then be free to leave with
their family.
Would you sacrifice
2 of your stand
to save the vAiolo field?
If you bet on rain and are about to lose,
we can really help you.
Put in a Valley'Center Pivot, right now.
And as a special incentive, we can offer the
cash bonus from the factory for taking ad
vantage of this in-season installation. Three
summer finance plans are available, too.
1. Flexible season payments
2. Lowest ever 10-year lease rate with
minimum down
3. Interest free interim financing
So, call us today and keep in mind that
you don't damage more than 2 of a stand
by installing AFTER the crop is in. We'll
treat your field like it was our own.
There are other good reasons to install
a Valley Center Pivot right now. Ask your
self, do you think it'll cost less next year?
Do you think good yields wait for rain? And
you could probably swing a deal easier
with a well driller at this time of year.
So don't wait an
other day. A couple
of revolutions next
month could make
the year for you.
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PASCO, VN
(509) 547-1623