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SIX The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, M:y 11, 1978
Extension
Events... with
Birdine Tullis
Union Pacific Honors Scholar
ship Winners
Winner of Union Pacific
scholarships and their parents
were honored Sunday evening
with dinner at Indian Hills,
Pendleton, where each was
presented with certificates of
the award. Host for the dinner
,was a representative of Union
Pacific from Omaha, Neb.
The dinner honored both
FFA and 4-H winners from
Eastern Oregon.
Morrow County was lucky
this year, having both a FFA
winner, Scott Witt, Irrigon,
and 4-H winner, Cathy Pal
mer, Heppner. Other recipi
ents of the scholarships were
from Baker, Burns, Fossil,
and Pendleton. We were the
only county with two winners,
and I felt very proud of our
two as they expressed their
appreciation for the scholar
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ship and told of their plans for
the future.
The Union Pacific scholar
ships have been made avail
able to youth in counties
serviced by Union Pacific
since 1921, beginning as an
incentive for young people to
further their education and
become more successful in
agriculture. Recently the
scholarship program has un
dergone changes, with larger
grants, but fewer in number.
Many young people in our
county have benefitted from
the scholarship program, and
my history research leads me
to believe that Rod Thompson
of Heppner was the first
Morrow County recipient. Our
host for the evening told us
that 85 per cent of the youth
receiving Union Pacific
grants finish college.
10 a.m.-12 noon
12 noon-1 p.m.
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Mrrow Tour. ..May
23rd
Plans are coming right
along for the tour of north
Morrow! Reservations are
coming in fast, so if you plan
to attend, call soon. Luncheon
will be no-host at Dodge City,
Boardman. Cost for transpor
tation will be about $1,50,
which will collected on the
bus. The bus will leave
Heppner from the Fair
grounds at 8:30, pick up
passengers at Lexington by
the school house at 8:45 a.m.,
and plan to pick up Boardman
Irrigon passengers from
Dodge City parking lot at 9:45
a.m. Some developments at
Boardman will be toured prior
to lunch, with the Carty site .
tour planned for the afternoon.
Bus Clough of PGE will serve
as guide for that part of the
tour, bringing us up to date on
progress of the coal fired
plant.
It is such a beautiful green
spring in our county a good
time to bring along your
camera and record some of
the sights you'll enjoy the
23rd.
Did you notice that May 23rd
is the day to vote? Put that on
your calendar as a must-do
before or after the tour!
Summer Week Orientation
Orientation for those plan
ning to attend OSU Summer
Week will be held Thursday,
May 11, 8 p.m. at the
conference room, extension
office, Heppner. Delegates
will select classes and receive
information to assist them in
preparation for the week of
June 12-19 at Oregon State
University.
North
FFA rates first
Heppner's Future Farmers
of America livestock judging
team outscored eight other
regional FFA chapters to take
first place honors in the Blue
Mountain Community College
judging contest held May 6 in
Pendleton.
Heppner finished 19 points
above second-place Vale, fol
lowed by Pendleton, Union
and LaGrande.
Heppner FFA judging team
member Geri Grieb won first
place in overall individual
judging, as well as taking top
Dean Whiteley, special agent, Hinkle, Oregon; Terril I. Leonard,
welder, Spokane, Washington; Douglas P. Albrich, mechanical
foreman, Kellogg, Idaho; Connie Herman, clerk-steno, Hinkle,
Oregon; Ernie Myers, telegraph clerk, Kennewick, Washington;
Ramiro Tijerina, truck driver, Ontario, Oregon.
Planting a Garden?
Our OSU specialist tells us
that May is the time to plant
dahlias, spray for aphids, and
in mid-May, transplant toma
to seedling. For eastern
Oregon and high elevations,
plant beans, beets, sweet corn,
cucumbers, dill, kohlrabi, on
ions, parsley, parsnips, pep
pers, white potatoes, summer
4-H Leader Salute...
Eddie Brosnan and
Dexter Miles
We welcome two new livestock leaders to the program!
Kids get involved, and involve their parents, and soon we
have new leaders. Eddie Brosnan and Dexter Miles have
recently signed on to assist Jim Hayes with the large group of
members in the Hoof and Horn Club in Heppner.
We can't speak for Dexter, but we know that Eddie was a
Morrow County 4-H'er when he was younger, and know he
wants his kids to grow up with the experiences offered in 4-H
membership.
The Miles kids have been active for a couple of years in
Hoof and Horn, and we are sure happy to have their dad
joining them ! We are happy to welcome both to the "4-H
family" and hope they'll be 'with us for a long time.
Spring rains give
crops good start
Late spring rains have given
Morrow County field crops an
excellent start,, according to
the Oregon Crop and Live
stock Reporting Service.
Spring seeding has been
completed and winter wheat is
honors in individual sheep
judging and placing third in
the beef category.
Heppner's Julie Grieb took
first in individual horse judg
ing, followed by teammate
Krynn Robinson in second
place. Krynn also placed third
in sheep judging.
The Heppner chapter took
first place in team judging of
horses, swine and sheep.
A total of 87 youngsters took
part in the contest, from eight
FFA teams and 6 4-H club
squads.
and winter squash, and toma
toes. If you are gardening, and
have questions, extension has
a wealth of information avail
able to you at no charge . Come
by and pick up bulletins, or
consult with your county agent
for advice on controlling all
those pesky little bugs that
bother your garden; fertilizer
needs, or other helpful information.
in good condition, the crop
service' reported, adding that
growers are beginning to
fertilize summer-fallow land.
A total of 1.05 inches of rain
fell on Heppner April 25-27,
boosting the soil moisture
supply to the "adequate"
level.
The crop service also repor
ted that this year's record
potato crop is emerging in
many fields in good stands,
and added that cattle and
calves are in excellent shape.
Eastern Oregon rangeland
is looking good thus far this
year, with grasses coming on
strong and spring growth
nearly a month ahead of
schedule in some areas.
The report noted that a total
of 12.56 inches of precipitation
accumulated in the Heppner
area between Sept. 1 of last
year and the end of April, well
above the average 8.96 inches
for the same period.
ASCS advises farmers to sign
now decide later about grain
The Morrow County Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation Service (ASCS) of-
. fice is advising, county grain
producers to sign up now, and
decide later regarding partici
pation in the 1978 federal
wheat and feed grain pro
gram. Farmers have until
July 1 to become certified to
take part in the program.
Signing up is necessary in
order to be eligible for
program benefits, including
deficiency payments, should
average national prices for
wheat, barley and field corn
fall below target prices set up
Record potato crop seen
by county growers
A record-setting 28,100 acre
planting, combined with fa
vorable spring growing condi
tions may well leave Morrow
County rolling in potatoes this
fall. More than 5,000 addi
tional acres have been de
voted to potatoes this year
than during 1977.
While the 1978 season may
be a record crop in terms of
production, County growers
will not likely see record
profits for their efforts, since
high spud plantings and good
spring growing conditions are
also prevailing in other potato
belts across the nation.
"It'll be very much a
buyers' market," said Darrell
Maxwell, Hermiston-based
area extension potato special
ist, "unless we get some kind
of a disaster" in terms of plant
disease or severe weather. If a
disaster occurs, he added,
"preferably it will be some
where else."
Morrow County, already one
of the premier potato-growing
areas in the nation, received
its boost in acreage for three
main reasons, according to
Maxwell. First was the devel
opment of newly irrigated
potato land from previously
under the 1977 Farm Act.''
Disaster payments are also
available to participating far
mers if their yields for such
grain crops become substan
tially reduced due to condi
tions beyond their control,
such as hail, floods or drought.
Another benefit available to
farmers in the program is
eligibility for price support
loans. These grain loans can
be taken out after harvest and
repaid when the grain is later
marketed. Other options are
now available to producers
under the loan program.
Records at the ASCS office
dry grazing or wheat land.
Second, the arrival of several
new potato growers in the
area. Third, a plentiful supply
of relatively cheap seed stock.
Most of Morrow County's
5,000 acre increase will be
devoted to the Russet Burbank
variety. Acreage for the early
Norgold Russet will remain
Norman Nelson honored
On May 6, Norman Nelson of
lone was honored with a
dinner in recognition of his
birthday at the Nelson ranch
home. Attending the birthday
celebration were: Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Nelson, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Peterson, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Nelson, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Gonty, Mr. and Mrs.
FIGHTER
Remember the 3 stamp
....the 5' candy bar?
Columbia Basin Electric Coop has
continued to play the role of
inflation fighter in recent years.
The farmers of the area have faced a
high rate of inflation costs in their
expense items.
The "farmers" electric home monthly
rate has "declined" over the years.
The role of Columbia Basin has been
"so-o-o-o-" important in the rural
economy.
It was decreased to an all time low in
1974 and has remained there since
that time.
CBEC Farmers Rate
Year Monthly usage level Rate schedule
1949 500 KWHS $16.75
10OOKWHS $21.75
1959 500 KWHS $16.75
10OO KWHS $21.75
1969 500 KWHS $13.25
1000 KWHS $18.25
1978 500 KWHS $10.00
1000 KWHS $16.25
Under Coop Manager Dave Harrison
the past few years, the farmers have
enjoyed an all time "low" rate
structure. '
Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
e Serving the rural area
' for nearly 30 years
in Heppner show that 272
farms produced grain in
Morrow County during 1977.
By the end of last month, 221
farms had signed up for the
1978 grain program.
"All grain farmers who
have not already done so are
urged to visit the county ASC
office by May 15 to get the
latest program details and
sign up," said Judy Buschke,
county ASCS agent. "This will
assure them the greatest
flexibility in farm decision
making." The Morrow County ASCS
office is open Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
about the same, Maxwell said.
Special spud varieties pro
duced for potato chips amount
to about three per cent of the
total crop.
Umatilla County also exper
ienced record-breaking potato
plantings this year, with a
total of 13,000 acres devoted to
the tubers
Bud Batty, Kenneth Peck,
Kerry Peterson and Paul
Peterson.
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