The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 17, 197ft THREE-B
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Morrow County's ever wi
dening variety of agricultural
products makes this year's
"Nature's Glory" fair theme
especially appropuate.
Wheat, barley, and hay
crops have been farm staples
in Morrow County for de
cades. But in recent years,
with the advent of massive
irrigations systems, "nature's
glory" has really had a chance
to bloom.
From the massive tracts of
potato ground in the Board
man area to the bean vines on
the Marv Padberg place near
lone, agriculture in the county
continues to expand and
diversify.
Where else but Morrow
County can you find shimmer
ing fields of wheat and barley,
fragrant new crops of mint,
acres of strawberries, a mas
sive turf-producing operation,
and huge fields of peas all
located within a five mile
radius?
Roadside fruit stands near
Irrigon offer travelers apri
cots, melons and other sea
sonal delicasies, with acre
upon acre of ripening corn
stretching skyward in the
background.
The second largest potato
producing county in America,
Morrow County spud growers
are understandably proud of
their contribution to the coun
ty's agriculture picture, and
will submit many exhibits for
judging at this year's fair.
Morrow County growers few
of whom devote less than 600
acres to potatoes won special
honors at the Oregon State
Fair last year.
County grain growers are
similarly proud of their contri
butions, especially in light of
this year's better than aver
age harvest. The Morrow
County Fair has long hosted
an outstanding grain exhibit,
probably provoking a bit of
jealousy among growers in
neighboring counties like
Umatilla whose fair has no
wheat exhibit. Morrow County
wheat, considered to be of the
highest quality in the North
west, and near the top in the
nation, is a nearly perpetual
award-winning entry at the
Oregon State Fair.
But nature's glory is not
limited to crops. Area 4-Hers
and stockmen will be showing
the best of the county's cattle,
sheep, hogs, and fowl. Home
makers will display their
Logo design captures Fair theme
A new fair logotype, pictured below, was
designed for the Morrow County Fair & Rodeo by
Cathy Anhorn of Pendleton, daughter of Mrs.
Irene Anhorn of Heppner.
The center of the logo depicts "Nature's
Glory" in Morrow County with cattle, timber,
Mil
wheat and potatoes being the focal point of
artwork.
The logo is the official emblem of the Fair &
Rodeo and will be used in years to come to
identify all fair and rodeo events throughout the
year.
Ms. Anhorn submitted her design through a
contest the Fair Board initiated earlier this year
to come up with a logotype. Ms. Anhorn was
awarded a $25 savings bond for the winning
entry.
skills at preparing and pre
serving home-grown palate
pleasers, and area artists and
craftsmen will have the
chance to show off their
natural creative abilities.
All this and much more will
be on display at the 1978
Morrow County Fair. So plan
to turn out for the county's
biggest event of the year, and
take in some of "nature's
glory." You'll have a natur
ally good time for doing so.
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