The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday January 11, 1979 THREE
Morrow
67.5 million; wheat tops spuds
Farmers and ranchers in
Morrow County in 1978 record
ed preliminary gross sales of
agricultural produce totaling
nearly $67.5 million, in sharp
contrast to sales during the
previous year's drought.
Farm income was up an
estimated 19.4 per cent over
figures for the dry year of
1977, when just over $54
million worth of crops and
livestock were produced.
However, the increase in sales
does not take into account an
11 per cent average increase
in production costs, Morrow
County Extension Agent Har
old Kerr noted.
Wheat was the county's top
agricultural moneymaker
during 1978, taking the lead
from potatoes, the county's
prime source of farm income
during 1977. The 1978 wheat
crop in Morrow County was
estimated to be worth $25.5
million, compared with $25.2
million for potatoes.
Potato acreage in the county
increased by nearly 5,000
acres from 1977 to 1978,
.contributing to an average
decrease in price of 65 cents
per hundredweight during the
year just ended. Production
was high in other areas of the
nation, adding to the current
buyers' market situation.
Potato yields in Morrow
County dipped an average of
1.5 tons per acre during 1978.
The amount of land devoted
to wheat production was also
on the rise during 1978, with
6,000 acres added during 1978
to bring total Morrow County
wheat acreage to the 200,000
mark.
Revenues from wheat more
than doubled in Morrow
County in 1978. The $25.5
million wheat crop produced
during the year just ended
outshines the $11.08 million
worth of wheat sold during the
1977 drought year. Wheat
yields averaged only 13
bushels per acre on dryland in
1977, compared with 30
bushels per acre of dryland in
1978. The 1978 crop marked
only the ninth year since 1939
that dryland wheat yields
averaged 30 bushels and
above in the county, Kerr said.
The last season that dryland
yields topped the 30 bushel
mark occured in 1971, he
noted.
Morrow County's 28,000
acres of irrigated wheat
produced in 1978 averaged
yields of about 90 bushels per
acre.
Forage crops, including hay
and alfalfa cubes, showed an
increase in acreage in 1978,
but a decrease in price. Sales
dipped from $5.5 million in
1977 to $4.3 million in 1978,
while acreage rose from 24,900
to 26,200 during the same
period.
Income from beef cattle
rose to nearly $7.06 million in
1978 from $5.29 million during
the previous year.
Morrow County recorded
the fifth highest farm income
rate among Oregon counties,
behind Marion, with $136
million; Umatilla with 105
million; Malheur with $103
million and Clackamas, with
$75 million. In 1975, Morrow
harvest value is set
County recorded its best farm
income record to date, when
just under $70 million worth of
farm goods were produced.
Gilliam County showed the
most drastic improvement in
value of sales from 1977 to
1978, a whopping 92 per cent
due primarily to improved
wheat production and prices.
But the $15.7 million in farm
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With the Morrow County Courthouse as a backdrop, Floyd Jones' crew took a herd of cattle
through town recentlv. Statewide, cattle proved to be the major farm income producers and in
Morrow County income from cattle took a significant jump over the previous year.
Rehearsals are set for
community orchestra
Rehearsals for the College
Community Orchestra and
Band will begin Jan. 11 at 7
p.m. at Blue Mountain Com-
Doctor Search
panel slates Jan.
16 for meeting
A meeting of the Doctor
Search Committee will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16,
1979, at the Courthouse.
The meeting will deal with
the election of new officers.
Doherty,
Thompson on
OSU honor roll
Two Morrow County women
are among Oregon State
University students to make
the fall term honor roll.
Maintaining grade point
averages higher than 3.5 were
Shelley L. Thompson of Hep
pner and Susan M. Doherty of
Irrigon. Shelley is a freshman
majoring in science and Susan
is a senior majoring in
agriculture.
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income reported in 1978 was
only 13 per cent higher than
income during 1976.
Statewide, cattle and calves
were the major farm income
producers during 1978, worth
$239.5 million up 44 per cent
from 1977. Grain sales were
the second biggest income
generator, totaling $187.8 mil
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Center rehearsal hall.
"The groups are open to all
string and wind people in the
area who would like to come,"
according to John Weddle,
instrumental music instruc
Hospital
Patients admitted to Pio
neer Memorial Hospital the
past week and still receiving
treatment are Bessie Butler,
Spray; Lee Wagenblast, Lex
ington, and Eddie Thorpe,
Carol Campbell, Linda Bond,
Maynard Struthers and
Patricia Brannon, all of Hep
pner. Patients admitted and later
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lion, followed by specialty
crops, worth $139.3 million.
All agricultural income in
Oregon totaled a record $1.25
billion marking the fifth con
secutive year that farm sales
surpassed billion mark in the
state. All Oregon counties
reported increases in farm
income during 1978.
tor. Junior high age students
on up to adults are invited
For more information about
the College-Community
Orchestra and Band, call
Weddle at the college, 276
1260, ext. 306.
Notes
discharged the past week
were Florence McMillan, Lyle
Cox and Frank Robinson, all
of Lexington; Bonnie Palma
teer, lone; Elvyn Bell and
Bonnie Nix, both of Heppner.
Barbara Watkins, Heppner,
was transferred to Good
Shepherd Hospital, Herm-iston.
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The United I
Methodist Church
welcomes everyone to join us
in worship of God each
Sunday morning.
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
(Nursery Available)
Story hours
resume at
Library
Imunization survey for schoolchildren
is scheduled for March 14 deadline
A new deadline of March 14
has been set for completion of
a statewide LIGHT program
survey to determine the im
munization needs of Oregon
children in grades two through
12.
According to Kristine
Gebbie, State Health Division
County Court amends policy on
mobile home registration
Judge D.O. Nelson an
nounced today that the Mor
row County Court has changed
the administrative procedures
for the registration on mobile
homes being located in Mor
row County.
Willow Creek Country Club sets
Jan. 18 for annual meeting
Willow Creek Country Club
will hold its annual meeting at
7:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 at the
West of Willow in Heppner.
Agenda items include elec
tion of officers, adoption of a
budget, a report on finances,
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Mothers of preschool child
ren are invited to bring their
youngsters to the Heppner
Public Library this morning,
Jan. 11, and on each following
Thursday at that time for a
children's story hour.
The weekly events were
discontinued during the holi
days, but are now ready to
resume again. Stories are
Administrator, the survey
timetable has been revised
due to experience gained
during Oregon's recent
measles epidemic.
"It is apparent that prob
lems can arise when local
health departments, schools
and private physicians are
As of this date, persons
moving mobile homes into
Morrow County will be re
quired to state the make,
model, year of manufacture,
and owner of record on land
that the unit will be placed.
and the presentation of
awards. Members will also
vote on a proposed change in
dues.
All members are urged to
attend. Entertainment and
refreshments will be pro
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often embellished with special
effects such as music, puppets
and other extras.
Parents and other relatives
of preschoolers who may be
interested in attending or
assisting in the presentation of
stories are urged to contact
Chloe Pearson at 676-5035 or
Joy Krein at 676-9956.
suddenly besieged by requests
to supply immunization hist
ories. Instead of asking that
all of the approximately
450,000 survey forms be com
pleted and returned to class
rooms by January 10, we are
now giving two months ad
vance notice to be ready to
Registration must be obtain
ed at the County Planning
Dept. in Heppner on Monday,
Wednesday or Friday, or in
Irrigon at the County Office
Building on Tuesday or Thurs
day. For further information,
call 676-5030 or 922-4624.
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ion by March 14," Mrs Gebbie
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Junior and senior high
school students may fill out
their own survey forms.
Parents and teachers are
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immunization records for the
purpose of completing the
LIGHT questionnaires.
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