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4M 4 -m. -. m - m' -;, mr 4ft V '4a - 1 B-FOUR The Gazelte-Times. Heppner. Oregon, Thursday April 2. lit,!i Annual Homemaker's Day is May 1 at Columbia View Church You are invited to share the Annual Homemaker's Day with the Extension Women of Morrow County, Tuesday, May 1, 10:30 a.m. at Columbia View Fellowship Church, Irri gon. Special guest speaker is Marcelle Straatman, OSU Ex- Extension Events... By Birdine tension Human Development Specialist. Luncheon will be at noon a potluck with a main dish furnished. Special events of the day will be the presentation of "Woman of the Year" and Study Group of the Year Awards. The spring Homemaker's Day is for all women. Bring a friend and have a happy day! BEEF ON WAY TO COUNTY FAIR Looks like another big livestock auction at county fair, if numbers of 4-H and FFA beef weighed in recently are an indication. A total of 35 steers were weighed at the two locations making them eligi ble to compete in the three way contest at fair which is judged on rate of gain, on hoof placing and carcass data. Along with the weigh-in last Saturday, members received training on beef fitting and showing by Bill Broderick, " Herdsman for Grieb Angus farm, swine fitting and show ing by Don Richards and sheep showmanship and fit ting by Coleman Devine. Judging contest training and contest were under the direct ion of Paul Davis, BMCC and the Blue Mt. Community College judging team. Judging contests were div idedadult, 4-H and FFA, with overall winners also announced. Top judges in the 4-H division were: 1st, Cole man Devine; 2nd, Paula Palmer; 3rd, Dennis Warren; 4th, Jimmy Cason. In the adult division, Krynn Robinson placed first, Gary Grieb, second, Don Robinson, third, and Virginia Grieb, fourth. Top FFA judge was Keith Mildenberger, with Pat Clark, second. Averaging out the three divisions, Coleman Devine scored as top overall judge, with Krynn Robinson, second high, Gary Grieb, third, and Don Robinson, fourth. Prizes of candy bars and bubble gum were awarded all winners. OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER 4-H MEMBERS AT STATE FAIR 4-H members who are high school sophomores, juniors or seniors have the opportunity to be one of the 100 members serving as Teen Staff at Oregon State Fair, Aug. 19 through Sept. 3. As a teen staff, members have new and exciting leadership exper iences, make new firends and ATTENTION ALL FARMERS AND RANCHERS A special joint meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers Assn. and Morrow County Wheat Growers will be held for discussion of problems concerning: Livestock i Farm Tlief ts aiiclalisiii &i TTirs8pissing Wednesday, May 2 7:30 p.m. Catholic Parish Hall Heppner Attending Will Be: Dean Clark Oregon Dept. Of Agriculture, Salem Sheriff Larry Fetsch Morrow County Sheriff, Heppner TL!. II r ma message jpunsoreu mm m In The Public Interest learn how the fair activities work from "behind the scenes". They work with a college student in conducting one section of the state fair. Work assignments are for three to five days, with choices of dates most conven- Tullis ient, as well as choice of activity in which they wish to be involved. Junior superintendents are also needed to assist with the horse, dog, rabbit, poultry and larger livestock shows. Last year Julie Grieb served as junior superintendent for the beef show, and reported a terrific experience. Application forms for both Teen Staff and Junior Super intendents are available at the Morrow Extension office, 676 9642. They are due in state office by May 15, with no late applications accepted. For further information, all older members are encouraged to read the "Activities for 4-H Senior Members" leaflet they received recently. PORK POINTERS Pork production in 1979 is expected to increase about 10 per cent, which will help to offset declining beef produc tion. Most of the market effect will probably be during the latter part of this year, however, pork is a relatively good buy now because there has been some reduction in retail prices and special prices are more frequent. Increased supplies are good news for consumers because of lower prices and for other reasons. Pork has high quality protein, and is a good source of vitamins and iron. Pork is leaner than it used to be because hogs are scientifi cally bred to have larger muscles and less fat a "meat type" hog. The wise shopper will select meat that has a u Agricultural Part Time Farm Rural Housing I j By WroW VOUklTy OTSin OTOWCrS high proportion of lean to the fat and bone. The flesh should be fine grained, firm and velvety. The lean portion should be grayish pink, mar bled with flecks of fat. The fat should be firm, white and not overly thick. Pork that is red instead of pink may still be good quality, but is from an older animal. According to Velma Seat, OSU Food Marketing special ist, research has shown that all fresh pork cuts need to be cooked to 170 degrees F. maximum internal tempera ture, rather than the previous ly recommended 185 degrees. Lower internal cooking tem perature means less cooking time, less shrinkage, less spattering, and more juicy, flavorful meat. Roast pork in a 325 degree oven. So watch for good buys in your meat counter, and enjoy pork! MARKET BASKET The best values in fresh vegetables include celery, lettuce, carrots, potatoes and onions. Cauliflower and cab bage are expensive because supplies are short due to earlier bad weather. Prices on asparagus are probably as low as they will get. This vege table has a relatively short season so now is the time to enjoy it. Strawberries are in the market but it will probably be at least another two weeks before the really good berries are available at more mode rate prices. Pineapple is plentiful and excellent quality. Cantaloupes and honeydew melons are sweet and flavorful but expen sive. Controlled Atmosphere storage apples are fine quality. Keep them refriger ated to maintain quality. It's nearing the end of the season for navel oranges. Sugar content is good and prices are moderate. There are plenty of D'Anjou pears in the markets. The Jl n wm IWMmI 00r 10 Lt. Bill Barbouletos Oregon State Police, Hermiston Judge William Wells Circuit Court Judge, Pendleton m 0 quality is generally very good. Remember that this fruit needs a few days of ripening at room temperature. Local rhu barb is reasonably priced and good quality. Pork prices have gone down a bit as supplies increase. Later in the year there will be more pork coming to market. This will probably mean lower prices which should help' to offset the higher cost of beef. Beef for grinding into ham burger is in very short supply. Poultry is one of the better protein buys. The demand is high but supplies are general ly good. AuCoin to speak of China trade talks in Pendleton Apr. 29-30 Congressman Les AuCoin will be in the Pendleton area Sunday and Monday, April 29-30, to tour a wheat and cattle ranch and to give a keynote speech as part of Farm-City Week activities. AuCoin, recently back from a 12-day trip to China for trade talks with top government officials there, is expected in his speech to focus on ways to promote U.S. agricultural ex ports in international mar kets. While in Pendleton, AuCoin also will participate in an official Housing Subcom mittee tour of housing condi tions on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. AuCoin will arrive in Pen dleton on Sunday afternoon to take a tour of a wheat and cattle ranch starting at 4:30 p.m. Wes Grilley, executive vice president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League, will serve as guide. A reception for AuCoin at the ranch will precede a family style dinner. AuCoin Hermiston Open Every Wednesday 567-7176 Heppner Open Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday 676-9912 Main Office Pendleton 1 S.W. Nye (West of Red Lion Inn) 276-7361 Oregon Cattlemen's president says beef purchase cutbacks no solution to higher prices ; may prompt "During the past several weeks, there have been sug gestions by some activists that corisumers cut back on their beef purchases, such as 'beef less Wednesdays', in order to bring down beef prices. This is not a realistic solution to the problem of current beef prices. In fact, such action, in the long run, would result in higher, not lower, beef prices. That is because further inter ferences with the market would discourage the rebuild ing of breeding herds, and we would have a more prolonged will remain overnight there. On Monday, AuCoin will appear at 10:05 a.m. on a KUMA radio talk show, will visit the Pendleton City Hall, and will give the Keynote Farm-City Week address be fore the Pendleton Rotary. It is set for 12 noon at Gunther's Fireside Restaurant. From the Rotary appear ance, AuCoin will go to Blue Mountain Community College to talk to students, then will proceed to the reservation for the Housing Subcommittee tour. The visit to Pendleton is part of a series of stops AuCoin is making around the stale to meet Oregonians and to gain new perspectives on statewide issues he is working on, including agriculture, energy, inflation, federal spending, international trade and housing. Where the customer is the company o NII-3 o AQUA o DRY & LIQUID FERTILIZERS AND ALL YOUR SPRING CHEMICAL NEEDS. Call Your Experts Today! PHONE JOHN RIPPLE AT 422-7289 (If no answer phone 989-8221) FOR Y OUR FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL NEEDS. ..T HE COMPAN Y YOU CAN RELVON.... period of limited beef sup plies," according to Bill Ross of Jordan Valley, President of the 3,000-member Oregon Cat tlemens Association, speaking at a breakfast meeting of the Portland Industrial Rotary Club on April 17. Ross also made the follow ing points: After four years of below cost cattle prices and a reduction in the size of the herd, today's cattle prices have begun to stimulate herd rebuilding. The eventual re sult will be larger beef supplies and more moderate prices. Organized campaigns to reduce demand at this critical point in the cattle cycle will reduce the confidence of cattlemen. Producers and their bankers will be discour aged from making the longer term investments needed to increase the size of the herd. In the long run, any type of boycott will not help consum ers; it will only result in a continuation of limited sup plies and higher prices. Most persons including the organ izers of the 1973 beef boycott now agree that the boycott and price freeze were counter productive in the long run. Furthermore, a family's meat expenditures would not necessarily, be reduced. A widespread reduction in beef Gazette-Times PRINTING CaJ Today 676-9228 FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS increase msieaa purchases might temporarily lower prices, but it would not increase supplies. Consumers would not be able to buy any more beef at the reduced price. As soon as more people tried to take advantage of the lower price level, the price would rise again. Also, shift ing demand to other products would increase the prices of those products. Many consum ers might not see any net reduction in expenditures for meat. The public doesn't need gratuitous advice from self appointed protectors. In a recent national survey of attitudes toward beef and beef prices, most consumers said they know enough about beef to manage rising beef costs. They are capable of making their own choices. Two thirds said they already were making adjustments in their Friday Night Steak Special 0550 To The Music Of PQiB UfOVCS Friday & Saturday April 27 & 28 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Bingo Sunday mmuw, cafe& WJfffil J0"?? - I beef purchases including buying cheaper cuts, watching for advertised specials, buy ing in quantity, buying less beef and buying other meats. When given a choice bet ween market intervention and the free market, a broad majority (72 per cent) said they preferred to have govern ment let supply and demand function freely so that, as the price of beef goes up, cattle men will produce more beef and bring the price down. The free market system always works. Right now, poultry and pork production is increasing in response to favorable prices. Because of the biology of the cow, it will take longer to rebuild cattle herds and increase beef sup plies, but the same thing will happen to beef, too if we give the system a chance to operate. Night 7:30 p.m. Where the customer is the company ' , V 1, V
