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TH E N Y S S A G A T E C IT Y J O U R N A L . N Y S S A . O R E G O N . T H U R S D A Y . M A R C H 21. 1957 Adrian High School Farmer' Reports On FFA Vocational Work By Dallas Chaney Seed Potatoes % Reds—Whites Russets—Early Gems BOOK AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE — thru — J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY demonstration, dairy foods dem- years. Grass treated for chiggers, ! onstration, bread baking demon USDA Outlines ticks and fleas will usually re Farm and Barn stration, clothing and miscellan main free of these pests for sev eous demonstration contests. Oth Insect Control eral weeks. N ev/s and V iew s er contests are cake baking, dol Help for homeowners in com Considering the extensive dam lar dinner, bread baking, wool bating lawn pests istavailabic in age some lawn insects cause, use" By Lefloy Pulliam sewing, flour measuring and the a USDA bulletin “ Lawn Insects of an insecticide is cheaper in the dress review contest. and How to Control Them ” This past week I attended the long run than reseeding. One 29th Oregon State Future Farm Junior Leaders Some lawn insects live in the mole cricket, for example, can er convention in La Grande Ap The junior 4-H leaders met this soil and attack plant roots, some destroy several square yards of a proximately 600 boys from all ov last week at Shirley Skinners feed on plant leaves and stems newly seeded lawn in a single er the state started arriving Sun home in the Owyhee community. and others suck plant juices. night. day and stayed until Thursday. The major items on the program USDA’s bulletin describes 33 Pests such as chiggers, ticks and As host city, La Grande had the included an installation ceremo fleas may inhabit lawns They do lawn insects, tells how to locate By County Extension Agent- welcome mat out for all the boys. ny, Barbara Hickman, Nyssa. in not damage the grass, but their them, lists effective insecticides The La Grande Chamber of Com Spring 4-H Show charge. Progress report and dis bites are painful and annoying to and gives directions on how and merce coordinated the lodging The Malheur county 4-H lead cussion on the 4-H club annual people. Also, certain ticks may when to use them. Single copies and the boys stayed in the motels ers council met last Wedne-day led by Lynn Hoffman, editor, transmit diseases, including tick of “ Lawn Insects and How to and hotels in La Grande. and set the dates for the annual Cairo, and E M Hauser and Miss fever and tularemia Control Them" Home and Gar Each of the eighty-four chap 4-H club spring show June 4, 5, Johnston led a discussion on rec Treatments to control these in- \ den bulletin No. 53 are free on ters in Oregon sent two delegates 6, and 7. The show will be in ord keeping. The next meeting sects are inexpensive. A single request. .Write to Office of Infor to earn.’ on the state functions of the Ontario high school as it has will be the 3rd Tuesday night in insecticide application may con mation USDA, Washington 25. FFA Since these boys spend been for the last few years Those April. trol underground pests for several DC. nearly 8 hours a day in session, of you who have been 4-H club Community Meetings most chapters bring two alter members before know that this We mentioned some meetings nates to fill the chairs when the is the show, during which the in the various communities of delegates get tired. members of home economics 4-H the county week before last in The top two percent of the to ! clubs have the opportunity to ex this column, and stated we would tal Future Farmer membership hibit that wo-k which they have give more information concerning were awarded the degree of State done during the year in their pro these when dates were definite Farmer. In our area this award ject meetings, and to enter com Since this time we have received was won by Stanley Sisson, Lar petition in contests. I have listed dates from several of the commu ry Hickman and Duane Drydale, below the contests which club nities. The club members and Nyssa, and Bill Looney and Dal members will have the opportuni leaders in the Cairo, Arcadia and ¡4M las Chaney of Adrian. Malheur ty to enter demonstration con Valley View communities plan to county was also very fortunate in tests, and this includes cookery meet March 21 in the Valley View that Frank Yraguen of Vale not schoolhouse at 4:30 p m., the Jun- only received the State Farmer very interesting. While Vale plac tura and Beulah communties plan degree but was elected state vice ed only fifth in the state we are to meet Friday, March 22 at 3:00 president for the coming year. very proud of them in that it is pm in the Juntura school, Arock Dan Dunham, last year’s na one of the most difficult contests and Jordan Valley will meet Sat tional president from Lakeview, rin which a group of boys can par urday, March 23. The Arock showed pictures and gave a talk ticipate. group will meet in the morning on his recent trip to Japan. He Last but not least concerning and Jordan Valley in the after and Dr. Tenny of the Office of the convention—this chapter has noon. We are not sure as to the Education and Welfare. Washing been winning first in the district meeting place for the Arock ton, D C., spent 3 months in Ja ■ secretary’s books for three years. group, but the Jordan Valley Use modern credit for modern needs! pan helping and examinig the This year we won first in the group will meet at Mrs. Maxine programs of the Future Farmers state, an honor of which any sec Yturraspe’s home from 2 to 4 p.m. The Land Hank knows the credit needs of fanners and in Japan. They run their vo-ag. retary can be proud. Stanley Sis The club members and leaders | ranchers and keeps its lending program geared to pres and Future Farmer work very son is “ pencil pusher” for the from Harper will meet at 3:30 similar to ours here in America. Nyssa chapter. ent day requirements. Inquire about |a LAN D BANK in the Harper school and Ironside! Dan explained that they are very The farmers of this area should set March 30 as the date for their LOAN first! _ _ _ ^ friendly people and he enjoyed not feel too badly about the wea meeting time, 10 to 12 a m. his visit there very much. ther and the mud. The farmers Don't Forget Roger Knutson, national vice in the La Grande area are hav The junior 4-H leaders have president of Pacific region, Liv ing similar difficulties. I talked planned a radio program for Mon ingston, Mont., attended and ) with two farmers who had their day night, March 25. Mary Long See o r w rit* brought greetings from the na tractors stuck in the field One and Gloria Keith, Vale View, tional level and helped out on said he did not know whether he have planned and will present PAYETTE NATIONAL FARM LOAN committee work. Greetings were was rushing Spring or whether this program as guests of Earl Phone MI-2-3262 Rita Bldg.. Payette also presented by Miss Colleen spring was going to be rushing Jones, farm director, KSRV, at Simper, FHA state president from 1 him. 7:30 p.m. Newport. We give six top awards in the state for which the boy receives a $100 check for being tops. These were Adin Hester, Canby, pub lic speaking; Mike Ringas, West Linn, farm mechanics; Dennis Haney, Eugene, rural electrifica tion; Adin Hester, Canby, soil and water; Don Scott, Cottage Grove, star farmer. On a chapter basis the North Marion chapter won the farm safety award for doing the most in the promotion of farm safety. The parliamentary contest was 4-H CLUB ACTIVITIES Old j 2* Fashioned ? They start even i ‘ . .. . .. •V» j" . - *'Y f e * , ■ V * V ; There is a live-chick demonstra tion at our stora right now. That’s where you can see and feel, in the flesh, the extra growth Purina's improved Super Startena puts on chicks. While you’re here, check their age and EED PURINA.. .YOU , . V . . 7 • . Im proved S u per Startena Improved Purina Super Startena gives you E x tr a g ro w th y o u c a n s e e a n d j Cover the right half of the lower picture with your hand. The pullets on the left don’t look bad at all, do they? Now un cover the Super Startena-fed birds on the right! Same age . . . 83 days. Same amount of starter ; . . only 2 pounds. But what a difference in growth! v^m size. Heft one or two of the chicks. Feel the solid, chunky weight o f those Super Startena birds. Livability’s another hig thing. Records from farms all over the country on more than two million Purina-fed chicks showed an average of 97.3% livability! The same feed that produced birds like theee is ready to work for you. Ask us for Purina's im proved Super Startena . . . and get that extra growth you can tee and feel. NITROGEN brings profitable results on most crops. Get your USS Ammonium Nitrate N O W . . . use it this spring for added income at harvest time. Also available from United States Steel — USS Ammonium Sulfate and USS Anhydrous Ammonia. Send for information. Now is the time to get your U SS A m monium Nitrate, 33.57o Nitrogen Fertil izer manufactured by United States Steel for Western farmers. ^ **. Use USS Ammonium Nitrate prills as a pre-planting top-dressing for more dollars per acre. USS Ammonium Nitrate spreads easily in standard equipment and 1 L ow er-quality starter • -<■ U aittd H o tH Stee4 t l ? K«o#m iw ild m f M l Imkm C ity. \JU+ 1 1 1 CAN DEPEND ON THE CHECKERBOARD Tobler’s Feed £r Fuel t n v g - w su*«« »it i . « » « us ut* c.*r, v u 1 1 ff — . Y y a ■ ear of the Adrian chapter. At our Since I joined FFA and voca banquet I was awarded the farm tional agriculture in the fall of electrification award. During that year I was also a 1953 I have learned many basic things including all phases of shop member of the state parliamen work, judging of animals, public tary team The projects I had that speaking and parliamentary pro year were: 20 acres of grain, cedure. I also have learned quite five acres of alfalfa, 12 head of a lot about the care of animals herefords, two head dairy, six head fattening hogs and one fat and crops. steer. My supervised farming program At the county fair at the start my freshman year included seven i of my senior year I was chosen acres of barley, seven head of to be a member of the judging registered herefords, four fatten team which came out first in the ing swine and one steer, which 1 county and 11th in the state. At showed at the Malheur county1 the beginning of the year I was fair. elected vice president of the chap To start my sophomore year, 1 ter and later in the year was mov was awarded the swine chain ed up to president. At the 16th from the chapter. Also in my pro annual banquet of our chapter ject in my sophomore year I pur I was awarded the farm mechan chased two dairy heifers and six ics award. weaner pigs. I also owned seven At the state convention held in herefords. During my sophomore La Grande last week I was award year I was in the chapter speech ed the state farmer degree. My finals. projects for this year are: 20 At the start of my junior year acres of crops, 11 head of beef I was fifth high livestock judge and four head of dairy. at the county fair and was a mem- Besides the awards mentioned ber of the first place county judg above I have received a letter ing team that went to Salem to each year. Letters are awarded the state judging contest. Later to the top one-third of the chap that year I was elected treasurer ter. Out of all this I have learned to get along with people by com ing in contact with them. SEYBOLD*S Altogether I have traveled al most 3,000 miles on FFA activi Radio — TV Service ties It has been very educational and I would urge all boys to take NEW LOCATION 515 North Eighth Dial 3913 FFA and vocational agriculture if it is offered in the high school. PAG E THREE N a n ti ■ \ f A O M IS * .a _ - I . » — s a s u i K ì a ì "W n e w I T#B mm wKmem 1 c m buy USS A m n m m i H.HWm C ITY - IT A T I
