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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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
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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.
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Altogether I have traveled al
most 3,000 miles on FFA activi
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and I would urge all boys to take
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