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Page Eight Nyssa Gate City Journal, Nyssa. Oregon Legislative Report Your County Agent Says White top ■ one of our persistent perennial noxious weeds will soon be in the partments or divisions to proper stage for most satis scrutinize to determine which factory control measures. one would apply to a At the bud stage white top particular problem. We even is most susceptible to 2.4-D tually reach the right person Low Voltile spray. This to help, with a few phone material applied at the rate of calls. A rancher wrote us. most upset. because he 3» active ingredient per acre in at least 20 gallons of water thought some of his property slops seed formation and will was going to be condemned hold the weed in check all for a state campground We summer. This treatment will were able to determine that not completely kill all the this was not going to happen, white top but does offer us but the time elapse in one of the best control communication between measures we have. Repeated state agencies and the citizen applications have eliminated often creates misunderstan some infestations in the ding and lack of information. county. We can speed up the If left unchecked these communication, thereby al weeds will go to seed and leviating the worry. We've continue to spread like a helped senior citizens with malignant growth spreading social security payments de both by seed and root layed or interrupted. Both of sections. our Senators have offices either in Salem or Portland, • • • and they are very cooperative Have you checked your and successful in investiga "bull power?" Many ope- ting any problems relating to rators will be fuming the Federal business. bulls out within a few days so An important factor in our some checking of these bulls liaison work is the good is in order. Some common equipment and assistance to defects of bulls turned out aid us. The Centrex tele are infertility and bad feet. phone system is invaluable— It's a known fact that a high with our access to WATS percentage of bulls turned lines, both at our office and onto the range are sterile or home. This reduces the cost incapable of settling a cow. A of long distance telephoning, bull with bad feet won't cover which is necessary through the country necessary for him out the state, as the WATS to do a good job. expense is based on a flat Solutions to these prob rate—you can make as many lems aren't expensive nor too calls as needed at no extra time consuming. Your ve charge. The State Library terinarian can fertility test a just across the street from the bull for a small fee and those Capitol allows quick re feet can be trimmed with a ference to any subject on set of hoof nippers and a rasp which we need information. in a few minutes. A group of A legislative research depart operators in a community can ment of Legislature furnishes get together and have a reports on request. commercial hoof trimmer We hope you'll let us know come in and trim all the bulls if we can help you here in feet at a reasonable cost. Salem with any situation that is causing problems—give us • • • a call—write a card or letter. Alfalfa hay growers will State government is your go soon be faced with another vernment. 378-8834 is our annual invasion of the alfalfa phone number. weevil. This pest is distri W-V %-tr' buted throughout the hay growing sections of the county and can be found in varying numbers in all fields. The extent of the infestations By Rep. D E. (Denny) Jones Rather than discuss spe cific bills which have been considered during this past week, we thought you might be interested in the many ways your legislator can help his constituents. You are aware of the more publicized activities of a represen tative—introducing bills, at tending committee meetings, listening to testimony and making decisions on bills in committee, debating legis lation on the floor of the House, voting on bills, etc. State legislators have ano ther role important to the people of their districts—this is the role of citizen advocate, a liaison between the people at home and what is fast becoming our "Big Brother State Government." The business of the State has become so complicated, so detached from the people, so regulatory that the legislator has become the focus for helping the average person who just doesn't have the information available to seek the help needed in certain situations. If a legislator doesn't know the answer there is instant access to the sources of information for unscrambling difficulties with which consti tuents are often faced. This is particularly important for District 60 which is separated by a iot of geography from the state machinery in Salem. We use telephone or personal contacts here to help to solve problems which might take the average citizen weeks of letter-writing to eventually find the right agency and person to contact. It ts not unusual to find a rule or regulation adopted by an agency or department which doesn't really take into account Eastern Oregon's problems or viewpoints or special situations. We've had many appeals for help regarding problems with workmen's compen sation. In our State Tele phone Directory, the State Industrial Accident Fund Agency lists over twelve de- Thursday, May 15, 1975 Oregon Agriculture Service Report By Malcolm MacEwaa At the national level, cash receipts to farmers for marketings of milk and cream hit a record $9.4 billion in 1974. That is a 16 percent gain from the previous high set in 197J. Milk production in Oregon grossed $87.75 million, a 17% gain over 1973 values. • • • Cattle and calves on feed in Oregon for slaughter market totaled 55.000 head on April 1. according to Oregon Crop and Livestock Reporting Ser vice. This is 5000 fewer head than on feed a year ago. Placements of cattle in feedlot* during January- March totaled 32,000 head- 10.000 more than in the same period in 1974 Marketings for slaughter during the past quarter of cattle fed in Oregon totaled 40.000 head eight percent more than last year. Expected marketings for slaughter from Oregon feedlot* during April-June are estimated at 31.000 head. 11 percent above the corres ponding period in 1974. • • • Oregon's value of total agricultural production rea ched $1.1 billion in 1974. Combining total crop produc tion values of $808 million with livestock production value of $313 million gives the state a ten percent gain over its total production values for 1973. determines whether or not hay growers should treat their fields with insecticides to control the pests. Adult weevil—small snout beetles—lay eggs in lhe hay fields during the spring period. These eggs hatch into small larvae that feed on the terminal tips of the alfalfa plant. Heavily infested fields may have a gray cast due to the shredding of the upper leaves. Farmers should make periodic inspection* of their fields during the next several weeks in order to determine the extent of the weevil infestations. Several insec ticides are recommended for the control of the pests. ! ’’I' r u ' 1 SOME OF THE WILD HORSES roaming on Eastern Oregon rangeland managed by the U. S Bureau of Land Management. Officials sav that the horse population has The number of wild horses in Oregon is growing at the rate of 21 percent each year according to inventories just completed by the U. S. Bureau of Land Management The latest count shows 6.928 wild horses on national resource lands managed by BLM in eastern Oregon rhe surveys were made this spring by BLM using air- planes and helicopters. The horse population ha» increased steadily in Oregon and elsewhere in the western state* since the animals have been protected from gather ing and slaughtering for commercial purposes, by the 1971 Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act. The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon re- moved 1.15 horses from the range last fall. According to E. J. Petersen, acting stale director. "Those horses were gathered from areas where the population had increased to the point that forage was becoming scarce and the animals faced possible star vation.” The horses were given to individuals to care for. although the federal govern ment retained ownership to the animal*. "Nearly all of the persons who got wild horses are happy with their charges." Petersen said. “Most of the hivse* have become family pets and some are being ridden," he added In addition to the horses gathered by BLM. 427 pri vately owned horses have HOME SHOPMATE WELDER * 3/B" DRILL PRESS 5109” FEATURES CONTINUOUS CURRENT CONTROL BARBED WIRE 12 Vi GUAGE PRICE CUT FOR A MYSTERY DAY SPECIAL! agenctei Recently thia board recommended to Congress that the 1971 Act be modified to allow the use of aircraft and motorized vehicles in management of wild bourses. They also recommended that persons acquiring excess wild horses be given title to the animals. Petersen said. •'The Bu reau of Land Management supports these recommen dations Based on our expe rience to date in wild horse management, we think these recommendations make a lot of sense." WE FIX FLATS FOR LADY DRIVERS NYSSA, OREGON SAVE *15” AUTO BODY REPAR RILING STATION, GARAGES VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL DO-fT-YOURSEU HOBBYISTS HOBBYIST PAINT SPRAYER $4495 CO-OP ELECTRIC IGNITION REFLACES POINTS * CONDENSO* FIRE EXTINGUISHER DELUXE ONCE INSTALLED, fT DOES AWAY WTTH TUNE-UPS, GIVES BETTER PERFOR MANCE AND GAS MILEAGE, AND DOUBLES LIFE OF PLUGS. REFILLABLE DRY CHEMICAL FOR HOME, AUTO, BOAT OR TRUCK rig . *r> NYSSA CO-OP SUPPLY 18 North 2nd St. 2.925 No inventory 4.086 5.71S 6.928 Bob Elliott Tire Center «EC. $4295 REG. *69” been removed from national resource land* by individual rancher* a* allowed by the wild horse act. These gather ing* were supervised by BLM and brand inspector* from the Oregon Department of Agriculture who inspected and certified ownership of each animal. The court ruled the act "unconstitutional" in Feb ruary. The same court, however, stayed the order and is allowing BIM to continue management pro gram* pending a higher court decision The government has filed an appeal in the U. S. Supreme Court which will decide the constitutionality question. Petersen said. "The BLM will continue to manage wild horse herd* in Oregon until the courts have settled the issue." BLM will also continue to participate with the national citizens advisory board on wild horse management The board, created by the 1971 Act, meets periodically to monitor the wild horse program* of all Department of the Interior and De partment of Agriculture FREE SAVE »60“ PLANT MAINTENANCE LIGHT MANUFACTURING SHEET METAL WORK FARM EQUPMENT RffAB increased steadily since the animals have been protected by lhe 1971 WUd Horse and BurTO Protection Act. Wild Horses On Increase In Oregon SPECIAL VALUES FOR MILLER THUNDERBOLT 225 V i Phone 372-2254 Nyssa. Oregon