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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1957)
r Page 4 KLAMATH TRIBUNE February, 1957 Community Meetings SOILBANK PROGRAM Scheduled; Amendments NOW OPERATING IN To Be Discussed KLAMATH AREA The Kcbruar y community meetings sponsored by the Klam ath Jnforniatioti and Kducation program will feature a discussion of the proposed amendments to ruhhV Law 5K7. As reported elsewhere in this month's issue of the Tribune, several amendments are being considered to amend Public Law 5K7. On Feb. K at the Williamson River Church and Kcb. 9 at the Heatty Community Hall, these amendments will be discussed by Wayne Blair, attorney with the Information Program and Repre sentatives of the Management Specialists' office. Hoth meetings will begin at h:00 P. M. Klamath tribal members will have an opportunity to hear in detail what these very important amendments are, and to ask any questions about them. As in previous community meetings, these evening pro grams will include a pot luck dinner, .supervised care for the children, and an exciting full length movie. --- 0 - SEWING CLASSES NOW BEING ORGANIZED A sewing class for Klamath women met for the first time at the Chiloquin High School Home Kconomics Dept. on Wednesday, Jan. 16. There were eight adults and two teen-agers present. A sewing class was started for each Monday and Wednesday from 7.00 to'9:(K) P. M., beginning Jan. 21. All those who are interested in any phase of Home Kconomics are welcome to come to the high school for these meetings, or phone Ul, Klamath Kducation Office, Chilouin for Mrs. Ailcen Smith, who will be glad to discuss the Home Kconomics program. There will also be a meeting Jan. 31 at 1 :30 P. M. in the Com munity hall at Williamson River for anyone interested in sewing or any phase of Home Kconomics. There will be another meeting Feb. 4 at 2:(X P. M. in Heatty at the Community hall for all Klamath women in the Heatty area who are interested in classes of sewing and foods. 0- One business man to another: "We're a non-profit organization. We didn't intend to be -but we are." The Soilbank Act of 1956 states that it is in the interest of the general welfare that the soil and water resources of the nation not be wasted and depleted in the pro duction of burdensome agricul tural surplus. The Act authorizes a system for fanners to divert part of their crop land from the production of an excessive supply of agricultural commodities and to carry out the program of soil, water, and forest and wildlife conservation. Under the conservation reserve program of the soilbank the mini mum acreage is 5. No maximum acreage has been set. However, the maximum payment to any one operator is $5,000 dollars an nually. The maximum annual rate established for Klamath County is $8.00 per acre. The minimum length of a conservation reserve contract is three years; the maxi mum, except for tree cover, is ten years. Contracts for tree cover may extend for fifteen years. A producer who wishes to par ticipate in the conservation re serve program must agree to es tablish andor maintain protec tive cover (grasses, legumes or trees), water storage, or other approved practices on designated areas; not to harvest any crop from these acres, except timber in keeping with good forestry management, not to pasture these acres during the contract period. Restrictions on grazing in the conservation reserve acres may be lifted under certain circum stances. The Secretary of Agri culture, after certification by the governor of the state in which the farm is located of the need for grazing on the conservation re serve, may determine that it is necessary to permit grazing thereon in order to alleviate dam age, hardship, or suffering caused by severe drought, flood, or other natural disaster. If any part of the conservation reserve is grazed as a result of authorization under the above conditions, no annual payment will be made for that part of the reserve for the year in which it is grazed. If you are interested in participating in the soilbank program or wish to know more about it you may contact the Agricultural Conservation Program office in the Tower theatre building in Klamath Falls. The Klamath Information and Kducation office in Chiloquin and the Soil and Moisture Office at Klamath Agency can also give you additional information. tih - j s i n ' A U . I'M ' A) I 1 ; '! A fu ; 'f ! V - ' l 4A ....... V Engaged in a snow survey above are, left to right, Joe Jackson, Benny Foster and Hank Waugh. RESERVATION SNOW SURVEYS CONDUCTED EACH WINTER MONTH At the end of each winter month, starting December 31, and continuing through March, a party of Klamath Agency em ployees treks to the snow courses on Sun Mountain and Taylor Butte. The snow surveys are a cooperative project of the Soil DOG LICENSING SCHEDULE GIVEN By order of the County Court : Dog license fees shall be $2.00 for each male or spayed bitch dog anil $3.00 for each female." In order to provide the facilities for those persons living in the outlying areas of the county to acquire licenses before the dead line date of March 1, the County pound master, Bill Schlcgcl has set the following schedule for the convenience of the people con cerned. Mr. Schlcgcl will be in the following towns on the dates listed from the hours of 9:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M.: Jan. 29 Chiloquin Jan. 31 Malin Kcb. 5 Spraguc River Keb. 7 Merrill Kcb. 14 Chiloquin Keb. 19 Illy Keb. 21 Crescent Kcb. 26- Chiloquin Keb. 2S Malm In the respective towns, the pound master may be contacted at the local Justice of the Peace of fice or the Citv Hall. and Moisture Department and the Korestry Department. Snow surveyors measure the depth of the snow and the mois ture content of the snow on the snow courses. The snow depth is measured by pushing a hollow tube down through the snow until it touches earth. v The tube is then carefully withdrawn so that a core of snow will be re tained inside the tube. By weigh ing the tube and core, and sub tracting the weight of the tube, t4ic moisture content can be calculated. The data gathered by the snow surveyors is used in water fore casting. It is used in conjunction with precipitation, soil moisture, ground water storage, etc. Snow surveys are used in predicting the general outlook of the various drainage basins. Usually it is necessary to hike ten miles on snow shoes to make the survey on Sun Mountain. However, on December 31, 1956. surveyors were able to drive a pickup to both courses. On Dec ember 31, 1956 there were only 12 inches of snow on the Sun Mountain course as compared to 29 inches on December 31, 1955. 0 "I was upset when Tony kissed me tonight," confessed a Smith sophomore. "But surely you've been kissed before," mock ed her roomatc. "Xot in a canoe," insisted the sophomore.