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Thun., Jan. 13, 1977 SANDY (Ore.) POST - 7 County agricultural income up Groan ugriculturul income for Clackamaa County in 1976 re a c h e d $59,666,000— up $3,000,000 from 1975, according to estimates of the Clackamas County Extemsion staff and OSU Extension agricultural economists. Outdoor winter tours to begin U S , Forest Service per Forest Service will not provide sonnel from the ZigZag Hanger equipment. There are several District have planned a series commercial rental shops which of winter outdoor educational can provide skis and snowshoes at a marginal fee, he said. trips beginning this weekend Points of interest will be Keith Thurlkill, public in formation specialist for the explored, as well as sites such ZigZag District, said cross as beaver dams and old growth country skiing trips and snow forests. Ecological principles shoeing trips are planned for and how to survive in the winter each Thursday, Saturday and will also be discussed on the Sunday from Jan. 15 until tours. Any group, including schools March 13. Thurlkill said the trips will be and church groups, wishing to made in the Government Camp participate should call a week area, but the location of the in advance to guarantee a trip, lours will vary from week to he added The Forest Service staff w ill m ake special week Cross country skiing tours arrangement for group trips To make reservations for the will be offered at 10 a m. and snow shoeing trips will be held regular trips or find out the at 1:30 p.m. Tours will last exact location of a tour on a ap p ro xim a tely two hours, particular day, contact the Forest Service office at 224-5243 Thurlkill said Cross country skiing trip in Portland or 622 5302 in the p articip an ts should know Hoodland area Thurlkill stressed that the something about that sport, but beginners are encouraged to trips are educational in nature and not geared to athletic come on the snow shoe trips Thurlkill noted that the ability. In Clackamas County and in the state as a whole, lower grain prices were noted. There were also lower returns from truck crops, broilers and turkeys, according to Clayton W ills, C lackam as County Extension agent. Clackamas County was one of 25 counties which had an in crease in total gross sales over 1975 This amounted to a 6.9 per cent—ranking the county as the fifth highest producing agricultural county in the state behind M ario n , U m a tilla , Morrow and Malheur Counties. According to Stanley Miles, OSU Extension agricultural Clackamas County had 52 traffic fatalities in 1976, up from the 1975 total of 36 Only Sherm on County managed to get through 1976 without a single traffic fatality, the Oregon Motor Vehicle Division reported last week Ten counties, how ever, bucked the trend toward higher traffic death lolls last year and recorded fewer deaths than in 1975 Those- with lower 1976 tolls w ere Clatsop C u rry . D e s c h u te s . J e ffe rs o n , K la m a th , Lane, M ario n . M u ltn om ah , Sherm an and Wasco counties Grant county recorded two deaths — the same number it has reported for the previous two years Clackamas County had the greatest increase in traffic fatalities of any county in the state The county was second in total deaths to Multnomah County, which recorded 91 traffic related deaths for 1976 increased income of over $2 million from the previous year was specialty crops including all nursery and ornamental products. Costs of farm production continue to rise with continued concern expressed about labor and energy used for production. A complete listing of crop und livestock estimated incomes is a v a ila b le through the Clackamas County Extension office, Willis said. NEED A SITTER? TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS Rebates Continue Ch*v«tt«> • Luv» • Monza Coup** Vegas Wouid you b . 1 « . T u w d .y O r w n i w » id t h . . « » » . 10 . m . . . " " « I » y in « th . r .b .« « not only contmu. L t th . L u. 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