Thursday, November 6, 1952
jWOOKINGS-HARBQR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
PAGE THREE
pay.
I o iin t\ and state extension serv
In general, districts are formed ices. U.S. Forest Servicce, Bureau provement, clearing and leveling plan to organize the Curry County
to provide farmers with needed of Land Management, and county of rough land for better irriga Soil Conservation district, a heavy
tion and drainage. Setting up of call for technical help in drainage
engineering and scientific aid in and state departments
a
program of crop rotations for of wet lands is expected. Tech
"Another thing, we farmers like
the wide field of soil and water
pasture
and specialty crops. Erad nical assistance is needed, mem
Plans for setting up a Soil Con conservation. For example, farm about districts, is that there’s no ication of brush, weeds and unde bers of the organization commit
servation district to develop the ers wit wet lands, low-produccing law or authority to force us into sirable shrubs. Farm woodland tee point out. in draining some
agricultural resources of Curry pastures, or poorly planned irriga doing any more conservation work management and reforestation 29,000 acres of water-laden land
county, were close to the hearing tion systems can obtain technical than we choose. Of course, most Erosion control through improve in the north portion of the county,
stage this week. The State Soil help. Farmers can also obtain farmers in our county want to do ment in methods of handling tim along with drainage of additional
• Conservation
committee
a n through their soil conservation all they can to improve their ber on slopes. Contour tillage to farmlands over the county. Assist
lands, but it’s on a self-help, farm-
nounced approval of the petition district, the kind of technical and action
control erosion on sloping coastal ance also is expected to be needed
basis.
engineering
help
they
need
to
tac
favoring the farmer-action pro
Stabilization of sand in the control of tide water and
kle tough Bind problems.
"We’ve been doing a lot of lands.
gram.
dunes,
soil
management through construction and maintenance of
Cecil Watt puts it this way, thinking about our land problems
The petition, which Included the
use
of
fertilizer,
soil amendments diking systems.
names of some sixty landowners, Many oi us have long since come the past year. We believe the and diking.
is the first step, under Oregon to the conclusion that we can’t agricultural output and prosperity
Should farmers succeed in their
Use these columns— It pays!
law, in the process of organiz drain wet lands, run an irrigation of our farmers would be greatly
stepped
up
if
we
farmed
the
con
system,
or
step
up
the
productive
ing a county-wide Soil Conserva
servation way.”
tion district similar to those ness of a pasture, simply by ‘gues*
In submitting its petition to the
formed in 36 other farming areas and by golly’ methods. We just
don’t have the ‘know how' to work State Conservation committee,
FÄNGER and SUMMERS
in the state.
Next, will be the scheduling of cut many ot our land problems; the district organization commit
a public hearing by the state com and, as long as farmers in other tee listed the following major
General Contractors
mittee to give interested landown agricultural area sare getting a problems ;
ers an opportunity to voice their ‘helping hand’ we figure it would
Streambank stabilization along
•
Builders of Ft tie Homes •
opinion for or against the meas be good for us, too.”
Sixes River, Floras ('reek, Elk
According to Cecil Watt, Curry' River, Chetco River, Lower Rogue
LET US HELP YOU WITH YOUR
ure. In event the hearing is con
county
farmers could get through River, Pistol River, Winehuck, and
sidered favorable by the commit
NEW OR REMODELING PROBLEMS
tee, a date for a referendum vote a Soil Conservation district, train other minor streams. Improve-
will be set. Two-thirds of the ed help from such agencies as the bent of sprinkler and surface-type
P. O. Box 264
I I.irhor, Oregon
votes cast must be “yes” to insure U. S. Soil Conservation Service, irrigation systems. Pasture my
a district’s passage.
Actual date of the hearings on
the Curry County Soil Conserva
tion district proposal has not yet
been announced by the state com
mittee. However, farmer-leaders
FRIDAY
of the district organization com
mittee, believe the hearing will
SATURDAY
be announced either late this
month or early December.
November 7 - 8
The proposed district has re
ceived support from the Sixes,
Ophir, Chetco and Pomona Orang
es, and from leading farmers of
the county. The district organiza
tion committee, headed by Cecil
Watt of Brookings, includes: Clar
DAN RIVERS
I I
LADIES
ence II. Brooks, Langlois, secre
O
ur
7th
Anniversary
tary; Raymond Capps, Sixes;
Handy-Cut Dross Lengths
D R E S S E S
Charley Fox, Langlois; Joe Nilson,
Super
Langlois; Otis Bowman, Gold
GINGH AM S
Selected from Our
Beach, and John Donaldson, Fran
Reg.
98c
Yd.
cis W. Brown and Donald O. De
Regular Stock
Haven, Denmark.
Considerable interest in forma
Special
........ 69c yd. Special $4.99 & Í5.99
Famous Nationally
tion of a soil conservation district
Known T rim fit Nylon
to improve, safeguard and develop
the farmlands of Curry county
1 lose - New Fall shades
has been indicated by farmers in
CHILDREN’S RAYON
60 Gauge, 15 Denier
many sections, since organization
PANTIES
plans were launched a year ago,
LADIES BLOUSES
according to Cecil Watt, a leader
$149
Assorted Colors
in the district movement.
COTTONS - RAYONS
Lace Trim
In addition to numerous educa
Assorted Sizes and Colors
tional meetings, held to acquaint
Sizes 2 to 14
Buy 3 pairs and receive 1 pair FREE
farmers with district activities,
Special
5 for 1 .0 0 Special S i.99 & $2.99 N O W IS T H E T IM E T O STO CK UP FOR XMAS
several farmers have visited func
tioning soil conservation districts
to see the district plan in action.
Supporters of the district pro
LA DIE’S
posal expressed themselves as
BOYS’ GAUCHO TYPE
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT
Nylon
Tricot
“very pleased” over the backing
HEAVY SWEAT
and the general favorable accep
Children's Dresses
PANTIES
H A T S
tance which the plan has received.
S H IR T S
First
Quality
Under Oregon law, soil conser
Shower Resistant
Sizes 3 to 14
Med., Small, Large \ .
Green - Blue -Tan
vation districts are a regular part
Regular $1.98
W hite Only
Reg. $2.49
of state government and operate
Greatly Reduced
along democratic lines. Each dis
Special ......... .
$1.99
Special 99c
SjXX'ial
$1.39
trict is governed by a board of
five farmer-supervisors; three of
which are voted in by landowners
at the time of the referendum,
and two are named by the gov
New Shipment of
Boys and Girls
ernor. Supervisors serve in a vol
Many other items
untary capacity, and administer
C O 1T O N DRESSES
the affairs of the district without
Rain-repellent and wind-re
On Sale
Reg. $5 98
sistant. Fully lined.
Two
>Cecil Watts Heads
Conservation
District
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S P E C IA L
JA C K E TS
B. B. Crabb Co.
Bookkeeping
Pap Roll
Special .
...... S4.69
Some Half Sizes
slash pockets. Assorted colors.
Sizes 3 to 16. Reg. $3.98
Special
---------- $2.98
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Insurance
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