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Vernon, OR 97865 Phone: (541) 932-4520 Fax: (541) 932-4430 E-mail: dfse@ortelco.net Malheur Lumber Company Celebrating 32 years of sustaining Grant County’s Agriculture Industry 60339 US-26 John Da y 541-575-2054 +HDG 0DUNHWODPEV +RUVHVDQGPXOHV 0LQNIHPDOHVEUHG +RJV ‚ *RDWV that all operators will get the maximum worth of their ani- mals over a period of years; D) Increase the general income of Continued from Page A7 the county and improve the use The County Extension of- Nov. 1, 1954 to Oct. 31, 1955 of this income for better liv- General problems or ob- LQJ PDNH PRUH HI¿FLHQW XVH ¿FH KDV FRQWLQXHG WR DVVLVW ranchers in locating ranch jectives in Grant County: A) of land resources and acquire laborers. The USDA Labor Maintain and improve our EHWWHU KRPHPDNLQJ VNLOOV ( 2I¿FHLQ%DNHUKDVEHHQFRQ basic crop, which is grass, and Develop rural leadership (get tacted several times for help in other forage species in order the people of Grant County to to have a larger income for understand the principles of the County, as well as con- + &OXE ZRUN DQG XVH WKHVH VHUYHRXUVRLODQGZDWHUZRUN principles in developing their for more production on every boys and girls). acre by building or maintain- ing grass stands and vigor); B) Oct. 1, 1960 to Sept. 30, 1961 With the decline of the tim- 7KHLPSURYHPHQWRIOLYHVWRFN LQ RUGHU WR KDYH D PRUH HI¿ EHULQGXVWU\WKHSDVW¿YH\HDUV cient machine to harvest our agriculture is becoming even basic crop, as well as develop more important. Sawmills quality animals; C) Improve- and other timber tax revenues PHQW RI RXU FRXQW\ OLYHVWRFN have been greatly reduced. PDUNHWLQJ SURJUDP LQ RUGHU Directly or indirectly it affects 11 6RXUFH86'$1$66 &RPPRGLW\ securing farm labor. Approx- imately 30 ranch hands were placed through the Extension $JHQW¶VRI¿FHGXULQJWKH\HDU Advising members on the appropriate i nvestment based on their agricultural needs. 6RXUFH268HVWLPDWH 3URGXFWLRQ /LYHVWRFNLQYHQWRU\ $VRI-DQ 9DOXHPLOOLRQV $FUHV 9DOXHSHUFURSODQGDFUHGROODUV 9DOXHRI2UHJRQDJULFXOWXUHH[SRUWV 217 N. Canyon Blvd., John Day www.benchmarkls.com 11 6RXUFH86'$1$66 9DOXHRI2UHJRQDJULFXOWXUHLQ &URS 11 the lives of more than approx- imately 7,726 people who live here. This population is com- pared 8,329 for 1956. This re- duction is due to the decline in logging operations. Since the county is a range forage producing county, OLYHVWRFNLVWKHPDLQDJULFXO tural income. The majority of the farming is carried on to raise enough feed to sup- plement the cattle during the winter months. The ranchers, through the Grant County 6WRFNJURZHUV $VVRFLDWLRQ have been doing a great deal RISODQQLQJLQWKHLU¿HOGIRUP year to year, but the overall income and use picture needs to be tied together. Annual 4-H Camp-Out is a major summer activity. The four-day event provides much needed motivation for younger 4-H members. In 1961 65 club members attended the camp- RXW DW WKH /DNH &UHHN *XDUG Station. The theme of the camp- out was Camp Shalom, a word from Israel meaning place. Oct. 1, 1962 to Sept. 30, 1963 In the ranching areas of the county, small ranches have consolidated into larger ones owned by a few. Thus, the number of people living in ranching communities has de- creased. Within the ranching communities, there are two no- ticeable groups: ranchers and other groups which consist of people operating the commu- QLW\ EXVLQHVV RU WKRVH ZRUN ing out for a living. In other ar- eas of the county, lumber mill ZRUNHUVDQGORJJHUVIRUDFORVH group. There is little mixing of ranchers and this group. Community spirit has de- clined rapidly because of the rapid technological change WKDW KDV WDNHQ SODFH DOO RYHU the nation. Although several communities are quite isolat- HGWKHDGYHQWRIWKHFDUWDNHV the people out of the commu- nity for entertainment. Tele- vision, telephones and other advances have caused com- munities to become useless in the purposes they used to serve as far as a social outlet. See FARM, Page A9 John Day Basin Office Oxbow Conservation Area Forrest Conservation Area Where people and places have been coming together for 48 years Lori Hickerson, Principal Broker, GRI • Offi ce: 541-575-2617 • ljh@ortelco.net Sally Knowles, Broker, GRI • Offi ce: 541-932-4493 • s knowles@ortelco.net Babette Larson, Broker, GRI • Offi ce: 541-987-2363 • ddw r@ortelco.net rmls.com • eastoregonrealestate.com • farmseller.com • centraloregonrealtors.com • oregonreanchandho mes.com/dukewarner -RKQ'D\%DVLQ2IILFH :0DLQ6WUHHW -RKQ'D\25 ID[ FHOO The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has a long tradition of natural resource stewardship.  The John Day River basin is within the Tribes ceded lands and supporting sustainable agriculture and watershed restoration efforts are an important part of maintaining cultural foods and fish populations.   The Tribes want to recognize the value of local agriculture, and the landowners that work to build and maintain the lands and communities that we live in.