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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Celebrate National Ag Day
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“Proudly Surveying & Engineering
In Grant County’s Agricultural Industry
Since 1974”
Ferguson Surveying
Engineering
Old West Federal Credit Union is
the number one USDA guaranteed
loan servicer headquartered in
Oregon. No one knows more about
USDA Farm Service Agency
Business and Industry loans than
Old W est.
650 W. Main St.
John Day, Oregon
(541) 575-0264 • 1-888-575-0 264
Fax (5410 575-2538
162 W. Front
Prairie City, Oregon
(541) 820-4601 • (541) 820-4725
2036 Broa dway
Baker City, Oregon
(541) 523-5535 • 1-888-677-5581
Fax (541) 278-6805
301 S. Main St.
Pendleton, Or egon
(541) 278- 6800
Fax (541) 278-6805
1739 N. First St.
Hermiston, Or egon
(541) 564- 0264
Fax (541) 564-0262
www.oldwestfcu.org
PO Box 519, 210 E. Main
Mt. 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
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that all operators will get the
maximum worth of their ani-
mals over a period of years; D)
Increase the general income of
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the county and improve the use
The County Extension of- Nov. 1, 1954 to Oct. 31, 1955 of this income for better liv-
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ranchers in locating ranch jectives in Grant County: A) of land resources and acquire
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acre by building or maintain-
ing grass stands and vigor); B) Oct. 1, 1960 to Sept. 30, 1961
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basic crop, as well as develop more important. Sawmills
quality animals; C) Improve- and other timber tax revenues
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securing farm labor. Approx-
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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,
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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
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have been doing a great deal
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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-
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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-
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ing out for a living. In other ar-
eas of the county, lumber mill
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group. There is little mixing of
ranchers and this group.
Community spirit has de-
clined rapidly because of the
rapid technological change
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the nation. Although several
communities are quite isolat-
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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
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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.
