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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 17, 1936.
Heppner
Gazette Times
t,cSis the Week before Christmas"
by A. B. CHAPIN
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Official Paper for Morrow County
Comes the Yuletide.
A JOYOUS and happy people are
preparing to celebrate the 1936th
natal anniversary of the Christ child
throughout the land. Indicative of
the season are the gay trimmings,
twinkling lights, and evergreen trees
and shrubs, behind which beats the
pulse of peace on earth, good will
to men those joyous tidings herald
ed by shepherds when news of a
new-born king first emanated from
Bethlehem.
The spirit today is not exactly that
which was reflected in the first tid
ings. The Galileans to whom the
news was first brought, received it
with thought of an earthly king, one
who would reign over their material
destinies. But the Christ who was
later revealed to them, the one who
gave His life on Cavalry's cross to
redeem the soul of men, is the one
whose spirit prevails today.
The Christ who taught love, hu
mility and forgiveness of sins, who
asked little children to come unto
Him for rest, who asked that our
debts be forgiven even as we for
give our debtors, He is the ruler of
destinies to whom Christianity pays
homage.
The gifts we give in token of love
and esteem for those near and dear
to us are significant of Christ's great
love. The hearts of all whether in
lowly hovel or rich mansion are
warmed by the spirit which the life
of the Great Redeemer exemplified.
The Yuletide spirit is one which
man may not resist. Though, like
Scrooge, he turns a deaf ear and a
cold heart, still the warmth of the
season will creep in. It is the most
joyous season of the year.
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CONSTRUCTIVE, INTERESTING
IS WORK OF S. C. S. PROJECT
Worthy of Attention.
CULL text of first of the five ma
jor committee reports emanating
from the Eastern Oregon Wheat
league meeting here Dec. 4-5 is pub
lished in this week's issue. It is the
report of the committee on legisla
tion, taxation and finance. Reports
of the other committees will follow
each week until completed.
The report this week gives much
pertinent information on matters
pertaining to the welfare of thel
wheat industry, and through it to
that of the county as a whole. It
contains full text of the proposed
law lor establishment of blow con
trol districts, for one thing, a mat
ter of vital concern.
While voluminous, and thereby
somewhat foreboding in appearance,
the report is the result of much re
search, study and forethought. It
well worth attention of everyone.
Word was received recently by
Morrow county relatives of the
death of Mary Van Vactor Minor,
11-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ellis Minor, former Heppner
residents, at their home in Missouri.
CALL FOR WARRANTS.
Outstanding warrants Nos. 172 to
181 of Dist. No. 13, Morrow County,
Oregon, will be paid when present
ed to the district clerk. Interest
ceases Dec. 18, 1936. Also warrants
Nos. 94 and 917, previously called,
will be paid when presented.
BEULAH B. NICHOLS,
Clerk, School Dist. No. 12.
The Willow creek soil conservation
demonstration project, now in its
second year, has reached impressive
proportions. This was revealed in
a tour of some accomplishments last
week in company with Millard
D. Rodman, supervisor; Dean Wm
A. Schoenfeld of O. S. C; C. Edwin
Hill, state coordinator SCS, and Wm
W. Hill, project manager at Con
don.
ah tne visitors were impressed
with the progress here, and C. Ed
win Hill said the local project was
especially impressive for demonstra
tion purposes because of the ease
with which its various features may
be viewed. Mr. Schoenfeld, dean of
O. S. C. school of agriculture and
director of its extension service, paid
tribute to the effective organization
at work, and foresaw much real long
time benefits to local farms.
The local association at present
contains nine cooperators and the
improvement project covers 12,000
acres. In this district to date there
have been 30 permanent spring de
velopments, 6000 trees have been
planted, creek channels have been
worked over a 4-mile stretch, with
3!2 miles more now under way.
many check dams installed, cover
crops planted, and range land put
under rotational grazing practice.
Besides, the local service has assist
ed in planting 21,000 pounds of crest
ed wheat grass both within and with
out the signed area, much of the
amount going into north-Lexington
land. Within the district 295 acres
have so far been sown to this grass.
The service also dug 6800 feet of
ditch to divert Ditch creek into Wil
low creek at a cost to the county
and itself of $3000. The improve
ment resulted in a peak flow of
second-feet beginning March 1 and
lasting for 2V2 months and supply
ing water enough to irrigate an, es
timated 5000 acres of land.
To get a true picture of what is
being done, one must first under
stand the basic principles of the pro
gram to reestablish cover of vege
tation on the land to prevent soil
erosion, and to build up the water
table generally, to provide an ade
quate water supply at all times for
crops and livestock. Every devel
opment has a specific purpose to
these ends.
One of the first steps is to con
trol the "head" of the water that is
to prevent large run-off s at any
time. Except in case of cloudbursts,
which no feasible program can con
trol, this is accomplished first by re
storing vegetation on the higher
range lands, and secondly through
filling in the old deep creek chan
nels and making instead a shallow
cup -shaped channel with smal!
check dams on the upper reaches
of the creeks, and straightening the
channel and installing larger check
dams lower on the creek. Another
step is that of rotational grazing, in
which deferred grazing and complete
rest of land on an entire farm is al
ternated each spring to give native
grasses a chance to reestablish them
selves. This has a triple purpose
to assist in controlling the water
"head," to prevent soil erosion, and
to increase the livestock carrying
capacity of the range. Interlinked
with this phase is the spring devel
opment work to provide water for
livestock at convenient spots, neces
sary to a successful rotational graz
ing praaiice. Also, where feasible,
grasses are planted to assist in bring
ing back the land cover more rapid
ly with vegetation of proved value
both as to hardiness and feed nu
trition. Both grasses and trees are
planted where practical to control
erosion, trees being especially effect
ive in controlling "sheet" erosion, or
sliding or blowing away of land,
while the grasses are useful in con
trolling "gully" erosion, or washing.
Those who join the association and
thereby become eligible for the work
agree to place their entire farm un
der the program, and to pay for all
materials used. The SCS furnishes
only the direction and labor. The
extent of cost of work on a single
farm has run as high as $3000 to one
cooperator. But he is gladly paying
it with the realization that it will
increase the value of his holdings
much more than that amount.
All of the work is on a perma
nent basis. Springs are cemented,
dams constructed to last, and ev
erything safeguarded so far as pos
sible to give lasting benefit. And
the work itself is interesting from
both the viewpoints of engineering
and craftsmanship.
The practical side is also revealed
by accomplishments thus far. For
instance, on the J. I. Hanna place
up Hinton creek, a ton more hay to
the acre was yielded this year as a
result of the channel improvement
through his fields, while an addi-
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here this week.
tional 17 acres were reclaimed for
planting to alfalfa. That fears for
permanency of the light dams there
was unfounded is evidenced by the
fact that they withstood two heavy
run-offs last year with very slight
damage. None of the damage would
have occurred had their cover
grasses been thoroughly established,
The secret of this lies in the fact
that the "head" is controlled.
Another good indicator of the re
sult is seen along the division fence
between two fields of grazing land.
the land on one side of the fence
having been under control for the
last year while that on the other was
not. A much better cover is plain
ly seen on the controlled land.
There are other examples of the
work's practicability, and of the
sound principles applied. It is of
special interest to livestock men, and
all would do well to watch prograss
ot the demonstration.
The SCS has designed some in
teresting watering troughs, plumb
ing systems and other helps for live
stock men which may be viewed on
the local project. , It has designed
special dams to serve specific needs,
keeping in mind the practical side.
And just now a portable type dam
form for pouring concrete may be
seen in operation on farms below
Heppner where 25 dams to the mile
are being placed over a 3 -mile
stretch.
An ideal Christmas gift. The
Gazette Times, one year for $2.00.
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