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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1937.
PAGE TWO
Soil Conservation Practices
Told at Association Meeting
(Continued from last week)
Another question brought up was
weeding practices. In general 4he
weeds of the grain area are Rus
sian thistle in spring grain and tar
weed and mustard in winter grain.
Harrowing was the common prac
tice up until the last few years.
Much criticism was offered of this
practice by the group. Harrowing
is a hazard in that it pulverizes and
dusts the top soil This leaves it
exposed to wind blowing and the
soil tends to seal over and resist
moisture penetration. Also harrow
ing tends to loosen the seed bed in
stead of firming it Rod weeders
meet with more favorable comment
because they tend to keep the clods
and trash on top as well as to firm
up the seed bed.
A slide picture was run that show
ed where a solid seeding of crested
wheat grass, three years old, con
trolled morning glory under dry land
conditions. The patch was thor
oughly controlled except around the
outside edges.' Speculations arose
as to whether furrow seeding of
crested wheat grass might not con
trol morning glory just as effective
ly if given time. More time of course
would be required but there is every
reason to believe that the crested
wheat might eventually gain the up
per hand. Some doubt was expressed
as to this. Fall seedings would pro
bably be most successful because the
fall and winter growth of crested
wheat is what gives it a big advant
age over morning glory. What would
happen if this crested wheat patch
was plowed up is answered by an
experience that bam lurner cited.
Sam told of an infested area that
had been in grass for 15 years. Com
plete control seemed apparent. He
plowed it up for a garden two years
ago and now the morning glory has
come back as thrifty as it ever was.
Considerable discussion was given
over to drills and drilling. Deep
furrow drills received the most fa
vorable comment. Double disc drills
were given preference over the sin-
gle disc. Henry Smouse cited an
experience where he obtained heav
ier yields with the deep furrow drill
ing Orville Cutsforth stated he had
observed that less runoff occurred
on lands seeded by the hoe drill.
. Mr. Cutsforth also found that he had
trouble with presses trailing the fur
rows on slopes and side hills. They
worked fine for him on level land
In damp soil he found the press
tended to build up and ride on top
of the furrow ridge, and prevented
seeding deep to the moisture. It
was thought that this difficulty could
be overcome by having dished press
wheels which certain drill makes
have. As a whole, presses for deep
furrow seeding was deemed advis
able. Mr. Cutsforth also found that
by seeding in twelve inch rows his
drill left a broken ridge intead of a
peaked ridge. This broken ridge
proved to be an excellent hot bed
for weeds. A peaked ridge cuts
down the weed population and he
believes if he seeds in twelve inch
rows, or narrower that this diffi
culty will be solved.
Chiseling to break up hard pans
was mentioned. Mr. Smouse has tried
plowing deep with moldboards which
in his particular case is comparable
to chiseling. His soil is of a type
that breaks up in large slab like
pieces and leaves a very rough con
dition. He plowed this fall and will
observe the results in seasons to
come. Chiseling on steeper slopes
may be a much more difficult prob
lem One case was cited where
chiseling was done at the bottom of
the slope. In the spring runoff it
absorbed so much water that large
slips occurred and the field was ru
ined, at least temporarily. Mention
was made of strip cropping the steep
slopes for protection. Strips, it was
conceded would be all right, perhaps,
on large fields that are not irregular,
but is a problem on small areas.
Seeding upper slopes and especial
ly the top to grass was favorably
suggested. This was apparent to all
that it is essential to controll the
runoff from the upper slopes in or
der to protect cultivated lands far
ther down. Trashy tillage brought
out that there is a point reached
in steepness of slope where it is
questionable if any type of tillage
for continuous retired cropping is
practical, and if the proper thing
wouldn't be to retire such lands to
grasses. One farmer anticipated
the firming of a seed bed on chisel
ed ground and was answered by an
other that rod weedings would firm
it enough.
The grazing of stubble by sheep
was mentioned and a warning given
that judicial care should be used.
Disc plowing without stubble defeats
a large sharge of its purpose.
Speculations were voiced about
the new implement, or basin lister,
that machine companies are advocat
ing to certain purposes. Mr. Cuts
forth is wondering how basin tillage
could be weeded and a seed bed
prepared without using a harrow to
smooth up the field for combining.
If the rod weeder would not firm it
and level it enough, harrowing cer
tainly would not be advisable.
The entire meeting stressed the
facts, that the "Time Element" in
controlling blows, that tillage which
evaded pulverizing, plus the use of
implements that would not drag
trash and cause dusting of the soil,
and shallow plowing were paramount
in controlling erosion. The meeting
revealed a trend, that there will be
new farm implements yet to come
GIVE BIRTHDAY PROGRAM.
A play, "February Birthday Par
ty," was presented by the lecturer at
the Willows grange meeting Satur
day night, honoring many famous
people whose birthdays were in Feb
ruary. Other numbers and songs in
keeping with that type of program
were also used. Mr. and Mrs. Al
Troedson, members of Lexington
grange, were visitors at grange and
attended the program.
II. E. C. TO MEET.
The Willows grange Home Econ
omics club will hold its meeting
March 19 in the grange hall at Cecil
where they will work on a quilt
and other pieces of fancy work.
Packy Carty was in town Tuesday
from the Juniper canyon ranch.
BOARDMAN
By LA VERN BAKER
The Boardman basketball team
won the tournament held at Hepp
ner Friday and Saturday. The boys
started out well by beating lone Fii
day evening, 21-6. Saturday after
noon they won from Lexington with
a score of 39-9, and the champion
ship game which was played Satur
day evening, they won from Condon,
37-15. The boys were presented with
a beautiful bronze trophy given by
the Lions club of Heppner.
The coaches all met and picked
an all-star squal. The boys on the
all-star team will receive badges.
Those chosen from Boardman were
Ted Wilson and Stanley Partlow
for the all-star team, Kenneth Ran
sier on the second string and Don
Tannehill and Edward Skoubo re
ceived honorable mention.
The boys will now enter the dis
trict tournament at Arlington March
5 and 6. The winner from Arlington
will enter the state tournament at
Salem, March 25, 26 and 27.
Dave Johnston left for Portland
Monday afternoon where he will
undergo an operation on his finger,
which is a reult of his fighting in)
the fights at Portland last fall.
"Robert Mitchell passed away at
his home, Friday morning, after an
illness of, several weeks. A grange
funeral was held for him, Sunday
afternoon in the Greenfield grange
hall. The services were handled by
Charles Wicklander of La Grande.
Interment was in the Boardman
cemetery.
An Odd Fellows convention was
held at Boardman all day Saturday.
It was a district convention with
state officers here. A large crowd
attended. Lunch and dinner were
served by the ladies."
Mr. Funkhauser returned this
week with a load of hay from Baker
county. Mr. Funkhauser had mov
ed the Mackan family to Herford.
Mrs. George Wicklander, Jr., and
small son visited Mr. and Mrs. Clos
so at Barnhart last week.
Carl Ayers of Nevada visited at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Ayers, this week.
An interesting over-time basket
ball game was played on the Board-
man floor Monday afternoon be
tween the Umatilla and Boardman
grade school teams. Umatilla won
and will now be able to go to Arling
ton to the grade school tournament
to be held there.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Skoubo have pur
chased a new Studebaker car. Dal
las Wilson brought it down from
La Grande Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Black motored
to The Dalles Saturday where they
purchased a new car.
Mr. Lay, Mr. Hug and Mr. Baker
made a business trip to Hermiston
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ball were visitors in
Heppner Saturday.
Donald Anderson returned from
the Hermiston hospital last week,
where he has been suffering from
double pneumonia.
CALL FOR WARRANTS.
Outstanding warrants of School
District No. 1, Morrow ounty, Or
egon, up to and including Warrant
No. 4003, will be paid on presenta
tion to the clerk. Interest on said
warrants ceases March 6, 1937.
LOUISE BECKET, Clerk.
FARM BUREAU TO MEET.
Alpine Farm Bureau will have its
regular meeting Saturday, March 6,
announces Alex Lindsay, president.
WANTED: Man with car to take over
profitable Rawleigh Route in West Um
atilla and Grant counties. Established
customers. Must be satisfied with
earnings of $30 a week to start. Write
Rawleigh's, Dept. ORC-84-101, Oakland,
Calif.
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