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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1966)
tasfliliflff Mt ?ipm Acq j .....,. - - - '' i - - i '- Ailti OGflS? CP" i v ' ' " - ' - 1 c 54 Aliles of Diversion Ditches Dug in Past Year Br RALPH RICHARDS Auain nd again heavy Hornu and snow run-off on frwirn imouihI h lmujtit horn to tarmoni that a o'mplrlc omff' vmUm rtcrm U nvrv to hold and conarrve thrlr and water. 2S.-t(V linear (-et Of mlloal o( tllverlon dltchr wr own fui1v lat year 1127 m"M f strip rropi-lna rtabUhvl. but t'roslon m' on. The alone are not enouKh. If all could ee the numtx-r of ttelda on which It .. .. i,r.t ii pImii rnoui'h aoll to make adequate fill for diver. tilon dltctvea I am ure au plan more conservation meas ure. SolU are -etUnn thin. enlon patterna are deeper, ktorma are estremet m It It i matti of fact that all conservation prac tices are needed If farming In the lummer-fallow area eontln uea a a wav of life. Oh ye. m.t farms will out last pres. ent operators, hut this aoll Is a God Riven resource and many more families will trv for a liv ing from this land. Greater de mands from this land will be expected generation bv Renera tlon. "To each among us a share." Maybe throush a complete conservation procram on every farm we can continue the pres ent cropping system or at least prolong the final day. We have proven no single practice will do the Job of preventing ex treme soil loss so with this list of practices how about each farmer studying the list to de termine how many more and which ones he ran add to his present practices: Grass-legume rotation with grain-fallow. Con tour farming. Stubble mulch type of fallow, Minimum, rough and deep tlllajre. Grasped water. May or outlrt. MrM-rMln. ! version ditches and Hutfor Kf slrlp. For rane pn -lection and Improvements: Inferred Krai Ing. Kange scaling. Nutation d.fivred grating, lunge -rler and timely ue. Water develop ment. Sunk trails. Fencing and ilillni) l . t r. h nractlee assist some nthitr maci Ice to become nuire u-cessful In contrvlltng eros on. Tell the advertiser you S4W H In the Gawtte Times. MEFf NCR CAirrTC TlMM Wo Will Deliver Your Processed Meal WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGIfTEIUJfa BCHCDUUCl Hogs . - TJrday aille .... Wed. Thur Sheep Anv Day Follctt Meat Co. rh. sir Msi HtrmUtoa. Oroa Oa HtrmUtoa-McNarr Mlhwtrr Winter Clearance SAIL 10 Pony Saddles $40 to $80 Karakul Saddlo Blankets $9.50 (111 Valus) Halters (Value $8.50) $6.75 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY Grays Saddlery MAIN ST, HEFfNEH TONS OF VALUABLE TOPSOIL wera swept towards the Colum bia Rlrer in the winter floods of 1964-65. In this ; pbota taken at tbt WUlow Creek golf.courw. on. can , almost see th. jsoU In th turbulent waters, ix ww auxia? ww 1S65. and show. th. combined flooding of Huiton oBd WUlow creeks. Heppner SoU and Water Conservation teW,.to,j! In7 wnsiltenUT to prey.nt th. diistrou. erosion that wuch tloodinq brings. G T Pnot0, Irrigation Offers Possibilities In County's Farm Development tf GENE WINTEHS Throughout the West there is concern about the availability, importance and value of water. No one measure of importance of irrigation in the total agri culture picture in Morrow coun ty can be devised. With about half the county area primarily suited for graz ing, the livestock industry is important. Something like 35, 000 head of cattle and calves and 18,000 head of sheep and lambs are produced on the county farms and ranches. Irrigation has had a major part in this livestock output, chiefly in the production of hay and in a lpsspr pxtpnt trovidine Irrigated pasture. A reasonable overall estimate would seem to be that irrigation means a 100 percent Increase of hay over that attainable without irrigation. This increase is one of the fac tors In the larger cattle indus try, i Irrigation offers the possibil ity of a new agriculture with a irroatop varipfv nf rrODS tO choose from, including adapted specialty crops, uuier Deneuus include diversity in the farming enterprise and extending the growing season where water is now tne limiting iacxor. Irrigated crops now offering good returns with average to better management are grass seed and peppermint. Other seed and oil crops offer the same pos sibility. The livestock operation can flpvthle with the irr uuuv. iuv. -- production of annuals, such as corn for silage and sudans or cn,Thnmi fnr nasture. hav or j)VlK)u.i'-. ' ' - - . silage. Such crops can also be used in the rotation Derween al falfa stands to good advantage. Where processing facilities are nearby, potatoes or peas, for ex- ample, are gooa pittsiuimi. In Morrow county nearly 15, 000 acres are irrigated. This is about four percent of the crop- land, in uregon aouui io vi the value of crops grown is un der irrigation. In the western United States 12 percent of the cropland pro duces 13 of the total crops. Thus in the west, one acre of irrigated cropland is on the ave rage the equivalent aproachlng Lexington Oil Co-op ANNUA MEETING Tuesday; Feb. 8 Beginning at 10:30 A.M. LEXINGTON GRANGE HALL Election of Officers Door Prizes Free Dinner at Noon Served By Lexington H.E.C. ALL MEMBERS URGED TO ATTEND farmed land In a summerfallow area such as Morrow county, this would be noaror tn slit aorcs one Irrigat ed crop every year, compared to one dryiana crop every wwiw year. Vet Gives Tips To Save Calves Loss of calves during winter months does not always mean they are diseased. nr r:ipnn B. Rea. state vet erinarian, Oregon Department of Agriculture, pointed this out after the department naa re ceived numerous reports of calf losses. Boa cnM Wnnu1r! CPAhlc live stockmen and area veterinarians report that many of these calf losses could be avoided by prop er diet and good housing. He said malnutrition and dehydra tion are often the cause for the loss. niiin(r the calf losses re ported this time of year, Dr. George Coburn, of the livestock disease control section or me ae- nsrtmont nnintprt out that ani mals in the western section of the state are not used to cold weather and calves need spe cial care in near freezing wea thttr Anri thn nlrtpr calf Can be a problem as well as the very young calf. The critical time for thp nlr1r calf mmps at two to three months of age when he begins to switch irom a nauia type of food and calf meal to frratia anrl hav flnri straw. Coburn said that if the calf is to remain in good health it is important that it be given access to all the water it re miiroa cm that it will helD di gest the solid food. He pointed out that the water neeas 10 oe uarmoH riilrincr tho VftTV COld weather or the calf may refuse it and dehydration begins. Prvhurn cairi inollf f iripnt Wa ter or water that is too cold rri i lrl nauaa tho ra1 to tUftl down even the best food, which will result In malnutrition. Th uotorinarlana fllsO re minHoH that crnnrt housing ' IS important for young calves. This Includes dry and an adequate amount 01 Deciding, ireeuum from rirafti and freauent clean ing to prevent accumulation of ammonia gases irom ca'i ex cretions. whatever In th JZ 1 1 world you're fifa To All the People Of Morrow County YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A Public ivleetninig ON THE Willow Creek Project Tuesday, February 8 At 1:30 P.M. IN HEPPNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM Representatives Will Be Present From The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers State Water Resources Board, and Bureau of Reclamation The District Watermaster Will Also Be Present An Attempt Will Be Made To Answer All Questions of Potential Irrigators And Others In Regard to the For mation Of The Willow Creek Dam. This Meeting is of Utmost Importance And We Urge Attendance of All Those Interested. SEVERAL HUNDRED COPIES OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE PROJ. ECT ARE BEING PREPARED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE COURT HOUSE AFTER TUESDAY. JANUARY 25. Morrow County Court
