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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