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5 Year's Goals Planned OIUWTIVKS FOR IWA Kncourage continuation of strip ivoilnir, stubble mulch fal low, nnlour farming, residue utilisation, field diversion ditches ml all other miiservatiun adlrs. Heavy storms and anow on froirn Rround this year brought homo to farmer thai a complete cimMvvailon ogram la necessary to hold ami conserve their soil and water. lirtng to attention of all people tlw Importance of ronacrva Uun of our natural resources and Ita elfeeta on our crow unlet. Kncoutaire and Uke leadership In all water conservation ac tivities In the I'lMrUt. KncouraEe the use of all conservation and management practlcea fur trtter water a'illcnl'n uh for rumnlrtion f a preliminary study on the Hhea Creek Small Watershed l"rolect. Take leadership In all pollute amall watershed project for f UhkI control or more efficient us of water. Continue to wink for llcsource Conservation and Itecreation arraa. Support the organization of the Columbia Plateau Council. To develop a long ratine program for eroalon control for the dry land farming area of the Columbia I'lateau Continue rtieratlon with Oregon Wheat League In selecting a Conservation Man of the Year. Continue to maintain and oierati equipment now owned. Affiliate with and fx represented at the State and National Conservation Aasn'a. Continue membership In the Soil Conserva tion Sovlety of America. Continue to aiionw Conwrvatlon Speech contests. Soil Judg Inir rontesta. Soil Conservation Toura during Soil Stewardship wrek. continue run ana i.tn i.rane ranooi tours, ronuun ruui tlonsi toura In range, pasture and woodland management. Carry out well rounded conwrvatlon program through ar tlclpatlon In Coitdyenr ConMTvatlon award contest. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMM. Thursday. January 27. 13C8 7 3. 4. 5 DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL, ACTIVITIES 1 Held ten regular monthly meeting" two special meeting. Meeting held the first Tuesday of each month, except August. 2. One annual meeting held regular meeting date In February. Annual rftxirt clmi I al Ion throuirh local paper. Conservation Week Educational meetlnga and toura. Observe Soil Stewardship Week Challenge of Growth. Adult Conservation Tour l.uncn at lonservawon mn m u ti. i .1 tfra Twvl.l Raker 6. County achool Fifth Grade Conservation Tour Lunch furnish ed bv lone School. 7 Co sponsored application for RC4D protect with neighboring conservation Districts aa well a Small Watershed (1'L 5GG 8. Conll'nucd the push for a atudy made of Rhea Creek Small Watershed project O'L 5G. 9. School sixth (trade Forestry-Soil Tour School from four 10. Sinaored area soil Judging for FFA chapter Nine High School contesting. 11. Sponsored the Soli and Water Conservation Speech Contest Won fourth In atate. 12 Wa host for the supcrvlors' area workshop. 3. Attendance at OAS A W(T Annual Meeting. 14 Co sponsors of Farm-City Week and annual banquet. 15. Recognition and award to Morrow County Conservation Man of Year. 16 Own and rent equipment to district cooperators. 139 cooperator used district machinery and stakes. 17. Represented at Columbia I'lateau Resource Council. 18. Conteated In the Goodyear program. 4 , "i At' ) L O DAVID BAKER of Ion was choaen Morrow county' a Coaaervortion Man of U Tear for 1965 and U pictured la trashy follow on ft flild at his place. Baker wa particularly cited for work ha has don to prevent wind eroeion la aa aroa susceptible to this typo of damage, (G-T Photo). U ' r. f . ' r ;: ... .: ' ' '. i V" , i " - ' " ' ' "v ' . (- ' r ' ANNUAL REPORT rebniarf 1. 196 Bank balance January 5. 15 ....$1.745.81 n 1 . . - nnAruirilnni' Eoulpmcnt rental zlXX Stake ale 300.72 Bank depoalt during 19C5 - - 79163 Total bank balance Including 1963 deposit $2,537.44 Disbursement during 1DC5: a Office upplle 7? Travel Including bu tour Vk'XI Annual meeting - - - - Equipment maintenance - - Equipment operating aupplle Stake - - - ifili Stewardship aupplle - Refund - - - Postage " cZnl Printing and advertising Dues and membership - "i.uu Insurance and Fidelity bonds - 4900 Award - yiK oc.oa Paid by checks 8a3 W Bank balance January 4. 1906 - 5V?S'1 Value of equipment - i,itH.a Total cash and equipment assets as of January 4. 1 966 $2,817.22 The following equipment Is owned by the District: Noble blad Gopher Getter Terracer racker Drill Program OF THE TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING HEPPNER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Tuesday-February 1, 1966 7:30 P.M.-Lexington Grange Hall Slides of Conservation Practices in the Mid-West and neighboring Districts Business Meeting Minutes of 1965 annual meeting Progress report Financial report Machinery report District educational activities Nomination and election of two su pervisors Introduction of Guests Columbia Plateau Resources Council Committeemen Paulen Kaseberg SWCD Supervisor and Farmer, Wasco, Oregon Refreshments Compliments of Lexington Implement Company Central Market Columbia Plateau Program Aims At Saving Soil By KEN TURNER Trie Columbia river plateau In Oregon and Idaho U endow, ed with rich aoil that la suit able for dryland grain produc tlon. The must productive of thl good farmland Is being ruined. Because the soil 1om are tremendous, and since thl prob lem la accelerating, a a perl a 1 resource organization, apeclflc for this area Is being sought by conscientious farmers. A Columbia plateau co nerva tion program would embrace the present Conservation Stv Ice and offer long range contracted practices. More detail and plan ning would be available to farmer also. Another Important feature would be coordinating any form program In effect with conservation needs. It U of concern that ubsU dlzed grain production Is pro duced on farmland that Is being rapidly eroded. On the other hand, pure economics and the cost price squeeze causes even more soil resource abuse a farmers are less able and will ing to make needed changes. In forestry, sustained cutting and perpetual logging Is a good example of resource planning. The Northwest lumber Industry will be prospering 100 and 200 years from now. Sloping or wind eroded farmland will not be, un less technology finds farming method much different than we now have. Until modern science can halt soil losses in the Columbia Pla teau, effective land use changes should be made during this in terim period. During an era of productive abundance, it is illogical that the resource be destroyed. This Irreplaceable asset will be sore ly needed soon and then must be more wisely used. . Ml ' f k i I f v Accomplishments Told ACCOMPLISIIMKNTS I.N 19C5 Ifeppner District had 320 cooperatcr which Include 781,915.38 atTea, 23 new cooperatcr signed district agreements covering 33J793S acre. 13 basic conservation plan were written on H.530.50 acre. 4,(00 acre soil surveyed thl year Ulng the total surveyed to 'J05.251 acres. 817.4 acre of contour atrip cropping now totalling 13.393 4 acre. 20 acre of field atrip cropping now totalling 4224 acre In the District. 510 acres of wind atrip cropping now totalling 4952 acres In the District. , . 2KV4W Linear feet of dlverslona established making a total of 1562 miles. , , . , 120 acre of land leveling bring total to 4598 acres leveled to date. 37 acres of land moothln completed this year. A total of 22.7C9.4 acre strip cropped In the district Four new cooperators stubble mulched for the first time for 1779 acres thl year. Approximately one-half of all our cropland I under tubble mulch tvpe of summer fallow. Checked 4829 acres of suhsolllng on ten farms. 1213 acres gra.n and alfalfa seeding for pasture, hay or range. Ten stock pond, one farm pond, 15 erosion control dam and one spring developed. 54.V) linear feet of Irrigation ditches and 13.4C3 feet of chan nel changed and enlarged. Five large Irrigation structure built. 38 acres of grassed waterway and 3725 linear feet of dikes and levee. About one-fourth of all range land Is under a deferred system of grazing. 687 linear feet of tile drainage Installed this year. High School Shop Class Overhauls Machines By RAYMOND FHENCH During the winter of 1964 the Heppner SWCD was fortunate In having Gerald Jonasson's hleh school shop class overhaul our cultl-packers. Although we were unable to obtain new parts, the boys did a remark ably Rood job rebuilding tne packers. In order to get a max imum stand it Is necessary to pack the seed bed both before and after seeding. The district s gopher machine Is also available for use. Weath er conditions permitting, winter or early spring Is the ideal time to bait gophers. To get good results, the gopher machine should be used at least ten days before any cultivation opera tions are planned, as any till age tends to stray the artificial burrows made by the gopher getter. The grass drill with depth gauges does a good job around the county seeding1 grass and legume mixtures. Although the district has no direct economic relationship with Dick Meador or Gordon White, earth moving contract ors, we are very pleased their services are available. Construc tion of diversion ditches, ter races, waterways, ponds, deten tion dams, filling and shaping, and land leveling are the ma jor structural practices. DAVE BAKER, "65 Conservation Man, helped prevent wina erosion on bis ranch with plantings of ponderosa pin. The trees have done remark ablT well. LETTERS Dear Barney, My father and me are farmers of much experience. We have wore out farms in three states. Both of us are hard workers. Not like the naybers, runnin around to meetins all the time. They say they are larnin new meth ods, but this ain't so. We no the old ways axe best. Now. our problem Is this. The old farm ain't lookln so good any more. Corn is dyin and ain't been abul to git acrost the gully In the back field for two years. This farm is Just plane wore out but we ain't got eny muney to buy a new one. What shall we do? Sod Buster Dear Buster, If the grass looks greener In the other fellow's field, and the trees are tall and sappy and the corn a better yield, it may be that waterway or open drainage ditch can be the answer to your woe, and we can tell you which! With such a simple measure, in a year or maybe two I'll bet that all your neighbors will start to envy you. So come on in or give us a call, we'd like to help you survive. The office is 529H Broadway in Greenville, phone 548-1715. - - - ... , . ..n. - -Barney . (Lifted from the Darke SWCD newsletter) Domi't Lei Yw? Land 1 THIS CONSERVATION PAGE SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOW- ! ING ALL KEENLY INTEREST ED IN CONSERVATION: Gordon White Grader Service lone Dick Meador Land Leveling Padberg Machinery Co. Lexington Bi-Counfy Chemical Co. lone -1 A D tV tiJ i hi Mil- - m - WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF ) GOOD CONSERVATION PRAC TICES TO PRESERVE OUR RE- SOURCES. INLAND Chemical Co. ihsfrom Farm Chemicals lone Heppner District Soil Conservation Service
