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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
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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.
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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).
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ANNUAL REPORT
rebniarf 1. 196
Bank balance January 5. 15 ....$1.745.81
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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.
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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)
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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
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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