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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1966)
Claries Named Livestock Men HEFFNER GAZETTE TIMES. Thundery. October 17, IBM (Continued from page 1) of grain per cow In addition to their hay ration to (lush the cows as sheepmen have done for years. To Improve the quality of their cow herd the darks de cided to try artificial insemina tion on some of their better cows. Cost of hiring a technic ian to do the work was one ob stacle. and so Ned. who attend ed college at Linficld and Ore p.n State I'niversitv. wont i Illinois to take a course so that he could do the technical work himself. Last year he bred 92 cows artificially. The calves from A.l. bulls are quite impressive. Card Index Kept Each cow has a number branded on her shoulder to ident if v her, and a card index ts kept on each cow and her produce. This enables the Clarks to know exactly what each cow is doing for them Albert Wright, grandfather of Rav Wright and great grand father of Mrs. Barton tVth Clark, crossed the plains in 1S53, first settling in Clackamas coun ty. He came to Morrow and Umatilla counties in 1ST3 and his first home was above where the . Anson Wright Memorial Tark is now located, being about l mile east towards Parker's Mill. Walter Wright, brother of Ray. now owns this property. Anson Wright, father of Ray and Walter, once herded sheep in this area, and in as a boy of 11 was all alone with his flock at the time of an In dian scare. But fortunately the Indians never bothered htm as he stuck to his job. The place just south of Ruggs. which is now home for the Clarks, was first settled by George Noble in 1S72. He anil his son. Gene, were once sad dle makers in Heppner. As a young man, Anson Wright in 1SSI settled on Hay at Redmond where he died In l!Vfi and Mrs. Clark In 1SM. Graduate irora Oregon Barton attended I.tnfield from 1932-34, then went to the Uni versity of Oregon where he graduated In 1937, after laving out a year. In his senior "year ilJW. he and Beth Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kay Wright, were married in Port land. She had attended the I'ni versitv for one year. The young college graduate taught school at Tine City for IS years and then was prin cipal at Monument for three years. The Clarks came back to the ranch in the summer of 19-12 and have remained there since. Their son. Ned. was born in Pendleton in 1941. The Clarks also have a daughter. Nonda. who Just last week won the Conservation Speech contest at Heppner High school where she is a senior. An area contest will oe Friday at Athena. .7? Nf"'7 - ' tfV- , ..... - i . 5 h-fwK and in 1900 bought the Ned graduated from Heppner i T y ; I i , T-t . I- - - l,ni.hWw.l"'h0 owned it at the time. It awarded a State Farmer KKA 'V--V W, y . ,vl' - V- , Agriculture and the OiU EXten- u coij that at one time Iii.iiIkkiw th-it it. ... -i if. - v fc K l . iP-V k,, Tk-f:- i , v4. " r . . ear. rhe hormone was fed toitne RUKgs place in those davs another year. He then went to ' Vv1'a" ff I rj ".vSU- 4v ' 1 - 4 - one group and implanted in ( and had 6.CX10 head. Oregon Stale wsitv for F . St'' PM 1 l v- - ' " '.' ThB Isud'S w"Kht (hai1 h tlmi. before coming back to thHVIV, ' 4 ;V V J'i -'--v. . cws. mis material is supposed ranching experience by renting ranch to loin his dad in the "t V i .-4' ' . - emeTnVaYun ,he H,a h p,a tn operation. ThU Is the fifth voar C- C- :V V. iJ j ; CI J - - uie cows come in neat upon re- mountains, but came to the since they leased the ranch from i V''Vv'' M'li'V1 HTl' -NiUMvwvv5u . 4. moval of the 'hormone. They spn?ad near Ruggs in 1915 and! Rav? ranch from I V,a;f V . r-) S K KV-, i;VA-T;V ' 1 'V. t,en could all be bred artiftc . .ined there until he and his I the year 1962 was significant I - v f .Vv ''S Xft S': 1 S , 'V. , . laiAi; , wtft. tVa. moved into Heppner in another wav for NVri t,v u tfc. . . ,i.i.t ..-rf . .... , v .UIi.tLt-..'jSii.1iLiLui, ...... . P'a"n . wn- last spring. Mrs. Wright was married Kathleen .n , nnur mr .w- . . I L"T.Kf. lM"K." " formerly Eva Capon of Monu- ghter of Falhcr ind M R i B X : Tk".7.! .l", p',",, ""T Claik. .lands la tho lorrround. Trwt at left hid. Ih similar uuuiuci. vjau Mivmy. mpnt uhnu iuni f.r : c t ,.. .- : r - !" wuiu oi nuqqv ID Son. Nad I on tha ranch. f..T , ... . w4 in I'uiir - 1 county extension agent in live- England. She and Rav were mar. ylr o.n.A .Kn .Ria . 1 1 1 . J a boon to their A. I. program if perfected in that the biggest problem now is detecting the cows in heat The Clarks may also breed their replacement heifers with A. I. this year. F reels Brooding Favorable Another new practice tried last year on a few calves was that of freeze branding. Results look favorable with the brands being more visible, and the Clarks plan on freeze branding the identification numbers on their replacements this falL In range improvements, a ro tation program is followed. The entire range of the Horseshoe Hereford ranch is cross fenced so that different pastures may be used at various times of the year. Since leasing the proper ty, the Clarks have built an additional five miles of divis ion fence and developed 25 stock water ponds. They also seeded down all the logging skid trails to stop erosion as well as in crease the forage. The seeding was done on top of the snow, and a wonderful stand was established. 1915 Was Rough Tear The year that the young couple came to the place on Mc Kinney creek is still vivid in Ray's memory. "The creek was as dry as a bone," he said. "We had a bad grasshopper infestat i o n, and there was very little crop in 1915" It was all dirt roads to Hepp ner in 1915 and a long drive by horse team. Ray recalls that he even had to borrow to buy harness for his team. Bui me year iyib made up Hitnnpf and now of Coquille. Thev now nave two children, Patrick, 3, and Matthew, 2. and are ex pecting a third. Of the- 4.000 acres on the place on McKinney creek, about 19 acres is irrigated, and some 500 acres has been in grain. Next year the grain will be 323 acres. The Clarks purchase much of their hay each year from the Wattenberger ranch on Butter Creek but also feed some grain hay. They keep their chaff, too. for feeding. Ray. Barton and Ned have all served as masters of thp Rhea Creek Grange at various times jmK hu0ne ?lAtle. b,SSest and Barton also has been state $nm tr.haVeS,ed- More t"3" master's deputy for the grange. 000 sacks of grain came off He is district manager of the 500 acres. Ray inherited much (grange insurance program, serv of the place when his father ling Morrow. Gilliam and parts died on May 12, 1936. His moth- of Grant and Wheeler counties ?L-atdied ,U rears earlier, in I prior to the formation of the 192. Ray also bought part of ; administrative district Barton the place from his sister. served on the Heppner school Barton Clark first became board for part of a term and acquainted with the place at ! one full term. He was chair- man of the county March of Dimes campaign one vear. Ned is area distributor for the Armour's program of artificial insemination, and he is on the board of directors of the county Livestock Growers association. He also serves on the county Ruggs in 1932 when he start ed to work there while attend ing Linfield college. His par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Clark, were from Illinois, and Barton was born in the midwestern states. His father had obtained work on ranches here just be fore 1900 and then returned to extension advisory committee. Illinois, where he was married. The couple came just after the 1903 flood and operated an 800 acre ranch at Eightmile. They stayed until 1918. and then went The families are active in the Episcopal church in Heppner. Attacks of poliomyelitis struck both Ned and his mother a num. ber of years ago. The boy re- COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL FARM Avn unvrp PendMon277m io imnois ior mree or lour i covered with little trace of the years. Again they returned to ailment but Mrs. Clark has been ..iu.,u tUum nu me EJBn-;an invalid since that time. How. quests arc mounted in various places of their homes. Each of the three families has a home on the Ruggs place, although the Rav Wrights have been in town since spring. Thev are going Into archery hunting as a hobby, too. The fathei and son are ob viously enthused aiiout their cattle ranching and it Is Inter esting to listen to their animat ed conversation about some im provement thel Thei long the from ago. Of the original five sons and three daughters In the Anson Mrignt lamily. two daughters j and two sons are living. The ' sons are Ray and Walter of! Heppner. Mrs. Mvrtle Clubine of 1 Portland and Mrs. Nellie Kru ger of Sherwood. One son, Sam, : died at an early age. and Clvde. father of Harold Wright' of, Ruggs, died several years ago. Another son. Harlev. is also de- - ceased, and a sister, Mrs. Maude mux Kugg. died last year. I The father, Anson, had two l brothers, Silas and George, and I.JV. homM Photo). .ement on the place or in f'W r method of operating. L f f. iieir horseshoe brand has a If .;.,, .' t " : history and has been with ' 1 ' v ' J ranch since Rav bought it . ". " i Harry French many years! ' "rJI J kH 1 17 - V p I t . fie was married to Frank Gil- .- " '..-', I I t i i-S , J ' liam and Julia was married to " ' tV, it ' . ,. 'i X ' - lU Tim Bisbee, both of whom were " i ) il: . . " , ' ' W ' MJ A ''Vi in Gilliam and Bisbee Hard- Wt'&ls- i " 1 '',,,. t . M4 i ?, ' ,( ' ii'it ware. Children of Silas lnclud- ''. n .' . . . , i.' L?V . : ' ed Orian. who is the only onei-'Hs - ' .'. . ' ? v n. ' . ' ' M i 1 ' ,T 1 Mrs. Pearl De vine. , .-r. f i. . .. ". ' , ' '. ' i . ' , '"t'.l'u George lived at Lonerock and '- ' , . J A I ,',. , ' i. ) U V. ' ?, . ". i? j ' "tX V, his children include Harry at I? --'h't ' . ' ' ", ' , j' '. tl ? I'-' h 'VpV;' Santa Cruz. Calif., and Mabel. I " ivi-V-ifr . : . f.iit. -J -il.. -7i . W ft! . . J.W . A .1 Utk ;, . 'v,' ''., v 1 mile country until Barton went I to college. 1 Noah Clark was one of the (original directors of Morrow Countv Grain Growers. In 1934, the Noah Clarks went to Eu gene, then later bought a place ever, she goes about her house work and conducts an active and busy ranch wife's life from her wheelchair. Both father and son are ar dent hunters. Trophies of moose, mountain sheep and other con- KINDERGARTEN x 5 full tol Sponsored by Civic League Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Old Tryco Building HELP THE KINDERGARTEN! BIG SELECTION OF CLOTHING BOOKS TOYS PICTURES KNICK KNACKS- HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED BT YOTJB ROME-OWNED BANK AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE DANK OF UjEastern Oregon HEPPNER ARLINGTON IONE MEMBER. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION and Mabel. living at Medford. Of Effie Gilliam's five child ren, four are living, including Earl Gilliam, Mrs. Charley Vaughn, Ona Gilliam and Clint on Gilliam in California. Only Leonard, who died earlier this year, is gone. Julia Bisbee's family includ ed three children, Lou Bisbee of Heppner, Mrs. Lillian Went worth, now deceased, and Bert, also deceased. Harold's ranch Is where his father formerly lived. Mrs. Rugg was married to Ed Rugg, and they lived at one time where the store at Kuggs Is located. Orian now lives on the place where his grandfather, Albert, originally settled, and Orlan's son, Albert, great grandson, al so lives on the place. VEHICLES on the Clark ranch are radlo-equlppod to aro time In communication bctwwn the three separate places and forest range. Ned CI irk (It :t) U at the microphone of the radio In this 4-wheel drive rig. Barton Clark Is at right and Ray Wright Is In the center. MCGG araln elevator at Ruggs is risible In the background, right (G-T Photo) MOVING? 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