Claries Named Livestock Men
HEFFNER GAZETTE TIMES. Thundery. October 17, IBM
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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.
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- 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-
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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
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.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! '
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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
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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-
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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)
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RESULTS OF FREEZE BRANDING are evident In this picture of cow and calf on the ranch of
Barton and Ned Clark. Livestock Men of the Year. The calf Is freeze branded and the white
mark on its rear U clearly risible. The cow Is also branded on the rear but br the convention
al method. The brand Is not nearly as risible. (G-T Photo)
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