HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, ThnredoT. Dcmbf 14. 1967 -4
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County Agent's Office
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Records Show Rainfall
Down Below Average
By GENE WINTERS
County Extension Agent
Rainfall records kept by vol
unteer country observers for the
first three months of the 1967
68 agriculture weather year
show measured precipitation
was about one-half that of the
averace recorded over the years.
Evaporation losses were men
er than usually expected, due to
the short duration and low in
tensity of storms. Reported
measurable precipitation by one
observer for 6 days in October
totalled 0.45 Inches. The same
observer recorded 9 days yield,
ed 0.65 Inches in November. Lit
tle soil moisture benefits could
be expected from such shower
activity.
No records are available to
compare soil moisture levels to
that of previous years. Exami
nation of soils In most parts of
the county show less moisture
In the top foot than would be
expected from normal rainfall
conditions.
Good Tre Selection
ATdilable for Orders
Farmers and others planning
to order forest trees for Oregon
farms and woodlands from the
State Department of Forestry
can pick up order blanks at the
county extension office.
A good selection for this area
is still available for later de
livery. By ordering now deliv
ery of desired species Is assur
ed. Species of local Interest
available are Douglas Fir, Pon
derosa, Scotch and Lodgepole
Pine; Grand and White Fir; In
cense Cedar and Chinese Arbo
vitae of the conifers. Broad
leaves include Black Locust,
Kussian Olive, Chinese Elm, and
Caragena.
razlne, llyvar-X and Fenac were
the materials used.
A trial treatment for sandbur
cave control using a contact
spray, monosodlum acid moth
an earsonate. showed better con
trol at less cost than dinitro gen
eral and oil used previously.
Puncture vine, a broadleaf, has
been adequately controlled witn
2 4-n.
The spray season began the
middle of April ana was com
pleted the first part of Septem
her.
A full report of the year's
countv road weed control pro
ect will be presented to the
Countv Weed Advisory Commit
tee and the County Court in
January.
Chuck McLean
Gets Promotion
County Carries On Wide
Weed Spray Program
A preliminary report of the
Morrow county weed spray pro
gram by weed supervisor James
Cason shows 2898 miles of coun
ty road and 314 miles of state
highway were sprayed during
the 1967 spray season.
Perennial weeds treated on
road rights of way include Can
ada thistle, wild morning glory,
Johnson grass and the short liv
ed perennial diffused Knap
weed.
A 10-mile road shoulder ster
ilant trial near Pine City gave
excellent season control or
sandbur and puncture vine. At
Reminder Given
On Farm Coverage
Oregon Wheat Grow e r s
League reminds all farmers that
the deadline for signing up for
Workmans Compensation is
rapidly approaching.
The law becomes effective
January 1 and all wheat league
members and others who wish
to take advantage of the League
group dividend plan should
sign-up immediately. One may
contact any state compensation
office or the League office in
Pendleton if additional informa
tion is needed.
Those with a payroll of $1,500
or more are subject to the law.
If one does not sign up and an
accident occurs after January 1,
he is subject to a $100 fine ev
ery day from January 1 to the
time of the accident.
President Bob Jepsen empha
sizes that the League studied
the various plans for a consid
erable time and feels that the
best plan for a farmer is offer
ed. One must be a member of
the League to participate under
this group plan.
Timber Sale Goes
To John Day Bidder
Courter Prairie timber sale on
the Heppner Ranger District
was sold last Tuesday to Don
ald Hardwick of John Day, the
high bidder, according to Uma
tilla National Forest Supervisor
Wright T. Mallery. The estima
ted volume of 500,000 board feet
was appraised at $7,026 and
sold for $7,062.
The sale area is located In
Morrow county about 24 miles
east of Kinzua.
Final prices bid per 1000
board feet by species were pon
erosa pine $16.20, and Douglas
fir and other coniferous species
$7.55. Three bidders were present.
Chuck McLean, former fire
control officer on the Heppner
Rancrer district. Umatilla JNat-
ional Forest, writes from Elk
City, Idaho, that he will be mov
ine January 1 to Grangeville,
Idaho. He has been promoted to
be fire control officer of the
Npz Perce National Forest.
"It will be nice to live in
the city again after 2 years
in a very remote area," he said.
McLean said that he appreci
ates being able to keep up with
friends in the Heppner area by
readin? the Gazette-Times.
"I look forward to receiving n
each week, he said.
"Winter arrived two weeks
aeo and we now have four inch
es of snow with the coldest tem
perature six degrees. Most of
the time the temperature ranges
at just freezing. People are
daily sliding off the road out
of here into the soutn lorK oi
the Clearwater River. Since
summer I think the count is 47
vehicles. It will be a happy day
when I don't have to face this
hazard."
The ex-Heppner man said
that he has purchased a house
in Grangeville and has been
busy week-ends polishing hard
wood floors, buying new furn
ishings and cleaning for occu-Dancv.
During the summer he spent
16 davs as fire boss on the aasu-
acre Brushv Fork fire on the
Moose Creek district "way back
in the Selway Bitterout Wilder
ness area." His district had a
total of 39 fires this year, and
the forest 387.
"Thanks again for the won
derful newspaper," he concludes.
Chuck's. address after January
1 will be 412 North B Street,
Grangeville, Idaho 53530.
New Club Organized
The Cooking Kittens 4-H club
had their first meeting at the
A. C Houghton school. We elect
ed officers. They are Peggy
Brandt, president; Cindy Eppen
baugh, vice president; Etta Lou
Christiansen, secretary, and Peg
gy Hinkley, news reporter. We
voted in favor of the state 4-H
Training Center, located nine
miles out of Salem.
Peggy Hinkley, reporter
Mr. and Mrs. Vemon Muhkers
will leave Monday, December
18 for Phoenix. Ariz., to visit i
with their son-in-law and dau
ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Har
ris and family. The Munkers'
will remain in the Phoenix area
for several weeks to visit witn
friends and other relatives.
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