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I I HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thurdar. Julf W. 1970 Range Management Marks Changes T,m in70. marked a alcnlf leant milestone In tho Range Management program on the Umatilla National Forest, when Supervisor Rudolph announced an Increase In the number of cattle permitted to graze on me Matlock ana inompisuii lotments. The Increase, the re. suit of cooperative range man agement work between the For est Service and permittees, in cludes both animal numbers and length of season. On the Matlock Allotment, the Increase amounts to about 2G6 animal months, 66 of which are on private land within the al lotment. This land Is leased from tho Klnzua and Georgia raclfic Corporations by permit toe Jerry Brosnan. The increase on the Thompson rlflf Allotment amounts to ap proximately 175 animal months, ii nn Nntlnnnl Forest lands William F. Barratt, President of the Intermediate Land Bank oi Spokane, is the permittee on the Thompson Flat Allotment. Supervisor Rudolph said, "When stocking rates for live stock are established, we consid er all other resources and activ ities on the allotments. A cer tain portion of the forage is al located to wildlife and recrea tion uses. In fact, the grazing system we are using provides additional forage for wildlife as well as that needed for soil and watershed management." The Brosnans have been per mittees on the Umatilla Nation al Forest for three generations, since the establishment of the National Forest in 1906. Jerry stated that his grandfather ran horses in this area prior to the establishment of the National Forest, as far back as 1878. When the National Forest was estab lished and the permit system began, his grandfather was Is sued a cattle permit. John Bros nan, Jerry's father, obtained the permit in 1928, at which time he changed from cattle to sheep. In 1954, Jerry became the per mlttee and changed duck io cai tin. Jnrrv. looklns Into the future is planning for his son, Eddie, and grandson, Greg, to continue tho permit. , In the early 19C0's, Jerry and Forest service personnel cooper atively prepared a manage-plan for the Matlock Allotment which Included the construction of boundary and division fences, water developments and range reveectation. About 31 miles of fence and 21 stock ponds have been constructed by cooperative financing between Jerry and the Forest Service. The Forest Serv ice has revegetated 2,000 acres of range land as well as ooo acres of land disturbed through timber sale oneratlons. Four wa ter developments are planned for 1970. Mr. Brosnan leases a consid erable amount of land in the Matlock Allotment from Klnzua Corporation and Georgia-Pacific Corporation which he grazes un der the cooperative management nl.in for the allotment. When the lumber companies complete a sale on the private land, they furnish grass seed to Jerry to reseed the areas disturbed by logging. Jorrv stated that construction of the improvements and addit ional riding to move the cattle remiired a considerable invest ment in time and money, which is now paying oft in additional numbers and increased calf weights. He said that about 10 years ago he was getting 420 pound calves off the allotment but that, since the management nlan had been nut to Work, his calves have steadily Increased in their annual weieht gains. His calves average over 500 pounds when he brings them oil tne al lotment in the fall. Jerry said that in 1968. which he consid ered one of the poorer forage years on the allotment, nis btop atteru: 5top ueaa a . - n WITH CO-OP BATTERIES And laugh, your battery troubles away! The famous "Big T" battery is made for the hard starting jobs made to deliver a real thun derbolt of power to your truck or tractor, re gardless of rugged weather or rough terrain. From Its powerful, heavy-duty plates to its extra-tough case, the "Big T" has the big muscle that farm jobs demnd - and it's so reliable that it's guaranteed for a full 24 months! i!f At y S"lt '? vo?" Morrow County ss Grain Growers INC calves came off In the fall aver aging 527 pounds. Forest Service personnel and Mr. Brosnan sat down together and revised the current man agement plan, with the Increas cd stocking rate, for the Mat' t.i-v Allotment. The Dlans In- r-inrin Mr. Brosnan's home ranch The cattle are grazed under a deferred -rotated pasture system nn hnth the Forest allotment and the home ranch. Jerry feels that the Increase in carrying ca nneltv Is the result of Eood co operative planning, working to gether and rinanciai Developments. While Mr. Barratt Is tending to banking business, Bob Riddle takes care or the rancn ana tne Tlmmnson Flat Allotment. Bob stated that, in the 11 years he has been ranch manager for Mr. Barratt, he has seen the allot ment steadily Improve. The same type of management plan worked out with Jerry Brosnan was also worked out with Bill and Bob on the Thompson Flat Allotment. Diirlnu the past 10 years, 12 miles of fence including cross fences, and 7 water develop ments have been constructed by cooperative financing. About 2,800 acres of range land have been revegetated and 350 acres ,,r l.iPM'ln? disturbed land re- seeded. Four water develop ments are planned for 1970. Bob said that the cross fences on the allotment are the best thing that has happened to the allotment and wishes that it had been completed sooner. This put it into a two-pasture, deferred rotated system of grazing. They had cross-fenced their home miirh several vears aeo and can see tremendous benefits through increased foraee production and animal weights. Bob's experience has also been that tneir caives average better than 500 pounds when they come off of the allot ment in the fall. Boo saia, "There is nothing like mountain ran.Te to Dut flood solid weight on the calves. You can look at them and tell the difference from the calves that have been raised elsewhere." The Barratts are three gener ation permittees on the Thomp son Flat Allotment. Bill's grand father. W. B. Barratt, oDtaineo the Thompson Flat sheep per mit in 1929. J. G. Barratt took over the sheep permit m 1934. Bill, in turn, acquired the per mit from his father in 1949. In 1953, Bill applied for a conver sion from sheeD to cattle. Thus was approved in 1954' and Bill has continued to run cattle on the Thompson Flat Allotment. Jimmy Wilkins, Range Staff man on the Umatilla, said, 'This is a tremendous turning noinr in our ranse management work. Ten years ago we were involved in cutting livestock numbers, length of seasons, and even closing out allotments. However .since then, we have placed all of our allotments un der a cooperative management plan with the help of the per mittees, resulting in increased stocking rates on the allot ments. This Is something new and different, and it is a real pleasure to be able to work in this direction instead of the dir ection we were going ten years ago. Without the cooperation and help of the permittees, this would never have been possible. There are many other allot ments on the Umatilla that will be looked at for possible stock ing rate increases within the next few years depending on several items, including the cur rent management plan, utiliza tion and forage production!" Alberts on Vocation Mr. and Mrs. Gary Albert, Heidi, Les, Marty and Jeff had a week's vacation in Washing ton. They visited Mrs. Albert's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bart lett, who have a home on Lost Lake near Monroe. Here they fished, rowed the boats, played with Little Joe the pet garter snake, chipmunks, flying squirrels and squirrels and Abble the cotton tail rabbit they have tamed. They also visited Mr. Albert's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Albert in Seattle. Morrow County Harvest Report By HAROLD E. KERR County Extension Agent The Morrow County wheat harvest Is well underwuy. Yields fair to good, re ports Harold Kerr, County Ex- Ian i-Inn A nonr Crop prospects last spring were excellent, but a very dry, cold spring, followed by pro longed hot weather resulted In reduced yields, and in some fields lighter test weights and pinched grain. Reports from the north end aim Knnn nnrs erfi tiv eood. Grow- ers have Indicated that yields are better than expected with nnalitv nnnor.-illv all right. Yields reported range from 30 to 50 bushels. Inl th Knnthern half oi tne county yields are generally near last year with some growers re porting less than last year. Again, shallow areas suffered most from the drought and heat. rnnniv.wifie however. 19 10 will probably be one of our bet ter crop years. In the Pacific Northwest car ryover of soft while wheat is down about 20 million bushels frnm last- vear and the project ed 1970 crop is smaller so there is a smaller supply avauaoie. Soft white wheat is moving at $1.43 to $1.45, Portland price for August delivery. Hard red winter wheat is nrieert nr 1 fin to S1.G1 per bush el. Yields of hard red winter wheat in Morrow County have been very favorable to adjoin ing soft white fields. Protein In formation is not available as yct- Y I U. S. wheat exports since July 1 are running 12 ahead of the years' earlier volume after hav ing chalked up a 19 gain dur ing the marketing year ended June 30. Style Revue Scheduled MnnH ennra rnch ? Advertise unused items on the classified page of The Gazette-limes. By BIRDINE TULLIS Ot Ready for Fair I Tie most anticipated event for 4 II Clothing ana R.nuunB members each year Is the big r.,i,ii ctvin Revuo at county fair. Style Revue Is planned for Wednesday evening, Aug. s front of the main grandstand at the fairgrounds. "Ud. Ud and Away" will be Ihn theme or tne revue. Jx rec ord participation Is anticipated hi vear st vie revue superin tendents are busy with plans for the event. Purpose or tne pun lio rivii Is to show the accomp lishments of members such as acquired skill In planning, sel ecting, and constructing gar ments and costumes. It presents an opportunity for girls to learn from each other by observing and judging. Style Kevue mod eling helps the girls develop poise, self confidence and good posture. Still another Intention of the revue is to place empha sis on what girls have learned rather than awards won. All Clothing and Knitting girls from beginners thru ad vanced will be Included in the revue this year. Division In St vie Revue is based on ages, not projects. A teen-age girl may be a very beginner in a sewing or knitting project, while a younger girl may have prog resort to more auvancru wwiiv. Han to attend the many and varied 4 H events at County Fair, Four II has shown tremen nrmi'iH thla vpar and COUn UUUB J, t V .. . . . - V ty fair is tho Ideal opportunity to see the total youtn ueveiop ment program in action. Youth Is our most Important product on display at county fair! Ken Evans Have Boy Mr. and Mrs. Ken Evans are parent? of a son, Swayne Rus sell, born July 22 in St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton. The young man weighed 6 lb., 11 oz., and joins a brother, Gibb, age 16 months. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hager and Mr. and Mrs. Verne E. Evans, Heppner. Great grandmother here is Mrs. Emma Haeer. Great grandpar ents at Condon are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Evans Heppner Deposits Top Loans at First National First National Bank of Ore gon, largest bank In the state, i.wuiried approximately the same earnings for the first half of 1970 as the same period last year. President Ralph J. Voss said net operating Income for the period endhm June 30 was $6,- 939,412 or $1.31 per share com pared with $0,921,097 or $1.3C per share for the first six months of 1909. The figures are rKt.-iterl to reflect accounting changes prescribed by regula- tnrv mithnr es in i'jp ano a 5 for 3 stock split in September, 19t!9. Tut.'il deposits decreased by 5.6 per cent to $1,536,261,052 at the end of the first half com pared with $1,623,005,362 a year . i . t ,,n ago. Loans at tne panK s iia statewide offices declined 10.3 per cent to $1,029,906,772, com pared with the $1.118,429,9S7 re corded on June 30, 1969. Capital funds plus the reserve for possible loan losses totaled $133,542,182 as compared with $124,615,391 on the 1969 mid year date. The Heppner branch reported deposits of $6,117,014 and loans of $5,884',269 as of June 30, ac cording to Harley Sager, mana ger. Comparable totals for the branch a year ago were $5,892, 992 in deposits and $7,700,585 in loans. Big Crowd Enjoys Picnic at Cutsforth Park The annual Bucknum'a Tav em and Cal's Tavern picnic held July 12 at Cutsforth Park was considered a real success as 250 folks were present there. A number of games were en joyed, children also having a number of games for cash priz es. Horseshoes and Softball were prominent The egg throwing contest for adults had four winners: Larry Heath, Rita Kedlatz, Dick Mc Roberts and Janle McRobcrts. Winning cash drawing prizes of $3 each were: Richard Will ard. VI Snrlntrer. Sharon Brace. Hllde MacPherson. Cliff Woods, Alvina raoDerg, tnrisiy iayior, Ann Shields. Nelly Jones. Lor- ena Shuman, Shirley Garrett, Leona Winter ana Kogcr name Also enjoyed by the children was a contest lor cleaning up the area, with the McRobcrts boy the winner. Thev wish to thank the lunch and games committees for their good efforts. Dean and Helene Teel and Georgia and Buz Lynch, propri etors of Bucknum's Tavern and Cal's Cafe and Lounge sincere ly thank all for participating in their annual picnic. DRIVERS EXAM A Drivers License Examiner will be on duty In Heppner, Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the Court house between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL KFARM AND HOME Ppndlpton 276-' Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Turnei and two daughters, of Santa Rosa, Calif., are visiting in Hepp ner with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Winchester. Trucks for Sale 1969 C750 Ford, 22 ft steel deck, 391 V8 engine. 5 speed Transmission, IS, 5 2 speed. 19G3 Ford 22 ft steel deck. 10-speed road ranoer trans mission. New 220 Cum mlngs diesel engine. 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