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Page 8 Heppner, Ore., Gazette-Times, Thursday, July 11, 1974 ASC (Continued from page 1) mal water loss before the water hits the ground is in the range of 15 per cent, on extremely hot, windy days that can soar to 50 per cent. Potato yields on the devel opment average 25 tons per acre with some yields in excess of 40 tons, and Kartch nersays "that's very good for any area." The potatoes are all processed or shipped for fresh market from local plants, with most going through Desert Magic's own facilities. The half of the crop which goes into the fresh market is shipped to the midwest, East Coast and California. Their facilities run throughout the winter on the 30.000 to 40.000 tons of potatoes stored at harvest time. Their flake plant will run 3 to 4 million pounds finished products a year, mainly for reconstituted potato chips. They employ 100 full time, and up to 400 at harvest time. Another development visit ed by the state committee was Sabre Farms, in the same area. This development, star ted about eight months ago, has just over 16.000 acres with 14.000 under irrigation. It has 8.000 acres in crop produc tionprimarily potatoes, beans, corn, and alfalfa hay. The remainder is being put into grass to feed cattle, with an ultimate capacity of a rour.d 20.000 mother cows. Their first cattle will arrive this fall. Their handling of the cattle will be different than in conventional ranches. The mother cows will calve in the fall and the calves will come off the following year as "true yearlings" hopefully at 800 to 900 pounds. They will then need only a short time in the feed lot before market. Sabre Farm official Bob Kropp told the state committee "we feel that the long term feed in the feed lot may be over due to consumption of grain which is going to feed the people of the world instead of to cattle." Sabre Farms now employ 72 people. When. full capacity is reached employment will fluctuate between 60 and 100. ASQS Western Regional Di rector Rank, after spending the morning touring the Boardman irrigation area, said "I feel that it is important that we have people like this who are willing to invest the tremendous amount of capital needed to get projects like this started. This is all private capital, there are no govern mcn' fund? involved. These peupie are trui pioneers." "If the American farmer can continue to produce our own needs and for the world markets while making a fair margin of profit they will continue to take the risks needed to assure us an adequate, continuing supply of food." From the Boardman irriga tion development, the state committee moved on to in spect highly concentrated conservation projects in the Heppner and Lexington area. Just outside of Heppner they looked at the Shobe Canyon Project. This 4.800-acre drainage contains 2,900 acres of cropland, and is one of the main contributors to Hepp ner s chronic flooding prob lem. In the fall of 1971 local people, in cooperation with WHIMLFOOL'BATH Specialty Distributors Phone 395-2553 Box 305 Manpin, Oregon 97037 THERE'S A GAS SHORTAGE ON ! SAVE THE FEET & POCKET BOOK. COME IN, REST. THE TIRED FEET, SEE HOW FUN & ECONOMICAL A HODAKA 125 WOMBAT STREET MOTORCYCLE CAN BE !!!!!!!!!! LEONARD'S MOBIL SERVICE Heppner Ph. 676-5800 several USDA agencies, set out to install the practices which would keep the soil and water up on the hillside instead of crashing down on the town of Heppner in the form of flash floods and debris. They constructed 28 miles of diversion ditches, 27 sediment retention dams and seeded 50 acres to grass. The total cost on the 13 farms was $36,000. of which $28,000 was supplied through USDA's conservation cost-sharing programs. The remaining $8,000 was contri buted by some 500 local residents who knew they had a problem and wanted to contri bute to solve it. The project was completed in the spring in 1972. Dave McLeod, ASCS county ex ecutive director for Morrow County, said "I've lived in Heppner 13 years and in lone for the previous nine years to that, and I recall six or seven floods in that period which did extensive damage. Perhaps four could be classified as 'major.' Since the Shobe Canyon project was com pleted we have had heavy rainfall, and a couple of cloudbursts in this area with about 24 inches of rainfall in an hour with very little runoff occuring from Shobe Canyon. In fact, the first time it rained over 14 inches in 15 minutes and the water flow into town from this canyon did not increase, the water was all held back up there on the hillside." Louis Carlson of lone, chairman of the farmer elected Morrow County ASC Committee, commented, "The Shobe Canyon project has been a prime example of what cooperative action can do to alleviate a very serious ero sion problem in our county. The combined efforts of local people, with the help of several USDA agencies, ap pears to have pretty well controlled the problem in Shobe Canyon." A similar project is now under construction just out side of Lexington. This is the Blackhorse Watershed with 14.500 acres, including 9,000 acres of cropland. The people of Lexington have the same type of run-off problem as Heppner steep upland which drains into a canyon above the tOWTl. There are 18 affected farm ers, along with several non farm contributors, who are putting up money to go along with approximately $50,000 of federal cost-share McLeod estimates there vwu be 132 miles of diversion ditches, over 50 dams and about 130 acres of grass seeding. Com pletion is slated for late this year or early 1975. After viewing the projects with the government sharing part of the cost. There is no immediate gain for the far mer, but it does help us all by protecting some of our most basic resources." The Oregon State ASC Committee is responsible for state administration of USDA's federal farm pro grams. Headquarters for the Oregon ASC is in Portland. Roofing and Painting New roofs, roof coating, built up-roofs, shingles oiled and stained. Home, farm, and ranch painting, including elevators and grain storage. Rank said, "Until we really get out and see it, many of us don't realize how important it is that we do have conserva tion practices which are supported in part by the government. To me it is very important that we hold this soil and water up there on the hillside. I'm encouraged to see the local cooperation. These practices usually cost our farmers money to install, even I 1 I YVa 30 years experience Call Claude Pettey 989-8184. eves. Tj 1 m - LJ if VISIT HEPPNER'S Sidewalk Sales Friday Saturday Lots of fun both days Booths , baked goods . . . and more This Ad Sponsored as a Public Service by COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC COOP, INC. Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties CONDON 3W-2023 - 384-6349 FOSSIL 763-4335 - 763-2115 HEPPNER 676-9146 - 676-9269 Facsimile Ballot STUB NO. TO BE TORN OFF BT ONE OF THE CLERKS SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR Combined Precincts 2, 6, 7, 8 and 9 Morrow County, Oregon Tuesday, July 16, 1974 From 8 :00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. MARK A (X) OR CHECK MARK (V) IN THE VOTING SQUARE AFTER THE WORD TES" OR AFTER THE WORD "NO" REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE BT THE COUNTY COURT 1. A MEASURE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY COURT TO LEVY AND COLLECT TAXES IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,573.00 ANNUALLY, WHICH SHALL BE OUT SIDE THE LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY ARTICLE XI. SECTION II, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OREGON. FOR THE FISCAL YEAH STARTING JULY 1. 1974, AND ENDING JUNE 30. 1975. AND EACH YEAH THEREIN FOR A TOTAL PERIOD OF THREE (3) SUCCESSIVE YEARS. SAID FUNDS TO BE USED FOR CAPITALIMPROVEME NTS, REMODELING, AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OF THE "PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL". IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ORS 440.220 ( 3). PURPOSE: To authorize the County Court of Morrow County to lory and collect taxes in the amout of 156,573.00 annually which ihall be outside the limitation Imposed by Article XI. Section II, of the Constitution of the State of Oregon, on all tax able properly In the County of Morrow for the fiscal year starting July 1. 1974. and ending June 30. 1977. for a total psriod of three (3) successive yean to more adequately provide fundi with which the County of Morrow can make capital improvements, remodel, and maintain the Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Said levy would cost 50c per SIJOQ0 true cash valuation. I VOTE FOR THE PROPOSED TAX LEVY I VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSED TAX LEVY Published July 11 YES NOD Noritake Nocturne and Rondo cut crystal goblets & sherbets, reg. 8.50, now Ole Progression, 45-pc. dinner set, 2-year guarantee against breakage, reg. 159.95, now Alaho Progression, 2V2 qt. 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