Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, February 13, 1975, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextPage 7 I Jew officers The following officers were elected to the 1975 Columbia-Blue Mountain RC&D Executive Board at the Annual Meeting held on Jan. 28, 1975: President A. F. Leckie Vice-President W. B. Thomas .... Clarence Potter Second Vice-President Third Vice President Fourth Vice-President F. K. Starrett . ... Warren McCoy Secretary William R. Penney Treasurer Russell Erickson The Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District plays a vital role In our county. S la alwan ftomathlna MCiat" Care lor diversion dilches By Itl'DY liKRGSTKOM During the past 15 years approximately 4 million feet of diversion ditches have been constructed in Morrow County in cooperation with the Mor row Soil and Water Conserva tion District. The majority of these have been built during the last five years with financial incentive supplied through the cost sharing program. Many operators are not aware that there is an ASCS requirement that all practices constructed with cost -sharing money must be maintained for five years. This includes the prevention of rodent damage, sedimentation and livestock overgrazing. Diversions should be main tained at their two-foot mini mum height to prevent them from over topping. The pre vention of severe erosion below these ditches is essen tial in preserving our soil from further loss. nwiiMimitiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiitin I 1 JEWELERS Slot Heurt! I A.M. to I P.M. 177 MAIN ST. HEPPNER PH. Vt WOO 1 5S 1 X lWatWlWtkfWlWiWtUlWtWlMtV(tWlMiWlWiWtWtUtWtWlWl IMMIMMUWMIMMWWMMMWWUMUMWMlUMMWtI I wmfjfL, It Safeguards Your Family and Home Times change and so should your insurance policies. Come, talk to us about updating. King Arthur 676-9625 Ruggles-Boyce insurance LINDSTROM BROS, lone. Ore. PLANTERS II Trace Mineral Fertilizers and Spreader Applications , JOT. BMP. tmr Frontier Irrigation Full line Irrigation Clifford-Hill Circles Boardman, Ore. mm A thriving farm ... or a barren one? Much of the answer depends on what you do now about soil conservation . . . with tested techniques to keep erosion from draining farm productivity. s St I I"0in vwU7GF0ia LMJ ti-:i-tiitil)r iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimuimuiiuHHM i J I rLTin a 3