Tage 4-TIIE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, OR, Thursday, Oct. 21, 1976
No opposition
for SWCD spots
Six Soil and Water Con
servation District positions
are up for election this No
vember 2. Five of the terms
have one candidate with no
opposition; the seventh has no
candidate filed.
All registered voters of
Morrow County will have the
opportunity to vote on can
didates filed for the terms,
starting January 1, 1977.
, In zone 1, Floyd C. Copen
haver is unopposed for a two
year term; in zone 2, George
Kenney is unopposed for a
four year term; in zone 3,
R.W. Bergstrom is unopposed
for a four year term ; in zone 5,
Albert L. Osmin is unopposed
in a two year term;
At Large, C.R. McElligott is x
unopposed in one of the two
four year terms. The second at
large term has had no can
didate filed.
All voters at the General
Election will be able to vote
for candidates for each posi
tion. Candidates nominated
for director from a specific
zone shall be voted on by all
eligible voters within the dis
trict. The Morrow SWCD is lo
cated in Morrow County and
covers all of the county.
District Chairman Rudy
Bergstrom urges voters to
contact their district directors
in order to learn the goals of
the district and how the public
may participate in district
activities.
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ine beetles continue rage
While publicity has died down concerning
the Mountain and Western Pine beetles, the
beetle populations haven't. They continue to
route forest lands in the area.
On a local level, according to the state
Department of Forestry, the spread of the
Mountain and Western Pine beetle since 1975
has been rapid.
1976 figures have just been completed and
indicated a 100 per cent increase in Morrow
County. This figure pertains only to private
non-industrial acres infested.
Two bark beetles are the cause of the
increase acreages infested; the Mountain and
the Western Pine beetle.
The Mountain Pine beetle attacks mainly
lodgepole pine stands; however, adjacent
Ponderosa pine stands are also being in
fested. This is due to build-up of populations in
the past years.
The Western Pine beetle infests Ponderosa
pine stands. The beetle primarily attacks
weakened or dying trees in a stand; however,
population levels may increase to the point
where green, healthy timber in the stand
becomes infested.
It is clear that the potential economic losses
suffered by landowners may be great. Im
mediate action is necessary to lessen losses
due to the present epidemic and to present
future infestations. Certain forestry practices
will help to cope with present and future pine
beetle attacks.
Immediate salvage logging of beetle in
fested timber will lessen potential economic
losses suffered by the landowner. Harvesting
of mature or over-mature timber will also
lessen potential economic losses.
Many preventative measures may be done
to lessen the chance of future epidemics and
to curb the present one.
Basically, an increased level of forest
management is the key in insect prevention.
Activities which may be done to help control
the beetle are as follows :
Commercial thinning. This means thinning
of commercial size timber. This increases
tree growth and vigor and also lessens
moisture stress during the dry part of the
year. This aids in reducing the chance of
insect Infestation.
Pre-commercial thinning. Thinning of "dog
hair thickets" lessens competition and pro
motes tree growth and vigor. Also, there is a
side benefit of increased forage production
after thinning.
Sanitation logging. This means removal of
dead or dying trees in a stand which are a
prime target for insects. Removal of these
trees while salvagable makes it possible to
realize some revenue while making the stand
resistant to insect Infestation.
Slash disposal. Piling and burying of
logging debris, which can be a breeding
grounds for insects, will also help.
'These practices will help in checking the
spread of the pine beetles," according to the
forestry department. If nothing is done, they
say, the beetles will probably continue to
spread and devastate our forest lands.
Landowners may obtain assistance, with
their timberlands through the forest depart
ment. Insect maps may be seen at head
quarters in Fossil. If a landowner needs
assistance in any way or has a question
concerning the beetle outbreak, they are
urged to call the state Department of
Forestry at 763-2575.
Ag products reported here
The market value of all agricultural products sold by the
336 farms in Morrow County in 1974 amounted to $42,132,000,
according to a preliminary report of the 1974 Census of
Agriculture released today by the U.S. Department of
Commerce's Bureau of the Census.
The figures are for farms qualifying under the definition
first used for the 1959 Census of Agriculture: a farm includes
all agricultural operations conducted at any time during the
census year under the control of an individual management,
provided that sales of agricultural products amounted to, or
normally would amount to, at least $250 for places of less
than 10 acres or $50 for places of 10 acres or more.
Figures for farms with sales of $2,500 or more are shown
for 1974 and 1969. These farms accounted for $42,093,000 of all
, agricultural products sold in 1974 and $9,420,000 in 1969.
! There were 283 of these farms in 1974 compared with 277 in
1969. The average size increased from 3,584 to 3,858 acres
I during the five years. The value per acre increased from $66
to $186 raising the average value per farm from $234,832 to
( $718,093.
The market value of livestock and their products on farms
j of $2,500 or more of sales was $5,504,000 in 1974; and crop
j sales, including nursery products, hay and forest products,
- $36,590,000.
Jack O Lantern
Contest
Kindergarten thru
2nd grade
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Farms reporting less than $1,000 in sales numbered 14 in
1974. The value of agricultural products sold on these farms
totaled $4,000.
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DOIIIIELL SMITH
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A NEED FOR NEW t STRONG REPRESENTATION
FOR
FARMING LABOR BUSINESS
PROVEN LEADERSHIP
AS ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR 8 YEARS
Costume
Party
Live Music 9-2
Sat. Oct. 23
Office Tavern
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Costume Prizes
Everyone
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Tab 16 or. 8pak 39
129 Frhkies P,U8dep-
Dry dinner 10 ib. c249
Nabisco Oreo 99
19 ox.
Chocolate
chips 12 ox'
72
Tony's Pizza 30 off reg. price
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T-Bone stealt
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Ib- Tokay grapes 39
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Sirlon stealc
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3 lb. Doggies
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Celery
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