EIGHT Hie Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, October 5, 1978
Heptachlor use still possible
if precautions are taken
Continued use of the wife
worm seed treatment, hepta
chlor, may be possible if
farmers observe strict pre
cautions with treated seed,
says the Oregon Wheat Grow
ers League.
Seed grain treated with
heptachlor to fight wireworms
has been blamed by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service with
killing geese, pheasants and
other birds in parts of Umatil
la and Morrow counties.
"Cover all bulk seed ship
mants and clean up any seed
spills on the highway and in
fields," said OWGL President
John Cuthbert.
Wheat growers have been
unable to find any substitute
for heptachlor, which is under
a 1982 deadline for ending all
use.
"We have requested the
maker of heptachlor to help
us" in obtaining evidence that
could help convince the Envi
ronmental Protection Agency
to extend the 1982 deadline,
said Wes Grilley, executive
vice president of the OWGL.
"If we can prevent the
deaths of game birds it
improves our chances of
getting clearance" for contin
ued use of heptachlor, Grilley
said.
At least 15 meetings have
been held with farmers to tell
them of the need for careful
use and control of treated seed
grain.
The wheat growers fear that
the Fish and Wildlife Service
will press for an immediate
ban on heptachlor use.
Finding a substitute for
heptachlor has proved frustra
ting, wheat league officials
said, because chemical com
panies and state universities
seem to show no interest in
researching the subject.
Oregon NFO backs Atiyeh,
opposes RARE II wild areas
Republican gubernatorial
candidate Vic Atiyeh was
endorsed by the Oregon Nati
onal Farmers Organization,
during the farm group's
annual convention last week in
Lincoln City.
In other political-related
developments, the state NFO
chapter also passed a resolu
tion stating the farm group's
opposition to creating large
federal wilderness areas thro-
Wheat League
backs
measure 6
The board of directors of the
Oregon Wheat Growers Lea
gue has endorsed Ballot Mea
sure 6 but not without reser
vations. Measure 6 is the property
tax limitation proposal that
will come before Oregon
voters in November.
The wheat growers recom
mended that if Measure 6 is
approved by voters, the 1979
Legislature should immediat
ely submit the following
changes in it to the state's
voters :
1. Remove the restriction
that two-thirds of the register
ed voters must vote on tax
measures, with a two-thirds
majority;
2. Remove the restriction on
change of ownership assess
ment; 3. Clarify the bonding capa
city of state and local govern
ment. The board's unanimous act
ion came on a motion by Stan
Timmermann, Pendleton, and
followed a presentation of both
Measure 6 and Measure 11, the
legislature's ai'urnative to
Six.
ugh the U.S. Forest Service's
proposed RARE II program.
The Oregon NFO resolution
did favor granting wilderness
status to "small, unique areas
that follow well-defined natu
ral management boundries
adjacent to present wilderness
areas."
In order to counteract what
it termed "a potential danger
ous monopoly" of Northwest
meat packing plants, the
Oregon NFO also resolved to
attempt to pool livestock
production so that the state
farm organization could bar
gain for a contract with the
packers.
State President Don Peter
son of lone urged members to
set up farm commodity meet
ings in their home areas, in
order to generate collective
bargaining power aimed at
establishing profitable price
levels. 1
"Profitable price levels in
the country translates into
earned income, which is the
only new income available to
the economy." The new earn
ed .farm income, Peterson
said, would result in a lower
inflation rate and lower inter
est costs to producer and
consumer alike.
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Firewood up for grabs
throughout most of
Umatilla National Forest
The Umatilla Forest is now
open for firewood cutting
except for active sale areas,
announced H. B. Rudolph,
Forest Supervisor.
Sufficient rains have fallen
to permit the public, to cut
wood throughout the Forest.
Firewood permits are still
required and may be obtained
in person or by mail from the
District Ranger offices in
Pendleton, Dale, Ukiah, and
Heppner.
Even though the Forest is
being opened for cutting,
power saws must be equipped
with a spark arrestor contain
ing a woven wire screen with a
maximum opening size of .023
of an inch. Screens are
available at most power saw
dealers and power saw repair
shops. Inspection of saws for
spark arrestor screens is no
longer being required to
obtain the permit, but saws
may be inspected in the woods
by a Forest Officer.
Kinzua and U.S. Forest Service to swap land
Kinzua Corporation of Hep
pner and the Umatilla Nation
al Forest are proceeding with
an exchange of certain lands
located in Grant, Morrow,
Umatilla, and Wheeler Count- exchange for 1,760.04 acres of
ies. National Forest land.
Kinzua Corporation is offer- The exchange lands are
ine 1,272.72 acres to the located mostly around Wet-
Umatilla National Forest in more and Wilson Prairie.
There are also 40 acres near
Coalmine Hill and 40 acres
near Hidaway Springs involved.
The lands being considered
are primarily timber and
range lands. This exchange
may be completed by mid
1979.
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