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K H H - The H r p p n e r G a i e t t e Time». H rp p n rr Oregon M e d n r t d a t . January 2. I»«5 Start gathering tax records now, IRS says Extension expert says Public land m aynot becheaper Many Oregon cattle producer». p a rtic u la rly in e a ste rn Oregon, grate their livestock on public land* during part of the year because it is cheap to do so but is public land re a lly cheaper than private land for grating purposes’’ The answer is . "Not n e c e ssa rily", according to Kred O b erm iller. Ore gon S la t r t ’n iv e rsity K»tensio n re source development specialist "T h e re is no evidence to show that It is cheaper to use public lands than pn va tr lands, he said In fact the opposite is true in most situa tions " A number of cost su rv e ys that have been done in eastern Oregon, as well as other western states, consistently show that the actual costs of using federal allotments exceed the actual costs of using private lands for grazing In it ia lly , using public lands for grazing appears to tie quite a bar gam. said O be rm ille r The actual price of the federal grazing fee is a f.n rlv sm a ll part generally avrrag ing lietween IS and 20 percent of the total cost of using the land On the other hand, the price paid for private land rentals tends to be between 50 to 60 percent of the total cost of using private pastures "T h e re are many reasons for the difference." O b e rm iller noted One IS the often very rugged character» tics of federal land allotments Cattle grazed in rugged country are harder to find at roundup time with the re su lt that some may be lost Also, cattle grazed on public lands may tie stolen, kille d by predators, or lost to accidents Second, there are restric tio ns placed on the user 'the rancher i. which generate management costs, such us the time required to move livestoc k to the public land, and the costs of transporting the cattle These travel costs and losses of cattle due to accident, theft of disappearance tend to bo much higher when federal lands are used tor grazing, O b e rm iller said Kastern Oregon prov ides a good example of how these factors can add to the basic cost of a public land grazing use fee- Th e ranchers in eastern Oregon end up paving an average of about $16 per head of cattle per month fo r grazing cattle on federal forest service allotments The grazing fee per animal per month for these lands is only $1 37 th is year Many ranchers, p a rticula rly those who do not use public lands, don't realize how large these additional costs actually are o b e rm ille r add ed Those who have h isto ric a lly used the public lands realize that they are quite expensive he said Those who have not. look at the very low federal grazing fee and say hoy these guys are really getting a bargain, can I get in on it too My advice to those that think grazing cattle on federal lands is such a g<»d bargain is to look before you leap O b erm iller said l H course not a ll ranchers have the option of going to private lands instead of grazing livestock on pub lie lands In such cases. O berm iller said ranchers must us«' what land is available Kor more inform ation on the costs of grazing livestock on public lands versus the costs of grazing on private lands contact the local office of the ( )S I Kxtension s« rv ice Now is the time for Oregonians to Iwgin gathering receipts and other records for their annual income tax returns, advises T B la ir Kvans D istric t Director for the Internal ftevenue Service in Oregon in a rrc enl IR S news release Th«*se records w ill help taxpayers particularly those who item ize, complete accurate re tu rn s. Kvans said The rec ords can also be used to back up various claim s in case fit examination and can serve as re minders of possible overlooked de duct ions K o r easy reference. Kvans added, the record» should he sorted into the categories which app«-ar on Schedule A of Fo rm lt*4o When item izing taxpayers should hear in mind interest paid on loans and mortgages as well as payments for mrdical insurance r«-corded on various informational statements Many statements are mailed to taxpayers that detail payments mad«' for the year i nose r«-cords should tie retained since they ducu menl expense's that are often deduc tlb lf and easily overlooked Medical expenses, union due's and charitable contributions are a few other commonly < laimed deductions for which IR S auditors often r«-qu«-st supporting evidence According to Kvans. It is a good idea to keep both cancelled checks and b ills when poaatbie Generally documents »up porting itemized deduct ions »hould '« « l* <*u<‘ *' l#“ ' > ' • " iro m ,he re tu rn VWv 1965 MERCURY MONTERREY SEDAN Rubber Stamps r Bon McDonald! Custom M a d e 'CHEVROLET, G a ze tte -Tim e s 676-9228 BMCC sets winter term registration Itegistration day for winter term w ill lie Monday. Jan 7. at Blue Mountain Community College Kvcning classes w ill sta rt that night and day classes w ill begin Tuesday Jan H The winter term class schedule that has been m a il« ! to postal patrons in the college's two county d istric t should be consul led for specific sta rting dates for short courses or one day sem ina rs Pe rso ns interested in registering for one or two classes may do so by m ail A m ail in registration blank is located on page 16 of the schedule Tu itio n payment should accompany the registra tion form New students who wish to enroll fu ll lim e are asked to take the college placement test p rio r to regis (ration T h is free test a ssures proper placement in K n g lish and mathematics classes W/fll/Jli\i.iP41 à sp a re lin ie rs December IH \\ mi - 1 osi Petersons KI M ( ’oast to ( "oast 3 5 ', 2 * ', Central Market 33 29 M ( " t it ; 34 30 lam s Processing 33 31 Gardners 30 34 Sears 26 Ut la 's Schwab 2 2 ', 4 1 ', Bonnie Camp S p lits converted bell 4 5 7 Petersons are the winners of the f irs t half of season High game laiKaync Bowman 190 High se rie s Valery \olesky 52* Thursday Night l adles December 20 Mon lo s t H P O K No 358 47 I t Depot N ursery 37 23 B A ("R e p a ir 30 30 J A J Ceramics 29 31 KinzuaC nrp 2* 32 Ba rk n Chips 23 - 33 T h * Country Rose 24 3« Ray Boyce In s 20 40 S p lits converted H a rrie t Kvans 3 4 - 10 , T e rry Sm ith 2 7 S a n ili and M illie Hanna 57 Darlene Scrog gins. Betty Aldrich and Joan Tan ory 3 10 High game B illie Doherty 201 High se n e s Martha Doherty 556 h o tte r hup K eg le rs Dece nihei 20 H im 1 osi The Dregs 42 22 M C G G No 2 40 The Pv Its 37», 2 6 ', The H i Ho s 32 32 The Gutter D uste rs 2 7 ', 3 6 ', No P in H itle rs 2 7 ', 3 6 ', The Hopefuls 2 6 ', 37'» The Thrc «1 Holers 23 41 S p ills conv erted Hilda Y ocom 2 7 and Ruth Ite rg slro m 9 ID High game B illie Doherty 222 High senes Hilda Yocum 5*2 High learn game No 4 H i Ho"s 570 High team senes No 4 Hi Ho s 1.530 i 676 9200 *10 G IFT CERTIFICATE \ Hospital Charge Fo r M o th e r & Baby cn/e Pt» MH» U 2 t • 1 1UX» * * 2 G IFT CERTIFICATE H EPPN ER A U TO * P A R TS CREDITED AFTER ANY INSURANCE PAYMENT H e p p ne r A u to P a rts W ill Select An A p p ro p ria te G ift To G ive To The F IR S T B A B Y OF 1985 Heppner 676-9625 FURNITURE M .C 4 4 t O S o i Sét ».«iinvron O» 9Çtyn rr»jo O ne D a y's Basic Service ' I t ' l l Morrow County [Grain Growers*« RA Y BOYCE IN SURA N C E G IFT CERTIFICATE I 11 I I H I I e n CASE OF BA BY FOOD G IFT CERTIFICATE G IFT CERTIFICATE v Pioneer Memorial Jewelers . 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