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Newspaper Page TextASCS Report KOI R Sp e cia l F a r m Section W e dn e sday. M a rc h I IW j R ancher is good neighbor, conservationist I h ir in g I lin a i y e a r 1*44 (Oct I, l « 3 through Sept » . I*44> a c c o rd in g to Ju d y H u s c h k r the A g ric u ltu ra l Stab ilizatio n and C o n se rva tio n S a r v ic r \S ( S paid out $144 .’.’ I to M u r r » » < ountv pro d u c e rs thro ugh the A g ric u lt u ra l ( o u m t i ation U r o g ra m < A t 'l* > A C 'H >• a coat sh a re p ro g ra m h r t w r r n the go v e rn m e n t an d the p ro du cer to ao lve co n ae rvatio n problem a on a g ric u ltu ra l land T h e m a in obje ctive s of the p ro g ra m are A ' T o xolvc the highest p rio rity ron a e rvation protilem a » h u h ca use a reduc tion in the p ro d u c tiv e ca p a c ity of the nationa land an d w ater re so u rc e s B i T o o btain m a x im u m public b e n d ila (or pu b lic (units expem ted C l T o c o n se rv e an d protect aoil. w ater, w oodland w ildlife. and w ild lde habitat w h ich o th e rw ise w ould not lie a c co m p lish e d Th e highest p rio rity co n se rvatio n and pollution p ro b le m s in M o rro w County, listed in o rd e r o ( im p o rta n ce are 1 l o s s of soil (ro m e ro sio n on c ro la n d (ro m e x c e ssiv e w ater and w ind 2 l o s s of soil (ro m e ro sio n on ra n g e la n d a g g ra v a te d by inadequate ve ge tative co v e r often ca u se d by en cro ach m e n t of com pe titive s h ru b s 3 U ndeveloped, u n de rsto cke d an d po o rly m a n a g e d w oodlands 4 D e te rio ra tin g w ater q u a lity in s tre a m s due to e xce ssive runoff, a trra in h a n k e ro sio n an d pollution from live sto ck w astes & K x c e s s iv e lo ss of irrig a tio n w ater 6 Sh o rta ge of live sto ck w ater on g r a z in g a re a s T h e p rac tic e s used to e arn the 1144,223 this ye a r w ere S I. I P e rm a n e n t V e getative C o v e r K sla b lia h m e n l I ¥32* S I. 2 P e rm a n e n t V e getative C o v e r Im p ro ve m e n t '*440 si I I I I r.ice Sv S t e m s 27117 S L 6 S p r in g D e ve lop m e n t 373 S L 7 W in d b re a k K sta b lish m e n t 779 W C I W ate r Im p o u n d m e n t H r s e v o ir s 2331 W'C 4 Ir rig a tio n W ater C o n se rv a tio n <K»3 W 'P 3 S o d W a t e rw a y s 230# S l. l4 K e d u c e d T illa g e 12HW S U S N o T ill 13206 S P IO S tre a m b a n k S ta b ilisa tio n 3SOO mm la in g T e r m A g re e m e n ts S L 4 T e rra c e S y s t e m s W 'C 4 Ir rig a tio n W a te r C o n se rva tio n K H 2 K o re st T re e S ta n d Im p ro v em ent S P 3 S W ater M a n a g e m e n t S y st e m s for P o llu tion C o n trol $3262* 1300 .3500 17» T e rry T h o m p so n believes that e v e ry ra n ch e r is a co n se rvatio n ist H e 's got to be. o r he w ouldn I be in business, a ffirm s the rattle and wheat fa rm e r w ho o ve rse e s thoua and s of a c re s in the sa m e area aro und H eppner as did h is father and gra n d fa th e r before him M a n y fa rm e rs accept T h o m p so n s conviction, but few ap ply their prin cipies and invest their c a sh on their ne igh b or s land T h o m p so n d o rs T h o m p so n holds a g r a z in g perm it on land m a n a g e d by h is neighbor, the U m a tilla N atio n al K orest l n d rr the perm it, he g r a r r s 3 M cattle on the D itc h C re e k Allotm ent located 25 m ile s south of H epp ne r A sm a ll stream . M a llo r y C reek, c r o ss e s the portion of N atio n al K o re st w here T h o m p so n 's rattle graze M a llo ry C re e k is a wet w eather stre am w hich d isa p p e a rs under g ro u n d in the s u m m e r hut continues to n o u rish lush m o unta in m ra d o w g r a s se s along its b a n k s C attle are n a tu ra lly d ra w n to the sweet g r a s ses U n lik e m ost sto ck m e n w ho are pleased to see their rattle flo u rish w he re ve r they find fo ra ge T h o m p son be cam e upset last su m m e r when he noticed that h is cattle w ere d a m a g in g the cre e k hank " I t w a s tra m p le d strip p e d o u t," T h o m p so n d e sc rib e s the terrain, target are a (or h is one m a n re c la m ation project T h o m p so n set about to ch a n ge these co nd itio ns Ills p r im a r y goal w ork b rin g done by John A ndre w s, fishe rie s biologist for the U m a tilla N atio nal Korest R r ly in g on the K ore st S e rv ic e sp e cia lists for guidance. T h o m p so n rented the n e c e ssa ry he avy e quip men! and took the lead on the project W ork started w hen he felled a couple of la rg e la rc h trees w hich B efore the su m m e r w as over, the stre am had su rfa ce d pools form ed w ater flow ed T h o m p so n h as the pic tu re s to p ro ve it K x n t in g prospect to T h o m p so n is that there is a p o ssib ility that a n a d ro m o u s fish m ay one d a y ag a in spaw n and thrive in M a llo ry C re e k Coat of the weir co n stru ctio n w as (54X1 per weir, but T h o m p so n figu re s w ere then ease d into the s t r r a m b r d and e m bed ded four feet d o rp in selected place s a lo n g a one m ile section of the stre am W illo w s w ere cut from T h o m p son s p riv a te land and planted along the Ivanks to pro vid e shad e and co ve r for fish l a t e r the a re a s w ere fertilized to hasten grow th (hat he r a n cut that cost next tim e A nd he expects there w ill be a next tim e "It is very, very im po rtant that our cre e ks a re left in good sh a p e and that fish habitat is protected." he allo w s h im se lf to be quoted A nd he s not too co ncerne d about w hose cre e ks, w hose land and w hose fish a re protected He s a co n se rvatio n ist We Have The Chemicals To Do The Job For You! Etimi Chemical* i\ *> l 15* SW(! I) awards Last Straw Ranch as Outstanding Cooperator w as to intercept the u n d e rgro u n d flow of the creek, w hich is se v e ra l leet below the stre a m b o tto m , and return the w ater to the su rfa c e w here the flow w ould benefit the fish H e a lso w anted to prom ote wet g ro w in g vegetation u n p a la ta h lr to live sto ck w hich w ould ad d to the aq uatic habitat and a lso d isc o u ra g e IVtroleum D ealer PETTYJOHN OIL COMPANY H r sought the a d v ic e of K a r l K is h h u rn reso urce a ssistan t, and R ob in Metz, ra n g e c o n se rv atio n ist on the H r p p n r r D istrict T h e y told h im about the stre a m restoratio n IONE 422-7254 MR. 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