ASCS Report
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Sp e cia l F a r m Section
W e dn e sday. M a rc h I
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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