L IG H T The Heppner Gaxrttc Times Heppner Oregon Wednesday June 26 1985
Ranchers expecting federal
funds to fight grasshoppers
sporufMe for treatment on federal
land and will pay half the cost of
treatment on state land funding
for the grasshopprr eradication pro
grams on private rangeland will hr
shared equally by the federal and
state governments and participating
ranchers
Before Secretary Block released
the emergency funds things looked
bleak for ranchers Congress had
allocated only'lóoo uuo tn A P H IS for
grasshoppers control programs, not
even enough to treat federal lands
and leaving nothing for private
rangeland
K anrhers, already-
facing severe economic conditions,
would have had to bear the entire
coat of grasshopper control or watch
their rangeland being destroyed by
the pests
I attest A P H IS reports indicate
that over * 5 million acres of range
land will he economically infest«!
this year A P H IS defines « nnomic
infestation as eight adults or an
equivalent number of immature
grasshoppers per square yard At
that population level, hoppers can
consume on H) acres enough forage
to feed one cow If left unch«’k«l
the grassh op pers could devour
enough forage to feed 950.(xw cows
Range and cropland abandon«) to
hoppers could be eaten down to the
hare ground raising the possibility of
serious wind erosion
The A P H IS grasshopper control
programs have proven their effect
¡venes*over the years but timing is
essential A well organized spray
program is like a large scale mill
tary operation To gain effective
ness, spraying should be done as
close to the hatch period as possible
Hiere is little that c an lx- done once
the hoppers hit
Kane her» in 17 western states are
keeping one eye on Washington thia
week and another one on the honton
The rancher« are awaiting the
arrival of almost llu iaaj uuo in
federal funds to fight the expected
onslaught of hordes of grasshoppers
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service < A P H IS > surveys indicate
that this summer will bring more
hoppers than any time in the last 10
years
Mild weather has already
resulted in the early hatching of
huge numbers of the hoppers in
several western states
The federal funds will be used to
conduct spraying of federal, state
and private rangeland threatened by
the grasshoppers
A P H IS is re
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After nc irly a decade of testing the patience of most Oregonians, the
legislature has restored a measure of credence to the lawmaking process
That was a consensus of Capitol insiders as the 63rd Assembly adjourned
sine die on June 21 after 1 » days of relatively orderly deliberations in
balem
And since restoration of credibility was the leaderships overriding
priority, most members likely are heading home buoyed by their collective
success
Although the accomplishment required cooperation from all 90 members
moat of the credit belies the old saying about too many cooks spoiling the
broth In this instance, it was more a case of four heads being better than
one
The four heads, of course, belong to Democrats Vera K ali and John
Kitzhaber and Kepuolicans lairry Campbell and Tony Meeker The House
Speaker. Senate President and HO P House and Senate leaders respectively,
hewed steadfastly to their pre session scenario
methodically tackling
major issues and largely avoiding politics for its own sake
Highest on everyone's agenda was resolution of the revenue reform school
finance issue twin problem* that have confounded pr«t«e*.v>r Assemblies
and left the last Assembly in utter shambles after struggling vainly with
them for IRS days in regular session and 21 in special session
This Assemblv succeeded in crafting what is considered a truly unique
package in only 13 weeks
a proposal that if approved by voters in
September will stabilize school finance, provide significant property and
income lax relief and effectively limit future growth of both taxes and
spending
A second major goal involved balancing the biennial budget without
continuing temporary tax increases levied during the recession to avoid
eniav dialing government services this too was accomplish«! largely by
raising sin taxes in order to discontinue the high impact 8 percent tax
surcharge
Other goals were establishment of an «'onomic development strategy ,
allocation of lottery revenue i companion issue» , health care cost
containment, water policy and legislative reform
Most observers believe solid progress was made in favor of economic
development largely with lottery revenue But attempts to resolve the
thr«- other issue* turned out to be learning experiences that may help the
64th Assembly solve them two years hence
Thai it accomplished as much as it did in a relatively short period of time
is aflrihut«! largely to the spirit of cooperation that was this Assembly's
hallmark Shorter than any session since 1975. it considered only about 2.200
measures and agreed to pass about 40 percent
lb-cause of the foregoing, It gels good marks from those closest to the
process Whether the public concurs is another matter
Kven at adjournment, as pro and con sale* tax forces began flexing
campaign muscle, there was little to indicate voters yoat comprehend that
proposal enough to approve it at the polls
The biennial Eudget -swollen by hefty pay increases for virtually all sUte
workers and elect«! officials including lawmakers may not sell too well
with constituents in many areas »till plagued by recession s business
closures and unemployment
Mill others may smart when they discover property tax relief checks will
dwindle to a paltry $100 or less and maybe vanish altogether before the
biennium ends
But those are the risks that go with the job of sticking out one s neck and
attempting to do what is preceived to be the greatest good for the greatest
number
Although endorded by those directly involved in the I.egtslature's efforts,
the constituent Jury is still out and will remain sequestered for about three
more months
The first solid indication of their attitude will be delivered in the hours
immediately following closure of the polls following the sales tax election
September 17
The next will occur next May And the final verdict remains as always -
the outcome of voting in the next general election when members are
selected to serve in Oregon's 64th Lrgislatilve Assembly
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country, and traditional gospel
selection* Many songs sung by the
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