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Livestock grazing in forests stop weeds,
help trees
Graying livestock in public and
private lores! plantation* can save
thousands o f dollars in weed and
gravs control cost*, according to a
rangeland resource* researcher at
Oregon State Umver*ity
"W e e d and gra** control in
replanted forest areas is a m a r* con
cern to forest managers hecau.se
competition for water and soil
nutrients can kill or severely stunt
young conifer seedlings, delaying
the establishment o f the timber
stand, said Bill Krueger, head o f
the OSL' department o f rangeland
resources
"Since it takes 60 years or more
for a timber stand to reach maturi
ty, forest managers are anxious to
ft « a new plantation o ff to as smooth
a start as possible, which usually
means a weed and grass control pro
gram for at least 10 years or more,'*
Krueger said
According to a study in the
Siuslaw National Forest, controlling
weeds manually cost $115 per acre,
while using herbicide sprays cost
$110-143 per acre depending on the
herbicide used
"T h e third alternative is grazing
livestock, sheep or cattle, in new
plantations." said Krueger "D on e
right it run benefit Nub the forest
and the livestock at a cost o f $10 per
acre or less, and in some cases, the
grazing may cam income for the
forest landowner.
"T h is isn't a new idea, hut a lot
o f the research on graying cattle in
forests has emphasized the nutri
tional needs o f the livestock rather
than the needs o f trees lor relief fn>m
weed competition." Krueger said
The OSU study concentrates on
the trees Called the "C attle Graz
ing in Managed Forests" project, it
began in 1962 under !hc leadership
o f Krueger's predecessor. Don
Hedrick Krueger and Mary Vavra.
professor and superintendent o f the
OSU Eastern Oregon Agriculture
Research Center, near Bums, have
worked on the study since the early
1970s
"T h e project is designed to take
a thorough look at the effect o f gray
ing livestock in new forest planta
tnms in both Eastern and Western
Oregon over a period o f several
years," Krueger explained
" W e 'v e learned that management
is a key to success." he said "T h e
numbers o f cattle per acre in forest
grazing areas and the timing o f the
grazing are important factors "
In a portion o f the study connected
on Hall Ranch acreage at the Fastem
E C O A C meets A p ril 18
EC O CA will hold their district
meeting in Heppncr. April 18. 9:30
a m at St Patrick's Hotel meeting
hall The five-county association
meets hi monthly
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Landmark Square
Boardman, OR 97818
269 N. Main St.
Heppner. OR 97836
By Mindy Nix
It a vote by show o f hands is any
indication, n looks as it the citizens
o f Boardman arc in support o f the
medium security prison which, if
built in Boardman. would he located
7 8 miles out ot town on the west
side o f Tower Road
Die main concern of most citizens
was (he possibility o f families o f in
males mov mg into the community
With a panel ol Ron Daniels,
President ol Blue Mountain Com
munity C ollege. Jim Whitney,
Realtor in the Pendleton area. Boh
Wright. Superintendent o f Fastcrn
Oregon Correctional Institute. Orlin
Culbertson. Parole Fields Services
2. Names will be drawn 5 times per
day Monday Friday through May 1st
and announced on the air, K I M A
4 Daily winners names will go into a
drawing for a grand prize of '500 in
grocery certificates to be given
away May 1, 1989
5 Unclaimed MO prizes accumulate
6 Enter as many times as you wish
at the Boardman Town Hall meeting
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in the R iv e rs id e
auditorium They all calmed the
tears o f the fixais who weren't in
favor o f the prison.
Jim Whitney, said that properly
value would go up. with the influx
o f new families moving in to work
test sponsored by the Close Up
Foundation ot Arlington. Virginia
The contest promotes our national
heritage ami tests students in govern
ment, history, economics ami cut
rent events ( Hher schools competing
in the regional contest were (¡rant
High. Heppner High, and Stanfield
High SchiH»l Each region o f the
stale selected six students and a total
ol 18 students will gather on April
22 to compete for state honors The
state winner advances to the national
contest m Washington. D C Boh
IXeeter serves as the Riverside High
SchiHil Citizen Bee advisor
Hospital Notes
in the prison
Boardman. with its current 16%
unemployment rate, would benefit
from the prison, as it would produce
steady year round employment The
prison would provide 175 new jobs
in the $18,000-$25,(88) a year range
If the prison were to he built in
Boardman the popu lation is
estimated to raise to 2.(88) ami 2.250
people
Most o f the panel agreed that the
inmates after being released on
parole or their families would m>t
movc into the area, since the prison
would only he a short stay tor most
o f its inmates Die families couldn't
attord to move lor that short ot time
Ed Tabor said that the Pendleton
Police department hasn't had any
problems with the inmates and that
many o f these types o l pci>plc are
already in the community.
The Boardman City Council will
discuss the possibility o f putting
Boardman in the running with Con
don and Rutus Tuesday night. April
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Open House April 13
of the Port of Morrow,
30th Anniversary from
4-6 p m. at Port Office
No.
I Marine Drive,
Boardman. 481-76/8 Come
ond visit with past and
present commissioners and
staff.
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Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner reports admitting and
^discharging (he following patients
during the past week
Ixvnaid Munkcis admitted Match ,
. 27v dijcha[jjci^ jMarch 28.,.
4 later I >ns is -admitted April t. •
discharged April 3.
As o f press nine Tuesday the
following patients were still recciv
ing care
Irene Dollarhide admitted March
:H. and
M a rily n B ergstrom admitted
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grocery certificates
branch manager. Cindy Arnold.
Adult and Family Services in
Pendleton. Paul Curtis. Pendleton
Fducational Service District. Bill
Griffith, Pendleton Branch Manager
o f Inland Empire Bjnk. Ed Tabor.
Pendleton Chicl o f Police and Joe
M claughlin, Mayor o f Pendleton,
all answering questions to the public
Three Riverside High SchiH»l
students hase qualified lor the State
Citizen Bee competition to he held
in Salem on April 22
Jim Meyers, a |umor. was the first
place winner in Saturday's regional
Citizen Bee held at Fasten» Oregon
State College in I .¿Grande Joining
Jim in Salem will he Steve Connor,
a junior who finished third and
Harold Glenn, a senior, who finish
ed lourth Meyers earned $500 lor
hisetlort ami Conner received $150
rhey will he competing tor almost
$2(881 at the stale contest.
The Citizen Bee is a national con
*1500°° IN GROCERY CERTIFICATES
TO BE G IV E N AWAY!
1. Write your name on the back ol
any grocery receipt and mail to
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RHS send three students to
Mahoney takes State Citizen Bee
Morrow County High School
R ih I co team competed April I and
2 at Yamhill County High SchtHil at
McMmnv ille
All Around for hoys was Mike
Mahoney. Heppner. with 21 points
Reserve A ll Around was Mike
McKinnon of Baker with 20 points
A ll Armind for girls was Penny
Conforth. Redmond with 20 points
Reserve All Around was Shelly
Williamson. M cM innville with lb
points
Mike placed first in boys cow cut
ting, filth in steer wrestling anti sixth
m calf roping
l.ibby Britt. Heppner was 8th m
girls breakaway n>ping Marti Suler.
Boardman was fourth in goat tying
Bryan Kollman. Heppner also
compcfcti
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O regon A gricu ltu ral Research
Center, cattle were grazed on five
acre plots at (he rale o f I 3 animals
per acre in reforested areas planted
with ponderosa pine. Douglas fir,
western larch and western white
pine
"T h ose trees were planted 25
years ago.” said Krueger "O hser
vat ions since then indicate conifer
growth is significantly greater in
plots grazed by cattle compared to
plots where cattle were excluded "
And the grazing was beneficial lor
the cattle, too Yearling heifers pul
on the Hall Ranch toresi acreage 30
days o f the year had weight gams
ranging from 50 to 80 pi Hinds for the
one inonth period
The Hall Ranch research also
looked into tree seedling damage
caused by livestock grazing, or
browsing, on trees as well as grasses
and weeds
"Observations taken over a pcrvxl
o f several years show no increase in
tree seedling mortality in plantations
where there are cattle grazing." said
Krueger "S«*ine seedlings die in all
reforestation areas, but we haven't
fiHind livestixk grazing to cause
more seedling mortality than would
he expected withinit grazing
481-9261
676-9912
Heppner Gazette-Time*. Heppner. Oregon Wednevlav. April 5, I9HV
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