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Supplement to the Heppner Gazette-Times, Jan. 17, 1990
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1989 ANNUAL REPORT
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Left to right Steve and Tana Hill, Millie Rauch, Kathy and Chris Rauch
Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District
17th A n n u a l M e e tin g
Friday, January 19, 1990
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Irvin Rauch explains conservation farming methods used on
Starvation Farms He is flanked on his left by son Chris and
son-in-law Steve
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Heppner Elks Lodge
WFLCOMF A INTRODUCTION
Rudy Bergstrom
Financial Kepon Don Key
Oustandmg Cooperalor SoXt Madison
SWCD Manager Report Jerry Andersixi
GKOl OGY OF MORROW COUNTY
Dr Baxter. Professor of tieology. HOSC
An overview of how Morrow County was
formed ami what geologic ami climatic
changes have occurred over time
GROUNDWATFR A MORROW COUNTY
Paul Pedone. Geologist, SCS
An overview
The im portance of
groundwater, how it moves amt (actors
affecting recharge
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QUESTION AND ANSW'fR PERIOD
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Cl OSINO Rl MARKS
Rudy Bcrgstom
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feet ot grass waterways
On one Field where water erosion
is a problem, they have installed
25,400 feet of terraces
The family is active in farming
related ixgam/ataxvs and cixiunittcrs
to aid them in becoming better
farmers They hold positions and
memberships in the Oregon Wheat
league. Morrow County Wheat
League.
M arketing
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Agriculture Stabilization Conserva
tion Service, and «xhers
Starvation Farms is being farmed
by third and fourth generation
families and will be available fix the
future general axis bec ause of the
conservatnxi methods used today
and in vears to come
Regular meetings are held on the
First Tuesday at Hpm except for
winter months when thev are held at
I p m Special meetings will be held
as need arises Agendas will be
planned and sent one week in ad
vance of meeting Meetings will
riXalc between north and south Mor
row County
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Rauch family Conservation farm of 1989
A family farm that has rmXs in the
early |V20's has been named the
IV8V Morrow County Consersalion
Farm of the year
Starvation Farms, located at North
Irxingtixi, is owned and operated by
the Irv Rauch family
including
wife, Mildred, win Chris and his
wife Kathy, and daughter Tana and
her husband Steve Hill The family
received the lop award fix their
outstanding conservation practices
The farm has over 3,000 acres of
cropland along with 1.000 acres of
cropland in Conservation Reserve
P rogram
It is p rim arily a
wheat fallow operation with a vane
ty of wheat and barley planted both
spring and fall This rotation of
varieties helps reduce the impact of
disease and insects and has proven
to be successful for (he farm
Conservation practices arc a way
of life fix the Rauch operation. The
biggest problem plaguing the farm
is wind erosion and. through the
years, the soil has blown when it is
worked too much or rax c non eh
residue is left through purtn i pat ion
in the Islin g to n Blow Control
District since its inception in 1‘MH,
the family has learned how to cixn-
hal erosion
Some of the successful methods
have been to minimize tillage opera
lion First is the chisel plow with
sweeps, followed by rod weed as
necessary and spraying for weeds
Next is fem li/m g and Finally
rod weed to set the moisture line
This practice has allowed the farm
to seed the last week of August or
the first week of September The
practices have yielded gixxl results
with dtxjble summer fallow at 70
bushels and single summer fallow
bringing bushels in the mid 40s last
year
The farm still eneixinters fragile
areas that tend to blow in spite of the
tillage operatKHi These areas arc
managed differently, by staying off
them as much as possible and by us
ing straw during erosive times
Another practice has been to
straighten ditches and grass them
This practice allows for less turning
when cultivating the Field and
helps hold the fragile soils In addi
tion the farm has installed 13.600
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