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. ' . .. ... ,,, j " :-:.' • li, I ' • ' Page 4-'1SWCD SupplementaJ to the Heppner Gazette-Times, .April 24, 1996 , OWN A BEAST FOR LESS BURDEN At CYCLETOWN WATERSPORTS Zero Down - On the Spot Financing The Kodiak is the ultimate four wheel drive ATV. • .187 cc four \11-.&.c mgmr • 5-•rcrJ Jual ran~c Rc1,11I Price Sti.24lJ lritMml'l.<K"11'11.h ~-tN • OIi ccoo 11-tth fan • S,WJumrlcr & mr meter I{ th" 1.,.1,,11. ",., ·, ~,., ,11,.,,. ""' '"'*'"" ·, '"""'. •• ' 98 KODIAK YFIIGYF •s,soo OUR PRICE The Big Bear will tackle the toughest jobs! • Fu.. w.htel drive • 348 cc fOUf suolc fflglllt • S spttd Ju.ii ran,c lr.lmm5SIOII -..11.h reva~ • OIi cooler •Tnpmrta • Short ,_ng radluJ • • '96 BIG BEAR YFll391JF Retail Pnce S5.6'J9 •s,300 OUR PRICE The nal naged two wheel drive utility A TV anywhere. • 14!1 cc four s1roke Rcrail Price Cn[tillt • Dual rqc 5-<~J w11.h rcvcr~ • OIi coolc:r • SIYfldmc • Elc:ctnc<tart • • ' 96 VFM350EA YFM350EA $4,6')9 What is the Morrow SWCD? Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Oregon are lega1 subdivisions of the state and were formed by county ballots. The Heppner SCD was formed in 1941 and the Boardman dis- trict in 1947. In 1972, both dis- tricts were combined to form the Morrow SWCD which in- cludes all land in Morrow County. The SWCD Board is made up of seven loca1ly elect- ed directors from five zones across the county. The District's current annua1 plan includes working with landowners on Rock Creek to apply conservation practices, shoreline erosion problems at the Irrigon Marina and sub- basin watershed assessment in the county. Two Governor's Watershed Enhancement Board grants will be completed this year-the Bernard Damon project and the Willow Creek Riparian Enhancement Project. The Boardman Park District has requested assistance with shoreline erosion problems also. An education partnership is being planned for the coming year. The partnership will in- OUR PRICE s4,1so ·--st«· --"·--- _.,._,_ --- ..... -------- ,..,.Arv -.---~ - '"' .....,.,._ Al,ricn ,.,.,_ _ _ ...., ,__ ., _ . , . _ ,...,.....,..,,_ 090 " - - ,_...f,n,III _ _ ,,11JO ... Arv,c..i.....,_ S-'--'ta · - ,.,......., _ _ _ _ .,.. _ _ _ ctotw,o ...... ...,..., '"'·• · - _,..,_.,,_,..•rvW"'W - •t100 .. «.cmlt.Poats ' _i.._..,,.,...,..,..__ YAMAHA volve water quality studies and all county high school FFA or science classes are interested in being involved. Past projects include trail building with the help of the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps, Army Depot and Navy Bombing range inventories, and shoreline stabilization for the Port of Morrow, which was also a Resource Conservation & Development project . A hydro-mulcher is available for rent and has been u sed on roadside and critical area seed- ing projects in Boardman, Ione and Heppner. The District also has a strawblower that is used as a tool to control wind ero- sion; it has been used from Lex- ington to Boardman. The District has state and fed- era1 responsibilities for the natural resources on the private lands in Morrow County. We have actively lead in solving natural resouce problems by obtaining funding for projects and equipment. We are also ac- tive in providing direction to, and assistance for, the local re- presentatives of the Natural Resource Conservation Service. MORROW COUNTY ABSTRACT & TITLE CO., INC. 269 NORTH MAIN STREET HEPPNER, OREGON 97836 Phone 541-676-9912 Fax 541-676-9951 541 567-8919 • Hwy. 395 • Hermiston SERVING UMATILLA BASIN AG_ RICULTURE FOR 20 YEARS! AGRI - CHECK, INC. AGRICULTURAL TESTING LABORATORY CROP SCIENCE CONSULTANTS . 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These guys didn ' t muck about... their strides were five feet! Logically a mile should be 5,000 feet, but who said the British were logical? They pointed out that 5,000 feet is a little over 7½ furlongs, and that it would be more convenient to make it a nice round eight fur- longs. So now a mile is 8 x 220 yards, equa1ing 5,280 feet . By the 13th Century, there was a need to raise taxes. Th e best way to do this was to re- cord all property a nd p roperty transaction s . But to do this re- quired a fairly standard unit of measuring land area. At the time, an " acre" was defined as the amount of land that could be plo wed in one day. Ob- viously, this depended o n the strength of horse or oxen used and the nature of the soil and topography. Distance was measured using the sh aft to which two hor es could be yoked, typ ically, a piece of wood 16½ feet long . This was termed a " rod " or " pole". It was generally agreed that an acre usually worked out to be 40 poles lo ng by fou r poles wide. This is equivalent to one " furrow-long" (40 x 16½ feet equaling 220 yards) by one . " acre-breadth", or 22 yards . Ten lengths of a piece of chain were used to measure an ac- curate " furlong", and so the " acre-breadth" became known as the " chain" . So today an acre is o ne fur- long x one chain, or 220 yards by 22 yards, or 660 feet by 66 feet, or 43,560 square feet. Con- fused? .. . so were the British . That is w hy they now use kilo- meters and hecta res. t . k.,t , C. • 1,".,4 '•' , , .-.. ~._ • /.: , •·,•, ",",.°,'",", ....... ,•._• •..,•. t • t " • '- t f I t ., I • ' " -t '. be expensive and conservation ing year. In low ra infall zones, compliance re quire ments a full year of summerfallow will would be much more stringent. be necessary. Selection of tillage equipment All CRP fields should be soil- will depend on many factors. It · tested to program the proper recommended that all vege- is amount of nutrients for the suc- tative growth be returned to the ceeding crop. Higher levels of soil. Removal of overstory veg- fertility will be needed in the and dense growth may etation first year of crop production be necessary for present tillage due to the tie-up of nitrogen. Various pests (weed and dis- equipment to work effectively. eases) may be at high levels . If burning, be sure to follow Cephalosporium Stripe may be prescribed burning techniques. at epidemic levels. Consider Fa11 versus spring burning de- spring cropping and alternative pends on the risk factors for fire crops resistant to this disease . escape, weather conditions and Canola, peas and spring grains, amount of fuel present. Other such as barley, are good method s such as haying or choices . Co ntrol methods for grazing may be used effective- weeds such as cheatgrass, wild ly after the contract has ex- oats o r rye will need to be con - pired . The followin g are som e sidered early and perhaps prior possible scenarios: to CRP take-out. Examples of low rainfa11 area Timing is crucial in getting than 12" )-fall chisel/sub- (less the field back into rotation . Ad- herbicide, spring soil, sp ring joining fields, even-odd rota- disc followed by minimum till- tions and balance of total crop- age; or fall prescribed bum ped acres on a farm o peratio n and wildlife consideration s follo wed by chiseling, spring may all influence the time herbicide, minimum tillage. Examples of high rainfall area frame of take-out. Returning (more than 12" )-fall chisel/sub- crop production during the soil, spring herbicide, spring same year of contract expiration moldboard followed by mini- or even the following year may mum tillage, early fall seed; or not be possible due to limited fall prescribed bum followed by soil moisture. The best possible chiseling, spring herbicide, scenario with current policy (take-out initiated 90 days prior d isc/moldboard follow ed by to contract expiration) is in high limited tillage, early fall seed. For assistance, contact your precipitation zones where crop- local NRCS office, 676-5021. pin~ may be feasible the follow- f TROUTDALE, OREGON (503) 667-5515 Sign Up Now For Early Lease Discount! CONTACT ED ... . .. ' Katy Winterton. P ENDLETON, OR 1-800-54 7-6870 or BURLINGAME JR •• MILTON-FREEWATER, OR (Mobile) (509) 520-3800 • • ., • •• .! • •.• ' .. . . ..... . . C • l t • • NO VEHICLES BEYOND THIS POINT ABSOLUTELY NO HUNTING We've Tripled Our l.eaH Fl-t I • , ... . 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