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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1956)
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1956 HERALD AND NEWS. KbAMATH FALLS. OREGON 1 ' V -sr. .-w.r;!4 -'5i?4 THE CHAMP AND HIS CATTLE. Gene Tunney . tonner world', heavyweight boxing P' 0""?? F' of commercial Hereford. on his farm near Stamford Con wSe- rrSed W Former Heavy Weight How Raises Herefords I . u ..r nAll IJ.'i L .wfitl lof of differ- A cnu KALES MOKE OK LB9 wH in aiBvn wwu.w , mcTso A f E ? Wampler (left). . and neighbor John Sfrubel proceed to s .ck on a few more The I ..000 ba!e Steele of oat h,y is located on the Wampler Ranch located on the west side of the Upper Klamath Lake. Wampler pomfs to tn. fact that .t ha, bee. . .i .i j x: - r..nn:nn tat fd this winter. a good crop year ana tnai ne goesn t ngum i - "The Golden Boy of the Golden Aee" now presides as a gentleman farmer over 50 head of commer cial Hereford cattle on his 250-acrc estate in the rolling nms oi i-uu-nect'eut. I As the master of Star Meadow Farm north of Stamford, James Joseph (Gencl Tunney has added new luster with age to the "Gold en Boy" crown bestowed on him three decades ago when he won and defended the title of heavy weight boxing champion of the world in two 10-round decisions over Jack Dempsey- The handsome. 58-year-old Tun neva successful financier and de Toted farmer-today strides across . iih the same self- assurance and determination that Horse Judging Class Slated Growing interest m pleasure I horses has brought demand for a horse judging short course at Ore gon State College. November 12 and )3, wim co - "-.-wrtstanding horse judges schtd ,led to conduct classes. Joe B. Johnson of the Uil- Bimal husbandry department l : - AnmnA tar ouallfied savs- a wg vjl .... --- i horse judges prompted the course that is co-sponsored by the college! and the Oregon Horsemen s Asso ciation. Oregon stages at least 30 horse st-tws annually and is ire uently forced to can m out-of-atate judges. The course will be limited to M0 persons. 18 years or older, to permit individual attention during afternoon workshops' on. judging. Lectures are scheduled for morula-and evening- The course pro ram and -advance registration blanks may be obUmed from Johnson. Withycombe Hall, OSC. - The college is giving the session official short course aaius w:. i t.9iwM and certificates - pmiu , . for persons who compieie me course satisfactorily. Future plans call for advanced courses to qual ify judges for the American Horse Shows association. - M E. Ensmmger. bead of ani mal husbandry at Washington State College, will lecture on horse judging and the feeding, care and management of pleasure bones. he displayed when he toppled the j Between his financial operations in Iew otk cuy ana ms ieimu- ,ic travels abroad, the former champ has sandwiched in enough .time with his Herefords to spark the incentive to someday own a quality herd ot regisiereu wniie- laces. . 1 The commercial Herefords have been thriving on bis lush pastures since 1946. It was that year he sold 1 fnnn nn 11m. MdnPII fthnrP of Maryland and marketed his cat tle of another breed Decause. ne . "tiu." wm hist too wild "My main reason for changing to Herefords, lunney says. u. because they're such good natured cattle and gentle to handle both in the pas.ure and in the feedloL" 1 I. nMnonnff far thl HV hit Will Sli yn - " '--rt j I.,.!, r.nni pnmmtwial to OUTe- bred Hereioras, lunney aim " farm ma'naser. Herman Zuern, have put a crew to work removing . rrt nt Ach M mU ' nnd Oak trees from several acres for future pasture land. ,'... 1 TiinnAD nt -line fow head of calves each year for his own feerHot ana nome consump tion. He learned a long time ago the value oi good beefsteak as a body builder as well as maintain or Anri he has mainiaineu nun- If uiaII as nmi'nn hv his 910 pounds, roughly TO more than he earned against Uempsey for mar second fight m 13z. 1, th ralirMl .hnmn mitlifiefi his plans for his future in the cattle business, ne convinces yon mat ne .11 K cam tvrw ei nerfee- tionism in his herd as he dis played in the ring, in his mastery of Shakespeare and Shaw, and in bis life that Has maoe mm a pu lar of manhood in both the athletic and business worm. lie Law 506 in addition to two pilot watershed projects and two older flood prevention projects already .. i under way. More than 24 local organizations in the state have applied lor waiersneu assistance and planning is under way on five of these, Barnes said. , j also cummins ih K'U""L Farmers in California s 117 sou eluded nu mues oi lerravuiB- , tecnmcai assistance on tni conservation districts ls-t year con- j tour farming was applied on nearly i permanent-type practices for which verted more than 11,400 acres of Lj ,M acres antl gtrip cropping on.Uw Agricultural Cxiscnatwm Pro- cropianu 10 gras unu i nearly 2.375 acres oi cropianu last ,5' California SCS Reports Progress vation accomplishments released year. Plantings and other prac- 1 . i i. iiL....- , .- u.nr. Man Tcnra 1 11 uiiiviuvc todav bv John S. Barnes, state a,;w,r tnnA anrl rnvw mi more r .u IIC CI! conservaiiomst ioi c ' ing payments to farmers. ine .sniiung oi puuier aci iu grass and trees is a move that ...ill !. nit-a Iramamie qiIiIm! stimulus by the Conservation Re serve of the boil Bank, Barnes said. AKn.if TIA mlLi. nf Miiflilhraolrc have been planted to date in dis-' than 42,321 acres last year, bring ing the total of sucn wore in ois tricts to 326,616 acres. These and many other interrelat ed practices are carried out. Barnes explained, as part of SCS assistance to individual farmers through soil conservation districts. As of Julv 1. 1D56. there were 24,540 district cooperators in Cali UiiClfL.0i 1 , , r fornia who operate 7.483,854 acres Planted durmg the last year alone .,. Unis in 7 districts carried out enervation districU. There of pasture planting ai ll0 soil conservation 1 an 61.820 acres of J. u including Farmers in districts carried out! 55.357 acres and more than range seeding in the last two years, the summary indicated. i Pointing to another major ac complishment revealed by the re cently compiled figures. Barnes said that 1956 was a high year in the construction of farm ponds. Last year 63Z sucn ponos were ,...:n ....... t h t i.t :i1 in rlati to 4618 constructed with SCS help i districts. Cnma 7inrui farm oonds have lMn hunt in dLirirlft throuehout the nation, serving the multiple purposes of water conservation, h4t0r liwjkctnrlr mnnrwrnral. And improvement of wildlife and wa terfowl habitat. Since tney average from 1 to 2 acres each, these ponds have added a total surface water area ot more man one million acres. Barnes said. Other items noted as conserva tion progress in the past year in- (guitar GENUINE Star Brand Work SHOES Exclusively Year At Van Oman's 527 Main rlilriu in the nation, including 91 per cent of all farms and 86 per cent of all farm lands. Soil surveys, upon which con servation plans are based have Mo. hMt rnmnUMi on 0 million acres. This work, done by SCS in cooperation with the Male experi ment Station, is being stepped up this year to meet the growing needs for basic soil data in the various soil and water programs. Barnes reported. 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