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Newspaper Page TextSkinny Snowpack Forecasts Low Summer Stream flow General Outlook - Extremely low streamflow in the spring and summer months in the Klamath Basin is forecast due to a record-low snowpack in the mountains. Reservoired water sup plies are well above last year's amount and will "save the day- shed soil mantle is 81 per cent of the total capacity compared with 63 per cent one year ai;o. Reservoir Storage Gerher and Clear Lake reser voirs have in storage 42.100 acre feet and 132.500 a.(. respectively for those irrigators served from whitn far exceeds the water held these sources. Other irrigators'01"5 'ear aS- This will be adc- will have little or no late season water. Snow Cover Water content of the mountain snowpack is only 23 per cent of the March 1 average and is at an all-time low for this date. Soil Moisture Moisture in the upper water- KlamiU Watersheds SNOW quale for this season's opera tions. Klamath Lake has 41W.WK) acre feet in storage compared with 3S7.700 a.f. one year ago. This is adequate for irrigation. Stock ponds and other small res ervoirs are reported to be well tilled. Streamflow February inflow to I'pper Klam ath Lake 'preliminary data fur nished by Pacific Power It Light Company, Medford. and U.S. u reau of Reclamation. Klamath Falls', has been 13S per cent of average. Total inflow since Oct. 1 has been 119 per cent average. Forecasts of Klamath Basin streams for the April-September period are as follows: Sprague River, 38 per cent; Williamson River, 5fi per cent; inflow to Klamath Lake, 51 per cent: inflow to Clear Lake Reservoir, 18 per cent; inflow to Cerber Reservoir, 16 per cent of average. SNOW COUOSI Annie Spring Beatty (PP4X) Blllie Creek DiTLdt Bly Mountain Bly 101 Ranch (PP4L) Chearalt Cfclloquln (PPSL) Cold Springs Cnp Cratyaen Flat Crovder Flat (Calif.) Cryetal (PPSL) Diamond-Crater Sunlit Diamond Lake Junction (97) Dog Hollow ' Finlay Corralt ' Fort Klamath (PPAL) Garbar Hyatt Prairia Reaervoir Kirk (PF4L1 Lake of tha Woods Park Heedouartera Pallcan Guard Station Quarts Hountain Quarts. Hountain (PPU Sayan Lakas 1 Savan Lakee 2 State Lira (Calif.) Strawberry Summer Rim Sun Hountain Sycan Flat Taylor Butte Tomahawk Ski Bowl (PPSJ.) Yamaey (PP&L) SOU 4!00 5300 5030 4600 4'S0 4187 6-. oo 6100 sroo 4:00 5800 4600 4900 6000 4150 4150 4900 4533 4960 6450 4150 5320 5504 6800 6200 5750 5600 7200 5350 5500 5100 4100 4603 CuaaiNT .N'Oftwa'iON .1ST (tOl0' DTtOT S0. 0It I "! ' toavtT (,(... I 1.1. f..i..M 2" 31 12.8 33.8 41.0 22 0 0.0 0.0 0.J 2':' T T 18.1 23.6 .': 0 0.0 8.4 f :!S 0 0.0 .j -i2.: 5'1 22 9.2 29.4 223 0 0.0 10.1 2'3 0 O.O 2.7 3.9 2'" 28 10.8 30.3 22S 0 0.0 5.5 2-S 0 0.O 0.6 223 '2 0.1 16.2 I 31 0 0.0 3.8 2.6 31 0 0.0 7.1 9.5 228 0 0.0 S.5 6.0 226 0 0.0 11.9 11.2 225 59 23.J 39.1 S1.7 31 0 0.0 4.4 224 0 0.0 9.2 6.3 224 0 0,0 9.6 6.4 219 45 18.8 45.5 S1.0" 2l 17 6.7 37.0 J7.3' 223 0 0.0 12.3 225 0 0.0 9.8 8.2 226 12 4.6 16.0 14.7- 220 13 4.3 19.3 25.4 223 0 0.0 8.1 220 0 0.0 7.5 228 0 0.0 0.5 4.4 WATER SUPPLY OUTLOOK not (OO f THE AM MCA ... tat 6MB LJVTf Ma Ft. Uwth Vallay Fir Poor lost Rivr (Clr Uk) Avorgt Avtrago Lost Btvsr (Grfcr) Av.tr.sg Average UMt Sir ti (Vtllow Sat.) Avvr? Fir Sprgu iivr Fair Poor Upper Utmith Lak Avarag Avarag UtlliaBaion Btvar Fair Poor WESERVOIB ST0RA6E ( 1,000 C. ft.) KUrch 1, 1963 w.,t I .i.it'Y.i'..-y Clear Lake 440.2 132.5 79.3 224.0 Cat-bar 94.0 42.1 6.9 38.3 Upper Klamath Lake 514.0 498.6 367.7 390.0 HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Wednesday, March 20, J9U PAGE 5 B Lake County Sheep Meeting Slated STREAMFLOW FORECASTS '( 1,000 Ac. Ft.) i. i9 .. i .... I .- I """" .,. sggg. 923 Clear Lake Reaertoir Inflow1 22 March-June 67 25 9.0 Aprll-S.pt. SO 16 8215 Garbar Reaerroir Inflow 10 Hareh-June 44 23 4,0 April-Sept. 25 16 S010 Sprague near Chiloquln 152 MarclwJune 303 50 , 112 April-Sept. 296 38 5070 Upper Klamath Lake net Inflow 360 Hareh-June 655 35 323 April-Sept. 632 51 6025 Williamson below Sprague River 265 Harch-June 473 56 240 April-Sept. 486 49 LAKEV1EW - The Lake County Farm Bureau Marketing Associ ation invites all county sheepmen to attend an educational meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 2fi. at the Memorial Hall, according to John Kiesow, county extension agent. Kiesow points to tlie 40-minute discussion of Dr. C. V. Fox, OSU associate professor of animal hus bandry, on a "Sheep Selection and Breeding Program to Increase Production" as the highlight of the meeting. Others on the program include Bruce E. Arnold, assistant man- nger of Pacific Wool Growers; George B. Rugg, president of the Oregon Wool Growers: and Darrell Beef Catfle Field Day Plans Sef SOIL MOISTURE 5T'""' , otPiH Icwrr, Tt I ;; I I '" tin t.inii YtAR YEAA ASO Bly Mountain 5090 42 14.0 22663 11.4 1.1 10.4 Quart Hountain 5320 48 - 22463 7,3 S.7 S.I Tha ioil molstur fitrur.ii puhllahad hartin Art net conpartblt to thosa publnhad last yaar and aarliar dua to a changt In tha acala of valuation. Tha r,v f itjuraa rapraaant total aolitur in tha oil rathar than moistura aval labia to planti. (a) AnuMinf normal tttorolof,iCol condttiom, f i.'ij-i?, 15 jr prti. (t) Sot tchfdulid. (J) Cor rtcttd to natural tor. (rf 4na. inmr dtptn (af, waitr content i$timttd. () Aporl dtitytd. (ft from PP&L or jjSBR record! of inlo. (h) Hthhrtdt tncrratt capacity to 51 J O () tr content partly 9ttmted, (j) Start tt current data, (kf Aof turveyrd. () Admttd aver of. ( Avtrage for 5 or mere ytart in (he ban perioa. Farm Bureau Furrow By SCOTT LAMB Information Director Oregon legislators were fore warned that they would be facing K tough financial problem, but probably many of them didn't realize just how lough. The problem is easy enough to define. The situation that has developed is this: estimates of! revenue for the current biennium were too high. This is a new switch in that in the past, revenue estimates have been grossly derestimatcd. But not so this biennium in fact, to meet the expenditure level authorized for this biennium will reouire de ficiency appropriations of some $fi million. So when the legislator look ahead to June 30, 11. the end of the current biennium. the bal ance in the general fund is zero. This means that expenditures for the next biennium (July 1, 1(163. to June 30, 1965) must come from revenue collected in the same period. The governor has proposed a general fund budget of $405 mil lion. It is predicted that current sources of revenue would produce around $358 million. When the proposed out-go is subtracted from the anticipated income, w come up with a minus $47 mil linn. This is the amount of mon ey needed to finance the pro posed budget. If these revenue demands are met, it means new or increased taxes. The governor has proposed that the revenue needs he met through a 4-cent cigarette tax and a called net receipts tax. It is esti mated that a 4-cent cigarette tax would produce around $18 million There seems to be good bi-parti san support for a cigarette tax hut the method by which the other $29 million should be raised may stir a little more controver sv. Undoubtedly all of the various state agencies' requests will re ceive a good going over by the Ways and Means Committee. But few believe that the geneial fund budget will be reduced much be low the $400 million mark. Whatever the legislature de cides in the way of new or in creased taxes must still stand the test of approval by the voters. If the lax measures vhnulri be turned down, then the legislature would have no other alternative than to do as Senator Ben Musa has said: "to cut the pattern to fit the cloth." which might not be a bad idea. Forests Attract 112 Million Visits By GAYLORD P. GODWIN United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI The national forests attracted a total of more than 112 million recreation visits in 1962. according to Forest Service field office reports to the1 Agriculture Department. This is an 11 per cent increase over the 102 million visits made in 1!X2, and more than three times the number of visits made to national forests a decade ago. The number of visits totaled in 12 do not include those who were just passing through national forest. The average visit was for a little longer than one day. The number of visitor-days in the national forests in 1062 was 119,387,800. The department said the greatest number of visits to the national forests last year was for sight seeing. Next in order of popularity came picnicking, fishing, hunting, camping, winter sports, swi ming, and hiking. Hunting and fishing accounted for more than a quarter of the visits. Winter sports continue to show a steady rise -in popularity, and wilderness travel and scien tific study also are on the in crease. The national forests most heavi ly used in 1962, on the basis of visitor-days, were the Back Hills National Forest in South Dakota and Wyoming; Wasatch National Forest in Utah and Wyoming; Lower Michigan National Forest in Michigan; and the Angeles and the San Bernardino National For ests in California. The Agriculture Department has! published a "Fact Book of U S Agriculture." It was designed as a reference for anyone who writes or talks with agriculture the na tion's largest single industry. The department has many sta tistical and specialized publica tions, but the fact book is the first major attempt to summarize the agricultural complex within one cover. The fact book says farming is a way of life, a business, a career, a job. a heritage, and a future to 14.8 million persons living on 3.7 million farms. Of the 3.7 million farms. 1.5 million produce 87 perl cent of the total farm output, the other 2.2 million produce only 13 per cent. Here is a portrait of a "statis tical" farmer in 1961: As a buyer, he spent $7,000 for his buincss needs. As a seller, he received $10,000 for his farm pro ducts. As a taxpayer, he contri butcd $1,000 to government. As a customer, he spent $3,000 on fam ily living. He earned more than $1,000 off the farm. His house and personal goods were valued at about $6,500. As a manufacturer, his "fac tory" was valued at more than $47,600. As a producer, he farmed 325 acres, earned about 5 per cent on his capital, had about $3,600 in liquid assets, and owed $7,500 to creditors. BDIiltlll HO, i; f nth Ktrlift 1 By C.rrlirl Rail Truak Iot.1 2 Bjr Grad.ll U. 3. 1 U. 9. 2 U. 3, Coa'l. Hixed Totil 3. 7 Ytrl.tl Red. Whites Russat. Mlxed Total POTATO 00MMITTB8 KAIUG73U' JOINT DI3PO3ITI011 RXPORT, 1942 CROP SSA30H WITH 1961 CROP SEASON OOKPARISORS CUXUUTIVS riOURES TURD Harcti 8. COWIIED BI 0RO0tUCALlFORNlA POTATO COMWTTEg, P.O. BOI 788, rUDrCHO, ORQ0 tr'i-C.Uf- JlWl IdaHo-t.Oro. 3mJ.ula.Col. Ho. Cole ESiSl 1223 iiii im illi v2 19-i Ht.2, U ........................ (CARL0T3 - WO wt.J Hal ESjSI iltl 12ii 3 l?ol 2 1V63 3724 4087 9819 78U to78 112 HD1 MM 8U52 92U LU56 12310 6603 7617 11658 9866 1799 1567 21.78 2W9 35 e2SI ?Iu 135? 12310 24002 24059 3U 27602 2U15 20103 1777 3268 61 86 U5 383 7936 871.5 eI3i 92il 7tf (56K) 319 t26 1167 950 121.75 10931. li lSI5 (6U) (UX) '602 190 238 221 394 26317 2ifl03 106 167 255! .2713 (iU) (37J) 0tlir Outlata 1. 3aaii 2. Export 3. Food Proc.a.lru3, fa. )7on-ood4 Starch Uveatock reedi Total 477 707 591 707 1116 552 285 189 13 U a U7 3968 30875 3026, 2696 3528 Ufl . 103 1M02 9751. 7237 5713 62028 55095 M3. tm M24 iii 2270 23SA ZLSL im 3iiii mu 98U, 1.972 4764 23472 16975 U744 12022 loE5 9470 7173 7974 2862 2659 12866 8977 14744 U022 77321 692WI 411 535 2UO 2109 2961 2433 11536 11)31 1280 1305 7645 7565 8945 8905 SSI 98U 4975 ITS 23472 lSTfT llK. l352f 101444 9475 5085 6497 1846 1854 17067 12196 24568 21297 434 389 1905 ISU 6072 6399 13275 10856 23479 21182 3345 2928 1221 11D3 333 380 U69 U64 53096 52059 TO 7Sl4 , 4971 ,47!3 23471 14744 lSH 101444 94705 (75 (75) (.nt) (76) (69) (55) 45 (33) 45) 1' 2 3857 3165 648 765 5942 4851 J478 7122 (29() (at) 1769 2226 2277 21U 9049 15832 (391) (5) 3213 12987 2221 4J61 38178 47655 (59) (63) mi m. 2955 3271 (25) (25) 19 Hi UZl 1456 UK (23) (24) 2234 15 2238 56 6033 2970 42077 37928 2488 3310 iiii 9207 10695 ljS3 (31) (45() 4425 15137 4729 il22 ' 18569 23989 (55) (67) 11895 34776 217J3. 32iii 83875 115045 (45) (55) TlSi Hi k yertLTled eJ Mating 8.U. man bwk.i requirement., mainij taftl. .took but uj lnolude feu a&lfaanU to non.tabl. .took outlota. I Carting .UpMntl only wvl report, rroa ioh area, lnceaplet.. Konr lots contain hltlt parcantaea U.S. 1 and U.S. 2 grades. Includes chips, canning, frMSlng, flour and til trpee dahjdrated prttlucts. t Lots eontsln lower percantaj;. of U.S. 1 and U.S. 2 grade, or fell to Met N.0. fr.ah surkot requlreaente. Includes diversion to livestock feed, fsra use, seed used for plaiting within sres, stc. 890 14336 23X5 28142 65012 75257 11819 13085 6428 62 34162 14657 32813 34011 185119 209750 e sAlpMnts to noo-tabl. .took outlota. Greti, assistant district agent of the Fish and Wildlife Service. George Manning, chairman of the Farm Bureau Marketing As sociation, will conduct the meet ing. Board members Bob Pardue and Merle Leehmann w ill explain Convention Opens Soon The 33th Annual Oregon Future ramers of America Convention culminating a year of activities for over 4,000 FFA members, will be held March 20-22 in The Dal les, according to Leonard Kunz- man, supervisor of agriculture ed ucation in the State Department of Education and stale adviser of FFA. Fifteen Future Farmers will re ceive scholarships for the con tinuancc of their education at schools of higher education in the western states, and the "Star Farmer of Oregon" award will be presented to the outstanding boy in the areas of supervised farming programs and leadership among the current Stale Farm er recipients. Over 800 Future Farmers, in structors, parents, and guests arc expected to hear Dr. Leon P. Mincar, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, bring greet ings to the delegation lhursday afternoon. Mr. O. I. Paulson, assistant superintendent in the State De partment of Education, will ad dress members and guests, and the keynote speaker will be Clyde Beard, principal of The Dalles Senior Iligh School. Contestants for the various state contests will be comiieting lor honors on the evening pro grams. Cash awards and trips lu national competition await the winners of the various contests. State contests include Parli amentary Procedure with com iieting teams from Albany, Athena, (Jcrvais. Tillamook, and Enterprise; Public Speaking with contestants Alan Bray Irom Cra ter, James Taylor from Lakcview, George DcGecr from Ncwbcrg, Jerry Shivelcy from Tillamook, Kerry Scaiics from Enterprise. LAKEV1EW-A11 local ranchers are invited to attend the annual Squaw Butte Beef Cattle Field Day, March 25, reports John Kiesow, county extension agent car pool for those interested will be formed at 7 a.m. on the outh side of the county court house. The morning session will begin at 10 o'clock, and a lunch will be served at noon by the Poison Creek Grange for a nomin al charge. Topics included in the morn ing session are Beef Production, Levels of Protein and Energy1 Supplementation for Yearlings on Crested Whcatgrass; Wintering Mature Cows on Short Rations; Energy, Protein, and Urea for Wcaner Calf Rations; and Inheri tance ot Feriormanco Traits in Beef Cattle as a Basis for Im provement through Breeding. The afternoon session includes1 Early-cut versus Late-cut Mca-1 dow Hay; Crossbred and Straight- bred Steers on Fattening Ra tions; Nitrate Levels In Feed and Their Relationship to Vitamin A; Controlled Rations tor Mature Cows; Digestibility Studies; Per formance Tested Bulls; and a final session will be a visit to the laboratory. Copies of the program are avail able on request from the exten sion office. Scholarship Award Opens Applications are now being ac cepted for a $500 scholarship awarded annually to a qualified 4-H Club farm girl by the Ameri can Angus Auxiliary. The award is made on the bas is of both merit and need, Mrs. lames H. Blades, scholarship chairman from Holiday, Missouri, reports, and the recipient is not limited to any particular course of study. Applications must be in the hands of the committee by June 25. taken into consideration is the applicant's work with Angus cattle, her 4-H record, school grades, and extracurricular activ. ities. The girl must also be a grad uating high school senior and be recommended by either her coun ty extension agent or club ad viser and her high school princi pal or superintendent. The contest is handled on a lo cal level, with each state or re gional Angus auxiliary entitled to one applicant. The names of lo cal scholarship chairmen can be obtained by writing to Mrs. Blades. Blades Angus Farm, Holi day, Missouri. Entries should be made on standard 4-H Club report forms. These should be copies of original records to avoid losing valuable papers. Winners will be announed in August. the rules and procedure of the lamb and wool pool, and Eva Manning will recap last year's pool. Rules will be set up to operate this year's lamb pool. Kiesow says the meeting will be held to about one and a half hours, w ith refreshments and time for additional discussion to follow. Local sheepmen who plan to hip wool through the pool this year are reminded that all sheep must be tagged prior to April 1 and a sign-up card must be sent in by March 26. TOO mt,, 1 II fa SAVE 80 of your LABOR with NEW TRADE MARK Engineered Wheel-Typo Sprinkler Irrigation One man can move V4 to V mile of line in just a few min utes ... the wheels cany the load. Manual drive or motoi drive. taaWsaniiai in r DIRECT FROM FACTORY TO YOU! Ranch Rite Buys! Black Flastic PIPE For Farm Use Vi" 5.75 3.50 100 ft. 100 . 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