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Show .rv7' ;? DESERET HEWS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Couple's appetite for nuts dulls .after big filbert harvest H Diane Lampson PIONEER, Wash. (AP) says she cant face another filbert nut for at least two months. But then, she and her husband, Eugene, harvested close to four million nuts recently froKt heir orchard enough to make ITiSO luueri Danisnes, one for every man, woman and child in Utah. 4tt 1 cant stand the sight of them at ihe end of harvest," she admits. It takes at least two iuiiuS alter the last nut is shipped before she 40-ac- re . begins to dig into the couples private stock. The Lampsons operate one of the filbert orchards in Clark County, a region which ranks as one of the major filbert producers in the country. More than 200 tons are shipped fmm rtork Cnziy munlly. Filberts seem to prefer the cool, moist climate of southwestern Washington. A. id while the harvest was down this year because of blight and other reasons, the wholesale price was good, about & cents a pound. 20-od- Although Mrs. Lampson is a little weary of filberts after shipping 18 tons to Oregon processors, this season, she is happy to tout the virtues of the nut. FilKrfc ftro KJjrii u can be used L: a wide range of culinary delights such as vegetarian main dishes, sauces end deserts. Filberts, also known as hazel nuts in other parts of the country, are also very versatile, she F .I5j 25, 1976 from the ground cost $10,000 each. Animals take their toll of the crop. Lampson says she loses tons of nuts each year W birds and squirrels. The Lampsons 1875 harvest is down almost half this year. They were not the only growers with a smaller filbert crop. Clark County Extension Agent Paul We seler says the harvest was only fair in health-- 1 orchards, and nearly half of the 350 acres unde$! j filbert production in the county was stricken ' j with Eastern filbert blight The blight first appeared about 20 years ago? says Wesseler But the disease was not eveC i & considered serious until the late ISSh. says. They can be used in any recipe calling for nuts. Mrs. Lampson says growing filberts is a little more complicated than just picking the nuts and bagging them for market. Although there are few filbert growers who rely solely on the nut crop for their livelihood, smaller operations are being gobbled up by subdivisions, she says. The number of "backyard orchards is decreasing. Mechanical harvesters which gather the nuts ' 2,900 felon claims Handled OISE, Idaho (AP) -The Bureau of Reclama-tf- h has processed nearly 2, KM) claims for damage fs4m the Teton Dam fh$d, totaling more than $84 million. The bureau said 4,070 claims for damage have received. ;rThe claims are to reimburse eastern Idaho residents for property losses incurred when the Teton Dam burst June 5, send-- , ing 80 billion gallons of water gushing down the 'Mon and Snake rivers. Jf ears w 4 V . The bureau said approximately 15 persons would be reporting to eastern Idaho claims of- fices within the next three weeks to operate , them during the remain-dg- f of their operation, I expected to be from one ti I wo years. ? r Walt Disneys O j 6& I "3d staff The be augmented by 'e will temporary assignment of j other bureau employes for fdjn regular jobs varying lengths of time. 1 "The bureau also anil nounced that beginning ' thl$ weekend, the claims offices in Idaho Falls, Reicburg and Blackfoot - will not be open Satur- -' days. The Idaho Falls and Rexburg offices will reftiain open Monday ? through Friday, but the f Blliclrfoot office will be ; open only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. ) Tyd Ericson, chief claims officer, said the adjustment in open hours t is being made on the basis of experience in A recent weeks. He said Saturday has had slight claim load in recent I Sears 41glM ; J jji Friday, Nov. 26th ' -. 3 r : j 1! L Saturday, ' Maveas&er 27i WA.M. -- i weeks and that the S St Blackfoot office has experienced a sharp dropoff in claim applications and inquiries. LA ? i, ,f & Tax laws may alter .be ftt Ml . vO lit m estate planning i ,i Persons with estate plans should review their plans with their attorneys in view of new provisions of the 1976 Tax Reform Act, according to the Utah State Bars Tax ' Section c,ev V Vace A and Probate Committee. The bar said the recently adopted act contains a major overhaul of estate and gift tax provisions. Small and medium estates get some tax relief, while large estates face increased potential taxes. Under the new law, estates of persons dying after Dec. 31, 1976, with assets of less than . will escape taxation. Formerly tX exemption was $60,000. Before, a person could of the esleave one-hal-f tate to a surviving spouse tax free, which, coupled $120,000 A?'- Vi ,3. Y 'Pi '. '? 1 J- - X with the exemption, raised the tax free value to $120,000. The new marital deduction is one-haof (he'estale or $250,000, whichever is greater. "Thi 'could be a major benefit to taxpayers in tjtah, the bar said. But gift tax rates will be raised substantially after Dec. 31. Also, the lifetime exemption of $30,000 under the existing law will no longer exist separately after Dec. 31, the bar said. 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