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(' Tfc Nwt-RtvMW, Rbvrf Or). Thwr., Feb. 21, 1957 Red Fir Study Shorn Mature In Charge r CHUCK SKILL City Idirer, Nawt-R.view Nature apparently can take care of ita own in the regeneration of a (oreit tree which holds promise o( importance to the lumbering indus try. ! The tree is the Shasta red fir, which comprises the greatest vol ume of merchantable timber in Douglas County after the Douglas fir, according to Hank Gratkowski, research forester for the Siskiyou Cascade Forest Research Center here. He recently completed a f I t e year study of natural reproduction of the species in its mile-high habitat near Crater Lake and far ther south. He found the Shasta .red fir will reseed itself natural ly in dear-cuttings, provided the cuttings aren't over IS to 20 acres in site. Had it been proven necessary to hand-seed or plant new stands, for ester would have faced an expen sive operation. But Nature already was on the scene with her own methods. Mile-High Habitat , For example, the species grows at elevations of a mile and above, hummers are short at the height, and any artificial regeneration would have required accurate tim ing to take advantage of good seed ing conditions. . The expense would have been in creased because of poor quality of seed peculiar to the red fir it would have taken more teed to re produce a forest. Then Natur has it fixed so that brushfields and herbaceous growths a bugaboo in artificial reforestation fail to develop ex tensively in clear cuttings at a mile elevation. Thus, new forests have a ouicker start. The experiment was started by W. 1. Stem in 1951, when a good aeed crop occurred. Ji Acre Seletreel . Stein selected a clear-cut area of 3S acrea about 20 milea west of Crater Lake. The area received the seed, shaken from the cones of nearby red fir, and distributed by the wind over the area. A sec ond bumper seed crop occurred in 1953. Natur proved herself from those two seeding!. In 1955, when Grat kowski inspected the 35-acre site, he found 1,218 fourth-year and 2, (04 second-year seedlings per acre. ' The he compared the seeding re sults against nine other clear cuttings located near Prospect and east of Ashlsnd. The incidence of reseeding found in the 35-acre area waa borne out in the other cut tings. Gartkowskl said it appeared na tural regeneration will result best when clear-cuttings are held to 15 to 20 acrea in size. Otherwise, the area is too great to be covered by the wind-borne seeds. which are ' equipped with "wings" to make ; (hem sill like a maple key. Arose Loaaecf, Sumed Only two of the Ashland cuttings were poorly atocxea, nut uratxow aki said they had been logged and flash burned during the period of seed fall. All the areas studied were in - the Rogue River National Forest. The Shasta red fir and olher aubalpine types may gain prom inence in the lumbering industry. They were practically untouched because of access difficulty until 1951, when the Forest Service made lta first aalea in the high elevations. Potential importance of Shasta red fir to Douglas County is shown m statistics included by Gratkow- r JaV -fl a .flaw "J JV W . .eaaV" mmmmmmm m SHASTA RED FIR A stand of this subalpine type located near Crater Lake shows the straight growth of the species, second most plentiful among merchantable timber types in Douglas County. These trees grow up to 42 inches in diameter. (Hank Gratkowski) ski in a review of the study which, feet an acre, comparing well with will be published this spring in I Douglas fir. Northwest Science. i Actual prupos of the test was Five Billion Feet It shows that Douglas fir volume is 76 per cent of the merchant able timber total in the county. Shasta red fir is in second spot with 9 25 per cent, or 5,302,000.000 able to the staggered setting sys tem of clear-cutting. The Forest Service can work from results of the study in the programming of timber sales to provide a continu ing yield of timber from tna spe- board feet. Sugar pine comprises i -ie about ft per cent of the total, pun-1 derosa pine about 1 per cent and inretrae cedar, 2Vt per cent. Plant To Rehabilitate Shasta fir Is one of the true fir types. It ranges from the vicinity of Crescent Lake southward into the Sierra Nevada, and that Cali fornia range has the bulk of the red fir forest. The tree grows up to about four feet in diameter, so it Isn't of the huge Douglas fir size. But it produces much clear lum ber suitable for building. Gratkow ski said full potential uses of the tree haven't yet been seen from the Diamond Lake cutoff route south of Union Creek. Stands Compare Well Pure stands, according to Grat kowski, will contain 11X1. 0O0 board! run might be endangered Ten-nil Lak Canceled) POItTLAND ii Cancellation of plans for rehabilitation of Ten mile Lake in Coos County was disclosed by the Oregon Game Commission. The nronosed rehabilitation. which had been scheduled for this coming summer, would have been to remove an overpopulation of brown bullheads and yellow perch. Game director Phil Schneider said the program had to be drop ped because the state Fish Com mission refused to give its ap proval on grounds that the salmon NEW! Premium offer from Nulade eggs IT-.-'.'.". ." - I ; IkSViW UMumtt i If, 1 kyi i -t v i I Pariart '.ki i.t-l'V If ' r yTy Ktk wp km m 1 r.ipS f andled long-handled measuring cups compUt with wall brack! Eaih stiimni ahiminaie sup ts ttu-prd like a miniatuit taiKcpe...tith long hsrvllra anodiffd le lustrous copper. $1.98 value on lriaemrR irotm carton oi (irm-fmh Dttiails InsJcfa the carton OHerasHii Acsil M. Ili7. .MMaaateaeaaaasaWesiiii aisias County Building Permits Discussed By Committee SALEM 141 The Senate Local Government Committee was told .Monday that if the Legislature approves a bill requiring county building permits, the county as sessors would be able to put all improvements on the tax rolls. Ihe statement was made by Judge F. L. Phipps, representing the Assn. of Oregon Counties. However. Sen. Ben Mu-sa (D). The Dalles, said the bill "might make the assessor just that mucn lazier. It doesn't do anything an alert assessor couldn't do." The bill, by Sen. R. F. Chapman (D), Coos Bay, provides that per mit would have to be obtained for all construction except that covered by city permit systems. New Pastor Starts Roseburg Services REV. J. T. HOWARD second pastor The Rev. J. T. Howard, Waco, Tex., is the new pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church in Roseburg. He is the second per manent pastor of the church. The Kcv. .Mr. Howard, wno says he prefers to be called "Preach er," studied at Baylor University, Waco, lex , and at Muthcrn -Sem inary. He has served as pastor of churches in Niliore, Houston and Waco, Tex , before coming to the Northwest. He succeeds the Rev. Ralph Branham, who was itinerant pas tor at the church before going to ulympia. Wash. SPORTS ON PROGRAM PORTLAND tin Some 700 del egates are expected for the 26lh annual convention of the Oregon Feed and Seed Dealers Astn. here March 14-15. there will be some tun for sports topics. Bill Bowerman. Vni versitv of Orecon track coach and Jim Railey of Australia, his star middle-distance runner, will speak. SPECIAL OPFEH FOR YOU ft OLD WATER HEATER seABOtass o net. sirs of coNomow 25 Gary Conn Named Top FFA Senior By BEVERLY CHRISTIAN Gary Conn, son of Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Conn was presented the tro phy for being the outstanding sen ior in FFA. He was presented the trophy at the annual parent-t o n banquet. Mere From Roseburg Air. and Mrs. Ed Stritzke and family have moved from Roseburg to the former Commons farm on Curry Road, which they have leas ed. The place has been occupied until recently by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stewart and family. The Stritzkes have done some redec orating. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Burkhart and son, Keith, of Eugene and a o n, Johnny, of Roseburg visited Sat urday with the Burkhart's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Burkhart. Burkhart has been working since the first of the year in Salt Lake City, Utah, but flies home every two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mast and son, Brian, of Myrtle Point arriv ed on Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Don Kruse and family. Mast returned to Myrtle Point Sunday, and Mrs. Mast and son remained at the Kruse home to assist in the care of her sister, Sally, and new oaoy daughter, Karen Lenore. Mrs. Vera Shields and daughter, Chris tine, of Myrtle Point came on Sun day to visit a few days at t h e Kruse home. -Coed Visits Miss Marlene Emmitt, a Junior at University of Oregon visited Sat urday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Emmitt, and Gari. Don Biswell from California is here on business visiting at the Koutiedge turkey ranch on Fisher Road. He is also visiting a busi ness associate, George Routledge in Roseburg. He is now in Port land on business but will return here to resume his visit. The Routledge turkey farm is now owned by Dave Cooper, but is be ing managed by Mrs. Helen bparks. AIRMAN MOORE, MARVIN D. 19; son of Lois Moore. 4704 N. Stephens St., has qualified for specialized technical training and will be assigned to Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. BILLY L. PARKER, 19, foster son ot Mr. and Mrs. W. rl. Clampe, Gazley Rit., Myrtle Creek, is completing Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex. BEING GRADUATED Jimmie R. Matthews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theron G. Matthews of Riddle is scheduled to be grad uated this week from the naval training center at San Diego, Calif. The exercises mark the end of nine weeks of "boot camp." BENNEY C. STROUD, 19, husband of Mrs. Roubarta Stroud, Myrtle Creek, ij com peting basic at Lackland Air Force Base, Son Antonio, Tex. RAYMOND E. DODGEN, son !of Mrs. 0. H. Weaver, Myrtle I Creek, is completing Air Force Basic training at Lack land Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tex. OPPOSES LOWERING AG! SACRAMENTO, Calif. lV- Teen age assemblymen of the YMCA model legislature voted against lowering the legal age for buying tobacco after 17-year-old Winfield Crowlher commented: "The next thing you know the new father will be handing the baby a cigar." GANGSTER OIES LEAVENWORTH, Kan. George C. (Bugs) Moran, Al Capone' chief competitor in Chicago' boor and gambling rackets in the Roar ing '20s, died in the Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary yesterday ot lung cancer. 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