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Cognr Eltansia Afent
By BOB BRADLEY
County Eitention Forester
A little over a month ago the
Douglas County Farm Forestry
Committee gave a report of their
findings at the final meeting of the
Farm and Home Outlook Confer
ence. In order to let you folk
know what the haid work of these
farmers, ranchers, and other wood
land owners brought forth, I am
devoting the next three columns
(including this one) to the contents
of this report.
Of the 3.240.000 acres in Douglas
County, approximately 554.000 ac
res (17 per cent) are owned by
farmers. Of this amount about halt
(365,000 acres) is in farm wood
lands. In addition, there is consid
erable woodland acreage, similar
to farm holdings, that is owned by
a number of small private non
farm owners. Furthermore, there is
still other land that is probably
better suited to the production of
forest crops than other uses.
COMMERCIAL forest land own
ership in the county h as follows:
Acres
Federal 1,509,000
Other Public 168,000
Private 1.007.000
Total 2,484,000
OP THE $5,924,102 received for
all farm products sold in 1954. 11,
241,745 (21 per cent) came from
the sale of farm forest products.
Over half of the Douglas County
farm operators receive more in
come from other sources than from
the sale of farm products. Many
of these persons are employed in
logging or other forest products in
dustries which in 1954 produced 1.6
billion board feet of togs. From
this, it is evident that timber is
an important source of income to
the part time farmer.
Here are the recommendations
of the committee:
PARTI TIMBER
General
1. The owner should decide
whether he is going to manage a
certain piece of land for timber
or forgrazing, according to which
activity is more profitable or is
better suited to his needs.
Timber should be regarded as
a valuable' crop, not nearly as
long-termed a proposition as many
have imagined, but capable of pro
ducing salable products at rela
tively short intervals, from Christ
mas trees to pole and log thin
nings to the final harvest. It should
be recognized that a growing stand
of timber is increasing, not only
both in volume and in value itself,
but also adding steadily to the
value of the land on which it
grows. It is the only crop whose
harvest . can be delayed consider
ably to take advantage of a better
market without any significant ill
effects.
Marketing
1. Generally speaking, the owner
who has his own equipment and
available time can realize more
Erofit by doing his own timber
arvesting.
2. Before selling standing timber
you should get the advice of a qual
ified, yet disinterested person, who
can advise on the volume, quality.
and value of your timber.
3. Generally, a short-term writ
ten contract having specific provi
sions therein is preferable. A con
tract which carefully considers the
needs of both parties usually re
sults in the most satisfactory job
being done.
4. Consider different products,
such as poles, piling, logs, etc., for
best returns. Shop around for the
best deal, taking into consideration
log scale and grade. Wherever pos
sible, log length should be marked
prior to bucking to take advantage
of grade and scale.
5. In selecting a contract logger,
his character and logging history
should be carefully considered.
6. Consider marketing only part
of ycur timber at one time, taking
into account your present needs
and tax problems.
7. Don't overlook the possible val
ues of snags, waste, and hardwoods
as markets develop, cutting only
those that interfere with good trees
or present certain hazards.
8. In selling standing timber to
an operator who is willing to follow
good forestry practices, the owner
might well consider giving the op
erator preference to buy the next
cut of timber from this area at a
fair price to be agreed upon by
both parties at the time of the next
cut, providing the operator has
completed the job to the satisfac
tion of the owner.
9. An operating permit from your
forest protective association is nec
essary before beginning operations.
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WOOL
to your grower-owned wool roar
ketioK cooperative. Benefit from
any market improvement through
your co-op. Forecasters predict a
wool thortafte ahead.
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Milt buying contacts built up over
36 years insure best outlets.
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He a pound advance on wool.
80c a pound on mohair or will
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Bags and Twint Furnished.
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Contact 6eldman or write for
marketing agreements.
PACIFIC WOOL GROWERS
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Anyone who would like to grow For April," was the theme of the
primroses should try some of the evening's program given by Mrs.
beautiful polyanthus to begin with. P. C. Briggs. The horticulture re
After you see the beautiful range port on lawn care was given by
of spring color, you will not be Mrs. Merviri Hisel. Mrs. Walter
satisfied until you get a large Vebrea was hostess for the even
range of colors. By then you will j ing.
be so interested, you will want to) The next meeting of the group
trv starting somo from seed. The will be held at the home of Mrs.
polyanthus (primula polyantha) is , Briggs, 794 NE Knoll Ave. May 8
a hybrid group originating from i at 7:30 p.m. New officers will be
the cowslip (P. Veris), the oxlip I installed.
(P. Elation and the common prim
rose (P. Vulgaris).
THE CLOWSLIP is a bunch-
flowered kind predominate yellow.
The Oxlip is similar, and the com
mon primrose is yenow, oui ine
flowers are solitary, rising on slen
der stalks from tho base of the
plant to grow above the level of
the foliage. ,
Polyanthus are now available in
. crreat variety of colors ranging
from white through cream, yellow,
pink, red, orange, violet and gold-
laced, ine nowers oi ine puijan
By MRS. BRITTAIN SLACK
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Wilcox and
James Wilcox attended the basket
ball game between Boston and the
Pro All-Stars at Oregon State Col
lege. Easter visitors in the Charles
Garrett home were Mrs. Lee
Dwight and children from Medford
and George Melton and family and
father from Klamath Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Li lian Jacobson
spent Easter with their daughter
in lorvauis.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl D. Greef. Sr..
of Sandpoint, Idaho, were guests
at the home of Mrs. Ruth Greef
and aons for the Easter weekend.
Toketee Falls
Teachers Resign
By MRS. ARTHUR SELBY
The Glide school board accepted
the resignations of Mr, and Mrs.
Arnold Martin, teachers at Toketee
Falls School. The board had pre-
thus are 1 or 2 inches across and teacner ,herei a, nrollment had
displayed in clusters on s t o u t . dropp.d from m ,tuden t0
siems growing - iast September. Workers and fam-
in i? inches. T hev have been ;i,. u v i,... ....;,.,. -
blooming this year all through the j nd moved c,using jne decrease
wet, coia weamer ire , m enrollment
California People
Visitors At Umpqua
By MRS. GEORGE MUNSON
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams,
Crescent City, Calif., were guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Urben at Umpqua this week. They
were returning from a vacation in
Seattle and Portland and stopped
here to visit. They had made their
home here for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thomas left
for Paramont, Calif., this week on
business, They plan to be away
several weeks, and will stop in
Willits, Calif., to visit at the home
of Mr, and Mrs. Kobert Coney.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gurney and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Gurney and family left this week
for Santa Rosa, Calif., where they
will visit friends and relatives.
Mrs. Ralph Gurney will go on to
Mesa, Ariz., where she will spend
several days at the home of her
mother. Mrs. Lilian Phelps.
The Easter services at Umpqua
were attended by about 75 people.
A program and regular Sunday
school lesson were presented and
at noon a potluck dinner was serv
ed. An egg hunt and community
ballgame in the afternoon complet
ed the day.
Mrs. Dlemar Murphy has been ill
at her home this week. She is a
teacher at Sutheriin Junior High
School.
Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson
received word recently from her
niece, Mrs. Lee Misdom of Chicago,
III., of the death of her infant child,
caused by an unknown malady.
Carl Urben, a student at Ore
gon State College in Corvallis,
spent the Easter holiday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Urben.
Word has been received from
San Francisco of the improvement
of O. F. Michel, who recently un
derwent major surgery at the
Southern Pacific Hospital there.
Mrs. Michel, who has been with
him for several weeks, plans to re
turn home soon. The Michels, who
made their home in Umpqua some
time ago, now live in Garden Valley.
they are at their best, beginning
the latter part of March, through
April and May.
IN OROER to obtain best re
sults with your primroses, pre
pare a bed in a semi-shaded lo
cation morning sun, but after-
Mrs. Berlva Pritchard was hired
to teach first grade at the Deer
Creek school to replace Mss. Lynn
Norby. Mrs. Pritchard was a teach
er at Canyonville for four years.
The school board also voted to
purchase 24-inch power lawn
Glendale Girls' Group
Travels To Portland
The Glendale Bethel of Job's
Daughters met recently and heard
reports from the girls who attend
ed the grand session in Portland
the previous week.
The girls celebrated the birthday
of Sally Jo Thompson, honored
queen, with a decorated birthday
cake.
The next meeting will be May 6
at the temple.
New officers will he elected and
members of the Masonic Lodge
and the Eastern Star will be visit
ors, reports correspondent Mrs,
Gerald Fox.
Salem, has the contract to plant
125.000 Douglas firs on 250 acres.
Kenneth Deacon, program chair
man for the Glide PTA. announced
that the variety show scheduled
for May has been cancelled be
cause of the lack of community
interest.
The students of two eighth-grade
rooms took an algebra prognosis
test this week, given by high school
mathematics instructor Clayton
Konzack, to assist the students in
scheduling their programs for next
year as freshmen.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Metcalf went
to Portland this week to visit his
sister, Mrs. Ivah Willard.
Supt. Harry llarvie and high
school Principal Ray Talbert went
to Corvallis to interview prospec
tive teachers for Glide High School.
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your bed if it is too andy or the The jrore,t Service at Glide rang
type of soil that packs, well ronea i er sia t ion employed a caterpillar
manure is best if you have it. but operator this week to plow through
a good balanced fertilizer will do j the three teft o ,now on (he road
if you have plenty of humus l0 cavitt Mountain in the Little
leaves or peat moss. i River area for tree planters to
You can visit your nursery wnen : get in The Jonn B Woods Co
primroses are in uiuvm aim y"
out the colors that suit you, take
them home with a good ball of
dirt around them and set them in
your prepared bed. Water to firm
soil around roots, and they prob
ably won't know they have been
transplanted.
AFTER TWO YEARS, the origi
nal plants can be divided. Prim
roses have crowns the same as
African violets, and as long as
the crown has roots and is kept
watered it will grow. They may
be divided as soon as they get
through blooming, or in August.
Set your plants about a foot
apart as each plant will cover
about a square foot. Polyanthus
primroses can also be used in bor
ders, in a shady spot in the rock
erv. in front of the perennial bor
der or in front of spring flowering
bulbs such as tulips. There are
several other varieties which will
be discussed later.
SUTHERLIN GARDEN CLUB
The Sutheriin Garden Club met
recently and discussed plans for
the district meeting being held to
day in Sutheriin at ine luur Man.
The Sutheriin Garden Club will
be hostesses for the meeting and
serve a noon luncheon. The coffee
hour will be furnished by the Oak
land Garden Club. All clubs of the
Umpqua District will be represent
ed. A report was made on the condi
tion of the rose gardens in the
Sutheriin Park and Mrs. John Bu
chanan was appointed to meet
with the park board at their next
meeting and see what arrange
ments could be made for the
care of the rose gardens.
A reoort was given by Mrs.
Wesley Thompson Sr. on the pro
gress 01 ine community uuiiuiiik
and also on the Christmas show
committee.
A nominating committee, con
sisting of Mrs. Dwieht Beck. Mrs.
J. M. Francis and Mrs. Arthur
Bennett, was appointed to pick
nominees for new officers, reports
correspondent Mrs. Bnttain Slack.
OAKLAND GARDEN CLUB
At a recent meeting of the Oak
land Garden Club, plans were dis
cussed for ways of raising money
to landscape Sequoia Park.
It was decided to give a buffet
luncheon May 4 from 11 a m. to
2 p a. at the Veteran's Memorial
Building. The committee in charge
of the project consists of Mrs. L. F.
Stearns, Mrs. Paul Schulze. Mrs.
A. O. Bunch and Mrs. Neil Burpee.
Mrs. Harry Barker will make tick
ets. Club members will meet at the
park May 1 at 8.30 a.m. to cut
grass.
A letter was read from Pacific
Gardens and Homes stating that
subscription rates for garden club
members will remain the same.
I'mpqua district garden clubs
will meet Monday at the 100F Hall
in Sutheriin, and the Sutheriin Gar
den Club will he hosiers. The
Oakland club will have charge of
the coffee hour from 9 to 10 a m.
Mrs. Hulh Bunch led a discus
sion on preparing vegetables for j
freezing.
Talks were given on maples and
dogwoods and various wild flowers
were shown, reports correspondent
Edith Dunn
OAK KNOLL
Major business at Ihe April meet
ing of the Oak Knoll Garden Club
was election of -officers for the
coming year. Mrs. Lee Emery was
elected president.
Other new officers are: Mrs.
Oral Freemyer. vice president;
Mrs Henry Gratkowski. secretary;
and Mrs. Frank TerBush, treasur
er. The business meeting was con
dueled by Mrs .Joseph Dent, out
going president. "Gardening Tips
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin Jr. and
family of Areata, Calif., were Eas
ter guests at the V. B. Smith home.
Mrs. Martin is their daughter.
Hilard Lewis of MrCloud, Calif.,
was a weekend guest of Laddie
and Jerry Tucker.
Bud Hand of Bremerton, Wash.,
visited in Sutheriin recently with
his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Jones. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Hand of Oakland.
Mrs. Richard Riggs spent the
Mother's weekend in Portland at
the Lewis and Clark College as a
guest of her daughter, Harriett,
who ia a senior there.
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SHE CAM WALK Twenty
i five-year-old Barbara Lang haa
had variety of experiences
modeling, singing and even
sticking labels on bottles but
the one she remembers best is
her fight with polio. Doctors
told her she might never walk
again, but here she is on the
road to Hollywood stardom.
With a number of lucrative
roles in the offing, Barbara says
of her recovery, ". . ..I know it
was faith that performed the
miracle."
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