16 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Mon.( Aug. 21, 1961
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FARM FOREST FACTS
BY BOB BRADLEY
COUNTY BCTCNSIOH FOKESTEfi
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Demonstrating the effect of
change upon a thinking man and
how he altered his own thinking
and actions to keep abreast with
new situations and help others do
the same is an article in the most
recent county agent letter the
"Oregon Forest Farmer."
The article entitled "George A.
Nelson -f Proven Prophet" was
written by Charles K. Itoss ObU
arm forestry specialist.
"George Nelson, county agent in
Columbia County from 1923 to 1947
passed away July 28 at the age
of 79. He was the first OSU grad.
uate to be appointed county agent
and the first agent to serve in the
state of Washington. Graduating
from OAC in 1909 where his study
centered on agronomy and dairy,
he served seven years as a county
agent in Southeast Washington,
after some years of state work
and practical farming. He also
worked as a logger in Columbia
county."
Conversion Promoted
"The prime of his career was
concentrated upon livestock and
dairy improvement in Columbia
County. Ho was especially vigor
ous in promoting the conversion
of cut-over lands to pasture. That
many hill cutovers could be made
good pasture he had no doubt.
George was a thinking man re
sponsive to new conditions and
new ideas, so he was quick to ap
preciate the rising status of sec
ond growth forests in the early
IMO's. Although near retirement
age, he went to work on a forestry
educational urogram. His knowl
edge of forestry practices and his
zeal to influence the woodland
owners Impressed me tremendous
ly when 1 began working with him
in 1947.
In that decade, farmers desired
only to clear for pasture. Our re
gion had almost no experience to
support the idea that farmers could
profit in growing trees as a crop.
The whole thing . sounded like
somebody's theory.
Letter Reproduced
The letter reproduced on this
page is an example of George's
foresight and of his efforts to in
form smull forest owners. It was
sent to hundreds of woodland own
ers in Columbia county on May
9, 1945, and was followed up by
discussion meetings in local com
munities and by visits from the
extension forester."
"Dear Farmer:
"The second growth timber in
Columbia County will carry all uf
the value there is in timber in
the county. Practically all of the
virgin umber has been cut or
will be cut within the next year
or two. If you are interested in
the valuo of the timber on your
farm, I would suggest that you
read this letter carefully and then
give Uie problem your careful con
sideration. "There are i good many thous
and acres of second growth tim-
bcrland owned by Columbia Coun
ty farmers. This timberland can
be made of perpetual value if it
is managed and harvested on a
sustained yield basis. This applies
to timber that you plan to keep
as a woodlot for farm use or to
additional timber that can be
grown and harvested commercial
ly. "About the turn of the century,
the homesteaders of the county
wondered if there was ever going
to be much value to the virgin tim
ber. Many realized that this tim
ber had value when it was too
late. Now that timber has all but
disappeared from the county and
brought in an immense amount of
wealth in payrolls and tax reve
nues. Timber Has Value
"The second growth timber has
not been considered as having a
very real value. Now it does have
value, and, without a doubt, this
value will increase as time goes
on when it is found to be the only
source of timber supply in the
county. A large private timber
company has established a t r e e
farm unit in the county based on
the potential value of second
growth timber, and farm owned
timber has value even more so be
cause of its better location in many
cases.
"We now have an extcntion for
ester, Dan D. Robinson, who is
available to assist the farmers in
working out plans on a practical
basis for obtaining the maximum
values. He is available within a
certain limit to visit farms to ad
vise with farmers in regard to
their timber resources and plan3
for management. Ho is also avail-
able to attcnd meetings in the
county to discuss these problems
with cooperators. ,
"If you arc interested in this
vital problem of farm timber con
servation utilization and the im
portance of receiving maximum
values, will you please indicate
your interest by answering the
questions at the bottom of the
page and return the blank to me?"
(Signed) Geo. A. Nelson
County Agricultural Agent
How true George Nelson's pre
dictions proved to he. Most of us
are too preoccupied earning our
bread and butter to take a look
at the future. How fortunate that
a few individuals like George Nel
son will take the time to analyze
a situation and act to help others.
J!!!!, Garden
V Clubs
Cholera Hits Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP)-A handful
of fresh cholera cases threw the
refugee-packed British colony of
Hong Kong into an epidemic scare
bnturdoy.
Tens of thousands of people
flocked to Inoculation centers. The
government said only eight con
firmed and 13 suspected cholera
cases had been reported but social
workers said unreported cases
may exceed 100.
August Said Month
To Enjoy Gardens
August should be the month to
enjoy your garden. If you have a
shaded terrace, it will never seem
more precious than on a hot August
afternoon.
Allow yourself plenty of time to
savor the beauty around you. Fix
yourself an iced drink,- put a hand
sprayer and a hand cultivator at
your side and stretch out. When
the mood strikes you, rise, do 10
minutes of weeding and spraying
and return to your spot of relaxa
tion. Insects and weeds will be un
der control and you will not be
under the weather.
As the afternoon wanes, wander
among your gladiolus and cut the
stalks that have just begun . to
bloom. Have a container of wa
ter ready on a table and arrange
the flowers then. Disbud and stake
selected chrysanthemums and dah
lias, so you will have florist-sized
blooms ready for showing in fall.
Look over your phlox. If you find
any self-seeding magenta blooms
pull them out. Check your broad-
leafed evergreens. If the leaves are
pocket-marked or speckled brown
on the underside spray them for
lace bug. And don t neglect to give
all your evergreens a bath. They
suffer from heat and a cool show
er will improve their morale a
hundredfold.
CAMAS VALLEY GARDEN CLUB
At the last regular meeting of
the Camas Valley Garden Club
held at the home of Airs. Clyde
Spurlock, plans for tho coming
year's program were completed.
The meeting was preceded by a
dessert-luncheon. President, Mrs.
Louis Pryor, gave a report on the
officers training meeting held re
cently and conducted by district
director Mrs, L. Adams of Rose
burg. Mrs. Spurlock gave the program
of the day, "Dry Materials for
Winter Bouquets and Corsages."
Many types of material had been
gathered by Mrs. Spurlock for the
demonstration part of the meeting,
and several methods of preserving
color, and drying the materials
were given. Corsages, consisting of
dry material with accessories such
as feathers, and bits of silk were
also demonstrated.
'Fresh Floral Arrangements"
will be tho title of next month's
meeting which will be held at the
home of Mrs. Wayman Schmidt.
NORTH UMPOUA GARDEN CLUB
The latest meeting of the North
Umpqua Garden Club took place
at the home of Mrs. Phil Strader
at Glide.
Roll call was answered with hu
morous anecdotes pertaining to
gardening. Members also modeled
hats originally decorated wnn uow
ers, fruits and vegetables.
Mrs Matt Tavlor read an inter
esting article on the value of spi
ders in ine garden, nirs. airaaer
gave an informative talk on mag-
nnltac hnth chniha flnH tfPPS
The club's display at the Douglas
County Fair is saia io oe pro
0rfKsin0 nirplv.
On Sept. 14, members will meet
at in-ro am tn tnnr inn enrnpn
nf Mrs. Jacobv. Followine lunch
eon at Mark's itestauram, a tour
will be made of Mrs. Micclli's
garden on lookinggiass noaa.
OAKLAND GARDEN CLUB
Summer time is vaction time, but
Oakland Garden Club members
keep active with their various proj
ects.
' Most paramount is the Oakland
Garden Club Park.
With fair time rolling around
their project at the Douglas County
Fairgrounds, in keeping with the
general theme of Patio Gardens
for Outdoor Living, is progressing
nicely, according to Hazel Haines,
chairman.
The first fall meeting will be
Sept. 25.
RADIO SPEAKER
Speaker for the Umpqua District
Federated Clubs radio programs
this week is Helen Salmonson of
the Oak Knoll Garden Club. She
will speak Tuesday at 9:40 a.m.
on "How to Grow Lilies." On Fri
day at 3:30 p.m. her subject will
be "Care of Fuchsias in Summer,
Governor Appeals
For Aid To Japan
Portland (AP) Mayor Terry
Schrunk and Gov. Mark Hatfield
have appealed for emergensy con
gressional action to aid storm-battered
northern Japan.
They said in a telegram to the
Oregon delegation that torrential
rains have resulted in extensive
damage to crops on the island of
Hokkaido. They asked for efforts
to work out, through Secretary of
Agriculture Orville Freeman, a
plan for direct aid through one of
the federal farm programs.
The telegram said Japan's most
urgent need now is 6,000 tons of
hoy daily. The mayor and gover
nor said some of a reported sur
plus of corn, barley, oats and milo
in tne coiumDia Kiver storage
could be shipped.
They added, "In view of the
forthcoming Japan-American Con
ference of Mayors and Chamber
of Commerce presidents in Port
land and long-range relationships
with Japanese who are largest us
ers of Portland dock facilities,
we urge that every effort be made
to be of assistance."
Riddle Blue Star Mothers Send Display For California Meeting
By ERMA BEST
Riddle Blue Star Chapter 5 has
sent a display of samples of nickel
ore and finished product to the Na
tional Blue btar Mothers conven
tion to be held in San Diego., the
latter part of this month.
The mineral was sent in response
to a request for a display by
states of important products, ac
cording to Mrs. Myrtle Cloud,
chaplain of the local chapter, who
shipped the samples obtained from
Hanna mine.
Completes Training
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Robertson
and two sons have returned from
a vacation trip to Idaho. Mrs. Rob
ertson and children spent 2 weeks
in Nampa, Idaho, with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Clements,
while Robertson was in training
at Camp Roberts, Calif.
The third week Robertson joined
the family, first stopping in Riddle
to pick up Rena Peden who ac
companied the family on a week s
trip to Payette Lake where the
Robertsons joined relatives for a
family reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cloud and
granddaughter, Tina Doern, have
returned to their home in Seattle,
Wash., following a week's visit at
the home of Cloud s mother, Mrs.
Myrtle Cloud.
Jack Mahoney, Riddle school
band director, returned recently
trom tugene where he attended
summer school at the University of
Oregon initiating his master's de
gree course. Immediately after
wards the Mahoney family left on
a camping trip to the coast and
up the north Umpqua.
Miss Pauline Niederberger of
Dundee, new Riddle elementary
social studies teacher, and Miss
Julie Wheelock, Portland, home
economics teacher, were in Riddle
this week arranging for living
quarters. They rented the Heinrich
Schmidt home.
The Schmidts, who are building
a new home on Glenbrook Rd. will
move into one of their rental cab
ins temporarily.
The Kenneth Stuart family has
returned from a fishing trip to
Sunset Bay where they were joined
by friends from Sprigfield bring
ing the number in the party to
23. They report too much fog for
good fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark James and
son with the latter's friend, Mike
Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. George
Henry spent Sunday at Bandon
beach. The occasion marked Mr.
James' birthday.
Mis. Harry Neff of Kennewick,
Wash., returned this week to her
home after a visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hen
drick, and other members of the
family.
Mrs. Neff came down especially
to attned the Riddle High School
reunion picnic held at Umpqua
Park bunaay.
Mrs. Ivan Puz drove to Olympia,
Wash., recently to bring home the
two Puz children who had been
spending the summer with their
grandparents.
Police Squelch Attempt
To Assassinate Mikoyan
TOKYO (AP) Japanese Do-
lice said Saturday they aquelched
an attempt to assassinate visiting
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas
Mikoyan. .
Hiroyuki Kawamoto, 22, de
scribed as an ultra - nationalist,
was arrested in Yokohama sta
tion. He carried a dagger, a let
ter addressed to Mikoyan and a
rightist leaflet with the slogan
"kill one man to serve your coun
try."
HARRIS
PLUMBING HEATING
1501 S. E. Stephen! OR 3-8173
Could your
hillside pastures
carry up to 5 times
as many sheep?
Chances are they could... with sub clover seeding
and ANCHOR SUPERPHOSPHATE 20!
The average sheep-carrying capacity of unimproved
pasture lands in Douglas County, as shown by a
recent Oregon State College study, is limited to one
ewe to every three or four acres. But the study also
indicates that these same lands, if properly handled,
could easily support five times this many sheep!
How? Through a simple improvement program
that includes sub clover seeding and phosphate
fertilization.
In one OSC test, a 14-acre plot was seeded with
sub clover and fertilized with 60 lbs. of phosphate
and 30 lbs. of sulphur. The result was a vigorous
winter and spring growth of sub clover which
produced enough forage to support 92 ewes and
82 lambs well over 4 times the number of ewes
and lambs that were carried by an unimproved
control plot of the same size.
Douglas County soil and climate helped maRe
these outstanding test results possible. The chances
are excellent, therefore, that your pasture lands, if
improved with a similar program of sub clover
seeding and phosphate fertilization, could deliver
extra profits from sheep.
Anchor Single Superphosphate 20S is ideal for
pasture fertilization. With soil tests on unimproved
Douglas County pasture showing a need for both
phosphate and sulphur, the 400 lbs.of available phos
phoric acid and 240 lbs. of combined sulphur in
every ton of AnchorSingleSupergive you maximum
plant food value for your fertilizer investment.
Ask your Douglas County agent about the
advantages of seeding and fertilizing your hillside
pasture. Then, drop in on your nearby fertilizer
dealer and order...
Stauffer
ANCHR
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