Thursday, April 4, 1963 (Sec. 2) The Sandy (Ore.) Post
Chairman Stresses
Cooperation Need
BY BYRON EDMONDS
Chairman, North Clackamas
Local Christmas Tree Men Tour Tree Nurseries
the use of up-to-date soil maps
and conservation practices.
The program and Plan of
2. Develop irrigation facili
the North Clackamas Soil Con ties by wells and storage ponds.
servation District is the de Improve the soil by drainage.
velopment and wise use of soil
3. Consider the development
and water resources.
of water sheds for water and
The Soil Conservation Dis recreational use.
trict is a legal subdivision of
4. Develop our woodland by
the state of Oregon. The elect using good forest management
ed Supervisor, will cooperate
practices.
with individuals and groups to
5. Keep the press, radio and
bring about the District’s objec TV stations informed of Dis
tives. For Supervisor to func trict activities.
tion they need community sup
On behalf of your Board of
port and desire for its better Supervisors we appreciate the
ment.
help we have received. With
Objectives that need develop continued cooperation from
ment in the District are:
everyone we can look forward
1. Encourage farmers to de- to a wonderful future of con
velop a conservation plan by servation in our district.
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Three commercial
Christ-
mas tree growers accompanied
County Agent Clayton Wills on
a Christmas tree tour to the
Olympia area recently.
The purpose of this outing
was to attend the regular
spring meeting of the North
west Christmas Tree Growers
Assn., meeting at the Jay
Hofart commercial Christmas
tree farm at the Olympia air
port.
The following comments and
observations on the Christmas
tree growing business general
ly and in the state of Wash
ington particularly may be of
interest to people in Clacka
mas county who are growing
Christmas trees, says Wills.
As guests of the Jay Hofart
Christmas tree operation, the
group was shown all the phases
of the nursery operation and
the field growing procedures
of the commercial Christmas
tree business.
The Jay Hofart Co. has been
in operation since 1889 and
are getting into the Christmas
tree operation on a very large
scale.
Working tor the benefit oi
Christmas tree growers and
other woodland
owners in
Clackamas county is the Clack
amas County Farm Forestry
Assn. This group meets fre
quently in the Molalla area and
has recently started operation
in the Sandy area. Through
this medium, all interested
people are given instruction on
the proper procedures and
techniques in raising Christ
mas trees.
Anyone contemplating this as
a full or part time business
A’ould do well to avail them-
selves of the services of for-
esters.
Extension personnel
that have information helpful
to them.
You may receive information
of this type by contacting
Clayton Wills. County Agent, or
Farm Forester Al Parker at
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Seedlings Supplied
During the past year, it was
estimated that the Hofart nurs
ery supplied over three mil
lion seedlings to the industry
in Oregon and Washington. In
addition, many thousands oí
acres in Christmas trees in
cluding one patch in Clacka
mas county near Clarkes of 70
acres are planted. These trees
include Douglas Fir and Scotch
Pine primarily and are being
raised for the Los Angeles
market.
While in the Olympia area,
the Clackamas county men also
toured the Kirk Christmas tree
operation which is another
large commercial producer. At
the Kirk operation, recently'
planted fields of 100 acres or
more in which approximately
1500 trees are planted per acre
were viewed.
The group also saw the lat
est in weed control by cultiva
tion, chemical means, and
pruning practices taken to in
sure a well informed tree.
The Kirks have been empha
sizing Scotch Pine as a Christ
mas tree variety and indicate
that they have no difficulty
getting a dollar a foot on the
Los Angeles market for their
high quality product.
Local Trees Best
Clackamas county produces
a better quality Christmas tree
than the Washington tree, ac
cording to Wills, and has a
better soil type and climatic
conditions that make stronger
trees with a deeper green color.
However, the growers in the
Olympia area are certainly
tooled up to produce trees in
large volume and growers in
Clackamas county may need
to pay close attention to these
developments.
Rooting Zone
Gives Nutrients
The “ideal soil” for plant
growth should have a deep
rooting zone from which plants
can take both water and nu-
trients.
This zone is at least 18 inch-
es deep; most plants do bet-
ter if it is thicker, even 4 to
6 feet. A shallow soil cannot
hold enough water and nutri
ents to keep plants growing
at their best.
The ideal soil is loamy in
texture — it consists of a fav
orable mixture of sand, silt,
and clay particles. Sands take
in water readily but retain
only a small part of it. Clays
hold a great deal of water,
but tend to become hard and
massive when dry.
Soil structure should permit
water to enter easily, roots to
penetrate deeply and air to
move in and out freely. The
surface, ideally, is moderate
ly cloddy, not fine and dusty.
The soil is firm enough to hold
moisture and make close con
tact with seeds and roots.
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