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Monday. April 17
Tuna-noodle casserole
Mixed vegetables
Hot biscuits w-honey
Crunchy carrot sticks
Pineapple
Milk
Tuesday, April 18
Barbecued chicken
Mashed potatoes
Gravy
Buttered corn
Cucumber wheels
Cherry cobbler
Milk
Orange juice
Wednesday, April 19
Weiners
Pork and beans
Hot rolls w-butter
Buttered carrots
Cue umber slices
F ru it cup
Milk
Thursday , April 20
Hamburgers
Tater logs
Lettuce w-dressing
Pickles
Crispy celery sticks
Vanilla pudding
M ilk
Friday. April 21
Fish portions
French fries
Catsup
Buttered green beans
Cole slaw
Peaches
Choice of m ilk
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decided to try the nursery business in Boring about 1 4
years ago “ because we like to be outside.” Susan says.
(Post photo)
HEEDING is a constant occupation in any nursery as
Susan Melvin demonstrates. Susan and husband John
Clackamas County leads
in nursery stock production
adding that “ all plants are
grafted in the same fam ily.”
When the desired plant has
N ursery production in been selected, a cut is made
Clackamas County is a on the parent plant and a slip
growing business. A total of from the plant to be
2,853 acres and 4,370,645 propagated is attached, she
square feet of greenhouse said.
M rs. M elvin and h e r .
space makes Clackamas
County the largest producer husband John have been in
of nursery stock of 26 Oregon the nursery business for
about 1 4 years. “ We wanted
counties.
There are 17 retail and to be outside and have a
wholesale nurseries listed in business of our own. In this
the Sandy-Boring area And area, the nursery business is
with spring here, they’re all a good one,” she added.
B ill ‘ McCoy of McCoy’s
busy.
“ Actually, all the time in a N ursery, 11333 SE B lu ff
nursery can be busy,” said Road, Sandy, has been
Susan Melvin, partner in around the nursery business
Melvin's Nursery, Southeast for a long time. “ I start
Church
Road,
Boring. ed when I was a kid. The
“ Early spring is always business was run by my
farher. I was away from it
busy,” she added.
“ Spring is a busy season for awhile but I ’ve been
for retail sales. Right now we active in the business for
are busy fe rtiliz in g and about the last seven years.”
re p o ttin g ,” the nursery-
woman said.
The Melvin Nursery has a
little less than ten acres with
about one-half of the land
planted. The 60 by 15 foot
greenhouse can hold up to
A conditional use request
5.000 grafts, depending on to build a 16-lot planned unit
size.
development in the Govern
“ We emphasize the grafted
ment Camp area w ill be
plant,” Mrs. Melvin said.
considered by the Clackamas
In the grafting method of County Hearings Officer on
propagation, an understock
Aprii 20.
(root stock) with a good root
Thompson,
H all
and
system is selected for the O’Dolierty have applied to
parent plant, she said. Plants
are grafted for the desired
end product according to
color, leaf shape and speed of
growth.
A slow growing plant is
desirable. M r Melvin said.
by Bernadette Bischke
staff writer
Right now McCoy’s Nur
Cuttings are taken from
sery is “ getting towards the new growth on established
end of the shipping season. plants. “ We get the cuttings
“ We start shipping shrubs in December and January—
to warmer climates around usually we re done by the
the fir s t of F eb rua ry, firs t part of F e b ru a ry ,”
depending on the weather, McCoy said.
and are busy uulil pbout the
The cuttings are dipped in
end of A p ril,” he said.
a hormone solution, scored
McCoy’s Nursery covers 60
with a knife and then planted
acres with 50 acres in field in a growing medium. McCoy
stock and five acres holding uses Perlite—a form of sand
container stock. He also has that has been exploded. The
6,000
square
feet
in containers of cuttings are
greenhouse space.
placed on heat cables and
“ We specialize conifers,”
kept at a temperature of 68
he noted. “ Better than 90 degrees
percent of our stock is
“ It takes about eight to ten
shipped to other areas.”
McCoy’s wife Beverlie is weeks for the cuttings to
root,” McCoy explained He
also active in the business.
They maintain three fu ll added that there was more
time employes and up to 20 emphasis on the grafting
on a seasonal basis. The method of propagation.
"A n d ,” he sm ile d ,"th e
McCoy’s
utilize
two
methods of propagation- demand for unusual plants is
very strong.”
cuttings and grafting.
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A th le tic events at the
Special Olympics are open to
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Two additional events, a
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Monday, April 17
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Carrot rings
Roll-butter
Half banana
Milk
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.Monday, April 17
Weiner wraps
French fries
Catsup
Buttered corn
F resh apple
Milk
Tuesday , April 18
Chicken & noodles
Seasoned peas
Cranberry sauce
Hot roll
Sliced peaches
Chocolate milk
Wednesday, April 19
Beef stew
Cracker
Pear half
Peanut cup
Cinnamon bun
Milk
Tuesday, April 18
Taco
Buttered corn
Frosted gratia ms
Orange lemon slush
Milk
Wednesday, April 19
Bean w bacon soup
Crisp vegetable chunks
Bread-butter
Maple bar
M ilk
Thursday. April 19
Oven fried chicken
Potato salad
Hot French bread
Half apple
Milk
Friday. April 21
Toasted cheese sandwich
French fries-catsup
Tossed salad
Strawberry shortcake
Milk
Thursday, April 29
Beef ravioli with
meat sauce
Green beans
F ruit salad
Bread and butter
Chocolate bar cookie
M ilk
Friday, April 21
Bologna sandwich with
lettuce
Potato chips
Chicken noodle soup
Apricot halves
Milk
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