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Thursday, April io, 1952 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON P agi T hk m • th e C ollared Lem m ing. T hough a re grass, roots and moss a l l s i v e o u td o o r co n ta in e r g ard en in g he doesn’t look stro n g and hardy, fairly easy to find during the has opened up m any new prob- he knows th e trick s of surviving sum m er. H aving lem s and o p p o rtu n ities th a t no in th e b arro n lands th a t s tre tc h It is h a rd e r to get enough to books o r m agazines have covered J fist before befon leaving for P ort- from n o rth ern A laska to Lab- eat in th e w in te r but the Lem- adeq u ately , w ith exception of the lan d la te last week. John Oxley, rador. m ings still m anage t o satisfy S unset M agazine. G ardeners ev of W illox V eneer Co., told th e To help him hide from the larg- th e ir hunger. U nder the snow they ery w h ere will be glad to know P ilo t th a t all a rra n g e m e n ts had e r anim als th a t h unt him, he build a netw ork of tu n n els on th a t S u n set is today publishing a been com pleted in the tra n s fe r w ears a w hite coat during th e th e su rfa ce of th e ground. W ith new book devoted e n tire ly to this ° h >kv* 1 h \° tO snowy w *nters. In th e sum m er, a thick b lan k et of w hite above new g ard en in g technique. ! ° ... 1 ° X ° ’ ani L,a t . . e nC" w hen the ground is c le a r his c o l-'th e m , they can leave th e ir b u r - | "T he P o rta b le G a rd e n ” i SIOO ♦ umiline imr to TJennL/inirc ♦<-> . . •» fam ilies nmt m oving B rookings to ors changs to brow n, chesnut o r row s and explore for bits of plan t Lane P ublishing Co., Menlo P ark , w ork in th e operations, included: g r^y life. C alif.), shows the re a d e r how to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bain, Mr. and T he w orst thing th a t can hap- tak e a d v a n ta g e of the alm ost u n If an enem y does see him, he Mrs. W illiam A G ossett and Mr. scam pers into his u n d erground pen to them is for a raging wind lim ited o p p o rtu n ities in this new and Mrs. E. C. Swinney. C ain sh elter. It is a clev er hideaw ay, to blow a w a y th e protectin g m ethod of g ard en in g ; h o w to has leased a hom e w hile th e o th e r says the N atio n al W ildlife F e d snow. W hen th a t happens to a grow h u n dreds of kinds of p lan ts tw o have pu rch ased hom es n e a r i . . . A . eratio n , and often saves him from Lem m ing colony, som e of the lit and sh ru b s in pots, boxes, tubs. th e school. T hese men w ere fo r . . . . harm . tie c re a tu re s perish in the cold hanging b ask ets and o th e r indoor m erly em ployed by th e K lam ath and o th ers are c a p tu re d 1\v hun- and o u td o o r co n tain ers. S pecial The e n tra n c e to the burrow m ay B asin L um ber Co., of K lam ath i c u ltu re c h a rts com p astly cover be dug in an open place, o r it gry enem ies. Falls. W hile m any a re lost, th e Na- 115 pages. This helpful and a ttra c - m ay be carv ed out b en eath a A ccording to Mr. Oxley m any tional W ildlife F ed eratio n re p o rts five new book is profusely illus- re q u ests have com e to the com log, a bush, o r som e tre e roots. th a t th e re is no d a n g e r of Col- tra te d and w ell indexted for a pany f r o m E ugene, Lebanon, W hen he plunges into the hole, lared Lem m ings being wiped out. quick referen ce to the varied in- he e n te rs a sm all tu n n el w hich R oseburg and G ra n ts Pass. They a re am ong the most p le n ti fo rm ation it co n tain s on hundreds W ith th e crew about to be com- is from tw o to th re e feet long. of plants. p leted , o p eratio n s a re expected to th e enc^ of this passagew ay, ful an im als on e a rth . s t a r t ab o u t A pril 15. T he log sup he com es to a nest ch am b er th a t ply a t th e m om ent is am ple for a is fo u r to five inches in d iam eter. co n tin u o u s 12-m onths operation. To m ake it soft and w arm , he Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Redfield Sr. T h e v en eer is being sold to d if lines it w ith g rass and moss. and h e r m other, Mrs. F lo ra W eb If, by chance, a foe does poke fe re n t firms, m any of them in the er, left fo r San F rancisco S un- into his m ain burrow , the C ollared s ta te of W ashington. Lem m ing can l e a v e his nest O utdoor gardens th a t can lie ch a m b e r and go into a branch m oved aro u n d have been a n a t tu n n el. It is a foot o r m ore in u ra l developm ent from patios and In th e fa r n o rth , w here su m length. outdoor living room s w here a few T he nest is an especially busy m ers a re sh o rt and w in ters bring p la n ts o r shruhs in pots and la rg place in ea rly sum m er, for th a t m an y an icy b last, th e re lives a tin^, fu r-b earin g anim al called is w hen m ost baby Lem m ings are e r co n tain e rs offer m any ad v a n born. T here a re about th re e to tag es o v e r sta tio n a ry ”in-the- a litte r —m aking a fam ily of five g ro u n d ” plantings. H aving s ta rte d th a t m ust live in th e little home. in C alifornia in a big W’ay a few' B ut th e sh e lte r n e v e r seem s y ea rs ago, the tren d has caught crow ded because even the p a r on in New York C ity penthouse en ts a re sm all. W hen Lully grow n gardens, C hicago and T exas su b ■ they a re about six inches long urbs, and especially w here hom es o r sm all lots have th e m ost to and w eigh fo u r ounces. gain from p o rtab le gardens. Long before th e first snow' flies, People w ho are doing this kind th e young Lem m ings a re ready to 0 1 9 5 1 N o tio n a l W ild life Federation leave th e nest and h u n t for their of g ardening rep o rt g re at satisfac New Families Are To Area M How To Move A Garden Around For Better Results Collared Lemming day m orning w ith Ben T u rn e r. They will e m b ark A pril 10, on th e P resid en t W ilson lin er fo r a tw o m onths cru ise of the O rien t, M erle M alone had th e m isfor tu n e to fall and b reak his a rm on th e w alk n e a r his hom e Mon- day of las? w eek. The fra c tu re w as reduced by Dr. Roy M. W h ite at B rookings Clinic. T he High School age S u n d ay School class, led by Mrs. M um - bower, will have a b re a k fa st a t A zalea P a rk a f te r th e E a s te r S u n rise service S u n d ay m orning. T he M atot Co. will a w ard an elec tric B ow m an-M anning coffee . m ak er to one of its gu ests on /\p r. 18. V isitors re g isterin g d u rin g th e ihonth com pete in this draw ing. Lois A n n M iller, stu d e n t a t H um boldt S ta te College, is now’ spending a few days a t S an F ra n cisco before com ing hom e for th e sp rin g vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Z enier w e re called to P o rtla n d recen tly by th e serious illness of his b ro th er. W. D. Sibly of T \p o -p rin t, of Gold Beach, and Mrs. Sibley, w e re brief business c a lle rs in B ro o k ings S u nday aftern o o n . LOCAL NEWS dust Arrived fyo*. tC A S T tR rif. FAIRY TALE FROCKS ' o w n m e a ls C ollared Lemming T heir favorite foods " " " ..... In Cottons, Waffle Pique and Sheers ch* nK* _________________________________ _ ors and keep continuous blooms + by ro ta tin g annuals, perennials, bulbs and flowering shrubs into position as th ey come into bloom. Among m any o th e r ad v an tag es is the ab ility to expand o r con tra c t a patio a re a as fam ily in N E W TRA ILER S: Spartan, Columbia, Travelo, te re sts change. P o rta b ility is a necessity for te n d e r . p lan ts th a t Kit, RoyCraft, Roll-o-I Ion:e, Pan-Anicrican m ust be moved un d er cover w hen the w e a th e r tu rn s cold. P ro te c SOME G O O D USED TRA ILERS: tion ag a in st gophers, m oles and o th e r ground d an g ers is also im p o rtan t. Home Office, 7007 N. E. Union Ave., Portland. This new tren d to w ard exten- O u tstan d in g valu e in high-fashion styling. B eau tifu lly m ade. Sizes: 9 m onths to 14 years. EARL E. 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