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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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to
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burrow
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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 -
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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-
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all
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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
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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
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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
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FAIRY TALE FROCKS
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C ollared Lemming
T heir favorite foods " " "
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In Cottons, Waffle Pique and
Sheers
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_________________________________ _ 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
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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.
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