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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1952)
Thursday. October 2, 1952 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON Ring-Necked slender tails, and th e m ale w ears < stro n g sp u rs on his legs. 'As th e w e a th e r tu rn s cold, R ing-N ecked P h e a sa n ts do not journey southw ard, but stay Bookkeeping right w here they are. They live th<* y ea r round in th e n o rth Pay Roll Taxes e a ste rn fo u rth of th e U nited S taes Insurance from M aine to th e D ak o tas and j south to K ansas and Pennsylvan-1 K e rr Building ia T h eir fav o rite h au n ts, in this Brookings, Oregon region, a re th e farm lan d s w here corn and o th e r grains grow About tw o -th ird s of th e ir food consists of Find what you wrant through grain and plant life. To round the Pilot Class Ads. out th e ir m eals, they eat great q u a n titie s of insects. D espite th e ir ap|x?tite for grain, DAILY P h e a sa n ts a re not a serious m en ace to farm ers. According to the N ational W ildlife F ederation, h u n te rs keep th e n u m b er of birds down w ithin lim its which are controlled by gam e and conser vation au th o rities. B. B. Crabb Co. Pheasant T h ere w as a tim e, m any y ears ago, w hen R ing-N ecked P h easen ts w ere found only in China. From th e re they spread to Europe, A m erica and o th e r p a rts of the w orld. W h erever they live to day, th e colorful birds are eagerly sought each season by hunters. To keep th e supply plentiful in o u r co u n try , s ta te gam e d e p a rt m en ts raise and free large n u m b ers of P h e a sa n ts every year. T hough hatch ed and held in c a p tiv ity p art of th eir lives, ttie birds a re wild when tu rn ed loose. They show' no signs of having lived in pens. W hen on th e ir own, P h easa n ts d o m in ate the te rrito ry in which they roam . W ith a fighting sp ir it, they crow d out o th e r birds Freight Service Coast Freight Lines DAVE FRANKLIN, Owner OSC O F F E R S F O R E S T SO ILS S H O R T CO U RSE < i I « 01952 i N ational W ildlif« Fndnratio« Ring-necked Pheasa»»* Phone 2634 BOB WILLIAMSON Local Agent O regon S ta te C ollege A forest soils short course, designed to a- q u ain t foresters w ith the prob- lem s and c u rre n t activ ities in the field of forest soils, will be offered for th e first tim e at O regon S ta te college this fall Scheduled for N ovem ber 6 to 8. the short course will be open to all forest in d u stry w orkers. It Office hours. 9 a. m. 5 p. m. will be d irected by D r C T. Youngberg. recen tly appointed fo r DR. R. E. SMITH est soils scientist. S ponsors of D E N T IS T th e course are the OSC schools of P H O N E 2831 fo restry and a g ric u ltu re and the D ouglas F ir F orest soils c o m m it-1, tee, com posed of re p resen ta tiv e s Dr. Richard L. Smith from federal, s ta te and p riv ate O P T O M E T R IS T fo restry agencies. T he short course will include w ork in general problem s of soil DR. ROY M. W HITE and land classification; chem ical, OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN physical and biological asp ects of and Surgeon forest soils; w a te r shed m a n a g e Emergencies at Any Hour m ent and a discussion of forest soils and problem s. PHONE 2701 T he m ale P h easan t is the b a ttle r of th e family, and he often e n gages in com bat w ith an o th er m ale or w ith a b arn y ard rooster. T h e m ale also s[>orts som e of th e gayest fe a th e rs in the world of birds. A round his eye th e re is a bright spot of red His head and neck are d ark g reen ish -p u r ple Below th at he w ears a w hite collar. Tilt' rest of his body is a m ix tu re of b rilliant colors red, bronze, green, brown, yellow’ and bluish-black. By com parison , the fem ale P h easan t is dull and plain a m ix tu re of brow n and ch estn u t, speck led w ith black W hile this m akes h er less a ttra c tiv e , the N ational W ildlife Federation points out (let th a t P ioneer H isto ry at the th a t she can hide in the grass Pilot office, $6.00. m ore easily th an h er m ate. T his is cs|M‘cially im{>ortant in th e spring, when she is settin g on h er nest. It is built on the ground. am ong som e weeds. and I co n tain s from six to tw elve large, olive-buff eggs. A fter she keeps them w arm for 23 days, they h atch. T h e fem ale takes care of t h e 1 young until fall. T hen they lose th e ir first feathers and begin to fully grow n, the m ales a re from ! 33 to 26 Inches long and the fe PHONE 256.8 m ales are aliout 20 inches in length. They weigh up to 4 l t i pounds Both birds have long M c V A Y 'S Denn Supply Co. EASY STREET ? Paint Sale 1 week only No. 1 E nam el .................................................. $5.03 g al............$1.41 qt. K o v erite Gloss ................................................$3.97 P orch, Deck & F loor E nam el ................ $4.03 E x te rio r H ouse P a in t .............................. $4.02 Oil base w all p ain t .................................... 3.17 R u b b er base p ain t ..................................... $4.10 g al.......... $1.15 g al........ $1.16 g al........ $1.15 g a l.......... $ .95 g al............$1.18 D ram ex ...................................................................................... 5 lb. $1.40 C om plete colored b ath ro o m sets ............................................... $185.00 P ain ted c e d a r sh ak es .............................................................. $13.50 sq. 3 ta b th ick b u t roofing ................................................................ $8.65 sq. F lin tk o te ceiling tile ......................................................................... 10c ft. 15 lb. felt ....................$2.80 45 lb. ro o fin g .....................$2.30 90 lb. m in eral ............... $3.60 55 lb. r o o f in g ..................... $2.80 BROOKINGS CLINIC Sporting Goods— Fishing Gear! Ure try to meet the anglers every need! J. J. GALLAGHER In the heart of town T R E N C H IN G Ft eninp« by Appointment Brookings, Oregon W ORK DRAINAGE DITCHES, ETC., At §12.50 PER HOUR GREENHOUSE POTTED AND CUT FLOWERS Frank's Plumbing & Electric Shop Harbor, Oregon P. O. Box 1240 II : Î HARBOR, OREGON First House South of Sunset M otel Advertising Reaches The Buyers!! ■BUrniinninn.imth!n’W " -.j^v,rrinnuntnww!”j ;nr.un:- Call Us! A s k F o r G A M E R ’S As Close as Your Phone ftoffy White fine Sretsd 2891 Quality Repairing E x p ert W orkm anship McNABB ELECTRIC CO. 3 m ile s S o u th Phone 2561 of Harbor DONE SEWER LINES, W ATER LINES. 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