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
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01952
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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
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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
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DRAINAGE DITCHES, ETC.,
At §12.50 PER HOUR
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POTTED AND CUT FLOWERS
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Harbor, Oregon
P. O. Box 1240
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