THE WILLAMINA TIMES.
P a g e 12
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21. 1947
WILLAMINA. OREGON
M lltlll.A D M d lK S (»1’1’H I.S
IO SALEM IX W E IT E M BE H
Fern Fires Greatest Hazard To Forest Time to Treat Prune, WASHtNOTON. I»
I It O re ) has
County Agent Louis Gross Says
Peach Trm for Pes,s ! d m o an s e d W his a lte W r a N sh orblntl
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G re a te st fire h a z a rd in th e 4.000,-
000 ac re s of fo re st a n t’ I ru sh land
w hich farm e rs and sm a ll lan d hold
e is ow n In w estern O rego n is th e
ca rele ss b u rn in g o f fern , b ru sh , an d
o th e r d e b ris by som e fa rm e rs them
selves. C ounty A gent. Louie G ro ss re
p o rted , a f te r a tte n d in g m e e tin g s re
ce n tly w ith o th e r co u n ty a g e n ts and
w ith officials of th e s ta te fo re stry
d e p a rtm e n t.
T he m e etin g s w ere held a t F o re st
G rove. S alem . S p rin g fie ld . C oquille,
an d M edford.
In n o rth w e s te rn O regon, th ree -
fo u rth s of a ll fire s h a n d le d by s ta te
f- rest w ard en s in 1946 w ere caused
by ca rele ss b u rn in g w hich got o u t
of hand tho se a tte n d in g th e m eetin g s
w ere told.
A lth o u g h fa rm e rs have th e rig h t
to b u rn fern on th e ir ow n land,
som e questio n e x ists as to th e m erit
o ' such m eans of c le a rin g gro u n d ,
th e officials a t th e m e etin g said . O b
se rv a tio n of a r e a s on w hich r e p e a t
ed b u rn in g h as been done h a s show n
no lessening of g ro w th o f new fern.
T he only a p p a re n t g ain h a s been an
i■•'m ediate c le a rin g of th e a re a s
b u rn e d , w hich la ste d only u n til th e
te w g ro w th M any fa rm e rs n o lo n g er
b u rn fern but a re using su ch m eth
cd s as p rio r c u ltiv a tio n an d in te n siv e
g ra z in g and seed in g to get rid of it
Most fe rn b u rn in g is d o n e in th e
m o n th s of F e b ru a ry . M arch, an d
A pril, w hen an esea p in c fire is not
ap t to do m u ch d a m a g e to m a tu re
fo re st. Most fern a re a s a r e in old
b u rn s or cu to v e r a r e a s b eing r e
stocked w ith new fo re st tre e s, w hich
m ay be fro m one to 40 y e a rs old. A
fe rn fire in a new- p ro d u c tio n a re o
will k ill e v e ry th in g in its p a th an d
th u s ca u se a se v e re se tb a c k to a t
te m p ts to re e sta b lish th e a re a a s fo r
est land. A ctu ally , fe rn h e lp s yo u n g
tr e e seedlings by p ro te c tin g
th e m
from h e a t an d d ry n e ss, a c c o rd in g to
C h a rle s R. Ross, ex ten sio n fo re ste r.
If an In d iv id u a l w ishes to b u rn
b ru sh o r fern, no o b je c tio n w ill be
ra ise d as long as th e fire is k e p t
w ith in b o u n d a ry of p ro p e rty h e co n
tro ls. T h e m o m en t fire escap es to
a d jo in in g p ro p e rty , how ever, it be
com es th e co n cern of fire p ro te c tio n
ag e n cies an d th e p erso n w ho set th e
fire is resp o n sib le fo r d a m a g e ca u s
ed o th e r p ro p e rty as w ell a s cost of
su p p re ss io n .
D u rin g th e closed se aso n , w hich
la s ts n o rm ally fro m May 15 u n til
so m e tim e in th e fall, p e rm its m ust
be o b ta in e d fo r b u rn in g . F o re st w a rd
en s w ill issu e th e m if th e la n d is in
a so lid fa rm in g d is tric t P e rm its wll
be issu ed a t a n y tim e , fre e o f ch a rg e.
if te a s o n a b 'e pit* u u tto n s h a v e been
ta k e n an d th e w e a th e r is r e a s o n a b ly
safe.
it a fire s t a r t e d w ith o u t u p erm it
g ets aw ay, th e p erso n s ta r tin g th e
.re is . iitu ee t to a t re • an d fine, sin. e
tin- fact th a t th e file eaeap ed is eon
std ered p rirn a facie ev id en c e th a t th e
p ro p e r p re c a u tio n s w ere not tHken
C o u n ty A g en t. G ross, sa id th a t th e
m e e tin g s re p o rte d fa rm e rs in n o rth
w est O reg o n h av e been ab le to pro
coed w ith g ra z in g d ev e lo p m e n t w ith
o ut o rg a n iz in g sp ecial g ra z in g dis
trie ts. S u ch d is tric ts w ere a u tlio i zed
i i 1937, a n d ('«*>» C o u n ty h a s a
20,000 a c re d istric t.
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P ru n e g ro w e rs m e rem in d e d thu-
his is th e best tim e of th e y e a r to
l>ply p a ra d lc h lo ro b e n z ln e fo r th e
c o n tro l o f root b o rers. T h is chemical
w hich is sold u n iter v a rio u s trad<
n am es h a s been found to be th e m ost
s a tis fa c to ry m ean s of co n tro l for
p each rxx>t b o re rs In p ru n e an d p each
C o n g re s s
an d m e m b ers of Ills s tu ff a r e e n ro u te
to S alem , O reg o n , w h e re th e K eprs-
e iita llv e will 111 a I il I a 1 n h e a d q u a rte rs
b eg inning S e p te m b e r 2nd. All co rres
pot denes should be a d d re sse d to
C o n g ressm an
N o rb lu d
at
S alem ,
t lieiion .
Mr.
tre e s, s ta te s W. C. L eth , P o lk t’o u n
ty A gent.
T lie best tim e of ap p lic a tio n Is
iiMially fro m A u gu st 15 Io Si-piem
h e r 15, a n d fo r tree s 6 yeai-s old an d
o 'e r , th r e e fo u rth s to on e o u n ce p er
tre e la u sed.
T h e ch em ieu l sh o u ld be a p p lie d
in a rin g a b o u t th e b ase o f th e tr e e
tr u n k a b o u t tw o in d i e s o ut from th e
i •
JVICSt E lltf V L ist A t tr e e anil a m o u n d of d irt s h o u ld be
b u ilt ab o v e th e ch em ical In o r d e r to
hold th e g a s form ed fro m th e c r y
sta ls a b o u t th e tree, so th a t it cun
p e n e tr a te th e tu n n e ls of th e b o re rs
L iv esto ck e n trie s fo r O re g o n 's
T h e re h u s been c o n s id e ra b le In
g rea t S ta te F a ir in S alem . S ept 1 to te re s t by a D um ber of g ro w e rs in a
7. a re th e h e a v ie st in y e a rs. M an ag er new ch e m ic al th a t is u sed in liq u id
Leo S p itz b a rt sa id th is w eek. Spitz- ft rm a n d w hich does not re q u ire
h a rt p o in ted o u t th a t c o m p etitio n m o u n d in g , a n d w hich is k n o w n as
eth ylen e dichloride. This ch e m ic al
w ill be p a rtic u la rly k ee n in b o th th e '
h a s been so m e w h at u n sa fe , a c c o r d
d a iry an d b eef c a ttle c la ssific a tio n s ta g to som e re p o rts, am i b ec a u se of
E ntries rec eiv e d th is w eek a t fn lr th i so m e ch em ical c o m p an ie s h av e
h e a d q u a r te rs fro m O reg o n e x h ib lt- w ith d ra w n it from th e m a rk e t M ore
rs in c lu d e J o h n B o eek li. A nna Sunil e x p e rim e n ta l w o rk will be d one w ith
m an. J e s s ie B oyds, a ll o f P o rtla n d
h 's an d o th e r ch em icals before th e y
W ilb u r M. B rog, G erald W Kro
will be rec o m m en d e d by th e a g rte u
Frank It K ellogg, all of S alem :
ilia l e x p e rim e n t s la ti ui o r th e (>S(
Jo h n G. M an n in g . T h eo T. Ja co b s, ex ten sio n serv ice, s ta le s Mr. L eth .
b oth o f M cM innville: Alvin anil D ora
S ch eib er of O reg o n C ity : A d rian .1
H o rn e c h e r. H illsb o ro : K arl B. W ip- th a t e n tr ie s fo r th e 1917 show will
p e r an d son, F lo re n ce K o eh n , an d close A u g u st 23. T h is y e a r 's h o rse
si w w ill be com bined w ith c h a m
R ich a rd G ilv e rt. a ll o f T u r n e r : San
tia m Stock F a rm . L e b a n o n : J e rr v p io n sh ip r o d eo • v en ts and stu g eil
Je -h e ly . A u ro ra : N. V. S h e lb y . A! each n ig h t of th e fair.
F o r th e firs t tim e in se v e ra l y e a rs,
b an y : J o e F is h e r. W a r re n : M illai
o
of s t a le h o rses will be e lig ib le to
R. E a k in . G ra ss V alley : B. IJoyil
Ellis. P ow ell B u tte : F ra n k E. G ray. co m p ete fo r th e in creased -ta k e s and
C -ttag e G ro v e;
Dell W. Looney, c la s s p u rse s. Among th e e a rly en
C h ris Jo rg en .-o n . b o th o f J e ffe rs o n . t r i e s a re s e v e r a l -I rin g s fro m V akl
m a. S to ck to n , S eu llle und M o n tan a.
P at M ann H o p p er, A d am s: G rim e
und
Mrs.
F lo y d
A n ew ly h o rn k a n g a ro o Is only
a b o u t o n e inch long an d w eighs a p
p ro x im a te ly 1 /3 5 0 of a po u n d .
Z e tte rb u rg
SOMEBODY'S
BIRTHDAY . . .
is not far a w a y . II it is y our wilo,
h u s b a n d , sister, b ro th er, m other
d a d . th e girl friend or a n y one
State Fair In Years
b ro th e rs. H a r ris b u rg : Ce il S p rin g e r.
Harlan:
P. H. B row n. S u b lim ity .
A u stin P. F la g e l. S h erw o o d : C. E
S tre tc h e r , B e a v e rto n ; E lm e r S tan g -
el. W ilso n v ille: E la in e a n d H en ry
D av en p o rt. S ilv e rto n : a n d L y le Me
K lniey an d son. S h ed d .
P a rk in g sp a ce fo r O re g o n ’s g re a t
S ta te F a ir in Salem . S ep t. 1-7, h a t
been in c re a se d to 60 a c r e s
T o ta l
are a fo r th e fa irg ro u n d s is 167 acres.
T h e c o n s tru c tio n o f tw o new e n tra n c e
g ates h a s b een co m p leted , d esig n ed
to ac co m o d ate th e in c re a se d cro w d s
expected a t th e 194 7 show .
M anager Roy S im m o n s o f th e O re-
gon s ta te f a ir h o rse show in S alem ,
S ep t. 1 to 7, a n n o u n c e d th is w eek
an d so n T ed v isited Mrs. Z e lte r h u rg 's
u u itt Mrs. V en lla M eyers a t O cean
L ak e S u n d ay . W hile th e re th ey w ere
p le ase n tly s u rp ris e d w hen Mr. an d
Mrs. P au l E m m e tt o f I'B tsb u ig , Pa.
v isited th e M eyers hom e. O th e r v is
ito rs w ere Mr. und Mrs. Ja c k M eyers
of S an Jo se, C alif. Mr. E m m e tt Is an
u n d e of Mrs. Z e tte rb u rg an d Ja c k
M eyers is h e r cousin.
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ii
you
ch o o se a b irth sto n e ring.
It is tho o n e th in g e v e ry o n e se c re tly w ish es for
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M o d erately p riced .
S p ecia l T his W eek
Some Good Used W atches
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Fred and France» Davenport
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