Home and
Garden
- By
Lillie L. Madsen
Questions & Answers
Birds Have More Than Aesthetic Value
For Gardens: They Kill Harmful Pests
Bird Enemies
Cats; Snakes,
jB-B's, Slings
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By LILLIE L. MADSEN
Farmers hav long known the
economic value of bird. Other
i gardener have,' ai a rule thought
of them merely as . a charming
addition to the Harden. Their color,
their preening, their song have ad
ded interest to even the smallest
spot. -
But now gardeners are learning,
too, that in the garden the birds
have a real value as Well ai the
'aesthetic value (or which they
5 have long been known. , Insects
,'focm a large part of avian sus-
tenance and birds are most ac
, tiva just at the time when harm
ful insects are at their heights
;j in spring. ---
Before birds are invited to a
. garden and invitations in many
; forms do help bring them there
Tall possible protection should bej
assured. Birds are not so stupid
as they frequently seem. Months
,,t may pass before birds of some
' species will return where one of
their number, has been killed or
ven injured.
' Cats Tap Eaemy
Cats, boys and girls with sling'
' shots or B-B guns, and snakes art
f among the most troublesome ea-
emies of birds in the gardens.
Birds of prey may be another
enemy, but chiefly in the rural
areas and in the city fringe gar-
dens. If you contemplate inviting
, birds to the garden, do not let
' your cat if you have une
run at large. Estimates say that
, the average tame house cat kills
about SO birds annually while the
' half wild domestic cat kills double
that number. If you do not con
fine your cat,' then place a small
' bell to his collar to make birds
,; aware of his approach.
You can't confine boys and girls
' with damaging small weapons. The
only method to protect birds from
. these is to educate the youngsters.
Boys and girls can be taught eas
'e ily to become as interested in live
birds as m dead ones. Other tar
1 gets will serve as good a purpose.
i. gljsfc yarrows i.twhich are ncrt
. native but were brought here as
were Scotch. Broom and a few
other pests) are damaging to other
- birds. They enter bird nouses and
! throw out eggs and kill the young
; of ether species. The best way to
- eradicate them is to " break up
' their nests before the young ire
hatched." .:
One of Victoria's Private Gardens
Garden
Calendar
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Here If one of the 35 to 40 private gardens which will be opened to the public it Victoria,
B. C, for the annual Spring Garden Festival. Many or these gardens are built around
rocky outcropping such, as this and run down to the water' edge along the bays.
(Statesman Farm Photo)
; Caver Poisons
Extensive use of various pest
i poisons such as slug baits is
' taking its toll of birds. While it is
, almost a necessity in Willamette
Valley gardens where slugs art so
; plentiful a to do away with nu-
I merou plant before the gardener
I baa a chance to enjoy them, birds
. may be protected from these poi
I aona by placing the latter under
papers or boards which are ar
J ranged so' that birds cannot get
at them. Putting out newspapers
each evening under which baits
are placed, and gathering these
and burning them each morning
: is one way to eradicate slugs snd
' earwigs and yet protect the birds.
Tree guards may be placed
around tree and nest-box posts
during nesting time, to protect
birds from stray cats or other
climbing enemies. These guards
may be made of sheet metal that
1 exicnu cigm- urcnei or mure iruin
me trees in an invenea cone
shape. They should be placed
about six feet above the ground.
Once real protection is given to
birds from their enemies, the
same birds will return to a garden
year after year! While I've been
at Capistrano when the swallows
are supposed to be returning and
1 wouldn't set my watch by this
return, a some claim it is -no
myth that the same birds "do re
turn to the cam spot from yesr
to year . . . . and at approxi
mately the same time. Biological
Surveys show that many birds re
turn three and four years to the
same station which have been set
up for their protection. The same
birds of some species, the surveys
show, . havereturned as many as
eight years.
Water Imports at
With enemies out of the way,
Water and food are the most po
tent attraction.. Water should be
supplied both for drinking and for
bathing. Cement or clay is Abetter
material than metal for bird baths.
Metal is too slick and doesn't give
the secure footing that birds en
joy. Ornithologist advocate plac
ing -bird bath in the open, away
from shrubbery or trees which
might barber enemies. Elevated
risitions are to be preferred, and
have seen some bird lover wrsp
barbed wire around the post hold
ing the bird bath. The nesting pop
ulation of birds "will greatly in
crease in any garden well supplied
with water. Bird baths on the
ground in the open are attractive
and furnish considerable interest
for youngster who .have been
Alaska Wild
Life Feature
Of Program
'Edwin Baldwin of Anchorage,
Alaska, will give an illustrated
talk on the wild flowers and wild
life of Alaska Monday afternoon
at the Salem Garden Club's meet
ing set for 2 p.m. at the Salem
Woman's Clubhouse. Mr. Baldwin
is editor of a wild life magazine.
Miss Edith Schryver is arranging
the program.
Also during the program hour.
Mrs. Clifford Taylor will give the
March garden w o r k hints, a
monthly feature under "In the
Garden," and Miss Elizabeth Lord
will talk on horticulture, another
monthly feature, in which she
identifies various shrubs and
plants, 'as well as gives some of
the points for or against these.
'' Mrs. Robert Shinn will arrange
the "Table of the Month." Mrs.
,PU.IMwt.OiLVrtoD..ituunb.
61 the Salem club, will be tea
hostess chairman, assisted by Mrs.
R. B. Winslow, also of Silverton,
as co-chairman and Mr. M. C.
Blackmail in charge of decora
tions. -
Garden Gabbing
1 By Garden Gadder
IN SELF-DEFENSE We get a lot of letter from folk who scold
us because we've advocated using soil -insecticides;-tell us we are
"poisoning the public" and "just advertising for chemical firms.".
We have not advocated using soil insecticides only when some
one asks us what to use to rid carrots of worms or -to control root Jet Show.
weevils or some other such question. Then we tell them that aldrin June 11-14 Men's Garden Club
is one of the irfsecticides that has had wide use and has been tested 'of America annual convention.
March I Salem Begonia Society
YMCA I p.m. Mrs. Phil Brady
speaker.
Marck It Men s Garden Club
of Salem, 7:30 p.m., YMCA.
Marrk 11 Lvona Garden Cluh.
i Catholic Community Hall, 2 p.m.
Plant and bulb exchange.
Marck 14 Oregon Orchid Soci-
p m. Oregon Journal Bldg.
itorium, Portland.
March 11-24 California Inter
national Flower Show, Hollywood
Inglewood, Calif.
Marek IS Salem Rose Society,
YMCA.
April 1-7 North Bend Primrose
Show.
April IMS Salem Camellia
Show, Meier k Frank Auditorium.
.April l Santiam District of
Oregon Federation of Garden
Clubs, Riverside Community Hall,
Albany.
April ls-Capital District of Ore
gon Federation of Garden Clubs,1
VFW Hall, Salem Garden Club,
South Hill Garden Club hosts.
April M-Z7 Rock and Alpine
Show, Victoria. B.C.
April U-ts Salem Lion's Club
Home and Garden Show, State
Fairgrounds.
April IS Mt. Ansel Primrose'
Show, St. Mary's dining hall.
"May 1& Multnomah Garden
Show, County Fairgrounds, Gresh-am.
May 1-4 Victoria Spring Festi-1
val. 40 private gardens to be
oponed.
May 4 Cadboro Bay Club Show.
May 14-11 Salem Garden Coun
cil Spring Flower Show, Izaak
Walton League.
May 17-IS Annual Oregon Home
Economics Association meeting,
Marion Hotel.
May tS-24-AU West African Vio-
Quest! South side of my house
'is shaded by the neighbor's house
sod trees. There is no sun. What
can I plant on that side of my
house. C.F.J.'
Answer Ferns, myrtle, astilbe,
tuberous begonias (when danger of
frost u past). The astible and be
gonias will need a lot of moisture,
and should also- be mulched in
summer.
QuestUa Bulldozers years ago
destroyed a nice patch of brownish,
ruffled wild mushrooms the only
kind I was sure oT. Enjoyed them
so, but haven't found any since;
Wonder if any of your readers
knows where 1 could .get another
start? E.M.H.
Aaawer Let's hear from 'the
readers .who might know.
Queatiaa Received a tree as a
gift from an Ohio relative. Tree
labeled C. White Cloud. Can't.make
out what it is. Will it be a great
big tree? We have plenty of room
and have planted it where it can
spread If necessary. But have
looked through the catalogs we
have and can't find this listed. We
are curious. Also we are supposed
to know a little about trees sn
didn't want to expose our ignor
ance to our relative. Piease help.
CR. -
Aaswer I looked through my
catalogs too, as I didn't know the
name, and find a dogwood (Cor
nus) named White Cloud. As the
catalog in which I found it listed
was from Mentor, Ohio, this could
very well be it and this is said
to be an excellent doewood. Hope 'almost like carnations. Have
QueitUa Bought a tree labeled
Pseudolarix kaempferi last spring.
It was an evergreen and looked
something like a fir, but the
needles were much finer. In fall
the tree turned yellow and later
needles dropped off. We asked an
other garden editor what to do
and we were told it had suffered
from the November 1955 freeze and
to take it out. Now my husband
happened to cut a little branch off
if which he wanted for s stake,
There was life in it. Do you think
we could save it? It was a lovely
tree. Just started taking States
man. Are we limited to questions?
We like your page very mucHf. If
this tree doesn t come, do you think
it would pay to have another of
the same kind? Have lived here
only three years. L.B.W.
Answer This tree is a Golden'
larch, a beautiful tree which looses
its foliage in fall. When, in leaf
this tree resembles an evergreen.
It even bears cones. This tree
should continue to grow here, and
I don't believe the freeze injured
italthough it did injure an awful
lot of our trees which have taken
colder weather. But this particular
freeze caught the trees unawares
with their sap up., No limit to ques
tionsbut we won't guarantee not
to make mistakes, too. Glad to
hear from you anytime.
Question Can you tell me the
name of the little shrub which we
have seen bloom so much in early
spring. It is low growing almost
like a ground cover, and is covered
with sort of rose-colored bunches
of little blooms. It is very fragrant
Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun., March 3, '57 (Sex. IV)-21
HOI SING OUTLOOK ,
Normal population growth Indi
cates that by 1976 almost two mil
lion homes will have to be built
every year in the U.S. to meet de
mand. Part of this need will be
created by some II million exist
ing homes becoming substandard
in the next 20 years
it does well in our climate.
Mr. Jack Hennlngsen will teach
the monthly flower making class
at 10 a.m. Monday when ribbon
will bd used to make lilies and
roses. Mrs. J. J. Foster and Mrs.
Frank Test have asked members
to bring miniature vases snd
flowers with the 10 o'clock classes
also to include instructions in arrangements.
taught to sit quietly while the
birds bathe.
While number of birds winter
here which will soon be looking
about for nesting facilities, it will
also be but a short time . until
birds begin to arrive in big droves
fromvthe south, and bousing spots.
may pe at a premium unless space'
has been provided. In the country
there is always space for an extra
bird nest. But this is not always
so in city gardens. The males of
some species xome a few days in
advance of the females and begin
at once searching for a place to
house mates.
After i bird has chosen his
mate, he stops roaming for the
season. Most of the smaller birds
that we know In the garden, choose
about an acre for their wanderings.
Housing Discussed
Birds which by nature prefer
holes in limbs for nesting, will
take more-kindly to nesting boxes
that areeqmpped with small en
trances. House - wrens, swallows,
chicadees, bluebirds are among
those which will nest in boxes or
so-called .'-bird houses."
These houses should be about
six by six by eight inches, with
a hole about one and a half to
two inches in diameter for en
trances. They should be placed in
trees or on poles from six to 10
feet high. Few birds are apart
ment dwellers.. The average bird
prefer a house for his own fam
ily. -
While many types of bird houses
are seen, most of the birds prefer
vboden shelter, with a sharply
pitched roof and eaves that ex
tend well beyond the entrance.
The "little entrance pohramf the
entrance hole had best be placed
weu up under the eaves. Ever
greens, both shrubs and trees, will
also furnish good nesting spots
for those who will not enter
bouses. (Planting for bird food will
be discussed next week.)
by our state college. If it is applied at the rate of two pounds ver
acre it will control (the college tells us) ilea beetle which causes
wormy potatoes at well as the carrot rust fly which causes wormy
carrots.
Now you can buy aldrin mixed with fertilizer with the correct
amounts to use, printed right on the package. It should be applied
before planting and mixed very thoroughly in with the too six
inches of soil. The college says it is not poisonous to humans if
used correctly,' and does not change the taste of the vegetable . ,
We make no other recommendations ...
WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT Of commercial ferti
lizers for home vegetable, gardens, we might say that best re-
suits are had if applied at planting time. Out' country agents tell
us to place the fertilizers in bands about two or three inches te
'the tide and at the same distance below the seed. If fertilizer
is placed after toots have formed, there is danger of breaking
off some of the roots and even of some burning.' A balanced
Begonia Society
Speaker Listed
The Salem Begonia Society will
have as (he featured speaker at
the Tuesday night meeting Mrs.
Phil Brady of Portland. The meet
ing will be at t p.m. in the YMCA.
Mrs. Brady's topic will be "Care
...fertilizer. -suck as44u0u ot-4-JOi .1 good for- batr kyjud-gardca. and-,, Propagation of Fuehsiasr"
ers. If you are aa experienced gardener and snow when heavy
nitrogen should be available there is the 10-1C-8. The first num
eral refers to aitrogen, the next to phosphate, and the third t
pouts.
;
- THAT TIME OF THE YEAR When we like to start driving
around the Salem streets and viewing the Salem gardens from out
in front . . . there are a lot of crocus blooming now ...
EVERGREENS RATE AGAIN But for t new use which the or
chid gardener is appreciating. Potting orchids in the difficult os-
munda liber has long oeen quite a cnore. now inert is a new pot
ting medium wnich is being quite nigniy endorsed, l his new me
dium is made from fir barks, both Douglas and white fir and comes
under a variety of trade names listed as .shredded .hark of.iirsl
and so on. wooa snavings nave not provea successiui, as iney con
tain soils and acids which seem toxic to orchid plants. The plants
are prepared, for potting in the bark just as they are jn osmunda.
Feeding is also suggested for the bark-planted orchids-just as it is
for those in Osmunds. A balanced organic or high-nitrogen (30-10-10)
fertilizer in the dilutions recommended by the' manufacturer,
is suggested. .
HOME REPAIR
DOs and DONTs
June 14-15 Salem Rose Show,
Meier ii Frank Auditorium, Salem.
Jane ll-tt Victoria .Horticulture
Society, annual Flower Show, Vic
toria, B.C.
Mrs. Brady is now in Salem with
her husband who it in the State
Senate. '
' Members of the society report
that anyone interested in fuchsias
is invited to attend,
Question Read something about
planting dogwood for winter-color
ed "twigs." Was in an advertise
ment. We have one dogwood, with
white flowers, looks like your na
tive one here only has more flow
ers, but the "twigs" aren't colored.
Would like something to brighten
your dreary winter landscape here
in the Valley. Are from Eastern
Oregon where we had more sun
shine. But are now here to stay so
hope we can brighten a little.
Cattle Country Folks.
Answer The dogwood to which
you refer Could be Cornus Alba
Var. Sibirica which has vivid red
bark, or C. sanguinea, having a
darker shade, or perhaps C. stolon
' if era flaviramea, with yellow
branches. The white-flowering dog
wood, either the native or the
Florida doesn't have particularly
bright bark, but certainly is lovely
in flower. What about using some
winter flowering jasmine for bright
yellow flowers in December and
.January? Or some witchhazel? We
do have some very gloomy days
here, but they are few and our
nice days are many more . . . Hope
you learn to like us. j
asked neighbors but have not been
able to learn what it is. G F.
Answer Could be a Garland
Flower iDaphne cneorum), a lover
ly Utile spring-flowering shrub. "
Question Can you tell us when
the International Flower Show is
in California? The one that usually
has so many orchids? Some of our
friends have attended it in other
years, but they don't have dates
for this yesr. SL.
Answer See Garden Calendar on
tfiis page:
PLANTING TIME
TREES
Shade Flowering Fruit
FLOWERING SHRUBS
OSES
EVERGREENS
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We Give frK Green Stamps
USING A PORTABLE
BELT SANDER '
DO ... use- a portable belt
sahder for heavy duty work, es
pecially on large, flat surfaces.
DO . . . allow the belt to gain
momentum, lower the machine
slowly so that the back part of
the belt touches first, then quickly
brine it to a horizontal position as
you move R, forward.
DO . . . guide the sander back
and forth in a sort of stroking
motion, applying very little
pressure'.'
DO-. . . when you decide to stop
for any reason, lift the sander
from the wood to prevent taking
off anexcessive amount in one
Spots
DON'T ... push the machine
too far over the edges of the
surface being sanded, as this
will cause the machine to tilt and
produce rounded edges.
RENTER DISAPPEARING '.
The renter ia gradually disap
pearing from the American scene.
Today, the Small Business Admin
istration says, more than 55 per
cent of all homes are owner-occu
pied. This compare with 44- per
cent in 1940. Younger couples, es
pecially, want their own home
where tbey can dictate httw M shall
be built, with plenty of wood stor
age, wooden cabinet and paneled
walls, and friendly wood tiding
like western red cedar on the out
side.., ... . . "---
DON'T . . . forget to check the
alignment of the belt every so
often to be sure the abrasive it
not rubbing against the frame;
every belt sander has s screw ar
rangement to keep the belt sun
ning in a straight line.
DON'T . . . turn on the sviit
while the sinder is on the work
surface, otherwise it .may "run"
off onto the floor.
DON'T . . . use a belt sander on
thin veneers, as it is a power-plus
machine that might cut through
the surface before you realize it.
BEAUTY IN DIVIDER
In open Srea homes, divider half
walls and space breakers are be
coming increasingly useful to sep
arate kitchen, dining area and liv
ing room. One of the cleverest
dividers is a planter up about hip
high with compact storage space
all around the planter. You can
build the storage unit out of some
attractive wood like west coast
hemlock and finish it so that it
looks, like an expensive piece of
furniture. Design it so the 'copper
or stainless steel planter will fit
snugly and securely. It can -be any
length. .'
NEW TINTING USED
If you like a little color in your
wood paneled walls then you
might find out about the. new pig
mented resin finishes, which are a
thin, tinted varnish. When used on
woods likj-Dduglas fir, the color
ing pigment is absorbed by the
wood and becomes a part of it
while still showing the beauty of
grsin and texture.
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