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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1949)
PAGE SIX THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON , SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1949 - Three Million Pine Seedlings to Be Added to Nursery Young Trees Transplanted; New Buildings Constructed . The newly-established Bend pine nursery, east of town on Butler road, was a scene of considerable activity this week as a crew under the supervision of Walter A. Engstrom, nur seryman for the United States forest service, planted seeds from which will grow 3,000,000 pines. Seeds planted in the new nursery were gathered from many parts of the Pacific northwest, and the tiny trees that will grow from the deeds eventually will be available for transplanting in pine forests of the region. . Under an arrangement effective for the first time this year, all pine seedlings for the northwest region will be grown in the local nursery. Formerly, pines were grown at the Wind River, Wash., nursery. , In addition to seeds planted in the local nursery, 200,000 two-year-old pines grown from Idaho seed at Wind River have been transplanted here. These will be available for trans planting in Idaho forests following a year's growth here. The new Bend plant, used for the first time last year, is now the major pine nursery in the North Pacific region. In 1948, a million and a half seeds were planted, but adverse weather conditions, including the coldest winter on record, apparently resulted in a heavy winter kill. A wet spring last year and a heavy hail storm were also factors that made life hard for the young pines. In connection with the big nursery, a headquarters plant is being built up, with the contract let this weekfor construc tion of a seed-extracting plant. In the near future, an office building will be added to the structures now finished or being built. Field Prepared for Pine Seed Ground Marked for Pine-Seed Drill rf. 9 (has. r$ gsaer- sj?r 4 TTl gV fx, 1 It vkv VV 1 -r '-ovnin mm Mini ... UMsywiwx Ray Moore is at the controls of the tractor as it drags land-leveling equipment over pulverized ground in which pine seeds were planted. In the background, some three miles distant, is Pilot butte The picture was taken at the Bend pine nursery east of town on the Butler road. Pictured here in operation is a specially devised piece of equipment used in marking the nursery fields for the guidance of the crew that operates the drill, from which pine seeds are dropped into the earth. Tractor wheels also do their part in marking the field, preparatory to seeding. Pine Seeds "Awakened" From Hiberation Drill Used in Planting "Forest" at Bend Pine Nursery Nature plants its pine seeds in the fall, and before germinating the seeds pass thioueh a winter's hilwrn vZH w"kS0..pnSSJh,P""v,l n "c,l0,, wln,pr hllKTnallon. mixofi with so l a d vv h th o ten en.trne nrt"l James W. Belts and Hoy Moore are pictured here sifting the seed from gravel and dirt at the new Bend pi from the gravel, the seeds are planted. hibernation. Seeds gathered for nur- artmcimiy lOwi'reu to 61 degrees. ne nursery. Aiier being freed mnlr!!fB,!m,nnS,,ni mi"'kC,1' rows ,blnukC(, by sPr'"klers. a pine seed drill is shown in operation here, at the Bend pine nurserv Two alcPany'he drill, to make certain the outlets are carefully feeding, and to be sure that the delicate weds are covered Just as soon as the seeds are in place, the overhead sprinkling system is placed in operation. Water BtJotiet lapping at the center. Nursery Office Under Construction Machine Transplants Tiny Pines Tiny Pines Placed in Moist Earth 'i ...... . . . .... : ;' ' ' . -t . y 1 5to,i 13 7 KnJTrrSi 'te1 ' ""-o ' the center of thin bull,.. vuihle. A warehouse and otheV buliS, "SaUrSSST JS : t f f -X m-v' '.v, . A vji for a seed extraction plant A kL. ..... seedlings shi p ed here from the vinri MR'iV-: l0" h0r, Plnoinf? ln ,he t'nr,n Ht ,he "'erv bark to the earner is "a Blaklev Murel Vi?f7Jni . ,h,n"l5J?- Pern,i"K he machine, with in the SafeSW JSl!'JV,lnto operatloh. Four rows of fioM Rnh m,t i. f . ' " vm " ,r'P mrougn the nursery flin S L . ieyT ls loo.klng L,ark 0VPr ,,1P machine, to make cer tain all is well. Inspecting the work is Nurseryman Engstrom.
