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APRIL 7, 1978 PAGE 11 c finì Extension Notes: Cattle Day Set at Hermiston Ranchers will have a chance to learn more about cattle judg ing and research on nutrition and health problems at the An nual Beef Cattle Improvement' Day and Judging Clinic to be held in Hermiston April 21. The program is sponsored by the Oregon State University Experiment Station at Hermis ton. F eatured in the morning program will be a dem onstra tion of new USDA feeder cattle grades based on size of frame and degree of muscling. In addi tion, a judging clinic, evaluating several cattle breeds in eight classes, will present awards to FFA teams and individuals and non-member individuals. The afternoon program will be highlighted by a discussion of current cow-calf problems, said Dean Frischknecht, OSU Ex tension animal science special ist. The talk will center on pre vention of grass tetany and re lated problems. A review of nutritional rec search being done at OSU will cover such topics as using Ru- mensin with potato waste, the effect of Tylosin on feedlot performance of steers fed vary ing levels of a silage and effi cient feeds. Registration for the events will be at 9 a.m ., and the program will start at 10 a.m. Persons interested in a t tending the Annual Wasco Coun ty Bull Grading Tour on April 20 may contact their local county Extension agent for more infor mation. County Bull Grading Tour April 20th is the day set for the Wasco County Bull Grading Tour. Purpose of the tour is to give livestockmen a chance to look at ranchers herd sires and judge each bull on the physical merits. The tour is sponsored by the Wasco County Livestock Asso- ciation. First stop on tour is Ray Formans Indian Creek Ranch at 10:00 a.m. in South Wasco Coun ty. Anyone interested is wel come to attend. Additional in formation can be obtained from Clint Japks at the Extension Office. 4-H Outdoor Leader Needed Desperately needed are 1-3 interested adults who would like to work with 20 youth from grades 4-7 in a 4-H Outdoor Club setting. Adults would be re sponsible to work over a 6-8 week period in designing 6 meetings and 3 outdoors exper iences for the club members. Assistance and help will be given by Clint Jacks Extension Agent. Some knowledge of out doors helpfull but not necessary. See Clint or Sue at Exten sion Office in old Administrative building or call at extension 238. Fireplace Safety Each year more than 6,000 people receive hospital em er gency room treatm ent for in juries associated with fire places, reports Susan Gangler, Warm Springs Extension Agent. The typical accidents associ ated with fireplaces include clothing catching fire, sparks landing on nearby flammable material, carbon monoxide poi soning caused by inadequate ventilation, and burns from using flammable liquids to kindle or rekindle the fire. “ It is hazardous to use flammable liquids anywhere near a fire because the vapors can travel to the flames and be ignited,” says Dorothy Brown, Oregon State University Exten sion housing-home furnishings specialist. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers the following suggestions for the safer use of fireplaces or wood- burning stoves: — Make sure the fireplace was constructed to be used as a fireplace, not just for decora tion. Have it inspected to deter mine whether it has all neces sary linings and clearances. — Don’t use gasoline or other flam m able liquids to kindle or rekindle a fire because the flammable vapors can ex plode. Never use fuels near a fire; explosive vapors can travel the length .of ,a, toqjji . . , — Always keep the damper open while the fuel is burning to provide for efficient burning and to prevent the accumulation of poisonous or explosive gases. — Don’t use coal, charcoal or polystyrene packaging in a fireplace unless the fireplace is Well-ventilated. — Don’t treat artificial logs (made from sawdust and wax) the same way you trea t real wood logs. Use only one at a time; if you use more, they can produce too much heat for some fireplaces to withstand. — Always use a screen that completely covers the opening arpund a fireplace to keep sparks from flying out. Don’t put combustible materials, such as carpets or furniture, near a fireplace. — Keep children away from the fire because their clothing can easily ignite. Warn the entire family about this hazard. — Check fireplaces regu larly (at least once each year) to determ ine that all vents and chimneys are operating pro perly. — Be sure all ashes have thoroughly cooled before you dispose of them. — Make sure the fire is out completely before retiring for the evening. — Use chimney guards. Squirrel and bird nests can stop ,chipineysA . a _ . . . . . . . . . . t Planting seedlings is back-breaking work. As the bristling bags get light, the “hodags”, or digging tools, get heavier and the sun gets hotter. CDS Photo B u r n e d , L o g g ed A r e a s B e in g B e f© r e ste d Survival is the name of the game for 460,000 Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir seedlings being planted this s p r i n g in the B.I.A.’s annual reforestation program. If 60 percent of the two-and three-year old seedlings survive their first year of life outside a nursery, foresters will have con sidered the effort a success. Little if any growth will be evident when the follow-up stocking survey is done in the summer of 1979. Recovering from the shock of transplanta tion and contending with often adverse weather conditions takes most of the plants’ energy. “ We’re glad if they just su r vive,” said Voldemars Abren ietis, Forester for the B.I.A. Pine seedlings planted last week in the 1968 Seekseequa burn area are being given a fighting chance. Soil moisture is unusually high this year, ac cording to planting supervisor Jim Cranford, and if there are a couple of good rains during the critical summèr months the first reforestation effort in that 180-acre area may be a success. Last year’s planting on this site was c a n c e l l e d due tp drought conditions. But the tren ches dug in preparation for that planting should still be effective in reducing competition and providing protection for the new seedlings. There have been attempts to reforest other sections of the Seekseequa burn in the ten years since 1,962 acres of timber and field were destroyed. A few pine trees dot the bare land scape attesting to these efforts but also telling the story of dry, windy summers and hard wint ers. Seeseequa’s Fire No. 17 was the first planting in this year’s reforestation program , which Abrenietis termed “moderate.” A total of 714 acres will be planted, about half the massive 1977 effort. The amount of plant ing depends on how many clear- cuts and burns are ready for reforestation, Abrenietis ex plained. Pine seedlings for Fire No. 17, which were purchased by the B.I.A from the Forest Service nursery in Bend, were a year older than is customary. Having waited in the nursery for more ideal weather conditions, the three year old seeldings are expected to have a better chance of surviving their first summer and winter if this y ear’s mois ture level continues, thus be ginning the slow repair of hun dreds of fire-damaged acres. In the Seekseequa country an army of tree planters march ed across the flats depositing as many as 16,000 seedlings a day into the ready soil. Burdened by canvas bags bristling with scores of seedlings and equipped with digging tools called “ hodags” , the infantry swung; stooped, p l a n t e d , packed, and barely straighten ing, moved down the line. Foresters Cranford and Terry Shand strolled with them making sure that seedlings were placed 8 feet apart and were not “J-planted”, with roots curled or angled beneath the surface. Contractor Jim Stauffer, who supplied the men and tools for the F ire No. 17 planting, commented that this site was New Rule Sets Net Mesh Size On March 17 Oregon Fish and Wildlife Deirector John Donaldson issued a letter pro posing amendment of OAR 635-35-110 (4), dealing with the m easurem ent of gill net mesh size: The new ruling will read as follows: (4)” The mesh size of any gillnet is determined only after at least three consecutive meshes are wet from soaking in water not less than one hour. These three meshes are then placed under ten pounds of vertical tensipn and the m ea surement is taken from the in side of one vertical to the out side of the opposite vertical knot of the center mesh.” Child Development Topic Child development and school testing will be explored by John Cunnion, Jefferson County School Psychologist, at a Thursday, April 13 meeting. All interested persons are invited tp the 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Madras Junior High cafeteria. Child care will be provided. School Check-Out Policy We would like to remind the community of the Madras Jun ior High policy regarding check ing out students. Only the parent or guardian may check a student out of school unless the student brings a note to school or a phone call is better prepared than any they had worked on, making the work faster and easier. Planting is slower in the fir country where the terrain is steep and the ground less pre pared, but results there are often more rewarding because of the higher moisture and greater protection. This past week fir seedlings were brought in from Wind River Nursery, Washington and new arm ies were deployed for planting in the high country. received from the parent or guardian during the school day. Please call the junior high for more information, 475-3131, and ask for Phil Riley, Marie Calica, Doyle Whipple, or John Sebastian. The district Parent Advisory Council for Title I is sponsoring the informational meeting and all parents, teachers, ^ud com munity m em bers are urged to attend. Cunnion will discuss actual change that occur in the child’s development from birth to adult hood. He will relate this devel opment to performance in school and in testing. Testing is one method of collecting information which can help determine spe cial needs of some children and can assist in making decisions as to the extent of those needs. Again, the m eeting will be Thursday evening, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Madras Junior High cafeteria.
