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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
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Planting seedlings is back-breaking work. As the bristling bags get light, the “hodags”, or
digging tools, get heavier and the sun gets hotter.
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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.