APRIL 27, 1979 PAGE là
Your carpets may have hidden dirt
Part 2
“Steam” Cleaners
Actually, this method of
cleaning rugs does not use
steam; more accurately, it could
be called hot water extraction.
And, even this title is somewhat
incorrect, because most rental
machines don’t heat the water.
You put in hot water from the
tap; the water temperature is
probably not very high when it
gets to the rug. The cleaner
works by applying a large quant
ity of solution and then suction
ing up (or extracting) a good
part of it with the same wand.
To use a steam cleaner, first
vacuum the rug thoroughly.
Spots, stains and soiled traffic
areas may be pre-treated.
A detergent is mixed with
hot water in the solution tank.
The solution will be pumped or
sprayed into the carpet pile when
you operate a release valve. The
machine simultaneously sprays
solution onto the carpet and
picks it back up. The solution is
also picked up when the spray is
not being released — until all
possible dirty solution is extract
ed. It is important to extract a
high percentage of the solution.
Compare the amount of liquid
you put into the solution tank
with the amount in the recovery
tank to check on how much has
been picked up.
Over-wetting isn’t as much
of a problem with this method as
with the shampooing if you do a
careful job. Steam cleaning will
flush out a lot of dirt with little or
no texture change in the carpet.
Increasing the temperature of
the water — as high as is safe
for your particular carpet — will
get more dirt out.
Comparison of Rug Cleaning
Methods
In the hands of a skilled
operator, either machine will
clean satisfactorily. On badly
soiled carpet, the brush action
may prove better. For flushing
out the most dirt, the extraction
or steam cleaning method may
be better. If your rug has the
type of pile which distorts more
easily, perhaps the steam clean
ing would be more satisfactory.
Guard against over-wetting
whichever method you use.
In any case, when you rent a
machine, make sure you have all
the parts and understand how to
use the machine before you leave
the store.
Four Camps Highlight Summer Week
Warm Springs 8th-12th grad
ers are invited to attend one of
four summer week activities
June 11 to 16. Summer Week
program is sponsored by 4-H and
will involve over 1000 youth from
all over Oregon.
“Courage to Be” is the
theme for this year’s program.
Each day will be filled with
special interest classes as well as
organized activities. Summer
Week gives participating youth a
chance to live, work with and get
to know young people from
throughout Oregon plus increase
Things to Do With
Your Children
their knowledge and skills.
There are four separate
programs during the same week.
Summer Week at Oregon Stte
University is divided into two
groups:
Intermediates
for
grades 8th and 9th and Seniors
for grades 10th-12th. Both of
these sesions will be at OSU
where participants will live on
campus.
In addition there are two
resource related camps being
planned for the same week.
Marine Science Workshop parti
cipants will live on the Oregon
Coast and learn about marine
Picture Box
Keep a small box of greeting
cards, postcards, souvenirs from
trips, special pictures. As your
child goes through the box, he
will ask you questions about the
pictures and you can relive
special times and occasions as he
learns to identify places, things,
people.
life and marine related business
es. Participants need to be in the
10th-12th' grades.
Natural Resources Camp for
high school age youth is head
quartered at Camp Morrow near
Tygh Valley. Purpose of the
camp is to learn skills and to
explore career possibilities in
resource management. The
camp is designed to contribute to
logical solutions.
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Tlianl^VOU Volunteers
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NATIONAL
VOLUNTEER WEEK
National Volunteer Week is a good time to thank adult volunteers
who work with the Oregon State University Extension Service in
making 4-H and youth programs available to all Warm Springs Youth.
Right now the following 4-H Clubs meet regularly at Warm
Springs:
CLUB
Outdoor Club
Rockin’ 4-H Livestock Club
6th Grade Grooming Club
Simnasho Grade School Club
leader
Ken Cardwell
Jeff Sanders
Mike Clements, Orthelia Miller
Rich Little, Clydell Gilbert,
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Lorena Bill
Beadwork Club
Caroline Tohet
Family Cooking Club
Orthelia Miller, Norma Orange,
Marie Smith
Applications are available at Pine Grove Juniors Drumming Club Jacob Frank
the Extension Office and are due
These leaders volunteer their time, and energy to provide positive
May 9 with $20.00. Additional experiences in leadership, decision making, and self development for
information is also available.
Warm Springs Youth. They also learn as leaders and receive the
reward of watching children grow and learn during an activity. As
leaders, they are also able to meet new people and participate in new
activities and situations.
So, THANK YOU, leaders for your ideas, time and concern!
There are many Warm Springs Youth who would like to be
involved in various types of 4-H Clubs that there are not leaders for, so
if you would like to help in any way with 4-H contact Pennie at the
Extension Office, 553-1161 ext. 238 and...................................................
Landscape
Workshop
Extension is sponsoring a basic
landscape workshop for interest
ed persons on Tuesday, May 8th,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Community
Center. Basic design, plant ma
terial, how and where to plant
will be covered by Clint Jacks,
Warm Springs Extension Agent.
Sewing Problems?
Daycare to help you on these
Do you have fabric just
problems.
waiting to be sewn, a half made
outfit that you couldn’t follow the
Seven sewing machines and
sewing directions on, or a new
equipment will be available; all
project you don’t know how to
you need to bring is a sewing
start?
Solve these and any other
problem. Short demonstrations
on alterations, mending, and
gravelly or consists of heavy type sewing hassels on Thurs
pattern alterations will be given
clay, it will be necessary to add days in May either at 12-1:00
a the evening meetings, but the
topsoil to a depth of six inches. during the day or 6:30-8:30 at
bulk of time will be spent solving
But first the sub-grade should be night. Pennie, from the Warm
your sewing problems. Don’t put
levelled to conform to the slope Springs Extension Office will be
available in the 4-H Room above
them off any longer!!
and topography desired.
Topsoil is not always neces
sary. If it is not added, simply
rototill, grade and level the
native soil.
While spreading, levelling
and firming the topsoil, work a
complete fertilizer containing April 30 7:00 P.M., Community Center, Easy and Off Loom
one pound of actual nitrogen,
Weaving Class. An Extension Class taught in cooperation
into the soil surface for every
with COCC. Instructor: Pennie Albrandt, Warm Springs
thousand square feet.
Extension Agent.
Seeds should be scattered May 1
4-H Family Cooking Club, 6:30-8:00 P.M., 4-H Room above
uniformly over the area after the
Daycare. Two super snacks to make if Mom is away will
soil has been raked so the
be on the menu to make and taste! Mom’s, Dad’s, brothers
surface is rough. Mulches can be
and sisters are welcome!
used, but only lightly, to cover May 2
Northend Rideboss meeting 8:00 p.m. Simnasho Long-
the seed. If the surface can be
house.
kept damp until the seed germi May 8
Basic Landscape Workshop 7:30 p.m. Community Center.
nates, mulching is not necessary. May 8
Pennie will take a car to the Early Childhood Nutrition
Water the new lawn often
Conference in Portland at 5:00 a.m. if you are interested in
until the grass has come up.
a ride. Meet at the Extension Office that moring and let
Then begin watering more deep
Pennie know if you will be riding with her. There is room
ly but infrequently. By mid
for three more in the car.
summer the lawn should be May 9
Applications due for Summer Week, Marine Science Camp
watered once per week with
and Natural Resource Camp in the Extension Office.
enough water to soak down six to May 12 Workday, 9:00-4:00 p.m. Rockin’ 4-H Livestock Club,
eight inches. Fertilize every six
Tenino Feedlot.
to eight weeks with nitrogen May 19 Workday, 9:00-4:00 P.M. Rockin’ 4-H Livestock Club,
during the growing season.
Tenino Feedlot.
It's Time to Start a New Lawn
The warming weather and
moderating rainfall in early
spring create ideal conditions for
planting a new lawn. If you seed
a new lawn during late April to
June 15, it can establish roots
and get good top growth before
hot summer weather hits.
Three basic grasses are used
for turf in eastern Oregon: fine
fescue, improved perennial rye
grass, and Kentucky bluegrass.
Each of these basic grasses has a
number of individual types or
varieties. Choosing the correct
mixture of these grasses is
important.
Fine-leaf fescues are usually
planted in mixtures with Ken
tucky bluegrass. Fine fescues
tolerate shade and drought and
are well-suited to eastern parts
of the state.
Perennial ryegrass germi
nates and establishes itself ra
pidly. It is often mixed with fine
rescue and Kentucky bluegrass.
When buying perennial ryegrass,
be careful to avoid the common
forage types of perennial rye
grass. Suppliers often advertise
lawn-type ryegrasses as ‘im
proved’ or ‘turf-type’ ryes to
distinguish them for the forage
ryes.
Kentucky bluegrass is suited
to the growing conditions east of
the Cascades. For best results in
establishing new bluegrass turf,
two or more varieities of blue
grass should be blended and
included in a mixture with fine
fescue, improved perennial rye
grass, or both.
It is often easier to purchase
grass seed in prepackaged mix
tures. Look these mixtures over
carefully before buying. One
problem with pre-packaged mix
tures is that 'they may not
contain the proportions or even
the varieties that are most
desirable for a given area or
situation. In addition, many mix
tures contain annual ryegrasa as
a filler. Annual ryegrass pro
duces a think, poor-growing turf.
“Grasses
for
Oregon
Lawns,” EC 970, contains guide
lines for grass seed mixtures
that do best in partial shade,
heavy shade and when subject to
heavy wear. These guidelines
take into account the differing
growing conditions throughout
the state. This publication is
available at the Extension Office
(old administrative building).
If the area to be planted is
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