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Holly treatment similar to fresh flowers
... Holiday halls decked with holly
look cheerier longer if the horiy
stays fresher longer.
To keep it fresher, cut holly on a
day when temperatures are above
freezing, and the sky is cloudy to
avoid foliage drying conditions.
Select holly with umblemished leaves
and bright berries.
After cutting, spray the holly
with cold water to remove spray
residue and dust. Then, to delay
natural defoliation, treat holly with
hormone solution (available at gar
den stores)accordingto label instruc
tions. For holly leaves with extra gloss,
add 2 to 3 tablespoons of a high
grade summer spray oil per gallon
of hormone mix.
If you plan to mail boxes of cut
holly to friends, be sure to drain
away excess moisture from dipped
holly boughs before packing them
in strong cardboard boxes lined
with moisture proof paper.
Store and ship holly by itself.
Don't be tempted to send along a
few pears or apples in a box with
holly. Any ripening fruit will cause
almost instant defoliation of the
holly.
If the holly is for home use, treat
the same as you would a bouquet
of roses. Immerse stems in water,
and keep the arrangement in a cool
spot away from drafts.
Christmas is season for building memories and tradition
This season is perfect for build
ing memories and family traditions.
Some ideas that might be fun for'
your family to try are:
Family Christmas Book. Make a
separate sheet of paper for each
family member with the name at
the top. Then have each person
write one good memory that he or
she had for each member of the
family on his or her page. Save the
pages in a scrap-book for re-reading
another time.
Holiday Traditions Book. Write
a journal about what your family
does to celebrate each year, along
with saving special cards or letters
and pictures. Put in a three-ring
binder and add a new section each
year.
Holiday Story Reading and Sing
ing. Read a favorite story on
Christmas Eve or a specific chosen
time each year. Sing carols as a
family.
Special foods and decorations
with family members helping. Make
cookies, plum pudding, stollen, or
an edible garland to hang by the
door, using popcorn balls, ginger
bread men, or candy canes. As hol
iday visitors leave, snip off a treat
for them to munch on their way
home.
Create a holiday play or puppet
show enacting the Christmas story.
Looking for a quick gift?
Looking for a unique and inex
pensive gift or stocking stuffer?
Most people these days are cutting
down on salt. So shake up your
eating habits and those of your
friends with these great ideas for
salt substitutes. Cooking with herbs
is not new, but here are two combi
nations created by the USDA's
"Food News for Consumers." Mix
and store these in airtight containers.
Pungent
3 tsp. basil
2 tsp. celery seed
2 tsp. cumin seed
1 tsp. lemon rind
2 tsp. savory.
2 tsp. sage
2 tsp. marjoram
pulverise well.
Spicy
1 tsp. cloves
I tsp. coriander (crushed)
1 tsp. rosemrry
1 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. paprika
mix in blender
Q. My neighbor says she saves
energy by using an electric blanket.
How can this be? If she's using elec
tricity to heat the blanket, isnt she
using more energy?
A. Yes and no. She's using energy
to heat the blanket, but not much.
Electric blankets use only about
one kilowatt-hour per night. This
costs about a nickel. .
She's saving energy because the
electric blanket let her heat a smaller
space. By heating herself rather
than her bedroom or the whole
house, she can turn down her ther
mostat at night. For every degree
Fahrenheit she lowers the thermos
tat, shell save three percent on her
annual heating bill.
Q. I want to put a wood stove in
my mobile home, but have been
warned against using a stove not
made especially for mobile homes.
What's different about wood stoves
made for mobile homes?
A. Several features of stoves and
installations approved for mobile
homes make them safe for that use:
The stove must draw air for
combustion directly from an out
side source. This prevents oxygen
depletion in the home, which could
occur because mobile homes often
are smaller and more airtight than
conventional homes.
As a fire safety measure, Oregon
Code requires an insulated chim- '
ncy connected directly to the wood
' stove in a mobile home.
Stoves in mobile homes must be
fastened securely to the floor and
the appliance must be grounded to
the home's frame.
Wood stoves approved for instal
lation in mobile homes have been
tested by a nationally recognized
laboratory. When you go shopping
youU find approval labels and instal
lation instructions on approved
stoves.
Your local building inspector
can issue a permit and inspect your
' installation to ensure that it's safe.
Rules to hear by
Don't interrupt; dont change
the subject; dont be rehearsing in
your head; dont teach or give
advice; do reflect back to the sender
what you observe and how you
believe the speaker feels.
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Clay Penhollow
Mollle Marsh
Arlene Boileau
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The Oregon State University Extension Service
oilers educational programs, activities and
materials without regard to race, color, sex,
age, religion, national origin or disability.
Joan David
Dieting secret revealed
There's an old saying that most
people worry about what they eat
between Christmas and New Year's
when they should be worrying about
what they eat between New Year's
and Christmas.
While that's true, it's also true
that it's easy for those extra calo
ries to add up during the holiday
season. Here a re some calorie-cutting
ideas:
Eliminate the sour cream from
your appetizer dip. Try fresh, raw
vegetables with a dip made from
low fat yogurt.
Eliminate the skin from turkey
or chicken. This lowers fat and
calorie content. If you serve beef,
pork or lamb, drain it well and trim
off the visible fat. Skim the fat
from the meat drippings before
you make gravy.
Serve vegetables with lemon juice
or herbs, not butter or margarine.
Serve baked potaotes instead of
mashed. If you do mash potatoes,
make them with two-percent, or
skim milk.
Use low-fat milk in desserts. Try
fruit salads, crepes, or yogurt par
faits for dessert.
But remember, the real secret to
cutting calories isnt in the type of
food you put on the table, it's in the
amount of food you put in your
mouth. Moderation is the key to
low calorie eating.
Select energy which best fits
Check before lighting up. v .
Before you plug in Christmas
tree light sets, check the sockets for
cracks or breaks. Damaged sockets
do not protect you from electric
shock and should not be used.
Some sets have extra plug-ins on
them so other sets can be added. If
the connector has loose or missing
parts, bare metal may be exposed
making them unsafe to use.
Also, push the plug-in against a
hard surface to check whether the
prongs are loose or part separate
from it. If parts are loose, do not
use the set.
Check each bulb connection.
Spread the wires where they enter
bulb-sockets. Exposed wires where Jng bulb holders.
trim the wires. Left exposed, they
are a hazard. While inserting or
removing the bulb, make sure the
bulb holder parts stay together.
Avoid using sets with flimsy, separat-
msuiated may have pulled away,
mean danger if used. ' ,J" " .
With the bulb in place, check for
small wire filaments sticking out
which have been improperly
trimmed. Remove the bulb and.
Before beginning to, decorate.
rpla;ehe light set on a non-flammable
surface and plug it in for 1 0-1 5
minutes. Check for smoking and
melting.
Cattle management tips for December
Separate cows by age and condi
tion for the winter feeding program.
Keep the energy level adequate
for breeding bulls.
Start the winter feeding program
for cows and yearling heifers when
forage becomes limited or climatic
conditions change.
Give replacements an adequate
ration for 1 .0 1 .5 pounds per head
per day gain.
Summarize the year's records
and update them.
Make decisions for management
changes for the upcoming year.
Prepare profit and loss statement.
Make plans for credit needs and
sources for the coming year.
Continue proper mineral, salt
and vitamin supplementation inclu
ding selenium.
, Order supplies and prepare for
the calving season. , ;
Signup for x country skiing
Fourth through 12th graders are
encouraged to sign up at the Warm
Springs Community Center for the
cross-country skiing trips scheduled
for December 22, 23, 29 and 30.
The trips are cooperatively sppn
sored by the center and the Warm'
Springs OSU Extension service.
Tips for going without
If you have recently quit smok
ing, getting through the holidays
without a cigarette can be tough.
But with careful planning for the
crowds and the parties that typi
cally tempt or drive people to smoke,
you can do it.
The American Cancer Society
offers these tips for staying off
cigarettes:
Daily promise yourself that you
won't smoke a cigarette.
Plan your strategy for dealing
with stressful situations without
smoking.
Practice deep breathing and other
relaxation techniques to help you
get over the urge to smoke. These
urges are temporary.
If the crowds of holiday shop
ping make you want to light up,
start a conservation with someone
instead.
The combination of quitting
smoking and high calorie holiday
feasting can show up on the scales.
To control your weight, try to
avoid alcoholic beverages. Drink
Children's code
to live by
Share everything.
Play fair. Dont hit people.
Put things back where you found
them.
Clean up your own mess.
Pont take things that arent
yours. Say you're sorry when you
hurt someone.
Wash your hands before you eat
Warm cookies and milk are good
for you.
Live a balanced life. Learn some,
think some and draw and paint and
sing and dance and play and work
some very day.
When you go out into the world
watch out for traffic, hold hands,
and stick together.
sparkling water or punch instead.
Choose the low calorie nibbles like
carrot sticks, apples and celery.
And at meals, savor the flavor. Eat
slowly.
To avoid smoking at parties,
stay busy. Take pictures. Help greet
guests. If you have the urge to
smoke, keep your hands full with a
cup of coffee or a plate of those low
calorie foods.
If you are spending the holidays
alone, take up a new hobby, or join
a local church or community group
for caroling. Read a good book.
Make a list of friends to call
when you're tempted to smoke.
Consider the holidays a time to
celebrate your new freedom from
cigarettes. . '
Tips to maintain weight
Drink a glass of water or skim
milk before you go to a party, it
will help make your stomach feel
more full.
Choose a small plate, it makes
tiny portions look bigger. Better
yet dont fill a plate, just use a
napkin.
Eat slowly, savor each bite.
While no single food is fattening,
too much of anything can be. Your
body will turn 3500 calories of
unused energy into one pound of
fat, regardless of whether those
calories came from carrots of choco
late truffles!
"Graze" over the table with your
eyes, decide in advance what your
choices can be.
Plan ahead. If you know you're
going to "pig out," cut back on
your calorie intake earlier in the
week.
Be choosy, you already know
what most foods ta?t like. Try
tasting only three new, or special
foods.
Alcohol is high in calories, club
soda and mine .: Hater have none!
Offer to brl.-f food item to the
party, this :ouU know there
will be onr lov-.alorie dish.
Don't snd and socialize close
to the food. Choose w hat you want
to eat, then move away from the
foot uhle.
! you are tempted to eat more.
visit with other guests for 20 min
utes before you do. If usually takes
that long for your stomach to tell
your brain that you're not so hungry.
Chew gum (quietly) or suck on a
low-calorie mint. It's hard to eat
with either of these in your mouth.
If you "blow it" at one party
forgive yourself and try again at
the next function. Dont give up.
Dont try to lose weight during
the holidays, be happy to stay just
where you are.
Dont let others talk you into
eating more than you want. ,
Are you beginning to feel like
you have to give up all your favor
ite foods? You dont have to. .just
eat less.
Offer yourself a reward for main
taining your weight during the holi
days; treat yourself to a new outfit
at the January sales.
The following energy-saving hints
provide easily-adapted, low-cost prac
tices that will save energy. October
the American Energy awareness
Month is an ideal time to imple
ment those hints appropriate for
individual situations.
, , Energy hints for farmers Reduce
' farm energy consumption by adopt
, ing or installing some of these sim
ple, energy-saving devices or services:
," Consider fuel efficiency when
purchasing replacement truck, auto
, mobile or tractor.
)f Use diesel engines rather than
gasoline or LP gas-fueled engines.
f;r, Practice routine maintenance sche
dules, including tune-ups, to ensure
-.maximum engine efficiency. :
Use tractor wheel weights and
duals properly for optimum wheel
slippage. ,
Avoid excessive engine idling
and warm-up time.
Use radial tires on tractors used
for primary tillage.
Use wider equipment to make
better use of a vaila ble tractor power,
j For bulky loads such as hay or
.straw, build a deck over the truck
cab. and extend the bed to haul
more and reduce the number of
,trips.
Replace internal combustion en
gines with electric motors for sta
tionary farmstead operations.
Convert large mobile feed pro
cessing operations to stationary
facilities using a electric motors.'
" Switch to newer electric motors
with higher efficiency where oper-
1 ated for many hours per day.
i Use 3-phase electric service where
available and if economical to do
Cattle series Jan. 6
The third workshop in the Beef
Cattle Management Series is sche
duled for January 6 at 7:00 p.m. in
Warm Springs at the Senior Citi
zen's Center. This one is entitled
"Calving Management and Care."
The discussion will be about
basic obstetrics, calf presentations,
C-sections, cow considerations, iden
tification and records, vaccinations
and health, implants and growth
promotants, and castration techni
ques. To estimate the number of mate
rials that need to be ordered, inte
rested individuals are encouraged
to call the Extension offices at 475
3808 or 553-1 161, ext. 238. Please
come; everyone is welcome!
so.
Test irrigation pumping systems
regularly for maximum efficiency.
Utilize a good monitoring or
scheduling system to determine when
to start and stop irrigating.
Convert to a trickle irrigation
system to apply low-pressure water
directly to plant root system.
Build a tail-water recovery sys
tem to capture and recycle runoff.
Make frequent use of soil tests to
determine proper type and amount
of fertilizer to use.
Apply fertilizer at the proper
time for most efficient utilization
by crop.
. Alter your system of applying
fertilizer to assure the most energy
efficient methods.
Switch to big bale or "loose
haystack" haying system to lower
fuel used per ton.
Store grain in high-moisture
storage facilities for direct feeding
to livestock.
Use gravity-flow manure, forage
or grain handling systems to elimi
nate need for power units. '
Insulate livestock and poultry
buildings to conserve heat and create
better air control through controlled
ventilation and air movement. :
Incorporate solar walls and or
other solar energy-collecting devi
ces into new livestock structures so
as to reduce total ventilation, and or
make-up heated air needs.
Insure that refrigeration compres
sor fins, condenser coils, and venti
lation screens are cleaned regularly
to maintain free movement of cool
ing air. '
Clean ventilation fan blades and
fan shutters frequently to maintain
best efficiency.
Use high-efficiency electric lamps
strategically-located automatic con
trols. Install livestock waterers with an
insulated "thermal break" between
waterer and concrete base.f . ..
Use a heat exchanger coupled to
the refrigeration compressor or bulk
milk tank coolers to transfer heat
from the milk to the water heater.
Select new-using equpment on
the basis of minimum hot water
and minimum energy use.
Agriculture uses more forms of
energy for more different applica
tions than any other industry. Wise
selection of the energy that best fits
the task, couples with good energy
, management, will pay off in worth
while dividends through reduced
energy consumption while still accom
plishing the desired tasks.
Where are documents?
If you were faced with a family
emergency, would you be able to
find insurance policies, marriage
certificates, or even social security
numbers for family members?
If your answer is "no," you're
like most people. Most of us not
only dont know where the family's
valuable papers are, but also dont
know which papers should be con
sidered valuable.
Like other family resources, val
uable documents should be reviewed
periodically.
That's why the OSU Extension
Service recently produced a new
publication called "Do You Know
Your Valuable Papers?"
this publication will help you
inventory your important papers,
locate your papers when needed,
direct others in an emergency, and
evaluate your family business affairs.
Complete the valuable documents
list included in the publication and
then file it in a handy place at
home. Some 'people may wish to
make copies of the list to give to a
relative or close friend in case of an
emergency. The list should be up
dated and reviewed at least once a
year. '
Copies of "Do You Know Your
Valuable Papers?" are available at
no charge from the Warm Springs
Extension Office.
Pail highlights party
Heshane sweater four ranes
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This colorful centerpiece starts
any festive children's party and
provides hours of entertainment
during and after the party.
Materials needed: multi-colored
statice flowers (about three to four
large bunches); asparagus fern or
other trailing greenery; child's large ' ,
metal or plastic sand pail or bucket; J flQ 1111011 !
water; three coloring books; rib
bon; three small boxes crayons;
ferns if necessary. Tuck in crayons
and oranges.
4. Later, children can entertain
themselves with coloring books and
crayons while snacking on fresh
oranges.
To reshape a wool sweater to its
original size, draw an outline of it
before washing.
Place the sweater on clean paper,
such as a brown paper bag. Use a
pencil to outline the sweater. After
the sweater is washed, block it to
match the outline. It may be neces
sary to reshape the sweater several
times as it dries.
Centerpiece directions:
1. Pack flowers and fern tightly
into sand pail; add one to two
inches water.
2. Roll up coloring books; tie
with ribbon.
3. Push coloring books halfway
into pail, rearranging flowers and
Leaders, please remember that
in order for your club to be offi
cially enrolled in the 4-H program,
your enrollment forms need to be
turned into the office. The earlier
your enrollments are received, the
sooner your members and you will
be on the mailing list, so that activi
ties wont be missed.
Disease gets new name
Plants filter air
Several houseplants appear to
have airpurifying characteristics,
according to scientists at the National
Space Technologies Lab in
Mississippi.
These plants include spider plants,
golden pothos. peach lily, and
Chinese evergreen. They can cleanse
the air of carbon monoxide, nitro
gen dioxide, and formaldehyde.
According to one of the scientists a
spider plant place in a sealed chanber
filled with formaldehyde can reduce
the concentration by 85 percent
within 24 hours. (They dont say
how big the chamber is.)
They go on to say that in an
average-sized house, as few as 15
plants might significantly cleanse
the air.
Vibrio gets a new name. Produc
ers could be confused by new labels
when they go to buy vaccines next
spring. A common cattle disease
has changed its name. The USDA
has changed the official name for
the reproductive disease vibriosis
or "vibrio. "Now on L'SDA-approved
vaccine labels the disease will be
called campylobacteriosis (scientific
name: Campylobacter fetus).
All Campylobacter fetus vaccines
manufactured by federally licensed
manufacturers must have the new
name on the label. To help avoid
confusion some manufacturersan
nounced they will also continue
with trade name "vibrio" on the
label.
Campylobacteriosis is the lead
ing cause of infertility and abortion
and costs the industry an estimated
S 100 million per year.
Consider 4-H