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ciu-e. he is a rra rk e tin j expert
and an expert in farm building
and uses of wood, the local
building products merchandiser
should be consulted tirst to start
the balance wheel of farm forestry
turning oa the wood'and units ol
your county or neighborhood.
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I f he does not have Plan FJ-502
for a pole-type barn in stock, for
example, he can get it for you in
jijtim e .
This plan represents
larnh forestry in action.
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C O QUILLE, OREGON.
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What one farmer can do another can do. Charles A.
Thomas of Missouri built a 50x50 feet barn at a cost of $1,- Planted In Forest
N E W BARN AT H A LF COST
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380.20 when the estimated cost of the building of the same
h am by regular methods was $3,500.00 and he also made a
demonstration.
< demand. When there are trees
The demonstration was so val- Jon a fsrm that ’viu make 2x4s
uable that a national plan serv- I this means that they can be har-
ice that distributes farm and home ’ ried for the sawlog market. I f
b u ild in g plans throughouine coun the treees are but pole size and
t r y ’s retail lumber dealers pro are very thick in the stand some
ceeded to put the Thomas barn should be taken out in the way of
plan and specifications into cir ■‘stand improvement by thinning.”
But there may be no pole market
culation.
available. What of uses at home
What is the secret of the cost
for the* poles? Can they be made
•cut? Simply that this plan is for intawfence posts? Fuelwood? Or
■a barn of POLE FRAME construc
—in pole-frame construction?
tio n ..
The point is that w ith markets
The
words aré particularly
’worth the capitals in this region. or home uses in sight, then, and
O u r tim ber is the best going for then only, harvesting logically be
gx>le-type farm buildings, as very gins. Few farmers can afford to
o ld structures reveal in all West start the practices <W good farm
e rn Washington and Oregon coun forestry u ntil they see what may
ties. On most farms the poles pay for It. Markets and uses do
fo r the jobs are standing in trees and should come firs t in the study
of farm forestry as in its practice
aright now.
A modern barn on designs de- FORESTRY CLEARINGHOUSE
velopoed through engineering re
A movement fo r county organi
search by the famous Doane A g ri zation of farm forestry interests
c u ltu ra l Service can be framed has grown rapidly since the war
from your own home-grown poles. in Washington and Oregon. In
Unskilled hands can do the fram many counties the farm forestry
ing. The poles must be treated, committee is an organized force
o f course, to resist decay in the A county 4-H leader can rely on
ground.
such a committee.
So can the
The Thomas pole barn holds 90 high school teachers of vocations’
tons of hay, 100 calves.
agriculture, the FFA leaders
T H E BALANCE WHEEL
Keep Washington Green and Keep
There is much more of Initerest Oregon Green county committees
to be told about this barn plan are to be counted on in the county
fro m the building standpoint. But forestry picture. There are other
its purpose here is to illustrate the. local groups in the woods, espe
practical point of view on study cially in the soil conservation dis
•and planning of the farm wood tricts. A ll are deeply interested
in the student who is eager for
land unit.
The balance wheel of farm fo r- knowledge of forestry theory and
•estry has five points of weight in to learn forestry “ by doing.”
its circle. They are: marketing, I A group that has been neglected
uses on the farm, harvesting sale- by the foresters but which has a
able
and
home-use material, rig htful claim to a top place in the
.growing a new tree crop in th e 1 county forestry clearinghouse is
"•‘tree stubble," p ro te c tin g n d im - , the retail lumber dealer. Through-
p ro vin g the trees in growth.
I out the United States the retail
Can’t you see how it turns in 1 lumberman is the No. 1 merchan-
fcalance? This column has al- , diser of forest products and also a
ready shown that the 2x4», in the No. 1 distributer to farmer con-
kin s of the retail lumber dealer! sumers.
In farming areas he
are trees worked up to suit market |<nows farm building needs. Be-
Planting of 7300 Douglas f ir
seed lings was completed on the
ir r t ‘ tree Dlanting" day last week
in tne Beaver H ill county forest
iy Coquille high school students,
it was reported today by Jim
Moorehead, county forester.
Over two hundred students ac
companied by six, faculty mem
bers were present on the firs t
annual tree planting project.
It is expected that the tree
planting in the county forest w ill
’□e an annual affair.
Other high schools in the coun
ty have either planted trees or
w ill plant in the near future.
Powers high school is planting
today.
McKinley
School News
Friday afternoon the children of
the McKinley school had an East
er party. Instead of the usual
egg hunt, baskets w ith candy and
eggs were hid on the grounds. The
children were divided into couples
and each couple was given a verse
which gave hints as to where they
■night find their baskets. Some
pre-prim ary children and their
mothers were there.
A fter the basket hunt cup ckkes
were served to celebrate the b irth
days of Shirley Pointer and Patsy
G ill-
Then we had a good play u ntil
bus time. Several of the mothers
played baseball w ith us.
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Miss L illia n Farley, county su
pervisor, visited our school Wed
nesday.
We enjoyed her visit
very much and we hope she en
joyed visiting us.
Last Friday Manley Johnson
was absent from school. He Is in
the prim ary room. No one in
he upper grade room has been
absent for the past six weeks. We
hope to hold that good record.
The sixth grade was in charge
□f the assembly last Friday morn
ing. Patsy G ill told how an a ir
plane is controlled. James How
ard gave the nicknames of some
of the states which they have
studied the past year.
Have Guests Sunday — M r. and Return To Lebanon— Mr. and Mrs.
The school pupils have divided
up into groups to improve the
looks of the school grands. Each
group has selected a name for its
garden and the other pupils have
been tryiyng to guess the name
from the in itia ls given.
The prim ary room made egg-
shaped Easter bookmarks fo r
their art w ork last Tuesday.
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Mrs. Draper Thompson had as
their guests on Sunday, their son
and daughter-in-law, M r. and
Mrs. Donald Thompson of North
Bend and their daughter, Mr*.
Dorothy Gamier, and daughter of
Coos Bay.
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Returns From Olympia — Mrs.
Madge Heaton has returned after
visiting relatives in Olympia,
Washington. Mrs. Heaton was in
Olympia at the time of the recent
earthquake.
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From Bandon — Mrs. Betty M.
W right was a visitor in town from
Bandon on Saturday.
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Spgnd Sunday A t Lakeside— Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Reisdorf spent
Sunday at Lakeside.
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Here Fer Easter Week-End —
Ronald and Maurice Williams,
who attend the Univeristy of
Portland, spent the Easter week
end w ith their parents, M r. and
Mrs. Jesse Williams. Ronald was
the guest soloist at the Christian
churoh on Sunday morning, ren
dering several violin selections.
M a in ly
About
People
For Easter — Jerry Butler, Jack
Stevens, and Buck G ilbert were
home from L in fie ld college fo r the
Easter vacation.
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Return From Portland—Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie Neufeldt returned on
Friday from Portland.
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Spends Week-End Here — Miss
Nancy Collier of Arago spent the
Easter week-end visiting her aunt
and cousin, Mrs. Mary Allen and
Norma Jean in Coquille.
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Back From Portland — M r. and
Mrs. Fred Kunz have returned
after spending several days in
Portland.
toward a
permanent
forest
industry
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Oscar Golden have returned to
Lebanon after spending a week
fishing at Rogue river.
Coming Soon
R O XY
F«OM GARLAND ROARK’S BOOK
3 THAT SOLO A MILLION COPIES'
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Move Here From Salem—M r. and
Mrs. Ray Gosnell who recently
moved to Coquille from Salem,
visited in Portland over ‘ the
week-end. M r. Gosnell is w ork
ing for Southwestern Motors in
Coquille.
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SUPPLY O f
LOOS
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TREE E A R M S .
-IM P R O V E D U T IU Z A T IO N BY DfVERSfEfED MANUFACTURING.
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Double and T riple
Cannery Crop Yields
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p a n y ’s e ffo r ts to in s u r e its p e r m a n e n t o p e r a t io n .
S p r in k le r Ir r ig a t io n
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Im p r o v e s Q u a lit y
• In c re a s e s Y ie ld
m a n u fa c tu r in g , a n d th e in te g r a tio n o f different ty p e s o f
FROM OUR
p r o c e ssin g p la n ts o n on e m illsite.
The former who installs WADE’RAIN can plan hi* crap*
with confidence —- knowing that ample moictwre will
be availab le te grew and mature all crop* profitably.
MfW “QUICK-LOCK”
C O U R .« LATCH
permits moving TWO 20-ft. lengths ol
Loferai Pipe in 40-ft. MCtioni
now laca fron I This latch map«
an and off in on instant, and
mokes the naw W A D I Coupler
either semipermanent or
quickly detachable.
MAIL COUPON
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a d d ition s p r o g r a m s e e s u n it a fter u n it b e in g com p leted :
T he new
lu m b er d iv isio n and th e c o n ta in e r board plant.
NEW “ LO K S-IN ”
COUPLER GASKET
In 1947 an d 1948 th e c o m p a n y sp e n t n e a r ly $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0
Connot blow out or be
forced out by insertion of
pipe. Ample clearance end
special metal shoulder In
Coupler protect« Gasket.
No forcing necesiory.
A
h y d r a u lic barkers; th e b ark p r o d u c ts p lan t;
th e p ly w o o d p lan t; th e su lp h a te plant; th e S pringfield
leek* from
Corry log
Fat Ulan
(Furr
1948 ANNUAL REPORT
p e r m a n e n t m a rk ets, b e c o m e s m o r e a rea lity a s o u r p lan t
for ad d ition s to p lants, e q u ip m e n t and roads. T h e s e n e w
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u n its w ill p ro v id e jo b s fo r a p p r o x im a te ly 1,100 n e w e m
p lo y e e s an d a n e stim a te d p a yroll in c r e a se o f $ 3 ,6 0 0 ,0 0 0
WADE'S new, exclusive Coupler it made of Cast Aluminum
and it a separate unit from the pipe, assuring proper flex
ibility. Requires no welding or riveting. Guard Apron
guides lateral pipes into the coupler and is designed to
keep out dirt and grass.
Plan Now r V X T R ’ 8
T h is, to g e th e r w ith
th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f n e w p r o d u c ts and th e cre a tio n o f
New Improvements (or 1949
Save Walking- Speed Moving
ta b a r * WADE’« A M
i» .ta ita * on
YOU» lo r« !
HIGHLIGHTS
are m a k in g p r o g r e ss in tree fa rm in g , d iversified
Ws<K aid S a l a r i e s .......................................
$31, lit, 722
Tans Paid
$17,579,191
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N it bcaae Pir S h a r i.......................................
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. $9.49
Dmdtads Paid Par S h a n ..................................
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. $3.85
Additiaas t i Plaits, E«ai«eMt aid Riads
$31,579.115
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N it Assets Par E a s t e y ii........................
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$29.799
T ims Paid Par Enpiayat . * .............................
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Ararat a Aaaaal Eaniegs i f Naarty Enpliyti .
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. $3,423
i f Eoplayaas at Bicim hir 31
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p er y e a r .
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9,439
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Y es, v ita l ste p s are b e in g ta k en to build a p erm a n en t
an d p rofitable op era tio n — profitable n o t o n ly to W e y e r
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Elwood Ce.) -
h a e u se r sh a reh o ld ers b u t a lso to compEiny e m p lo y e e s
COQUILLE, OREGON
Please send me literature regarding
W ADC *1 A IN Sprinkler Irrigation
an d
th e c o m m u n itie s in w h ic h o u r m ills are located .
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City
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OLMI T1A IN 10 R (LD T1CHNICIAN IS AT Y O U * S H V IC I
WEYERHAEUSER TIMBER COMPANY
TAKE’S
(FARR & ELWOOD CO.)
W O R K IN G
COQUILLE, OREGON
Coquille Phone 16
Coos Bay Phone 62
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P A C IF IC
NO RTH W EST
TO
CREATE
PRO DUCTS,
PAYROLLS
AND
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