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I TEN MEDFORD (OEEGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, Junt 17, 1956 WHAT The "what" in the campaign largely boil down to trees pine trees, like the young one shown above, and fruit trees. In the photo the bare spot where bark has been chewed away by a porcupine is visible. They eat the soft, inner layer of bark, usu ally girdling the tree. While they appear to prefer young trees, no tree is immune to porky's hunger, even species which usually escape. hj PAINT NOW AND SAVE WITH J . - FULLER HOUSE PAINTS T. niiUTt t they stand up FUUER PURE PREPARED NOW ONLY For Smooth Wood Exteriors Finest quality paint made! Its controlled penetration actually protects your home against sun, rain and salt air. We've got it in the whitest white and all the new colors. -' $09 nj ULL0N NOW ONLY $349 FULLER SHAKE I SHINGLE FINISH. In beautiful new rustic shades. Ulltft EXTERIOR FUl-COLOR LATEX PAINT. Outlasts any stucco pain you've ever used. NOW ONLY $C19 Cofoia m,W end ontnt coJan sl;sHy hlglnr. HURRY. . . Sale on from June 8-23 PADGHAM GLASS & MILLWORK CO. 1303 COURT STREET ' MEDFORD, OREGON Third Enemy Added To Porcupine's List For hundreds, perhaps thou sands, of years, the porcupine's principal enemies were cougars (also known as mountain lions and various other names) and coyotes. These two animals were about the only ones which had developed techniques of over coming the porcupine's system of defense the quills on his back and his quick-moving tail. Old-timers tell stories of watch ing coyotes lie in wait for por cupines, scaring them so that they erected their spines, wait ing for them to relax, and then with on quick paw movement, turning them over and attack ing the soft and unprotected un derside. The cougar was equally adept at killing the prickly rodents. Third Enemy To these two natural enemies, another can now be added man. The porcupine is one animal which up to now has been able to adapt and thrive on the encroachments of civilization. Men have placed bounties on both cougar and coyote, and as these got fewer, porcupines in creased in numbers. It is the porcupine's appetite which has drawn the wrath of men. Ordinarily an inoffensive and peaceable animal, the por cupine is fond of the cambium laryer of trees the portion just under the bark which carries sap upward in trees and brings life to the branches. It will feast on many varieties of trees, al though it favors some more than others. When the animal cuts through the bark and cambium layer all around the tree, or "girdles" it, the life-giving sap is cut off from the upper part of the tree, and that portion dies. If the girdle is low. the whole tree dies. If it is higher in the tree, as is usually the case, the upper part dies, creating a fork or other deformity, spoiling the tree for lumber purposes. In this area the chief destruc WHY The "why" of the anti-porcupine campaign is shown above ; a ponderosa pine typical of thousands in the woods which are damaged and made virtually useless for lumber purposes. , When a porcupine "girdles" a tree with his sharp teeth, the portion of the tree above the girdle dies (see top arrow in picture, where the top of the tree has died). When this happens, the branches nearest the girdle assume the growth characteristics of the for mer trunk, resulting either hi a split tree, or, as shown above , (see lower arrow) a deformity. Trees such as this and the many others with similar deformed trunks do not make good lumber, and many of them are not usable at all, simply "taking up grow ing space" according to forestry experts. tion is to ponderosa pine, and on the floor of the valley, to fruit trees. Foresters have es timated that ?ach porcupine will do S65 worth of damage to growing forest trees each year. And its numbers can be judged by the report of the state de partment of forestry last week that more than 12,000 were kil led during 1955 in the southern and southwestern countries of Oregon alone, but that there is no apparent- diminishment in the destruction being done. Medford Corporation, with big timber holdings in the Butte Falls area of the Cascades, and Elk Lumber company, which also has considerable lumber lands, have for several years been offering $1 or $2 bounties for the left paw of a porcupine. Predatory Animals For the first time this year. Jackson county has classed por cupines as predatory animals. and is offering a 1 bounty. Later this month, through the cooperation of the lumber industry and the Jackson Coun ty v-namDer or- commerce, a contest for young porcupine killers will get under way. Plans are not yet completed, but it is tentatively planned to give prizes for the individuals aged under 18 years who bring in the most noses. The nose of the porcupine has been chosen, rather than a paw, as bounty evidence because it is easier to detach from the prickly animal, because there is less meat on it to become rancid, and because they are easier to handle, and can be strung with a piece of wire or twine through a nostril. As for hunting porcupines, those engaging it are warned about two things, the quills and the smell. Bundle of Hairs A porcupine quill is actually a small bundle of hairs grown together in a stiff mass with a sharp point, and tiny, backward pointing barbs. When sunk in the flesh, it can be painful, and the barbs, similar to those on fish-hooks, will cause them to work into the flesh. Oftentimes, minor surgery is necessary to remove them. In domestic an imals, if not found and removed, they can cause infection and death. The porcupine's long tail is equipped .with hundreds of quills, and he uses it as a wea pon, although he cannot "throw" his quills. ' The smell of the animal is not like that of the skunk, which is a system of defense and can be "squirted" at a mo lester. It is a natural char acteristic, and is most unplea sant at close quarters after the porcupine has been killed. Porcupines are also frequent- WHO The "who" in the campaign to cut down the porcupine population of Jackson county is shown above old Erethizon dorsatus dorsatus himself. Jackson county is starting to pay a $1 bounty for porcupine noses for the first time this year, and plans are under way for a contest among young people with prizes for those bringing in the most salt-cured noses. Details of the contest will be announced shortly. Soviet Recognition of Two Countries Reported Moscow (U.R) Soviet Pre mier Nikolai Bulganin has pro claimed Russian recognition of independence for Morocco and Tunisia, it was announced Friday. He sent a message to the two governments last Monday ex pressing the Soviet Union's readiness to exchange diploma tic representatives. . ly host animals for ticks and lice. While state law prohibits hunting after dark, it is then that porcupines can best be found. They frequently will hide in culverts or among rocks, but often can be spotted along mountain roads by automobile headlights. They are most vulnerable to a blow from a stick or a bullet in their fore parts, on the head or soft nose. There is no closed season on porcupines, nor is there a limit. It is hoped that the restriction on after-dark hunting can be eased by administrative action or legislation to legalize night time hunting of porcupines. Some foresters estimate that if the numbers of porcupines can be reduced by 75 per cent, the damage they cause will no longer be significant. Infernal Revenue Payment Due June 15 An installment for about 45,- 000 taxpayers in Oregon, who are on the "estimated" tax pay-j ment basis, is due June 15, ac cording to the district director of internal revenue in Portland, j The internal revenue service . has asked taxpayers making a payment this month to be sure to identify the remittance with '. the account number shown on ! the installment notice or by re- j turning the notice with his pay ment. " Referring to the account num ber or returning the installment notice speeds up processing of remittances and eliminates un necessary searching of the files, was announced. High School Boy Hangs Self on Kitchen Door San Francisco (U.R) Fif teen-year-old Kenneth Pledger, sophomore at Mission High school hanged himself Friday His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ru pert Pledger, returned from shopping trip to find their son hanging from a noose looped ov er the kitchen door. 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