Thinning Practices Outlined
For Farm Woodlot Operators
Br JACK MACE
Service Forester
Oregon State Department
Of Forestry
Thinning of forest stands is
ao doubt the most delicate
operation of forest manage
ment and in the same sense
c probably the most impor
tant. Stands not thinned may be
tome stagnated, taking as
Jong as 60 years to grow to
10 inches in diameter.' Thin
ning experiments on the Wind
River Experiment Forest
in southwestern Washington
show that early thinning in
Douglas fir produces a stand
of taller, larger trees than
those not thinned. One study
on the forest net growth in
the thinned stand was 378
board feet per acre per year,
compared to only 27 board
feet in the unthinned stand.
Mortality is higher in an un
thinned forest because the
trees that die, due to competi
tion, are not utilized; whereas
on the thinned plots, trees
that have just died or that
Homeowners Warned On
Unethical Bug Control
By DON BERRY
County Horticultural Agent
Home-owners should be on
the look-out for termites this
time of year. These appear
as ant-like insects which come
out of the woodwork and
swarm to the windows.
While it isn't easy to re
main calm when you suspect
termites are attacking your
Inspecti
Farm Slaughter
lions Set
In Clatsop Area
Salem Now that the
slaughterhouse phase of state
wide meat inspection is fully
covered, the state department
of agriculture is moving in
the direction of establishing
locations for farm slaughter
inspection, according to M. E.
Knickerbocker, animal in
dustry division chief.
The first area in which
farm slaughter arrangements
have been completed is Clat
sop county, where farmers
may now sell their meat food
animals, including cattle,
hogs, sheep and goats, to the
stores and restaurants.
Law requires inspection of
farm slaughter going into re
tail channels. Throughout the
state, farmers can slaughter
on the farm and sell all or
part of the carcass to a neigh
bor. But they cannot sell all
or any part of the carcass to
a retailer or locker plant
without having the carcass
inspected by one of the state
meat inspectors. This restric
tion is to safeguard against
mingling inspected and up
inspected meat.
Special Arrangements Made
After recent meetings be
tween the department and the
Retail Grocers association of
Astoria, arrangements were
made so farmers desiring to
sell meat products on the lo
cal markets can take the live
animal to the slaughter plant
at Warrenton and still re
ceive their full agreed price
from the retailer for the car
cass. This represents a tremen
dous advantage to the farmer
and to the consuming public
of Clatsop county, according
to Dr. L. E. Bodenweiser, as
sistant state veterinarian who
is working with the program
in that region.
All meat 'handled will be
state inspected and stamped
and the farmer will have no
slaughtering, dressing or
spoilage problems. The pub
lic will also be assured of a
product inspected for whole
someness. The retailer will be
able to comply with state
laws and freely advertise 100
percent inspected meats.
Full details of the state's
program for farm sdaughter
inspections will , be covered
in regulations now being pre
pared.
I house, that is exactly what
should be done. It takes con
siderable time for a termite
colony to actually damage
your house structurally. If
termites are suspected a few
days spent in investigating
the best course to follow
would pay off. Alarmed home
owners are easily subjected
to high-pressure sales talks
where termites are concerned,
and these may end up in ex
tensive and expensive control
jobs before the facts are clear.
There have been some re
ports of unethical practices
in termite control in some
parts of Oregon. Oregon State
College and the U.S. Forest
Service entomologists, station
ed in Portland, as well as Ore
gon Forest Products Labora
tory have been investigating
the best methods of con
trolling the termite problem.
They suggest the first step for
the home-owners is to make
sure they are actually plagued
with termites. This can be
done by sending the suspected
termite to your County
Agent's office for identifica
tion. Where termites are a
problem some situations can
bo controlled by the home
owner at little cost. Where
extensive house repairs are
necessary, deal only with re
liable local pest control
firms.
Road Commission
Change Indicated
Pendleton OP) Indica
tions today were that the Leg
islative Interim Committee on
Highways would recommend
a five-man State Highway
commission instead of the
sion when the 1959 Oregon
Legislature convenes.
The committee, headed by
Rep. Al . Flegel, Roseburg
Democrat, heard eastern Ore
gon residents recommend a
five-man Commission at the
committee's hearing here
Wednesday. Flegel said that
in previous meetings in both
eastern Oregon and western
Oregon, sentiment was over
whelmingly in favor of in
creasing the body to five mem
bers, with geographical rep
resentation specified.
Some 40 residents of east
ern Oregon attended the hear
ing and told committee mem
bers that more co-operation is
needed between the Commis
sion and city planning com
missions on road development.
Morris Temple, ' representing
the city of Pendleton, said
that in the past, cities in Ore
gon had been "pretty well
blind" on location and con
struction of highways, result
ing in destruction of utilities
and waste of city funds to re
pair the destruction.
Interest Growing
In Weed Control
Salem Nearly 300 per
sons attended the series of
weed control meetings spon
sored by the state department
of agriculture, the state high
way department and Oregon
state college in eastern Ore
gon March 10-27. '. j
Interest is growing year by !
year in the cooperative meet
ings, which are for all appli
cators of sprays to control
weeds. This information
comes from S. R. Kelso, sup
ervisor of herbicide control
for the state department of ag
riculture.
Attendance at the 1958
meetings was about 20 per
cent higher than in 1956, the
last time the sessions were
held in eastern Oregon. Kelso
organized the program in
1954.
The meetings were built
around the type of work be
ing done on state and county
highways and in irrigation
ditches.
About three percent of
those attending the meetings
were farmers. At the close of
each session, examinations
were given o persons who
wished to apply for a custom
applicator's license. Twelve
new commercial applicators
were licensed, according to
Kelso, in addition to highway
department employees.
will die in a few years are
utilized.
Thinnings should be made
very lightly, planning to re
turn to stand every 2 or 3
years for additional light
cuttings. Heavy thinning will
leave residual trees exposed
to the elements, such as wind
throw and sun scald. In thin
ning, the forest manager
should not make openings
that expose a tree on more
than one side. In general, for
maximum production, try to
maintain the forest so that
the tips of one tree's branches
just about touch those of its
neighbors.
As the forest progresses
through its cycle, thinnings
or intermediate harvests may
be made every few years.
Whenever possible, removing
trees of poor quality such as
diseased trees, broken tops,
of poor form, and others not
of high quality. If the man
ager will follow this practice,
he will increase the value of
his forest building toward a
perfect stand. In making in
termediate harvests, as was
done for precommercial thin
nings, the operator should
take care to not open up the
crown of his forest so as to
expose it to probable damage
caused by wind and sun.
Concerning the Soil Bank
program, the farmer is now
entitled to receive $3.20 per
cultivation, 2 cultivations a
year, for the first 2 years.
This will make a total of
$12.80 per acre for cultiva
tion. Previously, the rate was
$1 per cultivation.
Increased interest is being
shown by Jackson county
farmers in tree planting under
the Soil Bank program. Farm
ers are reminded that they
must sign application with
county ASC office prior to
April 15 in order to receive
1958 rental payments.
Wool Mills Drop
In Use Of Wool
By EARLE JOSSY
County Extension Agents
Woolen mills used only 60
per cent as much wool from
July to December 1957 as in
the same months of 1956.
This, despite rather heavy
use of wool in the first half
of the year, resulted in one
fifth less wool being used in
1957 than was used in 1956.
Oregon State college agricul
tural economists consider this
cutback an important factor
in causing wool prices to fall
after a very good price early
in the year.
Outlook material, which
could affect the price of wool
in 1958, line up about as fol
lows: The price support level
will remain the same as in
1957. The Commodity Credit
commission has no wool to
sell. At the present time it
appear carry-over from last
year will be about the same
as last year. Production in
tentions are showing very
little change.
On the brighter side
twenty-five per cent of the
wool normally imported into
the United States was sold
elsewhere last year and the
world clip may be a little
smaller in 1957-58. The world
market, which has been in a
slump similar to the market
in the United States, strength
ened at tha end of March.
It is still too early to pre
dict the wool market but
these are some of the factors
which will -influence the
price.
Research Program Told
In Talk To Fruit Men
A research program on the
economic factors relating to
orchard heating is currently
underway in the Medford
(Oregon) pear district, accord
ing to William J. Rogers, fed
eral meteorologist, who is in
the area to provide the spring
frost warning service.
Rogers revealed details of
the research program at a re
cent meeting of the Medford
Pear Shippers Association in
Medford.
Work will be centered on
discovering more information
on the relative hardiness of
Bartlett and D'Anjou varieties
of pears and in researching
the critical temperatures in
various stages of blossom de
velopment. He noted the pro
gram was started on a mod
est scale during the 1957 heat
ing season and would have
to be continued over a period
of several years before any
conclusions could be drawn.
Purpose of the testing will
be to determine if lighting of
heaters can be delayed be
yond the present recommend
ed minimum critical tempera
tures in order to effect some
savings on fuel costs. Rising
costs of heating indicate that
something should be done in
this field to help the orchard
ist keep his production costs
in line, yet not ' make false
economies in conserving fuel
when it is most needed, Rog
ers said.
New 4-H Fishing
Project Organized
Corvallis "Quit wishing
let'si'go fishing!" is the invi
tation to Oregon youngsters
to join a new 4-H club project,
"The 4-H Fishesrman."
"The 4-H Fisherman" is
more than a recreation proj
ect, says Cal Monroe, Oregon
State college state 4-H agent.
It is designed to teach boys
and girls how fish live and
grow, about wildlife in gen
erla, and appreciation of the
economic and recreational
value of Oregon streams and
forests.
The project handbook in
cludes 18 pages of activities to
be completed such as catching
fish; learning to identify kinds
of fish and knowing their life
habits; learning to display
fish; setting up camp sites;
and learning water safety.
Andy Landforce, OSC ex
tension wildlife specialist,
prepared the handbook in co
operation with 4-H leaders,
county agents and others. In
terested boys and girls and
parents can get details from
their county extension agent.
Pear Bud Clusters
Sent To College ,
Four thousand bud clusters
from valley pear and stony
fruit trees have been sent to
Oregon State college in an
attempt to find the eause of
a blossom ailment.
Orchards throughout the
county have been affected by
the ailment, in which some
buds- fail to blossom and oth
er clusters shrivel and die,
according to County Horticul
tural Agent C. B. Cordy.
The buds will be studied
by OSC- plant pathologists
and horticulturists.
Incidence of the ailment
varies from a few blossoms
in some orchards to a great
many in others, Cordy said.
Iain MacSwan, OSC exten
sion plant pathologist, assist
ed with local work on the ail
ing buds. He is in the county
to gather data from tests in
connection with control and
observation of pear storage
rots.
LION TAMER CLAWED
Milan, Italy PI Danish
lion tamer Evald Carsteen, 35,
was clawed by Leo, a big
African lion, Wednesday but
reti-rned for his second per
formance later with a band
aged arm.
A softball team in St. Pet
ersburg, Fla., is composed of
players 75 years old or older.
Standards Higher
For Ice Cream
Salem Ice cream sold in
Oregon meets requirements
superior in several respects
to the new tentative federal
standards. Information receiv
ed in Oregon this week con
cerning the proposed federal
ice cream standards prompts
the state department of agri
culture to make this state
ment.
For example, federal re
quirements for ice cream in
clude a minimum of 10 per
cent butterfat. Oregon regu
lations allow a 10 per cent
minimum in fruit, nut and
confection flavored ice cream,
but require a 12 per cent
minimum butterfat content in
vanilla.
According to Kenneth E.
Carl, in charge of dairy law
enforcement for the depart
ment, Oregon also has a bac
terail standard for ice cream
which the federal require
ments do not impose. Ice
cream sold wholesale in Ore
gon may not exceed a maxi
mum of 50,000 bacteria per
milliliter; retail ice cream may
not exceed a 75,000 maximum.
Weight standards are the
same in both federal and state
regulations; a gallon must con
tain 4.5 pounds of ice cream.
MAIL TRIBUNE. Medford, Oregon, Thursday, April 10, 1958 3A
TITO HOSTS VOROSHILOV
Belgrade, Yugoslavia OP)
President Tito's government
announced Wednesday that
Soviet President Kliment
Voroshilov will make a state
visit here next month.
Pheasant Breeders
Free From Pullorum
Salem Every pheasant
breeder on the E. E. Wilson
game farm at Corvallis was
pullorum-free on the tests re
cently made by the state de
partment of agriculture.
This is the eighth straight
year that the birds have all
been free from the disease,
according to Earl Reitsma, su
pervisor of the turkey im
provement plan. The testing
is aone lor tne state game gon, can mingle with turkey
commission. flocks without fear of intro-
This means that pheasants, ducing pullorum, Reitsma
released over western Ore-1 said.
EX-PRESIDENT DIES
Panama (IP) Alcibiades
Arosemena, 75, president of
Panama from May, 1951, to
September, 1952, died Tues
day of a heart attack.
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Prizes Awarded
at our free casting pool
Try your skill!
Medford Armory - - April lJZth & 13th
from- s5(
Dear Annabelle...
Shower of Blessings
By Nulade Annie
DEAR ANNABELLE: Mom is supposed to be helping
me with ideas for a chum's shower. Imagine! She
thinks it would be nice if the eight of us attending
would each present the bride-to-be w: h a four-piece
place setting of stainless steel flatware you get with a
NULADE eggs coupon and 75c. Why 1 d be so embar
rassed, and what would the guest of honor think?
IN-A-DITHER.
DEAR IN-A-DITHER: She'd think she had the dearest,
smartest friends in the world! The eight place settings
would practically set the newlyweds up in housekeep
ing, and the gift quality of the non-tarnishing stainless
steel makes the flatware a present your chum would
use proudly throughout her married life. Each setting
is actually a S1.95 value, you know. Be a real friend
and tell Bridey about local farm-fresh NULADE eggs,
too.
CONFIDENTIAL TO BRIDES PAST, PRESENT AND
FUTURE: Insist on the best . . . insist on NULADE eggs
with the flatware coupon in the carton. Tour grocer
can get them by calling SPring 2-2621, Oregon Egg
Producers.
LOCAL FARM -FRESH
Nulade
GUARANTEED FRESH
(GMElETrnMGS
Your Friendly CEMTEMfcMl FEEED EDEALEK
Located at 4th and Front Streets in Medford
(Former Samson
Feed Co. Location)
1 4ACJ3 LS
FREE COFFEE and DOUGHNUTS
WILL BE SERVED ALL DAY '
Master Door Prize, LARGE DEEP FRY
($49.95 value). Other prizes to be given,
you don't have to buy to participate.
pi zes
BABY
Chick
WHILE THEY LAST
15 chicks to each adult starting at 8:30
a.m. Friday. Please bring your
containers.
own
fecial mm
CHICK STA. CRUMBLES 50 lbs. $2.79
BROILER CRUMBLES sack 4.40
PACIFIC HEN SCRATCH ....cwt. 4.20
WHEAT. cwt. 4.20
(These prices are in effect Friday and Saturday only)
While They Last
50' Full Vi" PLASTIC HOSE, 8-yr. Guarantee $2.99
PEAT MOSS Full bale 4.25
SUPER FANCY LAWN SEED ! lb. .85
LAWN FERTILIZER $3.75 cwt. & up
-(These prices are in effect FRIDAYand SATURDAY WHILE THEY LAST)
Use Oiir Lawn Seeders - Rollers - Spreaders
a j, j r . The Management and Personnel Extends a Cordial Welcome to Come in and Get Acquainted. We Carry a
A LsOTulGtl lnVit(lti0n Complete Stock of Farm and Garden Supplies, Including Flower and Vegetable Plants ... and Don't
Forget FRIDAY and SATURDAY-Pear Blossom Festival and Sport Fair Days!
PAOK IF
4th fir Front Streets Medford, Ore.
Phone SP 2-2413
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