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6 : MAIL TRIBUNE, Mlfor4, Or. A Yftintiay, Oct. 28, 1959 Land in National Forest Reseeded For Cover Growth Washington -Science Ser vice) - When the forest fire is out, that is when the fight ers prepare for the long-term battle. . - - Right now, the 14,200 acres of burned out land on- the Los Angeles National forest are being re-seeded in hopes of "tieing down" the soil and preventing, a disaster such as the one in 1934 when . fire's ax lci uia in nuua IOOK a 10 U of human life. Perennial rye, black mus tard and soft chess grass are bging sown by airplane right into the ashes U.S. forest ser vice experts hope to get quick stabilization of the soil before the heavy winter rains begin. Under the right conditions - gentle rains being the - most essential the mustard seed will sprout . and cover the burn within six to eight weeks. Serious Problem Debris is one of the most serious and costly problems faced by . communities near the burned out forest, Warren Murphy of the forest service's flood control program told Science Service. - Most of the burned out for est region is tributary to the large flood control dams in the area, he explained. This means that rain .will cany down loose soil, boulders, rocks and plant material, fill ing space needed to contain overflow waters during flood season. ... Back in 1934, on New Year's day, this same problem of debris blocking flood con trol areas contributed to a flood in which more than 30 persons died; However, the scientists and conservationists believe they know how to handle the flood problem now,1 Murphy indicated. Minimum Cost ; - The debris that collects will have to be excavated at a min imum cost of $3.50 per cubic yard, Mr. Murphy said. Since there will be an estimated 50, 000 to 100,000 cubic yards of debris per square mile of burned watershed, the exca vation may cost as much as $6,000,000 or $7,000,000. (Ap proximately 22 square miles of watershed were burned in the Los Angeles National For est fire.) Most of the cost of the fire's aftermath will be paid for by local authorities, Murphy said. Aided by surveys made before the fire was under con trol by the Forest Service and the Corps of . Engineers, work is now underway to lessen the land damage that lingers long after a forest fire.' Success Skirt WAIST 24. 9354 ST7 -32" X V if If A B m Here's the wonderful pleat ed skirt that makes all figures look slim 'and graceful-teams with a color-matched blouse ." or sweater to make a smart costume. Choose solid or -tweed blend. Tomorrow's pat tern: Child's. ; Printed Pattern 9354: Misses' Waist Sizes 24,' 25, 26, 28, 30, 32. Size 28 takes 2 yards 54-inch. Printed directions on each ,pattern part. Easier, accurate. r Send Thirty -five cents (coins) for this pattern-add 10 .cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send s to Marian Martin, Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St, New York 11, " .N.Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. Agriculture Interim Committee Hears Problems of Area Farmers Problems presented the state legislature's interim committee on agriculture here Tuesday night ranged from need for more research money for the pear decline problem, to the property tax burden, to a need for new Rogue valley crops. Paul Culbertson, Medford area pear, grower, told the committee that pear growers here ask that $17,800 be allo cated by the state emergency board to continue pear decline research from June 30, 1960 to July 1, 1961. The money would carry the research bud get until, the .state legislature meets and can consider a fur ther appropriation, Culbert son explained. . The present fund runs out June 30, 1960, he added. Amounts Jackson County Fruit Grow ers' League -members now voluntarily assess themselves on a per box basis which represents 85 per cent of the research fund. Oregon State college pays the remainder. During a two-year period the League has ' contributed $28,00 0 and OSC $6,000 through its horticulture de partment funds, Dean Price, head of the OSC experiment station, explained. Culbertson said cause of the pear decline is yet un known, but the trees are dy ing and the number has been increasing since 1956. .Prof. Henry Hartmen, of the OSC horticulture department, heads the decline study. Major Concern Pear decline is of major concern to' all pear production areas, Culbertson said, in Oregon and Washington. Cali fornia faces a similar problem with its' oranges, he added. Washington has had the prob lem since 1952, has studied it longer, using more money and come up with fewer re sults, he commented. , Fruit industry representa tives from all areas faced with the decline problem come to Medford to consult with Hart man, he added. .... Under the committee ques tioning, Price said the decline problem receives one of the top priorities in the $3 mil lion a year OSC research al location. Horticulture in the state now receives more re search money than its income would indicate it deserves, he said. However, it has more continually serious problems, he pointed out. Pear decline is rated lower than the barley virus problem in the . Willamette valley which wiped out an entire crop, it was stated. Taxes Henry Conger, who called himself "a plain dirt farmer," complained about taxes paid by the farmer. Questioned by Robert Duncan, speaker of the house of representatives, Con ger could not tell , how the various state and federal agri cultural services should be cut to save tax money. One of the main purposes of the interim committee is to study means of eliminating duplicated and unneeded agri cultural services. Victor Birdseye, dairyman, urged more research in forage crops using the valleys dif ferent soils for testing. As increasing population .cuts down on available farm acre age -the beef growers and dairymen will . have . to .put more animals on limited acre age, he said. Field . chopping pasture or forage grasses taken to the stock is a growing develop ment in other areas, he added. H. H. White, Southern Ore gon Branch Experiment sta tion superintendent, said at least 15 forage test plots, each representing a different type of . soil and topography have been set out at various valley farms by station personnel. Talent alfalfa, used in Greece, Valiant Enters Small Car Field New York -4DPD- The Val iant, t Chrysler corporation's luxurious economy car, will sell for $14 more than Chev rolet's Corvair and $71 more than Ford's Falcon, the cor poration revealed Tuesday. Harry E. Chesebrough, gen eral manager of the Ply-mouth-De So to-Valiant divisi ion, said that the Valiant will be available in six models in a four-door sedan and station wagon series. Prices on the four-door sedans range from $1,874 on the low-priced V 100 series to $1,946 on the V-200 series. The station wagons will go into production within the next two weeks and prices for the six " and nine " passenger models will be announced later. WIFE-BUMPER JAILED Milwaukee, Wis.-fCPD-How-ard H. Robinson was sen tenced to 30 days in jail Mon day for bumping his wife three times with a car after arguing -with her at a tavern. was developed on the experi ment station here, he noted. C. C. Hoover, Camp White area hog-raiser, asked more research on protein providing grasses, a two -price system for wheat, elimination of the overlap of the Soil Conserva tion Service and extension service and combining 4-H and FFA. He felt that the state bru cellosis control act is working well for the area and Oregon. Walter Jones, land apprais er, Joe Murphy, pear grower and shipper, and John Nieder meyer, Jacksonville farmer, also agreed that more crops should be developed for the valley. Jones suggested more study of agricultural econo mies to obtain the highest use for the land. , Murphy thought, more money should be available for the experiment station, and a nomologist, fruit specialist He suggested bringing fruit packers into the canning busi ness and development of such sidelines as baby -food pro cessing. Niedermeyer said the experiment station should c o n c e ntrate on developing new ways to use present crops and bring out new crops. Too much time is spent on in creased yield studies, he said. New Land The majority of those testi fying emphasized new "lands coming under irrigation from the Talent project made new and better use of farm land essential. Fruit growers basically do not object to horticulturists a a vising - home owners' on landscaping and backyard garden problems if the agri cultural industry does not have to suffer, Dave Lowry, pear grower and shipper, stated. Questioned by the interim committee, Lowry said he un derstood home extension was being studied as a possible non essential service and per haps other services should be cut. However, he Theyll Do It Every Time DOC THE PILLS DIDNT DO ANY 600D. MM-MMW I STILL HAVENT GOT J THAT SETTLES AW APPETITE. CAN'T XlX ito PUTTING tAT BkhAKHwl. CANT I VOU IN THE EAT LUNCH.vJUST CANT HOSPITAL FDR EAT NOTHIMV SIGHT OP A THOROUGH RDEATHLY SICK' IO-2S immy Harlo So-COOlN THE HOSPfTAL HE HAD TO SKIP A MEAL FDR X-QAV PICS - ' THE JERNT HASNT" SETTLED DOWN VET-! NO.' DOCTOR'S' ORDERS.' NO BREAKFAST.' YOU'RE HAV1NS YOUR TUMMY X-RAYED THIS MORNING.' 1-ATPNO BREAKFAST?? whats THE BIS IDEA? I'M STARVED.' EVEN THE GUINEA PISS GET FED. LET ME OUTA MERE IM did -not- make -any - definite recommendations for cuts. - Sen. Edwin D. Durno, Jack son county, said a sub-committee -on higher education, of which he was a member, con sidered cutting the home ex tension budget, x He said they received letters from all over the state, r ' ' Want New Services . Duncan summed up the gen eral attitude by : remarking that everyone wants to add services, nobody wants others cut, but complain about high taxes. - ' : Lester Adams, Applegate stockman and manager of Oregon Milk Producers asked for a' "bird-dog" committee representative who would contact the less successful farmers, learn their problems and attitudes and tell them of the interim committee hear ings before they are held in this area: t . . , Leaders. Present . - "People appearing here to hight are the agricultural leaders, the highly successful men of our community. 'You will not get a -complete pic ture until less successful farm ers are heard from. Many of these do not belong to farm organizations and will not ap pear unless personally re minded," Adams explained. ; Interim committee members hearing the testimony were Senators Francis Ziegler, Ben ton county chairman; Rob ertTStraub , Lane" c 6 u h t y; Lloyd Key, Umatilla county; and Representatives Arthur Ireland, Washington county; Joe Rogers, Polk county; Don McKihnis, Union county; and Roy Fitzwater, Linn county. Little Johnny is on his way to our local clinic for a , checkup. Can you help him get there? SUGGESTION: Another good way to help is to make a pledge to our town's united campaign. Part of your gift, you know, supports our local child-care services. GIVE THE UNITED WAY Sponsored by CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER CO. I EABS TRANSFER mi FUffiDTilE 60.. 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