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2 g SUNDAY. JUNE 17. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Reforestation Accomplishments Indicate Continued Progress A review of reforestation accomplishments by the bu- reau of land management in the Medford district indicates that continued progress has been made during the past fis cal year, according to District Manager Ross A. Youngblood, Activities under reforesta- tion are ever increasing as ELM lands are brought under more intensive management. he noted. During the past year, 4,138 acres were planted with two- year old ponderosa pine or Douglas-fir seedlings. An aa ditional 2,876 acres were seeded to Douglas-fir, ponder osa pine or sugar pine. Three methods of seeding were employed: aerial seeding of Douglas-fir using a heli copter, hand broadcast seed ing of Douglas-fir using cvclone seeder, and seed spot ting of ponderosa pine and sugar pine using a seed spot tine hand tool which dis penses from 3 to 5 seeds in a spot on the ground. Harbicides Applied Herbicides were applied aerially on 683 acres to kill brush and release the exist ing tree reproduction from competition with dense brush stands, Youngblood noted. An additional 521 acres of tlmoer land were cleared of a dense brush cover using a large tractor equipped with a spe cial brush clearing blade. Approximately 5,240 snags have been felled on 439 acres to reduce the fire hazard in regenerating stands, he said. A new activity was initiat ed this year. Paper mulch was placed around 56,000 newly planted seedlings to increase survival of the seedlings by conserving moisture around the seedling roots. Mora Exparimental Work Further experimental work is being carried on in coopera tion with the Oregon State university Forest Research Laboratory in Corvallis, Youngblood reported. Two experimental plots are located in the Butte Falls area and two are located in the Grecnsprings area. Purpose of the experiments Is to determine the best meth ods of reforesting difficult planting sites. To assure a successful re forestation program, BLM must be assured of a constant tree seed supply of high quality seed from desirable parent trees. To accomplish this, work has been progress ing on a seed production area, Youngblood said. Slection of the most desir able trees for seed production has been made in an area northeast of Butle Falls along Twincheria creek. Trees too close to the selected trees were removed to allow grow ing space, and undesirable trees were removed from the area. Tnc seed trees were fertilized with a commercial fertilizer to increase seed pro duction. This intensified effort in re forestation is an upward step toward more assurance that future generations will have an abundant supply of timber for use in the Medford area, Youngblood said. v y z t:?-lV y i jji I n l il. SPREADS FERTILIZER Charles GanscI of here applying fertilizer in a ponderosa pine the bureau of land management is shown seed production area cast of Butte Falls. - yrJ lis I A ' &... !..3Wfc I ! iiiim ill MHini fifT PLANTING TECHNIQUE This experi mental plot was designed by the bureau of land management to help determine the best planting technique on difficult planting sites. This site is located on Twincheria creek cast of Butle Falls. Medford Firemen Install Officers Mitchell Milich was install ed president of the Interna tional Association of Fire Fighters, Medford Local 1431, at a meeting Friday night in the Medford fire station . Other officers installed were Vernon Ritchie, general chair man; Ed Evans, vice presi dent; Floyd Courtright, secre tary; and Robert Coash, treas urer. S. P. Stevens of Portland, vice president of the IAFF ninth district, installed the officers. Also attending were Pat Flynn, president of the rire Fighters association of Eugene, and Earl Noble, of Salem, secretary, Oregon State Fire Fighters Associa tion. Five firemen from Klam ath Falls also participated. Milich said the local chap ter is new to Medford. Al though earlier attempts to or ganize fire fighters had been made, full participation was not received. All 38 members of the fire department have Joined the local, he added. II - if I PINE SEEDING These Ponderosa pine seedlings have re suited from seed spotting. Note the seedling in the back ground, which has been severely browsed by deer. TRUE OR FALSE St. Louis - WrD - A local dentist has this sign in his office: "Rr. True In Your Tcelh or They'll Be False to You." FRIENDLY ENEMIES Granite City, 111. - WPD -Mrs. William Hnmlos has a photograph showing a bird (log and a quail eating out of the same plate. Two New Streets Are Paved in Subdivision Two new streets have been completed in the new Brook- hurst Villa section of North east Medford, according to Roy Wilkes, president of Homcsitcs, Inc., developer of the subdivision. The subdivision is located across from Wilson school on Corona ave. Boy Scouts from County Attending Philmot Ranch Representatives of the Cra ter Lake council, Boy Scouts of America, will attend Phil- mont Scout Ranch in New Mexico this week. Chosen from Crater Lake council were Arthur Harbi son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Da vid L. Harbison, Eagle Point, to represent Troop 48, and Mikel Kenyon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kenyon, 1980 Buena Vista dr., Medford, to represent Troop 13. Both boys will attend the Ranch on scholarships for the Junior Leaders instruction training program. They left Medford Thursday afternoon, Scholarships Providtd One scholarship was pro vided by the Sears Roebuck Foundation and the other by the Men's Fellowship of the First Presbyterian church. The two scouts are 15 years old. Both are Life Scouts, and are senior patrol leaders of their units. Kenyon has been in scouting for seven years, and Harbison for five years. At the ranch, the boys will learn the skills of Scoulcraft leadership, and pass this training on to their units and assist in the operation of dis trict and council training events. Scouts will be under the leadership of Scout master Gene Doll, Inland Empire dis trict executive, Spokane, and assistant scoutmaster Lloyd E. McElvain. Moulding Company To Receive Award Grants Pass- The American Legion award for hiring old er workers will be presented Monday to the Grants Pass Moulding company. The presentation will be made at a meeting of the ex ecutive committee of the Grants Pass and Josephine County Chamber of Commerce at noon in the Redwoods hotel. Charles Draper of Albany, Oregon department command er of the Legion is expected to make the award. When the heat's on... Two Local Men Are Named Directors Two Medford businessmen were elected district directors of Associated Oregon Indus tries at the annual meeting of the statewide employers association in Portland recent- iy. Elected directors for the fourth district were David B. Lowry of Associated Fruit company, and Jerry McGrew of McGrew Brothers Sawmill, Inc., both of Medford. AOI districts -orrcpond to Oregon's Concessional dis tricts. The association has approximately 850 members with headquarters In Portland. PAT You may now have a beautiful all metal ornamental iron palio at a fraction of the cost. You buy direct from the manufac turer. Do it yourself, very simple to in stall. Positively the best deal ever for a beautiful patio. Prices are low, quality Is high. Be Sure To Se- Display AT 2231 Orchard rkm Dr. Will Be Open All Day Sun. Keith Cfeildrctfc 773-3588 air conditioning cools it off l(or)aca( Just the turn of a dial brings Spring weather inside your home the yejr 'round. 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