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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MECFORD. OREGON TUESDAY. JUNE 11. 1IM .A 7 Brucellosis Committee Meets in Salem Today Salem - Members of the brucellosis advisory commit tee to the Oregon Department of Agriculture meets today June 11, in the conference room of the State Depart ment of Agriculture Building. Salem. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. GARDENING TIPS By JOHN McLOUGKLIN County Agent Lawn Watering You might spend a lot of time and effort watering your lawn, but are you watering properly? If you are like most home &LJLJ -U 3l t CSi 1 IP' norvuniiMn M l l II UU II W ms $ j Air conditioning, fully equipped restroom, picture windows and fully reclining seats. They're all part of exclusive Greyhound Scenicruiser Service! Next trip don't settle for second best. For comfort. GO GREYHOUND ... AND LEAVE THE DRIVING TO US. Exclusive Scenicruiser Service'at no extra (are. For example: Destination Eueene, Orej(. Redding, Cat. Sacramento. Cat San Francisco htisei dally 6 8 3 one way 5 05 4.80 8.15 8.85 Destination Seattle, Wash. Portland, Oreg. San Diego, Cal. BakcrsMclrt, Cal. bue daily S 6 J 1 Oil'. wa 11.40 7.45 17.05 12.45 Save 10 extra each way with a round trip ticket. GREYHOUND TERMINAL 212 NO. BARTLETT 772-2202 owners, you think more about fertilizing and spraying for weeds than about this impor tant cultural practice. Proper watering will produce a much better turf in your lawn. If you are not watering properly you are then apply ing too much water or water ing too frequently and too lightly. Too much water will cause a loss of plant food by leaching and will encourage shallow rooting of the grasses. Frequent light waterings will encourage shallow root spe cies such as annual bluegrass and other weeds to grow and will bring about drought sus ceptibility. How To Check The best way to determine when to water is to examine the soil for moisture content. Remove a plug of soil with a knife, soil tube or shovel. If the soil is wet in the upper two inches delay sprinkling for a day or two then re-examine the soil. When water is needed wet the soil to the effective rooting depth of the grass. This is usually about eight inches, but this depth will vary considerably with the soil type and soil depth. A sandy loam soil over eight inches deep will maintain grass for seven to 12 days without watering. A granite soil or shallow soil may re quire watering every three days during the hotter weath er. A sprinkler that applies water at a slow rate may be necessary to wet a heavy soil to the proper depth without having surface run off. An important part of deter mining watering practices is to consider the needs of water by the grass. During the sum mer months the grass will not use more than a inch of wa ter daily. If this figure is used as an index then 1 inches of water would be the maxi mum amount needed per week. To check your lawn sprin klers for output, place coffee can or other flat-bottomed containers wi.i, verticle walls in the sprinkler pattern. At the end of the normal sprin kling time, measure the amount of water in the con tainer and this will tell you how much water was applied. Dry Spots Dry spots may occur in the lawn because of a heavy com pacted soil, steep ground, mat ted turf grass or a poor dis tribution of sprinkler water. If dry spots occur examine the area for compaction and a matted turf. These condi tions can be corrected by the use of an aerator or verti cut mower' respectively. This BIG BUTTE CREEK - Water flows by Eagle Point Irrigation district's present point of diversion on Big Butte creek as shown in this early day picture. New state legislation allows for an additional point of diversion for the district a short distance dowstream from tho present one. FARM Woodlot Facts c Air Conditioning Deferment Urged Corvallis - d'PD - Chancellor Roy Lieuallen of the State System of Higher Education Monday recommended "defer ment" of air conditioning equipment for several new campus buildings. Lieuallen recommended the deferment for new buildings at ' Oregon State, Southern Oregon college in Ashland, Eastern Oregon college in La Grande and Oregon College of Education in Monmouth. Allan Hart, Portland, mem ber of the board's building committee, said he was not changing his earlier view that air conditioning was a desir able program. "But, it is something we can defer," he said. Lieuallen estimated con struction costs would be re duced $220,000 by not instal ling air conditioning. Mathematical Group Set Regional Session Eugene - Faculty members from seven western univer sities will be discussion chair men during the 96th western regional meeting of .the In stitute of Mathematical Sta tistics to be held at the Uni versity of Oregon, June 20-21. Topics for the two-day ses sion will include survival problems, ' stochastic proces ses, statistical inference, top- equipment is available at the ics in probability, and math- rent-alls, ematical programming, Dendrometers Used To Check Growth Dendrometers devices to measure radial trunk growth are appearing in Oregon fruit orchards and may prove valuable in determining irri gation schedules and cover crop practices, reports Robert L. Stebbins, Oregon State university extension horticulturist. A dendrometer is attached to the tree trunk and meas ures to within 15.000 of an inch the growth of the trunk. This Is significant because studies have shown the trunk to be the most sensitive part of the tree to moisture changes, Stebbins explained. Both Oregon state staff members and Oregon or chardists are currently using these sensitive devices de veloped at the University of Idaho. Stebbins believes the possibilities of dendrometers in research work are Just being tapped. Extension specialists are using dendrometers on dem onstration plots in Union county to determine the best cover cropping practices for stopping erosion, Stebbins said. The fine measurement is one way of showing differ ences on plots being studied. Stebbins and Marvin Shear er, OSU extension irrigation specialist, are using dendro meters on a second experi mental plot . in the Milton- Freewater area in an effort to determine If the number of orchard Irrigations can be reduced. Why clutter up your modern home with furnaces, flues, vents, fuel tanks, pipes? If clean-as-light electric energy provides per fect, draft free comfort . . why bring fire inside your home and with it fumes, odors, and messy flame by-products? If you can install an electric heating system jor less money ... if an electric system requires almost no cleaning, maintenance, and repairs . . . why add these costs to your annual heating bill? Safest, cleanest, most worry-free . . . and every thing considered , . .the most economical.. . DLDl 17 firm IB JIM KIT Before You Build or Remodel... IPESTIGATE ! BEAVER ELECTRIC I PLUMBING SUPPLY BROOKS ELECTRIC COURT STREET ELECTRIC ELECTRONIC SERVICE ENLOE ELECTRIC FELDMAN & OLSON ELECTRIC HARRISON ELECTRIC . MODERN PLUMBING (Heat Pump) NORPAC SUPPLY ROGUE ELECTRIC COMPANY RUSH ELECTRIC COMANY TROWBRIDGE ELECTRIC . 773-4549 . 772-5209 .535-4135 .773-1971 .535-1269 . 773-7751 . 664-2091 . 773-5368 . 773-4645 . 772-6603 . 772-4960 .773-6241 A "wet plot" which Is wat ered frequently to maintain moisture at all times is being compared against a "dry plot" where trunk growth - is al lowed to drop to 80 per cent of those In the "wet plot" be fore irrigation. This test was started in April. Shearer also has been working with commercial or chardists in other parts of the state on their irrigation pro grams. Some growers have bought dendrometers and are currently studying their use. Dendrometers are not yet in extensive use anywhere, Stebbins explained. Although Stebbins is hope ful that dendrometers may show orchardists how to save time, money and water through reduced irrigation, he also notes that the devices have some limitations in their use. Dendrometers do not work as well on slow-growing old trees, which don t quickly re flect changes, as on young prime trees. Soils also enter the picture because the rate of moisture use varies with the soil type. Dendrometers may not be feasible either for use in or chards where the grower, be cause of water limits, has lit tie or no choice as to when he will Irrigate. Another limit seen by the specialist is the timing of spray applications. The orchard has to be dry to get the spray equipment through. Stebbins recommends that growers who are Interested In dendrometers and their use write to the College of Agri culture at the University of Idaho in Moscow and request a copy of the bulletin entitled Trunk Growth as a Guide In Orchard Irrigation." I Suggestions Given On Home Shrub, Tree Planting Corvallis - Trees and shrubs with their Individual characteristics are best hand led like people - use discre tion in combining types for an overall hnrmonlous ef fect. Donald J. Martcl, head of the landscape architecture de partment at Oregon State uni versity, suggests that garden ers observe the structural qualities of plants at all sea sons for best use in tho landscape. Generally, plants of similar structural characteristics look best if used together. For ex ample, the heaths and heath ers, mahonia and ferns, Japan Fatsia, and David Viburnum. Low growing skimmia and ajuga, with their similar tex tures, also complement one another, rlants should cre ate a single expression and not compete for attention. Un pleasant combinations Martel has noted include Strawberry Madrono and Escallonia, Fat- shedcra and broom. Some trees such as Sargent Cherry and Shore Pine have a definite ascending charac ter. Those that are descending tend to draw the eye toward the ground. These Include pendulous Appleblossom Weeping Cherry, Escallonia and Crabapplc. Martcl cau tions against combinations of two strong opposite forms to gether in the garden. They tend to negate each other. Structural qualities of some plunts vary from season to season. The silk tree in sum mer has . a slightly arching character. In winter, it's very ascending. Rhododen drons as they bloom are as cending, in winter they're pendulous. Use plants that are home" In the environment Western Oregon has an abun dance of native plants that grow well and look appro- propriate gardens. Martcl doesn't set any hard By DICK OLSON Stat Farm Forester Life is full of many well understood things, but it Is also full of many misconcep tions. One of these miscon ceptions Is the profession of forestry. For years, people have thought of a forester as a for est fire fighter, a fire lookout on a tower, or a man with a big western style hat on a white horse. More recent, this image was modified to where it also associated him with tree planting. The profession of forestry does include all of the above mentioned practices. Fire con trol, both suppression and pre vention, is indeed a very im portant phase of forestry. Also reforestation, which covers II artificial means of replac ing tree growth, is very much part. These two phases.lhow- ever, only represent part of the entire picture. Such things as silviculture, logging, utili zation, research, economics, engineering, and management are also in the picture. Web ster's description of a profes sion Is "occupation requiring an education." Foresters to day are mostly college trained men and a number of self- trained men. Most of the for esters today are graduating from accredited four year col leges or universities. Some ave gone further for their master's or doctor's des'3- Another misconception in the field of forestry Is that all forestry Is either a federal or state activity. The federal and state governments are prac- tlclnii forestry but so aro many private enterprises, ei- their Individuals or compa- les. Private forest products companies hire a great many foresters to carry out all phases of forest and produc tion plant management from tiny seedlings, to logs, to the finished products. Private enterprise harvest and process virtually all tho timber and owns most ot u in the United States. A vote of appreciation should be giv en to our local lumber tnaus- trlcs for the good work they are doing for the benefit of us all. Agency Differences Another misconception or misunderstanding is the dif ference between the federal forest service (USFS), the Bu reau of Land Management (BLM), and the Oregon State Department of Forestry rOSDF). ' The USFS manages the- na tional forests throughout the nation. The BLM manages tne Old Oregon - California rail- man lands and the public do- mnln lands throughout the United States. The OSDF manages the Oregon state for est lands and the state land board lands. Also the OSDF has the responsibility to pro certain private and pub lic owned lands from fire within their jurisdiction, I hope this article has been helpful for you, the general public, to better understand the profession of forestry and the different federal and state forest services. MO XEWf COHTZKZnCZ Washington -4W- President Kennedy will not hold newt conference this week. At lutt A pbuant, rttnmhluf war to JMlpbnak nkkf habit Gnat iV Ml, gently dicitt V??.X.to help mtlMtr tobacco cmtofc AtaratrstwM, H - 'I Leavn of Absence Granted UO Dean Dr. Harry Alport. dean of the Graduate school at the University of Oregon, will go on leave of absence as dean effective Sept. 1 to ac cept a fellowship at the Cen ter for Advanced aiuaies m Behavioral Sciences at Palo Alto, Calif. The fellowship win De n nanccd by a senior award for governmental studies given by the Social Science Re search council. Dr. Alport will work on a study of the Inter relations of the federal gov ernment in the social sciences. He will be absent from the Eugene campus during the 1983-64 academic year. Dur ing his absence, Dr. Clyde P. Patton, associate professor of geography and associate dean of the Graduate school, will be acting dean of tho school. and fast rules for using dif ferent size plants together. If large plants are used with small, control the area of view. For example, a plot of ajuga 100 feet square looks fine with a tree planted In its midst. The two create a pleasing -overall effect. Hillside families can laKe advantage of plants that look good from above such as silk trees, David Viburnum and pachysandra. Maples, oaks and flowering cherries are good for larger areas. Some plants create slender wall forms. These Include the Bamboos, Pyramdial Arbor vitae and Sentry Maples, Nan dina is useful In creating a low barrier or to block off garden space. Martcl says we can learn many tricks from the Japan ese - students of plant form without copying their gar dens. The Japanese plant many materials away from the foundation of the house and the house appears to float in space. They're also sensitive to the simple pattern in leaf forms and shy away from garish colors and a great as sortment of trees and shrubs. A repetition of forms results In a peaceful whole. 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