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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1956)
II! SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1956 1 PAGE ErGHT HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON i - J liiiStWlii'i'ii'ivi 'iirjfViMi mini " " ' 'niMiniiM ir t -nil ftrr"-rf m nrniim J ! Whilp a heated basement makes Kor root cellar, Its surplus warmth can be diverted with prolli Into a hot-bed In which you can Marl seeds o both flowers and ves- Hotbed Built Into Basement Casement. etaljles weeks earlier Tlian It Is safe to sow them outdoors. Hie trick is to build a frame around a basement window, prtf- f era bly with souUiern exposure, and open the window to let the warm air circulate over the plants. In front of the window make ,n shallow excavation, about a foot deep. The size must be figured carefully, so that a frame set In this excavation can be covered bv window or hot-bed sash. As in the case of other hot-beds, a glass sub stitute may be used on the sash, If de.'Ireri. Build a frame to fit In the ex cavation. The sides must slant Tough Form Year Looms Another rough year is looming on the Oregon form front. Average . net Income for Oregon farmers this year may be little more than half of what it was in 1951. believes M. D. Thomas, Oregon State Col lege h g i ieiiltui al economist. Large stocks ot farm products piled up in past years will hold prices down even if Congress ap proves the so-called "soil bank" early this year, says Thomas. Ma jor benefits from the soil bank are "lontf nn?,e," states 'the econo mist, with immediate benefits like ly to he felt only by Oregon seed growers who would find rapidly ex panded markets for pross and iejumic seeds to plant the nation's soli banks. The soil bank would toke out of production 10 to 20 per cent of the nation's cropland and save it until needed in an emergency such as n drought or all-out war, or by our future production. It the acreage taken out of crops brought sufficient production cuts, farmers' incomes would improve utter awhile, Thomas explains. Farm prices would probably be ruouiih better in two or three years to more than orfset the decreased production, he believes. Mean-1 while, substantial government pay ments would be necessary to kiop many farmers going while the 'bunk" is being established. Already, t h e average Oregon fanner's net money income from farming has dropped below $2,000 compared to $3,000 in 1951. A fur ther drop in Ur5 and prospects for some further decline may slosh farm family income by nearly one half In i he pa s t f ive yen rs . The average net would be down even more if the number of (arm operators in the state had not de creased, says Thom.is, The census shows onlv S4 442 farms in tlv? state In 1954 compared to 59.827 in 1950 Rtul 63,1115 in 1945. M a ny fa r me is on sm oiler Ore gon farms are supplementing their income with off-form work. The economist believes such families will seek even more off-form work in 1956 with Job prospects and sal nries now favorable. Mill and fac tory wane rates have risen stead ily for several years and now av erage one-third higher than in 1949. sharply from a point above 'the window, almost to the ground. Fit the sash on this frame, using hinges at the top so the sa?h may oe easily raised for ventilation. Earth may be banked around the name to keep out the cold; and the sides should be as tight as possible to keep out' the wind. The frame may have to be caulked, where it joins the foun dation to prevent dratts, otherwise it is built like the garden type, using a standard or odd size sash as you choose. Heat Is supplied to this bed by opening the basement window, and allowing the neated basement air to enter the bed. The window is left open at night, and may often be closed during the day,- when the sun is shiniiv on the bed. Ho' beds of this type have been tried and tested, and although they do not maintain temperatures as high as other kinds the heat will be more even, and the ventilation much better. The main things to watch are temperature and drafts. Ventilation is necessary on warm days, and for very short periods on cooler auys. Glass substitutes may be used to cover the sash. They are light er, and not so likely to be brok en by the wind. Polyethylene sheets of double thickness will last one searon; and translucent ma terials strengthened with wire will last longer. All admit an adequate upply of light for young plants. Ladino Clover Problem Eyed Farmers with slug-riddled Ladino clover pastures may be able to solve their forage problem with New Zealand white clover, accord ing, to H. B. Howell, superintendent of the Oregon State College J. J. Astor branch experiment station. Yield trials at the Astoria sta tion on Oregon's coast where slugs have been carving huge slices from once promising pas tures give New Zealand white clover the nod over other legumes tested. Ladino, Kentish, and Ken tucky white clovers and Columbia and Beaver big trefoils were in eluded in the tests. New Zealand white clover's good showing rounds out a three-year search for a Ladino replacement by Howell. These tests, plus local prower experience, indicate that New Zealand white is superior to i Ladino along the coast and lower Columbia River countries. And work at Corvallis indicates that the New Zealand white may be a good bet on some non-irrigated pastures on good soils in the Willamette Vailey. Pastures close to the ocean, with mild temperatures and high rain full, remain Ltieen nnd productive the year around. But this climate also favors garden slugs, and these sluis have limited Ladino in pas tille mixtures to two years. In contrast. New Zcland white seems to repel slugs, and is able to keep a vigorous, dense growth. THE MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN gof paid on Saturday for every contestant appearing on Piggfy Wiggly'j March of Dimes Quiz Show. The first contestant on the all-day show is shown here with her award of tumblers and a tray for correctly answering her quiz questions. In the picture, from left, are: W. G. Mason, Piggly-Wiggly manager; Mrs. Ted Gelhaar, 806 Owens; U.S. Navy Recruiting Officer Larry Cuffel, and Quiz Master Ray Tomlinson. - Convenient Hose Carrier Built A convenient, Inexpensive holder for the garden hose Is ensily made with a galvanized steel pail. Sim ply nail the pail to the garage wall through the bottom of the pail so that the open end faces away from the wall. The shape of the nail ' with a flared lip on the outside edge, easily keeps the hose in place, coiled around the pail. - ?JL m TREES Are Our Business! 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