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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1958)
PAGE 8 C HERALD AND. NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1953 MOST ARCHITECTS ARE AGREED that a fence is the finishing touch to a home. Here is a stunning fence which is every bit as practical as it is beautiful. The handsome offset pattern allows cooling breezes to pass through, yet looks as solid as a stockade fence. At front of home, one section is compartmeVited decoratively for flower pots. Western red cedar was used to match home's siding, and stained to duplicate and preserve nat ural cedar's rich, ruddy coloring. Fence Adds Privacy, Beauty To Home Privacy is probably the most close the doors on the rest of the sought-after and cherished element world is more than just a desirable in American home life. Being able part of living; it is closer to being to walk into one's own home and a necessity. County Agent Reports Farm News Briefed From The County Agent Itadio Programs The 1958 calf crop in the United States is expected to be slightly less than the 1957 crop according to the USDA Crop & Livestock Reporting Service. The reduction Is only three-tenths of one per cent but is the fourth year a re duction in calf production has been registered. This year's numbers are estimated to be four per cent less than the record crop of 42, 611,000 head raised in 1954. Num bers in 1958 are estimated to be 40,872.000 head. This year's calf crop will still be nearly eight per cent above the 1947-56 average. The reason the decline in calf numbers was not greater in 1958 is due to a large percentage of calves dropped per cow on hand. The number of cows on farms on January 1 this year was two per cent lower than a year earlier. The calving percentage in 1958 is estimated at 87 per cent which was one per cent above 1957. Of course the 1958 figures are estimates be cause some calves will be born yet this year. Estimates of such numbers have been included in the figures based on trends in the past. Ily sections the north central and eastern states show decrea .es in calf numbers while the south cen tral and western states indicate a slight increase in numbers. The trend in Oregon was the same as other western states but Cantor' nia showed a two per cent in crease. This was accounted for by an increase in calving percentage from 86 in 1957 to 90 in 1958. This last spring a number of cattlemen suffered considerable calf losses in this area from a disease veterinarians call Entro toxemia or overeating disease. Al though the use of toxins and anti toxins have helped some, losses still occur. Veterinarians recognize a need for more specific informa tion about the disease and the ex ecutive committee of the Klam ath Cattlemen s Association re- ciuested that the veterinary de partment of Oregon State College make some laboratory studies to determine specific causes of the disease. The college has offered to work with cattlemen and veterinarians next spring when the disease is most prevalent. The college will want to secure specimens of af fected animals. They would, there fore, like to get immediate reports of calves affected by the disease. Potato Nematode Found In Dahlia Tubers In Oregon Plant survey pathologists for the State Department of Agriculture have discovered the potato rot ne matode in dahlia tubers in three commercial plantings in Oregon. Frank McKennon, chief of the de partment's division of plant indus try, reports the first isolation was made early this year and the last in June. McKennon says investigations so far point to the fact that imported tubers are involved in all cases. He says the department has been working on this problem and that tubers from every commercial grower in the state have been pro cessed in the department's labora tory in Salem. Oregon is one of the lirst states to carry out an extensive survey for the nematode. The department is watching the situation closely and believes that all infestations have been found. It has notified U.S. Plant Quaran tine officials and has advised Ore gon growers to examine especially any imported tubers very closely. The nematode has been consid ered a threat to the potato indus try since it was first found in the United States at Aberdeen, Idaho. More recently an infestation was discovered h a limited area in Wis consin. It is now recognized that the po tato rot nematode is the same spe cies as found in bulbous iris for many years. At least one western state has been allowing a one per cent tolerance in the iris without causing apparent harm or concern to the industry. Department officials feel that Oregon dahlia stock may be clean er than that in other states which have not carried out extensive sur vey work for the nematode. Fiberglass Boat Building Materials The Gun Store 714 Mai Ph. TU 4-3863 Home Extension COl'NTY EXTENSION NEWS By Ruth Gustnvson Student "taste testers" can serve as convenient and reliable stand ins for Oregon consumers in food preference studies, Oregon State College research shows. Fourteen foods were tested by students and by Oregon families to compare food preference opin ions. Foods tested were black berry jam, cheddar cheese, barbe cued potato chips, chocolate chips, tomato juice, graham crackers, sliced pickles, tomato soup, butter, shelled filberts, canned peaches, green beans, applesauce, and corn. According to Mrs. Lois Satlier. food technologist in charge of OSC flavor studies, student opinions In most cases reflected consumer likes and both groups showed strong preferences for the same foods. Between 120 and 180 students tested the foods in the college "(kvorium" laboratory. A total of 230 families in Portland, Astoria, Corvollis, Albany, Salem, Mcdford and Klamath Falls took part in the home survey. All family mem bers over 6 years of age tested foods and recorded their opinions. Nearly 700 responses were re ceived from families on each food. Families tested paired food samples, such as Grade AA and C butter, Iised their opinions, and indicated which food they would buy if the price were the same for both samples. Scientists and producers both feel the need for consumer ac ceptability of fond products, says Mrs. Salher. If the consumer does not like the food, he's not going to buy it at the store. OSC's flavor testing program in cludes nearly 200 student testers hired each year to determine pref erences for certain foods. The OSC study was conducted by the departments of statistics and food and dairy technology. Privacy in the yard area is as much a necessity these days as privacy inside the home, for there s hardly a family who doesn't take to the fresh air for a good part of their loafing and for casual entertaining during warm weather. When planning a yard or a patio, the homeowner's first consideration should be for its "walls," and un less you truly enjoy trimmine hedges, this means a fence. A good fence is just the right finish ing touch for a home. There are several requirements this fence should meet. In addi tion' to being tall and opaque enough to afford s e c 1 u s 1 n o in your outdoor living area, it should be constructed so that it allows cooling breezes to pass through the yard, and, perhaps most important of all, it must be designed to look friendly and hos pitable to the neighbors.. It can be beautiful as well as functional. On top of all these, the fence is also an important accessory to the home. Ingenious landscape ar chitects capitalize on fences as a means of creating unity of house and site, of tying them together. This is easily accomplished by simply sifnulating the house sid ing in the fence pattern. For example, if the house has been sided with western red cedar boards-and-battens, a fence of off set cedar boards carries out the three dimensional effect and the theme of vertical shadow lines. Woods and finishes should be duplicated as much as possible. The trend in both house siding and fencing is towards the natural look; homeowners these days take pride in the woods they use and finish them as naturally as pos sible. Usually, when using a fine wood like western red cedar, du plicating the wood's original col oring with stain is the best idea, though many homeowners like to stain it driftwood grey and use rough-sawn cedar to achieve a weathered look. Any good fence should have a touch of individuality, a bit of caprice woven into its design. You might, for instance, build one sec tion of a box like frame and com partmentize it. In the compart ments, pots of bright flowers can be placed for a splash of color. This section caif be left open on both sides for a peek a boo effect if it doesn't impair privacy. One good bit of advice don't let your fence dominate your home surroundings. Let it add beauty. 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