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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1958)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1958 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE FIVE i1 mi I, f 7' 3 c 5 0isKg9- BaaaaaaaeaaaBJOaeaaaaaeBaejeaaaaaaaaaaaaC-aaeel 7hdtMMMMHMMMMiHHBiH - CAREFUL- rKUNINv with a machete or ax is me answer to a periecT nnrnii Here Ken Bishop, co-owner of the Ken-Dell ranch, demonstrates the way a tree is pruned up to produce a perfect specimen. A great deal of trial and error learning has gone into the huge Christmas tree operation lying near lennam. k . YA t)f. in ',! S Vnr-'r-- " - -If it A BUCKET LIFT is a useful tool when it comes to pruning in the field. This rig is mounted on a surplus half track and features a 30-fobt boom with a bucket on the end in which the operator stands. Controls allow him to swing the bucket to each side and to raise and lower it. Jutting out of the bucket are a power saw and trimmer, driven by - .. Tlili ria is on the Ken-Dell Christmas tree ranch at Tennant. RELAXING THE RULES CORTLAND, N.Y. (UPD-Spon- sors of a frog race relaxed the rules a little when they realized a state law might cut down on the number of entrants. A conser vation statute says frogs can be taken into captivity only between June and September. So the Cort land Youth Bureau decided that any youngster who hadn't bagged a frog during the season could en ter his pet turtle in the compe tition instead. Separate prizes were offered in each category. ONCE FOR ALL j WILLIAMSTOWN. Mass. UPI Prof. Frederick L. Schuman of Williams College sends one greet ing card a vear to each of his friends. Every summer, Schuman wishes them a Merry tnrisimas. last and next, a nappy iiew year, "last and next, and greet ings for Memorial uay, indepen dence Day. Labor Day. Thanks m.Mntf TW.r nnH "jintf other holiday I you are of a mind to celebrate." BIG POT GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. UPI Kent County dog pound manager Raymond Mathews, county con trailer Ionard V. Andrus and nmintv Qitrwrvt(uir Bernard BarLO recently staged a weight -reducing contest. They each put up won the total going to the one who lost the most weight in a month. Mat ihAuc whn took off 40 nounds. ivinHincr nn at 2G4 was the win ner. Andrus lost 23 pounds ana Barto IS. Tyrolese Horses Tried Out In This Country In New Illinois Area Home SPRING GROVE, III. (UPI A herd of sturdy little mountain draft horses frolics today on roll ing meadows far from the rocky slopes of their native Tyrolese Alps. They are immigrants of note in the equine world the Iirst of their breed to be imported to America. The horses nine mares, three colts and a stallion are chestnut-colored, fiery-eyed Haflingers, a breed developed 100 years ago by mating husky little mountain mares with noble Arabian stallions. The IS "immigrants" were pur chased in Austria and brought to northern Illinois recently by Tem pel Smith, a Chicago electronics manufacturer, and his wife Esther. The Smiths aren't trying to buck a trend that has seen the nation's number of farm houses slide from an all-time high of 16,528,000 in the boom days of horse-drawn equip ment to fewer than 3,500,000 in this era of the tractor. "Horses are just a hobby to day," Mrs. Smith said as she led the way to a grassy, wooded lot where the mares grazed at the Circle Z Farm. She said her husband intends to breed and sell Haflingers, use them as mounts for children hitch them to colorful Austrian- made carts and wagons for farm chores, and perhaps display them at the International Livestock Exposition and other horse shows. Introduction of the breed to the United States set up an interest ing experiment in how a horse's environment affects its conforma tion and temperament. "We wonder whether the Haf- lingcr will change type perhaps grow taller, Mrs. Smith said. The Smiths' horse master. Leo Lightner. said "only time will tell." He said the Haflinger, built ong inally from relatively short stock has been dwarfed and toughened by life in the high Tyrol. As a foal and young horse, the Haflinger ranges without cover over poor mountain pastures, at 5,000 to 7,000 feet altitude. The grown horse is used throughout the year as a work animal on moun tain farms and logging camps and as a pack horse in the high coun try. The Haflingers at the Smith farm stand about 14 hands high (a hand is four inches). They're longer than they are tall, and al most as compact as an Aberdeea Angus steer. With their rare dou ble manes, flowing white tails and feathery fetlocks, they look some thing like a half-pint Clydesdale. Their Arabian ancestry has giv en them a lively temperament that makes them good saddle and har ness horses. Yet, Mrs. Smith said, most of them are so gentle that children can handle them. To show, how easily they han dle, Lightner hitched up the prize stallion, Starwonder, which waa bought from the Austrian state stud farm at Innsbruck, and drove him around the farm lot. It was only the second lime Starwonder had been in harness, the horse master said, but he handled almost like a veteran. Then grooms hooked up three-year-old mare Jeremia. who never before had felt the weight of a harness on her back, and an old er mare, Edelgut. Jeremia sidled into the outside tug a few times, cocked an eye across to see how Edelgut was meeting the situation, then took the bit and padded along obedient ly. Along with his other duties, Light ner is teaching inexperienced grooms the rudiments of horseman ship and such German terms as "schritt" lor "walk") and "sehr brave" ("very good"). "It's easier to Germanize the grooms than to Americanize the Haflingers." he said. Four Parts Gin, One Part Vermouth And Stir Gently For Good Martini SAN FRANCISCO (UPI Astory goes, a turn-ol the-century good martini is hard to find and The Lower Montgomery Street Olive or Onion Society is try in 3 to do something about it commuter hahnually stopped al certain waterfront bar and a&ked for a gin and vermouth. 'Mix it quickly." he instructed The society was formed in iar.l!1h bartender. "I have to catch me lerry 10 jviamnez. Today' this unknown pioneer is immortalized in Martinez by an un- tff icial city flag a silver cocktail glass with a bent stem on a field of royal blue. BIG Y MARKET "dedicated to the propagation of I good martinis and the education of bartenders." It was started by eight busi nessmen who toil on lower Mont gomery Street, the Wall Street of. San Francisco. They were dis- m,n !S roMP, KmT couraged with the quality of their M "" "IS M";J cocktails and began a drive tol T MANCHh-STtR. Conn. L'PI make martinis as uniform and Joseph Schoen won a divorce aft- tasty as possible so that a fellow " 5 with a thirst could step into any said word lo him for " bar and not be disappointed. Make l Worth rn While The ranks of the society have never exceeded 40 men, possibly because new members are requir-i ed to drink a pint sized goblet ofPh- -0 4710 U. fcfc martinis as their initiation into the ranks. After a great deal of "pure re search" and S3 different mixtures, the society established itself as something of an authority on the martini. Here is its current prize recipe: One part domestic vermouth; four parts domestic gin; pour in order into pre-chilled. ice-filled shaker, stirring gently not more than 30 seconds; serve with olive or onion. Barney Vogel, archives director, says the society doesn't claim its mixture makes the finest mar tini, but it does guarantee the most consistently good one. This is because of the more stable quality of domestic liquor, he said. "However, we don't let the sta tus quo rule," he added. "Every year we try all brands, domestic and imported, and decide on se lections. We've changed brands many times and once had an im ported vermouth." As archives director. Vogel claims that the martini was in vented in San Francisco. As the " CUTTING J BEEForPORK T InrettigoU NOW! Our Low Meat Prices Wilt .' ' 1 Ford Trucks Last Longer en Hie FARM See your Farm Truck Headquarters BALSIGER MOTOR CO. bp. Ph. TU 4-1 111
