SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1958
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
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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.
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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
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