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The INDEPENDENT, May 28, 1997 U S D A in c o m e Jew ell School f graduates ready ru le s c h a n g e d E ffe c tiv e in lu n e 1MR7, in ( o m e e lig ib ility c rite ria fo r the U S D A su rp lu s fo o d p ro gram , c o m m o n ly k n o w n as the cheese p ro g ra m , w ill be as fo llo w s fa m ily Size (e w e ll Si h o o l w i l l g r a d u a t e a c lass of ten high si h o o l seniors at c o m m e n i e m e n t ex e r i ises a t th e si h o o l o n M ay 10 a t H p m I e la n d S am ue lso n is V a le d ic to ria n and D ia n a B ry a n is S a lu ta to n a n I he a d d itio n .il g ra d u a te s a re Ken H ill, T im H am m e r b e rg . la n e K a r a h a il, L o re n T hom pson, lu lie K iley. ( hns D avis and Tim W o o le y M o n th ly In c o m e (C ross less m e d ic a l Expense) 1 $S96 2 «02 3 ’ 1.00« 4 1.213 5 1.419 6 1.625 f o r e a ch a d d itio n a l fa m ily m e m b e r add $20t> per m o n th The next U S D A su rp lu s fo o d g iv e a w a y in V e rn o n ia w ill be )u n e 1« 3t the A m e ric a n L e g io n H a ll 627 A d a m s A ve n u e Jewell High School 1987 graduating class ...JK>roL The Red Tom ato By D e b b ie T aylo r ARCHIE DASS LOGGING, INC. 429-2093 Chipping - Hauling 63380 Nehalem Hwy. N. Vernonia, OR 97064 HOLCE LOGGING CO., INC. Contract Logging & Road Building We Buy and Sell Timber TELEPHONE 429 6783 17633 Keasey Rd. Vernonia, OR 97064 Lim e, y o u read a b o u t it and hear a b o u t it Hut u n til yo u see w ith y o u r o w n eyes w h a t it can do, yo u w o n t b e lie v e th e d iffe r e n t e lim e c an m ake la s t ta ll we s p rin k le d w o o d ashes in a pate h o f c lo v e r we w ere g ro w in g as a green m anure, th is spring w hen the t lo v e r s ta rte d g ro w in g again it was easy to see w h e re the ashes w ere s p rin k le d Ih e t lo v e r th a t rei e iv e d , h«- ashes was tw ic e as ta ll, had fu lle r leaves and was a d a rk e r green Seeing th is drastic d it terenc e even th o u g h the c lo v e r w ith o u t th e ashes lo o k e d g oo d, has m ad e us b e lie v e rs in a d d in g lim e to th e soil B.C.H. LOGGING, INC. Mist Rt. Box 70, Clatskanie, OR 97016 l . \ \ There w ill be no re g u la rly scheduled p la n t tours before June. H ow ever, o rg a n iz a tio n s and schools may request a special tour by co nta ctin g Boise Cascade. 397-2900 Ext. 293 lim e is fin e ly g ro u n d c a lc iu m a n d /o r m a g n e siu m c a rb o n a te , a v e ry s o ft m in e ra l th a t dissolves e asily in soil, raising th e p ft leve l and m a k in g it less acidic I im e its e lf is n o t a fe r tiliz e r b u t it inc re a s e s the fe r t ility o l the soil by raising th e pH and m a k in g a v a ila b le n u trie n ts th a t are n o rm a lly tie d up I im e also has a physic al et fe e t u p o n soil W h e n a d d e d to c lay soils, lim e c auses par tid e s to gath er in to groups m a k in g larger p h y s ic a l u n its in th e so il W a te r and air fin d it easier to p e n e tra te such a soil th a n a soil c o m p o s e d o f fin e c la y p a rtic le s O ur m a ritim e soils are m o s tly c lay and u s u a lly on th e ac id side bee ause o f leac hing M. BOSCH (503) 7 55 2737 C o n tra c t lo g g in g & road b u ild in g . Long span s k y lin e & la te ra l y a rd in g c a p a b ilitie s . T im b e r b o u g h t & sold . FRED BOSCH (503) 7 5 5 -2 4 5 2 MARK BOSCH (503) 7 5 5 -2 3 8 8 Stevens Enterprises, Inc. WASH ON WHEELS - Mobile hot. high pressure cleaning system tor eguipment, trucks, houses or mobile homes Degreasing, stripping, wet sandblasting TRENCHING - Vibratory plow, backhoe Underground installation ot power, phone, water, drainage and sprinkler systems Boise Cascade Paper Group The Quality you want. And then some. * ► REMODELING - No job too small' 429-5502 740 Mist Drive. Vernonia OR 97064 fro m heavy ra in fa lls A p o te n tia lly ric h. b u t ac idic so il w ill tu rn fro m p o o r to good, o r g o o d to b e tte r, w ith ,i h e a lth y dose o f lim e I o increase the p H o f the so il by one u n it m ost garde n b oo ks re c o m m e n d a d d in g SO to «0 p ou n d s o f lim e to e ve ry I (MX) square fe e t o f s o il A nd bee ause o f heavy w in te r rains re p e a te d a p p lic a tio n s w ill need to be made- e v e ry year o r tw o I here are d iffe r e n t ty p e s o f lim es a v a ila b le b u , m ost o f the- e xpe rts b e lie v e d o lo m ite is s u p e rio r It c o n ta in s m a g n e s iu m a n d c a lc iu m , tra c e e le m e n ts th a t are v ita l to p la n t g ro w th , and m a ritim e soils te n d to be h ig h ly d e fic ie n t in b o th W o o d ashes are a ric h source o f lim e and as an a dd ed bonus th e y a lso c o n ta in potash, p h o s p h o ric a c id and m ag ne sium Hut use th e m s p a rin g ly A b o u t o ne o r tw o 1 0 < ju a rt p a ils o f ashes o y e r each 1,000 square fe e t o f garden per year W hen m a k in g r n a io r a m e n d m e n ts to the s o il it is a g o o d idea to have th e soil te ste d b e fo re d o in g so, b u t if th a t is n 't w o rth w h ile to you. Steve S o lo m o n , in ’G ro w in g O rganic V e g e ta b le s W e s t o f th e C ascades’, re c o m m e n d s a p p ly in g a to n per acre (w h ic h b reaks d o w n to a b o u t SO p o u n d s per 1(XX) square fe e t) per ye ar u n til th e re seems to be no m o re im p ro v e m e n t in the g ro w th o f y o u r p la n ts I im e is n o t cost ly and can be fo u n d in o u r lex al stores A d ju s tin g th e pH is the m ost basic, im p o rta n t step to im p ro v in g y o u r so il