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6 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947 Careless Burning of Fern, Brush Greatest Hazard to Forests Greatest fire hazard in the 4,000,000 acres of forest land and brush land which farmers and small land holders own in western Oregon is the careless burning of fern, brush, and other debris by some farmers themselves, County Agent W. G. Nibler reported, after attending meetings recently with other county agents and with of ficials of the state forestry de partment. The meetings were held at SWEET AND LOW DOWN . . . Swing into fall on waves of loveliness . . . see us now for your coiffure choice and a com plete beauty treatment. Low prices! MILLER’S Forest Grove, Salem, Springfield, Coquille, and Medford. In northwestern Oregon, three- fourths of all fires handled by state forest wardens in 1946 were caused by careless burning which gdt out of hand, those attending the meetings were told. Although farmers have the right to burn fern on their own land, some question exists as to the merit of such means of clearing ground, the officials at the meet ing said. Observation of areas on which repeated burning has been done has shown no lessening of growth of new fern. The only apparent gain has been an immed iate clearing of the areas burned, which lasts only until the new growth. Many farmers no longer burn fern but are using such meth ods as prior cultivation and inten sive grazing and seeding to get rid of it. Most fern burning is done in the months of February, March and I FRANK & JACK’S ELECTRIC Electrical Contractors ELECTRIFY SAVE) Phone 368X Francis J. Cooper L.A. Jackson' BEAUTY SHOP Cornelius, Oregon r .2--T=—-■ 1 .................. ....i ’..r,— ,• By shopping Nehalem you will find it possible to make every grocery dollar go farther by elim inating waste. The products we sell are care fully selected to give you full value for your money—no waste! So remember, shop Ne halem for greater grocery value. April, when an escaping fire is not apt to do much damage to mature forest. Most fern areas are in old burns or cutover areas being restocked with new forest trees, wn.cn may be from one to 4U year3 old. A fern fire in a new reproduction area will kill eveiything in its path find thus cause a severe setback to attempts to reestablish the area as forest land. Actually, tern helps young tree seedlings by protecting them from heat and dryness, according to Charles R. Loss extension forester. If an individual wishes to burn brush or fern, no objection will be raised as long as the fire is kept within the boundry of prop erty he controls. The moment the fire protection agencies and the person who set the fire is respon sible for damage caused other property as well as cost of super vision. During the closed season, which lasts normally from May IS until sometime in the fall, permits must be obtained for burning. Forest wardens will issue the permits if the farmer’s land is within the forest protection boundry or near it, while the chief of the rural fire protection district will issue them if the land is in a solid farm ing district. Permits will be is sued at any time, free of charge, if reasonable precautions have been taken and the weather is reasonably safe. If a fire started without a per mit gets away, the person start ing the fire is subject to arrest and fine, since the fact that the fire escaped is considered prima facie evidence that proper pre cautions were not taken. County Agent Nibler said that the meetings reported farmers in northwest Oregon have been able to proceed with grazing develop ment without organizing special grazing districts. Such districts were authorized in 1937 and Coos county has a 20,000-acre district. Machinery to organize similar grazing districts has been set up in Curry, Joesphine, Douglas, Wallowa, Columbia, and Clatsop counties, but there seems to be little agitation at present to go ahead in formation of the dis tricts. The law requires that the acreage must include at least 2,000 acres and that at least 50 land owners must petition for the dis trict. Agent Tells Garden Tips spring have grown exceptionally for the time and expense involved, fast and are giving good returns Clark says. Sweet corn picked during the late morning or afternoon is sweeter than that harvested early in the morning. That is a timely garden reminder from County Agent Nibler, who explains that sugar is stored in the com during the day and changes to starch at night. A second pointer for getting top quality in home grown garden products is to remove the tops from root crops very soon after digging. While in the ground, the plant feeds from soil; but when the plant is dug, the tops draw upon the food stored in the root and thus reduce its value. This ap plies to all root crops, including beets, carrots, turnips and pars nips for example. If ground is available in good shape for planting, this is a good time to plant some fall spinach, mustard, turnips, radishes, and lettuce, Nibler adds. These are nutritious foods that will be very helpful to the family budget later on. A letter received by Nibler from R. Ralph Clark, extension hort iculturist at OSC, comments that gardens are looking very good now in most sections of Oregon. “The gardens which were planted following the wet period in the Ms 17 JEWEL B U LOVA only $5250 ! MtlCe INCLUDES FHfERAL TAX Th« Bulova ‘AMERICAN GIRL" b perfect gif» ♦or the discriminating woman. Exquisitely designed 10 kt. gold filled case — world famous 17 |«w«l Bulova movement — only $52.501 A. L. 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