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4 THURSDAY, JAN THE 7, 1954 EAGLE, AROUND THE FARM .Although Christmas is over there are still some Columbia «ounty residents that are think ing about Christmas trees. They are the folks who make Christmas tree growing a part of their farm business. At this time we have no idea how many Christmas trees might have been cut in Columbia coun ty during the season just over. Oregon is estimated to harvest about one million of the 29 or 30 million trees that are cut annually over the United States. Columbia county would have a good-sized ».hare of this million trees. Most of the Christmas trees used over the nation are Douglas fir. but some of the other species such as the true firs command higher prices than the Douglas fir. Of the trees that remain un sold at the end of the season, many are of such poor quality that harvesting and shipping are wasteful in that the owner does not realize the full potential of his production. These trees could have been left in the woods and improved by pruning before cut ting. This is being done as more and more of the trees harvested <ome from Christmas tree farms rather than being cut from tim berlands. Marcus Heckman, Warren, brings recognition to Columbia county as an important growing area in the Christmas tree indus try by being elected first vice- president of a newly organized "Northwest Christmas Tree as sociation.” Also, George Nelson, St. Helens, is one of the trustees. VERNONIA, ORE. BY DON COIN WALROD County Extension Agent This association is non-profit and is for the promotion of the Christ, mas tree industry. Individual membership in the association is l available upon payment of on; dollar dues annually. M The state nursery near Corval lis has already committed all of their true firs, Scotch pine, and Chinese elm planting stock ac cording to word just received from the state forester’s office. The three true firs and the Scotch pine are used mainly for Christmas tree plantings. Con sequently, anyone still interested in planting this year will have to fall back on Douglas fir. Order blanks for trees from the state nursery are available on request from the extension office. Many trees from the state nur sery were planted by Columbia county residents during the past four years. To give a little idea of the scope of the activity and the varieties planted, we list them below. Douglas fir 76,775 8,900 Port Orford Cedar 22,300 True firs Ponderosa Pine 4,850 5,625 Scotch Pine 2,775 Cluster Pine 2,000 Lodgepole Pine Norway Spruce 3,250 Chin.-se Arborvitae 150 3,400 Black Locust Russian Mulberry 200 200 Russian Olive Caragana 250 Chinese Elm 225 17,750 Cascara A total of 148,650 trees were planted, and while this might seem like quite a few, if one stops to consider the acreage that would be covered, it would be rather small. However, we must not forget nature, if given a chance, will usually do a good job of restocking many of our timberland, with good planning and management, we can help speed th" process and perhaps make it more uniform, or change the species. GOOD FISHING And you can ! I I | I WIN THE DERBY H WITH TÄCKLE H FROM HAHN'S M M Z M H H RODS. REELS. LINE. LEADER MATERIAL, H TACKLE BOXES, EGGS. G^FF HOOKS. H HOOKS, SCALES. 1954 LICENSES H HAHN HARDWARE -YOUR HOME-TOWN HARDWARE” H 3£ I { | H H Phone 181 Vern°nia, Oregon I I I H I H I By Helen Sellie Home Extension Agent Holidays Bring Guests To Rock Creek Homes Means BIG ONES! Issued Weekly by Extension De partment, OSC and USDA Oregon State College — Saw log prices at the end of 1953 were generally $2 to $5 a thousand be low the start of the year. Prices have been steady to firm for the past several months, however. Camp-run and No. 2 sawlogs ran from $2 to $5 a thousand less than last January. No. 3 saw logs were as much as $10 less, re flecting the weak market for low grade lumber. Peelsr logs aver aged about $10 a thousand under a year ago, but strengthened somewhat at the end of the y.ar. Poles and piling were down from 2 to 5 cents a lineal foot in an uncertain market. Hardwoods were unchanged to as much as $5 lower. Demand for pulpwood was very narrow, but prices were generally unchanged. Minor for est , products were unchanged. SAWLOGS: Most open market mills in the Willamette Valley were closed for the holidays, but the log supply was hardly suf ficient for the few which oper ated. No. 2 second-growth Doug las fir sawlogs ranged from $30 to $40 a thousand, mostly $34 to $38. No. 3’s wire $25 to $29. Long camp-run logs were mostly $33 to $38. Eight-foot logs were in good demand at $15 to $16.50 a cord or $30 to $38 a thousand. POLES AND PILING: Demand was fair to good for 40 to 45- foot barkie poles at most Willa mette Valley pole yards. Polss down to 30 feet were being taken in the Silverton-Sakm area. Forty-five foot barkies ranged from 15 to 23 cents a lineal foot, depending on diameters. Some yards bought long piling. OTHER FOREST PRODUCTS. Dry cascara bark was 12 cents a pound. Swordfern was 14 cents a bunch. Oregon grape roots at Portland were 10 cents a pound, This report, based on informa- tion supplied by the State Board of Forestry and other sources, was prepared by F. H. Dahl, Exten- sion Agricultural Economist. i AGP Offers Aid On Drain Work GOOD TACKLE M AROUND HOME... A happy, happy New Year to you and your family. Now is the time to draw up that long list of resolutions to “make us better than we are.” Now—all j we need to do is to keep those resolutions! I have for the home extension units a brand new recipe for .he coming year which is as follows. Take equal parts of desire for better homemaking and inter st in making the community a bet ter place in which to live. Mix them with enough sociability to make a light sponge and sei away to rise. When this has risen to about twice its original bulk, add some carefully picked officers, thoroughly washed in the waters of s?lf-sacrifice and plentifully dredg.d with perseverance. Take a whole heartful of en thusiasm and dilute it with a headlul of common sense. When the alkali of the enthusiasm unites with the acid of the com mon sense, stir it quickly into the mixture. Then add your spices—pep, tact, zeal, zest—a generous dash of each, not forget ting a pinch of difference of opin ion to give it a tang. Now take a half dozen or more fresh project leaders, trained un til they are ready to stand alone, and fold in lightly. Blend into four good d monstrations, plus a better dress workshop with a few extras for good measure. Lastly, add your fiavoring. Ex tracts of club exhibits, tours, community projects, homemakers festivals are good. Be sure to i add a dash of special-interest ! I meetings. Now beat the whole up well j with participation of all members; I upon this, absolut.ly, success I depends. When thoroughly beat i en, pour into a large vessel of op ; portunity which has been pre viously well smeared with som.- help from home agents and spe cialists, to keep it from sticking. Bake in the warmth of friendli ness, good humor and sincerity. B? sure to very carefully drain I off all pettiness, all fault-finding, all pretense or prejudice, all envy or jealousy. Test with a splint from the broom of experienc;. Make an icing of covered-dish luncheons, holiday parties, and special celebrations, and spread generously over the top. Deco rate the whole (when warm) with outdoor social gatherings, plenti fully sprinkled with a goodly number of sugar-coated husbands and children. This recipe will make an ap prizing and satisfying feast for 18 to 50 people. To serve more people, doubl" the recipe by spon soring another group. Keeping dairy cows identified can be rather difficult, but Ernest Harris, Yankton, believes that he has one way of keeping track of the ages of his cows. His system is to name every calf born dur ing one year with names that all start with the same letter. In this way it is easier to remem ber animals and agss. Of course, Ernest keeps records on his ani mals as most of them are pure bred Eawn and Fern, twin calves be longing to the Harris’ recently gave birth to their second calves. Since these twin cows were bred on the same day by Paul D. Shaz. er, technician of the Columbia- Sauvies Dairy Breeders associa tion, Ernest was thinking that it would be quite a coincidence if they both have twins. They didn’t do this, as one dropped a bull and the other a heifer, but they did calv on the same day al though the likelihood of doing so was rather remote. M WEEKLY FOREST MARKET REPORT . . . RIVERVIEW — Mr. and Mrs. John Krinick spent Christmas with their daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gail Whitlock, at Rodeo, California. On their re turn trip they visited overnight with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bond at Weott, California and also visit d Mr. and Mrs. Ch;t Wojahn at Gold Beach and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Briggs at Carlton. Robert Olin of Seatie spent New Years at the home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Olin. Mrs. Marian Wantland, son David. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Want land. Doris Wantland and Robert Kimball sp nt New Years day in Portland at the home of Mr and Mrs. F. E. Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wallace and children spent the holidays at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. W S. Porter, at Port Ludlow. Washington. They returned horn" Sunday. Drainage in Columbia county is often limited by lack of suit able outlets according to County Agent Don Coin Walrod. Technical and financial assis tance is given for either construc tion or enlargement of permanent drainage ditches and structural work under the agricultural con servation program, says Wal rod. However, no financial assis tance is given for maintaining existing drainage systems or struc tures. Financial assistance may in clude $10 per acre for necessary land clearing; 12 c;nts per cubic yard for earth moved; $6 per yard for hubble masonry; and $7 per yard for concrete. Prior approval is required as with all cost-sharing practices of the agricultural stabilization and conservation committee. Ap plication should be made to Don ald Greeves at the county office in St. Helens. Unit Schedules Meet At Birkenfeld Home The January meeting of the Mist-Nehalem home extension unit will be held at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Jepson in Birken feld on January 8 at 10:30 a.m. The lesson for the day will be "Making Belts, Buckk-s and But tons," by Mary Ann Devine, and Phyllis Busch. Bring a sack lunch. Everyone is welcome. Mrs. Wayne Kyser of Mist will be the sitter again and the mothers should provide a sack lunch for their children Home Scene of Visit# At Start of New Year Leaf Curl Spray Advised Soon RIVERVIEW — New Years visitors at th; home of Mr. and • Peach growers and home or- Mrs. Louis Huntley were: Mr. and Mrs. George Feil of Beaverton, chardists are being reminded of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McCool and the need to take advantage of children of Portland. Nate Hunt- breaks in the weather in January ley, Mrs. Mary Teel and son, Tom to apply fungicide sprays to con of McMinnville, Amos McLaugh trol peach leaf curl. The fungus lin and son of Tacoma and Mr• and Mrs. Leonard Perry and organism, which is almost always family of Vernonia. present on the branches of the j Mr. and Mrs. John Krinick tr;es, will enter the new buds | visited Mr. and Mrs. Melvin as soon as there is any growth Howell at Gales Creek Sunday. activity, indicates Don Coin Wal Sunday guests at the home of rod, county extension agent. Con Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hawkins were sequently, sprays must be ap Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hayes and plied before there is any swelling family of Gaston and Bert Hawk of the buds if control is to be ins. effective. Jimmy Sozoff left Sunday to Thorough and full spray co continue his studies at the Univer verage of the entire tree is es sity of Oregon at £ugene. sential, advises Walrod. High spray pressures of 300 to 400 pounds are best. If rain should occur before the spray is dry, a second application should b.‘ made as soon as possible. Complete instructions for mix ing Bordeaux spray are available from the county extension of fice. For home gardeners, f .rbam can be used at the rate of one ounce to two gallons of water. HALF SAFE? New Owners for Garage Named BIRKENFELD — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Udey from Portland are the new owners of the Birkenfeld garage. They are well known in Birkenfeld, having been friends of the Bellinghams over 20 years. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ud y, Mrs. j Guy Bellingham, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bellingham and Mr. and Mrs. Don Jensen were in St. Helens Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Elliott called on Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Mills Sat urday evening. Th; Larson family gathered at the Francis Larson home for New Year’s Day. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Mills joined members of their family in Port land New Years eve. They went dancing at Vancouver. Kathryn Elliott sp nt the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Itzen re turned to Corvallis Monday. Gene is a student at OSC. Mrs. Guy Bellingham and Mrs. Fred Udey took Anna Hanb.rg to Vernonia after her car last Wednesday. TROUBLE FALLS* on you, will your insur-l ance give you the pro-« tection you need? Or* are your home and con- • tents only partially co- • vered? | {Don’t guess! t | Don’t wait for disaster. { Let us give YOU the { benefit of adequate in- {surance TODAY! • ii i *• I I • i* i VERNONIA INSURANCE ! ! !• Bill J. Horn, Agent 905 Bridge Street Phone 231 — Vernonia ONLY A THREAD but 2% miles of Nylon thread will make a pair of ladies' stockings & ¿r -¿r Deposits made by the 11th will receive interest from Jan. 1st. ÆfeUHVLY A DOLLAR \ 77 but many dollars, deposited regularly at this bank, con help you build security, and hove the other good things you want. Vernonia Branch Commercial Bank of Oregon Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Phillippines became inde- p.ndent on July 4. 1946 ZHZHZHXHZHZHZHZHZHXHZZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZH H ----- H H H H M H H H H H Follow the crowd and tney’II lead you to SAM'S FOOD STORE where you always receive meat at its best with prices less. Drop in and Icok over our taste-tempting meat display and you too, will follow the H H crowd. H Free Delivery H FINE Groceries AND WE HAVE NOTHING BUT THE BEST! SAM’S FOOD STORE egf^Vegetables N Phone 7*1 /THXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXHXK KHZHZHZH^HLHZHXHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHXHZKTÜZHZH?
