Pruning and spraying apple trees to improve fruit
County extension agent Wal Schroeder urges pruning as a key step to shape trees remove dead wood and improve fruit size and quality. He details limb by limb thinning and cautions against over pruning plus wound painting and copper paste. A dormant lime sulfur spray is recommended with a chart available from the Coquille extension office.
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Wal Schroeder
C. C. Rawlings
Extension Horticulturalist
Rawlings
Coquille
Forestry Field Day and 4-H Leaders Training Notice
4-H members are invited to a Forestry Field Day on Saturday March 6 at 9 30 a m in the courthouse with activities on forestry conservation films discussions and tree planting at Beaver Hill county forest. Home Economics club leaders gather March 11 in the extension conference room for training. State fair changes include a four day livestock show from September 4 to 7 plus dairy and livestock judging contests.
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Court House
Paul Bunyan
Ed Gilden
Douglas County
Oregon
Beaver Hill County Forest
Beaver Hill
Dairy and Livestock Judging Contests Announced
County wide eligibility set for judging teams in dairy and livestock events. Dairy teams judge dairy animals while livestock groups assess beef sheep and pigs. Members must provide both written and oral reasons as part of the competition.
Rural School Board Tours Northern Schools and Workshop Held
The Rural School board completed a tour of Charles ton Empire Sunnyhill and Lakeside schools with consultations on district budgets. Members included Cedric Cross chair Odlin Anderson Kenneth Kime Wm McKinley and Lillian Farley. A Test and Measurements workshop for about 275 teachers was held at Coquille High School with Dr J Francis Rummel leading on meeting needs through testing.
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Rural School Board
Charleston
Empire
Sunnyhill
Lakeside
Cedric Cross
Riverton
Odlin Anderson
Kenneth Kime
Wm. McKinley
Bridge
Lillian Farley
Coquille
General Extension Division
State System of Higher Education
J. Francis Rummel
University of Oregon
Morris Harvey
General Extension
Shirley Dwight
Eastside
Coos Bay
Alberta Wilson
Special Education Department
Dick Woodcock
U. of O
Dan Sage
Coquille Schools
Oregon Trucking Industry to See 50 Percent Rise by 1960
Northwest Research Council predicts Oregon and Washington trucking demand could grow up to 50 percent between 1950 and 1960. Stanford professor William A Spurr cites the study in a report to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The NRC expects Oregon investment to reach 31 million by 1960 to support the expansion, with Class I carriers comprising about 75 percent of the industry. Local attendees include Mrs. John Belloni and her relatives at Grants Pass for a Daughter of the Nile ceremony.
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Oregon
Northwest Research Council
Portland
NRC
National Association of Manufacturers
Washington State
William A Spurr
Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
Mrade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northwest
NRCC
Washington
John Belloni
Theodore Clinton
Coquille
Grants Pass
Testing Follow-Up Courses Planned for Spring Term
The committee announced that the follow-up testing courses will be offered in the spring term. Details on registration dates and prerequisites were not immediately available.
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