Forest disease losses blamed for 170 million yearly timber decline
Schroeder cited a U S Forest Service estimate that over 170 million dollars is lost annually to forest diseases on federal and non federal lands. He noted 1973-78 bug damage rates and said losses would rise with current higher rates. Oregon State University forestry studies estimate nine billion board feet annual cut. disease makes about 22 percent of that. A Oregon Forestry Board program aims to avert a timber shortage by year while protecting the environment.
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Schroeee
Coos Bay
Schroeder
U.S. ‘Forest Service
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State of Forestry
John Reuter
Oreon ‘State University
State Board of Forestry
Cragon
Oregon
Reuter
Reuter Hos
Myrtle Point search and rescue costs eyed for funding
Officials discuss a 2 billion cost or savings through balcony or helicopter use to protect forests from root rot and other diseases. Detection capability and positive benefit cost ratio are keys to securing governmental funding.
Poppy Study Prompts Codeine Supply Research
Oregon State University grows a small crop of red poppies Papaver bracteatum this summer to study potential codeine production. The project explores a wild relative of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum, aiming to learn about broader narcotic compound yields.
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Oregon State University
Opium Poppy Research Expanded Across Oregon Trials
The piece notes a shift in opium supply and says three U.S. companies can process opium into morphine. It quotes Calhoun on testing bracteatum in Oregon climate and soil, seeking optimal culture requirements and varieties with high baine yields. Field trials occurred near Corvallis and at multiple experiment stations including Medford, Redisoad, and Pendleton.
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Oregon
Calhoun
Orvallis
Medford
Redisoad
Pendleton
Low income tax credit refund available despite filing deadline
IRS says low income workers who earned under 8000 in 1975 and supported a home with a dependent child can still receive up to 400 dollars through the Earned Income Credit by filing a late tax return. Ten percent of earned income applies for those earning 4000 or less, with reductions between 4000 and 8000. Check with local IRS offices to determine eligibility.
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IRS
United States
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