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Show Page8 tEtje 7C" IIIhtiKIWit Utmes-Nefa- Nephi, Utah s Wednesday, September 17, 1997 rrr Area Fbrcceei Rational Weather Service From the Internet (( ByJe From Hoar BankS ffinm High 78, Low 52, Sunny Thursday... Its High 74, Low 47, Periods of clouds and sunshine Firday... High 74, Low 48, Showers Saturday... amid wsgeftabltes High 75, Low 49, Periods of clouds and sunshine and allow the surface to dry. For 10 to 14 days after harvest they should be cured at 0 degrees F in darkness. After this period, the optimum storage temperature is 40 degrees F; lower temperatures tend to turn the starch BUCKAROO RODEO Winners at the Little Buckaroo rodeo show to sugar and sprouting will oc- off their prizes. Front: Troy Fowkes, Ben McPherson and Chad cur. As the optimum temperature McPherson. Back: Jenna Coombs, Tamra Sutherland and Selena " ' is higher than for most root ' Sutherland. Now that many of you are ready to harvest your firuits and vegetables, its important to know how to properly store them through the winter. Below you will find information about storing some of them. APPLES. Late maturing varieties of apples will store for use throughout the winter if the fruit is hard, mature, and in perfect condition. Apples picked too green are subject to a 45-6- crops, keep potatoes high up in Little Buckaroo Rodeo number of storage disorders, bins. Culling will be easier if such as scald and bitter pit; if they are not piled deeper than picked beyond maturity, they Potato sprouts should be requickly become overripe in stor12-18- ". moved when they appear, usualage. Cool as quickly as possible af- ly toward the end of winter. Earter harvest for best results. For ly sprouting indicates too high most varieties of apples, the optimum storage temperature is 2 degrees F with a 90 relative humidity. Higher storage temperatures reduce the storage life considerably, as apples ripen twice as fast at 40 degrees F as at 32 degrees F. Apples can be stored outdoors in insulated boxes or strawlined pits or buried containers as long as the outside temperatures are above 10 degrees F. They will last longer and retain more flavor if kept in a fruit cellar in plastic bags or in cardboard boxes lined with plastic sheets. The cardboard box and plastic bags or liners must be perforated to allow air circulation. If the fruits are individually wrapped in tissue paper or newspaper before being placed in boxes or baskets, you will achieve better results. Plastic liners help maintain high . humidity and prevent the apples from being affected by the surrounding air. The balance of humidity is subtle; excess humidity will encourage decay, and insufficient humidity will encourage shriveling. Avoid storing apples too long and regularly check for signs of spoilage. Mustiness will spread to healthy specimens. When spoilage or withering becomes a problem, the apples can be preserved by canning techniques. The storage duration depends on the variety. POTATOES. 0 degrees F, moist. Both early and late varieties of potatoes can be stored, but the late varieties can be held much longer. Harvest after the vines have died down completely and when the ground is dry. Dig carefully to avoid bruising 30-3- 38-4- r Wcdnssday..l Juab County Agent Storing J ' Revs nd Vievs County (Jgent i storage temperatures, but may also be caused by gas given off by apples. Avoid storing apples and potatoes together as potatoes can also make apples musty. Potatoes turn green and become bitter if exposed to light. Cut off the green parts and discard. ONIONS. 32 degrees F, dry. The best varieties for storage are grown from seeds rather than sets. Harvest when the tops have turned brown and died, or in the late fall before the ground has frozen, even if the tops have not died. Remove any bruised onions or onions with thick necks and use promptly. Before storage onions must be cured or allowed to dry for several weeks until the skins are papery and the roots are completely shriveled and dry. They can be spread on newspapers out of direct sunlight in a well ventilated area, or dried on an open screen off the Three local riders recently par--" ground. Iftjiey are taken indoors at night the drying process will ticipated in tlm UtafrArabian be faster, as the dropping night Horse Clubs competitive trail held in the Stansbury Range temperatures increases the ride near Grantsville. moisture levels. When cured, the Bartos of Mona finished Carol be can braided, using string tops for reinforcing, or put into mesh first in her division, riding Nari-vSharon Michael of Mona finbags or open crates and stored ished first in her division and in a dry, dark, cool place. Onions subject to sixth in horsemanship, riding Sir light freezing may recover with Royal. Nancy May of Nephi finlittle damage if they are allowed ished second in her division and to thaw slowly without being second in horsemanship, riding Jubl-leShe was honored with handled. the Easten Brown Memorial Trophy for high points in both divie Levan weather Alfred Godek, reporter Oregon State and Utah State team up to shoot trees efficient way to improve the habbirds such itat for as woodpeckers. Whether due to thinning of dead trees or other tree farming by hand, Filip adds. This method has been used successfully in several southern U.S. states and in Oregon near LaGrande. He says Fted Baker, a forestry colleague of his at USU, got the idea several years ago that this could be done quicker and at less expense by inoculating the trees with a gun. So Baker and OStTs Steve Daniels, professor of for- estry policy, then started tinkering with various bullet configurations. Daniels says he got involved because he owns some of management practices, there the basic reloading and machinarent enough decayed trees for ing these birds habitat, explains tools needed to put the bullets OSU Extension Forestry re- together. ' searcher Greg Filip. We had a tree cut from the Utah State University Forestry McDonaldDunn Forest and took resource specialist Fred Baker it to the Albany Rifle and Pistol was part of a team that shot 100 Club so we could test different live trees three times each with bullets on it. After a lot of tests, d special bullets, Fil- Baker and I settled on a 0 ip says. The bullet breaks Remington shell casing with a though the tough bark of the tree ' 400 gram bullet. Its an older and inoculates the wood with type of shell and bullet. The fungi. The fungi rots the interi- - ftumber l45 Vefers folBecIdiBer or of the tree over a period of 5 and 70 refers to the grains of years providing soft, dead wood black powder used, Daniels says. where birds can locate their We also designed a plug that nests. The fungi we use occurs works with a shotgun naturally in the forests we are shell. Both gave us the weight inoculating. We just collect it and and velocity we needed to puncculture it in the laboratory to cre- ture the tree and spread out the ate a larger supply, he says. fungi plug inside, he says. The The practice of creating habi- fungi bullets look like they tat by inoculating trees with fun- worked. Its been five months gi isnt new, Filip says. The de-- " since Baker and Daniels shot the livery method is. over shoot trees trees and it looks like the fungi We used to climb up the trees, survived and is beginning its drill a hole and insert the fungi decaying process, Filip says. cavity-nestin- g fungi-tippe- 45-7- and rider follow a well trail,' trotting when footing is good and walking up and down inclines or rocky areas. Along the trail riders are judged on horsemanship and trail etiquette, animal safety and care. During the ride the horse is checked by a veterinarian and has hisher pulse and respiration taken to ensure the horse is fit and in good condition. This is an open breed competition and everyone is welcome to join the fun. Call Linda Warner or Nancy May at sions. 0 for more information at fir and the Picolo balsam fir. Competitive trail riding is not about Competitive Trail Riding Other options are Bristle cone an endurance race. The horse and future events. pine trees. They can reach 20 feet, but may take a couple hundred years to get there. Cecilia and Sherwood Compact varieties t remain dwarf even after 200 years. Other pines that remain 4-- a. d, Nephi weather Norma Sherwood, reporter The 300 rifle and shot gun blasts heard this March in the John McDonaldDunn Research Forest just north of Corvallis werent part of any new hunting season. Oregon State University and Utah State University researchers were shooting trees. No, not mad scientists or new logging technology, but a more Local riders participate in competitive trail ride marked ; e. 623-411- hemlock forms a 5 by 10 foot mound of grace and beauty. These do not do well in heavy soils, can be touchy, but are well worth the trouble. There are a couple of other attractive conifers that are hard to find and take a little extra relatively small include care, but in my opinion are worth Tanyosho pine, dwarf Eastern it, he says. The weeping Norwhite pine, dwarf Scotch pine way spruce needs a light, organand the Swiss mountain pine, he ically rich soil, but is very attractive. Also, the weeping Europesays. Colorado blue spruce is one of variety of dwarf conifer instead. For a more exotic look , d an larch is an unusual deciduous the most popular plants sold in Many of these trees only reach suggests conifers that conifer. Its Autumn color is nurseries. They are cute, color- a mature height ofbetween 3 and have or unusual form. bright yellow, and the new weep ful like a little puppy Who 15 feet," he said. They fill an These include an the dwarf globe growth each spring is a vivid needs a home. Its even worse attractive niche in many land- blue which makes a nice green. spruce, when they go on sale in the Fall. scapes, and will not encroach on patio scrub. Sergeants weeping Why settle for just one, why not the surrounding plants, sidetwo take or three? Beware, you walks or airline flight paths. For example, there are a coumay be getting a Saint Bernard when you really wanted a Dachs- ple varieties of blue spruce that IMMACULATE 13 ACRE hund. only reach 10 to 15 feet. They are The problem with cute, little Fat Albert" which has a pyrablue spruce trees is they grow up midal shape with a soft blue colfro 2nd bath in basement Price to be large and obnoxious, reach- or and "Baby Blue Eyes" which reduced to $114,CC3. ing heights of more than 80 feet is a deep blue color with a uniHUGE MASTER SUITE IN with a spread of 50 to 60 feet, form growth that is more upright THIS 3 bath Nebo says Jerry Goodspeed, Utah than Fat Albert, Goodspeed says, Heights home. Well landscaped State University Extension hor- - . over buy the dog" .The dwarf with sprinkler system. $133, C03. ticulturalist. This is the size of Norway spruce is even smaller. GREAT STARTER OR RETIREMENT HOME 2 bedrooms, 1 bath with hardwood floors Large n many front yards" It has needles, and yard in good location. Priced That said, large blue spruce gets no more then 5 feet tall. reduced to $78,CC3. are beautiful if they have room GREAT OLD.. It ROME with 3 bedrooms plus room for Or, consider firs, he says. The expanto grow, but, too often they are needles are soft and they lend a sion. Located on Main with over 1 acre of property. Call ROOM FOIt YOUR ANIMALS with over 3 acres in Nephi City. bought to fill a small landscape tranquil feel to the landscape. area. The first five or ten years Dwarf balsam fir grow to Home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. New furnace. $X10,CC3. only look MAIN LEVEL LIVING with over 2,200 sq. ft 4 bedrooms, 2 outbut soon two feet. they great, They are very slow grow their welcome, Goodspeed growing and have a globular baths, large living room, open kitchen, dining room on 1.85 acres. says. shape. Other dwarf firs include' Call LaDaun. He suggested considering a Kleins nest fir, compact Korean 2.11 ACRE LOT IN LEVAN with 3 bedroom all brick home. 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