Show Agriculture In the News By W. W J. J Dryden CORK CORI OAK OAI TREE I I Cork oak tree cultivation is limited limited limit limit- ed in the United States by two factors factors fac fac- tors drouth and w s winter wintel r V. V a severe I t temperatures empera t ur s. s ti h has withstood withstood with with- The tree h t s stood t 00 d a minimum urn t c temperature ol of below bet be be- five degrees t t. t-t. low zero along L 9 f x t the Atlantic seat sea sea- t t f r. r board It is behave believed be be- to ha have survived even Peeling Cork lower temperatures tempera tures in the mountains moun moun- of Spain Poor drainage or 01 rainfall below 20 inches per year are re not conducive to proper growing conditions The federal governments government's forest service is encouraging the planting of cork trees Not only do they serve a national need but prove valuable additions to pastures p and general genera a shades for the farmstead foi foz The present most critical use cork is the making of engine gas gas' gaskets Other uses for cork are insulation insulation lation floor and wall coverings bottle bottle bot bot- tot for tle handles stoppers corn caps fishing rods shoe insoles linoleum friction pads and lif life preservers and rafts |