Six Hours Sun
Needed Daily For
Garden's Growth
Few nrnnerties are so laid nut
. ' -as to provide an ideal defense gar-
. i. r ........ i.,,. ..v.
os shade trees, the proximity of
other buildings, the placing of the
house on the ground space or
something else. It is necessary
to take the lay of the land as it
is and pick out a garden spot as
good as may be under the circum
stances. In other words, make
the best of the situation.
The fact that the home site does
ior offer an ideal place for vege
tables should not prevent an effort
. ?to grow vegetables. In no other
way can really fresh and highest
5 quality vegetables be pbtained.
i Any piece of ground, even as
small as 5 by 5 feet, will grow a
supply of vegetables. The least
sie for an all around garden to
: give a reasonable supply is 20 by
20 feet and from this size up, but
much can be done with even
. smaller space.
r There is only one absolute Yiec
i essity in selecting the garden lo
: cation and that is sunlight for at
! Ie.ist a portion of the day; the
i longer the garden may have sun
the better. However, good gar-
dens are often seen in city back
yards which get only a few hours
J of sun daily. If the garden can
have from nine in the morning
1 until three in the afternoon, any
of the common vegetables can be
grown successfully. Many of the
" standard vegetables can be grown
, with even less sun than this.
. This has been proved by actual ex
perimental test. It is not an ex
. periment of dubious result to try
to grow vegetables on a partially
shaded site.
Ideal soil isn't often found.
i Take the soil as you find it and
t proceed to build it up. This Is
; no great task. The one feature
to avoid is a low lying position
that is always soggy and in which
' water is bound to stand after
rains. This is one feature that
bars a site for successful veget
ables until drainage has been sup
, plied.
i A vegetable garden 50 by 100
pet will furnish an adequate sup-
plv of vegetables for a family of
six. Smaller families need small
er gardens and when the space is
very limited select and specialize
on a favorite vegetable.
Home Interests
Conference Dated
At State College
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
Several national and interna
tional figures are included on
the program for the eleventh an
nual conference for the study of
home Interests at Oregon State
college, February 25-28, accord
ing to the program issued by the
home economics extension office.
Governor Charles A. Sprague
has accepted an Invitation to ad
dress the delegates to the con
ference at the opening banquet
Tuesday evening, February' 25.
He will give the principal ad
dress on a topic not yet an
nounced. Another off-campus speaker
will be Dr. E. S. West of the Ore
gon Medical school in Portland,
who will speak on "Nutrition in
an American Democracy." The
lecturer of the Oreeon State
State
grange, Mrs. G. W. Thlessen. of
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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW.
Their "Ham" Experience Aids Uncle
AH effort to build up Uncle Sam's air force isn't devoted to training pilots. Former radio "hams"
owners of amateur short-wave stations fill an important national defense role. Studying code trans
mission and receiving, some of the 500 "hams" are pictured at the army's largest school for radio
operators at Scott Field, Beileville, 111.
Most Courageous
Athlete of 1940"
His uniform is his badge of
courage and the Philadelphia
Sporting writers named him at
their annual dinner as 1940's
"most courageous athlete." He's
Jean Paul Deslogcs, of Ottawa,
football and hockey star, who
joined the Royal Canadian Air
Force at war's start and was
wounded fighting overseas in
the Battle of England.
Mllwauklc, will be In charge of
a recreation program Wednes
day evening.
Among others who will take
part in the program, In addition
to a considerable list of college
staff members, are Mrs. Eva
Heffner, president of the state
federation of garden clubs, who
will discuss flower arrangement;
'Dr. E. N. Todhtintor, head of
ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1941.'
:
home economics research at W.
S. C, who will discuss vitamins
from foods versus concentrates;
Dr. H. M. Ericson of the Oregon
state hoard of health, who will
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Northwest Poultry & Dairy
Products Co.
Sam
speak on dietary deficiencies,
and Dr. Henry I. Rowntree of
the University of Washington,
who will discuss the family food
supply.
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POULTRY and GRAIN
ELEVEN
Construction In
Northwest Leaps
To Ten-Year High '
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Con.
struction in the Pacific northwest
jumped 35 per cent last year to
the highest level since 1930, the
annual Equitable Savings & Loan
association survey showed.
. Building in 30 northwest cities
reached . $63,657,369, compared
with $47,033,249 in 1939. Wash
ington led with a 50 per cent in
crease over 1939, Oregon had a 20
per cent gain and Idaho 5 pec
cent.
Dwelling construction was at
its highest point in decades, ac
'counting for approximately half
,of total building value. For the
area dwelling construction In
creased 43 per cent. Washington
led with a 47 per cent gain, Ore
I gon was up 40 per cent and Idaho
13 per cent.
By states the total Increase
was: Washington from $24,262,
742 in 1939 to $36,398,777 in 1940,
Oregon from $13,308,613 to $15,
926,439; Idaho from $3,208,098. fa
$3,364,988.
Continuation of the increase
was predicted for 1941, although
the association warned building
costs may rise. (
FLOUR WAS WASTED
The picturesque old English
custom of powdering the hair
was abandoned largely because
of a scarcity of food. It was dis
covered, during a food shortage,
that the flour used to whiten the
hair of the British army alone
was pnough to feed 50,000 people.
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Distributors
for
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