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About The Sandy news. (Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon) 1914-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1916)
J a r l & Eri General Merchandise Kelso, Oregon. Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! *♦♦♦***•>******♦♦♦♦ •» ♦ THE MANURE HEAP. ■» * The manure heap is a scene of * bacterial activities. When it lies very long the nitrogen is trans * formed into ammonia and es- ♦ capes. When it escapes it is ❖ gone forever. Some of the ma- nure chnnges into nitrates, and <• these are washed away and lost •?> if the manure heap is uncover- 4» ed. Nitrates are soluble, and ♦ when they are washed away the ■£» farm loses all their vulue. A •3> part of the nitrates are attacked •$> by bacteria and become nitrogen The factories have advanced their prices frcm 50c. to $5.00 per * gas' •e -e * >3» <j> «5» <S> ««• «¡» D ddge B rothers MOTOR CAR >s» * pair. Buy now and save from 20 per cent to 100 per cent. * * * * * i ’* * '!, * * * ,>«'^ *< '* Buy all the shoes you will need for the next year or 18 months FORCING ASPARAGUS. We, as well as all other shoe dealers, will be compelled to pay G reat D em and F o r T h is Crop W h en these advanced prices when buying more shoes. Buy now M a rk e te d O u t of Season. Nearly everybody enjoys asparagus. before these new prices go into effect. From early March until August as Do you W ant A Car? Do you W ant Your Car Repaired? Of course you want a car. Everybody wants one these days. Life is to'j short Just 10 days till Xmas. Have you done your shopping? If not, paragus may now be found lu many of the best markets, says T. II. Garekol to spend a good portion o f it getting from remember we fnve a large assortment of Xmas toys, as well as in the Farm and Fireside. It is eas one place to another when a car w ill ily forced out of its regular season wh isk yon there in quick order. useful presents. Something for children, something for young so ns to make this vegetable available from the beginning of December folks and something for father and mother. Come in and let us demonstrate our through the entire winter. But this product of the gardener's skill is nat celebrated Dodge, the car for service, fdr Try a pound of our famous coffee in bulk 1 lb. 30c two pounds urally quite expensive. The demand pleasure, and for light operating expense. for this crop when marketed out of 55c. Remember you are not paying for tins or private labels. season is becoming greater, and the Everybody who rides in a Dodge fa lls returns to the enterprising grower are in love with it. It is Just as natural to excellent. love a Dodge as it is to love your wife or I have found that the forcing may your best girl. be done in any place where a tempera ture of 55 to CO degrees may be main II e are selling them for only $880.00 tained either in hotbed, pit, greenhouse or by any contrived plan where the B uy your tires and other supplies from, temperature can he kept at the desired uniform degree. I use the roots from us. They are o f a ll makes and best four or five year old plants for forcing, quality. Il e save you money. digging the coots late In the fall, with as much dirt, adhering to the roots and et us do your repair work. A thor crowns us possible. These roots are ough. knowledge o f the business insured put tn u cool cellar or any place where the temperature is but little above the best oj resultsat th e m in im u m o f cost. Come in and see us. freezing. When thus stored the roots are covered with sand and soil to pre vent their drying out and are kept in Honest Weight, Tests and Prices to Producers tills way until wanted for forcing. Forcing asparagus in hotbeds or oth er substitute for a greenhouse is rath er costly, and there is much less trou ble in securing a paying crop in the greenhouse. Where a greenhouse is used no bet ter use of the space under the benches can he made than for forcing aspara gus. The floor under the benches in my greenhouse is soil. 1 dig a pit about a foot deep and scatter four Inches of good soil over the bottom, then set the clumps of asparagus roots close together, scatter a few inches of dry mellow soil between and over elfimpg and then water it thoroughly. I blanch the shoots by shutting off the light by use of burlap hung along the sides of the benches. There Is now a tendency among the best judges of as paragus to prefer the unbleached as paragus or that which is only partly bleached. I also use boards placed against the posts to construct trenches in which the asparagus can he forced In addi tion to the trenches built under the benches. The tirst ten days after setting the roots should be kept rather cool—say at a temperature of 45 to 50 degrees— 1 Range with furniture.................................................................... $10.00 then chnnge to 55 to GO degrees, or 1 Cheffonier...................................................................................... 10.00 even slightly higher lrt the daytime 1 Gilded bed with beat springs.......... ............................................. lo.OO will be no detriment Too heavy wa tering may do more harm than good. 1 White enameled iron bed with springs...................................... 3.00 At least three or four weeks are re 1 Ostermoor m attress..................................................................... 2.00 quired to develop the asparagus to cut 1 Patent rocker............................................................................... 3.00 ting size, after which several cuttings 1 Upholstered rocker............................. 2.00 may be made during a i>eriod of eight J Round dining table..................................................................... 3.00 to ten weeks. In order to secure a I Fall leaf table .............................................................................. 50 succession of cutting throughout the 1 Parlor table, oak.......................................................................... 2.50 winter. I plant reserve roots every three or four weeks after the first 2 Hall chair ..................................................................................... 3.00 T re a tin g Cabbages. planting. Gardeners can easily try out 2 Wash tubs, 1 wash board, 1 cream, 1 mop................................ 1.00 It Is not u d v isah le to use a rs e n a te this plan of forcing asparagus out of 1 Dish pan, pausete............. 1.00 of lead on well grow n cab b a g e s In th e season and thus learn Just what the 3 Lamps......................................................................................... 1.00 hom e g ard en . 11 ■Ib-bore. If fresh. Is returns will be for them in their own ju si a s fa ta l to th e c a b b a g e w orm a n d 2 Shovels, 2 gardes...................................................... 1.00 particular market is s a fe r to use b ecau se II soon loses 1 Wire foot m at........................................................................... 50 Its poisonous p ro p ertie s. T obacco d u st 1 Porch chair............................................................................... 55 T ru th Versus Politeness. or so ap su d s m ay be used in e m erg en Mother no Elsie returned from par 1 Kitchen ^Queeu.......................................................................... 1.50 cies. and hot w a te r nt a le lu p e ia iu ro tyl-D ld you bid good night to Marian's 1 Large beveled m irror................................. 2.00 of 130 sp ra y e d Into th e b eads will kill mamma and tel) her you bad a very Inquire of Wm. Pheips, Scales Store. the w orm s w ith o u t h u rtin g th e c a b pleasant time, ns I told you? Elsie— I Not zactly, mamma. Yon see. Marian bages T h e com m on w h ite butterflies seen flying nbom th e g a rd e n all sum took the biggest piece of enke and spill m er a re responsible fo r th e cab b ag e ed lemonade on my new dress, so 1 worm. couldn't say what you told me. bur 1 told her mother good nlghr and said I guessed Martan had had a very pleas Eradicating Witch Grass. I f you need anything in the HAMMOND & HAMMOND ant time.—Boston Transc ript. W itch g ra s s, w hich Is th e bane of line o f Horse Clothing or M en’s many garden milkers, can be wholly Lawyers Instructor of Violin Dealer in eradicated by the simple process of A p p ro p ria te. and Hoy’s Honest Shoes, you cultivating with a wheel hoe. or for "What did you < all your silver mine?' Loans • • • Abstracts Musical Sundries. "The American Boy." can’t get them any better or that matter any hoe. twice s week. Once a week will not lie sufficient, but “Any particular reason for calling II Violins, Violin Strings. Instruction Oregon City, Oregon once eyery three or four days will cer cheaper than yon w ill at the by that name?" Hooks, Music and Musical Instruments tainly kill It out. And all weeds can "Well, It bad plenty of pockets, but Music furnished for all occasions from At the Clackamas County Bank, nothing tn them except rubbish.”— Sandy Harness 4 Shoe Shop. be dealt with more effectually now than earlier In the season, for mil'll 1 to 10 pieces. fxjs Angeles Express. Sandy, Every Wednesday. Repairing neatly done. of their viudty has been expended. USE Mt. Hood Butter Always Good Gresham Feed Deaton & Proctor Mill Phone Gresham 561 M ill Feed of all kinds, and Duponts Stumping Powder, Caps and Fuse. Household Goods For Sale Xmas is Coming And you know it is, so why put off buying until the last? I have a full line of Xmas toys, dolls, wagons, guns, games, books, berry sets, cake sets, silver ware, glass ware, neck ties, handkerchiefs, gloves, felt slippers. A line from which you can choose a present for young and old. Call and see. Paul P. Meinig General Merchandise Geo. W. Beers I
