J a r l & Eri
General Merchandise
Kelso,
Oregon.
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
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THE MANURE HEAP.
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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'
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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
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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
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