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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1956)
Page 4 THE SANDY POST IN 'OREGON C IT * Thursday, June 2J, 1956 About The Farm By John J. Inskeep, C ounty A gent SAYE Our activities involving farm ■ progras are so demanding that we can devote only a small portion of pur field work to lawn problems. This spring, however, we have had occasion to look over quite a num ber of problem lawns. Here are a few of the causes of lawn failures and damage we have seen this spring: poor fertilizer practices, cutting too short, rolling established lawns when the soil is carrying too much moisture, poor soil structure, leaving cuttings on new lawns, dogs and children running over the lawn before it is well established. Unsatisfacory mixtures—A num ber of the mixtures now on the market contain excessive quantit és of ryegrass and other undesir able species for use here Any ryegrass is too much but it is cheap. Some of the mixtures of seeds are put up for national distribution and are not well ad apted for local use. Some are near worthless for our conditions. Stick to the red fescues—chew- ings and creeping red, and/or creeping bent, or mixtures of these. There are some good ones SAYS SHEER GLAMOUR IN PROPORTIONED Knee-High Gaymodes Stock up now and save * "fl -25 on Penney's 60 guage 15 J denier knee highs. First 2 pair quality. Full-fashioned . . .60 guage 15 denier terrific at Penney's th rifty full fashioned price. Sizes 81/2 to 11 nylons The length of roots of grass plants is directly in proportion to the top growth. Cutting shorter than two inches weakens grasses in the lawn. Don't roll established lawns ex cept possibly on sandy soils. We could nearly say "don't roll”. .Merion bluegrass may do well in well-drained, heavily-limed lawn areas. We have not yet had enough experience with this grass locally. It does very well as a substitute for Kentucky bluegrass in humid sections of the northeast coast. Kentucky bluegrass is certainly not one of general local adaption. But this one carries a popular name and certain mixers include a little Kentucky blue in the mix ture as a selling point. Don’t blame them. While minerals are necessary, up to a point, grasses feed pre dominantly on nitrogen. Minerals include calcium (limes in varous forms), phosphorus, potash, sul fur, and sometmes magnesium and boron. The inexperienced lawn grower loads his soil up with phos phates and potash while failing to apply enough nitrogen. Occasionally, a lawn becomes too acid and limestone is needed as a corrective or neutralizer. Ob tain a reliable soil test and have someone interpret it who knows his business. If sulfur is lacking in the fertilizer used, apply land- plaster each year. Too much of many of the fert- lizers not properly watered in, especially during dry weather, may burn even to the point of de- l_ U a ON FLOOR SA M PLE COMING EVENTS: The Oregon Holly Growers Ass- i sociation has scheduled its annual ■ tour and picnic this coming Sat urday, June 16, beginning at 9:30 a m. Visitors will gather at the H.C. Bayley orchard, 237 N.W. Lawn Mower Sharpening Skyline Boulevard, at this time. To reach the Bayley farm from Portland, go out West Burnside to Gas Engine Repair the Mt. Calvery cemetery, where Best Selection of New and Burnside intersects with Skyline. ' Keep to the right on Skyline for Used Garden Tractors, 1 about 1/4 mile. It is the first drive- Tillers, Lawn Mowers way on the left past Willamette Guaranteed Factory Parts I Stone Park and Griffin Real Es tate Office MCEN M A C H IN ER Y The Leader-Stewart orchard is I 633 E. Powell straight on out Skyline Blvd. to M. E. TILLERS McNamee Road, about 8 miles Gresham MO 5-5514 from Bayley's. Turn right on Mc-i DUST OILING ' When the lawn becomes uneven, Remove clippings especially broadcast some good sandy loam on young grass. Wads of clippings topsoil in early spring and level will kill young grass underneath, with a board used as a straight- For details and additional infor- edge. Heavier soils tend to pack mation obtain "Home Lawns for even from normal use. It may be Oregon", extension bulletin 516, necessary to redo such lawns from the county extension office. ’ Spread six inches or so of topsoil basement post office, Oregon City, in dry weather after using a roto- J Write in care of Box 511 or call tiller to destroy remaining grass. 2C41 and ask for the extension of- Mix the new soil with the old us- fice. ing a rototiller. Some prefer cov- I Finally, don't be a faddist un ering the lawn completely and . less you are willing to pay the planting in the new soil. I cost of experimenting. 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Visitors are asked to bring a food item for the luncheon and to provide their eat ing utensils. The Leach plantings will, be inspected before luncheon. After ward the group will proceed to the V R Hines blueberry farm on Abiqua Creek In Marion County. All persons interested in grow ing and marketing blueberries are inx.ied to attend this gathering lio n To Place All Your Insurance W ith The W alrad Insurance Agency Twenty-seven years representing the Oregon Comp anies — Saving policy holders — Your friends and neighbors — 15 to 20 % over other standard insurance companies on their FIRE, AUTO and PERSONAL INSUR ANCE. CHECK UP A N D SEE: Call our local agent, SPIKE T rav eler Checks A re ------------CP----------- EMERSON. Let him show you how you can save with a complete Oregon BLANKET INSURANCE POLICY. Spike Emersor Phone M U tual 7-2861 Loop Hiwoy Sandy, Ore. June Ulir 12-2? 14 44 « 4-1| ■■ sum- A ccepted Everywhere* mer school, OSC, Corvallis June 16 9:30 A.M. Oregon holl.v growers association spring field trip. June 17 10:30 A.M. Oregon blueberry growers association field •rip. Starts at Ray Leach farm nignway 9»!-. overlooking ruu- ding river bridge at Aurora. All Persons interested in growing and marketing of blueberries are wel come. They're spendable just like cash, but safer’ protected You get an immediate refund if your c good until used Before you start on your vacatio1 traveler's checks’ MASSEY - HARRIS SALES AND SERVICE Joe Buckley EAST SANDY CITY LIMITS btr bu Phone M U 7-3024 COMPANY GRESHAM EQUIPMENT 8th and Cleveland Gresham ,»piety A \ IN D E P E N D E N
