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THE SANDY POST
IN
'OREGON
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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.
S £ H G3EEN STAMPS
with every purchase
E m pire F u rn it
Powell Blvd
Roads - Driveways
Sawmill lots
Makes
Fomous-for-wcar Cannons
at th rifty Penney prices!
Dacron nylon reinforced
selvages mean extra edge
strength D e e p -lo o p e d
ond thirsty. Rich bath
shades.
bath site, 2 for $1.00
face towel, 3 for S I.00
wash cloths, 6 for $1.00
your
home
Importcd gift linens from
liveable. Protects your crops.
Japan Penney priced Ta
One application
ble
year. The low cost will sur-
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scarfs, bridge
d o ilie s ,
set In a
choice of embraidereds,
hand-drawns, opplicques.
Special your choice 88c
W ise V acationers Use
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lasts for
prise you.
Ernest E. Bembry
82nd St. at Park Place
O. C. 5 221
Notes by
OL 4 8770
HERE'S W ! IY IT W ILL PAY YOU
may look for the sign. Host
Ray Leach, is also president of
the association.
The noon luncheon will be pot
luck. The association will provide
coffee and dessert. 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
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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
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