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Page Eight Home of the Croft Lily BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON 111 T k n M o i l h n v 111 X lIv gentIy need thrvu8hout the seA' son? In the upheaval in the price Editor. Pilot: We have reached food, clothing, shelter and the a stage in the culture and propa- attending necessities of life, is gat ion of of a a product that has there, or should there be this dif- brought our area into national ferential? Should we rem ain in- significance. With pride we can dividualistic and perm it the opin- look at this accomplishment; and *on °f one or more to lead our with equal pride we are proud . destiny \y e Reserve b etter than of our residence in this part of lhat We want a healthy, a physically Curry county We have much to healthy, a spiritually healthy be thankful for. Our product our E aster llilies community, where we may en - are at this writing, fields of joy the fruits of our labor. We white, a m agnet for the eyes of want avarice exceeded by com passing tourists, and a source of munity w elfare; t h e small to adm iration and pride of possession prosper with the great. We want in our own. Thcv arc gradually to 10 see see th ,n at a t prosperity P ^ P o r ity expanding expanding a approaching m ,m a c h in e the th ,. ,,» r „ ,,f inifiii. In,° n< ‘W('r ventures, the partici- stage of fulfil! ment, then digging time, when pants confident of a sound future eager eyes look to see what their And in consumation, we want to year of labor brings to the su r pridefully say. “This is our home. face. It is a time of hope, as the You can’t beat it." United and organized, we lily long months, past long months, when we labored throughout the growers can reach the attainm ent days, with tender care, were also ment of being the representative outlet for our m arket. Through days of hope. a t fair price can . . . . I this i instrum i w u u m ent n ii a il u iw x V ttll - I t, ? 11shadow be- maintained. Rut as individuals, of nnsK vine Rum ors follow ru- rem embe r the s tr a te » r f the mors. Black clouds th a t should cx -p atx r-l^ n g er be tinged w’ith silver rem ain black ! This critical situation is here, clouds. And folks, can much of , folks Let’s not sit on the fleecy our possible m arket problem be clouds and view the beautiful accounted for. through keeping scenery. We need something more our head in the clouds and liv substantial. It is worth of sober ing in the past? Those were bcau- consideration. It is our beds that tiful «fays, but like the dodo i are in the making. -IV. K. H ar dead and gone We have passed mon . the days of rugged individualism, those days when we shipped our product to m arket, with no quib bling as to price, for the price By R. 8 loan set was an acceptable one to the The use of organic compost buyer. But now they see th e ir' opportunity. Don’t blame them. on land with the exclusion of Business is business. Disunited as j chemical fertilizers is not new. we are and with rumors filling the It lias been used for thousands sky like blackbirds, there is bound of years in China, India, and many other contries. to be an air of foreboding. oughly. Experim ents carried on i area where tem peratures w’ere Kay Kessler returned throughout nation v e r y seldom mild. evening from Eugene $ .deal solely to the propagation ofi Mrs. Kenneth Layman, daugh Portland, where he had Our E aster liliy, which leaves a ter, and niece, of Sm ith River, since last Wednesday gap to bridge and plenty of room were in Brookings. Sunday eve pleted his enrollment at | for extensive study. ning to attend the vesper service, sity of Oregon, under the Results of fertilization experi- ■ given by the choir of the Com and will start with m ents does not always deal solely < m unity church. Rev. E. C. Hicks, classes at the university to the lily, but through these ex also of Smith River, attended the j For your every insurance perim ents lie the success in ob services. see Pete at Lesmeister taining a “n atu ral" or our lilies. "F erfi/izafer Tips” will be pub lished weekly, hoping it will cre ate substantial interest among the growers of this area.— R. S. Newspapers Local News Item s Sam Gott returned Saturday evening from Texas where he had been called by the serious illness and death of his mother. He reported terrific tem peratures through Arizona on his way home and expressed satisfaction on a r riving home that he lived in an I In E ngland and E urope, they | have used it for y ear. In the U nit ed S tates, scientific organic com-1 post m ethods a re of co m p arativ e 1 lecent adoption, but the m ove m ent is g ettin g a stro n g a c c e p t-1 ance, and is gaining m om entum , j T here need be no fe a r of weed seeds and spreading of disease, ; even though th raw m a te ria ls c o n ta in h a rm fu l proprties. The heating, ferm enting, kills th e weed i seeds and h arm fu l germ s of d is - 1 O ur independence in m arketing our commercial bulbs can be our downfall By open admission the distant buyers are bcseiged by growers “Distant buyers" is used ise. This is one reason why the advisedly. H a v e any tram p led use of raw un-eom posted m an u re Cigarel C H A D ’S F O U N T A I N S E R V IC E ICE CREAM TO TAKE HOME M agazines Tobai ED AND MENDY, A uthorized Distributors Ctevroa Gas Station ----- Station No. 50561 Fertilizer Tips And as to rum ors until they a re tu rned into figm ents of the im aginations, o r th<* false w ord proven u n tru e, they still re ta in the possibility of fact People are gullible. But again w here rum ors follow rum ors, the old saying ap plies; 'W here th ere is sm oke Wiere njust be some fire. -THURSDAY, AUGUST COMPLETE LUBRICATION SERVICE BE S P IC A N D S P A N A LW A Y S Have Us Electrolux Your Car Upholstery! NEW S H IP M E N T OF B A T T E R IE S Replace that old one in vonr car with a New One_TODAY! NEYY SUMMER HOURS; 7:00 a. m. to 10:00 p. m. —SEVEN DAY A WEEK— down y o u r fields in th e ir e a g e r - ' is not advisable ness to buy your ou tp u t? May I Another reason why use of raw repeat, those w e r e wonderful un-comiH'stcd m aterials is bad, is days The w riter, unfortunately, that it takes much bacterial ac didn’t profit in that era. Just a tion in the ground to break it fledgling trying his wings. down and rot it. At a time when Price m aintenance, dear folks, huch bacteria are needed to aid can't be placed at a satisfactory in the growing process of the level through independent m ar crop, some of them are being used keting How many of us have to break down this m aterial This gone throughout the year with is |xx»r m ilitary strategy, if we! nothing but exix’nse as our por- may compare the bacteria in the! tio n ? W e bulk forw ard to digging'soil to an arm y time, so th at the debts many of Research work is going on con use have acquired may lx? scratch stantly on types of fertilizers, ed from the books. Are we then, by both scientists and growers as Individuals, in a position to alike, and the advancem ents are hold out for a set p rtre? No. alm ost incredible. Almost every folks We a n ' just hum an and issue of the Journal of A gricul survival is param ount. tural Research relates new il The now very defunct H itler luminât Wig experim ents. In the practiced a stratagem with a slo February issue, 1 quote “It was gan of “Divid and conquer." Dis show n that a good carbohydrate united as we a re in our industry balance in the plant made dis are we not susceptible to this ease innocuous or renewed health m ethod? in the plant. Phis balance was We hear of the trem endous achieved by proper nitrogen fer fields ot E aster ------------- lilies, 75 ---------- acn*s, a tilization. This v makes us l think „ ------------ ------------------- illllK acres, and ever so many more th a t moist years, when nitrogen that m akes us a little fellows leaches out rapidly, would %e wonder what it is all about. We .'cars of increased fungus infcc- h ear of prices for which they will tion. And so it is If nitrogen is sell, far below the present price applied m organic form, it re- we hope to receive and with mains longer in the soil; compost which we could not compete and 1 leaches out less quickly than a survive. Rum or possibly, hut as supply of nitrate. Thia then would aforem entioned, where there i s ' explain tor at least help explain' smoke th e n ' m ust be some fire? " hy compost-grown crops a r e And as mentioned, u e small grow- more disease resistant.” rs must follow suit if we operate | I might add: inform ation used indeix'ndentl.v. Survival, you do in this column is gathered from know or quit. And who among reading extensively of fertilizers us w ill courageously say we in-, with the purpose of obtaining the sist on b etter than th a t? We see «deal fertilizer for lily growers • price quoted by another w riter I now feel that the present fer- the price u e ''i l l get. A rbitrary, tilizer used is not sufficient, and 1 it What of the price of ¡th a t few growers have the time your m aterials that you so u r - jto look into the situation thor- For FfffF FOODS At The Chetco Cafe OPEN FROM 6:30 A. M. TO 10:30 P. M. W hether a SNACK or a full-course MEAL, we are prepared to serve Yon. Y ES, SIR! YYe have Ice Cream, by cone or quart! Our Coffee is H o t- a n d our D rinks are Cold! J ini and Edith Robinson. P roprietors
