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BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
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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
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a t prosperity
P ^ P o r ity expanding
expanding
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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
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? 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
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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
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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
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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-
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