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About The Redmond spokesman. (Redmond, Crook County, Or.) 1910-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1912)
The Redmond Spokesman Published at the “ Huh City” of Central Oregon REDMOND, ( KOOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST H. 1U12 $1.50 PER YEAR THE CULTIVATION AND IRRIGATION OF POTATOES P r im a r y ltcs|U l.llr-« the Itibera lo puddle and art A K ip er lin e n ta conducted f o r the large r head may be uaed per fu rro w O regon E xp erim ent Hfatton by the to wet dow n nearly lo the lo w e r and writer, c o n d it io n » that will apply and then Ilia water cut down and net here. Indicate that tw o light Irrlga ao It will Juat ba uaed up by lha tlona will be better than one heavy tim e li reaches lha tall furro w Irrigation , aa potatoea must be kept W it h constant atten tion th ere g r o w in g at a uniform rate to avoid should be no run off. and leaving the "aacond g ro w th " F urthe rm ore . water In fu rro w a about 23 hours Ihcaa reaulta which fo llo w Indicate will g iv e a tw o or th ree acre Inch that five or six-acre lurhea ahould be Irrig a tion on an a v e ra g e »o il W h e re about the moat econom ical amount m ore than tw o irrig atio n s are a p to use U l t r a llm ra b efore Ilia blo oming par plied. II la beat lo Irr iga te e v e r y o i l i Heaulta o f Irriga tion experim ents lod ami a l « a y a a f la r Irrlgalbtn aa er apace b etw een rows and alternate O regon K i p e r l m e n t Station. A g r o n o ■toon aa lha »o il la dry eno ugh lo my !>ept,, 1 *» 1 1 : at succeeding Irrig a tio n s c ru m b le lo I r a t e Ilia a u r f a i r m ulch ed and but allghtly hilled along Ilia Y ield (l a i n In Hu. ( la in In Hu ro«a. Crop I rr ig a tio n tr eatm ent per acre o v e r dry plat per acre Irrigation acre Inches Inch Hprtng rain fall la uaually auffl» 1‘ o ta io e a tw o 3 Vk In Irrigation s H it; ................ 106 6 ..................11.1 lent ol bring lha planta up and grow 130.3 . 66 6 1 1 2 Potatoes. one 6 In Irriga tion . . them l lll lha lubara begin tu form If ......................... . Potatoes, un lrrlg ate d ..........................116.1 c a r efu lly ronaartad. but a m odera te 160 9 116H 31 6 f o t alo ca. three 1 in ir rig a tio n s Irrigation , aay I h m e acre Inrhra, or P o ta to e s . t w o 3 In I r r i g a t i o n s ......... 261 1 20 6 123 0 lha aii ulralan l o f I h m e Inrhea rain P o ta to e s . threw 2 in Irrig a tio n s H I 9 .1 11 1 20 0 fall, on lha aandler » o i l » b efo re P o t a t o e s threw 1 in Irriga tion s! a p planting « I I I rauan belter g ro w th plied at 23 per rent Boll and protect agalnal froal Tha molatura r o n l e n t ) ........... 212.6 167 4 17 6 amount o f talar Irrigation la a mat p o ta to e s , tw o 3 lu Irrig a tio n s tap- le r o f experience and rnual be d r i e r piled at 20 per ren t soli mined by lha « r a t h e r and the actual molature content I . . . . 3016 1 7 34 . 21 » molalur e con dition pre vail in g about P o t a t o e s one 3 in rlrlg a tlo n tap- the plant roota T h e per rani of piled at 17 per cant soil alopa afTecta m eth o d , and amount of molatura c o n te n ti ............ 176 4 4 1.3 16 1 Irrig a tio n An Ideal alope would be about one per rani or fifty feel par mite Hteeprr alopea require more Ab ou t 60 bushels m ore potatoea from each o f the ab ove plata and •h allo» fu rro wa and a »m a ile r secured by apply in g the live acre- found that up to five and six acre- »■ream In each fu r ro w for a g re a te r inches th ere was p ra ct ically no d i f inches at tw o Irrig a tio n s Instead of li m a Flat land r e q u ire « ahorlar ference In com position or palatlb lllty run» and m o m levelin g and a t t e n one. but. a l i acre I n d i e » made four In I rriga te d or non Irriga ted pota tion In I rrig a tin g I 'o n lr o l three bushel» more applied In tw o instead toes T h e he av ie r latter Irrigation s T h e primary r i " i u l a l i » i for ih » I |xal potalo c u lt u r e ara. deeply pul « a r i t e li . root. m e d i u m ».m d r Inani ! »n il. w i t h a good aupply of or ganic p i a lla r liolilluc tuu r h r a p l l l a r y mola l u r a am i rich In potash, ilavp ami e a r ly pla u tin a . In a l c u ltu r a , fra qu ant molai ti ra. co n s e rv in g tlllaKa. am i apraylna « l i a r a nacaaaary lo lu B au la tiaalthy fnllaaa I u l i u r r lu I '«mirti! M ola iu ra In moal raaaa a lin» » y yield of po lalo aa la m a in ly a •luaailou of mola lura W h e t h e r u m in r I r r l a a l l o n or d r y f a r m i n g , oa r iy am i fre q u ent llll aun attoniti bn g ir a n Iba potalo lami |o ralaaaa plani food, p r a r a n l loaa of m ola tu ra th r o u g h «n a d a , a n d m ain la i n a d i r i m u lc h for r o n a a r r ln g m ola tu ra H a m m i n g la ch aap cui t lr a t lo n an d lh a la r n r b a r r o « ahould |.a uoatl I m m a d la la ly a f la r lh a plani- r r lo larnl Iba anil an d laaarn Iba a r a p o r a l l n g a u rfara a m a A aatttnd h a r m « lug ahould ba g ir a n « h a n thn planta baglu lo com a up. and a th ir d « h a n lh a rowa ara « a l l In r i a « or a f la r any h a a ry ra in Ibal rauaaa • m a t i n g H a m m i n g ah ould ha doua In lh a « a r m pari of lh a day lo c o n d it io n , by running lha potato a r o ld ara tle rln g f u n g u a dlanaao ami r o w * dia g ona lly or on a con tour If (■making off rlnaa neceaaarv, and by varying lha head furro« acc ording l o lha T h o a n r o r l « o horaa r u l l l r a l o r In each ahould f o l l o » a f la r lh a h a m m i n g alopa parlod In lh a l i m a l y d l a i r l r l of In Irrigating, the « a l a r »hnuld run I 'o lo ra d o lh a t w o horaa r u l l l r a l o r near ly clear to avoid ero ding and f o l l o « » tha planta r rldgaa I»afora lha puddling, and ahould be applied In pot alona conta u p lo g i r a a rlttaa, a f a ir ly »harp, »tacp furrow ao Ilia d r a p r u l l l r a l l o n an d la f o ll t m r t l by potatoea « I I I be tn oUtr nrd by quick lh a h a r r o « T h a r u l l l r a l o r ahould action rath er than by lateral perco l x uaait about a r a r y Ian da y » , or aay lation w b ltb rauaaa the dirt above o f th ree I rr ig a tio n » T h r e e 1 Inch Irrig ation s g a v e moat econom ical In crease per acre Inch, and the tw o 3- Inch Ir r i g a ti o n » ap plied when the a v e ra g e m ois tu re content o f the first tw o feet dropped to the tw en ty par cent point g a v e the heaviest yield Irr ig a tio n s ahould not be given a f ter the 16th o f August If the highest quality o f product la to l x obtained T h e w r ite r had c om posite analyse» aud axtenalve c oo kin g testa made Increased the moistu re content and t h e r e fo r e decreased the per cent o f solids and lessened the keeping quality, and It will be noticed that the nine acre Inches g a v e lo w e r yield than the six acre Inches. I f the proper » o i l moisture content pre vails. It matters not wh eth e r main tained by Irr iga tio n or r ainfall . W. L POWERS. Supt Karma C ro ok Co. Demonstration GO TO PORTLAND (V IA ) The The Direct Quick Way Way THROUGH SERVICE BETW EEN CENTRAL OREGON POINTS MERITS YOUR PAT R O N A G E TR A INS A R R IV E AT A N D D E PAR T FROM U N IO N DEPOT. PO R TLA N D Train leaves Redmond 7:15 a. m., arriving Portland Uuion Depot 5:30 p. m. Returning leaves Portland 7:50 a. m., or 10:00 a. m., arriving Redmond 7:30 p. m. For particulars apply to NO CHANGE OF CABS— ALL 11. B A l'K O L , Agent, Redmond. Oregon. W H IL E IN PORTLAND V ISIT NORTH BEACH A cool, delightful Summer Resort on the shore of the Pacific Ocean. Only a few pleasant hours down the Columbia from Portland. Reached via O-W. R. 4 N. Steamers. T. J. POTTER out of Portland at 10:30 p. m.. or THE H ASSA LO 8 p. m. N E W PRIZES FOR POTATO SHOW ♦ ♦ The committee has added to the premium list a cash ♦ prize of $25.00 for the best general display of farm pro- ducts grown by an individual exhibitor. X There will also be ♦ a second prize of $10.00 provided there are four or more ♦ entries. This is free to all farmers in Crook county. X SOON BEGIN WORK ON WATER PLANT “Farmers’ Day” Aug. 17 th Word was received today that Contractors Jeffery and Supt. Powers o f the Crook County Demonstration Farms, has sent out the following circular letter to farmers and others who are interested in the progress of the demonstration farms in the county: Bufftou of Portland, would arrive here this evening with a crew of men to begin work on the Redmond $40,000gravity water system. It is expected that the whole system will be completed in 90 days and water flowing through the mains for both domestic and fire purposes. R ed m o n d , O regon , Aug. 6. 1912. DEAR FRIEND: Crops on the Oregon Agricultural Demonstration Farms at Metolius and GETTING STATISTICS ON OREGON FARMS Redmond are approaching maturity and in order that the fanners and citizens of Crook County may avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing the demonstrations before harvest, arrangements have been “ Farmers' Day ” made with the College authorities for holding a at the Irrigated Demonstration Farm near Redmond, on Saturday, August seventeenth. Dr. James Withycombe. Director of State Experiment Stations; Prof. H. D. Scudder, probably President Kerr and one or two other members of the Experiment Station will lx* with the Business Men's Excursion from Portland, on the way to the Oregon Development League Convention, to be held at Lakeview, and will stop over to visit the Irrigated Demonstration Farm and deliver lectures at the Farmers' Institute in Redmond the evening of August seventeenth. Farmers who wish may bring lunch for the evening meal and spread it under the junipers on the lawn at the Demonstration Farm. Drinking water and juniperade will lx* provided free. You are cordially invited to visit the Demonstration Farms if possible, on tilt* above (Lite and attend the free lectures in the evening. Very tally yours, W. L. P o w ers , Supt. IX'monstration Farms. Director J. A. Bexell, o f the Ore amount o f these crops sold and the gon Statistical Hureau at Corvallis, receipts: the amount of other farm was here Monday and in talking ov products, such aa milk, butter, eggs, er what the State Immigration Com fruit, etc., sold during the year and mission was doing, said he had been the receipts: the expenses for la sending out the following circular to bor. seed. feed, fertiliser, machinery, farmers throughout the state: threshing, etc.; the methods of cul Dear Sir: The Oregon Statistical tivation used and your observation Hureau. In co-operation with the A g of the results. ricultural College, la making a pre As your answer will be used for liminary agricultural aurrey of a the benefit of your cmomunlty and number of leading farma In every of the entire state, accuracy o f state county In the state. The object of ment Is of the utmost importance. this survey Is primarily to determine All of the information received from the opportunities In each locality for you and your neighbors will be com new settlers and. If possible, to And piled In making up a final report on some of the difficulties In agricultur general conditions in your commu al development. nity. Your statement will be con A number of farms in your local sidered strictly confidential. The re ity will be visited during the sum port of Individuals will not be pub mer by Mr. E. W. Curtis and W. L. f lished without their consent. Powers, superintendent of the 4 m - We hope that the farmers will as onstratlon farma In Crook county. sist our representatives In securing Such questions aa the following the Information desired and that In will be asked: turn the college and the Immigration The value o f land, machinery, Commission may aid the farmers by stock on hand June 1; the acreage giving advice to all those who wlab and yield of each crop In 1911; the the same. J Heal Estate Transfers Among the recent real estate transfers In thla city are: Carl Shuholm to Clara Shuholm. lota 6 and 6. block 44, 11.00. Redmond Realty * Investment Co. to W. H. Hobbs, lot 4. blk. 19. First Addition to Redmond: lots 1 and 2. Mountain View Addition to Red mond, 3376. F. 1. Phoenix to t,oula Dooner. lot 11. block 27. 31. 1-ouls l>oon»r to Gertrude Oood- fe llo », lot 21. block 27. 3200 Redmond Townslte Co. to Ben Gotter. Iota 6 and 6. block 37, 3300. 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