FARM Ss ORCHARD
Notes and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
of Oregon and Washington, Specially Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions
PLANTING THE ORCHARD. one-third to one-half the root system,
nlt . - , n i. Where the winds are strong, set the
By Prof. C. I. Lewn, repartmeni of Horticulture, I . , . . ,
Orenon Aimcuiturat Coiiem. trees in such a way i that they lean
slightly toward the wind. Be sure
A large acreage oi young orcnaras that the trees are Dlanted flrmlv. On
will be planted on the Pacific coast heavy clay soils do not dig the holes
this season. Many of the orchardists iong before planting, as the soils of
are adding new plantings to their this type bake very readily, but on
present holdings, but a great many the free, volcanic ash, etc., soils, the
people will be planting new orchards holes can be dug at any time and
and It will be their first experience not as much care is needed in dig
along this line. These new people ginjr these. Do not use chemical
should try and avoid many of the fertilizer of any kind in the holes
mistakes that were made In the Well rotted manure could be used
past, such as too close planting, m very moderate quantities. These
planting of poor trees and the use are some of the first Drincinles to
of the wrong system. Many of the remember in establishing the young
growers nave planted tnicner wun orchard
the Idea of thinning out later, but
one could find that they made a mis- FEEDING TANKAGE TO HOGS
inlra In thoti mflthptnfltlrat mlruln-l
tlon and that they have to take out Corvallis. Because it has been
a great many more trees than they woven that wheat alone does not
expected to. The first thing to ob- produce the best gains In pig fatten-
in oatahiiahintr tho vcmne nrph. Ing, it is suggested by the Oregon
ard is to get good trees. Get nothing Experiment League that the wheat
but one year old trees. The larger farmers in eastern Oregon try sup
the trees are at the base the better. Pigmenting it with digester tankage
Trees of a good caliber are better Digester tankage is the refuse of
than trees of extreme height. Good th,e Pa,(inS h(uses thoroughly cook
sturdy medium grown stock is to ed. , drled, and' ground. It comes in
be preferred and where one can get sacks and will keep indefinitely It
a good root development it is also may be obtained from a North Port
advantageous. It is often desirable iand meat ,coml,a,ny ,aH0Ut,147 a
viait th nuroorv tn. nvAr tho ton, and with freight added will cost
trees before vou nurchase. The nur- about $55 a ton in most parts of
serymen always welcome visitors, eastern Oregon If bought In sm al
and will gladly show the prospec- le,r quantities the cost would be
tive planter the trees which they s11 greater
have on hand. In many cases it Thrifty shoats of fairly uniform
,m tmnnaoihia cot tho trooo size and quality, weighing between
you desire owing to the large de- 60 and 100 pounds would be suitable
mand. Prune trees have been in animals with which to try the expert-
very heavy demand the past year. ment; t They should be divided into
Some varieties of pears have been two lots as nearly uniform as possl-
hard to ohtain. as well as armies. ble- and each lot should be carefully
Tho n.ia chm.M ho tr nriw onriv weighed at the opening of the eX'
Get your orders in by summer so periment. It is best to weight for
as to be on the safe side. The tnree successive days and take the
number of trees that you will put average as the correct weight for the
to the acre will depend upon the seSPa J1?-' t
svatem that-vou will use in estab- The flrst lot should be given three
lishing your orchard and the distance p0!in,da. ' ground wheat a day, di
miu nio ho inflnonnoH hv cnr-h ah. vided into two feeds, gradually in
Jects as type of fruit, nature of soil creased in amount until the animals
and elevation. For instance, you a,re setting all the grain they will
ahould give a greater distance on the clean up at each Jeed- Thev !hould
strong clay loams or rich river bot- come to trough hungry and stay
inm innmo thnn nn tha lin-htor nnH there until all the feed is cleaned
thinner lonma r.oroiiv n tho up. The second lot should get a mix
lower elevations one allows a greater ture of one part tankage to nine
distance than on the higher eleva- Pa,:ts, whe at fed at the 8ame
tions. This Is especially true when and ln tne 8ame way aB tne otner
the higher elevation begins to ap- Vb.: . . , . .
...nn,v, tv. nr ,. At the end of about 60 davs the
although right here In western Ore- anlna,s should be weighed and the
eon, on our hill lands of the Wlllam- average gain per day for each should
ette Valley we would not probably be estimated, as well as the total
i.ii in crio oa rat HitnM amount of feed consumed by each.
we would dn the river bottom lands. and the f?od . con,sumed to produce
On our hill lands I would plant ap- fcu vuuiiu ui gam. ine ainerence
pies 25 to 28 feet, while on the very e appetite and the thrift of in
strong soils I would put them from dividual pigs should be noted and
30 to 35 feet. Pears from 20 to 25 tne ' 'n best market condition,
feet, mature sweet cherries will need , ,a unnecessary to weigh the
from 25 to 40 feet, while the sour feed everv day- 83 a, ew. 8ac,ks fo.r
cherries should have about 20 feet. eauu " "e eignea ana eacn
Walnuts need 40 to 60 feet. Before grouP of pigs be fed out of its own
wmm
LEGEND OF THE MISTLETOE
determining the exact number of
sacks. If scales are lacking the
trees you need, you will have to "l " 7'""
know the system you are going to famy n,. by the number of sacks
use In planting. The three systems ctT " the 8aCks a5e i1"0"?1?
used are the Rectangular. Hexagonal '1L S.tock f0"" are nfeded we'Sh
and Quincunx. The Rectangular sys- .he but a 8maI1 number can
tern menna that the trnpa nro nlnntprt be . weighed on common platform
1 hQ ooo f .t(1..i This is one of four experiments
especially after the trees become prePared ,Lp P,otter' fof
older. It does not give as many igr ' 1 CJ?i '
trees to the acre and the trees are " . .i Vi Tii.
. ii if-ii.,.tj - j League. Many others dealing with
area of ground upon which they feed dlfferent branches of scientific agrl-
or in regard to the distribution of UP a i"g1(,car .t"!,"
light. The Hexagonal system is a Per,Kf,the league; T?ose lntere8t,ed
veYy nonular system In this the In obtain,nS membership may write
7ro i Jin.fJ in L "! either the secretary. Mr. Stanton
ynil 1 1 OQir Vl rr nn nlnnrnfl In a
5le wUh i tree ii the center w ard Carpenter. O. A. C. Corvallis
1s laid out on the basis of an equll
ateral triangle. Its advantages are
that it gives 15 per cent trees more
to the acre than that of the rectan
gular and also gives an equal dis
tribution of the trees over the prop
erty. It Is a harder system in which
to use fillers from a horticultural
point of view and It is more dlffl
cult to cultivate it successfully after
the trees become matured. The third
system is the Quincunx. It means
setting out In fives, which Is a mod
Ificatlon of the rectangular or square
81mply add a tree ln the center of
each. It is probably the best system
to use for fillers gives 75 per cent
more trees to the acre than the re&
tangular. The number of trees to
the acre are given In the following
tame:
Distance Rec- Quln-
apart. tangular. cunx
FASHION HINTS
Hex
agonal.
196
16x16 170 303
18X18 134 239 154
20x20 108 192 , 124
22x22 90 148 104
24x24 76 132 87
25x25 70 125 80 1
20x26 64 114 74
28X28 56 100 64
30x30 : 48 85 55
32x32 43 76 49
33X33 40 71 46
3Cx36 34 60 39
40x40 27 48 32
45x4u 22 39 25
Where it Is possible to do so I
would urge you to plant the young
trees before April. The fall or early
winter plantings are apt to become
better established and make a cmlck
er and better growth ln the spring,
especially if the spring happens to
be a. rather dry one. Set tho trees evening gown for a voung girl. Cnpc
firmly, at least two Inches deeper M..bH,r i. i, n,i...,i ,.3 .,;i...i L
than what they were In the nursery Marquim ttc. Silk frinee and a knotted
ulou " n,a"B'el "a DroKen silk thread insertion effectively trim th
iroots. we generally remove from waist and
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Some Claim Goddesses Kissed All
Who Passed Under Plant as Sym
bol of Love.
(By E. R. GAILLARD.)
According to Scandinavian mythol
ogy, Lokl (the god of evil) wa the
sworn enemy of Baldur (the god of
light), and tried by every means in his
power to kill him, but failed because
he was Invulnerable to everything that
came from earth air, fire, or water.
Lokl, at last, conceived the Idea that
the mistletoe, springing from neither,
would serve his purpose, and, having
an arrow made . from that wood, he
helped Hodl (the blind god of dark
ness), to aim It, and Daldur fell dead
shot through the heart.
All the gods and godesses prayed
for bis restoration to life, and when
the prayer was granted it was de
creed that the mistletoe should never
more have power to do harm unless
it touched the earth, and the goddess
of love was appointed to guard It.
Some legends claim that the god
dess kissed all who passed under the
plant as a token that It was no long
er a weapon of death, but a symbol of
love, while others assert that she ex
acted a kiss from each as a propitia
tion, or the bough should be allowed
to work harm.
Another reason for the kissing
privilege conferred by the plant is
said to be that a lovely maiden pre
ferred death to the kisses of an old
monk who pursued her, and her pray
ers for.,,deliverance were answered by
transforming' her into a mistletoe
branch and placing her In a tree.
The monk waited for her return,
but rather than that, she r-lasneri iho
tree and remained clinging to It, leav
ing the waiting monk to kiss whom
ever he could catch.
The custom of "kissing beneath
the mistletoe" is so old that no one
knows when or how it originated;
but when young DeoDle are found bb-
lecting the branches that have the
Mistletoe.
tnost berries on, It Is fair to suppose
that they know a kiss must be given
for each berry plucked, and that the
ceremony is never complete until
every berry Is off the branch.
There was once a common, though
mistaken belief that the mistletoe
grew on oak trees only, but that was
so far from true that the Druids, who
held the oak as absolutely sacred be
cause they believed it to represent
the One Supreme God, deemed the
mistletoe doubly sacred if found on
one, and carefully guarded it until the
sixth day after the first new moon
of each year. . ,
When this time arrived, priests
robed ln white surrounded the tree
and held solemn ceremonies, among
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SNOWBALL BATTLE.
See the soldiers all tn line!
Now the battle's on! ,
Every man will have to test
nis metue and his brawn.
Ammunition's piled up high
To use thrmi?hntit iVia rr.
Which Just begins when school Is out
mm enas at close ot day.
The Big Snow Fort Is near at hand.
na soiaiers great and small,
Will strive to win the victory
witn the powerful snowball.
which was the sacrifice of two white
bulls.
After the ceremonies, a crlest in
spotless robes ascended the tree and,
with a golden knife, cut the mistle
toe and let It fall on to a white cloth
held by other priests.
The branches were then formally
blessed" and divided anions tha nun.
pie who believed the sprays given
them to have miraculous powers.
The common belief in the emr-ar
of the plant was such that It was
called all-heal: but according tn nn
old legend, a certain lover searched
many days for a specimen rmninr
on an oak tree, that he might secure
Its branches for the cure of bis be
trothed, who was sick unto death, but
when he found It he touched the sap
while cutting the branches, and fell
dead near the tree,- Indicating that
the sap was a deadly poison.
The plant thrives in America from
New Jersey southward and westward.
ana tnose wno know It only as a part
of Christmas decorations can have
little idea of how often It overruns
trees to the extent of being a nuisance.
Questions and A
What coat is put on without buttons
and put on wet?
A coat of paint.
What is the greatest surgical opera
tlon on record?
Lansing, Michigan.
wow can you make a tall ma&
short?
Borrow money from him.
Why are fixed stars like pen, Ink
ana paper 7
Because they are stationary rata.
tlonery).
Why should a person not like
gaze on the Niagara forever?
Because he would always have
cataract In his eye.
What bridge is warranted to support
any strain?
The bridge ot a fiddle.
Why are laws like the ocean?
The most trouble is caused by the
breakers.
to
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The place for baby carriages
Wheeling.
The place for bank savings fort
Deposit.
The place for an auto center Mobile.
The place for a laundry town
Washington. The place tor tbe. national game
Balltlmore.
The place for earthquakes Cleve
land. A place for connoisseurs of rare old
wine to avoid New-port
A a Great Statesman Boasted.
"Aspdsia! 1 hare done with these
cares, with these reflections. - Little
of life is remaining, but my happi
ness will be coetaneous with it, and
my renown will survive It; for there
Is no example of any who has gov
erned a state so long, without a sin
gle act of revenge or malice, of
cruelty or severity. In the thirty
seven years of my administration I
have caused no citizen to put on
mourning. On this rock, Oh, Aspaslal
stand my . Propylaea and my Par
thenon. Walter Savage Landor:
Pericles and Aspasia.
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