THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY 'EVENING, MARCH! 22, 1913.
mil Kst
Oregon Is Mecca of Many-
Homeseekers Say Friends
and'Relatives Induced Them
to Come; WantFarms.
For the purpose of ascertaining' what
percentage of the people are coming
west on me coionisi rates now in erieci
. en the O.-W. R. & N. and connecting
lines from the east, Genera) Passenger
,. ? Agent William McMurray had the pas
sengers on train No. 17 enroute to Port-
, land March 1, interviewed Dy a pas
senger agent.
The agent found to the gratification
of Mr. McMurray that the greater ma
jorlty of thei people coming to the Pa-
clflo northwest are preparing to go Into
At.. AotnVrtuh . tiAmaa anil
i un i'iiki ii r i v m.u nnLa iiin u uuuico. ui t
that most of these are farmers by oc
. cupatlon. Invariably they have been In
duced to come by friends or former
visits to the Paclfio coast. .
Most of Them. Farmers.
V Not all of them were destined for
points In Oregon, although they came
' by way of Portland. Several were
booked for points In Washington, as for
Instance, C. R. Button, wife and five
children. This family cam from Colo
rado with Tacoma as their destination,
In the vicinity of which they Intend
to locate on a farm. Mr. Button said
that relatives had Interested them in the
Jaclflo northwest.
S3. N. Lowe, from Shelton, Neb., des'
tlned for Roseburg, Or., said he had been
interested In the Pacific northwest by
friends. He Is a farmer by occupation.
Henry Schrweid and family of 10,
from Nebraska, destined for Carlton, Or.,
plan to settle on a farm there, where
be has relatives.
A. J. Robinson and wife, from Okla
" fcoraa, cam to Portland as a result of
two former visits here. They are now
prepared to make their permanent home
on a farm In Oregon.
A, EL Nelson and family of six. from
Nebraska, destined for Cotton, Or., oc
cupatlon farmer, was Induced to return
through purchase of land on a former
Visit to Colton, in Clackamas county,
J, D. l-erce, from Pennsylvania, came
Here beaded for Mearora, wnere ne pro
poses to engage In farming, induced by
relatives.
H. Dutledge and party of eight, from
Oklahoma, destined for Seattle, occu
pation rarming ana rancning, inaucea
' to make trip by friends and relatives.
Relatives Induce Them.
W. I Moreland and family of four,
from Kansas, destine to-Alma, Wash.,
farmer. Induced to come west by friends
who preceded film. -,W.
B. Cllne and family of six, from
Iowa, destined to Eugene, Or occupa
tion stock raiser, induced to come by
relatives living near Eugene.
R. ,W. i-ane and wife, from Colorado,
destined for Portland, Or., oooupatlon
farmer, expecting to locate In vicinity
of Portland, Induced to come to Portland
by former friends located here.
M. S. Smith and family of three, from
Kew York state, destined for Under
wood, Wash., occupation farmer, Induced
to return by former trip and purchase i
of land near the above mentioned point
The conductor of the" train reported
that there were 128 persons using colo
nist tickets on this train, 84 of them
destined for Portland and 42 for points
beyond, such as Seattle,' Vancouver, B.
C, Bend, Or.. Tacoma. Wash., and points
In southwestern Washington.
Colonist Travel Heavy.
A. M. Cleland, general passenger agent'
of the Northern Pacific at St Paul,
' wired this morning regarding colonist
trafflo to the Pacific northwest over his
. lines: "Colonist business starts out
beavy. Indications point to much larger
movement than in past years. Oregon
ajnd southwestern Washington movement
Shows heavy Increase and In addition to
large movement regular equipment to
those districts had special car of 50
through here the seventeenth from Ten
nessee, another party .of TO here today
- from North Carolina, and a party of SO
i yesterday from Oklahoma for Oregon
I and southwestern Washington points."
IBANK CLEARINGS
, NEARLY $15,000,000:
GAIN 7 PER CENT
Bank clearings for the week 4
ending at noon yesterday is one 4
of the largest in the history of s
the citf, reaching almost 915,-
000,000. The gain over this
week on year ago is about $1.-
000,000, or 7 per cent The fol-
lowing are the figures in detail:
1913, $14,926,102.40; 1912, $13,-
S73.763.76. 4
Heavy construction operations 4
and large tax payments were 4
features of the huge total. 4
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MOTHERS' PENSION LAW
TAKES EFFECT IN UTAH
t
(United Presi leaned Wire I
Salt Lake City, Utah, Jl.ych 22.
; Mothers" pensions are how effective in
Utah. Mothers compelled to work for
- a living will receive $10 per month to
SmnnOrt Otl phlli and tK fnr rirv
other child. The Idea of the law is to
5 bave mothers remain at home with their
: children to raise them properly.
Have You Tried?
Hundreds of eyes are constantly
Watching the Journal's poultry column,
especially on ria.turlayn and Sundays.
To dispose of your stock or epps, you
Will find this column the most effective
way, the cheapest too.
Some Reasons for Opening an Account in Our
Savings Department
Deposits bear interest from the 1st day of the calen
dar month after deposit.
Freedom from worry, due to the securities winch the
State requires savings deposits to be invested in.
Prompt payment of interest at the end of June and
December, or when the account is closed.
Security Savings & Trust Company
Fifth and Morrison Streets
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS -$1,400,000
ji&Ey
Charles Oscar Boynton Passes
Away After Long, Useful,
Life.
(Sneelal to Th Journal.)
Woodburn, Or., ' March 22. Charloi
Oscar Boynton, one of the pioneers of
this valley, died Wednesday at the age
of 91. He was buried Thursday at
Needy, Oregon, in Rock Creek cemetery.
which is located on the Donation land
claim taken up by him over 60 years
ago.
Mr. Boynton was born in Troy, New
York, June 10, 1822, from where he
moved with his parents to Cuba, nil
nols. There In 1843 he married Mary A.
Bonney, and ' together, In 1845, the?
came to Oregon by ox-team, settling
Just north of this city, and later, in
1850, took up 640 acres from the gov
ernment, on which Is now located the
town of Needy.
He built the first Methodist church
in the valley In lfj64, after giving five
acres for the purpose. Ho was elected
to the first Republican state convention
ever held in Oregon and held the offices
of count commissioner and assessor it
different times in Clackamas county,
For 22 years he held the office of Jus
tice of the peace in his precinct and
held the reputation of being impartial
in his decisions.
. He removed to this city in 1891, where
ne lived a retired life up to the time
of his death.
In addition to the widow, who is more
than 70 years old, he Is survived by four
children, all of whom live in Oregon and
attended his funeral. They are E. U
Boynton of Creswell. C. T. Boynton of
Malheur, Mrs. Bessie Popejoy of St
Helens, and Miss Llda Boynton of
woodburn.
The funeral services were in charge
of Woodburn Lodge No. 106. A. F. & A.
M of which Mr. Boynton was a charter
member.
PAT C. LAVEY SAYS
OILLIEGOOD'
Pat C I.avev. who for a. rumW nf
years was a successful and prosperous
realty operator in this city, aopeared
before th ren.lt v hnnWI vaairiu
asked that a oommlttee of three be
named to audit bis accounts for thw pur
pose of ascertaining how much is due
Investor Who bOUS-ht Intn th Ormrnn
Land ' Development company, one of
mvey corporations mat railed some
two years ago. Lavey declared his in
tention Of davotlnr his Ufa work tn re
imbursing those of his clients .wholost
in ui venture.
"I beg of you," eald Lavey. "to name
this committer at nnra an that
work may be done in advance of my
sentence, March 28, for after that data
I may be where I will be unable to help
get at the facts as shown In my books."
The unfortunat raaltv man th-
deep sympathy of his old associates in
i vuuru wiien ne arose to address
them. Unon th aonnlualnn nt hi.
marks he started to leave, but his
friends would have none of It and he
was practically forced to remain and
partake Of the Weeklv lunch win rtr th.
board.
An' innovation at yesterday's - board
meeting was a turn by & monologulst
of the O. A. C. Glee club, and the sing
lng of -Oregon. She Files With Her Own
Wings" by Mrs. George F. Clark, the
author of the words and music
LAID 10 flNAL B
With funeral rites of the utmost sim
plicity, as had been his own request, the
late Brigadier General John M. Bacon,
U. S. A., retired, was laid to rest yes
terday. Army officers and other friends whom
he had known lh Portland were at his
home at 640 Spring street in numbers to
pay him the last honors. Be v. A. A.
Morrison recited the impressive funeral
service of the Episcopalian church.
Except for a beautiful floral piece
contributed by the Legion of Honor,
there were no fiowera.-The servlee at
the grave was private. The body of
General Bacon later will be laid beside
that of his wife at Vancouver.
GERMAN DISOBEYS EDICT
FOR WASHINGTON GIRL
(Cnttpd Pm Leued Wire.)
Washington, March 22. Despite an
edict from the kaiser forbidding mar
riages between German diplomats and
foreigners, Miss Gladys Ingalls. daugh
ter of a Washington millionaire, and
Attache Von Buelow, of the German
embassy here, are reported to be en
gaged. Arthur Davis Killed In Mine.
(Cut ted Pras I-eaiwd VF're.
Glendale, Or., March 22. Arthur
Davis, son of Rev. M. C. Davis, Presby
terian home missionary for southern
Oregon, was fatally injured at the Horse
Shoe mine on Coyote creek by a pre
mature explosion. He died about 10
o'clock Thursday without regaining con
sciousness. He was 20 years old.
Scottish Rite anquet at Salem.
(Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
Ralem, Or., March 22. The first Scot
tish Kite banquet to be held in Salem's
fine new Masonic hall was held Thurs
day night, with about 40 members pres
ent. It was declared to bo one of the
most enjoyable affairs ever 'held here
by the Scottish Rite Masons.
KUNC1
TAKE A LOOK AT
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II
So Advise Uncle Sam's Ex
perts Who Tell Why Hid
den Debris Is Fatal to Grow
ing Grass. j
(Wantilngtoa Barem of Th Journal.)
Washington, March 22. A very
timely chapter of advice on "Lawn
Soils and Lawns" comes from official
sourcos. This season of the year, when
the residents of the cities and suburbs
are looking at their lawns with a view
of repairing them for the summer
months, says the bureau of soils, It i
well to examine the soil to a depth of
from 12 to 24 Inches to see if there era
any bricks, tin cans, boards and other
coarse building debris. The reason that
grass does not thrive well on the aver
age city lawn is . that the majority of
them have a filler of this kind of rub
bish and of course grass will hot grow
on such infertile material.
"A lawn is the accompaniment of
every effort on the part Of man to beau
tify the surroundings of his abiding
place," says the bulletin. "The great
increase of Interest In suburban and
rural life has caused a corresponding in
crease of Interest in matters pertaining
to the making and maintenance of
lawns. Suburban railways, the exten
sion of, electrio lines into the country,
and the return of man to natural ways
of living are all factors contributing to
the growing Interest in matters pertain
ing to lawn making.
Lawn Should Be Useful,
"In general a lawn should be beauti
ful and it should be Useful. Its beauty
depends upon the oontour of the land,
the color and texture of the grass and
the uniformity of the turf. The use of
the lawn is to provide a suitable setting
for architectural adornment and land
scape planting. Every device should be
employed when working with small
areas of ground to give the lawn as
great extent as possible. The buildings
should bo well back, the foundation not
too high and the grading of the ground
should be slightly convex that Is, a
gently convex, rolling surface from the
base of the foundation to the street line,
rather than concave.
How Debris Doss Sana.
"Bricks, flat tins, boards, and other
coarse building debris found in nearly
all small lawns In the city are very
detrimental to the proper movement of
soil fluid. The oownward movement of
water is not seriously Impeded by such
materials and is probably facilitated.
The moisture moves downward until it
encounters a brick, for Instance, at a
distance of three or four inches below
the soil level The water meets with no
difficulty in getting to the edge of the
brick and then goes nearly straight
downward, thus leaving the soil imme
diately below the brick unsupplled from
this new water influx. Now. when the
opposite movement of soU.fluld begins
the water' moves upward until it en
counters the brick, and the soil imme
diately above the brick, which has in the
meantime dried out, remains unsupplled
with moisture, so that the crass suffers
and dries out during a critical dry spell.
Bad spots in small city lawns are more
often than not found to be due to some
sucn impediment to the movement of
capillary water.
A lawn soil should have a eoort nun.
ply of moisture at all times. It should
be able to take care of excess during
the wet season by drainage and durlnr
me ary season oe ame to supply stored
up moisture from its depths. This ade
quate water supply is the principal fac
tor in grass growth and the one most
difficult to control In a poor soiL It
Is more Important than any added ferti
lizer and cannot be compensated for by
the addition of any amount or kind of
chemical plant food. All suggestions re
garding lawn soils, their texture, selec
tion and manipulation have been made
with one end in view the creating and
maintaining of an adequate water sup
ply in as natural a manner as possible.
If this water supply Is maintained ef
fectually by a normal soil, the natural
processes which go hand in hand with
it, such as proper bacterial activity,
aeration and oxidation, soil sanitation,
and ttja supply of plant food generally,
are also sufficient for a healthy growth
of good greensward."
E
After 18 days of actual trial attorneys
for Robert Wakefield & Company have
completed tne taking or testimony in
favor of the company in the $408,000
suit against the city which is being
heard- before Circuit Judge Morrow. The
attorneys are awaiting the testimony of
tne' witnesses ior the city with Interest
The start of this testimony will be
made Monday morning as Judge Mor
row spent today In moving from his
court room on the third floor of the
east wing of the court house to a new
court room on the fifth floor in the
west wing.
The trial of the case, which Involves
compensation for two reservoirs on
Moupt Tabor completed by the company
two years ago, began February 10. Se
lection of the Jury and opfenlng state
ments consumed all Judicial days until
February 26 when the taking of evi
dence began. Hope is expressed that
the case may be concluded April 10 but
arrangements have been made by all
parties concerned to continue for at
least 10 days after that date.
The famous "Spanish Swindle" scheme
to defraud lias been brought to the eyes
of Portland United States post office
inspectors again this week. . After a
two years' ret when the swindling let
ters were not heard of, hundreds of the
missives from Madrid, Spain, have ar
rived in Portland In the last five days.
Among the recipients are half a dozen
of Portland's most promrnent business
men. At Tillamook yesterday Inspector
Clements found that nearly 60 of the
letters had been received in that vicin
ity. Hundreds of thousands of dollars
have been made by the perpetrators of
the famous hoax, against whom the
JLnltedLJSta.tffa ran fjo-oaUilax.Tbe
scheme has been worked off and on
for a score of years and no -trace has
ever been found of the perpetrators.
One of the letters received Tuesday
and put in the hands of Postal Inspector
H. O. Curand by a prominent local man
SOiL UPON WHICH
YOU MAKE LAWN
DAMAGE CAS
AGAINST
CITY NEARING CLOSE
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SPAN SH
SWINDLE AGAIN
GARDENING AND TREE CULTURE
FLORAL SOCIETY OUT CHILDREN IN GARDEN CITY FARMERS MUST EXPERTS TELL WHICH )
1H PRIZE LIST AND CONTEST BUILD 01 KILL GARDEN PESTS SOILS BEST ADAPTED :
COMPETITION RULES . FENCE AROUND PLOT : TO OBTAIN SUCCESS FOR VELVETY LAWNS
Garden Contest la Open Only'
to Arnateurs; Many Prizes
Are Offered,
Vacant lot gardening in Portland is
usually considered a pioneer proposition.
Growing flowers is much better under
stood and interest in the contest which
has bsen inaugurated by the Portland
Floral society for this year extends
throughout the city. The prize list and
rules of the competition were Issued
this week by the society. First, sec
ond and third prizes nre offered for the
following:
Mcujt effective flower garden m lot
100x100 or over.
Most effective flower garden on lot
60x100 or less.
Most effective group hardy perennials
any size.
Most effective bed or border of annu
als any size.
Most effective bed or border of new
or rare flowers.
Most effective rock or wall garden.
Most effective grovp or bed of hardy
lilies or gladlolas.
Most effective flower decorated bal
cony or porch.
Mos: unique flower deoorated balcony
or porch.
Most effective pair of window or
porch boxes.
Most effective pair of hanging bas
kets with flowers.
Most effective pair or banging bas
kets with green plants.
Most effective pair of veranda tubs,
any size.
Most effective flower dect rated busi
ness Or apartment building.
Best kept lawn on 60x100 with best
stand of grass.
Best kept lawn on lot 100x100 or over
with best stand of grass. - '
Best planted city yard arrangement of
flower beds, quality of lawn and har
monious grouping of colors to be con
sidered. Grand prize.
Most ornamental hedge, of any size
One first prize.
All amateurs may compete In this
contest by announcing their entries and
filing marked schedule blanks by mail
ing same to chairman of contest com
mittee, J. G. Bacher. 411 East Seventh
street north.
Entries to be competed In must be
marked by X opposite number of such.
Name and address of contestant must
be written plainly and oorrect, on entry
list or schedule blanks.
No professional florist Is eligible for
this contest, but may render services to
amateurs entering contest
Entries one and two must be free of
weeds; also numbers IS, It and 17.
Weeds In lawns will disqualify entries
In these classes.
Any entries, if found unworthy by
the Judges, will be rejected.
Change of ownership of entries after
first Inspection will disqualify for con
test
Contest entries found at their mail
mum of development upon the first in
spection by the Judges will not be passed
upon again, but will receive final scores.
Neglected Immediate surroundings of
entries for contest will reduce score
from five to ten points.
First Inspection will be made during
fore part of summer, second inspection
during the early fall. Prize winners
will be announced during October In
the dally papers.
Prizes will be on exhibition at the fall
flower show given by the Portland Flor
al society and be distributed on the last
day of the show.
WATER BOARD OFFERS
FREE PLOT FOR CONTEST
i
The water board made Itself a con
trlbutor to the success of the school
garden contest this week, when it of
fered the free use of two acres of
ground surroundings the standpipe in
Vernon district to the children of Ver
non school and agreed, in addition, to
furnish the water for Irrigation.
Is characteristic of the general tone of
them all.
The story is that a Russian banker,
forced to flee from his country for
political reasons, is Jailed In Madrid.
Hidden In a secret place In Madrid Is
a chest containing $480,000 in gold,
American money. The beautiful niece
of the Russian banker is also secreted
In Madrid. The letter, a personal ap
peal, smuggled out of prison, and beau
tifully written in long hand in some
what disjointed sentences, offers the
receiver of the message one third of
the amount in the chest if ne will come
to Spain and take the chest and girl to
America. The dupe 1b asked to send
some money ahead with which steps
can be taken to liberate the banker. If
he does he never hears of the scheme
afterward. B
TRIAL IS IN PROGRESS
OF RACE SUICIDE DOCTOR
(United Vmo L?Md W!r.)
San Francisco, March 22, The trial of
Dr. Ij. Lampert of Sacramento, who with
many other practitioners in all the largo
cities of the country was Indicted by a
federal grand Jury for illegal use of the
mails during the nation-wide campaign
by the government against race suicide,
Is in progress. Lampert was indicted on
six counts after he had replied to decoy
letters sent him by postoffice inspectors
lh Washington, D. C, and in this city.
Lampert declared on the stand that he
had always kept within the law and that
he had been "trapped." He admitted,
however, that he accepted fees from the
lowest grade of humanity in order to
make , a Hying. His wife was in court
and during the closing arguments was
reprimanded for breaking into tears.
(JROWN UNDER BEST
CONDITIONS IN
Pacific ioRTHwcst
3ia?S , climatic conditions in
'5c? the P'c'flc Northwest are
i-:i-4P nninmaagMl fsur Mia 1am1
rhfxS 0Proent of fruit nndorna
KAsg' mental trees. When you
Duy Btortc from us you get
rmt f Itnf ViannnnvitAn
makerfL from nnA nt th arrant frntt
mtx Inns Cnt.il Arl.,i.f......i. u
;r flmrtrsted rtBto)rnVTfte. Sfcrubi,"
VuMtudFlutt. Mention this paper.
Commendable Work Being
Done by Contestants Pre
paring Land for Vegetables,
By M, O. Evans, .
Director Garden Contest League.
Commendable work Is being done al
ready in several districts by the chil
dren themselves in preparing; land for
the planting of vegetables and flowers.
The pupils of - the Peninsula , school
lat Saturday built their own fence 'on
three sides of their tract Under the
leadership of Miss Cecilia Russer last
year's -champion girl gardener, the
Peninsular School Agricultural olub Is
going to be one of the most successful
this year. They bave a fine piece of
land. 104x20S feet, directly back of the
sohoolhouse. This has been plowed al
ready. Over 100 pupils will have plots
in it.
The Portsmouth district has a fne
lot 67x110, on Dawson .avenue, fur
nished by Dr. and Mrs. O. E. Christmas,
Olencoe is partially supplied by Wil
liam L, Nash, lot 100x100, Sunnyslde
has supplied ground through the cour
tesy of the Hawthorne Realty com
pany, with property at Thirty-second
and Hawthorne avenue, owned by W.
H. Everett and Stanley Stephens. Rose
City Park has a tract of 00x209 feet,
property of A. H. Metcalf. The Wood
stock, one and a half acre tract, di
rectly back of the schoolhouse. is fur
nished by E. A. Eaton of Union. Pu
pils have already assembled a large
supply of tools, stakes and other nec
essary things.
Organise club at Klgli School.
An agricultural olub of 89 members
has been formed at Jefferson High
school, with E. H. Stanberry as presi
dent They have a fine piece of land
adjoining the school property, and pro
pose to do all the work themselves, in
cluding plowing, harrowing and fenc
ing. An interesting garden contest Is
in prospect between Jefferson and
Washington High schools. Lincoln
High school Is greatly handicapped by
lack of suitable land within a reason
able distance. -An agricultural club has
also been formed by the Shattuck'
school, with Louis Wlnegart as pres
ident. It Is getting late to plow beavy sod,
unless It can be first well out up with
a disk harrow and well worked after
ward. Wherethe tract is not too large
and there are plenty of strong boys
available, spading will be found full
more satisfactory, as It will out the
sod up much better than plowing. Prac
tically all tracts should be fenced; the
larger boys can do this on Saturday.
They can generally find sufficient ma
terial by looking around a little. We
like to have the children do all the
work they possibly can.
llany Individual Prizes.
In this connection it may be well to
state thai we hope all the children pos
sible will make home gardens irrespec
tive of whether they go into community
gardens or not There are plenty of
prizes for them, the same as last year,
and they will receive all circulars fed
entry blanks the same as those in the
community gardens. The only thing
which we wish distinctly understood
is this: With only one director, it
would be a physical impossibility for
him to give personal supervision to
several thousand home gardens, where
m he can give' personal attention at
least every 10 days to the community
gardens, even if all the schools have
them. In districts where the children
have their home gardens it will be all
the more necessary that the director be
aided by an advisory board or commit
tee of inspection, who will help him
look after the work. Our aim in this
contest is to give the largest possible
amount of instruction and attention to
the largest possible number of children.
It is very obvious to anyone, that the
more gardens which are' grouped to
gether, the oftener one man will ba
able to get around to see them
, Weed of Advisory Board.
We are still in need of advisory
board members In some districts, espe
cially Chapman, Couch, Davis, Falling,
Mount Tabor, Shaver, Stevens, Vernon,
Alblna Homestead and Holladay.
The four largest seed companies of
the city are each putting up a special
garden collection containing one pack
age each of every vegetable for which
prizes are offered in this contest, ex
cept potatoes and cabbage for cab
bage buy plants. These collections,
which also contain one package of
sweet pea seed, sell for 85 cents. The
local -grocery stores also handle a
good quality of seed. The circular of
FOR SCHOOL GARDENS
"DiiMOND QUALITY" TESTED SEEDS
Select Varieties That Are Best for Early Planting
1 Pkt Beets 1 Pkt Badishes, Bound 1 Pkt. Fees
1 Pkt Head ILettuoe f
I Pkt. Curly &ettnce
A. Pel u.
1 Pkt
lO Packets AT SPECIAL PRICE. OP 35 CdltS
2?y You will need the following to complete your list:
tS?r0f-SX' POTATO E3 (sure prizewinners), per lb.
CABBAGE PLANTS, per dozen..,. . ,
ONION BETS, per pound.
Diamond Garden Fertilizer No. 1
lO Pounds school garden package 25 Cents
ANAIYWi Nitrogen 2 to 3 per cent. Potash, Soluble, 6 to per cent
AflALiaU .phosphoric Acid, M to4 available: I to 4 insolubleT Stal 7 to t
pIXECTIOHS---Thl8, package is sufficient for a space 10x20 feet and should
be applied in two dressings, six pounds broadcasted when the ground is be
ing prepared, the balance cultivated In during the growing season.
OXrnrBEE BOOK, "PEBTCLZiEBS," CITES PtTLZi INTOBMATIOIT.
tTS Wo wests filler of sand or earth is used in our fertilisers. The base Is
Ivor , bone meal and tankage. t
OUB CATALOGS General and Special, listing the best of everything" for
PORTIrANETSEED
COMPANY
Front and Yamhill Sti,
Professor Loyett, of 0. A. Cj
Describes.' Slugs, Insects,
Worms That Harm Greenery
Little garden pests detract much
from city farm success unless exter
minated. Foreseeing trouble from slugs
and worms and insects In the garden
ing in Portland, Professor A. L. Lovett,
crop pest expert of Oregon Agricultural
College has prepared the following es
pecially to meet Portland needs: - -
Garden Slugs Soft, slimy, snail-like
pests which attack practically all gar
den crops. Dust the soil with powder
consisting of air slaked lime 10 parts,
white hellebore 1 part.
Cabbage and Radish Maggots Small,
dirty whitish maggots which infest the
roots of cabbage, etc., the center of rad
ishes and turnips. For cabbage cut
little tarred paper discs of one-ply
thickness, measuring 2K inches In di
ameter and1 with a slit running to the
center. Bend these discs to open slit
and slip over stem of young cabbage
plant, working them down flush with
the surface soil. For radishes and tur
nips use sand and kerosene at the rate
of a pint of kerosene to one gallon of
sand. Stir thoroughly and apply about
the base of the plant.
For leaf eating Insects and worms
make up a dust consisting of cheap
flour 20 parts and parts green one part.
Mix thoroughly and place In coarse salt
sacks. By shaking these sacks over
the plants In the early morning while
the dew is on the dust will stick to the
plants and will be enough to protect
them.
F6r plant lice and similar sucking
Insects use one pound of whale oil
soap to four gallons of water. Dissolve
the . soap in the water while hot
For cutworms I think there Is noth
ing better than the regular poison
bran mash.' I would 'suggest two
pounds of bran and an ounce of pari a
green, two ounces sugar dissolved In
water and a tablespoonful of salt Add
to this sufficient warm water to make
a coarse, crumbly mash. Place a heap
ing tablespoonful of this about each
plant Be sure and do not get the mash
sloppy, as it will injure plants when It
packs.
EUROPEANS WOULD NOT
LIKE IT, SAYS BACHER
A European traveler m Portland
would exclaim with displeasure over the
amount of unused land in, Portland.
says J. u, Bacher, Swiss gardening ex
pert.
"Nowhere in European cities is a spot
to be seen that somebody does not use
to raise something or other. Economic
problems and the Industry of the people
will not tolerate such a waste of oppor
tunities," said Mr. Bacher, yesterday.
"As a feature of reducing the cost of
living and bettering the family's bill of
fare,- the vacant lot garden deserves
much more attention than It Is given
by the average city dweller."
VACANT LOTS WILL
GIVE FAMILY FOOD
Owners of vacant lots should encour
age the needy to cultivate them, be
lieves Mr. Bacher. Things to be planted
are turnips, onions, parsnips, beets, po
tatoes, carrots. A 60x100 lot will pro
duce enough of these to last a family of
five all winter, while an assortment of
cabbage, beans, peas, spinach, radish,
tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, squash,
melons and parsley may be grown for
summer use. Commercial fertilizers for
Immediate use should be applied where
fertility is lacking, says the expert
WINTER'S. LAST BLASTS
MEAN FR0STLESS SPRING
Though the snow has covered the
ground and the wind has been anything
but encouraging to vegetable growth,
the expert gardener says to amateur
gardeners, "Don't worry. Every year
or so" winter gets in a last scratch or
two before spring gets things all her
own way. wnen me warm aays are a
bit delayed, there is all the more reason
to believe that .when spring does open
up there will be little danger of frost"
Instructions, prize lists, etc, will be
ready for distribution Monday or Tues
day. Remember, the headquarters of the
Garden Contest, league arciOIj Journal
building, phone Main 2869.
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Portland, Or.
Bureau of Soils Builetin De:.
scribes farthly Textures
and Their Care,
Some expert advice On the texture
of soil best adapted for velvety lawns
is contained In a bulletin Just Used
by the federal bureau of soils; whioh
readaln part: ' , ' '
"A, soil well adapted to lawns should
consist of clay, silt, very fine sand,
medium sand, coarse sand and fine .
mvel. It is this difference In ths
size of soil particles and In the pro-i
portions -in which they are present la
soils that has given rise to the differ
ent classes, of agricultural soils, such
as the clays, clay loams, sands and
sandy loams. This-difference deter
mines the texture of the soil. The tex
ture Is a particularly important factor
In a successful lawn, as it has a very
marked Influence on the kind of srrass
or combination of grasses and clovers ;
best suited to the soil; on its ability
to hold sufficient moisture to .carry
the grass through a prolonged drought:
on the ease of establishing good natural
drainage; on the account of aeration,
and on other requirements.
. Clay Strpng Xwn SOIL
"The clay , soli usually makes very
strong lawn, soils, giving a dense sod.
The clay loam soils, when well drained
and carefully handled, are well suited
for the establishment of an exoellent
greensward. The silt loam soils are
ideally adapted to lawn making, but
they must have good drainage and be
liberally supplied with, organic matter.
The loam soils, when they 'have good
drainage and contain sufficient organic
matter, will maintain good lawns. The
coarse, sandy soils are unsuitable for
lawn .purposes, although, certain grasses
will grow upon therm A fair lawn may
be established on soils of the fine, sandy
type by paying; especial attention to the
preparation of the soil and by the in
troduction of manure or green manure,
together with bone phosphate and lime
In some cases and copious watering dur
ing the dry seasons. The sandy loam
soils make very good lawns when well
drained and well supplied With organic
matter."
Cups, cash and merchandise orders
are included in the school garden con
tent prise list Issued yesterday. The
Great Northern cup Is to be awarded
to the school having the largest num
ber of contestants in proportion to en
rollment, and the Oregonlan cup is to
be awarded a second time to the school
miking the best exhibit
There are three prizes. $25, 1S and
$10, for the best community school
garden; three prizes. $12, $S and $6.
for the best home gardens; three prises
of $7.60, $C and $2, for the best ex
hibits' made by a pupil over IS, and
similar prizes for best exhibits of pupils
under 13. First, second and third
prizes are to be awarded for the best
exhibits of beets, cabbage, loose leaf
lettuce, carrots, green onions, peas, po
tatoes, radishes and turnips. Special
prizes are to be offered for sweet pea
exhibits. The children are encouraged
to enter the state contest in the autumn.
t m i
Journal Want Ads bring results.
For More Beautiful Hoses,
Lawns and Other Flow
ers use
Roselawn
Fertilizer
The only fertilizer espe
cially prepared for use on
city home grounds. Con
veniently packed In air
tight 10-lb. palls.
At your dealer or phone
Woodlawn 2800.
Price 5(ty
o. u.
Gardener!'
Buy our
Special School
Garden Collection
of Seeds.
70c Value
for 35c
Every kind you need
a free packet of Giant
Sweet Peas Full Cul
tural Directions.-
0C Mormon samM
0aoe
S I The Kind
Keep Them in the -Ground"
J. J. Butzer
188 Front St., Portland, Or.
VALUABLE PRIZES IN
THE GARDEN CONTEST
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