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I QUANTITIES OF LATE iiiay Yti m yumw Hi valley Padfie Homerfead'; Garden Department Make. Valqable Contribution Toward Potential Wealth of Willamette Valley, for Thu Year, and Years to Come flany readers of The Statesman are acquainted with GilllwII well-known gardeners and seed km b. exhibiting at the rtato'f.ir uiiSWS m the floral Hennrtment wKo 4i,: ' ' - , i rr ' aiiy . , , , . " ...v.c nicir uispiays of dahlias nttrnoto1 constable attention on account of HheUarge nuXr of vfetf M"-' " - uiuonuius, XV. YY . (ill I nilP Of tha fivm to ciate editor of The Pacific Homestead, hisedahv Jlli den" department M this weekly farm, paper which is published by the Statesman Publishing Company. F u uy ;-4. : In J.f 4th sse of that paper Mr. Gill has a valuable ar ticle entitled "Increase Food by.Late Planted Vegetables '' In this contribution he shows what can yet be done this season in the way of gardening and: thereby greatly increase the food pctiom SfrSi J1" sreWnatreduced owing to The dcT S U0S-m thC S0ll,due to. the lack of sufficient rain BelievW Jfft M-Gl;8Mfugerestion might be helpful to many peopled thif nart ?ollowsr amette - hU artide .e At a time like this, when the gov ernment fS putting forth Its best ef fort to increase the production of food staff and to make the greatest possible Baring wheat products and such other food Items which are most easily shipped toEurope, it behooves every farmer to do his best, not only In producing food for hts own family but also to create a surplus for sale. It Js an all-too-common idea wlf the sverage person to think that after the 1st of June It Is too late to plant , vegetables, but. in checking brer the list. I flnd there Is a great range of varieties which can be planted from July 1 to September 1 and which will greatly increase the food produc tion. .. The weather conditions this seas on are very unsatisfactory' for, the production of all kinds of crops, and this makes it more Important than ever that we should use every oppor tunity still left to us to Increase the food yields and especially those who are fortunate enough to be able to use water for irrigation and also t those situated on river bottoms and creek bottoms, where the supply of moisture Is more abundant These should realize, to the fullest extent, the opportunity still afforded to' them in growing the various kinds of veg etables mentioned below. To those who are not so fortunate, and who must deepnd upon rains to furnish the moisture to make the planting available, there may yet eome an op portunity to plant a great many of the vegetables mentioned. In many cases, the grower failed 'to get a good stand of some crop which he has planted and these patches of ground will , still have enough moisture available to make planting possible. In a great many , eases, where only a little moisture is apparent; and this possibly threeor four Inches below the surface of the ground, this moisture can be devel oped and brought closer to the sur face by discing the ground and roll lag It. then letting it lay a week or 10 days before plowing it. It will be found that by using thlsj process a great deal of land which Is apparent ly too dry can be redeemed but it will be necessary to use a drag or roller immediately following the plowing so as to pack the ground and retain the moisture. This class of ground will afford an opportunity for plant ing cabbage, kale, and broccoli as the wateT" supplied at the time of plant ing will have a tendency to draw the moisture. In the planting of all kinds of seeds, It will be necessary to pack the ground more than usual in order that the moisture will be retained until the seed germinates. I wish especially to call attention -- to the great value of root crops such as carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips, and ruta bagas. These contain a great amount of food value both as food for the human . being and' for stock feed. These are all very rich in starch and sugar two elements of food which are very much needed at present. They are very heavy yield ers and produce an Immense amount of food on a small space of ground od.' every effort possible should be made to grow a large crop of them, for. under the. present weather con ditions, it looks very much like we will be, con fronted with a great short age of all kinds of feed for livestock. I five below under different headings the best varieties to i grow and give approximately the latest -date at hlcb a reasonable chance of success may be attained. - Of course, in plant ing any of the root crops, except tur alps, the earlier they are planted the better. Beets.- Early varieties such as Early Model, Detroit Dark Red. and Early Egyptian will give the best re sults and may be .planted with a fair degree of suecess up to the 20th; of Joly.l I hare found that often the ery best beets are grown from these which were planted late, as they wake most of their growth after the iU rains and do not have a tendency to become woody like those which were developed during the summer. m mm IW asso e Gar- This class of beets are the best" for Btoring for winter us. Carrots.- These may also be plant ed with a reasonable"degree of safe ty up to the middle of July, and for this purpose there is no better vari ety than the Chantenay. , It is an early variety and has the best qual ity for table- use. These late-grown, carrots will be found exceptionally valuable for winter use as they will be very tender and brittle. Parsnips and Salsify. Thejtime is short for planting these as there is not much use -of planting them after the .10th of July, unless you are sit uated so that you can irrigate, them and force their growth with fertiliser." The best parsnip is the Tender Heart and the best salsify Is the Mammoth Sandwich Island. Ruta Baga. These may be planted up to the 20th of July and get good results. These late plantings, of course, will not produce tha largest sise root bur th quality will be superior to those which were sown early in the spring. The- improved Purple Top TeUow Is the best, vari ety to plant as it is very nutritious as a- food for domestic use and also for livestock. Turnips. The larger and later va rieties of turnips should be planted from now until the middle of July. In this class, I would list the Cow Horn and Tellow Aberdeen. The or dinary varieties of turnips will give the best results if planted from about August 1 to August 15. Pomeranian White Globe is mote immune from root maggots than most other vari eties. It produces large turnips and is an especially good variety for stock feed. The Purple Top White Globe Is the best all-around variety for table use, as It Is of finer texture and sweeter flavor than most vari eties. Its color is very attractive, making it a good market sort Its high qualities make it richer food for stock, but It is more subject to at tacks from root maggots than most varieties.. It, is the earliest of the large main crop turnips and, on ac count of this, will stand later plant ing and still give good results. Ex tra Early White Milan may be sown as late as the 10 th of September and will give good results. It is a very early, flat turnip, very sweet and tender and especially desirable for home use. They, are small and do not keep well and are best adapted for successive plantings. Swiss Chardr Swiss Chard is be coming more popular every- year and Is now largely used for fall and win ter greens. It may be planted with success up to the 1st of August and. If so done, a supply of very nutritious greens may be had throughout the winter months. The best variety is the Lucullus. ; Kohl Rabi. Kohl Rabl may be seeded' up to the 1st of' August and the plants should be thinned to about 8 to 10 Inches apart in the rows. They grow very rapidly, making a good substitute for turnips and have an added advantage of being -free from the attacks of the root maggot. The Early White Vienna is the best va riety. Radish. Those who are' fond of this - vegetable should not overlook the opportunity of planting the late winter varieties such as the Scarlet China and Long Black Spanish. For winter use, they should be planted from August 15 to September 15, and they will then be In good condl tlon for use throughout the winter. Sowings may be made of the earlier varieties, such as' the Early Scarlet Globe, Early Scarlet Turnip White Tipped, Crimson Giant; White eParl, and White Icicle, from now on until the 1st. of October, They develop very rapidly and successive sowing should benade so as to keep a fresh supply. The Immense size and keep ing qualities of the Japanese, radish have made- them a favorite with great many people and they are fast becoming more popular. They can be kept throughout tho wlnier much like turnips or ruta bagas and many people now prefer them to the tur nip for cooking purposes. For best success they should be planted In a rich soil, about the 1st to the 15th of August. i Spinaeh it is not' desirable to Plant spinach during the hot sum mer weather as they run to seed too quickly but sowings for fall use should be made about the 1st to 15th of September and these will be avail able for early spring use. The.best varieties are the Victoria and Lona 1 Standing. Beans. Many people are. not aware of the importance of having green beans during the fall months; in fact, some of the best beans are produced at that time. La&t year, we produced some of the nicest beans we have ever grown and the seed was planted about August 10. Plantings can be made from now on until that date, of the early varieties such as Burpees Strlngless, Challenge Black Wax, and Red Valentine and pole beans such as. Kentucky Wonder and Cranberry Pole beans may be plant ed as late as July 16th. Be sure to try some late beans as you will be more than pleased with the results. Sweet Corn. The season will soon be over for growing sweet corn but there is still a chance a produce nice ears on the Eary Market Variety, if planted up to and including the first week of July. They should be as sisted with some commercial fertiliz er so as to give them a quick start Cucumber. Good cucumbers may be produced by planting as late as the 10th of July and the early varieties such as Boston Pickling and Thor- borns Everbearing will be best to plant. s : : Lettuce and Indlve. As a rule, let tuce does not prove very successful If planted at this season of the year but plantings could be made -from about the middle of August to the middle of September and a splendid fall lettuce could be produced. The best head lettuce, by far, is the New York variety and among the best loose leaf lettuce are the Grand-Rap- Ids, a light green-colored variety, and the Tomhannock, a splendid reddish- brown lettuce. In case you wish let tuce to stand throughout the winter and produce early heads In the spring I would recommend the use of the Big' Boston variety and' the' plants should be started about the 1st to the 15 th of October' and transplanted, when large enough, to the position where they are to be grown. Mustard. Good .mustard can be secured by sowing the seed from the 15th of August to the 1st of Septem ber. They develop quite rapidly and will give a good crop of fresh greens to be used up to the: time when se vere winter weather starts. The Giant Southern Curled is the best va riety for this purpose. Garden Peas. Owing to the severe attack of aphis, thousands of people have been denied their favorite vege table and I wish to call attention to the fact that there Is still an oppor tunity afforded to have a fair crop of peas before the season is over and I would suggest planting some early dwarf varieties such as American Wonder. Little Marvel from about the 20th of July to the 10th of Aug ust If you j can get them started at that season, fall rains will develop a fair crop. 1 have seen good results from peas that volunteered after- the fall rains and produced nice green peas for the Thanksgiving dinner. Do not be fluffed out of you fill of green peas, but try it again this fall. Onions. It Is still possible to pro cure some onion sets, and while they are In a shriveled condition they will give a good start for green onions this fall. Seed of the white onion can still be planted and these will produce green onions throughout the winter and early spring. Top sets can also be planted and these will soon be on the market. The White Por tugal variety is the best to plant from seed. . Chinese or Celery Cabbage. This new vegetable is one of the best in troductions of late years and has proved very valuable for cooking and for salads. It Is very tender and de licious and is not hard to grow. The seed of this should be planted about August 1 and the plants thinned to about one foot apart in the row. They like a medium sandy loam and , will stand-a good deal of fertiliser. Ap plications of nitrate of soda, if pro curable, will give wonderful results but Are should be taken not to get this in contact with the plants. The following recipe was taken from Bur pee's seed catalog! "One -head of bleached' Chinese cabbage, one-half cup French dressing, two cups may bnaalse. Wash and cut the cabbage Into half Inch pieces the same as cel ery is cut for salad. Put Into bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand three minutes, drain and shake until dry. Mix with French dress ing, line salad bowl with shredded lettuce, put cabbage In center and coyer with, mayonnaise or boiled dressing; P. S. It adds very much TUB OBEQQXSTATEaMAlf KWTUUY. JVhY HAZEN WRITES OF SALEM LADS j . Salem Fighters Are Full of Questions Oregon Men Are Everywhere icy uavia w. Haten J Telerram.Y ' In Evening NEVERS. France. May 20. You take a street that goes straight for some distance, something, that few Freneh streets outside of Paris like to do; then you turn to the right along that narrow road by the sta tue, take the second .turn to your left, and ask an M. P. how to go from there. . Well, we did all . this. And who do you think the M. P. was we saw? Private Archie B. Holt of Salem, as sure as you live! He was standing out In the Doling hot sun. wonder ing whether or not to take up Y.-M. work after la guerre ends, when we drove up in our beautiful thiee-ton Hikers truck. "Not much like the Cherry City, is it, Archie?" -I'll say It's not, replied the afore said Archie. And then, he saw who" it was speak ing. "Suffering fiddlesticks, when did you come over?" he asked, bringing his rifle smartly to port arms. He Is a fine boy. Is young Holt, but he can ask more question about Marion county than all the members of the legislature could answer in a month of Sundays. , Where Heads Are Bright. "Have you seen the other boys?" he asked in' closing. Then he told how to find Corporal R. E. Jackson and his detail of ririemen, and also Corporal Warren Welborn and Cor poral Carl E; Hultenberg, who. with several squads of chaps are keeping cords of dynamite, numerous train loads of gasoline and many tons of oil. from running away. ' The graceful old truck was headed out' for Welborn et al, and In time to the salad If the dressing :s flavored with a . half tcaspoonf ul of scraped onion." Cabbage. The proper season is now at hand for planting late cab bage plants. for fall or winter use and for the main crop of winter cabbage, I recommend a good strain of Danish Ball Head and have found the Ore gon Ball Head to be the best For September or October use the Glory of Enkhuisen and All Head Early are the best early' varieties. If you do not have the plants on hand, you wilt be more than repaid by purchas ing the plants, as the price of cabbage is sure to be quite high this season, unless weather conditions . make ; a cbaage In the fcear future. Late cab bage may be planted up to the 10 th of August bur prefer planting from the 1st to the 10th of July. Cauliflower and Broccoli. Sue cess can still be had by planting caul iflower seed in the field where the plants are to remain, thinning them to one plant to the hill after they have made a growth of about three Inches. Some of the best cauliflower that I have eve seen was planted In this manner about the 10 th of July. Of course, for this purpose it requires early varieties such as Early Snow ball and Dry Weather.' For late cauliflower to be used In November and December tha Veltch'a - Autumn Giant has given excellent satisfac tion and Mammoth White Broccoli will give good results for December and January. Broccoli, which Is in reality only a hardy type of cauli flower, can be planted from now on until the 1st of August with a reas onable degree of success and this ap- piles to a late cauliflower as welL St 1 Valentine is the best variety of broc coli. Celery. Winter celery can be planted from now on to the 20th of July. Golden Self Blanching is the most popular variety and' Is un equaled for quality. , Potatoes. Nearly every one Is familiar with the possibility of late potatoes and, if the ground Is avail able, they should not bo overlooked. There Is no special difference regard ing the varieties but the early and second early varieties are mora sure of maturity. Kale. The possibility of produc ing an Increased .yield of stock feed should not be overlooked and the 1000-headed kale offers a grand op portunity for poultry-men and dairy men. The seed may be planted up to July 10th, and thinned out In the same manner as the cauliflower above mentioned or the plants caa be put In up to the middle of August Dipping Cabbage, Kale and Cauli flower Plan tit. Take one cake of savon or any cheap washing soap and shave Into an old ,kettle, with one pint of hot water: cook unui aissoivea; ad a f tablespoons or coal oil. Use this with four gallons of luke warm w; ter. After wetting the roots of the plant, grip a handful by the roots and dip the foliage into the solution and clean Immediately la fresh wa ter. Use care to keep the roots out of the emulsion and change the rins ing water occasionally. .This will clesn the- plants thoroughly of aphis, green- worms, and all other insects and eggs, thus giving the plants a clear start. It will save thousands of plants at very little cost By the time the Insects ret a new start the plants will be well advanced and us ually venr little trouble Is experienc ed with' the pest after they are thus dipped previous to setting out 8, 1918. their little brown hut in the. west was reached. At a distance men could be seen mooching about; they looked to be real ancient grandpas, all bald as can be. But when Cor poral Eugene Eckeren drove the Bik ers into the detail, it was discovered that these Salemltes simply had shav ed their locks. It started this way? Privates Frank Prince and Law rence Hopt began talking about coo ties, and, one thing leading to an other, they (Prince and Hopt. not the cooties) dared each other to have their heads shaved. Only safety ra ers linger about the camp,' so the boys, started in. The way they hack ed each other made each look like a veteran of the Marne. The pates of these sharpshooters appeared to have been carefully gone over with a hoe. But it was great practice, aad as the days were coming hot, the other boys decided to wear nude heads. ' AVIvee Would Seed GuMea. Had Mrs. Welborn sad Mrs. Hul tenberg wandered out to the camp to day they would have needed a guide to hsve, picked nut their husbands for them. The writer has seen men and boys from Oregon In many parts of France. He has told chaps about how things are going In the Bearer commonwealth, but never before have Oregonlane asked as many ques tions as did these fellows or Salem; they want to know about the weath er, crops, politics, shipbuilding, vol unteering, liberty loans, high water and whether old Willamette has any chance In baseball against O. A. C and U. of O. The next time the writ er . wanders down to N'evers. be Is going to take a couple of secretaries along, I The next outpost visited Is com manded by Sergeant Paul It Hen dricks. Paul Is captain of a baseball team that has not been defeated, and his men keep a large bakery from getting lost One of his men U Pri vate Luther Cole, of Stayton. pitcher of the "Em" nine; he formerly twirl ed for the Baby Beavers, one of Fred Bay's old time pets. Another of the Em players is Private William Rslnhardt, one of the best little sportsmen in this here. war. r Qoarterbarked ' at .Mills. . ; Bill can play any place on Paul's team. He was captain of the U. of O. freshmen nine in 'IS and he alae shows like the Milky Way. In foot ball and basket ball: He is a great favorite with the village belles, at least that's what they tell. During the happy days at Camp Mills. Bill played quarterback on the All-Oregon eleven, which, on two occasions com pletely routed an All-Washington football team. Another athlete from the historic Cherry city Is Corporal Roy Keene. who enjoyed four years at Salem high and one blissful season at O. A. C. He 1s one of the guards at a la bor camp. This camp is a show place among other workers housed In its area are American negroes. Greeks who formerly were attached to the British forces,' Algerians who used to be with the French arnrr and Boche prisoners, those "supermen" - You Can Talk k To The'Whol And Thee Sonne - " You can talk to practically " . v . f . eYeryone in Marion and Polk counties. A NEW TODAY ad. in The Statesman will carry your message into practically eYcry home, t - : Everyone Reads The NEW TODAY Ads. in the Statesman. T.. BECAUSE They're ReaDy New. ' No advertisement will he run under "New Today" for more than one issue under any circumstances. " Every Classified (want) ad. 1 the Statesman is run under 4New Todayw: fcr first insertion then under its proper classification. Bring or phone your classified ad. to the Statesman today. The cost is ssilL - One insertion per word J.. . : : - 1.1c Three insertions per word T . . 2c One week per word. . . 3c The Oregon Statesman 215 S. Commercial St ... ; ; J you have read about; If they are "su permen," then thank your lucky stars that you are not! ' While making this truckful Jour ney. Sergeant Jacob Fuhrer was along-to translate any orders the French police might give. Fuhrer was born in Switzerland, his parents were French and Jacob speaks the language like a native Neversest Be fore -the war. he was employed ia the Ladd A Bush bank. He is now mess sergeant DaUae for Good Looks. The sunlight is most plentiful in this part of France. There has beea no question la the minds of these lads from the Willamette valley as to why this fair land of the Illy re ceived its title of 'Sunny.- But this is an Interesting city. Those who love the lore of France eau find much to enjoy; those whose hearts are yearning for the days of home land sports find plenty of baseball and track events (by-the-way. there was a big track meet here this aft ernoon and the Salem men won it hands down.) Coming back to town, the first sol dier seen on Main street (it Is not TWO HAZEN- called Main street here) was Ser geant E. E. Gohrke. the best looking military policeman in Nevcrs. In spite of the 'fact that Gohrke hails rrom Dallas, the Marion county boys admit he has the first claim to the distinguished service cross If this dec oration is ever given for looks, Another Palk county non-com who is carving a name for himself In the halls of fame Is Corporal Herman Hawkins, who was In chance or the leading bookstore of Polkopoiis be fore he beard the call to arms. He Is making a stady of the book shops of France,- and when be returns to the land of hops and prunes, he will hare many Ideas to coax the shining dollar from the hand that squeeze! a tight Yamhill' Family Doctor Ifore. And so these boys from back home are doing what they are wanted to do to win this wsr. It fs not Just what they want to do. for. these lads areJ sure "rarln' to. go." There IsnT a mother's son here from Oreaoa who will ever b satisled until he is hew ing his wsy through the Boche trenches that surround the suburbs of Berlin. But they are good- sol diers and whatsoever duty is given them they are doing It like American soldiers and American gentlemen. They realize that they are a part of a great machine, a machine that is working smoothly and one that Is not gqjng to stop working until the Hun squeals for mercy. Over at the field meet this after noon. Lieutenant Howard E. Carruth who was the kind old family doctor at Yamhill before he "Jiaed" the ar my, acted as a judge at the stretch er bearer's contest The lieutenant doctor, whose father Is editor of tbe paper at-Carlton, is one of the sur geons in chsrge of a hospital where French soldiers are being cared for. He is a member of Captain Neers ms. -but he has learned to speak Woman of National Fame Is Indicted in New Ycrk i V-IT' S : " r- n N'v' ; it i i if f ... J : a iv ; .V.. ' l vA"' P ii - m x y Jt ! Mt. wnXIAM C57-T Mrs. TTunaia cam rem a; Rtorr, twice president-general of tbe Daugh ters of the American Revolution sod once president of the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs, was Indicted In New York City in connec- "hu" nlult ih u?ni Emergency Relief So- ii. a. aw i a jii . m j French so well that he it sometimes mistaken' for a satire docteur wto baa Joined the Yankee- army.- This Is a beautiful country," was said. Just, as 'a conversation opener. "I'll say it Is," replied the oU family doctor from Yamhill. Just then' Lieutenant . FhUlp L. Jackson. of Portland, joined the par ty and ve all went orcr and had a cup of tear - . JATH EXD MEETIXU .: SEATTLE. Jaly S. Discussion of business problems common to tbe commercial Interests represented ani selection of Portland as next year's meeting place, wound up tbe cofiren. lion here today of the united Japa nese association, embracing all Jap anese . associations of the J Pac'.fic coast' Phone 23 e Citv j