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GROWING STRING BEANS IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
By R. W. Gill.
One of the Apparent needs of the whole Willamette Valley section
is that of a greater rotation of erops. At the present time there is a
tendency to grow grain crops year after year on the same land. A
great many farmers realize the importance of crop rotations and now
rotate from grain to clover and then back from clover to grain.
Practically all authorities are agreed that a vegetaDie crop is ueccs
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as deep as three and a half inches. Regarding the time of plant
ing, this will depend somewhat upon the acreage to be planted, for
it is not desirable to have too large a tract coming -on at one time,
as it might be difficult for the pickers to keep up with the maturing
crop. Therefore, in planting a ten acre tract it would )e vcell to make
plantings approximately as follows: 2Y acres respectively about
May 10th, May 25, June 5, June 20. This will give a harvesting
season beginning abont July 15th and extending up untij lime of
frost in the fall. We are generally sare from frost up to about ine
middle of October, which would make a ninety day season. Where
it is desired to plant two acres or more in beans, it will pay the
grower to purchase a good seed drill and, while I have no preference
for. one inake over another. I have found the Columbia and Acme
drills the best suited for planting beans. These machines are not
expensive aml tnev save mue labor and plant the beans just right
as regards depth and distance and give the facilities for proper
clutivation.
CULTIVATION: As I have already stated, the main portion of
the work in producing a crop of beans has. already been done in
tOe proper preparation of the soil. However, it is of great importance
that the proper attention is given to cultivation of the crop. The
manner of cultivation is also dependent upon weather conditions. In
the case of the early plantings w,hen the weather is cold and back
ward, deep cultivation is essential, for .such cultivation has a tend
ency to warm up the soil. During warm, drv weather it then be
comes necessary to conserve the moisture and shallow methods of
cultivation give the best results. If ft should be necessary to re
sort to deep cultivation to loosen the soil after packing rain, it should
immediately be levelled with a fine tooth cultivator. If it is not
possible to apply irrigation, it will become more than ever important
to use dry farming methods to conserve the moisture. Space will
not permit full details of dry farming methods in this article, but
the main principle involved is to stop evaporation of the moisture.
This is done by forming a coating of fine dust on the surface of the
soil. Practically every farmer has observed that even in the dry
weather of summer there is an abundance of moisture to le found
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with the line of dainty and up-to-date hats
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under rocks,-logs or boards lying upon the ground. The moisture
has come up against something solid through which it cannot evap-ll
icauy an uiuoii aic 7 Ms orate and thus is retained in the soil and this is the same principle
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TintntftM nr enm have been the crops used. A good rotation to . . . ....
r - - , llnrepvpr I uust uas a icuuencv 10 prevent evuuuraiiuiu n uesi io continue
louow is from oiover ia ye5 rv,. , ; cultivating or dragging th soil almost up to tho time of harvest, lrat
fne !' 5" I! S-J ? Ltt?X?,VVM?l Z hes, late'enltivations should be ver- shallow and used only to break
jias ueeu iue mew uia.iuqc a .-v. . .. ut the crust following rains. It a of the utmost mnortan(o to
to such a large extent. . ' ' cultivate the soil iust as soon after the rain as ro8sible. it U then
This condition is now largely overcome by the fact that dejiydrat- that th ereatest evaporation takes rlacc due to canillarv attraction.
ing plants eand canneries are, contracting for a large acreage oi Th6 grower sh0uld be very careful not to cultivate beans when ttife
various kinds of vegetables. , I vines are wet as this will result in producing rust upon the plants
Ttioa -rtTPtaWe nrons are not onlv a source of good income butlancl pods. Wherever rtossihle tn do so the irrower should install
offer a fine opportunity to build up soil fertility and this is especially irrigation aj it will more than double the crop and the expense in 1
true wherfe legume crops are grown. I . . growing the crop will not be materially increased while pYofits will
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The very hat that you haye so long wanted will he found
among our new display.
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models and shapes in the newest colors.
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152 North Commercial Street
Much has been said about the high quality of Oregon fruit, but J when the, first leaves commence to appear in the young plants. ToWm.
to be said about the quality of the Oregon 0 this cultivation in the best manner a riding cultivator is the most I
there is just as much to
vegetable. Our climatic and soil conditions produce a bean of the I desirable as the soil will be thrown around the young plants and J"
tiiirtiMt nualitv and T dnriht. if thpro is anv section Of the whole I (tmnthpr nnt iht wppds Thio first nttivntirn Ka run vrv
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country wnic can prouuee a ueau auj wuic uuiuun. ' w i uuc w iuc ruw anu as iuc pianis ueveiop in size cumvaiion snouia i i RIXs FriK RRkAVPACT I
better flavor than that crown here. be made further from the plants. uno rvxv DtXEUMiTAD g J
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better flavor than that grown here. , be made further from the plants.
Tt ia onlv in recent vears that much attention has been paid to VARIETIES TO BE PLANTED: The varieties to be planted will
Oregon string beans by "the food factories, but once the quality of I depend upon -the markets open and there is very little difference to
this product becomes known ,there will be an increasing aemanaitbe grower between the bush and pole beans. The pole beans will
i or me uregon Dean. , prouuee a larger yieia per acre, dui inis is onset Dy ine lact mat
MARKETS: There are two markets for string beans, that of tlie they cannot be planted so closely and by the fact of the great ex
dehydrating plants and canneries and also that of the city market pense necessary to pole the tall growing varieties. "
trade. Regarding this city trade there is no staple price, in fact PESTS AND DISEASE: Compared with other vegetable- crops
me supply ana uemanu are mtj laciors mat nci mc puce auu nuv iue sinug ucaii js reiaiivfiy iree irom insect pests ana disease, une
at times this is profitable to the grower, at other times it does not I need have little fear of their making very great inroads upon the
justify marketing- the product. In growing beans for the city trade crop. Black aphis is sometimes prevalent, bt will sticcumb to a
the grower cannot plan on selling a large acreage, dux musi limn spray of soap and tobacco. Blight is norusualy prevalent, but if it
his output in accordance with the ize of his market; while in tnejdoes appear the blighted plants should be pulled out. .
market-offered by dehydrating plants and canneries, contracts can! EXPENSE AND PROFITS: After choosine the soil as above
be entered, into and the crop be sold before the seed is planted, so I mentioned and following the culture outlined it is reasonably safe
m miscase t.ue irrower is not iajs.inir any cwuicw uu me mic u. mo 1,0 iiirure on a crop oi y ions per acre, in iact roucn lareer crops
product. The prices offered may not seem so attractive as that have been grown. In making the estimate I have had to average I to JeISto? Poland 'Ind hV nVds
which is obtained attimes on .the city market, but when the greater conditions and I have placed the expenses relatively high and the Lnd hurry along ti proceedings!
volume , oi Dusmess is iasen inio consideration me grower win uc crop reiauveiy low.
much better omto handle a large acreage on a sure oasis ot saie; isxpenses per acre:
I Now rats beans.
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And raise the right kind or strin
beans.
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Yon cannot raiso too large a sup
ply or string beans. One ractory in
Salem wants 1120.000 worth.
And it is vital to the growth or
this ractory. and to its expansion,
that the $120,000 worth or beans be
furnished.
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Paderewakl Is hurrying to Paris
in fact' most farmers are too prone to consider the exceptional price
on small sales rather than a reasonable prpfit price on a large output
CHOOSING THE SOIL : The best soil for growing beans is a warm,
welj drained and mellow, loamy soil. A location should be chosen
that is free from late frosts in the spring or early frosts in the Jail
1 Heavy or mucky soils are-not desirable for growing beans as their
. run together condition -will result m baking when exposed to hot
summer weather. It is important to choose a sou that holds mois
i ture good: under proper cultivating methods. The previous crop
planted upon the soil is of great importance and a soil that has been
1 planted to clover or vetch will give the best results. Proper drain
age is also of great importance, for the bean is at home in a warm,
. friable soil.
PREPARATION OF THE SOIL: The best results in growing beans
or in fact any vegetable crop can be obtained by plowing the land
twice. The first plowing of the sou for beans should be made dur
ing March or April and the second plowing should be made abont
one week, previous to planting the seed. If the soil is very cloddy
Soil preparation, plowing, etc 9.00
Seed . . .. g.OO
Planting .. 1.50
Cultivating ...... 5.00
Hoeing .J....... 2.00
Picking 22 tons at lc per pound f. 50.00
Hauling . . '.... 5.00
Wear and tear i 2.00
His presence ought to make the con
cert complete. '
From what la leaking out. the de
lay at the peace conference seems
Total $82.50
Value of crop : ,
2V tons beans at $60 per ton ; . . ". $150.00
Value of foliage for feed .1 ... 15.00
Value to soil on next cropf . ...... L ...... . 20.00
Total
HEALTH YITHOUT
DRUGS
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Health depends upon ' a normal
apply of healthy blood. The blood
apply depends upon' the clrmlatloo
of the blood. This circulation depend
upon the normal ranctlonlng or the
nervous system. Anything, there
fore, that interferes with with nerve
runetlon will afreet the health. Con
tracted muscles, displaced bones or
other tissues, eye strain, and errors
to be caused by the unwillingness or
some or the delegates to subscribe to
the principle or seir determination
when tt affects their own ambitions
ad Tersely. When it gives them what
they want, it is a great and undyinjr
principle. But when their own .ox
is gored, that la a horse or another
color ir the reader will excuse the
scrambling of the metaphor. It will
take Europe some generations, per
haps . some thousands of them, to
measure up to the standards or un
selfishness that will point the way.
even dimly, to the milleninm.
jltl A SOCIAL!
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By DORRI9 LE1H SIKJCS j
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$185.00
This gives a net income of $67.50 per acre on the rm nf Tw5tnlof diet are some of the thinga that
the use of the disc will put it in much better condition for planting itself, or a total value of $102.50 ti- .i in.in,iin hv.nwinM I interfere with nerve; function and
the seed. It is of the utmost importance that the soil be thoroughly indirect profits. I J-evi'l,.,y With n od?tior
prepared; for the proper preparation of the soil is more than half I would recommend the use of fertilizer, but I do not consider this! mMertrwUh I normal nerve"
iuouiK ui me crup aiiu o mancr now gwu ancui.1011 m gneu u wj;ue, n Jn reaiixy peing an investment and a very good one at I 'unction, we are working mi tmr
to tne crop afterwards, if the proper soil preparation has not-been mat. The application of fertilizer will maV ,Wui.i in.ron ; I bnainea.
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made, mese later enorts win oe in vain. ine yield and good results will ho Tinted nn ni.Pr M t rnnn
t ERTILIZER : The question of the proper fertilizer for any given Twenty dollars invested in fertilizer will TT! V an nrti-a trn nf Kuan,
soil is hard to recommend without knowing what chemical elements and this without any increase in cost except picking
are deficient brthe soil and the careful grower should have a sample I Regarding the item of "value to the soil on next crop V it should
ass 1 m mill irairn ii mi ir v ac 1111 mr 1 mi. u.' iihi imti 1 ithf a f rr mwm m irm wnar vrA mhm --m j z a
------- v. : , . - ",r ' w: .1 "T, , I mc gruuuu uwa in growing me Dean crops is
cu. Aiost an oi, me wuiameue vauey sons, with ine exception. 01 1 avaiiaDie xor sowing a crop of fall grain and the method of cultiv
weaver uara
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(saimc ui .hiibi ouicr leniuzer migni De aepenaed upon, me nseiwi grcai vaiue. ine sou will also be in the verv best nf rm it inn
auuui vv iub. vi lanu piasier jrr acre io ue sown upon me iana i i"wucc a crop or potatoes or other vegetables. It is a very con
and plowed under the second plowing. There are a great many ad- servative estimate to figure this value at $20 because it is bound to
most, ait oi,uie wuiameue vauey sons, wun tne exception. 01 avaiiaDie ior sowing a crop of fall grain and the method of cultiva
irer dam soils, are short of humus and any barnyard fertilizer tion used, the after effects of the fertilizing and also the productive
be applied with good results and I would also recommend, re- qualities of the bacteria placed in the soli by the bean crop will all be
Hess ofwh at other fertilizer might be depended upon, the use of great value. The soil will also be in the very best of condition
v DR. A. SLAUGHTER
Naturopath
Room 210 U. 8. Natl Bank Bldg.
Phone 110. .
Rr. and Mrs. Russell Fields.
(OliTe Deckley) arrived this
week from Portland where
they spent a few days visiting with
friends on their way from Texas. Mr.
Fields took the course In ordnance
training at the University of Ore
gon and waa ent from there to Tex
as. He waa a popular member of
Sigma Chi rraternlty.
The trip home was made by way of
DenTer. Salt Lake. San Francisco
and Portland. The couple also spent
a few daya In "Petal uma with rela
tives. '
Mrs. C. R. Roes and Mrs. Earl
Flegel left this morning for New
York, the former to meet her hus
band. Lieutenant Ross, who will ar
rive with the 91st division. Mrs.
Flegel will remain In New Tork with
her husband. Lieutenant Flegel, un
til he receives his discharge.
A cablegram received Wednesday
announced that Captain Roy Dyrd
who waa with the 363rd field hospi
tal company In France, bad nailed
for home March 31 and that the boat
was due to land In New York the
10th or this month. Captain Dyrd
haa been detached from his com
pany and is preceding It home on ac
count of the Illness or his children.
Mrs. George J. Pearce is pending
a week's outing at Newport.
Invitations have been issued to all
the women or the Presbyterian
church and congregation . Inviting
them to a get-acquainted meeting In
the church parlors at 2:30 thla after
noon. Each woman was asked to
bring some friend with her. An In
teresting program haa been arranged
by the committee In charge.
Mrs. O. F. Evans and small twin
daughters have returned from a raw
days visit at Newberg.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Taylor and
mall son. George.- have come rrotu
Astoria to make Salem their home.
Mrs. Walter Williams, or Dallas.
Is a guest at the home ot her slater.
Mrs. M. M. Chapman.
The Women's Missionary Society
or the First Congregational . church
will meet this afternoon at 2:30 at
Che home or Mrs. E. C. Patton. 8 S3
Court street. AIT members and
rrlenda or. the church are cordially
Invited to attend. Mrs, R. B. Flem
ing will assist Mrs. Patton aa hostess.
LEST WK FOI.-GET!
The tumult and the shooting dies
The captains and the klnss depart
Still stands Thine aactfat sacrifice.
An humble and a contrite heart, rr
Lord God of hosta. be wiU us yet.
Lest we forget leat we target!
Am 1st Nature. There are times
when yon should assist nature. It
Is now undertaking to cleanse year
system ir you will take Hood's
Sarsaparilla the undertaking will be
successful. Thla great medicine
purifies and builds up aa nothing;
else does. 4
The liquo- men now talk of, a ref
erendum, but It la not the first time
that liquor men ee things that did
not exist. It la a way hat the red
atnfr always haa had. Exchange.
;fl?-8!r!at,ve.tima.te to Place thi value at $15. With the end
VnS . E Jf.f6 . 1CU .of ecuring labor to grow
TrCr ::T'U7 m P CK,ne .inft bean "HI be overcome by
t: ;rm;;r; auuuuaDl suPPy of pickers will now be assured for
Raise beans.
vantages in using a general purpose vegetable fertilizer, for the re-1 make more than that much difference in the selling price of the next
suits of this fertilizer will be apparent in the soil for several seasons. erop. The feed value of the folia
The nsef green cover crops is always very valuable in supplying j eattle relish it greatly and it makes a fine feed for them at the drv W
humus to the soil and will prove of great value as a forerunner to season of the year and is also of great value for uain in iln Tt i I 1
..PLANTING: The distance apart at which beans should be planted
will depend largely upon the condition and fertility of the soil and
in writing this article I shall try to deal more with the average con
dition of soils that are suitable for bean crops. This distance apart
at . which the seend should be planted also depends considerably upon
the moisturjMJontent of the soil and its propensity for retaining that
moisture. The bean can hardly be considered a heavy feeder upon
the soil. Generally speaking, the rows should be planted about 2Vs
to 3 feet apart and ordinarily the best results are obtained bv plann
ing the seed in continuous drill. The amount of seed to be used
will vary according to the soil, usually reouirinff about 25 to 40 lbs.
per acre, and seeding an average of about one seed to each three
inches in the row would give a nice stand. Many prefer to plant
their beans in hills and, while this method has some advantages,
especially, in hoeing, it does not give an opportunity for each indi
vidual plant to develop. When planted in hills, usually three or
four plants are left to grow, while in the drill method, each plant is
usually separated with only one in a place. The hill method will
probably result in a longer season of picking but it is my judgment
that-the first picking of the bean is by far the best, both wtA9
quantity and qualtiy. Regarding the depth at which the seed should
be Pfcnfwif . is entirely dependent upon weather conditions, but,
generally speaking, those which are nlante in
not be, over two inches in depth, but those which are planted after
nuu uas warmea up m June and July can be planted even
TT Tl Tl
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Com
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"Preliminary peace Is now expect
ed by April 20. What year?' Exchange.
The king of Belgium called oa Col.
House yesterday and shattered all
precedents. The time is here when
any king may consider himself for
tunate on being received on equal
terms by any citizen of a free Re
public, v ! .
Most of the editorial space of The
Statesman of this morning la glvea
to the raiaing of. beans. Why? Be
cause this Is the most important mat
ter before the people of Salem and
surroiinuing country at thla time.
Very much the most important. Some
weeks ago. we did the same thing
ror spinach culture. : That waa the
most Important thing at that . time.
The amount of laad that will be de-1
voted to spinach will not produce
enough ipinaeh; but the acreage Is
larger than it was expected could
we secured, for thla year. The aame I
thing, and even better, ought to hap
pen aa to beans. . Theae 'are among
the staples In dehydration. There
fore their Importance to the Industry,
aad to Salem. Just now. THIS CAN
SCARCELY BE OVERESTIMATED.
ThHma
Indlvldnal chocolates 5 cents. Fo
We will hold our second annual reception for the public, on the I
evening of April 9, 1919, from 8 to 10 p. m.
It will. give us great pleasure to have you visit our plant at that
time, thus givjng us an opportunity to demonstrate modern method f
of brt-ad making, and the use of automatic bread wrapping machines.; I
We trust you will keep the date in mind and jnviteVour friends.
Refreshments w ill b. served,
Respectfully,
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Cherry City Baking Co.
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