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Every Western Oregon Farmer and Gardener Ought to Grow
! One of the Greatest Money Makers of all Crops
BROCCOLI GROWING IN GENERAL AND
UGHT CLAY SOIL IS BEST
THE OREGOX STATESMAN THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1020.
Broccoli
DR. BAILEY, ONE OF THE y
PIONEERS, ON BROCCOLI
The Necessity of a Crop Between the Trees of the Young
, IN PARTICULAR BY PROF. A. G. B. BOUQUET
FOR BROCCOLI IN OLD LINN
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It Is Found Growing Best in Douglas County, the Coast Counties of Oregon, and Parts Geo. Baertleins Finds That, With the Use of Barnyard Ma-
of the Willamette Valley -Two Strong Points in Favor of the Growing of Broccoli on 1
the Farms of This Section Good for People, and Good for Cows
mire, He Can Produce Good Quality on This Kind of Land
Santiam Sandy and Black Bottom Land Not Suitable
V.t (Following Is the language In full Jean be put Into a fair state of lilthlfor Information conceding broccoli
off circular :1 8, , on "Broccoli Grow-I'or growing broccoli. seed growing which will be furnished
in - bT the Oregon Agricultural Col-1 SoH that might naturally produce by this department.
i r;MA 1 c. :
i Extension Service, the author 1"" cannot Kim tor i orcuiuj
. . ' - loroccou because or their blah water neia on a
being rroi. a. km. a. uouquei, .proies- table in the
is usually done in the
piece of finely prepared
winter. Such soils Boil some time daring the first or
tor of Vegetable gardening, one of (might be beaverdam lands, the peat the middle of May. the rows being
ih best authorities on this coast. I8011 or lands which are high In or- spaced about 24 Inches apart and the
and who has paid a great deal of at-
teniun io o wrw-rou jBuusirj; i wln Droduce rood broccoli but usu
Broccoli, or winter cauliflower, is ally ther have a hleh watr table tn
a hardy .variety of cauliflower which the winter
plants stand no closer than one inch
apart in the rows. Well grown
plants are big factors in getting a
good planting in the field. If your
plants are too close together in the
row there is a tendency for them
BIS Oeen ueeiuyeu lor BUmoer W I Thr 1 aomalrha of lonnrr
years to withstand the cool tempera- at the present time to produce broe-to become poorly developed and the
tare 01 me - mir, . anu on me ap- coll on some land tHat is not adapted roots will also be small. Good seed
proach of spring, white heads are to it. I recently saw for example ajwili usually germinate about 80 to
produced which' are particularly ac-llaro field ntnii i thia m I8S: ner cent so. that the needs should
eeptable1 to the trade during Febru-J rea 8BOt goii which had been farmedjhe sown about one-half inch apart
try;. March and April. ' Itn e-rain far nnmW nf nin ihiiior so .the coverinr hf the seed to
Areas Adapted for Cjrowlng RroccolL 1 which was eridentlir- mn nnt The I be about one-half inch Most rrow
Due to the fact that this vegetable plants would'not erow due. probably I ers drill their seed in with a good
ae - wAva In In n a wau i I jV v I . - I a j .
to me summer drought and tne uct nana arm. it is wen to- provm
of organic matter' in the soil and theloneself with about three ounces, of
crop as it was being cut would hard- I seed for about one acre of plants. .
ly pay expenses of growing. Broc-1 ine plants snouia oe wen careu.
coll KoifemUKt h fertile, well drained I for in the seed bed ud to the time
temperatures, such as 14 to 18 de-0f moisture holding capacity and they are put in , the field. They
trees "above zero, will Injure the 1 carefnllr selected. Failures of ernna should be rrown without Irrigation
plant, and cause as a rule the col-1 are bound to occur if care is not I if .possible, inasmuch as the plants
lapse of the tissues oi the stem which exercised In chonsin nitabie land. I which are non-Irrigated have a ten
lathe most susceptible portion of the Preparation of Ground for Trans- Aencr grOW t"nger and seem to
plant. . I I respond more vigorously after they
Broccoli is, therefore, to be found I T, K i- -T.:.--,.i- go Into the field following trans-
. aaa ib vvuiiuuvuoi i uavt I -, ...l -
Editor Statesman:
In reply to your letter of March
17th- will say what little I know
about broccoli growing I have learn
ed by my cwn experience.
I have been experimenting for
five years and have learned that 1
can grow It with good success..
Ten or twelve farmers started to
tow broccoli a few years ago here
near Lebanon, located on the Santi
am bottom lands. They have tried
it for two or three years, but made
a failure of it, for two reasons.
In the first place, they got poor
seed. and. secondly, broccoli will
rrow too rank in that -sandy land
and will be too tender and will not
stand the cold wether.
My land is located on Oak creek
On the banks near the creek Is where
I prow large, nice heads of broccoli.
I prefer the light colored clay soil,
too poor to grow wheat, and I put
a coat of ,table manure on it and
it will grow good broccoli.
The black soil near the creek is
not good for broccoli. I think any
high or hill land will grow broccoli,
when enriched, in the Willamette
ralley.
The St. Valentine' Is the best tor
this climate. . ..
The French white variety will
also do pretty well. I set out the
plants in the month of July and it
will ripen the next spring in March
and April.
George Baertleins.
Lebanon, Or.. March -21. .1920.
Orchards Led to the Development of the Broccoli Indus
try in Douglas County,' and Pointed the Way to Great
.Things
this work. With these, hand plant
ers it la claimed that an acre a day
may be transplanted, but I bate nev
er been able to plant more than
three-fourths of that amount of land
Dr. C. H. Bailey, who furnishes
the Salem slogan pages of The States
man the following article, is an oia
newspaper man, who worked on some
r k Yyw nan of the country. He
w ic r-t - , I . .. . V- ...
is surely contributing a greai oe it uj. - ' - .
to the future greatness and prosper
Ity of Oregon:)
The Broccoli Industry la- Oregon.
(Winter Cauliflower).
In 1913. when the writer was
serving as fruit inspector for Doug
las county, hundreds of acres had
roust remain fn the' ground daring
the winter ft' Is necessary that the
winter climatic conditions, must be
moderate otherwise the plant will
succumb to frost. Successive low
FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN
GROWING IN YOUNG ORCHARD
cotTounti;ronnr.ut
the Willamette valley, and the more 1an, TT -T, ,,,1 kept free from weeds. If the plants
R. A. Busenbark of Roseburg Has Found Broccoli a Profit
able Crop to Cultivate Between the Rows of His Fruit
Trees ,-' - r
,-protectedpartof the Columbia river. tl" too thick In the row they
W.&?-r this liS5 Jon ,XDurin? 'tJe thinnedut as explained
not successmi one 10 1 timm nt Tn.tv.tir,. k cAm- aoove. some piani Deos nave a,ien-
temperatures and eold Jo"! !! rll l l' d'r to get infested with Insects,
in Southern Oregon ln 8 7 ?J?JTO ta which case they should be sprayed
vegetable Is not sqccessful due tot V,-. w...v.,i-VTVk- ZZl "z "l above. Some plant beds have a, ten-
col d winter
. J ! J
some broccoli can ; be successfully hv"-; the proper solution. They may
produced, especially in the lower alti-1 j....t , vloe sprayed with 'Black-Leaf 40" or
Editor Statesman:
for
an article on
and will answer
tHZ We!l "v!5Jm2rr tere 'mbe 'n manure'
tores : which are particularly warm
Free nse
rops aowi
the planta; in the fair in order that;
to
be turned under in the spring. Some
tude. The plant ione that is ct own "bVtweel nt byjislng the 3-ln-l dust,
turally adapted to mild winter eon- tne Dental in the till in order that ltaHa concerninr the control of in-.
sects can be obtained from the de
partment of Entomology or the de-
w- 7u .7.7 - might well be routed with broccoli
a.-5"d'ih M ordr that tholl may be kept In
.ZZ . . V ?v . - . ... . -r.r I good mechalcal c0nditlon
iud luk iiuyucuu uuv ui iuc bums
have been from ths point.
Iiocation of Land and Soil Types.
TraalanUng to the Field.
Transplanting should be done as
far as possible -when the weather
Jt,Z.,. h . nnr conditions are entirely suitable, rainy
Those farmers who are growing! . . k
Your request
broccoli at hand
as best Lean. ,
We became Interested In broccoli
about five years ago when looking
for a profitable crop to grow in a
young orchard. The first year we
planted four acres, with excellent
results. Since then ire have grown
from five to nine acres each year.
Our net returns have averaged
around $100 an acre each year until
this year it will fall far beiow that
the best crops of broccoli at the pres-1"1- . II. . ' ?n ccunt Iree n uecem-
iwHwnnMPUMiapouijpn. natlnr a rreat deal of m" ur' "l uuiei-uce I Der. 1 ne fceea JS SOjm in vT no
Xand ifor -grewiag ,goo4-broccoli emphasi Vn the imporif pUnU transplanUng is done in July. The
lonrhlr nrenarlnsf the round befo-e l " 1 vwu i srouna rauoi o kii uiorousuiy
lnJa: ?LS planY. g .8!?d,bed8, hid eulUvated both . . before and after
mn?t be , naturally protected
cold winter winds which are
ous. Also the soil must be soaked down before the
drained inasmuch as- the plants mnU V "a --1 "IT -V-TX:CI, Plants are II fted. The plants should
i: r. " ::7J r , .:: "";..: are Pt mto the neid. as much dirt
be of such a type as to hold moist-1 ' ,K," ' ' " should be left on the roots as possi
are reasonably well during the sum- " aBii-i- x?.-Vii1ri- bl in the transplanting. Distances
mer. otherwise: transplanting will be Appucauon oi em iizers. f setting the plants vary from thr-e
difficult and the plants will not ear- .Manure Is the most suitable rer- tothree and one-half feet between
vir the summer drought. Some of ""f 'or broccoli and is always ap- thev rows and two to two and one-
ik. k hnv.Mll .1 ih nnunf llm PliCd With profit. Some growers hiir fMt holvwii tho nlants: fh
Is being grown on land of the aJlu- aT b11 making a practice of pot- Uariatton being according to the
vial sandy loam type which is not !,BS manure between the plants dur- character of the soil. The plants
flooded in the. winter. These soilslnS lD oraer tnat tne ensa-imy b quickly set by using a spade
setting plants, in order to keep down
weeds and retain moisture.
Broccoli is a heavy feeder, and
applications of manure and fertili
zer tare beneficial, and necessary If
the. same field is planted to broccoli
year after year. We use a -horse-
drawn transplanter with which a
man .with two good steady boys and
a team of horses can set 2000 plants
n hour. It require, from 3360 to
5000 plants to set an acre, and from
three to four barrels of water. When
are valuable because they are easily J ing crop may benefit from the appli- or a tile shovel which will make a sewing seed It usually requires two
ounces of seed for ech acre of broc
coll to be set out. We usually stop
cultivation in September.- when
there is no more to be done until
harvesting time, which begins about
the first of March, though cold
wether during February and March
may,: retard the harvesting three or
four- weeks. The Umpqua Valley
Fruit union handle the bulk of the
crop grown at Roseburg.
The broccoli is graded according
to size and quality of heads. No.
1 broccoli includes all the. large.
firm white heads: No. 2 the small
firm white heads. These are'shippei
to the eastern markets. No. 3 broc
coli contains beads that have become
too ripe for long shipment, or good
heads that, have been slightly dam
aged b) careless handling. This
grade reaches the western markets
or goes to the canneries. .
'As to growing broccoli around
Salem or central Willamette valley,
only experiments can tell, as all
sections of the Umpqua valley do
not grow broccoli successfully.
Broccoli is also grown at Oswego
and other places about Portland.
Much of the seed used in the Rose
burg district is grown aj Oswego'.
iR. A. Busenbark.
Roseburg. Or.. March 21. 1920.
the horse planter that is used exten
sively in the tobacco; regions for
transplanting tobacco. . One of tbee
machines with three people can eas- .
ily transplant. four or five acres per " ;
day. - I
After taking the plants from the , 1
been' set to orchards, but the owners seed bed. the tops of the plants
were -having a hard time to maae i should be dipped in a solution or ' ;
both ends meet. These orcnarai i "Black Lat ' in oraer mat apnis
were only 2 or 3. years old. and tne i or aphis eggs that may be on the . ;
space between the trees was an econ-1 plants may be destroyed. This should i
omic waste due to the tact max nose-i oe done alter, anoui nan tne topa j
burg could-jipt' consume the vegeta- I of the plants are either cut ;
bles that could be grown ana mr" or ywisiea on. e caretui
was no canneW to handle suchpr- not to let .the rBlaek Leaf ' '
ducts. It was this condition that led 40V get upon the roots of the plants. ;
to the development of the broccoli Care should.be taken to keep the'
industry; me one-year crop that tap roots of the plants intact In pulU '
could be shipped to the eastern con- ing the plants from the seed bed. If
umer hotnr needed in order mat ineiiDe soil is at ajl pacxea. urxi iooea ,
embryo horticulturists could have an Ithe dirt around the plants with a
immediate Income. ispaa. it is gooa practice to cuu-
Th matter was first broached m I vale the land as soon as possi Die ai-
the Douglas County Pomona Grange, ter transplanting, as this seems to
and that organixation .immediately stimulate the growth and settles the .
saw the feasibility of the movement, dirt more firmly around the root. -.
and. together with the Roseburg The field should then be caltivatel
Commercial Club, donated .enough about every 'ten daya or after each
funds to finance two farmers tnsu- i rain until the ran rams commence.
tutes with which to aronse interest i Alter tne iirst ran ram it is me cu
in th industry. Professor Bouquet. I torn on our farm to broadcast vetch .
of the Oregon Agricultural College, and oats in. the rows between the
has been of great help In deveiopms l plants ana men give me iieia one
the infant industry to its greatest I final cultivation.
nrnnnrtlons and has always taxen a i Vnthinr more Is necessary except '
great deal pf interest in the growing I that it may be wise to go through
of the crop. - Ithe gardens and break off suckers -
Broccoli is not hard to grow; mi that may have an Dear ed ; upon tne ,
fact, any one who can grow winter stalks, as these suckers will not make
cabbage or kale can grow broccoli, heads and absorb more or less the
The plant requires 'rich soil, but ufe tBat should go into the head or .
barnyard manure or commercial ier-1 -flower.
tillxer rich in potash, win give, me oUnU head Marcn. and. :
Dlant olenty of food. We are grow
ing good broccoli on our farm on
land that, until the past lew years.
had been in grain for a generation-1
In the Willamette valley it woom
1
coming as it generally does, betwesa :
the time when the California canli- s
flower crop is about off the market ;
and the Florida green vegetables are v ,
not yet available. , generally brings
probably be necessary to give more j tQe grow-er a good prtee.
attontiAn to air drainage than we oo I
good deep hole for the plants so that
they will go into the ground to the
proper depth. Previous to. setting.
the field should be marked off at the
distances desired.
Cultivation.
Cultivation of the younr plants
mh.nioai nnlttion. cation or tne manure, aiso tnis iur-
lrA -i,vi. .nniitiM nf -ma- nishes a coating over the ground
aureand commercial fertilizers, and hib will minimize to some extent
do not pack badly-in the, spring un- tramping of the soil during har
der tramping, when the crop is be- vesting. A spring application of
lag harvested. They also hold -the manure is to be advised especially
.....n,M, wn riitrinir thii where no cover cropping has been
' ti. liVowloa warm tPraeticed. If the' ground Is loose Ubonld beeln almost Immediately af
and lend to produce broccoli early rainer .ism u fno ter : transplanUng has taken place and
la the aeason v propped in thevearly fall followed should thereafter be conducted regu-
Some upland aoils are also grow " ' . . 1 ,ariy eTeiT or ten aays so iui - . - D c j
lag good crops of cauliflower. Uut Pn5 na "IT'7 much moisture can be held in me M Ever increasing iiemana, HOICn DC OUppilCU JMJ
these. lands pack somewnat oacny ' as possiuie. n is noi uwirauw
nnder tramnln in the snrlnis: they COTer croD 18 especially to be recom- to cuiuvate too deeply especially
are more difficult, to put into good ??ae1, Ior iis tnat seem to close to the plant but a mulch of
eoBdition' after the harvesting, of the rttbr loose and Is used also witnifrom two nd one-halt to three Inch
eroo and In oreoarine the soil for Droflt on olls that have a tendency es ls ample to hold the necessary
trininlantlne- ther rMnlre consider- to Daclt ir tneT are Ier neavy. moisture during the summer
Icoll cannot be proflUbly produced order concerninr other features of
v .J. ... . .v. ion . I without resortine to the use of some
rrnvinr and marketing broccoli fn-
"1 IUO use VI ClUira lucsi! ml . I . .. 7 . . .
comiaeriui icinnicio, . .uv iciuaing sucn paris or tne worx as
others, pn the other hand, who grow bleaching and alt necessary practices
extensive crops or d roc con wno nave i concerned with harvesting and trim
never used commercial leruuzers. Iming. packing, car loading, etc.
LEADING OSYEGO BROCCOU
GROWER ENCOURAGES BEGINNERS
From Oar Section Sufficient Reward to Induce Much
Trial and Experimenting
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ROTH GROCERY CO.
STABLE AND FANCY
GROCERIES '
FRESH FETJIT AND s
:.- I VEGETABLES
North Liberty Street ?
This subject is largely a matter
of individual farm practice. BKOCCOLI. A GRKlvT 1vCSKTAIUJS.
At the Present time the uregon i professor Rouauet is also editor
Experiment Station is experimenting l0f farm deDartbient of the Pa
to endeavor to ascertain to wnat ex-irtfic Homestead, the farm paper pub-
tent commercial fertilizers may Uished from The Statesman building.
and In the issue of the Homestead or
March 11. the following article.
written by him. appeared:)
profitably applied in "growing broc
coli. -Most of the growerr who have
auDlied commercial fertilizer have
nof checked up on the net pront i Harvesting and Marketing the Broc
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which they have obtained In apply-
inr the fertilizers. If cover crops
coll tYop at Tlih Season.
As most folks who live in the
are used, there is a possibility thatwestern country know, there are few
commercial fertilizers "may be ap- places In the United States where
plied to advantage but the Utter can broccoli can really be grown to its I IPk-,. ,!.
never be used profitably as a substi- perfection. This is because of the J lf i an Vei
tute for manure. Commercial fer- peculiar conditions, the winter tem-1 ,,-, . ,K .
(In sending the communication
below. Mr. Kruse says in his -private
note to the editor: "I had but
an hour's time and did not get far
enough to cover harvesting, market
ing and profits' He says his article
is "intended.' as your letter suggests.
to assist those who are wondering
whether they can grow it or not."
Ed.) . ' '
Editor Statesman: In speaking of
broccoli, there seems to be two things
which -ought to be clearly set forth.
The first is to save the enthusiast
who knows little' about its culture
and requirements from wasting his
money, which can be easily done as
there are many hazards in the game
before the money is returned. Next
is to help if possible, tnose wno are
fairly familiar with its culture.
tilizers will be most valuable
for my effort.'
I cannot go into very close detail
rithout expanding too much, for
t-pndr anv assistance
peculiar conditions, the winter tem-1 .., .w -.- nr
w -i. i .v - -M I. i. - fin. I . . j i iuw um wuici. -
uroccuil w acu iuc nyii a i iur uanrsirai buu itia i k fr in a,
mechanical state. From 600 to 1000 croo. Western Oreeon and Wash
pounds of complete fertilizer is he-hngton are at least two parts of the
iflg used to advantage Dy some rir-1 country where the vegetable tnnves
era at the oresent time. Tne ienu- i to verr EOod advantage and in West
izer Is being put on in the eariyiern Oregon car lot shipping has been
spring at the time the ground is developed more than in any other
beine worked down with a spine-1 section.
no hed harrow. Further sugges- t a0 not think that the average
tions regarding the use of fertilizers farmer who might be interested., for
can be obtained from this depart-1 instance, in I dairying, appreciates
ment. . (what a valuable crop or green lei
Varieties, Serd Strain and Sredins-jthe broccoli plant is. When the kale
The most wiaeiy Known irficij ipiantis just anout gunK "aci or; a
cauliflower is St. Valentine. t about through then .the .broccoli is
imnorted seed was previously ns-u coming on just at its best wan tne
hut now rood domestic seed Is being result '"that thr broccoli plant begins
obtained. It pays to get me dm t go to seea- long auer tne : aaje
noFsible. Many crops have I nJant is just about going back or is
been crown tin profitably due to the i; have weighed many broccoli plants
seed not running true to type in the n IBe Krowiitg districU and nave
field. It pays to pay more ior round mat mere were up io i-
best seed rather than to try to econ-i pounds or green ieea auer tne neaa
.It. with anv interior eirain. tana me jacei. n wen cui un.
, 1JI . .... t .
Twwcihi some- of the seeas ooui m not saying tnat mis is me case
be tried a year ahead so as to know J , itB al plants but there wrill be con-
th rharacter or tne strain wmcu "tsiaeraoie ieea ia muj tui, ec
tr. k. used. Broccoli seed does I witn the head of cauliflower cut.
not i deteriorate in one year and fo Jconxe riently one f.ets both the value
can be used after the strain has beea j0f tbe broccoli head and the feeding
i..tuf Several growers-.are prwivaiue oi tn Pam. ii were aairy
current publication, and also making
the subject monotonous to the aver
age reader, therefore I hope tbe sea
soned growers will bear with me in
mentioning things entirely for the
benefit of those who have no expert
ence with broccoli.
It is a very slow heading plant of
the cauliflower family, of which
there are many strains, the earliest
of which are tbe Snowball varieties;
then comes the. Autumn Giant. Late
Algiers and a few other fall or winter
heading strains.
. But the broccoli is tbe only strain
which can successfully stand dormant
through tbe long, lifeless winter
months , and emerge in the spring
with sufficient vigor to make good
heads. So at best you cannot expect
a very lough plant of such close re
lation to your garden cauliflower,
which Is ' regarded as the easiest
plant to offend by Improper soil
handling. .
It is therefore apparent that no
(Continued on page 4.)
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Loganberries, Oct.-,!.
Prunes. Oct. .If.
Dairying October 21.
Flax, October JO.
Filberts. Nov. .
Walnuts, Nov. 1J..
Strawberries. 'Nov. 20.
Apples.' November 27.
Raspberries, December 4.
Mint. December 11.
Creat Cows, December IS.
Blackberies. December. 25.
Cherries. January 1. 1920.
Tears. January S, 1920.
Gooseberries, January 15, 1920.
Corn. January 22. 1920.
Celery. January 29.
Spinach. February 5. 1920. '
Onions, February 12, 1920. -
Bees. February 2 S. 1920.
Mining. March 4. 1920.
Goats. March 11. 1920.
Beans. March 18, 1920.
Paved highways. March 23, 1320.
Broccoli. April 1, 1920,
Silos. April 8.
Sheep. April 13.
Dehydration. April 22. .
Hops. April 29.
Poultry. May 6.
Hogs. May 13. 1920.
Paper Mill. May 20.
Land. May 27. 19.20. !
Natoinal Advertising. June 2.
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attention to air drainage than
in this section, as the winters are
slightly colder in the btg vslley. Surr
face water will kill the plants, so
that well-drained land must be chos
en for this crop.
Several years ago a large acreage
was planted In tbe southern end ot
Douglas county and around Eugene,
all of which planting proved a fail
ure dne to poor seed. The problem
of a pure strain of seed, especially
since tne war. dm own
and one that we have bad to worT
out for ourselves; When we first
started the Industry foreign seed was
ArmmAnA tt nnn and nroved true tO
name, but since then, probably due
to the fact that the seed growera
had been pressed into military, serv
ice, leaving the growing of seed to
Inexperienced hands, imported Broc
coli seed has been, a failure. The
past few years a few broccoli grow
ers have devoted their attention
producing a domestic . strain of seed
that ls now superior to or at least
equal to the best that we have ever
received from abroad. The oroccou
plant is closely allied to the cabbage
plant and unless a pure strain ef
cauliflower seed is planted the grow
er, instead of having a firm, com
pact head of cauliflower or broccou.
will have a little button aoout u
size of a silver dollar or else a head
that is fuzzy and unsalable.
With he enormous development
of canneries In Oregon, the future of
the broccoli industry is assured.
O. Holt, packing manager of the Ore
gon Growers' Co-operative Associa
tion, has Informed me that he has
sold for delivery next year 125.000
pounds of canned broccoli, and the
onlv reason he would not accept any
move orders was because of the fact
that he was certain he could not ob
tain the broccoli to pack. Broccoli
is especially edible as mustard pick
les, being firmer than the summer
or fall varieties of cauliflower.
Broccoli should be planted be
tween the 20th of May and the first
of June in a well prepared. seed bed.
It is the custom on our farm to
place the rows three feet apart- in
our seed bed. cultivating the plants
with the ordinary one-horse cultiva
tor or the two-horM corn plow. The
latter with the din shields in place,
is ideal when the plants are you rig.
We place the plants three feet apart
sa- that when . we ' transplant me
rlants we can -leave a plant about
every three feet, thereby making tne
seed bed -a nermanent bed. we use
a-arden drill ta planting, endeav
In fact, it is generally recognized
(Continued on page 4.) '
Potatoes. February 19. 1920.
(It will interest some people to know that these back copies are
Kellinr fast that, nearlr everv da v. orders are received from near and
lng.thejr.pwn. -esl Jt "''.j?,11 j ta would plant both kale and distant pnt. for .the whole series, they wiU be sold out before the
oring to olace tbe seed about four to
the inch. The seed bed snouia oe
plowed as deeply as possible, as broc
coli t.lants have a long tap root that
should have no obstacle placed in its
downward path. Thorough cultiva
tion, such as given any garden crop.
is all that is needed until the time
comes for transplanUng the plants.
Some, time between the 20th cf
June and July 1st. when the weather
is favorable, transplanting should
take place upon land that has been
thoroughly plowed and worked until
there is a loose bed -at least six inch
es in depth. The - land should be
marked Just as it is. for corn, three
feet each way being sufficient. The
plants are better able to stand tran-J!
planting if water is used Jn reselling.
and one of the hand planters now on
BROCCOU
SEED
FOR
SALE
After a series of experiments
extending over a period of
eight years, we have devel
oped a strain of Broccoli
seed that has Twtthstood ft
temperature of 8 degrees
above zero the past winter
with a loss of less than 20
per cent. . We have a limited
:
amount of thia' seed for sale
. . . . -
at $2 per ounce. ; Two ounces
will plant an acre.
j
BROCCOLI
PLANTS
Orders taken for Broccoli
plants for June delivery, al
ready dipped for aphis and
ready to transplants H per
thousand. .
C.H.BAILEY&S0I1
Roseburg, Ore., R. F. D. 1
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