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THE OREGOX STATESMAN: TIIUlSliAY. JVXK IT. ittVt. Garden Department THE BLOSSOMS OF THE CAULIFLOWER There is no more desirable or del icate vegetable for the home sardon than the cauliflower, yet there are a great many failures with it. Every parden ought to have a few of lhes vegetables. If perchance you have a few ''flowers" in your vegetable patch, here are a few essentials to observe to conduct it to a snowy. ( lose-headod maturity. The cauliflower to he at its very best must be personally conducted, which isithe reason the sreenhouse caulis are'y far the finest. The most necessary (part of growing a cauli flower is to keep it. growing. A etappage in growth due to droueht means that the floweret3 wre likely to spread, and it will be a scraggy lookini; (affair and worthless. If a dry spell sets in. don't hesitate to water the cauliflowers. Jt is an excellent plan to give them seme hifii-grade commercial fertili zer along toward the middle of their career, hoeing it Into the soil. Some of the so-called balanced" fertili sers are generally used. Market gar deners who specialize in cauliflowers sometimes put on as much as liiOO pounds per acre. The flower or "curd." as it is gen erally known among professional gardeners, appears early in the life of the cauliflower, a little white knob down in the renter of the ro sette of leaves. This is the time to put in your best licks. Kncourae that little white knob with frequent cultivations, keeping the soil Mirred. When it in about two iiures across. OUR BREAD MAN is one of the most skillful In the business. What he doesn't know about bread making isn't worth knowing. Just to prove to yourself how foolish it is to swelter over a hot oven, try a loaf of our BAKE-RITE Bread. Once tried it is always a fa vorite. BAKE-RITE BAKERY 457 State St. Phone 268 it is time to start earing for its com plexion, seeing that it doesn't tan and roniM to a snowy maturity. The best plan in to tie the tips of the leaves to that the "curd is fairly well enclosed, pullinx the leaves up in a bunch, hut not too ticbtly to hamper the growth of the flower." or exclude all air. Thla is not nece.is.ary and it is loo tcdiou a process If you are growing an con siderable number. A quicker meth od, and one which serves the, pur po very well, h merely to bend the big leaves inward so that the thick midrib cracks and leaves the Waves 1 itiiS over the center. I'oth tbee operations protect the "flower" Irom insects. The cauli flower should be picked when It ts Just right. eft too long the "curds start to separate and string out and it lo.e us table quality. Examine the beads every few days after they have been tied up. ONIONS No vegetable Is so widely uc4 In cooking and used in so many dtrier ent ways, yet no vegetable receives less attention in culture. Onions grow o easily that the ordinary gardener Just slicks them in the ground or throws in the seed and lets them worry aloug. True, he icetsa young onion or an inferior matured dry bulb, but he might have a 11 better for a little ma pain. On ions grow about in proortion to their treatment. First and foremost, an onion wants rich soil, soil in which there is plenty of fertilizer quickly avail able. It prefers a cool soil, reason ably moist, but well drained, a con dition meaning plenty of humus or decayed vegetable matter present. MID-SUMMER MANURING It is ati excellent plan to have commercial fertilizer on band to spur the vegetables along when the dry days of th summer come along and just before the crop is maturing. These fertilizers are in powder form and are vety easilv snrinkled over the soil and hood in. Iietng cmcen- i trated. it is not necessary to give a heavy dressing. Little and often is a good motto. There are the balanced formulae fertilizers which are kept in stock by every dealer, which contain all the elements necessary for plant growth, but one of the most con venient an efficient fertillbers l. pulverized sheep manure, which can be bought in 100-pound sacks at a price between $.in and i. ThU may seem high, but the product is all manure, no straw or litter and. in its way. It may be regarded a concent rat sl. It is dry and easy to handle witu a minimum of disagree able odor. ,It is one of the best sub jects for making liquid manure, us ing about a peck to a vinegar barrel of water. For strinr and lima beans, poultry re; The Thousands of Enthusiastic and Loyal Patrons of WIN! tefcra b1 R- Who have shown their appreciation of our ef forts to protect their interests by furnishing CLOTHING, SHOES AND FURNISHING GOODS OF THE VERY HIGHEST CLASS the market affords, such as Hart, Schaffner &, Marx, Michael Sterns and David Albers Cloth ing, "Just Wright" Shoes, Stetson and Mallory Hats, at prices that are POSITIVELY LESS THAN IS ASKED FOR MEDIOCSE MER CHANDISE, are a unit in Pronouncing the present Sale the ma 20 Per Cent and More Off All MEN'S Suits All Men's All Men's All Men's All Men's All Men's All Men's All Men's All Men's All Men's All Men's $25.00 $30.00 $33.00 $40.00 $45.00 $50.00 $60.00 $65.00 $70.00 $75.00 Suits now. Suits now. Suits now. Suits now. Siyts now. Suits now. Suits now. Suits now. Suits now. Suits now. $1995 $2395 $2795 $3195 $3595 $3995 $4795 $5195 $5595 $5995 20 Per Cent Off Hen's -Dress Shoes All Men's $10.00 Shoes now $800 All Men's $12.00 Shoes now $9H0 All Men's $13.50 Shoes now $1080 All Men's $15.00 Shoes now $12 00 All Men's $16.00 Shoes now $12-80 All Boys' $6.50 Shoes now $5-20 All Boys' $7.50 Shoes now $6 00 All Boys' $8.50 Shoes now $6-80 All Boys' $10.00 Shoes now $800 WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW That This Sale Is for Your Benefit and Protection, and must, of necessity, be for A LIMITED TIME ONLY., For Fifteen Days More the prices quoted from Day to day will prevail UNTIL JULY 3d giving ail a chance to partake of its benefits. Signed C. P. BISHOP. -4 t Men's Trousers Less 20 Per Cent All Men's $4.00 Trousers now $320 'All Men's $5.00 Trousers now $400 All Men's $6.00 Trousers now $4 80 All Men's $7.00 Trousers now $560 All Men's $8.00 Trousers now. $640 All Men's $9.00 Trousers now $7-20 All Men's $10.00 Trousers now $800 All Men's $12.50 Trousers now. $1000 All Men's $15.00 Trousers now $1200 20 Per Cent Off all Boys' Suits All Boys $14.00 Suits now $11 20 All Boys' $15.00 Suits now $1200 All Boys' $16.00 Suits now $1280 All Boys' $17.00 Suits now... $1360 All Boys' $18.00 Suits now $1440 All Boys' $19.00 Suits now $15 20 All Boys' $20.00 Suits now $1600 All Boys' $22.50 Suits now $1800 ill Boys' $25.00 Suits now $2000 ffl WOOLEN ILLS STORE C. P. BISHOP rr a n u re la a fine fertillier to hM la. Poultry mauure should be dried care- ully noon collected and broke? til fine. Iried quickly. It retain nearly all of Ita fertilizing contra:, but If permitted to remain moist. It ferments like other manures and loes its nitiogen Jn the form of am monia fumes, which ia a henhouse now properly cared for are often very r-trong. iilood and tone Is a fine fertillier for any but root crops. It Is very rood for cabbages and cauliflowers Nitrate of soda scattered thinly after the crops nr well etMId Is aood for beet, on to as. cucuwters. celery and egg ptaats. KbreddeJ cattle maaare is nae a a mulch and fertiliser coasbleed This Is aa odorless product of the parkins plants. It ts particularly valuable as a dressing for lawns, and has the advantage or not contain! any weed eeds which wit! germinate they are destroyed la the process ot drying II. While the so-called commercial fertilisers are comparatively eipen. sire, they are worth the money. D0NT BE AFRAID TO THIN-OUT Now Is the time to watch the root crop such as turnip, par laps. Car rots, bee is and others, and see that mm-m CABROTI. PARSNIPS AMD OTHER ROOT CROPS SHOULD I NOW tC TMINNID OUT TO Crve TMtrA ROOM TO GROW TO SI2L they have plenty of room. They may be left fairly thick In the row a couple of weeks after Ibey are up without any t' damage, but as soon as they begin to attala later lant foliage start to thinalag then out so there will be plenty of room for the root to develop la proportion to the top. Luiurlon tops do not aeesart!y mean good bottoms If they are too close In the row. Transplant If nec essary and desirable to save some the ettraa. Ileels may be pulled for greens, thinning to the proper dis tance, which ought to be about ait Inches If they are desired as a fully developed root crop. There Is more loe In real vege table value by clo crowding. that the gardener doe not get any thing like the crop be should, thin from any older cause. It Is better that they should be too far a rt than too close. Int be afraid to thla. the easteet to stote aar la Jars . A cellar .'cl,J rvJ tables and tor J V gold mine lf t.ni fl fV and with a lit: care u U . aV? taaaatr to pv tt u ow. Ila!f a dole- cab!ft v, their heels or buried ear.h &ml a lot when a Rt!suts 4 a pound at the grorf , r,. The big wai.r r4.s wi material fc-r sa'aes iM a tr-a r.Z a Je Thy are as svlfpfy as U lttU red Ueikfi.t ralitg f. . i'tr ht Ui a4 siet iva) fm dresalag for poultry. tarn. snaroram. sey. ssfwm. k tops for soups f utw . . a. l MAKING THE GARDEN DOUBLE-UP It Is now the season when the po tatoes are getting' Into flower and the sweet corn Is getting about the knee high stage. It is also the time to double up on crops and economUe on space. If the potato rows are as far apart as they should be. cabbage plants ran be set between the rows for a fall crop and by the time the potatoes are dug. the caobagee caa have full poseaslon and grow aiong and the ground la in continuous bearing. A gardening eiperlmnt with sweet corn whjch has proved r.upcets ful Is to plant celery plants between the rows. The shade of the corn protects the young plants unlit they become established, and by that time the ears are picked and the stalks cut down the celery may be hilled up and permitted to grow along until ready to be harvested in the fall. Of coarse It cannot be rt peeled that the finest quality of cel ery caa be grown by this means aad It Is presumed that the ground Is rich enough to support It- but a reasonably good crop may be sec are J It serves the purpose of u!ng the ground which would be of bo fur ther value unless squash had been planted with the cora la which rase the vines would occupy the rrouad. Keeping the ground working all summer ta the real war to ran a vegetable garden. It Is worth ex periment, evea If the second enp Is n't all that It might be. The chanc es are more In Its favor than against dressings of nitrate for the cabbage after the com la cut will speed these vegetables oa their way. and there la then a chaaca for :be needed cultivation. National GarJ Uureau. TWO DISEASES TO WATCH Cucumbers and muskmelona some times have mysterious complaints and get the dying habit without any apparent cause. The two commonest oX these ailments are "wilt aad "downy mildew.- The latter Is the most destructive pest la the way of a plant disease that hits the cucur bits, as the members of the family are known. It Is a fungous disease and Bordeaux mixture is the reme dy. It Is an excellent Idea to be on the safe aide and give thecukes and melons a good spraying with Bord eaux at soon as they start to run. It is much easier than attacklnr the disease after It appears. The symptoms are angular soots of the leaves, which later aaume dis tinct form, the older leaves at the enda ot the vine going last The an- derside of the leaves will show a faint purplish covering on these spots. This pest often does not appear at all. Again It will raise havoc. It generally appear the latter half of the summer. It Is a good plan to use a little preventive, "Wilt." jast as lit name denotes. Is a general droop ef the foliage of the vine which diea without any a p. parent reason. An Insect came this spore which causes the trouble by clogging the veins of the plant. Bord eaux with some arsenate la combina tion Is the remedy for this trouble. Leaf blight sometimes attacks the muskraeloas aad make short work ot them. It appear In the shape o; round spot which rapidly Increase In alte. Bordeaux spraying Is the remedy. -A wise gardener will spray his melons and cucumber once every It day with Bordeaux mixture aa soon as they begin to make viae. The young growth should be sprayed with care. Whole crops may be saved by this preventive work. CONSERVATION OF PLANT FOOD Having alwaya been bleed with rich, fertile soil and lots of It. gar deners of the United States have fal len behind the rest of the world In what is generally known as Intensive gardening of culture, that Is. Risk ing the soil yield the most possible In the way of rrrops. rertllitlng Is a fine art with the foreign gardener, particularly the Frenchman. American gardeners are beginning to realise with the mounting prices of everything. Including vegetables, that It is necessary to get the utruiet return from the soil and the study of fertilizer la spreading, unconscious ly. It may be. Iuriag the summer months when gardening work slack ens after the heavy tasks of spring planting, it ts time to look after the frtilixer supply. A neglected sup ply Is aool. Vhn the to or furnace are cWaood out. if ibey are soft burning, sava the soot scraped away from the pipe. Flow It away la a barrel for use. It Is a fertillier aad aa insecticide, evea more valuable as the tatter than the former. Kee-I houses sell Imported Scotrn soot at 14. iO per hundred pounds. It Is nu necessary to Import It. The chief benefit of soot, which Is used aa a top dressing oa the soil. Is la banishing cut worms aad gran. A dressing of soot hoed la or leach d In will discourage thee etlldners which work underground where la-lr depredations cannot be noticed until they have been acromptUhed. xxt Is a fine preveatlve of the gruV which sometime attack radishe -r onions. There are certain Iniccta whirli le ftist the roots of ptaats. such as the root aphis. A dressing of soot n the spring will drlv away the egg laying insert. Every lut help in the garden makes for hotter ct;i and It ia as easy to save the soot as to throw it away. YOU CAN SOW ALL SUMMER Th-re ln't a month of th- ear enept b.n the around Is fruxert. that om tegetahl may n,.i planted. The mid. He of J up.? is about the right time (or planting kale or bor.-eoln which, planted At this tlunN will m ready for ip in thf late fall and early winter. It may 1 picked when the -ow is weighting down Its leaves. Kale is a winter grevn. the leates twing ttod and eaten the wie as beets or rhard. It haa a mild cab bage flavor and U verv ornnenial lenembling a gigantic arvlry. hav ing the Mime curled leaves. There are ornamental varietie wit!; col ored and variegated foliage. som time offered for the flower tardn. On- of the main objections fo kali is that it harbor ench a quantity of plant Hi- at times. The Mm c.n plaint is made agalnM brutla sprout Soi.ietime cauliriowe.- .t frr the mii trouble. Soak lb- vegetable, la lrg salt water for an hour bfnt f.i.k- Ing. and the lac 0Me!i ihriMuhri and the vegetables are rcu4liy cloned The lat of June and t b- firi o. Jul- the time to Mart t h curly endlte for late autumn salads It come at a time w hn the garden ts practically devoid of green vegvi bles and mav be olcked en to a kill Ing fmt. The leave ahould be t "P by the tip to blanch the heart Thla la alo an ornamental vegeta ble with Its fin.lv rut foliate rVrved whole, the entire b'.anl ing rut off. carefully cened and st upon a plate with the saUd dreing poured over It. It presents a handtom appearance m h n brought to lh labU with Its white heart aad grt-en lippej curly foliage. Corn atad for an eatlj crop may put In this month. CAN USE SURPLUS CROPS It Ia row tlin- to .Mk nrr th tannlng material and ge ready ! lore the tirplii4 Irom lb rvitl.-n for next winter. A ran in tb cellar Is a coin In the pwkei. Va are lh firl canning crop ar.l ii be only a abort lime i'or lhrr ,lti be ready. 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