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THE OltEOON STATESMAN. SALEM: OltECON
THURSDAY MORNING, JANIAUY 20, 1921 -
Seetdl, 011,
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VMERFULIWOVETJENT
IN SEED IN 15 YEARS
A. It Southwick, Across the Willamette in Polk County,
Gets 50 to 60 Bushels of Corn to the Acre, and He Is
a Corn Enthusiast Look Out for Him at the Next
Corn Show : " "
EdHor Statesman:--
1 hare had about 15 years ex
perience In com growing in Ore?
rrn. Recently I found some corn
that I bad raised the first year,
and compared it with some of this
rear's seed. I 'The improvement
was almost unebelievable. This
was made possible mostly by ac
climatization and careful selection
of .seed. ' i -:
Corn In Oregon reqnires more
ealtlvaticn that in the states com
Drifting the corn belt, on, account
of dryer summers. It is import
ant to hart the ground in good
share before planting.
On the hilly grcund I find the
best time to I plant is from April
IS to about: May 5, depending on
the weather I at this time of the
year. In planting, the rows
should be 3 1 1-2 or 4 feet- apart
sod the seeds planted - singly
a beat It Inches apart, or two or
. three seeds about twice that dis
tance apart. More than that
, bus 6er is A . waste and are apt
to cause small, inferior ears at
maturity, i -
After planting, the crround
should be tent cultivated often
enough to keep plenty of mois
ture around the roots and care
should be taken not to get close
to the roots after they begin to
grow and spread. The corn plan
ted at the time we plant is gen
erally about 2 feet high by the
4th of July, arid it not advisable
to work it after this.
The ccm matures about- the
first of October, and good ground
win yieia ou or en bushels, to
the acre. When the corn is be-
4-. A I . .
i us samereaai me time to mane
your selection or seed and prue
ears. Much care anould be taken
In keeping your seed dry and fer
ine. 'I
I could write much more, as I
am very enthusiastic over corn
prospects for Oregon and the Wil
lamette valley, and I wish to say
that the corn at some of the shows
rivals that of the middle western
states.
A. R. SOUTH WICK.
Rt. 2. Box IdS. ; Polk County.
, Salem. Ore.. Jan. 17, 1921.
should be ready to put In the
shock by the last of September. I
like to cut It as soon as it is well
dented, while the fodder Is still
green. As soon as it is well cured
it should be taken in and put
where It will keep dry. It should
be dry when taken from the field
or the fodder will mold. I like to
stand it upright Just as it stood in
the field, then on rainy days I
husk it and throw the ears in the
loft. The floor of the loft is ma tie
of six inch boards laid one-half
inch apart and the whole loft has
a free circulation of air. Any soft
or Immature ears go into the feed
box and the pigs and , chickens
keep them from spoiling. 1 use no
drier and my corn keeps from one
year" to the next. a :
No annual crop will bring-me I spend 2 few days at the home of!
her prother, Arthur Olsen.
Ludwtg and ALthea Meyers are
on the sick list.
Miss Aim a Hansen has been
spending a few days at S.lverton
as .the guest of her parents. Miss
Hansen is employed at Woodburn.
A I vln Williams, who has been
on his farm at JIubbard for some
time, returned to Silrerton Satur
day, , . .
Word ha been received that
Arthur Hansford who ha.- been at
the.HarlsoQk studio at Seattle far
several months . has returned to
Portland . Mr.; - Hansford is-well
known at Silrerton, having been
at, the Drake studio for several
years.'
more than my corn.
I get several tons of green feed;
several tons of cured fodder, be
sides an average of 40 bushels of
grain to the acre. I hit the H. C.
L. by keeping a little hand mill
and grinding my own corn meal,
and It Is better than I can buy
on the market, as it never gets
strong. ;
For my late green feed I gener
ally plant a small patch about the
first of June. The ears will get
hard' enough to make good feed
and the stalks give me green feed
after the earlier corn is in the
shock, j
-A. N. FULKERSOX.
Salem. Ore., Rt. No. 4.
izations are : located is exempt
from taxation.: - , .
Senator Ellis today introduced
a measure which would make the
annual appropriation for the Har
ney county, experiment station
$$0y0 Instead of 14000, begin
ning January 1, 1921.
THE SALEM SECTION IS
A CORN COUNTRY; PROOF
ITS good rlit cmuRKX.
Mrs. C. E. Schwab. 100? 14th
St . Canton. Ohio, writes: "We
ue Foley's Hooey and Tar for
coughs and find it on of the
best remedies on the market, es
pecially good for children's
roughs, as it does not contain any
drur that ' i - harmful KHrm
State Senator L L Patterson of Polk County Makes the 'ieM fo,low "wring
Above Statement, and He Offers Proof From His Own JDld' nd dls!;l
-. I riving sleeo. and ttii Mlmn
Experience in the Eola District Across the Willamette th? UmA ? if-
r ease cannot be warded off. Take
ly ex" r Foley's in time. Sold erery-
WHY CORN
' -The con plajit will produce the largest amount of feed
per acre of any plant grown, r
i ' Corn and corn only will supply the necessary carbohy
drates to make an economically balanced ration with clover,
alfalfa mixed hay, vetch or mill feed.
Corn silage is the best, roost economical milk making
stimulant known to the dairy industry.
It is one of the best crops to grow in rotation with grain,
grass and root crops.
It will profitably utilize a larger measure of stable ma
nure than any other crop. ' ;
i When the ground is properly prepared and the crop cul
tivated as it shoufd be, it is more profitable and satisfactory
fin cleaning a xiela irom weeds than summer fallow. .
It is the best, most economical and satisfactory crop to
'Tow for a green feed to supplement dry. pastures in July, Au
mist and Sentembcr! ' ' . ; : h .
An oM n win tvnAnfa mn m4 tuWa tin aUowlsst it Is better to slant later in
.w -L N " order to avoid frost, but we have
; i Good, well grown, properly cured corn silage, to the
amount of one-half the daily ration, is one, of the best known
i feeds for dairy cows, young growing stock or fattening steers,
it It has been successfully, and practically demonstrated
. that corn can be grown in every .county in the Facilic North?
west. : . . ;- : . s: '
Editor Statesman: "
You tok for my . Ideas of the
Salem section as a corn growing
country. . . -
We hare, grown, corn in Polk
county . ye'ry . successfully for sev
eral years and have found it prof
itable. It is not io-be, expected
that as good results will be ob
: tained at in a climate where the
nignis are warm. - However, we
have grown ever 4& bushels to
the. tcre on a. field containing
1.9 acres; this not guessed at, bet
shelled and weighed, and. this
corn was grown on. upland, . la
fact, wa have been as successful
with com on' this character of
land as .on river bottom soils.
Of first importance is seed. If
selected and artificially dried and
kept dry until planting time, the
germination wiU be better and
the growth more vigorous than
If left In a place where it will
be subject to dampness '. in thjs
winter. Many growers of corn
seem to think it should be plant
ed about the , tenth of May, but
our. experience is that .better re
sults are obtained in this district
by planting, if possible, between
I April 25 and May 1. Some will
H rt.LT PEIUjOXALS
Harness Returned to 9 -Serve
Unexpired Term
Rev. Chester Harness, who es
caped from the penitentiary wood
camp at Aumsvllle. was returned
to that institution Tuesday to till
out 22 months of his unexpired
three year sentence for larceny
of $1500. When that term is
completed he" wlU serve three
years in the federal penitentiary
at McNeil's island and pay a fine
of $200 for perjury in connection
with two homestead entry con.
test cases. N ?
Harness" was traced by opera
tives of the department of Justice
from the ranch of a friend near
Vale over the trail that leads in
to the waste places of Nevada.
i
172) on Prison Equipment
Goes to House
rapid and the results much better
than from late planting.
Of i ecraal ' imnortaace is . the
orenaration or cultivation of. the IILLLT. Or.. Jan. 18. (Soec
land before plaaling. We like 1 11 to The Statesman ) Another
deep 'tall plowing. When asked i inches of snow fell Saturday
now we succeea in growing coru "Hl " " unj cvq iutm.
successfuUy. w frequently say uranuma muiu is Tinning at
to prepare. your ground. in first p-naries Kings la the silverton
class condition far til ant In 1 then hills. ' " f
continue and do aa much work winter, newiy appointea
on It as red have, already dona. Patrolman for road district No
before planting: Ja. other words, ". .was in saiera uraay traa
da mneh of roar cultivation be- "Cuttf road bualaeas
fore olantina and then vou will D. Smith- lost avaluable
have a seed bed that will hold borse-- last. week. This 1. the
moisture with reasonable cultl aa horse they hare lost this
I winter.
MUA "I rultlvaMnn w 11V ni MISS Emily LOOSI Spent tbl
harrow the corn with a common with her parents near
tA hrrn a Hmr ( I. (tiro. A. I SaJem.
ton inehM hirh. thon MmctimM . Bachler and famUy spent
r.n it with . mMth rti.Sunday at the C. F. Brown home
ln ) with T An wi.l A. Soother was a Silverton tIs-
vation and after this ahallow cul- ltor on?yA.
111 casavaa 9 wyi swi uvi W U 1QV a S 0 Saap
- r " (The above is from the "Corn Primer published by C. L.
Snjith, agriculturist of the Qregon-Washingtori R. R. & Navi
gation Co. Ed.) . j'f'T 'fuv.--.:
HERE E WI10 HITS v
; OIJ) H. C. L. TITH CORN
How filr. Fulkerfoa Grows Corn Successfully by tie One
Hcrse Zbn, and . tbe Different Useful j Purposes to
Vrlich He Puts ffis Prodact . !.
had heavy frosts . after, the corn
was up wlthput any perceptible
damage. Our theory is that even
if the weather is cold; tb root
growth continues and when grow,
ing weather, comes the growth Is
inter and family
spent Sunday at the John Itelc-
hart home. - .
'TJ J sad. news last week, of the death
. The governor' Is given- author
ity to direct the 'choice of employ
ment at the penitentiary and the
expenditure of the appropriation
under a - bill Introduced in - the
bouse yesterday which carries an
appropraltlon of $30,000 to be
used A for. .the purchase of equip
ment and . the Insulation of ma-
chiaery and autbomiac the em
ployment'ol convicts. Representa
tive Gordon' of Multnomah Intro
duced' the bill. ;: . - f
$40,000 Appropriated lor
- Expenses of Session
The state- legislature is 'now a
nancialty fortified for the entire
session.' House btll No. 52. appro
priating $40,000 for the expenses
of the session, with- emergency
clause attached, was passed by the
senate yesterday.
roots. We have never . used a
cultivator more than three times
believe that failures In this
trict. if there are any, are ' due
to lack of care and attention.
W have; found after growing
corn, if the: field is sown to grain,
we always! hate a larger .yield
than on other lands, another and
important fact; which Justifies us
in making the statement that the
Salem section lis a corn country.
-L L. PATTERSON.
Rt. J. Salem. Or., Jan, 15, 1821
7" of her father. T. E. Blakley. la
VAiiiVi uia. ui.'nic v ai em
former resident. oL SJlrertoa but
bad lived at Willows. Cai., . (of
the past S'or 10 years.
UKELESMl-OflSWEr
CORN INBOMEGARDM
Unlmiecbjtbhv Ir you were to
see the unequalled volume of un
impeachable testimony in favor of
Hood's Sarsapanna; yon would
pbrAld yourself for so long de-
laying to take this effecthre medi
cine for that blood disease from
which yon are-suiienng.
STAYTOX NOTES
(The following communication on the soil and the weather, but
- Is a year old; it was printed in the
Salem slogan Issue; of last year;
! bnr" the new reader 'will be inter
Vte4 la thf ;way It present d iff er
eat angles of the advantages' of
corn f rowing and the old reader
may receive real benefit by look
ing it over again:)
Editor Statesman: This is the
ay I grow corn by the one horse
. plan: " ' T ; 4 ,f -I
I plow early, generally in Janu
ary or February if the soil is
richt, not too weC I let the ground
alone until It warms up and weeds
tart; theuj I work the surface
down with the drag harrow to kill
the first crop of weeds and smooth
the surface. When It is about time
to plant I take my garden culti
vator and work the ground thor-
' oughly, then harrow it and go
over it with the clodmasher to
firm the soil and pnlVerbe the
clods so they will not interfere
with the first cultivation.
u I plant, so that I can cultivate
both ways,
rThe time of planting depends
Is about the first of May
' If the ground ' crusts or the
weeds start before the corn comes
up I go over It with the harrow.
After the corn comes up I use the
barrow again if the ground is
clear of trash and clods. Other
wise I use the harrow tooth culti
vator that will work right up to
the row and not cover the corn.
The next cultivation la made with
the common garden cultivator and
is made deep, I like to cultivate
about every two weeks, but the
last work should be shallow no as
to not disturb the corn roots. I
commence thinning In July, leav
ing two good SUlks In the hill. I
take out each day enough for my
two cows, and generally manage
to have green corn to feed until
the first of November. As soon as
the staks become woody I, cut
them with the feed cutter.
; When the ears begin to dent I
commence feeding to the pigs;
taking out the ripest, first and
feeding the atalka to the horse
and the cowis.'
Corn planted the first of May
Farmers bulletin 1044, by the;
United States de Artment , of ag-
rlculture, on "The City Home1
Garden," - contains, under the
heading of "Sweet Corn,' the fair
lowing: "' " : '
"Sweet corn requires plenty; of
space In order to produce enough
ears to supply an average family,
and for that reason finds its
proper place in large city and su--
burban . gardens. --
'The rows should be spaced at
least ' three feet apart, and the
Individual plants should stand . 15
to 18 inches' apart In the rows.
If the corn is planted in hills con
taining three stalks each the hills
must bo at least 2 feet apart
in the row for the early dwarf;
growing varieties and three feet
apart for the later or ' larger
growing sorts, v .
"Corn requires a rich soil and
should .not be planted until; the
ground has warmed considerably.
A pint of sed .will plaatr 400 to
C00 feet of row is either drills
or in hills. Cover the seed y
to 2 inches deep and thin to three
stalks in a hill, or to ' single
stalks lit or 18 inches- apart In
drills, If a large, number. of off
shoots or suckers appear at the
base .or Jne plants at the. grpund.
these should be removed.' as they
draw : the strength of, the plant.
ISbne but these, shoots, that ap
pear very near the ground should
be j removed, as some of the vari
eties-bare their ears quite low
oh the stalks and tbe-ycmng ear,
looks very 'much 'like. , sucker1
nt the 6ilk, appears:
("The Golden Bantam is the
leading early tariety. Th Coun
try Gentleman, StoweU's Kver-
Car Badly Wrecked C
in Accident at Dallas
DAYTON. Ore.. Jan. If. (Spe
cial to The Statesman) A second
automobile accident, within one
week occurred on the bridge on
Main street In' Dayton last night
when a Chevrolet " car under
driver's license in the name of
JESSE HUBER HAS RAISED
- CORN IN OHIO AND OREGON
He Says a Yield as High as the Average Crop of Eastern
Corn Can Be Raised Here, With Proper Soil llethods
.and SelcctipnAdyice Is a Year Old, jut Still Good
. ..By JESSE HUDEU. i
Scces In growing corn In Or?-!
gan drnds largely .on the selec
tion of the- right variety. ,
If the crop is to be worked
into si la re then the UU," learning
corn should be planted..-Th? ear
on the learning stock Is scarcely
medium In size, but the maximum
quantity of fodder is produced.
For ccm tuat .will mature on
the ear there is nothing better
than the flint t Tarrjtle. The
yield is not so great as the dent
coin, but as flint corn ripens in
abost 90 days from planting, it
can be gathered before . the fall
rains Mart. It La the coo), moist
air following the opening of tha
rainy season that seriously bin-.
drs. the dent varieties of corn
from curing.
Of course; the meet desireIe
corn Is either the white or yellow
dent. i.-i..
t i
The White dent corn Is slow In
coir in c to fall maturity. It does
net do "weir under the. climatic
condlUfyts In the: Pacflle aorth
wt and can-Te relied oh oaly la
favored places'. ! - . . -
Au early, maturing variety of
Yellow Dent' Is the most desirable
kind to plant If thoroughly accli
mated.: .
. Careful selection of seed for a
r umber of years should not
only supply 'the grower with a
dent corn. that is a good yi?lder
bit also fairly certain to mature
early enough, to be gathered' and
stored. -' .
I bare grown Vorn Ja. Ohio:
alto in the Willamette .valley.
My tTipcrience ' leads me to - be
lieve that, If acclimated "corn is
pianted early in May on good soil
and given ' proper cultiration. . a
yield as high as the arerar? crop
of eastern corn" can be matured
here in Oregon.
Otto TJunow of Dintoa, Ore., ran sons In the car. no . one was hurt
into the railing of the bridge and! beyond a few scratches owing to
was badly wrecked. . . Hue fact that the car did not leave
Although there were, three pr-llhs-bridge." -. . .....
Kill That Cold With
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FOX - fCVr-Sr--S
CASCAirpf0fJ!WIKI:
Keglected Colds are Dangerous -
Take no chsnc . this fftaa4arf rmdy bandy foe b l
' ' Braaka vo'm odd la 24 hour RUt-m . "'
'- Oripp In J days Eacrltoot for HaaWrba ; -. - ;: -
Qoinloe ia tfcte form doe not affect tha basd Caacara la tM( Tode
t' Laxailve Ka Opiate la HOl'a, : - , ft ' - t
' Mrs. Henry Junwlrth and lit
tie daughter, of Jordan, were here
the first of the week visiting the
former's paTenta, ' Mr. and Mrs.
John Brown. '
Mrs. It. Len groan and some lady
friends were here from Sublimity
Tuesday. - ' "
W. L. Harris and wife returned
to-Corralli Sunday, after attend
ing the funeral rites of Sam Pat
ten who died last week at North
Santlam. Mr. Harris and Mr.
Patten were brother and sister.
Mrs. Kate Holder and daughter,
Marlon will leave soon for Juneau.
Alaska, where they will Join the
husflndand father who has a po
sition' there. Mrs. Holder and her
daughter have made many friends
hern who regret to see them leave
Stayton.
G. R. Thomas ' baa leased tne
green. Mammoth Evergreen, ana 1 Gardner building on Water street
Ohio Sugar are also among thelajid Is preparing to open up an
leading medium andJ late' varie-1 automobile painting establishment
ties: For a - continuous supply.
plant' Golden Bantam as early as
possible. - then follow" In a few
days wth a planting of Country
Gentleman. - Two weeks later
plant . StoweU's Evergreen, and
follow with." additional plantjnga
of some good ;Iate Variety every
three, weeks until mid-summer."
STAnONVILL
DATES OF SLOGAIfcHN DAILY STATESMAN
(Ia.Tric9-fr'V7e43c Utesnum Tollowlnj: Dsy) . -
uQganherries, Oct. 7,
Prunes; Oct, 14: - :
palryiBg. od 21. .
Kit. Oct. H.
Alberts', Nor, 4. .
Walnuts,- Nor. 11. '
Strawberries, Not. IS.
kot. 25.
RarerrlM. pec. J.
j Mint, Dec. t. .
I 3""' cow. Dec. l.
i wrrie.Dec .
Cherries. r. ta
Pears. Jan, C. nil.
Gooseberries and
Jan ' 12
Cora, Jan. 20. ' .
Celery, Jan. 27. '
Spinach. Feb. 5.
Onions. Feb. 10.
PoUtoes. Feb. 17.
Ilees. Feb. 24.
Mining. March 2.
Goats. March ,
Beans, March 1. '
Paved highways. March 2J.
Broccoli, March SO. - -:
Silos. April 6.
Ugu met. April 12.
Airptrarus, April 20.
April, 27,. -
Currants,
prug garden. May 4.
Sugar beefs. May 11.
Sorghum May IS- v
Cabbage, May 25.
Poultry and Pei S$ock. June 1.
Land, June 8.
DehydraUon, June 15.
Hops, June 22. .
Wholesale and Jobbing, Jane
29.'- v .
Cucumbers, July 6. ;
Hogs, July 13. ' - .
. City beautiful, flower and
bulbs. July 20.
Schools. July 27.
Sheep, Aug. 3 .
National Adwertising, Aug. 10.
Seeds. Aug. 17.
Livestock. Aug. 24. "
Automotive Industry. Aug. 21.
Grain and Grain Products.
Sept. 7. , : ;
Manufacturing. Sept. 14.
Woodworking and other things,
Sept. 21. t
Psner Mill. Sent. 28.
(Back copies of Salem (Slogan
editions of The 'Daily Oregon
Statesman ara cin hatiL' They are
for sale at 10c each, mailed to
NOT DEBATE
Cancel Contest With Saiera
- Negative Team for
January 28
Word was yesterday received
from the principal of the Stayton
high school that they would; be
unable to take part " In the state
debating league and would1 be
forced to cancel their debate with
the Salem negative team which
was to have been held in Stayton
on Jan. 28.
This withdrawal will necessi
tate a change In the triangular
schedule for this district and it
may be possible that Salem will
be unable to secure another op
ponent for this first1 triangular
contest, and will be forced' to
hold a dual with Oregon City.
Mr. Nelson, of the local school,
sent a letter to A. E. Youel; in
whose hands is the responsibility
for the schedules, requesting that
an effort be made to secure an
other opponent.
This will in no way interfere
with the debate to be held! here
Jan. 28, between .the Oregon ity
negative and the Salem atflrma
tive.
questing that no change be mida
in the present teacher's tenure in
Portland. The petition was
signed by Mrs. Jennie Richardson
a lepre&entativ- of the council.
Only ICS of the Portland teach
era were not. parties' to the peti
tion. : : .
SILVEHTOtf WEWS
in the- near future.
While tearing out a cress walk
la ihe dOF town section yester
day, workmen found goia
Imbedded in the drt under the
walk.
P .P.'Crabtree. farmer who
resides near Stayton, had the m la-
fortune to receive-a broken arm
this mernmg while attempting to
crank his Ford.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kimsey of
Macleay were visiting at the home
of C. C. Nott and wife the first of
tha week.
Ptoperty Escaping
Taxation May Be Cut
cn vppTnv n-. T. t 1 Vacant nronertr belonging to
(Special to The Statesman ) Mrs. churches, hospitals and other sim
Teachers Request No
Change in Tenure Law
Alma Tarvend who has been 111 at
the hospital for sometime, was re
moved to her home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hatteburg
motored to Jefferson to spend' the
week-end as guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Tingastad. Alfred
Jensen and WUie Bybwik motored
down Sunday morning and all re
turned to - Silverton Sunday eve
ning.
. Mrs. S.; Lorenzon Is , III at the
sanitarium at Portland.
Mrs. Alvln Williams went to
Portland Tuesday morning to
liar Institutions, will not. escape
taxation as freely as at present If
a bill that has been Introduced
by Senators' Hume, Strayer and
Jones becomes law. Property be
longing to there Institutions on
which.no buildings are located is
now subject to taxation. bat as
sessors are in the habit of leaving
it off the tax rolls. The bill pro
vides that assessors roust put 'it
on the rolls when requested to do
so by any taxpayer. The prop
erty on which buildings of church,
hospital and other similar oraan-
fxSi! Lame fecit
Rnb backache. IoxrnBaga. Soreness
j and stjjjncjs away-Try (his!
A netitlon from the Federated
Teachers' council of Portland,
rnntainlnc 1191 names was'ure-
Back hurt you? Can't straight-1 the pain. It Is" perfectly harmless
ana aoesn t ourn or atscoior iu
skin. i ' . "
Limber up! Don't suffer! Get
a smsll trial bottle from any drug
store, and after using it just once.
you'll forget that you ever had
backache,- lumbago or sciatica, be
cause your, back will nerer hurt or
causa any more misery. It never
dhisppoints and has been .recom
en . up . Without sudden pains,
sharp aches and twinges? Now lis
ten! That's lumbago, sciatica or
maybe from a strain." and. you'll
get blessed relief the moment you
rub. your back with soothing, pen
etrating '"St. Jacobs Oil." Nothing
else" takes out soreness. lameness
and stiffness so quickly. You
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