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THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY-17,1021
The Salem District Should Raise a Great Many More Bushels of Potetofes AimusiK
ly, and Her Potatpefs Should Be of a Much Higher Grade, Bringing Better Prices
TIIE OREGON STATESilAN SALEM. OREGON
'J
THE BIG FUTURE OF OUB POTATO
IS IN CERTIFIED STUCK
TRY
California,1 Washington and Idaho AreNot Able to Grow
- Their Own Seed and Oregon Potato Growers Can
Make Big Profits and Build Up Sure Markets By Giv
ing Especial Attention to This Phase of the Industry
Certified Potato Stock as Important as Pure Bred
And Pedigreed Live stock. .
(The following article, written
for the Salem Blown columns of
The Statesman last year, -by
George R. Hyslop. professor of
(arm crops at the Oregon Agricul
tural college, aenerves tne care
fa! reading of every, one In the
Balem district who Is Interested
to potato growing. - It suggests
waya to stabilize our potato indus
... aholntelr: wars that, if fol
lowed generally, will send buyers
to thla district year after year,
buyers anxious to take at remun
erate prices all the potatoes we
ran spare, for seed purposes and
for the best trade. Our growers
caa build up a reputation that
will allow them to establish a
standard of quality, commensurate
with Sunklxt oranges or Mistland
cranes. Following Is the article: )
Why Is the average yield of
Oregon potatoes cnly a little over
109 bushels i an acrei
tffcy do so many people object
to the potatoes grown In the
"... . i '
. Why is It hard to get good seed
potatoes m many aistrictsT
ThMA ira live Questions in Mar
ion county and in the Willamette
valley, and there is a solution for
them. -I '-'
The low yields are due to two
tfctnra: 1) Door stands: (21 low
yields from ! the hill because of
poor seed. ! ,
Plant notatoes In rows 3 L feet
apart and 1 feet apart in the
row and It makes a stand of near-
lr 11.000 'nlants an acre. ."". On
thla basis bflls weighing .the am
i onnts given below will yield the
return in tha riant hand column:
Weight of Hill. Yield per acre
4. 10.9 oz.. , ;120 bu.
1 pound ? - ,178 bu.
N3' pound 534 bu.
Si Daimd.. r 890 bu.
Rmarka: Better than our 4
ver -average. 1916-19.
In other words, two notatoes of
tmall market size is the average
kill if we get a stand. Two good
market notatoes or - one pound
rive iia what we consider a rood
crop. Three pounds per hill rep
reaent a bumoer cron. vet the
vrltpr has keen 15-DOnnd hills.
and, THERK IS A KrJUUUUEiu
TIELd IX. SCOTLAND-Or MORE
THAK 5nflO THTSHEL.8 AN ACRtT.
Tin nnr notato hills actually aV'
rage 10.9 ounces? I think they
do a. little better than that, but
there. are not 11.000, plants an
trra nr a ' Uil aland. ' ,
Wkv la there onlv from SO to 83
pr cent of a stand In so many
fieMs? : ' '
There ar e several reasons. (1)
Tnn amatl momA rlpC' f21 dlS-
neA ad; tit noorlv orenared
vied bed: (4 Improper nlanting.
MDecUlly with the "picker" type
nf nlantara hn ant rODrlV ad
Jutted and watched; 5) careless
tultlvation. , ' - v
Tna .mall aeed niece la Often
without an eye, and. so falls to
aura ifrnnr Til ant Often the
imall piece dry out and do not
orost at ail- Seed pieces tor av
eraca toll ahould weizh 1 to 2
ouoceg and carry at least two eves.
ihould not be split, bnt should be
tut tiff frnm tha nntata so it will
"feign-1 to 2 ounces and be
planted with the rest of the piec-,.-
Thla nnanllt blossom end
Blaaa la Ik. ka. n1or.m SnA aVanAC
lal mention is made of this since
nearly every one splits it ana au
ira. if ,
8ome even cut off this end and
discard it. .
: Tha flratnii ctMrlmant atation
at Corvallls believes as the result
ft experiments, that It Is the
highest yielding piece of the po-
tfl ta f A at Oa A win wwiro m
Diseased seed results in the
early, death of many nlants ana
even , in a complete failure to
prout. This makes many a thla
Hand. .
Planting Is responsible for
lT.ll It V nAAV attatufa-
Many growers get better stands
with the two-man'Lor "pocket"
trpe of,lbeTplanter than they do
NEEDS, and don't seem to be able
to ao so.
The Oregon Agricultural col
lege will gladly undertake to in
spect from 100 to 23D potato
fields in Marion county, and. oth
er counties this year, even though
ine neia may ue only nan an
acre. This is in order that there
may be a start at leastof good
seed for another crop.
Certified seed will increase our
yields, and put our potatoes in
the market at a premium. .
Geo. R. Hyslop.
ARTHUR
GiROD
8,
. DOWN Oil ROUTE
PAY ILL
MAKES
POTATOES
Raleigh, who was never in Vir- the ancient Peruvian nation and
i i i . . f i . .
iiiii. - i oas iiuinfd iimuH mc Mine im-
They were brought to New Eng- portance in other parts of the
land from Ireland in the 18th
century bence tho "Irish" pota
to. The "Complete Gardiner," a
work published in America in
1719. did tint mention rmtatrta
In 1771 only two varieties were
mentioned in the most important
world
years. i
The Instinctive nreiudiee
aralnut new seed nlanta nrevented
any general utilization of the po
tato in Europe ror over iwo cen
turies, and it did not begin to be
iiirunuucu in me nvii iuitunui i luiirn, nu it uiu uui mfeiu w
English work on gardening, and I gTown as a crop tntil the period
it. tj a i i 1 . . I m . cMAMmk .AlnllAa V.n
nicy - were considered cdiciit is ui ion ( icucu cuiuiiuu.
m . . . . . I . MA. . A m
with the "one-man" nr nlrkr
planters. This is n rob It due to
letting the points get dull or j
short or clogged, and to uneven j
seed, but nevertheless it results
in rather frequent Door stands. .
Some nlanta ar rultlratpd out
and as a result of the above lb sa
cs, as well as gopher and other ro
dent damage, many a field arrives
at narvest time witn less man i
per cent of a stand and conse
quently a poor yield.
Why the low yields per hill?
Principally because of nnor need
stock and disease. Too many peo
ple nave sold away tneir marxei
size and have fooled themselves
into thinking that little potatoes
sorted out ox me gooa ones are
seed. '
When wv want to develon a
fine breed of hogs, do we sort out
the runts and off-types and scrubs
andt keen them for foundation
stock?
On your life, we do not.
VVa Won lha nnf we want the
stnok to h like: Therefore if we
want potatoes that are big enough
to, sell we will have to plant some
of that kind after they are cut
to the right size.
Another reason for low hill
yields is disease in the seed
.twv Ttlackler. rhlzoctonla.
curly dwarf, mosaic and wilt all
take their toll and result in un-
nrndnrtlVA nlanta. .
Last year the Oregon Agricul
tural college, co-operating with
tha TTnttttl States department of
agriculture, secured a lot of the
hRt recoznlzed teed lots of the
state and planted - them under
comparable conditions at the sta
tion af Corvallis. -
Tha. Tloldn varied from 17 to
9 hnahoia n acre. Some dif
ference, and largely determined
by good and poor seed siock.
Tn mit thla situation the col
lege proposes to Inspect-and cer
tifv fiid nnre enough and free
enough from,dtseae,.Jp, ma,kejgpo
seed.-
TV nlan l aa follows:
a . -' - m
done will make application to the
niioiro in, fioid tnanections. The
college expert will examine the
fields and point out mixtures
diseased plants to the grower. If
v f,A ta auul'pnnnch he will
c ., f-y " .
recommend to me grower icv
'riiaoaaod nianta be removed be-.
u iil.iii ui snrpad to other
plants or get too well established
In iha anil .
Wh. Anao a nnultrvmaa uu
... t-1 1- .... a . i-
Wlin a sicav (bticu . -
fT.n.tiv .iinMAff it a neaa. anu
dispose of it o the rest will not
nntroll th disei.B6.
What does tho potato grower
usually do in a similar situation;
He, strange to say. usuauy
the disease spread ajia muiupij.
t at or tnTMc.tlons are complet
ed, and if the diseases and mix-
, . rne-HMl out suiiicienny
IUI " n .
,nd the , field Is nearly enoagu
disease tree, a bin Inspection is
made and. ir silcV?i7i.v
i i. fi-DTinFti TO UK TRLE
nrr VAUIKTY nnd t3 be PREI
FROM SERIOUS AMOUMS ui
It may be necessary o
a lignt iee to cmi V ' .VIkI
r thla work, bntlthe
the financial situ
ation will be relieved so the ser
vice can be renaerea wunoui --
inr growers to pay anyxnmg iu
It Ataaa,
By following out mis p n
farmer gets acquainted with the
j. -a hat - control and
ri aae-Jia biiu mvt
eradication and so hullds up di
When this Is done we will get
better stands and yields.
People will like tfnc potatoes
better for the. table stock. ' -
... .m k. aMa to find eoou
V fS wilt tro m -w "
l tnrtmtrnn rrOWCn.
We will be awe to ".f"-:."-and
disease free teed to W ashing
Pgllfnrnli. Aa
ton. laauu anu - -- -k-SNE
OF THEM JS PRODUCING
pvniT.H FOR .Ttltilli uw.i
He Uses a Fordson Tractor and He Subscribes For The
Statesman and He Has Some Pointers4 that All the
Farmers in This Section Will Do Well to Heed For the
Good of Themselves and the Country.
Editor Statesman:
1 .will try and help you for
your potato slogan in Thursday's
Statesman. ,
I have raised potatoes for mar
kept for many years, aud as a rule
hare been lQcky; it has always
been a paying crop for me.
. In the year 1920 I had eleven
acres, all Burbank variety. Some
I nlantd about Anrll 1. The
yield was about 100 bushels per
acre. : l bad a good stand, out
on account of the severe frost,
they only made a little over 100
bushels per acre, but received 3 V
cents a pound for tne crop. Tne
balance I nlanted between May
15 and 25. They yielded about
170 bushels per acre for market.
plus the culls. There were very
few - culls. I began dieting late
Dotatoes by September 1. and
completed by November 1. Sold
as I dug. and so received from
21 cents a pound to 1 U cents a
pound. I did not peddle, but sold
wagon lots. I pick my seed very
carefully and prepare my ground
in fine shape. If you don't spare
your work More planting-it will
not require very much cultiva
tion.
P. S. Thanks to mv Fordson
tractor for the splendid condition
ol the soil at time or planting,
and also in the fall on account of
the very great abundance of rain
could never have had all my
grain sown before December 1.
and my potatoes dug and sold and
received the highest market nrice.
I believe in tractors, u yon want
to keep your boys on the farm,
and raise big crops. I hope the
above may help some of your
readers. By the way. I have been
a subscriber of The Statesman for
30 years. Yours respectfully,
ARTHUR GIROD.
Salem, Or., route 8 box -123.
food for swine and cattle
Thorp arp hundred nf varltle.
there might easily be thousands
tor a single seed bail may pro
ducft mav varieties and a nartic
ular variety may only be propa
gated from the tubers.
The potato ( Solan um tuberos
um) is allied to reveral powerful
narcotic, ahch aa tobacco, hen-
I bane and belladonna, as well as to
oiner escuienis. men as iomaiu,
egg plant and capsicum.
The English people use pota-
t npx In mnr, v.ivn nfrhan than
- - j f w
the Americans though they do
not in this respect quite approach
tha Italians in their use of corn
tnr rhrl A. Dana said the
cooks of Rome knew 1000 differ
ent ways to cook and serve corn.
thn It had tn ba forced On the
nubile by nersistent efforts of the
French philanthropist. Parmen-
t.er. wbo demonuratea us xooa
possibilities by establishing a
large number of soup kitchens
for tbe poor in fans.
Potato soup still bears me
nam nf Parmentier a homely
memorial, but one that might not
be ungrateful to a philantbropist.
Historically speaking, me gen
eral utilization of the potato is
still relatively recent. Less than
a century ago it was still consid
ered something- of a novelty am
ong the farmers of tne unnea
States. Thus. In 1856. we find
in the American Agriculturist the
fol'owlng statement:
I have worked a farm over
...... V. w Attlt1v,tAll AAlt
j " - ----- - f j I a, ai u u uaic vuiwvmii a-"-
The English raise potatoes in hot toM mor OT i.. every vear. Fif
houses extensively, and contrive J ty years ago little was thought of
to have them fresh all the year I thia root. A row or two were
through
The eold of the Indies was the
attraction that led Columbus to
sail westward, that carried cor
tez to Mexocn and Pizarro to Pe
ru. Tbe Incas bad large stores oi
nlantpd on the outside of corn
fields, or In some corner of a lot
unfit for anything else. Ten to
15 bushels was an ample supply
for a family. There is a great
difference between then and now
the precious metal, representing, as regards this crop, for potatoes
.av 1 ula Inn. of I M. - AW Aa am at M fmt f tTl TTt
no Qouui, ine actuiuuiuvu uuw uw wi uvtv
tnanv tfan n rlftti Th rant 11 TO ot I Btlt hrfllirhA Of ft CrlCtlltlirC9
1 In 1911: ahont 400.000.000 bu-
out Europe. Spain became for a ahels of potatoes were being pro-
BETTED GEW1SHAVE DONE TRE BEST',; I
FOR B. S. THURSTON OF JEFFERSOil 0 J
EDS
US
And the Reader Should be Informed That Mr. Thurston
Is One of the Most Successful Growers of Fine Pota
toes in This Entire District and Has Made a Fortune
.In the Industry and Expects to Continue jn.That LeV
Editor Statesman:
Gentlemen: 'Yours of the 5th
came In a busy time for us. Will
try to answer now and be as brief
as possible. It any one is Inter
ested and has any qnestlona to ask
we win try ana answer later, inrst
is to have a good rich loam soil
that never geta too wet and that
by frequent cultivations from the
time the ground Is first plowed la
early spring until the .young po
tatoes are oi a size to maae a crop
without -further work and so it
will bold moisture enougn to keep
the fines in a thrifty condition;
one very Important thine 1 K.
there la a shower In aummer like
last summer to stir the ground
antra ana not let a eruai torm. 11
the eroo commences to turn dark
green on top and yellow next to
thai rronnd too early In aummer.
then the crop will be short or
NEED OF STARDARDIZAT1 IN
PRODUCING POTATOES IS URGENT
The "Last in the Bin Method oi Seed Selection Must Be
Tabu; Absolutely; and the Burbank Type Only Is Now
Wanted For the Table and the Netted Gem is Best of
These; and No Round Potatoes Are Wanted At AH;
Make a Uniform Standard of Production of High
Quality, and You Will Have No Trouble in Marketing.
with a favorabla change In weath
er the young spuds will eommeaee
to grow and send out knot mza
damage the grade of tbe crop. Ev itative
ery weed allowed to grow In. the riftM
field lessens the crop. .Destroy
all weeds so the spuds can hare
all the moisture all for their ova
use. Be Tery; careful that yru.
plant good ' clean seed la t.ioA
ground clean of potato diseases.
The market rarles some la de- '
mand for the difTerent kinds or KlUUi
spuds tut Netted Gems and ECr-.
banks are always at tha topprIte ,
for table stock and1 aeedV whdo
most other kinds ar hard to ntA IriRro
la orf yeara-llke thla one. Tha f "If
Netted Gem does the best for-ui On
of any kind that we have plan tad.
Tour truly. !3 ,
B. 8. THURSTON;..
Jefferson. Or Feb. 12. It 21. v
j' 1 labors
to the above, about 500 pounds ance In the Jury box. made ttf? n
time the wealthiest nation of Eur- h need ananaliy In j the United I per acre of nitrate of soda, ap- I gestlons that - women Jnrpc,nt .
ope. and this was ascribed to the SUtes, and the world's crop of plied broadcast, la three or tour should be compensated for-! 7J"
roM of Peru. potatoes -was estimated at more light applications early In the sea- ruption ot their household routine
w - I - a . . aWI . . mm. I ... a m.m a. M . - a. V HK HIT
son. it must not ne usea later, land mat "iignt reiresumcnii
as it will reurd maturity., , . should be served during the ?f-i,
vating onions Is Tery high, and it Those In the court room aera- L.Jlzl
must ne oorne in mina mat 111. . . ,.m 0
costs no more to cultivate a crop the P?U, ctf"p nder
that yields 800 bushels per acre I men telling their true ages. J Union of
than It does to cultivate a crop mow ram wusqui bwicudic w:-pufTett
. 1. . .i.ij. 1 a,.. 1..V.I. I It.llAM l. . vn m t .nfnH.fnr fflrl am. mm.
Wten land Is in good condition I of the noval procedure. One was
f . v. I. mtwr I , ..J m A . I
. . . . J W f M V. 1 -
year 10 year, oreu uuiu While. In the cases heard ear-me ses-
owa as early In the spring as the the opninr aay the major- 5 avail-
land can be woraea.. ir lntenaea ,ty f the Terdicts were ot'riaUons
for had cultivation, tow ln rows .y - migtnta. both men arad.ge lev-
12 to 14 Inches apart, and if for omenMd tne,r eouoael seemed appro-
horae cultivation ncne to berelncUnt to have womea'siuer cent
apart, t requires from three to . inirment.'ln their eases. It unex-
slx pounds ot seed per acre noticeable that men defend- not an-
Fl,t tT V11 lH L money particular sought, through
Sel.in? to get onet th mlnf repeated challenge to. pr.trt.02 rep-
Weil ayem U a;V iW I Ih.l, Kln mtA aa tnrnra. X n maa-
good books pubiisned la rererence - 1
0 tne prouuciion 01 aim crop. i 1
tn Z Kn tha, Kmi baw1 and I hoodwinked and bamboozled, toget and
seed loses its vitality after the overlook technicalities and go osearlngs
a l.,..ai,i, .?' Vi a, T.,i rt tV' various
Iiril TCir. I -" i a a M. m -. M
- . . . . . & av I . . 1 . M .
fr. a Tirtva ta innmiiiHi wo torn i nnnw winr bi aa.ui an woniaua..
Statesman by The Chas, H. Ullrlwho had been challenged andm- as yet
Co.. Seattle. Anyone desiring 1 eased. ... -.- n7 t
. . 1. 1 . 1 la (nwll.il tH I ... tn.tlAn.
nut icrn held another treas- than 6.000.000 bushels which
Ma fnr the I moana that If tht notato CTOO Of
. tr-. than th r1il- I tha wnrlri had hepn divided eOUal-
en booty of Pizarro. ly, there would have been enough
Carrvinr the ootato to Europe to give eacn innaoitani 01 me
was an event of much more pro- J earth about four bushela of po
found significance in relation to j tatoes. -
the subsequent history ot me uy me same na. me auuu.i
world than sending tne inca gda now arouna o.uvu.uw.uvw uu.
V " . - . f a.l.tA
But nobody understood me vai- Tne vaiue 01 a in&ie
n a of the notato. and its Peruvian croo wMch exceeds that of all the
..I lr. .... ..nanll f nrnttan he. I rnld that the COnQUerOrt tOOk
.... 1.. -.in. ka.. m a wall irnown i t mm in, inrjii.
Instead of Peruvian poUtoes, So much for the romance of me
we call them Irish notatoes. potato; or shall we call It me
Tlie potatoes was me oasis oi i epic oi vuc
THE VEGETABLE .GARDEN AI SOME
IRT IMPORTANT RULES Of SUCCESS g
Editor Statesman: .
There is an old saying. "Have
something' that the world wants
and though you may dwell In the
heart of the forest mere will be
a beaten path to your door."
Today the greatest proDiem
facing the fruit and vegetable
growing Industry is that of mar
keting, anff the standardization
of these products Is acknowledged
to be one of the most important
phases of that problem, but while
standardization is generally taa
en to mean the establishment of
suitable standards of quality
which will include such regula
tions concerning tbe digging,
handling, sortinav sizing and
picking as" will insure a uniform
standard productive or nign quai
iiv it is enuallv. imnortant. bow-
ever, that standardization be ap
plied to the production 01 mis
crop.
The diversity In varieties and
chapes and the difference be
tween the early and late crop
must be recognized, out an en
deavor'should be made to plant
only varieties for which there. Is
a demand, and then to plant only
seed true to type ana 01 varieties
w hich have proven best for your
locality and soil.
The result of such metnoa is to
rtandardize these few varieties of
pure strains and eventually make
th9 section widely Known as pro
ducing certain varieties to a high
degree of perfection, and in large
quantities then you win nave
the buyers coming to you, and
win titror lack a market.
.
Today Oregon is proaucing zy
or 30 itferent varieties, when
the demand W tor oniy nve r
six. " '.
Fnr table numoses the demand
is for the Burbank type; that is.
the long, white -varieties. The
Netted Gem Is the best of these
and it runs truer to type than
tbe Burbank. Tbe Burbank is
always good if you get pure seed.
and tbe Pride 01 Muitnoman is a
good shipper.
For seed purposes the demand
Is for Garnets. Red Rose, White
Rose or British Queen and Am
erican Wonders.
There Is no demand for the
round varieties, such as Gold
Coin. Rivals. Bliss, Irish Cobblers,
etc.. and it is a waste of tlma and
money to produce them. It la fr
better, and you will be money
ahead It you feed what you have
on hand or dump them out in the
snrins and buv other seed.
On account ot tbe shortage 01
s?ed last year, and the unusual
demand, growers wera forced to
resort to the "last in the bin"
method of seed selection, and the
result Is about 20 dlirerent vari
and nf a oualUy that will
not sell; and that is what we
must guard against this year, as
it is useless to produce varieties.
there Is no market lor.
It cannot be said that market
demands are unreasonable. Tb
standard demanded by the
wholesale dealer are not to be
feared. It Is his business to
study the market, and he knows
what the consumer wants. The
great class of buyers ask only
for a e-rade of notatoes which is
sound, free from culls or waste
stock, and of good average size,
and when this is realized it will
give the buyer and seller a foun
dation on which tp deal with a
better understanding and mutual
confidence.
F. E. MANGIS.
Of Mangis Bros.
Salem. Or.. Feb. 15. 1921.
DATES OF SLOGANS IN AILY. STATESMAN
(In Twice-a'-Week Statesman Following Day) '
V Drug' garden, Iay 5. ;
1 o . Kuti Mav 12. -
O U A 1 - . .
SorghunMay 19. It
r.i.v. rra r. 26.-
Poultry and Pet Stock. June 2
Land, June 9.
Dehydration, June 16. ,
11... Tuna 93. :
Wholesale and 'Jobbing, June
Loganherriea, Oct,, 7, ' " ..
Prnes, Oct. 14.
Dairying, Oct. 21.
Flax, Oct. 28. ' .
Albert, Nov. 4.
Walnuts. Nov. 11. ,
Strawberries. Nov. 18. -PPles,
Nov. 23.
t Raspberries. Dec. 2.
Mint. Dec. 9.
Great cows, Dec. IK. -Wackberrles.
Dec. 23. ,A
j Uerrics. Bee. 30.
Pears, Jan. 6. 1921.
Gooseberries and Currants, Jan.
.'Jan. 20. j ,
- p!lery, Jan. 27.
?RP'nach, Feb, 3.
nlong,Feb. 10.
. otatoes. Fell. 17. -
Feb. 24.
, 'nlng. March 3.
Goats, March 10. '
eans, March 1 7.
J'avcd highwaysMarch 24.
Wroccoii, Marcr 31.
v SUos, April 7. 1
Legumes. April 14.
Asparagus. April 21.
V.iapes, April 28.
IE EPIC OF THE LOWLY SPUD AS
TOLD Of IN EDITORIAL LAST YEAR
t Must Be -Remembered That Plants Are Living Things
And That They Must Breathe, Drink and Eat; borne
Good Advice to Onion Growers, Submitted by The
a
Chas. H. Lilly Co., of Seattle. . , , .
seed or information Is Invited to ,
write them.)
Almost anyone can Dlant seeds.
and it he does not treat them too
cruelly, they will grow, hut to be
successful gardener, requires
aVill. knowledge and exoerience. It
must be remembered mat plants
are living things, mat mey
breathe, drink and eat. that if
theit surroundings are congenial.
h- will thrive, hut if uncongen
ial, they will struggle along be
tween life and death, and altbougn
they may finally reach maturity,
they will never reach the state of
perfection which will make me
gardener proud 01 ms acmeve-
me'nt.
Plants are almost human, and
it is sometimes surprising that
they thrive as well aa they do un
der adverse conditions. Be sure to
have good seed. There is little
danger of getting poor seed from
reliable seedsmen wno test an
seeds sold. Never buy cheap seed.
The little that you save Is Insig
nificant compared with a crop
Vallnr.
Uinr nor anna aeem to tnlnK
that ikA mnat crrow recardless of
how, where or wben pianiea. uue
in seed Is wonderfully persistent,
Knf Shr are some obstacles that
tt rannnt overcome. In nearly
every case of failure, the failure
is attributed to poor seea. out in
99 cases in every 100 me cause i
carelessness in planting or unfav
orable conditions of soli or water.
Ot course some poor seed Is sold,
but if you purchase tested seed
from a reliable seedsman, you will
never have a failure on that ac-
,nnnt .
Frequent causes of failure, are
planting too early, too deep, or
too late. The thorough prepara
tion ot the soil Is of the greatest
importance. Do not siirnt 11. ex
pecting to remedy It by cultivation
'tor thm bai la niantea. uo not
be satisfied to have the surface
h nacked firmly over -the seed.
especially when the soil is light,
ivi not nlant- too thickly, then
as soon as the plants are large
enough to get-noia 01 mem. mm
them severely, leaving plenty ot
tMin ror them to crow in
may eem heartless to pull so
many good plants, out it 'is oi-ii-
tn have one cood plant than
several weak spindly ones. Com
mence cultivating as soon as the
plants are large enougn, wo ibi
nn ran follow th row. It will
. a a r a
nay to have a ,wneeiea cuiuvur,
. a
for you can do neiier won wua
Women- Jurors soon will Jbe,ncuon.
called to decide libel ' actions. T
breach ot promise suits, others the ex.
(n, f.laa ImnHtnfimMt ani 'a a- .
sault la tbe London Jaw eourta.r" D1
and also win mace tneir nrst apc "
pearance as jurors in tna jDivcrTWk
court. - v ;ood ci
They have been slttinr luron. an
ore la some of Ihe countlea-Unmmlttei
England lor some monma. mwr
TT... .a. ... .... aV a . -
It Ue Much AnxietV DiSDlaYed reading the dlcUonary- .Twof the de-
I " . ' .'. - I throat narM twtA I
ENGLISH WOWIEII
SERVE Oil JURY
ai
By Women As By Men
To Avoid service
liivnox. Feb. 7. Excuses of
fered by women who for the first
time have Just been called to alt
for you can ao oeiier wor wu . ln old jjaiiey. the
a very smau w. .... . t u
three pages, selected at random,.
win oe touna to conuia a auooilon of
rrlalnr amount of fnterestlna fici
and comment for any man. -nojoeo.
m,IIa4 Kaw 1 aa m mA ki'n ta
Of course, the subjects are a- hltgo.
disconnected. ' . resident
than you can with a hand hoe.
Alwava cultivate as soon as the
rnnnrl la dry enough to work.
after each rain, or each time that
n hav Irrirated. SbailOW cul
tivation la best, not more than
n inrh Wn if the soil has been
properly prepared before plant-
n,iri'i . moat famoua criminal
.nnrt excited a cood deal 01
laughter la that usually seoate
nlacil
w .
Tarentv-four womea were sum-
mnn.iH for ftirv service In crimi
nal cases and mixed Juries were
formed with. In at least one case.
a woman serving as roreworaaa.
properiy y en - 1 a woman serving m iurwwuu
Ing. This will keep the soil be- charges Included murder, ar-
1 i La, a tnarlr mawllAVT And I . t M .
low tbe dust mark, mellow ana
mniat rfnrinr the entire season.
rtoa. in mind that the main
purpose of cultivation Is the con
servation of moisture and culti
vate so frequently and thorough
ly that rdi will not have a
chance to start
nn mil manilaaahtcr.
The women appeared quite as
anxious as men to avoid service
on the Juries. .
I'm too nervous. was me
plea of one.
i'Tm -nt aironr minaea
and
30. ,
Cucumbers, July 7.
Hogs, July 14.
City Beautiful, flowers
bulb, July 21.
Schools, July 28.
Caaaii Alia- 4."
Xatlonal Advertising, Aug. 11
Seeds. Aug. 18."
Livestock. Aug. 25. . "
inifimniifK Industry. Sept. I
f.min and Grain Products.
I Sept. 8. t
Woodworking and other things.
Sept. 22.
Taper Mill, sept. zv.
(fltack copiea of Salem Slogan
.iiiina f The.. Daily Oregon
Statesman are on hand. They are
for nale.at 10c, each, mailed to
any address.) .
The Wide World Knew Nothing of the Potato a Little
Over a Hundred Years Ago, and They were uniy
Emerging Into Great Popularity in Lincoln's Time,
While Now They Are the Great and Outstanding Veg
etable Crop of the Entire Earth.
(Th. rnilnwinif was nart of the
editorial on potatoes in the Sa
lem slogan issue or line oia.es
man of last year:) I
The Bible does not mention po
tatoes.
Julius Caesar nevett saw a po
tato. . . . .
Probably :George Washington
never ate one.
Abraham Lincoln no doubt ie
notatoes: but they were in his
time only emerging into great
wttmlar line as an escuieni irom
their lowly estate as feed for
bom and rattle.
Johnson'a . CjrcIopedU ays me
nAtstn la a nallvA of tWe elevated
tropical valleys of Mexico, Chill
ati1 Ppril.
They were brought to Spain
from Peru in the aixteenth ccn
tiirv they had been rrown there
in the wonderful ancient gardens
that would by comparison have
matin tha, hatiziiia cardens of Ba
bylon look like 30 cents; before
I be Incas rose to power.
Potatoes were introduced Into
Virginia from Florida by Span
ish explorer. anJ into Great Brl-
l.ln frnm Virflnil. bv Sir John
tiairirina. In tbouxh credit
la usually assigned to Sir Walter
smooth, while there are lumps! in their prime
ance to start. " . I -month.' aald another. She was
innihnr imnortant thing. Is to I ....j "i m
. .. ...al I vawutvu. ' T -
gather your vegetaoies wnue Others pleaded Inability to
are crisD and fresh. One of the . houaework. shonolng. bual-
most common errors Is that they ne8g care tf babies or sought to
are allowed to (become old or eTaje gerTice on the ground of
.1.. KAfnr. hoinr taxed. V PE- 1 ..... m . W . wiam-
i-Tti I 'v uv .w. c - . .lltlCir OWU JllUTrs ur A um I. VI AUU
etables gatnered aunng tne ne.i DerB of tbelr ftmnies.
.a aw.' J na.ar aa Ttna I ... . . a.i
Ol iu uaj c o-
quality as those gathered early
in th morninz. nor can wmeu
vegetables be refresbeneo oy or
dinary methods. Radishes be
come woody and pithy, lettuce be
comes bitter, peas are 'hard and
a poor flavor when they get old.
Never plant more vegetables ot
any one kind than can be used
up while they are stui iresu ana
I know one thing we women
win do." said one lurrwoman at
ir amine- m the court for a halt
hour. "We will make, the lawy
ers wear clean wlga and have bet-
tpr manners.
Others, after their first appear-
beneath. The spaces between the
Inmnt fnr the air to circulate in
waste and - moisture, for mere
is the home of the delicate nine
root of the plant, and a son oea
must be prepared for them.
By all means, nave too sruuuu
thoroughly pulverized, granulated,
and smooth. make the rows
straight. If the ground is wet.
beds may be raised oy caium
pains a lew incnes urei
thom fnr drainace. but otherwise
the garden should be left flat.
Do net plant too eariy. a iew
wAcrAtahiaa anrh as radishes.
onions, spinach and peas. nir b
planted as soon as tne grouna
in proper condition to work, but
most other seeds should not be
planted until the weather Is set
tled and the ground Is warm, so
that the plants will start to grow
.MMrt and keen on growing.
Often a few Teal cold days will
give them a set back that mey
vrll! never recover from.- Do not
Dlant too- deeply.
An nld rale to olant to a
rff-pth of five times the diameter
THE W1NF0RD
ELECTRIC
BROODER
Is aBctter Brooder, an
Enomical Brooder, .
Time and -Worry Saver
and the First Cost ,
Less -
Four weeks work and
attention necessary to
operate an oil-burner U
summed up in one TURN
of the switch. ";:
WHEN A WINFORD 13
i USED v ?
D. A. WHITE 8c SONS-
SALJl. UliLUU.N
tioo
fn buii-
H7S.50.
0.
ha. $20,-
00.
iaaloner.
00.
kx-latlon.
tbllc la
bile la-
sl.tanti.
kibllc ln-
ds, etc
pal edu-
unicula.
the deaf
for the
on-
anfh ln-
101-281.
The Onion
Vnr mnnr nniona. sets are ken-
erally planted in rows abour 12
- j i.ktib. anarr ann anoux. uo
and a half Incnes apart in iw
row. This will give very early
m.n nnlo'SI.
T . . . .
For dried onions, seea is uwu.
I, ..nnlr.. a rich. Well-
Minii.iniin. N'o other soil
should, be used If it can possibly
be avoided. The una snouia oe
very rich and it is absolutely nec
essary that It ahould have raised
a hoed crop the previous season.
It Is a mistake to attempt to grow
onions on weedy or rundown land.
To get the best results a heavy
top dressing ot well rotted barn
yard manure ahould be well
worked Into the soil. After this
a complete commercial fertlllier
containing a large proportionof
potash should be used. This
should be sown broadcast at the
rate of 1.000 pounds per acre. If
the land has been In a high stalo
of cultivation the commercial fer
tlllier may replace the barnyard
mannr On Inn soli, however.
must be very rich. The most sue-
of the se?d. The earth should cessful growers nse. tn addition
twwwwggs
-v
N 087.
Seed Prices for 1921 '
Our reirM m FIRST HAND CJtOWTJtS maVUa a
I agaiai offer Mf choic atraiaa mt Vag 41U SaoaU at
Pra-War Pricea. All th pplar Lilly quality aaaaa
re lUUd in mut 1121 SeW Aaaaal at
BEET t I two-.
CARROT I KM rirtM.n
RUT AA AAA 1
. ai4
SPECIALS FOR 1921
nltiW cU.aa THE ACME Or rERFIXTlO. S- mm
mr--m f fall aVaactlatt rrtrmd aaUcttaaa.'
WRITE far j Lilly' Ammmmt N. JS. )
TODAY 1 WkIi::CarV- at I-ll.t.- A -tcar. wtU
THE CHAS. H. LILLY CO.
. SEATTLE PORTLAND
Ta-aT Otala- CarHta IJni StHi.
' . r
- rm.
1XTTUCE
MELON
Kir
r achat
1J
i 087.
i ; 788.
J , il. 1201.
J I. IS76.
S home,
bals bos
y f feeble
K jrmltory,
home.
fT lendless,
' aseocla-
1 ' . tim
A M. ll.U
Jf
t3'.hliS4
000.
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